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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] codesplice:
[SECURITY PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT]

As a follow-up to my previous post on Android security software, some recent events suggest that it may be high-time to make sure your device is protected. Google recently pulled 21 malicious apps off the Market, which were capable of rooting your device without your knowledge or permission (via the rageagainstthecage exploit), which would then open you up to a whole mess of potential vulnerabilities. As Android continues to gain popularity, viruses and other malware targeting the platform will continue to increase.

I don't care what solution you opt for, but at this point it would be silly to not have some sort of free anti-malware application installed. I've previously reviewed Lookout. Also available (for free) are Norton, AVG, and Antivirus Free, among others.

Additionally, it wouldn't be a bad idea to set up 2-step verification on your Google Account for added protection against such a compromise.

[/PSA]
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] srafx:
Sorry for my lazyness... not perfect but I created this video last night just for this thread :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh0EbPV8IIM

Long, boring video... sorry, I'm not that exciting but it does demonstrate more features that target power users. I get a lot of crap comments too from users that don't look at the settings and actually learn how to use the app. Test it out well and if your 15 min is up and you still don't like it...just contact me. I have no problems giving refunds to unsatisfied users.

Hope you like it :)

Steve
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogi2010:
hi, i am running Baked Snack with a2sd, and i don't suppose there is a way to keep that simple a2sd setup but swicth to Syndicate rom? i know i can reformat my sd card and go back to non-a2sd, but is there any way i could keep it? or can i set up a2sd another way and run it with Syndicate, if i wanted to? i know this Eclair stuff might be old hat, but i'm running it for now, perhaps until Froyo source is released. thx
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squshy 7:
It has to be cooked into the rom...even when you switch roms that separate partition on your sd card is still there, but useless without the a2sd scripts being in the rom...I would ask on the syndicate rom thread or maybe PM one of syndicates devs...id be willing to bet one of them has it setup for themselves so they might be able to help...

Sent from my baked and emotionless SPH-D700
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogi2010:
thanks man.... i might just keep Baked for now. what do you find is the best setup? atm, i running the ultimate kernel, with setCPU at 200-1200, conservative. the phone does freeze from time to time.... but really didn't on the step 2 kernel. how is your batt. life? thx!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squshy 7:
Yeh besides going to dk28 I've found baked to be the best. I use the ultimate kernel as well, haven't had ANY problems, cept I have setCPU at 100-1000...looking at the monitor with these settings, the cpu never dips below 200, and will overclock up to 1200 when needed, even tho those aren't the settings. I think its how he has the kernel set up. I highly recommend my settings. And battery life is fantastic considering the nature of this phone. I get about 36 hrs with pretty heavy usage. I attribute a lot of it to his adaptation of voodoo color mod, and the ultra min brightness setting (which I use at night...still very visible but uses almost no juice.)

Sent from my baked and emotionless SPH-D700
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogi2010:
excelllent, ima try your settings for sure. can you tell me how to get the voodoo color mod going? is it baked into 1.6 or the ultimate kernel? or do i need to flash the baked theme?

btw, a2sd..... i have 470 MB free internal memory!! Gotta love that. plus, i managed to odex my system using the new one-click odexer.... it seems slightly buggy but i think i know how to use it now.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] squshy 7:
I'm pretty sure voodoo is baked in (as much as it can be, I don't think it was originally made for the epic)...though to be honest with you, I'm trusting the fact that he said its put in...my blacks have always been black so its not like I noticed a color difference, but DEFINITELY a battery difference, especially over syndicate, which is overclocked and undervolted as well, hence why I attribute the better battery to voodoo

Sent from my baked and emotionless SPH-D700
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yogi2010:
ahh ok... gotcha. well, the ultimate kernel isn't really working on my phone... no matter how i set the clocking, the phone freezes after a while, and i'm losing more battery by rebooting than i'm saving, lol. so for now it's step2.

have u tried the Phoenix kernel? i had that going with Syndicate rom, overclocked, and it probably wasn't as lightning fast as Baked, but it was very smooth, and best battery life i personally have had on the Epic. actually i need to give this Baked Snack setup a go first, without all the rebooting due to having the wrong settings, hehe.

update: yeah, battery life seems pretty awesome so far, even on Step 2.... crazy fast too, especially on wifi!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nguyendqh:
"Have you really tried searching the forums?"

Over the last couple of weeks I've been noticing A LOT of repeat posts.

Especially about which ROMs to use or which ROMs are better and how to root and unroot.

Though I'm sure it would be MUCH easier for you to just start a new thread, you are filling up the forum with repetitive posts and this will drive members to stop answering your questions. Why? Because they've answered it so many times before.

I'm not angry. I'm just confused. Wondering why no one searches old posts for answers to old questions.

Just because you just now, at this very moment encountered a new problem doesn't mean it's new to everyone else. It's more than likely been asked, addressed and resolved.

And then if you can't find what you're looking for. Ask. =P Everyone here is really helpful.

But please refrain from repeating.

But please refrain from repeating.

But please refrain from repeating.

But please refrain from repeating.

But please refrain from repeating.

See what I did there? Annoying huh?

Help yourself before you expect others to help you.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmwils3:
+1
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingofthebraves:
I just "upgraded" from a regular desire to the galaxy S and was wondering why the web browser seems to be slower? I was able to test it side by side also with the desire HD and it is 2-3 secs slower even on 2.2.

I thought this sammy chip was supposed to be faster than the snapdragons? I've seen some video comparisons of the nexus S browser vs the DHD and their score is even at best.

Very disappointed with the browsing speed tsk
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] My20:
Desire is CM7, very fast, SGS is very slow.

Suporte Cyanogemmod
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingofthebraves:
I am asking about their chips. Shouldn't the humming bird be faster at least
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t1mman:
It's not just about hardware or CPU

Problem is, most of android 2.2 and lesser was built and optimised on snapdragon. Most likely, Nexus S is faster than any snapdragon since the OS is optimised for the hardware.

Another point is the lack of optimisation for RFS and SD useage. Most of android devices use a small flash for the system. Samsung descided to offer more space by using internal SD Card instead. While it is bigger, SD card are slower than internal flash.

You can always apply a lag fix and install a custom rom (Darky's is pretty fast) and your device will fly! ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seking:
I don't think so. With Doc' Rom my SGS is very fast. Yeah, it was somewhat laggy at the time of original software. Flash a a rom of your choice and see for yourself the difference.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingofthebraves:
yeah but I'm talking about the browser. I have a side by side comparison between the two and the desire hd is at least 2 seconds ahead all the time! Plus the browser is choppy on the SGS, im running darky's latest :)

The screen on this baby is amazing! I miss HTC software but the screen more than makes up for it!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pr0.:
Try Opera, i'm using it on my SGS Darky's 9.2, it's lighting fast, i'd say three times faster than regular browser, even with multiple tabs :)

works very well for me
[EVO 4G General] steveo70:
Sorry if this has been posted before. I have searched first for the answer (cook for TP2 so familiar w/search first). My wife's EVO (that she doesn't allow me to touch because of my WinMo obsession) is showing wrong times at random; however, the lockscreen is correct. Has anyone heard or experienced this. I am not well versed in android until now that it benefits her lol. Thanks in advance.
[EVO 4G General] mmegalodon:
What time does it say right now?

Location correct?
[EVO 4G General] steveo70:
happened yesterday. yes location was correct as well as time zone. working correctly today. has happened on and off last few days.
[EVO 4G General] mmegalodon:
Tried unchecking "Automatic" under Date & Time settings?

See if that rectified the problem?
[EVO 4G General] steveo70:
No, but I will Thanks.
[GT540 Optimus General] MegaBubbletea:
Hey guys.

Just saw a "Allow application moving" option in the CyanogenMod settings menu.

This allows any app to be moved to the SD card.

I have been wondering...by allowing any app to be moved to SD even though originally they can't...

are there any side effects, problems or any inconveniences caused by doing so?

Thx guys.
[GT540 Optimus General] cheryanne:
It doesn't let you do it for all apps but otherwise it works well.

It's also a good idea to keep your widget apps on the phone.
[GT540 Optimus General] MegaBubbletea:
Oh ok thx.
[GT540 Optimus General] ZduneX25:
If you will move any widget to SD. You will have to configure it every time you turn on phone. The same with launchers and keypads.
[GT540 Optimus General] MegaBubbletea:
ok. I'll remember that.

Sent from my GT540 by MBt
[GT540 Optimus General] skribbler86:
If you need it, there are apps in the market which let you know what apps can be put on sd and what apps can't or shouldn't. Type 'app 2 sd' in search box in market
[GT540 Optimus General] MegaBubbletea:
I know...but I don;t mean that. There is a setting in CyanogenMod settings that can MOVE ANY APP to SD.

I was inquiring about that.
[GT540 Optimus General] skribbler86:
I already know what you were trying to say in your original post.

However, I was just adding on to what cheryanne and zdune were saying.
[GT540 Optimus General] MegaBubbletea:
You mean apps on the market like: Move2SD or Apps 2 SD?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] iamboomer2:
Title mostly says it all. Did a backup using Clockworkrecovery, made a few changes and decided I like my old setup better. Went back into recovery and did the standard restore using Clockworkrecovery Mod, everything started up fine, but once I unlock screen I get the process.android.acore FC about every 5-10 seconds. I've managed to get past it by wiping all data, then using the recovery, then re-flashing my rom. Which is fine and all cause it's basically the same as before, but I would like to be able to use the backup/recovery feature as intended so I'm wondering if there is something I should know.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] docsamsom:
Hi,

Has anyone been using this app on the Nexus S?

I only came across it after I saw the multiple icons on the lockscreen on one of the advertised themes.

Reviews on other sites suggest that there is a lag issue and other errors...none of them seem to be on the Nexus S.

Comments please.....
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viperpsych:
Im after the same answer, I saw it being used on the home screen post and it looked very good.

I want to start doing some customisazion of my own.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MO3iusONE:
Widget Locker is the best lock screen ever..

heres a pic..

You can add up to 10 shortcut keys on the unlock screen. So, top left corner is camera, top right camera is LED flashlight, left middle is notes, right middle is google voice, bottom left is unlock andd buttom right is to silence it.

Oh and you can add widgets on the screen so i added a calendar widget.

I love this app and its really worth the money, being able to access some of these apps right from the screen is real convinient, especially the camera and flash light.

The only issue i've run into is that if you turn it on and off real quick, it will show the stock slide to ulock screen, and sometimes it will go back to the original slide to unlock screen, at this point you would just click on widget locker again to start it up.

Overall great app!

Better yet I'll post a video to give you an idea
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viperpsych:
When i search for it in the market is it the one made by Teslacoil software?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MO3iusONE:
Yuup

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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brmayhem:
That's the one.

Also, it is a known issue that this app will not work along side NoLed.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MO3iusONE:
Heres a vid of the app.

http://s976.photobucket.com/albums/ae249/Garcia650/?action=view&current=2011-02-01_02-34-24_880.mp4

Also, if you notice in the vid, when I turn it on from sleep mode, it shows the stock slider, thats because turn it off and on within 3-5 seconds, it will show the stock slider.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viperpsych:
Cheers for that i'm sold.

Just downloaded it. :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] docsamsom:
Awesome!

Thanks a lot. Just downloaded it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leyvatron:
It's a must have app... I made a video about it a while ago. I like my lockscreen with my calendar events and music. Also, if your rooted go to advance and set it to rooted device.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netninja:
I would recommend widgetlocker. One of my favorite android apps :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
why go for a paid app when you can get it for free?

Widgetsoid http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11061235&postcount=13
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leyvatron:
Widgetlocker is like quickdesk not like extended controls. You can customize your lock screen with widgets, shortcuts, toggles, apps, weather, etc..etc..
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevin@TeslaCoil:
(dev of WidgetLocker)

Just wanted to let you guys know that my primary phone is a Nexus S. So the coming update is definitely well tested on this phone :)

Also I've been talking to the dev of NoLED trying to resolve the conflict between the two apps. Not solved yet though.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] royalsego:
i purchased your app, it does what it says it do, but whenever i wake my phone... theres a bunch of clicking sound... to the point where i turned off the app...

know whats up?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leyvatron:
Kevin,

Good to hear you two are working on this. Can't wait for the update.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] docsamsom:
I had the issue when I was using CM7 nightly ROm with Netarchy 1.2.2 kernel. But I was also having other issues such as the lockscreen spontaneously coming on and off. The lockscreen on/off was happening even when i disabled widget locker . so I dont think it was the app.

Since I flashed another kernel, it seems to have resolved.

Hope that helps.
[Android Themes] T-Haque:
Hi, I'm new here. Can someone please help me with a problem with my Huawei Ideos. I can pair up with my windows 7 computer which HAS bluetooth. But it is only paired and not connected. How do i connect the two devices and also how do i send photos. I have already tried bluetooth file transfer applicaton however that doesn't work either. Thanks
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steveojp:
So I recently Romed my Viewsonic G Tablet.

I followed this guide.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865245

Everything is fine..except when I put a SD card into the SD slot the Tablet doesn't recognize it. It just tells the the internal Space not the SD card space.

I used ZPad Clean v3.0 for the ROM and I used cwmod_internal.zip instead of cwmod_microsd.zip

I then used my friend's G Tablet and put the SD card in it..It read it just fine.

So I wanted to test it out while it was rooted. (to double check)

I then Rooted my friends GTablet also. I rooted it the same way but the only change I did was have a SD card in the tablet the whole time. Still the same problem.

Is there any way to fix it? DO i need to use cwmod_microsd.zip....instead of cwmod_internal.zip??

I'm really confused if someone can help me that would be amazing!

Is there an APP that tells you the storage of your installed SD Cards?

Thank you
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muqali:
You mean flashed the rom when you say romed. Have you checked to make sure the sdcard is getting mounted? If there is no data on it you might try reformatting it in either of the g tabs. If you can get to a shell you might reboot, and look at the last 20 lines or so of dmesg. Insert the card and take another look at dmesg and see if the kernel is picking up the insert at all. If so it is likely just a mounting issue.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steveojp:
Well I reformatted it and I mounted it. Still nothing..How can I check if the kernel is picking up the SD card at all?

Would changing Kernel's fix the problem? I'm just using the Stock Kernel that the ROM came with.

Thanks
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muqali:
You were able to reformat and mount it via the g tablet with the zpad software on it? And even having done that it doesn't list it as having any free space?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steveojp:
Not yet. So should I go to Storage and devices and unmount and format the SD card via the tab?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muqali:
Try it on the tablet.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steveojp:
If I reformat the SD card wouldn't I loose the root? or no right because I did external
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muqali:
My understanding of root is that it modifies files on your tab/phone, not an external sd card. Worst case you lose root and reroot the device.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steveojp:
When I tap click mount it says 11.3 gigs available.

when i unmount it says unavailable.

The card is only 8GB.

It should be internal storage 16GB.

SD card like 8gb.

Not sure what's going on.

If I format I think I'll wipe it all.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muqali:
Ok, there is an internal 16GB, yes. Of which you have 11GB free. The SD card you're having the issue with is a separate uSD 8GB, right?

I'm meaning for you to try to mount/unmount or possibly format the 8GB SD card. If it isn't showing at all then the issue is something beyond it simply not being mounted.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steveojp:
Yeah. It's a separate card that I plugged into it.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrUgly:
Was there ever a fix/resolution for this? I am having the same issue.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchconner:
Everyone,

I've written this a bunch of times -- but here's one more:

/sdcard -- internal memory of the tablet

/sdcard2 -- miniSD card in the external slot

/usbdisk -- USB key slot

Put your recovery folder and update.zip on /sdcard, turn off the tablet, the press power

and volume + to initiate standard recovery.

Second, put your recovery folder and update.zip on a miniSD card. Edit the command file

in the recovery folder with Notepad to change the location from /sdcard to /sdcard2 and

save it with the name "command" (NO .txt or other file extension). Then boot

recovery with power/volume + and the OS will use the sdcard (assuming you don't

have a live recovery/update.zip file in /sdcard).

Third, if you can boot recovery to CWM but can get your ROM to work, go in recovery to

the mount menu and go down to the mount USB memory option and choose it.

Then plug your connector cable from the miniSB port to your PC. When you plug into

your PC an Explorer window should open and you should have a drive letter representing

the G-Tablet (it's G: on mine) on you menu. You now can select that

letter and you have access to your tablet memory (/sdcard). I've even had a time or two

when not a single file showed!!! I added update.zip and recovery and loaded

a ROM!

The tablet boot process apparently checks /SDCARD. If it doesn't find a recovery files there

it does the same check if you have a miniSD external card installed. The large USB slot is not

useable for booting or recovery so far as I have determined or read.

I hope this helps you.

Rev
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mengo80:
I own a visio tablet which I rooted with vegan and clockwork. I have a 32GB SD card but when I check the storage is says 12GB on SD and 2GB on internal. The tablet should have 16GB + my 32GB. Anyone have an idea why it wont come up?

Is the fix above the best way to take care of this issue?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mengo80:
Can anyone kindly help? I've read through a lot of the links and can't find anything. I have rooted my device with clockworm v8, Vegan, got the market place to work and now I just need to figure out what is going on with my 32GB SD card. Should I format it with FAT32? How can I get it to be recognized?

Thanks in advance!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K J Rad:
Formatting to Fat32 would be a good start ;-)
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TSGFL:
SD Card Dilemma

I have the VEGAn-TAB-v1.0.0B5.1 installed in my G-Tab and, with the exception of the SD card issue, things are just peachy! I've read the entire thread but, even with butchconners description, I seem to still be missing something. Let me try to structure this a bit differently...

1. The sdcard2 DOES show up in ifilemanager (with only one file, LOST.DIR) but NOT in SETTINGS. Since it does not appear in SETTINGS, there is no way to mount or dismount it (although if it shows up in the file manager and I can see the file on it, one might infer that it is already mounted.)

2. Even though I can see it in ifilemanager, I'm not so sure how I can actually USE it. It seems to me that the system would need to know (via SETTINGS) that it is there and I would have to tell the system where to put my files (i.e., sdcard or sdcard2).

3. When I connect my G-Tab to my Win7 PC, I only have access to sdcard AND NOT sdcard2. This seems a bit unusual since I have always had access to the removable sd card AND NOT the system memory on all my other devices (EVO, Blackberry, etc.)

My goal is to be able to set applications (some or all) to use the sdcard2 (at least for data) and be able to access it via the usb connection to my PC. Does anyone know how to accomplish this?...Has a solution for this already been posted somewhere?

Many thanks.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreCole:
I am not an expert but the pc sees(?) only sdcard(internal) but no sdcard2(microsd).

Right, Guys?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wmedrano:
I am now able to see both sdcard1 and sdcard2 using pershoots latest oc kernal released 4/25 when hooking up gtab via usb to computer. I am using Vegan tab gingeredition.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vcs111:
where does one find that kernel and how do i install it? Im running vegan ginger right nowand have the same sd card issue.

thanks!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b3ltazar:
fix

i had the same problem its a format issue! the way i fixed it is i downloaded the nvflash format that i downloaded from here a while ago and then nvflash a stock recovery image right after.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wmedrano:
Here is the kernal. Just follow the directions on thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=903505