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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derekedw:
And how would you do that exactly?

I've tried changing my contact sort order, display option all ways, resyncing, etc with no change. It almost seems like the Captivate is set to always send the contacts a certain way. I understand it's fields, but all research I've done indicates the phone decides how to send the list (Last/First or First/Last).

But if you have any specific instructions that will do something differently, let me know!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ua549:
Set the display option in your car. That said every car is different. Yours may not have that option.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boubacar-wann:
JRider, I've the same issue here with Optima EX 2011. I can sync my iPhone with the contacts fine but not my Eris with rooted Android 2.2 or 2.3 ROM.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] early81:
I have installed the fx10 black theme for 2.1 version, is there a compatible mediascape and timescape black theme for the fx10 version ? like a .zip file or .apk thanks
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] x10user2011:
There probably isn't a theme .zip or.apk for your theme. But there is another theme which you could try that is very good looking, and sorta looks like fx10 too. It's called x10 res mods by xperiax10iuser http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=832253
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rm689:
hi every body.

I don't have wireless modem.I want to connect to pc internet via usb with my galaxy s. is it possible or not?if yes how?

thank you.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidsl:
install kies and you are good to go ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rm689:
thank you,

but how?please describe me.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
thank you,

but how?please describe me.

Its in the manual on the web site etc etc .

http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/d...KDXEU&prd_mdl_name=GT-I9000&srchword=Galaxy+S

jje
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] ingrdgrbl:
Hello,

can u use the ordered activation code multiple times? Or do you have to get a new one for each new flashing?

Thanks
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Pica_Man:
this question has been answered elsewhere (use the search if you want to find exact thread), you can use the same code after re-flashing.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] mattfmartin:
Used mine 6 times
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] carrocks123:
so when i tried to sign in before to my email it wouldnt work because it asked for the activation code. So i called microsoft and put the activation code in and it worked but when i try to download an app it says cant get this info right now. check back in a little while? what do i do ?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Marvlesz:
You should've looked at the stickies where you posted your thread. Ofcourse it won't work, you have to disguise your phone as an HD7 in order to get apps off the market, Activation code itself is useless. Just follow this thread : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=912218
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] carrocks123:
thanks but when i get to the step where i plug in my phone and zune starts running and i open up chevron as an administrator and my phone is unlocked it doesnt work ?
[Android Apps and Games] osbapat:
Hello Everyone,

I am Omkar Bapat and want to present my idea for your feedback.

Rendezvous is an Android app concept that grew out of a personal need. As I go about spending my day at work I often recollect different tasks that I would like to do when I connect my Android phone to my PC via USB cable. However I often forget these tasks when I connect to the PC.

These tasks are things like backing up the data files of different Android apps that I use, the songs and videos I want to download on my phone, cleanup of my memory card, saving the photos etc etc.

So I thought of creating a simple app that will popup everytime I am connected via USB cable and show me the pending tasks. I have created 2 prototype screens. I am seeking the feedback of the Android community before I proceed further. Looking forward for your comments!

1) The main popup screen that fires up when USB is connected

2) The tasks view

Regards,

Omkar Bapat
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vulpix:
I can't seem to find any widgets or apps with the ability to switch on/off 3G data in the market for Gingerbread. Those that have that function only worked with 2.2 and is not working with Gingerbread. Any ideas?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mubassmastajoe:
I'm not 100% sure with gingerbread, but did you already try quick settings?

Fascinate overclocked 1.15 with voodoo and DL09.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knytphal:
I believe that Widgetsoid can disable mobile data...along with a host of other options. Highly recommended toggle application!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trichard:
Any one have fav program that is free from the market to recommend ?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arj154:
try widget locker, its quite good if dont mind not having a lock pattern or having 2 sliders. You can disable the lock screen by downloading nolock
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buddha:
lockbot is ok app
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trichard:
Any other more ?

Thnaks.
[Omnia 7 General] VonCrisp:
Hi All,

I had a quick question about the power/screen lock button. I have recently noticed that if you press it too fast after every push to lock unlock the screen it will ignore the button push. (Like click click)

My question. Is the lock/unlock frequency supposed to be like that or did I somehow break my device. (Maybe I am over worried) The button itself works fine but if I was to unlock relock at a really fast pace .. like instantly ... it will not recognize the action.

Could someone just confirm that it is the natural behaviour of the device.

Must have dropped it so i am worried :rolleyes:
[Omnia 7 General] Niiceg:
I don't know about the original lock/unlock button, but you can also unlock phone with Windows button ;]
[Omnia 7 General] afeher:
It is normal on any other Omnia 7 device.
[Omnia 7 General] uristic:
yup, same on mine =P
[Android Apps and Games] konishkichen:
Hi,

I hope I'm in the right section. :)

Before you start shouting at me for asking a question that's been asked a thousand times before, I'll quickly explain what I'm looking for:

- RSS reader with Google Reader integration

- must have a widget similar to Scrollable News Widget

I have been on NewsRob for ages but it annoys me that it doesn't have a proper widget. Today I've tried Feedr and gReader but I don't like the widgets. They're quite impractical and (sorry!) ugly. I've got Scrollable News Widget on my homescreen which I love but it lacks Google Reader integration.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks,

koni
[Android Apps and Games] Gimpeh:
I believe there is a widget in the market called Atoma RSS. Scrollable widget with Reader integration.
[Android Apps and Games] mercury_beta:
atoma Rss is the best. I've try so many rss reader, first Buzzbox was so good, but now i can't update feed using it.AtomaRss is better, but still have some prob: can't remember google account, only support widget size: 4x2,4x3 and 4x4
[Android Apps and Games] konishkichen:
Thank you both, atoma looks great. Do you know how I can get rid of the colour bar on the left and if it syncs with Google Reader?

Sent from my Desire HD
[Android Apps and Games] AquaeAtrae:
I've been looking for much the same myself. I tried Atoma but wasn't entirely happy with it either. I don't see a way to display just a group of feeds from my Google Reader account. This is important since I use Google Reader for my Listen podcasts as well as other feeds that I simply archive there. It also doesn't sync read articles back to the website.

My search for better scrollable widgets did prompt me to compile a list that I just posted to the Android Themes forum. If you find any other options, please let us know of it there as well.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=915579

For now, I'm still searching, confident that one of the more developed RSS readers will eventually add a scrollable widget.
[myTouch 4G General] th3drow:
Does anyone have experience going over the 5gb limit? Currently my phone is my only source of internet i'm wondering if i will be totally crippled if i go over my limit or not, what speeds does it slow you down to?
[myTouch 4G General] greenstuffs:
you get the awesome speed of 5k/s
[myTouch 4G General] splat matt:
Yes, I bought the $15 tether option and ran through 5Gb in a week. My data speed was so crippled apps that require data would have time-out errors. So I made them refund the $15 and now I must wait for when my plan resets for the next month before my speed will resume. Speeds were less than 2kbs.

If having home internet is not possible then find a comfortable place that offers free wi-fi.

Sent using the XDA App
[myTouch 4G General] MvP77:
I got a text from tmobile last Thursday saying I went over my limit and it would be throttled but I have yet to see a decrease in speed.

Sent from my HD2 Windows Phone 7 using Board Express.
[myTouch 4G General] MvP77:
Here you can see I have used over 7gb and you also see my latest speed test. Its 8mbs. Not sure why I haven't been throttled yet. Not complaining either.
[myTouch 4G General] Sfkn2:
Switch the APN if you get throttled.
[myTouch 4G General] phatdaddy60:
To Epic? Will that work? My son always hits his 5Gb about 2/3rds into the billing cycle. I tell him to quit using his 3g my touch as a modem but he takes care of my mom during the weekdays and she will not install install internet, even though we have offered to pay for it.

Thanks.
[myTouch 4G General] Sfkn2:
Aren't you already on epic? Search "t-mobile APN wiki" and you'll see.
[myTouch 4G General] mr.tenuki:
It seems that you are on a grandfathered plan that probably have a 10Gb cap.
[myTouch 4G General] MvP77:
Thats true, i am on a older plan, but I got a text from tmo saying i was over my 5gb limit.
[G2 and Desire Z General] lombardo8:
I have just moved over to Android after using WM for over 4 years and I am starting to have buyers remorse because Android 2.2 cant do some basic things natively and even with an app.

I hate the following things about my phone and its OS:

1) No file explorer

2) No Microsoft office bundled which means I cant view or create office documents. Most of the office apps I can see in the market say they will allow you view and edit documents but cant find one that will let you create a new document (Quickoffice is a complete waste of my time)

3) No Notes

4) The position of the microUSB slot (its a pain for me because my phone is my SatNav)

5) Cant set up Yahoomail in Mail and even after downloading the Yahoo Mail app, I cant view picture attachments.

6) When playing some videos, voice and video are well out of sync.

7) Volume is too low (Sound quality seems ok though)

:mad::mad::mad:
[G2 and Desire Z General] hugo_prado:
1- there are lots of file explorer apps in the market.

2 - you can open gdocs in the browser and create docs

3 - search for colornotes in market. The are apps which does sync in the web too

4 - better than some proprietary plugs and cables used by some devices.

5 - try to config it in the native htc mail app, not the yahoo app.

6 - yes... sound is not loud as we want, it's like the palm treo 650 :(
[G2 and Desire Z General] fablife:
1) Tons of free ones in the market some (astro, IO, Linda etc)

2) Try thinkfree, worked well for me on my vibrant http://product.thinkfree.com/mobile/android

3) Again, tons of option in the market. I currently use colornote which is great.

4) I agree with this. wish the micro usb slot was at the bottom of the device.

5) sorry cant help you here. I use gmail. did you try downloading K9? (mail app in the market - never used it but heard good things about it)

6) Download mvideoplayer - i've been using it for a week and its great

7) Tell people around you to shut up (just playing). yeah the speaker is cheese on the G2, but I hardly use it anyway so its a small sacrifice for me.
[G2 and Desire Z General] MacaronyMax:
http://iphone-developers.com

:p JK

But most of those you mentioned there is eithe a fix or app available ;)
[G2 and Desire Z General] ilikepu:
try setting it up as imap account

imap.mail.yahoo.com 143

smtp.mail.yahoo.com 25

got it to work with a lot of sprint phones

EDITt:

My mistake on port #

double checked settings on my phone and it worked
[G2 and Desire Z General] lombardo8:
Thanx guys for all the constructive replies. I was just letting off some steam. Its hard to adapt to change sometimes. Like I said I have been using WM for over 4 years and it can get difficult if something has worked in a certain way all this while and all of a sudden it changes. I am going to try some of ur suggestions and i,ll report back on how I get on.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ilikepu:
i feel your pain. I started with a mda ended with a tp2 then went to my g2
[G2 and Desire Z General] wolek76:
Hello everyone

I too had similar issues with Android but with time (1month) I got used to it, almost.

Not too sure what you mean by '3'? I use my DesireZ as satnav all the time (just love Sygic's Aura!!!) And I use Brodit's active carholder (charger only version) and it does the job brilliantly.

I saw a thread about it a few weeks back so just do a search :)

My only REAL disappointment with android OS is complete lack of Bluetooth activated dialling and lack of contacts voicetags making it literary illegal to use this OS while driving.

Ps. Before all of you jump at me for slagging the android :), I know I can answer calls with bt button press, but initiating a call without touching the fone is impossible (Google voice is rubbish, even for American native speakers, let alone other nationalities)

Rant over :)

sent from htc desire Z
[G2 and Desire Z General] joemm:
The only painful thing about change is resistance to it.

Jump in and really see the what a great phone you have, Ive had WM and to be honest I will never go back.
[G2 and Desire Z General] steviewevie:
Just my personal opinion of course ,but I came to Android from WinMo and I wouldn't go back if you paid me. The only good thing that WinMo had going for it was great Office integration. Android blows it out of the water in all other respects.

Sent from my HTC Desire Z
[G2 and Desire Z General] ilikepu:
i totally agree with you. that sucks for any phone that isnt htc
[G2 and Desire Z General] missparker76:
+1

WM made its job but it's definitely the past, Android is the future :cool:

I almost have some kind of disgust when I think of the "finger-friendly" design of WM, the lags and the RAM issues :D

I love the Google (Gmail, calendar, tasks, contacts) synchronization so much! I couldn't live without anymore!
[G2 and Desire Z General] KeithRVA:
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[G2 and Desire Z General] ianmcquinn:
Ha, having also come from the WinMo world (G2 is my first Android), I actually felt the complete opposite of you---WM is much less friendly/functional out of the box than Android (especially if on a stock WM ROM).

If not for manufacturers like HTC developing UI's like TouchFlo/Manilla, you pretty much had to use a stylus for many operations (or the hardware buttons, which I do miss some days). There was no marketplace until recently, so installing apps required a bit of research/work and relied heavily on forums such as XDA. In fact, in my experience, I always had to tweak the phone considerably to get it working decently (there were always countless registry tweaks to make if they weren't cooked into the ROM already, files to edit to increase the volume if your phone needed it, programs to install and tweak in order to get push email working, all of the pains of ActiveSync, especially if you weren't running an Exchange Server, etc.). That being said, WM had been around for a long time and a lot of the software and tweaks out there were already fairly mature, so it wasn't bad (for example, I always had problems playing videos on WM without the use of a third-party solution like CorePlayer, which until it matured, had it's fair share of stuttering and sync issues as well).

While there are definitely some growing pains involved, I'm a convert now. Plus, if you still want to have some control/tweakability, it allows you to still do that without much effort (as opposed to say Win7 or IOS).
[G2 and Desire Z General] lombardo8:
8) Cant BT contacts from my phone to my car's phonebook (heard you need to download an app called Bluetooth File Transfer)

9) Random loss of installed apps and downloaded videos (nothing a good ol' WM style restart wont solve)
[G2 and Desire Z General] burtcom:
I'm using a paid app, Choice Dialer Plus, from the market. It lets you voice dial the phone, control the stock music app, set facebook status, etc.
[G2 and Desire Z General] wolek76:
Yes, apparently it works (I did read some comments) but it still requires touching the screen to activate it, doesn't it?

Also, uses voice recognition which will only work for English names, right?

Now how would one pronounce my login here.... 'wolek' so that the machine would recognize it??? Not to mention some other non-English names within my phonebook :)

Sorry for being picky

Regards

sent from htc desire Z
[G2 and Desire Z General] ScooterG:
I make voice dialed calls all the time without touching the phone. I'm using a Motorola H17...not sure if that makes a difference.
[G2 and Desire Z General] adavis159:
2 thoughts here:

Yes, the usb location sucks. it's the worst possible spot, it's in the way no matter how you hold the phone. It really should have been on the bottom.

I didn't know windows mobile phones from 4 years ago could play HD movies?

My G2 has no problem chewing through an unconverted 720p divx using rockplayer in software mode. Now I don't have to spend 3 hours converting a 2 hour movie.
[G2 and Desire Z General] andrewilley:
I'd agree about the USB port location. The one major plus that the iPhone has is that it uses a standardised docking socket, so there are hundreds of docks, cradles, adaptors, interfaces, etc around for it. Try and find even one for Android phones. :(

It would have been such a good idea to come up with a standard spec hardware port for all Android devices (not limited to just that, but so that every phone has the same basic interface, power connector and audio options). Then we could have lots of lovely accessories.

Handsfree Bluetooth dialling works just fine in my car by the way, but it is the car stereo that does the voice recognition bit.

Oh, and I did like the Notes program in stock WinMo - the ability to seamlessly draw or write (with optional pen-to-text recognition) with the stylus, or type if you prefer, was great.

Andre
[G2 and Desire Z General] convolution:
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[G2 and Desire Z General] misteropinion:
As far as the USB port, if you run Cyanogenmod, you can enable rotation to 270 degrees, which lets you have the USB cable coming out of the top of the phone (trackpad on the left) when it's on its side, as I commonly set it when I am driving.
[G2 and Desire Z General] lombardo8:
Mod Edit: I WILL NOT tolerate rude comments towards other members in this fora. Closed thread since this is obviously going no where. ~TheRomMistress

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[G2 and Desire Z General] PanCubano:
What's the only thing I miss about WM? The solitare app that came with it.

What's the only thing I hate about android? The fact that I can't break 2.5 minutes on solitare on android. I used to get 2 minutes or a bit less on my htc herald.

Other than that, there isn't anything I can think of that will make me go back to WM. I'm sure there are certain things WM can do better than android can. Android isn't ENTIRELY superior to WM in every way, but, there's no doubt that if you were to compare the two, the majortiy would pick android, but, which you would pick is entirely up to prefrence.

Sent from my HTC Vision running GingerVillain 1.4
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
"Standardized" in what way? The port on the iPhone is proprietary Apple BS. Its only common on accessories because the iPhone and iPods are popular. That connector is ridiculously over-sized from what it needs to be, since they haven't updated it in a decade.

The Micro USB slot on the Vision is actually much closer to being "standard". Europe has adopted Micro USB as the standard charging port for cell phones, and all cell phones sold in the EU are now required to have this slot. In the US, such strict standardization is not enforced. Even so, just about every major phone manufacturer (HTC, Motorola, Blackberry, Samsung, Sony, LG) have also adopted Micro USB (with the exception of a few oddballs, like Dell). Plus, Micro USB is a common charging port for lots of other electronics, like Bluetooth headsets and universal remotes (like the Logitech Harmony line). That's because Micro USB works great, and is a conveniently small form factor.

If there is anyone that is being non-Standard, its Apple. They need to update that port anyway, since its so huge and outdated. They should adopt Micro USB like everyone else. But Apple probably won't change it. They like to keep things proprietary. Like how they recessed the iPhone headphone jack to try to force you to use their trademark white earbuds. A sad attempt to try to make something as common as a headphone jack into a proprietary Apple "standard".
[G2 and Desire Z General] convolution:
QFT!!!.

And the biggest reason why they can't upgrade the port now is because of all the accessories that are made for the port. They want backward compatibility, and that's keeping them from advancing forward.

Damn apple has proprietary everything.

That's how they make money.

I mean, how hard is it to make a standard VGA slot for your laptop?

But nooooo.

You gotta buy a $30 from apple format whatever to VGA connector.
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
No joke. Apple tries to make everything proprietary. Thankfully they usually fail to get others to jump on that bandwagon. Like Firewire instead of USB, or AAC instead of MP3. They usually have some BS excuse, like "Ohhh, its 2% faster . . . and BTW, you have to license it from us."
[G2 and Desire Z General] ianmcquinn:
Actually, that is a mini DisplayPort, which is a new VESA standard (the same committee that standardized the VGA connector and pretty much all video standards). Apple was just one of the first adopters (well, they also pushed for the standard). The problem is that it's new. I know AMD/ATI is a big backer of DisplayPort as well, so you may be seeing it more soon enough...

But yeah, it's easy to keep accessories compatible when one company dictates all of the designs (but this is also some of the added cost to Apple products---no competition allowed).
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
To the OP: change is good my friend, let go of the past and embrace the present!

Having also defected here from Windows Mobile, I absolutely love how Android is so much smoother, faster, and hardly ever slows down or locks up. But still tons of freedom to customize and mod things, in the same spirit as WM.

The stock file explorer on Windows Mobile was a pile. Most WM users adopted Total Commander. So using a 3rd party app to manage files in Android is not really a big deal, IMO.

Core Player was the best video player on WM, but that's not saying much. I couldn't get many of my videos to play on my old Tilt2/Touch Pro 2. Even when they did, it was at low resolution and slightly choppy framerate. Watching video on the Vision has been a joy. The stock video player on the Vision is far from perfect. I suggest Rockplayer. Its the best I've found on Android. It plays every video I've tried, audio is in sync, and video is smooth. You only have to toggle on/off the hardware decoding mode depending on the format of a few videos. It seems that higher res WMV files need the hardware decoding (or they lag badly). Some AVI videos won't play with hardware decoding on.