yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brotakul:
Yes. I just found this thread because i also locked my S2 activating "second display" and looked for a way to boot up in safe mode.

1. Turn off your phone by long pressing the Power button.

2. Press Up/Down Volume buttons (yes, both) and Power button at the same time.

3. Keep pressing all 3 buttons until boot-up image appears.

4. Release Power button while still pressing volume buttons (not sure if this is mandatory, but worked on my phone)

5. Phone will boot-up with "Safe-mode" badge in the lower-left corner of your screen.

Now go to Settings-Developer options and disable Second Display. After that, just reboot and you should be fine.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dachozenwon:
amazing. i also didn't know you could boot into safemode. and i thought i was pretty well versed !

cheers to you sir
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shushine4nep2ne:
confirmed dirty flash does NOT work

confirmed flash 10.1 nonofficial then re flash DOES work

anybody try a restore?? seemed to work for me except i only had an ancient one... plus the safe mode trick seems better unless you just made a backup

im on rezound infected 2.2 JB 4.2.2 by the way and safe mode didn't seem to work but i just read the part where you hold volume buttons after letting go of the power button. so that might work for rezounds still
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amifiq:
I never realized safe mode existed before.. Thank you! I also changed simulate secondary display settings, and boot into safe mode solved it. Thanks again. Almost wiped my data.. :o
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caiodaedel:
Thank you

Thank you very much, you saved my life! :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamild_:
Seems not to work on HTC Desire Z. In a 3 seconds after holding volume buttons and power button, LED lights up in green and remains in this state. Using Jelly Baby 1.5.0.

Any other way?

EDIT: I found one. Turn on the phone and when on HTC logo, hold S button on QWERTY keyboard until home screen show up.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brotakul:
different phone, different method. the above applies to i9100.

glad you found a way for your HTC.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IDontWantToSignUp:
I wasn't able to boot into safe mode for some reason (HTC Evo with non-stock ROM). My solution was to use adb to edit the settings sqlite database.

Here is the guide I found: blog.jbit.net/2013/01/android-settings-reset-using-adb.html
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manohd87:
Thanks, it worked for me too!

Actually to enter to safe mode I followed these steps:

1- Press and hold power button until Samsung logo appears and release the button.

2- Before CM logo appears, press and hold Volume Up and Volumen Down buttons until it boots into safe mode.

Thanks again it saved me a lot of time! :good:

For the record: I have CM10.1 and this also works in the Samsung Galaxy SIII (GT-I9300)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HeroFromEarth:
Thank you for advice! You saved my data :)

And just in case: on my SGS2 CM 10.1 all widgets was returned automatically after a few minutes, but my VK-account sync has disappeared
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anthe:
Saved my data as well. Thank you very much!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zyberkiddy:
Solution to the problem

1. Mount /data in recovery

2. adb shell from PC

3. Goto /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/

4. delete settings.db

5. reboot

Developer options are saved in this file. So deleting will restore default settings.

Most of settings like ringtone, brightness etc will be lost which is no big deal comparing to re-installing whole ROM after wipe. :good: ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EpicLPer:
DUDE! You saved my Android Phones life! +1 for that!

It seems like this is mandatory because I just tried it on my Note 2 with OmniRom and it worked like a charm.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zansatsu:
Note 2 CM10...

I bought an MHL adapter hoping that this option would work....

That's what I get for having a couple of beers and screwing with developers options. I learned something very important: SAFE MODE + SOBRIETY.

Thank you!!! :highfive:

PS: This is the post that will never die! :victory:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cyboy:
No luck yet, im on the same broblem,even booted in safe mod and got FC on what i choosd to open,everything!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xAnGeLoSx:
after doing this my phone no longer shows boot annimation and that made the problem even worst ..

before i deleted the settings.db i pulled it out from the phone as a back up .. i was able to modify it with sqlite3 browser 3 and remove the simulate secondary display .. but even after pushing the file back the phone still boot into black screen .. please help because i'm desperate .. i also noticed in the databases folder that there is 2 new files.. one is called "." and the other one ".." and both of them cant be deleted
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] byAidan:
Just letting you all know never turn this on unless you know what you're doing because i just completely f*cked my phone, stuck on boot menu and won't boot into recovery or into safe mode, wish i hadn't done it now damn i'm stupid haha
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Banie12:
thank you sooo much

omg. I just did that and it locked my phone and then i saw this en wooow i love you guys thank tou soo much
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickchets:
Relieved but curious

I just faced the same problem and was luckily rescued by nandroid backup albeit suffering loss of recent data but i coudnt understand 2 things,

1. what does that option actually do? (Upon reading a bit i got to know that it allows developers to simulate different screen sizes but if so, how?)

2. shoud'nt there be some sort of warning like a popup or something if just upon selecting this option the phone freezes completely?

Relieved upon phone's recovery but perplexed by the developer option.

Note : I'm running Carbon ROM 4.4.4 and i failed to enter safe mode, kept getting error something like 'Launcher 3 failed to load' and 'android.miui failed to load' in quick succession.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eMPee584:
Good! => BETTER

very good finding :good:

Now to remove ONLY the matching variable, adb shell trickery goes further :cowboy:

/system/xbin/sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db 'DELETE FROM global WHERE name IS "overlay_display_devices";'

which preserves everything else :victory:
[Galaxy S III General] adrianmak:
I would like to disable led notification at midnight globally and enable at early morning
[Galaxy S III General] Obagleyfreer:
Download Tasker from Google Play
[Galaxy S III General] azrieqb:
Have u tried block mode? U can disable led and sound at specific time. No need 3rd party apps.
[Galaxy S III General] artesea:
If rooted LightFlow allows for times in which the LED is on, as well as custom colours for each of the apps.
[Galaxy S III General] yurividal:
The app "LIGHT MANAGER" allows full control over led notifications. You can specify the colors, and blink rates for evry single app separately. It also allows a "NIGHT MODE" where you specify the hours whenre no leds blink
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] mariozawa:
I have no access to PlayStore and in GApps and i dont know why even other devices connected in my wifi have the same problem but I can connect to the web I can even Browse the net.

Here are the solutions I try but still have no luck

1.Changing my DNS

2.Changing MAC address

3.Changing IP Address

4.Connecting Other Device to wifi (Still cant connect on GApss)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TingTingin:
Have you tried a different account

Phone Slow? go HERE

_____________________________________

This post uses the patented TingTingin®™ method I would teach it to you but you are not yet worthy (come back in a hundred years)

--Sent from the future with a galaxy s4 like a freaking BAWS--
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] mariozawa:
I cant try because it says cant establish a connection:confused:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] TingTingin:
if you tried everything then your last resort is flashing stock via odin

Phone Slow? go HERE

_____________________________________

This post uses the patented TingTingin®™ method I would teach it to you but you are not yet worthy (come back in a hundred years)

--Sent from the future with a galaxy s4 like a freaking BAWS--
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] nikufellow:
Did try resetting the store - clearing its data and cache from settings-manage applications :confused:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] mariozawa:
Thanks for the guides,I try all of that but still nothing happens :(

I also try installing different Custom and StockRom still nothing happens:(
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] mariozawa:
Thanks for the Guides:)

I flash stock and it works hehe

I flash custom roms without flashing stock first recently but now I try try it in flashing stock first:)

THANKS AGAIN:good::good::good:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] deathnotice01:
experienced the same problem,

it's due to a mismatch on restoring the system apps from previous installations,

if you use titanium backup don't include the Settings/Google Services data since it will result in a mismatch
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ergon:
I'm on the OTA JB and stock. Is there anyway to gain root without having to go back and then reinstall JB? I had hoped someone would have come up with a straight forward means of rooting this device as with the old one click. I hope it's in the works.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ergon:
Well I guess I should have kept the phone I had. I bought this thing at retail and no help from the home team. What th hell. Either noone knows the answer or gives a ****. If there's no way just say so.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zooyork0721:
sorry that is the only way at the moment :rolleyes:
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolloser:
I had tried to "save root" on ICS beforehand but because I flashed JB through an SBF it did not work to retain it. I flashed SuperSu through CWM recovery and got root on stock JB.

My bootloader is unlocked BTW.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] aussiesausage:
Hi. Does anyone know of a weather widget for the lock screen please? Must have Australian locations. :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] emeraldayotte:
I'm running widget locker for the lock screen and the asus weather widget. The weather widget will let you select a location.

Sent from my NOTEworthy smartphone
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] aussiesausage:
Cool thanks :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] t3hm4st3r3r:
I'm using beautiful widgets, has good lock screen / 'daydream' mode animations.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] scottx .:
HD Widgets has a nice one.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] HoffaLompen:
I Agree, if you are running Android 4.2 lockscreen, HD Widgets has some real nice ones.
[Galaxy Tab 2 General] aussiesausage:
Thanks. Turns out I already bought HD widgets somewhere along the line so that's good :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] joe21o:
I just want to ask how to flash cm10 alpha 4 and other cm10 alpha 4 rom. Is it the same step to flash alpha 3??
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] MR.Volkf:
1.cf root

2.wipe data,cache,dalvik cache

3.flash cm10 a4

Don't reboot

4.flash gapps

5.Reboot

6.wait until 5 minutes

7.final reboot
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] joe21o:
Thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] fraaz7777:
problem while flashing CM10 Alpha 4

while the CM10 Alpha4 rom package (by dhiru1602) is installing that is during step 3 according to the steps mentioned above , the phone suddenly reboots into recovery again n then the installation process stops......giving a bunch of 5 to 6 errors on the screen..errors like "cannot mount".....pls help.....thank you....
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] wee2wee:
Flash CM10 Alpha4 again(it's normal ...need to flash twice when install Alpha4 first time)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] fraaz7777:
thanx for the advice.....will try as u said...n let u know if it worked this time...
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] samgsl:
The same happened with me as well. Don't worry, just flash the CM10 Alpha4 rom package (by dhiru1602) again. Do give review about your battery backup.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] felaipes:
Same instrcutions too flash from alpha 3?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] fraaz7777:
ya....same instructions almost

Stock ROM

1. Flash CWM Compatible Kernel (CF ROOT)

2. Reboot to Recovery.

3. Wipe Data / Factory Reset.

4. Select the ROM zip from your SD Card and flash.

5. Go to Advanced -> Reboot Recovery.

6. Mounts and Storage -> Format dbdata

7. Flash Google Apps.

8. Reboot

Any other AOSP ROM (CM7/MIUI/CM9)

1. Reboot to Recovery.

3. Wipe Data / Factory Reset.

4. Select the ROM zip from your SD Card and flash.

5. Go to Advanced -> Reboot Recovery.

6. Mounts and Storage -> Format dbdata

7. Flash Google Apps.

8. Reboot

Upgrading from previous versions of CM10

1. Reboot to Recovery.

2. Select the ROM zip from your SD Card and flash.

3. Flash Google Apps.

4. Reboot

---------- Post added at 05:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:16 PM ----------

thanx.....CM10 alpha4 now works......

---------- Post added at 05:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:20 PM ----------

ya....it worked after re flashing.....battery is almost the same as CM10 alpha3....well I mostly use Wifi.....for 4 hrs around everyday n some texts n calls.....some videos for bout 4 hrs on MXplayer......all of that n at the end of the day battery is around 10% remaining....
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] glad07:
flash remics

did any body know how 2 flash remiics v3.1
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] fraaz7777:
--Flash CM10A4 first

--Do Not Reset/Wipe

--Flash Remics v3.1

--Flash GAPPS

--reboot

The steps for CM10 alpha 4 installation r mentioned above by me.......press the thank button (+1) if I helped. ....
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] felaipes:
Quick question, good or best kernel for alpha 3?

I dont think i`ll flash alpha 4, seems like it has random problems, and just wanted to flash it for

The improvements that adi kernel brought
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] wee2wee:
Alpha 4 is an improved version over Alpha3(just need to go back to pit when you want to switch roms other than Alpha4)..I'm currently on "Dhiru's CyanogenMod 10 for Samsung Galaxy SL - Alpha 4 - Farewell Release" with "Crackerizer's CrackerizerKernel - Final" plus "loSconosciuto's Optimized Samsung battery driver"..so far so good, better battery as well
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] fraaz7777:
does anybody know how to get back to stock I9003DDLF2 (2.3.6)

i'm currently on CM10 Alpha4 by Dhiru 1602......pls help with proper instructions......n how to use Odin for that.....:(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] BassBlaster:
4 file firmware like xxkpe then flash to ddlf2
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] felaipes:
why do u want to go back to stock?

share your experience with alpha 4, i love alpha 3, its great, but the battery life could be better
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] chen9003sl:
I believe you need to flash 2 files only to back to kpe

1. Kpe (select in pda only in Odin1.83 ) + 2. Pit , no bootloader file is needed .

somebody correct me if i am wrong , but i successfully reflashed from kpe to a4 to jellybam

( Read Dhiru's A4 post , quote "

1. This ROM will wipe data due to different partitioning. The device would reboot while flashing and resume again.

2. Once on this ROM, the most effective way of going back to any other ROM would be to repartition from Odin.

3. While converting the filesystem, your efs that has your IMEI is backed up to /emmc/backup/efs. Keep a backup on your PC just in case.

4. Incase if you don't get a network signal, check if your IMEI and Baseband are proper. If not, go back to stock and try again.

5. Do NOT use Odin to flash Modems. Due to different partitions, Odin will screw up your existing MTD setup. " )

or Lola's real story (our great contributor porting roms for us)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2048672
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mustafahussain:
1. Do Nandroid backup

2. Do a factory reset/data wipe.

3. Install the ROM.

4. Install Gapps for JB.

5. Reboot (automatically).

6. Wait till full boot of your phone.

7.Enjoy :cowboy:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Razpr:
I have FreeGS3 with agat's kernel using ktoonservative governor. I'm getting a 8-10hour battery life with medium heavy usage (i think its because of the bad reception here in Puerto rico). How about you guys? I'm trying to find other good setups with touchwiz and good battery life.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] nitekillerz:
blazer rom . period. i used free gs and its got really cool features but it doesnt feel as good as blazer rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] milky1112:
Sadly, this thread will most likely be locked soon like others that were similar.. tis a hard topic for the simple fact, Everyone uses the phone differently, and has different settings applied to each rom. So it's going to be very difficult to get an accurate measurement.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Razpr:
Well i apologize for the future locking of the thread to the mods. Was not aware of this i dont generally browse Q&A maybe it was the wrong forum (maybe general) to post this at. HOWEVER i will try the blazer rom thanks to nitekillerz over here :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
It happens a lot. There can be no real "Best" anything because of the variables involved. Some users are gamers and may get different results than a caller/texter or an internet browser user in a good signal area vs. one in a bad signal area. Just read all the tips threads and look for tips in your ROM of choice.

Thanks

Friendly Neighborhood Moderator
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gagan_ahuja11:
Is there any method to sim unlock Rogers(Canada) LG 505r....????

I have already root this mobile but don't know how to unlock it....

Is there any apk to unlock this in a sec

Please Please its very urgent:(
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themaxchang:
Good day people. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Okay, as the title suggests. I have tried 3 different firmwares already. UK's, Poland's, and now I'm using France's but I still do not have the ripple effect option. It was mentioned that it's included in the update, yet there's none. Do you guys have it?

EDIT 1:

Is it only available on smartphones?

THANKS :D
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prince147:
What ripple effect? If it's the 4way circular lock screen ripple effect, then it's will be available only in aosp, aokp, cm, and kanged roms! Stock roms won't have it!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themaxchang:
It's not that. Ripple effect is the water-like effect when you swipe through the lock screen (seen in Galaxy Note II, Galaxy SIII--any Jelly Bean device from Samsung). It's an official firmware, not a rom(?). :D
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prince147:
That's available only in s3 and Note2!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] behemot24:
... and Note 10.1 tablet :cyclops:
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themaxchang:
But the update log includes the Ripple Lockscreen. Check DroidView's guide. I still can't post outside links cause I'm still noob here, hehehe. :D
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prince147:
Another site said that the update brings multi window!, that doesn't make it true!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coringabrazil:
Saw at a SG ii thread that its LCD density related

Enviado de meu GT-P3110 usando o Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rampin:
i think i know what he is on about on the stock rom of the tab 2 4.0.4 when u swipe the screen it makes a water ripple affect i think he is asking if this is brought over onto any of the custom roms out there at the moment i have tried cm10 and akop none have it at the moment as far as i know.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] albatrozzz:
I want to change my current smartphone for a new Xperia P. I am currently using a slow, small and limited Motorola XT 510 Fire.

However this phone has an interesting feature, it is a widget that allows to turn on and off all the data connections in an easy and elegant way

as you can see in the following picture:

https://pinterest.com/pin/492933121684361626/

I haven´t seen this feature in other phones like Samsung Galaxies, however I haven´t had yet the chance to try an Xperia in person,

so this is why I ask on this forum.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] neectron:
Post Q & A in http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1608 ,next time.

And that widget is available in Xperias.
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] iytrix:
Is there anyone developing for the Kindle Fire 2?

As far as I can see, the answer is no but I'm not sure if you're all just been busy and work and don't have much to post yet.

If there is no dev team(s), or devs at all working towards getting this thing with a working Recovery and ROM, I will most likely put together a team this weekend.

Also, assuming there are devs, may you share any findings you have? Why or why not the recovery is being a difficult process and whatnot.

I will probably put together a team just in case, I just can't make promises until I meet this weekend and see if they want to work on this.

If/when i get a team I will make a thread for it and post any news updates as they happen. I really hope we can all get this thing cracked open soon!

Thank you in advance!

UPDATE!:

:( I hit reply instead of save, so I lost my post sadly, so bullet points!

-I could not contact the main dev.

-I do not plan on making a full dev team anytime soon.

-Powerpoint45 and Hashcode are making progress, moreso Powerpoint, although eventually it seems Hashcode plans to have a workaround, just no ETA or promises from him, but there is more hope than before!

-I will still help and try and offer advice to any newer people, I am not a dev, but I have a decent amount of experience that would be enough to help new people.

Good luck to all!
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] LegendaryCatalyst:
I too would like to know this. I don't have much but I would donate what I can to the first dev or team to get us past this locked bootloader.
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] iytrix:
Thanks :) I'll let you all know what gets decided this weekend. One coder agreed so far but their experience with Android is limited. The main person I have yet to talk to but he is the one that constantly messes with his android devices since android first came out. The issue is that he does not have a kindle fire, so I may have to buy them ones or lend mine to them to get the coding started.
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] LegendaryCatalyst:
I have been flashing ROMs and whatnot for a couple years, done my vibrant, galaxy s2, and a few others, but have no coding or developing skills whatsoever. I imagine everyone starts somewhere but I don't have the slightest idea where to begin. I would love to learn though. A locked bootloader seems like a steep challenge compared to obtaining root or developing a ROM. I might be wrong in that regard too.
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] Antoine.WG:
Depends on how the bootloader is signed. The Motorola Droid and Droid X were relatively easy to crack but other devices may never be cracked without help from the manufacturer.
[Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting] Redwolf379:
Since this device already has Root, I don't know that the bootloader will be an issue. The Gen 1 Kindle Fire has JellyBean running on it already so it may be a (somewhat) simple task to port that to the Gen 2. I'll have to pull it and see what may be device specific to get things running on the Gen 2, but it can be done. We'll need to first get a custom recovery going to allow the ROM to install.

This looks promising from the Gen 1 forum. Perhaps someone can reach out to the dev and see 1) if he's ok with us using it and 2) if he can help get it going on the Gen 2.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399889