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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeartFan40:
OK guys...Let's not and say we did. Enough of the bickering.

@pak-stars: you're not a mod, so please refrain from appointing yourself as such.

@Everybody else: Please refrain from.engaging in pointless bickering.

@OP: Please search before creating new threads, and make sure to post in the appropriate forum.

Cleaning this thread would basically remove the entire discussion, so...

Thread Closed!

OP: If you want to create a new thread in the correct forum, be my guest. But if the bickering starts up again, that thread will be closed.

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"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice"
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sprockets2000:
This just keeps happening, seems to be after buying the dock.

Right now I am running twrp, clean rom and the dock and it will cold boot all the time out of no where no ryhme or reason and I cannot replicate it.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikaole:
So I think you have a tablet?

One from Asus?

If yes, which one?

Which Rom are you on?

Which bootloader do you have?

And so on
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seshaz:
It's a bug with jellybean
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Renzo4000:
Only when I use the usb port from the dock the tablet will reboot now and then. Its driver related I guess
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TF300:
Mine rebooted constantly with the dock connected. Tried different SD cards etc with no luck. Updated to the newest firmware and haven't rebooted since. I know this hasn't worked for some but it did for me.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] xmx640:
Hi, I am a previously rooted 16gb nook tablet owner on 1.4.3. Lost the root a few months back after the OTA update. It turns out I broke both of my volume buttons after dropping the nook so I can't use the sdcard method that everyone loves so much... when I get to the install screen I can't navigate to select the root package. I'm wondering if there is an available method for rooting over usb, no sdcard involved, for a 16gb 1.4.3 NT. Preferably without a restore - it's a hassle, but if there is absolutely no way without flashing back to a previous version that's ok too.

Simple explanation of what I'm looking for:

Root over USB - no sdcard

16gb NT on 1.4.3 compatible

NO use of volume buttons!

Ability for sideload

Hopefully GApps

Don't need CM or anything - just want to install some android apps

If there is an existing thread with this information (not including old methods for 1.4.0) I apologize, and I would appreciate a link. It's very difficult to navigate through all the sdcard threads!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] xmx640:
Anyone?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] NikkieL:
Don't know if these will work but here are some links to the early rooting procedures

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/root-nook-tablet/

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/root-nook-tablet/

NikkieL

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[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] RodneyDekkers:
I have had lots of issues installing large apk's for months, and had lots of trouble getting the JB update to install. At that time I also discovered my TFP constantly generates different md5 signatures for unchanged files. I want to find out if this is simple file system corruption or if the flash memory is damaged. Currently I'm not yet unlocked, though I am rooted. I would prefer not to unlock, in case the flash turns out to be damaged and I need to claim warranty.

Is it possible to run fsck / e2fsck on the /data and /system partitions, without unlocking, so with stock recovery? If it's possible, I would also appreciate it if someone could tell me the exact adb commands needed, since I'm not very familiar with it yet.

Thanks for any help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] BDawgTrap:
I'm wondering what you guys think is the ultimate screen protector for the Galaxy note 2! I have always used invisible shield but I felt like it would be to... well for lack of better wording "sticky" with the s-pen.

I ordered a Spigen Ultra Crystal and while it is not as smooth for the s-pen as the naked screen is, it is acceptable to me. However, the thing was not easy to get on straight (I am insanely OCD obout that) and I got it on, but i guess it is too low since the bottom wont seal all the way (the GN2 glass is curved?) I don't like that

- The screen protector must be very statically charged because it picks up little particles of stuff like crazy.

- It is also a fingerprint Magnet.

- It doesn't cover as much of the screen as i would like (not a huge deal and it might be intentional because of the curved glass)

So... what screen protectors do use guys like that work well with the s-pen? Preferably between $10 and $60 :)

(also, please no posts about how screen protectors are useless and gorilla glass blah blah)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sky1193:
I'm waiting for invisible shield hd which feels like glass and doesn't distort the display. Running a cheap one for now until that is available.

Regurgitated From My Giant Note II
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] stu5797:
Phantomskinz and ghost armor are my favorite
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mr_wrong_0:
Clear protector is just as good as ZAGG HD. They have Note 2 available now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] vincey2kr1:
Think we are going to have a hard time finding a perfect one. I have the ghost armored installed. Way better then the zagg but it is a little soft. Leaving imprints if you push down with your Spen. Might be able work them out by warming the screen up but haven't tried.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mxl180:
Just installed. You want this.

There's two types of screen protectors -- flexible / rubberish like zagg or hard / plastic like this.

You do not want the flexible ones. Pen wont work well with those flexible screen protectors, you'll get orange peel distortion.

You want this. Clear and no distortion.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009M7TY5Y/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] kingoftowns:
have always used and loved the ones from http://bodyguardz.com, great protection, feel great, they send you 2 sets and have lifetime replacement, all you pay for is shipping, plus they have these newer "carbon fiber" styled ones that I really like.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] LaDoyers:
I installed my Spigen protector in the bathroom right after I got out of the shower. With a steamy bathroom, all the dust particles stay on the ground therefore dustless and perfect install.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] BDawgTrap:
The install went fine with my spigen and there isn a anything between the protector and the glass but after I installed it dust and stuff would attract to the screen protector. It stopped for some reason now and im pretty happy with it now unless I see something better on here :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] BDawgTrap:
Thanks for all the replies so far, it seems like there are quite a few good ones to try haha.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jcossack88:
Never used screen protectors before, but I have heard that this screen gets many scratches on it very quickly...so, with that in mind, I want a high quality protector...no matter the cost. Is the Zagg HD a hard protector (like recommended for the S-Pen) or is it soft just like all their other protectors? Also, how is the spiegen protector?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] t3project:
im using armorsuit militaryshield on the entire phone. it works great

http://www.amazon.com/ArmorSuit-Mil...-3-fkmr0&keywords=armour+shield+galaxy+note+2
[Captivate General] alvin612:
Been trying out other roms since I got my cappy back but always seems to be little problems here and there.

Been looking for S6.4 all over and couldn't find it -- official website download links go to some poll also.

PM if you have a copy! Thanks in advance!:)
[Captivate General] alvin612:
Contacted Mikey and he updated the official website with a live link!! Thanks Mikey!
[HTC Rezound] chaotix000:
Can I stretch the, say, battery icon out to be longer like if I wanted to make a battery bar(health bar)? Or does it have to be a square image?
[HTC Rezound] chaotix000:
Anyone know?
[HTC Rezound] dyetheskin:
they're square for a reason. can't simply stretch them. it's coded so they can be read correctly to be displayed. image dimensions are based upon the device such as mdpi,hdpi and so forth
[HTC Rezound] chaotix000:
So then no...I can't take a 42x42 (XHDPI) image and stretch it to say 108x42 (LengthxHight)?
[HTC Rezound] dyetheskin:
that's correct. whatever app/component that image belongs to is coded to know that image is supposed to be 42x42
[HTC Rezound] chaotix000:
K thanks for the reply.
[HTC Rezound] SynisterWolf:
you can / cant do it. if you are going to make the img longer then you will need to edit the xml so it will allow the space. most of the status bar is defined by an xml for the locate, kinda like if you delete the png for gms and instead of reclaiming the space it will leave a blank spot.
[HTC Rezound] chaotix000:
Do u happen to know which XML it is?
[HTC Rezound] wildstang83:
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[HTC Rezound] chaotix000:
Can't read that
[HTC Rezound] wildstang83:
You can't read upside down? lol

Anyways, I said it usually will be in the layout.xml although not all apk's will be the same.
[Android General] KidCarter93:
Before I start, I'd just like to say that this is just my personal rant and even though some of you may not agree, that's why I'm having this as a discussion thread.

Let's get this started then.

All I see going around XDA are people comparing their own devices to the latest Nexus device and saying 'Should I switch to the Nexus?' or a load of people rimming off the Nexus' as if they're the best thing since sliced bread.

Some of you may wonder why this bothers me. I'll tell you.

Just because a device has the Nexus brand name, it doesn't make it any better than any other phone of equal quality. A hell of a lot of people will see a device is a Nexus and immediately want to get it.

Why would you want to?

If you ask one of those people why a Nexus is so great, they'll say one of three things or a mix of the three.

The reasons are;

1) All Nexus devices look great and have great build quality.

2) It's guaranteed to have great developer support.

3) It's officially supported by Google so it will get the latest Android updates before any other device.

Now, let me tell you my response to each of those points...

1) Most Nexus devices don't look great. The only one which looks good, in my opinion, is the Nexus 7. Apart from that, none of them look any better than other devices around.

2) Yes it will have great developer support, but so do a lot of phones which are already around and have been for ages now. An example of that is the Galaxy S2. It's been around for over a year and a half and it still has more development than most phones do

3) Again, this is true. But they're not the only devices to get the Android updates quickly. This site has a smattering of great developers so it will never take long for other devices to get the latest versions, and you haven't even needed to buy a new phone just to get the latest and greatest.

So with that being said, why buy the latest Nexus device when I'm reality it isn't any better than devices which are already available?

I know some of you may be Nexus fanboys and not agree with anything I've said, but I'm hoping that some of you agree just so I know that I'm not the only person who isn't being hypnotized by the word 'Nexus'.

As I said at the top of this post, I'm leaving this as a discussion so if anyone would like to add anything extra or disagree with what I've said, then you can feel free to do so.

But whatever you do, DON'T TROLL OR FLAME OTHER PEOPLE SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU DON'T AGREE WITH THEM!
[Android General] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Agree with all of the above! I'm getting it to replace my GNex.. it's a better device and I don't need two Nexuses :p
[Android General] FangV:
True most other phones have similar specs (lol dnt want a nexus 4 anymore)

any suggestions??
[Android General] the1dynasty:
My first real Android experience has been with the Nexus S 4G about one year ago today actually... i replaced my iPhone 3GS...

Being my first android experience, i didn't know what android offered until i physically had the phone in my hands... i had it for two weeks before deciding to root it and try out the latest Android at the time, 4.0 ICS... fell in LOVE with my phone after that... i only realized other Carriers/manufacturers added their own version of android after i got used to ICS and started looking for other devices to upgrade to... once i became educated with android, i realized that i got extremely lucky with my first android experience/purchase... because not only were other devices not officially updated to ICS, but the rollout of ICS took a very long time to even start getting stable ports/builds from developers... the skin thing also turned me off from wanting another device...

Simply put, even tho my phone is rooted, i can only vouch for devices that come with pure Google experience as that was my first real android experience... someone will say that you can always root your device and update as developers push out there latest ROMs for other devices... but i can't promote that to my friends/family that don't even know what rooting means (like myself before)...

i strongly promote the Galaxy S3... in fact just yesterday someone posted on Facebook asking if they should get the gs3 or iPhone 5... i was surprised to see out of around 20 replies, only 2 said to get the iPhone 5... i said gs3 but i also mentioned the Nexus 4 and its amazing price point... she looked it up but liked the gs3 look more... today she bought the gs3 because of that and because the N4 isn't available yet...

Before, if anyone asked me what phone to get, I immediately said the gs3 hands down... now my response is Nexus 4... i prefer the sleek/clean look and curved glass of the Nexus devices... the gs3 would be great IMO if it didn't have hard keys like back/home/menu at the bottom... so with that, the N4 looks better to me than any other device out there... i also loved the look of the Gnex... sadly, that one lacked in specs for me to upgrade my ns4g... and sadly the N4 lacks CDMA/LTE support for me to upgrade... now I'm kinda stuck as to what now?

Hope that was a civil response you want in this thread :)
[Android General] KidCarter93:
Ask in this thread mate :)

I can understand why some would want the pure Google experience, but there are ROMs which provide an extremely close experience anyway. Plus with the added features they have, it seems like the logical choice to go for custom ROMs, at least in my opinion.

If you use the thread linked above, you'll be able to ask there about what device to get next if you're not too sure.

And yeah, that response was all good :D
[Android General] bendirkss:
Galaxy S3 was a lot slower and laggy compared to my gnex. Went back to my gnex after a week. I buy the nexus for the pure android. Its smoother, cleaner, quicker and just better.
[Android General] EnemyOfGlaDOS:
Yeah.. noticed the same when comparing JB on my S3 to JB on my Nexus..
[Android General] the1dynasty:
I know custom ROMs are available for other devices... but the only other phone on my radar was the gs3 but I hated those buttons... i enabled the on screen buttons on my ns4g and my kernel let's me dim the light on the capacitive buttons so its like they're not even there anymore lol... i lost some screen real estate but no biggie really...

I was really looking forward to the next nexus and was really disappointed to hear no CDMA/LTE support being that i have unlimited with Sprint now and I'm gonna be switching to a special unlimited plan with Verizon in a month or so... i really wanted to continue using nexus devices but looks like I'll have to go elsewhere for now... luckily, I'm content with this ns4g being that i got it tuned nearly perfect for good performance... the SD read is still a bit slow tho... i can survive until something wets my appetite again like the N4... or I'll just get the SGS4 if nothing comes out before then...

Btw, I'm on 4.1.2 right now running most apps from 4.2 system dump... so this 2year old phone can even take photosphere, and quite well i might add... no rush to upgrade devices... if rather put that money to getting the Nexus 10 ;)
[Android General] hikarugo:
Another reason is that all of the hardwares of Nexus devices are guaranteed to be open, unlike most Samsung touchwiz devices.

Another one is that new nexus devices are all have insanely low prices as they are subsidized by Google.

Also, now nexus devices have the greatest fastest socs in the market. Just look at nexus 4's S4 pro and nexus 10's Exynos 5.

In response to your opinion,

1. Not all nexus devices have great build quality, especially those ones made by Samsung. But in my opinion, all nexus devices have great design and look. Just look at the nexus 4. It's one of the most gorgeous phones in the planet.

2. For your information, the development of the Galaxy s2 is now dead. Also, the galaxy s3 is almost dead. Those are caused by their closed source drivers.

3. Nexus devices are the first to get the STABLE, latest android version.
[Android General] Kookas:
The reason is that the Nexus line keeps choices simple. Also, they don't have bloat (TouchWiz, Sense, etc) - and don't say get an AOSP ROM. I have heard that they are nothing but trouble. I quite like the idea of my tablet looking like it's running the same OS as my phone. And personally, the Nexus 4 is the best looking phone out there IMO, even compared to the iPhone 5 and the Samsung S3 (the style/position of the home button killed that design). I really like the UI design of stock Android too, it's not childish or cutesy looking like the bloat or iOS. I'm into the whole 'sci-fi' theme of it.

Also, looking at most other phones, they generally fall short in certain areas, whereas the Nexus devices as of late are looking relatively well considered. After using a Galaxy Nexus, I despise the current state of AMOLED tech. That rules out almost every Samsung phone under the sun. HTC One Xes supposedly have sucky battery life (plus, Tegra 3 vs a quadcore Snapdragon simply isn't a competition at all), and I've decided that lasting less than 5 hours with the screen on (for any mobile device, tablet, phone, whatever) just isn't good enough anymore.

Tablet-wise, for an Android tablet, there is no comparison to the upcoming Nexus 10. The Note sucks and the Infinity really sucks. The iPad wants you to get into the whole Apple ecosystem with Macs and iPhones to really get the best out of things like iCloud and whatnot, and Mac sucks for software & games.

The only real competitor to a Nexus is Windows 8 and WP8, which both look great (better than Android except for the whole 'Bing' thing) but their ecosystems aren't ready for real use yet. I have to say, the Lumia 920 is packing some awesome technology, and with the winter season coming I would really appreciate the touch screen you can use with gloves on. Not to mention the typical Nokia build quality, plus it seems to have everything covered.
[Android General] spunker88:
The Nexus phones are the quickest to get updates and don't have any OEM skins or bloatware that is forced on the users. While an AOSP ROM can be ported to any phone in theory, it takes time and there are usually hardware issues due to closed source or unavailable drivers, and also locked bootloaders.

The problem with the Nexus line is its sort of like Apple's devices in the sense that there is limited hardware choice and device's memory can't be expanded. My personal hardware tastes are for a smaller device with no more than a 4.3" screen and it must have a microSD slot. I'll put up with OEM skins, bloatware can be frozen with root, as hardware is more important to me than software. But everyone it entitled to their own opinions and preferences.
[Android General] jordanishere:
Nexus phones do have bloat. Google+, google currents, Google earth, google movies, Google books, etc. All /system apps that can't be removed. Most of them are useless.
[Android General] slaphead20:
Personally running Slim on my S3 is fast enough for me and my aged brain, any faster and I can't keep up! :D

Add to that my phone is my main music player hooked up to amp and speakers, I love that I can dual boot to get Samsung best bits(few!)

Not worried about lte

Glass back may be stylish.....but is utterly stupid on a phone.

......I am stupid!.....the reasoning?..... .this is all my opinion, nobody is really interested, and I'm not really interested in theirs......ergot......I MUST be stupid for posting in first place.....:confused:

:D:D:D
[Android General] the1dynasty:
Was that your final answer? I use most of those... and last I checked, u can go to the play store and uninstall all of them... don't even need root if I'm not mistaken...
[Android General] FC1032:
1) I'll agree not all Nexus look great, though that's a real personal preference thing. I for one, would prefer the Nexus one look over the Nexus s. I currently own a Gnex and I'd be honest in saying it looks alright, but I would like some changes made (Nexus 4, comes close)

2) To be fair, of course the S2 (and noteably other handsets) will have a large dev support, in terms of quantity they sell a lot more than the Nexus family (exception of the Nexus 7, that's the first Nexus priced aggressively)

3) Quick =/= first to get updates. Some people just want the newest FIRST.

I personally choose the nexus because I don't want to be caught with a device that will have a short support life (mentioned above). History shows the Nexus WILL have the most official updates:

Nexus one: Shipped with Eclair, last official version was GB

Nexus S: Shipped with GB, officially supported till Jelly bean

Gnex: Don't know yet, but its gone from ICS to JB.

If you go to dev section, there are even newer (unofficial builds) I don't buy phones every year so I want a phone that will last me 2 years at least.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] E15i:
As title states, a friend of mine asked me to try and fix his S1, first of all I boot to download mode (both 3 key & JIG work), and flash a few ROMS in ODIN, but the same thing, it stuck in boot screen, I tried bit 3 files & PIT, with repartition and without, nothing. Also I can't boot into recovery mode, I then open the device to check for any corrosion, but it's clean as a baby ass, then I disconnect the internal battery and connect back, but still no news, also it do charge the battery but not show it on the screen :

CHARGE:

BOOT:

Any help is more then wellcome :good:

PS, if you think the internal FLASH is bad, maybe there a way to use external SD card? and I mean an SD card you insert in the back of the davice.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueFlame4:
What kind of ROM did you flash? GB, ICS or JB?

Sent from my Gameboy Color
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] E15i:
I used the rescue kits ezodin so I guess it's GB, but also tried other roms, all roms was GB. What can you recommend, also is it possible that the problem with internal flash memory aka emmc?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snapper.fishes:
You can try flashing a éclairs or froyo rom, but I am not sure of that will make a difference. Have you tried a stock rom?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] E15i:
yes ezbase recovery kit gb, I did flashed 2.1 befeore and had the same result.
[Windows Phone 8 General] sianto1997:
Hi,

This is (as far as I know) the first dump of wp8. It's based on the 9900 (emulator) build and is meant for cooking roms (for WP7/8 devices)

It has all 51 languages and all 3 screen resolutions

Good luck devs,

Download link:

http://htcfanboys.com/download/sianto1997/?action=view&file=14516

If you use this in a rom, please mention me.

greetz
[Windows Phone 8 General] heishanxiaoyao:
WOW!Thank you very much!:laugh: