yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ScatteredHell:
I think its not possible. I saw someone described it its impossible with fair means. Though if i remember clearly ftf has some like key code originally from SE.

Sent straight from the Scattered Hell
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
FTF can only be made from the files, that were downloaded with PC Companion or Update Service.

These files were downloaded, when you updated firmware with one of these apps.

Flashtool has the option to make those files. FTF files can only include fully stock ROM. That and only that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Oriented:
Hell

I'm new to xda-developers forum.

this is my first thread

I bought SGS3 Verizone that I used for the last few months every thing is OK

Now I'm outside USA and using local SIM (my verizone SIM lost), yesterday I want to update to JB, I did wipe factory reset before flashing the stock JB after that when I start my phone it says Activation and I couldn't use my phone at all!!, then there is error... it needs verizon SIM but I lost mine and no one here have it!!!

can any one help me skipping this ? or any help to make my phone working?

my phone was on stock ICS, Not rooted, Not unlocked.

Please Urgent

thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jakereeves31:
Well, you can't use it without the SIM card for anything really unless you just use it with Wifi or something. But try pressing the top left, top right, bottom right, and then bottom left corners of the screen to see if that works to get you past that. Try going around a couple times if it does t work the first time you do it, but of that doesn't work, then I don't know what to tell you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Oriented:
thanks alot

But try pressing the top left, top right, bottom right, and then bottom left corners of the screen to see if that works to get you past that. Try going around a couple times if it does t work the first time you do it, but of that doesn't work, then I don't know what to tell you.

thanks alot that worked for me

thanks again
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] abhijit.dahiya:
If you need to bypass...

Top left top right bottom left bottom right volume up
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tweakradje:
Hi,

I am using dx power app for a long time now. Although I have updated manyu times I always went back to version 1.4.6 and I want to stick to that version now.

Only the update service from that apk is still checking and notifying that new versions are available. I want to disable that service.

In the attached screenshot you see that the service is called AppUpdateService. I can stop it there but it will restart itself again.

Can anyone help me with disabling that service? I attached the apk.

Cheers
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tweakradje:
Yesterday evening I tried to remove the update service. Think it worked.

Used Apktool and java/smali/baksmali.

This is what I removed from in PowerMangerApplication.smali from

dianxinos.powermanager_1.4.6.apk\classes_dex\com\dianxinos\powermanager

.line 62
invoke-static {p0}, Lcom/dianxinos/appupdate/ag;->a(Landroid/content/Context;)Lcom/dianxinos/appupdate/ag;

move-result-object v0

invoke-virtual {v0}, Lcom/dianxinos/appupdate/ag;->c()V

.line 65
to
.line 62

.line 65

and in DXBackendConfig.smali

.prologue
.line 16
sget-object v0, Lcom/dianxinos/backend/DXBackendConfig;->a:Ljava/lang/String;

invoke-static {v0}, Lcom/dianxinos/appupdate/b;->a(Ljava/lang/String;)V

.line 17
sget-object v0, Lcom/dianxinos/backend/DXBackendConfig;->a:Ljava/lang/String;

invoke-static {v0}, Lcom/dianxinos/advertise/b/a;->a(Ljava/lang/String;)V

.line 18
to
.prologue
.line 16

.line 17

.line 18

It seems to be working. No more AppUpdateService running :)

EDIT: Now the service is back again. I will have to dig further. Perhaps also remove the Update button from the UI.

Question:

Why cannot I use the same certificate as the original. Now I had to resign. That means uninstall the old one and reinstall the new one. Pitty adb -r install dx....apk didn't work.

Cheers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paddybear79:
Dear all!

I am really in despair :(

I notice a strange phenomenon on my Galaxy S 3 (German version).

Sometimes there occurrs a flickering of the screen. It is caused by thin greyish horizontal lines which jitter with high frequency at some parts of the screen. You should not imagine it as some blinking of the whole screen. It's only a partial jittering of thin greyish lines.

It does appear at random, I cannot force this effect to occurr. Most of the times it's subtle, but sometimes it is clearly visible.

I read in some other threads that people noticed flickering in dependence of the power saving options. This I observed as well. But I don't know why. Unfortunately, none of the other threads came to a conclusion. And the problem seems to affect only very few devices.

My S3 was sent into repair twice. Two times the touch screen was exchanged. Last time they also changed "some electrical and mechanical parts". However, the flickering still occurrs.

I now tested for a while and made the following observations:

- it's not related to 3g, wifi or mobile connections in general (occurred while switched off)

- it's not related to "automatic brightness control" (occurred with manually set brightness, 1/3)

- it's not due to the display (they changed it two times)

- it's not related to ambient light (happened both with artificial light and in darkness)

- it's not related to the setting "adjust display color"

- neon light helps to trigger it, as well as switching the screen on or manually changing the brightness

- it's not related to any one of the single settings in "energy saving mode"

- flickering "survives" switching the screen off for a short time

- switching "energy saving" off always finishes the flickering

Can anyone shed light on the reasons for this?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iridaki:
Try unticking the second option in Power Saving mode, which is supposed to lower the FPS in order to preserve power. You can still user PS mode but the flickering should be gone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paddybear79:
thank you!

i already unticked all single options there. didn't change it. the only solution is to switch the whole "enrgy saving mode" off as it seems.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iridaki:
I am sorry, I did not read the OP carefully enough, where you stated that

:o

I am using PS mode with all the options checked all the time, I don't think I have ever disabled it, and I haven't noticed the issue you mention. Can you tell us more about root status/ROM/kernel on your device etc? Also, have you tried disabling PS mode and observing the phone for 24 hours or so, to see if it still does the flickering at some point?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eldair:
I'm having same issue. As for the conditions my result is that it would only appear after wake up when power saving is on with lowest brightness. Also it's not noticeable on dark wallpapers. Any ideas other than "turn off" power saving mode?

Just to add, I'm running stock 4.1.2 version which didn't fix this problem and I was observing phone without PS for a few days without any flicker of this kind.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DHD87:
Hey guys.

I rooted my galaxy s3 a few days ago using the CF root. I didn't put any ROMs on it or anything and it was running fine until this morning. At about 4:45am I got a Facebook notification, so I cleared it from my notification bar turned the screen off again. When I set the phone back down it fell off the bed and landed on the floor, then when I woke up again the screen is off and the phone is totally non responsive. I can't get into recovery mode, I've took the battery out, it won't connect to the pc via the usb. I've no idea what to do.

I don't even know if it's suddenly bricked or if the small fall onto the carpet has broken it, there's no visible damage :(

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
can you get it in download mode?

if not, send it to the service
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtienneBordeaux:
How about the download mode?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DHD87:
Thanks for the replies guys. Download mode is when you hold power + home + volume down? That doesn't work either :(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtienneBordeaux:
Maybe it is time for you to send it to the service center. By the way, did you use triangle away after rooting?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DHD87:
No I haven't used triangle away yet.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtienneBordeaux:
It doesn't matter anyway, service center cant tell if you have a modified phone if the motherboard is dead so go get your warranty.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DHD87:
My closest service centre is 98 miles away in another country and only offers a carry in service lol
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EtienneBordeaux:
Too bad for you, you need to go thru those miles. Goodluck mate. :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eric22269:
I just put a new screen in my s2, and now my camera isn't working anymore.

When I disconnect the front camera everything works as it should, so I guess this is the problem.

I don't need the front camera so I happily leave it disconnected, but unfortunately the light sensor and proximity sensor are connected though the same connection. And I do need the sensors.

So what are my best options? Is there a way to solve this through the software?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jirka607:
Is it possible to have S-Note instead of S-Memo launched when you double tap the screen on ICS?

Also Can I change Voice Talk to S-Voice somehow?

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
Is your device rooted ? Because if it is, you can flash S-Voice package via CWM.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jirka607:
Yes Im rooted on alliance ROM Final
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UtkarshGupta:
hi all,

i have a note 2(n7100)

i downloaded and updated the galaxy note 2 toolkit by mskip to v2.3.1

but newer versions of cwm/twrp/supersu are available.

how can i root with the latest versions ?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UtkarshGupta:
I updated it to version 3.1, now it has the latest stuff.
[HTC One X+] Schumi 01:
Good morning, just a quick question, every time i connect my phone to the Pc, two windows open up all the time, one trying to get me to install the latest HTC SYNC, the other is for the SD card, is there any way i can disable the HTC SYNC one from starting and opening up, it is starting to get on my nerves.

Thanks
[LG Optimus Me P350] Anurag pandey:
​

MIUI ICS or MIUI v4 as we know it for LGP350:D​

From the Guy who first brought you MIUI GB for LGP350,here I bring you again MIUI v4 :cool:

PLEASE ENJOY IT TO THE FULLEST

NOTE:

I am not responsible for bricked devices,thermonuclear war or any other piece of garbage that happens to your phone.please use it at your own risk

Booting takes a long time every time.don't panic

This Is MIUI not CM.don't expect it to be lightning fast as MIUI has HEAVY FRAMEWORK

Please provide a logcat while reporting bugs

FEATURES:

MIUI ICS

Based on CM9 Stable2

Full MIUI features

DOWNLOAD​

Not Working:

Things in cm9

You tell me

Credits:atdking,pecancm and whoever i forgot
[LG Optimus Me P350] Anurag pandey:
reserved
[LG Optimus Me P350] Anurag pandey:
Screenshots
[LG Optimus Me P350] cooler1182:
hi bro why u don't use cm9 stable 3 ?? did more good stable 2 then stable 3?? thx
[LG Optimus Me P350] Anurag pandey:
When i ported it there was only CM9 stable 2

Screenshots after i reach home
[LG Optimus Me P350] djnand:
Looks good :)

On progress download... I'll try and review it after flash this ROM

Btw, thanks dev... :)
[LG Optimus Me P350] gogyly:
Subscribed and downloading. Will post impressions...
[LG Optimus Me P350] gogyly:
I have problem with Playstore. I can downlad enything. Do u have solution for that?

I did try to wipe data for play app, but notthing...

Edit - After wipe data and reboot playstore works

How we can install themes?
[LG Optimus Me P350] kD:
Downloaded will test it asap :) maybe i will stick to it for some weeks ;)
[LG Optimus Me P350] Anurag pandey:
Screenshots up
[LG Optimus Me P350] danieliop:
Pretty good. Very fluid at all.

The only bug that I've found (which annoys me lol) is that I can't set a lockscreen wallpaper, besides changing the theme.
[LG Optimus Me P350] gogyly:
Very good for beta. Almost everything works, sometimes is a bit lagy but not too often. Can we expect fix for theme installation, it is after all, what makes miui special. Also baterry life is very bad Great work.
[LG Optimus Me P350] Anurag pandey:
Can you try this to see if applying themes work
[LG Optimus Me P350] gogyly:
I've tryed that first. On GB this tutorial works fine, buton ics wont. Maybe should try someone else...
[Nexus 4 General] UberSlackr:
-Rant Post-​

Its annoys me that Google Drive is not integrated as well as (ie) DropBox on the Nexus 4 (or Android 4.2)

When I select Attach Image when composing an Email, I'm given the choices of Gallery and Dropbox.

Why is there no Option for Google Drive?

To attach an item (picture/file) to an email that is located on Google Drive, I must first open Google Drive app.

Then locate the file I wish to email, long press, select send/share then start composing an email.

Even with this long process the Image is added to an email as a "File Attachment" instead of an Image in the body of the email.

(as it would appear if I selected "Attach Image" from the Compose Email screen.)

This also prevents you from added files located on Google Drive to an email if you forget too (or choose to at a later time) as there is no option to attach the file mid-way through composing the email.

Wish there was a way to remedy this, and add Google Drive to the options pop-up for adding Files & Images...

Damn Google! Why is a Ordinary Citizen thinking of these things before the Big Brains at the Google Compound do?

(this probaby should have been post under a different section: didn't realize I was still on the Nexus 4 tab when I hit New Topic)
[Nexus 4 General] drpepe:
Yeah this has been a big inconvenience for me too, for what should be fairly basic functionality between 2 core Google apps.

If anyone has a work around or idea if this is being worked on at google hq, i'd be grateful
[Nexus 4 General] crachel:
This is more a general Android rant than it is specific to the Nexus 4

Closed
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abaddon92:
Beginners pls have a look ( it might or might not help I'm not sure. But this definitely save your time. )

Best gaming experience

1.Ultimate hd with Rush kernel v6 ( v3 driver mod )

2. Cm10 fxp 150 ( have some lag in need for speed most wanted )

Best UI smoothness

1. Cm10 fxp150 with fussion kernel v4.1

2. Ultimate hd 2.0.2 / jelly sandwich 8.5

Best ram free rom

1. jj hybrid

2. Cm10

3. Ultimate hd

Best for daily use (no gaming )

1. Ultimate hd 2.0.2 (with battery drain fix )

2. CM 10 ( lack of features )

3. Jelly sandwich ( not stable cuz {update too fast } )

4. JJ hybrid ( slow down when too much apps installed )

Best kernel with performance

1. Rush kernel v6 ( ics )

2. Arcknight kernel 4.1 ( ics )

3. Fussion kernel 4.1 ( jb )

4. Lupus kernel (jb )

5. Cm10 kernel

Best kernel with battery life

1. Arcknight kernel

2. Fussion kernel

3. Rush kernel

IMPORTANT !!!

Perform these when install new rom ( Lock/Unlock bootloader ) 100% no bootloop

1. wipe data/ factory reset

2. wipe cache partition

3. go to mounts and storage

4. format/system

5. format/data

6. format/cache

7. go to advanced

8. wipe dalvik cache

9. wipe battery stats

10. install _____.zip

11. Reboot

* If installed rom with aroma installer ( uncheck the reboot option at the end of the process ), always use reboot option in CWM

(it is just my view and experience)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SammiSaysHello:
umm
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abaddon92:
Any comment ?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teddymild:
I think you haven't tried acronium 8.2 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18895368
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abaddon92:
It look great but it is gingerbread. Anyway do I need to flash baseband, cuz mine is 77 version.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teddymild:
Some said the recommended baseband improve battery life, but I don't see significant improvement.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] satart:
Battery life depends mainly on kernel?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abaddon92:
yap, this my experience when i flash the same rom with difference kernel, i get different battery drain rate.

but i guess it also depend on the rom tweak in (ect/int.d/). am I right ?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtdc:
gingerbread is the most efficient for arc in which it performs fastest and best, you should have known if you had tried all the roms you mentioned :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abaddon92:
yap, I knew that, but I love the way of ics UI ( swipe to delete/close , on screen button )
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abaddon92:
Post deleted
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SammiSaysHello:
Umm that's not true. It's really stable. The frequent updates are just additions of little tweaks and small bug fixes. It's stable overall. :P
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abaddon92:
I know it is stable but what I mean is that it is not stable for daily use. Of course it does not mean/necessary that we have to update our rom once it release new update.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weaselmetal:
I think with the Advanced Stock Kernels you'll probably get the best battery life. Always my choice.

---------- Post added at 08:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:11 PM ----------

That just doesn't make sense.

So, in fact it is stable for daily use and you shouldn't call it anything else. Maybe you wanna change that in your OP
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amirdt:
My phone is unrooted (and with the original ROM).

After installing Keys I get the message:

"Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update via Kies"

* Current firmware version: PDA|:LJ3 / PHONE:LJ2 / CSC: LJ2 (ILO)

If I select Tools->"Firmware Upgrade and Initialization", I get the message:

`GT-N7100' does not support initializing.

Any ideas?, thanks
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Look here http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&model=GT-N7100&pcode=ILO&os=1&type=1#firmware, if you have that firmware (N7100XXALIH) you have the correct version. If you don`t flash it with Odin. You have the wrong software atm for Kies support.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Headscan:
I have the exact same problem as amirdt.

My phone (Samsung Galaxy Note 2) runs the stock rom it came with. I haven't rooted the device since it works perfectly with the stock ROM, but once connected to Kies, I get following:

Firmware information:

Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via Kies.

Current firmware version:

PDA:LJ3 / PHONE:LJ2 / CSC:LJ4 (XXX) (What does the XXX stand for?)

Build number

N7100XXALJ3

Reading gee2012's reply above, I visited the site that was linked in the post and did a search on GT-7100. Found me a long list of frimwares. All of them were Android 4.1.1, except one:

GT-N7100 - Open Europe

PDA: N7100XXDLJ2

CSC: N7100OXADLJ2

Version: 4.1.2

Date: 2012-10-29

Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

And this is pretty much where my knowledge comes to an end.

I find 64 matches for my current build and one for the 4.1.2 (listed above).

I don't understand why Kies is giving me the error message about my firmware not being supported

I don't know whether I am eligible to update my phone to Jellybean 4.1.2. Kies is a no-go because of the error message. If I try to select Tools -> Firmware Upgrade and Initialization, I get the error "GT-N7100 does not support initializing".

If I try the "software update" check on my phone, it says "Latest updates have already been installed". I don't know what to do or believe on this one.

I'm kind of confused. I can't determine whether my phone is up to date and working as intended or if there is really something that is not right with the firmware. Should I be able to upgrade to Android 4.1.2?

I'm sorry for many questions, but right now I am both out of ideas and knowledge. If someone smarter than me could provide me some support/answers on this one, I'd be most happy. I use my phone a lot and it's my primary tool when on the field.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
2 things:

1. If you want to update with Kies and receive OTA updates you need to flash the firmware that is specific for your country/region

2. If you want to flash the latest firmware like 4.1.2 you can flash any firmware with Odin but you cannot use Kies/OTA`s anymore.

This will also change the CSC file.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Headscan:
Thank you for a quick reply, gee2012.

I prefer to keep things as simple as possible without too much in-depth technical tweaking. Your answers confused me even more.

1. I have very little to no clue how to figure out what my firmware would be (Sweden - and there seem to be several of them), even less to determine which one it would be the right one.

2. I don't know whether to trust Kies or the "software update" in "About device". Kies reports an error, the software update says that all of the latest updates are already installed. Does this mean that OTA updates should work?

I'm sorry for asking more questions. What I would need a is a definite step-by-step guide how to fix these kinds of problems.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Check on www.sammobile.com/firmware for the latest firmware for your country/region. If that version is not identical to the version that is on your phone Kies and OTA`s will not work. In that case you need to download and flash that firmware from the Sammobile website. That`s it mate. You can check your firmware in the phone dialpad by pressing *#1234#.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Headscan:
Once again, thank you for your reply and guidance. I think things might become a bit interesting now:

GT-N7100 Nordic countries 2012 October Android 4.1.1 N7100XXALJ3 N7100OXXALJ4

The PDA=N7100XXALJ3 (displayed as "AP" when I did that dialpad trick you mentioned, and shows up as the build number in "About device") and CSC=N7100OXXALJ4. To me it looks like a match and also be the latest firmware for my country/region. If this is correct, then Kies and OTA should work? Kies still reports the same error about the firmware, but the software update option on the phone reports that latest updates have already been installed.

Does this indicate that the phone is working fine as is OTA, but Kies is not?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slyevo:
I also have this problem, I went from Omega rom back to stock through Kies recovery procedure. Now when I check it says the exact same thing

"Your device's current firmware version is not supported to update via Kies" Homw is this possible?

Thx