i727 Minimal Startup - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727

I want to share my list of startup items which I use to achieve nearly instant-on. The list is the bare essentials to boot the phone without the CPU hanging at 50%+ usage after boot for more than a minute.
Currently it is as follows:
Android System - Nothing will work without this
Calendar Storage - This is a personal choice because I use the calendar
Google Services Framework - This is a requirement for calendar storage above
Email client (K-9 Mail for me) - This is YOUR email client, not necessarily the Email app that is stock
Media Storage - This is to initialize the SD card
SNS - If you have anything setup apart from a google account, you should initialize this
Superuser - For all apps that require it at boot
That's it for mine, the bare essentials to get your phone booting plain is below now:
Android System - Nothing will work without this
Media Storage - This is to initialize the SD card
Keep in mind, the phone will boot fast with this but you may not have a launcher waiting for you. You probably wont have social networking things working off the bat without opening an app or two. The system will open a lot of other apps because of services installed regardless and since they haven't been initialized, you will have high CPU usage for a while which drains battery REALLY fast.
To give you an example, I disabled Google Framework Provider and when my widget went to grab the calendar list, the provider had to be re-initialized with all the dependencies, took about 5 minutes, ~70% CPU usage, 10% battery.
Try the list, play with the settings and let me know what happens below. Of course I take no responsibility if you rape your phone and it leaves you.

Sweet! thanks!
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I know you can freeze sim tool kit, I believe you can even erase it if you don't switch sim cards regularly. Signal goes away for a second and comes right back, and sticks. Sim toolkit is for switching between different sim cards.
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bacheezy said:
I know you can freeze sim tool kit, I believe you can even erase it if you don't switch sim cards regularly. Signal goes away for a second and comes right back, and sticks. Sim toolkit is for switching between different sim cards.
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Never comes back for me, I'll try it again. If it works out then I will update OP.

Cool. Trying to help.
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Cool. Trying to help.
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Okay, I stopped SIM toolkit, lost connection as expected. It came back as you described. BUT my data connection died a bit later and never came back, the best I see is edge.
I think we should explore this further.
EDIT: Left it off overnight and now everything is good. I'll update the OP as soon as I find a computer.
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Nice!
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Updated OP with even more bare bones startup.

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Att address book sync

Ok so I I've been wondering what was killing my battery. Set it up weeks back and thought all was fine.
My phone trys to sync like every min but fails.
What gives? I turned sync off but it still tries.
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Mine is doing this also. WTF .........
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how/where do you find this menu option?
Contacts-menu-more-settings-att address book ' log....
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This is one of those things that really pisses me off. I don't mind that the manufacturers add this stuff - but let us turn it off.
If i am syncing gmail and exchange, i don't need AT&T address book sync. Some people may use it, but let those of us that don't use it, turn it off.
When I set my phone up first time it asked if I wanted to use AT&T backup. Since I was already using google for contacts, I said nothankyou.jpg. But there has to be a way to turn it off.
This ATT Address book keeps coming up for me too randomly. I'd like to disable it.. but how...
going into address book setting att address book I see a check box for turning off online sync. Does that not work?
Yes it seems it will shut it off but only after a complete sync. I checked it to off 1 day prior to pic I posted. Last night at 3 am it completed and had not sync since.
So it seems it will stay on and try to complete intill it does it sucessfully.
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chvybeatsford said:
Contacts-menu-more-settings-att address book ' log....
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I have no access to this log as i declined when it asked if i wanted to setup address book sync. So I will assume that mine is not running since i never accepted the terms.
I know this is an old thread but I don't want to start a new one on the same topic...
was there ever any resolution to this ATT Address Book Sync issue?
My Captivate will not sync.
I turn off the auto-sync, go back into it and it is on again.
It does not show as a task that can be killed in Adv Task Killer.
Log shows nothing but repeated fails sometimes 3 min apart, sometimes 15.
This thing is using up battery and, I presume, data, and I cannot shut it off.
I am one really unhappy camper now, being unable to even shut it down.
(Got started here into the ATT app because contacts would not sync up to google--I need a backup somewhere. Seems neither works on Captivate 2.1)

[Q] Android security: What happens if someone fails to unlock the screen?

Hi all,
I've a Nexus S (Gingerbread) and I'm curious to know what actually happens if there are too many failed unlock attempts at the unlock screen?
Will it eventually wipe the phone as a security measure? (this would be ideal)
I'm concerned because I'm going to be travelling with it soon and didn't know whether it would be worth stumping up for third party security like - Lookout mobile or something (does anyone have any suggestions?)
Thanks very much!
Nothing happens you just have to wait 30 secs and try again
Or you could hit "Forgotten Password " or whatever it is and sign in with your gmail account.
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When my sisters tried to unlock my phone too many times, I had to log back into my gmail to unlock it myself.
So your data is safe unless they know your gmail address and password. If not, they will have to do a complete wipe (and I'm sure any thief wouldn't know how to do that)
If you want to be safer you could download Prey, it lets you lock, automatically send a text to a pre-defined number if the sim is changed and track your phone through the internet. It's free, that's the best part.
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Thanks a lot for your help guys. After a bit of investigation, I went for an app called AutoWipe:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vesperaNovus.app.Autowipe&feature=search_result
It's very simple and does exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks again.
How do you get in if you are using 2 step verification in gmail?
Joe-retired said:
How do you get in if you are using 2 step verification in gmail?
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I'd imagine you'd have to go through the ballache of finding out your backup codes, and all that stuff.
Sometimes i wonder why i turned 2 step verification on..... then i remember just how big a part google plays in my life and how many services i use.... so i am happy

Gmail not updating, just manually

Why is the last couple days my Gmail will not check for mew mail? Stock rooted with update done yesterday. I have to open Gmail and refresh and get all my mail I've been missing all day. Doesn't makes sense since it was working before the last couple days. I have 3 accounts setup to sync and none are working.
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I'm also having issues with emails pushing to my Infuse. They show up on Sparrow on my Mac, but I have to manually check from my phone. I noticed this a couple days ago and again today.
My stock infuse is has also switched to only rerrshing gmail when I manually do it.
Have task killer, juice defender, sjd watchdog installed but I don't think that is the issue
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Sorry for the off topic post guys.
reverendmilo said:
Have task killer
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You do know you dont need that anymore? It does more harm than good. Not bad harm though.
bigtoysrock said:
Sorry for the off topic post guys.
You do know you dont need that anymore? It does more harm than good. Not bad harm though.
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I also have task killer, BUT, I do not have it running. Only have it in case I need to manually kill something.
One account had 1 email this morning, another I checked manually and one showed up. Not sure what to make of this.
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Weird, my gmail is no longer updating automatically either. But it is working on my tablet.
EDIT: Well, I checked my account settings under Settings > Accounts and Sync and somehow my gmail, calendar and contacts magically got unchecked.
I had not heard that it does more bad than good, can you point me to a discussion thread on it?
I had someone else say the same thing about juice defender but did not get a explanation why either.
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Seems to be back to normal for me. Anyone else see it working correctly now?
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Twice mine has reset its settings to not autosync
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I've noticed that mine has stopped auto sync'ing as well around the same time everyone else despite still being set to do so and settings still in place verified. Stock non rooted here.
carhigh said:
Seems to be back to normal for me. Anyone else see it working correctly now?
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I had this issue on my Inspire. I went to GTalk and apparently, I was signed out. I signed back in (as I believe this is how it communicates with google servers and syncs) and mine has been syncing correctly since.
Simba501 said:
I had this issue on my Inspire. I went to GTalk and apparently, I was signed out. I signed back in (as I believe this is how it communicates with google servers and syncs) and mine has been syncing correctly since.
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What the heck is gtalk? And whats it got to do with gmail refreshing on the phone. Ive never heard of gtalk !!! I googled it and came up a bunch of different things
All day today, no email. Manual refresh and a bunch of emails show up. This is annoying! I thought alot of my issues with the dell streak were solved by moving on but i guess i only moved onto different issues..... so annoyed
carhigh said:
What the heck is gtalk? And whats it got to do with gmail refreshing on the phone. Ive never heard of gtalk !!! I googled it and came up a bunch of different things
All day today, no email. Manual refresh and a bunch of emails show up. This is annoying! I thought alot of my issues with the dell streak were solved by moving on but i guess i only moved onto different issues..... so annoyed
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Google Talk. Google's chat service. It shows in your app drawer as "Talk". If you've ever noticed, when you access gmail on a computer, you're automatically signed into Google Talk. I was told a while ago in the past (when I owned a captivate) that Talk is what the phone may use to communicate with Google servers (makes sense), but not completely sure. By no means is gmail buggy or have issues because 99% of the time it syncs perfectly and without problems. My time period where it didn't sync was the first time it ever happened since I've had my Inspire (since February). My gmail has since returned to normal.
Do you have a task killer that's possibly interfering?
Are notifications enabled? (in gmail settings - "notify in status bar when mail arrives")
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Still having issues with my Gmail syncing. I had no issues for the first few weeks I had phone, but now it is rare that push actually works. I have verified all settings are correct. I had issues on my iphone with email syncing also, so I changed to fetch emails every 15 mins on that to make it useful still. I don't see an option for that on the gmail app though.
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scottyb0721 said:
Still having issues with my Gmail syncing. I had no issues for the first few weeks I had phone, but now it is rare that push actually works. I have verified all settings are correct. I had issues on my iphone with email syncing also, so I changed to fetch emails every 15 mins on that to make it useful still. I don't see an option for that on the gmail app though.
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That's really weird. The Gmail app has always worked for me, and very well at that (and on different devices). My GF's gmail app works just as well and she uses the Infuse. The only thing I can think of at this point is to go to the gmail application info page (via manage applications) and "clear data. Verify all of the settings again, reboot, and see what happens.
Simba501 said:
Do you have a task killer that's possibly interfering?
Are notifications enabled? (in gmail settings - "notify in status bar when mail arrives")
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I do have advanced task killer but its not enabled at all. My gmail settings and notifacations are all set correctly.
Gtalk was logged in on my main account. I dont think that has anything to do with this problem though. I have 3 accounts setup and it worked fine for a little bit there before noticing the problem. If it was linked, i would have 3 loggins!
The gmail app has always worked fine for me also, UNTIL getting this phone! Sux
Simba501 said:
The only thing I can think of at this point is to remove the account completely (via accounts and sync), go to the gmail application info page (via manage applications) and "clear data", then set everything back up. And verify all of the settings again.
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Oh yeah, you do know you can not remove the main gmail account?
carhigh said:
Oh yeah, you do know you can not remove the main gmail account?
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Must have slipped my mind. Excuse me.
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I was reading the help part in the gmail app and there is a long list. I guess clearing data is next for me. I just turned everything off and turned it back on. Ive rebooted today too.
Problems with sync, http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=113869&topic=21233
EDIT: Question answered.
carhigh said:
I was reading the help part in the gmail app and there is a long list. I guess clearing data is next for me. I just turned everything off and turned it back on. Ive rebooted today too.
Problems with sync, http://www.google.com/support/mobile/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=113869&topic=21233
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Well, good luck. Let me know what ends up working. Something will.

Media scanner is running?

Recently my phone wont allow me to open either my camera or gallery and the message of 'Media scanner is running will appear'.
Does anybody know what I can do to stop this from happening? I've searched a bit and haven't found any definitive solutions.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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It has to complete before you can use files on external sd card. The bigger the card, and the more files on the card the longer it takes.
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Its been like this for several days and it has never done this before. What exactly is it doing?
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Also, I am unable to open the market. When I do a force close comes up for android.process.media. This is very annoying :/ I haven't downloaded anything new or change any system settings recently before this problem starting occurring
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Rocco0891 said:
Its been like this for several days and it has never done this before. What exactly is it doing?
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Trying scanning that sd card with a desktop. Under Windows7 after you insert the sd card, click on, Computer>(your sd card)>(right click)>properties>tools>error checking>Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors (option)>start. After it completes put it back into the phone and see if the scanning media message goes away.
bluedart said:
Trying scanning that sd card with a desktop. Under Windows7 after you insert the sd card, click on, Computer>(your sd card)>(right click)>properties>tools>error checking>Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors (option)>start. After it completes put it back into the phone and see if the scanning media message goes away.
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Didn't work
There isn't actually any apparent message in my notification bar or anywhere else that says the media scanner is running. Unless I try opening my camera or gallery is when a small message appears that says "Media Scanner is running"
Even when I try to add a new alarm it says android.process.media has stopped unexpectedly and I have to force close. This is getting frustrating :\
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated
The media scanner is disabled - grab media scanner root from the market and re-enable then the process will complete. If you are not rooted, or upgraded and lost root (like me) then a factory restore will clear that setting.
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Are there any other alternatives to doing a factory reset? I would but I'm unable to open mybackup pro due to the media scanner running as well and I have some apps that are not saved in my market apps and are no longer available on the market either. I would rather do a factory reset as a last resort in this case.
Any other suggestions? Thanks again for everyone who has provided feedback regarding my problem, I really appreciate it
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I think that the factory reset is your only fix for this or like the dude said try to root and cant you go to your google account and go to the dashboard and make sure everything is synced? I noticed that when I did az factory reset alot of my apps are gone but if I look on my pc on chrome go to market and check my account it is all there everything I have ever purchased or downloaded.
Thanks for the advice.
I just logged in online like you suggested but I still don't see some of my apps that were previously available on the market and no longer are. Specifically some of my rom stuff for snes and what not.
How can I back these apps up before I so a factory reset? Is there a way I can save them via USB?
Thanks again
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SMS/MMS Will not open or work

Current Setup: Tweaked 2.2, FP1 kernel, ext4
Like the title says I am unable to open sms/mms and do not receive messages as well. I am new to rooting and am wondering if anyone out there can help me.... Do i need to reinstall everything or is their an easy fix? Thanks for the help in advance. Also I am using GO Launcher
Need a bit more info about the behavior. Does it force close? What happens?
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kvswim said:
Need a bit more info about the behavior. Does it force close? What happens?
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It just wont open it really wont do anything. Every time i try and open the text messages the phone lags and a black box pops up and then immediately closes it. It doesnt even stay open long enough for me to read it. So what I ended up doing was doing a complete data wipe and re-flashing and reinstalling everything. I havent had an issue since I have done that. The only bad part was I lost all of my txt messages.
Sounds like it could have been a couple of things. The message database could have been corrupted. Also, the stock messaging app really doesn't like large SMS databases.
Maybe a bad download of the ROM depending on whether you installed it in CWM... Can't have a bad download with the Odin (or the update in Tweaktools), as it checks the integrity of the file.
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I actually just had this problem last week. I was using the stock msg app but it also affected my phone function and any app that needed to connect to a data connection. All apps force closed.
Another note is that this was immediately after an hour long session of using wifi tether over 4g. I rebooted and after boot almost no apps responded and my phone heated up (I assume applications were looping in the background after failing to open running the processor at 100%) so i turned off and went into recovery. Factory reset did nothing, clearing cache did nothing and i couldn't try any other apps due to the phone crashing. Only solution i found was a complete reflash of Tweaked.
I fear this happening again in the future so i figured i'd post my similar experience.

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