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    Help Shared Calendar Syncing Trouble - Please help.

    Hey folks, how are you? I'm writing because I'm having trouble with having a shared calendar show up on my EVO. My girlfriend originally had email A, which was her previous email address. I was sharing her Google Calendar with email A for months and it was fine. Recently she changed to email...
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    Root Just Wanted to Say Thanks :)

    Hey y'all, me again. ;) This time, however, I have no problem or question that I need help with. I've had plenty of those of late. ;) I just wanted to pop on and say a big thank you to everyone in this forum who has helped me with my rooting saga of late, from NAND backups that wouldn't restore...
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    Help Capacative Buttons Not Lighting Up

    Hey y'all, how are you? I'm writing because I'm having an issue with my refurb 0003 EVO. Starting this morning, and for what reason I've no idea, the capacative buttons aren't lighting up properly anymore. They'll light up for a moment when rebooting the phone, but then won't again. The phone...
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    Help Could a 3rd Party USB Cable Cause Port Separation?

    So I'm on my 2nd EVO, a refurb, since my original EVO had its USB port snap off its motherboard. With this new EVO I'm trying to be more careful, but I've noticed something. A couple of months ago I purchased these: Amazon.com: USB Data Charge Sync Cable for HTC Evo 4G: Cell Phones &...
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    Root Can't Flash - "assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot")" error

    So I need help. I tried to flash another ROM using Amon RA earlier, and the installation was aborted due to the following: assert failed: write_raw_image("/tmp/boot.img","boot") I've since tried to restore the NAND backup I made using Amon RA, but the phone is stuck on the white screen...
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    Root How Long Does a NAND Restore Ususually Take?

    Hey y'all, question? I was running Cyanogen, and backed up my ROM using Amon RA. Then, with Amon RA, tried to flash another ROM, which failed. I'm now restoring the backup, but it's been going for over an hour. Does a restore usually take this long? Thanks!
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    Root ClockworkMod Recover Vs. Amon Ra

    Hey y'all, how are ya? I'm writing because I wanna flash a new ROM onto my EVO, and have read reports that some folks prefer Amon Ra over ClockwordMod. However, using Amon Ra doesn't allow many of the features in ROM Manager, which the Cyanogen guys recommend using, it seems. That being said...
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    Help Download List of Apps?

    Hey y'all, how are ya? I hope this isn't a silly question, but I'm getting a replacement EVO soon (the USB port on mine snapped off the motherboard) and I was wondering how I can generate a list of apps that are on my phone so that I may redownload them. Appbrain seems to have a list, yes...
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    Help USB Port Broken - How to Prevent?

    K, this is weird, I already began a thread about thread about this, but it disappeared. Weird. Anyway, I've had my first EVO since early September, but am now getting it replaced because the USB port snapped off the motherboard. I know I likely did some things (like charging it in the car and...
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    Root CyanogenMod - Battery Drains Quickly, Charges Very Slowly

    Hey y'all, how are you? I'm writing because I just flashed my first ROM, Cyanogen, and it's causing an odd issue with my battery. First, the battery drains very, very quickly, even after rebooting, and charges very, very slowly when plugged in. It took three hours, for example, to charge from 71...
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    Root No Backup Option in Hboot?

    Hey y'all, how are ya? Question. I was reading the Rooting for Dummies thread so I could do a manual NAND backup, and as it says in the instructions, I powered down, then powered on to go into HBoot by holding down the power and volume down button. However, when I go into the recovery menu...
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    Using YouMail AND Google Voice for Voicemail? Is It Possible?

    Hey y'all, how y'all doin'? I'm writing in this general forum because this is an Android question rather than an EVO question. :) So for years I've used YouMail for my voicemail and have been quite happy with it. However, having been informed of an impending layoff, I created a Google Voice...
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    Root Download and Install HtcLockScreen.apk

    Hey y'all, question. I used Root Explorer to remove HtcLockScreen.apk to get the original vanilla lock screen, but am told that might cause stability issues on my phone, so now I'm wondering, how can I get it back on my phone and put it back where it belongs. I'm using the stock ROM. :)...
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    Power Control Widget in Notification Tray?

    I tried searching for a thread on this, but if there's a duplicate thread, I apologize. I have an EVO, and I love it, but I saw on someone's Droid (I think) that they had a power control widget in their notification tray, rather than as a widget on one of the home screens. Any way I can...
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    Root Battery - Awake Time and Up Time the Same

    Hey y'all, me again, hope y'all don't mind all the questions. :) I'm writing because I've recently removed the HtcLockScreen.apk file from my phone to get the vanilla Android lock screen, which I like a lot better than HTC's. However, someone mentioned that it could affect my battery life and to...
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    Root Removing HTCLockScreen.apk - File is Read Only

    Hey y'all, how are ya? I'm writing because I have a conundrum. I'm trying to remove HTCLockScreen.apk from my phone, and neither Root Explorer and SystemApp Remover can backup, rename or delete the file since it's set as read-only. How can I change that so I can modify the file? Thanks in...
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    Accessories 3500mAH Battery - Can One Get a Case for It?

    Hey y'all! I'm writing because my Body Glove case has cracked (for no reason I can discern) so I figured I'd use the opportunity to get one of those newfangled 3500 batteries like this one. I have a couple of questions though. First, are these cheap battery/case combos good/reliable...
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    Help Can't Receive MMS at ALL, Handcent or Messenger

    Hey guys, since I'm lazy and can't go through the TONS of search results I find when trying MMS, I thought I'd start a new thread if that's okay with y'all. I'm writing because my girlfriend sent me an MMS message through her dumbphone on ATT, and for the life of me I can't download it. I've had...
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    Root How long does a Rom Manager Rom Backup Usually Take?

    Hey y'all, how are ya? I'm writing because I'm trying to do a NAND backup using Rom Manager -- just to be safe -- but after the phone reboots, it's stuck on the white "htc EVO 4G" logo screen, and has been for a while. Do these backups usually take a while, or should I remove the battery? ;)
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    Root Rooting with an OTA Update

    Hey guys, how are ya? I hope y'all don't mind all my questions lately, but I read that a new OTA update is coming for the EVO. When a new update comes from Sprint, should I wait for a rooted version of it? If so, how do I apply it? Through recovery? Sorry if these have been asked before, but...
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    Root Changing the Lock Screen

    Hey y'all, now that I've rooted, is there any way to change the useless lock screen on the EVO to something more useful without having to use buggy programs which eventually fail such as WidgetLocker or MyLock Pro?
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    Root Rom Installing Through Rom Manager - Is the Boot Screen Supposed to Hang?

    Hey y'all, so I just rooted, and I thought I'd try installing a custom ROM through the Rom Manager program. I asked it to "backup the current rom" before installing the ROM, so it's been stuck on the loading screen for a long time. Is this normal?
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    Root HBOOT Driver install issue

    Hey kids, I'm following the directions found here to root my EVO, but whenever I try to install the HBOOT USB drivers, I get an error: "The system cannot find the file specified." I'm running Windows 7 32 bit on an AMD processor. Any thoughts? Thanks!
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    Help Changing Google Password?

    Hey kids, I'm writing because I'm having some trouble. Due to some hacking attempts, I had to change my primary gmail password to something wacky, and now, of course, my EVO can't access my google account for my contacts and calendar. I can't find a way to change the password, however. I've...
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    Low Light Picture Taking Tips Please?

    Hey y'all, how are ya? I'm writing because, at an event the other night that took place in a low-light restaurant, the EVO had trouble focusing and taking good pictures. It would also use way, way too much flash when put in automatic mode, and even seemed a bit much when turned down in the...
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