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[EVO Shift 4G General] Protejae:
Hi Im a new user at this site, Been scouring the internet since monday looking into evo shift stuff and came across this site. This site is awesome and I love how the threads are based off phone and not just software or carrier like other phones which makes forums messy as heck.

Btw I am new to andriod software

K here is my question..

What should I do with my Evo Shift 4G ?

My time searching I have came across stuff like "root" - "ADW Launcher" "wimix keys"

First off I know what root is, Its like jail breaking I heard, Is it suggested I do this?

Also what is this wimix keys or another , wmix keys or something that I hear alot of people talking about when rooting?... What information is that holding and why is it so important to back em up?

Also If I where to root would I have to worry about any applications running like Lookout and Advance task killer?

So I guess in all, What do you recommend I do with my Evo Shift to spoof it up abit.
[EVO Shift 4G General] androiddummy:
First, let me preface this by saying that congratulations on purchasing the best phone in the current sprint lineup. How are you liking it so far?

In response to your first question, I don't think I, or anyone else for that matter, am qualified to tell you what to do with your phone. The best I can do is give you a list of pro's and con's and be helpful and polite in answering questions you may have.

Rooting is like jailbreaking an iPhone in that it gives you administrative access to your phone. Unlike the iPhone, Android is open-source and hacker friendly, which means that rooting your Shift also allows you to do things like install custom versions of Android (ROMs), apply themes over current versions of android, and use apps that require root access.

That being said, there are some downsides to rooting your phone. Obviously, it voids both HTC's and Sprint's warranties for the phone. This means that while your phone is rooted, you can not take it to a sprint store and get it replaced or repaired. Also, rooting is a somewhat delicate procedure and if you make a mistake in the process, you will be left with a $549 paperweight.

Furthermore, please read through the forums BEFORE rooting and if you have any questions about the process, please ask. Were here to help.

In response to your other questions, ADW Launcher is simply a replacement launcher (the program that comes up when you press the home button). It does not require root and if you're curious about it, you can download it from the android market for free and play around with it.

Wimax is Sprint's 4g service. Without Wimax keys, the Shift cannot connect to 4g. The custom recovery that is available on the shift does not back them up, so when you use the restore function in recovery mode, you will lose them, unless you back them up to your SD card (which is one of the steps in the rooting process).

Lastly, Because of the way that the Android OS utilizes RAM, task killing apps are usually frowned upon. Killing background tasks does not result in a noticeable increase in speed or benchmarks and uses more battery restarting vital apps than it saves when they're not running.

There is an app for root users that does help though, its called Cache Cleaner and is available for free on the market. Instead of force stopping background processes, it periodically clears up space in your cache (which is comparable to deleting your web history, cookies, and cache in your internet browser at home in order to make videos and webpages load faster).

I hope this post was helpful and I apologize for the length. Let me know if you have any more questions.
[EVO Shift 4G General] Protejae:
Well first off, length on post doesnt matter to me, I thank you for a quality post.

So in a nutshell wifimax or wimax are files thare are essential for the 4g connection when it is present in your area. For me we dont have 4g yet. So if I where to ROOT I would need to back these files up, because if I dont, I lose the option to have 4g and then basically I am jacked?

I tried ADW Launcher and I dont see whats so special about it, With the HTC Sense option to have different scenes,I dont see a reason to really mess with it.. I just got it so maybe Im not bored yet with the flipping options and theme yet.

If it matters I have experience flashing PSP with a custom firmware if that helps any with rooting.

I have came across many apps in my 3 days owning this phone, Amazing stuff out there. Stuff from barcode scanners, Scan2PDF,AngryBirds,EasyTether,etc.. I feel like there are other apps out there Im missing that I would love.

So your saying get rid of the advance task manager and run that cache cleaner instead?.. Does it accomplish the same thing in a nut shell?

Thanks for any help, it is appreciated :)
[EVO Shift 4G General] dave0704:
I would also give Launcher Pro a chance, its free unless you want the Launcher Pro Widgets which give you simular to Sense Widgets (Calendar, Messaging...ect) I prefer it to ADW because its incredibly smooth in comparision.
[EVO Shift 4G General] danaff37:
Task killers are generally bad on android period. Cache cleaner just clears temp files.

If you feel you must run a task killer, don't set it to ruin continuously, and only use it kill single apps that lock up or wake lock the phone. Which - by the way, has not happened to me in the month I owned this phone. It was a daily occurence seemingly on my old hero
[EVO Shift 4G General] cafecivet:
I found that by checking out the top apps in various categories, I started learning a lot about the capabilities of the phone. Oh, and go through the settings menu.
[EVO Shift 4G General] pwrmedia:
Enjoy your Shift! Root and read the forums, well worth the time.

My #1 recommended "maintenance" app, free in the Market:

Android Assistant

-cache cleaner already built in, as well as "quick boost", which will clean up unnecessary background apps. You can even tweak it to run periodically. Additionally, you can access sound settings, and there are a wide variety of efficiencies in the tools menu. Battery level, current RAM usage....too many things to mention. Needless to say, I went from using AutoKiller, Quick Settings, and numerous toggle widgets to just using this app, and enabling access in the notification bar. Haven't looked back since. :D
[EVO Shift 4G General] Telion007:
I agree with you about ADW but I too am new and perhaps didn't give it a chance. On the other hand I love Launcher Pro. has a tendancy to FC (force close) every now and then but it is very customizable. On a side note I saw something in the works for SPB shell I think it's called and it looks very promising.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] kirta89:
Hallow there :)

I'm member forum Georgia (Europ).

I have Touch pro Fuze and useing Tael rom :)

I have some Problems with Fonts.

I have Some Georgian taiped contact in my contact list.

And when i calling there are error with those contacts view.

Please help me :(

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[Touch Pro, Fuze Themes and Apps] kirta89:
heeelp, Pleaseee :(
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Kebamishima:
Hey guize... I'm using barnical wifi tether to play Xbox live, I can play but I lag... I was wondering if there were any settings to optimize performance. Or rather if anyone knows them lol...
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Kebamishima:
Also I get the red message all the time, but I can still play... and yes I have the wpa_supplicant skipped....
[Kyocera Zio M6000] wwwilly1986:
I have tried this and no matter what you do Cricket's 3G network just can't keep up with the bandwidth demand of online game play. In my opinion, the Wireless Tether app works better than Barnacle. No errors for me. I used to get errors all the time with Barnacle.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Mattix724:
Have you ever thought about your speed being reduced after you use so much data a month.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] option94:
You also can't properly forward ports and theres no UpNP support.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Kebamishima:
Don't I need a custom rom with netfilter enabled kernel just to run that app?
[Kyocera Zio M6000] DarkkEnergy:
At this time the Zio doesn't have any custom roms or modified kernels. I believe that there could be custom roms built with the support of devs for the Zio.
[About XDA developers] synpax:
I am sure there is an ambitious group of people with some interest in exploring this piece of hardware. It would be great if it could get a set of forums.
[About XDA developers] svetius:
Has anyone here done any development with the Kindle?
[About XDA developers] synpax:
I've seen individual efforts out there but there doesn't seem to be a central place for them to communicate, hence the need.
[About XDA developers] synpax:
This is a source of information.

http://hackaday.com/tag/kindle/
[HD2 Android NAND Development] dungphp:
Some one can extract system.img of this rom:

Info: http://pocketnow.com/android/htc-marvel-wildfire-2-first-press-shot

Link download: http://u.115.com/file/t35e622a14

(Link 2: Im uploading...)

Thanks
[HD2 Android NAND Development] psyCORe:
Leak already ?

Gingerbread with Sense is most anticipate build :p
[HD2 Android NAND Development] dungphp:
I can't extracted !

Some one can, I will port live to HD2 ! :D
[HD2 Android NAND Development] FatTrousers:
I found a dump by XDA Member racht Here
[HD2 Android NAND Development] dungphp:
Yea ! I asked on that thread !
[HD2 Android NAND Development] FatTrousers:
Haha, just noticed that :o
[HD2 Android NAND Development] motoman234:
The build prop says 2.3.2 :):):):):):) thanks for the heads up. Also, this one is a FULL system dump including Rosie.apk plus it's odexed so that's a good sign it's legit. If everything is well then you guys should see a port soon from someone around here.
[HD2 Android NAND Development] ddeathmetal:
I saw on GSMArena about HTC Wildfire S:

HTC Sense v3.0 UI

Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)

320 x 480 pixels

This screen resolution work fine with 480x800? or not???
[HD2 Android NAND Development] burnie022:
:D

You freaking rock. Can't wait to play with that
[HD2 Android NAND Development] Derek0228:
Bump, can't wait to see this on my hd2!

Sent from my HD2 running Android on NAND :D
[HD2 Android NAND Development] Barlows:
Looks promising!
[HD2 Android NAND Development] pack21:
I want a port by the end of the week, quickly.

That it!

:D
[HD2 Android NAND Development] imilka:
You can read my reply in Desire thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=974481&page=3
[HD2 Android NAND Development] dungphp:
Yea ! mdpi, not hdpi !

Waiting from other rom machine
[HD2 Android NAND Development] dying4004:
any more update?
[HD2 Android NAND Development] cmylxgo:
Yah what imilka said...mdpi looks like ass and I will not waste my time resizing the images. Need a Desire S leaked rom.

-CMY
[HD2 Android NAND Development] DaNnY549:
This will the best rommmmmm! >.<
[HD2 Android NAND Development] imilka:
No, this won't...

We'll get best ROM when it will be officially presented for Desire.

However, Desire S dump could be interesting too, but it will be harder to port it.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] chauvinist:
Hi all,

The network that I use is WPA enterprise 802.11 EAP. When 2.3 came out I immediately tried several builds, but none of the them worked with my wifi network.

In fact, several 2.2 builds don't work either, but after I replaced the wpa supplicant of the build with the desire build's, it started working.

Recently I tried pongster's HyperdroidGBX and that worked perfectly, with any need for modification. However, after a few days it stopped working entirely. I have attempted to modify with wpa supplicants and have even replaced the default kernel with one that worked in 2.2, but to no avail.

I am wondering if this is due to some certificate issue that is embedded in the build. my network may use a certificate so it is conceivable that it has expired, and this build is unable to requistion a new certificate.

I'd greatly appreciate it if someone with experience could help me out.

Thanks in advance!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] august_month:
I am having the same problem. It seems EAP is more complicated and not all developers have an access to it.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] etibon:
I a having major problem with wpa wifi networks too. I can connect to the network fine, but after a few seconds or at most minutes, I seem to get disconnected. Pinging any host from a shell gives me "no route to host" errors, but the system indicates that wifi is still connected. To date I have not managed to get a stable connection with any router set to wpa, no matter what settings/encryption scheme I set on the router. Note that wep and open networks work fine though, so I would imagine that it's not a hardware problem (right?).

Have you managed to solve this problem by any chance? Could you direct me to the alternative wpa_supplicant you used so I can try it out as I'm at my wits' end with this problem?

I cannot understand how there aren't more people having this problem!
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gospodinwizard:
Having an odd problem with CPU Boost. I can't get to the settings. I keep getting redirected to an inaccessible web page. Any ideas/suggestions? Or has anyone else seen this problem?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] serelaw:
My cpuboost does not work

won't hold settings.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klobkelosh:
Disable ad blocker
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CondemnedSoul:
Do you have it set to restore your settings at boot? If not it will revert to default after a reboot.
[Fascinate General] rivaaaa253:
I'm expiriencing VERY low battery life such as like not even close an 8 hr charge, I always hear about these ppl with amazing battery life, I feel we need a thread where they can share there secrets please.
[Fascinate General] Hatespawn:
There's probably several threads like that in the General Forum(where this belongs).
[Fascinate General] Kaze105:
Have you cleared battery stats (using the scripts by adrynalyne) and tried using a program called juice defender?
[Fascinate General] chopper the dog:
Have you used spare parts to check tour batter history to check what might be using up the battery? Check the battery history in spare parts as the day goes on.

good day.
[Fascinate General] archalon:
I was at 21 hours on DI01, so I was very happy. Moving to EB01, I did the following to get to 16 hours, but it is still calibrating so I am hoping to do a little better:

1. Charge to 100%

2. Power off; Charge for an extra 20 minutes (bump charging that worked on a DInc, cant say if it really works, just habit)

3. Android Recovery (Blue) - wipe cache

4. Apply update.zip to get to CWM Red

5. Wipe cache again, advanced, wipe Dalvik cache

6. Reboot

7. Titanium BU to freeze unused apps

8. recharge to 100%; battery stats script with Root Explorer and Terminal Emulator

9. reboot

10. AutoRun Manager to disable startup apps that arent essential

11. turn off auto-rotation and wifi

12. Advanced Task Killer - auto kill when screen off; Display turned down to almost nothing (still bright enough to see); Display timeout 15 seconds

13. ran battery down to 2 %; charged to 100% while powered off.

Battery Left app reports 16 hours at 95%; I cant get it to register 100% anymore (?).
[Android Apps and Games] rogershroed1991:
Downloaded Sky Burger and Scoops on my iPod and I like them a lot, does anyone know if there's an Android game similar to them? If you haven't heard of them, basically stuff just falls from the sky and you use the tilt controls to collect the things you want while avoiding the bad things. It's pretty fun.
[Android Apps and Games] tzirk:
I'm looking for it to...but nothing. It was in the market in the last months but now it's not more available :-(
[Android Apps and Games] itachi1706:
It was once on the android market but it if obviously a port. It's glitchy and buggy. The developer removed it from the market soon after.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] jimmiekain:
The screenshot below is from my HTC EVO...

Today my buddy got the Motorola Atrix... I was gonna load a bunch of cool aps for him but when I went to install the apk files it would not allow me. Then I went to

home>menu>settings>applications on his atrix and it did not have a button to check and allow me to install the apps.

Its real easy on the evo and epic... How do I do it for my friend with the Atrix?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] NguyenHuu:
please read the sticky post about rooting and SIDELOADING. it will phone your rom to allow it.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] jimmiekain:
Why does the atrix have to be rooted for side loading? My evo allowed it out of the box
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] NoNameAtAll:
Because AT&T is weird like that. >_>
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] lewy10:
AT&T is evil like that.
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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] banishedmonk:
i have been doing some searching within in the forums and on google with no avail... My Evo (along with many others from what i researched) has the inability to see adhoc networks even though it can "see" the network with the the wifi analyzer app. i thought it was an android thing but my friend was able to connect to my adhoc network with his DX. is there a workout around that maybe i am overlooking so my phone can see and connect to an ad-hoc network? i am running ava-froyoZ1
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] banishedmonk:
Does anyone have the same problem?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Is your wifi buggy? I don't have any problems connecting to any network, unless its open but is password protected.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] banishedmonk:
I am assuming not... I can connect to every WiFi network except for an ad-hoc. My phone WiFi settings won't even see the ad-hoc network. When I use the WiFi analyzer though it can be seen.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aph:
Had the same problem here on stock, I think CM does address this, but I already switched to a real router before I upgraded

I don't think the person that responded knows what an ad hoc network is :p
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] banishedmonk:
True Indeed
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] banishedmonk:
So no solutiins other than cm7?
[Fascinate General] minimeat:
Just wondering if theres a app that can help boost signal strength. I always stay around -96 - -100 :( ,and will it help to make tethering faster? Im using sc 2.6 voodoo it runs great. The signal strength has always been a issue though, or ne homade antennas i can use?
[Fascinate General] davzava:
same here . i am about to give up on this phone i have only 1 bar of signal all the time at best. thinking about jumping ship to a different phone
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] geordie 34:
Just landed myself one of these phones are they any good is there any good roms how easy is it to install them any good games and can you dual boot with andriod
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Spl4tt:
u are funny
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] olyloh6696:
hmmm.. Congrats on the phone. But surely you arent dumb enough nit ti figure out about the ROMs... considering you are a long time member. What are you after? HTC sense ui, latest wm6.5 ui or both ? :P
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] geordie 34:
After both just seen that there is a Tom called toshdriod I'm mostly used to Android when it boots into Android does the USB and memory card had problems with previous dual boot and is there way way to choose os from boot
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] olyloh6696:
yes.. But android is far from complete. You can dual boot.
[Xoom General] slowrey:
So out of all of the people who have ordered their zooms through Motorola who are going to activate them with Verizon? I am considering activating with Verizon but not sure if it'll cost more since I bought from Motorola direct.
[Xoom General] arrtoodeetoo:
Since I wanted a WiFi only XOOM to begin with, I'll be using my $600 OCNN XOOM with the 3G radio always off.
[Xoom General] keitht:
I may try Verizon after 4G upgrade. Tethering to my 3G phone right now produces the same result without the extra cost.
[Xoom General] sunnyd119:
I just activated it yesterday.........after hours of trying and looking around I couldn't understand why my device wouldn't just activate when I pressed Activate Device, it kept saying activation failed. So after going to the Verizon Store the him self didn't know how to properly activate it either, he was trying the same things I was. He took too long so I just took it home. After some more search I tried to activate it through the Verizon online phone service activation. Even though it said cell phone activation, the activation worked and I had my credit approved, that it self took a whole day. And finally got my Verizon 3g on my xoom. All in all it took me 3 days to get 3G on my phone, while on the other had when I had the iPad on At&t it took me 10 minutes to activate the device and At&t service on it, no credit approval, just had to create an account and enter my credit card #, I could cancel whenever I wanted, then come back later and just enter my username and password to activate another month, all on the tablet. Why Verizon couldn't couldn't be this easy......I don't know! But I feel that its totally worth it for my xoom. ;);
[Xoom General] SBC44:
Not sure why yours had so much trouble, I activated mine right out of the box in just a minute or two. But glad you got it working!
[Xoom General] mjpacheco:
Yes, I did.

I thought about WiFi only but I didn't want the hassle of tethering or connection to my Vibrant when I was out of WiFi range.

I talked myself into it that I would have dual coverage (Verizon and T-Mobile) for when I was on the road.

And justified the cost by going through all the micro payment I make for other incrimental web stuff and cancelling a couple.

That said I leave 3G off, it really will be for only when I am on the road out of wiFi range.
[Xoom General] cwizardtx:
I activated mine because a 20 month is a pittance.
[Xoom General] slowrey:
Do you have to sign up for a contract for the $20/month plan? How much was activation? What's the best way of signing up over the web, at a store or through the device?
[Xoom General] powercrazy:
And 2Gb for $20 is a pittance... as in that is waaaay too little data for $20. A couple of hours of Pandora streaming, youtubing, etc. and you'll be way over the 2Gb mark...;)
[Xoom General] clandest:
Do you guys think that the 4g LTE would be fast enough to replace my home DSL line? And I could use the xoom as a wireless hotspot?

Thanks a lot.
[Xoom General] Usmc7356:
4g will def be as fast as dsl
[Xoom General] Alpha Axl:
Too bad it will be tiered and might end up costing you a lot more than what you currently pay now for DSL. Unless you're a very light user.