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[EVO 4G General] GrimReaper24:
Anyone getting annoyed by the fact that everytime you flash a new rom there is alot of apps that nice that are in it but you have to pay for them so they serve no use along with some using a theme launcher that you also have to pay for cause if you try to uninstall it it's built into the rom and will mess your phone up. Alot of apps are asking for too many permissions that arn't needed and some ads out there snatch up your phone number and spam the crap outta it.:(
[EVO 4G General] jgalan14:
What apps are you talking about? And yeah I agree I hate ads myself but I don't like adfree neitheir cause at the and always end up removing the host file
[EVO 4G General] GrimReaper24:
On the market anything free demo wise is full of adds and some ask for too much permission to use along with apps that are included in roms. Be nice if some of the folks that designed there roms also made there own themes instead of putting a bunch of stuff on there that you have to buy to use. Just wondering who is annoyed with it thats all ...

I agree with you on the add free app.
[EVO 4G General] jgalan14:
Oh yeah I know lol I hate apps man sometimes I preffer to play angry bird in my old iphone because of that and the permissions oh well we got to deal with that :(
[EVO 4G General] GrimReaper24:
Thanks for agreeing man sent ya a thanks lol i dont like the fact that be4 long were gonna need to run firewalls and anti virus on our phones lol.
[EVO 4G General] lehalter:
Sure, but they are free. Nothing in this world is free.
[EVO 4G General] GrimReaper24:
I know what you mean but ads can be very bad....
[EVO 4G General] jgalan14:
Actually avg antivirus app for android is in the market lmao, my brother told me that he install it and the app was telling him the superuser app was a trojan or something
[EVO 4G General] gqstatus0685:
I LOVE Words with Friends but hate the damn ads! I don't mind paying for the game, wtf?
[EVO 4G General] GrimReaper24:
lol ya some of those bog your phone down till the point you cant use it.
[EVO 4G General] jgalan14:
Same here man
[EVO 4G General] paulkenosha:
Yea I deff agree. They should make 2versions of some apps/games like angry birds paid or free with ads, same with words with friends. I know that words with friends paid is in the works but they should release ad free paid and free at the same time. My opinion anyway.
[EVO 4G General] GrimReaper24:
Right on man I know what you mean
[EVO 4G General] jgalan14:
Yeah that's what google wants they talk about it not too.long ago that you we're going to be able to buy the premium app or add ons with in the app, I just hope developers use it
[EVO 4G General] GrimReaper24:
ya i seen something about that be nice if dev made there own verison that wasnt full of adds...
[EVO 4G General] Trackstar996:
I hate this too

I sent this from my Vibrant!
[EVO 4G General] paulkenosha:
I can't wait for the amazon market to open, and the sony playstation market to open. I hope those both turn out well and give us the boost to blow iphones apps to hell! Wishful thinkin maybe but hope we atleast get the great app support they get. Even though ours is much improved we still got a ways to go.
[EVO 4G General] gqstatus0685:
This sucks!

My internet was really really slow when I was on network or wifi. A member suggested me to install Adfree and download the host files. I did that and it solved my internet problems but now I can't play words with friends because it blocks the ads.

I can't take a L in 18 active games I have going on. What should I do?
[EVO 4G General] jgalan14:
You need to erase the host file

Buy root explorer (android market) really good app for root phones to

Open the app, give it super user permissions, and go to system, etc and look for the host file erase it and reboot that should fix it :)
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
Adfree outweighs the hassle of ads IMHO. Everytime I try and use an ad supported app just to get interrupted by bumping an ad and opening up the browser, it just plain sucks. Ill stop using android if I have to look at ads all day.
[EVO 4G General] jgalan14:
Yes it does the only problem with adfree is the some apps and games aren't able to perform or play cause it needs the add the developers should integrate a premium version without ads in their apps to fix the problem I understand they need to make money for their hard work but pro or premium version is a must have, I just don't expect to pay $5 for each app tho
[EVO 4G General] notasimpleway:
Devs deserve to get paid for their work. Too many cheap people. I consider blocking ads just as bad as stealing their paid apps.

Sent from my iPhone with the bigger Gee Bees.
[EVO 4G General] jgalan14:
Yes they do and I agree I support all developers that make good apps (newsrob, root explorer, system panel, fruit ninja, mini squadron etc) but some developers have some unfinished apps( future features blah blah blah) and they asking for like 5$-8$ an app and is not even worth but then again the us user should set up a line, you can just look at fruit ninja 99 cents and the app have sold a lot, and then you look this 5$ apps that usually sold like 50,000 and I guess the developer decides not to do anything not more cause it doesn't have the fan base. But that's my opinion
[EVO 4G General] :
Thats why I like the Apple iPhone store. It's clean and many quality apps.
[EVO 4G General] ResidentEvo:
adfree ftw
[EVO 4G General] rogier666:
It's perfectly acceptable to watch the game but zap away when the commercials start, to take a leak and grab a fresh beer instead of sitting through the ads, to fastforward through the breaks of a recorded show, to use a popup blocker in your web browser, etcetera. Why would ads in mobile apps be any different?

Allowing ads on your phone is like clicking the donate button or tipping the waitress: you may do so if you want, but you may also use the service without filling the tip jar.

And there can be good reasons for not leaving a tip. Mobile advertising can make "free" apps very expensive. International data roaming costs a fortune and even small bits of data are often rounded up to blocks of 100 kb or more. Worldwide unlimited data plans don't exist yet, so as soon as you cross the border DroidWall and AdFree are a must-have to keep AdMob out of your phone bill.

And is blocking ads really a problem? AdMob on phones is like AdSense on blogs: the vast majority of authors only make peanuts from advertising because they get paid per click, not per view. People who invest time in installing ad blockers tend to avoid clicking on ad banners, so AdFree just blocks those ads that wouldn't have made the publisher a penny anyway.
[EVO 4G General] GrimReaper24:
Some apps with the ads and permissions they ask for can have keyloggers in them along with spam and ways to copy stuff off your phone such as your phone number they are nothing like tv ads.... remember your phone is rooted and since it is you so stand a better chance of getting viral attacks from some apps and so on.
[EVO 4G General] NewZJ:
I love ads, how else am i to know what to buy?
[EVO 4G General] GrimReaper24:
Haha if you click on every ad there was you probably have a lot of nice worms and viruses on your device. LOL
[EVO 4G General] detcup4evr:
I just turn off data when I play angry birds and no more ads, probably works for most apps/ads
[EVO 4G General] herbthehammer:
I think a lot of the app devs are getting smart to hosts file stuff because I still see ads getting through some programs. That's the main reason I want to root, to replace the hosts file.
[EVO 4G General] xfullmetal17:
If Adfree had a browser-only option it'd be a lot better... That way I could block the irritating ads on websites (read: battery-draining flash) while still supporting devs with the apps.

Although it really does get irritating to bump the ad trying to use an app, that's part of the reason I installed Adfree in the first place...
[HTC Inspire 4G] ookami614:
Does anyone know if theres any way to fix the volume for the Inspire 4G? It sounds ok, but its just nowhere near loud enough.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reapp:
hello, there's an official app for Al jazeera it comes with the stock firmware, but i flashed my device and the app is gone
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PAGOT:
I think I use this one http://www.appbrain.com/app/al-jazeera-english-(live)/com.aljazeera.livetv but just look in the market? And I dont think I had a stock aljazeera app... ( http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=aljazeera )
[Hero CDMA General] djzikario:
Hi, I'm new to roms and I would like to know if theres a way to update my htc hero cdma with the 2.2 rom without changing my current network (Open Mobile) to Sprint.

I heard something bout APN, can someone explain me?

Thanks in advanced.
[Hero CDMA General] djzikario:
tried the apn backup and restore, backed up apn on 2.1 (Open Mobile), restored apn on 2.2 (Sprint) but it didn't worked :( still on sprint network.
[Hero CDMA General] user7618:
It doesn't change your carrier, just the xml that displays the carrier name on your pull down and lock screen because most of the hero roms were made from sprint versions for sprint heroes, so no one cared.

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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Gingerbread-on-Hero action here!
[Hero CDMA General] djzikario:
I noticed thank you very much
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mfr118:
After reading the few issues people were having when they updated their NS, I just upgraded from the Vibrant today and was wondering if I should update to 2.3.2 or should I just wait until 2.3.3? Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks everyone.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d.chatten:
If the update to 2.3.3 works in the same way as previous updates then you will need to install the 2.3.2 update before you get offered the 2.3.3 update.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenvan19:
2.3.3 is out as of today.
[Desire General] hitcher404:
After dropping my desire the screen had an obvious crack (no crack in the glass/digitiser) and displayed crazy colours from the crack, spreading across the screen over the course of the day until finally going completely blank.

Bought a new screen on ebay, same part number, same samsung AMOLED. Replaced today and the phone exhibits exactly the same behaviour. Switches on, digitiser works to the extent I can unlock and lock the phone, but screen is constant black. After a few switch on/offs the screen showed two green lines at the top and about half way down upon unlocking, that went away after another lock and unlock.

Pretty confident that the disassemble/assemble went ok and I didnt stress any flex connectors or similar... so have no idea what could still be wrong....

As I say, phone boots and can unlock/lock (makes the right noises etc) and is recognised by computer when plugged in.

Could using the phone until the screen completely stopped working have broken the controller or something?

Any input greatly appreciated..... :)

EDIT:

Just switched it on again, green line at top from keyboard lighting point, then the whole screen went blue on unlock. :S

This sound like a dying something, or maybe just bad contacts? Find it strange that unlocking has an effect....
[Desire General] shoemeistah:
Might be a bad connection or little shortcut?

Here is an official video on how to assemble and disassemble the device, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=768535. Don't know if that helps but you can check if you did something wrong in the progress.
[Desire General] ronijs19:
"..Bought a new screen on ebay.." Do not buy Chinese, buy the original.
[Desire General] hitcher404:
Seeing as the part was shipped from my country and had the exact same markings and serial numbers as the part I removed, I dont think this is the issue.

Thanks for the video, will disassemble and clean all contacts later today.

Was mainly posting to see if people had heard of/experienced the same issue, trying to ascertain whether it could be a faulty replacement or if its possible to break the hardware that runs the screen.
[Desire General] EddyOS:
A good fake can be hard to tell apart from an OEM part...
[Desire General] hitcher404:
So the consensus is that its a fake replacement? Really? The screen seems identical in all markings and connectors, my only conclusion can be it came from the same factory. What market would there be in producing defective replicas of mobile phone components? :confused:

Anyway I have sent the screen back to the seller for a replacement.

Any response to my other questions? Is it possible to damage the hardware that drives the screen by using the phone with a dying screen to the point of blank display?

Reading through another thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=933866

Post #6 suggests the rom on the phone could have an effect, is this the case?

Thanks for any input.
[Desire General] android.is.linux:
Rom couldn't be the issue if you've installed the exact same screen.

My guess would be a loose connector.
[Desire General] hitcher404:
My desire lives! :D

Replacement screen worked just fine....

Thanks for everyones responses!
[Desire General] markoslo:
Can you post the link to the seller on ebay, from whom you bought the display?
[General Topics] eric303:
Hey guys I bricked my LG ally and i was wondering if anyone knew how to fix it. I tried 2 different things

I used LGNPST and loaded the .tot file in it, but since sits in emergecy mode it does not work. When i turn on the phone it only allows me to be in emergency mode.

I also tried to KP500-Utils-EN.exe to load the cab file in there, but at 4% it messes up, says it cannot make a connection with the phone. But on LGNPST it picks up so I know that the connection is there, and yes i did load all of the drivers onto the computer with the LG mobile driver.

Any other advice please?

thanks
[EVO 4G Accessories] kanyewest:
Im not sure if its been posted but i was at the sprint store trying to get my wifes PRE fixed when i saw these backdoors... the black one seems to be made out of rubber and the white one, white polished plastic.. they look ok but at those prices... no sir.

Sent from my EvoKnevil
[EVO 4G Accessories] TransformerX:
You get both doors when you buy the 'extended battery'. That is not the price of the doors indivisually. You get the extended battery too!
[EVO 4G Accessories] OneStepAhead:
they are made out of the same material as the stock covers.
[EVO 4G Accessories] dinoman22:
I have one and the battery works well on stock, but obviously works best rooted and trickle charged. Takes 2.5 to charge. The white looks awful, like a car with mismatched doors. The gloss does not match. You get a year warranty. I have tried many trickle kernals. Currently Using rom myns warm2.2 rls5 ,netarchy-toastmod mod 4.3.1-cfs-havs-sbc kernal . No overclock, auto brightness constant 3g, handcenter texting, surfing, emailing I use for 7 hrs at work. About 80's % left. When I got it as a present dec 2010 newegg did not sell seidio accessories,And seidio was back ordered so bit the bullet. It worked out. Sadlys no custom case for this. Ihear seidio case will work, no kick standard though, no dice.
[EVO 4G Accessories] mecampo:
yes the seidio rugged case worked that's what i have right now, i dont mind loosing the kickstand ;)
[EVO 4G Accessories] mecampo:
that price is the 2600mah extended battery plus those two backdoors that you saw, both are made of plastic but white has glossy finish while the black have a rubber like finish.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Testrunner:
Overpriced x3

Those are the most overpriced item I have seen. I have a wholesaler account with a cell company and a black case and 2700 battery (not a knockoff from china by the way) costs a TON less. So shop around people and dont get ripped.

The black case has a nice soft feel, the white looks cool but is very shiny and plastic looking.
[EVO 4G Accessories] CruzECO13:
I picked up 2 of these earlier this week for 2 Evo's we have. And TBH Battery life tripled or quadrupled (Rooted) and the battery doors feel really nice. The black ones at least. The white doors make the phone look kinda ugly IMO but hey, not bad at all for $55.
[EVO 4G Accessories] clamknuckle:
Yeah, wholesaler account.

This is retail pricing.
[EVO 4G Accessories] ImEVO:
ya it is a little expensive but who cares you life once.. i closed my eyes and paid, went home happy!!:D
[EVO 4G Accessories] KLLSWITCH:
i got one for free works great too!
[EVO 4G Accessories] Kent_Davis:
cool and hilarious signature VERY OH riginal!
[EVO 4G Accessories] engelsione:
Damm!!! Did you spend $54.99????????

I got mines and works perfect for $8.00 bucks!! On Ebay

here http://cgi.ebay.com/3500mAh-Extende...784467?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1c19ca7b13
[EVO 4G Accessories] yang88she:
Thanks! just bought one
[EVO 4G Accessories] wiltok:
Bought one as well! Thanks!
[EVO 4G Accessories] rkb6581:
I posted this on another thread, but I'll post it here too. Does anyone know if there is a case that works with the Sprint extended battery?
[EVO 4G Accessories] jeriel05:
The seidio rugged extended has been said to work, I use the seidio rugged non extended with the sprint 2600mah battery but it requires some modification. It looks very clean you can't tell there is a extended battery in there or that the case has been modified.
[EVO 4G Accessories] accelerus:
Like others have said -- you have a wholesaler account yet you are complaining about RETAIL prices? Do you know how different markets and distribution channels work?

It's not a bad deal even retail wise - you are getting a good piece of hardware at a fair price from a nationwide retail chain that honors returns and exchances with little to no hassle.

Sure you could buy a "3500mAh extended" battery from some no-name place on ebay for 10 dollars. Problem is you have no idea on the quality, and returns are next to impossible.

I can beat even your wholesaler pricing on this exact item though. I got mine for free from the sprint store. Just by asking and being nice. Bought the battery and then had online customer care credit me back 60 dollars to my account. Great little battery, and I seem to recall that Li-Po batteriers are even more advanced then the common Li-Ion these days.
[EVO 4G Accessories] Dirt_Mcgirt:
I got one from sprint for free and let me tell you I would of paid for the battery. This by far is better then any ebay battery I bought. No secret charging steps or anything those ebay ones tell you to do. Popped it in and went. I get three dayson a charge with being rooted. I do agree the white door just don't look right.
[EVO 4G Accessories] aph:
$55 is not a bad deal, that's the same as the Seidio 3500 mAh but it's genuine OEM which guarantees performance. It looks quite a bit thinner too, where it doesn't turn my Evo into a Zack Morris phone.

Still pricey though. I wish I could use my $150 upgrade credit towards accessories...
[myTouch 4G General] lion766:
Was curious if any of you guys were working on, or know of a program that can act as a back button or menu button, on screen. My home row keys are taking a beating, and normally cause to much hand adjustment to use them.

Just a thought.

I was thinking maybe swype like actions for the back button, etc...

I've tried button saviour, but didn't like it too much.

Thanks for reading and replying.
[myTouch 4G General] civicvx94:
"Softkeys for root users" might be what you're looking for.
[myTouch 4G General] iamtimmah:
Download Button Savior from the Market. Alot more friendly to the eyes and a heck of a lot easier to use than Softkeys. I use it on my Nook as well.
[myTouch 4G General] lion766:
tried softkeys, wow, that is a difficult program to use, but looks great.

I will have to go back to button savior I guess, and make it work.

Thanks for the replies.
[myTouch 4G General] cal3thousand:
Hope this helps you.

Its not hard to use. Its hard to configure properly.

When you install, hit the home button and choose softkeys as your default home. This will allow softkeys to intercept the home button call.

Then, in softkeys, program it so one push gives softkeys and 2 pushes gives you "home" (<--- specify which home app that you want softkeys to call upon double click)

I also put the back and menu buttons (on my Nook Color) in the notifications area to have easy access to them those as well.
[myTouch 4G General] lion766:
Thanks! I just noticed I had a pm, and this is apparently where all the posts, I followed, made apparently get moved to!

I thought I was crazy.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thundertroy:
If we updated to EB13, the other roms such as Viper v.2.0 won't work anymore will it?

how soon can we expect ROMs for this version?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 063_XOBX:
Dude, give the devs some time to cook their roms, they have lives too and I can pretty much guarantee they'll be out by the weekend.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thundertroy:
I was just wondering if the older roms were going to work. I'm not trying to be an ass or anything.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeffyv2:
Sure old roms will work but there old builds of froyo and wont have what the official one has

sent from my Epic 4G
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gokuman56:
Just give it about a week, then we'll be flooding with new ROMS!!!!
[G2 and Desire Z General] mcbrann:
hey guys! sorry to do this to you but I have somehow lost all my apn entries. I remember there used to be 3 of them but that is it. Is there anyway one of yall can type up the one for data and the one for mms? Thanks in advance
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xydrine:
I'm currently using the Villison ROM but want to revert back to a stock ROM. I have a Tmobile G2.

I want to remain rooted when I revert back. I want to have the latest radio and a stable ROM.

I am currently rooted via rage. I assume I need to gfree before I go to a stock ROM?

And which ROM is the latest that I could use with the Tmobile carrier? Or is there a stock-like ROM which generally remains stock with root/OC kernel available?

Thanks for the help.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rsxtypes72:
You this is dev not general questions. This will be closed.Surprises it's not yet. You need to read.

If you are already rooted you don't need to root again. Just flash a stock rom. You should have your own stock rom backed up so you can always revert back to stock when you can!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dictionary:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=836042 that'll be the best ya get as of right now.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xydrine:
Thanks, dictionary.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikey:
Refrain from posting in any developmental section if the thread doesnt contain developmental context ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawyeradam:
Hi all. I have Koni Elite and want Swype. I had originally registered for Swype beta but when I load it if crashes. Anyone know how to get swype on this rom??? Thanks!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkdude36:
Like you get it on any other rom...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alaman68:
let me know if I screwed this up, had to work it out of my Elite.

Mod Edit: Do not post swype installers, as they are considered warez on xda
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkdude36:
oh now i get what you are saying. to install the swype beta on a rom that already has swype installed first use root explorer (or adb) to delete swype.apk in /system/app/. then delete swypelibcore.so from /system/lib/. reboot and install the beta from the installer. hope this helps.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ice3bills:
Thank you alaman, that worked for me. I have been a long time lurker in this forum and have appreicated all the help everyone has given.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawyeradam:
Thanks! I used Super Manager. I had the lib file even though I didn't have the apk. Now beta downloaded and works.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawyeradam:
dupe post. sorry.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alaman68:
sorry, thought is was alright now since 3.70 had it built in.
[G Tablet General] deep_powder2012:
http://www.androidcentral.com/andro...mpaign=Feed:+androidcentral+(Android+Central)