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[Q] New owner with a couple of questions

I've had my phone for almost 2 weeks now.
First Android and touchscreen phone ever owned.
I have a few questions:
1) How do I clear only certain calls from my call history? I only see the option to clear all call history. On my old phone (Nokia N82) I was able to erase only certain calls made (for example, the last number dialed).
2) How do I lock my screen? Right now it autolocks on its own after a certain period of time. I want to lock it own my own like I could do on all my old phones.
3) What is the best FREE forum posting app out there?
Also, I tried to root my phone last weekend, but something went wrong and for a second I thought I had bricked my phone.
Thankfully, everything is okay but I do not plan to try it again for obvious reasons.

RVD26 said:
I've had my phone for almost 2 weeks now.
First Android and touchscreen phone ever owned.
I have a few questions:
1) How do I clear only certain calls from my call history? I only see the option to clear all call history. On my old phone (Nokia N82) I was able to erase only certain calls made (for example, the last number dialed).
2) How do I lock my screen? Right now it autolocks on its own after a certain period of time. I want to lock it own my own like I could do on all my old phones.
Also, I tried to root my phone last weekend, but something went wrong and for a second I thought I had bricked my phone.
Thankfully, everything is okay but I do not plan to try it again for obvious reasons.
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1. Hold the number and it will ask if you want to clear it.
2. Top left of the phone the button click it once and it will lock the phone.
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RVD26 said:
of time. I want to lock it own my own like I could do on all my old phones.
3) What is the best FREE forum posting app out there?
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App? I use the phones internet browser... There is an XDA App on the market.
Also, I tried to root my phone last weekend, but something went wrong and for a second I thought I had bricked my phone.
Thankfully, everything is okay but I do not plan to try it again for obvious reasons.
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Okay.

XAviierG said:
1. Hold the number and it will ask if you want to clear it.
2. Top left of the phone the button click it once and it will lock the phone.
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Thanks!
Can you also recommend a good FREE forum posting app?
I know there's Tapatalk, but it's not free.

1)when you go in to your call history just long press the number you want to delete and choose delete form call history
2) One suggestion is go to settings>security and change the lock time to immediate
Hope this helps
Rooting can be a scary thing but i just recommend reading up as much as you can, until you feel comfortable again. then try the Ace hack Kit. it what what i used and it was super simple.

RVD26 said:
Thanks!
Can you also recommend a good FREE forum posting app?
I know there's Tapatalk, but it's not free.
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Hmm there's a free xda app. That's all I can think of. I do recommend you rooting your phone though
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tweaked said:
App? I use the phones internet browser... There is an XDA App on the market.
Okay.
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LOL, if it is really worth it I may give it another try.
What big advantages are there to rooting a phone?

RVD26 said:
LOL, if it is really worth it I may give it another try.
What big advantages are there to rooting a phone?
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Once you root your phone alot of choices opens up
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XAviierG said:
Once you root your phone alot of choices opens up
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You can be more specific?
Like what exactly?
PM me, if needed.

RVD26 said:
You can be more specific?
Like what exactly?
PM me, if needed.
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Custom ROMs. Better speeds. Better battery. Smoother. Customize it to fit your need perfectly. those are the first that pop in my head
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RVD26 said:
You can be more specific?
Like what exactly?
PM me, if needed.
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I rooted for full control of my OS. I can install anything, I can uninstall anything. I can theme everything. Roms, Homebrew apps. oh and F - AT&T

Thanks, might give it a try someday
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RVD26 said:
Thanks, might give it a try someday
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Don't be scared to do it. I was scared to but once I did I was glad I did
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[Q] How Do We Get Facebook Push Notifications Working Properly?

Hi All,
First, I wanna say that you guys are so freakin awesome! I've been an xda lurker for a while, but figured it's time for me to join and interact with my fellow HTC Sensation-ers.
It'd be a good chance for me to contribute to these forums, as well as getting some help for my Sensation problems. Glad to be a part of you guys now
Question: Why doesn't Facebook for Android push notifications work on my Sensation 4G?
Background Info: Private Messages in Facebook get pushed, but regular notifications (e.g. wall posts, comments, likes) do not get pushed to my device.
Went into facebook settings, and everything it's at its default values (never touched a thing). Notifications are on.
Other information pertaining to situation: Background data is ON. Always-On mobile data has been tried on and off. Same results both ways.
Can you help a brotha out?
Thanks, guys! I look forward to being a part of your community.

I read that if you sign in on a blackberry it fixes that for android due to a permission that Facebook for bb gives. I don't know if its true but worth a try I guess
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fr0zenblood75 said:
I read that if you sign in on a blackberry it fixes that for android due to a permission that Facebook for bb gives. I don't know if its true but worth a try I guess
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Hi fr0zenblood75,
Thanks for the response.
I also have read that before. I actually went far enough to borrow my friends Bold 9780 without him knowing
Alas, it did not work
Does every Sensation user have this issue? Or am I in the minority with this?
Also, I've restarted my phone, factory reset, uninstall and reinstall app....nothing works.

Facebook kinda sucks. You try another app like friendcaster?

LPChris47 said:
Hi fr0zenblood75,
Thanks for the response.
I also have read that before. I actually went far enough to borrow my friends Bold 9780 without him knowing
Alas, it did not work
Does every Sensation user have this issue? Or am I in the minority with this?
Also, I've restarted my phone, factory reset, uninstall and reinstall app....nothing works.
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Your welcome. Ohh that sucks well I sometimes get notifications and sometimes I don't its random they should fix .
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newter55 said:
Facebook kinda sucks. You try another app like friendcaster?
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Thanks for your suggestion, newter55!
I'm not familiar with friendcaster. Is it a facebook for android alternative and does it do push notifications? Thanks.
fr0zenblood75 said:
Your welcome. Ohh that sucks well I sometimes get notifications and sometimes I don't its random they should fix .
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So at least it's not just me
Anyways, I appreciate the help fr0zenblood75! Nice to meet you

Yes its an alternative that works much better. Afaik, the only thing it doesn't do is chat.
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I noticed push notifications randomly work, Right now they seem to be working great for me..... i used to have a blackberry also....

newter55 said:
Yes its an alternative that works much better. Afaik, the only thing it doesn't do is chat.
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Interesting. I'll have to check it out. Thanks again, newter55
supercobaltss said:
I noticed push notifications randomly work, Right now they seem to be working great for me..... i used to have a blackberry also....
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It sucks that the Facebook app is garbage
I guess the developer has no incentive to get the app working properly for everybody, seeing that it's not ad-supported.

Android Market 3.4.4 - Notice a speed boost

Just curious, does the new Market seem a lot faster for you guys too?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/12/14/download-android-market-3-4-4/
Just download and install. No root needed either. Seems much better. Also looks better on my Tab than the older version.

Nice. Can't wait to check it out later.
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Good find
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s15274n said:
Just curious, does the new Market seem a lot faster for you guys too?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/12/14/download-android-market-3-4-4/
Just download and install. No root needed either. Seems much better. Also looks better on my Tab than the older version.
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How do I install this? Should I manually push the apk with root explorer for it to work? I tried regular install but it doesn't install.
Update: I manually pushed it with root explorer and it worked. Thx for the tip.
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I would push/replace, clear dalvik and reboot.

I just installed like any other apk... No problem
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I simply downloaded it... clicked on the completed download... then had the option to install... went straight to the market and checked the version, no issues at all.

Renamed and pushed no problem. Def faster.

I hope this fixes the "insufficient space" bug on our phones.

Noticeably faster for me.
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How come it is available on the web, but market is not updating itself to this ?
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Mine just did. And did it without any questions asked, stealthily... which shows that Google has total control over our smartphones and I don't like it.

Vlad_z said:
Mine just did. And did it without any questions asked, stealthily... which shows that Google has total control over our smartphones and I don't like it.
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when it comes to the market, it only updates when it's open. it's the only app that does it that way. all other apps will show in the notifications. if I'm wrong, please let me know, but I don't think that's the case.

droidmyst said:
when it comes to the market, it only updates when it's open. it's the only app that does it that way. all other apps will show in the notifications. if I'm wrong, please let me know, but I don't think that's the case.
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How do you know that this is the ONLY app?
But anyway, my point is if Google can do it on Android platform it does not matter with one app or many.
PS: off-topic, Google Map subscribes to bunch of intents, so it would be launched when you turn-on screen, WiFi etc... I would like start application when I press app icon... There are no other way to opt-out other then disable Map in pm.

Google maps can be stopped by using the app autostarts. All those apps that start by themselves when you do something, ie reboot phone connect to wifi ect... no longer plague me. True, I just delete most of them, but there are some I actually use (like maps and Gmail).
Unfortunately I can no longer find the exact app I use in the market, though I'm sure there are others that do the same thing. If anyone would like the apk for the one I use just let me know and I can post it next time I'm on my laptop.
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95Z28 said:
Google maps can be stopped by using the app autostarts. All those apps that start by themselves when you do something, ie reboot phone connect to wifi ect... no longer plague me. True, I just delete most of them, but there are some I actually use (like maps and Gmail).
Unfortunately I can no longer find the exact app I use in the market, though I'm sure there are others that do the same thing. If anyone would like the apk for the one I use just let me know and I can post it next time I'm on my laptop.
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I'd like to check out that APK

Alright I'll post it by tomorrow evening for sure, might get on the laptop for a bit when I get off work in the morning. Appreciate what you do for the sgs4g fb!
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95Z28 said:
For anyone that wants to check it out, heres what I find to be one of my most useful apps (because I hate apps opening themselves in the background without my explicit permission).
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Autostarts is a paid app in the market.
If you found the developer posted it for free on XDA, please link to that... otherwise this breaks XDA rules.

95Z28 said:
For anyone that wants to check it out, heres what I find to be one of my most useful apps (because I hate apps opening themselves in the background without my explicit permission).
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Looks pretty handy. I'll test it out.

s15274n said:
Autostarts is a paid app in the market.
If you found the developer posted it for free on XDA, please link to that... otherwise this breaks XDA rules.
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My bad go back and see my previous posting, I didn't see it on the market when I looked last week. I just checked again and your right, it is still there. I'm not at my laptop now. Either need to have a mod delete my post or I'll do it tonight when I'm on the computer again.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 "S Voice" works with HOX

Seen it on Engadget thought I'd share in case any one was curious. Works fine for me.
http://www.talkandroid.com/112640-s-voice-pulled-from-the-galaxy-s-iii-download-the-app-now/
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Confirmed working and being awesome! Better than Siri!
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Driggity420 said:
Confirmed working and being awesome! Better than Siri!
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What version software are you running.
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Works like a charm. You can actually use it to update Facebook and Twitter which is kind of neat. One up on Siri at least.

Do I need to root to install?

nezura said:
Do I need to root to install?
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Nope.

Awesome nice find
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I'm really liking it.. but I find the voice sounds like a really tired old person. Any way to change that?

It worked once for me. Now I just get errors that it is down. I'm one the 1.83 leaked version.
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works fine for me. is there anyway to activate it besides clicking the app icon? I tried saying 'hi galaxy' but it doesn't work
Update: some features don't really work like when you need to set up an alarm or save a memo. I guess it's because we don't have exact apk for the s voice to pull up.

It works for me. But there's a long delay each time it tries to process anything.

nezura said:
Do I need to root to install?
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tokyotapes said:
Nope.
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How's so? Don't you need install it in /system/app/ ?
I think I have frozen too many things, because svoice is getting FC after few seconds after start...perhaps text to speech?

I running stock just root access on att hox. I installed just like any other app. I got only one fc from asking it to play music. Navigation worked like a charm.
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How do you open up the s voice settings?
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Got it working, but nowhere near as smooth or accurate as Siri. Good first effort though.
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root explorer?
I have es file explorer. Do I need to purchase root explorer to change permissions for the voice.apk

apk works right from an install.
It's a little quirky, but it actually functions better than I expected it to.

vamsimohan_6 said:
I have es file explorer. Do I need to purchase root explorer to change permissions for the voice.apk
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No, you don't. Just tap and hold on the .apk file, in the opened menu scroll down and go to properties, from there you can change permissions.
Just leave check marks checked to:
User: read, write
Group: read
Other: read

Since it is Vlingo with a different look, has anyone noticed an improvement/difference comparing the two?
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Does anyone know how to get into the setting menu. I installed onto my vivid and can get into setting with the dedicated menu button but being that we have no button just curious how to access settings
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[Q] HTC One X AT&T

Hello I would like to set up SIMPLE MOBILE parameters on a HTC One X AT&T in order to receive/send MMS and use the internet, how can I proceed ? ive tried many parameters, but nothing seemed to work, thank you for your help

ludatrick said:
Hello I would like to set up SIMPLE MOBILE parameters on a HTC One X AT&T in order to receive/send MMS and use the internet, how can I proceed ? ive tried many parameters, but nothing seemed to work, thank you for your help
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The best way to get the proper apn settings is to call the provider. They will tell you what they are. It may be faster than waiting for a response from someone here.
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exad said:
The best way to get the proper apn settings is to call the provider. They will tell you what they are. It may be faster than waiting for a response from someone here.
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This is true. But AT&T's apn, should be all over Google. Plus, most of the time, when calling tech support, they have no clue what APNs are, are they may refer to what they have in their systems (BROADBAND, PHONE, PDPWAP1, PTA, etc).
ludatrick said:
Hello I would like to set up SIMPLE MOBILE parameters on a HTC One X AT&T in order to receive/send MMS and use the internet, how can I proceed ? ive tried many parameters, but nothing seemed to work, thank you for your help
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If you are using an ATT evita rom, it should be programmed in..at least most of the roms i flashed already had them

exad said:
The best way to get the proper apn settings is to call the provider. They will tell you what they are. It may be faster than waiting for a response from someone here.
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well all I want is to set it to simple mobile

So call them and ask for their apn settings. It seems no one here knows what they are. You can try to Google it too.
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Geez it took literally ten seconds to find this:
http://www.mysimplemobile.com/support-center-phone-programming.aspx
Use Google.
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