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[HTC One S] Excellionas:
more cores doesn't mean better. it's like having 10 toyotas is not the same as having a ferrari. it's all about quality not quantity. One s has a newer, more advanced processor (qualcomm s4) that's why it's faster.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] l-go:
for a general user like myself what are users opinions on performance an battery on a custom 4.2.1 toro rom vs the 4.1.1 factory image?(im kinda tired of flashing stuff!im turning into a crackflasher lol jus wana hear sum views on the topic)thinking of going stock rooted wit maybee jus a kernel?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sporkette:
I've been using muzzy's 4.2 rom for quite some time. His ROM is very close to stock and gets very nice battery life... best I've gotten since I left stock ICS a year ago. It may just be subjective but I think 4.2 is quicker and smoother than 4.1 also. My 2 cents.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lilflix7:
Is this methods still works now and is it safe?

UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER:

Unlocked bootloader is needed for most custom ROMs and for ALL custom kernels. It allows the booting system to be changed.

This can be done via official way or via test point method. Official way also removes DRM keys, which cannot be restored at all.

WARNING: You will lose warranty with this!

THE OFFICIAL METHOD - You lose DRM!

Go to http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com.

Enter service menu, open keypad and enter *#*#7378423#*#*.

Service Info - Configuration, Bootloader Unlock Allowed: Yes/No. If it says Yes, continue. If it says No, do not continue, because it will not work.

On the website, click "Start Unlocking the bootloader".

In the text, there are instructions, what you need to do. Also there are drivers that are needed for this process. Follow the instructions.

Install the drivers, then click Continue.

Enter your IMEI, name and e-mail. Leave out the last number from the IMEI.

You get a code, leave the website open, you will need this code.

Turn off your phone, then connect USB cable to your PC, hold down Volume UP button and connect USB cable to your phone. Blue LED should light up.

You will be asked for drivers. Point to the usb_driver folder where you placed the android_winusb.inf-file, and select the Android Boot loader Interface-file.

Open command prompt, first enter this

Code:

cd C:\...\android-sdk\platform-tools

Replace C with the correct drive letter and ... with the path to the android-sdk folder. Next, enter this command

Code:

fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xKEY

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RELOCKING BOOTLOADER:

When you return to stock and/or need warranty back, you will need to relock bootloader. First install stock ROM and kernel and then relock bootloader, else you will have problems. Depending on the unlocking method, there are 2 ways to relock.

TEST POINT METHOD

Start S1 Tool and click Restore button. Should relock the bootloader automatically.

OFFICIAL METHOD

Will not work on test point method, because bootloader was patched there ant not unlocked.

Make sure you have Flashtool installed.

From the downloads section, download Xperia_Relock_Bootloader.zip file.

Extract the package, there is a .ftf file.

Flash the .ftf file with Flashtool.

Bootloader is locked again

source:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27376017&postcount=2

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Please tell if these methods still works now and if this safe..

Im planning to install custom ROM "icecream pureness V4"

and needs to unlock BL and custom kernel..

And please could u suggest custom kernel?

Thanks in advance
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SXUsr:
Yes and yes. See the first link in my sig for more info.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lilflix7:
thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fmstrat:
Hi All,

I'm not sure what happened, but I started getting Force Closes on the Gallery app for a while that I would have to clear data to start using the camera again. Then, last night, the camera would focus but not take the picture. I rebooted and it started working again, but now when switching to video camera mode, the setting to select resolution is missing, and my videos are non-HD. Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Ben
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fmstrat:
Thanks for the input. As it turned out once I looked at that file, the permissions were set wrong. Fixing those and rebooting did the trick.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heat361:
OK no problem, but next time if you have a question please post in the q&a section.Thank you :):highfive:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] key3thermal:
I have a galaxy Nexus GSM. A couple of days ago the battery notification icon reversed. Now when i plug in the charger it shows that the battery is not charging, and when i un plug the charger it shows that the battery is being charged. In the battery settings menu it also says the battery is being charged when its un plugged.

I was on CM10 when this started and i have switched to the stock rooted Deodexed rom by bigxie now and still have the same issue.

Is there a fix for this?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] justjackyl:
Would anyone like to play battlefield 3?

I thought maybe we could get some G2x users together to play and own some noobs.

We also can offer tech support via voice chat over the Xbox, and just verbally discuss our personal setups and tweaks.

All are welcome, even no micers.

Anyone interested?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] EggRoll53:
If only I brought my xbox 360 home from school :(

This sounds like a great idea. I can do this after break. (I return the 20th)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] justjackyl:
I'll still be gaming bud.

I have 4 others we run as a squad.

Would like a g2x squad.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] truth1675:
I would love to join you but i play on pc is anybody else who owns a g2x and plays bf3 on pc?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] justjackyl:
If you get enough people, go for it! :D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] adamiscool:
PC right here. Not on as often as I would like, but def could use more people to play with when I'm on. Use teamspeak? I'm part of the n00bsalad community, all are welcome.

Edit: playing now, look me up.. nagelcreep

Sent from my LG-P999
[T-Mobile LG G2x] truth1675:
Sorry for the late response i have been busy lately i don't use teamspeak but i will dl it also i was thinking that we could get a l4d2 g2x community going. If you want you can friend me via steam user tame is truth1675.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TMK216:
Any ps3 g2xers?

sent from a G2X using CM7
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Stopfakn:
What's a ps3?:D I kid. Honoraryfued on Xbox if anyone wants to add me.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] TMK216:
Funny.

sent from a G2X using CM7
[T-Mobile LG G2x] LostInNorth805:
LostInNorth805 halo 4
[T-Mobile LG G2x] justjackyl:
360?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] LostInNorth805:
Yup!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] justjackyl:
cool. ill send an invite

justjackyl420
[T-Mobile LG G2x] adamiscool:
Nagelcreep also on Xbox, but don't really play many multiplayer games anymore. Gonna get the new Forza eventually...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] justjackyl:
ill look u up. maybe one day you'll be bored enough to come play online!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Stopfakn:
Sent you a request bro
[T-Mobile LG G2x] PaKii94:
i play bf3, kf, l4d2, csGO on pc when i get the time. lemme know if anyone wants to join me sometime :p. I'll add the pc players later when i get the chance. :)
[Nexus 7 General] njbair:
I got my Nexus 7 three days ago. It seems like sometimes when it's charging and I pick it up, the screen turns itself on. But I can't seem to purposely reproduce this behavior and I'm wondering if maybe I'm just hitting the power button without realizing it. Likewise, once or twice it seems to have put itself into sleep when I set it down. Can anybody confirm this behavior?
[Nexus 7 General] knuckles1978:
Mine has done this with me as well. There was one guy who posted that it had happened to him, but it was to do with a magnetic case. I've not got round to getting a case for mine yet, and there have been times where I've picked it up, 100% sure i haven't hit the power button, and the screen has come on....
[Nexus 7 General] tye_time:
This has happened with me too, turns out it was coming on when I left it charging on top of a speaker... Sometimes the screen wasn't coming on at all even if I pressed the power button numerous times.

- sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] njbair:
Funny...come to think of it, the auto-off happened when I set it on my iPad, which is in a magnetic case.

P.S. - Am I allowed to say "iPad" in this forum?
[Nexus 7 General] knuckles1978:
Well when my n7 was switching itself on, it was sitting on a pillow on my bed, nowhere near any magnets. And when it happened I manually switched the screen off, put it back down again, and was able to repeat it again and again. So unless my pillows are magnetic...
[Nexus 7 General] njbair:
Not a good thing for metalheads...

...or maybe you just have a magnetic personality!
[Nexus 7 General] knuckles1978:
Well that would explain why I can't shake off a girl that I've been friends with benefits with lately lol :D
[Nexus 7 General] njbair:
Have you tried talking to her about Android development? A lengthy treatise on the pros and cons of HTML5 vs. native should scare her off!
[Nexus 7 General] knuckles1978:
That's actually a very good idea, something along those lines, I'd need to bore her with a subject that won't immediately let her know that I'm taking the p155, but having just got my n7, I could maybe just start talking to her all the time about it and nothing else lol :)

Who would have thought you'd even get relationship (avoidance) advice here on XDA :D

Thanks!!!
[Nexus 7 General] lolo9393:
My be your bed company is "magnetic"? kidding!

I got twice this effect when at bed. And I found it perfect to wake the device in the dark because the start button is not so easy to get and very often is opposite to your available finger!
[Nexus 7 General] Oscar-Mark:
I had that before, but not since I upgraded to 4.2 I think.

It's a really cool feature, I hope Google add it.
[Nexus 7 General] RKight:
I had this happen a few times as well. Try putting your device to sleep and wiggling the USB cable where it plugs into the N7. If you plug the charger in while the screen is off, the screen will turn on. I know mine doesn't have a real solid connection and if I pick it up while it's charging, it will sometimes cause the cable to lose its connection for a second or so and then move back into position, causing the N7 to essentially think you're plugging the charger in. You might see if that's what's happening with yours as well. I figured I was the only one and it wasn't a big deal so I've just been careful about picking it up while charging or transferring data.
[Nexus 7 General] knuckles1978:
When it happened to me there was no cable plugged in, and I was able to switch the screen back off, put it down again, and pick it up and make the screen come on again. Definitely never pressed any buttons or had it near any magnets.

I think it was before I had upgraded though. Some people say this would actually be a nice feature, and until you remember that everywhere you take your n7 away from home its gonna be switching on and of all the time in your pocket/car etc it would be....
[Nexus 7 General] lolo9393:
I fully agree, but this feature will and must only be for in "home" use. So not active when lock screen is enabled.
[Nexus 7 General] knuckles1978:
When I'm at home is the main time that I do need the screen lock lol, if I'm out it's usually in my pocket.. The auto screen on would be a good feature at home though, I'm just not sure how it could be implemented.

Oh, wait, I just thought of something :) It's entirely possible right now. I could use my nice new app called Tasker, and set it up to tell the screen to come on when it feels movement. What's more, if I want it to only happen at home, I can tell it to only work when GPS says I'm home, or simpler, tell it to only do it when I'm connected to my home WiFi network. Tasker is a cool app. :)
[Nexus 7 General] njbair:
This is xda...we don't leave the house.
[Nexus 7 General] Oscar-Mark:
No, that's 9GAG, this is XDA!
[Nexus 7 General] knuckles1978:
:D
[Galaxy Note II General] Adanedhels:
I wanted to get people's opinions about the Note II.

Do you guys like the phone?

What is the state of the roms do they have full functionality of the s-pen?

Do the roms have the ability to hot spot?

How difficult is this to root (i have rooted all my devices from the original evo to the 3d, and nexus 7, and etc) does this fall into the average difficulty or does it get odd (jubunto wire trick...)

Is the moding community active/healthy?

I know these are a lot of questions, but but my evo 3d is dying and I might have to etf my line loose my phone number in order to replace this(unless I want to rebuild my system two times once when I get my evo repaired and once when I can upgrade in April..) if I am going to do that I want to make a smart decision on a phone that can last me the full two year term on my contract.

Anyone that can and does help thanks in advance.

Adan
[Galaxy Note II General] jayOverkill:
If u want a new phone which u gona keep for 2 years, I strongly suggest that u must wait a bit coz if u buy note 2 now then u'll feel bad when they launch new phones at CES.
[Galaxy Note II General] onslaught86:
Spoilers: It's awesome.

Also, you might want to ask in the Sprint Note II forum, this is for the international Note II, so the hot spot business is better answered there. :)
[Galaxy Note II General] _delice_doluca_:
There is only ONE thing which can go wrong with this phone; since Samsung is not releasing the soruce code for Exynos chipset, developers are having hard time for making daily suitable ROMs and if Samsung suddenly decides to cut updates off after -say- 1 year than Note 2 starts to age rapidly because of the lack of the up-to-date ROMs. But if we look at the SGS2's past it seems like that is not the case. So, nothing to worry about I guess. .
[Galaxy Note II General] DHosbond:
You will not regret buying this phone! When you get used to the bigger screen, it is just too awesome!

To answer one of your questions, it is super simple to root. I believe you can find the program in the dev section :)
[Galaxy Note II General] EdgaBimbam:
Best android phone so far for me. Had a lot of high ends but note2 was and is the best. Rooting is easy, dont need big knowledge just need to learn to use google or xda search and read a bit. Note 2 community isnt so big now but later it will increase, same as was for other phones, just need more time. If you are not smartphones geek, note 2 could last you even more than 2 years, it is fast, good hardware, nice software additions. You wont regret ;D
[Galaxy Note II General] Simone:
Trollol. I would just like to answer 1 question,

It's not HTC difficult to root this phone :D
[Galaxy Note II General] mancuk29:
Note 2 best handset there is ... stay clear of htc !
[Galaxy Note II General] Jamolah:
you won't regret it. It'll take about 1 day to get use to the phone size after that every other phone will feel too small and like a toy.

I wouldn't even say, "wait for CES". This phone is so capable and powerful it'll still be better than 95% of anything coming at CES. And will easly last you 2 years.
[Galaxy Note II General] stesteste:
buy it. NOW

omega rom v9. 1 kalgas mixed theme
[Galaxy Note II General] machmandp:
thought i might put my opinion for you

I have had HTC's for years

TYTN, TYTNII, Touch HD, Desire then Sensation XE

I was used to Rooting HTC's and was flashing roms pretty often trying to get the best battery and performance and when i saw a mate with a Note II i wanted one but was a bit worried with the rooting etc.

Now after using the Toolkit and making Backups of EFS and Nand etc and then rooting , and now just yesterday flashing the latest XXDLL4 rom its turned out to be pretty easy.

As regards to the phone even though it has a bigger screen the battery life is amazing compared to any HTC i have had (a friend has a HTC One X and he struggles to get a day even with light usage ) but i use the note for everything even playing a fair amount of games and youtube vids etc and so far i have not run low on battery before the end of the day .

the speed is superb it just does not feel laggy at all and it's great to actually have 2gb ram as i no longer have to worry about memory management at all.

At first the big screen was weird but after a day or so i could not go back to anything smaller, you just get used to it and then realise that the biiger screen just gives you so much (although i use nova launcher to take advantage of the space)

the Spen is a good feature but not one that i have used a great deal but when i want to write notes its much easier to use the pen rather than my finger.

if i had one issue it is with the size as its difficult to use onehanded but i'm getting used to that.

In conclusion its by far the best Phone i have owned and with all of the HTC phones i have owned i have always looked at the next phones due for release but with this one i cant say that i would look to replace it for quite a while.
[Galaxy Note II General] UrbanLagoon:
Best phone on the market!
[Galaxy Note II General] Adanedhels:
Thanks guys I'm thinking I will be upgrading tomorrow, and yes it will cost me my phone number as frigging sprint ended the buy out option,. But I'm thinking from what you guys said that it would be worth the switch as seeing as how adding a line is activation charge free till the seventh and seeing as how best buy price matches and this phone is going for 199 on both amazon and Frys I need to bite the bullet and jump on this train.

Or would you guys wave me off if the price tag included a new phone number?

Thanks,

Adan
[Galaxy Note II General] boodies:
http://www.phonedog.com/rankings/smartphones/

Yes, you are going to love this phone.
[Galaxy Note II General] desirer:
Feel happy with the note 2, big screen, long battery time, fast cpu, 2gigs of ram(really really smooth), write instead of typing anymore, fully feeling its power using s note, floating things, its just the first smartphone that I feel it is really smart :victory:
[Galaxy Note II General] Delta 32:
I'm really close to buying the note 2. The only things stopping me is that the phone has been out for some months now, since September. And I'm a bit worried everyone is going to jump ship when the Sony Yuga (because of sources) and Galaxy S4 (because of hardware) come out.

Goddamnit, I can't decide.
[Galaxy Note II General] @rbiter:
Lol. The next big thing is always around the corner. You could be enjoying a note 2 right now and watch from the side lines comfortably for at least a year right now. I don't want to jump right in to A15 chip sets til they've matured a bit and see who utilizes it the best. I am pretty sure by September/October next year all the big phones will be out except perhaps the next nexus.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] Delta 32:
Hehe yea I know. It's just that the note 2 has been out for almost 4 months, and it's not like the price has dropped that much, here in denmark. And it seems that the exynos sources aren't coming out, which could add to the lifespan of the phone.

On the other hand, the note has a pen and a huge battery. Decisions, decisions.
[Galaxy Note II General] @rbiter:
Get it. Its that good as is. This coming from a guy that has had 3 nexii. You can freeze mist of the bloat, freeze Samsung's ****ty keyboard and put Google's 4.2 keyboard on and you're good to go.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] acerdroid:
Best phone ever
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] facile12345:
Hi, I am here because i need your help.

The problem is that, when I flash the cmx10 kernel, and then boot the phone, The logo flashes quickly and then disappear, then my leds become purple, and then, black screen.

I don't know why, I have this problem with v13 and v14(probably the other ones) , I tried everything, access to the recovery by spamming the back button, spamming volume up and down, but nothing happened.

Thanks for helping me.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _bacok:
1. Flash CM9 kernel first with flash tool

2. Flash CMX10 rom,after done do not reboot

3. Pull out you battery,5 -10 second before inserting back

4. Flash CMX10 kernel and reboot

5.Done !!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] facile12345:
Thank you very much, I'll try :D

But the install of the rom will work with the cm9 kernel ?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _bacok:
cm9 kernel not working on JB rom
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] facile12345:
I missreaded, Again, I mean, err if i can install the jb rom with the cm9 kernel ? and your instructions seems a bit dangerous :/

If fail i can always get back by reinstalling the old rom and the kernel ?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lexx!:
did the solution help? I've got the same problem. Although i'm not totally new to flashing different roms and never had a problem. But this time i've got the same error (bootlogo shows up, 3 times blinking blue led and after that the logo disappears and the screen turns black. Nothing happens and xrecovery isn't available by pressing "back"-button)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gil2004xp:
If you're already on cm9 kernel, you can directly flash JB ROM

1. Boot into CWM recovery(by pressing the back key repeatedly when you see kernel logo & notification led)

2. Perform a full wipe (wipe data/factory rest, wipe cache partition & advanced > wipe dalvik cache)

3. Install JB ROM & if Google Apps is not yet included in your ROM install that too without rebooting

4. After that do NOT reboot, while still in CWM recovery, take your battery off >> wait 10 seconds & put it back again

5. Flash cm10 kernel using Flashtool then reboot. ;)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epulrevo:
Flash cm9 kernel first is just to get worked recovery to flash cm10 rom. After flash cm10 rom using cwm recovery in cm9 kernel, without booting the phone pull the battery out and wait, insert battery back and flash cm10 kernel.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] facile12345:
Damn, I totally forgot that topic, Sorry x)

Well I tried but it didn't work, always same problem

Edit : It works with fera kernels, thanks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] blackagent77:
Hello every body, am going to buy the xperia sl but i want the touchwiz nature ux ROM so can you post a link for a nature ux rom on xperia sl and if there is no nature ux rom so ill buy galaxy s3 mini. Sorry For My Bad English:confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
No there isn't. One reason we buy XS is to avoid that CrapWiz. And use commas and full stops, please.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] blackagent77:
:crying: why everybody hates TouchWiz Nature UX it really have a nice design and its better than the the xperia s UI
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
That cartoonish UI? Ugly as hell? How they can hate the modern, darker Sony UI?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shurikit:
It`s about you and you`re budget ... if you are "techie" go for the high-end or high performance smartphone :D if you want great camera and screen go for XS :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] blackagent77:
BTW am 99% buying the xperia sl and 1% buying the galaxy s3 mini.That means am buying the xperia sl so how is the phone for gaming because i like gaming on the android phones so does it lag on the huge games like N.O.V.A 3 and Asphalt 7 my brother have xperia neo and he downloaded Seclauncher2.apk if you know it and he downloaded SGS3 apps like Contacts.apk,Music.apk,Messages.apk,etc so is there any sgs3 apps ported to xperia s:laugh:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aaki_rocker:
if you still want touchwiz on any rooted device, there are flashable or adb pushable launchers extracted from samsung dumps !

for more info just google !
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inveh:
tia inveh
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cb-10:
What do you exactly mean?

How you activate the USB Debugging mode?

Go to telephone info and press 7 - 8 times on the build number to become developer. Then a new point appears in preferences where you can activate USB Debugging.