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[Epic 4G General] MeetFace:
You can't JUST subtract the people you take away from something, but also the people you would brought to it in addition.

If you look at Apple over the past several years they have done something that very few companies in ANY industry in the world have been able to accomplish. They are master, let me repeat MASTER marketers.

Now, I'm not saying everyone should do it the Apple way, or that very many could, but they could learn a lesson, people's perception of a product is more important than the product itself in many cases.

Anything a company does to damage their image, be it something they do or fail to do is obviously a bad bad thing. You have to look at opportunity cost of it all.
[Epic 4G General] stud_muffler:
Is this a "Huge announcement"?

Samsung Mobile Awarded Top Brand in Customer Loyalty For Tenth Consecutive Year

Sounds more like a spit in a face... :confused:

:cool:
[Epic 4G General] ilostmypistons:
I wonder who the worse was if sammies so good
[Epic 4G General] MeetFace:
Actually, I think it is both. They must be doing some wondeful things to make up for what has been going on in our realm. Either that, or we are being relatively too quiet about our problems.
[Epic 4G General] othan1:
Just because we can't see the huge announcement doesn't mean it wasn't there.

They gave free Galaxy S II vouchers to all the non-modding community dwellers and they're just trying to keep all of us here so we don't see the special, "regular user" message boards. They were contacted individually and given a special, secret message board forum in which to congregate.

It's a pretty tight-knit group going all the way up to the Secretary of Defense to keep this under wraps. I would tell you how I know, but I think I may already be a dead man just for posting this.

If you don't hear from me again, take care of my children.
[Epic 4G General] brickwall99:
Eminent my balls...
[Epic 4G General] dr_gibberish:
Oh don't worry, the Sprint and Samsung have already "taken care of" your kids! <evil laugh trails off...>
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] stone_ship:
Let's face it, Swype is ugly and there are not many HVGA themes out there, so I made a Gingerbread-inspired HVGA Swype theme for our Arias.

First off, I am greatly indebted to Marurban, who set me on the right path, as well as provided the inspiration in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=930306

But I want to emphasize, all images in this theme are 100% created by me.

Installation is a little complicated and is pretty much the same as for Marurban's theme.

Stuff needed:

apk manager (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=695701)

ADB pull your Swype from /data/app/

HxD if you want to modify the color of the tracer line (http://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/)

Swype GB theme files (attached -- download and unzip)

How to:

in apk manager, place Swype apk into folder place-apk-here-for-modding

run Script.bat

choose 19 (-Select compression level for apks-)

choose 0 for compression level

choose 22 (-Set current project-)

choose the number corresponding to your Swype file

choose 9 (-Decompile apk-)

go into apkmanager > projects > [app folder name] > assets > keyboards and overwrite Swype keyboard PNGs with themed files.

go into apkmanager > projects > [app folder name] > res > drawable and overwrite Swype horizontal selection highlight files with themed files. (these are for landscape mode word suggestions -- see screenshot#5)

go into apkmanager > projects > [app folder name] > res > drawable-hdpi and overwrite Swype voice input files with themed files. (see screenshot#4)

if you want to change the color of the Swype trail:

go into apkmanager > projects > [app folder name] > lib > armeabi

open libSwypeCore.so in HxD

CTRL+F (search) for DD A2 5B

find a color you want to use and note it's HEX value. (IIRC, I used #ffba00)

switch values around so that it is B-G-R (mine would be 00 BA FF)

replace values and save

a .bak file will be created in the directory -- delete it

when you are finished with all mods, go back to console window and choose 11 (-Compile apk-)

choose Y (-is this a system apk-)

followed by N (-would you like to copy over any additional files-)

choose 12 to sign your apk

signed apk is in place-apk-here-for-modding folder

uninstall your previous version of Swype before installing this one!

License It:

If you just start using Swype, it will only let you tap type and will say "Swype is not configured for this device," IIRC.

License your modded Swype by running the Swype Installer app. It will guide you through the steps and generate a license.

Enjoy!
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] stone_ship:
Dealing with Swype updates

I'm glad so many people are trying out my theme! Apologies to those that are having problems--I have been busy and not been able to update this thread recently.

So, some people are having problems as of the new Swype Installer (1.1.20186) and Swype version (2.29...)

If you have applied my theme to a previous Swype version, and try to license it via the Swype Installer (after flashing a ROM, for instance), you will run into problems when the installer updates itself, and consequently fails to generate a license for your old version of Swype.

To fix this:

uninstall any versions of Swype you may have, themed or not.

download and install the newest official Swype from the installer (installer may want to update itself first)

ADB pull Swype and apply the theme as above

uninstall the official Swype

install the themed Swype (via sideloading, DropBox, or whatever)

license it, as above

Just to clarify, you won't have to do this every time Swype releases a new beta. But you will have to do this workaround whenever you try to theme the lastest Swype. Seems the Swype Installer only recognizes the latest and greatest, and will fail to license prior versions of Swype.

Here is the Swype beta changelog for the recent update:

http://forum.swype.com/showthread.php?2865-Swype-BETA-for-Android-UPDATE-March-2011
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] matt_b:
this is pretty cool. good jorb!
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] Javi97100:
Can someone just Make an apk and post please?
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] CallMeAria:
Its not allowed.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] stone_ship:
Yeah, but if someone wanted to help me make a flashable update.zip, that would be cool.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] dandrumheller:
From the screenies it appears the popup word suggestion box also behaves as it does in the regular GB keyboard (across the top of the keys, rather than the vertical box in regular swype). Is this actually the case, and if so, does it behave like this in portrait as well as landscape?

Either way, excellent work - now I have a little project for tonight :D

Edit: Tried to work through your steps on my linux machine: The APKManager script I am getting (not sure if this is due to linux vs. windows discrepancy, or being a different version for Linux, or both) only 17 options for selection. This means options 19 and 22 (steps 3 and 5) in your instructions are unavailable to me. Could you please post the text related to those options in the script so I can determine the correct options in linux? Unfortunately I don't have a windows box available to play with right now.

Thanks.

Think I'll take a WAG at it in the meantime though...wish me luck.

Edit 2: I think I have it mostly working - can't figure out how to get APKmanager to find java on my linux machine to get it to sign the zipped apk. Not sure what I need to add to the path for it to be found. Out of time screwing around at work now...will be back at it later maybe.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] stone_ship:
Glad you're trying it out.

#19 is set compression level for .zips and you want it to be 0. #22 is choose current project, and you just want to navigate to the Swype file (in case you have a bunch of other APKs you are working on. Later, when I am on my PC, I will transcribe the more detailed text choices and edit first post.

Also, I should have put in a screenshot of the word choice window. Swype functionality is 100% the same as normal. In landscape you get the bar atop the keyboard, and in portrait, you get the squareish pop-up. I made the pop-up grey so it looks good with the theme, but it's still there.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] dandrumheller:
Thanks for getting back to me. Neither of those options exist in the linux version of apk manager (or I don't know how to find them if they do). I'm going to guess I'll be ok once I figure out the java/path issue.

Thanks.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] ValkyrieLiberty:
Thanks

I have never used ANY of these programs, and was able to follow this tut 100%. Thanks :)
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] nerdBrain:
This is gorgeous! Can you build a WVGA version? Would love it for my DInc.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] whynot_:
Love swype and now even more so, thanks.....
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] stone_ship:
this one by Marurban is pretty similar and has a WVGA. For now, it's just going to be HVGA. You big screened people get all the good themes and such anyway

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=930306
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] nerdBrain:
Thanks. I actually knew about that one...I just think yours looks better ;). Let me know if you change your mind.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] 911jason:
I used Root Explorer to find the name of the Swype app to pull in ADB (com.swype.android.inputmethod-1.apk). However, when I issue the adb pull command, it can't find it.

This is what I get:

C:\android>adb pull data/app/com.swype.android.inputmethod-1.apk c:\android\

remote object 'data/app/com.swype.android.inputmethod-1.apk' does not exist​

What am I doing wrong?
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] 911jason:
I ended up using Root Explorer to copy the APK to the SD card, then followed all the steps from there. However, after compiling the new signed APK, the file size is way off - does that matter? Original file is 2,266KB, New file is 1,911KB. When I try to license the new one it says Registration of Swype failed. Rebooted and tried again with same result.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] 911jason:
No help? Anyone...?
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] dandrumheller:
I haven't had a chance to get back to troubleshooting my linux issues with getting this done, but wanted to mention there is a new version of swype installer available through the beta program - you might want to give that a shot for licensing if you haven't yet...
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] ninjajtm:
(then)

i believe it should start out "C:/Android/tools>adb pull. . .after that im confused on where to have it pulled to, since it keeps giving me the "it does not exist crap"
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] 911jason:
No, I've added adb to my environmental variables so I don't have to be in the tools folder to use the adb command. It works from any location.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] stone_ship:
Hey 911jason,

Sorry I have not checked on this thread in a while.

I think you need a "/" before "data"

I was able to get it by doing the following:

C:\android-sdk>adb pull /data/app/com.swype.android.inputmethod-1.apk

That puts the swype file in whatever directory you are running the command from, in this case my c:\android-sdk directory. You can of course specify where you want it to pull to.

Let me know if this works for you!

EDIT: I am in recovery and have mounted data from the partitions menu option on my phone when I am doing above...
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] stone_ship:
911jason,

I think you are caught in-between versions. I am guessing you applied the theme to Swype 2.17 and when you tried to license it, the Swype Installer updated itself and is expecting to license Swype 2.29. I just updated the 2nd post with instructions for dealing with Swype updates. Unfortunately, you will basically have to uninstall everything, download the newest official Swype, theme it, then install it so the Swype Installer has the most current version to deal with.

I just tried it and it works. BTW, my themed Swype APK is about 1,956 Kb and installs and licenses fine. I don't think your issue is caused by the file size. My themed files have less gradients, etc. which accounts for the difference in file size

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11380258&postcount=2
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] stone_ship:
Let me know if you still cant get it to work. I've updated the first 2 posts a little to be clearer. I don't use Linux, but #19 and #22 on Windows are just setting the compression level and choosing which project to focus on, so maybe there are Linux equivalents or trying ignoring those steps and see if it works?
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] 911jason:
You're my hero... that worked. Guess I should have figured that out myself, sometimes it's the dumbest things that trip us up, huh?

Okay, going through the process again now, starting with the most current version of Swype. I'll post back with results. Thanks guys!
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] 911jason:
That worked great this time... thanks!

P.S. The only thing that I don't think worked is the HEX code... I used the one in the instructions and it's orange. I assumed it was going to be green. No big deal, but I'm not going through that whole process again just to change it.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] stone_ship:
Yeah it is supposed to be orange. You did it right.

Thought it would be nice to throw in a complementary color. I was thinking of the orange in selection highlights, list scrolling glow, etc. in GB.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] 911jason:
Oh okay, cool... I thought it was going to be GB green. Thanks again for your work on this!
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] Javi97100:
So no one can post an apk but before u post just rename the ending to .Zip and when we download it we just rename it to. Apk and just install it?
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] CallMeAria:
I mount my /data partition in recovery.

This exactly what I type to do a pull:

cd C:/jason/desktop/aria/sdk/tools

'enter'

(this part you don't need if you have a cmd shortcut to your sdk tools folder)

adb pull /data/app/name of app.apk

'Enter'
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] flashkid:
The horizontal selection window is only activated on special input fields, like the url bar in the browser.

For normal text fields the normal swype window appears, even in landscape mode ;)

Just wanted to mention this here.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] stone_ship:
Yup! This is just a theme, not a mod in any way. All functionality is identical to original Swype.

The horizontal selection landscape thing is only on certain input fields with auto-suggestions, like Google search. Its not the same thing as the word choice window.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] Zico 10:
Great guide mate, took about 5 minutes to get everything up and running with no issues.
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] jrmiller125:
I love this theme, been using it for a few months now, but now my swype said it had expired, i tried re licensing but it still didn't work. So I went ahead and did the 3.0 update, will this still work with swype v3.0? Has anyone tried?

If not I guess i'll be the guinea pig :p
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] ashwanlewis:
I just modded my Swype 3.0 with this and it works fine with two exceptions.

The "trace" color doesn't change even though I found the hex value and changed it.

The new bar with suggestions as well as the default word doesn't change to be green (obviously since that feature wasn't there in Swype 2.0)
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] stone_ship:
I should update this for the new Swype, which I think is pretty impressive. Now that we have S-off, I was going to look into making a Metamorph, but haven't figured it out yet.

thanks for using the theme, I'll update the first post with the files for Swype 3!
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] LeifAlbor:
Just installed the existing patch over Swype 3.6.x. Worked a treat and looks awesome (obviously except for the trace line which was previously mentioned, and the new word suggestion box). Looking forward to the updated patch for Swype 3!
[HTC Aria Themes and Apps] creeve4:
Getting the following error when I attempt to decompile Swype.apk (3.25.91) with apk manager:

How are you getting it to decompile??
[HTC Aria General] Smalls1652:
So today while in class at college, my phone was acting very funky. I noticed that touch screen response was going crazy (Even the capacitive buttons were freaking out). Pushing on the screen would type randomly, bring the notification bar down, etc. Pushing on the capacitive buttons would usually do nothing, vibrate, or do the exact opposite it is suppose to do. I can usually alleviate the issue by turning the screen off and turning it back on, but it will only be responsive for a very short time.

So, I was thinking there was something wrong with my install of the CM 6.1.1 ROM, so I flashed the Liberated Aria FR008 ROM and... it does the same. So then I load the CM 7 (18 nightly) and it seems fine with it happening every now and then, but I don't want to use CM7 (Albeit great, it's sluggish and isn't up to what I want to use as my daily driver).

I've treated my Aria with care ever since I got it after my transfer from Alltel. I'm usually able to fix my own problems, but this one has me stumped. Any ideas as to why it's freaking out?
[HTC Aria General] cHarley04:
CM7 is now up to nightly 39 and there was a big improvement in speed/performance from 34 and later.
[HTC Aria General] Smalls1652:
I have 34 loaded right now (Just found it in my Dropbox folder); however, the touch screen is still very sensitive.
[HTC Aria General] FalseBuddha:
I've been having very similar problems with my Aria recently; unresponsive, misreads where my finger is, Swype goes nuts, but a quick lock/unlock will correct it for a little while. I thought it was just that my cracked screen was finally giving up. Now I'm downloading CM7 build 39 to see if it's something else.

EDIT: The CM7 build didn't help my problem. I'm upgrading to an Inpsire 4G tomorrow, but I might try a few more things first or while I'm rooting it.
[HTC Aria General] Smalls1652:
So I found my backup of the stock ROM and flashed it back on there. Still getting the same issue.

I upgraded the stock ROM to the "latest" AT&T version and I'm taking it into AT&T tomorrow.
[HTC Aria General] Marcossius:
perhaps its an isolated defect on your phone. hopefully your hardware is still under warranty, but alas we already flashed. maybe you can get a technician to look at it.
[HTC Aria General] Smalls1652:
Took it into the store and the guy said it's "shot". I'll be able to replace it under warranty.

I should be fine. I'm still confused about how the touch screen became unresponsive, and like I said... I'm usually able to figure this stuff out (Going to college for computer engineering).
[Galaxy Tab General] smali26:
after flashing to "Overcome v1.1.3 ♫ JMI is HERE and without the VM Bug!! ♫ 2/3/2011" i lost my market app. any way to get it back?

i found the Vending_2_2_11.apk and placed it on the SD card and browse to it using MY files and installed but everytime i go to setting to look at My Apps (purchased) it crashes. any ideas?

any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy Tab General] drdax:
I'm using overcome 113 after trying rotos jmi v2 which failed on usb. Works fine on my tab

Did you follow overcome instructions? Have u tried reflashing?

Btw mine is sim free but on O2 in uk.

Perhaps someone more techie can help

Dave
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
http://business.financialpost.com/2011/02/15/rim-refused-nokia-software-partnership-report/

Nokia Corp. recently held discussions with Waterloo, Ontario-based Research in Motion Ltd. over the possibility of a software partnership. Had the deal gone through, it would have seen Nokia smartphones running RIM’s BlackBerry operating system.​

OMG! those EGO maniacs at BlackBerry should be fired

They BB think they are too good for Nokia? they better think again, they are falling off the top fast.

if Nokia were running BB OS they would have been the perfect marriage.

I'd have picked up a device in a heart beep

BB & Nokia were made for each other, i can't believe those guys at BB didn't accept the partnership

no wonder there were those news articles about Nokia jumping from the burning pan to the fire (microsoft) LOL :p
[Nexus S General] willcpfc:
Lol yep, blackberry could have accessed some decent handsets. It is actually going to be quite interesting to see what happens to Nokia. I seriously cannot see them dominating ever again...what they got that nobody can match?
[Nexus S General] DKYang:
So Nokia is trying to partner up with every mobile software company that needs help other than iOS and Android. Interesting.
[Nexus S General] draugaz:
Nokia actually was talking to google too. It just did not get them anywhere.

Regarding RIM I actually don't know why would they want to do anything with Nokia.

They already have very decent hardware of their own, they don't really need symbian or any other Nokia OS, so what would they gain?

As a side note: three years ago Nokia closed their factory and R&D center in Germany and moved to Romania. Then came RIM and hired many of those engineers Nokia just put on the street. Those ~100 engineers are not much in the grand scale of things, compared to the headcount, but nonetheless. For example, BB Bold 9700 was the first BB model designed there.
[Nexus S General] onei0077:
Rim has antiquated screens on every phone. It's like 8-bit cell phones. If this happened I would grab one right away. So sad.
[Nexus S General] zorak950:
Cameras. Well, it's not so much that nobody can, just that they haven't.
[Nexus S General] draugaz:
Nokia: Hey RIM, I have that cool cooperation agreement with CarlZeiss and I know how to buy some Amoleds from my korean sources. Wanna marry me?

RIM: I don't want your stinkin' cameras and I do shopping myself! I am a serious businessman and cameras are for kids!

:)
[Nexus S General] Vulpix:
I hate the screens on every single BB phone that has been released in 2010 so far. It feels like I'm going back in time everytime I look at the screen.
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
Defiant Blackberry boss dismisses Nokia jibe

in a related news http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12468591

this is funny, how BB is getting all riled up, now that everyone is saying their doom by not accepting Nokia

LOL :p

BB still think they are in the top :rolleyes:
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] bubar:
Hello All

first thank you for all your jobs

and sorry for my bad english too ^^

I would like some help, i have a problem with the installation, and i hope it's not a noob question... I tryed to find the answer to the problem here in xda and in google but nothing...

So... i installed WP7 in my HD2. All fine. but when i try to call somewone. the call is happening. a can hear and speak. but black screen... Can't do nothing ! i can't hang off too !

the only way is holding off button to turn off the phone...

Does anyone had this problem ? Any idea to fix it ?

Thank you
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] PayAndDie:
On the top next to your speaker of the phone (front) is a light sensor. If you hold something on front of it than your screen goes black. I hope this is the problem :D
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] bubar:
I know about this light sensor. and i already tryed it. but nothing appen :(

si this is not the problem

i forget to say...i tryed 3 different WP7 Rom and always the same problem...
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Sakem:
3 differents roms...and the only one to have this problem ? :/

Hardware failure ? :( (defective proximity sensor)

No problem on WM 6.5 or Android roms ?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] bubar:
Oh no ! Tu as raison...

You are right... :(

the problem is hardware... The proximity sensor...

I had not this problem. I lent my phone to a friend. He give me it today. And i directly install WP7 so i trust the problem was from WP7...

But i tried now to install Android and WM 6.5 and same problem...

And my warranty is off :(

Thank you Sakem for resolved the problem