Category: Fixes

Adobe Flash for Viewsonic G-tablet

I meant to post this a while back, but somehow forgot. Anyway, here’s the Adobe Flash 10.1 that works on the Viewsonic G-tablet. The Flash you see on the Market will NOT work. Save to your Gtab and side load it via your favorite file manager. Adobe Flash for Viewsonic G-tablet (registered users only)




Updating the radio on your Nexus One

Updating your radio on your handset can sometimes provide better coverage or faster speeds when using data. You can usually find these radios scattered all over the net, but for our update on the Nexus One (N1), it can be downloaded from Cyanogenmod. We’ll be using the 05.12.00.08 radio upgrade from 4.06. Although it states…




Fix the Viewsonic G-tablet wake up lag

One of the annoying problems that plagued the Viewsonic G-tablet was the awful wake up lag that would creep up randomly. Once the G-tablet (Gtab) went to sleep, it would downclock the CPU only to keep it at low speeds even upon wake. So one minute you are cruising from app to app, the next…




Fixing the Market on the Viewsonic Gtablet

I’m going to be posting up a few Viewsonic Gtablet based fixes/hacks to make it fully usable. Without these fixes, your Gtablet will be severely crippled by utter crap known as the stock TnT OS. Today’s quick how-to will be on how to enable all apps to show up on the Android Market. Without this…




Get ADB to recognize the T-mobile G2/Vision

If you are in need of pushing, pulling, or performing some other Android Device Bridge (adb) duties on your T-mobile G2, here’s how to make your PC recognize your device. By plugging in your USB cable to your PC, you’ll most likely see the following when issuing the “adb devices” command. C:\Users\Andy\adb\tools>adb devices List of…




Force your launcher to stay in memory

If you use ADW, Launcher Pro, or Zeam, you most likely have encountered the dreaded home screen redraw problem. We dove into some tips on stopping Launcher Pro from redrawing a while back. That seemed to have helped a few people, but some didn’t see any improvement. I recently saw a post on the Launcher…




Angry Birds not loading on the Droid Incredible

Here’s another quick easy fix for your Droid Incredible (we’re on a roll). Rovio recently released their popular mobile game Angry Birds to the Android world to the delight of many Android users. However, some Dinc owners are not having much luck after downloading the game. The issue a lot of people seem to be…




Fixing custom kernel lockups on the Droid Incredible

The stock HTC kernel will work for the majority of Droid Incredible users out there. However, if you are in the market to cut down on some battery usage and gain some extra functionality, a custom kernel may be what you need. There are a few custom kernels available for the Dinc like Hydra and…




How to make Adfree work on the Droid Incredible

Droid Incredible users who want to use Adfree may have a tough time due to the app not being able to write to the correct hosts file. There are two ways around it and both steps require you to be root. From the thread over at the Incredible Forums: Search for Adfree Android on the…




Make your Motorola Droid charger longer

As many Motorola Droid users know, the included micro-usb cable is really short. Unless you have an extension cord, it’s most likely not going to reach your nightstand for bed time charging. You can of course grab a new 6 foot cable from Best Buy or any major retailer. However, expect to pay almost $30…