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    Root root manager, blockbuster app removal, stock sms

    hi, Been whittling down my ApeX1.0.2.2 install, getting rid of some stock vzw apps. Used Root Manager for all (was having a hard time getting adb to work with droid x, not sure what, if any, usb setting it should be at), but this is easy anyways, with Root Manager. EXCEPT Blockbuster app, I...
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    Root Rooted phone, use different carrier possible?

    hi, I have thus far, rooted an droid 1, and most recently my new Droid X, and had lots of fun with different roms. One piece I'm not clear on is carrier availability, and whether or not I can switch carriers on my rooted Droid 1. Do I have to do something different than rooting, or is it a...
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    Root 8GB onboard storage, how is this best used?

    Just got my DroidX a few days ago, love it, rooted and blazing fast. Not sure what to do with all this extra space on board though. I think it still uses the sdcard for appdata storage, it's weird, when linked via usb and select PC mode, the removable storage disk, under DroidX, seems to only...
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    Root Apps2sd: advantage (aside from # of apps installed)? & formatting for Apps2sd

    Hi, 1) personally, i don't have "a ton" of apps, and don't think I would use up phone's memory any time soon. wondering how else apps2sd would be of benefit? does it speed up phone? does it make restoring apps easier? 2) formatting for apps2sd: a) class 2 fine? b) i have 32gb micro card and...
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    Help Anybody have probs with 32GB microcard

    It mostly works fine for me, but when I try to do rom manager backups, it won't find the card, it gives a bunch of errors. I can manually, however, go into clockwork recovery, and do a back up from there. Also when I reboot, the usb symbol comes on, but stays on and the card never mounts, it...
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    Lock 2.0 Help, please

    Stock lock keeps popping up, either after a reboot, or underneath Lock 2.0. Started getting black screen with little faux notification bar, nothing else, after unlocking, then could get into home, but kept locking up (the screen, not the phone). Applied background to 2.0, but randomnly it...
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    Root BB v0.3 questions- sms/mms,

    I guess this first one applies to any rom: Went back to NexBeast 0.2, love it. I was using Handcent, and removing both IM.apk, and Mms.apk, along with Mms.bak. I discovered that I no longer received mms messages which I was under the impression Handcent covered, so I went back to previous...
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    Root Froyo ROM GUI is misaligned sometimes

    I've tried a couple different ones, NexFro, kangerade, BBv03. All of them work but some of the graphics get squished a bit on the bottom. haven't tried it for movies yet, but on setup, when, in my case since I don't get cell service at my house, when the wifi connect button comes up after it...
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    Root Help? can't get into recovery

    flashed BB froyo v021, didn't work kept looping, tried several times. then tried jrummy's kangarade. i'm getting all this weird stuff like apps disappearing, and worse, can't get into recovery. anyone know how to fix this? tried clockwork, then SPrecovery thanks, rlr
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    Root nandroid restore, after clockwork installation?

    Hi, I have a nandroid backup that I want to restore, which is just post root, as I am having probs flashing roms now, and want to redo it from that state. If I have Clockwork Mod installed already, how do I use one of the original nandroid backups as now in recovery nandroid points to...
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    Root custom roms not installing, after several flashes

    Last one I flashed was Simply Stunning, previously I was using NexBeast v1.1, I liked that one a lot, but wanted to try some others. Simply Stunning I had to install w/ update.zip method, other one with Rom Mgr. Anyways I tried flashing Steam Rom 4.0.6.1 with Rom Mgr, clearing data and cache...
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    prevent process startup after reboot

    possible to prevent processes from starting on reboot/boot for Droid 2.1? there's a few processes that are always running, that turn themselves on, which i infrequently use. a couple examples are Voice Search and Skype, which when I ended processes for, freed up a significant amount of memory...
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    notification issues

    Hi, I am having issues with sms notifications. I'm running the custom rom listed below. previously i had "missed call" which had been giving me duplicate sms notifications (with local notifications off), i then uninstalled that along with the sms, mms apps which I replaced with handcent...
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    Gallery 2.1, wth

    hi, have 2.1 update on my droid. at first i liked the new gallery, except it keeps finding more and more random images to portray, like images from an application, for example, or snapshots of videos. I don't want all that in there, just pics i take w/ camera, or ones i put on micro sd card...
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    re: Missed Call app and notifications

    Hi, I've had this app for a while. I have droid notifications turned off. I recently hard reset my phone, and when i reinstalled missed call, and also turned droid notifications off again, what I am getting is dual missed call notifications, NOT one droid sms notification and one missed call...
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    Help phonemypc app- crashed pc?

    I've had phonemypc for a while now, and although I don't use it frequently, I'm familiar with using it and have never had any problems until this one time. My pc was running RDP to another computer, and I tried to logon to my pc from phone, as soon as i logged in, i lost the connection to my pc...
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    using "Missed Call" app, disabling onboard notifications, sms

    hey now, I got Missed Call app because I liked the idea of different LED notification colors, plus some other stuff. However, when you start program it says to disable droid sms notifications (I think they mean just sms anyways), but I couldn't find that in settings. Also, not crazy about the...
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    2 Camera Apps installed???

    Hi, So was in Task Manager, Uninstall, and discovered that there are 2 seemingly identical Camera apps. That's messed up, right? I tried to uninstall one, but since it's a built in, or locked, whatever, app, it won't uninstall. My camera works, although usually not with the button, I have to...
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    xtralogic remote desktop for droid

    trying to use this app.... got my ip from "whatismyip.com", although there is a router too. have rdp configured to accept connections from me, on desktop have comp description set not on domain so don't have that filled out (or am I, sort of, being behind router?) should default gateway address...
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    Help can't install pda net

    Trying to install PDA net on Droid. Using Trial version to check it out, and using x64 version. The driver appears to have installed correctly, and now when I try to install, and select "no" for the driver install piece, it looks like it's starting to install, but then gets the error "can't...
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    co-pilot for Droid

    Anyone have problem installing copilot in Droid? I have tried to install a couple times (not from market), and it installs fine, but when I open it, it says "invalid library". This is with only the app installed, is it that i don't have the maps? I thought you downloaded them through app...
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    saved pictures, taken from camera, location, moving...

    Hi everybody, kinda confused on this subject. I had an app called OI manager, or something like that, which allowed me to get into the phone storage, but I couldn't find any media files in there. When I open "pictures" from the phone, it brings up everything on phone plus my wallpaper folder...