yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] scottypeterson:
I just got my Note 2 yesterday and rooted it using the root toolkit v3.0 and I flashed the Whompasaurus 2.4 rom. Whenever I tried installing apps from the play store they would never start downloading, the bar would just keep loading. I cleared the cache and data from the Google Play Store, Google Play Services, Google Services framework then rebooted and still couldn't download anything from the play store but I could connect to the internet using the browser. I can also use the xda and other apps that used internet.I reflashed the rom by wiping cache, dalvik, system, and factory reset and the same thing still happened. So I gave up and went to bed. Woke up and the apps installed no problem. Later today I had trouble updating some apps. Now im having issues with the Accuweather clock/waether widget updating the weather. It just keeps loading amd loading but never refreshes. Does anyone know whats going on or how to fix this? Thanks.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Killa357:
Sounds whack. I am not at all familiar with that ROM, and I've never run into such an issue so I can't give you any direct advice on that. Have you tried flashing other ROMs though? It sounds like it may just be a bug in that build.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] scottypeterson:
Yeah it was happening on jellybomb rom too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xDARKFiRE:
I have made 4 boot animations using gifs from Surrogate Self

They are inside folders numbered 1-4 within the rar folder on my dropbox here: Download!

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Gifs of the included boot animations

1: http://i.imgur.com/CSN25te.gif

2: http://i.imgur.com/qfARTFb.gif

(fullscreen zoomed version of that .gif)

3: http://i.imgur.com/85isPLM.gif

4: http://i.imgur.com/2ZJjs6K.gif

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More Surrogate Self boot animations to come as soon as i get time, feel free to request certain one or any other boot animation you wish and i will see what i can do.

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Install Instructions

Find the "bootanimation.zip" file that you want to use and copy it to the "/data/local" directory on your phone and when you reboot the boot animation will play.

All are 720x1280 which is the screen resolution of the Galaxy Nexus

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Images are not owned by me, they are property of Surrogate Self and used under creative commons - http://surrogate-self.com/creativecommons​
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] naijaguy:
Thanks for the bootanimations. You should try make for this one: http://surrogate-self.com/post/42871279942/surrogateself-final-bubbles
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xDARKFiRE:
I'll make that one as soon as i get home :)

I will update the OP when it's done
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Monotoonn:
awesome find mate, IF you got some spare time could you create these?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] naijaguy:
Okay. Thanks a lot!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xDARKFiRE:
Sorry for the slow updates, been very busy with other things, will get these done by tonight :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] digitalsunshine:
Hi! can I request this too:

THANK YOU!
[Sprint LG Optimus G] bigjoexxl:
What do I need to veiw a .pdf file? I downloaded a manual and I can't open it...
[Sprint LG Optimus G] JeauxAdam:
Adobe Reader app from the play store will probably work.
[Sprint LG Optimus G] bigjoexxl:
I downloaded Adobe and it says the file not supported. Maybe a bad download. But Idk..
[Sprint LG Optimus G] megamaster2:
Polaris office,

Sent from LG Optimus Prime G :D
[General Questions and Answers] jr0sier:
Hi, I've came across several posts online about people using their incredible on the straight talk service. I have the cdma workshop already, qpst & other software even a remote access program. I really would be thankful if someone could help me with doing this? I know its possible because theirs people that will do it for a fee. It would mean a lot if someone could point me to a step by step guide or just help me in general? Thank you so much.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CrisR82:
So, I'm trying to do some video recording, and I've tried multiple apps: Screencast, ShootMe, Z-Screen Recorder Pro, but I seem t have some issues with all:

Screencast - I cant record with High-Res (800x480), only in Normal Res (400x240)

ShootMe - I can only get to 20fps and very low quality (again, at 400x240, though no option for changing it)

Z-Screen Recorder Pro - doesn't work at all

I'm pretty sure most of those things are due to bad coding or they're just not meant for Jelly Bean, but I was wondering - is there any way to hack/fix them? Like modding the settings, or changing the codec to something better...?

My device in particular is a Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-i9100 running on stock Android 4.1.2.

Any info or suggestions for better recording methods are welcome (except "use a camera pointed at the screen" obviously).
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cliveke:
commen prob,

screencast gets an update soon, got the same prob on my galaxy s3 not on note II

Z works fine only have to use the app rotation control for recording in LS mode
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CrisR82:
Where did you hear Screencast is getting an update? O_o
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] cliveke:
Send a mail to the developer.and got mail back that they are on it.cause prob should be on more devices and v4.1.2+

Thats all I can tell for now

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And the part I don't get is that I only got this pro on my 2 galaxy's S3 I9300 and not on my S2 I9300 or my Note II N7100 so believe me of there's a fix I'll be the furst to post it here.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CrisR82:
Well, thanks for the info I guess...as a side note I'll give you this advice: enable the Developer Settings, then go down the list and check the "Force GPU Rendering for 2D" (or whatever it was) and "Disable Hardware Overlay"...that generally fixes the issues with the S3.
[Nokia Lumia 920] matthewthepc:
Hello, does anyone know if it's possible to replace the Gorilla Glass 2 on the 920 with Gorilla Glass 1 or 3? The glass on my Zune HD was amazing - after using it for years I couldn't get any scratches on it, but on both my 900 and 920 I got scratches within the first few weeks of using it. I've purchased a screen protector on Amazon, but wondering if there's any way to purchase a replacement touch screen for the 920 made of another type of glass? Installing it's not a problem, but are there any retailers who sell Gorilla Glass 1/3 screens for it, or do you have to be an OEM to get Gorilla Glass?
[Nokia Lumia 920] vnvman:
You can't do that because obviously nobody has produced one so far, and most likely never will...also, your problem is probably related to the fact that the Zune HD didn't have oleophobic coating, while instead modern phones with GG tend to have it. Probably the scratches you noticed aren't even on the glass itself but on the coating. When you manage to scratch the real glass you can tell it by the fact that you're able too actually feel the scratch with your fingernail. Don't get me wrong tho, GG can still be scratched, no matter what, it's just tougher in general, so it's all up to your luck if you decide to go naked. If you wanna be 100% safe a screen protector is the only option, while instead if you wanna keep the natural look and feel of the glass while still having some sort of scratch protection the best option IMHO is picking one of those flip cases, at least the screen won't slide against the stuff you may happen to have in your pockets. You can either pick the one from Nokia, the CP600, or some of the cases from Nillkin which are cheaper and very decent too. I've ordered one myself, but shipping from Asia takes ages. I'll definitely post a review as soon as I get it.
[Nokia Lumia 920] matthewthepc:
Thanks for the information, I hadn't considered that it might be because of the coating. I got a screen protector for it so I'm happy :) Thanks!
[HD7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samilee1985:
After Greeting

I update my HTC HD7 to WP7.8 Official By "SevenEighter" so Now It's

Carrier : T-Mobile Us

Os Version : 7.10.8858.136

Boot loader version : 5.12.2250.0(135916)

really It's Stupid Update ,( Bluetooth Not Work , It's same what we have In Dynamic custom ROM about " control Of Icon "

I want to downgrade For Can Install Custom Rom Like Dynamic ,

I can Make Restore By Zune But Restore to wp 7 T- Mobile Us

what I can Do ? If About Cold Card

is there Anyway Make Cold Card Without Using "Android" ?

Accept From Me All Respect
[HTC Wildfire S] modydia2:
If i installed another kernel, can i get the original kernel for my htc wildfire s :confused:

Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e
[HTC Wildfire S] Yasounet:
Sure, you just need orginal boot.img that you can get it by i.e unpacking rom.zip extracted from RUU file ;) Then its just matter of flashing it via fastboot.

Also, you can just make backup of your current stock kernel with CWM/TWRP ( or whatever recovery you use ).
[HTC Wildfire S] modydia2:
Thnx for reply, but Is the traditional way of backing up from cwm is backing also kernel?

Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e
[HTC Wildfire S] crossfire77:
yeah it ll backup kernel too.no other way i guess.

which stock rom you are using?
[HTC Wildfire S] modydia2:
I'm still using the original couse i'm wildfire s 2012 so rooted with s-on, but i saw other kernel that make me can install stok & custom (cm) roms so i asked before i use it.

Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e
[HTC Wildfire S] crossfire77:
oh yeah.first when you installed modded recovery for wfs 2012.

first do backup of your stock rom.then do whatever you want.when you think you want to go back.

restore backup.

its only way because i dont think anyone has stock kernels in stock:victory:
[HTC Wildfire S] modydia2:
Thanks for you my friend :thumbup: :)

Sent from my HTC Wildfire S A510e
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Craiq:
Hi

Like the title says my Galaxy Nexus won't boot into recovery or system.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWUOjH9i5mw

I got this phone in this state without a bill.

Maybe the partition table is wrong.

But I only have access to fastboot...

So plz help me to fix it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iLeopard:
Flash a stock google image via fast boot

Have I helped? Don't forget to make love to that "Thanks" button! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Craiq:
AW: Don't boot into recovery or system

Ah sorry forget to tell what I've done...

I flashed stock (4.2,4.1)

Erased all partitions and flashed stock again

Flashed cwm

Try to boot stock recovery and cwm over fastboot
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] namtombout:
Hope it's not hardware. Slim chance that u had two bad downloads of the stock images. Only other things I can think of are faulty fast boot drivers or USB cord. Not trying to insult your intelligence but you are sure that you are flashing the correct variant?

Edit: That's a sexy nexy you got there
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Craiq:
AW: Don't boot into recovery or system

The 4.1 I successfully flashed on my other nexus :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Craiq:
AW: Don't boot into recovery or system

Anyone else has an idea?

:/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subfire91:
Hi guys,

im looking for a very very clean touhwizz rom. Pretty match without anything but touchwizz if its possible and let me decide what apps to install.

i heard good words about cleanrom but i dont know if its available for my phone. I own an S3 international version.

Are there any rom suggestions ?

I checked cleanrom's website but it only states about Verizon edition of S3.

thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oomahey:
There you go: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32759228
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subfire91:
Hi,

This isnt a "" which is the best rom" question. I just asked if users have anything in mind regarding a clean touchwiz based rom. i ve seen some on my self but more experienced users may have an advice to give.

Thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
We will let the mods decide .

But the essence is that you have not bothered to even read the roms descriptions .

Plus you ask a question in the wrong forum .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DSA:
i need to wake up earlier in the morning!! :highfive:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
Yeah, these types of threads are not allowed. Yes, you are saying it's not a best rom thread but what you are asking is available in every rom's description. No offense but being too lazy to do the leg work yourself isn't going to make you win a popularity contest around here :)

Thread Closed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sudermatt:
I just wanted to come over to the General forum and let you all know that Scotty's Clean 4.5 is probably the most amazing ROM I have ever seen on any device.

out of the box Antutu is 17500....I'm running 10.5 hours with 2 hrs screen time and I have 71% battery left.

seriously folks....it's all day zoom zoom and it looks and feels totally stock.

If you haven't tried it....for the love of Pete..."DO-IT MAUN!"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bradh024:
Man, ur playing with fire here. But I would have to agree, it is a pretty nice rom if you prefer the stock look.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidx2.3.3:
I ran his roms when I had my gs3. Tbey were the best. Fast and everything worked. I havent tried any roms fpr tgis one yet but when I do it will be his rom first.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rockingout92:
I love it as well. Best performance out of any ROM. But I also am in love with AOSP and 4.2 is amazing. So torn!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tgyberg:
I cant do the stock look, it doesnt agree with me! :cowboy:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sudermatt:
Yeah... I'm just letting people know tjere was a stock-ish rom with un believabke battery performance. I can't even remember where my extra battery is....I havent used it since I started using Clean.

Other roms are great...clean is...just amazing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mtran13:
I gotta give this a try
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thepolishguy:
A couple of things...

Is everything working?

And of course the famous "is wifi tether working"?

And - how stock is stock? Do you get the horrible message in your pull down, "There are wifi networks available?", "Your wifi is off" blah blah blah. Man! That was irritating!

Thanks for any information.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] lostnuke:
I disagree. I wasn't impressed with that ROM.

But its your opinion. Glad u like it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] adrynalyne:
Im at 1d, 10 hours and almost 1.5 hours screen time, I have 56% left....

Oh and stock.

Sorry but no zip rom dev will ever improve battery life without coding their own battery saving applications.

I am sure the rom is great, but don't credit battery life to it ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
Short of going to AOSP, you cannot significantly change battery life on any ROM compared to what it is based off of. So, if you make a ROM based on Stock TouchWiz, it is going to get approximately the same usage as the Stock ROM. If you have doubts, go do a comparison test. Even undervolting isn't going to do anything significant for you with modern day processors.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] adrynalyne:
...and debloating doesn't save you battery life.

My phone is still unrooted and stocked from when I got it replaced last week.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bond32:
I knew I wasn't crazy... I've tried all roms under the sun. To me I've not noticed any performance difference. Of course I'm sure I don't use my note 2 as much as most people...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] adrynalyne:
It has always been my belief that you use roms for features, not performance or battery claims.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] alarmo:
I use Jelly Beans ROM 8 and the performance and battery life is 100 times difference. The battery with heavy usage was at 56% from 7am until 5pm. My Galaxy Note 2's performance without overclocking has been extremely fast in comparison to stock, I can now watch videos with any browser without the hour glass circle hanging for an extended period of time.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kejar31:
AOSP based ROM's can get you better performance and improve battery life (though I very rarely if have ever actually see the later).. At this time there are still issues with AOSP here and there.. most notably the gpu has either glitches or a memory leak (one or the other) and bluetooth is sketchy.

Zip ROM's or Stock ROMS will not change either performance or battery life by any real significance.

Basically I am reiterating what adrynalyne and imnuts said here
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] 1ManWolfePack:
I disagree. Lol. I'm not a dev and don't know how to code (sure I'll get flamed) but here's how I see it:

"Debloating" does save my battery a bit. Some crap programs running in the background (at all times) that I never use, showing up in my battery stats and my running apps using xyz of my ram, apps that I *never* use (I mean NEVER opened) -- you don't think killing those (in effect - killing process) has any positive effect on ones battery life?

I think it does. I've tested it. One example: anything exchange related on this phone and the Note 2. Also: smart alarm clock. That damn widget never sleeps and I've never used it. My phone sleeps better without it and I do believe overall (with the other rogue apps I kill) my battery is better.

I'm ready to be proven wrong.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] eraursls1984:
Your Liberty rom on my old Droid X improved performance and battery life significantly, and my co-worker mentions often how her friends and family with better, newer phones are surprised that her phone runs better.

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I don't notice as much now, but with older devices bloat had a huge impact on performance and battery life. On some of my phones blockbuster was one of the biggest battery hogs and I've never once opened that app. On my Droid X with 512mb ram it would start to lag at 90mb free, it was really bad once it got down to 70mb free, and would freeze at 50mb free. Before I first rooted I had to use a app killer before I used my phone so it wouldn't lag, and if I used it more than 20 minutes or so I had to run it again to stop the lag. Once I rooted I started using an app to set the memory to always keep 90 mb or more free and didn't have lag anymore, but the apps I was using would constantly redraw but bloat apps I never used would be eating up all my ram, I debloated it and have been fine ever since.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] adrynalyne:
=5.6061601697

Those *things* you never used are backgrounded and harmless, despite perceptions.

I have never seen a battery use screen shot chock full of apps never used draining the battery. ...

Except Maps. That one is annoying.

I am fully stock still and almost 2d usage with 34 percent left.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] moemoney12:
This is with Scott's clean Rom 1.0. Maybe stock gives you the same battery performance. But this Rom is as smooth as butter.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] adrynalyne:
Stock is smooth as butter too.

As you can imagine, it is similar battery life if I traded 8 hours for 1.5 hours in screen time.

You guys gotta stop buying into placebos. Zip roms are for features. Performance increases and battery savings will only be seen in a kernel. The rest of the claims are flat out lies.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
I'm glad someone shares the exact same idea. The sole purpose of rooting my previous phones was for battery %. Now that TW does that, I have no reason to root or unlock.

And to the comment about being smooth as butter....JB has project butter incorporated so it's going to obviously be smooth.

On my previous phones the best battery I've had were on stock roms. Placebos rule the android world with false claims (build.prop edit, init.d scripts, batterysaving apps, etc) that MANY people fall for.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sudermatt:
Huh,

I honestly did not know there was such a "keep it stock" culture. I've been ROMing my phones...well...forever. I've never kept a phone stock for more than 1 week or two, and I go back a LONG way.

Call me Al Gore, but I thought the performance/battery arguement was already decided and the science was clearly in favor of zipROMs. Now I'm freezing my butt off running my CleanROM.

I think there needs to be some definative testing done...real studies!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] adrynalyne:
There is no science clearly in favor of zip ROMs unless you consider placebo a real finding....

I don't care if people stay stock or not. I just rather people understand what a zip ROM is, is not.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
There has been tests, just look for them or perform them yourself http://www.jeffmixon.com/examining-build-prop-tweaks-for-android-ics-a-comprehensive-guide-part-1/ is one example. People use a number of those build.prop edits on ICS and claim speed improvements....when they dont even work post GB....

And the debloating obsession is ridiculous. It does not increase speed or battery life, people need to understand how the OS works. Odex vs deoxed is another one. I can go on and on.

If these things really did work, manufacturers would have incorporated them already.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] eraursls1984:
When all your devices memory is filled with bloat that you never use, and the apps you always use constantly redraw that is a performance issue, and it effects the battery (not much, but it does). When you then freeze or uninstall the bloat and your other apps no longer redraw constantly while you use them you have increased the performance. It's not as much of a problem now, but with older devices with under a gb of ram it was a major problem. I also understand that apps sitting in memory don't (normally) eat up battery or resources, but when its bloat and your other useful apps are never in memory it's a problem, also its a problem when your device starts to lag due to low memory (was only a problem for me on the Droid X and Thunderbolt, every device with 1gb of ram or more has been fine) I had to use a app to reset the ram settings so it wouldn't drop below 90 mb, or it would lag/freeze.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] adrynalyne:
Backgrounded processes aren't using resources though. They might be in ram, but they are cleared out as needed, and that model works really well.

You use the same amount of battery whether your ram is full or empty. Empty is useless, and full is fine as long as the memory management works, and it does. You would only get redraw if those processes weren't backgrounded, and if they weren't, let me tell you, there would be tremendous battery drain. We would see screenshots of bloat taking up battery usage too.

Debloating is useful for:

1. Saving space on /system and probably internal storage.

2. You don't have to look at those crappy apps you don't use or want in the drawer.

3. You are OCD and have to keep a tight ship.

I fall under number 3 mostly, but I have no preconceptions about it affecting battery life or performance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] 1ManWolfePack:
I agree with almost everything you've said, I just noticed a minimal increase once I freeze/delete certain things. For example - exchange. That ish constantly runs in the background and has about 3 associated resources with it. I let it run rogue for about a week, then froze everything associated with it. Idle drain seemed better during my typical work shift.

Now I'm not saying 'OMFG my battery tripled!' I'm saying a nominal increase. But I could tell. Same for a few other things, such as the smart alarm clock widget. My phone sleeps better when that monster is frozen.

All in all, I agree with you, dude. I hate battery life threads. One ROM is not going to give you better battery life. Now if that ROMs kernel has some tweaks to it (shut off xyz core(s) while screen off) - then yes, but you already said that.

TL;DR: I think debloating helps, otherwise I agree with about everything Adrynaline said.