bradleypariah
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How to get Syndicate ROM and YouMail to play nice
I can verify this, but fortunately, there is a fairly easy fix that allows you to use both Syndicate AND YouMail together in perfect harmony.
As mentioned in other threads, if you have already installed YouMail and your Syndicate phone freezes on you, you're going to have to re-install Syndicate from scratch. Bummer, I know.
Make sure you've got the latest zip of SyndicateROM on your SD card before attempting this.
Shut off your phone and boot into recovery.
I personally wiped data 3 times, wiped dalvik 3 times, and finally factory reset 3 times.
Choose to install ROM from .zip
Once done, reboot.
All your contacts, accounts, apps, and everything will be gone.
Obviously all your contacts will come right back after you set up your Gmail account.
Once you've got your phone up-and-running, the script you initially ran to set up YouMail should still be active in Sprint's network. In other words, your unanswered calls should still be forwarded to YouMail. If not, call *287142043114 (for Sprint users only) and your calls will now be forwarded even without the YouMail app installed.
Now, on your PC, log in to youmail.com. Up in the top of the window, click "My Account".
In the left-hand navigation pain, select "My Alerts".
From there you can opt to receive an email with the voicemail attached as an mp3 every time a voicemail is received. I tested it out, and I received the voicemail within one minute.
Plus, if you truly prefer to see YouMail in an "app-like" form, the email you receive also has a direct link to your YouMail online inbox - which, in my opinion, is even cooler looking than the app.
If you want a quick-launch-like an app from your home screen:
Perhaps with this choice, you may want to only select to receive a text message when you get a voicemail. This option will be much more like having YouMail installed on your phone.
1) In your phone's browser, navigate to your YouMail inbox. Hit Menu > Bookmarks > *Add
2) Download this to your phone: http://www.boostmobilephones.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/youmail_thumb.png and save it to sdcard/DCIM/Camera
3) Long-press on your phone's home screen. Choose Shortcuts > Bookmark > YouMail
4) Don't close that window yet! Touch the little red bookmark icon and navigate to Camera. Choose your YouMail icon.
I know some people may prefer the OG app, but to me it's a worthy trade off, considering my phone benchmarks at nearly two and-a-half times the speed it used to. I'll deal.
I obviously do not take any responsibility for your lost data. I'm attempting to help someone that knows what they're doing in the first place. The directions herein are not intended to be an end-all-be-all guide for n00bs to install Syndicate! My directions above may be seem vague and unclear because they are intended for someone who already knows how to:
a) root their phone
b) navigate in a terminal
c) boot into recovery
d) format partitions
e) install a ROM from a zip
f) un-brick a dead phone (just in case!)
If you don't know how to do any of those things, research that first!
If you manage to get Syndicate running successfully from their directions, and you want to use YouMail, come back here for that. Good luck and I hope I helped someone
O
I can verify this, but fortunately, there is a fairly easy fix that allows you to use both Syndicate AND YouMail together in perfect harmony.
As mentioned in other threads, if you have already installed YouMail and your Syndicate phone freezes on you, you're going to have to re-install Syndicate from scratch. Bummer, I know.
Make sure you've got the latest zip of SyndicateROM on your SD card before attempting this.
Shut off your phone and boot into recovery.
I personally wiped data 3 times, wiped dalvik 3 times, and finally factory reset 3 times.
Choose to install ROM from .zip
Once done, reboot.
All your contacts, accounts, apps, and everything will be gone.
Obviously all your contacts will come right back after you set up your Gmail account.
Once you've got your phone up-and-running, the script you initially ran to set up YouMail should still be active in Sprint's network. In other words, your unanswered calls should still be forwarded to YouMail. If not, call *287142043114 (for Sprint users only) and your calls will now be forwarded even without the YouMail app installed.
Now, on your PC, log in to youmail.com. Up in the top of the window, click "My Account".
In the left-hand navigation pain, select "My Alerts".
From there you can opt to receive an email with the voicemail attached as an mp3 every time a voicemail is received. I tested it out, and I received the voicemail within one minute.
Plus, if you truly prefer to see YouMail in an "app-like" form, the email you receive also has a direct link to your YouMail online inbox - which, in my opinion, is even cooler looking than the app.
If you want a quick-launch-like an app from your home screen:
Perhaps with this choice, you may want to only select to receive a text message when you get a voicemail. This option will be much more like having YouMail installed on your phone.
1) In your phone's browser, navigate to your YouMail inbox. Hit Menu > Bookmarks > *Add
2) Download this to your phone: http://www.boostmobilephones.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/youmail_thumb.png and save it to sdcard/DCIM/Camera
3) Long-press on your phone's home screen. Choose Shortcuts > Bookmark > YouMail
4) Don't close that window yet! Touch the little red bookmark icon and navigate to Camera. Choose your YouMail icon.
I know some people may prefer the OG app, but to me it's a worthy trade off, considering my phone benchmarks at nearly two and-a-half times the speed it used to. I'll deal.
I obviously do not take any responsibility for your lost data. I'm attempting to help someone that knows what they're doing in the first place. The directions herein are not intended to be an end-all-be-all guide for n00bs to install Syndicate! My directions above may be seem vague and unclear because they are intended for someone who already knows how to:
a) root their phone
b) navigate in a terminal
c) boot into recovery
d) format partitions
e) install a ROM from a zip
f) un-brick a dead phone (just in case!)
If you don't know how to do any of those things, research that first!
If you manage to get Syndicate running successfully from their directions, and you want to use YouMail, come back here for that. Good luck and I hope I helped someone
O
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