yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Reiman76:
I usually rip my DVD's and convert them to .avi or mp4 at 480p or lower and purchase fullHD movies and re-encode them to 480p or 720p when i want to load them in my tablet. As long as the audio is good (i tend to favor conversion to stereo for tablet playback), i'm willing to sacrifice a little in image quality since having movies in fullHD can eat up a lot of space pretty quickly.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] DJsCrIBbLe:
Thanks im trying some 480p conversion . Saving about 1/2 to 1 gb going down to 480p...
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Reiman76:
The difference of 480p against 720p isn't very noticeable if you watch movies with your tablet at arm's length. :)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Itchiee:
720p is HD, and 1080p is Full HD so we do have an HD display. And I enjoy a good MKV Bluray rip on this device using BS Player.

And watching 480p isnt as bad due to the resolution.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] charly-whiskey:
Very nice app to convert videos on the fly...

...is Video Converter Android, an app for the Note 10.1.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsInJvbWFuMTAubWVkaWEuY29udmVydGVyIl0.

I have many videos in different formats, which sometimes cannot be played on the note 10.1. So I loaded them on my extSD, search in this app for video files, and all are found (3Gp, MPG, everything). Then I just tap on "convert" and the app changes format so that the movie can be played with stock video player.

I do not like to wait hours for video conversion at home til my pc is done with the task. The Note works on even with display switched off, and conversion is really fast.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] da.trute:
ensure you rip them as summed to stereo if you are using large bitrates, BS player can deal with 5.1 audio but struggles with higher bitrates as it can only decode 5.1 in software. Stock player can play 5.1 AC3
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] wgraz:
REWORDED: On this tablet, is there a way to watch a wider-than-16:9 movie so the view size is enlarged/zoomed proportionally to fill the screen vertically? Instead of stretching and distorting a wide-screen movie vertically to fill the screen to get rid of the black bars (top and bottom), is it possible to enlarge the movie proportionally for fill the screen vertically while cropping the sides? That way, the sides are cropped-off, but there's no distortion. Maybe there's other movie viewing apps that can achieve this? I'm referring to only when watching, not encoding. Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] WillWord:
What frame height & frame width do people recommend ?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Peter Galbavy:
To be accurate NTSC DVDs are 480 horizontal lines max. PAL are (up to) 576.

But back to the OPs question, I use makemkv to RIP the DVD and then Freemake to recode to generic Android supported codecs - which also decreases the file size by a factor of 3.

Freemake allows you to set a "up to" resolution so one setting of 720p will do for all DVDs and BluRay/HD-DVDs ...
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] wgraz:
With this tablet, is there a way to watch a wider-than-16:9 movie so the view size is enlarged/zoomed proportionally to fill the screen vertically? Instead of stretching and distorting a wide-screen movie vertically to fill the screen to get rid of the black bars (top and bottom), is it possible to enlarge the movie proportionally for fill the screen vertically while cropping the sides? That way, the sides are cropped-off, but there's no distortion. Maybe there's other movie viewing apps that can achieve this? I'm referring to only when watching, not encoding.

Anyone? Thanks.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gottmar:
Hello

I am looking for in-ear headphones which support play/pause, microphone and volume control. Preferably this should be accomplished by 3 buttons: middle button for play/pause and left/right buttons for volume control (just like on iOS).

I do not look for one-button or bluetooth solutions.

As I already searched on xda, I found those headphones:

source: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33386985#post33386985

However, I do not know if they work with the Nexus 4 or if there are more headphones available.

Could somebody help me out here please?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpjimmy:
I gave up looking for headphones with buttons like those because the main reason you have headphones/earbuds is because of the music or podcasts, with an occasionally call here and there...well for me anyways.

And IMO, the one button is good enough which can be found on most headphones. This "universal" button usually just plays, pauses, answers calls, and now a long press will launch google now.

However, you can add an app called Jays headset app or remotecontrol for earphones app. This will enable the number or clicks to determine certain functions like volume control. GL
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whooda:
the 3 button headphones dont work with this phone. It is my understanding that the devices that support the 3 button controllers have a special circuit that is not present on this phone. I have a samsung 3 button and htc 3 button headset that do not work on this phone. I have tried several of the apps that allow you to program the buttons but they did not help.

Just get a nice single button headset and be happy.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karanrajpal14:
Could you recommend a good single button one? My HTC earphones are screwed and I'm looking for new ones for my nexus.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpjimmy:
If you are looking for in ear headphones, you cannot go wrong with Kipsche or Shure's with the integrated mics. If you are on a budget, Jays One + for android is an alternative you can look at for decent in ears.

For over ears, there are so many to look at. You can look at any ones that function for "i" devices and they will work for our phones. It's that ONE button or middle button that is the only thing that you are looking for it to work with your phone.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gottmar:
Sigh. Thanks for the information. After no USB on-to-go and a crappy battery life now this. I wonder what will come next.

I guess I will have to look for good one button headphones and an app which supports altering the function of this button. Any recommendations for such an app?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LupusHD2:
During my time googling on this very issue i came across these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007IPKBA4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=AEUMIRKFWF0IJ

supposedly made by philips precisely for android. philips says: "Personalise your sound and buttons via the Philips Headset App" so..

however, and if i 'm not mistaken, they 're 1 button headphones - but as another person before me 's said, you apparently can determine what a certain number of clicks will do, so you probably can work around the issue.

i 'm probably getting a pair (not sure if i 'm going with these cause i 'm feeling like investing seeing as i 'm out and about a good chunk of my every day and am always listening to music - being a musician and an audiophile) next month - kinda tight financially atm :P, so when I do i 'll get back to you guys.

currently stuck w/ the apple headphones (not the earpods). mic works, middle button answers/ends calls and plays/pauses music - volume controls just won't work.

'nyways, hope it helped!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpjimmy:
I guess you didn't read the post above yours.:rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gottmar:
Ah right, JAYS Headset Control, thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexonian:
Does anyone else have a problem getting even a 1-button headset to work? It seems I can't even plug it in properly (sound is mono and without bass), and I tried really hard. I tested both an OEM headset that came with my ZTE Blade and a Sony MH650. Both used to work fine on the Blade but on the N4 - no way. Headsets without microphone (and one line less on the headphone jack) work fine.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpjimmy:
No bass is fine here with cords with integrated mic. All the earphones I have tried besides the Shure SE215 work for me.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexonian:
Um... Why? They don't even have a mic?!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexonian:
Answering myself here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=34697393&postcount=13

This obviously means you have to look for headsets that are "Apple compatible" (minus the volume buttons)... :rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fortunz:
I thought I was so smart researching this (in a non nexus 4 specific way) ahead of time, found some a 3 button headset 'made for android' by htc, and alas, only one button works. I have to go out of my way to find an apple compatible 3 button headset to work with my google branded phone? Geez. :eek:

But thanks guys for letting me know why this one won't work. :good:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kpjimmy:
No the three button headsets are far and between. I haven't seen any that work. I mean even my old N1 headsets don't work. Well the middle button works. The iPhone 3 buttons will not work either.

Just use the one button, which I actually prefer and use an app to map button presses to forward or back up. Tedious? I guess so, but I have no issues with one button headphones. I own a slew of them lol.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fortunz:
I can see where I misread those posts now. No 3 buttons work at all. That sucks. :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HB_Mosh:
But what about the people that claim that there are headphones that actually work with the three button?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nixter99:
up to the phonemaker..

The support for 3 buttons or not on an Android phone is up to each phonemaker. Samsung Nexus 3 works fine with 3-button headsets for Android, so does the S3, S4, and many more.. while Nexus 4 does not But the Nexus 5 does (!)

I have a Nexus 3 and 4 and I also actually think music sounds better through the Samsung made Nexus but perphaps that is just mental ;) or the sounchip has something to do with it.

3-Button Headset for Android

I use a 3-button headset from Degauss Labs Sweden and it works and sound great (made for Android).

http://degausslabs.com

They also have a really well working headset app (works with any headset by the way) that makes buttoncontrol programmable, so you can choose what 2,3 or more clicks will do for U.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shengande.degausslabs
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the.lirius:
hi to all,

this htc 3 buttons headset works fine on my N5 (all the buttons)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003OE30KQ...TF8&colid=1SZL21KH42BJP&coliid=I1AMJAPEQUCD59

hope the information can help :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nixter99:
Headset App doin it for u.

No matter what headset you might want to make that react more intelligently or atleast the way you personally would like it :)

aka 'tailored button actions'. I recommend using any 'headset button controller app' via Google Play. The one I use - free+adfree..

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shengande.degausslabs
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iManik11:
Hi all,

I am starting this thread to address all GPS issues found on our Galaxy S3:mad:. May it be hardware or software related, we can discuss and hopefully fix our problems. I seem to find no other threads like this. Let go everybody..solve our GPS's!:)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
We have no GPS issue .

We have older threads with a few users having a GPS problem i suggest you read them for fixes .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dean-xXx:
Yep as JJEgan said no problems with GPS on this device, it works flawlessly.

Only problems i heard of was on leaked version of JB 4.1.2.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmorand:
I am new to Android (been an iPhone user for years), and am loving the Nexus 4 so far. I'm rooted the phone and installed a custom kernel (franco), and I've been thinking of possibly putting a custom ROM on my device. I see a lot of people using CyanogenMod but I don't see much info on what the benefits of this mod are.

I checked out http://www.cyanogenmod.org/ but it looks like there's only a few addons that are in there (theme support, dsp equalizer). Are there other benefits of this that I'm missing?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Check out the features of the ROM. Their website isn't very informative because it isn't updated to date with what's in the ROM nowadays.

When switching to another Rom I recommend using titanium back up to back up your apps so you can restore them afterwards and keep your settings.

Some highlight features,

- battery percentage

- notification tiles are more beneficial rather than shortcuts it actually toggles them on and off

- navigation bar changes. Customizable to your liking

- quiet hours

- wake phone using volume rocker

- lock screen tweaks. Add shortcuts, show battery percentage.

Etc etc. I recommend downloading the unofficial version of cm named jellybro found in android development as it contains commits not in the official build just yet.

Just download it you won't be dosappointed. Plus in older phones, cm is faster than stock and most of the times their manufacturer hasn't updated their stock Rom to Android 4.2 where cm has. That's why it's popular because of its maintenance of the project

Note: you need to flash gapps with cm. It contains Google apps. Can't be packaged with roms, is illegal.

Flash Franco kernel as well as cm :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmorand:
Awesome thanks for the information, I really appreciate it!!!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Anytime! Enjoy. If you have any questions or whatever, don't be afraid to reply back in this thread or pm me. Try and figure it out on your own first though, if all else fails I'm here.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmorand:
Where can I find the Jellybro? I assume it's more risky going with this rom seeing how those commits aren't in the nightly build version? The normal nightly build has an updater in it to pull down the most recent build right? Does Jellybro have the same?

Thanks again for your help, some people on here haven't been quite as kind :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmorand:
Never mind sorry about that, I found the thread in the forum, I was in the Original Development forum which is why I couldn't find it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Most people assume that it's more risky. But it really isn't, it's a very stable Rom and is pretty much what it is. It's cm + early commits aka cherry picks. These early commits are not yet approved or merged by cm but they are pending.

Jellybro does not have it. It updates every day or every couple of day, when I used my galaxy Nexus it updated everyday. It all depends on who compiles it and when he does. You have to check for it using goo manager (not sure if still supported) or by the website. I just do it from the site and follow the guy on twitter and it's posted when it's up.

The kangers don't put random early commits either, they assure its working before it's uploaded. Not saying it's 100% perfect but I'd say it's perfect all the time. Never have any problems using it for a year and more.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmorand:
Thanks that explains it. I'm going to download it and check it out. Thanks!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Enjoy :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samwebbo1990:
I would really recommend Cyanogenmod with faux's kernel. I would also use system tuner or faux's app to tweak the kernel settings. I've tried a lot of ROMs/kernels and this is by far the best set up for me :)
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dogwoofer:
Anybody know what the case shown in this video here is, or where to get it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq3lqqwdUko

At 0.06 when he opens it up you can see 'D3O' on the inside of the cover.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] unlvmike:
That is a nice case.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mani_is_ms:
That looks amazing! I always missed my blackberry for auto turning on/off when you put it in/out of the holster. I thought that was some sort of patented hardware feature because nothing other than the ipad smart cover does anything similar. Want this case badly! Anyone know where to buy?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Solutions Etcetera:
Nexus 7 has magnetic sleep/wake, but I have run magnets all over the Nexus 4 and have not found a spot where it sleeps so I don't know how this is working in this video.

Perhaps they are using an app that is using the proximity sensor?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] EvanJ18:
Possible leak of a Tech21 Impact Snap w/ Cover? Seems like it to me. Check out videos for the SGS3 and iphone 5, very similar.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] elarella:
If a D30 case comes out for the N4, I will most likely snag one. That seems like a pretty nifty case. It seems that he may be using an app that uses the phone's proximity sensor to turn the phone on and off when it's covered. I used to use that app when I had the N1 and HD2. It works like a charm, but uses a lot of battery.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] socaltyger:
That's a nice case. Been looking for a clean looking flip case myself.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] 80centjack:
I'm very interested in this. It's the only kind of case that intrigues me at all.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mrbkkt1:
I'm guessing it's the d3o case for the gs3. It fits, but the button placement is a touch off, and you have 2 extra holes on the back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jeriel05:
I'm having an issue with streaming flash content ever since I got the jelly bean update. Before the update the screen would stay on while flash content was playing now the screen times out after a minute as if nothing was playing. Anyone experience this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Addiso:
Flash player isn't supported on jellybean so there will be hiccups, you have flash player side loaded right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jeriel05:
Yes I have flash player side loaded, content plays fine my only issue is that the screen times out and turns off
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Addiso:
Hmm, that's weird only case was that the flash content page would close.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jeriel05:
I tried clearing data from the browser and hard reset but it didn't work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bigmook:
There is a jelly bean flash apk. I don't have the link but it works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Addiso:
Actually it's the same thing as any other flash player apk
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jeriel05:
Do you know where I can find this apk? I have tried the official ones from the adobe archives but the screen still turns off
[Nokia Lumia 800] ItsmYarD:
Hey guys,

I just purchased the lumia 800 which is already upgraded to 7.8. I was just wondering how to transfer xap files to my device. I Google'd quite some bit and it's all the older versions of windows phone and it's about using the chevron unlocker.

Thanks for the help!

Sent from my GT-I9100

Edit: Got this to work, just used the application deployment tool and install a xap. Sadly, it only lets you deploy 10 xaps.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] berfo:
Hello,

My tab is has 3.2 android. I want to update the room and root but i cant open recovery mode. Because it has special OS and dont permit for Recovery Mode.

I try Odin for update it but i cant do it. There is an error "invalid binary signature".

My TAB

Model: GT-P7500

android vers.:3.2

mainband:P7500JTLB1

kernel vers: 2.6.36.3

Can you help me?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrCzlenson:
Hi x10 users.

'Am looking for best ROM with HD camcorder, I need them for my vlogs on YouTube, without cam I fell like without my hand. Can 'u help me?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brenty108:
Well........donutHD does not improve on quality but the experience is faster.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] offwiththeface:
So guys I'm in a dilemma here I have both phones right now sealed in the box I don't know which one to keep and which one to sell. I'm in Canada so lte works on the nexus 4. What do you guys suggest ? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
One for work one for play ;p

sent from outside ur window
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] GetPatriotized:
I was in the same dilemma as well. If you don't mind the size, the Note 2 is the better choice. The Nexus 4 may get the faster updates but we're on xda anyway so pretty much any phone with a good community will get updates.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dayloooo:
Personally, if I had a choice between those 2 phones, I would prefer the Note 2. I'm a bit biased because I've been with Samsung for so long and I don't trust any other brand other than them. LOL. But from an unbiased point, the Nexus 4 provides faster updates (as mentioned), the Krait processor, and it's Google. Note 2 has a bunch of useful features and now we have some very reputable and brilliant developers in our community which will jump start our development. There's even an Android 4.2 (WIP) coming for us!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] powerwagon:
Note 2 hands down...more features and great dev support.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] kingofkings11:
I've used both and ended up sticking with the note 2 there's nothing out there right now that can compare to its specs not even goggles own baby
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] P1 Wookie:
Did you ask this same question in the Nexus 4 section? lol...It's gonna be hard to get an unbiased opinion when you ask a question like that in a section specifically for one of the phones :P

Having said that, I had the LG Optimus G, and aside from the LG skin (which wasn't TOO horrible) it was a good phone, but I still promptly exchanged it for a Note 2 and don't regret it one bit. I have never had good experiences with LG phones. The display was beautiful though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] sabre31:
I have a note 2 and my buddy has a nexus 4. I thought the nexus 4 screen looks way better then note 2 screen hands down in my opinion. The build quality and feel of nexus 4 is also much better. However no removable battery no lte, and no sd card support are major deal breakers. 16gb is just not enough with games and apps installed. At least if they made a 32gb version.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] RojasTKD:
The nexus 4 has some attractive points. LTE maybe less of an issue if you in Canada. The screen is nice and it's a fast performer.

But for me the lack of MicroSD and non-removable is a no go for me. Not only is battery life on the Note 2 awesome, but I have a spare battery i can use if every needed. I also really like having the s pen and the 5.5" screen i greatly enjoy. The size of the note is not for everyone, I'm OK with it.

You have to decide how important each of these factors are to you. Once you do that I'm sure you'll be happy with your choice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] V@no:
If note 2 was made by LG and nexus 4 by Samsung, I'd say go for nexus 4...

Personally I'm staying away from anything LG, I had enough gray hair with LG Nitro HD, thank you very much.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] quarlow:
You're lucky you never tried the Thrill then...

I need more time before trying LG again. The guy at the AT&T store tried to get me to buy the Optimus G when the Note was not in stock yet. The nexus might be okay if LG isn't responsible for the software.

Sent from my Note ][
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] offwiththeface:
Awesome thanks for the input its a huge decision I think of will end up keeping the note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] UCLAKoolman:
The Nexus 4 ultimately had too many drawbacks for me to consider it. The thermal throttling issues with the S4Pro processor, the non-swapable battery with less than stellar battery life, the limited storage without microSD expansion, the glass back prone to cracking, and no LTE. And now we find out that the Nexus 4 cannot support USB-OTG, so all those who bought one thinking they could move files over to an external drive are SOL. No USB keyboards/mice/Dualshock etc. Not a big deal if you have bluetooth peripherals, but I want to have as many options as possible. The Note II is a superhero in that regard...