yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
First, you can follow these guides to do everything, read "flash a ftf file" for instruction to return to stock.

1. Maybe, but no difference than if you have locked bootloader, since recovering from a softbrick usually mean using Flashtool to flash factory firmware.

2. You don't need custom kernel to underclock. Just root and use SetCPU. Though I don't know why you should underclock, this phone have efficient battery life and can be slow at times with demanding apps. Even though I overclock my Play to 1.2ghz it still get good battery life.

3. You don't have to go flashing custom rom or do anything to your phone after that.

4. Here is the HongKong R800i 2.3.4 factory firmware, it has been modified to be rootable (using either SuperOneClick or Flashtool. The rom is in Chinese by default, but when you put it your sim it will automatically change language.)

Base on your inquiries, it doesn't seem like you need to unlock your bootloader since you have no intention of overclocking nor install custom roms.

What I suggest you do is if you already have root, download the CWM installer version 5, specifically. And the NXT Lite rom. And the GB Google apps.

Install CWM, then boot into CWM by: while turning on your device, keep pressing the Volume Down button at the Sony logo. You can flash the NXT Lite rom as it does not require an unlocked bootloader. It's based on stock, but is more optimized and look nicer.

If you do unlock the bootloader, I recommend installing this Doom kernel, it really help improve the phone performance. You will need fastboot to unlock the bootloader and flash kernels, check my signature.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thaevil0ne:
Great answers, thanks a lot mate!

I would like to give Doom's kernel a try now, however when using the recovery above Iam unable to boot into recovery.

(Think I need it to flash the wifi modules as his posts state.)

- Will not boot into recovery if vol down is pressed and held down on SE bootscreen \ logo splash.

- Will not boot into recovery when I choose to do so from the X-parts tools.

Any idea's? :)

PS: Will flashing a custom kernel reset the phone?

(As in, will I need to reinstall all apps?)

Yet another question if I may: What is the correct way of disconnecting a device after its been used in fastboot mode?

- Simply unplug the USB?

- Or safely remove hardware from Windows?

Kind regards, Stefan.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
You need to use CWM installer version5, not the latest version. And dont press and hold, but keep pressing the button. You might need to enabled USB debugging when you install it but not sure if its needed.

For the kernel some kernel require to extra WiFi module.

Sent from my R800i
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thaevil0ne:
Thanks again for this info, booted into recovery now. :)

Ill read trough Doom his post a time or 5 and then flash his kernel.

Kind regards, Stefan.
[Firefox OS General] zinconnu:
Have you developed a Firefox OS HTML5 webapp? Used some dev tools? Share/Submit here!

Mine is a QR-Code Generator (LINK ) : No flash, java, php, ...just HTML5 & JavaScript. Works offline too!

Here is the Mozilla Marketplace permalink : QR-Fox. Have a look at screenshots in attachment, and help/tools below. :cool:

[ EDIT ] :

The french version (LINK ) adds an "asciify" feature to convert the QR-Code to ASCII characters. See below.

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[Firefox OS General] zinconnu:
Some help..?

- To test your HTML5 webapps (on Windows, Mac, & Linux) :

Firefox OS Simulator : http://people.mozilla.org/~myk/r2d2b2g/

Firefox OS Simulator (Firefox addon) : https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/firefox-os-simulator/

- Some help for development :

Mozilla Developer network : https://developer.mozilla.org/fr/apps

Documentation about Firefox OS : https://marketplace.firefox.com/developers/docs/firefox_os

- Some useful dev tools :

App Generator : https://marketplace.firefox.com/developers/docs/app_generator

Validate an App : https://marketplace.firefox.com/developers/validator
[Firefox OS General] zinconnu:
New dev tools

New dev tools from Mozilla :

Mortar (A collection of Open Web App templates) : https://github.com/mozilla/mortar/

Firefox OS Boilerplate : https://github.com/robnyman/Firefox-OS-Boilerplate-App

Some examples : http://robnyman.github.com/Firefox-OS-Boilerplate-App/
[Firefox OS General] zinconnu:
Firefox OS Simulator – version 3.0

Here is the new Firefox OS Simulator version : https://hacks.mozilla.org/2013/03/firefox-os-simulator-previewing-version-3-0/

New features :

Push to Device

Rotation simulation

Basic geolocation API simulation

Manifest validation

Stability fixes for installation and updates to apps

Newer versions of the Firefox rendering engine and Gaia (the UI for Firefox OS)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thin_Bezel:
So, I installed omega rom and the stock weather widget is transparent...I hate it.can anyone tell me where to download a non transparent one?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thin_Bezel:
No one?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
It's against the rules to bump a thread more than once every 24 hours.

Read the rules before posting anything
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolhof:
Here you go:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5cl7m43w5a4sihr

Verzonden door mijn GT-I9300 met xda premium
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedman2202:
hello guys

i have samsung galaxy s3 i9300 and i will Jtag method to recover , and i will attach file for the method .... i just wanna someone proceed an step about write PIT file to an working Samsung Galaxy S3 and move the external sd card to the bricked one ..... is that safe or dangerous on the working phone .... i know PIT file partitioning the mobile EMMC ..... but i think it will Partitioning the External SD card that i will put in

anyway i just someone help me and proceed that steps wont damage the working phone that i used in repair the bricked one

thx
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GronHog:
This happened with SuperGalaxy and now with cnote74's CM10.1. With flash on auto it seems most of the time flash is out of sync with shutter, when shutter goes off the flash is almost over.

When flash is set to on the shutter and flash work as should. Dont know if it's just me or if its has happened to others, it does this on both roms. Could this just be a limitation of my phone to sync all the actions,or issue in kernal. Actions in both roms: Tap to take picture, first flash goes off, screen turns green??, second flash goes off, seems to be a lag(flash set to auto), shutter goes off, and pic comes out as shown above. This happens in SuperGalaxy( 57 and 58 kernal) and CM10.1(59 kernel--minuse green line in 5mp). Will attempt to get a logcat and post later, going to sleep now.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inducer:
Doesn't happen for me. It looks like the right half of your picture is illuminated, while the left isn't. Since these devices use a rolling shutter, that makes sense. Did you somehow force a long exposure time perhaps?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
That's a nice looking cat. Got any more pics? :D
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GronHog:
Checked settings they are at default. On average, I take 6 pictures 4 come out good- 1 with shadow like above picture- 1 missed the flash, flash on auto. It happens more often when taking pictures portrait style compared to landscape. Also when holding in portrait, I get a green overlay when taking picture, don't get this green overlay when holding in landscape. ????? Could my camera be on its way out.

Sent from Angelina dressed in CM10.1 by cnote74
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] necro9796:
I think maybe the problem could be with the custom settings that those roms have for the screen rendering.. I would go into the app settings menu (from the system settings app) and wipe the data for the camera.. Once you do that make sure you have the default setup inside the camera app settings.. Check in the cm settings and be sure there isn't any of the screen rendering settings enabled for changing the hue of the screen tint.. Also,, do you use the development menu in settings??.. If so,, check out the force gpu rendering and the disable hardware overlays options and see if they have anything to do with it.. Troubleshoot the problem is the best I can figure..

Sent from the Bottom of My Ice Cold Lump of Coal..
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GronHog:
Well have gone through the settings and still continues to do this with flash on auto, only when the flash goes off. If the flash is not needed the picture comes out good. Thinking now this just might be my phone struggling to sometimes sync the double flash and shutter in jelly bean. Started when first went to SuperGalaxy(4.1), and continues in CM10.1. This did not happen when using asopX or venom, might drop back to see if it continues in ICS.

Sent from Angelina dressed in CM10.1 by cnote74
[Android Apps and Games] PlanemoStd:
Description:

Deadly funny application from Planemo Studio.

The Darwin Awards commemorate individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives: by kill themselves in really stupid ways, and in doing so, significantly improve the gene pool by eliminating themselves from the human race.

Fisherman wore a fish suit and went on a fishing trip, where he suffocated in it! Want to show your braveness? You should stand under the hive and ask neighbors to throw a stone or two or more, as did one of the Darwin Awards nominees.

Darwin Awards - an application that brings together the best and the most curious cases that happened in real life.

Features:

★ Darwin Awards, nominees and winners

★ A lot of fascinating stories

★ Nominees and award winners with their own stories

★ Easy to read interface

★ Flexible adjustment of the text for easy reading

★ Read like a book

★ Save story to Favorites or share to facebook !

★ Urban legends, stupid crime laws incredible, funny and more.

So many dumb ways to die !

Available on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.planemo.darwinAwards

YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/PlanemoStd
[Android Apps and Games] OccupyDemonoid:
This app is good for quick laughs. I would like to make a suggestion of using a lighter background. It makes some parts of the text hard to read somewhat. Other than that, thanks for the app.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iSchadenfreude:
Hey guys I just want to have people's opinions about the above apps. I have S3 and have been using my stock messaging app with SMSpop up to handle the notifications when I receive texts. Lately I've been reading about these two messaging apps and I have been interested in trying them especially because I want emoji support (I hate my iPhone friends lool). Anyways tell me what messaging app you use and why you love it.

I know what someone will say maybe you should try them out and do research. I have seen review videos for both apps, but I don't really have the time to try them out one by one. I'd rather read reviews than try them.

If I do install a 3rd party messaging app I can keep SMSpop up? Or do the 3rd party apps take care of those functions as well? Such as personalized LED lights per contact and custom text tone for each contact?

thanks for your time and recommendations.

:good::good:

I also get paranoid installing and deleting things in my phone because if it slows down I feel like the program installed a file that didn't delete when I uninstalled. I know I'm paranoid but I know both apps use ads to support their free version.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] flipq88:
I have used handcent on all my android phones. I've tried go sms and chomp sms but I always end up back woth handcent. I don't remember if the other two had pop up text, but handcent does. I'd suggest just try each one for a few days and see which one you like best.

Sent from Flip's S3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lorddart:
Honestly... You do have time. Ha. Both handcent and chomp will receive your messages. And it only takes a couple seconds to install... If you install it receive messages and end up not liking it un install and try the other, they're not going anywhere and having it won't halt your daily life. So you absolutely have time to try each out if you desire. And if you watched a lot of video reviews some of these questions should have been answered... Personally I used to always use handcent mostly because of the feature to use a password to access texts. But I also like it as a texting app
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Scotty1:
Used Handcent for a long time, but then my wife got an HTC 8x (Windows mobile) and my daughter an iPhone 5 w iOS6, and neither of them could see my emojis; I tried all three " how to encode emojis" settings in Handcent, none made a difference. Even though including emojis isn't exactly a deal breaker :), I like fiddling with apps so I tried Go SMS Pro - worked fine with emojis, but access to Quick Text was cumbersome (needed several taps). So now I am using chompSMS - emojis work fine, access to quick text is easy (though it's called "templates"). The only thing I don't like is that all three SMS apps have outgoing messages on the right, incoming on the left. For some reason (don't really understand it myself !!) I prefer it the other way around. You can make that switch in Handcent & Go, but not in chomp.....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
I honestly don't recommend any of the above apps unless you have a slow phone. I'd use GO SMS Pro, fully featured and flies off the handle. It pops up text messages too, and has a free add on where you can use and see all iOS 6 emojis.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] aamir123:
Are you rooted? If you are just use this link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1922104

I don't know what happens when you flash straight up but I manually unzipped on phone and placed files in correct location while backing up originals. This will give emoji in stock app so you can your current setup and still have emoji!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cswroe:
I have used handcent for a long time on many different devices. I have tried other apps, GoSMS and Chomp, and have always returned to handcent. I like the privacy inbox and the fact that it does not run as a service like GoSMS. I do like GoSMS, but find it ridiculous that you can not disable it as a service.

Also, handcent has a setting to change its priority allowing security and location apps like Cerberus and Androidlost to work properly.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iSchadenfreude:
Thanks guys

I've used all of them for a while now. I decided to stick with Chomp sms its basic but works really well hasn't crashed and my battery has seen no change. Even MMS I feared would appear when I used this app did not surface so overall it was a nice experience and I am sticking to it. I wish I had more friends so I could test out the group message but if its something I don't use a lot I am not gonna worry if it works 100% correctly.

:)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] vidac1rca139:
IMO GO SMS is the best for functionality and themes. Only thing I don't like about it is that every time I send MMS is resizes the crap out of it whereas stock handles it pretty good but then again it could be my fault for not changing or changing something in the settings.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DsturbD:
i use handcent as well. love the popup even on the lock screen. you can read and reply without unlocking your phone, good assortment of themes and lots of settings
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] x1tyme:
chompsms. The rest either don't work or full boatware (cough cough go sms)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iSchadenfreude:
I heard rumors about that as well. I also heard GoSms isn't optimized for OS higher than Android Ginger Bread...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bofiana:
+1. Never had any issues with Chomp. And the main person I text (my wife) has an iPhone 4s that I jailbroke and is running Chomp's iOS version which is a jailbroken app called BiteSMS. Emojis/MMS work perfect between the two of us.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] raishiro:
I'll just leave this here...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.contapps.android.messaging
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] circuit.007:
I've read mixed reviews of messages +. What do you find so good about it? I use the stock tw messaging app right now.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] raishiro:
I've used stock mms since I got my phone, and believe me I tried gosms as well as handcent but I still kept going back to stock. gosms was too bloaty like a previous poster mentioned while handcent has that ugly gingerbread feel to it. stock looks and feels slick and has just the right amount of customization and not overloaded with features like gosms.

Then i tried messages+ (in addition to contacts/dialer/call log+) and oh man. It has the same slickness as stock and I just really love the UI. its not laggy at all, it feels as though this should have been the stock mms app. Oh and it has the AOSP popup feature.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] PC Jona:
everyone is entitled to their opinion and this is mine. if your a day over 15 and you use a stupid sms replacement then you need to look deep into your soul because this is srs bizns.

the simplicity and beauty of aosp's app is what set's it apart. if google could do anything to improve it i would be impressed because imo its perfect

the other ones are garbage. not even a fair comparison because the other one's are for children.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Xcor3:
GO SMS ftw. And yes it does have pop up text and its very customizable.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Araltd:
I personally use GoSMS. It has a few features that other's do NOT... Like the ability to have seperate & customizable MMS receive settings (mmsc, proxy, port, etc) custom user agent, and change the way it resizes MMS pictures and what the maximum size can be - all separately and independently from the stock mms app.

It does have pop up notification, custom status bar icons for individual contacts, custom individual message tones.... very nice. And its themeable which I do like...

I can't speak of handscent... but I will say this, I was an iPhone user for 4+ years before my current GS3, and on the iPhone BiteSMS is kind, which IS ChompSMS on android -- and I tried it but overall liked GoSMS better... I can't speak of the service running, etc... I will say MOST of the themes cost money, so that sucks - and I use the free ones.

I'm on T-mobile USA, and the NETWORK limits MMS to 300k - plain and simple, so regardless of anything else, your image is going to be resized by the network to 300k regardless what app you use.... (unless something has changed recently on T-mobile network). Another advantage of GoSMS is the customizable UAPROF (user agent) --- This is the string the phone sends to the network server telling HOW to deliver the MMS to your device. The wrong UAPROF results in crappy images. The RIGHT UAPROF results in very nice images. THIS IS A BIG FACTOR IN QUALITY OF MMS - ESPECIALLY IF YOUR USING UNLOCKED PHONES OR NON-BRANDED PHONES ON CERTAIN NETWORKS.... That *ALONE* makes GoSMS worth it (depending on your phone & network combination)

ChompSMS was fine, I just liked GoSMS better for whatever the reason? they're pretty much the same (minus the customizable settings in GoSMS). Now that I'm using a T-mobile branded phone on the T-mobile network, none of the custom settings matter anymore, and if I use the stock mms/messaging app on my current custom rom (darthstalker) I am able to send MMS over wifi just like sending over data. Also receive over wifi....

* RANT *

Why I hate the default messaging/mms app.................. When I get a picture, it plays as a slideshow in a tiny preview unless I save it and view in gallery. UNACCEPTABLE. GoSMS doesn't do that.... I get a picture and I see it using the default viewer - in full screen. NOT AS A SLIDE SHOW. If the default app would do this, I'd probably be using it with some kind of smspopup tweak.

/rant
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Clark Joseph Kent:
Believe this thread has served it's purpose.
[Nokia Lumia 800] ts_firehawk:
Hello guys!

Let me tell you a story... :D

I bought an Lumia 710 a few days ago and now I want do debrand it and update it to Windows Phone 7.8. I've followed every single tutorial I could find on the internet, starting from debranding to unlocking bootloader and jailbreaking it. Didn't tried everyone in fear of messing the phone up.

I ended up on Nokia Care Suite with a few firmware files and a very huge desire to update my phone. The matter is that, as soon as I connect my phone to start the flashing process on NCS, it reboots (the phone), vibrates and keeps on this semi-power off state. I know that this was supposed to happen, but now NCS doesn't recognise my phone in *any* way. I can reboot the phone holding vol+, reboot holding nothing, start all over again... Just nothing.

All I want is to debrand my phone to a Nokia firmware (not a TIM one, I really hate those custom boot and apps) and update it to WP7.8, but I also want to work with Zune (sync and updates). Can someone PLEASE help me?

One more thing: when I was reading about all these stuff, I came up with the unlocking bootloader process. It said that I needed to have the Qualcomm boot loader, so I tried to identify it (holding vol+ and plugging USB) and it appeared on my device manager something like Qualcomm MSM blah blah blah. This means that my phone is with Qualcomm bootloaders, right?

Thanks in advance!