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[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] churro7:
can this be done without the need of needing a deodexed rom or theme?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirate_777:
Hi everyone, I'm new here, i did register a while ago but i do not sign in that often, i thought of getting an iPhone 4 but i never liked being constricted to an OS. I liked the Nexus S as it is way better than the iPhone for me.

Anyways i just got a brand new Nexus S but it didn't launch here, I'm living in Dubai and i need to root the Nexus S , well not really but if i didn't ill miss out the:

1.Arabic keyboard and Reading Arabic in websites,

2.I will miss out the market enabler, because here we r limited to the free apps only

*Plus I'm not sure if MMS will work because now its NOT working even with the "ETISALAT" APN settings provided, but the 3G did work.

So my questions are:

1. Do i need to Root ? if YES -which is the best way, and -do i need to backup and -how do i backup ?

2. If i did root will i lose my OTA updates that are coming from Google, if NOT then will they unroot my device if i installed them ?

3. Does anybody know how to enable Arabic and install the best or original Arabic looking keyboard for Nexus S ?
[Wildfire General] chiaotzu:
Hello all,

I'm looking for an application which will allow me to toggle my Wifi, Bluetooth, GPS, Mobile Internet, Hotspot, Auto Rotate without leaving any application. Because sometimes when you go into some application and needs to turn on Mobile Internet because wifi is not working, then you'll have to come to home screen to turn off wifi and then turn on mobile internet, instead of that, what if there was an application which will do as follows.

Long press home button, instead of displaying recent apps which I'm sure is of no use, it will display toggle switches from which you can turn on or off bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, Hotspot etc.

It will also allow option after press to select Toggle or Recent Apps. Optionally user will be able to set the desired behavior on long press of home button in the settings if he wants to directly open the toggle or recent apps or choose at runtime.

There are some applications which allows you to do this using search button, but most of the applications already use search button for in within application search, whereas they don't use home button for anything and long pressing home button won't interfere without any action in actual application.

Thanks for listening and I'd love if someone can find the application if already developed. If not, I just gave the idea for development of new tool. :)
[Wildfire General] jorgen2009:
Not sure if it's an option to you, but you can run cm7 nighties. In there you have the option to define any application to run after long pressing the home or search key
[Wildfire General] 3xeno:
Since you cant get the CM7 Nightlies, you can get some of the many applications that are listed in the Android Market which puts the toggle switches along with the notification bar. As I had specified in some other thread, here is a short list, just lifted from there:

* Extended Controls

* Bartender

* Bar Control

* Power Control Plus

* Widgetsoid

* Quickdesk

Hope they do work out for you.

Good Luck
[Wildfire General] chiaotzu:
Perfect. long press home button to start the popup of notification is sweet. That's exactly what I'm looking for. But as my wildfire came with 2.2.1, no root and no custom roms.

Have a look at above screen, I'm looking for something which will start the above screen. MySettings and Quick Settings does the job, but they won't start from some applications like Opera where even long pressing Search key brings the search bar. :(

So is there any way to add applications to home screen long press action. Why are they all insisting on using Search key long press instead of home key long press? :( :( :(

Does any of above applications provide the home screen long press initiation? Thank you. :)
[Wildfire General] 3xeno:
Did you try any of the applications I listed? They are placed along with the notification bar, something like this:

So, with that, although the disadvantage is that you cannot get so many settings on that as posted in your screen shot, the advantage is they are universally available everywhere, and, does not require any button presses. I would assume that the Search Key is the most preferred one for app developers, since, it is the "least" used key among the 4, simply because, even without the search key, almost all apps and even the home screens, have their own search functions and widgets.
[Wildfire General] chiaotzu:
The problem is, most of the applications including Opera hides the notification bar and there's no way to access those settings in Opera or the applications which hides the notification bar. Search key is least used, agreed. But the home key long press is something no application will ever use as it's a key which will let you exit the application. On the other hand, search key long press is used in Opera, Market and some other applications that I can't recollect at this point of time.

The problem with above applications list is, all of them are aiming at displaying toggles either on home screen or through notification bar, but none of them give us ability to choose the custom keys. I appreciate your help mate, but I'm looking for more specific thing.

Also I'd like to know from some developer if it's possible to assign custom application to home key long press without rooting? If not, may be that is the reason no one has come up with home key long press instead of search key long press.
[Wildfire General] kevin2516:
Launchkey lets you assign a custom app but only for long pressing search button.
[Wildfire General] 3xeno:
There are apps in the market that do this - but, they are only Task Manager Apps. More advanced versions of the default Android Task Switcher.

But, that's an idea as well. Many task switchers allow you to "stick" app shortcuts there. So, simply install one of the task switchers, add the shortcut to Quick Settings there, and, you should be able to use it without exiting Opera Mini / other apps.

This is probably an extremely long and tiring method, but nothing else comes to my mind. :p
[Wildfire General] chiaotzu:
Indeed, I don't know why everyone is sticking to long press of search key instead of long press of Home key, which I think is available on all android handsets, unlike search key on samsung galaxy phones.

Thanks for keeping up with me. I have tried the task switcher applications as you said, but I couldn't find an app which will be activated on long press of home key. Most of them again uses the search key or notification bar. Now I don't know if there are certain set of rules, but Android applications don't have coherent UI interface as compared to iOS. And that is the reason, I think Opera is in fault or we're expecting too much from our Mobile?
[Wildfire General] NickHu:
The long press button functions are "hard-coded" into the ROM, and Search is mapped to "Custom-Shortcut" or something like that; simply put, app developers can ONLY use long press Search. On CyanogenMod it's a different story, because they added additional code to open up the other buttons.
[Wildfire General] 3xeno:
Well, browsing the market, I found this app switcher which claims it works with the Home Key. Couldn't test it though, since it's a paid one:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.magouyaware.appswipe2

Even this one claims to do the same thing: (Again paid though)

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.magouyaware.quicklaunch

And one more, which seems exactly like what you are looking for:

https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.intuitit.android.p.powerstrip

Will keep looking for any free solutions and let you know.

EDIT: One Free Solution:

https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.conduction.swipepad.android

But, here's the catch. "Officially", it is not compatible with the Wildfire. So, you will have to look elsewhere for the APK and sideload it on your Wildfire,

Hope it works out.

Good Luck
[Wildfire General] NickHu:
Probably works with a listener service constantly running in the background or something; point is, it will always be better done in CyanogenMod, at system level :)
[Wildfire General] chiaotzu:
OMG, that did the trick. Thanks a million. Used the Quick Launch to start the MySettings app and it's perfect. It allows us to use home key, not a long press though as explained by NickHu. But it allows us to quick press it 2 times and set the maximum delay for which the action will be effective. Like if you set it to 500ms, after pressing Home button, it will wait for 500ms for you to press home button one more time. If you press home button in those 500ms, your specified application will open. If you don't do anything in those 500ms, it will perform the default home button behavior.

@NickHi, Perfect and always, it will be better at system level rather than at application level. But when I bought this Wildfire, I was on 2.2.1. So can't root, won't be able to install CyanogenMod or any other custom ROMs. So the above setting is working pretty good for me.

I'd like to know one more thing. How to get that notification setting which in turn is the best way to toggle in applications which shows you notification bar.

Kindly link me to the application which will add the panel in notification window. :)
[Wildfire General] 3xeno:
I listed these in the first post I made in the thread. You can check them out. ;)

* Extended Controls: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.extendedcontrols

* Bartender: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.miromind.bartenderlite and https://market.android.com/details?id=com.miromind.bartender

* Bar Control: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.schwimmer.android.barcontrol

* Power Control Plus: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.siriusapplications.eclairwidgets

* Widgetsoid: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jim2 and https://market.android.com/details?id=com.jim_donate

* Quickdesk: https://market.android.com/details?id=sg.ruqqq.quickdesk and https://market.android.com/details?id=sg.ruqqq.quickdeskpro

All of these add the toggles to the notification bar, as it is in my screenshot.
[Wildfire General] chiaotzu:
Thanks a lot. Everything is perfect now. The software is widgetsoid. Thanks a lot everyone who has helped me.
[Wildfire General] stuffynet:
Advice for widgetsoid (in case you don't know yet);)

If you want to have the widget ONLY in the notification bar choose the 5x1 type widget, after configuring the wanted widget uncheck the "open popup" in notification tab in widgetsoid (this so that the widget doesn't popup after the selection in the notification bar).

Also if you want something more simple search the market for status bar settings.

https://market.android.com/details?id=karson.app.SettingsBar

Cheers.
[Wildfire General] chiaotzu:
LOL yeah. Figured it out eventually. I was clicking on the toggles and every single time, there was this popup. Then did some trial and error, and got rid of it successfully. SettingsBar looks good, but will switch to it when few more toggles support comes i.e. Orientation toggle which is a must when reading something while sleeping, annoying little android keeps them switching in weird orientation making it impossible to read, thanks to lock orientation on Widgetsoid.

And It gave me some warning after I tried to made the 5x1 widget that "OMG ITS ONLY FOR BIGGER SCREENS AND BLABLA" :( So made the 4x1 widget, but I guess that doesn't make any difference at all, I have 8 toggles on it anyways. :D
[Epic 4G General] JewBastard:
Hi All,

First time post so forgive me please if i break any forum etiquette rules.

WARNING NOT CONFIRMED SAFE FOR ROOTED EPICS!!!!!!

Just downloaded the Froyo 2.2 update from The Samsung support site & installed. works great no problems!!!

Easy install too, just do as follows:

1. Copy & Paste this link into your browser

http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa...ID=2&PROD_SUB_ID=557&PROD_ID=559&AT_ID=369340

2. Follow step by step instructions. (Works for Mac or PC Confirmed)

3. Enjoy Froyo.
[Epic 4G General] NoSoMo:
Yawn, much to do tomorrow......

And this and 2 other methods were already posted.....including how to do it via the phone with no PC needed.

::yawn::
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wickedd:
Okayy, so

i want to get started with all the " Rooting " and installing those awesome " Custom Roms " But of course i have a couple of questions. Since its the first time i am experimenting with android devices. I jailbreaked my iPhone but i already found out that its not quite the same as rooting and installing custom roms.

Now about the questions.

I am a poor scholar with no money and can't afford it to lose my cellphone So. what is the chance of bricking my desire hd meanwhile the rooting process ? i already googled a few times but can't seem to find anyone who bricked it am i right ?

And is there somewhere a list where all the terms will be explained ?

like S-OFF Hboot the diffrence between Clockworkmod and Cynogenmod and all of that ?

Many Many Thanks ! ( And i would thank you even more if you hit that reply button :'D )
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkoljo:
Nobody has bricked a Desire HD yet while rooting or S-OFFing it, so it is relatively safe. The process itself is considered dangerous, but for example my S-OFF tools check so much things before continuing, that there should not be a problem.

Check the android dev subforum, there is a sticky roll up thread that contains useful links. Read the introductory guide first, it explains a lot of things.

ClockworkMod: a custom "application" in your phone, that can flash (write) any ROM (custom software including operating system). It does not depend on the OS, so it is useful for even the most hopeless situations where your system does not boot for whatever reason.

CyanogenMod on the other hand is simply a ROM, based on years of hard work. It does not contain HTC Sense.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jm1973:
I think it is only really possible to brick your phone when doing the ENG S-OFF.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluFfke:
Read carefully, do the right steps and you have 5% risk to all of it i guess
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gopichand2810:
Can u plz tel me the rooting what steps have to do after rooting and how can I install froyo for my x10mini....thanx

Sent from my E10i
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FluFfke:
Check Android Development... cant be very different from it :)

Good Luck
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wickedd:
Okay i wanted to get started, found this tutorial on the interwebz

http://hemorrdroids.net/how-to-root-s-off-and-install-custom-roms-on-the-desire-hd/

thought this was exactly what i wanted to do but now i'm already stuck when i want to downgrade it ?

The first time when i did the last adb shell it gave me the "#" wich should mean it is not right, i am pretty sure i dont have a temp root because i haven't done anything to my phone until today.

So i tried the steps again but when i hit enter while entering this command:

adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter

i get the following error : mmap<> failed. Operation not permitted

I won't continue if i get an error so.. any help OR another tutorial wich gives me exactly what i want ?

A reboot of the device seems to work thanks anyways.

Downgraded my device succesfully.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PHPanos:
I rooted my phone for the first time two days ago and I got the same error as you did. I tried just of curiousity to change this command:

"adb shell /data/local/tmp/psneuter"

To this:

"adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/psneuter"

And it solved my problem, let me know if it helped.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirnavid:
hi i have i9000 that have usercode at startup

and have problem 3 Combination Disabled .

i want only go to recovery mode.for hard reset and dont want to flash it.
[Vibrant General] IAIRonI:
Out of the box I have 190mb free. This isn't supposed to be normal is it? Did Samsung/T-Mob really put .8gb worth of **** on here?
[Vibrant General] smashpunks:
190 mb rom left? Thats sad.
[Vibrant General] IAIRonI:
^Exactly. That's why I don't know if mine has a problem or that's just how it is. I'm hoping more people with the phone come in and comment
[Vibrant General] HeavyComponent:
Same situation here so yours don't have a problem, I think this is just how it is out the box.
[Vibrant General] mingkee:
I caught it the day it launched.

It's the same pic I posted in another thread.

T-Mobile and Samsung need to explain the application storage problem. It's not better than nexus one if the storage isn't that much.
[Vibrant General] tyyamamoto:
It does indeed have 1gb total internal with only 190mb free for apps. I can't install anything past the 50mb left mark though...keeps telling me the memory is insuficient and to delete apps 1st...Called Tmobile tech and they said they hadn't heard of that issue yet. I'm sure developers will be able to make some changes to rooted phones and bring back some lost storage so I'm not too worried. It won't be quite as easy to use Clockwork recovery and flash a new ROM though since there might not be enough free room to put the rom on the internal storage. I'm sure we can use ODIN to put a new one on though...
[Vibrant General] epakrat75:
Galaxy S 4G section now available for all relevant posts...

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1065
[Galaxy Tab General] chaos67731:
Hope this helps some people out around here!
[Galaxy Tab General] kenfly:
This should be a sticky... Just Saying
[Galaxy Tab General] chaos67731:
Thanks,

I tried to make sure I typed it as good as I could so people like me (mess things up often) would be able to pull it off and host all files I use so that nothing will change.

But I would like someone to look it over and make sure I did not miss something. We are all human after all. :)

And if there needs to be any other images people can think of to help more people out I will be more than happy to add them.
[Galaxy Tab General] kenfly:
I cannot find ANY tuts like this for flashing roms, recovery, ect. You, my newfound friend, are the first. We need more exactly like this.
[Galaxy Tab General] ap77:
This is great stuff. I messed up a bunch of junk on my VZ galaxy tab and would like to go back to stock. Question about this guide: I've converted to ext4. Can I still follow the steps in this tutorial to return to stock or is there anything else that I need to do first? Thanks very much!
[Galaxy Tab General] Bobby Buggs:
This post made even a retard like me dangerous enough to want to try flashing. Bump for the ext4 answer
[Galaxy Tab General] ap77:
Took the plunge anyway. Seems to have worked. Great tutorial!
[Galaxy Tab General] fonixmunkee:
Had previously used Koush's bootstrapper from the market to convert the file systems to ext4. Later tried to install KhasMek Voodoo Plus v3 kernel on my VZW tab and it nuked it (prob cause I did something wrong). Using these instructions, I got back to stock. Now to boot strap again and try, try again!

Thanks for the guide :)
[Galaxy Tab General] chaos67731:
Yeah, I think I get it wrong more than I get it right. :)

Last weekend I did this like 3 times in an hour.

Happy it is helping a few people out.
[Galaxy Tab General] fonixmunkee:
chaos67731, I saw in another thread you were having a hard time getting Koush's boot strapper from the market to work. Did you ever get a resolution for that?
[Galaxy Tab General] chaos67731:
No, I tried a few times and did not have any luck. The only thing I am looking to customize with the Tab is really to have it over clocked a little.

I just got the Evo so after I am done setting that up and getting everything worked out I am going to try again.

But if I remember right when ever I run Koush's boot strapper the tab reboots and goes in to recover mode and starts to flash something. (I think, cant seem to remember 100% right now) . Then I get stuck on the Samsung screen..

At that point I am not able to boot back in to recovery mode to wipe anything, but I can boot in to download mode and restore the Tab.

I think I have to be missing something simple?
[Galaxy Tab General] fonixmunkee:
Got the bootstrapper from the market to work again on my VZW Galaxy Tab. Formatted the SD card and then tried it again...it worked great after that!
[Galaxy Tab General] chaos67731:
Maybe I am missing something?
[Galaxy Tab General] Ando_3000:
hi after restore to stock my screen in blank??help me
[Galaxy Tab General] gonzo1082:
this was perfect

you wrote the directions clearer than water bro. thanks! i was dinking around for the 1st time with the tab and screwed something up. i'm back in business!
[Galaxy Tab General] themikeg:
Your the best... got it first time :) Great work

- The Mike G.
[Galaxy Tab General] mweich:
Had a scary night last night with the old computer/phone/exclamation point error screen but this tutorial helped me out. Thanks a ton.
[Galaxy Tab General] langhizo89:
THANK YOU!

Thanks man! My Galaxy Tab (us cellular branded) was gone after a flash attempt gone bad (black screen and nothing more), but thanks to this tutorial it's finally back to life!!

I LOVE YOU MAN!
[Galaxy Tab General] newbapotamous:
VZW Custom Kernel

So out of curiosity, is the Bootstrapper the only way to get a custom recovery set up for the Verizon tab? I used z4root and got the root access, but since then, I haven't had an opportunity to flash roms or kernels because of the lack of a custom recovery. Anybody think they could help ?
[Galaxy Tab General] leapinlar:
No the whole thing with heimdahl.

Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
[Galaxy Tab General] tinpanalley:
I don't know how to add individual elements into heimdall 1.4.0 so I have to use 1.1.1
[Galaxy Tab General] leapinlar:
That is the version you are supposed to use with cubed3.

Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
[Galaxy Tab General] tinpanalley:
Ok, great.

I've got a frozen Verizon screen and when I reboot to recovery I get 3e.
[Galaxy Tab General] leapinlar:
I told you you had to boot to cwm with software, not the keys. The keys take you to stock.

Did heimdahl say it was successful?

Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
[Galaxy Tab General] tinpanalley:
Yes. Heimdall says it's successful, then it reboots to the splash screen but freezes. If I try to reboot, it's no difference. I can't boot to the OS.
[Galaxy Tab General] leapinlar:
The only thing I can think of is your prior messing with other ROMs has somehow modified the partitions so they are not usable by stock or stock-like (cubed3) ROMs. This thread and others like it are really for getting back to stock from slightly modified ROMs. Try looking at some other threads like CM10 to see if there are any clues in them for fixing the partitions.

I really hesitate to mess with these devices as they do brick easily. I bricked mine and had to move on to a GT2.

Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
[Galaxy Tab General] tinpanalley:
Do you mean to check at the CM site to see about fixing partitions on this tab? That might be a problem as the forum for this tablet is closed.
[Galaxy Tab General] leapinlar:
No, I meant the forums here.

Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
[Galaxy Tab General] need_elf:
thanks to topic master, it was so helpfull last years!

but recently i discover 2.3.5 stock

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2383201

also i need 10 messages here
[Galaxy Tab General] Terror_1:
This site is rubbish it keeps tossing 403 errors and canceling the download, I've even got 300mbs bi-directional and I can't get the file.

If you hit the repartition button you should be okay but you'll need the pit file to do that. I am working on restoring 36 of these back to stock but can't find an ODIN package that will work to get it back to normal.

I've got 2 so far that are SUPERBRICKED.... so I've got that, which is nice.
[Galaxy Tab General] need_elf:
that site is really strange, but It's worth it. Just use autodownloaders.