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[Q] What does "Dodexed" mean?

Okay I rooted my EVO about a week or so ago and Im running the Frost ROM... I like it but I would like to check out some other ROMs and what kind of addons or MODs that are available... I keep running across the term "dodexed" and "odexed"(?) i think is what it was...Can some one please explain to me what that means...
Also what is the differance in Sense and non sense ROMs... What is aosp??
Any clairification would be helpful...
Thanks

Dude you have over one hundred posts. And they're all questions about this and that. Are you aware of the fact that there is a search bar for these forums. I have seen this question asked a lot of times. Hell I even wondered but I searched before starting a thread about it.
Dude, put in the effort and do the work. Only good things will come from doing a little research.
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this link explains it all...
http://tinyurl.com/27q5ml8

haha deathsled beat me to it. seriously though... i believe (not sure) that this is correct.
dont quote me on it. correct me if i'm wrong.
so each apk has a matching .odex file that contains stuff for it. if you flash a theme a theme (altering framework-res.apk or other app) then the odex and apk dont match and you get system failiure. so odexed roms are unthemeable. i think thats about right. google it (thanks deathsled)

ahhh got it. google is friend. posted by berzerker
Originally Posted by Berzerker
De-odex: Apk files have respective odexes that devs use to supposedly save space. Deodexing means you convert it back to a .dex file and put it back inside the apk. This allows you to easily replace files (not having to worry about odexes), but the main point was to deodex services.jar so that you can change all text to different colors (such as the clock color to white) and to deodex services.jar, you need to deodex everything.
so baisically odex is compressed more and deodexed allows for themeing.

caguirr4 said:
Dude you have over one hundred posts. And they're all questions about this and that. Are you aware of the fact that there is a search bar for these forums. I have seen this question asked a lot of times. Hell I even wondered but I searched before starting a thread about it.
Dude, put in the effort and do the work. Only good things will come from doing a little research.
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Wow, I was on my phone while at work...sorry if I thought some of the community would be nice enough to help me out instead of spending more time searching for the answers myself on the the XDA app, which I did didnt have anything come up...
The whole purpose of these forums is "Community support"...stop trying to be the forum police and try helping... besides I wasnt even talking to you...

No one wants to help someone who cant help themselves.
Try harder before posting next time please.

JayStation3 said:
Wow, I was on my phone while at work...sorry if I thought some of the community would be nice enough to help me out instead of spending more time searching for the answers myself on the the XDA app, which I did didnt have anything come up...
The whole purpose of these forums is "Community support"...stop trying to be the forum police and try helping... besides I wasnt even talking to you...
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You were talking to me. You posted a question in a public forum for the community to see. I answered because it is ridiculous to start a new thread for a question asked several times. But oh well you got your answer.
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I hate to be the guy to join in on the ragging, but as you can see, I do not have many posts, yet a few days back I was able to find the answer to the very same question you just asked, by searching for it.

SterlingGorilla said:
I hate to be the guy to join in on the ragging, but as you can see, I do not have many posts, yet a few days back I was able to find the answer to the very same question you just asked, by searching for it.
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And as I stated I would have searched it if I was at a computer... I was not so it was easier for me to just post a question... Sorry to inconvience y'all.... :/

JayStation3 said:
And as I stated I would have searched it if I was at a computer... I was not so it was easier for me to just post a question... Sorry to inconvience y'all.... :/
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but you were on your Evo right? There's a search button on the bottom right.....

Seems like this kind of thing is all to common in the open source scene. Same type response was given on email lists when someone asked for help back in the 90s when trying to stuff linux on an old 386 box for the s&gs. Open source is teh 1337z!!!1! But you can get help for windows sans the ass chewing. I have never understood that.
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i wouldn't sweat it, but you could probably have found that on your phone browser while not optimal. Also, you have to contend with folks that were born with all the knowledge in the world and go out of their ways to be douche bags instead of helping, welcome to XDA!!
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And as I stated I would have searched it if I was at a computer... I was not so it was easier for me to just post a question... Sorry to inconvience y'all.... :/
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Another stellar post from a macbot, wouldn't expect anything less. I guess all the folks at starbucks got a great laugh on that
deathsled said:
this link explains it all...
http://tinyurl.com/27q5ml8
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deathsled said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you were on your Evo right? There's a search button on the bottom right.....
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All the flaming doesn't bother me, I can play this game all day long! I have done more than enough searching to be immune to this kind of treatment... I had a million questions in the begining and I only posted a few specific questions... and even though one can search the forums for an answer to a specific problem, more than some ppl here on XDA can't explain things clearly enough to be of any help to any one - skipping steps and being vague doesn't really help any one but yourself to raise your post count. Needless to say, most threads are useless... they 'cause more confusion than solutions. I'll keep doing what I want and you can keep flaming me 'cause you are better than me & I need a laugh every now and then...

JayStation3 said:
All the flaming doesn't bother me, I can play this game all day long! I have done more than enough searching to be immune to this kind of treatment... I had a million questions in the begining and I only posted a few specific questions... and even though one can search the forums for an answer to a specific problem, more than some ppl here on XDA can't explain things clearly enough to be of any help to any one - skipping steps and being vague doesn't really help any one but yourself to raise your post count. Needless to say, most threads are useless... they 'cause more confusion than solutions. I'll keep doing what I want and you can keep flaming me 'cause you are better than me & I need a laugh every now and then...
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try asking on the irc. very helpful and knowledgable people there.

hi..im new here....

hi..im new here....
nice to meet you all..
why i cant reply a post in other thread??

Hey, welcome to XDA.
Have a read through this thread, it should answer your question

Welcome & Enjoy.

welcome to xda & watch the xda noob video to answer your q's.....

also new
greetings I also am new,, trying to learn and somewhat hampered by the 10 post rule but willing to abide,,it was a rule right up front when I joined so I guess it should apply to me also and besides the frustration of not being able to post is forcing me to read a lot of stuff other than what I am specifically interested in,,so I am learning about the entire site and it's aims and philosophy instead of just one minor segment of it,,this can not help but be a good thing

stayintwisted said:
greetings I also am new,, trying to learn and somewhat hampered by the 10 post rule but willing to abide,,it was a rule right up front when I joined so I guess it should apply to me also and besides the frustration of not being able to post is forcing me to read a lot of stuff other than what I am specifically interested in,,so I am learning about the entire site and it's aims and philosophy instead of just one minor segment of it,,this can not help but be a good thing
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It's refreshing to hear from a new user with a positive outlook and attitude. There are far too many 'Why can't I post... this is stupid...' threads at the moment. Good on you for not whingeing!
Welcome to XDA, enjoy, and if you ever need anything give me a shout

protip: learn to use the search function. it has EVERYTHING. tried and tested.
and welcome.

Hey, I'm new (to posting) here too. Watch the noob video, its HILARIOUS!

Because u are newcomer, just as I am...

thanks for the info
rladkins25 said:
Gingerbread rules
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yeah and Android FTW!
Hello, me too Im new here...
stupid restriction of eight posts, makes me do spam...
I hope my post are not gonna be delete...
just need some answer of S5830 frequency bands....

MaEdCo said:
Hello, me too Im new here...
stupid restriction of eight posts, makes me do spam...
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No, 10 post rule encourages you to read and learn before posting.
Make 10 spam posts, spam in development, get banned.
Great plan!
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....

XDA has plenty of enjoyable reads. Plus if you get bored, go to the XDA TV Section and look for Sassibob's videos. Or you can watch it directly from youtube. That should get your juices flowing

Does anybody freaking read or search before asking all these questions???

I consider myself a noob, I'm definitely far from even being considered a dev, and I can answer half of the questions I see on this forum from RESEARCH I've done scouting around the forums and actually reading the threads. Did anybody read the sticky about before you post??? Just sayin' come on ppl, I read these things to LEARN and I'm getting tired of having to skim through all the repetitive garbage to find something new and/or useful.
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I read these things to LEARN and I'm getting tired of having to skim through all the repetitive garbage to find something new and/or useful.
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isnt that a part of research?

While some days I would be inclined to agree with you...
Two things come to mind:
Isn't this post a contribution to garbage posts? Really? Yet another post that I, and everyone has to "skim through" before finding the answer we are looking for?
Lighten the f*ck up. Talk about a first world problem.
Like you've never had a hard time figuring out a new forum/technology/device/community, needed basic help, been a noob. Like we ALL have. Give the noobs some help, a kind suggestion where to get an answer, an Example of how they might have used search to find the answer, perhaps a quick Constructive response on proper forum etiquette and good form.
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kingdazy said:
While some days I would be inclined to agree with you...
Two things come to mind:
Isn't this post a contribution to garbage posts? Really? Yet another post that I, and everyone has to "skim through" before finding the answer we are looking for?
Lighten the f*ck up. Talk about a first world problem.
Like you've never had a hard time figuring out a new forum/technology/device/community, needed basic help, been a noob. Like we ALL have. Give the noobs some help, a kind suggestion where to get an answer, an Example of how they might have used search to find the answer, perhaps a quick Constructive response on proper forum etiquette and good form.
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Cannot agree with you more people should stop wasting their time saying "look it up" and use that time to actually help the noobs

kingdazy;23476469
Isn't this post a contribution to garbage posts? [/QUOTE said:
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ahoyt05 said:
I consider myself a noob, I'm definitely far from even being considered a dev, and I can answer half of the questions I see on this forum from RESEARCH I've done scouting around the forums and actually reading the threads. Did anybody read the sticky about before you post??? Just sayin' come on ppl, I read these things to LEARN and I'm getting tired of having to skim through all the repetitive garbage to find something new and/or useful.
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If you had used search, you'd have seen that this thread already exists. A lot.

juanshashko said:
If you had used search, you'd have seen that this thread already exists. A lot.
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If you've ever used search, you understand why no one uses search....

ahoyt05 said:
I consider myself a noob, I'm definitely far from even being considered a dev, and I can answer half of the questions I see on this forum from RESEARCH I've done scouting around the forums and actually reading the threads. Did anybody read the sticky about before you post??? Just sayin' come on ppl, I read these things to LEARN and I'm getting tired of having to skim through all the repetitive garbage to find something new and/or useful.
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WE have a thanks button on here but wheres the DISLIKE button for me people like this...
Like everyone else has said already if you would actually do all the searching you say you do then you would have answered your own question since what you posted has been posted/said/stated many times already. This board is meant for people to help each other out in one way or another not for A$$es like you to try to bash or say dumb things to people that are barely learning.

Points taken and true
Guess I just had to blow off some steam, I was looking for a particular thread that had some answers in it that I needed and was getting frustrated, and yes I was using the search.
I do try to help where/when I can. I was going to quote everybody but if ppl read the thread they'll see that I'm replying to everyone who posted besides myself. I'm going to go get a cup of coffee to enjoy with my humble pie now....
I tried to thank all who posted but I think I reached my limit so...Thanks

I realize this may not appease yours (or others) frustration, but sometimes people ask again because other threads pertaining to the same subject have become so huge it would take hours to search for the answer. I work full time, actually right now I work full time and a half and while I do my best to seek out existing answers I will, at times, just ask and take a chance that someone will be helpful enough to answer rather than saying "just search".
If you've ever worked in tech support then you'd understand that part of the 'job' is repetition, answering the same question, giving the same advice, over and over and over again.
Yes I agree it's good for people to look around, read up on what's out there but when threads become full of back and forth chit chat (which I tend to enjoy reading lol) it makes it harder to find the answer you are looking for, especially if you are on limited time.

Esoteric68 said:
I realize this may not appease yours (or others) frustration, but sometimes people ask again because other threads pertaining to the same subject have become so huge it would take hours to search for the answer. I work full time, actually right now I work full time and a half and while I do my best to seek out existing answers I will, at times, just ask and take a chance that someone will be helpful enough to answer rather than saying "just search".
If you've ever worked in tech support then you'd understand that part of the 'job' is repetition, answering the same question, giving the same advice, over and over and over again.
Yes I agree it's good for people to look around, read up on what's out there but when threads become full of back and forth chit chat (which I tend to enjoy reading lol) it makes it harder to find the answer you are looking for, especially if you are on limited time.
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Actually I generally like the back and forth also, I was using the search and couldn't tell you how many results I got, then trying o filter through them all...UGH!!! I went back to it after my little rant and eventually found what I was looking for, but again...UGH!!!
Never worked in tech. support and don't want to, though one warehouse I worked at I did become the "IT" guy everybody came to before they actually put in a help ticket.
I'm self taught through the help menus and forums in all things tech that I do so I've spent countless hours on my laptop or phone at some truck stop in BFE with a crappy wifi signal that I have to pay by the hour for or very slow data connections trying to figure things out or get some fix/rom/mod/program downloaded. Or just waiting for pages to load so I can read to find out if there's an answer there for me.
and again the humble pie was deserved and probably needed, everyone should have some on occasion, I'm not above admitting that I was wrong.

orb360 said:
If you've ever used search, you understand why no one uses search....
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Exactly!!! LOL! Especially when using the Tapatalk or Xda app.
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no.
10chars

This is my kind of subject.... Guys you do know that you can use Google to find stuff on xda. Put your search words in with xda at the end. Just because your a noob here does that mean you have to be a noob in regards to searching the web. How did you find xda how did you find epic touch thread...? No problem helping others who want to help themselves. I know a lot of you say just keep answering the same question but really trying and help yourself....
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juanshashko said:
If you had used search, you'd have seen that this thread already exists. A lot.
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Google is your friend. I have learned how to theme decompile fix XML files and a host of other things by using Google. So much info on the web its not funny...
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playya said:
Google is your friend. I have learned how to theme decompile fix XML files and a host of other things by using Google. So much info on the web its not funny...
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Couldn't agree more, that's how I learned most of what I know.
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ahoyt05 said:
Couldn't agree more, that's how I learned most of what I know.
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Me too. I agree with your and playaas posts. It get old seeing the same questions asked all the time.
If anyone needs any help with the epic touch hit me up on Gtalk @musclehead84

Like this forum but don't

Man I like this forum but don't at the same time.. I love the fact there's so much stuff on here that's so helpful to everyone but at the same time the people on here are 50/50 meaning about 50% you are nice and do realize a beginner has to start somewhere and learn as they go and are willing to help as much as possible you also realize you were once there yourselfs mean while there's the other 50% forget they where beginners and noobs at one point and still think that everyone shouldn't ask questions and automatically think you know the answer as well as give rude and smart butt answers or links... uncalled for is about the best way to describe those answers its amazing that the admin allow these people to give rude and uncalled for comments but when someone responds with a rude or smart butt comment that person either gets a warning or banned and the other person gets nothing kind of interesting to me .... everyone should be treated fairly and evenly .. but had to say something from a lot of posts I've been reading
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I'm probably one of those guys that sometimes gives snarky responses. I really am trying to be nice and help the person find what they are looking for. That's 90% of the reason I post on here: I remember what it's like to not know much and to come to this community with very little knowledge.
That being said, I also hope people would follow the rules when posting, one of which is to search before starting a thread. I completely understand the complaints of people saying that there's too many threads on this site and it's difficult to find what you're looking for with search, but making a thread that's identical to an existing one is compounding the problem.
The way I try to help out with the problem is to take the time to write out a full response (not just give a link) and to (hopefully gently) point out that this topic has been covered and to look at the correct thread. I know Cnexus and I have been pretty good about this, although sometimes the deluge of MB1 update threads do make me a little short-tempered, and for that, I apologize.
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You fine man I understand the rules and read them so I know personally to search before asking and when posting make sure its in the right section.... as far as posting links example I was referring to about smart butt links is the google one I've notice is when you click on link takes you to google it automatically writes in the question the person would ask then at bottom it would say " now was that so hard " kinda funny but smart butt to I'm its a simple question that person could of easily just said hey man look please go read the forum rules and make sure you post in the right section simple and nicely said you know
But yes it is annoying when people ask / post same stuff that's been posted already 400 times before them again people should just be nice " hey man that question / concern / opinion has been posted already please search google and forums thank you "
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otterboxfan4l said:
You fine man I understand the rules and read them so I know personally to search before asking and when posting make sure its in the right section.... as far as posting links example I was referring to about smart butt links is the google one I've notice is when you click on link takes you to google it automatically writes in the question the person would ask then at bottom it would say " now was that so hard " kinda funny but smart butt to I'm its a simple question that person could of easily just said hey man look please go read the forum rules and make sure you post in the right section simple and nicely said you know
But yes it is annoying when people ask / post same stuff that's been posted already 400 times before them again people should just be nice " hey man that question / concern / opinion has been posted already please search google and forums thank you "
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I know that the user is traditionally at fault (the old IT adage of PBMAC - the Problem Between Monitor and Chair), but I also think it's partially the fault of the xda app on the phone. The search function on there is so woefully inept that I have only used it once or twice (and have never found what I was looking for). On the other hand, when creating a thread on the PC, the website even gives you a list of similar threads that might help you out. There are many times where I've been creating a thread and when I put in the title, a half dozen similar threads popped up with the exact answer I was looking for. I know coding this into the android app would be difficult (if not impossible), but it must be noted that almost all of the MB1 update threads had the "sent from the XDA app..." tag at the bottom. I still tell them to search before posting, but I honestly can't blame them because of the apps search function's shortcomings.

Hi
To respond to the first part about allowing abuse...we don't. But bear in mind we have 5 milllion users, 50000 new posts a day and moderators that are constantly moving questions from the wrong section, breaking up childish nerd fights, responding to reported posts, investigating kang issues, and trying to have a job, family and life. We are not reading every post that enters XDA. We respond to reports by users. And every mod action requires several minutes of "paperwork" to document what was done.
Now to the post about searching, yup app search stinks, however if you switch to browser view there are more search options available as well as googling and adding XDA in the search parameter. The phone is quite large so searching through browser view or just with google is a lot easier than in days past.
In most cases like with football, the person throwing the last punch draws the penalty. It takes 2 to argue but just one is needed to keep it going.
Thanks
Friendly Neighborhood Moderator

I don't care about noob questions. what make me mad is when there is 5 "what is the best rom" threads on the first page. Stuff that you could easily flip through a couple pages and find an answer to is what angers me.
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CrfEpic4g said:
I don't care about noob questions. what make me mad is when there is 5 "what is the best rom" threads on the first page. Stuff that you could easily flip through a couple pages and find an answer to is what angers me.
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I agree. I hate that question just for the fact what I like you may not like. Just take a hand full of roms and test them out. Lol
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Dude..........
otterboxfan4l said:
Man I like this forum but don't at the same time.. I love the fact there's so much stuff on here that's so helpful to everyone but at the same time the people on here are 50/50 meaning about 50% you are nice and do realize a beginner has to start somewhere and learn as they go and are willing to help as much as possible you also realize you were once there yourselfs mean while there's the other 50% forget they where beginners and noobs at one point and still think that everyone shouldn't ask questions and automatically think you know the answer as well as give rude and smart butt answers or links... uncalled for is about the best way to describe those answers its amazing that the admin allow these people to give rude and uncalled for comments but when someone responds with a rude or smart butt comment that person either gets a warning or banned and the other person gets nothing kind of interesting to me .... everyone should be treated fairly and evenly .. but had to say something from a lot of posts I've been reading
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The only thing I find aggravating here or ANY forum is the word "respect". Much respect......have respect......yo bro respect to this guy or that guy! What freakin ever! We aren't 1% bikers here. So why are we throwing that word in every sentence. We are all men amongst men(or women). Respect is a given. Let's quit with the manzy panzy complaints and start tweaking our phones to the fullest.
Just my two cents.......do I need a paypal for that? LMAO!]
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kennyglass123 said:
Hi
To respond to the first part about allowing abuse...we don't. But bear in mind we have 5 milllion users, 50000 new posts a day and moderators that are constantly moving questions from the wrong section, breaking up childish nerd fights, responding to reported posts, investigating kang issues, and trying to have a job, family and life. We are not reading every post that enters XDA. We respond to reports by users. And every mod action requires several minutes of "paperwork" to document what was done.
Now to the post about searching, yup app search stinks, however if you switch to browser view there are more search options available as well as googling and adding XDA in the search parameter. The phone is quite large so searching through browser view or just with google is a lot easier than in days past.
In most cases like with football, the person throwing the last punch draws the penalty. It takes 2 to argue but just one is needed to keep it going.
Thanks
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Do you mods get paid by XDA or something? Lol I always wondered that...

Joe0113 said:
Do you mods get paid by XDA or something? Lol I always wondered that...
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No, its a volunteer system basically :beer:
jpgranger said:
If I may, I think we are all big boys and girls on this website. I would never take anything said here offensively. I will forget about all of you as soon as I log off.
The only thing I find aggravating here or ANY forum is the word "respect". Much respect......have respect......yo bro respect to this guy or that guy! What freakin ever! We aren't 1% bikers here. So why are we throwing that word in every sentence. We are all men amongst men(or women). Respect is a given. Let's quit with the manzy panzy complaints and start tweaking our phones to the fullest.
Just my two cents.......do I need a paypal for that? LMAO!]
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You say that, but you'd be surprised at some of the things I see posted here every day
And its difficult NOT to take offense when you find your mental capacity, ability to do something, or your integrity insulted. And the majority of the time, people will attack one of above

Joe0113 said:
Do you mods get paid by XDA or something? Lol I always wondered that...
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The only payment they get is that lovely thanks button at the bottom of every post.

Oh forgot about the most important perk of being a mod
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The only payment they get is that lovely thanks button at the bottom of every post.
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This^

Joe0113 said:
Do you mods get paid by XDA or something? Lol I always wondered that...
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Bwahahaha! Thanks for that laugh!
No. All volunteer because we care about the site and helping others.
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What's frustrating is all of these rule quoters that do nothing but add to the spam. Just answer the question then point them in the right direction or just ignore the post...

There is a saying you can led a horse to water but you can't force them to drink. But if can shoot the f*cker if he is too stubborn

I know sometimes when I was new to this forum (i am not a developer), I would get irritated when posting a question and you would see a lot of "views" but no replies/posts with any help. But you have to realize (as I did), as smart as these guys are, sometimes, nobody knows the answer to your question! So posting "crickets crickets" or something else snarky to that effect won't help you get an answer either. Most people are nice enough to help and will either post a link that you may have overlooked, or a real answer (or at least acknowledge your existence)...so in that case just be patient for an answer. Alot of the times when you google search, maybe you did not type in just the right terms and didn't get the link you were looking for.

otterboxfan4l said:
Man I like this forum but don't at the same time.. I love the fact there's so much stuff on here that's so helpful to everyone but at the same time the people on here are 50/50 meaning about 50% you are nice and do realize a beginner has to start somewhere and learn as they go and are willing to help as much as possible you also realize you were once there yourselfs mean while there's the other 50% forget they where beginners and noobs at one point and still think that everyone shouldn't ask questions and automatically think you know the answer as well as give rude and smart butt answers or links... uncalled for is about the best way to describe those answers its amazing that the admin allow these people to give rude and uncalled for comments but when someone responds with a rude or smart butt comment that person either gets a warning or banned and the other person gets nothing kind of interesting to me .... everyone should be treated fairly and evenly .. but had to say something from a lot of posts I've been reading
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Ok I'm going to be the other "other" 50% whose pet peeves is when people author forum posts with little to no punctuation, commas, apostrophes, structure, periods, capitalization, etc.

LordLugard said:
Ok I'm going to be the other "other" 50% whose pet peeves is when people author forum posts with little to no punctuation, commas, apostrophes, structure, periods, capitalization, etc.
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Lol i thought that was just me

otterboxfan4l said:
as far as posting links example I was referring to about smart butt links is the google one I've notice is when you click on link takes you to google it automatically writes in the question the person would ask then at bottom it would say " now was that so hard " kinda funny but smart butt to I'm its a simple question that person could of easily just said hey man look please go read the forum rules and make sure you post in the right section simple and nicely said you know
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So it bothers you that they held your hand instead of spoon feeding you the answer? Talk about first world problems... If they were really being anal about the rules then that link would take you to www.google.com and you'd be on your own for the search terms - be grateful that they held your hand as much as they did
Ascertion said:
What's frustrating is all of these rule quoters that do nothing but add to the spam. Just answer the question then point them in the right direction or just ignore the post...
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If we just answer the question, we encourage further infractions... It would be kind of like banks taking a policy of giving money to anyone who threatens to rob the bank - we would have more robbers, not less...
Ignoring them almost inevitably leads to more noise from them, not less, so that won't fix their broken understanding of the rules...
But if we add to that spam now, there is a chance that someday, maybe it will end... It isn't likely, but I would rather have the rules on my side
I don't enable people to hide behind excuses - every search on the Internet isn't broken, they just require a little effort (almost as much effort as creating a new post, lol)
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styles420 said:
So it bothers you that they held your hand instead of spoon feeding you the answer? Talk about first world problems... If they were really being anal about the rules then that link would take you to www.google.com and you'd be on your own for the search terms - be grateful that they held your hand as much as they did
If we just answer the question, we encourage further infractions... It would be kind of like banks taking a policy of giving money to anyone who threatens to rob the bank - we would have more robbers, not less...
Ignoring them almost inevitably leads to more noise from them, not less, so that won't fix their broken understanding of the rules...
But if we add to that spam now, there is a chance that someday, maybe it will end... It isn't likely, but I would rather have the rules on my side
I don't enable people to hide behind excuses - every search on the Internet isn't broken, they just require a little effort (almost as much effort as creating a new post, lol)
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How about just showing people how well searching works and provide them proof of it's efficiency by linking them to your search results. This both; enlightens the user of search functionality, while also assisting them with their question.

Understanding Multi-Windows

I just flashed a TW rom yesterday with the 4.1.2 release, and now have multi-window.
The thing is, it only has about 10 or so apps in it. How do I add more apps to it?

the mod in the dev section http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2278022 remember to look around and search before making a thread

mt3g said:
the mod in the dev section http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2278022 remember to look around and search before making a thread
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I did, but came up with this;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060050
It only specifies certain roms, which the one I have isn't on the list (jovi's newest).
Anyway, thanks.

Kamau54 said:
I did, but came up with this;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2060050
It only specifies certain roms, which the one I have isn't on the list (jovi's newest).
Anyway, thanks.
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There's an app called samsung multi window manager in the play store that lets u any app with multi window
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bjbinc.multiwindowmanager
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mt3g said:
the mod in the dev section http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2278022 remember to look around and search before making a thread
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Unfortunately, and it has been noted in many other threads on different forums about the search function on XDA......:
The "Search" function on this forum is one notch up from a shot in the dark and many users have been chastised "Use the search before".....
That's so uns, man! using the search is just about a waste of time!
Google search from OUTSIDE the forum finds stuff better than the "search" of this board... Those individuals that spend their life on this board and know where everything is, and where everything "should be posted" need to develop a new life.... Playing in the streets is a good start!
just my 2 cents

bobolinko said:
Unfortunately, and it has been noted in many other threads on different forums about the search function on XDA......:
The "Search" function on this forum is one notch up from a shot in the dark and many users have been chastised "Use the search before".....
That's so uns, man! using the search is just about a waste of time!
Google search from OUTSIDE the forum finds stuff better than the "search" of this board... Those individuals that spend their life on this board and know where everything is, and where everything "should be posted" need to develop a new life.... Playing in the streets is a good start!
just my 2 cents
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Okay, I'll give the "playing in the streets" a try and stop helping here.

mt3g said:
Okay, I'll give the "playing in the streets" a try and stop helping here.
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@mt3g you really going to listen to this knucklehead? Bobo if you wantt google do your google search.
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daxecutioner24 said:
@mt3g you really going to listen to this knucklehead? Bobo if you wantt google do your google search.
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Sarcasm doesn't come out well for me in text lol.
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daxecutioner24 said:
@mt3g you really going to listen to this knucklehead? Bobo if you wantt google do your google search.
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You're both missing the point here, and it is prolly my fault. The point I was trying to make, is that the "SEARCH" engine really needs to be somehow upgraded so that it actually finds what is being searched for. I appreciate the good intentions of giving a user a link to locate anything, but adding the "use search" after that given tidbit detracts woefully from the good intentions. Seems like a scolding after a cookie is offered to a child. Give the info, and reserve the "use......." comments SURE IS A MORE PLEASANT APPROACH, don't you agree? That makes for a much more pleasant forum attitude and makes for a warmer atmosphere in this forum. Same with when a user posts a question in the "wrong" place, it's easy for Moderators to MOVE the thread and just leave it at that... No need to reprimand with a comment of "post in the right place" etc.... We are all in the same boat here, and are or maybe it would be nice to think we are in a concerted effort to have all of us come out with a gain..... So, please come back in from the street, and it's a good thing there was no traffic!
Sorry, was not trying to offend anyone, but make a small point.

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You're both missing the point here, and it is prolly my fault. The point I was trying to make, is that the "SEARCH" engine really needs to be somehow upgraded so that it actually finds what is being searched for. I appreciate the good intentions of giving a user a link to locate anything, but adding the "use search" after that given tidbit detracts woefully from the good intentions. Seems like a scolding after a cookie is offered to a child. Give the info, and reserve the "use......." comments SURE IS A MORE PLEASANT APPROACH, don't you agree? That makes for a much more pleasant forum attitude and makes for a warmer atmosphere in this forum. Same with when a user posts a question in the "wrong" place, it's easy for Moderators to MOVE the thread and just leave it at that... No need to reprimand with a comment of "post in the right place" etc.... We are all in the same boat here, and are or maybe it would be nice to think we are in a concerted effort to have all of us come out with a gain..... So, please come back in from the street, and it's a good thing there was no traffic!
Sorry, was not trying to offend anyone, but make a small point.
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You know id have to agree. At least with stating "wrong thread" or "search". I always see the mods post their own warning when they move the thread. So why waste space with a redundant post when its easier to report and not take the job away from the mods. As a hint. I search in google with these key words " xda and my search terms. " that way If I'm specifically looking for something on xda I get only xda related searches.
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monkeypaws said:
You know id have to agree. At least with stating "wrong thread" or "search". I always see the mods post their own warning when they move the thread. So why waste space with a redundant post when its easier to report and not take the job away from the mods. As a hint. I search in google with these key words " xda and my search terms. " that way If I'm specifically looking for something on xda I get only xda related searches.
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It's true that Google search works better than XDA search.

I don't report things every time cause the mods have a life too and considering almost every thread created has been discussed before, they'd be busy for ever. I can usually find 5 threads already made for a new subject by searching... nothing was confused with your last post, you said people should have things handed to them and not reminded of the rules, and then to go play in the streets if you know where things are in this forum lol. His question was in the Dev thread only 5 post back from the top, he simply didn't look that time.
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Have to agree about search button not working as expected here. I sure do use google to search on xda, lol.
I too really hate when mods ask you to "search" after you already searched but most times people dont search before asking usually. I do understand the point about rules, but, man, I have a couple of devices, very common devices, which threads could contain thousands of post and most times search wont bring a relevant answer. I end up reading a whole lot. In the end I would find my answer, or not.
What I mean is that is easier to ignore a stupid question if you dont want to help that helping and then telling to search, so in a way you are telling them lazy without really know if they used the defective search button.
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At the same time they are creating a thread thats going to the top thats sometime useless and we might not spot someone else who really needs the help.basically its a large community with every phone available,you have a pouplar phone meaning you better get ready to read a lot through pages comes with the territory. Use Google and to be honest if m3tg or anyone else decides to help someone that person can choose to say what he wants ,bottom line this thread should die we can go back and forth forever.
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I search fine, I don't know if I have more patience or what but when I have a question I find it. It does need work but not that hard to try 3 to 4 different key word combinations, and than post what you tried to search for and an elaborate explanation of what you want. Not this thread, but a lot of threads go like this
Need help
How do I root.
Those get posted all the time, and that's just ridiculous. Most are around the same context, "flashed this rom, now it won't boot" or " what's the best rom" those are the most common, and I've made resource guides for a reason, and a couple q&a threads, they could use more work on the OP I know, but it's a great place for people to start asking those questions, there are plenty of stickies for people to not make mistakes and read before having a brick, or making lazy new threads. Simple as that, that's why mods ask for them ti search. Again none of this is towards Kamau54, just in general towards the whole threads "not searching" thing.
@executioner I wanted to see if anyone would actually report a useless thread, lol. People don't have to be a RC to report useless threads that should be dead, they just like to chime in about it.
Now to enjoy my day off of work and have Sunday Funday.

FCORivers said:
Have to agree about search button not working as expected here. I sure do use google to search on xda, lol.
I too really hate when mods ask you to "search" after you already searched but most times people dont search before asking usually. I do understand the point about rules, but, man, I have a couple of devices, very common devices, which threads could contain thousands of post and most times search wont bring a relevant answer. I end up reading a whole lot. In the end I would find my answer, or not.
What I mean is that is easier to ignore a stupid question if you dont want to help that helping and then telling to search, so in a way you are telling them lazy without really know if they used the defective search button.
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Agree 100%