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[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tremblingwater:
im currently rooted, on stock. Will be heading over to Paranoid Android. They're by far the best rom i have experienced, allowing you to customise your apps, layout, etc more than i have known. All of my other devices are on PA.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freshlysqueezed:
I am running craigacgomez AOSP Rom for the stock like feel with added benefits:

1. Expanded desktop for watching movies and gaming

2. Built in OTG works great

3. Undervolting kernel for cooler temps and battery life.

4. Logitech unifying receiver support

5. Better pull down settings and better reboot options.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonstrong:
Stock, unlocked, rooted for now, TWRP installed. Also using APEX Pro launcher. The whole thing is already slippery smooth and responsive, APEX is great with this. I want to try stock for a while and get familiar with it so I'll have a basis for comparison if/when I try a custom ROM. On my GNex, custom ROMs were much more important to me, as the stock experience was "ok" but not great. Finding the right kernel and ROM has made the GNex great. I'm finding the N10 great already on stock 4.2.1, and I expect to keep it stock for a while -- I'll keep following ROM and kernel dev for it, but for the moment, I've got no strong urge to start flashing it yet although I fully expect to down the road.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyrahn:
I'm on the CM10.1 preview. I wanted a little more customization over stock, and I'm a CM junky.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Atmazzz:
Rooted stock right now. I will probably start trying some roms soon, if I don't return this replacement for the light bleed.

I'm kind of surprised there aren't more roms for the Nexus 10 than there are right now. Is it just not that popular or what?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr8cture:
Paranoid Android for true Tablet UI
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] espionage724:
CM 10.1 nightlies here
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Royal2000H:
Stock everything + rooted.

On my GNex, I'm running BB, so I'm more for stability than packing features.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bru87tr:
Stock
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ravenbf:
Unlocked/rooted/stock. I haven't found the need to try ROMs yet. When I get bored with stock or find something I can't do, then I will try some ROMs. Root is a necessity....Stickmount, Titanium Backup and Adaway. I am enjoying the tablet though, way better then my Tab 10.1
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PuroKaibil:
Root and Stock...

Might give "craigacgomez AOSP " a try in January. :)
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeverAlwaysEver:
Unlocked rooted stock :) don't find the need to try any custom Roms.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craigacgomez:
Well, I ran stock for a total of 15 mins... I've been mostly on my AOSP+ ROM (duh!!)... but I've used CM10.1, AOKP & Evervolv as well... haven't tried PA yet... I love the new Android UI with the split pull downs and separate status & nav bars...
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gotroot801:
Ran stock rooted for the better part of a week, then jumped to the 1/1 CM10.1 nightly as soon as I read about the Chronus lockscreen widget.

Full disclosure: I'm running CM10.1 on my Galaxy Nexus, too. Synergy...
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duarian:
Currently running cm10.1. Will probably go back to stock eventually...not that much of an improvement just yet.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bg1906:
Rooted Stock. I want pure android. As long as its stable and updated, I see no need for custom rom.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jezwick:
Staying stock for me, I've never quite understood why people put custom ROMs on a NEXUS device..
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimh425:
Rooted to install adaway. Otherwise, stock.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WishinItWas:
Without creating a new thread, I will piggy back a question here. I was rooted/stock and decided to try a custom rom. Im new to the multi-user, how are you guys restoring apps ( I use titanium) for multiple users after a factory reset?

I can only think of creating backups under each user and manually restoring a file on each.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rp181:
I'm also stock rooted. Pretty much the only reason to root was backups/adaway and to flash the AOSP browser (so much better than chrome).
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 215alexdx:
I'm staying stock until Paranoid Android comes out with the official ROM. I like stock but PA gives me the option to change the UI if I want.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonstrong:
Unlocked, rooted, but stock otherwise. I've been flashing my GNex constantly for the past year, but so far don't feel compelled to flash the Nexus 10. As N10 ROMs mature I may start experimenting, but for now stock (along with Apex Pro beta) is excellent.

beamed from my Nexus 10, far, far away...
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ceribaen:
Because part of the draw of the Nexus device is that it's simple to unlock and flash.

I put on craig's aosp as well because of basically all the same reasons the previous person mentioned, though not so concerned with the kernel UV.

I would love for someone to add some colour control to a kernel for the N10 though.

I run the Phablet UI on my phone, so I actually like it on my tablet as well.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dajogejr:
Stock..

The only reason I see to root it is custom recoveries and backup.

I've rooted and ROM'd every device I've had prior to this...but since I opened this Christmas gift (like a giddy little kid, I might add...lol) I've seen no reason to root/ROM this device.

Some day, I may get bored. But it's fast and reliable for me, other than the lockup problem others are experiencing due to the location services.

And I don't see putting a custom ROM on this device as fixing that.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wagncor:
Staying stock for now, until we find out if this locking up and rebooting is for sure a software issue or if I'm going to have to rma this beast.
[General Questions and Answers] midnite_:
This question has been wandering me for almost a year.

I saw from somewhere and some people say, after Rooted, the ROM is not ORIGINAL anymore. So, is there a way to take a copy of the original ROM before Rooting?

(Of course I have done more than enough searching and readings. But seems there is no answer of backup before Rooting.)

In fact what I want is simple. (I am not sure if the way to achieve it is difficult or not.)

1. I got a phone with its stock ROM now.

2. I will upgrade it to a new version of Android.

3. Then get it back to that old version of Android.

So the concept is:

1. Original ROM running in phone: [phone [original ROM] ]

2. Take a copy of the ROM: [phone [original ROM] ] ... [original ROM]

3. Phone being altered/updated: [phone [altered ROM] ] ... [original ROM]

4. Put back the original ROM: [phone [original ROM] ]

So all the changes have been rewind and the phone is like its ORIGINAL.

Can we?

If Rooting does not affect the original ROM, and we can "un-root" a phone, I have an idea of the procedure:

1. First, we have: [phone [original ROM] ]

2. Root it: [rooted phone [original ROM] ]

3. Some say we can use ClockworkMod Recovery without installing/flashing it: [rooted phone [original ROM] ] ... [CWM]

4. Backup the Original ROM: [rooted phone [original ROM] ] ... [CWM] ... [original ROM]

5. Phone being altered/updated: [rooted phone [altered ROM] ] ... [original ROM]

6. Put back the original ROM: [rooted phone [original ROM] ]

7. Un-Root the phone: [phone [original ROM] ]

Again, the phone is like its ORIGINAL.

Is it possible??

Thanks a lot for any input!!

Thanks wholeheartedly!!

midnite_
[General Questions and Answers] texasranger770:
Rooting a phone has got advantages of its own. It greatly unlocks the phone's capabilities, which is why many people including me rooted their phones. Many useful tools like titanium backup, sd maid,system tuner etc require the phone to be rooted to be fully functional.And the most important being that you get CWM using which you can backup and restore everything including the ROM and user apps and also their user settings and caches and this is called a nandroid backup.

You can also make a nandroid backup in the OS itself using onandroid, but for that you must first flash a zip of it and for that you still need to use CWM. After flashing and booting to the OS you can use an app called terminal emulator and type su to gain root privileges and then type onandroid and then its starts making a nandorid backup in OS itself.

Yes it is possible and that's how it is done

For my device, I had to flash CWM after rooting.:p

If after upgrading the ROM, you restore it back to the original rom, you will be losing the update. However it makes sense if you only want to test the update and restore if you don't like the update. :)

My advise is that you don't need to unroot because it pays to have the phone rooted. The phone still has the original ROM and difference only being that the rooted phone has far more capabilities and flexibility and tweak-ability......:D

Whenever you want to send the phone for repairs and to get warranty, you can always use an unroot tool and then the phone has a ROM just like the original ROM. :good:
[General Questions and Answers] davcohen:
it is super handy to have a complete backup before attempting any type of modifying

as i have noted many times after forgetting to backup things like contacts and texts only to think they were lost forever but when doing a backup everything is saved!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] midnite_:
Thanks guys for the reply.

So i can assume that it is generally not possible to take a backup of the ROM before rooting. So now i am focusing on the howto of the followings:

a) how to un-root after rooting, so it becomes original again. I do need to go for a fix by the company.

b) how to make a restorable rom backup without flashing CWM.

cheers,

midnite_
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minnkwonn:
I activated my international note 2 with tmobiles monthly 4g plan

Ive gone around town with it and played with it, but a major flaw was that i was on edge data most of the time. Its not that the phone did not connect to a hspa+ (it just connected to it very rarely) but i was just on edge most of my day. I live in the thousand oaks/ventura region in California, and tmobiles coverage map seems to cover my region pretty well. Is there a reason why this happens? I cant possibly live off of slow edge data....
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Better check your settings mate, the Note 2 supports HSPA+. Or you could contact your provider for settings and support.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] expertzero1:
Because itbdoesnt support the right bands I yhink
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxmeister:
If you are in an area where TMo only supports the AWS1700/2100 band, you won't get 3G data with an international N7100 Note II because it does not, and never will, support this band - EDGE is as good as it will get.

That being said, TMo is refarming spectrum at 1900MHz for 3G, and if you are lucky enough to be in a market where they have already done this, you will be able to get 3G on this band.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Accessories] rwijnhov:
Hi,

Does anyone know where i can buy this motorola 89507N bluetooth keyboard in europe? For me this is the best suited keyboard. So I would really like one.
[Galaxy Camera General] 80000037:
Ok guys, I have a "blind test" for you. Which one of this 2 photos, u like best.

Both camera settings were: P-mode, ISO100, Spot light metering, SuperFine quality, 0.0x optical zoom, no flash (in-door lighting), AWB.

Since I use P-mode, the Aperture and Shutter speed were automatically set by each camera.

PS: I will add more photos to this blind test, the left side will always be photos from *censored* and the right side will always be photos from *censored*

After the poll closed, I will tell you the "identity" of the left photos and the right photos.
[Galaxy Camera General] Claghorn:
If you want everyone to vote, you need to add an "I can't see any material difference" option to the poll :).
[Galaxy Camera General] 80000037:
LOL.. forget about that "option"... but i can't edit the poll... is there a way to edit the voting poll?
[Galaxy Camera General] EwanG:
In my opinion, the one on the right is a bit grainier, and both of them are a little soft on focus. Would really prefer to see both cameras at the same distances (ideally one with no zoom and one with) shooting at a standard target. DPreview has a good example for the PowerShot, but neither they nor their "Connect" site has a Galaxy Camera review.
[Galaxy Camera General] thedicemaster:
after zooming in it seems the one on the left is a bit sharper.

and you left the exif data in, so it's still possible to tell which is which if you download the pictures.

I voted before checking which was made with which camera.
[Galaxy Camera General] 80000037:
About the zoom feature, SGC anti-shake is really bad. I shot an object with maximum optical zoom (21x) using a tripod, and still couldn't get a clear shot. The problem is, when we hit the shutter button, our finger pressure on the shutter button will make the camera move albeit really little (almost unnoticeable). The anti-shake should compensate for this, but it doesn't.

With the Canon camera and a tripod, I can get a clear shot easily using max optical zoom 20x which means the anti-shake does the job well.

My personal solution for this is, I use 2 seconds timer. After I hit the shutter button, I immediately lift my hands of the camera (it is on the tripod) so the camera has enough time to get back into "steady position" and I can get a clear shot.

LOL, yeah, I know about the EXIF, just doesn't bother to delete it. Figures if the participants really wants to know the answer immediately, they could just download the pic and read it themselves :laugh:
[Galaxy Camera General] Claghorn:
Using voice control also prevents the button press from shaking the camera, but it does seem silly to talk to your camera (and it only worked well for me in very quiet conditions when I was playing with it).
[Galaxy Camera General] C_Adamanteus:
As most of the photos I take a in quiet locations (in the middle of the woods) this seems like it would benefit the technologically equipped nature enthusiast. My curiosity lays with the camera/phone durability in the elements and the quality of the shots while on the go. Versatility of those qualities would sell this product to me.

Other qualities I seek are how the camera responds to IR lighting at night and how it handles the common accidental drop.

I think this guy is the start of a beautiful line of products we should hope to see in the future. It would definitely halt my project of creating a USB 76mm zoom attachment for the daily smart phone. (that's as much detail as you'll get until I finish! If I finish...):eek:
[Galaxy Camera General] uberNoobZA:
For SGC, Samsung actually recommends against using OIS with a tripod. But of a limitation, but in theory, with a tripod you may not need OIS. I may be wrong though, as I know squat about cameras.
[Galaxy Camera General] RavenY2K3:
I can't comment on this camera in particular as I don't have it "yet" ;) but I am a photographer and I can confirm that using stabilization whilst on a tripod can have the adverse affect on the image and is generally better for the image quality if you turn it off, if you are using a tripod. There can be exceptions to this however, if you're using a telephoto lens (or in the case of this camera, using the zoom guilt extended) and there is slight movement in the camera from wind for example.
[Galaxy Camera General] 80000037:
So are you saying that if I want to shot with 21x optical zoom + tripod, I should just turn off the anti-shake?
[Galaxy Camera General] EwanG:
Yes, the guidance for most OIS systems is that if the camera is on a tripod you should turn off anti-shake as the device will then keep trying to compensate for something that isn't there. You end up burning battery, and the lens will often make micro moves to compensate for what "should" be there.

The one exception would be if the tripod itself isn't stable (wind, etc), but then you would question what the point to using the tripod is in that case.
[Galaxy Camera General] heartygooner:
Left pic is sharper.
[Galaxy Camera General] Green Ranger:
I think the left is more vibrant.
[Galaxy Camera General] Entropy512:
Rather than ISO100, how about 800 or higher? Almost any camera, even the cheapest, can do OK at ISO100 in good light.
[Galaxy Camera General] 80000037:
I do ISO 100 on purpose.

SGC noise is bad starting from ISO800 and up, while the Canon still has good quality pic on ISO800 and up.

If I compare the pic on ISO800 plus, everyone will easily know which one the canon and which one the SGC :D

please note that my purpose showing this comparation is not to show that SGC pic quality can beat or on par with Canon SX260, I just want to show that for normal photography, SGC is sufficient enough.
[Galaxy Camera General] syzwn9:
first of all i'm not a professional photographer and based from my point of view, left picture is more vibrant than the right picture.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goister:
Hi,

I'm trying to install the AOSP ICS launcher on my Galaxy S3 via adb install, but I'm getting a INSTALL_FAILED_DEXOPT error. The device logcat is as follows

D/AndroidRuntime( 5431):
D/AndroidRuntime( 5431): >>>>>> AndroidRuntime START com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit <<<<<<
D/AndroidRuntime( 5431): CheckJNI is OFF
D/AndroidRuntime( 5431): setted country_code = France
D/AndroidRuntime( 5431): setted countryiso_code = FR
D/AndroidRuntime( 5431): setted sales_code = XEF
D/AndroidRuntime( 5431): readGMSProperty: start
D/AndroidRuntime( 5431): readGMSProperty: already setted!!
D/AndroidRuntime( 5431): readGMSProperty: end
D/LibQmg_native( 5431): register_android_app_LibQmg
D/AndroidRuntime( 5431): Calling main entry com.android.commands.pm.Pm
W/PackageManager( 2093): verifying app can be installed or not
I/ApplicationPolicy( 2093): isApplicationInstallationEnabled
D/dalvikvm( 2093): GC_CONCURRENT freed 7885K, 31% free 32346K/46791K, paused 2ms+6ms
D/dalvikvm( 2093): GC_CONCURRENT freed 1834K, 31% free 32555K/46791K, paused 3ms+5ms
E/PackageManager( 2093): Package XXX.XXXXXXX.XXXXXXXX has mismatched uid: 10130 on disk, 10131 in settings
I/PackageManager( 2093): Running dexopt on: XXX.XXXXXXX.XXXXXXXX
I/PackageManager( 2093): Linking native library dir for |XXXX|XXX|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.XXX
W/dalvikvm( 5442): DexOptZ: zip archive '/data/app/com.android.launcher-1.apk' does not include classes.dex
W/installd( 1907): DexInv: --- END '/data/app/com.android.launcher-1.apk' --- status=0xff00, process failed
E/installd( 1907): dexopt failed on '/data/dalvik-cache/data@app@com.android.launcher-1.apk@classes.dex' res = 65280
W/PackageManager( 2093): Package couldn't be installed in /data/app/com.android.launcher-1.apk

Is there something I'm doing wrongly?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psycoder:
Did you try direct install?

You can try to install the apk by directly putting it to your sdcard, see if similar error comes.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] morruk:
do you really need the aosp launcher? i would recommend you apex or nova from playstore, many possibilities to customize and easy installable :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goister:
Yes I need it because I'm modifying certain parts of it. If Apex or Nova are open source they might be possibilities though.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goister:
What do you mean by direct install? You mean putting the apk into my sdcard, and using some file manager to install it? I've tried that as well, it failed with an "application not installed" error.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rebairo:
why dont u push it to /system using some root explorer and then set permissions?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goister:
How would I do that? You mean adb push the apk file into /system without installing? What permissions would it require, and would it just replace the default launcher after that?

Thanks.

Edit: I tried pushing the apk and odex files into /system/app of my Desire Z running Mimicry 1.5.0 (since my S3 isn't rooted), where all my other system app apks are. I then chmod 644 the 2 files to match the others, and did a reboot, but nothing changed. Apex is still the default launcher, and I'm not sure how to change it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goister:
Anyone? Thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sasko5:
I have a big problem.

I have Android 4.0.5 phone (MTH 6573) GT-N7000, HK-I9220.

Unfortunately, I was not satisfied with system installed Launcher Pro and I have installed other launchers.

then, with root uninstaller I have uninstalled Launcher Pro, and the phone left in USB debug not clicked.

Now, I cannot enter the settings, because Launcher Pro is not working.

I can enter in the factory mode. Also I can transfer files on SD card in the phone.

But, I cannot do FINAL STEP (with ODIN software) , because the phone cannot be connected 100 % (USB debugging is not clicked) , to reinstall 4.0.5 software.

Can you help me, and give me instruction how to debug my phone in this state?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misledz:
If anything I've been working on purely all nexus devices to improve the way users listen to their device and music.

I just wanted to know if anyone can be kind enough to let me know how the N10 fares in general with it's audio quality and what audio chipset does it run.

Ofcourse I've created a test dump for the N10 but I don't know anyone on my side who has an N10. I would like someone to test it since this is the best place to refer to. Rest assured, bootloop free.

Much regards,

Misledz
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Valynor:
http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...Exynos_5_Dual_User_Manaul_Public_REV100-0.pdf

Does this help?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodburner:
In my opinion, it's pretty mediocre. It definitely didn't sound louder to me than the iPad, despite having Stereo out. Disappointing, really.

I can barely hear some movies on the DICE player and I don't know what's causing it. Some other movies are fine.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misledz:
Hmm it does actually, as usual the audio chipset being the one they cut down to make it cheaper.

Yeah it seems majority of the Nexus devices suffer this. Infact all at this rate, considering the Nexus S was to involved without Voodoo. :crying:
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xordo:
I think with these newer devicesthe only way to get respectable sound is with Bluetooth or wired external speakers.

I love my ICS phone and listened to the Nexus 7 - great devices. But audio is weak.

What bothers me about the Nexus 10 audio is the speakers.

Even as a kid nothing screamed snake oil to me more than huge grills that hid tiny speaker cones.

That's what you get with Nexus 10 as well.

Behind each grill is one tiny speaker radiator at the top of the grill.

The rest of the long speaker grill is just for looks (or sales)

External speakers all the way
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vujkovicv:
sound

I think it sounds fine. The speakers on it are actually descent and I have nice headphones so that works fine for me as well.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misledz:
I've got a test build up for trials. Anyone want to test it before I make the thread in N10 Themes SECTION? Thanks for the feedback, helps improve certain fields.