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[Galaxy S II General] ajftl:
Agreed. What's the point on using stock android. Plain Android which camera app suck.ass and media player too. Its frikin boring. Tw its not bad. Has cool features
[Galaxy S II General] faddys123:
i am hoping for htc sense either the hd one or the ginger sense
[Galaxy S II General] AJerman:
I'm pretty sure the TouchWiz launcher doesn't run if you set another launcher as default. I haven't even had a ROM with TouchWiz in it for so long that I can't say for sure though.
[Galaxy S II General] ryude:
The touchwiz launcher will run unless you root and delete it from system/app. All the other touchwiz enhancements will still work and honestly are the best part of touchwiz. The launcher is the only part I don't like, and only because it is known to be laggy/battery hog.
[Galaxy S II General] MikeyMike01:
The launcher it comes with is the least difficult thing to fix. Replace it with the Android one or any other and you're good to go.

Sent from my Captivate
[Galaxy S II General] rdy2go:
I prefer touch wiz with different launcher such as launcher pro or adw ex. Samsung widgets suck but media player, lock screen, status bar enhancements are great.

Exchange email client is also much better then the stock one.
[Galaxy S II General] rdy2go:
Second that
[Galaxy S II General] Intratech:
I actually like TW, I've tried other launchers and always end up loading TW as my default launcher again.
[Galaxy S II General] ryude:
I like GTG TouchWiz launcher, but the stock launcher is way too laggy.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giano72:
yes i can??

i can configure the ringtone to ringing in the headset and from device at the same time?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] T-Macgnolia:
I am not sure if you are asking a question are stating you can so this. But from what I know unless there is a registry tweek that can allow this. You can not play sounds over the external handset speaker when you have a headset plugged into the phone.
[LG Optimus 2x] Arawac:
Hi guys,

Shoot me if this particular issue has shown up somewhere... (couldnt find it)

I am having problems connecting to the exchange server at work. My company has a very high security standard.

They have you digitally agree to usage conditions, and then have to activate you somewhere on a firewall...

They are using WOSH (whatever that is) ?

Now officially they said it would be only for rotten Apple phones. However i was told in confidence by enterprise application support it would work on any phone having exchange capabilties.

I have tried several programs: k9, touchdown, and now that standard android one.

In the guide to set it up for apple the information to enter is almost the same:

I now try with settings/accounts/add acount

email adress:

first.last@server.com

password:

Abcd1234

Next it fails and continues with:

domain/username

servercorp/firstletterlastname (1st letter of your first name + 7 of your last name)

password:

Abcd1234

Server:

wosh.server.com

Then there are options for using SSL

Use secured SSL connection

Accept all SSL certificates

here it mentions some ID: androidc2398921038

Client Certificate

This is how far I get, the guide continues with having to set a PIN after succesfull connection.... ?

I tried many permentations, in all cases I get "could not connect to server", i checked the server (wosh.server.com) it does resolve but does not allow ping.

Particulars / questions:

In the guide from work it does not mention SSL settings (and I tried with and without). In the guide there is a seperate field for Domain. The domain/username field shows up like that but in the prefilled example it show the slash backward instead of forward (\ vs /) I tried both to no avail.

Is there something specific to how apple phones identify themselves ? Can I mimmick that ? Could it be that kind off ID ?

Since they are so security sensitive could it be i need a client certifcate (it is not mentioned in the guide) ?

Are there any tests (telnet ?) i can do to find out the correct settings/changes ?

It is alot, I know, hope someone has an idea ?
[LG Optimus 2x] djmcnz:
So which client are you using now? This one?

If so format under Manual setup is:

domain\loginid

account pw

server.domain.ext

Use SSL

Accept All SSL

The ASOP client linked above supports (and ignores) most Exchange Policies.

If that doesn't work it's server related, it may pay to check in one of these threads but I don't know if they'll help with server issues:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=655649

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=775007

Success.
[LG Optimus 2x] Arawac:
yup using that one,

checking the other threads you posted..
[LG Optimus 2x] Arawac:
hmmm,

In this http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12005679&postcount=49

you post some code aswell, do i need to use that to install the email.apk ? i just copied to sd and installed from there...

For starters I would like the policies implemented, scary i know, but at least I will adhere to company policies :)

Is there a way to check the device ID ? seems like different apps send different device IDs
[LG Optimus 2x] djmcnz:
Yes, it needs to run from /system/app/ so you'll need to follow the instructions on that page or use Root Explorer to drop it in there.

If you want one with Exchange Policies implemented you'll need to get a stock Froyo one from a custom rom somewhere (my Nexus ROM has it, see sig but make sure you get the CM6/Froyo version).

Not sure about device ID.
[LG Optimus 2x] Arawac:
well I put the app on system app, using the sdk, seems fine only still not possible to use the exchange server....
[LG Optimus 2x] djmcnz:
I think you'll need to check with your server admin sorry.
[LG Optimus 2x] Arawac:
NP thanks for the help, also tried the stock one from your sig (not the gingerbread one) same result unfortunately...
[LG Optimus 2x] reidar.ostrem:
Using two exchange servers on mine.. Aosp email client wo sec.
[LG Optimus 2x] djmcnz:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12005679&postcount=49
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jro73:
So im runnin Clockwork custom recovery on my EVO and I hav read on several threads that using Amon RA is better. I would like to kno the reasons why and if I decide to change how would I go bout it? Please include any links in getting the Amon RA recovery and or procedures please...thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cordell12:
Open Rom Manager and scroll down to select "Flash Alternate Recovery" clcik RA and thats it. Give it a whirl, you dont like it flash back to clockwork via Rom Manager (at top).

personally I use clockwork, only because it works with rom manager.....
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] metalfan78:
I use amon ra, I had it on my moto cliq, then I had to use clockwork on my vibrant, now amon ra on my evo. I like it better. Its probably just personal preference but I have read that clockwork doesnt always do a good nandroid backup/restore, I never tried it though so im not certain. Like to guy above said, its real easy to switch back and forth though
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowboarda42:
Amon is easier to read, and its prettier.

Sent from my hand with XDA Premium installed
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craigbailey1986:
Haven't used clock in a while but from what I remember it was more steps to get to certain things and the entire UI was a bit confusing to a new person. Now this is speaking from my hero days, lol so things may have changed!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iitreatedii:
It's preference, the general consensus that's misunderstood is that ra is better. This for me is only because my dev has nothing to do with clockwork therefore its rendered useless for me.besides updating ra recovery...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Personally, i have and do use both, and neither is better, as they do the same thing. The 1 advantage to amon_ra is that you can select the elements of your backup, so they can be smaller, where as clockwork backs up everything by default.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zamboniman87:
same here..................
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
You can still download rom from it [if on premium version], flash alternate recovery, and boot into recovery if on amon_ra; the only thing you can't do it automatically backup the rom from there.
[General Questions and Answers] ArdorNg:
Basically, what i want to know is, what is so fundamentally different between phones and PCs that makes it that much harder to flash a different OS on a phone than it is to to install a new OS on a PC. Even switching from Windows to Ubuntu is pretty idiot proof. Aren't there fewer varieties of processors out there for phones than there are for PCs?

Does it have to do with producer/manufacturer modifications of the OS(but that wouldn't affect the hardware, right?)? Is it because phone OS's have to omit drivers(or something else i do not know is required for an OS to function) for multiple device components to save space?

Thank you for your time.

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To give you some background about my level of understanding in computer science. The only exposure i have are an Introduction to Programming(Java) class that i took in college and OpenCourseWare videos of a few introductory programming lectures. And the articles etc from various tech websites like Ars Technica, AnandTech, etc.

As for my goals from asking these questions, i would like to be able to create my own custom ROMs, or apps at the very least. And yes, i know i have a LOOONG way to go.

Thank you again for reading this far into my thread.
[General Questions and Answers] Dirk:
In short, Google do make updates available to all phones. It's the manufacturers who stand in the way. They decide which of their devices get updates and when.

The whole thing is also complicated by the awful customizations that each manufacturer makes to Android OS so that every official update needs modifying to work with those customizations.

Good luck with your future endeavors :)
[General Questions and Answers] ArdorNg:
But then what is stopping us rooted fellas from just flashing stock Android onto our phones the same way we swap Windows for Ubuntu on our PCs?
[General Questions and Answers] Dirk:
Absolutely nothing :D

This is why we have XDA!
[General Questions and Answers] ArdorNg:
So why are all the ROMs out there phone specific? Is it possible to create a ROM that can be flashed on all phones?(is it already available? And if so, where?)
[General Questions and Answers] Dirk:
No generic ROM no. The most widespread custom ROM is Cyanogenmod but because of hardware differences between devices each build has to have the appropriate drivers to tailor it to a specific device.

Security measures are another factor too as different manufacturers use different methods to lock down the phones. This means that the process of flashing ROMs can vary as well.

When Google releases a new version of Android it is available to everyone to use but you can't just slap it onto any old device as it is and expect it to work. The chefs need to work their magic to make it compatable with the individual devices.
[General Questions and Answers] ArdorNg:
My question was why can't they build the Android like other PC OSes, with drivers for all available hardware? There are definitely fewer varieties of hardware for smartphones than there are for PCs, no? Is it because of space constraints or are there other issues at play?
[General Questions and Answers] Dirk:
It's up to the manufacturers to make their devices compatible with Android rather than Googles responsibility to make Android compatable with a thousand varying hardware components, and the millions of hardware combinations that could potentially make a handset!

I'm sure they could create Generic drivers that work so-so, but i'd rather have devices that actually work well and not have to download ROMs which are the size of your average XP install. :D
[General Questions and Answers] ArdorNg:
Hmmmmmm. So drivers are the only constraint?

Then i guess i have a more specific goal then! :D If no one has done it already... I'm sure there are people who wouldn't mind the large size. Though actually writing it would probably take so long that we can only release a 2.3 generic ROM when 2.7 comes out... which kind of defeats the purpose... except maybe for the folks still stuck on pre-Froyo devices... That and how to keep the extra drivers from being bloat...
[General Questions and Answers] imaa:
Dear All ,

I bought new galaxy 5 and when i installed the Kies software its told me there is a firmware upgrade .. i accept after downloading the firmware he restart my phone and give me the android logo with under text Downloading...

i wait for 30 min and nothing happened still hanged .

after that i remove the battery then i put it again my phone works fine but not updated to the new firmware any idea how to update it by the official firmware using Kies and did i missed something ?

Best Regards

AB
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] An0nx:
Okay, here goes.

First up; Samsung Galaxy S i9000

Before I delved into flashing and the like, I backed up my videos, contacts and memos to kies, which I realize now is a bad idea. I've flashed my SGS with the Ultibread 1.4 ROM and I love it. The problem is now my phone isn't connecting to kies. Is there any way I can access the backup without kies OR get my phone to connect to kies?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dark3n:
Did you check Kies folders? Your files are probably located somewhere there, try searching for a known filename.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Their have been similar topic posts might be worth searching them .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aub_pro:
Can I use kies to flash back to stock rom or should I use Odin? I'm on darky's rom and want learn how to go back to stock rom incase I need to send my phone in for repair ever.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Kies wont recognise your phone unless you have correct rom details .

Flash back to stock via Odin then try Kies update .

Or search Kies spoofing method .

Take it you failed to save your original rom .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] An0nx:
Yepp, I've got a .sbu file which is the backup, but as far as I'm aware there's not much I can do with it without kies connecting to my phone.

Also jje, I did have a bit of a search around but with no luck. Perhaps a push in the right direction?

Cheers.
[Android Apps and Games] Svinkall:
I have been looking quite a bit on Widgetlocker but one thing that i am curious about is the ability to lock the screen during phonecalls so that i dont press any buttons accidently. Does Widgetlocker has this function?
[Android Apps and Games] iMushu:
I don't know about your phone but when I put my Droid incredible up to my face a light sensor or something detects thatcits to my face and shuts the screen off.
[Android Apps and Games] DannyBiker:
Maybe you should ask in the many widgetlocker topics out there...;)
[Android Apps and Games] lagaba:
There's an option to either have widgetlocker show or not show during a phone call... you can choose whichever you prefer... personally I have it set to not show because as the previous poster said, the proximity sensor turns the screen off to prevent accidental screen presses anyway.
[Defy Themes and Apps] dzzdefy:
SetVSel vs. juice defender ?

What you recommend?
[Defy Themes and Apps] lordarus:
I've only used setVsel and i find it very easy and functional.
[Defy Themes and Apps] offermanager:
with setVSel I was able to extend the battery time to almost 60 hours !

with juice defender I got less battery time than without it (around 48 hours without and not more than 46 hours with juice defender) :rolleyes:

So my choice is clear ! :D
[Defy Themes and Apps] hah2110:
What are your settings and what is your usage?
[Defy Themes and Apps] dzzdefy:
Setvsel installed i noticed little hangs between clock speed changes.

I've made stability tests but testing at 300mhz sometimes the clock speed icon goes to orange (full speed) during the test even at default voltage.
[Defy Themes and Apps] offermanager:
default settings, only changed value vSel3@ to 1000 MHz and run stability test for 30 Minutes -> without a problem and only 34°C

:)
[Defy Themes and Apps] Deni_N:
How can you people do 60hrs, with my moto defy, set vsel on 1. 18-300 2. 25-500 3. 40-800, i can do near 30hrs with single charge. I am online on GTalk all the time, and that is all, 10mins call, 30min browser and 1hr Gtalk chat.
[Defy Themes and Apps] ABC_Universal:
Yes I notice the same and prefer performance mode to default on demand mode. Unfortunately performance mode is not remembered at the moment and has to be set every time after restart.
[Defy Themes and Apps] darule_2011:
There is a lot of factors, too many to list. But, I'd say the biggest is the rom. I have two defy's, the wife's is running stock tmous 2.2 and mine is running Pays v4 which is blurless. Both are overclocked using setvsel at 30/300, 54/700, 70/1200 with 86% threshold.

I just got 55 hours with heavy use (wifi, mp3, games, talking/text, gps, etc)...had 34% remaining 48 hours in last I checked, but a few hours later killed it off with the mp3 player while running (and using a gps running app) the last couple hours. The wife's phone gets a a little more use from ereading and she is averaging in between 32-36 hours, which is about the same that I was getting before Pays rom.

In short, the more apps and services running in the background even when not in use...the more consumption. But like I said, there are a lot more factors at play.
[Defy Themes and Apps] unrafa:
True. Having SetVsel + Uninstalling useless or unneeded system services give me 2 days of battery under normal use, and turning off the wirelesss is making now a big difference, 2 days and 4 hours runnning on the same charge at still 55%. (i have to remark i am having almost no use of the phone this 2 days)
[Defy Themes and Apps] dumrul:
I have juice defender and setvsel together they work great i have no problems and my battery doesnt drains fast :-)
[Defy Themes and Apps] unrafa:
Juicedefender is a really beutifull program. The problem is that it spends as many juice as it saves. Its pointless having it. I have 3 days of battery since i manually turn off-on wifi.
[Defy Themes and Apps] darule_2011:
I have no evidence, but I kinda think the same...running another app to kill another app might be like robbing Peter to pay Paul. Since my last post, I've decided to go more minimal, got rid of task killer and setvsel and only using milestone (milestone is probably not needed either but can't go completely naked just yet) :D

The phone is still zippy and I notice it doesn't overheat as much. As for battery consumption, I haven't given it enough time to compare. But given that I'm not overheating as much is a big plus.
[Defy Themes and Apps] unrafa:
i have 3-4 days of battery under light-moderate use. i ussually dont have a chance to deplete it completely because i move pictures between laptop phone, or use adb to do stuff , so it always get some charge from USB.

Omg reading older posts i noticed some people don't realize the advantage of setvsel over everything else including milestone overclock.

First it can work as an overclocker like milestone OC but more important as an undervolter.

Stock values are 33 - 300 Mhz 48 - 600 mhz and 58 - 800 mhz

I go with 18-300mhz 30-600mhz 40-800mhz less volts longer battery life.

And imagine feed the cpu with less volts and at the same time overclock it for faster speed. Yeah. some people do that,

18-300 40-800 55-1000. At max speed you feed same power and get extra 200mhz.

If you use a task killer once, ok, but if the task killer is automatic and kill for you at intervals it worsen performance because android likes to ressurrect apps, it kills 12 apps, and in 60 sec bang, android revive them, so you enter an endless cicle of kill - resurrect.

And juice defender its a heavy app. eats too much cicles.

Oh and Turning Wifi OFF, or "Always ON". increased 20% battery life.
[Defy Themes and Apps] unrafa:
i have 3-4 days of battery under light-moderate use. i ussually dont have a chance to deplete it completely because i move pictures between laptop phone, or use adb to do stuff , so it always get some charge from USB.

Omg reading older posts i noticed some people don't realize the advantage of setvsel over everything else including milestone overclock.

First it can work as an overclocker like milestone OC but more important as an undervolter. and speeds (like in mileston oc) are switched ondemand so nothing is wasted.

Stock values are 33 - 300 Mhz 48 - 600 mhz and 58 - 800 mhz

I go with 18-300mhz 30-600mhz 40-800mhz less volts longer battery life same speed.

And imagine feed the cpu with less volts and at the same time overclock it for faster speed. Yeah. some people do that,

18-300 40-800 55-1000. At max speed you feed same power and get extra 200mhz.

And about task killers, if its a one time use its ok, but if the task killer is automatic and kill automatically at time intervals it worsen performance because android likes to ressurrect apps, it kills 12 apps, and in 60 sec bang, android revive them, so you enter an endless cicle of kill - resurrect.

And juice defender its a heavy app. i see 5% total consumption in battery stats and i think that's a bit high for a program who claims to save battery.

Oh and Turning Wifi completely OFF and/or setting "wifi sleep policy never" . increased 15%-20% battery life. (wierd might seem but wifi sleep policy when screen is off is worse for battery)
[Windows Phone 7 General] loomx:
It is in general alot smother, and I have not had it crash once!

The Marketplace is much better, no crashing, its always slick, doesnt hang while loading more apps in the list, and the new way of searching is much better.

(However I cannot find a few apps, I assume they have been removed from the marketplace, for example MusicShark?)

Copy and Paste works quite well, took me a few tries to realise the paste section is where the text correction area is.

Faults I have noted so far are...

1. Not sure if it is just me because I have only tried once so far, but after pairing with my car headunit. My car headunit no longer detects the HD7 as a bluetooth audio streaming device, and only as a handsfree device. Which is very annoying.

2.When pressing search in internet explorer, it no longer loads a web page, but loads the bing application.

Overall, it makes the phone even nicer to use, it just feels that bit more responsive, and it way more stable!

Has anyone else used NoDo, who can confirm the above faults?

I am running it on an O2 UK HD7 with 32gb.

UPDATE: after 1 days usage

Im finding reception better, battery seems to be a bit better too. Still not had one thing crash on me.

Bluetooth audio streaming does work, however its still low quality like it was in 7004/7008, so I cant wait to unlock it again so I can change the registry entry.

Audio streaming still does not work for playing videos.

Push notification seem to work fine all the time now too, I had problems initially getting them to work on some applications (they would work after trying a few times/restarting) but now they just work.

I havent had chance to check for hidden wireless networks yet, the WiFi menu seems identical though (There is nothing to manually type in any settings.)

Overall, it feels now like how I would have expected the phone to feel when I first got it. Everything it does, it does it really well, and it is a pleasure to use.
[Windows Phone 7 General] skycamefalling:
That's how it's supposed to be.

I can remember a branded T-Mobile ROM where you've been redirected to a stupid search website after pressing the search-button but the standard action is opening BING.