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[Q] Request....boot animation

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You could easily make this yourself with a program called audacity.

m52power said:
You could easily make this yourself with a program called audacity.
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ohh cool, i'll give it a shot then, new to this still...only been tweaking my phone for about 5 weeks now

Yea search audacity tutorials on google. Basically you just open up the android_audio.mp3 file and the song you want to use in audacity. Copy/paste the parts you want together. Then export it as mp3. Adb it to your phone like normal and tada.

m52power said:
Yea search audacity tutorials on google. Basically you just open up the android_audio.mp3 file and the song you want to use in audacity. Copy/paste the parts you want together. Then export it as mp3. Adb it to your phone like normal and tada.
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i got the sound clip finally worked out thanks to your advice, and its great i used the blue droid x boot animation too so its still not a total knock off lol ty for the great advice, now i just need to figure out how to share it lol i guess i could just upload the mp3 duh..I'm blonde

[Q] Need help htc tilt 2

i downloaded a program from xda market called pocket artist didnt like it so i deleted it now i cant view my pictures through file explore. I have a custum rom from energy dinkie is the rom please help

sounds like it may have also remove some files. You can try to maybe do a hard reset to revert to teh stock setting or reflash the rom.

jas40 said:
i downloaded a program from xda market called pocket artist didnt like it so i deleted it now i cant view my pictures through file explore. I have a custum rom from energy dinkie is the rom please help
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I had the same problem a few months ago. Check the thread for pocket artist on this site.
I dont remember the exact registry values, but I wrote them in that thread.
If you have a registry editor installed you have to alter the values from "pocket artist" to .jpg under the corresponding pic file branch, like .jpg etc.......
I did that to a few of the values and my phone was back to viewing pics normally. I had many problems with pocket artist so I went to DynaInk. Way better. Simple, but it works very well. Hope this helps.
Found it! Its the XDA Market thread here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=707988&page=15

[Q] Help! 3ga to mp3 converter

Last night I just held my S2 at shoulder level half way back in one of my wife's concerts in a 12th century abbey here in France, and to my complete surprise the "voice recorder" has produced the most superb recording when I was about half way back in the room (swallows and bats flying around as well!).
Only one problem.
I can send the file to my box.net site and everyone can download and listen using Apple Quick Time, but the French would love to convert to mp3.
I can't seem to find a programme that does it.
Thanks for any help.

Seriously, have you ever heard about Google? Chances are it's your phone browser's homepage... In the forum rules, you're strongly advised to use the search function. Guess what? It doesn't only apply to the forum: whenever you need an information please search first and then ask for help if you don't find anything. Opening a thread for such a topic instead of using google...
Mods please close this useless thread.
f.
Sent from the Dark Side using Sith mastery of The Force

I did try google and, I know as on oldie, I am presumed to be stupid, but there wasn't anything that worked.
Sorry for any offence.
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me." Sith Code BUT I AM TO BE PRESUMED TO BE A KNOW-ALL AND ALL OTHERS ARE CRETINS

I recommend this:
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

try Total Video Converter

forelli said:
Seriously, have you ever heard about Google? Chances are it's your phone browser's homepage... In the forum rules, you're strongly advised to use the search function. Guess what? It doesn't only apply to the forum: whenever you need an information please search first and then ask for help if you don't find anything. Opening a thread for such a topic instead of using google...
Mods please close this useless thread.
f.
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Arrogant! Go back to where you come from. You could read the thread subject and avoid it if you don't want to give you help.
I was looking for the same info, as I didn't find anything useful by searching on google.

May work for you to change 3ga to mp3
Hi,
This isn't very technical, however, I just changed the file extension from .3ga to .mp3 . I just gave it a try out of frustration and it now plays as an mp3 on all of my devices.
be sure to copy the file and then change the file extension on the copied file in case it doesn't work for you.
Hope it helps.

Hi major c,
I had the same problem a few days ago. I solved the 3ga to mp3 converting problem and wrote a small HowTo. I used the programm "3GP to MP3 Converter".
Here you will find a short description how to convert 3ga to mp3 files.
Hope this helps you,
BlogYourEarth

minipaolo said:
Arrogant! Go back to where you come from. You could read the thread subject and avoid it if you don't want to give you help.
I was looking for the same info, as I didn't find anything useful by searching on google.
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Totally agree! Could really do without people like that on the forums!

FOrmat factory works for this any many other conversions - great SW
formatoz.com

jmaddox1978 said:
Hi,
This isn't very technical, however, I just changed the file extension from .3ga to .mp3 . I just gave it a try out of frustration and it now plays as an mp3 on all of my devices.
be sure to copy the file and then change the file extension on the copied file in case it doesn't work for you.
Hope it helps.
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OMG! It totally works! Thank you so much (^_^)

jmaddox1978 said:
Hi,
This isn't very technical, however, I just changed the file extension from .3ga to .mp3 . I just gave it a try out of frustration and it now plays as an mp3 on all of my devices.
be sure to copy the file and then change the file extension on the copied file in case it doesn't work for you.
Hope it helps.
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While this method allowed me to play the file, I still couldn't edit it, since it's not actually an mp3 file. I tried the SUPER converter software suggestion posted earlier. Great conversion software that is completely free and supports the .3ga format (as well as many others). Worked for me.

thanks for links to super and formatoz otherwise I would be going around in circles.
got here via google!

I FIND GOOD WAY to make the file.3ga work just change 3ga to 3gp and play with windows media player ver 12 it work very good

lsulliva said:
formatoz.com
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Big thanks.
Great peice of software.

major c said:
Last night I just held my S2 at shoulder level half way back in one of my wife's concerts in a 12th century abbey here in France, and to my complete surprise the "voice recorder" has produced the most superb recording when I was about half way back in the room (swallows and bats flying around as well!).
Only one problem.
I can send the file to my box.net site and everyone can download and listen using Apple Quick Time, but the French would love to convert to mp3.
I can't seem to find a programme that does it.
Thanks for any help.
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Hi I use this ONLY on PC (or Parallels software if you use MAC)
find to foxtab.com (musicconverter)
I hope this help you
Vertigo

Silly Yet Effective....
major c said:
Last night I just held my S2 at shoulder level half way back in one of my wife's concerts in a 12th century abbey here in France, and to my complete surprise the "voice recorder" has produced the most superb recording when I was about half way back in the room (swallows and bats flying around as well!).
Only one problem.
I can send the file to my box.net site and everyone can download and listen using Apple Quick Time, but the French would love to convert to mp3.
I can't seem to find a programme that does it.
Thanks for any help.
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This is a very silly yet effective method...

perfect solution!
jmaddox1978 said:
Hi,
This isn't very technical, however, I just changed the file extension from .3ga to .mp3 . I just gave it a try out of frustration and it now plays as an mp3 on all of my devices.
be sure to copy the file and then change the file extension on the copied file in case it doesn't work for you.
Hope it helps.
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You sir, are a mad genius! This worked perfectly!!

jdbtxyz said:
You sir, are a mad genius! This worked perfectly!!
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I arrived here via google..
I had a 58 minute file that needed to convert, and although changing the extension did allow me to play the file on the computer, it began after the 12 or 15 min to have blank spaces in the audio (like if I pressed "mute" for a second every 20 or 30 seconds).
The solution with SUPER erightsoft did worked perfectly, dropped the file, selected mp3 and reenconded it in 10 minutes. I just played the entire file and it doesn't has any gaps or blank spaces.
Thanks!
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vertigone said:
Hi I use this ONLY on PC (or Parallels software if you use MAC)
find to foxtab.com (musicconverter)
I hope this help you
Vertigo
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Couldn't go to the webpage. ESET gave me this warning:
ESET Smart Security
Access denied
Details:
Web page: http://foxtab.com
Comment: Access to the web page was blocked by ESET Smart Security. The web page is on the list of websites with potentially dangerous content.

jmaddox1978 said:
Hi,
This isn't very technical, however, I just changed the file extension from .3ga to .mp3 . I just gave it a try out of frustration and it now plays as an mp3 on all of my devices.
be sure to copy the file and then change the file extension on the copied file in case it doesn't work for you.
Hope it helps.
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Nice, renaming it worked. Go figure!!

my ringtones don't repeat

any custom ringtone i try on the phone, whether .ogg .mp3 .wav will only ring once and stop repeating during the call, however the phone keeps vibrating on
stock tones work fine
another sidebug: if you have no bars and try to make a call, the phone gives you error saying to turn off airplane mode which it's not in
wtf??

I have the same issue

same here.. I want my custom ringtone to be used on my new GN

I've found that myself...
MP3 ringtones won't repeat.
It will loop ringtones if you convert the mp3 to OGG format, and in the file info (you can edit this in Winamp for example), create a field called ANDROID_LOOP and set the value to TRUE.

bleets said:
I've found that myself...
MP3 ringtones won't repeat.
It will loop ringtones if you convert the mp3 to OGG format, and in the file info (you can edit this in Winamp for example), create a field called ANDROID_LOOP and set the value to TRUE.
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Where do you store the ogg file to use it for custom ring tones?
Bug or intentional... Hmm
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

gogol said:
Where do you store the ogg file to use it for custom ring tones?
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Funnily enough, in the folder called "ringtones" when you connect it up to your PC.
There's a seperate folder for notifications...
and there's also a seperate folder for alarms!
Fun isnt it?

bleets said:
I've found that myself...
MP3 ringtones won't repeat.
It will loop ringtones if you convert the mp3 to OGG format, and in the file info (you can edit this in Winamp for example), create a field called ANDROID_LOOP and set the value to TRUE.
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Interesting, so they're forcing us to use the OGG format.
Will the created field work on a regular MP3?

Ves said:
Interesting, so they're forcing us to use the OGG format.
Will the created field work on a regular MP3?
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I had a look at that first but couldnt see anywhere it could go

bleets said:
I've found that myself...
MP3 ringtones won't repeat.
It will loop ringtones if you convert the mp3 to OGG format, and in the file info (you can edit this in Winamp for example), create a field called ANDROID_LOOP and set the value to TRUE.
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I don't use winamp, but itunes.
How can i edit the file info?
I can edit information about title, album, author..

Could someone post a screenshot of the created field with winamp ?

Same issue here with a mp3 again as above.
Will try to create and edit the ogg later.

Oh, I cannot imagine OGG format can solve the problem. Before I see this, I write a really little app to solve the problem.
Cyclic Ringtone
http://market.android.com/details?id=thinkpanda.cyclicringtone

Yes, sucks that it doesn't loop.
You guys can always use a program called "goldwave" to lengthen your mp3's. Copy and paste the mp3 until it's as long as you need...
http://download.cnet.com/GoldWave/3000-2170_4-10001099.html

thinkpanda said:
Oh, I cannot imagine OGG format can solve the problem. Before I see this, I write a really little app to solve the problem.
Cyclic Ringtone
http://market.android.com/details?id=thinkpanda.cyclicringtone
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why don't you actually try what i said before dismissing it, imbecile? sheesh, some people like to make things overly complicated and have yet more processes they dont need running on their phones

bleets said:
why don't you actually try what i said before dismissing it, imbecile? sheesh, some people like to make things overly complicated and have yet more processes they dont need running on their phones
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No, I did not dismiss your solution. On the contrary, I do really appreciate the OGG+ANDROID_LOOP way to solve the ringtone issue I apologize if I give you an impression that I don't like it.
It just turn out that I see this thread after I have finished the app...
As a ordinary user point of view, I like your solution more than mine. But there are scenarios that it is not always easy to convert a ringtone to OGG from MP3 and add a flag on the street. (may be someone develop an app for that? )

I found it easier to convert the file in Audacity and in the save dialog box you can add a new field called ANDROID_LOOP and set it to 'True'
Worked fine

Thank you all for the very useful information I have found in this thread. I have a question though: is this also applicable for alarms, or just for actual ringtones? TIA
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

I was "served" with this issue too with my brand new Galaxy Nexus. The ring tones I use are already in OGG format, just lacked the ANDROID_LOOP tag. Instead converting them again with Audacity, I found a little proggie which can just edit the tags. Here is a link to the download location - http://www.gausi.de/flogger-en.html
Sources are included as well as pre-compiled version (just exe to start - no installation or anything - very simple). Precompiled one is in German, but isn't difficult to figure out. Worked for me like a charm to make my ring tones looping. Thanks for the ANDROID_LOOP tip!!!

tao980 said:
Thank you all for the very useful information I have found in this thread. I have a question though: is this also applicable for alarms, or just for actual ringtones? TIA
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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hmm...not sure about alarms, the ones i took off my old N900 repeat OK when the alarm goes off so i dont know if it's just rings tones, why not give it a try and see for youself?
Not like you have to wait for your usual alarm to test it!

And for the linux guys (like me) this is a simple batch command that will convert a mp3 file to a an ogg auto-repeat ringtone:
mpg321 custom_ringtone.mp3 -w raw && oggenc raw -c "ANDROID_LOOP=TRUE" -o custom_ringtone.ogg ; rm -f raw

[Q] Launch Youtube App By Default

I know this was asked before, I've looked at the threads. How about getting an answer this time? I'm going to give an example so you can understand my problem if you don't. If i'm in an app like Facebook and a friend posts a link to Youtube, a box come up that says complete action using with a few choices of apps to choose from, none of being the Youtube app. I've included an attachment of the screen shot. How do I get Youtube to appear on that list of complete action using? Is there a code? if there is a code, where do I put it? Is this the right code....Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("vnd.youtube://" + id);
startActivity(intent);

I don't know what may be wrong, maybe your borked something because mine works fine.

CNexus said:
I don't know what may be wrong, maybe your borked something because mine works fine.
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I believe it has to do with the link itself. A lot of times, even though it says you're going to youtube, the link facebook is actually using is a facebook link.
For instance, my wife is a teacher and chipotle was giving out free burritos to all teachers a week or two ago. The link she shared was supposed to be:
ra.chipotle.com/email/13-all-019/13-all-019.htm
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The link that facebook actually gave out was:
http://www.facebook.com/l/uAQFNsXsG/ra.chipotle.com/email/13-all-019/13-all-019.htm
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It should be easy to see that even though your friend links that crazy cat video directly to youtube, facebook will add their http://www.facebook.com/l/[gibberish]/ to the front of it. When your phone tries to open that link, it sees it as the browser would, to a website (facebook.com), not to youtube. That's why it only gives you browser options, not youtube options.
The problem with trying to set youtube to "see" those links is that this is how facebook links any page. Assuming you could add an intercept to "http://www.facebook.com/l/" to open in youtube (or at least include it in the open prompt), that'll mean all facebook links will have that prompting. That shouldn't be too much of an annoyance, though.
All that being said, I don't know how to add that "intercept" so that youtube is on the prompt. Maybe others can tell you which files to modify.

True...I interpreted it as him just saying that YouTube links would not come up with YouTube in the list
But if you wanted to change it and then choose yourself which links should be open in YouTube, you'd need to change the BroadcastReceiver in the AndroidManifest.xml of the YouTube app to receive all links

CNexus said:
True...I interpreted it as him just saying that YouTube links would not come up with YouTube in the list
But if you wanted to change it and then choose yourself which links should be open in YouTube, you'd need to change the BroadcastReceiver in the AndroidManifest.xml of the YouTube app to receive all links
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Interesting. I'm trying to look through that file on my computer, but my xml editors (read: notepad and notepad++) don't seem to like that file.
But from your explanation, I'm beginning to see that each individual app determines if it's involved in an action. I was hoping there was a mod or app that could "intercept" the requests and let you edit the list right then and there. I was thinking more like Window's "Open with..." command where you can choose any .exe to open a given file. But it appears that you have to modify the apk itself.

If you select the browser ie:dolphin it will then open up the box giving you the choice to select you tube. That is because the link was posted through the browser. If at the point you get to the box with the you tube choice you select it as default it should work from that point on unless you clear cache.
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topherk said:
Interesting. I'm trying to look through that file on my computer, but my xml editors (read: notepad and notepad++) don't seem to like that file.
But from your explanation, I'm beginning to see that each individual app determines if it's involved in an action. I was hoping there was a mod or app that could "intercept" the requests and let you edit the list right then and there. I was thinking more like Window's "Open with..." command where you can choose any .exe to open a given file. But it appears that you have to modify the apk itself.
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Yup, apps define what actions they wanna receive (scientific term is "Intents" )
And you decompiled the apk first, right?
If it's not specified in the manifest, I don't know of any other way to do it/force it

CNexus said:
Yup, apps define what actions they wanna receive (scientific term is "Intents" )
And you decompiled the apk first, right?
If it's not specified in the manifest, I don't know of any other way to do it/force it
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It seems like a dev could make an app that does just that, though. It could be called "Link Chooser" and it's manifest.xml would indicate that all links open in that program. It would then have it's own whitelist of installed apps and you could indicate which apps you want to open based on link type... I don't even think it'd have to have root access.
Ooohhh, if I had more expertise with android programming, I'd totally make that app and it'd sell like hotcakes on the Play store.