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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arbalet42:
The question wasn't about "Google Experience" - the topic starter didn't want to get rid of Gapps, like GMail or Google Market. He just wanted to avoid syncing calendar and contacts to Google servers. What's wrong with that? I am getting my Nexus S in a week and I am worried about this issue too. I just don't want to sync online this kind of sensible data - I am perfectly comfortable with my offline contacts' and calendar copies on my PC and external HDD. I am backing up my cell phones from the year 2005 (always had SE, so I used MyPhoneExplorer) and I have never lost any contact, calendar entry or SMS. Hell, I have all my incoming and outgoing SMSes from 2005. I must admit that Google syncing is good for careless people who wipe their phones now and then and in doing so find themselves with no contacts, no calendar events and not even a saved backup to restore everything from. But it's not my case, do you see my point? I don't need Google to "babysit" me and offer his help in syncing my data to his servers - I back up my data very well on my own.

By the way, the "Google Experience" part in your post and your call for changing the Android phone for Winphone or iPhone was a very unpleasant and rude exaggeration. Basically, what you said was equal to saying, for example, that if you want to go the "French way" (or to have the "French experience", paraphrasing you words) you must eat frogs at the restaurant, and if you are of a different opinion and fail to do so - you are a loser. Personally, I hate frogs, but I will always go for a good french wine, so does it make my "French experience" less "french" than anybody elses? In other words, there is no need to be calling people "***holes" if their "Google Experience" doesn't match your own. It's an experience, and it differs from people to people. There is even a saying about that: "Experience may vary".

Getting back on topic, i.e. speaking of backing up in offline mode, I was wondering if you guys could gently help me by pointing at a good program that syncs Contacts and Calendar events to Microsoft Outlook 2007 (without uploading anything to Gmail). I know that the newest version of MyPhoneExplorer has the Android support, but does it work for Nexus S? If not, what other programs can do that? From what I've read so far, this issue is very crippled for Android (unlike many other OSes), but that was several months ago. Has anything changed in a positive way since then?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Whoa. Didn't have to write a essay to me. Not even going to bother reading it because ur phone history and i can really care less.

If you read the ops last sentence in regards to cm7 without Google services. So was my post relevant? Yes.

If Microsoft wanted to they can create a Microsoft experience on Android with a manufacturer packaging MS apps like Bing, Bing maps, live mail etc.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atlp99:
Frankly, get used to cloud sync most os manufacturers are moving to it.

Microsoft even abandoned desktop sync for info management / backup (except for pictures and music) in Windows Phone 7. Microsoft makes the majority of their money from desktop software (like outlook) so when they say direct desktop sync is dead it really is.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Yeah I dont get why people don't trust these companies. Like really, if they were to compromise your data or it get compromised. It would devastate the company, it would damage their reputation in the business world. Leading to investors panicing and selling etc etc.

This isn't a business lecture so I wouldn't even go in depth. Long story short, it would look bad on their part and all the trust they would of gained would be lost by consumers and investors.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gratti:
Well... don't wanna sound like a jackass or something, but to be plain simple: who gives a f#@% about your personal data? I mean aside yourself. It's simply not useful for anyone else, and I seriously doubt there's an evil dude siting in a chair in a dark room at montain view, laughing maniacly cause you just synced your phone book into google servers.

For them it's just statistics, no personal info is relevant. If the guy wanna keep all his data offline cause he don't think is safe enough to leave it in a server (gmail accounts being resetd)... Than I think is a lot more likely his phone get stolen and his house burn to the ground in the same day than google losing it somehow.

But it's free world and everyone can do whatever they want, so if I'm not mistaken all you have to do is skip the login at the beginning (like when you wipe your phone) and add the account manually and uncheck all kind of sync. And just to be sure don't put a sin card on the phone or activate the internet before u set it up.

And ofc delete all info in gmail contacts.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nutsonfire:
The funniest thing would be to learn that the OP uses Facebook...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troopstar:
You'll be sad to hear that I havent ever used Facebook :p

I'm surprised by the hostility of some of the responses here. I like to think I'm pro-choice / freedom to tinker - let me choose to sync to the cloud and get the so called great experience, or choose to keep things local.

Mr Google already knows my porn surfing habbits and who I email via gmail, adding my phone contacts list gives pretty much a 100% view of my 'social network'.

I'm an Aussie, and while I guess my government here could get a bunch of warrants to piece this picture together - I have faith that this isnt gonna happen as I'm not a criminal or terrorist.

While I love you yanks (what we call Americans), I dont understand your legal system, and dont like the idea of all my info being mined courtesy of Google and the Patriot Act.

Call me paranoid if you like, but deny me this choice and I call you a wanker.

I thought a premise of an open source OS like Android was the ability to customise, not be locked into stuff like this?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troopstar:
I did skip the initial login, however I had to add an account later to use the Market.

My contacts list is not being synced with new ones I add, but I think it did a one-time sync when I added the account as all those in the phone at the time are there.

I guess I'll have to use a packet sniffer to see if new ones are being sent to google anyway (if not displayed).

Thanks for the tip about just deleting them - I'll do that and hope no future 'oops' does a reverse sync and delete them all off the phone.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsellers2:
Touchdown works great with exchange. And there is no need to use Google with it. Hope that helps.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsellers2:
I didn't read your whole post but I'm gonna answer that first statement about evils dudes and your personal data

Your right there not going to hack your data but they will sell it to other people. In turn sell it for thousands of dollars to people looking for a marketing crowd. I'm not saying Google does this but the risk does exist. Personally I trust Google with my data but I can definitely understand if people don't trust them. Android is about an open experience which means if someone doesn't want tosync to Google theta shouldn't have too.

Am I wrong in saying this?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00216:
Menu -> Settings -> Accounts and Sync

As suggested though, why get a cloud phone when you don't want to use it?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troopstar:
Fair question.

I was expecting the latest greatest android phone, from the guys doing the android dev, and with excellent intergration to google services if I wanted to use em.

I had nfi, and it wasnt on anything in the box, that all my contacts are synced to 'the cloud'.

Sure as an option that's cool but it appears to be a lot more tightly coupled, and thats my concern.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsellers2:
Its not.

Go into sync the gmail then untick where it says contacts or gmail or whatever else. Viola, no more syncing of contacts with your phone. Just by default it is ticked because most people want their contacts synced I would assume but its very easy to stop it. Just follow the insturction above. :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gratti:
You should had read until the second paragraph. Like I said before for them it's just statistics. Like, you sync your phone book and X% of your contacts are off state or international. That info is sent, so next time you log into gmail you gonna see an offer about long distance calls. Like I said, statistics.

They are not selling your info, they are selling the statistics they collect about their userbase. And thx to that you don't pay a dime for the best mail service around, and for that matter all google services.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gratti:
Did you checked about sync options inside gmail? I would not be surprised if the contacts were getting pulled from the phone, so next time you would send a mail from browser you would had your contacts ready. That's google like.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] PeteMy:
I bought the Mini Bluetooth Keyboard direct from Chinavision. It works OK in WInMo, but nothing will make it work in Android. I would post the link, but posting rules don't allow it.

Has anyone else bought a similar keyboard (I believe they sell a similar one on Amazon) and got it to work? If so, how?

I can pair it OK, but nothing will make it work. I tried the supplied Android driver, but that won't install properly. I tried the various BlueInput apps, but none will connect at all.

Chinavision themselves are not at all co-operative, so I thought I'd ask here.

Thanks in advance,

--

Pete
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lukesan:
Just ordered something simular on ebay and waiting for delivery.

I noticed it said that it wouldn't work in Android v2.2 so I guess it will be a bit of a challenge to get it working.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] PeteMy:
I tried again today. I installed BlueInput v1.8 and had some results, but nothing useful. A click sound comes from the HD2 every time a key is pressed, as per the settings, but no text.

So, something is happening ...

I'm running darkstone SuperRAM Froyo 1.5 on SD.

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Pete
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lolmensch:
use cm7. cm implemented support for bluetooth hids.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] PeteMy:
cm7?

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Pete
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lolmensch:
cyanogen mod 7. it is a popular custom rom. (cyaongen mod 6 will also work but there are almost no roms around here anymore.)
[Epic 4G General] s9ortner:
As the title says, my usb port is loose. Will sprint repair or replace it if its loose, or do I have to wait until its completely broke?
[Epic 4G General] LucJoe:
Do you have tep?
[Epic 4G General] s9ortner:
Yup I sure do, but wouldn't that fall under the warranty anyway?
[Epic 4G General] ghostrid3r:
Take it to a Sprint corp. repair center. They'll diagnose the port and determine if it is a manufacture defect or user abuse.
[Epic 4G General] KL4V1CL3:
Make sure it's the port and not the cable. Stock cable is ****ty and loose for me after a few months, kindle cable, however, is nice and secure.
[Epic 4G General] jman21442:
I have a mesmerize and my port/cable is also messed up bad cable I think
[Epic 4G General] s9ortner:
Its definately my port. My wifes epic is very tight with all of the same cables.
[Epic 4G General] ghostrid3r:
Take it to a Sprint repair store. They give out the thicker data cables. ;)
[Epic 4G General] nikonmikon:
I'm having the same problem. I tested it with my brother who has an epic 4g as well and it was brand new 1 day old when i tested it and his cable fit loosely in my epic but fine in his. My cable fit well in his and loosely in mine. I remember it used to be very robust and now its pathetic and flies out all the time. What's the root of the problem?
[Epic 4G General] Darkk69:
Whenever the USB cable is plugged into the phone I always pick up the cable and the phone at the same time so I don't put too much pressure on the port.

I wish Samsung put the port on the bottom of the phone instead of on top.

Darkk
[Epic 4G General] j3m4090:
i went about a couple weeks ago for my phone to repair....they tried charging me because the usb port was loose...i made enough of a scene for them to just want to repair it
[Captivate General] soul8822:
Good morning!

I will be grateful for the help, Thank you!

In *#7465625# everything [OFF], but no network.

Use hard reset, wipe, stock rom, other rom, not resolve problem.
[Captivate General] watsa:
can u tell which rom you are using now and whats your modem?
[Captivate General] soul8822:
Now: continuum v3.1.1.xwjs5

Modem: I9000UGJK4

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=975696
[Captivate General] watsa:
try flashing another I9000 modem and see if that helps.. maybe try JPG or JL2 modem
[Captivate General] soul8822:
Thank you!

I try!

I already flashing DRAGON RC4 2.2.1(JK4), PHOENIX 7.0 (JPG ). Not resolve...
[Captivate General] soul8822:
It did not help :(

When was CyanogenMod 7 (w/ Gingerbread 2.3.3) (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=978150) my imei was: 00499901064000. After return in stock imei been normal.

Network is not started to catch...
[Captivate General] rajendra82:
What is the build number of tour phone (it is printed on a label under the battery). If it is an early build (1008 or less), those are known to have connectivity issues with i9000 modems. I have a build 1007, and it loses connection if I put an i9000 modem on it, I lose cell connection randomly. The only way out for me is to stay with a i897 modem, which also requires an i897 kernel, and probably an i897 ROM like Cognition 4, Torch, or Fusion.
[Captivate General] soul8822:
Yes, you right!

I have a build 1007 too.

Yes(on ROM Cognition 4), network work(zero-one division), but only on outdoors. Didn't work in the building.

Another Captivate at the same position works well.

Is it possible to repair ?

Thank you for your help! :)
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NN1123:
My Tab is stuck at GalaxyTab Samsung" boot screen after i try to flash Roto-JMI-v2, before i was running Overcome v1.1.2 rom and [Kernel] [EURO] [1.4ghz OC/UV] MCR EXT4 v12 and it work like a charm. But becurse i deside to sell my TAB i flash back to Roto JMI.

I flash with Odin 1.7 with success, but now it stuck at boot logo.

After that I try many other ROM and flash with Heimdal but no lock.

I have no problem to get download mode, and flash with odin and Heimdal. But I can't get into recovery mode (power+vol up)

I have try almost every solution in the Forum...

What to do next...??
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utrx:
Have you tried flashing kernel only? like the overcome kernel v1.0?

Perhaps that will get you ClockWorkMod Recovery back...and you can go from there.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NN1123:
I try it now, shall i use odin or Helmdall to flash kernel only
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NN1123:
With overcome kernel v1.0 it fail in Odin
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] utrx:
That's odd. Odin should flash the kernel fine.

Does it give an error? or it just says successful, but you still cannot get into CWM?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NN1123:
It give a error, and I still cannot get into CWM, shall i use a pit to flash
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NN1123:
And I have try this....

1.Get a stock rom package (any of Rotohammer's firmwares will work)

2.Get P1_add_hidden.zip attached to this post and extract the P1_add_hidden.pit file

3.Using Odin 1.7, put stock rom (Roto-JME-Full-v4.tar for example) in PDA slot.

4.Put P1_add_hidden.pit in Pit slot

5.Check repartition box

6.Put Tab in download mode by holding Volume Down and Power, connect to the computer, and press start.

7.After this, the Tab will reboot normally. Shut it down and return to download mode.

8.Open Odin 1.7 and reconnect the Tab.

9.In the PDA slot, choose the Overcome Kernel v2.0 tar file for use with Odin. Press start

10.It will flash the kernel then reboot. Upon reboot, you should hear the sexy robot voices informing you of the status of the EXT4 conversion.

11.Once done, the Tab will boot normally. At this point you can load Overcome v1.2.2 rom (or any other Rom of your choosing)

12.NOTE - Overcome 1.2.2 includes v2.0 of the kernel, so no reflashing is required after install.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sreins:
Hi,

I try this from Samsung stock ROM P1000JK5 and i stuck on the Samsung boot imge. Can i only upgrade to kernel 2 when i have a JM* (Rotohammer rom?)
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NN1123:
This is very weerd, other with some god solution
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rangercaptain:
You are correct - he needs to repartition the sd card, using the .pit file because it was formatted to ext4.

Your steps are great! I do them one at a time with a reboot between each one.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rangercaptain:
Oops - if you got your rom from samsung you have a locked bootloader. You can continue to flash those updates, or you can use a patch to remove the lock, then you can continue on.

Can someone please paste the link to the patch?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dominationk1:
how about the Verizon gtab...

same thing is happening to me on the galaxy tab from verizon... samsung says to send it.. but i dont want to wait two weeks without my tab... thanks..
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] korush:
Stuck in Bootup Screen

I also have same problem,

I flashed a Rom from "samfirmware" and after it finished it stuck on bootup screen, unable to do recovery mode.

only goes to bootup screen or Dawnload .

can you guys help ?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rangercaptain:
You gentlemen have a locked bootloader. If you search the tab development forum you will find the solution. A member named Chainfire developed an app you download to your sd card, then install it, then run it, and it will move the offending bootloader. I can't get the link here - google "locked bootloader patch" or posts by Chainfire.

When it is removed, don't flash roms with the samsung kies - all those roms have the locked bootloader.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] korush:
Stuck in Bootup Screen

thanks

but I can not get the tab to load in order to run any app. it is stuck in boot screen. any suggestion ?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rangercaptain:
You cannot get into download mode? That is power + volume down.

Do you know of the adb program?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] korush:
stuck on bootup screen

I havent used ADB before.

any other solution?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BesTCooL:
how install apk boot pacth phone only samsung logo or only enter download mode how install boot patch ?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kairu1987:
newbie comes here to learn how to flash kernel.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sa55m:
Sorry if this has Been posted but what's your favorite rom with all these new releases. Or what's the best rom to flash and why? I am so overwhelmed and hoping for some good answers thanks:)!
[G2 and Desire Z General] martonikaj:
It may sound cliche but the best ROM is the one thats the best for you.

Flash away! Try them all out and see which you like. You'll generally find a lot of people on CM7, Gingervillain, and Virtuous. Those are the most popular. Just try them out and see which you like the best. People have different wants and needs from ROMs.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Kevin001111:
I personally use CM7 because it has all correctly assigned physical keyboard mapping, probably best battery life, the gingerbread screen off animation, cyanogen theme manager, and cyanogen settings. But flash away and try em all. Just make sure you have the right cmw.
[G2 and Desire Z General] dustrho:
A thread like this already exists...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=940440&page=9&highlight=favorite+rom
[G2 and Desire Z General] sa55m:
Makes sense, I was just wondering opinions.
[Windows Phone 7 General] royozin:
I'm asking because I have a relatively limited data plan and don't want to use too much. I know I can disable the data connection but I don't feel like enabling it every time I want to connect.
[Windows Phone 7 General] chingy213:
rule of the thumb - it will only use wifi...

switch of 3g when you do your business and you should be fine..
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
only certain specific things need cellular data. Biggest thing that comes to mind is picture messages.
[Windows Phone 7 General] mOSs...:
goto settings>cellular>data connection to OFF

you can keep the wifi on while its off, or are you asking for something diffrent?
[Droid Pro General] Suprah:
hello, i am a blackberry user who is seriously thinking about converting to android.

i have a friend who has a droid pro and is wlling to sell me the device.

ive been researching on how to unlock a android phone and if they will be able to work on other carriers

i understand the droid pro is having a problem with working at&t/tmobile [i have a tmo plan] but the threads i see are old, dated back in 2010 [oct/nov]

i want to know if there is any news of it working now since we are in 2011?
[Droid Pro General] vivid22:
Hi man!

Great to hear that you are considering switching to the Droid Pro, I am sure you will not be disappointed coming from BlackBerry.. I personally always tried to resist switching to BB but was fed-up with touchscree-only phones so the DroidPro was the perfect compromise in what i was looking for, and its running very very nice. And with WhatsApp installed it does literally everything BBM would.. as long as your friends have it installed to that is:)

However, to answer your question, so far there is no way to run the Droid Pro on T-Mo US.. In a different forum, a guy actually had his Droid Pro working on both T-Mo US and Verizon. It turned out his device was an engineering sample, a prototype so to speak, and once he updated his ROM he lost the ability to use T-Mo as well... But this also shows that it is really just a software issue.

Motorola locked the device US-internal to Verizon. If its unlocked however, you can use it on any GSM network in the world, outside the US. I am using it on T-Mobile UK for example...

But dont fear, the outlook is good for a solution.. WIthin the next month or two, Motorola will release the Droid Pro in Europe, and it will not be branded to any network as far the news go.. If some genius is able to extract that ROM and finds a way to flash it onto the Verizon-branded devices than the Verizon-lock should be a thing of the past!;)
[Droid Pro General] Suprah:
oh man that sucks bad. now i have to look for tmobile android phone for cheap even tho getting a android phone for 200 from my friend is cheap as it is
[Atrix 4G General] kdoodle:
Is anyone else experiencing a buggy screen during charge. I used touch test to see what's going on during charge and it shows really jumpy and nonresponsive jumps.

I charge with a generic cable rather than stock, and I'm using a Motorola charger with a mini f to micro m adapter.

I'm not sure whether it's my phone or these wires. You guys get the same problems?

Sidenote: Charging my HTC Aria with these cables, theres no problems.
[Atrix 4G General] MacAlert:
I noticed the phone is picky about chargers. I used a travel charger I bought for my blackberry and the screen was unresponsive. Used me blackberry branded charger and it worked fine.
[Atrix 4G General] alphadog00:
It is your cable setup- there are posts on other forums. If you use the Moto cable and charger you will be fine.
[Atrix 4G General] OrangesOfCourse:
I have the same problem. I'm using the moto cable and charger but using a dc to ac inverter in my car.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Keefo:
Hi all!

Just wondering before i try and flash my Mozart...

Has anyone on here with the NoDo rom been able to unlock and sideload?? .....

cheers

Keith
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ceesheim:
as of now that isn't possible .