yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solarcloud7:
It can barely find information about anyone asking about sorting results from play store. xda developers must be only ones who think outside the box.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fits79:
How we can make it sort every search results as i want.

Like downloads, stars e.t.c.?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Newtoys:
Sorting seems to have been removed from the website as well. Damn it Google, why must you turn everything to ****.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hx4700 user:
I've just had to reinstall after a full reset, and this has to be one of the worst aspects of the play store. I wish I understood programming, but is there anyone can make an app to fix this lack of sortability and lack of filtering?

I'm with [MENTION=3194064]Newtoys[/MENTION], why does google always go one step to far and mess up perfectly good things?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barguybrady:
Agreed: Google makes it Harder, not Easier!

Searching for a small business collaboration app

Only returns results with app that have the word "collaboration" in the title?

If I was a developer, I would be reluctant to ever get involved,

how are potential customers supposed to find your App if you don't give it a name that sound too much alike all the other apps in the same category.

And Furthermore: I don't care about the icon, I want to be able to scan an encapsulation of the capacity of the app... Who cares what color the button is going to be on my screen !!!

If Google is the "Ultimate Search Engine" why then can't I use a Google search to go through the Play Store Apps..?

NO !!! Instead it returns a listing of Other Web Sites and the Apps that they recommend ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] billybag:
I am with you guys on this. Been wondering this for years now. I also found it weird that when I try and Google search this issue, this thread is the only one relevant to our problem. I'd be willing DL a modified play store app even. The worst is when I want to see about any new/updated apex themes and I have to browse a library of themes I've seen before.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zyryn:
lol, exact same f##@ up when im going thru Layers themes !! Usually we need the latest updated themes since they work as expected with updated AOSP Roms...but stupid google wont let me sort a list of apps by the 'last updated' date !!

Any 3rd party apps that browse the entire play store app catalogue and have the ability to sort them by their last updated date ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zerica:
same here... i want to sort apps by it size since the day start using play store but never see such feature or any proper useful sorting method in play store.. and when google for sprting apps, i end up right here... hope some1 has the solution for this... seriously...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] itsmarc19:
Good day to all on XDA. I would like to ask for tips on how to improve one's Xperia S' battery life (of course with ICS already installed). It could be with the use of apps, some slight changes with the settings, etc. This would really help out newbies (most especially me since I'm new to the Android Bonanza and I'm still considering buying a Xperia S). Thanks for those considerate people who'll reply to this thread. :D And for those who haven't but has something on his/her mind, please do share.

Ciaossu!~ :good:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Sirence:
What improves the battery life significantly is switching from 3g to 2g when you don't really need fast connection. It's enough for getting mails etc and greatly increases the battery life.

You can use a data switch widget for fast changing to 3g when you're planning on watching a YouTube video or look up some sites.

Also, turning the display brightness down helps a lot, I keep it at 70%, that's bright enough even in the sun.

These settings already help to improve the battery without even needing to install anything.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rhogz:
This thread is similar with yours http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1536332
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] heeroyun:
I don't know your end but the battery on my Xperia S is decent already. Just keep your birghtness level down to 30%. Remove bloadwares like the facebook and foursquare, those apps suck your battery more than anything. Turn off 3G when you don't need it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Dark Fable:
Just turn off data traffic and set screen brightness to 50%. Battery seems to last forever like this. o.O
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] red.leader87:
As rhogz mentioned there is already a thread addressing this topic.

Basically the screen is what uses the most battery. I try and keep mine at minimum brightness when indoors, up to 50% outdoors.

If you have the option, flashing a custom kernel and our Rom may also help. Last week I was on stock ics rom and kernel, and lost about 1% per hour overnight alone. Custom kernel and rom now and that has halved or less. Deep sleep is achieved!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrsatan:
I change a line in the build.prop to 1750 instead of 1500. Seems to work but could be placebo I guess.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 23qwerty:
I've noticed that using the hotplug governor has greatly increased my battery life, even when overclocked at 1.89gHz
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] conalt:
That is rather strange.I've just had a look and it is set at 1500. I wonder why. I've changed it and will see if there is any difference, though I'm sure it may make little difference

Seems it is for the battery test in the service menu.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] itsmarc19:
Yeah I've read that thread but you probably have to read like 100+ pages. I know it's sorta making me like lazy or anything but yeah, maybe this thread would help out since it's new and has lesser posts. It'll make us members read out important stuff in a jiffy. :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] itsmarc19:
May I ask, good sir ( :D ), what flashing a custom kernel and rom is? And is there a thread regarding that?? This could really help me with the Xperia S as I am almost close on buying on and once I receive it, I'll update it directly to ICS.

Ciaossu!~ :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] red.leader87:
Well I'd suggest updating to ICS via official means using either PCCompanion or the Sony Ericsson Update Service programs and using that for a few days to benchmark your battery. I'm not a developer and am new to smartphones having used a w810i for the past 8yrs....... Still works like a boss! :D Read up on as much information as you can about the terminology and technology available to you when you choose to customise your phone in the meantime. I think the first five or so threads in the Xperia S Android development section will give you an understanding of what must be done to better your battery life.

Regards!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrsatan:
My battery test always said 1750 before i changed the line in the prop though. Really not certain it makes a difference but it makes me feel better lol.:laugh:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] itsmarc19:
Thanks for the heads-up! :D Yeah recently I've read some threads though I am still confused to what should I do first and the second and so on. I've read a thread wherein you'll just "flash" the ICS to your phone. Is that really recommended or should I follow what you've just said and update the phone thru official means? Thanks again for replying. :D

Ciaossu!~ :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] conalt:
Do you have the phone yet? I myself would wait until then before worrying about anything too much, especially if you are new to android. It is much easier to have the phone to fiddle with and learn as you go. Cause some of this stuff does sound rather crazy our confusing at 1st ;)

The software you get with it will update you to the latest ics nice and easily. And then you may find that the phone suits you perfectly (cause it is a very nice phone ;) ) or you may find some issues that are more specific, but that's what this forum is for :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] realfelix:
you are concerned that the xps uses automatic brightness right? the brightness will go up to 100% in sunlight.. test it for yourself by simply checking the difference.. put your brightness on 70% outside and then slide to 100 .. you wont see any difference ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] itsmarc19:
True true. But yeah, it really makes me so anxious and at the same time excited. :)) (First hard money-earned phone) I'm also worried that without proper guidance, my phone will go to the HardBrick Abyss. Which is the least thing that I would like to happen. But yeah. I joined this forum for a purpose :fingers-crossed: Help me out, bros. XD :highfive:

Ciaossu!~ :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] neizel:
This is my first android too since May, I know how you feel haha, but don't worry, you have to read carefully and 2-3 times if is necessary to understand the concepts and how to use some utilities etc.

Welcome to the forum mate :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] itsmarc19:
Thanks for the warm welcome bro. HAHA :)) So what did you do to improve your phone?? God I don't really know what to do first when I receive the phone. Ofcourse, Imma install ICS directly but should I do that first or should I root it? XD God I don't really know what to do :silly::confused::eek:

Ciaossu!~ :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] neizel:
I think you should use the phone a while with gingerbread to understand the options, how to use the phone I don't know, use it the sufficient time to get knowledge about the phone.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Growly_:
Disabling the illumination bar, it's pretty useless I've not noticed anything I've drastically needed it for. Battery life has went from (with Voltage tweaks) 12 hours heavy use games/music/video/streaming, light usage 24+hours. To a massive 48 hours of light usage, with heavy usage tailing behind at 25 hours.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] conalt:
I've had rooted android phones before and I still had my X S for nearly 4 weeks before I decided to root it. There is no need to rush in to it :) take it slow and see how you get on. :D

Either way is a really nice phone.and it looks better than most ;)

Personally I would upgrade to ICS. And just play with it for a few weeks.

---------- Post added at 07:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:30 PM ----------

That jump does seems extremely large. But that is an interesting suggestion, since it does light up whenever a key is pressed.

I may see if I can try to reduce its brightness to a difference value.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nrdl:
How do you disable the ilumination bar ???
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Growly_:
I disabled it via the function board INSIDE of the phone. However the App screen filter can also help you achieve this;

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haxor

"Simply install the screen filter app from the play store. Once that's done open the app and move the slider all the way to the right & untick the "Enable soft-key backlight" checkbox … click the "Enable Screen Filter"

OR (root only);

"With this mod you can both modify max led light intensity and force power off to save battery.

Root access required.

You need to go, with a file explorer, here: system/etc and open this file hw_config, then search down echo 20000 > $dev/button-backlight/max_current

Modify it to echo 1 > $dev/button-backlight/max_current and add this other line below echo 0 > $dev/button-backlight/max_brightness

Save, reboot and its done!

If instead of power off you want to set the max just leave echo 20000 > $dev/button-backlight/max_current as originally and set echo X > $dev/button-backlight/max_brightness X = 255 to 0. The default used intensity is 80 so you will notice intensity change from 80 to 0. "
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] itsmarc19:
Maybe. I'll try that suggestion of yours. Of course, I wanna tinker w/ ICS directly tho. XD So excited already.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] itsmarc19:
Thanks for the tips, bro! :highfive::good:

Ciaossu!~ :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrsatan:
I call bs on the led bar using enough power to double battery life. 3 leds hardly use any power.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Growly_:
Entirely depends on what settings you were using it on
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] conalt:
While looking at it last night, I noticed that the led's scale with the brightness of the screen. Funny how I hadn't noticed that before.

So if you are generally being conservative and have you screen brightness set rather low to keep the battery in check, the drain from the led's also being on a low setting too should be tiny.

Personally I think it adds a lot to the look of the phone, and would never disable it completely ;)

---------- Post added at 09:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:48 AM ----------

Just to mention, I couldn't get you last step to work so ended up mixing in your code from the previous step

echo 1 > $dev/button-backlight/max_current

echo X > $dev/button-backlight/max_brightness X = 10
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] itsmarc19:
Guys, does the Xperia S have some sort of auto brightness feature? in both GB and ICS?? I really don't know if it does have that feature :silly:

Ciaossu!~ :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nrdl:
MIUI has that feature.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] itsmarc19:
May I ask what MIUI is?? I'm kinda new to all this. Sorry :<

Ciaossu!~ :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] -Harsh-:
MIUI is a custom rom for both unlocked and locked bootloaders.. U can check it out in the android dev section for xperia s..

Use the thank button, it's there for a reason
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] red.leader87:
Double? Almost certainly not. I could see it saving under 10% at most...

I used the screen filter app for about a week and liked it though it seemed like keeping the app running was costing just as much battery power. It also have the screen a faint greyish dim. Not sure if this was normal but it didn't seem natural like less illuminated pixels would be.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] itsmarc19:
Will check it out. Thanks! :D
[Android Themes] mnazim:
Introduction:

We all know that Android from ICS+ provides big beautiful contact images that are visible, obviously when someone calls us...

While all this is good... I noticed multiple ROM's extending the black screen below the animation over the image to display the subtle call accept/reject animation. And now that's not a good thing... bear with me, "personal opinion"... So here is a guide to get rid of this...

Preview:

Still don't understand what I mean? Have you seen the below happening...?

Yes that's exactly what I mean... The right image shows what happens... The left is the solved image...

So here goes...

Requirements:

Java Development Kit

APKTool

AAPT

Notepad++

A Brain [Necessary]

Android SDK [Not Necessary]

Steps:

Done on Samsung Galaxy S GT-I900 Running Slim Bean v2.1

Install JDK and prepare system. [Doubts Click Me]

Prepare a folder with apktool.jar and aapt.exe, Lets say C:\APKTOOL

Extract the framework-res.apk and Phone.apk from the ROM package and move to the same folder.

Right-click while holding the shift button in the folder to open command prompt in the target folder.

Or navigate to the folder you are currently working using

C:\Users\mnazim\> cd C:\APKTOOL

Install the framework by using the below command.

C:\APKTOOL\> java -jar apktool.jar if framework-res.apk

Decode the Phone.apk using the following command

C:\APKTOOL\> java -jar apktool.jar d Phone.apk

Wait...mmm... K...

Navigate to the folder thus created

Open the file with notepad++

Go to the part that starts with the tag

[B]com.android.internal.widget.multiwaveview.GlowPadView[/B]

Check for the property [Probably on the first line itself]

[B]android:background[/B]

Change the value from

[B]@android:color/black[/B]

to

[B]@color:incall_call_banner_background[/B]

Save and close file

Navigate to the following folder.

Open the file

Open the file with Notepad++

Go to the line that says

incall_call_banner_background

If not present create a new line with the following details:

<color name="incall_call_banner_background">#a0000000</color>

Save and exit.

Re-Build the Phone app with the following command from the same Command Prompt Window. [Notice the "b" for build, previously it was "d"]

C:\APKTOOL\> java -jar apktool.jar b Phone

Wait...mmm...mmm...mmm... K...

The output apk will be in the following folder.

Copy the apk to /system set permissions and reboot. [Create backup in case. Rename the old one to "Phone.apk.bak" ]

Or make a flashable ZIP and flash from recovery. Use this as a reference.

Done.

Credits:

Android Theming Guide

And a couple of Trial and Errors. ;)
[Android Themes] mnazim:
reserved
[Android Themes] dusk1911:
Very good guide, thank you.. however i was wondering can i just replace the Phone.apk with another from another rom ?

Im also getting the below

C:\APKTOOL>java -jar apktool.jar b Phone

I: Checking whether sources has changed...

I: Smaling...

I: Checking whether resources has changed...

I: Building resources...

invalid resource directory name: C:\APKTOOL\Phone\res/drawable-ldrtl-xhdpi

invalid resource directory name: C:\APKTOOL\Phone\res/mipmap-xxhdpi

Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.androlib.Androl

ibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, --min-

sdk-version, 18, --target-sdk-version, 18, -F, C:\Users\hgeorge\AppData\Local\Te

mp\APKTOOL3068328470076333316.tmp, -I, C:\Users\hgeorge\apktool\framework\1.apk,

-S, C:\APKTOOL\Phone\res, -M, C:\APKTOOL\Phone\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:358)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResources(Androlib.java:283)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:206)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:176)

at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:228)

at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:79)

Caused by: brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not

exec command: [aapt, p, --min-sdk-version, 18, --target-sdk-version, 18, -F, C:

\Users\hgeorge\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL3068328470076333316.tmp, -I, C:\Users\h

george\apktool\framework\1.apk, -S, C:\APKTOOL\Phone\res, -M, C:\APKTOOL\Phone\A

ndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav

a:357)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:336)

... 5 more

Caused by: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, --min-sd

k-version, 18, --target-sdk-version, 18, -F, C:\Users\hgeorge\AppData\Local\Temp

\APKTOOL3068328470076333316.tmp, -I, C:\Users\hgeorge\apktool\framework\1.apk, -

S, C:\APKTOOL\Phone\res, -M, C:\APKTOOL\Phone\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:89)

at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav

a:355)

... 6 more

C:\APKTOOL>
[Android Themes] thirdzcee:
Cool was looking for something like this in a long time
[Android Themes] Shoaib05:
Hey, I have flashed the zip that you made on my HTC One V running CyanogenMod 10 based Omega Reborn 2.5.0 ROM but this mod is not working as I cannot open my dialer because it constantly says that "Dialer has stopped working". I have restored my old Phone.apk and now the dialer is working fine but I really want that transparent incoming call mod. Please, tell me how to fix it. :D
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] pepepapa82:
Hi Guys,

I installed CM9 this weekend.

In the stock 4.0.3 I used to have, the Email app (not gmail) used to have a conversation/threaded view.

I'm using Email version 4.1.

Has any had the same issue? is there a changelog of versions for this app?

Thanks!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] shabbypenguin:
Here is where the stock images are going to be posted

ill work on writing this up when im not terribly busy.

Stock Kernel

Stock Recovery

http://www.shabbypenguin.com/OUDstuff/Moto/Photon-Q/Stock/index.php?dir=

unlocked bootloader is something we would like to look at

in order to fill this out more i need people who rooted ;)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] shabbypenguin:
reserved
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] kcrudup:
Nice!

Should I do the basic rooting work (I'll admit to being busy today) or just wait for y'all?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] shabbypenguin:
i personally prefer having people using cwm to root since it helps them learn. when a new update comes out they are gunna have to root using cwm or a new "rooted" kernel. the kernel is fine but when you guys get an update to jellybean that same kernel isnt gunna work.

dont let that detract from what you wish to do tho. im glad i could help out and help work towards getting you guys rooted :)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] mattlgroff:
Nice work shabby, great news for Q owners.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] shabbypenguin:
Change of plans, rather than me hosting single files im just gunna upload the contents of a certain zip that got dropped off in my inbox ;)

files can be found here http://www.shabbypenguin.com/OUDstuff/Moto/Photon-Q/Stock/index.php?dir=
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] pwnyourace:
im getting bad magic when trying to unpack the system.img with simg2img should i be using something else?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] shabbypenguin:
good luck, i have yet to be able to unpack it. matt says atrix hd cant be unpacked either... :/
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] A4b_mercenary:
Shabby Di you have this phone or just deving for it
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] pwnyourace:
So they took a step in the right direction by unlocking bootloaders and then they lock down the stock rom lol.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] shabbypenguin:
no i dont, my upgrade is in may and ill prolly use it to hop to the next nexus device (sprint has a habit of releasing them around that time anyways)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] VICODAN:
Stock recovery worked. Thanks shabby. Also your guide to unlocking/flashing cwm was flawless.

I'm wondering if the update didn't work because I flashed a newer version of CWM.

I remember on the Shift I stayed on 5.0.2.0 for pretty much ever because it just worked.

Anyways after wiping, booting the phone in to bootloader and hitting "check for update" 3 times I got the OTA.

Thanks for all your hard work!
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] jefbal99:
to flash the stock recovery is it just

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

from the link above?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] kcrudup:
Is there work in progress to get a system.img of the latest update?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] sc0tt_ta:
Latest updates from Motorola

I rooted my Photon Q. After receiving the update notification, the update would not take. The phone kept rebooting into bootloader. I had to clean cache to stop it.

So, I took your stock boot and recovery images and flashed them to my phone. I could not get the phone to re-lock boot loader. I tried the update again and it worked. The phone is no longer rooted (as expected) but the boot loader is unlocked. Should I try to root the phone again using cwmrecovery.img? Or would that overwrite these updates???? :confused:

Scott
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] yogi2010:
yeah, anytime you have an unlocked bootloader, you can always flash a custom recovery and then flash Superuser to root.... it won't overwrite the update, it will give you root access on the update, if that is your goal.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] drakeheart77:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2001226

I have posted updated 77.1.80 system, boot, and stock recovery images here. This system is NOT rooted, odexed and completely plain factory settings. Only thing not stock is the boot animation, and obviously is the ever-daunting software update installed.

Hope it helps some people out there.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] Skrilax_CZ:
There was no xml file in it?

The ext4 image starts with a signature, which you have to remove first.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] befrosty8612:
After a bunch of troubleshooting on my own for a different issue, i've come to your post. TWRP tells me I have no OS when I try to reboot from it. Since you have the files hosted, what are the bare minimum files i need to have in a back up to restore and get an OS back?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Just the system image I would think... unless you also wiped /boot.