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[Captivate General] TheSopranos16:
Bottom line is these updates are an extremely low priority for Samsung. Dev's here at XDA put together roms in a matter of days and they do it by hacking apart official (or leaked) software from other phones. Imagine if they had access to the driver and kernel source code like Samsung does? Imagine if they were the people who built the hardware and knew all the ins and outs of it? I realize that Samsung has to test their updates a LOT more than dev's here (where we are often the testers), but its been 6 months since the phone's release and over a year since Froyo's release. Not to mention that Samsung has an IT team whereas dev's here are usually 1 person working in their spare time.

Also I wanted to mention that I don't think that AT&T adds the bloatware themselves; I believe Samsung does it according to AT&T's wishes. The few leaked froyo updates we got for the captivate were AT&Tified with bloat and all. Since those were leaks and not nearly done, there is no way they went to AT&T to add in the bloat. Now, that doesn't mean AT&T can't delay the process. I'd imagine they get a chance to test any firmware Samsung gives them and they can reject it back Samsung, wasting more time.

One last point...Why aren't Android versions more independant of drivers and software? When I upgraded Windows from Vista to 7, everything worked right out of the box. It seems like Samsung would have to switch the Android base, fix a few things, test and release? I have no idea why these updates are so complicated that they should take months to complete...

/rant
[Captivate General] Miami_Son:
This is what baffles me. Windows runs on all kinds of different hardware configurations with hardware components from hundreds of different manufacturers. Are these phones so very different that each brand and model requires its own specific variant of Android? Isn't that the complete opposite of what Google hoped to accomplish with Android?

I also don't think AT$T do much, if any, of the actual device testing themselves. I think they simply state their demands to the individual manufacturers as far as what bloatware they want on the phone (and what features they prefer to be crippled). They may develop the bloatware, but the OS is the device manufacturer's responsibility. That said, AT$T is just as culpable for the delay of Froyo since they can bring the pressure to bear to get it done if they really wanted to.
[Captivate General] boborone:
MS have hardware requirements, so they know it will run when they release an update. But at&t stopped htc from giving out an update to the fuze so they could sell the tilt 2 to more people

From a phone
[Captivate General] jokes24:
Its probably been said but it's not $am$ung anymore, its AT$T. They have 2.2 but they are "testing" (filling it with bloatware).

Sent from my Galaxy S Captivate...still no Froyo...
[Captivate General] emuneee:
To be honest, now that Roger's release Froyo for their Captivate, there is no point to continue to wait for the AT&T release. The Roger's version even has WiFi hotspot, tethering, and the option to install non-market apps out of the box. This is what I am running with a few tweaks here and there. No complaints.

I have come to the conclusion that I will not buy another branded handset from AT&T ever again. I also will probably not by a Samsung product again for a while as well.
[Captivate General] gunnyman:
The only reason I want a Stock Froyo release for the captivate is to get Samsung to release the GPL required kernel source. With this, our devs can make ROMS that are faster, and more stable. I am HOPING that the release of Rogers 2.2 firmware means that this source code release is imminent. Otherwise we may have to get involved with pestering Samsung to put the source out.
[Captivate General] jwood55812:
I'm just going to post what was posted in response to this statement on another thread, just in the intrest of not spreading dis-information
[Captivate General] nkrick:
Thanks for the quote. I find it interesting that boborone admits that Microsoft has hardware requirements but doesn't realize that one of Microsoft's hardware requirements for WM 6.5 was that a 'Windows" button was required.

Honestly, I don't know if AT&T has ever blocked a software/firmware upgrade from a manufacturer in order to sell new phones, but I doubt they make enough money by blocking an update to a 1 year old phone to make any difference. As most people have 2 year contracts, they are not going to upgrade after only 1 year. The iPhone seems to be the notable exception to this, but by allowing iPhone users to upgrade to a new version at a discounted rate after 1 year, AT&T is losing more money than by keeping them on the their old iPhone for an extra 6-12 months. AT&T allows early upgrades in order to extend contracts before they expire and garner customer loyalty. Whether or not my 1 year old Fuze got WM 6.5 or not, I still waited 18 months before upgrading to get the extra discount and the availability of official (or un-official) WM 6.5 for my phone had no impact on my decision...it was all about the extra $50 discount.

In short, I don't think the availability (or lack there-of) of Froyo for the Captivate has anything to do with AT&T trying to make money by getting users to replace the Captivate with a phone that runs Froyo, especially since as of today, the only AT&T phone running Froyo is still the Aria which is a cheaper phone, and even when the Atrix/Infuze/Inspire are released, no Captivate owners (that purchased a Captivate with their new phone discount) will qualify for a new phone yet. Delaying or refusing an update to the Captivate (when other SGS phones are getting Froyo) is much more likely to cost AT&T in the long term as dissatisfied customers go to other carriers.

By far the most likely cause of the delay is exactly what has been said (you just need to read between the lines a little). Samsung said that the delay was due to "complexity issues" last week, and this week the delay is to ensure a "smooth upgrade." Those two pieces of information combined with all the reported upgrade problems on other SGS phones and Kies Mini frequently having issues recognizing that a phone is plugged in cause "complexity" and would result in an upgrade that is not "smooth" for the customers.

The Kies mini problems have to be addressed, and since the US is the only country that uses Kies mini, it only affects US carriers. For me, Kies mini only recognizes my phone about 10% of the time on a Windows XP machine. On my Windows 7 machine, Kies (full version 1.5.0.80) recognizes when my phone is plugged in 100% of the time (even when I do not select Kies for the connection).
[Captivate General] boborone:
Yeah I know, brain fart

From a phone
[Captivate General] boomerod:
I read, in another thread, that this Rogers release does not have voice dialing over Bluetooth. Is that the case? Would having source code allow this feature to be added? Just wondering if that's feasible. And, if so, do you think devs could throw out Google's terrible voice recognition and use the engine employed by the Vlingo app?
[Captivate General] stoobie-doo:
It seems likely that the US models are in fact more complex than many of the Galaxy S models sold in other countries. It would be interesting to compare the software additions or subtractions made for the various US carriers to see whether there are in fact substantial changes from the base code that has been used on other versions of the phone. I suspect that testing all of the AT&T apps, plus any modifications AT&T has insisted on of the Android base (anyone want to lay odds whether tethering will be back and whether the mobile hot spot function will be available in the official release) is adding to testing time, and we do not know whether Samsung is intending to release all four Froyo updates together, or each as they are ready. All we get is the regular repetition of their lawyerly responses on their Twitter feed.

What a shame, coming from Windows Mobile, and seeing functionality that I took for granted, despite the awful UI - tethering, rock solid Exchange Active Sync support, sideloading, let along an actual keyboard; the Captivate in its Eclair state feels like one step forward, one step backwards in many regards.
[Captivate General] kingtz:
These articles pretty much echoed what I've always suspected. This is definitely my last Samsung phone, regardless of how great the hardware might be.
[Captivate General] alaimar:
At&t actually test all their own devices at the at&t labs. Bloatware has been developed some time ago to support the 2.2. At&t is not a huge fan of android or open source in general. Disabling non market apk's is just plain stupid. By doing that you're guaranteed the last spot in the android market share. With that said they can definitely put pressure on Samsung I just don't think they want to. All the focus seems to be on the new devices.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n3ph:
Does flashing Eng hboot turn Secure off permanently? I can't seem to S-on anymore. This only things I ever did to my phone before was... flashing clockwork, flashing godspeed's overclock module and flashing a new radio.

Thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tazz9690:
It depends.

How did you root your phone?

Gfree+ENG HBoot or rage/visionary then flashing the HBoot?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n3ph:
1) Visionary r14

2) Gfree

3) Eng hboot
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemm:
You can re-run gfree again with the -s option, this will turn S-on.

gfree usage:
gfree [-h|-?|--help] [-v|--version] [-s|--secu_flag on|off]
-h | -? | --help: display this message
-v | --version: display program version
[COLOR="Red"]-s | --secu_flag on|off: turn secu_flag on [B][COLOR="Lime"]or[/COLOR] [/B]off[/COLOR]
-c | --cid <CID>: set the CID to the 8-char long CID
-S | --sim_unlock: remove the SIMLOCK

-f | --free_all: same as --secu_flag off --sim_unlock --cid 11111111
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steviewevie:
Does "gfree -s on" turn on S-ON even if you've still got the eng hboot ? I've not tried it. That will set S-ON in the radio config partition, but I think you will probably have to dd back the stock (ship) hboot too.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemm:
Your probably right, hopefully he tries -s option first and let's us know.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhkr123:
Don't do that.... s-on = bad.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DJAeroX26:
umm...it's good if he doesn't want to PAY for out of warranty replacement. Where can I find stock HBOOT? I rooted by:

1. Visionary

2. ENG HBOOT

3. gfree

gfree did not, I repeat DID NOT restore S-ON. I restore part7 and all that to get CID and SIMLOCK back to stock, but all that remains is the original HBOOT file. Also, I would like to know how to remove any custom kernels...like the overclock one on my signature.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tazz9690:
Flash the PC10img.zip to restore to a fully stock rom, kernel, and hboot.

Since you used the gfree method, you should have no problem with just flashing the zip without modifications. Best to double check with someone else to confirm though.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n3ph:
Hi guys! Sorry for my laziness in replying the thread.

@joemm: Yes I did s-on. The flashing went ok (at least the log says it) but when I reboot, it still shows S-OFF

@steviewevie: You may be right.. I was able to s-on and s-off freely when I still had the stock HBoot. I got the ENG HBoot in hope to customise more of my phone, but I still want maintain its security against rogue programmes

@dhkr123: I only wanna S-ON when I'm not modding the phone. Security, ya know. I wanna have the option to turn it on or off

@DJAeroX26: Head over to the official radio and BL thread in the G2 sub-forum. The stock HBoot ROMs are there.

@tazz9690: Only problem is I cannot find an exact RUU of my software. 1.34.707.5
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xKERNALx:
Just as the title, is there a way to hide data usage? T-Mobile is starting to really irritate me. I was getting amazing speeds, and was very happy. I advertise for T-Mobile, because I LIKED them a whole lot. I do sell mobile phones for a living, and demo this phone A LOT.

Here was an amazing day

And here is a day with a cap on...

Basically, I used 5 gigs in like 18 days, so they capped me. I called and complained, they said "Well we're not limiting your data, we're only slowing it down" which pissed me off. I give this company 2500$+ a year and they are going to cap me for using 5 gigs?

Needless to say, the cap was "magically" removed the next day, so to get my revenge, I used 5 gigs in a day.

So basically, I need to either figure out a way from the network to not see how much data I am using, or I am going to just call an automated system, and let the phone use 34,000+ minutes and try to get kicked off the network.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joemm:
Theres a thread in the dev section related to this, but your gonna have to perm root your G2 in order to do it,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=863923&page=40

but I also think they gave an alternet APN setting somewhere in that same thread you can try, gonna have to search the thread for it though.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hiko36:
Here's those APN settings. They work like a charm.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xKERNALx:
What exactly do those settings do???
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cparekh:
They route you to the internet through another one of TMO's internet gateways, through which, apparently, they are not counting how much data is used.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dontbes:
Those settings worked wonders! I was getting 56 down and 40 up when I was throttled. Back to normal speeds now =) but I'm getting throttled when I'm at 4.6gbs of data used should I call up tmobile and see why there throttleing me so early?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the orange bandit:
Technically there's nothing wrong with them throttling you. You pay them $2500/year (that's $208/mo, you may want to have your plan looked at, if you've just got the one phone). If you really want to get down to it, you only pay them $360/year for data ($30/mo times 12 months). The rest of your bill is for other things (minutes, etc.).

Also, the contract that you signed when you started your service very specifically says that on the unlimited plan, they will not charge your overage fees, but any data transfer beyond 5GB is subject to be throttled down. You agreed to that happening when you signed your contract (whether you read it or not).

They're not cheating you out of anything, nor are they ripping you off (and even if they were, you expressly agreed to it, confirmed with your signature).

In any case, as mentioned above, there's a hack to disable the throttling quite easily. I'd say it's their fault for not making it a network-based throttle. :)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] durps:
i'm not being throttled yet, but will be soon enough, should i only apply this once i'm throttled or should i do it now?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xKERNALx:
I have 3 phones, so times that data by 3. And I ballparked 2500 I pay over 250 a month for unlimited everything. I'm just saying that for a phone company who is supposed to be the best, that they slow down data. Sprint only does it if you go over 12 gbs.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the orange bandit:
And AT&T, Verizon, and U.S. Cellular (the other 3 out of the top 5 carriers) all charge you extra money (and lots of it) if you go over. I'm just saying I'd *much* prefer being throttled and knowing what my bill is going to be vs being given full data but no clue on what my bill might turn out to be when the dust settles.

Again, either way, there's a pretty easy way to defeat it. :)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xKERNALx:
Verizon does not overcharge for data. They might call you after 5gigs and warn you that you're going to be throttled, but even then, it's not dial up speeds.

And sprint, the cheapest of them all, doesn't cut you off until you're at 10gb+
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Carloswithac:
I miss the days when T-mobile wouldn't cap you until 10 gigabytes!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smthkat789:
I tried that 'Unthrottle APN' and it doesnt work too well.

I'm still getting throttled down to dialup, sucks.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hiko36:
Unfortunately, as of today, none of our workarounds are functioning anymore. :(
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JanetPanic:
You get 5GB per phone, not 5GB across the three. Instead of moaning about being capped a simple search would have given you a solution. I tend to agree that for heavy users (like you and me) 5GB is not enough for a month if using the data connection at all times. I avoid the problem by using wireless at my office and house but at the same time I made the modifications necessary to bypass the cap for when I need to tether or when travelling.

Racking up 5GB in 18 days implies you are doing quite a bit more than "demoing" the phone. Do what you like with your connection (steaming audio eats bandwidth like candy as an example) but that is a bit high for conventional usage even when doing 10-15 demos a day. To exceed 5GB in a day to "get revenge" is childish and abusive.

Just my 2 cents.

Cheers
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wellingtonarmelin:
I used the settings but my internet is still slow
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] durps:
I believe the whole apn change is an outdated solution now :/
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wellingtonarmelin:
Thank you is there another way to do it
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigpappa:
wondering

I was following sino8r thread about hacking the throttling restrictions. I'm a new member so I cannot post in the development section....

Maybe I'm stupid but has anyone tried to implement a script on their phone that would allow them to change the devices MAC Address??? It could be that tmobile is doing something as mac id identification to enforce their throttling policies. I don't have enuff android knowledge to test it but I do have network experience and one the easiest ways to restrict users is to tie it to their mac address.... maybe spoofing it might work to bypass the throttling??
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JanetPanic:
I am fairly certain, for reasons I can't discuss, that data usage is tracked by IMSI at the APN level. Changing the MAC won't make a difference if this is correct. If it was somehow possible without switching SIMs, changing IMSI would effectively make you a different customer and invalidate your authority to access T-Mo's data network.... well... unless you imitated another customer (which would be very illegal).
[General Questions and Answers] mortallkombat:
i installed the iphone keyboard and since then my samsung keyboard that came with my galaxy x layout changed i can no longer find the alphanumeric keyboard.................i really prefer it n wouldnt mind how i would get it back....................i have already uninstalled the iphone keyboard and still my samsung keyboard is still plain alphabeths not alphanumeric
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dan0814:
Hi everyone,

Can anyone tell me if their is any way to save a per-selected/per-written text option for quick reply? their is an option like this on the TP2 just wondering if the Epic 4G has it.

Thank you
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dan0814:
Thanks, never saw the Q&A mybad
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leatherneck6017:
Download Handcent from the market, lots of options to improve your sms/mms experience.
[Captivate General] JohnnyDanger:
Im ready to install a custom rom, but one of the most basic steps isnt clear for me.

Someone told me Serendipity 2.0 is nice and works really well so Im going to try it. On the Serendipity thread here the directions state "Transfer Serendipity_x.x.zip to your SD Card."

Is this referring to the internal SD Card, or do I need to get a seperate card? Im sorry if thats a stupid question, but I need to make sure.

Also, I see that this ROM installs the Voodoo Lagfix. Do all custom roms use the lagfix and can that be reversed?

Any help is appreciated guys.

Thanks.
[Captivate General] Belaflek:
It needs to be on the internal sd. If you put it on the external it doesn't play nice.

The lagfix if its like the others will set itself up on the boot (you will hear a voice) if you dont want it you go to the voodoo folder and make a file called disable-lagfix and reboot.

Someone correct me if im wrong
[Captivate General] shadow65781:
yes internal sd, or root directory. check out this kernel also http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=870760&highlight=supercurio
[Captivate General] sublimaze:
all custom roms should be placed on the internal sd card. this is done by going to settings > applications > development. make sure usb debugging is off/unchecked. now go to usb settings and turn on mass storage. connect phone to computer & copy the custom rom to the internal card. root the phone. download rom manager from the market & open it. select "flash clockwork mod recovery" & allow root access. reboot to recovery. select "install zip file" & find the custom rom you transferred earlier. confirm your selection. reboot device. done

all lagfix-enabled roms give you the option to return to stock ("rfs" filesystem), and it is *highly* recommended you do so before flashing any new rom

sent from the midget in mah belly
[Captivate General] JohnnyDanger:
So is this done only when changing from one rom to another, or should I also be looking for a return to stock option with my initial rom?
[Captivate General] sublimaze:
(1) yes, you should undo any lagfixes (voodoo, ext4) and revert to the original samsung rfs filesystem before flashing a new rom

(2) the stock rom does not offer the option to "return to stock" or "return to rfs" because it is already using rfs filesystem
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lstat:
I just shipped off my Aria for my trade for a desire so I popped my sim into my Hero, I forgot that it has the problem of the screen not responding and it is fairly bad. I have read that HTC will replace the digitizer and it will be fine but it turns out mine is out of the warrenty period. Is it simply a digitizer replacement or is there more to it? I am going to be using it for two to three weeks until I get the desire and I really dont want to deal with this the whole time. Any ideas? :confused:
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeroplace:
Is there a way to rid the screen indicator dots on the TWiz version?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aldreth:
RE: Limited Choices

I don't think you have many options.

Use a custom launcher (GDE, LauncherPro, ADW, etc.) or get your hands dirty and basically hack it in on the rom itself.

Launcher code is pretty heavily documented so, not impossible, but if you're like me, not likely either. I leave the more learn-ed work to more learn-ed folks.

Try running a search on Custom Froyo drop-ins, or check out the NOOB Flashing thread, I think either would send you forth onto finding some custom launcher stuff you could mark to taste.

I just rooted/flashed days ago, so I've been in deep reading mode.

Everything I could want has been there in Nero 4.1 for me but for some minors;

1. Somehow my SD jammed up, and Media Scanning stalls out at 99%. This makes the SD card unusable for Titanium to restore all my goodies.

2. The slick brightness adjustment shortcut by sliding a finger along the border-exposed notification panel is missing, and....I miss it. A small sacrifice for a huge come-uppins.

Hope you get it worked out, let me know if you come across info on either of those issues I mentioned.