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[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joejoethetee:
ok so i got an xperia play (verizon) that is not currently hooked up to their network as i already have us cellular. anyways i downgraded to 2.3.3 to root the phone and now that thats done i want to put it back to 2.3.4 and keep the root but it says i have to be hooked up to a mobile network to do that. is there any way to get around it and update the phone again so i get the new features or am i stuck?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mazdamiata210:
Well this isn't my tutorial and I take no credit but I will say this works amazing for my phone. I used it since I had my note 1 and it is fully adjustable to work with just about any phone.

Get the template [URL="http://www.deanying.com/content/binary/deanying.com-paperclip-iPhone-stand-template.pdf"]here[/URL]. Print it out with your favorite PDF reader. Be sure not to stretch the document. If you have a ruler, do a reality check to make sure the document didn't get resized when printed. When the paper clip is straightened out, it should be the same length as the grey line in the template. A pair of pliers will make your job a lot easier.

1. Take a jumbo paper clip and straighten it out. Use a fine tip sharpie to mark all the bend points:
[IMG]http://www.deanying.com/content/binary/IMG_23981.JPG[/IMG]

2. Bend the 7.25 and 8.25cm points. Let's call this the "V"
[IMG]http://www.deanying.com/content/binary/IMG_2399.JPG[/IMG]

3. Next, Bend the 4.25cm point. You need to make the bend perpendicular and angled a bit outwards from the "V" Also notice that the bend is an "acute" angle.
[IMG]http://www.deanying.com/content/binary/IMG_2400.JPG[/IMG]

4. Bend the 1.0cm point for the tip.
[IMG]http://www.deanying.com/content/binary/IMG_2402.JPG[/IMG]

5. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the other side and you're done! Here's a pic of 2 stands from different positions:
[IMG]http://www.deanying.com/content/binary/IMG_24041.jpg[/IMG]

I'd like to point out the importance of the bend angles. Acute-angled bends from step 3 give the stand the correct support to prop up your phone without falling over. The obtuse-angled bend in step 4 needs to stick out far enough so the tips of the paper clip won't rub against your iPhone and scratch it. You can play with the width of the stand and/or the green angles to adjust how much your phone tilts.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] teshgnex:
Nice! here's my twist on it, only one tight bend needed with my leatherman but you could probably do it by hand
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mazdamiata210:
I use both designs now.

A thanks is always appreciated if I helped you.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kinghu:
Nice... never know these could be useful.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] daveid:
Here is my take, I had a very big clip, it is strong and sturdy. Thanks for the idea.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mesh626:
This is awesome! Let's see some post with the phone on the stand!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] daveid:
Later tonight I will take some glamour shots with my real camera showing the phone in place.

As promised, here are a few shots with my phone on it. It does wiggle a little, but I have an idea to fix that.
[HTC Droid DNA] BotsOne:
Getting a bit of lag while swiping homescreens and in the app drawer with ADW. Anyone else? There's gotta be a way to fix it unless it's an issue with the app not working well with quad core procs. I thought maybe it was some sense crap slowing the phone down, but there doesn't seem to be any memory/processor hogs running in the background. Plus I have removed a lot of the bloat. It's not really that bad of lag, most people probably wouldn't even notice it, but I am really sensitive to framerates. I know it should run better than it is because it actually runs a lot smoother on my Gnex. Anyways, just wanted to hear from some other people who use ADW EX.
[HTC Droid DNA] Ndaoud360:
It has to be the app because stock sense runs flawless on the DNA and has to be heavier than ADW. Contact the developer of ADW EX and maybe he will update it to work for quad core.

Just tried ADW no lag at all
[HTC Droid DNA] SolusCado:
I think it would more likely be because of the high resolution than the quad cores.
[Microsoft Surface] lanwarrior:
Just got my Surface 32GB today and it shows that I have about 700 MB update (Office, OS, etc.). I downloaded the update (I have a 20Mbps connection) and afterwards the Surface rebooted.

It then showed that it is installing "1 of 12" updates. It also said "Do not turn of your PC". My questions are:

1). The Surface turns off by itself (sleep mode?), so I guess it is fine even though there is that message above?

2). It has been 20 minutes and it only shows that 3 of the 12 updates has been installed. How long does this take? If it is going at this rate, then this means it will take 1 hour to update!

Just want to check if this is normal....
[Microsoft Surface] Montastic:
I think this is normal. When I updated mine, I just left it connected to the charger, and let it do its thing. Even if the screen turn off, you should be fine. Don't worry too much about how long it takes - it might seem it's stuck but it's not.
[Microsoft Surface] lanwarrior:
Thanks for the information. It ended up taking close to 30 minutes, but everything went fine. Not sure if this is my Surface or my Internet was flaky.
[HTC One X+] Lord_Xovon:
Or does anyone know when 4.2 will be released?
[Android Themes] Velcis Ribeiro:
Im doing a request of it or a mini tutorial about it.

I need to change background of Status Bar, to, one bg at launcher and another one in apps. Like an iphone in launcher it stays some like black and in apps it stays white...

Please? Thank You!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Thien99:
Hi, I have the Koodo T989D and I was thinking of flashing a custom ROM but I also read that you need a radio? Can someone else in detail what it is? What is the best radio? I'm using my unlocked T989D on WIND MOBILE in Canada. Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] drakulina:
Most of the roms available here do not have the radio included in it, meaning that the version of the radio (System Setings -> About phone -> Baseband version) will not be overwritten.

If you flash a rom and find after that the phone disconnects from wifi or does not connect with your service provider, it is safe to keep a radio zip file handy.

You can find most of the available radios for your phone here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1895400

There is no "good" radio. It depends on your location.

Fell free to test all of them and see which one performs better.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Thien99:
Alright so my phone is a Koodo T989D, would I be able to install lets say a T-Mobile T989? Also I see a lot of radio for Telus,T-Mobile etc.. which one would be the newest and better one compared to call those like the multiple ones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dcbig:
i would say to use a TELUS radio because TELUS is Canadian it should get you a better reception
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Thien99:
Ok and it would work with 4.0.4 or with any custom rom such as the 4.1.2 CM10?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dcbig:
radio can be flash with any rom
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mjme:
I have the same phone and am using it for Mobilicity. I'm using Liquid Smooth RC7 right now with UVLH1 radio. This combination works well for me. I know RC 9 is released but I haven't had a chance to try it yet. RC7 is working perfect for me so I am reluctant to flash the new version.

But just as others have said, try different radios to see which one works best for you. Everyone is different depending on where they live. Just remember to Nandroid it first before trying anything.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Thien99:
Ok, how do I flash it? My phone is rooted. So if I flash the TELUS one and follow the process, my phone can't be bricked right if only I did a wrong step.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mjme:
As

Before you flash anything, remember to back up your stock rom first in case you ever need to change it back for warranty purposes or in case your messed up somewhere along the way.

Once its backed up,then you start to flash the rom of your choice. Just follow the instructions laid out by the dev. Your radio wont be affected when you flash a rom. You can flash the radios separately afterwards. I use Cwm without any issues but others use TWRP. Use what you are comfortable with. You shouldnt soft brick your phone as long as you flash the ones deigned for our phones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Thien99:
Ok, so how do I backup this rom? Also if I want to still use this stock koodo rom, can you show me the step by step to install the TELUS radio? Right now I have the koodo radio but if I install the TELUS radio, it will change the radio by default to TELUS right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mjme:
1.Reboot the phone into recovery and backup current ROM.

2.Pick a radio from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1895400 and download zip file.

3. Reboot into recovery and flash zip file.\

Check to see if reception and data speeds improve. If not, try another radio until you find one that works for you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Thien99:
Ok, first I don't know how to backup the current rom? I have this recovery file and the stock koodo rom. Second I saw people on youtube wipe the cache and other things. Do I need to do that as well? If so what else do I have to wipe?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Thien99:
So I just installed the TELUS radio and it didn't work so I wanted to revert back but whenever I shut down, the capacative touch buttons on it won't turn off which causing me to take out the battery to turn back on the phone. Why is this happening?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mjme:
What do you mean it didn't work? Are you not getting any reception or data? Did you check your APN settings? You can always restore the backup if you remembered to do so before you flashed the radio. Or you can flash the Koodo radio listed in the radio link from my previous post.

Not sure why the buttons stay lit. I never had that before. Maybe a different radio doesn't work with stock rom. Try to flash a custom one. As stated before, try Liquidsmooth or CM10 Stable.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marc18093:
Hi, I am a noob (used to be an Iphone user), and recently bought an S3. I tried to root my phone using Odin, but had an issue. I pasted the error from Odin below, hopefully someone can assist. Thank you in advance.

ID:0/009> Added!!

<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..

<ID:0/009> File analysis..

<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/009> Initialzation..

<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/009> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shree_Jamdar:
Wrong forum.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Antibot:
It's Galaxy 3 forum. Not S3. Hope you can solve your issue in SGS3 forum.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] drakeheart77:
Hi again all.

Man I have tried everything to change the boot animation on my Photon Q...and I keep striking out.

Tried setting permissions through Root Explorer Pro, tried putting the zip into /data/local, tried editing setting permissions with Smanager...meh.

Anyone help a bit?

-D-
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] fallnSaint:
I never had any luck w /data/local, works fine in/system/media tho. Rename, set permissions, done.

:edit:

Could try KP's method using adb if all else fails.

-Saint
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] drakeheart77:
I was wondering if u could tell me what to rename the file as, and what permissions to set plz.

Ty

-D-
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] fallnSaint:
Got the walk through here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1868155

-Saint
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] drakeheart77:
That did it. Ty had the rw-r-r set right just didn't know what name to change the .zip file to.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] cmags:
FWIW, I've noticed that simply removing/renaming the sprint_bootanimation.zip (the yellow sprint animation) from /system/media and leaving the bootanimation.zip (the red moto logo) sped up my boot time a bit. It appears that the phone will run bootanimation.zip followed by sprint_bootanimation.zip. I haven't tried removing bootnamiation.zip because I don't like a plain black screen during boot, even if it is a second or two faster. Plus I haven't found a boot animation I like yet to replace the stock one. ;)
[Android Themes] Annex1:
Well Rumor has it anyway... And of course Daddy has some of them... :)

These are the original huge images. (not set to certain screen size)

Don't forget to hit thanks

Wallpaper 1

Wallpaper 2

Wallpaper 3
[Android Themes] macb1997:
First. Nice to have some Key Lime Pie with us early
[Android Themes] Annex1:
I wish i had more of the wallpapers to post but I'm sure someone post more of them before I do. Just wanted to be the first...lol
[Android Themes] krazie1:
Haha annex you should of put a "first" pun in the OP, just like people on YouTube did when it was cool.
[Android Themes] ThudButt:
These are actually wallpapers someone made for the ipad, very well done nonetheless.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/iPad-Retina-Wallpaper/3516257
[Android Themes] Warren87:
wow! nice to see this, Thanks
[Android Themes] Annex1:
Damn.... i was sent these. Told they were the new joints. So much for that...lol
[Android Themes] Behshop:
Thanks Guy
[Android Themes] P00t:
There already a android 5 coming out later?

Danggg love android
[Android Themes] hassanleader:
Anroid 5.0

Here is the new android 5.0 what to expect

reporttheworld.com/android-5-0-key-lime-pie-rumored/
[Android Themes] vantt1:
Doesn't matter, had wallpaper
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda6969:
I am in the bootloader. If I type fastboot devices in a command prompt, it returns my device. If I type fastboot boot recovery recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.1.8.img, I get "cannot load recovery". This worked before. The .img is in the same folder as fastboot. How do I fix this?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leyvatron:
Did you know there is a toolkit in the original development that does all of this with a few key strokes? All the scripts are written for you, all you do is type what you want....kinda like a multiple answer test.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda6969:
Yes but this was always so simple to do. I found the issue.I had an extra recovery in there. The proper command is fastboot boot recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.1.8.img. Thanks.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nash2000:
I posted a thread in the general section but it was closed without reason but I want to buy one for a xmas gift but it says "ships in 7-8 weeks" I don't know if they are out of stock again or...last time it said sold out.

Sent from my big sexy: GNote
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wngmv:
Really, you can't think. Just keep spamming f5 and buy one.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FaDeGFX:
Be nice..... aND YES BUY ONE!!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cor-master:
Just don't see the point. I mean when they said "Wireless charging" the first thought that came to mind was a means of the phone extracting energy from the no where and recharging the phone somehow... but no its nothing that cool. Just a dock you can lay the phone on...whoopity doo.

I don't see how this could be any advantage other than reducing wear and tear on your usb port, and I can see it being a disadvantage if I want to play with my phone while I'm winding down for bed.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andy o:
I use the phone in the car, and it's nice to not have the phone tethered to a cable there. Also I have at least 3 devices to plug in at night on my nightstand, you understand how messy that gets when you're fiddling with plugging and unplugging cables.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aimetti:
You and me both
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] E.Cadro:
Thread moved to Q&A

Please post in the correct section next time
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
It's a novelty. Nuff said. If you don't want to use it, don't.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cor-master:
I'm just trying to understand the appeal. Hell the Nexus S came out in 2010, and I still don't get the purpose of NFC...and I can't figure out how to get it to even work on my nexus 7
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peachpuff:
Then buy an iphone, it doesn't have either to confuse you.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cor-master:
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Every time you say one thing around xda some douche always comes in and brings up apple. Stupid android fanboys are as bad as isheep. I am neither but I prefer android.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ap27:
It is simply for convenience. You can skip plugging in a cable. Thats it.

Why is that not enough for people?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peachpuff:
You should be complaining about features the phone doesn't have, not the other way around.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benhc911:
this is a small use, but one I will appreciate... I hate having to use my phone as a flashlight to find my cable and try to plug it in by feel at night... the idea of a phone crash pad that charges is appealing to me. I realize it is less efficient, slower, still requires the pad to be plugged into the wall etc... but I'm lazy, and I'll appreciate it.

Also, it makes for more configurable docks, no longer limited by needing to plug in. Also easier to make a case with battery built in... but lower efficiency so defeats the purpose.

Potentially in the future we can make use of tables and bars at restaurants that detect and charge devices (starbucks is supposedly doing this soon).

Id like to have a computer with it built in so if I set my phone next to my laptop (as I frequently do) it will charge.

As for NFC, the uses are greater, like having an nfc tag on your router so people can easily get the password, quickly syncing bluetooth, as an adjunct to other sensors to initiate tasker profiles (ie. NFC tag on seatbelt that goes across pocket with phone in it initiates bluetooth sync to car)...

I dunno I'm making this stuff up as I go and I'm not the most creative guy... the thing about these sensors and abilities is that they add potential. Orientation, magnetometer, accelerometer, barometer, light/proximity sensor, cameras (front and back facing), some phones have pressure sensitive grips, nfc, gps etc etc... In the hands of the right developer you can create really interesting functionality.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yahoowizard:
The main thing is that a lot of these features Google is throwing out isn't entirely useful for the world today. With wireless charging, as benhc911 said, we could have tables at places or just a mat where people could put their phones and have them charge. I wouldn't be surprised if Google HQ had a table where people would put their Nexus' to let it charge, it would definitely be a lot more convenient than several ports and wires going around the place.

With NFC, it has most utilities in applications such as Google Wallet, but likewise, it hasn't been adopted entirely yet, and perhaps might after the iPhone brings it to their device. Same with beaming, there aren't that many devices that have NFC, and though they are big ones, the current applications are not that useful. Bluetooth just seems to work better in my opinion. With a much shorter range and ability to transfer at an extremely slow rate, combined with some security bugs apparently, I feel NFC is more of a step backwards than forwards. Then again, NFC tags and Google Wallet do seem nice.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jnewman1991:
Wireless charging will reduce the wear and tear on the USB port. It also makes for a cleaner nightstand/desk/work station for some of us. Not to mention that it is pretty cool.

NFC is also pretty cool. If you can find stores that support it, paying with Google Wallet is nice. Is it necessary? No, but it's cool. You also have the ability to use NFC tags. Look those up. Of course, you also have the Beam capability or whatever it is called.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] irishrally:
Once you try it you'll never want to go back. I wish I had wireless charging for all my devices. I have 3 or 4 things to plug in every night. Being able to just plop the phone on the night stand is a wonderful luxury.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gagdude:
Damn... the whole wireless charging on public tables concept actually sounds useful! If that became the norm battery life issues would be nearly solved, since all I have to do is walk into my neighborhood Starbucks and charge.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benhc911:
Especially if the table detects your phone via nfc, starts charging, connects you to their Wi-Fi and asks if you want to open their menu our order your usual... some day maybe... a man can dream can't he?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cor-master:
That's really what I was looking for. I ain't complaining about it, I mean it's not driving up the price by any means just didn't understand the appeal. Sounds like it could be useful someday
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaiowas82:
I'm not sure of this, but I read somewhere that wireless charging is way slower than normal cable charging, so even the utility of charging your device in public places is a bit compromised
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cor-master:
I keep thinking your going to shorten the life of your built in battery too if you use this feature constantly especially if it's rather slow charging. Li-polymer batteries can be fully recharged around 500 times and every time you plug it in and unplug it that's - 1 from your charge count.

What I really wish they did was cram a 3200mah battery behind the glass. It can be done and still keep a thin profile, just check out the razr maxx
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ajfink:
It should be cear that most of those charging limits refer to the number of charges before the battery degrades noticeably (usually to 80% of its original capacity). It doesn't mean the device keels over at that point.

But yeah, full charge/discharge cycles are definitely the best for a battery. That doesn't mean be stupid and let it die while you're out hiking so your buddy can break his ankle and you can't call for help; it just means if convenient, do full power cycles.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FISKER_Q:
Uh no, those are fully depleting the battery and fully recharging them again.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marnel47:
This is actually the worst thing you can do for these battery types. Gone are the days where a full cycle of the battery was necessary to extend the life of the batt. These battery's thrive being fully charged and don't do well in full discharge situations. The computer is responsible for keeping tracking of partial discharges and calculating the cycles its equivalent to.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cor-master:
Wild child, a former developer around here who now has his own forum, makes the best custom rom for my HTC Vivid. And he says to cycle the battery at least 3 times for best life. And when I first flashed his rom, battery life sucked, now after a few cycles its dramatically improved. So I don't think cycling is a problem with liions, not at all.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkGbe:
just a convenience. Like locking and unlocking doors in a car with a fob vs a key. Sure the key works but a little less convenient.

NFC is the same deal i guess. Convenience.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmejiaa:
I can't see me paying too much for one, plus I need to have a case but I do like the idea.

It keeps the phone charging all the time at work and I don't have to unplug/plug every time I use it..

If it works with a case I may find a way to hard wire it to the car and put it in a way that I can look at it for navigation while it charges.