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  • #452
    Coriolanus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭Coriolanus


    Cou,ple of qs ladies and gents, sorry but they're probably really stupid....
    1) is it still necessary to root Androids to access paid apa? I'm presuming so since I keep getting auth errors but thought I'd double check.
    2) on a desire how do i stop programs from self starting? I.have ap killer and everytime I run it theres stuff to close that I know I haven't used recently, like the radio etc.

    Sorry, first smart phone so new to all this!


  • #453
    charlesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 106 ✭✭charlesh


    Nevore wrote: »
    Cou,ple of qs ladies and gents, sorry but they're probably really stupid....
    1) is it still necessary to root Androids to access paid apa? I'm presuming so since I keep getting auth errors but thought I'd double check.
    2) on a desire how do i stop programs from self starting? I.have ap killer and everytime I run it theres stuff to close that I know I haven't used recently, like the radio etc.

    Sorry, first smart phone so new to all this!

    1) My android legend is not rooted and I can access paid apps. These started showing up a few weeks ago.
    2) I dont know


  • #454
    Coriolanus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭Coriolanus


    charlesh wrote: »
    1) My android legend is not rooted and I can access paid apps. These started showing up a few weeks ago.
    2) I dont know
    Thanks for the info.:)

    Edit - ok paid apS work now. Might have just been that It's a brand new pho.ne.


  • #455
    Riamfada
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,246 ✭✭✭✭Riamfada


    Hey just got a lend of a G1. Popped the simcard in and it was working fine for ages. Now it seems to be locked to the emergency call screen, can access menu or settings, SIM Card is fine and has reception, PIN works ok. Anyone know anything thats causing this? Also I know nothing about these android phones.


  • #456
    auntyweeze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭auntyweeze


    hey all i have the Htc hero.
    is there a way to change the message tone to one that is not a default?
    thanks x


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  • #457
    Dingatron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,694 ✭✭✭Dingatron


    auntyweeze wrote: »
    hey all i have the Htc hero.
    is there a way to change the message tone to one that is not a default?
    thanks x

    Yep go to Messaging app => Settings => Notification Settings etc...


  • #458
    auntyweeze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭auntyweeze


    Dingatron wrote: »
    Yep go to Messaging app => Settings => Notification Settings etc...


    im only getting the few preset ones i want to put my own one on it they are all too quiet i cant hear them lol


  • #459
    Dingatron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,694 ✭✭✭Dingatron


    Ahh ok try this so.

    in root of sd card create folder media
    inside that folder create folders called
    ringtones
    alarms
    notifcations
    now the easy part add mp3 into notification folder if you want to use for sms incoming
    add into ringtones for ringtones
    and alarms for alarms
    if you made these folders while connected and transfered music at same time all should work
    if downloaded songs via phone and put into these folders you must unmount your sd card switch of phone and then restart and then you should see the mp3 listed in the settings for changing ringtone/alarms/notifications


  • #460
    auntyweeze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭auntyweeze


    Dingatron wrote: »
    Ahh ok try this so.

    in root of sd card create folder media
    inside that folder create folders called
    ringtones
    alarms
    notifcations
    now the easy part add mp3 into notification folder if you want to use for sms incoming
    add into ringtones for ringtones
    and alarms for alarms
    if you made these folders while connected and transfered music at same time all should work
    if downloaded songs via phone and put into these folders you must unmount your sd card switch of phone and then restart and then you should see the mp3 listed in the settings for changing ringtone/alarms/notifications



    thanks very much will try it now ill let you know how i get on x


  • #461
    Jackobyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭Jackobyte


    auntyweeze wrote: »
    thanks very much will try it now ill let you know how i get on x
    I've been looking at the Wildfire for a while now. How is it? How would you rate it out of 10?


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  • #462
    curry-muff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,418 ✭✭✭curry-muff


    Jackobyte wrote: »
    I've been looking at the Wildfire for a while now. How is it? How would you rate it out of 10?

    Im the same, been looking at it for a while but this thread changed my mind, check out page 7 ;)


  • #463
    Jackobyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭Jackobyte


    curry-muff wrote: »
    Im the same, been looking at it for a while but this thread changed my mind, check out page 7 ;)
    Can you give me a post number because I'm on 30 posts per page?


  • #464
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Anyone else using the new market? Gotta say I like it although it was pretty slow after I first installed it.Seems fine now.
    Id also like to say, Wow a lot of people who comment on & rate apps are dicks. After the facebook update last night gave people chat and push notifications which everyone was clamouring for theres still twonks rating 1 star for apps2sd or cause they cant change their profile picture. Dont get me wrong, Itd be nice but seriously.....


  • #465
    Coriolanus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,879 ✭✭✭Coriolanus


    It's unmoderated AFAIK so it'll probably end up something similar to YouTube.


  • #466
    Jackobyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,321 ✭✭✭Jackobyte


    What is the next HTC model up from the Wildfire? I'm being offput by the absence of certain apps on it due to screen resolution.


  • #467
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    Jackobyte wrote: »
    What is the next HTC model up from the Wildfire? I'm being offput by the absence of certain apps on it due to screen resolution.

    Id say the Legend would be the next up


  • #468
    conzy
    Subscribers Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭conzy


    Just got my Hero back from repair and it has the latest official rom. I think its as slow as a wet week. Unresponsive and cant even play angry birds at a decent framerate :p

    Is it possible to root it and get 3rd party roms on it again? Because I have heard that once you go to the newer roms you cant root, atleast not using the method I used the first time around.

    Any ideas? Thanks


  • #469
    Zagato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭Zagato


    The latest official ROM is still Eclair (2.1) and you should be able to root this. Here is a guide

    It might be worth rebooting a couple of times and giving it a day or 2 to see if it improves


  • #470
    Tea_Bag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,979 ✭✭✭Tea_Bag


    Zagato wrote: »
    The latest official ROM is still Eclair (2.1) and you should be able to root this. Here is a guide

    It might be worth rebooting a couple of times and giving it a day or 2 to see if it improves
    i rooted my Hero (latest 2.1 rom) with the universal androot api, and it worked a dream and straight away.


  • #471
    MadameGascar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 247 ✭✭MadameGascar


    Hey, so I just got my new Tegra android tablet this evening and have spent hours trying to access Youtube, through google and apps, to no avail. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!...:(


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  • #472
    conti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭conti


    Sorry if this was brought up before but it's Christmas day and I don't have time to go back through all these pages;

    Why thousands upon thousands of apps on the market yet f*~k all room to install them?????

    After installing a handful of apps on my HTC desire I'm getting the low memory warning despite having a 4gb memory card. I got the apps2sd app to move whatever I could to it and I'm still getting the warning and can't install anything else on my phone. Do I have to go root it now FFS?

    Edit: Got this sorted, if anyone else is having the same problem you can follow this guide to moving all apps to your SD card without rooting the phone. It also installs from the market to SD card by default.

    http://androidforums.com/desire-tips-tricks/174345-how-move-apps-sd-card-unrooted-device-noobs-guide.html

    and if you get the "adb devices not recognised" error like I did (Windows 7) just download this and extract the files to the 'tools' folder.

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RTEY0Q97


  • #473
    conzy
    Subscribers Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭conzy


    Zagato wrote: »
    The latest official ROM is still Eclair (2.1) and you should be able to root this. Here is a guide

    It might be worth rebooting a couple of times and giving it a day or 2 to see if it improves

    I rooted it using the androot method and all went well. superuser.apk is installed etc..

    But trying to install the Recovery Image is giving me grief. I think the problem may be the fact that I have version 3.32.405.2?

    One method requires installing BusyBox and then installing Rom Manager which allows you to flash the recovery image.. BusyBox installation fails..

    Another method requires Terminal Emulator and the command

    "flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery.img"

    But this also fails with a "missing flash_image"


    Any ideas?

    Is it possible to return to an older firmware using an official HTC RUU?


  • #474
    Dub13
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,250 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dub13


    Is the android market the same for all phones...?I presume it is,the reason I am asking is my sister got a wildfire and cant find cabbage.I have checked on my hero and on a mates samsung and we can both find cabbage.


  • #475
    Mr E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55,664 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    Yup, the market is filtered for each handset. Common filters include screensize, trackball required, required library in the OS, etc.

    Filters all listed here: http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/market-filters.html

    There must be something on the wildfire hardware/software that is preventing cabbage from appearing on the market.

    You can download the APK from the link in this post, and install manually.


  • #476
    rejkin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 891 ✭✭✭rejkin


    I just got the HTC Desire and Its a great phone but I was wondering,is there a way to set the meteor wap so that it's only used for the browser and the other widgets update by wi-fi only?

    I just don't want to get screwed by being charged everyday when I didn't really need the updates on the news etc.


  • #477
    Zagato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,775 ✭✭✭Zagato


    rejkin wrote: »
    I just got the HTC Desire and Its a great phone but I was wondering,is there a way to set the meteor wap so that it's only used for the browser and the other widgets update by wi-fi only?

    I just don't want to get screwed by being charged everyday when I didn't really need the updates on the news etc.

    There isn't a setting so to speak, but you can always put the mobile data toggle switch next to your browser and switch it on before you launch the browser, you just have to remember to switch it off again though :-)
    Alternatively you can buy an app called tasker, and together with a free app called APN Droid, you can set your phone to automatically switch data on when you launch browser and then switch back off when you exit, along with lots of other automated settings. I use it to switch on gps when I launch google maps, and then back off again. It also switches my wifi on/off based on my location.


  • #478
    rejkin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 891 ✭✭✭rejkin


    Yeah I just put the network switch on the front screeen, Initially I thought it was turning network on automatically which was annoying but it seems fine now and sure the updates are not automatic so I'll do what you said about the network switch. Thanks! :D


  • #479
    Whippersnapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 598 ✭✭✭Whippersnapper


    Just got the Desire. I guess keeping mobile connection off and only turning it on when I want to use it is the best thing to do? Can anyone advise on O2 prepay plans for data or is there such a thing? 99c a day seems a bit much.


  • #480
    s_carnage
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,675 ✭✭✭s_carnage


    Whippersnapper wrote: »
    Just got the Desire. I guess keeping mobile connection off and only turning it on when I want to use it is the best thing to do? Can anyone advise on O2 prepay plans for data or is there such a thing? 99c a day seems a bit much.

    Afraid that's all they have. It's mental that they haven't introduced something yet. I'm finally getting round to changing networks to 3 next week. Just ordered the free sim yesterday. You can buy a 500mb data bundle for €5 which should last the month.


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  • #481
    Whippersnapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 598 ✭✭✭Whippersnapper


    s_carnage wrote: »
    Afraid that's all they have. It's mental that they haven't introduced something yet. I'm finally getting round to changing networks to 3 next week. Just ordered the free sim yesterday. You can buy a 500mb data bundle for €5 which should last the month.

    It's insane. Will have no option to do anything other than switch networks because of this. facebook and twitter are not the internet!


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