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[Captivate Android Development] switters1:
2g/3g toggle?

Where is the 2G/3G toggle?

I checked settings but I didn't see anything new in there.
[Captivate Android Development] arffer:
Settings => Wireless and Network => Mobile network => Network mode
[Captivate Android Development] switters1:
I did look there.

Network mode: GSM/WCDMA or GSM only or WCDMA

So I assume WCDMA is 3G and HSPA?

Does anybody know who to perform this 2G/3G toggle with a simple app or shortcut?

Better yet, can tasker toggle 3G based on whether I'm using apps that would need it?

(eg browser or maps, but not for email or other background stuff)

Any help is appreciated!
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
In the current version of Tasker it's not possible. However in a later version they plan on adding the ability to switch between E/3G/H.
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
I can't upload screen captures from Shoot Me. Gives me invalid image format. Tips?
[Captivate Android Development] topiratiko:
I use picasa and post a link. Couldnt figure xda out
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
Works for me

*edit*

nope, sure doesn't. Tried to post from shootme and failed
[Captivate Android Development] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
I'm just curious, I've never used picassa before..always seen it there just never used it. So I went to check it out and its prompting me to set up another Google account (obviously which I already have). Any idea why I can't use mine? .. I tried but it says that account is already on this phone. ..what gives?
[Captivate Android Development] olo567:
Yes, WCDMA is 3G (UMTS and HSPA), GSM is 2G (EDGE).

There is a widget I have (don't find I need it anymore since my battery lasts full day), found it on the market. All it does it bring you to the mobile network settings and save you a couple clicks, you still need to change the network mode from there. Called 2G-3G OnOff. http://www.appbrain.com/app/2g-3g-onoff/com.curvefish.widgets.network2g3gonoff

That was the best I had found.
[Captivate Android Development] switters1:
Thanks. Until Tasker let's me do this dynamically, I created a shortcut to "network settings" in AnyCut.
[Captivate Android Development] noside12123:
Video

So today I was going to take a video of something the calera said, "Camera Failed" when I press the video mode. Taking still pictures is fine but when i press video it says camera failed. Whats up whith this? Im using RC6 with stock theme, and kernel. Thanks
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
Converted the first one to jpg using PicSay because I wasn't sure Shoot Me supported jpg, but it does so the second one was taken as a jpg rather then png.

Seems XDA doesn't support png.

I'd like to note that both images were taken today so you can see just how poor my battery life is...

I'd also like to note that the phone was taken off the charger at ~5:50
[Captivate Android Development] noside12123:
Ok, so I just recently discovered that not just video mode not work on the camera but any app that uses the camera force closes for no reason such as barcode scanner
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
Not sure what to tell you concerning the cause, but it seems replacing the two camera apks have fixed it for most people. Don't remember what the two apks are off the top of my head but if you search this thread you should find them.
[Captivate Android Development] vtrao:
You need to use this

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11569221&postcount=3100
[Captivate Android Development] GTIVRon:
For those people using the Generation X themes, are you guys using the ones here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=898892 ?

I saw near the bottom of that post link for ported versions, clicked on captivate, but in there it seems to be ROM specific...

Thanks!
[Captivate Android Development] scuba_d:
I have just used those i9000 ones before. I used the orange for a while then the red, then the purple and now im back to paragon rc6 red. but yes just use the i9000 ones they work fine. you lose a couple of paragon rc6 features, but that is because the theme doesn't have them built into the frame work.
[Captivate Android Development] noside12123:
So I did that and the video mode in the camera now works but any app that uses camera forcecloses ex. Camscanner, retrocamera, barcode scanner, vignette etc.
[Captivate Android Development] ctleng76:
Car Dock Audio - Poor Sound Quality

Has anyone else tried the Car Dock audio output with RC6? It does work, however the sound is very similar to a transistor radio. It is very tinny with no low frequency output at all. If I plug the same cable into the regular headphone jack on the phone it sounds great. Is there a setting somewhere that I am missing? Also, are phone calls supposed to be passed through this output as well? When making a call it just uses the phone's built-in speaker.

By the way eSPyeL, this ROM is the most fully featured, fastest ROM I have tried to date. The updated themes for RC6 look great! It's about time someone made bluetooth voice dialing work!! Thanks again!
[Captivate Android Development] GTIVRon:
Do you know what features are lost? And will re-flashing the RC6 theme bring those features back?
[Captivate Android Development] scuba_d:
i can't remember off the top of my head sorry. and yeah they come back when you re-flash rc6, but the theme also goes back to the rc6 theme as well.
[Captivate Android Development] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
I was just gonna say that ..reflashing RC6 will start you back ..at RC6
[Captivate Android Development] tmng95014:
Hi eSPyel,

Just noticed that the conference calling feature went away when you add call recording (which worked great by the way), can you add conference calling feature back. Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] woody1:
I have problems with voice dialing, both on the phone and using Bluetooth. When I give a command like: "Call Bob At Home", the dialer ignores the "At Home" part and pops up a dialog asking me which one to dial. This kind of defeats the purpose of voice dialing, since I still have to push a button on the phone to complete the call. Is there something I'm doing wrong, or is there a way to configure the phone to work better with voice dialing?

Also, I was under the impression that it was possible to have the phone confirm your dialing choice using TTS. This is not happening for me.
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
I was able to turn off the transition effects using spare parts, so that was a good tip several posts back. It would be better to be able to adjust them from the display menu.

Battery life varies for me depending on what launcher I use. Launcher Pro seems to have the best performance but the most battery drain. GO Launcher seems to have less battery drain but does not work well with landscape mode. Thinking of trying LiveHome. I would use the stock launcher but it has no landscape mode. I also noticed that I get better battery like with wifi than with packet data, which seems to be the opposite of what other folks have said. The biggest battery saver for me in the past was getting rid of pop3 mail and moving to push, which can be done with the stock email app and hotmail via exchange.

Anyone one have a summary of what saves them battery? Any widgets that draw from the battery more than others? I use a minimalistic text clock, but then prefer the weather channel widget for weather.
[Captivate Android Development] vtrao:
Try to clear the cache of the apps which are foreclosing or try to reinstall them again.
[Captivate Android Development] k818mn1:
The stock Froyo voice dialer sucks big time. As you have found, if there are multiple phone numbers for a contact, it requires you to manually select which one - hardly hands-free! Even worse, if there's only one number for the contact then it will dial it without any confirmation, which is bad if it dials the wrong contact - you have to scrabble for the phone and hang up quickly - again, hardly hands-free!

There are third-party apps that offer voice dialing over BT, with varying degrees of success. Vlingo and Choice Dialer are two examples. I use Choice Dialer, which seems to be the only one that is truly hands-free.
[Captivate Android Development] noside12123:
I just tried that, no luck... Ugh.... I hope I don't have to reflash all I know what I did that might have messed it up is in SGS Tools i went to Upgrade System APps and pressed on hacked camera.apk to see what it does.
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
Has anyone attempted to use the JL2, JL3, JS1, JPG, or JVE Modem with this ROM? I'm curious to know your experience with it/them vs JK4 and KP1. Mostly interested in the JL2 and JL3 modems.

The modems can be gotten from this thread.
[Captivate Android Development] Chuckd610:
For me, using this ROM, KP1 has good sound quality and even increased the headset volume dramatically. JL3 also has good sound quality and works well with this ROM.
[Captivate Android Development] jayjr1105:
Can you elaborate on why someone would want to try flashing different modems? Does it have to do with your geographical location? The reason I asked is because the previous post mentioned something about call volume that got better with an alternate modem. Otherwise I have no problems with call/network speed/quality. The volume thing kinda sparked my interest. I am running the stock i9000UGJK4 that came with paragon rc6. Should I try that code from the dialpad to see what my phone is using? Is the 850 band more desirable than the 1900? sorry I threw like 10 questions in this post. I'm just looking for an explanation on the differences of modems/bands. Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
The only way I can think to explain it is the same reason you would choose one brand of modem or Network Card for your computer over another. AT&T from my understanding works best on the 850 band.
[Captivate Android Development] jayjr1105:
I read about the first 7 pages of the modem thread you linked and decided to flash JL2. So far its not doing as well as JK4 as far as network speeds. 2300 down and 1500 up has been my best result so far from about 6 tests. I also switched it to WCDMA 850 only mode. My best speeds with JK4 have been about 3200 down and 2000 up. Going to keep testing with call quality, gps, etc. I can't judge it as a poor modem only having used it for 20 minutes so I'll keep using it for 24hrs or so.

Anyone else have good luck with alternate modems using paragon?
[Captivate Android Development] Chuckd610:
For my phone, KP1 is overall the best for me. What I mean by overall is call quality, upload and download speeds, GPS, and signal strength. You'll probably have to try a few different modems to see what you are looking for and what you're willing to sacrifice. Keep in mind location plays a part, so you may get poor results with KP1.
[Captivate Android Development] Phateless:
Phone constantly displays a toast saying "refreshing sim data." Happens every few minutes. VERY annoying. RC5 didn't do this, RC6 does.

Anyone else have this issue and can shed some light? Searched the thread but got nothing.
[Captivate Android Development] SmithEC:
I don't know the answer.

I did take the SIM out of my Tundra and put it in my Captivate in an effort to recreate the problem. The only problem I had was an initial need to sign in to my Google account. I never got the problem that you outline.

It is curious that you didn't have the problem in 5, but you do in 6.

The last time I had that problem was when I moved a SIM from a Razr to a pay-as-you-go phone. This with Cingular.

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[Captivate Android Development] Phateless:
Thanks for your response. This is the third time this question has been posted in this thread (2nd time by me) and you're the first to answer.

Yeah I really don't know what to make of it. I'm no noob to rooting and flashing but a little unfamiliar with the Captivate. I did a full wipe before flashing roms in both cases and used Titanium but only restored user apps and data; no system data was restored.

I found a couple of other threads describing this problem but nobody has a clear explanation. I changed contacts settings to not display sim contacts so hopefully that solves it for now.

Other people seemed to think that getting an updated sim would solve the problem. This is my gf's phone and she's using the sim from her iPhone 3GS.
[Captivate Android Development] GTIVRon:
Please don't try to be a smart-ass, this thread is full of helpful people.

If you read my post (maybe twice?) you'd see im asking about flashing the RC6 red theme, not the ROM. Pretty sure if I've flashed the ROM I know what it does..

So, if I flash a different theme, and don't like the loss of features, will simply reflashing the RC6 red theme bring back all those features?
[Captivate Android Development] scuba_d:
Yes, 10 char
[Captivate Android Development] mcann:
Bluetooth Stopped Working

I've been running this ROM since the newest update. I left everything as it was except for the wallpaper. BT dialing was working through Vlingo. Then it just stopped. Using both "Tap and Speak" and "In Car" I was having no problem. Now I'm back to speaking into the phone to use voice commands. I can still carry on conversations through the headset (Blue Ant T1). Any thoughts or ideas about what may have happened? Or possible fixes? Certainly not a deal breaker. It's a great ROM. Fast and smooth. Give this a flash if you haven't already. I'm sure you'll be pleased. It's been my daily driver.

MC
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
I am still getting some significant battery drain. I tried different launchers and now using stock, which is better than before. Not using wifi. after two hours with barely any usage I am down 10% in 2 hours. Any ideas?
[Captivate Android Development] xelaboy:
I heard turning off the auto rotation saves a lot of battery

I have the power saving mode off in the display options

Turn your brightness all the way down.

unless you really need fast internet, I would turn off 3g (Menu -> Settings -> Wireless and Network -> Mobile Networks -> Network Mode GSM only.)

Turn off wifi, gps, and bluetooth unless you absolutely need them as well

Overall I've noticed that having signal is the biggest key to saving battery life.
[Captivate Android Development] shaolin95:
At that rate we might need to end up Turning Off the phone too! :D

Sorry couldnt resist....those are good recommendations indeed.
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
When I ran Phoenix 4.5 I didn't have as much of a drain as i do now with all those things on and using a non-stock launcher (although 5.2 wasn't as smooth, which is why i changed from that). I may try to re-flash from the beginning again to see if that helps. Otherwise i may have to try another ROM. I really like this ROM for the simple orange theme and the model number saying SAMSUNG_SGH-I897, which allows access to some apps in the market i had when i was stock.
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
Snag OS Monitor from the market and see what is using your CPU cycles. The drain you are having isn't typical from this ROM. Do you have any widgets updating at frequent times? Check the task manager to see if anything other than the launcher is running. If you have an anti virus installed, it chews away at the battery also. There has to be something sipping away at it in the background. Also as someone indicated, signal does indeed drain battery, so check how long your phone has been in cell standby. If it is a high percentage, that could be a good indicator. Changing modems will help with that. JL2 might be a better option than the default JK4 in your case.
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
Interestingly enough, when I try to look at about.batteryuse i get a force close. I am running lookout security.

Not force closing anymore. Cell standby is only 6%.
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
Lookout. I used to run that and I did see some drain from it. It was relatively passive, but did cause some drain. Not sure if it would equate to your level of drain, but maybe uninstall it and run a day without it to see if your battery life increases. If you have it running and you install apps or perform TiBu restores, you can hear your battery plead for mercy. That I know for sure because it scanned before install as well as after. It's a pretty good app though. Might just be a trade off for the added security.
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
There were not many CPU cycles from lookout at all. So, i think it's pretty safe. I am at a loss. :(
[Captivate Android Development] Phateless:
My money's on something you restored with titanium. Do a factory reset through the menus and don't restore any data this time. Give it a couple days starting from scratch and see how it does.

Never restore system data, only apps and user data.

Oh and the security thing is most likely your culprit.
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
I was planning on starting from scratch anyway. I only restore missing apps with data, never system data. That's a thought though, something from titanium.

I may try running just the afternoon without lookout to see if there is a difference.
[Captivate Android Development] Phateless:
Couldn't hurt. Also reboot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache, if you haven't already.

My gf's Captivate does fine on battery. Not great, but definitely not bad.
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
I removed Lookout and my battery % did not drop at all in the past hour. I even checked email. That was it.

Would flushing the cache from recovery solve another issue i was having? I installed Zeam launcher, then uninstalled to go back to LP, but wanted to give Zeam another try and it won't remember any of the settings I change. Not to be specific to that app, but any other app having that issue. too.
[Captivate Android Development] Phateless:
Wiping cache, dalvik and fix permissions is one of the standard first-tier troubleshooting steps recommended for HTC devices. Dunno why we don't see it over here.

As far as not remembering settings have you tried clearing data in apps settings?

If you're getting lots of bugs like that just do a factory reset from menu, settings, privacy. I had to do that the first time we loaded cog2 on the Captivate and everything worked fine after that.

Sent from my HTC Glacier
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
good deal. At least you seem to have the drain solved for the most part

Flush it. Also try clearing the app data and rebooting the phone. It sounds like you might have a few other issues lingering. That start from scratch method seems like a good idea. A factory reset might do it, but it would be better to back up everything, then start from a fresh ODIN to stock and then RC6. It would give you a clean slate to start from.
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
Yeah I am going to start from scratch. I just tried installing Launcher Pro again and it wont save the settings either. so it's not specific to Zeam. Very strange.

I wiped the caches and it didn't seem to help.
[Captivate Android Development] Kyuta Syuko:
I'm using Lookout as well. Maybe that's the cause of my horrible battery drain too. It's not really that big of a deal to me at the moment, but it's good to know what may be the cause.

*edit* Maybe I'll start over from scratch too and just not restore Lookout...
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
I read from another forum that the JK4 modem eats battery life. hmm. but it gets really good reception.
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
As far as the launcher settings not saving, i wonder if i set a folder to r/o by accident instead of r/w when i dropped a new boot animation in. does anyone know which folder the settings are saved in?
[Captivate Android Development] deanhatescoffee:
I don't know about where launcher settings get saved but the only folder that you should've messed with when changing the boot ani would be \system\media which is r/o by default, so it shouldn't matter if it's r/o or r/w.
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
right, but i think i remember setting another folder on the way there by accident. clicking too fast i guess. :o so i didn't change it back because i don't know what it was. i don't know. reflashing from scratch tonight. maybe reloading all my apps too rather than restore. Maybe spare parts did it when i wanted to turn off the animations?
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
figured it out without having to reinstall, for now. apparently other folks using 2.2.1 ROMs are now experiencing this issue. There is a workaround, but not a solution.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=879856

Hopefully, someone will figure out the real issue.
[Captivate Android Development] cobeebs:
hmmm. fwiw, I get great battery life with JK4 (IMHO). And great reception.

In terms of battery life, I usually have 50% remaining when I plug in at night - the phone has usually been off the charger for at least 16 hours. Probably just moderate use, definitely wouldn't consider it heavy usage.
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
that seems pretty good actually. when i was at home on wifi over the weekend i got great battery life. but when i went to work where i couldn't get wifi due to security it started to really suck. strange. now that i have lookout removed it seems alot better. i liked that app though.
[Captivate Android Development] Christo_69:
eSPyel,

I haven't seen you on here in awhile. Hope your enjoying time with your family. Any hints as to when rc7 might be heading or way and maybe a hint of what improvements to you have in mind? Just give us a taste. ;)

Thanks :)

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using Paragon RC6 with Steel Blue 3.1 theme.
[Captivate Android Development] xelaboy:
What is there to fix? I personally can't think of a single thing I would want to have improved. Short of a badass gingerbread ROM I think I'm going to be sticking with RC6 for a long long time.

I personally won't be flashing gingerbread until it's as stable as paragon RC4 was for me. (RC4 was my first paragon)
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
weird. I use Launcher Pro Plus and don't have that problem. I did run into a weird issue on RC5 for a bit where every time I checked the Task Manager, it would ask which launcher I wanted to use and I had to set it as default again, but that was likely due to me farting around and borking something. I've heard some good things about other launchers, just haven't bothered with them. I do know that I can't stand ADW. I've tried to like it, but I just can't.
[Captivate Android Development] gokartracer5:
I dont like ADW at all either. I prefer to use Launcher Pro Plus as well. I tried Zeam and it's very basic but it has some essential features and uses much less RAM. I was looking into other launchers when i had the battery drain issue. I will probably end up with Launcher Pro Plus again.
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
I just grabbed Live Home and it's actually pretty cool. There are a ton of features. Too many to list so far, but it seems pretty cool so far. Something I may tinker with for a bit and see how I like it.

(maybe this should have gone to the Paragon theme thread lol)
[Captivate Android Development] Christo_69:
Can you post how Live Home affects your battery usage?? I've heard that it eats it up but I would like to hear it first hand.

Thanks ;)
[Captivate Android Development] Uncle Irish:
It chews the battery quite a bit. A lot more than I expected

Sent from mars