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[RAZR HD General] taranfx:
Enabling this preference in developer options offloads task of rendering window components like buttons, text and complex 2d graphics calculations to GPU. This often results in much faster UI rendering including animations.

On one side you will definitely achieve better frame rate (and hence smooth experience) throughout system, but you may end up using more battery. On certain devices, GPU consumes more power the CPU, hence you may observe 5-15% lower battery life with option enabled.

I would recommend having this option enabled on devices with weaker CPUs e.g. You should seldom need to enable this on dual-core 1.4ghz ARM CPU.

offloading UI rendering to GPU has obvious benefits so that CPU can work on other important tasks like database IO, data manipulation, layout calculations and responding to other user inputs.
[RAZR HD General] Thatoneguy.:
So Im a new Verizon customer, and I was greatly saddened to find out that they have an HDMI block on NFL Mobile. If I'm paying for the service, what does it matter if I watch it on my phone or TV? Netflix allows me to mirror the app, why won't Verizon?

After HOURS of attempting to modify the Apk, flashing old versions, scouring the web, I have found only one workable solution. Your not going to get the greatest quality, but it's definitely watchable, and better than on your phone screen. I can 100% verify this method works.

So here goes-

hear is where i found the fix: http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-razr-hacks/220191-hdmi-work-around-ics-4.html

scroll down to last post which speaks of "Tasker". you can get it in the market.

[Instructions]

open up tasker

click on Tasks tab

+ create a new task called whatever you want.

+ add an action of Task and then type Wait and set to 20 seconds

+ add an action of Script and then Run Shell

in the run shell task add this to the command textbox

am broadcast -a com.motorola.intent.action.externaldisplaystate --ei hdmi 0 --ei hdcp 1

check the Use Root box

now save the tasks by clicking the checkmark at bottom left on the screens till you get back the main one

click on Profiles tab

+ add new profile leave name blank and click the checkmark

select Appliation for First Context

scrolldown till you find the NFL Mobile application and select it then click the checkmark at bottom left

a Task Selection box should appear now and you can select the task you created above

in the bottom right you will see the on/off button. just make sure this is on when you want to use.

now close out of that application and it should still be running in your notifications bar

plug in your hdmi cable and set to mirror display

launch NFL Mobile and in 20 seconds the task will run so before it does you need to click on a video playback which will result in an error

now in just a few seconds you will see a tasker message saying it was granted root access which means the script has ran

now click the close button on the error message and click video play again

I am not taking credit for this, I merely found this posted elsewhere and thought it would be a good workaround to have available.

Swyped while swerving from my Droid Razr Maxx HD
[RAZR HD General] fletch33:
thanks for your work on this and i look forward to trying it.
[RAZR HD General] B0mb3rr:
Does work for my bionic, right after the permission goes through I try to play the live redzone and it still says HDMI plugged in

is it a different shell code for bionic ?
[RAZR HD General] Thatoneguy.:
Well since your in a razr hd Sub forum, I doubt it works.

Try the bionic forum for help? Or search, one minute of searching found the answer to your question-

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1272820

Swyped while swerving from my Droid Razr Maxx HD
[RAZR HD General] kn0wsk1ll:
will this work for xt912
[RAZR HD General] deeje00:
Try it and find out man.

Sent from my Nexus MATRIX HD MAXX
[RAZR HD General] gonesalvage:
Can anyone verify that this work around still works?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] the.nebular:
My compass is off by 45 degrees. It was fine in stock ICS, when I switched to CM10 the compass went off. When I switched back to stock the problem went away so I thought it was cyanogen. When I did the bell upgrade to jelly bean it came back.

Is anyone else having this problem?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] lordmorphous:
Yep... Don't know how to fix it either...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] trendiggity:
Where do you live? While 45° is extreme it is still possible, depending on your location, that the difference can be explained by magnetic north vs. True North. Perhaps your custom ROM is toggled for true north and touchwiz is vice versa?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] the.nebular:
No it's true north off by 45.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] superandroidalex:
Well not "new" but you know. I just recently got my galaxy s3 (love it) and rooted it when i was on ice cream sandwhich. than i found out my carrier rolled out 4.1 (at&t) so updated my phone but then lost my root. Im coming from iphones where with jailbreaks there was a different procedure for each ios. Is it the same for androids?

P.s might've done this in the wrong thread i apologize but i literally just made this account right now to figure this one thing out. I want to go back to custom roms

cheers
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jridda10121:
No if u have the I747 flash same way through Odin try galaxys3root.com if u understood how to do it the first time then same steps he's good for helping noops. With video tutorial plus xda developers tv on you tube Adam something shows three ways.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] superandroidalex:
i tried his "'noob proof" method for my model andd at the end of the video he mentioned it wouldnt work for jellybean.

i cant post links yet according this site sorry lol
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ejatds:
follow instructions on this thread :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1739426
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ecip:
I've also been wanting to root my S3, the phone just updated to the stock Rogers firmware with JB.

There doesnt really seem to be a straight answer as to whether the instructions on this website: http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-r...gh-t999sgh-i747sph-l710-fail-proofnoob-proof/ are still valid for Jelly Bean, so I'm going to hold off with trying.

I do have the itch to try CM10 though.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
Read one post above

Please read the post above yours and follow the link. Read the entire posting by OP. It makes it very clear that the answer is yes you can root it and tells you how to do so. Just in case you missed the link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1739426 .

Lastly, after reading the forum at the link provided, if you do not understand what the OP is talking about, then you should not be attempting to root your phone. If you miss an important step because you did not understand it you could end up with an expensive paperweight.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ecip:
Yea I see that, but with that method I'm re-flashing the ROM. With the other method I posted I'm only installing recovery and Root. I know I've read somewhere that with the method you mentioned no apps or data will be wiped, can you confirm this?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
Yep

Yes I can. I rooted using that method and all of my apps and data was intact...with SuperSU added so I can utilize apps that require root. I lost no data whatsoever.

I did not install a recovery though because I am wanting to run the rooted stock ROM for the moment and just did not want to bother with recovery at the moment since it is an extra step (just being lazy). Eventually I will get around to installing a recovery and CM since it has always been a favorite of mine.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ecip:
ok, thanks man.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
No problem. Good luck and fun rooting and flashing.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ecip:
But see, now this http://www.epiccm.org/2012/06/cwm-recovery-on-all-sgs3-lte-variants.html site says to install recovery, then run the root.zip inside of recovery to root.

This is conflicting information, as the how to here at xda says to flash the whole ROM again.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
This is one way of rooting. The object behind the original link to XDA was to not flash the trip counter. I only mention XDA because I know this allows you to root JellyBean. Follow the xda verbatim step by step as it has been proven to work for JellyBean. Note that the posting on XDA does not say follow the instructions on the site linked in the quotes, but rather to download and extract the file referenced in question. Then you continue with the procedure as posted on the forum in XDA. Please note the remarks regarding a recovery and JellyBean and the counter being tripped.

There is not always one way to root. Take note that the above link for downloading the file for recovery is older than what has been done on the XDA site. Newer information typically is the safer way to go.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ecip:
Alright, here goes nothing......

---------- Post added 10th December 2012 at 12:06 AM ---------- Previous post was 9th December 2012 at 11:17 PM ----------

Ok, so I tried the Team Epic way at first, however it appeared to be a no-go. After flashing recovery through Odin, removing the battery, the phone would not enter recovery.

Then I tried the HOWTO on this forum and it worked, no data lost.

Only downside is that my first attempt tripped the flash counter, but I'm really not worried about it. Now to remove the rogers bloat ware...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] aybarrap1:
Glad it worked. The information here on XDA is much more current than the site you were refering to anyway so your chance of success should lean more toward the updated information.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jredel78:
does anyone know if I can root a Rogers GS3 running stock Jelly Bean on a Mac? I haven't been able to find any info about that online.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ecip:
This?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755265

I donno bout our phone though. You only have apple PC's in the house?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jredel78:
Thanks Ecip! That looks like it should do the trick. I'm new to android so hopefully I can find a step by step tutorial on how to root using Heimdall.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] superandroidalex:
ok so none of the methods worked for me im rippng my hair out over here /: im on a mac but i used wine bottler to open the .exe files and my ohone wont show up connected on odin. also in the 2nd or 1st method when i pda the md5 file it finds it successfully but i cant do anything with it. Someone please help. I just wana root on jelly bean 4.1.1 Dx should i downgrade to root how i did before? is that possible?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ecip:
I think you might have more luck if u ran Odin in a virtual machine running xp or something.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] superandroidalex:
I'll give it a shot. My families hard core mac fans so I gotta find one haha
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ecip:
That's unfortunate.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jredel78:
No luck with this method.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] twanskys204:
I just went to lh1 rooted then used mobile odin to flash the new 4.1 with ever root option
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jredel78:
Any chance for a step by step? I'm new at all this.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] twanskys204:
Weell what I did was. First go back to the previous firmware....root it .....install recovery........back up phone with recovery.........install mobile odin on ur phone from play store ..make sure to buy hes an amayzing dev...download new 4.1 firmware unzip it with a file manager with unzip capabilities. ..flash with mobile odin, and use the ever root option whitin mobile odin to root new fw...easy as pie

---------- Post added at 11:01 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:57 AM ----------

U can pm me if u have any troubles
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] superandroidalex:
Did it!! So im rooted so whats my next move?

Im trying to flash roms but these tutorials have me stumped.

Is there a recent video anywhere to help out?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] twanskys204:
Read....

Read. Read some more.....
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Ecip:
If you want you can now install recovery. Rom manager from the play store can do that for u, seems to be the easiest way.

Once that's one, it's easy to install a Rom. Just flash through recovery.

Sent from my Galaxy S3
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] superandroidalex:
I'll be sure to check that out. the flashing business is still new to me.

When you use a custom rom is it safe to update through a carrier or do I need to flash back to stock? The premium suite upgrade and android 4.1.2 seem really interesting to me. Or do I wait for a custom rom to come out with some of the features?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] twanskys204:
What I can sugest to u b4 u do anything is read and fully comprehend what ur reading b4 doing anything
[T-Mobile LG G2x] n30wav3:
As said... its a userthread ... so post all ur comments, complains, problems, joys and sorrows related to the rom here ;)

ALL CREDITS GOES TO ADAMPK AND MAZOUT360
[T-Mobile LG G2x] noahk423:
Hey hey hey! I call second post! But seriously, this thread too should be kept clean from junk. So, lets keep it together.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Yuvin:
Well Crap.. I also made a User thread...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] laod:
I can't help but think of all the people saying we would never get a working cm9/10 rom. This just goes to show that development isn't dead. Not yet anyway
[T-Mobile LG G2x] n30wav3:
Lol ... which one to go for :D?

EDIT : No prob. move here guys

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2039501
[Samsung Infuse 4G] electricpete1:
I like Droidwall. Here's my review: Droidwall is a nifty program which can easily be configured to block wifi and/or data communication for each individual application. Perhaps allows small savings in battery, data usage, and slight improvement in security. Particularly when app had no logical purpose to acces internet other than advertisements etc. Also does not cost any significant cpu or memory resources... just modifies a table somewhere.

Now onto my question:

One of the applications that I blocked was labeled “(Kernel) – Linux Kernel”

Blocking the “kernel” has no effect on items like browser, gmail etc.

Based on Droidwall log, over the past several weeks since I installed the program, it has blocked 397 outbound packets from “kernel” which were destined for a variety of IP’s that all seems to be associated with Google, XDA, or Microsoft.

Below is an example of three of the IP’s:

Google

74.125.227.140

https://ipdb.at/ip/74.125.227.140

xda

50.23.216.69

https://ipdb.at/ip/50.23.216.69

Microsoft

65.52.32.12

https://ipdb.at/ip/65.52.32.12

Another thing I noticed, these are the only log entries where the external IP is recorded in the log. In all the other non-kernel blocked-application log entries, the IP recorded is my router IP.

I’m using Entropy’s DD kernal on GB.

It seems to me a little strange that these outbound transmissions are associated with the kernel. And at the same time, they don’t seem to be associated with any obvious legitimate purpose....because my phone works fine on normal internet application even with “kernel” blocked by Droidwall.

Does anyone have any ideas what would be the explanation for these packets sent from kernel to Google, MS, xda ?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] csandman1977:
Well I don't know much of anything about programming, however some people say that it isn't just apple that collects information about people without them knowing. Could be that or I could be completely wrong.

Just for curiosity, do you allow anonymous data to be collected and sent to Google?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Pony Express:
If no answer here, maybe post your question here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1957231
[Samsung Infuse 4G] electricpete1:
I generally answer no the the “anonymous data collection”.... thinking about battery, data usage, and privacy. I think several apps have that question. I don’t doubt there are a lot of programs trying to communicate for a variety of non-obvious (possibly suspicious) reasons regardless of how you set up the options. ....there were a several installed Apps attempting access that had no obvious reason to do so.

What initially struck me as strange was that this was attributed to the kernel.. that didn’t quite compute. Trying initially to formulate an intelligent thought about what that meant, I utterly failed and came up with the notion that these items must somehow be related to programming by the developer of the kernel. When I actually engaged my brain, I realized that was just plain silly because:

1 – That would be Entropy. Enough said.

2 – The kernel is open source.

3 – There are several different destination ip’s. If one person was trying to collect data, he wouldn’t send it to different places. So it must be several applications interacting with the kernel.... just shows up attributed to the kernel by Droidwall.

Thanks Pony Ex. I didn’t know that program afwall existed. Looks like it might have some good improvements to an already-great program (Droidwall). Will definitely give it a try. But I’m not bold enough to post this type of question in the developer’s thread though... several others were scolded for non-appropriate posts in that thread.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] csandman1977:
To my limited understanding, and I apologize if I am wrong, entropy just modified the kernel that was already there? Hence why the new ICS and jelly bean ROMs are still using a gingerbread kernel.

So who actually wrote the kernel? Samsung? Google? Both?

I agree I don't see entropy gathering personnel data.

However, apple was caught doing it and to the conspiracy minded individual, Google (a company that made it's fortune with information) would be in a similar position to do the same.

Again I have no evidence or knowledge to back up anything I'm saying, however what better way to collect information then distributing a free open source program with 100's of millions of users?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Pony Express:
electricpete,

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35352916&postcount=256

I'll fade the heat. :)

Edit: His first reply: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35360652&postcount=257
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
Pete,

Are you using the Droid Wall to stop the outgoing packets to ensure privacy or are you using it to stop the wakelocks that may be contributing to the wifi drain bug on gingerbread?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Pony Express:
Here is a reply from someone else... pretty good read:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=13148076#post13148076

post # 47
[Samsung Infuse 4G] electricpete1:
Thanks Pony Express, for posting that question. Good info in the responses and other links.

There is the potential to improve all three (limit data usage, limit battery usage, improve privacy).

I think the improvements in battery life and data usage are probably relatively small (especially because I also manage those by turning my connections off when not in use while away from home wifi)... whereas I think the improvement in privacy may be substantial... so I guess that's my main interest (improving privacy).

But since the $ cost and resource cost is basically zero, it almost seems to me like no-brainer choice to use it regardless of the level of benefit we expect (unless there is some hidden disadvantage...which I haven't seen yet).

I wasn't aware of a particular wakelock problem on Gingerbread. I haven't particularly noticed a change in batteryusage one way or the other (and I really wouldn't expect to notice unless it was a dramatic change), but it stands to reason that reducing traffic from unwanted Ads, pinging, data-gathering etc could help. Here are some links that may support that view:

http://gizmodo.com/5894572/in+app-ads-are-destroying-your-battery-life

http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/19/2884902/android-apps-battery-efficiency-study

There was one poster in the AFwall thread that suggested an App that is denied access will keep trying again and again, and therefore use more juice..... which also sounds plausible, but several others disagreed with that.

* I have installed AFwall now, in place of Droidwall. It is the same program with a few improvements (fixed hole in the security wall during reboot) and a lot of extra features. But still keeps the same basic simple user interface.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] SomeAsianDude:
I don't think you can :o, I didn't know you could get flash at all. I rooted my phone so I'll try it :o!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] elesbb:
I don't think you need root.. just find the flash apk in the themes and app section, then just plug your phone in, copy the apk to your memory card of choice, then using and file browser locate the flash apk and install it. You just have to enable "unknown sources" in the settings(under security settings I believe)

---------- Post added at 05:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:56 AM ----------

Found it.. it was under general. adobe flash apk
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] durps:
Yeah you can use flash just the way your phone is. Download the apk and youre set. Reboot after
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nallasivan:
Dear Guys,

I bought a Micromax A85 dual core phone 6 months back, unfortunately I put down it from 1st Floor. It was broken and I reassembled it. Now it boots and the problem is Wifi and mobilr network is not working. As usual the Customer Care didn't respect my frequent calls. I found that there is a cable got broken and I tried much to get it but I couldn't.

Can you guys help me since you are expert in those areas.

Thanks,

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
so i was playing in Tibu and deleted the wrong thing but i deleted about 5 things and dont know which cause the actions in the title. i deleted one thing i cant remember. favorite contacts, com.sec.android.providers.download, samsung acount, samsung push service and one i cant rememebr...anyone know which app will stop the play store?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
can someone please help me so i dont have to re odin this thing. i restored everything i uninstalled and now playstore force closes. i dont know what else to do. ive cleared data on playstore.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hisname:
flash your gapps again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
i dont know how to do that. how do i?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hisname:
download the latest gapps for your phone,boot into recovery and flash gapps.done!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
no recovery here partner. guess i have to re odin..ive tried everything and playstore will constantly force close.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hisname:
another way is go to your file manger app,go to system->app->find something like com.vending.apk or something like that->delete it and install a new play store from the gapps file by extracting the file and install the new play store
[T-Mobile LG G2x] n30wav3:
m closing mine ... ur seem more cosmetic ;) ... one thing yuvin .. dun point to the rom thread ... instead point to the rom links otherwise everyone will go to the Rom thread and spam
[T-Mobile LG G2x] nickster1:
Thanks for making this thread. I was getting worried that they were gonna shut the thread down. You should be more blunt though, just say don't post on that thread unless you're contributing to the build or providing necessary information.