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Hi guys
I got my X10 Black on saturday , Very excited ... and i can surely say that this is the best phone SE has given us since k750... Its been a happy 6 years with SE and i dont regret for being a fan for all these days.. and now X10... man .. What a phone....
anyway coming to the issue
I am from India , but i got a singapore handset .. and its R2BA020 GENERIC
when i go to the service menu it says country Singapore , Brand : Singtel
I want to change it to the latest firmware without crapwares like moxifier and also want generic india , as i think se is rolling updates faster in india... correct me if i am wrong..
I also want to root since i want to remove certain apps alone .. mediascape and timescape are awesome and defualt mediaplayer is good...(looks are killer )
anway how to get a rooted generic latest firmware on my phone ?
also here are other few question ...
1.) can i make folder and arrange the menu icons .. since such a huge list looks like dustbin , i just wana arrange them and put the little apps like battery widget which is listed in my menu innto a folder , this way only the main apps are in the menu list and also put all the games into a folder..
2.) is there a way to change the background of the menu screen into some wallpaper or someother color , DARK BLUE IS horrible... and sometimes it goes into black
3.) tell me few tips to imprive battery , already runing juicedefender , helixlauncher , and put screen brightness to auto .. tell me few other tips..
4.) when i long press the menu button , it shows few apps , are they running apps or what ? and how to stop a app ? i am currently using Astro`s running process killer... but tell me few other methods to stop apps , and how to stop apps which doesnt have a exit button ?
5.) how to activate proximity sensor ?
6.) is there a way to replace the whole defualt lock screen into someother found in market ?
7.) the dialpad of x10 is awesome .. but there is no speed dial , is there a way to retain the layout of the default dialpad of SE and add speed dial some found in market ?
8.) tell me easy way to make call .. currently i have to go to contacts , serach , and press few times to make a call ... is there any other alternative ?
9.) will uninstalling apps remove the folder they create in my SD card ? coz SD card folder arrangement makes my head spin , prev , on my w995 they card folder were neatly arranged..
10.) is there a way to share my dialup connection on my laptop to the phone via wifi ? is that called tethering ? help me on this ...
11.) which and all defualt process are safe to close .. ? and really help in reducoing battery consumption ..?
12.) any easy way to switch data /gprs connection on / off ? i have juice defender , but cant understand ....
thanks in advance ...
guys anyone ?
1)No you cant make folders. The menu cant be changed. Its a deficiency which needs to be improved.
2) No, unless you use some launcher like ADW where you can apply themes and change the menu color.
3) For batter life i suggest to change to ADW launcher. I find it better than helix. Also use Advanced task killer.juice defender uses a lot of battery. Remove the timescape widget from your homesreen and undo the refresh automatically option.
4)Use advanced task killer. The apps you see the 6 most recently used apps.
5) proximity sensor gets activated when you are on a call.
6) Of course you can. There are a few. Dunno the names, i use the stock.
7) No idea. I suggest you port the numbers to fav and dial from there. Long press a contact and call.
8)Well port the most used contacts to favorites and long press to call.
9)No data stored in the SD card has to be removed manually.
10) Root your phone and use an app called Barnacle Wifi tethering. Works great.
11)All apps are safe.
12)Download Weather and toggle widgets. You shall get everything there. Or just download a widget from the market.
P.s. Its me dreamcatcher.
i) Use a home screen replacement like Adw and treat each screen as a folder. That's hat I do.
ii) Once again, get ADW.
iii) I will post something regarding this on my blog soon. WIll tweet you the link, after it's done. But for now the just is get setCPU and throttle your processor intelligently.
iv) In generaly you don't need to bother yourself w/ background apps in Android, but you can use any one of the dozens of apps available. You can also use Autokiller.
v) You don't need to bother yourself with it. It happens automatically.
vi) Yes. Search this forum for some names.
vii) There is no speed dial, but there are favourites.
viii) Favs once again.
ix) No.
x) Install connectify, create a hotspot and use connect ot it from your phone.
xi) What app are you planning on using? If its something like Advanced Task Killer, everything is safe.
xii) Juiced Defender, APN settings. But, I found it to be creating problems for me.
sorry for late reply.. with hooked with Rachael , she is soooo awesome..
thank u guys for thee reply. ..
but the main question is still unanswered.. mine is singapore generic...
I am from India , but i got a singapore handset .. and its R2BA020 GENERIC
when i go to the service menu it says country Singapore , Brand : Singtel
I want to change it to the latest firmware without crapwares like moxifier and also want generic india , as i think se is rolling updates faster in india... correct me if i am wrong..
I also want to root since i want to remove certain apps alone .. mediascape and timescape are awesome and defualt mediaplayer is good...(looks are killer )
anway how to get a rooted generic latest firmware on my phone ?
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One more thing .. is there a way to extract the profile pics from facebook and integrate into contacts.. there is way to link the contacts to facebook/twitter profiles in timescape .. but y doesnt it take the profile pic and atacch it to the contacts ?
and also is there a way to make the volume button .. long press to skip the song ? we used to have in older SE na...
Not sure about the firmwire thing. Regarding contacts, just use Phonebook 2.0.
Facebook Sync imports facebook profile pics to your phonebook.
I also recommend Gesture Search. You can set it to only show results from the phonebook and then you just press the green phone-icon to the left to dial up.
thnk 4 reply.. will try it... and report back
Hi guys,
I'm busy working on a repo of all the apps you'd recommend to be used on AdamG's Oxygen rom. I've gone through most of the Oxygen rom thread and got some suggestions already, but I need a lot more.
Hopefully this will be included in a future Oxygen rom and will just make it easier for people to find things to improve their experience with Oxygen.
Apps so far are:
System
Cyanogen mms.apk (Fixes issues with mms functionality in Oxygen)
adblock hosts (Fixes the hosts issue some people have with adblock)
Gallery3D (For those of you who prefer the 3D gallery)
ROM Manager Free (Everyone needs this)
Gingerbread Keyboard with dictionary (The current keyboard in Oxygen does not support dictionary)
Backup and Restore
Titanium Backup Free (Helps with backing up apps and removing apps you don't want)
SMS Backup & Restore (Useful for when we have an update to flash)
Call Logs Backup & Restore (Useful for when we have an update to flash)
SMS Backup + (added functionality of syncing sms/calls with gmail)
LifeSaver2 (1 app that backs up both sms and calls. Handles large amount of data)
Share and Explore
Bluetooth File Transfer (Fixes the bluetooth pairing issues on AOSP)
ES File Explorer (Browse directories on your desire)
Widgets (Weather/Clock)
News & Weather Widget (Widget that displays recent news and weather)
Fancy Widget Free (Displays time and weather on homescreen)
GO! Weather Widget (Displays time and weather on homescreen)
gTabSiMiClock
Launchers
ADWLauncher
LauncherPro
GO! Launcher
Gingerbread Launcher by Modaco
Gingerbread Launcher by Eugene (This one has the 3D app drawer)
Please only suggest free apps.
Please post app name and a download link if one is available.
NO +1 POSTS!!! I only need the suggestion once.
On a side note, the proposed names for this project and app are Oxygen Air and Oxygen Breathe. If you have any suggestions on a name please let me, preferably by pm and then we can have a vote to see what it'll be called.
ok, i'll kick off.
free versions of ROM Manager & Titanium.
I agree bout mms.apk and adhost but for every launcher i dont think adam will agree. He said before that will be his one and only default launcher and he'll stick to that.
And i dont really like this idea thing, i prefer tje rom to be as loghtweight as possible without any apps. That way, more freedom and people can install any of their favoured apps.
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LuffyPSP said:
I agree bout mms.apk and adhost but for every launcher i dont think adam will agree. He said before that will be his one and only default launcher and he'll stick to that.
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I'm only doing it because of the amount of people that go into the Oxygen thread and moan about zeam. It might stop them moaning.
LuffyPSP said:
And i dont really like this idea thing, i prefer tje rom to be as loghtweight as possible without any apps. That way, more freedom and people can install any of their favoured apps.
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The rom will not come with any of these suggested apps. It is just 1 app that will work as a repo, like the Market. The difference is that these are apps that fix or improve certain elements or apps that are suggested by the Oxygen community.
My favorite launcher is Zeam, ADW.Launcher, LauncherPro and Go Launcher
Because of Oxygen, I used Zeam but now thinking of changing to Go Launcher since it has so may improvements. Only thing missing is scrollable widgets.
BendingBetty said:
Hi guys,
I'm busy working on a repo of all the apps you'd recommend to be used on AdamG's Oxygen rom.
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Hi, nice initiative.
I would suggest:
- Since we are upgrading ROMs and sometime full wiping, something to backup/restore SMS, MMS and call logs (like SMS Backup & Restore and Call Logs Backup & Restore) would be really useful.
- less important because it only affects a few Oxygen users: Bluetooth File Transfer. Since pairing with some carkits does not work for AOSP based roms, it is the only way I've found to successfully pair my phone with my carkit.
TuxBobyl said:
Hi, nice initiative.
I would suggest:
- Since we are upgrading ROMs and sometime full wiping, something to backup/restore SMS, MMS and call logs (like SMS Backup & Restore and Call Logs Backup & Restore) would be really useful.
- less important because it only affects a few Oxygen users: Bluetooth File Transfer. Since pairing with some carkits does not work for AOSP based roms, it is the only way I've found to successfully pair my phone with my carkit.
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I thought to suggest this too but wasnt sure if titanium is able to do that (I dont use it.. prefer to reinstall apps).
For sms/call logs, I use sms backup + which is free and best of all, it syncs sms/calls with gmail
I like LifeSaver2 for Call log/Messages backup, it backs up to your SD card and handles large volumes quite well (I exported and imported 3300+ SMS messages without a hitch).
I also like the News & Weather widget, which wasn't in Oxygen 1.0.4.
- fancy widget (free)
- Es file Explorer
i can see this is going to grow into a big list!
@BendingBetty - perhaps you should make this into a poll so we can vote and then you can package up, say the most popular 10 or so....
just an idea...
mikep99 said:
i can see this is going to grow into a big list!
@BendingBetty - perhaps you should make this into a poll so we can vote and then you can package up, say the most popular 10 or so....
just an idea...
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Right now I'm just wanting to build the repo. So the more the better. I'll stop between 50 and 100. Hoping to then get a suggest an app button in the app to make it easier to manage.
Clock & Weather :
gTabSiMiClock
The modified dialer by Cytown or Wysie. The blacklist number feature is deeply missed.
led light or something like this to use the flash as torch.
the one used on Defros rom is simple and works even when screen timeout. (I do not remember the name of this app)
Advanced Task Killer (free variant)
Everybody needs somethink, to kill your ghosts
Ad in the app is ok, i use it as service anyway
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led light or something like this to use the flash as torch.
the one used on Defros rom is simple and works even when screen timeout. (I do not remember the name of this app)
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You can use Status menu power bar mod for do this, simple add Toggle LED flashlight.
Settings -> Display -> Widget buttons
If you use 2.0, you should wait, the mod will be avaible soon, becouse AdamG is awesome
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Hi guys!
Some days before I flashed oxygen 1.0.4 rom on my desire and i just recognised that i havent got sms menupoint. So i cant write ( i dont know if i can receive sms ) messages. If i try i get this: android.process.acore stopped unexpectedly.
Somebody could help me please?
Thanks!
That's the thing I like about Oxygen.
There's basically nothing included.
Then again; I don't think apps such as "SiMiClock" will be included in a ROM. I see the need for ROM Manager to take an example, but I don't feel that it needs to be included in the ROM itself.
SetCPU!
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I`m struggling to see the sense here, free apps just put in yourself or are people to lazy. Better to be a minimal rom then each person can customise to suit. FWIW I have over 50% of the apps posted on here.
Since custom roms exits - i'm using it. Having HV 1.1 and the kernel 3.4 am really happy with it. Everything works great - overclocking, PDF viewers/editors, gps, Excel/Word viewers/editors.
Some guys at the place when i'm working have ipads - and there is nothing to compare where they can not sync the tablets with PCs beeing outside of office - at the production area. For engineers the tablets are simply the best. Iconia - just what i needed.
But - every time when i'm flashing my tablet with new ROM - i need to (and i want to) do wipe everything. So all my widgets, mails accounts settings, etc are gone.
I'm using the Titanium Backup to backup all my apps and after flash to restore them.
What about settings like screens layouts, widgets, mails accounts settings, wifi networks settings, and so on and so on?
Maybe i'm missing something easy - what is the easiets way to restore all old settings after new rom flash?? Including of course wipe of all data.
Hi guys,
I was wondering if someone could help.
Basically, my Desire Z booted in safe mode for reasons unknown. After getting it back to normal I noticed a few of my widgets wouldn't load – one of them being seNotes. I removed some of the others and got seNotes to work again for new notes but I *really* need to recover data from a previous notes. At first, it just had a square icon with 'problem loading' and now it's gone altogether. When I created a new widget it somehow contained data from another note (not the one I want to recover) so I have a tiny bit of hope the data may be somewhere in the phone.
I am running the stock 2.3.3 ROM from HTC.
The app is available from: https://market.android.com/details?id=shiloff.com.senotes&hl=en
Publisher is Eugene Shiloff.
Thank you very much in advance,
P.S. and yes, in the future I will be backing the living crap out of my Dz!
Hi is there any way of importing my sim contacts..........anything I have tried does not work.
They are all there with Androind Rev but if I flash Ice cream there are none.
help would be great
What a fantastic forum
Best way is to sync with a Google account and they will always be there...need a gmail account (with contacts already there and edited) but worth it just for that use alone in my opinion. In ICS /settings menu/accounts and sync-then set it up to sync with google and it will get them, add new ones when made back and forth -good for when you get a new phone too or changing rom's all the time etc etc etc Once you set it up to sync, it's painless and automatic.
+1. Syncing using Google is by far the easiest and least painfull method.
I agree with my two predecessors, use the google sync funktion. I always had minor issues usind mybackup when switching between roms with different sense versions, but it works smoothly with google.
Exactly, HTC sync is all well and good but as soon as you start flashing custom roms then it becomes useless. Thank goodness for Google.
Hi all
Thanks for the great advice
I my have got my question wrong!
It was my sim phone book that I need the numbers from.
Sorry to be a pain
Go into your contacts menu, in therte should be an option for which contacts to show. Eg: phone memory , sim card , google contacts.
If this does not work then flash a sense rom. Select to show sim contacts, then sync with your google contacts. Now flash your ICS rom and syn with your google account and your contacts should be there.
It may seem like going round the houses a bit but it should do the job !
Fantastic I will do this tomorrow cheers
i dont have any probs with contacts syncing, just gmail didnt update itself :/
You could also use MyPhoneExplorer to make and then restore a backup.
It also includes your SMS and many other things.
I had that problem also, i transfer it first to my SD card and then to my phone mayb that will help
Hi all
Be patience an official rom by HTC will be up on april ;-)
http://www.frandroid.com/actualites...-jour-android-4-0-sense-3-5-avril/#more-92257
Hello. I'm on IceColdSandwich 4.0.3 - 1.5.0 test3 and from the 1.2 I have some problems.
In some games touch screen doesn't work correct (for example Naught, Train crisis)
And I have problem with soft keys backlighting - it works only in automatic brightness mode.
Maybe somebody knows how it could be fixed?
HTC UK:
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In addition, we can confirm Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades will be coming later this year to the HTC EVO 3D, HTC Incredible S, HTC Desire S and HTC Desire HD. Stay tuned for more updates on Ice Cream Sandwich releases in the coming weeks
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Hello. I'm on IceColdSandwich 4.0.3 - 1.5.0 test3 and from the 1.2 I have some problems.
In some games touch screen doesn't work correct (for example Naught, Train crisis)
And I have problem with soft keys backlighting - it works only in automatic brightness mode.
Maybe somebody knows how it could be fixed?
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For one question I have found the answer - unity games are not supported by ics
*Edisson* said:
For one question I have found the answer - unity games are not supported by ics
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uuuu, I have the same problem. I just installed test5 version and I hope it'll be better.
I upgrade the rom to version 2.0, but I still have a problem with soft keys backlighting - it works only in automatic brightness mode and little time after switching to manual mode.
i use an app called AppExtractor, it restores apps, data, sms, calllogs, wireless settings,etc straight from a nandroid backup you made..
the free version is good to test, but i would recommend buying the full version to unlock all it capabilities..
easy way: go into contacts, export them to your sd card, flash your new rom, import contacts from sd card
dj69holland said:
i use an app called AppExtractor, it restores apps, data, sms, calllogs, wireless settings,etc straight from a nandroid backup you made..
the free version is good to test, but i would recommend buying the full version to unlock all it capabilities..
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Had the same problem after upgrading to ICS. I was going to restore my backup, export them and reflash, but AppExtractor saved me from all the trouble. Also as a bonus I could access my old applications. Thanks.