yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dany547:
any ideeas?

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ok, i remade, again the aroma config http://pastebin.com/9rCsM044 now it returns errors in

line 121 col 40: syntax error, unexpected STRING, expecting ',' or ')'
line 269 col 10: syntax error, unexpected ENDIF, expecting ',' or ')'
line 599 col 1: syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting ',' or ')'
3 parse errors

Installer Error (Status 6)

this is the log. Im really of of ideeas, i respected all the instructions
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] lokeshsaini94:
Hey... Your guide seems helpful but i have no idea how to use aroma... Official thread doesn't explains much... And i couldn't find any usefull guide.... Any guide or where to search ...:D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Волк:
Yea, it's really difficult to understand. Take a look at the sample installer and some existing scripts, the one I already made is pretty simple and straight-forward. Of you aren't already familiar with edify script, that's where to start.

Edit: As a quick explanation, the maker decompiled and update-binary, which contains "instructions/commands" which recovery uses as a basis for the commands given in a script, figured out how it functions and re-wrote it. The product of that re-writing is AROMA. The binary contains all the info needed to render a ui and touch screen with some new commands such as the menu system. AROMA further operates by using .prop files which are created as part of the menu system and scripting for it. Further understanding is be had by reading his posts again, learning edify script, and making some AROMA installers/scripts.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dany547:
...help pls, im stuck.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] plantunes:
Hi...

Previously to my S2, I had a Xperia ARC S.

One thing I miss very much is the magnificent sony keyboard. Does anyone know if there has been any port so we can install it on our S2?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] GJ123:
Mm not sure if the keyboard relies on Sony framework, otherwise it would be possible to port it.

But you could try other magnificent keyboards like: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...S50b3VjaHR5cGUuc3dpZnRrZXkucGhvbmUudHJpYWwiXQ..

or the previously installed Swype.

Hope this helps you!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] snOwjAwk:
Well, maybe tryout Swiftkey X. It's just perfect, and it provides Themes. Maybe there is one you like?

cheers,

sj.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Nick281051:
You mean 3 right? It's been out if beta for a while now
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] plantunes:
Tried them all and went back to Sony's cause it's much much easier to work!

And it end's up knowing our words and predicts easily what we wanted to write...even you press 2 or 3 wrong keys!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] shariqueali118:
Arc S - S2

OMG man same thing here, I am missing xperia arc s keyboard to muchhhhhhhhhhhhhh :( S2 swype is sick :( plzz anybody help us.. I want Xperia Arc S Swipe keyboard (Gesture Input) on Samsung GT-I9100 (S2).
[Acer Iconia A500] ikslawlok:
Hello.

I have a problem with ThemeChooser.

When i try to launch ThemeChooser from Settings -> Theme,

the application parameters closes.

I'm just a simple user,

And I do not know how to fix it problem.

Thank you and have a good day

Stepmother's Acer Tab A500 with Tegraowners ICS ROM v170

ICS Unlocked / Skrilax Bootloader v8 and Thor Recovery 1.7.3 (blackthund3r_A500_APX_Flash_Tool_v0.4 : Bundle 17)​
[Acer Iconia A500] bfranklin1986:
Post your question on tegraowners. Won't get a lot of support for thors rom over here......
[Acer Iconia A500] ikslawlok:
I did a full wipe and full install.

Now ThemeChooser works.

That's all :p
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjdines:
Is updating firmware the Samsung equivalent to flashing a new version of the stock ROM? (If not, what does a firmware update mean?) :confused:

Many thanks in advance.

Matt.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anthropolyte:
Firmware is essentially the software that allows the phone to run. Flashing a new ROM replaces some or all of the firmware.

Updating the software via OTA modifies the firmware, but doesn't replace it. It only updates the bits it needs to.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
An update consists of modifications and improvements/tweaks or new components added to an excisting rom , the latest XXBLFB update was about 80 Mb.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjdines:
So, to be clear, if I was running a CM9 nightly (for example) and wanted to get back to the stock rom, I couldn't just flash the latest firmware as that is merely an update to the existing "Samsung ROM" - I'd have to find the whole ROM itself?

(Thanks again - Matt)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
You have to flash the whole rom with Odin. Firmware is here www.sammobile.com/firmware.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjdines:
Thanks. So, the ...XXBLF file that I extracted from the temp folder which is near enough 800mb (795,370 KB file name "XXBLFBOXABLFBXXLFBXXBLFB" folder "Binary-->GT-I9300-->BTU-->XX") I guess this isn't it?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Extract the downloaded file ONCE with 7-zip or winzip to a md5 file.

Here is a short tutorial:

If you want to use Odin first download a stock firmware from www.sammobile/firmware, pick the rom of your country and download it.

Extract it once from .rar to md5 file.

Readup a bit, it isn`t hard but there are a few things you must know:

1. Enable usb debugging on your phone

2. Go into downloadmode (volume down + power + menu all at the same time)

3. See if IDCOM light up yellow and in the left bottom window it says added when you connect your phone to the pc.

4. Unzip the downloaded file ONCE into a .tar or md5 file if you haven`t

5. Place that file in the PDA section.

6. Do not tick anything, only f.reset.time and autoreboot should be ticked.

7. Press Start

8. Rebooting automaticly.

Close Kies, also everthing Kies related in task manager before flashing!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ronaldruy:
Hi I'm new to flashing. I have a few questions. I am on Telus carrier from Canada, if I flash team perfections ics rom will I get the AT&T stuff all over my phone? Also will my data get slower and my signal aren't? Thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] revnja:
There is only a little bit of AT&T stuff in the ROM. I am on another carrier than AT&T as well and it was easy for me to remove the AT&T cruft using Titanium Backup.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] appdroid:
What u can do is download app that restores your apn. Then after flashing if you got any problem then u can restore apn and flash appropriate radios/baseband. & u will be set.:D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] studacris:
Op..please don't double post... You have a thread opened already a second one was not needed

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1770459
[HTC Rezound] MajikUF:
I see a ROM in the developer area for a new leak of 3.14.605.12, but there is no information anywhere of where it came from, is there a new firmware, are there new radios, etc.

Anyone have any links regarding this leak? Call me skeptical but when I don't see any information anywhere else, I'm thinking it's a hoax.

Maj
[HTC Rezound] bacon612:
Link?
[HTC Rezound] PhantasmRezound:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1769941
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
Hi guys,

Firstly I am no expert, however I would like share my experiences and knowledge of battery saving tips. This is probably best suited to novices like myself and some tips maybe obvious to some, but hey if they are, try the next one!

Press the thanks button if this is useful.

Tip 1 :

Turn off wifi, GPS, Bluetooth - when not using it.

Tip 2 :

If you know that you're going to be in a bad reception area (has 0 bar) for awhile, turn ON airplane mode. If you let the radio keep on searching for a signal, then it's going to drain the battery. For example, I would do this when travelling on the tube in london.

Tip 3 :

Turn off google's location service, unless you need latitude. - Settings - Location Services - Turn off all 4 boxes.

Tip 4 :

Dim screen brightness, I like to use a widget called brightness level, mainly keep brightness on 25%. Screen brightness is a big culprit for battery drain.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...XJ2ZWZpc2gud2lkZ2V0cy5icmlnaHRuZXNzbGV2ZWwiXQ..

Tip 5 :

Disable apps you dont use, e.g. email and exchange servces. You can disable apps, by going into manage apps within settings. If rooted you can freeze apps, by using titanium backup.

Tip 6 :

Turn off backround data sync within apps. Apps such as Google currents, pulse etc, regulary download data in background, turn this off and manually download when you actually use the app.

Tip 7 :

If your a facebook user, uninstall the official facebook app as this is a big battery drainer, I prefer to use :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5rcm0uZmJtIl0.

Tip 8 :

Use a black or dark wallpaper and theme apps/widgets dark where possible. Thanks to b-eock here are some dark wallpapers : LINK

Theres probably some more tips I've forgotten to add, but these are the main ones I follow.
[Galaxy S III General] fasty:
Handy checklist, thanks.

At the risk of stating the obvious, there is another even more radical power saving measure possible:

If you are in a situation where you really only need to use the phone as a simple phone, then TURN OFF BOTH MOBILE DATA AND WI-FI COMPLETELY!

I know, people will say "but what's the point of having a smartphone", but as an example, at work my only use of the phone is to be contacted in emergency. It's so easy to toggle data, I often just switch it off.

You will find that with the latest firmware and data off, the battery life is truly amazing.
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
Agree mobile data does eat a lot of battery to and if your phone is just sitting there idle or you are in desperate need then turning it off could be an option.
[Galaxy S III General] jgristy:
It's a small point, but on AMOLED screens, it takes less power to produce black than anything else. If you're desperate to squeeze every ounce of battery out of your device, theme your apps darker, if you can.
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
thanks. have updated original post.
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
Cheers. Nice to be helpful for a change.
[Galaxy S III General] ekjl:
I always leave those toggled on.

I always leave it toggled on.

All check boxes checked and I also turned on Location History in Latitude.

Brightness always set to Auto. I never dim it.

I don't disable or freeze any apps.

Everything is set to sync and working in the background. nothing is done manually on my phone. gReader is set to sync every hour pulling images and snippets. BeWeather is set to sync every 6 hours. Built in lockscreen weather is set to sync every 3 hours. I have some other stuff with push notifications too.

I use the official facebook app.

Lockscreen is lightish blue, and homescreen is live wallpaper.

So it seems, I go against all this tip LMAO. Battery still last a whole day for me.

I hate turning things off and putting phone in airplane mode and all these tips to save battery. The S3 has a capable enough battery. Just use your smartphone to the fullest.
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
I'm pleased for you, if one day you wanted to get even more battery life, at least you know what to do! How much on screen time do you get? Screenshots?
[Galaxy S III General] sargasso:
Using juice defender is easier and a more consequent method of achieving better battery life.

I used to do everything manually but it felt stupid because I kept repeating myself. Leaving the house: turn off this and that. Arrive at work turn on something else again.

Why have a computer and perform the tedious and repetisios task ourselves?
[Galaxy S III General] ekjl:
Not saying I get the most optimum battery life, but it gets me through a day. I get around 2 hour screen time and 19+ hours. I just like to keep every on for convenience.

I will post a screen shot when I deplete my battery.
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
whatever works for you and your happy with is the main thing. personally I'm not happy unless I get minimum 3.5 hours screen on time.
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
Again whatever works for you. Personally I prefer the manual approach. Think I found juice defender made things worse for me.
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
Good idea. Just a couple of points.

GPS uses no battery unless an application specifically is using GPS to locate you. In other words, it only uses power if its flashing away in the status bar.

No need to turn mobile data off when on wifi. The connection is not using power unless an MMS wants to come in.
[Galaxy S III General] illusion787:
battery saving tips

thanks for the useful tips. Although my battery lasts most of the day also and it seems sometimes more frivilous to be turning apps on and off rather than to keep them all on and have your phone last a little shorter....
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
I'm only suggesting to disable apps you don't use such as email and exchange. As I only use gmail. The other point I made is to turn off background data. Classic example is Google currents. I just sync when I go into the app and have background data off which is a setting within currents.
[Galaxy S III General] ekjl:
:good: Good to know.
[Galaxy S III General] patospatos:
When i reading long white pages with black text i often use negative colour widget. Saved battery and better for my eyes.

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[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
Tis a good tip. Actually, rooted users with the latest Siyah kernel can tap home 4 times and do this too.
[Galaxy S III General] b-eock:
That's not good life at all. You just let it set there... 2 hours of screen time for a 19+ hour day... I can get over about 60 Hours with 5+ hours of screen time easily :D
[Galaxy S III General] rj3005:
Tip 9: buy a Nokia dumb phone as using the above you just will be able to the same thing with it.
[Galaxy S III General] xeroxide:
hmmm, i call shenaniganz ;)

if i were to have 5hrs screen time i'd say the battery would be almost flat. although, maybe closer towards 10hrs screen time if i'm not browsing the net (which i almost always am if i'm using the phone)

another thing to help optimize battery life which i don't think was mentioned yet, was the night vision mode.

apparently using an app to turn off all pixels other than red reduced battery usage by around 60%

great side effect for those of us who use any astronomy apps at night, battery saver as a side effect haha.
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
er. Not really chump.
[Galaxy S III General] lude219:
Here's another great one (unless it's been mentioned):

If you know that you're going to be in a bad reception area (has 0 bar) for awhile, turn ON airplane mode. If you let the radio keep on search for signal, then it's going to drain the battery.
[Galaxy S III General] braudrist:
What about the motion features? Such as swipe fast from left-right across the screen using the end of your hand to take a screenshot. Do those features use any battery while you have them enabled?
[Galaxy S III General] lude219:
I think as long as the sensor is active (be it light or proximity sensor), then it uses battery, but probably not a significant amount. I turn off my proximity and light sensor functions (auto brightness, auto screen off when phone next to ear, etc) and would just set everything up manually or to a determined amount.
[Galaxy S III General] b-eock:
The swipe for a screen shot option doesn't require motion to be enabled, it has to do with the screen, not gyro or accelerometer
[Galaxy S III General] alexyaz:
I also use juice defender and I been getting consistent battery improvement definitely a great app. Over all great list
[Galaxy S III General] saad2687:
I m using check rom v3.5 with phenomenal kernel 2.0. Battery life is amazing and believe me if u use this deadly combination u hv no need to turn gps or bluetooth off ;)
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
THanks, have added that to list.
[Galaxy S III General] badeendje:
My bat is going on for 2 maby 2,5 days.

I dont think thats bad for a smartphone of this time.

That without saving the battery
[Galaxy S III General] b-eock:
I have hit the 3 day mark with stock LF2, not even rooted. I know I am on XDA and everything. You should see the things I did for the Captivate. Don't tell me I don't belong here, I can crush a lot of you on knowledge. But I hit 3 days 17 mins and 4 sec with 4 hours 26 mins of screen time and still have 27% left :D

Screen shots of it when the battery gets closer to being dead!
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
pretty good. any tips to share?
[Galaxy S III General] b-eock:
1. Sync OFF (sync it manually if you need something, it isn't that hard.)

2. Turn off WiFi when not in use. Data doesn't really run in the background like WiFi does so it will stop transferring in sleep mode.

3. about 1/3 brightness, this phone's screen is unbelievably bright. I can turn my captivate all the way up and doesn't get close to the brightness I have on the S3.

4. Dark back grounds will save you battery, believe it or not.

5. Don't worry about airplane mode with signal low or bad, but when you have no signal then you can enable it. My school has terrible reception, usable but not great.

6. I don't even use power saving mode, so image it being used :P

7. And the pointers that are in this thread. I don't use all of them but a lot I do.

I know this is a smart phone but I am a smarter user. Battery life isn't a problem for me with this phone. It is phenomenal. Performance is great even on stock. I am happy with my phone the way it is :) that's all that matters!
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
got a decent black wallpaper?
[Galaxy S III General] beso_012:
Thanx :good:
[Galaxy S III General] jonny68:
Juice Defender uses more battery than it saves this is 100% fact, if you don't believe me keep using JD and install BetterBatteryStats and see what your biggest wakelock is...it will most likely be Juice Defender.

I used to be a fan of JD indeed i even purchased it from the market but i haven't used it since last year.
[Galaxy S III General] b-eock:
I will link some in a bit!
[Galaxy S III General] eggman89:
Hi Guys...

So for the last month I was in China and my phone was in Airplane mode for one month. Ofcourse I got great battery time, 7-8 screen hours ..lots of WiFing, browsing , took lots of pic. I was really happy with battery life.

Now I have come back, and to my shock the battery life is just ridiculously bad. Ofcourse I expected it to be worse, but not this bad.

In just 2 hours, my battery went from 100 to 90%. And screen time of only 20mins:

I have BetterBatteryStats, and according to it there is nothing wrong with any apps :(

I have applied many of the tips posted in the forum, and my wakelocks had been very minimal. But today I see big wakelocks as soon as I got into connection:

How do I find the culprit.

I am so disturbed that I actually went ahead and rooted my phone (first time ever), to install BetterBatteryStat.

Can someone give me the link to that please?

Also , please help me find the culprit. 3G was off during the entire time.
[Galaxy S III General] b-eock:
Wallpapers

These AREN'T mine, I found them and cannot find the thread I found them in. I don't take credit for these. I picked them out because they caught my eye.I will give credit when i find the thread. And these aren't all of them just the hand picked ones I chose :)
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
cheers - will include them in OP.
[Galaxy S III General] patospatos:
This is my favourite now :)

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[Galaxy S III General] b-eock:
I think this is nice for stock unrooted!
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
certainly is.
[Galaxy S III General] sargasso:
So, different hardware, different o.s., different software, different usage and user;

this all makes you the expert huh?
[Galaxy S III General] diegomtoscano:
Seems like another screen on all the time while sitting on the desk :p
[Galaxy S III General] gege0202:
thanks for your tips
[Galaxy S III General] luke.douthwaite:
Cheers for the tips mate :) Any form of advice is appreciated :D
[Galaxy S III General] Pihlaja:
How on Earth do you achieve this? My battery gets drained with like 3-4h screen time in 10 hours.
[Galaxy S III General] Poker gypsy:
Something is wrong with your phone
[Galaxy S III General] b-eock:
I think I am gonna hit 4 days with this Charge :) haha will post screens when I get there :D

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Here is the link
[Galaxy S III General] UncleBeer:
Say, where are those screen shots ?
[Galaxy S III General] b-eock:
Here Mr. Smarty -_- gonna call me out and not expect to get it back...
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
Pretty good. Just shares batt time should be about screen on time. If not there are app issues.
[Galaxy S III General] Hawkery:
i would love to get some more tips on saving battery
[Galaxy S III General] zeynl:
i was told that is recomended leaving phone charging for 8 hours before first use. i havent left mine :(. will this afect my batery usage???how can i revert the situation?

many thanx
[Galaxy S III General] daz_2000:
Some say its ok to keep topping up battery during day. But its probably wise to fully charge battery and then drain until it turns off then charge until full whilst off. Repeat a couple of times.
[Galaxy S III General] zeynl:
thanx mate. after "repeating a couple of times" the process how should i charge normaly the battery?charging it while its on or off?and also topping or waitin for it to fully finish?
[Galaxy S III General] zkieal51:
Great one...nice tips

thanks for your post :o
[Galaxy S III General] clouds5:
Take a look at the link in my sig ;) there's some info on batteries.
[Galaxy S III General] coopson:
me too and has any 3rd party's brought out a bigger battery yet

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me too and has any 3rd party's brought out a bigger battery yet
[Galaxy S III General] esther1801:
Nice tips, thnksss
[Galaxy S III General] corrsea:
Network mode.

Choose gsm only. Significant battery saving.

Or wcdma only if you are a heavy internet user.

The auto setting just drains battery.

Wi-Fi

Advanced settings

Wi-Fi off while sleeping (except while plugged in)
[Galaxy S III General] jhericurls:
GSM is 2G only so internet will be very slow. You can set up a toggle between 2G and 3G but there is a change over time delay.

Also Wi-Fi consumes a lot less battery than mobile data, so you would want it on, rather than use mobile data.
[Galaxy S III General] corrsea:
The point is that the auto setting is a battery drainer. About 3% pretty hour in standby. GSM only gives about 0.3% per hour in standby and WCDMD about 0.6% per hour.

I don't get your point about WiFi, unless you permanently have a Wi-Fi connection?
[Galaxy S III General] Celera:
Thanks for the tips!

There is an app called Llama - Location profiles where you can trigger events based on actions. Look it up on playstore (unfortunatelly Im not allowed to post links yet.
[Galaxy S III General] jezaster:
What kind of usage do you put on that cellphone? 2 days is freaking awesome; i get like half day of normal usage

Enviado desde mi flamante Samsung Galaxy S3
[Galaxy S III General] A|ex:
Please check out

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1234264

much better forum post about battery saving on ICS and includes everything mentinoed above already plus more.
[Galaxy S III General] NicHXP:
this link is much better! thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] kenken2800:
but sometimes juice defender drains me a lot of battery :(
[Galaxy S III General] luexi:
Thanks for the tips
[Galaxy S III General] Goteki 45:
Signing out of Latitude makes a big improvement in battery life. Do it in the Maps application, no need to disable all the location services in Settings as recommended in the OP. It's not that useful anyway, at least until we get Google Now.