yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[myTouch 4G General] hammondnav:
I think they're actually getting their bonuses since they managed to fool so many people and eventually not deliver. :p

It's flat-out unacceptable that they haven't updated to FroYo even though Gingerbread is already out. This, IMHO, could only mean one thing: updating the OS is not on Samsung's agenda. Essentially, you get the software you pay for and you better pray it works well out of the box. There's no follow-up support with Sammy. They're predominantly a hardware company, more specifically a display company. They just make wrappers for their displays. I'm truly amazed how they continue to sell. They probably take good care of carrier sales people with phat incentives.

In short, hold on to that MT4G! It's still the best Android phone on the market regardless of the marketing BS.
[myTouch 4G General] STHNS:
Well ATM MT4G and DHD are the top phone as NS does not even come close, trust me I have data to back it up :P far as Vibrant 4G goes well if anyone wants to pay for that POS in 2011 then they should deserve to have that device. So when Samsung again dumps the user they can cry to themselves as Samsung sure won't cry. Go pure HTC and drop inferior company like Samsung. lol man I have never seen anything like this its same as regular Vibrant lol yet they are doing epic release for Vibrant 4G? LOL WTF I hope same Vibrant user buy the 4G then when they see its same BS then they should go cry.

"Wait a min I am not getting 7mbps even much less 21mbps."
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaDrifter:
I'm trying to replace the start up sound from the latest viper mod, but can't find the file. Can anyone help me?

Thanks!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M_T_M:
You've posted this question on another forum already

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=10608926#post10608926

Please be patient and do not post the same question over and over.

Cheers,

M_T_M
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaDrifter:
It's not there
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decalex:
Check it, if u wanna figure it out, try and search this forum for a flashable boot animation with sound. Download it and open it up on your computer with 7zip. That'll show u what directory its located in.. That's where i would start if i wasnt getting an answer.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecooce:
I havnt looked inside that ROM in awhile,but unzip ROM,system/etc/PowerOn.wav...Thats where it should be.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] doncieslacco:
There is any app that lets you control your android (SGS) via PC using wifi or 3g ?? Any ideas ??
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] seeARMS:
WebKey does.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] doncieslacco:
Works great !! Thanks man !!

And another question, maybe You know something similar but using USB (what about Kies ??)

I'm trying to find the best option to control my Andro via pc :)

cheers
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rickylcp:
try DroidVNC from market.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] ME Android:
I'm thinking about flashing WP7 but don't want to bother with activation and Live Services. I'm planning to dual boot WP7 with Android on SD. But I'd like to play with WP7. So what can I do with WP7 WITHOUT activation? Here are what I'm interested: Phone, Text (SMS), Music (Zune), Web, GPS (Navigation), Camera (and Camcorder). Do all of these work?

Thanks
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] shadiku:
I used it for the whole of today and Phone, Text, Web and Camera/Camcorder worked perfectly.

Haven't tried Zune or GPS.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] ME Android:
Thanks for your answer. Has anybody tried Zune and GPS?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] djc:
music & videos work. gps haven't fully tried yet.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] shinji21:
Tested GPS, fast and accurate. Bluetooth also pairs well with parrot bt car kit.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] 10507:
Do we need to go through the unlocking procedure? Do we need to run Chevron after flashing WP7? And can we install third-party(non-market) application on the phone?

All questions reflect on not activating live service.

Thank all the help,

10507
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] dubidu:
Unlock it with Chevron and install applications manually.

You can even install apps from the Marketplace (free ones) downloading to the PC first and use "WP7-DesktopMarketplace_1.4.0.0.zip" (search XDA), to deploy the apps into your phone.

I flashed it yesterday, played a little bit trying to get WP7 and Android booting from SD, and after 6 hours went back to WM 6.5. Somehow WP7 looks too simple for my taste, a bastard child between an IPhone and Android :) , it may suit simpler users, but I missed the control that you have on Windows Mobile.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] CrAzYiaN:
NO marketplace or live services. that's about it.
[Desire Themes and Apps] piannetta:
Hi,

does anyone know of an app to allow access to Google groups?

Cheers,

Pete
[Desire Themes and Apps] sLiKK:
This question needs a bump.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erroneus:
Anybody knows of a disk usage app, which can scan the internal partitions on a rooted phone, so you can see which folders are taking up lots of space.

DiskUsage from the market can only scan the sdcard and the data folder.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] friedkimchi:
Quick system info.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gurpreet3579:
search market elixir
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidzone:
Edit: Ok, Quick System Info Pro then
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Erroneus:
Nice app, both of them, thanks.

But none of them are actually able to do a scan of the internal space and list up what takes up space.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krobar77:
yes, it does not scan internal memory in X10 (1gb)

ive been looking an apps which can scan both sd and internal storage.

any1 have any idea?

tq!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gu3r0:
I used to have an evo and followed this thread to edit my lock screen and notification bar.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=801537

I found the same .xml file referenced in that post but can't find where it says T-Mobile. I also have been searching thru all the other xml's with no luck. I can't tell if the phone is dependent on service for it to display Tmo or not. In airplane mode it says (No Service) which I found in a AndroidManifest.xml. Either way, I cant find what would need edited. Was going to see if some other people could look into this and see what they find. Hope we can find an answer.

Thanks

G
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MUNDO23:
That'll be nice!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crypysmoker:
What rom ar eyou on? If your on a Cyanogen rom then its in the Cyan settings and you can make it say whatever you want...... i think lol
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gu3r0:
I'm on cm7 lol. And if its on the lock screen too I'm going to be depressed haha
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whosdaman:
Please post questions in Q&A section. Everyone please remember to click the "Report Post" button on the original post to have immediate action taken by the moderators. Also do not post in the thread itself telling the user that he made a mistake or broke a rule as it doesn't contribute to the thread and is unnecessary.

For everyone's information, the Report Post feature is the red triangle in the top-right corner of a post with the "!" inside of it.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gu3r0:
Lol good contribution... move the thread for me would ya slick? Please and thanks.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gu3r0:
Has anyone been able to look at this? I looked for white some time last night and am stumped.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] aalim:
Can somebody explain to me what every file in ANDBOOT does......like:

initrd.gz

rootfs.img

system.ext2

zImage

data.img

modules......tar.jz

what is the function of every one of these files??

and where is the place of software and data related to accounts, messages, emails and contacts.

thanks a lot
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] arrrghhh:
There's been a few posts on it, but I guess it is hard to find all the information in one place.

Oh wait... that wasn't hard...

No sense in restating what's already been stated there.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] belek1979:
Hi,

I found an icon "Launch Android"

After I press it, there is a message:

ERROR
CLRCAD.exe was not found on your storage card...
Proceeding to launch Haret anyway

afert "OK":

Haret.exe was not found on your storage card...

please tell me which SD Android should I use

I've got

radio 2.14.50.04

SPL-1.42.HSPL

Energy.Leo.29007.Sense2.5.Cookie.2.0.DinikGlass.Jan.06
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheAgent1982:
On the SD card, do you have folder Android with those two files there ?

If not, you will have to launch Android Manually!

Good Luck!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MaskedMarauder:
You need to put an Andriod build on your SD card and then run it to install it. YOU MUST check you have a compatable radio version installed first though.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheATHEiST:
Why didnt you post this in the questions forum or teh actual roms topic??
[Xperia Arc General] Bestevaer:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/17649/android_upgrades

I can't give you a better argument not to go for SE.
[Xperia Arc General] PollPixx:
Thank you for the info, on the other hand i can probably find such a site for every car brand and i am still driving :lol
[Xperia Arc General] grimezyd:
I think this phone will be quickly replaced by SE with a better higher quality device look at how many PSP models there are. They will probably hold back on updates for a newer model.

It might last a year at most before a "PSP slim" phone, Or dare I say a white model (lol)

P.S I may of had bad experience with the x!0 series owning 3 different models so my post may be a bit biased.
[Xperia Arc General] Bestevaer:
I had a SE Satio, which was a complete failure. Support for les then 6 months, 2 minor bug fixes within those 6 months.

The support of the X1 and the X10 and family dropped fairly quick as well. And also consider that the X10 started with outdated software already.

Why would SE change this policy?

In my opinion they stripped the company so harsch (2009/2010) of all unnescacarry business departments and personnel that they can't support the phones for to long. They just need to sell phones in masses to make profit. They can't give the support the customers asks, or demands. And customers benchmark companies and expect SE to have the same update ratio as other companies like HTC, or Samsung.

They won't give the same update ratio as other companies because they don't have the funds. Everything is focussed on sales, not the aftersales...
[Xperia Arc General] shonangreg:
SonyEricsson: We won't keep doing what we are doing now! Promise!

Thanks for posting this, Bestevaer.

If, as they have promised, SonyEricsson (SE) really has turned the corner on keeping current on android versions, then the best way for them to demonstrate this newfound commitment would be to begin updating the X10 series.

Why would anyone take the gamble on SE keeping the Xperia arc updated?

If enough consumers are well informed, then SE is going to miss a whole cycle on this series of hardware upgrades. Keeping current customers satisfied should be seen as an investment on getting and keeping future customers.

I know I'll never buy another SE device if they don't keep my X10 reasonably current for the life of my two-year contract -- and I advise my "laggard" friends looking for android devices of such.

When HTC is doing such a good job keeping their devices current, why would anyone go SE?
[Xperia Arc General] PollPixx:
Because most people don't know any better and only looking for a good looking device. I really know people who are now extremely happy because I showed them there is a market, you won't believe it, but I swear it's true! Those people have no idea if they are on 2.1 or 1.6 or 2.3.. And they really don't care.

We are with far too few to get through to SE's executives... They really don't care if 1% of their users are complaining all the time, they only want to sell big numbers and to do so they make stunning looking devices.

It's all about money and reaching targets, to get there you have to make some thing for the mass public, the top managers only get their asses fired when they don't reach their targets...

For me, once again, I will get one as I already preordered one, just to see by myself what they learned in the last period...
[Xperia Arc General] Bestevaer:
You are right about SE that they make beautifull phones. You are also right that there are allot of people who go to a store and buy a nice looking new phone when there 2, or 1 year subscription has expired (maybe a new SE).

But you forget that it's very costly for a company to lose loyal customers. Not only in money but also in feedback. And feedback is a free advise for a company. But mine and many others experiences with SE is that they don't care about feedback, so they will not improve as a company. And if you don't improve as a company you will lose marketshare, your position comparing to the competition will weaken. See what is happening atm with SE if you compare them to HTC, Samsung or Apple if you like. They lose market share and loyal customers.

In 2010 they shipped less handsets comparing to previous years and they lost a considerable market share while the smartphone market was growing rapidly. (Side note: yes they made profit in 2010, but every company can fire people and cut company business and make profit. There is nothing fancy about it).
[Xperia Arc General] PollPixx:
Good point there, but so far they never listened to any feedback as far as I can tell. I stopped sending them mails a long time ago as they never replied, and when they did, they completely missed my point of criticism by sending a preset marketing message :-)
[Xperia Arc General] unknown13x:
You leave me no choice but to argue. Yes, losing loyal customers is important, I agree, but that they are not listening to feedback is no where near what you said. If you do now know how internal works, please refrain from saying anything of this sort. It's much better if you would just say they work inefficiently, and they already admit it. They can't take in all the voice of ALL consumers. I know that they're at least trying from the scope of the updates they send out internally. They kept adding features and changing support. This is to get the maximum output for the time frame.

Shipped less handsets? Well have you looked at the number of handsets they announced? The price range also increased. They're aiming for premium markets, which means they're not mass producing their units. Whatever number is produced, it will only be sold that amount only. They made more profit selling smaller volumes, but higher price range, so it's not rocket science to have profit even if they ship less. You think kicking out employees make them yield profit? Please study on what the reconstruction cost includes and how ridiculous it costs. Thank you.

http://gizmodo.com/5733556/the-complete-state-of-android-froyo-upgrades

Any thoughts?
[Xperia Arc General] Bestevaer:
I don't know about there internal structure but I do know how bunisess engineering works. And what I experience and see there business engineering isn't working out for a bunch of there customers.

It is understandable that they can't listen to all there customers wisches, but what boggles me is that there hasn't made an improvement after thet Satio and the Vivaz (my scope). Those phones got terrible support, and customers received terrible feedback. Since then no improvements have been made, and I honestly don't think they will make improvements according to all the new phones they introduce. All these phones need support as well...

They shipped less handset, but as you mentioned the average prices went up several 10th's of dollars. But compared to the smartphone market they lost market share and other phone manufacturers shipped more phones instead of less. Check out there Q3 report of 2010.

http://www.ericsson.com/res/investors/docs/q-reports/2010/9month10-en.pdf
[Xperia Arc General] unknown13x:
So...looking at your document doesn't prove anything you said. They're holding on through each quarter while having increased income per quarter...what's your point? Their market share dropped a merely 1% since 2009 from the latest document I received

All brands has dropped their support for Symbian. It's just the reality that this is not the platform for the future. I'm not going to mention any brand, but you can find that out yourself which brand also dropped their support the same time SE did. They did released 2 MR updates as for their policy. It's not as if they dropped the support midway. They fulfilled its 1 year support. What else is needed when the market doesn't even support the platform anymore? Also, wasn't your post initially for Android? What's the point in dragging in Symbian?
[Xperia Arc General] wickedrami:
SE's standing in terms of updating their devices is no brainer. This phone however will sell for cosmetic reasons. Despite the massive outrage all over the internet, SE will still retain its market share mainly because they are still comming up with good designs.

However the news that SE devices will now get faster updates should be taken with a pinch of salt. Things don't change over night. ;)

It all comes down to personal preference really. If you want a slick looking device; SE is the way to go. If updates matter go for HTC or Nexus.
[Xperia Arc General] Bestevaer:
You should see the 1% drop in marketshare in perspective. In 2009 the smartphone market grew rapidly, but SE didn't took a part of the pie. And you should (as a critical customer) think why they didn't grew as other companies.

My point is that you should not take the gamble. Buy a SE and there could be a possibility that you (again) end up with poor support, since they never ever improved there support. But you do end up with a beautifulll looking phone.....

The example of the Satio and Vivaz where just to make my point clear about the lack of support and feedback from SE. And that there policy hasn't changed thus far with the introduction of Android.
[Xperia Arc General] dhiral.v:
As far as I am concerned, SE are dead. I had the X1, SE are worst for software updates. I remember getting froyo on my HTC desire a good 2-3 months before the X10 got 2.1 eclair.

SE have stated that its a fresh start, lets see if they can hold up to that promise, but after the X10, I can't trust SE anymore, i'd much rather go for HTC, Moto or even samsung...
[Xperia Arc General] flynny:
Stan.S, brilliant informative post!

I agree with all the points you raise but I think I will still actually buy the ARC if it comes to market without delay especially after seeing the latest blog video demonstrating what I think is the best camera capability of any phone (besides the nokia n8).

I currently own a HTC Legend and while it has had updates (maintenance and OS) it was annoying that the 2.2 update came after Vodafone began rolling out a version for their phones, pretty irritating especially as I had bought the phone with no contract..So it seems no one is free of bad practices..

Regarding the lack of cutting edge hardware I was slightly put off that there was no mention of dual-core, but then I remember I work as an animator for a games studio that works on well known games and its amazing what we can squeeze out of a DS.

But frankly Im after a super fast camera with excellent video capabilities and I haven't really seen that from any other brands as an animator its annoying carrying a camera and a phone for those odd moments I need to grab/video I always forget to charge my camera or its too cumbersome for that 1 moment... but my phone I have it with me always..
[Xperia Arc General] stan.s:
Thanks.

Well, the sensor they put in is certainly a level up from most on the market, however, it is again the cheaper of the two possible sensors available. I also understand that the larger (12mpix) sensor would require the phone to be thicker and have a better lens as well as a higher cost.

If SE was really into the PREMIUM market as they claim, they know that the Cybershot variations of their phones have always been beloved by consumers. X10's and the Arc certainly show that the people from the camera section have had input into the design.

This is supposed to be a flagship phone, and there is not a single component that is Outstanding, it's more like the best of the middle ground.

It's always possible that Arc will have brothers and sisters announced at MWC and a bit more differentiation will show up beyond a keyboard or size, but the constant choice of cheaper components (and the reduced internal storage) will certainly cause all the reviewers to comment on the 'below expectations of hardware available at this time' of the devices.
[Xperia Arc General] thorstenn:
Very good post Stan.S!

If I may comment your points a little.

1. Hopefully this will change with arc. Seems like they have a deal with At&t.

2. Dont think hardware could have been so much better. They are using qualcomm hardware and their better processors are not done yet. Internal ROM could have been better though. More than 512 RAM is not necessary in my opinion.

3. From what you say about At&t, t-mobile seems a lot better

4. Same as above, Im not American so I wouldn't know

5. Again I think this will be better with arc. From what Ive seen here in Sweden, SE representatives seems to be really committed to upgrade their phones. They know they ****ed up.

6. Actually the head of the "heads" (Bert Nordberg) have said in a interview in the biggest economic newspaper here in Sweden that hardware is important and that they intend to win that race also. He said something like "its all about clock speed these days and we intend to take the lead". Its my understanding that Arc is not the über device of this year. It takes a while to plan these things and Bert probably influenced a later device. Also arc seems to be more about the looks and screen than the hardware. Its not a super highend device

7. That sucks. Probably the same everywhere. Hopefully arc will attract some more goodwill than the x10. Problem these days is that everyone has an iphone and wont leave that ecosystem.

8. An "insider" on a Swedish forum gave an explanation to why the x10 wont get 2.2. Apparently the boot loader is totally locked down. Even for SE people. X10 was never going to get 2.2 or even 2.1 for that matter. They cant change the kernel even if they want to. 2.1 was easy because it was the same kernel. SE ****ed up big on that one. Arcs boot loader is not locked down which will make upgrades easier, and a lot easier for xda to crack also :)

Edit. Link to interview with Bert Nordberg (in Swedish) http://di.se/Artiklar/2010/10/15/217454/Bert-Nordberg-gar-for-tillvaxt/
[Xperia Arc General] CowMix:
I like SE cause I tend to care more about hardware then software. When it comes to software I'm not looking for SE I'm looking at the great XDA developers community which is always upgrading every phone way before the manufacture does anyway.
[Xperia Arc General] stan.s:
7. You say that leaving iPhone is not possible, but it's not true, there are people who wish to no longer be sheep and not straight jacketed. I talked to a couple of people just today who got HTC's when they decided to sell iphones.

8. Wait, they can't put another kernel on due to the bootloader? are you implying that the bootloader runs some sort of a checksum on the kernel or checks a specific offset address for something? There's only a limited number of things that would lock it to a specific kernel.....