yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] prepaidguy9081:
Flashing an imei to unblock a stolen or lost device is illegal

Flashing a meid to unblock is illegal as well

Flashing either to spy or snoop, also illegal

Flashing an meid to port your phone to another carrier using two devises you own and neither are blocked is the only legal awnser.

If your devise is blocked gsm. And you purchesed it from someone else used. Then its basicly the same as buying stolen propery and it is your responsibility to check this before you buy it. You can try to get a bill of sale to prove to the carrier that you do not owe debt on this device to acctivate it. But if it was blocked because it was warrented out, stole, lost, or some other shady transaction. They will not help you at all.

My advise. Take the original seller to court if they wont give u a refund for selling you a defecrive product, unless the words as is are listed anywhere in the add.

Get your money back and try again.

Or cut your losses and try again.

Sorry if I sound like an arss.

Edit - furthur more there are two reasons I buy only new devices. [Tho I will take any for free even bricks]

1. You get what you pay for. Im sure the new device hasent been overclocked or run hot ect. Also, I am sure it hasent been submerged and rice tricked [which is a myth] or opend and cleaned with alcohol which removes the impuritities that will he left after rice trick, and removes chance of corrosion on tiny circuits, and had its water sticker replaced. And im sure its not stolen or reported lost, ect. You can check with tue carrier prior to purchase with a phonecall. Just call custumer service for said carrier.

2. Most people poop with their phone.

Sent from my SGH-T889
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] graboszczak:
How to prevent similar cases?

I am sad to hear yet another person falling victim to those scams. I am running an effort to compile a list of all those scams and post it on a single website where people can read and educate themselves to recognize the danger next time.

BuyingUsedPhoneGuide.com

Feel free to leave feedback or share your cautionary stories.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bronxlcsw:
What to do after your phone is IMEI Blocked

I Had the unpleasant experience of buying a Galaxy Note 3 branded for ATT model N900A. When i purchased the phone on craigslist i took extra safety measures. I called ATT they assured me the phone was in good standing no blacklisting. I even called Asurion the main cell phone insurance company and they said no claim has been filed. 4 weeks later the phone is blocked due to the customer filing a claim. I called ATT no help there. Then is sent an email to Asurion and to my surprise they email me back from the office of the CEO. I call them at the number they provided and they took the IMEI number and referred the case to the Fraud department. So if anything the person who sold me the phone may be in trouble (I Hope) but im still stuck with a non working Note 3. At this point i can sell it as is and take a huge loss. Or i can have the IMEI repaired which is illegal and not yet availbaler for the note 3 from ATT yet anyway. or i can use the device as a glorified mp3 player internet gaming handheld.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bronxlcsw:
what to do when your phone is blacklisted

Also, i got the following email from Asurion: "Hello, my name is Pamela with Asurion. I want to thank you for taking the time to contact us about your experience with the mobile device purchase and the blocked IMEI. I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and want you to know Asurion’s commitment to improve process and procedures to create a positive customer experience. We appreciate you providing comments that allow us to improve that experience for our customers. If I can further assist you, please feel free to contact me directly at 615-524-5770. If I am not available, you can speak with any agent within our office at 1-866-397-6496."

They said that the more reports they get of these insurance claim frauds they will be putting in place protections for buyers in the future. I gave the following suggestions:

1) If you are the victim of the insurance fraud there should be an option for you to provide proof that the device was purchased as in copy of craigslist ad. If so then they should remove the IMEI block and bill the policy holder for the price of the phone.

2) Again if victim of insurance fraud have the option of sending the phone to Asurion in exchange for a refurbished one. That way they can refurbish the one you sent in in send that out as a replacement device.

At this point i think i am going to take this one step further and try to find out who the underwriter is for Asurion and send them a email to tell them that Asurion is processing fraudulent claims at a fast clip without giving any scrutiny. Anyone know who the underwriter is.

Pamela Young

Client Relations Program Specialist

Office of the CEO/Client Relations

pamela.young@asurion.com

650 Grasmere Park, Ste. 300, Nashville, TN 37211

voice (615) 524-5770 | fax (888) 874-7812
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Ducter:
http://www.t-mobile.com/VERIFYIMEI.ASPX

Others have similar services available. While it doesnt help the OP it does give a bit more protection on future purchases.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] EyLaTnOgN:
Technically it isnt even useful anymore. Sure its not blocked the moment you buy it. However he or she could claim it stolen the moment she or he gets home. I think just buying a new phone is the most useful.

Getting back to the illegal topic. There is no such person who does not do illegal things. Even the government does illegal things. Downloading youtube videos off a site is illegal, downloading free music or terrenting is illegal and yet most of the human population does this or even worse. So flashing an imei number should not be looked bad upon if one is a victim. However im not enforcing to do illegal things.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XianHuen:
Its a Jelly Bean error for all Samsung devices, not only Samsung Galaxy Advance S.

See an example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaYbE0OtD-c&feature=youtu.be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0UP0J0l0wc

Workaround:

1. Install SGS Touchscreen Booster

2. In Presets set "Super Optimized"

3. Tick "Start Service on Boot"

4. Apply Changes

Now you have touchscreen like in GB! Please post your results.

You can check the app working with: Simple Touchscreen Tester
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mj111996:
In app its written only for 2.3.x,

have you tested it on JB?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razvan:
up to ...

PS: Why you QUOTE ALL post?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Placebo or not, I think it is working. :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mj111996:
thanks for testing.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GaYoung28:
Need root?

Sorry for bad english

Sent from my GT-I9070
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mj111996:
no.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
Funny i think my screen is very responsive even in JB... or maybe i dont notice the difference....

Sent using XDA-Developers' App from my GT-i9070
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d14gvn:
this app do his work, but no perfectly :/

If you wanna do a responsive test, install the game "magic piano" https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5zbXVsZS5tYWdpY3BpYW5vIl0.

First play it without the tweak, and then play with the tweak.

Try it by yourself
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atishey23:
I think the link is dead. Plz give the link again.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mj111996:
Lol,Link is alive,its a google play link.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
This was buggy for me, and it FCs.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucasleal:
Works flawless.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sadvance:
Will it cause any damage to touchscreen ?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nithin91:
No it won't.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frapeti:
Maybe it will drain battery faster while screen is on :p
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] generationxile:
Ok I'm trying to figure out and search what the hell im doing wrong here. I just don't seem to be able to find it. I have flashed multiple roms to my Transformer tf300t. Started out by updating to JB from ICS through Asus update. Then flashed CM10 on it. Stays at boot animation. I flashed ParanoidAndroid, Same thing. Flashed another version, CM10 nightly, same stall at boot animation. Hydro, Same stall at boot animation. Energyrom works, but that's it. What the hell is going on? what am I doing wrong here?

nevermind. im a moron. found bootloop in the forum with a little diligence. redownloaded the most recent version of Cyanogenmod 10 nightly, and wiped data/cache/d.cache and worked fine.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaringDomino3s:
what thread did you find it on? There are so many brick posts, and your issue sounds similar to mine.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] germaansboefje:
Looks like there really is a battery drain: http://www.sammobile.com/2013/01/17/galaxy-note-ii-software-update-n7100xxdll7-brings-battery-drain/
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IsolatedAbyss:
Yep, saw that as well. I thought I had been running too many apps. Lol
[HTC One X] GRR_OLEG:
is it possible to remove the skin from the Sensei 4 + without root?
[HTC One X] olafgarten:
Just use a custom launcher

you can get a custom launcher from the play store such as:

- Nova Launcher(one of the best)

- Apex Launcher

- Next Launcher

- Launcher 8 (if you want It to look line windows phone)

- ADW Launcher

all these will remove sense from your home screen and app launcher, but your settings will be the same.

P.S You cannot use any HTC widgets with these
[HTC One X] TToivanen:
I think he means the skins you can switch between.

To delete a store downloaded theme, just view the skin in playstore and tap uninstall.

The stock themes however can be only deleted if you have root. They are stored at /system/app/.
[HTC One X] GRR_OLEG:
I'll just do this skin, and now I want to delete it
[HTC One X] webpatrick:
They exist in /data/app, I just removed them using Droid Explorer on my Windows 7 Machine. But you can also use Root Explorer (ROOT is needed for this).

So, not possible without root.
[HTC One X] GRR_OLEG:
Thank you, all is clear this is not possible without a root:(
[HTC One X] MrT69:
BE WARNED​

THIS PATCH WILL ONLY WORK ON​

MIKE'S ROM (Android_Revolution_HD-One_X_18.1)​

This patch will currently only work for the "Android_Revolution_HD-One_X_18.1" ROM because within this patch there is a modified build.prop. When you have done changes or custom settings on this ROM within the build.prop they will be lost and revert back to mike's defaults.

1. What damn changes?

I have add the value

to the build.prop

This should be required for enable AGPS by default. Not sure if this is true but on the one hand it seems to work and on the other hand this is a BETA patch.

2. Show the content of the gps.conf

This is the gps.conf within this patch:

If you have additional parameters or other recommendations, please feel so free and submit this here.

3. How to test?

I have this configuration on my HTC running and it was a need to wait and also to travel arround to get an exact result. I was only Google Maps using and testing. If you have different Navigation Systems installed please also check and test this.

4. How fast?

GPS lock takes 1 to 3 seconds - than it's done. WiFi is also enabled so it doesn't matters if you are using UMTS/GPRS or WiFi.

5. Bugs?

Yes. At the moment it takes some time until you get the first exact result. At the moment it is only between 3 to 10 meteres exactly.

6. Goal?

I want to have a real 99,995% result and want to get a result with a different of max. 1 meter.

For this it would be great if you can give a Feedback please. Thanks!!
[HTC One X] SM-Cryterions:
Help-me!

Friend! I'm currently with Android Rom Revolutions 18.1. I did the tests off the wifi and data and then immediately turned the Sygic which took about 4 seconds to find my location. Do you think I should do some correction? : Confuso:
[HTC One X] MrT69:
4 seconds to find your location? Is this bad or is this good?
[HTC One X] kruemel666:
I'm on 4.2 AOKP Rom and changed the files by hand to your Version. My GPS Works much better now.

My Lock Time on AOKP was 4 - 10 Minutes. With your Version i've got 1 - 2 Minutes on first Lock and 2 - 10 seconds on each relock!

:victory:
[HTC One X] MrT69:
Great! Glad to read this ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jamaljan:
hellOooooooooo :laugh:

I've successfully rooted my Samsung Media Player 5.0 with Superoneclick, then installed Erygit Custom-Rom V3.0 using Odin but don't see any drastic change other then the change in interface.

Maybe something has happened to my device but am unaware of it? Please, could you help me explore what actually has changed apart from the fact that now I've admin rights on my device which I don't know will help me how? :silly:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] DZonikg:
What cind off change you espected????

You can now install all apps that require root
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] KOala888:
Odp: Rooted, Installed ROM, Now What?

why then have you rooted? .....

Send from sg wifi5.0 with mine kernel
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] halomademeapc:
It's pretty unusual that you installed the ROM and a unicorn didn't jump out of your device.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] sifat3d:
I fell from my chair reading that. :D

You should have a lot more functions and control over your phone, all of the features should be listed in the roms thread.

Sent from my HTC Intruder using my brain.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jamaljan:
well, don't really know :p

i could install all the apps before rooting as well, so....:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jamaljan:
really no idea, maybe curiosity...:cool:

hahaha :D

hmm, good idea. will do!

BTW, can someone please tell me if there are other ways of flashing a ROM. I've currently done it using Odin.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] DZonikg:
My favorite thing with routing for now
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] halomademeapc:
Clockworkmod recovery is pretty typical. All you have to do with those are put the .zip on your device, enter recovery, and browser to it.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jamaljan:
hmm do you mean like starting the device by pressing Home+Volume up+Power button? I had done that, but it didn't work. The device did not find the zip file on the sd-card although I had put it in main folder, also tried it by putting it in a new folder as well. Any idea? :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] sifat3d:
You have stock recovery, you need to Flash a custom one like clockworkmod to be able to take nandroid backups and flash roms.

If you are on cwm, then just choose the install zip from sd card option and browse for your zip..

Sent from my HTC Intruder using my brain.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jamaljan:
Please, its all greek to me.

I'm using Erygit Custom-Rom 3.0 that i've installed using Odin and I've rooted my device with superoneclick. Apart from this I know nothing of what you are talking about.

Could you please educate me. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iurnait:
if you boot your device into recovery mode (power + volume up), does it say CWM recovery 5.x.x.x?

if it does, then you have a custom kernel.

if not, flash a custom kernel. use rj's kernel if you have a physical home button or entropy's kernel if you have a capacitative home button.

If you really want to see a drastic difference difference, try cm 10 or ParanoidAndroid.

cm10:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2077671

PA:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2083052

To flash any of these roms, just copy the appropriate zip to your internal storage and reboot into recovery.

Then:

1. Wipe Data/Factory reset

2. Wipe Cache

3. Advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache

4. Install zip > from internal sd card

5. wait and enjoy.

Also, i would highly recommend you check out http://xda-university.com
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] jamaljan:
Thanks a lot. I've seen the ParanoidAndroid topic and it seems nice. I've posted a question there and would really appreciate if you could pleaseeee respond to it. Thanks again! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] sifat3d:
Before you do a anything take a nandroid backup.

Always remember this diamond rule or you will perish. Mhu Hu ha ha ha:cool:

Why are SMARTphones soo... Freaking Dumb?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mazarin07:
Hi!

As you all know the Android virtual keyboard can offer suggestíons on the fly, when typing your text. However, these suggestions may be limited in lack of a good dictionary. So, people usually start to add new words to their custom glossary. This process could be made quicker by importing a glossary, but one has to know the exact format requirements and the folder where this dictionary must be placed. Please share any tips&ideas on this!
[Android Apps and Games] MohamadKarbi:
I don't know if I'm posting in the right forum; but this is a wish of mine.

If browsing was faster & friendstream feeds was better, HTC Flickr is better than main flickr app. I think supporting groups will end comparison!

Do you fellews make such comparing, use both, or found better solution?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] pradeeprajr:
I found a thread to update new themes. The user has provide the following procedure

1.root your phone

2.deodex

3.install theme

4.finish

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2085217

I did search for the process of deodex my stock DDLF2 ROM but couldn't find any relevent information.

What is the procedure the deodex my rooted stock ROM?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] varunthapliyal999:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1323661&highlight=deodex
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] TUDVAD:
hey guys I got stuck so wanted guidence I got sense 4 by defras v4 modded.flashed now all apps working nicely but how to increase mem on phone via sd ext I had a 1gb partition now should I flash m2sd or what I can't get it also I.cant use multi tasking/ recent apps idk how to use when I keep pressed the first key on the pad that one which looks like a triangle nothing happen but I. can still minimize apps with single touch plz help on this and last one how to get more ram current has only gives me 61 mb free

waiting for reply
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] DanceOff:
1. It's not triangle it's home key

---------- Post added at 05:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:19 PM ----------

2. Search button is replaced by multitasking button :rolleyes:

---------- Post added at 05:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:20 PM ----------

3. Use a taskiller from playstore if you want more free ram
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] TUDVAD:
dude I just installed the Rom what am I supposed to kill and also can I flash umm garuda over it and some script also
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] DanceOff:
No garuda won't work! Use default kernel in Rom it's good though
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] TUDVAD:
and may i use some scripts too speed it up :)
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] TUDVAD:
guys need help can't install anything internal critically low what script to use
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] TUDVAD:
this is ridiculous am not getting replies :(
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] shortyoko:
Because you are so lazy, dude, this is not a place to be spoon fed, if you type your question in the search you will fix your issue for less than 2 minutes, instead you decided to be a cry baby, well from me, sorry dude
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] TUDVAD:
that was stupid of u I did search it says the Rom has auto scripts but I still can't work it out
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] e.squash:
please help with this. my 3gs was dropped from a rooftop. :S the screen broke and i cant use the phone but surprisingly when i connect it to my mac i can still access the data on it. i just got a new one from at&t and i am wondering if i can copy the whole data to the new phone?...

btw, the old one was rooted and had titanium backup installed on it. what files/folders should i transfer to the new one so i will have my apps/pictures/txts? please help! thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] cogcaviz24:
You rooted a 3gs? Wow! Mad props bro! I've only managed to jailbreak one.

Derp
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX:
Lol wrong forum.. I think u mean sgs3
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jayRokk:
Made me Lulz haha
[HTC One X] olafgarten:
hi,

I have a rooted HTC one x and have recently noticed my Bluetooth refuses to turn on, I have looked around and found that 'Device Encryption' could be the cause of the problem but I have never used any encryption. I would prefer not to reset my phone but I will if necessary. I have never connected to any ActiveSync/ exchange email accounts because they were asking for too many permissions.
[HTC One X] olafgarten:
okay, i have backed up everything and reset my phone... still nothing
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] purpse:
I am using [ROM][4.2.1][Wi-Fi & 3G] SGT7 and trebuchet launcher always force closes when uninstalling an app. Does anyone have any ideas why, or should I just use another launcher. I am using M-kernal but it happens with others.
[HTC One X] R.ThierryHOX:
Hi all,

I want to ONLY ROOT my htc one x. No more, no less.

Only root.

How can i do this?

Thanks:D
[HTC One X] olafgarten:
HTC One X ROOT/SuperSU/BusyBox

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1644167

Here's the link, just a tip for next time... use the search function and the root info section
[HTC One X] TToivanen:
Unlock bootloader, install a recovery and flash supersu.zip. That's it!

If you need more specific instructions, check the guide you can find at one of the tabs of the one x forum index.
[HTC One X] requiem11:
Follow post #1 from this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2069904

The other thread posted above is also good. In fact they are practically the same thing for your purposes. See, the info was there all along in more than one place.
[HTC One X] R.ThierryHOX:
Okay thanks. Some last question. I have a HTC one x (international) version. That will work for me?

And will I lost all that I have on my phone?

And the last, do this will install another rom or kernels? Cause I want to stay on stock..

Thanks for a quick reply friends.
[HTC One X] TToivanen:
You will lose all the data on your phone, so a backup is recommended. If you follow the guide only through the first post like was said, you will remain on stock kernel and rom and only have root.
[HTC One X] R.ThierryHOX:
Okay thanks a lot. But I'm a little bit confuse, with the two link. Is it the same?

And on the HTC one x forum, I've see a "root info" can I follow this?
[HTC One X] TToivanen:
The one in "root info" is a one click method, which is quite simple.

I, however, recommend you to use the other guide (linked by requiem), because by using it you will learn something about adb/fastboot and recovey usage.

If you get in trouble in the future, then you will have the knowledge to recover from it.
[HTC One X] R.ThierryHOX:
Hi guys,

I will root my HTC one x in some few minutes. But how can I make a good backup of all my phone?
[HTC One X] zishan23291:
at present root it instal cloclword recovery if u want to thn make a nandriod backup of stock for emergency

dude titanium backup s the best nd see the videos u vl understand everything as simple as it gets .. :)
[HTC One X] TToivanen:
Take the first backup of your sd card by using usb cable. Just copy all the stuff from sd to pc. Photos, music, etc. will be saved.

Take second backup, nandroid backup, when you have flashed clockworkmod, by tapping the backup/restore in recovery menu. This will backup your ROM. Nandroid backup will not backup your sdcard.
[HTC One X] zishan23291:
and nandriod backup is the back up of ur stock rom

titanium backup is after u rooted ur Rom its fot data .. :)