yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Off-topic] SimonTS:
I've just seen the future of XDA - and it is all about Social Media bullsh*t. Only just noticed that at the top of every thread we now have the joy of a 'Like on Facebook', 'Tweet on Twitter' and 'Share on G+' button. What the hell have they got to do with XDA? "I know, I'll share the 'How to get old person smell out of used electronics' thread with everybody I know on Facebook just to show how mature and grown-up a Development site it is. :eek:
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Ummm...those have been there for a while now. Way before you even joined XDA
[Off-topic] bronx:
Do you really have to post in here, jaszek? I know that we are in offtopic now, but your 'opinion' doesn't change the fact, that desire s forum moderators were a bit unfair.

Hence I don't care about your opinion...
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
This is a poor comparison, its comparing a newer generation if the product to its predecessor. Its a no brainer to go for the newer one, like the Galaxy S2 or S3, or iPhone 4S and 5.
[Off-topic] PVL_93_RU:
Considering that GNex is still a pretty good phone with an awesome screen and pretty much the same memory options - I'd call this more that a senseful comparison.

Though I'm not counting the hardware since I don't use my DS for anything other than Hotspot, browsing, calls/messages and XDA.

Oh, and yeah:

There is nothing to compare between the two - both are crap:D
[Off-topic] saj534:
Hi ben,

Had my nexus 4 few days ago .How's rooting like in nexus 4 and if u want to go back to stock?And is worth rooting or better to stay on stock.Any suggestions on good Roms.Any help will be appreciated.

Thanx
[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
hello, it's literally child's play to do anything to a nexus.... both ways.... There is even a toolkit, one click and you're oem unlocked, root, cwm, busy box etc not that I'd recommend using it.... You must know what your doing and what all the commands do.

I'm running AOKP and Franco kernel and always have done since day one, see my signature for details....
[Off-topic] saj534:
Thanx I will try in few days.
[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
although there are dozens of other ROMs to choose from minco, pa, xlyon, CM.... etc are all good

Try one of those and let me know what they're like?
[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
I miss the days of the quality 4EXT, I appreciate that it was initially based on CWM but was developed to be so much more....took all of the aggravation out of any task...so much head and shoulders better than all the rest.
[Off-topic] PVL_93_RU:
Touch version FTW
[Off-topic] Eclipse_Droid:
How's the new nexus 4 treating u this time round Ben?
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
By the time I have enough money to upgrade, I hope 4ext is on lot many devices :)
[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
All good so far, although saying that, thew first was spectacular until the moment it died!

It's very nice to have it back in my hands and its good to see that during the week I was off it the devs have improved gamma and colour balance and Franco has built their changes along with some of his own into his latest test kernels, so the display actually looks even nicer than previously!

I've also lost the notion of turning down brightness and enabling auto all the time to save battery as the screen looks its best when its higher sod the battery - using lux.

Its good to have the device fully set up as it was and I'm happy again.

Did you order another RMA?

I note that you say you were running Stock, did you try any other ROMs/Kernels?
[Off-topic] Eclipse_Droid:
That all sounds promising:D

Yeh, unfortunately my 1st RMA had some issues too so I'm waiting for my 2nd to be delivered (should be today as its out for delivery)

I'm not holding my breath but I seriously hope this 1 is issue free. Cannot be bothered waiting even longer to get a keeper!

Yep, I actually tried Franco r53 on my 1st device. It seemed very close to stock as far as I could tell from a couple of days use. No problems with it tho. 1 thing I've noticed with this phone tho is that as soon as you put full load on all 4 cores you can literally see the batter percentage counting down! Its shocking how much juice this s4pro SOC is sucking! I just wish it managed itself a little better so I could at least get more than an hour out of it whilst playing GTA vice city.

But don't get me wrong. I love the N4. And I'm sure I'll be reflashing francos latest effort as soon as I have a keeper.

Are you still using his kernel with aokp?
[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
Fingers crossed you'll get a good one in time for the weekend. Yep I'm still Franco with AOKP. Although I'm not a gamer, so don't really notice the four core battery burn.
[Off-topic] Eclipse_Droid:
Well.....

So far so good.

No earpiece buzz, no rattling from camera, no yellow screen (yet) and buttons seem OK

Been running nice and cool so far.

Nominal CPU bin.

:good:
[Off-topic] rayulove69:
Have you guys read about xposed framework?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1574401
[Off-topic] pughie:
Sure have, running it on my N7 thanks to a ROM called dirty rootbox, it works really well
[Off-topic] shrome99:
Mine is still running the AOKP build from December 16 :p Never get time to flash on this. I'll probably upgrade next weekend to Steve's latest build.
[Off-topic] pughie:
Shrome, Try out dirty aokp or dirty root box if you get the chance, both are great ROMs and offer an unbelievable amount of personalisation. That said i'm still partial to rasbeanjelly and always end up back on it, for my N7 and my daughters N10 it and Franco kernel give the best combination of super quick performance, excellent battery life and zero issues.

Off on a tangent my GS3 died Friday night, no reason for it, its just dead, no way of turning it on, I almost cried :( it wasn't even rooted...awaiting my replacement eagerly as I'm using a work iPhone 4 until then and it feels so wrong :p
[Off-topic] shrome99:
Yeah, that's the sudden death issue. A lot of 16gb models have been getting the same problem. Only reason my SGS3 isn't rooted :(

Thanks for the ROM info, I'll try them if i can.
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
Check this out.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ryosoftware.accountssyncprofiler

I believe this is the only app that allows customization of services that get synced for an account.

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[Off-topic] enigmaamit:
That's a very bad reason not to root. If you get sudden death, it won't matter if the phone was rooted or not... the service centre guys can't make a dead motherboard talk.

At least with root you can backup everything and jeep a recent nandroid backup handy.

Was pughie's phone rooted? No

Did it die? Yes

Does it make a difference? No

Is SDS a good reason not to root? No

Rest is up to you. Enjoy the device while you have it, rather than live in fear of it dying. What happens if it dies and you get a 16 gb replacement with the same emmc? You won't root that too? For how long? Till it dies? Go figure.

In the end, it's your choice.:D

Personally I feel it's kinda morbid sitting and waiting for your device to die and hence not have fun with it... live it up man.

Sent from my stapler.
[Off-topic] shrome99:
:o That actually makes sense.

A few final questions - could you tell me about triangle away? I thought that it simply reset the flash count on each boot, so if the device got bricked, it could be replaced, however the thread says that there are a few complications like it only works with stock ROMs and needs to enter some special mode. Could you elaborate? More specifically, do you use it? Also, i assume it would be moot in case of the sudden death issue since dead motherboards tell no tales :p

Also, i found two exact same firmwares as mine, one is INU and the other INS. Any difference or just in the name?
[Off-topic] hisname:
hey guys, any IOS users here? I have a ipod touch 4G.did anyone update their IDevice to IOS6.1? The jailbreak by evasi0n sort of didn't work for me:(... Cydia FC after starting the app. Anyone has any solution for this? Thanks in advance! :)

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[Off-topic] shrome99:
My iPod's sitting in my drawer, picking up dust :p The first thing to try is a reboot. The only other solution that comes to mind is doing a clean restore of ios 6.1, jailbreaking, and restoring iTunes data after that. Old data can screw up the device, my screen stopped working after I updated to iOS 5, clean restore fixed it.
[Off-topic] enigmaamit:
Triangle away is an app to reset the custom binary download counter in "DOWNLOAD MODE" accessed by holding volume down+power+home button together and keeping them pressed till you see the GT-i9300 logo. Then press up to continue. It tells you whether any custom binary has been flashed to the device. This counter only increases via ODIN flash, and flashing ROMs via recovery do not alter it. Imagine it to be an analogue of the "FASTBOOT" area on an HTC... get it? It is a very rudimentary equivalent of bootloader saying "security warning" on an HTC.

I have used triangle away, mostly just for fun, and it does reset the counter to 0

INS is for Indian Branded firmware and INU is unbranded. But since India does not have any contract based market like US etc, both firmware are same for all practical purposes. I'd still go with the INU, just to uncomplicate stuff
[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
now that looks fantastic, if only base android permitted that degree of functionality for each sync account by default
[Off-topic] hisname:
I read that if Cydia FC it means that the untethered jailbreak didn't work. I did a reboot but still no luck. seems like I have to re jailbreak again...

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[Off-topic] bronx:
Whoa whoa whoa... This isn't an ios place dude... You better put your flame coat on. :D ;) JK
[Off-topic] hisname:
LOL:what:

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[Off-topic] shrome99:
Did any of you see the HTC One? That's most likely the official name of the M7. Seems like a good choice, a special, distinct name for a flagship. May be nice going forward too, HTC Two, Three etc. don't sound bad either. Here's a picture. Looks great, but I see no reason top remove the multitasking button.....
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Stupid marketing fail by htc again. They'll never learn.

HTC one sounds like a older device than the One X etc
[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
sorry disagree on both counts....

1) HTC one is now an old name.... They should have thought the progression of the one series naming through properly at the start..... now they just have a muddled confusion. One x , one xl, one s, one x+, one sv.... whatever next

The only sensible thing would have been HTC two.... As I believe I'm quoted as saying many times in the ds forum and that's still daft.

2) removal of recents... In the short time that i used the htc one sv while waiting for my replacement N4, the htc devices use and config of the three button navbar was a real winner. Created a simple clean gabber with space for arrows (as aokp)

Back, home & settings (set to long press Recents). I found it works wonders.... It's the little things :D

In sense its configurable whether long press is for recents or settings
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
Can people cast a critical eye over this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2143855

[HELP THREAD] Ask any question (NOOB friendly)

Its a wip atm but........

"Wit is educated insolence."

- Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)
[Off-topic] amidabuddha:
Great idea. Sent a request for Sticky it will be burried fast with threads you intend to reduce :)

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
Cheers, it still needs some work and ive gotta sort out my knowledge of bbcode. I swore i wouldn't make another thread unless it was useful, it's needed but it took some persuasion to get me to do it

"Wit is educated insolence."

- Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)
[Off-topic] hisname:
hi guys, one of my country men offered me this great deal, I am not sure if this is a good deal. opinions please? hmmm... maybe you guys have heard of him before in N4 forums.... His name is innumerabilis.Quoted by him "Estimated cost price for N4 8 gb is $410+ and 16 gb is $520+ (Exact prices vary due to forex fluctations). The con is that you have to wait 1 - 2 weeks for the phone to arrive."

edit:the prices here are in SGD:)

Sent from my supercharged :tank:
[Off-topic] pughie:
As soon as my replacement gs3 arrives it is going to its new owner as I've sold it to my colleague for a good price for us both and bought this to replace it (and with leftover cash too) :D

Can anyone recommend a decent case/cover as the official bumper is still out of stock?
[Off-topic] PVL_93_RU:
Hey guys. does someone have something like a full features chart for AOKP and ParanoidAndroid ROMs? I'd like to see all the customization settings they provide without installing them. Thanks.

Oh and also - N7 owners, check "System Update", maybe there's 4.2.2 already out waiting for you ;)
[Off-topic] rayulove69:
Looks a lot like the Z10 imo ...
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
No sticky for me:(

"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life."

- Frank Zappa
[Off-topic] pughie:
Actually had a play with a z10 yesterday, felt as good as the iPhone 4 i have been using, in my hands at least, it has a really nice screen too and zippy performance, its just too pricey on a contract (or sim free) to recommend over any number of android phones
[Off-topic] amidabuddha:
Seems that the admins have really weird style of moderating :)

Buroctats are all alike everywhere

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
It's because there is discussion of having standardized threads like it throughout the forum, maintained by reliable members. Ok i get that, I'll happily hand it over if it's decided that's not for me, in the meantime it's slowly drowning in threads it was made to avoid and it's been up less than 24 hours

"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life."

- Frank Zappa

---------- Post added at 03:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:45 PM ----------

Just a little peeved over it all, I've only made three threads before this only one of which had any sort of reasonable content(ok maybe not:o) and i swore i wasn't going to make another. Now it looks like i won't be able to keep it anyway

"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life."

- Frank Zappa
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
I've come to the conclusion that it might die unless people helping in the threads actually direct people to the help thread, so I'm asking for some support here from the likes of amidabuddha and teadrinker and the like. If we want change we have to push for it.

"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life."

- Frank Zappa
[Off-topic] PVL_93_RU:
Sorry for bumping, really important:(
[Off-topic] rain987:
I felt that it would be a bit redundant and a bit more complicated.

u can get 5 new thread with questions, and if it would be redirected to one post, it can get quite confusing.

Maybe updating the OP with link of already asked/solved question.

even so the objective would not be accomplished if new same old thread keep coming up.
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
The whole process seems to be working in the n4,sensation and galaxy y forums. I kept an eye on them for a bit before even entertaining the idea. despite what the mods think i believe it's easier to use search on one thread and come up with one or two posts, rather than do a search on the Q&A and come up with 2 dozen threads to search through

"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life."

- Frank Zappa
[Off-topic] Asddsads98:
Hi guys! My contract is ending soon and I have a choice of Lg optimus G, Samsung S3 and HTC One X+. I was wondering if I could get your options. Oh yeah, prices are $148, $198 and $168 respectively.
[Off-topic] hisname:
LG

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[Off-topic] shrome99:
Actually, that's the only one I would advise you against. LG has a really bad reputation, and I personally wouldn't buy an LG device (Nexus 4 doesn't count, it's more Google :p). Even though the specs are decent, there is practically no dev support, the device's forums are deserted. The other two are basically tied, try both and see which one suits you :)
[Off-topic] hisname:
thinking back, I do agree

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[Off-topic] _Variable:
Bye flip clock!

__________________

Sweet Devil >_<

GT-P3100 | Android 4.0.4 ICS | Sun Cellular

PM me if you need help
[Off-topic] enigmaamit:
S3

Sent from my stapler.
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
S3

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[Off-topic] shrome99:
The verdict seems clear :p Some advice:do not go for the 16gb version, it has a sudden death problem. Get the 32GB version.
[Off-topic] bronx:
I've just flashed 4.2.2 on my N7. Is it me (placebo effect) or is it smoother than 4.2.1? Well... At least less jerky?
[Off-topic] PVL_93_RU:
Maybe yes, maybe no, lol
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
They have also reported a battery life of 10 hours because of it

”As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.” - Norman Wisdom
[Off-topic] bronx:
That would be great. Batt life is not bad, but more is better, no?
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
The holy grail as far as I'm concerned :D

”As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory goes, and I can’t remember the other two.” - Norman Wisdom
[Off-topic] PVL_93_RU:
Anybody using the XDA app subscribed forums widgets? It seems to be not wanting ton work for me
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
@Ben glad with the result to be honest, we were sloppy towards the end of the first half and expected to get hammered in the second....

Had a bet on it too, now it will continue to the old Trafford leg...
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Bit annoyed why we didn't grt the last minute corner though. ...
[Off-topic] lars1216:
Mine works perfectly fine.
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
4.2.2 has new display stuff, some 4 layer composition sh!t, and may be the reason behind the perceptible smoothness. This makes me feel that updates for us will take time. Display changes always suck.

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[Off-topic] hisname:
improved version of project butter?

Sent from my supercharged :tank:
[Off-topic] PVL_93_RU:
Haven't got the update yet, been checking since 23:00 yesterday up to this minute

Maybe that's because my /system/app partition is modified with AOSP browser + Chrome Sync service?
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
The Indian Nexus 4 story...

The first lot of Micromax A116 Canvas HD, which launched today, and exclusive on a single website online, is sold out on the first day :) . It can still be bought and will ship after 21 days.

Quad core mediatek processor 1.2 GHz, 1GB ram, 720P 5 inch IPS display running 4.1.2 for ~260$.

http://m.gsmarena.com/micromax_a116_canvas_hd-5256.php

Still don't believe that it's sold out already :p

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[Off-topic] hisname:
anyone willing to mirror this apk for me? It's not available in my country and market unlocker doesn't seem to work anymore:(

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[Off-topic] Tectas:
Here you are.

http://ms-team-hd.tectas.eu/Addons/com.pokemontv-1.apk
[Off-topic] hisname:
thanks:D

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[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
very happy with how it worked out especially as yesterday was my birthday, so any other result could have easily put a different twist on the evenings outcome...although not going to get too excited as its only half time..having a very slow (recovery) day today....so please keep your voices down....SSssshhhh!
[Off-topic] suku_patel_22:
Hey Ben, belated happy birthday man!!

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[Off-topic] jugg1es:
@ben_pyett happy belated birthday, you should have said earlier :rolleyes: hope you had a good one :beer::beer::beer:

Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some kind of bonus?

Neil Gaiman
[Off-topic] shrome99:
Belated happy birthday Ben :D
[Off-topic] hisname:
happy belated birthday :)

Sent from my supercharged :tank:
[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
Cheers boys.....:good:
[Off-topic] PVL_93_RU:
This is awful...

P.S. happy b-day, Ben:beer:
[Off-topic] pughie:
Just over a day in with the N4 and I'm extremely pleased, performance is excellent it just 'feels' quicker than my S3 was, however the display, to my eyes at least, just can't compete with the sheer excellence of the S3's display, yes its sharper but its nowhere near as vibrant and lacks the Samsung's wow factor I felt when I first turned the S3 on, it has to be where the biggest saving was made in terms of cost to get it to its comparatively low price. Other than that it is a true joy to use and would recommend it highly to anyone looking for an upgrade, also can anyone recommend a decent case as this s wave tpu case is all I could find locally and its a bit out of character with the premium feel the device gives when held without a case, if nobody has any recommendations, I've just ordered from eBay a nilkin hard case from China as it looks half decent, so will pass on my thoughts accordingly once its arrived.

Finally a belated happy birthday Ben :beer:
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Happy belated birthday Ben! :D
[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
hello, of you read back, you'll see that this was also my initial comments after I used an s3 for a few weeks before getting my n4, id suggest that you install Franco kernel AND His APP and then use his interfaces to tuNe and calibrate the screen colors on the n4, certainly should improve the initial colours.... I'd also recommend you tUrn the brightness levels up and don't use the dull auto but try the app lux for that purpose even at the expense of battery, it just looks so much better
[Off-topic] shrome99:
Not really, considering how small this device is. The resolution is 320x480, so think along the lines of the Explorer or Desire C. I'm certain HTC One will at least have brilliant software, not sure about anything else though.

EDIT: Has anyone seen this - http://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/1...r-with-software-never-seen-before-in-a-phone/ I couldn't care less about another moto device, however the software bit is interesting. If by game changer, they're implying that 5.0 will be as big an update to 4.2 as ICS was to GB, it's gonna be REALLY awesome :D
[Off-topic] PVL_93_RU:
I meant the first real Sense 5.0 screenshot

Well, now this "Motorola X" has to be the next Nexus, 100%. And it's gonnabp be the first device with Android 5.0 on board. The names get perfectly similar - Android 5 = Nexus 5
[Off-topic] shrome99:
Check this thread for info on HTC One - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1476788

This post is interesting - http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=37574263&postcount=14300
[Off-topic] pughie:
@Ben thanks for the advice, already running Franco kernel but not tried to calibrate colours, so will give it a go later today
[Off-topic] ben_pyett:
Here are four sets of colour settings to change between for starters. Here the Easiest way is to use these safe apks that a user in franco's thread provided, unzip and install individually then just rifle between then in order to try them out- you'll need to be on latest Franco kernel otherwise toy must toggle the screen on and of between each.

I'm now running the latest Franco test 80 4.2.2 kernel no issues
[Off-topic] pughie:
<thanks button>
[Off-topic] hisname:
@ben If I remembered correctly,a few weeks ago,you asked for someone to take over the DS stickies.no one has PM you yet on this issue?nobody wanna take over that?
[Off-topic] shrome99:
Well, I finally took the plunge and rooted my GS3 :D Flashed TWRP, and downloading CM now. I just want to make sure there's nothing I should back up before leaving stock for the future. I'll make a nandroid and backup the EFS partition using kTool (please tell me if there's a better way).
[Off-topic] enigmaamit:
Answered in the SIII thread...

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