yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dungeon47:
It's always been a fickle thing for me. I just use ADB for recovery.

Turn on USB Debugging, open cmd prompt in Windows, navigate to where you have android\tools, then adb reboot recovery

I prefer it because it is reliable. I know I can do hardware keys to recovery but I always seem to require 3 or 4 tries before I can pull it off right.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
Thank you - I'm definitely going to have to get more familiar with ADB. I have it set up, but I've never used it. Reliability is what I want, I really don't like the panic attacks in the middle of a ROM install! :o
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alabamaroping:
Let GO

I think you missed an important step of the process of getting into recovery.

After you see the AT&T screen the 2nd time, LET GO of the power button.

Some phones are quirky about which button to let go of, and according to some posts, european builds do it with just one volume button and the power button. (I think)

Anyway, glad you got there, but be sure to let go of the power button next time.

Out of curiosity, does download mode work?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
I can get into download mode with Odin no problem, but not with just the buttons, unless I'm doing that wrong, too.

I did try letting go of the power button, but all that did was boot the phone.

These things are so tricky, and the panic swells when it doesn't work and you're trying to flash a ROM for only the second time in your life! :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alabamaroping:
I know the feeling... when your heart starts racing in your chest..

Been there.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickysa2000:
Affirmative!!!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahase:
Hello everyone,

I cant use the 3 button combo at all to get to recovery mode. I've done the "Down Vol., Home, and Power" before and it worked. However, i am not able to get to it after i flashed Bionix-v 1.2, and 1.3. I pretty sure its not because of the ROM, but i just can't figure it out WHAT! I've tried the "Vol. UP, Down, Power" as well, but still not luck. Please help!

Thanks,

Yahase
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
Turn your phone off, and plug in the USB cable. That worked for me.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] venomio:
While your phone is switcher off, press and hold both the Up and Down buttons in the volume. And then plug in the USB.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahase:
I tried up down vol. With usb still didnt work. Btw im using vibrant.
[Fascinate General] SeatownGST:
The reason is the Galaxy S is already end of life.

Engadget article from 1/19/2011

So samsung addressed the rumor mill about samsung wanting to charge for 2.2 development and deployment, saying it's false. Now that seems plausible, because they aren't even doing anything with 2.2 for the Galaxy S... all development energy is behind the new hardware to be launched in February.
[Fascinate General] obededom:
the "General" section is turning into one big facepalm
[Fascinate General] SeatownGST:
We eagerly await more responses from Samsung.

You are correct, the facepalms surrounding this phone are reaching the boiling point.
[Fascinate General] obededom:
while I appreciate your support, your premise that just because a device is EOL'd it won't get upgrades is part of my facepalm.

The conspiracy theories are getting ridiculous.

pretty soon someone will be hotlinking a site that claims that samsung will release froyo the day after the end of the world in 2012, to cut costs and screw us once again. Honestly, I could care less, flash integration is nice, voice commands are great...whatever. It's a phone. My boxers aren't in a bunch...but for some of you, your the Oliver Stone of xda constantly trying to figure how your getting screwed from samsung...
[Fascinate General] Mylt1:
Op you do understand that phone makers work on more than one phone at a time, right? Plus, how did you come to your conclusion by reading one article that has no mention of the fascinate?
[Fascinate General] chopper the dog:
Does anyone at all consider the fact that there is testing of 2.2 going on and the evidence is buried within one of the crap ass parroted news threads. See the screen cap.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10709924&postcount=8

good day.
[Fascinate General] adrynalyne:
*walks away with a sigh*
[Fascinate General] switz_man:
Samsung is withholding FroYo to see how many new rumors about FroYo can be generated.
[Fascinate General] scottxda:
Mahahaha win

SCH I500 DJ05 Super Clean v.9 Revolution 3.6 OTB oc'd lv1200 Voodoo5... facsinating
[Fascinate General] ikrel:
I'm in Canada with TELUS, and I got the 2.2 update for my Fascinate about a 2-3 weeks ago. I'd say Verzion is dragging it's heals.
[Fascinate General] Kevin Gossett:
Your Telus Fascinate is a completely different device than our VZW Fascinate... Doesn't compare
[Fascinate General] lthibeault:
My samsung friend just got the latest build of froyo on his phone... All is working fine. I may have it this weekend from him. We will get it...just time now.

Sent from my fascinating fascinate
[Galaxy S I9000 General] azzledazzle:
just installed this new theme http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=913733&page=14 now when i use my phone everything FC's Cant turn on usb connection but phone does see usb, how can i flash a new theme over this one when i cant access my sd card from the PC

Its not life or death sorry to dissapoint lol
[Galaxy S I9000 General] azzledazzle:
looks like il have to re flash thru odin and start again :( BUMMER
[Galaxy S I9000 General] iammodo:
Use the nandroid backup you made before flashing anything.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svprm:
Now I have official 2.0.2.0.24 Rom.

I want to root my phone through phone.

It is possible?

Because Now I don't have computer.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batman_112:
Yes, it is possible. Search the forum!

Hint: Look in the general forum. It's a sticky!!!!! :rolleyes:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svprm:
Superoneclick for pc.

I want to root my app using app like z4root.

It is possible?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] batman_112:
No, not yet.
[HD2 General] HitMan_:
when i make call, i get a message 'The Operation Failed'. The signal indicator has an exclamation mark next to it, implying no reception. Yet the internet indicator shows "G".

as a result, i can send SMS's, access the Net, but cannot make or receive calls.

Funny enough, this issue is being experienced only in the town where I reside. and i have tried my SIM in a few other HD2's - and it works fine.

HTC tells me it a network issue, MTN Service provider tells me its a handset issue.

Upgraded ROM to v 1.66. still same issue

any suggestions?

NB: i have tried changing settings from Auto to GSM. zilch. same problem.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] mesut19:
Hello,

I have my new HTC Desire HD for a week now, this is the first time that I am using the Android system. There are lots of Applications in the App Market.

But what is a MUST HAVE application? I have Angry birds, Whatsapp, Pingchat, Nova, Barcode scanner.

But now I am stuck and I don't know any app's I could have, I don't know where to search in the market to be honest there are to many app's.

Thanks already for you're help and sorry for my bad English.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] machinfr:
Hi,

For backups MyBackup Pro is a must have ; Check it out on the market, use it for free for one month, then get it; at 4,99$, that's a small price to easily backup your data, your apps or both.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] ToneyEricsson:
There is My Phone Explorer which backs up and syncs and is free

http://www.fjsoft.at/en/

and the My Phone Explorer Client app for the DHD

http://www.appbrain.com/app/myphoneexplorer-client/com.fjsoft.myphoneexplorer.client#

Have a look at the Android market at the top listed ones in the Free section most are must haves

Just some I rate highly

Angry birds

xda app

barcode scanner

Chrome to Phone

AppBrain Market

Engadget

Cnet News

GDocs

Google Translate

Goggles

Layer

Google Sky Map
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] psxnet:
There are so many apps on the market that first of all you need to know what sort of apps you want ?

Do you want games, communication apps or what ?

A lot of very good apps are free or have free trial versions so try downloading them and see if they are what you would like to use, you can always delete them again if the arent.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] MattSkeet:
Must have for me...

Shazam

Soundhoud

Angry Birds

Angry Birds seasons

Gun Bros

Sygic Aura

Gps status

Google goggles

XDA App

Engadget

IMDB

Tweet Deck

Appremover

Apptosd

Poweramp

Astro

Mybackup pro

Most of the games are changing every week or so therefore I'm not typing them here
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] sengork:
Winamp

XDA Forum app

GPS Status

Elixir

Screen Filter

Spare Parts

Gmote
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] CitizenLee:
Not a complete list of everything I have but here's what I would say are my essential apps that I always install on fresh ROM.

Titanium Backup - A must for anyone who swaps ROMs often.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/titanium-backup-★-root/com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup

SMS Popup - Gives a nice pop-up when you receive a SMS. Great customizable notifications too.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/sms-popup/net.everythingandroid.smspopup

Root Explorer - To delete blotware and change bootanims etc.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/root-explorer-(file-manager)/com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer

GPS Status - To get the latest A-GPS data.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/gps-status-toolbox/com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2

PicSay Pro - Like a mini Photoshop in your pocket.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/picsay-pro-photo-editor/com.shinycore.picsaypro

Apps Organizer - Put shortcuts in pop-up style boxes to save space on homescreens.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/apps-organizer/com.google.code.appsorganizer

BatteryLife - Just because it's a nice looking battery widget.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/batterylife/com.curvefish.batterylife

BetterCut - Create your own shortcuts with custom icons.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/bettercut/com.betterandroid.bettercut

Dropbox - Great for sharing files between PCs and mobile devices.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/dropbox/com.dropbox.android

ES File Explorer - The best file explorer.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/es-file-explorer/com.estrongs.android.pop

Last.fm - Streaming music. I've had a Last.fm account for years so this is a must.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/last-fm/fm.last.android

My Tracks - Great to track your route / speed / distace / time etc when walking / cycling etc.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/my-tracks/com.google.android.maps.mytracks

SMS Unread Count - Shows number of unread SMS, Gmail, calls etc

http://www.appbrain.com/app/sms-unread-count/com.kanokgems.smswidget

Pkt Auctions - Because the official eBay app is crap!

http://www.appbrain.com/app/pkt-auctions-ebay/com.bonfiremedia.android_ebay

Uninstaller - A quick and easy way to remove apps

http://www.appbrain.com/app/uninstaller/com.rhythm.hexise.uninst

Appbrain - Works well in conjuction with the website. Send apps to your phone etc.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/appbrain-app-market/com.appspot.swisscodemonkeys.apps
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] mesut19:
Thanks everybody. There are some great app's in here ;D
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Grant Barker:
You might find a few examples in my sig.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Martin5000:
I mostly use Dolphin Browser HD/Mini, Math Alarm Clock, Quick Settings, Beautiful Widgets, SystemPanel, JetFlicks!, DI Radio (get it from www.di.fm/apps), Phonalyzr, 3G watchdog, RealCalc, CallMeter, Android System Info, ADW Launcher EX, DropBox, CurrentWidget, Titanium Backup Pro, MyBackup Pro, SMS Backup+, PowerAmp, RealPlayer (lets you download stuff streamed from eg JetFlicks! to watch offline), Scan2PDF Mobile, RootExplorer, SetCPU, Startup Auditor, TrueCaller Pro, XDA app and WiFi File Explorer, PhotoVault and Tasker.

The list is not prioritized.

That should keep you entertained for a while :-)
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] bidurmarasini:
i dnt want to sound like pirate . but how can i get cracked apps .. because i am medical student .. and no way in condition of paying 200+$ for medical apps ...

sorry for developer .. but i am helpless.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] MyFarewell:
KILLERS

Youre Going to need task killer. :)

Memory Booster is a good app to free RAM :)
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] jkoljo:
I hope you are not trolling. Task killers are the worst thing you can do your phone, trust me. You can google it if you want. Do not use task killers!
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] Blinkydamo:
Seriously your asking that here? Your likely to get yourself hung. I understand buying loads of app's can get expensive but if you want people to continue making them then pay for them, never ask for warez.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] mesut19:
Hehe yeah my friend already told that ^^ Task killers are ruining the operation script of the phone if you use it to much, at least he told me that.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] MyFarewell:
:O

Didnt Know That :O

Why/how those are bad to the phone??
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] dr.m0x:
Inactive apps sit idle in memory and don't use cpu. Kill them and you use more cpu when you start them again than just leaving them. Some apps need to be running all the time by their nature. Kill them and they just use more cpu restarting. So you see task killers use extra battery but the makers claim they save battery.

But I have no free memory you say? Lucky for you the Android os is smart. If an active app asks for more memory, the os will reallocate memory from the idle tasks and give it to the active one.

Actually free memory is a bad thing. Memory uses battery regardless of weather it has data in it or not. Surely it's better then to fill the memory to speed loading of apps than to waste it by leaving it empty.

Someone swyped my idea.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] MrGarak:
I understand that the 'Auto Memory Manager' app is supposed to be different from task killers though and quite effective? So you may want to look at that.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] MyFarewell:
Nice

Thats good to know. Thanks! :)
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] madindehead:
Agreed, you don't need a Task killer on Android.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] dr.m0x:
Now that that's out of the way.

I find the app Call Confirm is essential on sense roms. One flaw of the sense dialler is that if you press on a contact with intent if bringing up the contact menu, it's so easy to call them by accident if you don't hold long enough or just forget it's a long press deal.

Someone swyped my idea.
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] barthdvs:
For me, HANDCENT is the 1st must have application.

Next, GMAIL of course, ROM MANAGER, Titanium Backup Pro et Tapatalk Pro
[Desire HD Themes and Apps] RSerbitar:
My must have apps:

Tasker

Gesture Search

Tap Tap App

LauncherPro

TweetDeck

JuicePlotter

Tapatalk

MultiMemo
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jebise101:
Back with my Omnia 2 there was a feature when the screen is off for x amount it would disconnect data automaticly and i had it so my weather app would check weather updates every hour. So in the end every hour data would connect and update the weather and then after 2 minutes disconnect.

During the day i had it so when i opened Opera it would connect to data then and there otherwise was disconnected. Oddly though MSN would stay connect all day without issue.

So wondering if there is a way to disconnect data after like 5 minutes automaticlly and then when i lauch a browser/weather update it then connects. I guess this is the best way to save battery.
[Captivate General] number16:
Hey guys,

As the battery on my HTC Diamond is dying, I'm in the market for a new phone, and I am down to either htc Desire or Samsung Captivate ...

Why HTC Desire?

- Love HTC phones, my last 4 phones were all HTC's

- Love Sense, hate TouchWhiz

- Slightly smaller, so it would fit a little better in jeans pocket

- Availability of development and cooked ROMs

- Captivate seems to be somewhat buggy? With self shutdown problems, GPS can't lock and alarm won't pop up / go off ... little quirks.

Why Captivate?

- S-AMOLED screen is the best screen available now

- Hummingbird > Snapdragon

- 4.0" screen is better than 3.7"

- Have concern about Desire's battery life ... vastly disappointed with Diamond's battery though I know 1400mAh > 900, but many people still complain about Desire's battery life

- Captivate seems to be better at video playback, smoother, more vivid colour

- Captivate seems to be snappier with web browsing

What do you guys think? Anything else I should know about these phones?

Like I said, the biggest appeal of the Desire is Sense ... I think it's a great UI and I'm almost temped to pick the phone just for its UI. That said, I have concern about Desire's battery life. The Captivate's S-AMOLED screen is also something you fall in love with.

Any suggestion or advices is welcome!
[Captivate General] MikeyMike01:
Motorola Atrix.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Captivate General] Leviuqse:
what ever you do, if you want your phone to run the latest software, have a gps working, lagless UI, do not, I REPEAT, DO NOT BUY A SAMSUNG PHONE

get a desire or wait for the motorola atrix
[Captivate General] skippyg:
If you do buy the Captivate, make sure you get the newest hardware build which is 1012 I believe?

Either way it has the gps, shutdown issues fixed.

I've never heard about the alarm issue.
[Captivate General] lyrad12:
I don't recommend samsung smartphones. worst manufacturer when it comes to upgrading latest android updates.
[Captivate General] number16:
Thanks guys ... from the sound of it, despite superior hardware the Captivate is pretty buggy and there are plenty of small little quirks? (I don't call occasional self power-down as "small" quick neither)
[Captivate General] gormander:
Before you make a final decision, I suggest you ask this exact same question (if you havent already) on the HTC Desire forums and see what they say. Right now, many people on the captivate forums are frustrated with the lack of official updates, gps issues, shutdown issues, etc and will point out the negative aspects of this device. People who are frustrated tend to speak "louder" than people who are happy, its just human nature.

See what responses you get from the HTC Desire forums, research what people have been saying about it, go to the store and play with both, then make a decision.

I too am frustrated with the Captivate at times and even my girlfriends HTC Aria looks better and better.
[Captivate General] diablo009:
+1

But looks like the GPS and shutdown issues are fixed in newer captivates.

But wait for 2 months. Couple better phones are "currently" set to be released by end of first quarter.
[Captivate General] number16:
Thanks! Yes, I do have a similar thread over at the Desire forum (nobody's posted to it yet ... either it means there's no serious issue or it's a phone people have kindda lost interest in? :) )

I do believe in general, htc phones are free of major problems. I'm on my 4th htc phone and I've been pretty happy with each of them ... except maybe the battery life.

It's just Galaxy S has a GREAT screen (I think it's the best screen available today, bar none) that I started considering it.
[Captivate General] JBM12G:
If you are planing on flashing roms I think the better hardware wins in the long run.
[Captivate General] zelendel:
I agree I would check out the Moto forums sense some think the 1.2ghz Processor is worth moto putting in a locked bootloader so might be a long while till you see any roms for it if at all
[Captivate General] number16:
I agree better hardware wins in the long run, and I do plan to flash with cooked ROMs ... that said, I do want a phone that's reasonably bug-free in the meantime. I don't know when Samsung can iron out its problems, and that also has an impact on cooked ROM's.

I think the new dual core processors are interesting, but my budget won't allow me to get one of the newest phones. I think given my budget, my best choices are the Desire and the Captivate.
[Captivate General] zelendel:
To tell the truth the Desire HD is my next device unless HTC comes out with something before I get the cash together. When it comes to PPC I have learned that now that while hardware is great samsung just doesnt have the CS that I would like and Motorola tries everything they can to lock up the bootloader to prevent custom roms.
[Captivate General] G.Hook:
I am somewhat of a noob when it comes to flashing roms. I do work in IT though and love messing around with gadgets. I just want to say I love my captivate. The gps does take a while to lock, but once it locks it works fine. I have no shutdown issues. I'm running Perception 10.1 with the Firebird 2 kernel and it rocks. Videos do look crisp on this phone as well. I have no experience with the Desire, but I bought a refurb Captivate and I am very happy with it.
[Captivate General] peachpuff:
Not so fast, as much as i love the specs on the atrix looks like motorola will be locking the bootloader damn shame.
[Captivate General] Vik_92_Sandhu:
Just get the nexus S when it comes out. I have a captivate and have no problems with it, very fasy, great screen and best thing.... got all my iphone freinds jelous lol
[Captivate General] GAMacky:
Isn't Nexus S already out since last November?
[Captivate General] Viper714:
Love my Captivate

Well, i have the Captivate since October and I guess I have been one of the lucky ones because it works great for me. Shortly after I got the phone an update came out and fixed the GPS issue. I use it quite a lot and I have not rooted or updated the ROM a of yet. I have been waiting for Froyo as we all have but the phone does everything i want it to do and more.

I also came from the HTC world, my last phone was an HTC Fuze. I am so glad that I got this phone. Battery life is rather low but overall I just keep a charger around with me and in the car. My phone does a lot. I use it every other day as a GPS when I bike ride 5-10 miles a day. When in the car I stream music with either Pandora or Audiogalaxy. I send text and email messages regularly. Browse the Web and read my Kindle books as well as my Bible.

Just remember if you are going to use the phone a lot you are going to need to have the ability to charge it more often.

It is rather frustrating that AT&T has not released FROYO and that the battery life is not as good as some other phones but for me the pluses out way the minuses.

My brother owned an iPhone 4 an after seeing how my phone worked and looked he bought a Captivate for about $275. He was tired of the dropped calls and smaller screen and just overall functionality. He has been using the iPhone type phones for about 3 years. He has only had it for about 3 days and is loving it!!!

So whether you should buy the Captivate or not you really need to make the choice yourself. Every phone is going to have an issue one way or another. The question is can you live with those issues. Change is always hard and uncomfortable. But in the end you have to make that decision.

Someone suggested that you may want to hold off as the newer phones are on the horizon. That may not be a bad idea. In the end, remember, it is just a phone!!! Most of the heavy lifting is going to be done on your PC!!!

Good luck!!!