yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
Interesting. I've always flashed an insecure boot.img first, I suppose you are right. Oh well, I stand corrected.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Oh I've never done that method. Isn't that the method of obtaining root without unlocking your bootloader or something? I never done that approach.

Root is needed if you wish to flash your recovery via a app such as Clockwork Recovery (flashing it with ROM Manager) or using Goo Manager to flash TWRP.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
No it is the method of flashing recovery through an app as you mentioned. I don't believe there is a way to root without unlocking the bootloader. Either way, I fastboot oem unlock before I do anything else, so I wouldn't really know haha. Either way, to each his own sir.

Happy new year!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Same here. I get my phone, first thing I do is oem unlock that way I can always back up my apps before I jump ship to a custom ROM.

On the Galaxy Nexus there was a way, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1894717 but it was done through a exploit.

happy new years to you as well
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scoutamis:
Soooo is it possible to hard brick a Nexus? Or can you only soft brick it?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Close to impossible to hard brick a Nexus. Some people come close to it because they don't know what they're doing and often mistaken it to be a soft-brick.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scoutamis:
So I take it it's a lot harder than a Galaxy S III....
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Never used a Galaxy S3, so I can't comment on that but I do know one benefit of Nexus devices it to have the ability to fastboot. Fastboot is your best friend (it helps you restore back to stock etc etc)

Not a huge fan of Samsung's Odin System (Samsung's version of Fastboot).

Honestly, I don't think that you can brick this phone unless you don't read at all and just do something really stupid which at that point you deserve to be bricked

:P
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scoutamis:
Ohh...well there were a lot of people complaining about hard bricking in the GSIII forums so I assume Nexus devices are harder to brick...and Fastboot is part of adv or something isn't it?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
They are harder to brick. The usual 'brick' threads for the N4 are cases of soft bricks which people are using the term wrongly when it is a soft brick and not a hard brick. There's the occasional "red LED" which I never encountered but you can search on your own about that.

Part of adv? what does that mean? Fastboot is at it's very deep level same as bootloader mode

This is why I never endorse the toolkit. People don't know how to use fastboot and tend to get themselves in icky situations because they got a free ride.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scoutamis:
I meant adb sorry auto correct
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Fastboot and adb are separate. Every phone has adb.

ADB = Android Device Bridge.

Every Android phone has adb.

Fastboot is deep down to it's bootloader level. Not all phones have fastboot.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scoutamis:
Ohhh okay thanks I'll go look up how to unlock the boot loader and root then :D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1972508 is a guide to get you started :) if you have any ongoing questions. Feel free to post in this thread and I (or others) will help you out. Ask anything you may be confused about
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scoutamis:
Yeah I actually have 2 questions. 1. Will re-locking the bootloader erase everything? 2. How do I back up my phone?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
1. I believe it only erases everything when you unlock it.

2. Backup as in how? in terms of apps? use titanium backup (recommend buying pro version)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wMiwiY29tLmtlcmFtaWRhcy5UaXRhbml1bUJhY2t1cCJd

Pro License: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mNvbS5rZXJhbWlkYXMuVGl0YW5pdW1CYWNrdXBQcm8iXQ..

Alternatives: mybackup........ I highly recommend titanium backup..

Backup the whole ROM, settings etc: Nandroid backup (it's in Recovery... use TWRP or CWR)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scoutamis:
Well the link to unlock the bootloader said to "backup everything" in case something goes wrong...I assume that would just be apps or something but I'm not sure
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Nothing would go wrong. Just all your apps/data will be reset. It's a security measure, NOTE it does delete the stuff on your internal sdcard. so backup photos, videos, etc etc etc etc.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scoutamis:
Ah okay thanks for your help :D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Not a problem! keep the questions coming, feel free :)

edit: disregard #2 in that guide,

use http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1514942 instead. a lot easier ;)

manually install those drivers in device manager and point it towards the extraction of that zip file ^^
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scoutamis:
Oh yay I already installed the drivers :D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Good luck :D

What that guide doesn't tell you is that once you flashed the custom recovery, just reboot to Android and put the files necessary on your phone's internal (rom, gapps [if needed], kernel [optional but highly suggest franco kernel]) and then reboot to recovery (boot into bootloader and use vol up/down keys to get into recovery OR have USB debugging enabled [google on how to do it for jelly bean] and type in adb, adb reboot recovery])
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scoutamis:
Hmm I've heard a lot about Franco's kernel but I don't get why everyone likes it so much! What's so special about it?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChongoDroid:
I always thought it was android debugging bridge?

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
You're right, sorry a bit tired :p
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Satanic Pope:
Hello everyone,

A newbie here. Bought my first ever android phone last week in the form of Nexus 4 and its effin gorgeous (even more so if its your first ever smartphone)

Absolutely adore the stock android feel. I am looking to ROOT my phone and continue with stock android (Not going for Cyanogen Mod since that defeats the purpose of buying a Google phone, IMO anyway) without having to lose my apps/data etc. I'd really appreciate if someone could just direct me to right link wherein I can explore the whole rooting thing without moding and understand the very basics. I am going through various threads right now and am looking forward to knowing more of it. Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks! :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Doesn't really defeat the purpose of buying a Google phone. Google phones are AOSP supported, most (if not all) ROMs are based off AOSP and not off the OTA. That's the true purpose of Nexus devices, to be AOSP supported devices (custom ROMs). Personally, go with custom ROMs, there are more features in there and they're very useful. So useful that you won't go back to stock because you'll miss a lot of the functionality, same goes with kernels.

The thread I linked in previous post is the one you're looking for. On the top of that, when you flash a custom recovery, flash superuser (search). Note, when the next OTA is available, you won't be able to accept the OTA because you have a custom recovery, so like I said again, it's better off to flash a custom rom.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2019273 will get you started.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Satanic Pope:
Thanks for the quick response :)

I understand what you're saying but like I said am completely new to android so a quick question : How does changing kernel help? I thought main advantages of running CM like mods is efficiency, snappy speed, low battery consumption etc. Where does the kernel figure.. I know what it is but not sure about how it affect my android experience!

P.S : Sorry to post a n00b response, but I'm just trying to educate myself as fast as I can.

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Also, thanks for the link. Much appreciated!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Google what a kernel is and what it does. In summary, it's what bridges the hardware from interacting with the device itself giving you control over your processor and other parts of the phone. Kernel developers optimize the process etc.

Press the thanks button, most appreciated.

I suggest Franco kernel (found in original development forums)
[Nexus 10 Accessories] Jotokun:
So I just got my Nexus 10 earlier today, and was looking at my options for a good but cheap (~$25) case. I was going to get a Poetic Slimline case, but the accounts of the screen separating from the rubber due to how tightly they fit concerns me. I want to be able to take it out of the case while at home, so such a flaw is a dealbreaker. While looking for another case, I came across a few that can stand in both landscape and portrait orientations. This intrigues me, as I would be using mine with a bluetooth keyboard for school a lot and portrait mode is better for text heavy tasks. So, is there anyone here who bought such a case and has a recommendation? Any to stay away from?
[Motorola Droid X2] Concrete B:
Can I install a version of 4.0 or better to my rooted X2 that will never see service again? It's laying here I thought I would use it to stream video and do some gaming on my garage TV where I'd rather not put better devices. I've seen that I can run MIUI or possibly a cyanogenmod to get 4, but if I could just install a starndard build Android 4.0 and connect over wifi I'd be pretty happy with that. Thoughts? Ideas?
[Motorola Droid X2] 754boy:
You'd probably be better off just using a stock rom. You'd get much better video playback, especially with Netflix and DLNA. I use mine to stream videos from my PC alot. Gaming results may vary. There are a few newer games that only work in 4.0+ but for the most part, all the good games work fine.
[Motorola Droid X2] Concrete B:
One app I want to use requires 4.0+ and that is Time Warner Cable. Of Course, I could always actually run cable out there, but what fun is that, lol. If need be the latest stock update + root will suffice for Netflix, hulu +, youtube, pandora, Google Music, my usual Android games and some emulators.
[Motorola Droid X2] jsgraphicart:
Stick with stock or even CM7. A lot of apps wont work if you go to 4.x and theres nothing we can do about that.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] somcrabigboy:
hey could run the MOD http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2036796 but apparently to no avail anything even scoring 9GB of free space yet still provide message because space will be exhausted in?

I was excited about the possibilities of installing multiple apps without getting worried about space in memory.:crying::crying:

screens:
[Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S III Developer Discussion ] Deckoz2302:
Ported Tablet UI to 4.1.1. From Galaxy Tab 7 & Note 10.1... Im trying to figure out how to inject the .smali files or create an apk hook to show the settings menu for quicklauncer settings that is implemented on the galaxy 7 to be able to change the quicklaunch icon(none/screenshot/appdrawer/camera/search)

I have decompiled the settings.apk from the Tab 7 and these are the .smali files

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pgpkd9yti70df64/TcAcNwqC7j

The SystemUI.apk and android.service.jar have been changed already and are working. I just need a little direction on how to create a settings app add on...

Here is the thread. And this is how it sits as of now...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2065644

Just trying to add a hook into settings for quicklaunch settings to be able to change the screenshot button.

Also has anyone been able to implement Lidroid/wanam toggles for a tablet before. I used a base that had it implemented for the phone side. However even with searching I have been unable to find a touchwiz based tablet with custom toggles. Sorry If this is the wrong place. I'm still new to this site so please move if I am incorrect for posting here
[Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S III Developer Discussion ] Deckoz2302:
Thank you
[Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S III Developer Discussion ] mithun46:
welcome
[Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S III Developer Discussion ] TonyTrollsten:
Respect

THANKS

I'm capable of reading

Will you just read that worng

Hah again xD

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I'm capable of reading

Will you just read that worng

Hah again xD
[Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S III Developer Discussion ] TonyTrollsten:
https://www.google.co.il/url?sa=t&s...jUgdAK&usg=AFQjCNGCy72htN8FuEr7ZkQtLczjDNJfAw
[Galaxy S III General] hollow1:
Hi all pro,

The original font after flashing new Rom should be in bold face. But for the sake of Unicode of my language to display properly on my device, I flash unicode font of my language. Then the font face becomes thinner. Example topics of forum should be in bold type. You can also have a look my device screenshot. The letter of keyboard should be in bold type...etc.,

Is there anyway I can make it become bold and still maintain my unicode language to be viewable ?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Gladius_Crafter:
Hey guys, My acer iconia tablet was working fine since I bought it, then suddenly it was lagging, crashed, then I tried turning it on, it was stuck on the acer logo. I left it there for about 10-20 minutes, and it was still there. I tried hard resetting it, holding Power+Volume down, but that only brought me to this android guy lying down with a ! sign in a red triangle. Then , I left it alone for 5 minutes trying to boot it up, and it worked, everything was fine. I tried going into an app, but it crashed again then I tried to turn it on again after an hour, and it was stuck on the android logo this time. Now, here I am trying and trying, but its just at the acer logo. My mom is going to kill me if I tell her about this, so I need to fix it asap. I would greatly appreciate it, thanks!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] pio_masaki:
It can't be fixed by anyone besides Acer, it has to be sent in. If it helps, its nothing you did, acer used a known faulty memory chip and it just randomly dies. Acer will repair it for free if it's under warranty.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] eww245:
Good luck to you. Mine just died for the second time today. I'll be calling Acer tomorrow. I have about a month left on warranty.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Gladius_Crafter:
Acer Tablet

And what if I don't have a warranty? Hopefully there is another way. I am assuming that if the SNID number keeps saying it's incorrect, that the warranty is run out.. I bought it from someone so I don't even think there is a warranty.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] pio_masaki:
Acer doesn't really care who bought it, just its warranty period of 1 year. Incorrect means incorrect, not that warranty expired, check for typos and using like a L for a 1 or zero for O etc.

If you don't have a warranty you will need to locate and change the system board yourself or have someone do it for you. No other way, board MUST be replaced.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Gladius_Crafter:
Dissappointed

Wow. I just entered the serial number in, and it expired a few months ago...

I cant afford to pay 100$ for a motherboard.. Im out of luck. I hate acer products -_-
[Nexus S Android Development] htchoi5609:
LiGux-v4.1-U1

[Feature List]

System:

Update GN lock screen, remove the virtual keys in the lock screen state

To update P990 4.0 partition, this should be able to completely solve the call

To repair USB connection interface appears black panel and beautify

The repair the P970 non automatic brightness caller not lit screen

Repair P970 unlock Huaping

Repair P970 recording micro-channel voice

Repair P970 crashes occasionally shock

Delete the notification bar speed indicator (indicates the display is not very accurate temporarily remove)

The amendment notification bar signal icon grayed

Amendment to the drop-down status bar carrier name in the network show "is not connected to the Internet"

SMS:

To fix SMS excessive list Caton

Modify the SMS excessive load slow

Limit fix SMS, MMS limit pop-up box text color

Call:

To excessive repair call details list Caton problem

Lock screen:

Add unlock vibration switch

To repair password lock screen always display problems

Fix Unlock appear multiple sound problems

Known BUG:

Mobile 2G can not update the weather (too many times the mobile data request, Yahoo shield)

Can not select a ringtone crescendo

The P970 first time to call a black screen and the number of unknown

Set only when the data connection signal is blue, this is not a BUG

This is China ROM..

translation sorry :rolleyes:

Download

http://rom.ligux.com/release/LiGux-v4.1-U1-NS-121229-5tjgzGGp.zip

There are gapps included in ligux rom.

Original Thread

http://bbs.ligux.com

Enjoy :)
[Nexus S Android Development] jayjay3333:
Nice to see there are still 4.1.2 builds for the Nexus S.

One thing though, screen shots are old and definitely not from a Nexus S (4.1.1 Oct 9, 580 MB...I wish...) :silly:
[Nexus S Android Development] dEris:
Let's see it running on the NS

Jelly Bean 4.2.1 (JellyB-TSM) / Apex Pro / BreezeHD theme
[Nexus S Android Development] htchoi5609:
Not my screen shot sorry :(
[Nexus S Android Development] jojoost:
Its an HTC Sensation
[Nexus S Android Development] hiphopboy:
Bad translate on Phone Call UI
[Nexus S Android Development] raducux:
There are gapps included in ligux rom.
[Nexus S Android Development] migueldbr:
this rom seems really nice. Anyone using it care to say something about it?does it perform well?any major bug?
[Nexus S Android Development] dEris:
More details please.

Jelly Bean 4.2.1 (JellyB-TSM) / Apex Pro / BreezeHD theme
[Nexus S Android Development] aladin6:
You don't know my feeling when I see there is devs that are still interested in NexusS :). Thank you devs :). (Will try that ASAP;)).

One little question: AOSP or CM based ?
[Nexus S Android Development] noloukos:
CM based
[Nexus S Android Development] migueldbr:
download is extremely slow=/
[Nexus S Android Development] dEris:
Yep. Reason why I haven't tried this yet. Please use Dropbox, Box, Drive, Skydrive, Amazon Cloud or Surgarsync. Kthx

Jelly Bean 4.2.1 (JellyB-TSM) / Apex Pro / BreezeHD theme
[Nexus S Android Development] migueldbr:
already tested rom, found another mirror by searching the zip name on google(dont know if i can put the link here since it is not mine)

Its very nice and it performs as well as other 4.1.2 roms(i am still using the kernel that comes with the rom). Just one annoying bug on the mms app, when i have quick reply on and i receive a message, the screen turns on.There is no way to enable popup and not wake up the screen upon receiving SMS.

Oh and is it normal that i dont have Ligux settings(like the one that appears in the screenshots)?
[Nexus S Android Development] htchoi5609:
oh thx :p
[Nexus S Android Development] htchoi5609:
little translation problem.:)
[Nexus S Android Development] hiphopboy:
try make a call and you can see it !
[Nexus S Android Development] noloukos:
i uploaded it to my dropbox

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/108397463/LiGux-v4.1-U1-NS-121229-5tjgzGGp.zip
[Nexus S Android Development] Mawtin:
Thanks man
[Nexus S Android Development] migueldbr:
This rom is really fast!I am using it with the kernel that comes with it, deadline and 1ghz and it works perfectly
[Nexus S Android Development] motoman992:
Is everything working? No lags?
[Nexus S Android Development] Mawtin:
Not for me.. After importing my recent call history, I get errors such as "contacts not available" and "unfortunately the process.android.process.acore has stopped"
[Nexus S Android Development] raducux:
i was sharing this rom in the general section. really good rom. fast and stable...with real nice themng ( the rounded corners make my phone feel sense ish )
[Nexus S Android Development] migueldbr:
try fixing permissions, maybe it fixes it
[Nexus S Android Development] Mawtin:
After restoring all my info, the rom won't boot, its stuck at the boot screen

Edit: Is it because my backed up data was from a 4.2.1 and I'm restoring it to a 4.1.2?
[Nexus S Android Development] migueldbr:
probably
[Nexus S Android Development] dEris:
What data are you restoring? Any TiBu apps+data?
[Nexus S Android Development] Mawtin:
Call history, messages and settings
[Nexus S Android Development] dEris:
Just flashed this ROM. No problems what so ever. There is a couple things though...

1. Themes don't exist (screenshot in OP says otherwise).

2. Small translation issue in call log.

3. Power buttons in notification shade doesn't have the same gradient like in OP screenshot.

4. Wish it was 4.2 :(

Jelly Bean 4.2.1 (JellyB-TSM) / Apex Pro / BreezeHD theme
[Nexus S Android Development] htchoi5609:
Very smooth :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus S Android Development] flzyup:
Thanks guys for pub our LiGux rom to XDA forum.

Sorry about that since we're busy these days that We have no time to pub our rom to xda with English version

FLZYUP from LiGux.com
[Nexus S Android Development] raducux:
Plan on releasing ligux 4.2 for nexus s ?.
[Nexus S Android Development] 4I-I:
great rom! rly nice ui! will stick with this at least until bb7 is out! ;D
[Nexus S Android Development] alen1901:
This ROM is awesome. Theme is top world. Also its very smooth. Keeping that on my nexus until my s2 comes from service(screen replace - yellow tint and burn-in), stupid amoled screen. LCD ftw!!

Sent from SpeedMachine i9100
[Nexus S Android Development] towelboy:
This rom is beautiful! :eek:
[Nexus S Android Development] Fikman:
Just like old flashoholic i had to flash this rom , and on my surprise it's very good and silky smooth :good:
[Nexus S Android Development] dEris:
Anyone else missing theme chooser?

Jelly Bean 4.2.1 (JellyB-TSM) / Apex Pro / BreezeHD theme
[Nexus S Android Development] 4I-I:
The only thing i miss is lockscreen music controll...
[Nexus S Android Development] migueldbr:
yeah, this rom does not have theme chooser.those screenshots are old
[Nexus S Android Development] alen1901:
You dont need theme chooser with that awesome theme. :p

And my only problems is that USB mass storage is not working(with marmite kernel 7.1.2cm) when connected to PC. It keeps loading and nothing. But it works from recovery.

Sent from SpeedMachine i9100
[Nexus S Android Development] migueldbr:
its kernel related then, because im using the kernel provided with the rom and can use usb mass storage.

Also having awesome battery life, with 31 hours since i charged and 1h56 of screen time and still have 43% battery left
[Nexus S Android Development] alen1901:
Yeah, battery is great. Also, kernel is working great on other roms, so i would say combination of those two is strange. But i dont mind it. :D

Sent from SpeedMachine i9100
[Nexus S Android Development] Jac0verflow:
WOW. Literally amazing rom. I'm so impressed! It's fast and beautiful, easily the best JB rom I ever tried. Thanks! :)

EDIT: I found a small issue with the messages app: every time I launch it, I get the phone numbers in the list, instead of the names. It doesn't refresh automatically, it needs an interaction (i.e. going back, open a message) to display the list properly. It's a little bit annoying.

I already managed to reflash the rom with no success.

I was thinking about replacing the app apk with another one coming from a cm rom, but this rom is odexed, so I guess this will not work, am I right? :(
[Nexus S Android Development] 4I-I:
Ive got the same issue! Also when i receive a message it shows me the previous one in the quick reply box!

No reason though for me to switch to another rom! :P although an update would be welcome!
[Nexus S Android Development] migueldbr:
yeah the mms.apk is a little buggy. i have tried replacing the apk with the miui one and it did not work(but it was MIUI so i guess it should not work even if the rom was deodexed)