yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD7 General] prjkthack:
And this is where you misunderstand. Your progress chart is kinda off.

Win 1.x -> Win 2.x -> Win 3.x -> Win 95 -> Win 98 -> Win ME (end)

Win NT 3.x -> WinNT 4 -> Win 2000 (end)

Then the Windows consumer kernel and the Windows NT kernel were combined to create Windows XP.

Win XP -> Win Vista -> Win 7

The above are three separate lines of products but they happen to share the same brand name. Windows ME was the last of its product line. Upgrading from the Windows ME line to XP was a rather turbulent experience as it broke support for many hardware devices and offered little support for older software (though of course, there were always ways to make it work).

As for the Windows Mobile and Windows Phone lines.

... -> WM 6.0 -> WM 6.1 -> WM 6.5

WP7

Windows Mobile 6.5 and below are not part of the Windows Phone 7 line of software. They are two separate software product lines. Though they share similar names, which is a marketing tactic (a failed one I might add), but that's where the similarities end.

A sentiment shared by most people in the industry (and most consumers), Windows Mobile was (is) a dead platform and could not succeed any longer in its current form in this modern market. So its development has ended, and a new product was created called Windows Phone 7. WP7 is built from scratch, and because of that, it does not have all the features that the 10+ year old Windows Mobile product has. Given time, Windows Phone 7 will become an even better mobile platform than it currently is, but until then, if you are not happy with the kinds of things Windows Phone 7 brings to the table, then by all means switch to something else that does, or stick with Windows Mobile.

You bring up points that countless others have brought up before, and your complaints will yield no results, so its rather useless to complain. Not to mention, it is rather unfair to compare a product less than a year old to a product that has more than 10 years of development time. Of course Windows Mobile has got more features. That's just common sense.

What kind of a business tactic involves supporting a 10 year old product that doesn't cut it anymore? In this modern day of smartphones, the game has changed, so Microsoft needed to change with it.

So you are right, PPC is made for a different type of person, and Windows Phone 7 is not PPC, not even close.
[HD7 General] jimbonics:
You're a little off on your chart as well.

Win2000 is NT5.0. XP is NT5.1. They should be listed on the same line.

Just sayin'. :)
[HD7 General] AmgAdly:
Thank you all for your reply...

As you mentioned, we should move forward... There was a nice PIM backup software that we used to backup our SMS's and contacts...

Is there any news about a new version to work on WP7 and use the Backup files we created on WM6.5 to be restored on WP7?

or any fix to run PIM backup software (in compatiblity view) (run as WM6.5 app) on WP7...?

We need to go forward and at least keep some backup of our SMS's ... right?
[HD7 General] Sean D.:
Thank you!

I'm quoting this because this is just about the best explanation I have seen so far. Honestly, this should be at the top of every WP7 related page on this forum. This is very well thought out, and articulated version of what I keep screaming everytime I read/see the same stuff.

"Quit cryin!" Get over it or move to Android (which IMO is Windows MOBILE 7+)

You're not going to cry MS into reverting back to WM6.'whatever'. So you can roll with it or move and roll in another direction.
[HD7 General] jimbonics:
You can keep backups of your SMS messages by utilizing Microsoft MyPhone (WinMo 6.5), which syncs your texts to your live account.

Unfortunately, no way to get those texts to your WP7. But you can always look at them.

http://myphone.microsoft.com
[HD7 General] prjkthack:
I separated Windows 2000 from XP because it is considered that Windows 2000 was the end of the whole "business-only" Windows platform (at the time 2000 was released, ME was also not far behind, so it was still billed as the separate "consumer" and "business" platforms), even though it was technically the first hybrid kernel Windows platform. It was only when XP was released that it was considered the first of the consumer/business hybrid platform. So therefore I think that warrants it to be part of a separate line on its own since its all been based on XP's whole hybrid mantra since then.

So yes, on either line, technically, it'd be correct. Haha.
[HD7 General] PanNet:
The best indicator of whether something is good and valuable is the equipment price. At the beginning of the HD7 was very expensive and no one knew what it is WP7. After several months, it appears that it is better to give the phone to be utilized than to sell it on ebay. Nice phone on which you can do a little.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] jrm83mrj:
Home launchers have constantly made me want to tear out my hair. I would like to find one that allows custom shortcuts, or just shortcuts in general to my home screen. Im using just a basic root on 1.1 and I would like to not have to flash nookie froyo because Im wanting to wait until honeycomb becomes stable and available.

Does anyone know of a home launcher that works the way I described? Thanks for looking :)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] JoelNaui:
Hello Community,

i have flash v3.3 and the Headphones not Work :(..
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] owain94:
chill hotfix is comming
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] JoelNaui:
Oh, and I thought it was just me at Sun

Great job! :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harro3:
Hi guys,

I've tried googling and searching the forums, but to very little avail. I have a few questions that I was hoping that you guys could answer. I have a desire HD with Leedroid froyo w/sense on there at the moment.

What benefits does sense have? Other than a few sense apps/widgets (which I don't use) and streaming with the website, does it actually add anything worthwhile?

I hear people talking about a 'launcher'. What is a launcher? Is it an alternative to sense? If so, what are the other alternatives, which is best (presumably it's down to opinion) and where can I find a list of them?

Thanks guys, sorry if these have been asked before, as said, I did try to do the research

:)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] undave:
Sense is a layer over stock android created by HTC with the intent of improving on the usability, aesthetics, and conformity, of HTC android devices. As such, it adds menu and launcher themes, and a suit of applications which replace some of the standard android ones. Things like the camera app, clock and alarm app, and twitter and facebook integration are all customised/added by the Sense implementation.

The end result of this is mixed in it's benefits, and this list of pro's and cons is largely subjective. I used the Stock HTC on my DHD for my first month of ownership, then had about a month of Android Revolution HD, with Sense, and around a week ago shifted to Cyanogen 7 RC2.

The biggest advantages to sense seem to be the Camera app, and the nice array of themable widgets, which make it easy and quick to setup a good set of desktops. It also has clean and fast interfaces, with a consistent UI experience throughout the phone. I hear say that they also aim to make there Windows Mobile devices have a similar Sense UI, to make HTC customers more comfortable with their devices, whatever the underlying platform.

The primary disadvantage of the sense layer of the UI is that it has a lot of components and processes. For example, facebook, news, and twitter sync are all included by default, and while they can be disabled, they're hard to fully remove without 3rd party tools. The end result is that with so many things running, it's often hard to troubleshoot performance and battery issues that arise.

In summary: Sense is a layer on android that adds some shiny effects, and cool apps, at the cost of additional complexity.

A launcher is the basic 'home' interface of android. Generally, this means the homescreens you see when you first unlock your phone, and the app drawer you go to to view (and 'launch') all of your apps.

Most roms, including the stock htc sense, include some form of launcher. However, if you don't like it you can generally install a 3rd party one over the top. Some common 3rd party ones are ADW and Launcher Pro. All of the launchers generally offer some combination of functionality, asthetic appeal, and battery impact.

I use the ADW launcher that comes with CM7, and it's fast, stable, and does everything I want. At some point if I have some issue with it, or I get bored, I might try installing a different one!

As for finding a list, I'd recommend either searching android market for 'launcher', or google for something like 'android launcher comparison'.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harro3:
Thank you so much mate, cleared everything up completely :D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juliandres:
Hi guys, Im wondering if u have seen or if do u have some version of the Splinter cell Conviction , Brothers in arms 2, Spiderman Total mayhem, for the Xperia x10 Cuz i have seen some versions but these doesnt run well on it. I'd rlly apreciate if u know about some versions for this phone.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mutarito:
Hey! Spiderman 3.2.8 and splinter cell 3.1.6 worked for me:)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juliandres:
So..Could u tell me where to download the apks which worked for u? Cuz i have tried those versions too and with STM the screen becomes white, and with the SC the screen becomes black...So if u can tell me that would be nice.

Ty
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohanparvatham:
Hi bro can u please PM the link of Splinter cell bro...

I tried lot of stuff but still its not working...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fysxx:
Splintercell conviction for X10

Here is the link for u.

link removed as per requested, as per forum rule

Sorry for . .. . .

http://www.aioboards.com/f321/tom-clancys-splinter-cell-conviction-hd-full-version-x10-388013/
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr3nlysmil3:
please remove the link, its regarded as a warez !!!!! i had once done the same thing, please follow the forum rules !!!!

thank you
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] navalynt:
**ONLY TESTED ON ADEO v.01 v.02**

I labeled this a MOD since it's not quite a full theme. Since we have an SBF now (to restore when we **** up) I hope to see more people applying their creative talents to theming this awesome phone!

services.jar file white SPN/PLMN/clock and transparancy enabled for the notification drop-down background is attached to this post

*Also uploaded just the services.jar files to http://www.4shared.com/file/m9lfIXGq/services.html

*Here is my theme folder on 4shared, you can check periodically for new files I've tested that appear to be working correctly

Also included in the attached RAR file are a few of the images to mod in the framework-res.apk file under /res/drawable-hdpi to take advantage of the transparency. I'm working on porting a theme I've been slowly adding to for a few months on various devices so I also have a VERY early copy of framework-res.apk file with some of the graphics already included

*The included framework-res.apk file is ONLY for ADEO v.02!
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] navalynt:
RESERVED *probably for screenshots when I get around to it)
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] ranova:
nice, thanks.

Any way for you to get rid of the ATT logo at the top left like synergye has in his gingerbread theme?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] illmatic416:
Great work. I copied the services.jar file to /system/framework and after a reboot, only my clock is in white, while the SNP and PLMN are in black..am i doing something wrong?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] MisterKrispy:
Is this a black status bar?
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] illmatic416:
Is it possible to add this to the GingerBlur ROM framework? Is the transparency dependent on the services.jar file or is switching out the files in the framework.res the solution? Thanks
[Desire General] dm76:
Hi everyone

I noticed that some pictures - mostly 960x800 wallpapers with plain colors transition look good on a computer but in Desire they look like in a "less colours mode" (like not 16bit but 256colours)

it is the same in the gallery - they are smooth when you browse them, but after there is just one on the screen - it sharpens and smooth color transition is lost and they look bad set as wallpaper

i cannot attache a pic :( but the color transition is not smooth but graduate..

some other pic like face photos, bigger resolution looks OK

is it just a pic/wallpaper issue? is there way to convert those pic to look better?
[Desire General] Meaple:
Might be the file format of the pic. Depends on the depth of the pic as well. If normal images are fine then it'll be the wallpapers.
[Desire General] dm76:
Just made some tests... it's not a pic

I installed "quic pic" - another photobrowser from android market - and it shows pics very good

- contrarywise I would say - first- pic is loaded quickly - then the quality gets better - looks 24 bit

but when I click - set as a wallpaper - it goes back to showing crappy image, like 8 bit depth...

choosing to set wallpaper directly by the "quic pic" - sets the wallpaper right -like 24 bit, great colours transition...
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anilss:
I have messed up my phone, and not sure exactly how.

This is what it says:

SD Checking....

Loading... [pd15diag.zip]

No image!

Loading... [Pd15diag.nbh]

No image or wrong image!

Loading... [Pd15img.zip]

And then it will go to the next screen, which says:

Parsing...[SD ZIP]

[1] BOOT

[2] BOOTLOADER

[3] MICROP

[4]RADIO_VZ

[5] RECOVERY

[6] SPLASH1

[7] SYSTEM

[8] TP

[9] TP

[10] USERDATA

[11] WIMAX

after that i get nothing it just get stuck here i need help
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neidlinger:
Make sure none of the buttons are stuck .... if they arent

Load the PD15IMG onto the sdcard and boot to that screen.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anilss:
thats what i did but he get stuck on the parsing [sd zip] until battery runs out
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camalus:
Sounds like a bad image. Format your SD card in your computer.. reload the image onto the SD card and try it again.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unobienchevere:
did he fix it? My phone is die also!
[Milestone 2 General] handsomeboy1702:
I wanted to try out the newly released version of swype. So I deleted the preloaded swype and installed the new version. Everything worked fine until I rebooted the phone. Swype kept fc. I did have a back up of the old one. So I deleted the newer swype, and tried to restore the preloaded swype with Titanium Backup. TB said back up finished, but I couldn't find swype in the language section in the settings.

What can I do to have the preloaded swype again?
[Milestone 2 General] Mr. Clown:
Moved as not android development
[Milestone 2 General] StevePritchard:
Has anybody successfully replaced pre-installed Swype with latest beta?

I thought I would try and install the latest version of Swype beta to replace the pre-installed version. I rooted, and followed the instructions at http://forum.swype.com/showthread.php?1641-Tutorial-Installing-Beta-Swype-on-Droid-X

However, like the op, Swype kept force closing on me even as I was trying to install it.

Has anybody been successful in updating Swype?

Cheers,

Steve.
[Milestone 2 General] handsomeboy1702:
don't choose the full language pack when installing swype beta. it keeps fc-ing on me
[Milestone 2 General] StevePritchard:
Does that mean you managed to get the other version to install?

Cheers,

Steve.
[Milestone 2 General] handsomeboy1702:
Yes. No fc so far
[Milestone 2 General] StevePritchard:
Can you remember what steps you took to disable the pre-installed version and install the beta? Rooting, and renaming the 3 files listed didn't seem to work properly for me.

Cheers,

Steve.
[Milestone 2 General] handsomeboy1702:
I used Titanium Backup to uninstall swype. Then followed the steps on swype website to install the beta version
[Milestone 2 General] Bloodfaith:
After uninstall the old version ,try to delete the file which is in /system/lib/libSwypeCore.so,than install the full version of Swype2.15.56.14870
[LG Optimus 2x] hobbitddu:
Hi

It's easy to remove the shuttersound from the still-camera, but not the "beep-beep" sound from the video-start event.

Does anyone know how to remove this sound?

Regards

Hobbit - DK
[LG Optimus 2x] djmcnz:
lol - I misread your post sorry.
[LG Optimus 2x] juhar1:
I have a same problem.

I tried deleting /system/media/audio/ui/VideoRecord.ogg but it didn't help. Also made a silent file of that but no help.
[LG Optimus 2x] djmcnz:
No, I think it's in camera.apk/res/raw/

Edit: try replacing them with attenuated files with the same bitrate...

Edit 2: and stop using your video camera in the changing rooms! ;)

Edit 3: no chance of that suggestion above working, they've gone to a lot of effort to enforce the video camera sounds! The .wav files have an associated hash key that is verified every time the camera starts. If the file fails verification the camera fc's.
[LG Optimus 2x] djmcnz:
Solution

Solution in testing, see here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=12500440
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] d_1000:
Ever wanted to change the base size of the system font file? I spent quite a bit of time looking into this and I found and open source program called FontForge which will modify the .ttf font file. It will run on both Win and Mac.

Here are 300+ existing flashable Font-Packs 300+ existing flashable Font-Packs which you can use and even modify the size of the .ttf file within and re-insert using 7-zip.

Font Forge Instructions:

I spent hours, trying to figure this out, but it is really rather simple...now! FontForge is very powerful and I know how to modify the font size and that is it. I am by NO MEANS an expert!

Once the the selected .ttf file is open - FontForge ALWAYS fc's on my macbook the first time I open a file. Once I relaunch, it is fine...just the nature of the beast.

1. go to: Edit>Select>SelectAll (all characters should be selected)

2. go to: Element>Tansformations>Transform

3. On the transform menu, I have chosen to increase by 20%...make sure all boxes below are checked.

4. Click ok

5. It should now render them 20% larger (or whatever you choose)

6. go to: File>Generate Fonts

make sure you change filename to keep the original clean and de-select validate - otherwise you will get about 200 warnings

7. Click ok...there will be a couple of warnings that appear, but I have not found any visible font issues or errors-you can ignore them - hat is it. When you close Font Forge, it will ask you about saving changes...if you do, it creates another file type, but I have never paid attention to it.

:D
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] david1171:
Thank you for this, been wanting to do it for a while.

Edit: Well it took forever to get everything set up to run on windows, but I finally got the Ubuntu font to not be cut off when used as Clockopia.ttf in DeskClock.apk/assets/fonts/Clockopia.ttf. I wouldn't use it for anything else other that Clockopia.ttf because I had to move the numbers -220 on the y axis after resizing them to be 20 percent smaller than normal.

The file is not to be flashed in recovery and is only in the .zip file so that I could upload it to the post.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] JSmurfy:
thank you for pointing me to this.. i started making my text changes as we speak.. u rawk.. thankkk you
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Smokem_I:
Nice tutorial bro! I'm gonna give this a shot this weekend :)

Sent from my BluMagic CM7 Glacier using the Blu Premium App
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] trapzz:
how can i export my phone's font from system/font to alter its size using fontforge? when i connect my phone to my pc, i'm only able to see files on my sd card, not the phone's entire system.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] d_1000:
Even with root, I do not believe this is possible. I think you can do a backup and then pull the file from the backup.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] boulder96:
Hi i'm new to fontforge, and I need some help installing it. When I type ./doinstall into cygwin it says 'bash: ./doinstall No such file or directory" Apparently, there is no 'doinstall' folder. Help would be appreciated thanks.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] d_1000:
Unfortunately I have only run it on my Mac.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Moaath:
Thanks!!! I've been looking for this.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] webwolf_3000:
Program crashes on Windows 7 every time. show stopper...

Anyone else manage to use the windows version ?

Looking at the windows logs, it appears to be an issue with 64bit windows, I'll give it a shot on my netbook later.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] GinGeae:
Thanks alot! It is very impressive to see all those clear steps which is given by you.... For mi, it is still works like a charm. Cheers...
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] yugimotto:
TTF

do u know what clock font style is in the image?
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Alixbot:
it resizes it but stretches it virtically
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] jinshah:
Ya... It strech vertically... Any idea increase size without strech?
[Nook Color Accessories] bonobomidwest:
Hi Everyone,

Well there's been a crazy flurry of BT discussion all over the forums since BT became functional. I thought it'd be useful to consolidate our experiences with different BT devices.

If we can keep to a standard fromat that'd be great, and as a device is well understood I can bring it back up into a master list in this OP.

So I suggest the following format:

DEVICE TYPE: e.g. Headset, GPS, etc

DEVICE MODEL NUMBER AND NAME: e.g. Mototola H390

PAIRS: Yes/No

CONNECTS: Yes/No

RANGE: in feet

FUNTIONALITY: Does not work / Works / Limitations or bugs

LIMITATIONS AND BUGS: Describe limitations or bugs.

WORKAROUNDS: Workarounds to resolve issues.

REQUIRED APPS: Software that is required to make the device work

COMPATIBLE APPS: Software that can use the device.

CM7 version: e.g. nightly 19

KERNEL: e.g. CM7 stock; Dalingrin's OC kernel 3/13/11

QUESTIONS: questions you might have, or like answered

please link to original posts for bugs, workarounds, software solutions etc - credit where credit is due, and it helps us follow the resolution of issues

***Change log***

3/16/2011, Post #15

- A huge oversight on my part, but the original post did not include suggested fields for CM7 version and Kernel, now added.

***Summary***

GPS - many working devices reported, with supporting apps

Wiimote - works with supportin software

A2DP (audio) - works as-is, range is device and limited

Keyboards - varied success, depending in part on being able to enter security codes during pairing

Handsfree and headset (microphone) devices - do not work... lots of buzz on this one... wait patiently folks :)
[Nook Color Accessories] bonobomidwest:
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[Nook Color Accessories] bonobomidwest:
DEVICE TYPE: Headset

DEVICE MODEL NUMBER AND NAME: Mototola H390

PAIRS: Yes

CONNECTS: Yes

RANGE: Not tested

FUNTIONALITY: Limited.

LIMITATIONS AND BUGS: Activates dialer, then crashes. Headphone may work. Mic appears not to work

WORKAROUNDS: Not known.

REQUIRED APPS: Not known.

COMPATIBLE APPS: Not known.

QUESTIONS: Do any headsets have a working mic? Is there a setting needed?
[Nook Color Accessories] bonobomidwest:
DEVICE TYPE: Headset / Headphones

DEVICE MODEL NUMBER AND NAME: Mototola HT820

PAIRS: Yes

CONNECTS: Yes

RANGE: 1-2 feet.

FUNTIONALITY: Limited.

LIMITATIONS AND BUGS: Works for audio playback. Activates dialer, then crashes. Mic appears not to work

WORKAROUNDS: Not known.

REQUIRED APPS: Not known.

COMPATIBLE APPS: For playback, all tested.

QUESTIONS: Do any headsets have a working mic? Is there a setting needed?