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I'm a new user of the SGS and am waiting patiently for my first Android phone to arrive. I have read many, many, many...did I say many post, here and on many other forums alike, concerning the SGS. I have read pros and cons and tips and tricks, but most have been on phones that have been 'Rooted'. I will like to defer from doing such thing(at least not yet) but would rather wait until Samsung releases the official Firmware that will supposedly clear all(most) of the major faults that the SGS has.
Now I would like this to be an official thread that would help those of us, who have a stocked SGS and may or may not be experiencing major lag, to help give tips on how to improve the stock SGS as it is already; for speed, what programs to use etc. It would be very comforting to establish what folks have installed on their phones and any recommendations to getting the best out of their stock SGS as possible, in waiting for the New Update Official Samsung firmware to be release.
So please, offer any advice or tips for tweaks or programs to get, maybe a place to get them if possible, so as to make life a little easier. Thank you.
I received my galaxys exactly a week ago and i immediately jumped onto the Market.
Make sure you have a google(gmail) account, as it connects the accounts.
My best downloads are as follows:
-3g watchdog. keeps an eye on your usage
-Astro . file manager
-Audiomanager. speaks for itself
-facebook
-galactic core free . Epic live wallpaper
-mario live wallpaper . not available on market, google it.
-opera mini- web browser, better than stock
-shake them all- THE BEST LIVE WALLPAPER EVA, moves droids react to accelerometer, sound and light.
-starfield,live wallpaper
-Task Manager. essential task manager for watching all your apps and services.
thats it, just search the market and XDA for other cool apps
Those are some really nice tips. I do appreciate. I also like to concur about the Opera Mini app. I use that on my N95 8gig at the moment and there's nothing that can come close. although, there are a few bugs that I think they kinda left out due to the Andriod fever, which I have apparently gotten Regardless, I am glad they have an android app of that in the market. I assume there is already a Market app on the phone, already, right?
Also. What about apps that you do not ever use? I read about not being able to remove them but is it possible to completely disable them?
The android market is pre-loaded onto the phone. there are many apps that come on the phone that are really useful. There are a couple of apps that you may not use but most of them are really useful.
I dont know that you are able to delete these stock apps but you can change the default apps. For example if chosen as default, Opera Mini opens up ALL web links and is really useful. The Stock browser is excellent but im used to opera as i used it on my Satio previously.
The model i bought was a 16GB version and 2GB is reserved for apps, ive also got a 16GB sd card so im not worried about storage.
racerboy3801 said:
I received my galaxys exactly a week ago
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lol..same here mate.
racerboy3801 said:
-Astro . file manager
-opera mini- web browser, better than stock
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Also been using Astro but I prefer Dolphin to Opera.(Used Opera mini on my N95)
BTW all: My first post on the forum so G'day to all.
G'day Mate
As the Dolphin compared to Opera mini?
Just go and try it,its also free from the market. You may still prefer Opera,doesnt matter.Give it a go anyway.
I will when I get my phone. That is why I asked. I do not have my phone yet.
Just a suggestion which hasn't been mentioned yet is to try LauncherPro or ADWLauncher as it makes customizing your home windows much easier. I love being able to customize the info I really want to see. Also spend some time using swype and you won't want to go back.
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I tried the Opera mini 5.1.21126 version and I think the tapping response is weaker than the stock browser. I had to tap several times to get a response. Either that or the mini is not calibrated accurately. I've reverted back to the stock browser. I will give Dolphin a go.
** UPDATE - Gmichaelow delivered us the first franken-z-rom. He met all the term of the bounty requirements so I paid up. Others who are getting a rom worth bragging about might want to add to G's college fund as well **
There are 5 Desire Z based inc roms now and I have installed and tinkered around on all of them:
ID's original Incdoes Desire Z
G's Uber Z
Wes342's Super Z
Nils' Business Z
Carbonite's Z
There are also 2 Rom ports (Wes342's MT4g, Incdoes HD 9.1) which are similar to the Z roms in terms of being new sense based with new features, apps, widgets, functionality, speed enhancements etc etc., but with some gotta have features (the MT4g Rom, for example, has the only working LED notifications in the new sense rom ports and the only rom that has true phone profiles [my modes] - not just airplane/silent/vibrate/ring).
While devs are taking each of the Z Roms in their own direction, it is my personal belief that:
1. a Rom is mainly only as good as its features and
2. the rom that will attract the most followers will have the best features of the Z, HD & MT4g rom ports plus various other tweaks all in 1 Rom.
Some people might call some of the apps/widgets bloatware - for me its a question of choice - I would like to be able to have the ability to choose to get the t mobile media room if I want it, remap the right button to myfaves if I like that, rotate the rosie 90 degrees, add the htc translator widget to a home screen and so on.
The "Mother of All new sense Roms" (to quote saddam) would have the following working:
1. Full EMMC mounting
2. 720p cam a lot more difficult it seems than i hoped
3. Rotating rosie
4. Right button remap at the very least, hopefully all 3 remappable.
5. All of the unique apps/widgets from the HD rom
Linkedin sync
Picasa sync
HTC translator widget
HTC e reader widget and app
HTC google reader sync widget and app
HTC locations app and widget
6. Most of the unique apps/widgets from the MT4g rom:
My modes
Working LED notifications
Media room
Yahoo sync
7. Power control Toggles in the Notifications pull down menu
8. 5 column app drawer
9. Working multipoint touch (I know its kernel and recovery dependent) but I would like it embedded in the Rom
Any other requests?
Since i am not a dev, the best thing I can do to get all of the best of all of these roms in 1 is to start a bounty. As many of the devs here will know, I donate and am not a freeloader. I would like to get the bounty as high as possible to motivate the devs into dropping everything else and giving us something that beats the crap out of the Incredible HD's features even before it is released. Why? The answer is "just because"!
I will contribute $ 200 personally. Others who want a bragging rights do-it-all rom, please feel free to add your name to the list. I will keep a running tally. Even if each of you donate 20 each, we will probably get to 5000 fairly easily - would be nice pocket money for any dev.
Current bounty providers
khanam - $ 200
aostl - $ 20
adsbar $20
131 reads and nobody wants to add to the bounty?
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khanam said:
131 reads and nobody wants to add to the bounty?
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Gah, just read this. This is difficult to do I think. The 720p fix alone isn't done on any Z port anywhere.
It also seems like many aren't adding to the bounty because it's not like a TV-OUT fix.
It's more of a ROM request. I would take it up, except that 720p fix...
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Ok. I will actually be very happy if it has everything else minus 720p as well. Did not realize it was much harder... Can somebody else join the bounty? G's college fund would benefit.
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I definetly got 20 on this. Would give waaaayyyyy more but....I'm poor
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aostl said:
I definetly got 20 on this. Would give waaaayyyyy more but....I'm poor
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thanks for adding to the pool, i had to get the ball rolling with a high number to attract the devs but 20 is quite a respectable amount!
Come on people, i see a number of us using the Z roms! Lets get this party started!
I'm in!
I'm in for $20.
I'm using Virtuous as my daily driver, as I have to be available 24/7. A reliable Z based ROM would be awesome. How do I chip in?
Alan
adsbar said:
I'm in for $20.
I'm using Virtuous as my daily driver, as I have to be available 24/7. A reliable Z based ROM would be awesome. How do I chip in?
Alan
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no need to chip in right away. just be good for the money when we have proof that the dev (managed to get both gmichaelow and wes342+shikouhi teams interested) gives us the rom with the features above. at that time I will PM all the bounty contributors to send the money directly to the dev and so will I. Its better this way.
I too am going to be like a pig in **** if we can a full daily driver z nitrocharged rom.
Power control toggles are being a butt. And picasa sync too. rawrs.
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Power control toggles are being a butt. And picasa sync too. rawrs.
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Hahaha. That's why I want people to add to this bounty. Makes it worth the effort you have to put in! Come on z users. 20 $ each for a rom that has all of the above is not too much!
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I'm gonna have to bow out.
MT4G stuff isn't portable, it's tied into the framework. The only portable thing (that works) is yahoo sync, and that's not even tested.
What this is asking for is beyond any dev. It's basically what ZeusDroid tried to do when they attempted to port Rosie and failed. The Sense apks are too tied in.
Good luck to the rest though.
gmichaelow said:
I'm gonna have to bow out.
MT4G stuff isn't portable, it's tied into the framework. The only portable thing (that works) is yahoo sync, and that's not even tested.
What this is asking for is beyond any dev. It's basically what ZeusDroid tried to do when they attempted to port Rosie and failed. The Sense apks are too tied in.
Good luck to the rest though.
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ugh... seems harder than i hoped it would be. understood
khanam said:
ugh... seems harder than i hoped it would be. understood
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Yeah, sorry xD
HTC makes it difficult to use their sense stuff, and it makes sense. They put sense on HTC phones to differentiate them. If everyone could just install Rose.apk and the widgets, HTC's sense offering isn't any different anymore.
So they tie everything into the framework and make it impossible to port xD
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Damn... what about a mt4g port at the level of functionality that the z ports are at? Maybe with a remap?
I still got 20 on that
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Damn... what about a mt4g port at the level of functionality that the z ports are at? Maybe with a remap?
I still got 20 on that
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same here! i am hoping wes can pull that off since he already has the mt4g port going. he still needs help with the cam.
By the way i think its disturbing that so many users in the inc forums never donate to devs - heard from a dev that i was chatting with yesterday that he has seen no other donations come to him despite 270 odd downloads.
i know many users are in college but even small amounts would be nice for them to get as tokens of appreciation. the code might be open source and free but their time and effort should not be.
khanam said:
There are 5 Desire Z based inc roms now and I have installed and tinkered around on all of them:
ID's original Incdoes Desire Z
G's Uber Z
Wes342's Super Z
Nils' Business Z
Carbonite's Z
There are also 2 Rom ports (Wes342's MT4g, Incdoes HD 9.1) which are similar to the Z roms in terms of being new sense based with new features, apps, widgets, functionality, speed enhancements etc etc., but with some gotta have features (the MT4g Rom, for example, has the only working LED notifications in the new sense rom ports and the only rom that has true phone profiles [my modes] - not just airplane/silent/vibrate/ring).
While devs are taking each of the Z Roms in their own direction, it is my personal belief that:
1. a Rom is mainly only as good as its features and
2. the rom that will attract the most followers will have the best features of the Z, HD & MT4g rom ports plus various other tweaks all in 1 Rom.
Some people might call some of the apps/widgets bloatware - for me its a question of choice - I would like to be able to have the ability to choose to get the t mobile media room if I want it, remap the right button to myfaves if I like that, rotate the rosie 90 degrees, add the htc translator widget to a home screen and so on.
The "Mother of All new sense Roms" (to quote saddam) would have the following working:
1. Full EMMC mounting
2. 720p cam a lot more difficult it seems than i hoped
3. Rotating rosie
4. Right button remap at the very least, hopefully all 3 remappable.
5. All of the unique apps/widgets from the HD rom
Linkedin sync
Picasa sync
HTC translator widget
HTC e reader widget and app
HTC google reader sync widget and app
HTC locations app and widget
6. Most of the unique apps/widgets from the MT4g rom:
My modes
Working LED notifications
Media room
Yahoo sync
7. Power control Toggles in the Notifications pull down menu
8. 5 column app drawer
9. Working multipoint touch (I know its kernel and recovery dependent) but I would like it embedded in the Rom
Any other requests?
Since i am not a dev, the best thing I can do to get all of the best of all of these roms in 1 is to start a bounty. As many of the devs here will know, I donate and am not a freeloader. I would like to get the bounty as high as possible to motivate the devs into dropping everything else and giving us something that beats the crap out of the Incredible HD's features even before it is released. Why? The answer is "just because"!
I will contribute $ 200 personally. Others who want a bragging rights do-it-all rom, please feel free to add your name to the list. I will keep a running tally. Even if each of you donate 20 each, we will probably get to 5000 fairly easily - would be nice pocket money for any dev.
Current bounty providers
khanam - $ 200
aostl - $ 20
adsbar $20
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If all of that could be done in one ROM I would do it for free. I would love it myself.
Donations are not why we do the work it is for the fun of it.
I have only received a few donations and I have never actually put a penny of it in my own pocket. I try to give it to other devs that have helped me with significant and successful mods and fixes, etc.
If someone can rise to this I can quit making ROM's and enjoy that one.
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I'm gonna have to bow out.
MT4G stuff isn't portable, it's tied into the framework. The only portable thing (that works) is yahoo sync, and that's not even tested.
What this is asking for is beyond any dev. It's basically what ZeusDroid tried to do when they attempted to port Rosie and failed. The Sense apks are too tied in.
Good luck to the rest though.
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So, this above statement is partially true. What it should've said is that SOME MT4G stuff isn't portable, because they are tied into the framework. However, there are some that can indeed be ported. And I did.
Attached is a zip, that if flashed over my Uber Sense RC-2.0.0, does indeed fulfill the requirements of this bounty.
From the OP:
khanam said:
1. Full EMMC mounting
2. 720p cam a lot more difficult it seems than i hoped
3. Rotating rosie
4. Right button remap at the very least, hopefully all 3 remappable.
5. All of the unique apps/widgets from the HD rom
Linkedin sync
Picasa sync
HTC translator widget
HTC e reader widget and app
HTC google reader sync widget and app
HTC locations app and widget
6. Most of the unique apps/widgets from the MT4g rom:
My modes
Working LED notifications
Media room
Yahoo sync
7. Power control Toggles in the Notifications pull down menu
8. 5 column app drawer
9. Working multipoint touch (I know its kernel and recovery dependent) but I would like it embedded in the Rom
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1. EMMC is mounted to /mnt/emmc and /emmc, and with UberScript, does mount to PC.
3. My Rosie does indeed rotate.
4. Remappable to ANY app, read the directions under Rosie Mods.
5. Almost all are cooked in:
LinkedIn Sync, cooked in
Picasa Sync, cooked in
HTC Translator widget, included in the attached flashable zip
E Reader Widget and app, cooked in
HTC Locations app and widget, cooked in
6. MT4G Stuff:
My Modes - Replaced with UberModes. Exact same functionality, just looks different. Based on Ringer Manager - SmartMode from the Market.
Working LED Notifications - UberBlink is cooked in, allows LED notifications.
Media Room - Attached. Works perfectly, just some text is a bit hard to read. But all functionality is there.
Yahoo Sync - Email and messenger. Accounts and Sync "Add Yahoo Account" works.
7. I do indeed have toggles in the pull down.
8. This attached zip has a 5-column Rosie in it.
9. Mutlitouch is built into Ziggy's kernel, which is cooked in.
I do believe I've done it =)
Now to go celebrate and take a lonnnggg nap
EDIT: Too large for XDA. Will upload to external mirror and post link in a minute.
EDITEDIT: http://bit.ly/gFJqz3 There it is =)
Okay my friend. It looks like you won! I will flash it as soon as I get to a pc. My portion coming right up. Aostl and adsbar could you please send your portions asap too.
Nicely done! we have the best devs.. Hands down
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Great work!
Donation sent...didn't expect you to do it so quick.
Maybe its just me, but I'd like to see Rom manager properly used for our device.
My friend has the ego 4G and when using Rom manager he early goes to xda for his updates or a new Rom because for the Evo devs have it set up so their Rom populated the download section of Rom manager. Also this way when a Rom is updated you get a notification that there's an update.
This would benefit the users of the mt4g because a lot of the Rom downloads and mirrors are not always mobile friendly.
Was just wondering why none of our devs take use of this feature.
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Maybe its just me, but I'd like to see Rom manager properly used for our device.
My friend has the ego 4G and when using Rom manager he early goes to xda for his updates or a new Rom because for the Evo devs have it set up so their Rom populated the download section of Rom manager. Also this way when a Rom is updated you get a notification that there's an update.
This would benefit the users of the mt4g because a lot of the Rom downloads and mirrors are not always mobile friendly.
Was just wondering why none of our devs take use of this feature.
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10 char
Me and RK have been talking about it. I dont know if it will work with the multiupload links, so we need to see how his server is gonna be able to handle the load.
- We do a lot that you guys dont even have a clue we're doing.
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Me and RK have been talking about it. I dont know if it will work with the multiupload links, so we need to see how his server is gonna be able to handle the load.
- We do a lot that you guys dont even have a clue we're doing.
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i dont doubt that a bit! option, and team royal, are always busy behind the curtains! just thought it was a bit odd that the mt4g roms arent on there... but yall recomend that we do a full wipe every time and ppl may also try to flash via ROM manager rather than recovery and doing a TRUE full wipe as advised... so i can see both sides as wellits all good in the hood homie, just wanted to put in my 2 cents
We could make it work with rom manager, at this point its just a matter of hosting bandwidth and such.
2 things:
1) Load balancing (deals with server issues)
2) How much bandwidth?
I happen to have 3 dedicated servers in EU(London), USA(NY), and USA(CA) and may be able to help. Servers are used for work (not just idle), but it may be enough...
These are windows servers btw.
I've had my N1 for .. almost a year now.. considering custom firmware :] which do you guys suggest is the best? pros/cons to each? which one do you guys find that run the best on the N1? i tried asking a friend but hes never had the N1 so he cant say much... what best to ask this but here with you guys
there's not much i really look for my phone to have but better and fast performance... i want to be able to disable data but be able to receive AND send MMS (currently with stock 2.3.4, i cant manage to figure out to send too... using T-mobile... searching all over the place but cant find it) the ever re-occuring space issue... i have like very limited apps... but im always down to like 20mb internal space >=[ ... and is there something that would help me save texts and be able to see them on the computer in its each individual conversation? currently using SMS backup & restore.. is there anything better than that? or would using a custom firmware make it faster? xD i currently have 20K+ texts... when i talk to someone who has 6k+ for themselves, it takes a few seconds for anything to show up... then if i send texts, it takes a few seconds to come up and start sending...
i looked at the development part of the N1 section.. theres SOOO many roms... x_X
only a word: cyanogenmod. this is the best custom firmware for n1, imho. with this, the performance are comparable to stock desire hd, it's simply very fast
N1 -- Roms
Hi!!
If you want the best results use cyanogenmod
if you want to try something different and also very good use MIUI
good luck!!
Oh, a very innovating question. There haven't been 20000 threads on the subject already...
Well, your choice is between CyanogenMod and MIUI, in many of their variants. Check everything and decide yourself. Unfortunately, proper Sense ROMs aren't available for N1.
So you want to able to send and receive mms without data. Maybe you should actually search for how mms actually works instead.
On that note. Can anybody tell me how I can get on the internet with out using a active internet connection?
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Blimey, there's no need to crucify the guy just for asking a question!
Well I've enjoyed any ROMS made by Evil, his sense roms are really good. For MIUI roms, I find Rodriguez a quality dev, he looks after his roms well. If you go by the reputation of the dev, you can more or less be sure you're getting a decent rom that'll be well supported. That's what's important to me. But I tend to agree with the others too, cyanogenmod is awesome, gives you so much functionality too.
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Hello everybody, first post here but been a lurker here for the past few weeks with my new s3.
Ever since I moved overseas from the US their has been many limitations of the web, the play store in my country, i dont mean to be mean, is complete $%#@, most of the s3 owners are perverts, the most downloaded app is something about Naked Ladies. Anyway, I have a rooted phone and I really don't want to use any kind of VPN, their slow, unreilable, and make me put on a passcode which I don't want.
If their is any tweak or hack to get the US playstore that would be wonderful to share, plus I have a US credit card and make sure my phone doesn't use my location services.
Thanks for reading (=
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Hello everybody, first post here but been a lurker here for the past few weeks with my new s3.
Ever since I moved overseas from the US their has been many limitations of the web, the play store in my country, i dont mean to be mean, is complete $%#@, most of the s3 owners are perverts, the most downloaded app is something about Naked Ladies. Anyway, I have a rooted phone and I really don't want to use any kind of VPN, their slow, unreilable, and make me put on a passcode which I don't want.
If their is any tweak or hack to get the US playstore that would be wonderful to share, plus I have a US credit card and make sure my phone doesn't use my location services.
Thanks for reading (=
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Play store should use localization from the firmware, me thinks. Also, checks build.prop.
If you got a international SGS3 one easy solution would be to flash a European (UK could be best for you) firmware and CSC, then setting localisation to UK. Or, you can flash a AOSP firmware which should be location "free" (except for localisation in settings for UI/Keyboard etc). The AOSP/AOKP builds around are still not 100% perfect though, if you care about such things.
Google for market enabler...
it might give you the apps available in the US but not the services like books, music, movies...
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Play store should use localization from the firmware, me thinks. Also, checks build.prop.
If you got a international SGS3 one easy solution would be to flash a European (UK could be best for you) firmware and CSC, then setting localisation to UK. Or, you can flash a AOSP firmware which should be location "free" (except for localisation in settings for UI/Keyboard etc). The AOSP/AOKP builds around are still not 100% perfect though, if you care about such things.
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If you can, may please post a link of one?
And what if you already have a custom rom?
I used Market enabler but used a VPN to get free scrabble from US play store but uninstalled them after that, but can still see scrabble in account
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Market enabler is the way to go. The play store region is determined by a combination of carrier & country code from your SIM + geo-IP.
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Market Enabler PLUS DroidVPN .
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Here ya go... enjoy. BTW what country are you in?
http://db.tt/fAIzvXTc
I'm in China and I have the same problem. Market enabler allows you to SEE the apps from another country but you still can't buy them. So it's a little bit anoying. If you go on Google play from a computer you can see all the apps.
I've bought apps fine with the market enabler.