yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chimpsnest:
+1 on that, they've only ever said 1st quarter 2011, so it's not late yet and I think the CS Reps, BB people and Verizon corporate people all read the same crap we do. They don't know anything more than we do.

As far as the BB pre-order goes, BB did tell me "it should be sometime next week" when I put the cake down before V-Day, I have confidence that if I wanted to return the card I could based on the fact that it's been longer than that.

Oh well, running Gingerbread on my Eris now so I'm happy for the meantime!

:D
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iseedeadpeople:
yeah all this hype over these phone is starting to wear out so I guess ill just wait atleast my overly anticipation for it has subside, I have my droid inc and nexus s to tide me over..lol! now if that 2.3.3 from google comes out ill be a happy camper...
[Fascinate General] smilepak:
FYI...

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mapquest.android.ace
[Fascinate General] hoppermi:
Hmmm. Gonna have to try this out.
[Fascinate General] superchunkwii:
cool. Always good to have choices.
[Off-topic] jportz:
Look, I get that SamsungJohn is trying to open the lines of communication. Here's the problem, he's not giving anything back. If you want to know how we all feel, just read the boards, I think you'll get the point. Ergo, why you showed up here John. You guys have already read the boards, you know what our complaints and desires are. So, you really have only two options at this point. Since you've already outed Samsung for monitoring the XDA boards (by showing up here in the frst place), you can:

1. Continue the "what, who, me?!?" routine and waste our (and your own time)

or

2. Tell us the truth about our concerns

SPOILER ALERT: *****Choosing option one will remove customers from your current base. Choosing option two, while it may not increase your customer base, may have an effect on your word of mouth advertising (which will probably have an effect on your Tab 10.1 sales versus the Xoom [FYI and unrelated, leaving USB off the 10.1 was a seriously bad idea]).*****

Just food for thought from a long time lurker here.

;)
[Off-topic] mcbessey:
I pretty much agree...That said, if SSJohn had done this three or four months ago, he would have been welcomed, but showing up this late, after everyone's patience has gone and he is reaping what his bosses have sown.
[Off-topic] cdwhit:
From what I see, he was here to generate favorable press. By showing up and claiming to be official he garnered stories in a numbers of web mags and blogs about "Samsung reaching out to the community". Now that he's faded away? I haven't seen a mention, and if it's brought up they can always show how the community wouldn't work with them.

PR 101
[Off-topic] Johnnie5000:
I don't get why they waited to bother with sending this John guy so late in the game. Everyone is already pissed. Sending in some PR goob to do half-assed damage control will just make it worse on Samsung.
[Off-topic] souljaboy:
i dunno if ya know but the european galaxy s phone has had froyo for months , and the hardware is about 99.999% same , clearly its not an issue of "its not ready yet" but business politics
[Off-topic] dr_gibberish:
Epic 4g Froyo source released

Not sure if SamsungJohn had anything to do with it but the source for the Epic 4G Froyo release scheduled for Monday has been released this morning (See the Epic dev section). I've never seen that happen before - source released before an update.

So... can we cut him some slack and just see what happens?
[Off-topic] Captainkrtek:
I agree
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yumunum:
Right now I'm using CM 6.1.1 on my Nexus One. When I flashed CM for the first time I wiped my SD card right after I installed the ROM, so I really don't remember too much about what happened to my apps or anything like that. So, my question is, if I want to install CM 7, can I just wipe my phone with ROM manager right before installing it, and then not wipe my SD card afterwards? Will the apps, pictures, ect., that is on my SD card right now magically appear untouched on CM 7? I guess I'm just not sure how the SD card contents will be affected when flashing ROMs, and I'm not sure if after you flash a new ROM, the ROM can use all of the stuff that's on your SD card just like the ROM you had before did.. Does that kinda make sense? I feel dumb for asking all this. Also, when I save a backup of my ROM, the backup will just be a copy of all of my phone's internal memory and the operating system, right? And when I wipe my phone and install a new ROM, the new ROM just replaces all of my phone's old contents? So if I ever flashed my original ROM again, it'd bring back all of my phone's contents, system memory, operating system, apps installed on the phone, ect?

Thanks for taking the time to read my long, poorly written batch of questions Help would be very very appreciated!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
SD card isn't touched when flashing ROMs.

You can restore your backup and it'll be all like it was.

If you use DT A2SD - things start being more complicated.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hollow.Droid:
Yes, you can leave your SD contents as is, they won't be touched.

Pictures, Music, Videos etc that are stored on the SD card will remain untouched by flashing a new ROM, however apps are a different story. Basically you've got two main types of Apps on SD cards. The first is froyos implementation which is basically used to free up space on the phone memory but will not survive a wipe or flashing a new ROM. The alternative is Dark Tremors A2SD which uses a dedicated partition on your SD card (Created through recovery) to store apps by tricking the system into thinking the folder on your SD card is actually on internal memory. Once a new ROM is installed over the current (Which obviously must use DT A2SD also) these apps should be available again with their settings etc remaining.

Again, all data/media remains but apps require A2SD or its variants.

When you backup/nandroid you take a screenshot of sorts of your system. By default I think most recovery images save the boot, system, data and cache partitions when a backup is being made. Certain recoveries offer to backup other partitions such as sd-ext (Where A2SD stores the apps). Backups are designated by folders with a time stamp, I personally rename these to reflect the contents e.g. MM.v.20 tells me this is MicroMods v.20 of his GB ROM. Obviously yours will differ but I find this keeps things organised. Basically think of nandroid as the Android equivalent of Acronis true image or Norton Ghost for the PC. It lets you create any number of backups which will restore your device to the exact state at the moment of backup.

A newly flashed ROM will basically restore your device to factory settings but on the new ROM. Once you've signed in to your Google account certain settings and content will be automatically downloaded e.g. Calendar appointments, Contacts. Other settings will not be restored e.g. Display brightness, alarms.

Nope, again it would return to the factory settings. However you can restore nandroid backups you have made of your original ROM which would return the system exactly to its previous state.

Basically if you're on a stock ROM it won't have A2SD. If you wish to use A2SD from now on then find a ROM which uses it, partition your SD card appropriately (Plenty of guides around) and you'll have minimal problems moving from ROM to ROM. As for Nandroid you'll find that most ROM devs recommend wiping all data from the phone (Not SD card) before flashing their ROM. Otherwise files or settings from other ROMs can cause some undesired effects on your current one.

Good luck and get reading the Nexus wiki, it's very helpful for these types of questions :)

Note: For some reason I vaguely remember someone noting that Froyos A2SD can be used to move apps to another ROM or at least the base app itself (If not the individual setup/settings) but I can't seem to find any info after a quick Google and it never interested me enough to look into it further. Perhaps someone can clear this up?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shreyas1122:
I dont think thats true.. suppose it's formatted during a wipe.. titanium backup serves the purpose like a charm.. (with all the settings for the apps and the resumes for the games) :)

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wiggz:
I have a similar question to the OP. I use a 1GB EXT through DT's A2SD. If I wanted to flash a new ROM would the following be my step-checklist?

1 - Nand backup (just in case)

2 - Backup apps with Titanium

3 - wipe system data & cache

4 - flash new rom

5 - restore apps?

I'm just wondering what the procedure is to keep the apps in A2SD on a new flash without re-setting up.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shreyas1122:
yeah that would be fine..

btw 1: if you upgrading a cm nightly, you need not wipe system n cache..

2: if you do a titanium backup before, then you can finish all the steps in the recovery in one go..

n I dint quite get what you are asking. but from what I know, apps 2 sd folder (ie android.secure) is erased in a wipe.. that isnt changing

Sent from my Nexus One
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wiggz:
shreyas - thanks for your help.

I understand the A2SD (EXT) partition onthe sd will be wiped, but I'm assuming I would have to do nothing to get the new rom to see the ext and use it?

That's really my question. Would recovering my apps from Titanium push them back on the A2SD location or would I need to install A2SD again?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shreyas1122:
i don't think so..

I suppose that the pro version must support the direct a2sd.. but give it a try.. if it dosent work then you have do manually..

Sent from my Nexus One
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] john_d1974:
hi, what the best software/app to do a backup of a desire hd?

only had it a week but have temp rooted and will probably put a different rom on at some point, if i dont brick it.....................................................the phone that is :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MacDegger:
I used to use a couple of programs to backup data before I flashed. Now I have MyBackup, although I have never actually used it (and it seems to like to phone home) ... but it seems rather complete.

You might also want to use an app to move your apps to the sdcard, so you don't loose them during a flash either. Not sure if that works totally (what with apps registering intents and activities etc), but it's worth a try.

Also, try some searches here to see what people use. I've seen a lot on the subject, so you should probably have done that first instead of posting your question, as many people have posted such questions before :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] DonS:
I dropped by a local AT&T store to check out the Inspire and the sales rep mentioned that if I upgraded from my HTC Tilt 2, I needed to get a new SIM with a 4g data plan. He said that my existing SIM would not have access to any data in the Inspire. I doubt the SIM cards themselves are really different. They are just probably entered into the AT&T database under different data plans.

So if I do that, can I put the new 4g SIM back into my older HTC Tilt 2 and still get data?

I have to support many different phones and I need to be able to move my SIM around.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
Man do they TRAIN these reps at all?

The 4G sim is for LTE. I have a 3G sim and my data works just fine.

The 4G sim is supposed to be backward compatible.
[HTC Inspire 4G] davwman:
3g here working fine

Inspire (rooted)

Leedroid v2.0.0

TELUS kernel
[HTC Inspire 4G] matt_b:
i've got an old 3g sim and i've been connected to h+ with dl speeds upwards of 3.5 mb/s.

as stated, the 4g sim is for lte, not hspa+...the inspire doesn't even accept lte 4g.
[HTC Inspire 4G] DonS:
The sales rep even showed my a memo in a book that stated the 3g SIM would not allow access to ANY data in the Inspire.

So it wasn't the sales rep's fault, he was given bad information.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
Gotcha. My sales guys said he was headed to a training on the new 4G phones this weekend. I knew more than he did :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] luvmygadgets:
My rep never even mentioned having to change my data plan if I upgraded to 4G. He did, however, mention that they did need to train the reps on the phones that are released...it took him a few minutes to remove the battery door (I was so hoping he wouldn't scratch up the phone before I got to use it - but, he didn't), and I even had to tell him where the SIM and SD cards went (he was looking for it in the battery area, but I noticed there was a door at the bottom that might come off - BINGO!).

AT&T really does need to provide more training for the CS reps. I'm glad I didn't have to change anything; even found a feature I wasn't using that saved me $10 when he removed it (from when I was with Cingular). I also asked about state employee discounts, and am now getting a 15% discount off my monthly bill. SWEEEEEEEEEEET!
[HTC Inspire 4G] sheanzyy:
I just took the 3G SIM out of my Nexus One... handed it to the AT&T sales rep...and kept my unlimited data plan.

I get H+ and I get very good speeds with no issue at all. Hmm..
[HTC Inspire 4G] waltah!:
The training is there, but it's up to the reps to take it seriously. They had trainings before release on each new phone and detailed instructions to reference. Unfortunately, many just click through the training and ignore the instructions. Btw, every rep was trained regarding the differences between hpsa+ plans vs previous data plans as well as differences between sim cards.
[HTC Inspire 4G] nuclearkittyeater:
I have the inspire and was having some issues with dropped calls and dropped data. When i talked to the store reps they didnt know anything (go figure) when i called the corporate tech guys they told me to look at my sim card. If there is a 25 in the serial number then i have the right sim card for the phone, that it is the one that will connect to 4g when it comes. I looked at the sim card i was using when i was having the problems and it didnt have the 25 in the numbers, but since i got a new one that does i havent had any issues.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ashies7:
This was a great question. I had had the captivate and while rooted was getting the h in my signal area, and when I upgrades to the inspiewss VERY. Shocked I didn't need a new sim. I remember when the 3g ones came out and what a big deal that was.. all very interesting
[HTC Inspire 4G] nielp96:
Specs say there no LTE chipset in the inspire 4G like the thunderbolt
[HTC Inspire 4G] ViperXIV:
I moved from a 3Gs to my Inspire and didn't get a new sim. Just popped the one I had into my Inspire and told me I was good to go. I didn't have to get rid of unlimited data or anything.
[HTC Inspire 4G] dusto2k3:
haven't had issues with the sim card im my inspire....i've been using it for 3.5 years now.
[HTC Inspire 4G] brad_wp:
Your "4G" sim will work in the Tilt 2 as a back-up. I did your exact upgrade (Tilt2-Inspire), and have popped the "4G" sim into my Tilt 2 to do a couple things on the network and it's worked just fine. My old 3G sim card was de-activated when I activated my "4G" so I can't speak to the Inspire working with a 3G sim. Might get better data speed till AT&T's real 4G comes online if it works though.

Like some of the others I was a little worried about losing unlimited when the CSR (did my upgrade over the phone) started talking about a new data plan, but at least this time they aren't stealing unlimited away from their customers.
[HTC Inspire 4G] intermission:
I just upgraded to my inspire a week or so ago, and I have the same sim that was in my Iphone 3g. I do notice that me data connection is not stable, the speed fluctuates anywhere from .4 mbps to 6.5 mbps. Would the 4g sim cure this?
[HTC Inspire 4G] ashies7:
No, the 4g sim does not have any effect on anything at this point. Same speed results and everything.
[HTC Inspire 4G] l Frosty l:
I used my micro-sim from my iphone 4 in my inspire and it worked perfectly. However i did get that new "4G" sim when i went to the ATT store bc i was told i needed it. :cool:
[HTC Inspire 4G] schinner16:
i just ran speed test....my sim card does say 3g i believe

anyways running 10 times these are my numbers

***3.5 mb/s down and 1.19 mb/s upload***

im using leedroid 3.0.3 with leedroid kernel 3.1.1
[HTC Inspire 4G] projectdownset:
4g sim is for LTE only. There is no need for it in the inspire. Some of our reps are iPhone dumb.
[Desire General] diezehn:
Hello,

since I have my Desire (aprox. 6 month), sometimes (~1 of 10) incomming calls get aborted immediately after call acceptance. The call statistics shows call with 0 seconds duration. Replaced my Desire but still the the same problem. Provider is Vodafone/Germany, SIM card is new. May be some issues with mode (GPRS, WCDMA) switching ?

Currently I set mode fix to GSM, see if this changes the behaviour...

best regards

Juergen
[HTC Inspire 4G] Imaano:
I have the Inspire and I used to have Handcent SMS messaging application on my old phone. I would like to know, how could I make Handcent the default application for messages? Right now, I am using both Handcent and the stock Messages. When I receive a message, I receive two copies, one for each inbox. How could I set the messages to come only to Handcent?

Thank you
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
go into the default messaging app and turn off notifications.

Also in settings/applications find the default mms program and clear defaults.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Imaano:
I would like to completely stop it. Not just disable notifications. I dont know if I am making sense.

When I go to

Settings-Applications-Manage applications-"ALL"- Messages

the "clear defaults" button is grayed out, and I cannot click on it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
the htc messaging app can't be removed and is always listening for a message. turning off notifications is the best you're going to do. If clear defaults is grayed out then handcent is already set as your default.
[HTC Inspire 4G] matt_b:
truth. i tried deleting the original mms apk via adb before and using only handcent. the result was i could send messages with handcent, but could no longer receive anything.

the built in messaging app doesn't take up a lot of room or anything.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Imaano:
Both of the app's buttons are grayed out. By disabling all notifications, would i still receive messages in that inbox?
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
yeah but as you delete them in handcent they'll delete in htc. The program isn't an inbox anyway it's an interface. The messages aren't duplicated in your phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Imaano:
Ok, Thank you for your help and time.
[HTC Inspire 4G] gunnyman:
no problem that's why we're here :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] lampz:
hey

im still rcving the BOTH SMS

with Handcent and default SMS messenger.

theres NO OPTION for DEFAULT SET i cant click on it..

i already DID uncheck the notification at the MESSENGER DEFAULT

and i enabled the NOTIFICATIOn at Handcent SMS

and i still get notification at the Default SMS.. its really anoying
[HTC Inspire 4G] JaysFreaky:
You need to turn off auto-retrieve in the default messaging app settings. It's near the bottom.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ccristal:
Hi!

It's been a couple of days now that my lock screen password - which is enforced by one of the corporate apps I have installed - gets "forgotten" every time I take the battery out. On reboot, I get the password entry keyboard but the original password does no longer work, and I have no idea what to input.

Does anybody have any idea what's going on? I am using prj's Desire 0.3.2 + magldr 1.13.

Thank you!

ccristal
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henchman:
After a bad flash my Vibrant is not seeing my internal sd card.

Is there a way to reformat?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] regP:
Settings -> SD card and phone storage -> under phone storage select Format SD card.

Before you do that I would try flashing the mounting fix that was posted a while back in clockwork though. That might help.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henchman:
I cant install clockwork as no appa can be instalked.

The format in swttings doesnt woek.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcghee1973:
you have to press unmount first
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henchman:
There is no amount option for the internal card.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] regP:
What ROM are you on? You should see this...

What happenes when you hit Format SD card under phone storage?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henchman:
I am talking about the internal not external Sd card.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] regP:
Phone storage is the internal memory.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henchman:
Aka internal Sd card.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] regP:
The same thing...

Hitting Format SD card under the phone storage part of the screen will format the internal memory. If that doesnt work you should odin back to stock and reflash whatever ROM you want.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henchman:
Formatting storage card does nothing.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] regP:
Odin back to stock then reflash your ROM.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henchman:
Already done that twice.

Hence my question.

Is there a way ie through adb to format the internal Sd/storage memory
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EncryptedFile:
This thread is relevant to my interests.

I have attempted to odin, and heimdall back to stock, but either the guide here on XDA is severely outdated, or something is wrong with my vibrant.m (followed steps to a T, but to no avail)

I am extremely technologically adept so anyone willing to talk me through this won't be assisting grandpa through a reformatting, and re-installation of the latest version of windoze operating system on their virus ridden store bought PC so to speak, but rather would be helping out a fellow modder restore his phone, and squeeze a few more months out of it before being forced to upgrade.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

//edit

obviously i can get into the bootloader, recovery, and download mode, but cannot load any rom because i get the error cannot write to lums message.

I too flashed probably once too many times, and something corrupted my internal SD card on my SGS Vibrant, and there's no way to reformat it that I know of.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsgun357:
Are you locked out of the internal SD ie the EU bug?

What ROM were you running when you tried Odin?

Does Odin recognize your device, do you have a lighted com port?

Which version of Odin did you try?

Which files did you plug in on Odin?

And have you tried the AIO toolbox?

No tickee, no laundry!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EncryptedFile:
sorry I didn't see this reply earlier, but since my last posting I bit the bullet and upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy Note 2.

I would however like to see if I could still repair my vibrant for use as another android phone to play with. Odin, etc. all recognize and will flash my phone, but in cwm I can't flash any roms. I it says something about unable to write to lums?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] creeve4:
Anyone know where the image or xml setting is to change the gray color at the bottom of the TouchWiz Calendar?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] creeve4:
bump

Anyone?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] creeve4:
Posted the wrong image link, now you should be able to see what I am asking about.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepsiyin:
Who can give me this wallpaper.? Thank you ....
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buddha:
Ask the man who put that.

PM him ;)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amtzone:
see his name down there.... SEMPITERNAL ....ask him...:D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msprahalad:
I too need it!

It's lovely:)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babu:
try Google Goggles from your phone to find it
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pepsiyin:
You help me find the next
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umair_903:
Hi

I can't wipe my ext3 partition can I wipe it with a zip