yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Droid DNA] jamdmyers:
The DNA may support OTG mode, what does that mean, with a small adapter you can attach a flash/thumb/usb drive to your phone, you'll be able to stream from this as well. The cables can be as short or long as you want and these would be easily portable. I say MAY because no one seems to know, it's not official but some have gotten it to work
[HTC Droid DNA] ML417:
on the flip side, if you're having problems with battery life, an external battery also works, I have one that is about the size of 2 of my fingers put together and it has a 5600mA battery, of course you can't use the USB port for keeping stuff on the phone, but maybe charge it afterwards or while watching a movie that is on your phone perhaps? (alternating between the two)
[HTC Droid DNA] awaitforitb:
Some thing like this should solve your battery problems

http://www.brookstone.com/mobile-2600-mah-charger?bkiid=SubCategory_Travel_Batteries_External_Cell_Phone_Battery_Chargers|SubCategoryWidget|802209p&catId=
[HTC Droid DNA] flaring afro:
I'd go to another carrier store and ask to hold a note 2. It's probably the better phone for you imo, unless it doesn't feel comfortable in your hand. If it doesn't and you don't play 3D roaming games nor care too much about the camera, I'd look get a Razr Maxx HD. Plugging the phone into a portable charger is just annoying and you may not see any performance difference with what you do anyways.
[HTC Droid DNA] scariestgnome:
Unlimited Data?

I was just wanting to know how you could upgrade to a new phone without losing the unlimited data. I too have the Thunderbolt and am planning on upgrading to the DNA, so how could I stick with my unlimited data? Thanks
[HTC Droid DNA] nrfitchett4:
he stated that he is buying the phone off contract. Doesn't really matter, sounds like Verizon is going to force off contract users off of unlimited data soon enough...

Then those that bought devices off contract to keep it will be all sorts of pissed off.
[HTC Droid DNA] beddachedda:
Why in the world do you need 1080p movies for a 5" screen?
[HTC Droid DNA] KTamez:
Need and want can be 2 different things.

For your specific needs, I guess I don't see the DNA being ideal. Between storage and battery life just doesn't seem like a winner. The Screen on the Note II sounds to be very good, and will probably be better all around otherwise if you're comfortable with its size.
[HTC Droid DNA] flaring afro:
Yeah, this is why I'm just giving up my unlimited data. Even if they didn't I'd have to use a ton of data to justify paying $400 more for a phone I'll probably upgrade again in a couple years. Right now I only use about 200MB/month and I'm sure I'll use more with a faster 4G phone but I doubt it will be that much more - not enough to justify the money.
[HTC Droid DNA] awaitforitb:
Do you have any source for your information. I am planning to buy off contract as well.
[HTC Droid DNA] flaring afro:
Verizon hasn't said anything, but they also said that anyone with unlimited data would be grandfathered in and be able to upgrade on contract permanently without losing it. Look how long that lasted, and there's nothing stopping them from forcing users with off contract unlimited data to a different plan.

Then again, they are getting a lot more money out of people buying off contract since they are still paying the same price for a plan that was meant to make up for the lowered phone prices. But I still think they are going to pull it.
[HTC Droid DNA] nrfitchett4:
There have been multiple rumors since they changed the rules this summer. Come summer of 2014, no one will be left on contract with unlimited. Had a Verizon rep tell my wife that changes are coming next April. I might wait until then to get new phones.
[HTC Droid DNA] rfarrah:
Coming from the T-bolt, you will likely be AMAZED. (my $.02).
[HTC Droid DNA] empiremaster23:
From a cash flow perspective, having people buy off-contract phones is amazing for phone companies, since it takes them well over a year+ to make money on customers when they upgrade (more for heavily subsidized devices like iPhones, less for mid-range androids and feature phones). Verizon needs cash right now to dividend out and build their network, so I wouldn't be surprised if they continue to allow unlimited data for at least another product cycle (July 2013).

I'm going to AT&T and seeing if I can use the Note 2. If I can, I think that is the phone for me.

Thunderbolt is basically useless now without ICS. Mine lags for minutes when I make an outgoing call and often the keyboard freezes and needs a reset before it works again (stock ROM). It got bad enough that when I travel I switch service to a Droid 3 I have lying around.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] dtziheucdavis:
Does anyone with an 8013 have access to Samsung Apps, or was able to install it from http://www.samsungapps.com/mars/about/downloadapps.as

I cant find this on my device and the install goes through, but I cannot see the ap on my tablet. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] CypherCross:
The Samsung Apps is preinstalled on my 8013 note tablet. used it since day one.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] toenail_flicker:
You should find it under "S" in your app list and it's called Samsung Apps. It has a light blue background with a circle of colored spots on it. I had a hard time finding it, too.
[Xperia Arc General] Sorin90:
Hy guys i need the kernel in the title(OC version + wifi modules)!! It's not avaible on arcknight's thread (only 3.5)... :( Could someone upload it for me ?? :laugh: :good:
[Xperia Arc General] Sorin90:
manage to find it...thank you anyway XD
[Xperia Arc General] kaushikpasi:
Try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1597771

Hit thanks if I helped you
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] vetusa2:
(((Exclusive))) "Radio FM" app from Google market is 100% working in Egypt!

good news for all people living in Egypt who are using Samsung Galaxy Wonder mobile with CM9/CM10 firmwares

(((Exclusive))) "Spirit FM Radio" app from Google market is 100% working in Egypt!

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

Working Settings in the Unlocked version of Spirit FM Radio are:

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Regional Band : World

Audio/Method :qdsp5v2 Altern

Audio/Output Mode :Switch Auto

Alernate Frequency/AF Mode:

RDS+Region

16

500

4

65535

500

4000

89100

93100

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best working FM channels are:

88.0

88.2

90.1 ------>Quran Channel

92.7 -------> Radio Online/Mega FM channel

94.3 ------->Europe program/Classical Channel

97.6

98.3

101.1------>Alexandria Channel

104.7

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Knowing bug : phone reboots when shutting down the fm radio application while listening on external speaker.

Solution: is to turn to headphone before shutting down the fm radio application.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] vetusa2:
after some more testing with CM9 beta 3 i found more bugs and more good news

in the unlocked version of Spirit FM Radio when someone calls while you listen to the fm radio on the external speaker the phone will crash

also when someone calls you on the phone while you listen to the fm radio on the headphones the phone will not ring but will show up the caller number on the screen without the ringtone sound

i am not sure if this is related to the CM9 firmware or may be related to the audio method qdsp5v2 !!!

i also tried both the Lite and the free version of the "Spirit FM Radio"

for the free version it totally sucks and useless

the good news :

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the lite version worked nice under qdsp5v2 and with a small error coming from a software that i installed... but hey!.... i can change now between external speaker and headphone without problems and listen to 6 saved channels ,for the caller ringtone sometimes it fails so as temporary solution i activate the vibration option+the ringtone so if the ringtone crashed or failed i can feel and hear the phone vibrating ,also i found out that when i hit the volume up or restart the radio app it works again like a charm

here is the rare error message for the only crash i get when someone calls me on the lite version of the "Spirit FM Radio"

View attachment 1499866

this error is coming up in relation to the Ac!d audio package v4 that i installed.

Also going in the lite version option settings/Audio/Volume Ctrl Stream and choose 1-System result was higher sound volume
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] spider2030:
It Worksssssssssssss !!!

Wow.. Just WOW :D

Really i missed it xD ,, Thnxx :good:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] filosofi_killms:
What also works for Indonesia country?
[Nexus 4 General] haze_nme:
You currently cannot upgrade a line to a Nexus 4 on the T-Mobile website. When you click "log in to see your price", the Nexus phone is not listed after you log in. I upgraded without issue on 11-15-12 in-store. The T-Mobile reps are clueless when you ask about this phone. They tried to tell me that it is not a supported phone and they don't offer it. I even sent them a link to an ad that was on their front page advertising the Nexus 4.

Here is a transcript of my chat with Bayani with T-Mobile Live Chat. You might find it humorously frustrating.

http://pastebin.com/HWvZLmnd
[Nexus 4 General] crachel:
T-Mobile Nexus 4 thread [DISCUSSION] [NEWS]

Please use the T-mobile Thread we already have.

Thanks

Closed
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Wow, thanks for this detailed analysis - much more detailed than mine.

So what can I add to your research?

Tegra-based systems have another partition table, which has a proprietary layout and an unknown purpose (maybe just important for NVFlash and for flashing blobs?). Looking at the flash.cfg in the NVFlash package from AndroidRoot.mobi, we can get the Tegra partition layout and partition names:

Partition number 1 is missing in the list, maybe it contains the extremely well-hidden APX mode recovery code or even the answer to life, the universe and everything. :)

The following 3 partitions are located at the beginning of mmcblk0 and their contents are apparently encrypted with a device-specific key. For some reason, with ICS-based ROMs it reads as all zeros; in JB-based ROMs additional mmcblk0boot0 and mmcblk0boot1 partitions appear which together cover this area. The "bricksafe.img" in the nvflash guide covers these 3 partitions.

2 BCT: Tegra Boot Configuration Table - 3145728 bytes

3 PT: Tegra Partition Table - 524288 bytes

4 EBT: Bootloader - 8388608 bytes

You already know the following 2:

5 SOS: Recovery kernel - 8388608 bytes

6 LNX: Linux kernel - 8388608 bytes

Then some more funny ones:

7 CER: I think this stands for "Certificate" and contains the bootloader unlock token. - 8388608 bytes. If I calculated correctly, this is at 0x1380000 into mmcblk0. Saved as "unlock-token.img" in the nvflash guide.

8 IMG: no idea what this is for - 8388608 bytes

9 GP1: space for a GPT partition table, maybe unused - 1048576 bytes

Now the regular partitions follow (p1 to p8):

10 APP: p1 = /system (Android OS)

11 CAC: p2 = /cache (for communication between Android and recovery)

12 MSC: p3 ="misc", whatever that is. On the TF101 it was used for bootloader commands.

13 USP: p4 = The update staging partition. Update blobs are copied here and flashed to the correct partition by the bootloader.

14 PER: p5 = device-specific config in a FAT filesystem

15 YTU: p6 = Apparently the DRM key. Confirmed to be overwritten with 0 by the unlocking process.

16 CRA: p7 = unknown (reserved for crash dumps?)

17 UDA: p8 = /data (Android user data)

And finally:

18 GPT: the EFI partition table that is actually used by the kernel
[Asus Transformer TF700] utx:
Well, it seems, that something (ICS stock kernel, hardware) hides contents of the first (at most) 0x380000 bytes of flash.

I am locked, and I have some token at 0x1380000 as well.

I am still thinking about a way to unlock, keep access to nvflash, and upgrade to JB keeping DRM working, even at cost of using stock system. That is why I wanted to backup and analyze everything and find all keys and signatures.

It would be also nice to know, whether there are areas of flash with hardware or kernel write lock.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Yes, before unlocking I had something very similar to you there - a 16 byte header followed by some hexdump. I don't know what it was. It was overwritten by the unlock process with a 4 byte data block prefixed with a "-SIGNED-BY-SIGNBLOB-" header and followed by 256 bytes of what looks like a digital signature, very similar to the signed update blobs.

Definitely back up the YTU partition before unlocking (p6) and then make the nvflash backups - but maybe the key must match something that is broken by the unlocking process, or it is renewed periodically, etc., so it might not help. Maybe try using DRM before unlocking and watch if the content of the partition changes over time.

Never tried to write directly to the block device - too scared to break something.

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Another small addition:

This FUSE trick also makes /mnt/sdcard case-insensitive.
[Asus Transformer TF700] ostar2:
I just thought of something. What if you launched a data recovery process and recovered the DRM keys for the device?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
How do you define "data recovery process"? You cannot recover data that has been overwritten.
[Asus Transformer TF700] utx:
Well, if the DRM partition is write enabled, it may be possible to restore its contents, if you backed it up before unlock (it is probably per-device unique). But it could be insufficient. Locked bootloader can be different than unlocked bootloader, and may drop cipher needed for DRM decihering. It is just a theory. Somebody could proof it or falsify, if:

1) Backed all accessible data before unlock.

2) Unlocked (and to be safe, also made brickproof image).

3) Recovered the data creates in step 1.

Will DRM work then? Or did we need the contents of (currently inaccessible) locked stock data of the first megabytes?

But I see no way, how to back-up first megabytes of locked device (on ICS; JB is not as interesting for us, once you upgrade to JB, you cannot create brickproof image for nvflash).

I even don't know, which part of the subsystem causes these megabytes being reported as zeroes. Is it stock Asus ICS kernel? Is it bootloader? Is it a hardware lock on the flash device?
[Asus Transformer TF700] ostar2:
Good idea, but what I meant by "Data Recovey". Is restoring the deleted data from that filesystem/partition.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
I see, so I assume you assume you had a backup before. :)

Somebody (maybe you?) could try roughly the following sequence:

- get new TF700

- update to 9.4.5.26. if it's already newer, forget nvflash, but the rest could still work.

- root it using debugfs

- make a backup of /dev/block/mmcblk0p6

- do some DRM-dependent stuff and check that it works

- after some days, make another backup of /dev/block/mmcblk0p6 and compare if anything has changed. If the key is static, maybe restoring after unlocking could work. If not, chances are high that it doesn't work.

- unlock (this erases mmcblk06 and voids warranty)

- optional, but very useful: install AndroidRoot hacked bootloader to make blobs for nvflash, then use nvflash to backup all partitions

- restore backup of /dev/block/mmcblk0p6

- try if DRM still works
[Asus Transformer TF700] firetech:
To install AndroidRoot bootloader and by that getting nvflash blobs, you have to unlock first... The order of your steps is therefore wrong.
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
Oops, thanks for noticing. I edited my post.
[Asus Transformer TF700] AbdouRetro:
what if we were to read from the NAND externally (RAW)....xbox 360 style...wouldn't that be the same as nvflash....

except that the three partitions in question are encrypted with a key that is probably unique per Tegra...

2 BCT: Tegra Boot Configuration Table - 3145728 bytes

3 PT: Tegra Partition Table - 524288 bytes

4 EBT: Bootloader - 8388608 bytes

but I would suppose it wouldn't be a problem since a raw flash would restore everything back to normal...even if we can't read it..the CPU can..and that's all that matters.

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never mind...its a BGA
[Asus Transformer TF700] W3ber:
Correct order maybe.

- get new TF700

- update to 9.4.5.26.

- root it using debugfs

- make a backup of /dev/block/*.*

- unlock (this erases mmcblk06 and voids warranty)

- install AndroidRoot hacked bootloader to make blobs for nvflash

- restore backup of /dev/block/mmcblk0p6

- try if DRM still works

Q1:If i backed up 9.4.5.26 all block image.After i updated 9.4.5.30 can i get the nvflash blob from backed up images?No way to dig out the blob key from the backup?
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
No way - the BCT, bootloader, etc. is not visible to the kernel at all (so it's not included in your images), and I don't know which kind of magic the blob creation tool uses, but I assume it's more than reading stuff from the nand.
[G2 and Desire Z General] whitewash:
Hello,

I have already searched many topics, but none exactly answers my question. I want to disable shutdown animation, but replace it with Shutting down "progress" dialog instead. What I have achieved, is deleting downanimation.zip from /system partition, but now I only have black blank screen when shutting the phone down.

I have Virtuous Unity ROM, but I guess this question deals with Android in general
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] big70tom:
I love HTC phones. Why are they not as supportive to the developers as Samsung? I guarantee if there was no development, not rooting, a lot more people would keep there phones longer. I for one average 2 phones a year. Why cause I want the next big thing and I like to follow these pages and development. HTC, LG, ETC. should spend a small part of there advertising budgets and support XDA. that just seems like good buisness. Anyone have some insight on this?

Sent From my HOX, Swagger Initiated
[Nokia Lumia 920] Montastic:
Black Friday sale. I've seen some reports where some people were able to get this deal starting today (Wednesday). Just thought I'd let everyone here know about this.

http://ebm.e.att-mail.com/c/tag/hBQqvk6B8ZtbSB8vRH4AAYi76jH/doc.html
[Nokia Lumia 920] BaronInkjet:
Anyone know if the no-contract price is lower also?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nick090:
Hey I have a spriont evo 4g rooted with a CR and Modsmurf installed. How do I go about switching my phone from sprint(whicih I own and no longer have a contract with) to work on the Boost service? If anyone knows of a good guide or knows them self that what be much appreciated. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrvlljr:
here ya go..http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1182260

---------- Post added at 03:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:57 PM ----------

2 more things..you don't need to call boost for your msl..just search the playstore for "get my msl". It's what I used. Next in the future just use the search bar up top. This place has just about everything about everything already answered.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] srt4mn:
Hi everyone,

I have a GSM GNex running the OTA 4.2 rooted from bixie. I am having a lot of lag/fc/reboot issues. I first just flased it on top of 4.1.2 by just wiping caches and ran pretty laggy. I then did a full wipe of data and caches and started fresh and still not much better. Then I format system/data/caches and reflashed and still not any different. Before I try a different rom or flash back to 4.1.2 (don't want to, I like the new camera in 4.2 a lot) for the time being, can anyone share their experience between trying AOSP and OTA roms and if one is more reliable compared to the other? I work a lot so it's tough for me to dedicate a good hour or so redoing my whole phone setup to find out it's not any better than what it was prior so any help would be great!

Thanks guys
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
why dont you go 100% stock and root it yourself? it really takes no time at all.

i have no idea if that rom has any under the hood changes to compromise performance like that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] srt4mn:
As far as I knew, that was what the bixie rom was: Stock with Root added. I've tried AOSP in the past and they never really ran as good or as reliable as stock on my phone so that's why I always have stuck with stock for updates and just had root access added. Now I am reading that AOSP is more reliable currently than the OTA update ROM which had me thinking I should maybe try a good, semi-stock AOSP rom to get me by if it's reliable enough, or moreso than the OTA.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] meisanerd:
I haven't used the OTA 4.2 yet, but I have been running kalo86's AOSP ROM with good success. I initially did a flash+factory reset for his 4.1.2 ROM, but all updates since that have been flash+clear caches.

Compared with stock, it seems to have better battery life. Also, I think he has taken the time to fix minor little bugs that were introduced into AOSP.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] srt4mn:
^Thanks!!

I'll check into that ROM and maybe give it a try when I have some free time here.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Amit Dey:
I have downloaded the new version of BSPlayer Apk 1.6.142 (Paid version) but yet again surprised to see player doesn't have widget to place the app in a home screen. I have searched forum of xda and found no custom widget. Searched google on how to make a widget but it seems a total unknown world of coding and designing. Can anyone help me with a separate widget pack for BS player only. Install pack of widget for BS player like a 4 x4 widget designed to match with my SAMSUNG Galaxy S3 pls. :)

Thanks

Model Number: GT-I9300

Android version: 4.1.1

Baseband Version: I9300XXDLID

Device Status: Normal (never rooted)

requested : BS player widget (apk)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] freddy1991:
are you sure that it has a widget

if so, did you move the app to SD card

widgets are not available if you move an app to SD card

move it back to your internal memory

Sent from my GT-I9300

don't forget to hit the thanks if I helped you
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Amit Dey:
No BS player doesn't have widget by default I guess, it only installs the player. That is why I requested to design it for me and other as well. One 4x4 widget can help to place the app in a home screen page and use it to listen to music or watch movies quickly by jumping to next home page. . If someone can develop a custom widget pack like the " player pro" has it is going to be helpful for everyone. We need some developer/coder to design a widget for BS player. ;)

And to be honest I do not think S3 apps are movable to SD card specially when it is not rooted. My BS player is in internal memory(phone) I double checked. Anyway thanks .....
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] pngface:
Do you mean a widget that will allow you to watch videos straight from the homescreen?

Firstly, we will need the source code for BS Player

Secondly, I'm not entirely sure that's technically possible at the moment, even with access to the code (I could be wrong)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Amit Dey:
No I requested a widget like "player pro" has and not to play directly from home screen but place the app in a different home screen.

for example look at this 4x4 widget of "player pro" I just want a same for BS player...

http://i.imgur.com/P5l1W.jpg
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Amit Dey:
sent this post to premium

how to send my request to premium or tag someone special who has knowledge on widget making pls. :crying: