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[Android General] wseemann:
As a developer I do think Android fragmentation is a huge issue. I agree that Android 4.0+ is nice looking and has some very nice API's however developing Android applications that run consistently accross different devices is very difficult. I find more and more that a good portion of my code ends up being wrappers and reflection calls to support API's and classes not found in previous Android versions. For example, If I want to add media player lock-screen controls to my application it's not a problem in Android 4.0+ but the class isn't available in versions below 4.0. So, what am I supposed to do? Do I release a version to the play store and say my application supports lock screen controls ONLY if you run a specific version of Android? That certainly won't ecourage people to use the application. Just my opinion.
[Android General] Pennycake:
I agree it can be a problem for development.

However, I think it's reasonable to say, "this feature will only work on 4.0+" - people are used to that, if you have a Windows 98 machine still, I hope you're not expecting to be able to run everything a Windows 7 machine could, for example. I see things like designations requiring XP/Vista/7, et cetera on packages - I don't think it's unreasonable that at some point Android is the same - you can only reasonably support so far back because at some point it's just not worth your time.

If it's possible to implement below 4.0 and it's worth your time to make it happen - that's the cost of business to decide if it's worth it or not to support the older devices based on what your market looks like.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanwarrior:
As the subject stated, after updating to 4.2.1, I downloaded 2 games:

- Contract Killer Zombies 2

- Dragon Slayer

Both games stutter like crazy and not playable. I am wondering if those who have these games and have 4.2.1 are seeing the same issue before I factory reset my N7.

My N7 is rooted, when I had 4.1.2, I use OTA Root Keeper to backup the root, update to 4.2.1 and restore the root using the same app and still have root after the update.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanwarrior:
So apparently there is a HUGE thread about N& with 4.2.1 lagging --> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1776538

Does anyone play high-end games with the N7? I see no response for the games mentioned above, so I am just curios.

FYI, I installed the above game on my Galaxy Note running ICS and it work flawlessly, so definitely something to do with the N7. I reset the N7 and it's still the same lag.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] WangLung:
I just got this old phone from my friend after he upgraded. It's a solid phone but I'm having 2 issues.

1. The power button doesn't have the nice clicking feel to it. I opened the phone up and discovered the power button was one that I have not seen before. Is this button soldered onto the board? I would like to replace it myself, I have tried looking up power button fixes but was not able to find any results with this particular button type. It's usually the ribbon cable type deal with the flat disk contact kinda deal. Any idea where I can find some instructions and the buttons themselves?

2. I have a problem with the phone not powering down. After shutting the phone down the phone boots right back up or the screen shows the charging animation. Also the screen never goes into sleep mode it only goes into the dim mode. I looked up this problem and it seems to be a common one, a problem with the micro usb slot. I ordered the whole usb slot and the board its attached to. My question for this one is how difficult is the install?

Sent from my SGH-T989
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] beforedenied:
I just replaced the screen one of my i777's. I followed this great guide my LE55ONS on YouTube. It was for I i9100, but they are almost the same phone. Along the way in the video he explains how to replace everything in the phone, including the microUSB board and flex cable, which if i remember was a pretty easy fix. As for the power button, i would try maybe putting a little piece of paper or cardboard or foam or something inside the phone right next to the button, that might make it more ferm when pushed.

Hope this helped.

Here's the link to the video :

tps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65pvAINg2ME&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] WangLung:
Thanks for the reply, yes I saw the video too, it was helpful but that dang power button is so mushy it feels horrible. A little update though I was able to fix the micro usb port by cleaning it with a brush then bending the pins towards the screen, it appears that over time the row of pins gets pushed too far down and shorts the assembly. Power problems fixed but not the power button. Only place I can find that even has the power button repair service is mobiletechvideos

Sent from my SGH-T989
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nitox.n2o:
You might want to check the forums for your device, as the hardware between the I777 and the T898 are very different.

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1329
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] endrit9:
I removed the count then flashed 4.1.2 odin. Now when i check it says 1 custom count.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Instructions .

Run TA flash stock rom run TA if above zero factory reset .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] endrit9:
You mean root then TA?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nk7:
Wondering if there is a developer option on current JB ROMs to add the ability to display CPU and/or GPU speed in the top corner during phone usage? Similar to having a FPS monitor in the corner.. Just curious to see how aggressive schedulers are and just to see what is going on with the phone whilst in use...

Correct me if one exists or if this is useless but I was curious one day and finally got around to making a question thread.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
u have an app called 'Cool tool' which can do the same for u AFAIK:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nk7:
Now that is something I was looking for! Nice lightweight <500kb app. Even there when in full screen gaming! Cheers Sun90

Only thing now is to see if GPU Speed can also be observed in a similar manner for gaming. May request this from dev of that app! So very useful even I/O as well!
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deathless93:
Yo, again problems with fckin htc devices.

I just downgraded the rom from gingerbread to 2.2 froyo.

After that I rooted the phone, but now I cant install cwm recovery via adb.

Always gettin the msg "failed, REMOTE: NOT ALLOWED "

Debugging is enabled.

Anyone can help me with that crap htc phone?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Calling your g2/dz crap doesn't make it so, it just sounds like you don't know what you're doing and then complaing that it must be the phones fault... kinda flawed logic.

But if you want some help rooting it why don't you post a copy of your cmd output/imput and we can see where you went wrong. Also maybe link the guide you're following as there may bed a better one that is easier for you to understand
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deathless93:
Htc is crap. I got also a sensation. I got more than enough bugs after the ics update.

Well, nvm

B2T

Downgrade guide : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1178912

root : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG4I6W8MMnQ
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Well that is the right downgrade guide, now you need to root it, follow the xda wiki to do that... if you have issues post the imput output of cmd
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deathless93:
The phone is already rooted and S-off
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
During the rooting process and gaining true radio soff you will have a custom recovery.

Did you follow the YouTube video to root then?

The only method you won't to use to root is with gfree

Either follow the xda wiki

Cyanogens wiki

Or straw metals PDF guide

For the most part anything else you do will cause you problems
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deathless93:
Yea, I followed the youtube video.

How can I roll it back to s-on?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
i just quickly looked at the youtube video and it seems it was having you run gfree for the exploit which is good but doing it through terminal emulator not through adb. shouldnt be an issue doing this but im too lazy to go through the video and see if it was telling you all the right things, either way you need to check and see if gfree worked.

check THIS POST out, follow the steps at the bottom and see if gfree worked. if you have true radio s-off than flash one of the pc10img.zips through hboot or fastboot - fastboot is the preferred method as if there is an error it will tell it to you and you can choose not to reboot until it is fixed.

if you need further help feel free to ask
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deathless93:
Just checked it.

But got one question

"~make nandroid in recovery"

How can I make a backup without recovery? :x
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
As long as it says secure flag zero you are safe to use the pc10img.zip

The nandroid is just so you can restore easy, instead just flash a new rom

But you may just want to flash the recovery through fastboot if you're not interested in changing radios etc, so long as you have an engineering SPL you can do this, if not flashing the pc10img.zip will give you one.

More info here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=27796375
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
It's here, the 4-in-1 reboot mod for LK8 and MA7!

Requirements

Instructions

Downloads

Enjoy :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mediocrates:
Damn, that was fast! Was searching the threads to see if you were gonna up this! :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] samevo:
thank you so much just what i needed!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] elniper:
Odin option is not working. Recovery is ok. Im on Lk8 rooted deodexed. Can anyone else boot into Odin download from this 4in1?

Sent from my SPH-L900
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
No. Been a known issue for a while. I will try to fix it later.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] elniper:
Thanks Viper. ...

Sent from my SPH-L900
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Daevionne:
This broke my multitasking mod. Any way to return to stock or is there a fix?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] elniper:
Re: [MOD][12/8][LK8]4-in-1 Reboot Mod

What's up Viper....?

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] swalter718:
4-in-1 for MA5?

Hello...

Do you have plans to release a version for the latest MA5 firmware release?

Thank you... I appreciate you efforts :)

-Sam
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mexiking713:
Viper if you're not too busy do you mind porting this and the multi window mod for MA5? Thank you :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nique0201:
Re: [MOD][12/8][LK8]4-in-1 Reboot Mod

Will this work on MA5
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleshepic:
Re: [MOD][12/8][LK8]4-in-1 Reboot Mod

Most likely not, the files are def diff with the android version bump. There are how to's around the forums for 4.1.2 so it'll get updated soon enough
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] danweb66:
I'm working on it right now.;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mexiking713:
Re: [MOD][12/8][LK8]4-in-1 Reboot Mod

Thank you dan. By any chance can you port the multi view mod also? Thanks again :)

Sent from a galaxy note 2 far far away...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] danweb66:
Yep in the process of making all mods available for ma5 :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mexiking713:
Re: [MOD][12/8][LK8]4-in-1 Reboot Mod

Dan why is your thread locked?

Sent from a galaxy note 2 far far away...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] elniper:
Re: [MOD][12/8][LK8]4-in-1 Reboot Mod

Would be awsome. Vipers Lk8 mods are great. Hey Viperboy any love for MA5 like you did for Lk8, roms and mods. He must be on vacation I guess.:confused:

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mexiking713:
Re: [MOD][12/8][LK8]4-in-1 Reboot Mod

Dan already took care of porting this and the multi window mod.

Sent from a galaxy note 2 far far away...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] elniper:
Re: [MOD][12/8][LK8]4-in-1 Reboot Mod

I know, thanks but no offense to anyone.Vipers last stock deodex worked flawless for me. With the mods as well. Imo....

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] digiblur:
Re: [MOD][12/8][LK8]4-in-1 Reboot Mod

Anyone done this for MA7 yet with actual MA7 files?

Sent from my little Note2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
Get me /system/framework/android.policy.jar from MA7 and I will do it tonight. I just updated the multiwindow mod in the other thread.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] siraltus:
I just dropped -viperboy- the android.policy.jar file from MA7 so we should be seeing the 4-in-1 (or maybe 3-in-1 since Quick Reboot hard-freezes the phone) mod soon. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
Thank you again, sir.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] siraltus:
Thank YOU for making the mods. Happy to help. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] digiblur:
Re: [MOD][12/8][LK8]4-in-1 Reboot Mod

Thanks! Others were saying to use other base build files. Not this guy.. Keep it pure and don't need the issues of mixing builds.

Sent from my little Note2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
Again, I don't have my phone, so I didn't test this. I would recommend a nandroid before flashing. Please let me know if it works.

If it does, I will look into removing/fixing quick reboot.

EDIT: Link in OP.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] datdirtyscrew:
Re: [MOD][12/8][LK8]4-in-1 Reboot Mod

Confirmed working. Thanks. :beer:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] siraltus:
Flashed in, wiped cache+dalvik, fixed permisions.

Phone booted fine, the 4-in-1 menu shows up and all options work, except Quick Reboot which causes a bootloop and requires a battery pull.

I never saw the point of "Quick Reboot" anyway - it saves you maybe 4 seconds since the GN2 boots incredibly fast already, and doesn't reset the hardware, which is usually the point of doing a reboot in the first place. Just my $0.02+tax. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
I'll whip up another test to try and remove that. Thanks for testing this one guys, I'll put it in the OP.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] siraltus:
You da man.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
Thanks :)

OP updated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
Here is a test of the quick reboot fix. I changed the command it used. Again, it may not work. Please let me know and please test ALL reboot options.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6621763/4_in_1_Reboot_Mod_MA7_quick_reboot_TEST.zip
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] siraltus:
Flashed it in. Now when I select "Quick Reboot," nothing happens at all. Better than sending my phone into a bootloop. ;)

On a separate note, would it be possible to disable the airplane mode enable/disable confirmation dialog? It is supremely annoying and useless.

EDIT: Odin reboot doesn't work, it just causes a normal reboot. Recovery reboot and standard reboot work fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
Do all the others work still? Please test all of them.

Also, go into terminal emulator and type su, accept the prompt, then type pkill zygote. If that doesn't do anything, type killall zygote. Lemme know what happens.

And sure, it would be possible. But I'm not going to dig into making it go away lol I really don't even wanna do this stuff, I'm just being nice, as it seems that the quality of devs over here isn't exactly fantastic ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] siraltus:
I was JUST editing my previous post but you beat me to it.

Odin mode doesn't work, it just causes a normal full reboot. Standard reboot works and recovery reboot works, too.

Also, Odin reboot doesn't work in the first (currently posted) MA7 version either.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
Thanks. What about those terminal commands?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] siraltus:
Sorry, missed them, was replying from the train. :P

Both commands result in a UI reboot, seems like it - I just get the Samsung boot logo and then it boots normally. I don't get the bootloader "Samsung Galaxy Note II" logo and the reboot only takes about 4-5 seconds.

The killall one is actually faster, as the reboot starts instantly. The pkill one makes the phone sit there for about 2-3 seconds before it starts rebooting.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] digiblur:
;) I didn't say it! Besides a couple here and there, it's really only themers here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] siraltus:
Are you the same digiblur from SG4RU? If so, nice work on them PRLs, sir. ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] digiblur:
Yep...same one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] siraltus:
Any chance on getting this fixed? I took a crack at it myself but I don't fully understand the code.

I was able to remove "Quick Reboot" and "Download Mode" from the reboot menu but can't figure out how to update the call the "Recovery" item makes - when I launch it, it just does a normal reboot.

Can someone help me understand the code?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
I really can't help you "understand" the code that easily. I can make stuff not show up, but I was trying to fix what was already there. I will try to look into it more this weekend.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleshepic:
The quick reboot and download mode reboot issues have been noted. Viperboy doesn't even have the phone, and when I follow the various Tut's to the T I get the same issue. So hopefully we'll figure it out, but until then lets give Viper a break. Nice that he updated what he did.

And, on a side note. Saying we only have themers round these parts hurts some, and helps none. So not sure who that helps to throw out there. Guess garwynn and I should stop working on our kernels, guess danwebb should stop updating various mods and rom work, and andrei should stop making perseus for us, and others of course. Anyway you get the point :) not directed at anyone in particular, just think it needed to be said
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -viperboy-:
Thank you. I just sold this phone, so I no longer even have it to test on as of tomorrow morning.

And I didn't say there were only themers, I said "the quality of devs over here isn't exactly fantastic". Quite the difference. Only pointing out that there are no "big names" over here, except AndreiLux (who only makes kernels for this phone because it's almost identical to the phone he works on) and Chainfire who took care of root/triangle away. There are a few in original development that know what they're doing, no question. But I tried a few "mainstream" TW ROMs around here and IMO, I found quality to be lacking. I also think they allow too many winzip devs to be Recognized Devs as well, but that's a whole other topic.

Just my opinion.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleshepic:
Actually wasnt referring to your comment, and sorry for clogging up the thread. Just read some posts recently that do nothing but discourage, that's all
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] siraltus:
No worries. I was just trying to figure out how the menu items called the different reboot methods. I actually found the array that sends the "Quick Reboot" command (pkill -TERM -f system_server) and tried replacing it with "pkill zygote" based on your previous comments but nothing happens when I do that (I did resize the array and update array slot IDs), so I'm just not understanding the Java code and dalvik stuff enough.

I'm not a developer or even a programmer by any means, just a hobbyist who loves learning. In my journey here so far, while most people here don't care/won't care to help, I've met one person who refused to spoonfeed me premade mods and told me "I can mod it myself" to which I happily said "teach me!" In half an hour he showed me how to decompile and recompile my own APKs and JARs and do all the mods I wanted done to my phone (1X-RTT icon enable, coloring of the status bar, battery icon replacement) and I was very grateful because now I can modify things on my own and it's fueled my thirst for knowledge of this stuff even further.

I also noticed that many people here get EXTREMELY defensive every time someone points out even the smallest mistake or bug in the mods/ROMs they post like this is some kind of **** measuring contest. I find those reactions extremely childish and can't possibly respect those "developers" for not being able to discuss a simple mistake/bug/error and just getting all up in arms because someone pointed out something doesn't work. How are we supposed to learn from each other (this IS the point of XDA still, or isn't it?) if people's fragile egos govern what can and cannot be said? It's sad.

I'm off my soapbox now and sorry for hijacking the thread.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] t3project:
interesting
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] digiblur:
It was my comment and stand behind it. I didn't say everyone was a themer, go back and read it. If you are a true dev then it should not offend you at all, you should be be proud to be one of the few I spoke about.

We just have a high end device so this is all understandable.

Sent from my little Note2

---------- Post added at 08:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:47 PM ----------

Sounds like when I bugged t3project with an issue of why an apk wouldn't compile. He sent me a link to a thread and the damage was done.. And here I am today a little dev on the side with PRL work as my main thing.

Well said... And please drop by my thread and tell me my rom is crap ;)

Sent from my little Note2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleshepic:
I've come to realize that not everything in life is about me, so sometimes when I speak/write/evoke, naturally, it will not always be about me. My issue was more with tone. That is all.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] siraltus:
Yup. He also got all offended at a general comment (which was not even directed specifically at him) I made in another thread about people posting broken mods/ROMs, then going radio silent when people find bugs, and eventually abandoning them altogether. I guess guilt got the better of him. But enough drama already.

Someone help me read this bloody code, because I *AM* going to make this mofo work sooner or later. :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] t3project:
viper, thanks for getting ma7 out
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] digiblur:
I should be able to look at it after a finish up this smart stay rip out.

Sent from my little Note2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mackentosh:
How did we get to this point? Went from a 4 in 1 reboot discussion to "he did this, he said that, they're not devs they're themers" I know were entitle to our opions but non of this is helpful. I dont consider myself a dev im just learning and sharing but I dont criticize other's I just do my thing. Of course some people take things personally some dont. When I first started MacksROM I would get butt hurt about certain comments people would leave, now I just take the comments and try my best to correct the issue and move on. We're one big family right :p
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] digiblur:
2nd paragraph : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38350438&postcount=43
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] latinkid1116:
im sorry im kind of slow what is the 4 in 1 consist of
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sleshepic:
Expands your reboot options as seen in the pic when using the physical power button
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] elijahbrown:
Heh. It refers to the Window that will pop up when you choose to restart your device. 4 options in one Window. Of course it's more like 2 in 1 since this "dev" released a broken mod.

Juuuuust kidding. Couldn't resist since I just got done reading this thread.

Seriously though, go back a few pages and read about known issues.

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