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[LG Optimus 2x] Ad_87:
Purchased the Zag screen protector, sizing was good but I wasn't impressed with the application, it's quite tacky which when applied caused a less than great finish. Decided to purchase a Martin Fields protector and although ever so slightly smaller the finish when applied is miles better, seems more responsive, can't tell it's on yet it's still quite substantial.. The bonus for me was that it included a screen protector for the camera lens at the back.. Very impressed!
[LG Optimus 2x] h1o:
brando ultra clear????
[LG Optimus 2x] 2dorr:
Today I ordered from Clarivue, the clear screen protectors. They are coming in pair and the price is 13 dollars with free shipping. My last 2 Android phones had screen protectors from Clarivue and the price/quality it's impressive.
[LG Optimus 2x] wh1tekn1ght:
I also ordered from Folix and had the same problem as everyone here (the protection is miscut). It took me 2 emails and 3 days to get them to answer that they would process my file and get back to me as fast as possible. It's been 5 days now... And the meantime I have no proper protection for my 2x...:mad:
[LG Optimus 2x] Egan:
Now 1 week later, I removed the screen protector. It was too tacky, rainbow colored vertical lines, dirt sticks on the edges and you can peel the screen protector off by accident easily.

No more Zagg Invisible Shield for me! Either I stick with the Gorilla Glass or I must find something real good. Any tips?
[LG Optimus 2x] wh1tekn1ght:
Just ordered some Clarivue protectors.I will give some feedback when I have them.

Otherwise there is always the Martin Fields screen protectors. Top notch quality but a bit expensive though.
[LG Optimus 2x] weebeast:
Jep i got martin fields screen protector. It's worth the money:D
[LG Optimus 2x] wh1tekn1ght:
Yes, we should cut the crap (eg Folix, Clarivue, Zagg,...) and get proper things: Martin Fields for instance or maybe Steinheil when it's out.
[LG Optimus 2x] 2dorr:
Unfortunately I could not put Clarivue screen protector. Te curve of the screen is the big problem. Till now I put Clarivue on many phones and I had no problem in mounting them perfectly.
[LG Optimus 2x] wh1tekn1ght:
Yes, it took me 1 hour to get it properly.

And now I understand why Clarivue always sell 2 screen protectors at a time: they know you will waste the first one trying to get it properly...:D
[LG Optimus 2x] yongwk:
Folix isn't good... my screen protector have scratches on them and it smuges easily!

Thinking of removing it now...
[LG Optimus 2x] wh1tekn1ght:
My clarivue protector has died after 2 days.

Ordering some Martin Fields. I'm gonna install my folix protection in the meantime.

I will write a review of the different protectors as well when I have time.
[LG Optimus 2x] Ferrum Master:
I've used the original screen protectors form SE X10. They are high quality. Just cut few mm from the sides using a ruler and a knife to avoid the curve. :)
[LG Optimus 2x] Platoon:
Guys i recommend you 3M Vikuiti CV8 screen protectors. You can buy protectors here: http://www.disagu.co.uk/2x-vikuiti-cv8-screen-protector-for-lg-p990-optimus-speed.html

This is good deal. Two protectors for price of one (on ebay for example). You can find other 3M protectors too --> http://www.disagu.co.uk/screen-protector-for-lg-p990-optimus-speed.html

Delivery is free + very fast. I got letter from Germany in 3 days. Iam from Slovenia - EU.

I used Vikuiti protectors on other phones too (Optimus One and Samsung Spica). What i like about this protector is that its quite sticky, so when you apply it, it will be hard to damage it at the edges. It also fits quite good. Well, original screen protector is still better in this area, but iam satisfied. It smudges quite easly but its also very easy to clean, i usually clean screen with my hand :D You dont need special cloth.

What i dont like:

- its a bit hard to apply as its quite sticky

Thats all. I hope i helped to narrow down your decision.
[LG Optimus 2x] d4m4n:
Here it is cheaper:

http://www.protectionfilms24.com/article/vikuiti-screen-protector-cv8-lg-electronics-p990-optimus-star-48591.html

The Savvies brand is also ok. The above site got fast and free delivery.
[LG Optimus 2x] Platoon:
thanks for your link :)
[LG Optimus 2x] waynefox:
I would never buy Martin Fields again after having one of their screen protectors on my Nokia N97.

£16.99 for 1 screen protector and it Scratched within 2 days

Bought a pack of 5 cheap screen protectors off ebay for £1.99 and found they were a lot better quality. only scratched one of them after a year of use and that was once the phone had gone to my Girlfriend
[LG Optimus 2x] markop90:
IMHO screen protectors on o2x are useless...gorilla glass protects it perfectly, no scratches in 3 months and I put the phone always in my pockets without any cover.

Inviato dal mio Optimus 2X usando Tapatalk
[LG Optimus 2x] Dzhedaj:
I've ordered the Vikuiti CV8 from ebay and it's crap...

Not only it does not cover the sides like the OEM one, but the lower part has like a 2 mm wide gap uncovered too.

Not going to use this on my phone for sure.

Has anybody found a proper protector, that can fit the curved display and cover it 100%?
[LG Optimus 2x] sebqbe:
+1

Got a screen protector included with my cheap ebay mesh cover, but it didn't fit at all.

Didn't use a screen protector on my last phone (Galaxy S) but despite it having Gorilla Glass, it got scratched pretty easily (presumably from the pocket zipper on my jacket) . I therefore have a hard time trusting the Gorilla Glass on my O2x.
[LG Optimus 2x] RichJo86:
The screen protectors I have seen, don't cover the sides. Probably because it isn't flexible (thin) enough. If you make the screen protector really thin it won't protect anymore.
[LG Optimus 2x] Dzhedaj:
It seems like Zagg screen protector is thin and flexible enough, but i has that rubbery texture and feel to it, that makes using the touchscreen harder...
[LG Optimus 2x] TheSSJ:
What about martin fields? I used those screen protectors for every smartphone I owned till now and I didn't regret it at all! The touchscreen is still very responsive and it is almost invisible!
[LG Optimus 2x] RichJo86:
The Martin Fields protector doesn't protect the whole screen, that is what Dzhedaj is after.

Also they are very expensive, are they worth the price? How do they stack up against the Vikuiti ADQC27?
[LG Optimus 2x] TecQuality:
so guys, what's the better protector? :p
[LG Optimus 2x] wayneace8888:
I've just brought a screen protector from case-mate all I can say is brilliant it even sticks very well on the curved edges of the screen. Well recommended.
[LG Optimus 2x] bisoner:
Has anyone tried one of these:

http://www.exportprive.com/steinheil-ultra-crystal-screen-protector-film-optimus-su660-screen-p-16174.html
[LG Optimus 2x] apolloFER:
I would like an answer to this question too. Does it fit the entire screen (the edges)? Does it make the swiping harder? There are three Steinheil protectors: Ultra Crystal, Oleophobic and Ultra Fine. If any of you purchased some of them I, too, would like to hear your opinions. ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] imageraw:
hello everyone,

I've just bought a Dell Axim x51v on eBay. It came with Windows Mobile 5. I don't know anything about/never used this OS - I had a couple of PDAs in the past, but they both came with some Android/Linux OS.

One thing I recall about these PDAs though is that I had some control over wifi connections (like I do on my PC - Linux Ubuntu). It doesn't seem to be the case with Windows Mobile 5. Specifically:

- if I have access to two or more public wifi hotspots, the wifi manager on my Dell "decides" on my behalf which one it's going to connect to. There doesn't seem to be anything I can do to have it connect to a hotspot of my choice. I'm wondering if a) it's actually possible and I don't know how to do it, b) it's not possible, in which case I could install a third-party wifi manager that allows me to choose a connection I like.

The "native" wifi manager in Windows Mobile 5 (at least the version that came with this Dell) probably chooses the connection with the strongest signal. There's nothing wrong with this, in principle, except that - where I live, in London - sometimes public wifi connections aren't free (like BTOpenzone, for instance). For instance, there's a place I often go, and the choice is between BTOpenzone and The Cloud (the latter is free). The Dell invariably connects automatically to the BTOpenzone...and doesn't let me connect to The Cloud...

Can you please help/advise? Do you know for instance of a good wifi manager (best if available for download in .cab files) that would solve this issue?

Thanks!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lukasznalepa:
Hello. First of all, sorry about my english :P

Now.. I've got a problem with my hardkeys buttons. I really don't know why, but for some reason they .. blinking. The only way (which is quite annoyin') is to reboot phone, with turnin' off > on > off the auto backlight in spare parts application.

Is there any other way to permanently turn off the buttons backlight ?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] azer0:
You can make a fake call and hung up straight after, eg. daily 0 and then terminate the call, it should fix it at least till ur next boot.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lukasznalepa:
azer0, thanks ;) it works perfectly!

Problem solved. It would be great if mod could close thread ;)
[General Questions and Answers] i_haciboncuk:
I am using HTC Desire with Starbust v1.3.3.1

My problem is about 2 or 3 times my all phone contacs deleted by phone itself why it would be? and How can I Copy all phone contacts to sim card just one click?

Thanks for helps...

Take care...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theophane:
Hello,

I've found several howtos dealing with locking back the Nexus S bootloader.

They all say to run the follwing commands

:

- adb reboot bootloader

- fastboot oem lock

While the first command indeed reboots my phone into fastboot mode, the second one hangs on "Wating for the device".

I'm running the latest Android SDK on Windows 7.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers

EDIT

: Problem solved after I moved the content of the platform-tools folder into the tools folder. I assume the problem was related to the install of the SDK.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustin66:
Hello world :-) (sorry for my Bad english)

i hope you can help me. When i was getting my galaxy i was very happy but with the time froyo is froyo getting boring. So i was root it and every thing worked great. I was using flagship and it was perfect :-) but then came the leaked gingerbread Rom and i have install it. But after a day it was every time on 1 ghz and the battery was very fast drain off. So i was flashing back on a stock froyo. And here's the problem : when i try to root other again it doesn't work. Z4root hanging and close. In recovery i try update .zip bit this doesn't work, too. And when i try to root with odin it doesn't work too (i have only the German error : odin reagiert nicht mehr. ) pls help me and say how i can fix it.

Pc : windows xp

mobile : Samsung galaxy s froyo js5

Thank you !
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themate1987:
You have flashed stock rom so now you have recovery 3e. You can't flash update.zip while you have 3e recovery. Best choice for you is now darky's odin rom. Download it and follow instructions. If you have some problems send me a message.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustin66:
Well, thank you but i have already see it and if i remember right i have to flash only the pda file with odin. And i have already try to flash a rooted froyo pda. But odin will show me a error (in english could it means odin won't react. Send / don't send). And i think it will show the same with this pda file. I have also tried to flash the froyo stock phone and csc with the root pda but then is it the same error. And i have forgot to add that i also was tried to root it with super-one-click. But fail....
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themate1987:
Have you used pit file??.....try downloading darkys odin rom...it doesn't cost you anything
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustin66:
I've tried with and without pit file. Tomorrow i will try darky. :-)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
You can search for

CF-Root-XX_XEU_JPY-v1.3-BusyBox-1.17.1

Flashes 2 e .

jje
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustin66:
Yes Yes right. Exactly this pda file i have tried to flash
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustin66:
Hey hey guys thank you ;-) i was flash it with the darky odin rom and it works. Now i have Flagship again. Thank you ;-)
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Can anyone please let me know, how to access the phone memory in Galaxy 3. There is My files folder in Applications which constitutes Memory Card. Do I need to root the phone to access phone memory?
[Galaxy 3 General] i_rnb:
yeps...!! basically that's d definition of rooting..!! ha ha... :D
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Thanks Fido for the reply. Why is the phone memory inaccessible in android phones for normal users? Is there any specific reason for this?

It doesn't happens in other platforms such as Symbian, Blackberry etc.
[Galaxy 3 General] i_rnb:
they do d ryt thing.. Coz, if u r a newbie.. U may mess wid ur system... So it s a way to protect system files frm newbies.. :D
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Just curious that if you have access to phone memory, what mess you can create?

You have access to phone memory freely in all the other platforms without rooting. Do you mean to say that the creators of those platforms are not doing right thing?
[Galaxy 3 General] Humpie:
Android doesn't use the phone memory to save things, only for system stuff and installed apps. You cannot put music on your phone memory for example.

How to access your phone memory? You don't have to be rooted to view, only to change... You can just use bluetooth file manager or astro file manager to view (and copy). But you have to use another program to change things...
[Galaxy 3 General] debaj:
If you can access it, any application you install and run can access it without any limitation. This is good, if you know what you are doing, but it can be very harmful if you are not careful.
[Galaxy 3 General] debaj:
There is no way you can access the phone memory without rooting. Rooting is "the program" that changes things. :-)
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Thanks all,

I have mtorrent insalled on my phone. when i go to the option to add torrent, it shows me the directories that are not visible when I go to My Files folder. I have not rooted my phone. Are these directories the phone memory directories?

How can I determine if they are directories for accessing phone memory?

Shall I give out the name for the few?

One thing more: I am not getting e-mail notifications only for this thread even though I am subscribed to this thread whereas I am getting for all others. What may be the problem for this?
[Galaxy 3 General] debaj:
Which directories are those? On the memory card there are hidden files and folders whose name starts with a dot (.). The My Files app won't list these by default, but in the Settings menu you can enable it, and it is possible that in mtorrent this is the default setting.
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
The name of the directories are:

.info

cache

config

data

dev

efs

etc

lib

proc

res

sbin

sdcard - This is my SD Card folder that shows the contents of my memory card

sqlite_stmt_journals

sys

system

tmp

d

default.prop

fota.rc

init

init.apollo.rc

init.apollo.sh

init.rc

recovery.rc

system.prop
[Galaxy 3 General] debaj:
This is the root directory. Can you copy or create files here?
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
what do you mean by root directory? are you referring to this phone memory by this term...no, i can only access them...dont create or copy any file here..
[Galaxy 3 General] debaj:
This is the root of the entire file system, without rooting you can't modify its contents (except the /mnt/sdcard folder and subfolders ofcourse).
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
So just confirming that without rooting the phone, one can access the phone memory but cannot modify its contents. Am i correct?
[Galaxy 3 General] e.savisaar:
yes, that's correct
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
so, why i am able to access this directory (phone memory) only from some apps and not from all the apps?

Also, is there any other way that I can access (not modify anything) phone memory if my phone is not rooted?

Also, if anyone has rooted his phone, what may be the purpose that is solved? As far as I know, such users can install some apps that need root access for the phone?

I mean to say, what may be the reason for which the user may want modify permission to phone memory apart from installing apps that require root access?
[Galaxy 3 General] only4omkar:
Use astro , u can access ur phone memory even if unrooted (atleast see those foldres )
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Thanks only4omkar. I am able to do that already using ttorrent app. But my query is different...can anyone please respond to that?
[Galaxy 3 General] osbozzy:
Wen u install applicATIONS, it gets installed in teh internal memory by default
[Galaxy 3 General] debaj:
Rooting means getting administrator access to the phone OS. One thing is to get full access to the file system, but there are many options you cannot do without rooting, for example running system commands that require admin rights, change some system settings that are hidden from the "normal" users, and so on. Basically your phone is a very capable Linux box under the hood, you can use it perfectly without rooting, but rooting gives you full control.
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
so, why i am able to access this directory (phone memory) only from some apps and not from all the apps?

Also, is there any other way that I can access (not modify anything) phone memory if my phone is not rooted?

I mean to say, what may be the reason for which the user may want modify permission to phone memory apart from installing apps that require root access?

@debaj -I just want to know the specific reasons apart from installing apps that require root access...one thing that you told is: modify some system settings that otherwise user does not have access..can you please give the example of such setting and also let me know of any other specific reason apart from this?

why would the user want to run system commands for example?
[Galaxy 3 General] debaj:
For example: I develop Android apps on Mac OS X, and I can't debug my apps via USB connection, it is a known bug between some Samsung phones and the OSX version of the Android SDK. But there is an app called ADBWireless, which enables my phone to accept the debugger connection via wireless network instead of the cable. Without this application you can not reach this setting on the user interface, you would have to manually enter the needed commands in the console which you could not do without root access.
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Thanks for the info debaj..btw I didn't knew that there is some relation between android, windows and Mac OSX. Can you please let me know the connection between them?
[Galaxy 3 General] debaj:
If you want to develop Android apps, you need a "full size" computer and the Android SDK (Software Development Kit) installed on it. That is all. :-)

(And the base of the Android OS is the stripped version of the same Linux kernel which can be found on every Linux box.)
[Galaxy 3 General] ron_gangte:
Is there an app apart from "Root Explorer" to access and rewrite the root files?? :-|

Sent from my GT-I5801 ACID Lestatious V2 (Bulid 1.4.5.1)
[Galaxy 3 General] stubborn_d0nkey:
Yeah, of course
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Can someone please help me to root my phone...how to do this?
[Galaxy 3 General] bator:
Dowload SuperOneClick.

1 click and your phone is rooted :)
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Thanks bator....do i need to back up my apps and data before rooting?
[Galaxy 3 General] bator:
Your welcome.

Do a backup for safety's sake :)
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Thanks. I will do it using titanium backup.
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Hey Bator,

It seems that the following link for downloading superoneclick is giving error 404 and also, this app is not available in Market.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682

http://shortfuse.org

Also, I have galaxy 3 which I want to root and it is not given in the list of compatible devices

Can someone please help me?
[Galaxy 3 General] debaj:
In the first link you can download the app just fine. Then you extract and run it on a Windows or Linux computer (not on the phone), and follow the instructions. Don't worry, the app supports SG3.
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Thanks debaj...I have rooted my phone but not using superoneclick. I have used z4root.

But ut doesn't give any message that your phone has been rooted. During rooting, the phone was rebooted and I didn't know that rroting happens successfully or not. So, I downloaded and installed Check Root from Market and then checked using that app whether my phone is rooted successfully or not. As per that app, my phone is successfully rooted.

Now, my queries:

1) Is there any other way to ascertain that my phone has been rooted...I mean to say that I want to do any action that cannot be done without rooting the phone so that I can have the feel of rooting the phone?

2) I need to flash my Samsung Galaxy 3 with Android 2.2 custom ROM...can anyone please guide me how to do that?

3) I also heard of different back ups....like nandroid back up and titanium back up...are these simply different apps for backup or is there any other difference between them?

4) What is busybox as it is also installed when I rooted my phone?
[Galaxy 3 General] Giosiken:
The best way to know if you are rooted is seaching the app super user in your app drawer, this app installs.itself only when you root the.phone, or you can install a dependand-root app like root explorer, keep in mind that rooting the phone does not change anything, unless you use an app that needs this permision to modify system.

2. Search the forum, the section android development of this forum has all the related guides for flashing.
[Galaxy 3 General] debaj:
All right then, somehow I thought you have Froyo. :-)

If you are successfully rooted, you will find an app called Superuser in the app drawer, as mentioned before me.

Sure, there is a plenty of topics about it in the Galacy 3 Android Development section.

They are just different apps. I don't know nandroid, but in Titanium Backup you can run batch operations (for example backup or restore all your apps), which can be very handy.

There is a command shell in the phone like cmd.exe in Windows. The stock shell has a limited set of available commands, the installed busybox app has all the goodies you (and the apps that need rooted phone) need for full control. :-)
[Galaxy 3 General] vijay.gupta:
Thanks debaj for such an informative reply. Yes, my phone is rooted successfully as i am able to see superuser app installed but i am not able to see busybox installed in my phone. Root check app says that i have busybox app installed. How to invoke this app?

Also, what can i do with superuser app?
[Galaxy 3 General] debaj:
You don't have to use neither of these apps, they are needed for the applications that need rooted phone. The busybox is just an updated command set for the shell, and superuser grants root access for every application that requests it, and if you give permission to the app, it stores in its database, so every app asks only once for root access. You can manage these permissions when you open the superuser app.