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[EVO 4G General] Justin.G11:
My biggest problem right now is the locked/encrypted bootloaders. If I can't easily hack/mod my Phone OS .... honestly the EVO may be my last android phone. I like the EVO a lot ... but honestly mostly for MIUI. The stock android OS is horrible ... absolutely dreadful. One of two things will need to happen for me to stay with android and not jump ship with the iPhone masses:

1. Google has to put some real dev. time and power into redoing their default UI. The current one sucks. By any standard it's horrible.

2. Phone devs need to release unlocked phones so the dev community can thrive and thus i can put my own ROM on it.
[EVO 4G General] swaze:
Dont buy motorola then.
[EVO 4G General] phobos512:
Um, no.

The $45 data plan has 4GB of data and tethering. The $25 data plan has 2GB of data and no tethering. 4GB and tethering together don't cost $70 additional on top of the voice plan...No idea where you got that from.

I have one coming from Amazon but they were backordered by the time I placed my order (worth it to get it for only $129, $70 less than my EVO the first weekend it was out). I'm going to keep the Atrix for the 30 days I'm allowed and use it and see how I like it and if I'm not satisfied it's going back. In the meantime I'm keeping my EVO. If I keep the Atrix I'll EBay my EVO. Things are selling like hotcakes lately. I'll get more than enough to pay my ETF with Sprint if I go that route.
[EVO 4G General] Justin.G11:
Kind of my point .... but on a larger scale I may leave android all together. EVERYONE is trying to make their boot loaders tougher except for Google themselves ... who can't seem to release a phone anyone would want.

So if there will be a constant drive to squash a healthy dev community then the base product will need to be perfect ... and sadly Android isn't it. The community has now outgrown the product. Still no hardware acceleration. Still no video chat in the base os. Simple tasks like 3 way calling are 10x more complicated than on an iphone. Huge square menu buttons that look like they were made in a high-school intro-to-programming project.

Android is not the new 1.x it used to be.. It's no longer "fresh but rough aroudn the edges" ... its getting into 3.0 where its "rushed and sloppy" as those rough edges are still there and there seems to be no driver behind cleaning it up.

Wrong thread to rant in, I suppose ... but it's getting really hard to care about things like Atrix when it's going to be running 2.2.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
On topic, this is a good point.

Everyone is upset because Sprint doesn't have any new phones announced yet.

But 2.2 isn't even dual-core coded. [I believe 2.4 is?]

So having a dual-core at this moment is kinda a moot point.

By the time the Atrix gets 2.4 there will be dual-core for Sprint/T-mobile/Verizon. ;)
[EVO 4G General] vbetts:
My bad, but now I doubt that the Evo felt faster in Google maps seeing it's against a9. Changes everything. :D

The build Motorola made for 2.2 might have some dual core optimizations, but most likely probably just able to see both cores.
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] moky2008:
After posting my app (WP7 Android Launcher), I've got some suggestions of implementing live tiles.

While this might not be an easy process I'am willing to give it a try.

Please let me know what kind of live tiles would you like and what do you mean by live tiles (for me alive tile would be for example a weather tile that would update it's info on a 1h.. or so fixed interval).
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] soneracar:
Weather is a must. I would also like to see contact tiles that rotates to status updates, photo album from flickr-sdcard-facebook album, maybe even a tile that lets you update your status by directly typing into one of the tiles kinda like motoblur, a calendar, maybe a folder tile that would open a folder so we can have like a game tile and a favorite apps tile.
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] azncoolprince:
I like to see, atleast, the contacts as live tile. Now, it would blow away WP7 if you could make the photos tile live as well.

Thanks,

AzN
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] matthew33:
naked chicks!!!
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] bazinga:
LOL!

I'd like to see that too.
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] NYGraFFit1:
x2 on teh nehked muchachas lol
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] GoCkillaz:
1.) Weather Tile that updates once per hour

2.) Dialer Tile that turns red when you have a missed call

3.) Message Tile which turns a different color when you have a new message.

4.) Gmail Tile which changes color when you get an email. [If you can make it so if you get an email with a colored label, it turns into the color of the label, etc, ie red for work, yellow for starred, etc etc etc]
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] XsceneXhippieX:
if youre looking for a major challenge id say attempt to make a tile that could be similar to sense ui's friend stream, maybe the messaging tile could show the unread count and pan to the latest unread message and then back, and maybe a calendar that shows a few recent entries, (the friendstream tile idea might only be usable if the feature of expanding tiles to take up more than one tile-space could be incorporated, which would be a nice feature regardless of live tiles) but overall you have created the best wp7 launcher ive seen :) i even bought one of the crappy ones from the market and your version is MUCH better, thank you for allowing me to convince everyone that i can dual boot wp7 and android and switch at will in a second or two btw :p
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] moky2008:
I've implemented a basic notification system in the latest build. Doesn't change color or anything but you'll get a WP7 like count next to the tile icon for missed calls, received messages and stock mail (the mail didn't test but should work)
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] benpaddlejones:
Twitter please :-)
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] CharlesG70:
Phone status:

Wi Fi

APK data

Airplane mode

vib - ring - silent

Screen Brightness

Battery power

One tile what has all this would be great, also having it open to an app that can easily flip these on and off would be great.

thanks:cool:
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] mans550:
I want a single calendar tile. the 2 spaces are too much for me, i dont get much agenda's just want to know the date..

weatherduck is a good tile app for weather :)
[HD2 Android Themes and Apps] mariom:
What, like this?

https://market.android.com/details?id=de.softxperience.android.today
[Droid X General] Riddlin:
Is there any way to get the drop down menu from the Galaxy S phones on a DX? I have Quick Settings. Its not the same. I want a pulldown menu that shows Blutooth, Wifi, GPS and Vibrate on just like the S with out actually owning an S.

My phone is rooted, so hopefully someone knows about something.
[Droid X General] bigshotrob22:
There is a way if you download Widgetsoid2.x from the market. The only ROM that has it built in is Cobalt but the ROM has some issues.
[Droid X General] Riddlin:
Thanks. I downloaded Widgetsroid last night, but could not figure out how to get it on task bar. For got to click one thing. Tried again right now and BINGO!

Thanks! this is solved.
[Droid X General] bigshotrob22:
That's good...Enjoy!
[General Questions and Answers] Girrlkitty:
Hello! I did a search, and I can't seem to find exactly what I'm looking for, so I thought I would try asking. I apologize if I just missed a post somewhere already addressing this!

I have a profile to turn my Bluetooth on/off based on whether or not it's plugged in. Specifically, it only activates when it has AC power (not USB) because I only really use that type of connection in the car, where I want my bluetooth to turn on automatically so it connects to my car's bluetooth system as soon as I plug it in. That part works perfectly. The problem I'm having is that my phone charger doesn't sit tight in the outlet in the car, so a good bump will jar it just enough to turn it off. Which, in turn, cuts off my bluetooth and creates havic if I'm on a call and driving at the same time. I'd really like to be able to add some kind of exception, that if I'm on a current call, bluetooth won't shut off until the call ends. If there isn't a call, I'd like it to continue to shut off as soon as it's unplugged. This way, if my power cord gets bumped, it won't effect the current call, at least. I've searched through profiles, here and on Google, and while I find a lot of on/off profiles, I haven't been able to find or figure out how to make one with this kind of specific exception. Any ideas?

Thanks for any help you guys can give me!
[General Questions and Answers] adwiel:
see http://tasker.wikidot.com/bluetooth-auto-turn-off

This profile should only turn BT off, if there is no current BT connection.

Note: I'm trying to implement the same functionality as you, and I used the script mentioned above. For me it isn't working perfectly, but that is maybe because of some other tasker profiles.
[Adam General] BritCrit:
I can confirm that the tegra 2 flash apk leaked on droidlife does in fact work with adam. That said, hard o tell if the optimization makes a difference.
[Adam General] joshua.lyon:
Can you provide a link to the specific APK you are referring to? Is it the one on this blog post targeted to Xoom owners?
[Adam General] BritCrit:
That is the correct apk. Sorry was still getting used to the Adam keyboard
[Adam General] ryanthered:
What version is pre-installed on the Adam? The issue with the Xoom has do with Honeycomb and not Tegra 2 since that's the same version that's on Atrix which works flawlessly.
[Adam General] joshua.lyon:
As far as I understand, the Adam doesn't come with Flash out of the box... unfortunately, I immediately flashed my Adam with EdenX when I got it so I can't confirm that's true with the latest batches, but I would assume it is. Regardless, EdenX has a copy of Flash built in that is Tegra2 friendly.
[HTC Inspire 4G] drums1078:
i just got this htc inspire, and when syncing it with my gmail/google calendar, it always leaves one calendar off, even though it shows it in the settings/more/calendars list as checked. any suggestions?

also, (noob question :)) what is rooting?
[HTC Inspire 4G] matt_b:
on your calendar sync issue, no idea; i don't keep any calendars sync'd.

on rooting...

this
[Vibrant General] wootek76:
If I use Mobile AP on vibrant 4G would I be charged extra by T-mobile? Just got vibrant 4g data is extremely fast around my area...but I'm just wondering if I use the mobile ap from the setting would I be charged extra by T-Mobile.
[Vibrant General] sgtmedeiros:
Probably not but your data usage would go waaaay up
[Vibrant General] jrathbun27:
No you wont be charged extra, im using it on my vibrant as we speak... but your usage will go up IF you use your computer for more than you would if you were using web/features on your phone... if your using it for the same browsing and such, just for the conveniance of seeing things on a bigger screen you wont have to worry much... i got throttle capped 3 days before my cycle restarted, but thats with a LOT of downloading and netflix usage on my computer via Mobile AP. Hope that helps a little
[Vibrant General] TheOConnoclast:
No, you won't. T-Mobile won't know the difference as long as your phone is rooted and you don't use crazy amounts of bandwidth. As for using tethering/MobileAP without root, I'm not sure.

Source: Let's just say I know someone who works for T-Mobile.
[Vibrant General] wootek76:
Thanks for the replies but my phone is not rooted. It has the mobile AP on my setting.

Sent from Galaxy S 4G using XDA App
[Vibrant General] mingkee:
I suggest to give it a try first. I don't think you'll get "error page" if you use mobile AP seasonally.
[Vibrant General] bdroc:
you will not get charged extra. tmob's unlimited is actually unlimited

and they dont charge extra for tethering service...usually with this kind of stuff, they will warn you if you are going to get charged extra
[Vibrant General] rmeden:
Did T-MO change their policy back? I seem to remember posts about T-MO saying they were going to start making it an option and some folks using it reported they got "caught" via HTTP headers and redirected to a page selling the option.

I've used it a little, but generally just with a VPN to avoid getting "caught".

Robert
[Nook Color General] junkrobot:
...I lucked out and got a brand new one with 1.0.0 firmware, so I stuck with it and used the AutoNooter for that version, then blocked B&N from pushing updates. I have the whole thing running basically how I want it to now and I'm very happy, but I have one burning question:

Is it worthwhile to overclock it and would that really enhance my user experience at this point? I've never overclocked anything before and the last thing I want to do now, after all the tweaking I did and money spent, is to destroy the little guy.

So, experts hereabouts:

Given my hardware, firmware, etc., do you think it's safe and worth the effort to use a kernel to push it to 1.1Ghz or 1.0Ghz? Are these kernels stable or am I going to regret it when something really wacky happens?

I keep mulling it over, so any help is greatly appreciated.
[Nook Color General] Wile-E-Coyote:
Most people seem to report that 950 Mhz is tops for 2.1 (the android version currently on your nook). It highly unlikely that it will harm the hardware and you will see a modest increase in performance.

For 2.2 and 2.3 (CM7) people are going as high as 1.1 GHz without issue. I'm currently at 1 Ghz and am enjoying it. No problems (knock on wood).
[Nook Color General] junkrobot:
Thanks for the response! I was also concerned that staying at 1.0.0 was unwise or that, perhaps, I should try using Android 2.2, but that all seemed to be fairly experimental/scary to me.
[Nook Color General] ouldsmobile:
I have only had my NC for a little over a week now and have had all the popular roms installed. I have tried CM7, Froyo and Honeycomb. It's all pretty easy just make sure you read all the install instructions and you should be fine. Also I made nandroid backup as well as a titanium pro backup of my apps. So it is pretty easy to revert back to my stock rom if I wanted. My suggestion is to read through the threads for all the different roms in the development section, it will give you a good grasp of how to install and what bugs are still existing. A good start for you is to get titanium backup and rom manager so you can do the backups first then start experimenting to see what you like.

From my limited testing I don't think CM7 and Honeycomb are quite ready yet, they still need a couple things worked out which I am sure will happen soon especially with the SDK released for Honeycomb now. I liked Honeycomb the best but a couple apps I use regularly wouldn't run for me at the present stage(Aldiko and IMDB, I didn't try much else as I really use those apps alot and couldn't live without them). As for CM7, everything I tried worked well but the battery drain seemed rather high for my liking compared to stock. I am now running Froyo customized 0.6.8ver2, I loaded it on last night so haven't had much time to play around with it yet but so far it seems to run pretty well, all apps I have tried work. Not sure on the battery drain yet but will keep an eye on it.

If you need some help let me know, I am not an expert but haven't bricked my NC yet and I don't mind helping out where I can.

kevin
[Nook Color General] junkrobot:
Thanks a ton, Kevin! This seems like a really nice community. I'm going to keep researching and see what I can conclude. I made a back-up with Clockwork the other day just in case something weird happened, so I'm weighing out the pros and cons while sifting through these threads. Honestly, I don't have a problem with how things are running now, but making a little snappier, in the parlance of the boards, would be nice. I wonder if there's a way I can up the performance without overclocking it?
[Nook Color General] junkrobot:
Also, this is the method I used to block B&N updates:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=946969

It seems there was a bit of debate as to if this would actually do the trick, so I'm kind of worried. My NC has been connected to wifi constantly since day one, so I don't know if this is/isnot working. Anyone have any advice in this regard or experience? How do updates get pushed?
[Nook Color General] richdaley:
Hey Junkrobot - Just take your time. It takes a little while to get a feel for things. I have been rooting and installing roms on Android phones since they came out. At first, I would worry a lot but as I gained experience, I felt more comfortable. Now I think I enjoy trying ROMs more than actually using the device like a normal person. :p

The Nook Color is a great device to get started because it boots from the sd card which means it is nearly impossible to brick. If something gets messed up, you can always boot from a bootable sd card and install a rom or restore a backed up image. That said, if you enjoy the device as it is, there is no rush to upgrade.
[Nook Color General] junkrobot:
I think part of my anxiety is just the sheer amount of time it took me to get things in order since I was so new at it. Day one was pretty stressful, as I'm sure it was for most folks.
[Nook Color General] Wile-E-Coyote:
Just an FYI, the Nook is really hard to brick since it boots up first from the SD card. You can always make a CWR card which should allow you to flash it back to stock or another ROM.
[Nook Color General] junkrobot:
Does backing up in Clockwork also preserve my apps and settings?

I'd be really stoked if I could also somehow be sure that OTA can't push an update on me. In my mind, B&N is out there, waiting to strike.
[Nook Color General] Wile-E-Coyote:
No, use Titanium Backup or MyBackUp
[Windows Phone 7 General] Vintage144:
I love this program , although after trying zune, I can not deploy apps from Zune, I can see them and sync from Zune , but I cant deploy apps , just curious if theres a connection between the two? Windows Phone Marketplace v1.6.2 (i believe this is a homebrew )
[Windows Phone 7 General] eried:
There is no relation between zune and that app.

PS: Yeah, I also think this is a homebrew... but I am not really sure.
[Windows Phone 7 General] lucasryan:
There is no connection between the two. You should be able to install apps from zune, but not by using a deployer. Zune deploys the app its self. So there is no reason to want to use any deployment tool to install apps from zune to phone, you should try using eried's desktop marketplace, as it is the best way to get apps and also deploy's them to phone. If you are trying to deploy large games as app from zune or from your phone, you will have to use wifi to download the app and install.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Vintage144:
This is Eried's deployer , the thing is it works great, I really dont use Zune at all ,I only use this program , but I tried Zune the other day and the marketplace apps show , but the download button isnt showing ,so I cant download anything off of zune , I have 2 Samsung focus, one works fine (now hacks ,just stock) and my regular use fone with all the hacks, this just started a few days ago, I havent changed any registry settings other than unlock
[Windows Phone 7 General] lucasryan:
Well in zune take for instance, if you wanted twitter, you would click on free and then accept. then it will launch and install. thats how it did me, it didnt show a download either for me.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Vintage144:
IT WASNT SHOWING THE FREE BUTTON! Its fixed now though!
[Nook Color General] loribuono:
I'm new to Android and tablets and have never had a smart phone. However, I am in the computer field and am relatively technical. At the very least, I'm intelligent and can follow clear directions.

Where I'm running into trouble is that, because this is all so new to me, I'm lost when reading a lot of these forums, because I have no idea what all these terms mean or what things are.

Here's where I'm at with my Nook Color. Got it a week ago, rooted it with AutoNooter 3.0, got ADB working (finally) over USB. YouTube works. Can get my email. Using Launcher Pro and Dolphin HD. That's about it.

I'm unclear about a few things, and I realize they're pretty basic. But I've searched and searched and can't find clear answers. Hopefully, someone here can help me:

1. How do I know what version of Android I've got on this thing. Nowhere can I find a place to see the version number. And the AutoNooter 3.0 page didn't tell me what version it installs. 2.2?

2. Does Flash work on this or not? This is related to question 1, because I need to at least know what Android version I'm using before I can even beging to search to figure out whether Flash works with it.

3. What is CM7?

4. I tried installing Flash101.apk with ADB, but get the message: INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK. Again, I'd like to know what this means, but what I've read says the Flash version is for an newer Android version. So, we're back to... what version of Android is on this thing?

As fas as the rest, does anyone know if there's anything out there that goes over basic terms for those of us completely new to Android and tablets/phones and rooting them? Much of the instructions I read refer to things I've never heard of and, when I try looking up those terms, I just get more terms I've never heard of.

Thanks!
[Nook Color General] Wile-E-Coyote:
1) You have 2.1 (Eclair)

2) No, you need 2.2. There are several options, including simply running it from an SD card or flashing it to memory (eMMC)

3) CM7 is andrioid 2.3. Good stuff, but still a work in progress.

4) See #2
[Nook Color General] loribuono:
Thanks very much for responding.

Regarding your answers:

1. Is there a place on the Nook where I can find this?

2. Can you recommend a link to a method for getting this? Is it an upgrade, or would I be completely re-rooting this thing and having to reconfigure everything?

Any suggestions on some basic information for newbies?

Thanks again!
[Nook Color General] Wile-E-Coyote:
Sorry, I don't think I understand the question. Could you specify what you mean by "this"? Thanks.
[Nook Color General] loribuono:
Sorry, not sure which question you're referring to.

1. This = The version currently running on it.

2. This = Version 2.2
[Nook Color General] Wile-E-Coyote:
I can't be certian since I have moved to a CM7 variant, but I think it might be under settings either about or device information.
[Nook Color General] knucklesmckay:
If you rooted with Autonooter you are on Android 2.1 Eclair. If you are running a froyo rom you are on Android 2.2. If on a CM7 based Rom you are on gingerbread android 2.3
[Nook Color General] knucklesmckay:
CM7 (Cyanogenmod 7) is a custom rom, which is a custom operating system that replaces your current one. If you are not familiar with Android yet or rooting, I would stick with autnooter for now. Phiremod beta 2 is a stable custom rom with flash, but you need clockwork recovery first to install it.
[Nook Color General] loribuono:
Yeah, checked those places Wile E, but didn't see it there. Thanks, though.
[Nook Color General] loribuono:
stelv, would that run off the card or internally? If it runs off the card, I could try it out without messing up what I've already got, right?
[Nook Color General] knucklesmckay:
Most custom rom installs (phiremod) would erase what you have now completely. You would have to redownload programs and use the nook color app from market for books. You could use titanium backup to backup and restore apps. There is a thread here and on androidtablets.net for phiremod beta 2.

But there may be a version of froyo that runs off sdcard but I am not sure how stable that is. If you are running froyo from an sdcard and mess with the nook internally, it may mess your nook up when you remove the card and try to go back to your old setup.

The good thing with the beta 2 version of phiremod is that you can restore a previous version of the nook from the clockwork recovery menu if you have cwr installed. That is if you make a backup first through cwr on your autonooter version of nook.

If you decide to go the route of a custom rom I would check out the how to on androidtablets.net about clockworkmod recovery first.

sent from my rooted nook color