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[Atrix 4G General] dperls:
the app widget locker will let you do this as well as give you full control over your lockscreen.
[Atrix 4G General] mthguy:
Is there any way to add toggle widgets to the shade like touchwiz does, that seems to be the only thing I liked about touchwiz
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cheshyre:
I'm running the standard Android Browser (com.android.browser, v2.2) and wanted some method of backing up my browser history, either through an app or by copying files.

Plenty of apps exist for clearing the browser history, but I see nothing about saving it past its expiration date (or even any way of extending that expiration date).

Any advice?

And where are those files stored?

I'm running 2.2 on a Dell Streak, not rooted, though z4root is installed.

Thanks in advance.
[Atrix 4G General] Gervin:
Ok, I successfully rooted the phone. Tested by using Root Explorer and looking at DATA directory, changing permissions, etc...

However, both "Screenshot" and "ShootMe" fail to work. They get an error when they take a screenshot. I checked the superuser permissions, and no matter what I do they revert to denied status. Weird.

Anyone else?
[Atrix 4G General] joyo22:
Those apps seem to not work properly in Atrix. It had been already discussed.
[Atrix 4G General] Gervin:
Good, at least I'm not crazy.
[Atrix 4G General] NguyenHuu:
if you read the market comments you will a lot of peopel also said its not working for the atrix. the phone is too new, gotta give devs a time to catch up.
[EVO 4G General] Ruki_Uki:
So I was looking at the iPad 2 conference on my Engadget app, and at 10:10am he mentioned that Honeycomb only has 100 apps compared to the iPad apps. And before that talked about the Galaxy S tabs. Check it out

http://m.engadget.com/default/artic...les-ipad-2-event/&category=classic&postPage=1

Ps...why is he back...

Sent from MYN EVOlutionary cellular....uh....mini tablet?
[EVO 4G General] TonyArmstrong:
Is it 'disrespect' or just 'fact?'

I mean, you'd expect iPod to have a larger ecosystem -- right now.

I'm not an Android nor Apple fan boy; both entities are contributing to the forward movement of technology, which can only benefit us in the long run. Let's not get caught up on his words. In fact, they may stir the Android community to develop more and better apps for Android tablets to come.
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Let's face it: No tablet is ever going to come close to the iPad or Apple, because big corps. just don't get it.
[EVO 4G General] postwick:
Apple is not a big corp?!
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
I was talking about the other big corps trying to make tablets. Not saying apple gets everything right, they don't, but they understand the majority and have a pretty good business model.
[EVO 4G General] Zabalba:
I've owned a iPhone 3G then moved to the EVO because android was more open and it supported flash.

I was going to attempt to make a reasonable post on how moronic it sounds to try and downplay the impact the iPad2 will have.

But I rather just say this: Nothing will come close to beating the iPad2 in terms of an market ecosystem/product design/buzz/fanboyism/price point within a reasonable competitive time frame.

The Xoom is more expensive and does not even currently support flash. One of the sharpest points Android has against iOS. HTC forth coming tablet is basically an EVO with a larger screen.

And lets not forget the iOS is way more flexible once you jailbroke it, which in itself is not terribly hard to do compared to when the first iPhone's came out.

I'm going to purchase a tablet this year, and had my heart set on an android tablet. The iPad2 made that choice a lot harder. HC still has a way to go begin to penetrate that tablet space.
[EVO 4G General] cdszoke:
IPad 2 is sexy. I love honeycomb but, android needs to work with the device manufacturers closer to be able to match apples software/hardware synergy. Everything the iPad2 does has been crafted so beautifully while something like the xoom still don't compare. Even the original iPad looks better and move smoother than the xoom. Based on the video on Engadget the iPad2 takes that to another level. **** the iPad2 cover is also amazing. Don't get me wrong my phone will most likely will always be an Android because of widgets but I think I want an iPad2.
[EVO 4G General] starplaya93:
if apple knew anything about what their customers wanted they'd of included flash on their devices by now...

How in the hell can they still not have flash on the ipad 2? where is the logic in that? Tablets are supposed to be replacements for netbooks/laptops, you would think the most basic thing to have would be flash....
[EVO 4G General] dbonbass:
I think the flash (non)support is adobe's choosing. Some battle between Apple and Adobe.
[EVO 4G General] clamknuckle:
Regardless on your feelings for Steve Jobs and Apple, If it weren't for Steve Jobs, the Evo probably wouldn't even exist. Neither would Android, at least not in their current forms.

The iPhone is what brought about this cellular "reniassance". Try to remember the smartphone scene before the iPhone. It was pretty much non existant unless you it was your hobby, or you needed one for work. And remember the choices? The old Palm OS, Blackberrys, which did absolutely nothing but messaging, and Windows Mobile. Palm OS and Windows Mobile were little more than PDA's with celluar radios. Apple put the smartphone in the eyes and hands of the average person.

Of course he's going to trash talk Android, it's finally a legit competitor to iOS. WebOS, while a nice OS, has absolute trash for hardware. WindowsPhone7 will stay around I think, it has promise, but it launched on last years hardware missing features from last years smartphones, so it has some catching up to do. Blackberry might be ok if the new QNX based platform comes out, but QNX was developed for terminals and what not, and not meant to rely on a battery, so battery life was not a concern.

Anyway you look at it, it's a good time if you like smartphones, and you have Apple to thank for it.
[EVO 4G General] neodorian:
Nope. Apple won't allow third party dev platforms on their devices. Adobe even made it so you could build a Flash application and then compile for iOS or whatever so Apple made it against the TOS to even develop on any other platform.

The thing is, so many iOS apps are fancy frontends for websites or things you can do in Flash/Air. If you could run Flash apps in a browser or Flash player app, you immediately have access to a ton of the things iOS apps can do...but without Apple getting their cut of every sale. It undermines their control over a closed ecosystem which has kept their devices both relatively stable and incredibly lucrative.

Adobe has been pissed at Apple ever since they screwed them over when they dropped Carbon64 for Cocoa, wasting years of Adobe development for OSX. Since Windows was a riper market and more open for developers, they started to put a lot more effort into their Windows ports. Jobs got pissed about that and has held a grudge since. Between that and the desire for complete control, they have a pretty uneasy relationship with Adobe.
[EVO 4G General] neodorian:
There were some pretty good smart phones before the iPhone. I had Treos and Pocket PCs and they had GPS, copy/paste, 3rd party apps, touch screens, etc. long before the iPhone existed. Even when the iPhone came out it didn't have most of the features of a smart phone.

What it *did* have was a bigger/more responsive screen and a great mobile browser. That was the contribution of the iPhone. It was a great contribution and one I totally appreciate but it was an evolution, not a revolution. The other big contribution was putting the Apple marketing machine behind it. Apple doesn't screw around when it comes to marketing whereas Palm and Microsoft and RIM never seemed interested in marketing direct to consumer instead of to business. Aside from the Palm Centro, you wouldn't really see ads for these things so people kept buying RAZRs and such for the most part.

The whole market has been evolving long before the iPhone. They didn't start it but rather let others break ground as they usually do, and then once a lot of the roadblocks were out of the way, they put out a device that was missing a lot of common smart phone features but which was very attractive to a wide market which wasn't being addressed and was not aware of what they were missing.

I'm glad this happened because it helped to popularize big screens and good mobile browsers. Other platforms and devices likewise influenced Apple to add things like GPS, copy/paste, third party apps, multitasking, changeable wallpapers, etc.

It's win-win for us since we have better options to choose from.
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
People keep harping on flash but skyfire works on IOS and shows flash just fine. I mean its been out since like last November.
[EVO 4G General] splmonster:
Except the fact remains is iOS sucks horribly at multi-tasking.
[EVO 4G General] Jfree3000:
LOL I read the title of this thread and thought of the first Fast and Furious movie where the guy says SWAT came into his house and disrespected his family.
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
Explain. Why would I want a calculator app running in the background taking up memory? Or having rouge apps cause wake lock problems? iOS has background processing for things that make sense, push notifications for updates, and save states for everything else. That frees up memory, CPU time, and battery life.
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
I will be the first one to say I hate Steve jobs out of all my friends. Ipad 2 just gave every tablet a run for its money even the ones that aren't out yet that will launch thus year. Flash doesn't really mean crap 1 its still slow on the evos browser and html 5 will eventually be that standard I believe. I finally bought my first macbook pro this year 2 weeks ago. I have always been a windows user and could have purchased a windows comp with better specs than my macbook pro for half the price. Wanna know why I hate steve jobs/apple do much; because APPLE has the market by the balls. I don't know how else to explain it but they do.
[EVO 4G General] Rippley05:
It is what it is... I don't get caught up in the wars between smartphone/tablet makers. I just let them battle it out because in the end.. competition is good for the consumer.

Like it or not, Apple puts out quality products... can't deny that. It's easier for them to perfect what they have because they use their own hardware/software where as android is on a lot of different hardware.

A lot of these so called "mid-range" android phones are garbage and really gives them a bad name. I'll call out the samsung acclaim... I know 3 people with that phone and it is their first android phone..and it is total junk. Between all 3 of them they random reboots, horrible battery, unresponsive screens, lag and hang ups out the rear.

I'm all for making yourself available.. but when you put products like that out that people are foced to keep for the duration of their contract, then you'll lose customers. The 3 people I know are definitely going iphone next.

I think that is just one of the ways Apple keeps their place among the top of the line.. by not putting their software on crap hardware that ultimately results in a bad rep for your product.
[EVO 4G General] myn:
Just remember. Good marketing beats a good product all day long.

;)

At the end of the day, this is just another rerun of 1984. Apple doesn't want to license their hardware nor software. Along comes IBM (In this case Android) and the clones which eventually let way to Windows which can be run on any IBM compatible (Android devices). Sound familiar?
[EVO 4G General] lehalter:
How much respect should Apple(or Jobs) have for the competitors right now? As a single unit, they completely dominate. Android might be the most purchased OS right now, but nothing even comes close to the phone sales of an IPhone. Android will never really take Apple down. Until Apple continuously, and obviously, tells their customers F-U they will be dominant. The simplicity of Apple is genius.

Let's not forget that most people are nothing like us. They don't want a phone that they can do all sorts of things to, they want something easy that works. "My phone is also my iPod?! OMG!" Right? I went over so many things with a buddy of mine who I consider smart about why he specifically would want an Android over an iPhone...he still went with the Iphone because he knew about them.
[EVO 4G General] Greenfieldan:
Myn, you could convince me to invest in infomercials.
[EVO 4G General] Zabalba:
Same man is running the same company with the same ideologies. I hope no one really thought he would "think different".
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
I always hear this, but what exactly does Android do that iOS can't during every day usage? As a owner of both I can only say Flash, and even then, it's something I don't run into that often. Most of the time videos I need to see on mobile sites are done via youtube anyway.
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
No to mention there's never any stupid zombie apps/processes thar stay running in the background that drain your battery cause it doesn't close.
[EVO 4G General] lehalter:
Huh? My point was that most people don't care what their phones are capable of, they just want something simple that works.
[EVO 4G General] edufur:
For anyone that likes Hitler-esque control of their products, iJunk is great.

For those that like to BE in control of their OWN products, Android is the only way.

And for those that think that iJunk dominates the market... you haven't been paying attention to market share for the last six months... because Android is ahead of Apple. Sorry... facts are facts. The smart iDrones have jumped ship and stopped drinking the koolaide.
[EVO 4G General] cdszoke:
May the fanboy flamewar begin.

Not to fuel the flame or anything but I love Android. It's a geek OS. Power to the people OS. But, Ios just works. Ios is polished, smooth and refined. Android is just not that right now.Phone wise I want widgets, notifications and all the on the go geek ****. I want my tablet to be smooth and relaxing to chill with. IPad seems to do that the best right now.

Now that's just my opinion everyone has different taste.
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
Lets see what the "Hitler-esque" control brings: Beautifully designed and functioning apps. What does a free for all system bring? Ugly apps that contain nothing but a black screen and buttons, poor coding that cause wake lock and other issues, and last but not least, malicious apps that steal data. The apps on the App Store are infinitely better and makes the functionality of the iPhone much better to the average user. The controlled integrated experience is also what makes the iPhone perform much smoother than any Android phone, dual cores included, and have better battery life than any as well. So keep on distastefully calling it "Hitler-esque" control, but trust me, iPhone users are enjoying apps like Skype video calling, great battery life, and amazing games.
[EVO 4G General] svinyard:
I just completed a 1.3 million$ PLM contract for a fortune 100 company using nothing but my laptop tethered to my EVO on Atlantas 4G sprint network. The company only had "guest" wireless access for 14 days and once that was up I couldn't connect to their network unless I had one of their company laptops which took AGES to acquire (stupid I know but it's Corp security for you).

iPhone - the best fart apps on the planet *yawn*

iPad 2 looks cool though, this has been where Apple innovation has gone. but let face it, Apple is a great first mover. Android has greatly caught up, and is in front in the phone market (marketing aside) and does nothing but get better. There is ZERO chance I'd ever get another iPhone and I do have apple in the house. A year from now we will see another similar IPad and some SICK Google based Tablets.
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
And this is definitely one thing I miss about my iphone and one thing that could eventually sway me back in that direction. The majority of Android apps are crap and the market is too. A smart phone is only as good as its apps no matter what it can do. Just look at the difference between the IOS and Android versions of the facebook app. The iphone version lets you do pretty much everything you can do on the desktop version as well as giving you real time notifications for EVERYTHING. The Android version you cant even tag pics, no real notifications and the half azz notifications they do have only support direct messages. No likes, comments on other status messages or anything.

Same with the twitter apps. There's yet to be an android app that offers real time notifications for mentions and DM's other than tweetissimo.. and thats IF you choose to pay $20 to become a VIP just to get into the beta. While the iphone has echofan, which gives notifications before you even get them on twitters own website...AND its free. Apple is more locked down, yea.. but you dont see anythinga bout 20+ data stealing apps having to be removed from their app store either. Or mobile banking sites that are rogue. And honestly, you can do just as much with a jailbroken iphone as you can with a rooted Android phone aside from the roms and all that. But hell I cant even remember the last time I bothered flashing a rom.

We still dont even have hardware acceleration yet, the pics/video suck, etc. Yes we have flash, but IOS has had skyfire since last year and it plays flash just fine. Android has its positives and negatives just like IOS does. I dont have loyalty to any phone or OS. I will use whatever works the best, period. And even though im getting the Thunderbolt, if Apple comes out with a 4+ inch screen with real multi-tasking and a dual core I may be tempted to jump back over. I dont know that app development will ever get better considering how just recently the developers were complaining about how little money they make on Android apps in comparison to IOS.
[EVO 4G General] svinyard:
Not a bad post but this was a good point. Like it or not, cash is king. Ultimately the android market place and google's policies are still maturing. I think the Android market is certainly not as lucrative but at the same time I think if you are going to put out a quality app then people will readily pay for it. Sure the people making weak apps aren't making money, I like this but hopefully things will evolve in the next year and we'll see dev's making some cash.

I do still think that Android applications are really improving and everyday there is more support. Dev's realize that the platform is so wide spread and has the backing so eventually it will be a great source of revenue. As many iOS dev's will attest to, you don't want to be showing up late to the App party and see that some forward thinking nerd has stolen you're hottie.
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
The thing that really hurts android more than anything when it comes to apps and developers is the fact that they have to figure out how to make it work with 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3.... 600 ghz processors, 800 ghz processors, snapdragons, etc. I mean they had to start using a totally different chip with DRM built in just to be able to get netflix... something our handsets will never see and pretty much all IOS products can use. I was feeling the lack of apps so much that I just bought an ipod touch for apps. I rarely even go to the Android market anymore. Not to mention the fact that for me if you dont actually open the market you have no way of knowing that there are app updates.
[EVO 4G General] novanosis85:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbQF7osS4tg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[EVO 4G General] svinyard:
I hear you on the different versions! As for hardware, it shouldn't be as big a deal as it has been..especially moving forward. Yeah of course its easy to develop on one single standard platform/OS however there are always two sides to that coin. That is like saying "Windows 7 sucks because of all the various hardware configurations that have to be accounted for...you'd be an idiot to develop for them and all the apps will suffer." Mac took that approach...didn't go over so well in the PC market long term once things matured and Mac's market share was left in the dust.
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
Apple does pretty well in the consumer PC market. They have something like 9-10% of the overall market. Take away enterprise, then split the market into HP, Dell, Acer, etc, and put them against each other and Apple is near the top. They make bank and are continually growing in the consumer market.

I personally hate OS X but a lot of the most appealing apps, especially creatively, is on OS X. It's a more consumer friendly OS and hardware.

Edit: Another thing to consider is that Microsoft themselves support Windows on a variety of hardware. Plug in a variety of non-ancient hardware and it'll find drivers on Microsoft's servers or on Windows itself. This isn't the case with Google and Android. For the most part, OEMs/developers are on their own.
[EVO 4G General] twilk73:
Apple seems to really beef up their products with good parts. The downside is usually the source and thats it. However if you jailbrake it whats the downside?

I am an android lover dont get me wrong I love to play with unfinished tech. You can consider that a blow to android but everyday I am becoming more and more confused as to whos the idiot us or the apple guys. Seriously Android phones are still being released with tech not comparable to the apple. The latest android tablet is shy of competing with the next apple device. I mean we all have the option to select what we want internaly the diffrence is in the OS and the market.

Or am I seriously confused here? Still loving my Evo and I have never once praised a phone as much as this one.
[EVO 4G General] svinyard:
Hardware isn't really what I was talking about, Apple (hardware/OS vs Microsoft (windows) is a very similar battle to Apple vs Google to an extent. Two different strategies with their own success/shortcomings. The long term battle between Apple and Windows has already seen a clear winner with Windows. Not saying Windows is perfect but you get the idea. Agreed on the drivers stuff. Today that happens with the newish versions of Windows...but even before that was the case Windows had already won.

What I'm saying is that this is a long game, and seeing Android mature as well as their partners is promising and just because Android has some short comings certainly doesn't mean they aren't the way to go. Apple is a fantastic "first mover" but after that they only seem to refresh their design and stop innovating with it so all the "second" movers catch up quickly (android). Things are far from perfect but seeing Android gain market share at a rate of 888% (gartner) in over a year is just too much to ignore and disparage.
[EVO 4G General] svinyard:
Agreed on the parts piece and it really goes without saying. Apple hardware is just solid, I'm an IT/PLM professional and can tell you I want a Mac laptop hardcore if it could only support the wild Engineering & PLM & Oracle/SQL databases I run software I play with (emulation just wont cut it). Android is new, its developing at a ridiculous pace which is why it does so much for me that apple won't do...and also why I reboot my phone every couple of weeks or get an app that sucks.

Look at it this way, Google has everyone else do the hardware just like Windows. Sure you get some turds (eMachines remember)? But you also get some awesome ones such as the EVO which are phenomenal pieces of tech that are highly polished from a hardware perspective.