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[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scholbert:
O.K. i see...

Surdu is simply the fastest and seems to build custom ROMs while sleeping ;)

As you see, he created the sticky thread and is very helpful person, that's why he got so dominant on building ROMs.

The best working ROMs are all based on stock... and got more or less customizations.

AOSP and AOKP types (CM as well) are not yet completed, because of the proprietary files inside the Android OS.

There's more reverse engineering to do, to make all peripherals work.

By starting with one of the slim&fast ones from Surdu, you could easily create your own :cool:

Simply use a linux host and loop mount the images as ext4.

Depends on the grade of customization, but in most case it would be enough to tweak the system image and leave the kernel+initramfs just in place.

Regards,

scholbert
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surdu_petru:
Hi !

Thanks !

...also he can touch kernel & initramfs if he not like this device ! :D:laugh::D

...I certainly joking... I would be very happy for him to do more than us !

Good luck TrOjAnUK ! :good:
[Gen8, Gen9, Gen10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -AngelOfDarkness-:
there is still also an Ubuntu ROM : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1392167

greetings AOD
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DGenerateKane:
I rooted my S3 without problems. Then I went to install Wicked ROM but I couldn't access the sd card to install it, it kept failing to mount the card. I installed the ROM from the internal memory fine, but I still can't access the SD card. Every time I choose mount in settings it tries to mount but ultimately fails. How do I fix this?

Ok I didn't realize it was formatted as exFAT which isn't supported. Is there an alternative to Team Epic's CWM that does support it?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] saldebot:
Get GooManager open it up and hit the menu button and choose install custom recovery. It will install TWRP recovery. TWRP stands for TeamWin Recovery Project...I think lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DGenerateKane:
Thanks, I'll check it out.
[General Questions and Answers] portal443:
I am currently using a wifi-only android phoneblet (samsung galaxy player 5.0 USA) and an AT&T Pantech Link II feature phone. I am one of the added family members on my parent's (yes, I am a teenager, sorry) voice-only plan. Adding features to the plan at this point isn't really an option.

Alright, with all that out of the way, I am very interested in the new Nexus 4. As it is an unlocked GSM device, I am planning one taking the SIM from the Link II and putting it in the Gnex. I plan on turning off data in jellybean, and using google voice for my texting. Can someone tell me for sure if this will work? My main concerns are the SIM being somehow "locked" to the old phone.

Thanks.
[Motorola Photon 4G] A2CKilla:
Well as you can see by the signature what I upgraded to, I had really high hopes for the photon, I praised that thing daily until the Motorola ics/bootloader lock debacle happened, so I need to get it fixed anyway which I will still do, but I think for my photon and Motorola, the towel has finally been thrown in, I'll always keep tabs on the development if it still happens and maybe one day go back to that little beast
[Motorola Photon 4G] jreuschl:
I went to the Note II, also. Amazing how small the Photon's screen looks now!
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] beagleinspace:
I recently bought a Incredible 2 for use overseas and wanted to confirm some things/had some questions:

1: According to the seller the phone has never been used/activated (Verizon seems to confirm this). As I do not want to activate it on Verizon, can I just buy an unlock code to unlock the SIM, bypass the activation screen and use the code? So far, googling doesn't seem to be telling me otherwise, but I wanted to check.

2: I was looking around on the threads on how to update without being on Verizon's network and just wanted to make sure I would be able to do so as well with an unactivated phone. (The activation screen isn't going to pop up and interfere with the process or anything?)

2b: It looks like there's two methods of updating with the official updates: through a PC if it's an exe or through the phone itself it it's a zip. Would I need anything else installed on the PC if I go with that method or is it just a matter of connect the phone (does it need to be in mass storage mode?) and run the exe? And which one would be easier for someone who has never done this before?

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] neonflash:
hi i have a samsung captivate i897. i bought it sim free from the states (u'm in uk) rooted running cyanogen mod & miui. i've had it 8months and its been perfect.

i'm no tech guru so i've never done anything else to the phone since i got it.

recently i hada problem with it forcing close on nearly application (see thread here:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1936862) but i did a little clean up and uninstalled some apps to free up space and that seemed to help for 13 days.

today i powered it on and browser forced close so i switched if off but when i switched it on again it's now stuck in (i think its called) boot loop - i get the "samsung galaxy s" animation and cyanogen mod then i usually have one that says "xiaomi" and a little music sound play. its this one that keeps looping. so instead of getting the xiaomi animation & music once then it going to the lock/enter pin screen, it just continues to repeat.

i have no idea what to do.

i tried to long press power key but nothing happens.

really hope someone can help. i appreciate any help given but please bear in mind i'm a TOTAL NOOB at this kind of stuff so try to explain things as much as possible for me.

thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Theonew:
Yes, you are stuck in a bootloop. Just boot into recovery and do a clean install.
[General Questions and Answers] safiyulla:
Download TWRP recovery for your handset. then install using still recovery mode.

TWRP installing using current recovery mode

Installation methord:-

-use Your current recovery.

-update zip file(TWRP Recovery) from sdcard.

-ok

-Reboot your mobile.

-Then install your custom rom using latest recover mode (TWRP Recovery).
[General Questions and Answers] iNeedICS:
+1

Sent from my iPhone kryptonite ;)
[General Questions and Answers] neonflash:
how do i get into recovery mode when stuck in bootloop?

so i should dl this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1623549

how do i get stuff on the phone also?
[General Questions and Answers] neonflash:
also power & down wont get me anything eitherbut did this:

1. remove the usb cable, battery, sdcard, SIM.

2. wait 10 seconds, then insert the USB cable.

3. press and hold the 3 button combo while you insert the battery

and i got a menu thing. i just selected reboot (because i dont really know what to do) but is that the menu i'm supposed to get & where would i go from there?
[General Questions and Answers] Theonew:
A custom recovery is quite likely already installed. Just do the key combination at boot (for your device) to boot into recovery mode. You'd only need that if you want to change the current recovery.
[General Questions and Answers] ATdevelopers:
+1. I have a HTC One X that was stuck in bootloop a couple of days ago. I think I flashed some wrong files which caused this issue. I then followed the steps in the Android Revolution HD ROM thread and voila! - had a clean install running smoother than ever! I didn't mind losing all of my data (since everything was already backed up on my PC).

Just do a clean install and your phone will work perfectly fine.
[General Questions and Answers] davevanoerle:
I'd suggest you to start your phone in recovery mode and re-install the software (if you cannot backup your files).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sethmcmichael:
Is anyone else having issues with the Bluetooth volume being low while on a call? On my old EVO it was fine, but on multiple BT headsets it seems to be low when i have the volume all the way up. Any ideas on a fix maybe?
[HTC Sensation] Amenofhis:
Hi, i have a Sensation 4G i change it because the Htc Mytouch4g its little not to much for me, isnt a bad phone but i need this one.. :p OK OK

here is the question? what with the Sense 3 or Sense 4

i see ICS 3.33 can some one awnser this? and btw i have a SuperSU app... dont know if my Se4G how i know?

thank you.
[HTC Sensation] Jonny:
Read the guides and info posts, its all there. Also questions go in the Q&A forum not in general
[Windows Phone 8 General] eortizr:
so according to #8 there still now way of set your own color? wtf?
[Windows Phone 8 General] SPIDER-7:
++

Maybe that settings is in another place :rolleyes: because they confirmed the custom Accent colors !
[Windows Phone 8 General] mcosmin222:
Some of these features are already available in WP7.5

One note, data counters (for nokia only), Xbox muxic is the same as zune, and a few more will come in 7.8 lol.

Not really a big loss as it seems, for old windows phone users.
[Windows Phone 8 General] HTC_FUZE:
two new features:

1. Allow multiple mobile no.

2. Enable any languages.

see attched snapshot from MS Community forum. I do not have WP8, can anyone confirm?
[Windows Phone 8 General] SPIDER-7:
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update

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12-New features for Skype

First, and maybe the most important improvement, is that Skype can keep you signed-in and reachable even when you've closed out the Skype app. Skype stays asleep in the background until an incoming call or message is received. Not only can you receive calls just like you would through your wireless carrier but staying dormant, you save battery life.

The new Skype app also automatically adds your Skype contacts to your People Hub. This will allow you to start a Skype conversation directly from a person's contact card.

Other improvements include Live Tile support to show unread message counts and/or a text preview of the most recent message and Skype notifications for your Lock Screen.
[Windows Phone 8 General] SPIDER-7:
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update

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13-multiple select

-we can see the “select multiple” option in the gallery; which is a huge relief for many who have faced the horror of wanting to delete more than one picture (God forbid).

14-In App purchase

-support for NFC, contactless payments, deals, loyalty cards and the likes

++This feature is just for wp8 :(

15-Group Tile will be a live tile ( like the people tile )

Another little tweak to the Windows Phone 8 People Hub has been noticed. Besides the Recent Contacts now being a vertical pivot, another pivot has been added for groups specifically, showing a similar animation to the start screen People tile.

The discovery shows there is likely many more small changes in Windows Phone 8, which, despite the emulator leak, we will likely only really discover once we hold a real device in our hands.

16- 4 Hot in one

16.1-You will be able to Search from the lock screen

16.2-Download Maps for offline use

16.3-Basic Photo Editing tools like crop, rotate, fix, aspect ratio, etc will be included in the OS

16.4-Voicemail, Email, Text or IM, Email Notification Support

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++more coming soon ;)
[Windows Phone 8 General] Taurenking:
"wow"...
[Windows Phone 8 General] SPIDER-7:
++

You think they lie to us ;) Because one of wpcentral friends confirmed that :D
[Windows Phone 8 General] Loco5150:
This is small, but something Ive been missing ALOT: you can paste to dialer. At least here in Finland so often phone numbers from explorer dont appear as clickable links.
[Windows Phone 8 General] monotheist:
Yes in WP8 you can paste in dialer.

http://wmpoweruser.com/windows-phone-8-will-finally-let-you-paste-phone-numbers-into-the-dialler/

For WP 7.5 you can download my easy dial app :fingers-crossed:
[Windows Phone 8 General] SPIDER-7:
thank you ! :good:

By the way your app is great ;)
[Windows Phone 8 General] SPIDER-7:
++

update

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17-paste in dialer

Microsoft did not allow one to paste phone numbers into the dialler. This has been such a problem that there has even been apps developed to allow one to copy a phone number from a web page or IM for example and paste it into an app, which would then dial the number.

Like with so many things, Microsoft finally fixed the issue in Windows Phone 8
[Windows Phone 8 General] HTC_FUZE:
Ok, thanks. However, I think the multiple mobile no. is still limited to 2? From the hotmail, now I see Mobile 2 becomes available, but still you cannot customize it, e.g. change "Mobile" to Mobile-Personal, change "Mobile 2" to "Mobile-Company" etc. or add more than 2 no.
[Windows Phone 8 General] Loco5150:
:) yes easy dial and few others are great apps for WP7. Only problem for me on all of these is the fact that the tile of the app cannot show missed calls. This of course its due to limitation of WP7, not because people dont want to include this function to their apps. The way the home screen and notifications is build in WP7 would mean basically having 2 tiles for dialing and ehh, its too much. Smart dial is something I thought was very strange that it wasnt present in WP7, but I have got used to dialing from people hub.
[Windows Phone 8 General] monotheist:
Thanks.

Some of the features you missed

1) Now you can take screen shots with the phone, this was demoed long back in the first look of Windows Phone

2) Custom lens, you can have apps that create Custom Lens for the Phone for taking pictures

3) Downloadable Maps for offline Maps support.
[Windows Phone 8 General] SPIDER-7:
++

Update

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someone please wake me up !!! wow!! wow! and wow!!!

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18-Dual Core Chipsets

Microsoft plans to have the latest and greatest hardware on their new phones, and that includes dual-cores and more (read, multi-cores).

19- 3 Screen Resolutions

WP8 will no longer be restricted to the lowly 800×480 (by today’s standards). Coming forth are 2 new resolutions, HD (1280×720) as well as WXGA (1280×728). The second resolution spec is particularly interesting. WXGA keeps direct aspect ratio compatibility with WP7′s WVGA screen resolution.

20-Micro SD Card support

Not having Micro SD slots was a bummer with Windows Phone 7 as that pretty much limited offline storage capacity. Most phones were stuck with 8 GB of storage (less than 6 GB useful most of the times). For an office guy, it might be enough. But start to take pictures and carry them around, store music and apps and you would soon be running into tight spots. We are glad MS addressed this petty problem with WP7 and is introducing the feature (finally) with WP8.

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21-Unleashed Gaming

22-More Countries, More Languages

In their continued expansion, Microsoft highlights the number of different countries and languages in which their apps will be available.

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[Windows Phone 8 General] Whatdoyaknow:
Any improvement of the calendar tile?

Thanks for this thread and info!

Is there any improvement of the calendar tile. In particular, more than 1 appointment showing on the start screen tile (Such a big tile of nothingness in WP7). I'd like to see 3 or 4 appointments. Ideally the ability to control how many and from what calendar, all day or not. At present one has to achieve this via third party apps.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HemdonG:
Hello Everybody,

Before proceeding I've googled this, but found no answer, therefore just for general information. I would like to know what is a T9 dialer??

Any references would be better.

Thanks In Advance,
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mockingbird:
Doent have a definion but what it does is when you start typying on dialer a numer it shows the contact that begin with that number , its just a fast way to call.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackRabbit1703:
and make easier to send message

cz the T9 design is not like QWERTY keyboard model but alphabet..abc def

also have a big screen to touch each button
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _JoaoCampos:
You're a (very) lousy googler then. First result: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T9_(predictive_text)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playjun:
T9 = text on 9 keys

minimum edition™®
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Insertnamehere12:
Does the AT&T one X have CDMA Radio support (Hidden or otherwise?)

Picked this phone up on the Amazon wireless penny sale, and planning on putting the SIM in a dumbphone for sibling.

On Verizon I had the Rezound and Incredible 4G, both of which initially had no support for GSM, but was later found and implemented by devs in their respective forums. I managed to get the AT&T SIM working in my Incredible 4G for voice and data, I'm just wondering if it is possible to do the reverse.

I plan on using Viper once I get around to rooting, didn't see anything on their page about unlocking tho.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] phracture:
So I've tried searching on here, I've tried googling to no success...So time for my first post on this site I guess.

I have an Acer Iconia Tab A100 running stock ICS (rooted) which now stops during its boot sequence.

I've read that when a device is bricked it stops at the Acer logo on boot, mine goes past this but stops before the Android logo appears.

Stuff I did before this happened:

- Friend rooted my device for me using a guide from these forums.

- I tried seeing what I can do with Superuser permissions and got used to the new features.

- Wanted an app that wasn't compatible with my device so I tried using a Device Spoofer to make my device appear as an HTC Thunderbolt.

- Realized it didn't work still so I used the device spoofer to restore back to my default device.

- Device rebooted and I am now stuck between the Acer logo and the Android logo on boot.

Am I bricked and screwed out of a device?

Is there a way to recover my device/restore to factory?

Any help is appreciated. You all most likely know more that I do. :(

EDIT: The guide that was followed to root: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1531646&highlight=root
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] justjackyl:
Is cwm or twrp recovery installed?

Sent via G2x on temasek b135.2 w/ Trinity TD1.58 kernel (testing)
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] phracture:
I don't believe either was installed. Is there anyway to fix this problem without those?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] pio_masaki:
Well for starters what happened was that tool wrecked build.prop which sits in /system. Not a bug issue except it won't be fixed by resetting, you need to replace/repair build.prop or flash a whole new system to it. Did you enable debugging before doing this? If so adb might be used to repair the damage. If not you'll need to flash an official acer ICS ROM by placing it on the root of external SD named update.zip then power on holding the volume key closest to the lock switch.

Tapatalked from my Nexus 7 - Kuroikaze AOSP
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] phracture:
Ahhh okay I think that makes sense to me, and yes I believe I had debugging turned on so I should be able to fix this I guess fairly simply.

Thanks so much will post to say if I've solved or ran into trouble once i get home.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] phracture:
Could someone be nice enough as to tell me how to access my device to put the build.prop on it?

I have installed adb and downloaded the files for 4.0.3 using android ADK. I see the build.prop file that I need. However when i try to run adb.exe to see how the program works, I just get a window which scrolls through a large amount of text before closing.

EDIT: I am running windows 7 x64. Would this be easier if I tried using adb on my laptop which runs Ubuntu?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Romman0:
First you need to have the acer drivers installed. Second the tab will need to be booted to the recovery to be seen.

Place the build.prop you need to push to the device in the platform tools folder (the one with adb.exe). Make sure the name is properly build.prop

**There are modded ones here in the dev section here that will work, speed up your tab and/or rename it to an A500 to get more apps.

Open a command propt in the platform-tools folder (shift-right click)

type

adb devices

There should be a device listed

type

adb push build.prop /system

Your done, type reboot

It should reboot with the new build.prop
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] pio_masaki:
Open a terminal then cd to where you have adb.exe then run it that way, otherwise it just scrolls help and closes like you saw.

Power on and once it gets stuck booting try

adb devices

And see if it shows up, if it does do

adb pull /system/build.prop

This pulls it to where adb.exe is, from there you can check it for errors or even upload it and we can check it out.

Tapatalked from my Galaxy Nexus - CN(A)
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] splatoid:
Excuse me for butting in but wouldnt it be easer for him to just do the SD card. A lot less confusing at least fo me..
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] phracture:
I'd be fine with uploading it for you guys to check out, but first I need adb to find my device.

I made sure I have the Acer drivers installed, but when I plug it in and run "adb devices" I get no devices listed.

I tried both at the screen where it stops loading as you said and at the recovery screen as Romman0 said.

I tried that and no devices are listed as I said above.

Also, the shift+right click blew my mind. That could've been and will be very useful to save me time.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] phracture:
So I still haven't gotten my device to be recognized. Should I try to connect using Ubuntu or Mac OS?

As I was told before, there is something i can do where i put the android API in an update.zip and place it on an external SD. By external SD does this mean micro SD card? Could this solve my problem potentially?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Romman0:
Yes the microsd. And yes, if you flash the ICS stock ROM http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1611696

It will fix it to. Rename to update.zip then place it on your microsd card, power off and boot recovery by pressing both the power and volume rocker closest to the corner at the same time until it starts updating.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] phracture:
Thanks for confirming and giving me that link. Problem is solved. Thanks everyone for helping a noob out.
[General Accessories] Green Ranger:
Hi All! So this is my first time starting a new thread so I hope I'm doing this right. I couldn't really find a thread specifically for battery banks or battery backups so I thought I'd start one.

I was wondering what is everyone's method of backing up/recharging your battery for your cellphones? For me, the battery that comes with my phone is enough to get me through the day usually and I just charge it every night while I sleep. If I go on trips, I use the Rav Power 10000 mah battery bank. I find this a bit bulky but it works great and lasts many charges before I have to recharge again.

Everyone's taste and preferences are different so I'm seeing what other options are out there that may be lighter in weight. I'm thinking of getting their smaller one, the 5200 mah, and have this in my backpack or car for just in case.

Any mini reviews of what you have would be great :good:
[General Accessories] NewbCentral:
Wow, cool gadgets, I need to get a bank for just-in-case emergencies. Thanks Currently i use a solar powered charger, which is really slow and somethings doesn't work as desired. Looks similar to this http://www.amazon.com/External-Univ...=8-4&keywords=solar+powered+cellphone+charger
[General Accessories] amelor:
Ive bought one at sunsky from china battery about 4000mah, but it was year before, now there is a better.
[General Accessories] markheloking:
I used to have a bank that looked like a GBA SP, with foldable screens. In the screens were two solar panels, which charged the battery of, I think, about 2000mAh or something like that. The thing is now broken though. Still looking for a nice (affordable) replacement
[General Accessories] lorenzzzzz:
Mine is Anker 5600