I'm an Android Developer, but I am not an Android ROM Developer.

I feel misled!

Real Android Developers hang out at:
http://android-developers.blogspot.com
http://stackoverflow.com/
http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/

Whenever I've faced any problem making an app, Google has never led me to xda-developers - however if I have a problem flashing a boot animation, xda-developers is where I am led.

I'm on CM7.1.0 RC1. Whenever I use MarketEnabler, the Market updates to the new black Market. Then the Market always crashes after 2-3 seconds. What do I set to avoid this?

hazril: Yes I have done both Force Stop and Clear Data. Still doesn't work. Something to do with a NullPointerException to do with the country I am in, from the LogCat.

This post has been edited by albnok: Aug 31 2011, 11:49 PM

I removed my badly scratched matte screen protector and my HTC Desire looks brilliant in its full unprotected AMOLED glory!

Is anybody here on Android 2.3.5? Are you able to install the following app?

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.measat.astro.epg

I am an Android app developer.

I have a user complaining that his HTC Desire HD was on 2.3.3 and can install, then when upgrade to 2.3.5, the app is gone. The app in question is here:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.measat.astro.epg

The app's filters are:
- must have touchscreen (so Google TV cannot use this app)
- must be able to get Internet connectivity (WiFi tablets can see this app)
- Android 1.5 and above (no maximum version is set)
- small, normal, large and xlarge screens (small = Wildfire; large = 5-7", xlarge = 8.9" and above)
- no phones excluded (you can manually filter phones)
- all countries supported
- copy protection is OFF (it was ON before - meaning you cannot move the app to SD, and cannot install it on a Developer Phone or an Unreleased Phone)

So now I am wondering if these 2.3.5 ROMs floating around are meant for a Developer Phone like the Nexus One or Nexus S. I'm rooted and am on CM 7.1.0 RC1 which is 2.3.4, and I can see the app just fine. So I'm wondering what the heck is it with 2.3.5 - somebody else on CM 7.1.0 RC1 on a HTC Desire says his version is 2.3.5!

Does your Settings - About phone - Model number say HTC Desire, or something else?

Also, there is NOTHING on http://developer.android.com about 2.3.5 - as far as Google is concerned, 2.3.5 doesn't exist. Who made this 2.3.5?

I could upgrade my HTC Desire to a CM nightly on 2.3.5 but there is a risk that I will not be able to see all apps, because of the same mysterious problem!

rattan: Uh... isn't CyanogenMod 7.1 meant to be like AOSP, and other ROMs may have extra tabs in the notifications?

Thus if you say "GB type" we assume you mean what Google gave us which is what CM7.1 (somewhat) follows. So you're expecting something out of a ROM that wasn't meant to do that.

That said, I would say if you do have a Quick Settings page, it isn't quite in the spirit of replaceable-components Android (y'know, being able to replace keyboard, lock screen, etc.) because as far as I know, the notification menu is OS firmware level. It's not even something you can change at the Launcher level (which is replaceable.) It's not a widget either, unless the firmware lets you put whatever widgets you want in the notification bar.

I would personally prefer to be able to change the widget because whatever CM7.1 or even your screenshot gives me does not reach the level of Widgetsoid. I'd like a big 4x4 grid full of toggle icons instead of scrolling.

So how would this be implemented? Do you drag a widget up into the notification bar, and choose a name for the tab e.g. "Quick Settings"? Why not allow more widgets as long as there is space?

Then it comes to a point that you're just replicating a Home screen but from the notification bar.

Don't get me wrong, I do think it's a good idea to have Quick Settings there so you don't need to go Home to find the widget and switch them.

astria: Yes I am aware of that, but I quite like the idea of it being like Quick Settings where it can be more than 1 row. I don't like the idea of having to scroll the toggle buttons.

ShinnKQ: I don't get what you mean, sorry - I don't have Quick Settings in CM7.1. Even the Notification Power Widget is CM's addition, not AOSP.

I have an AMOLED HTC Desire with the following:

Baseband version: 32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2
Kernel version: 2.6.37.6-cyanogenmod-geb50077
CyanogenMod-7.1.0-Desire GWK74
ClockworkMod-AlphaRev Recovery v2.5.1.8

-- AlphaRev --
BRAVO PVT1 SHIP S-OFF
HBOOT-0.93.0001
RADIO-5.09.05.30_2

As far as I know I have just S-OFF but did not install a patched HBOOT or radio. In my Nandroid backups:
system.img - 138MB
data.img - 118MB
.android_secure.img - 381MB
boot.img - 3MB
recovery.img - 5MB

Should I go for CM9 Beta:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1403113

Or Sandvold's Beta 0.3.4:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355660

I would prefer the ROM with the better working camera and video recorder.

This post has been edited by albnok: Jan 18 2012, 12:18 AM

Filesonic was impossible to download from using Streamyx, and slow on Unifi, so I ended up with the CM9 one instead.

I tended to run out of space very quickly with nothing but Facebook and HaxSync installed, so I tried the m2sd script, with m2sd data enable and m2sd cache enable.

Camera was indeed unstable, with the gallery crashing or not showing pictures. Panorama and video camera also crash. The camera still had to focus before taking the picture... so we don't get "Zero Shutter Lag".

Booting took 7 minutes with the initial deodexing on my 16GB Class 4 card. However after 2 reboots, the next few reboots seemed to have some bug with /data/data/ (?) such that each time it boots, the Nova Launcher resets all its icons, SuperUser forgets all permissions (and takes forever to start, causing other apps that request SU permissions to show Application Not Responding.)

I then did m2sd data disable, wiped and installed both the ROM and the Trebuchet launcher replacement. After booting, the Home button was totally not responding - my Menu button needs to be pressed at a certain angle to respond, so I thought it could've been a hardware thing.

I wiped again, and installed just the ROM, and the Home button works. So it could be Trebuchet not launching when I press Home.

I then turned it off and on again, and it froze at the splash screen (the swirly colors). This seems to happen maybe every 2 times I restart?

ShinnKQ: LOL yes I meant that the Sandvold ROM was hosted in Filesonic - so while I was initially hoping to try that one since the video recorder is working, I could not download it. So I went with this port of CM9. Will post in XDA!

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Added on January 18, 2012, 6:53 pmLOL I can't post there, need to have posted 10 posts before able to post in development forums.

This post has been edited by albnok: Jan 18 2012, 06:53 PM

Oddly, I find Sandvold's ICS 0.3.6 to be far more stable than BCM 0.2.6.2. BCM tended to hang totally that I'd have to do a battery pull.

Then again, it could be because I bought a Kingston 16GB Class 10 to replace the Kingston 16GB Class 4? I also did a2sd install and a2sd cachesd. Later when moving the files out via a card reader, some files just took very long to access and had errors. So it could've been the MicroSD's fault.

Almost exactly 2 years after I got my HTC Desire, this new buddy came (not in picture is the tablet).

I still carry the Desire around as a backup (the Padfone by itself, does indeed have a weak battery) and also because I need to develop and test apps on 3.7" 480x800 screens as well - the ratio is different.

Because my HTC Desire is no longer my daily driver, I can afford to use a pre-alpha ROM!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766550

Android 4.1.1 baby!