yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyscha:
Whats more important, battery life or keyboard?

If its battery life I would try to figure out why your phones doesnt last all day.

If you want a keyboard, the switch is obvious.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zone23:
Shift is a nice phone I got one for the wife. If you don't mind a smaller screen and you want a keyboard then its the way to go. Honestly though no phone is going to run 12 hours non stop and not kill the battery. The wife seems to make it through the day but if you run it like I run my EVO the battery last about the same. It's advantages are a more efficient processor and a smaller screen that would use less power because its smaller. It does run a solid 60 fps out of the box .
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacoballen22:
Battery life is more important. I'm looking for 15 hours. Not continuous use but at least moderate. I need to work a whole day and the phone not be dead without having to turn off all the radios.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zone23:
I don't know what to tell you I get 12 hours out of my EVO with the radios on. Of course I don't leave the 4G radio on because I don't have service.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacoballen22:
I don't need 4g, it tends to waste my time and money even when I'm in Chicago to use it. I don't mind using juice to attain 15 hours but for done reason juice only gives me 1.08x.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tailsthecat3:
The shift has 2gb emmc/512mb ram, the evo has 1gb rom/512mb ram. So they have the same amount of ram. The shifts processor is clocked 200mhz less than the evo but because of the architecture, is going to be negligibly faster. You wouldn't notice.

I myself hate wear parts like trackballs, slide mechanisms, hardware keyboards... etc.

slide mechanisms and hardware keyboards, what is this 2004??
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m4xwellmurd3r:
I used to have a rumor 2 and let me tell you, hardware keyboards start to hurt real bad after typing for a long time. Having a touch keyboard is great, and the evos auto correct is very accurate. I'm actually quite impressed by it.

Sent from my evo 4g
[G Tablet General] mlinder1958:
I was going to mod my new (purchased Thursday) G Tablet today but something in me said to make sure all the hardware works first. So I plugged in a San Disk Cruzer 4Gig USB stick and the G Tablet will not recognize it. I called tech support and they had me reboot with it installed, reformatted it to FAT32 (which it already was) but still no go. So I returned the tablet for another. Same problem!. This USB stick works in my Windows 7 laptop just fine. And my microsd works fine in the G Tablet, BTW.

Is this tablet finicky with the brand of USB sticks or something? Or do I have incredile bad luck to have two tablets with the same problem?

Needless to say, the mod is being put off until I (someone on this forum hopefully) can figure this out

Thanks for any ideas/input!

Mark
[G Tablet General] thebadfrog:
Heres the silly question......

Did you open a file manger, navigate to root "/" and look for "usbdisk"?
[G Tablet General] mlinder1958:
Um OK. I feel kinda stupid...

I thought it would pop up as a notification when plugged in. Never looked in the file manager. and there it is!

If I had only taken the time to read the PDf manual I downloaded yesterday. It clearly states the process to read and transfer files from the usbdisk.

Thanks for slapping me upside the head. I needed that.

Mark
[G Tablet General] thebadfrog:
No problem

***badfrog slaps mlinder1958 to the side of the head with a tuna
[Android Apps and Games] ace9988:
Hey are there any nice, neat and NOT HTC SENSE type, custom clock widgets out there, like the ones I've seen on a few themes on the android rev forum posts, cant seem to find any
[Android Apps and Games] Trainer#1:
Make Your Clock is a great new one that you can find in the forums. Its still in beta but has lots of options. Minimalist Text is in the market and is my other favorite. Again, tons of options. Make almost anything you want!

Sent from my unshackled HTC G-free'd Vision
[Android Apps and Games] holgalee:
There are some on the market as well as in xda. If you search the Post your homescreen thread for clock widget, you'll see some really nice ones. :)
[Android Apps and Games] ridicool:
There is one that i made and i know this is a pretty shameless post directing to my own app, but you could check that out.

forum post link is: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=949729

or you can just search for 'Rotating Analog Clock' in the market
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoffott:
Here's my dilemma... I like saving battery by setting my brightness level lower than the automatic setting (since the screen still looks great anyway), but I would like it if I didn't have to go into my settings manually to change the brightness level so that I can see the screen when in direct sunlight. Is there any way someone could develop a mod to have the automatic brightness, but about 20% dimmer? I don't know if it's possible, but it would be pretty awesome.

Sent from my HTC Glacier, powered by a flux capacitor.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChodTheWacko:
I have my screen set pretty dim, and use the Power widget to crank up the brightness if I go outside.

You can also you the "Screen Filter' app to make the screen x% darker than the current setting. (which even allows you to make it darker than the dimmest brightness settting, which is really nice on the batteries.)

- Frank
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sleepyfu:
I am current searching for the same thing.

temp solution is to Market > Dimmer (night mode) by geekyouup

It toggles auto brightness and sets back light to min. when on. click once, screen goes super dark, click it again, auto brightness take over. handy. (put it up to status bar w/ bar control and you can get to it when ever)

Problem with auto brightness right now is at it's lowest setting, the back light is still at about 25%. there is gotta be a way to change that in the settings.apk

or better yet, have an option to set your own ambient light to lcd brightness ratio for the auto brightness
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tnee:
option to set own ambient light ratio?

I'm search for this also. I believe you can adjust this in CM7 but is there is a way to do this that is not ROM specific? I'm currently using RoyalGlacier with Faux123 kernel and I find the auto brightness setting for dim ambient to be too bright and the bright ambient to be not bright enough.
[Nexus S Accessories] timchoi89:
Hey,

I just got got a Nexus S (upgrade from Nexus One w00t! :D) and I'm really interested in getting a skin for it. I'm looking specifically at buying a Wrapsol one since I've read that it doesn't have the orange peel effect. I'm just confused over the "ultra protective film" (UPF) and the "original scratch protection" (OSP) that they're selling. I know that the UPF is a dry application and is $30 while the OSP is $25. I've put on many screen protectors in my life before but this is gonna be my first entry into the world of skins. What's the main difference between a dry and wet application protector? What is the better choice? Thanks for your help!
[Nexus S Accessories] peeturr:
The only difference between wet and dry applicator is pretty much just the method of putting it on. Some people are not comfortable with spraying liquid on their phone so dry applications may appeal to them. The problem I see with this is that unless you are super pro like the guy in the video, you're going to have a frustrating time applying a dry protection on a curvy device like the nexus s. You pretty much have one shot at aligning everything. With a wet application, you can moisten the adhesive and actually slide the film around to align the curves perfectly and slowly work your way through.

I'm not sure about the difference in texture. I've seen some degree of orange peel in all wet applications with zagg being the worst. I'm not sure if wrapsol is orange peel free either due to the nature of the scratch resistant material used to make these film. I believe they use polyurethane.
[Nexus S Accessories] myboygino:
I purchased a wrapsol protector for my s and honestly I regretted it the second I put it on. They said it stretches to fit the entire screen but it didn't and it doesn't have a hole for the front facing camera so images are blurry. I'm glad they have a 30 day money back return period cause this is going back as soon as my sgp protector comes.
[Nexus S Accessories] timchoi89:
Thanks for the insightful response! One of the things that has scared me away from things like Zagg and other wet application skins is the fact that after a couple of days, weeks, or months, the skin starts to peel off off the corners. Is that still a problem with skins today? (I saw the peeling off the corners a couple of years ago from my friends' blackberries.) Or is that more of the user's fault? I heard that you should ceram-wrap the devise completely also while it's drying so that everything sticks. Is that true? Is there an effective way of applying the skin so that they don't peel off by themselves off corners over time?

Thanks for letting me know about the screen protector! I'm already planning on using a Clarivue screen protector. I'm more curious about the back and side protection itself. How were they? Did they have the orange peel effect? How did they feel like? Did you use the wet or dry one? How easy was it to apply? Lastly, did the skin ever start peeling off by itself?

Again, thanks for all of y'all's responses! :D
[Nexus S Accessories] peeturr:
I personally use ghost armor and haven't experienced any peeling over a month now. The installation is crucial and patience is key. I wouldn't go so far as to ceram wrap the device. Just make sure you press on all edges and curves for 15 seconds or so once it begins to adhere to make sure it sticks permanently. Another tip is to lightly heat those areas with a hair dryer. It is very important that you keep your hands free, work in a lint free area, and let it dry for 24 hours. Don't put in your pocket for a day or two. The reason is because if dust accumulates on any part of the edge, it will lose adhesive there and make it prone to lifting or peeling. If you can get past the drying stage, then you shouldn't experience any peeling unless forced.
[Nexus S Accessories] timchoi89:
Thanks! I'll definitely do what you suggested! :)
[Nexus S Accessories] timchoi89:
Well, I ended up ordering the Wrapsol wet application one. I'm just going to be using the back and side protection. I hope this goes well....
[Nexus S Accessories] jdm_cars:
I've done both on 2 nexus S I own, I bought wrapsol because I could apply it dry.

However, after my experience with the 1st "dry" application I applied the second on "wet" why? because the end result is much smoother and less detectable.

btw if you are wondering why I need 2 Nexus S'es, one for me and one for the wife.
[Nexus S Accessories] timchoi89:
Cool, thanks for letting me know! I heard that the wet one is a matte finish. Is that true? Also, what did you think of the screen protector portion of the wet skin?
[Nexus S Accessories] jdm_cars:
I actually wet the ultra protective film version, its glossy not matte. Its very thick compared to the Zagg Ive used in the past, someone said it was made of polyurethane.

so far so good I like the way it looks on the screen portion with a lot less orange peel than the Zagg.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] yonu:
does anyone know how to enable the SPP profile in android and is it possible to send AT commands to it to retrieve contacts?
[Android Apps and Games] thedesolatesoul:
Is there a launcher out there that lets you create a shortcut that can jump to a particular homescreen?

I remember seeing an option somewhere but i dont remember which launcher it is now :(
[Android Apps and Games] Trainer#1:
Launcher Pro

Sent from my unshackled HTC G-free'd Vision
[Android Apps and Games] thedesolatesoul:
How? Through shortcuts?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jzero88:
So I have been reading a few theming guides but haven't been able to really understand them. It looks like with KB1, there is nothing but .xml files in the drawable folder. Am I only needing to edit these .xml's? Or is there somewhere I am not finding the .png's?

If anyone knows how to create custom themes please let me know, or direct me to a guide that will give me more information specifically for the Vibrant.

Strericsons guide is good, but it is old and outdated.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=667951 this guide is good too but I there aren't any theme files to start off with.

Any help will be appreciated, thanks!

I also plan on sharing the themes I create. They will be good :)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] MWBehr:
The great majority of the .pngs are in the drawable-hdpi or drawable-hdpi-v4 folders.

As for theming in general, take a look at this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=916814

Also, I wouldn't call Stericsons guide, or anyone else's for that matter, outdated. There haven't exactly been major changes in the structure of APKs, so any guide that was applicable before should still be applicable.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jzero88:
Ok great thanks for the info. I didn't mean necessarily outdated, but the methods might have a few changes pertaining to them. I will take a look at that link you provided!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] xxxman999:
uhh.. I'm certain if I understand you correctly. You unzip one of KB1 Roms. Under \system\framework\, some basic files you need to focus is framework-res.apk, twframwork-res.apk, and services.jar. You have to extract these apks to see the corresponding pngs.

Here's an excellent REF from Master himeself:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=940692&highlight=apk+manager
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jzero88:
Awsome! Thanks for this info, I remember seeing this but don't remember where, it was late at night. This is exactly what I needed!

Thanks
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] MWBehr:
I just want to mention that, while I don't want to knock his guide, if you have any real interest in theming, it's best to learn how to properly decompile and compile apks, not simply unzip them. His method is fine for changing out a few pngs, though.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jzero88:
Yeah definitely. I am just looking on getting my feet wet for now, edit a few simple things to get an idea of how its done. If I want to fully edit a ROM I'm definitely going to get under the hood and take a look :)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jzero88:
So being able to change colors of some status bar .png's has been successful. What I did was basically simple. I took an already modified battery stat update theme since I wanted to keep the settings from it (KA7-KB1-circ-ab-col-pm.zip) and modified the .png's from that. Added them back to the zip, and flashed. Did not need to resign at all. Took two minutes :)

Was able to edit the status bar color, but couldn't find the .png's for the pull down background color.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] MWBehr:
You'll never resign a framework no matter what you do. The background is actually in twframework-res.apk
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] draikz:
I highly doubt anyone has. But does anyone have info on this? If you have, what carrier did you use and how did you set up your data, and what was the price in VND per month?

Thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kulzboy:
Well I lived there and I hearrd viettel or vinaphone has 3g for their iphone I think it would work too.

About the price I'm not sure about it because I left before the iphone comes to vietnam
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] draikz:
I lived in VN for a bit too. I know that Viettel, Vinaphone, and MobiFone has 3G. But I'm not sure about the coverage and how to set it up =/
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kulzboy:
Well i believe i will have to face this problem too
[HTC Inspire 4G] Kalvus5:
When I hook up my inspire to my computer, I dont get the option to mount the USB cable. All it says under ongoing is to charge the phone. I'm running on a mac. Could anyone help?

Edit: Nvm, apparently it makes it easier for you and you dont have to select that option
[HTC Inspire 4G] Misterowl:
Ask on Connection

On your inspire accidentally set to not ask on connection. Go into your settings and click on

USB Connection Type

. Then change it so that it ask on connection.
[Defy General] mils1:
I'm confused with all the info in these forums.

What i want to do is get 2.2 froyo & install a stable / fully working rom.

Never done anything to my phone (Australian freq is 850 / 1700 / 2100)

p.s If someone on the Telstra network has had success please let me know what you did.
[Defy General] pjcons:
Hey I'm on Telstra Aus and just y/day flashed the UK Froyo SBF and it worked a treat. Follow this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=933555

*** READ THE WHOLE THREAD ABOVE BEFORE DOING ANYTING *** (

Follow with interest what MadStu has to say as he has some really good points)

Some points to remember (These were just my experiences):

1) Wipe before flash

2) Wipe after flash (was really laggy on first try when I didn't wipe)

3) When it boots up and you put in your motoblur info, you will find your radio will only work on 2100 (which is the "3Telstra" network, the crappy fallback which has little coverage) - you need to use the 3G US fix from this thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=944258) to fix the radio problem

4) To root follow MadStu's procedure in post 75 on page 8 of the original thread.

Enjoy!!
[Defy General] mils1:
With this rom i cannot downgrade, would jboogie3 rom work?

Is your haptic working & do you have wifi calling?
[Defy General] pjcons:
Why would u want to downgrade? This is the best rom going and stable. Haptic fb fixed with patch, don't know about wifi calling. Can u do that in Australia?
[Defy General] sglion:
Hi,

I used RSDLite and flashed to the new 2.2.1 image: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=933555

So far, everything working fine.

Quadrant score went from 1071 to 1156.

Thanks.
[Nook Color General] wendellc:
My wife's 1.0.1 Nook updated today when she turned on her nook to 1.1.0. Now it is stuck on the Nook color boot screen.

I need to know the best way to solve the issue. CWR is not on her Nook. Can I just flash the rooted 1.1.0 here on the forums via CWR on sd with no issue?

I don't want to mess her Nook up, I already messed up my nook's emmc when flashing the very first OC kernels and now I can only boot from SD:mad:
[Nook Color General] eyecrispy:
Yes, you should be able to flash 1.1 (or 1.0.1 for that matter) without issue. I've done 1.0.1 using Monster Root Pack and samuelhalff's 1.0.1 zip many times without issue. if you decide to go with 1.0.1, you can even use the Monster Root Pack to flash a zip that will block the 1.1 updates. Once you've restored to stock, you can use MRP to root it again.

I think the recovery to 1.0.1 i am referring to is called complete restore-1.0.1.
[Nook Color General] khaytsus:
First off, if your wifes NC is stock, just do a reset... http://nookdevs.com/Flash_back_to_clean_stock_ROM

And your emmc is NOT messed up, just fix it.. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=949699
[Fascinate General] fergilla:
About 20 minutes ago my phone recently shut down, and repeatedly starts up for 2 seconds (to the sgh-t959d screen) then shuts down again and does it immediately after. I've taken the battery out, i've plugged it into the computer but the computer doesn't seem to recognize it and the screen goes to the charging battery for 2 seconds then shuts off and does it again repeatedly. I'm currently running a 2.2 froyo firmware, the phone is about 2 months old and this happened out of nowhere I haven't downloaded any apps or anything onto the phone recently, it seems about 70% charged and I do not know what to do, if anyone has any advice for me please reply and help. This phone is not rooted and is 100% stock I have done nothing to it.

I've also tried going into download mode but it goes onto it for a second then restarts the phone.
[Fascinate General] khanable:
How are you running 2.2 if the phone is unrooted/stock? Did you mean 2.1?

Can you plug it into a wall without the battery in and boot it?

Perhaps a hardware issue?

EDIT: just noticed the phone wont boot without a battery in. Maybe your battery **** the bed? Do you have a verizon store nearby? I would stop in and have them put in a spare battery quick to see if that solves the problem..
[Fascinate General] fergilla:
Well not completely stock, it's unrooted though.

No I can't run the phone without the battery by plugging it in.
[Fascinate General] fergilla:
bumping this thread
[Fascinate General] ziggy484:
Sounds like you dont have a fascinate, you should mention that... have you tried download mode? Pull batt, hold vol down, plug in usb

Sent from my stock 2.1

unrooted, fully bloated (for now) Fascinate
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Auzy:
Just wondering why this thread was closed. Was it proven SamsungJohn was a liar? We really need to see reasoning for thread closures BEFORE they happen.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electrotune1200:
I just think it was maybe to avoid too much speculating, in one form or the other.

If there is a developing relationship, maybe it's best to leave it between the devs and Samsung.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Auzy:
The devs or the mods? Because the mods don't necessarily do any development, and the epic thread at least, all I see is "closed by senior mod"..

It hardly seems like an "open community" if senior mods close threads without saying why.

So I'd like to know exactly why, because I didn't see any evidence of the community wanting it closed, or any evidence posted there which suggests SamsungJohn is lying (no evidence either which proves he works for Samsung).

Unless of course the mods deserve access to information we aren't privy to?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maddmatt:
Maybe because the thread was getting flooded with crap that was making it pointless.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Auzy:
We can speculate all we want, but clearly, some weird BS is going on here.

Because I see there have been plenty of threads moved since posting this, but no mods have responded... Which means:

1) Either the ones moving threads don't know themselves (and it was a higher decision)

2) Or they feel we are on a need to know basis (just like governments feel about their citizens).

He probably works for Samsung, because in my last few months at XDA, I have never seen something like this happen, but why they closed the thread is another story (one which in the sake of having an open community, I believe we deserve to know). After all, people make fun of Samsung for doing stuff without disclosing it publicly, and now, our mods are doing the same. Is it really probable that of all the mods out there, NONE chose to respond? Not to speculate too much, but statistically, it seems more likely they were told not to. Maybe XDA wants to get into bed with Samsung, and don't want us "embarrassing them"
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamianGto:
maby, maby not. ;-)

**DamianGTO Steam kernel. 350MB Ram. 500HZ. all ext2. Steam Rom. Js5**
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tehpriest:
Might also have something to do with Jessica Kalbarczyk holding the post John said was his within Samsung.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] My20:
Is sams... force ciao

Galaxy S 16Gb
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Auzy:
John says he'll be making a major announcement.. We'll have to see where it goes..