yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sevenpioverthree:
I know what they stand for but I'm looking to apply a tweak from TK and everywhere I read "TW will not work with AOSP and vice versa" so how do I know if I have a TW rom or an AOSP rom? I'm on LiquidSmooth which I believe to be AOSP, but how do I know for sure? Also what is the difference between a factory/data reset and wiping the system entirely? Because in TWRP there is an option to Wipe Data and an option to Wipe System, and I always choose to Wipe data before I flash anything but when I click "System" it says "This will wipe your ROM" which sounds safer before flashing a new ROM to me, but then again with just wiping data I've never had a problem with flashing a ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] GiantJay:
Try typing in those questions in Google or the search here on XDA I bet you find an answer real fast. Also if you don't know the difference bewtween AOSP and TW I would suggest not doing any tweaking or your next post might be, I BRICKED MY PHONE HELP.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] tino_b:
TW or Touchwiz is a proprietary layer that Samsung places on top of the android operating system; it requires it's own set of framework which enables it to give u that fancy user experience. When u first bought your Samsung phone i.e. galaxy s3, u will notice that it comes preloaded with TW. On the other hand, AOSP is basically the pure android experience, if u ever seen or played with nexus phone, then u will notice the difference in layout and graphics. AOSP has it's own set of framework thus making it incompatible with TW. Although some devs have been able to port certain apps from one system to another. That's why u have to be really careful when flashing kernels, make sure they're compatible with the ROM u are CURRENTLY running on ur phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sevenpioverthree:
I tried doing a search but nothing seemed to answer my question. Also I've been doing some tweaking here and there for educational purposes, nothing major just followed some UV tables and governor values. I have yet to use one of the TK tweaks due to my lack of understanding of the difference between TW and AOSP. Thanks for the concern but I'm really cautious with this stuff, my first time rooting/flashing was 100% success because I did my research

So essentially, most custom ROMs are AOSP unless otherwise stated? And then these TW kernels are usually targetted towards people with rooted phones on the stock ROM correct?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
No. There are plenty of touchwiz custom roms, actually probably more than aosp roms. The easiest way to tell if you have touchwiz would be to look at your system apps. If you have touchwiz home or a bunch of apps with sec in the name for example sec_phone.apk or sec settings.apk you're on a touchwiz rom. And yes you really do need to do a whole lot more research if you can't figure out which kind of rom you're on or you will end up doing something to your phone you won't like, most likely turning it into a really nice looking doorstop

☆SoA: Son's of Android™☆

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Hamspiced:
I know its pretty difficult when the dev doesnt explicitly say whether its a tw or aosp build. i tried to compile a list of common roms and make a wiki out of them. the wiki is sortable so it should be able to help you out. from there you can flash individual roms and see the differences yourself :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2189817
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
Hey Hamspiced,

I've been trying to link people to your Wiki. Would you prefer if I linked to

your thread

or directly to

the Wiki

?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Hamspiced:
Id prefer the thread. the more foot traffic it gets, the more likely it is to be stickied/devs update it.

I dont have the time to stay up to date on new roms/kernels all the time and id like it to stay rather relevant. it isnt locked so people can ask quesitons if need be on it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
Ok, I bookmarked the thread in my "commonly linked XDA" folder. Hope your wiki takes off, it's really something we've needed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] scotteb:
All you have to do is look at the size of the rom, TW roms are usually bigger than 400 meg, while aosp roms are in the 100-200 meg range. If your zip is big then it is TW, if not then its AOSP
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
I also have Rom lists, broken down to tw and aosp in my FAQ, I keep it up to date always as I am always on xda, lol... along with that I also have kernels, broken down between tw and aosp, most common mods, and all the modems and prls in there also....

SPRINT GS3 FAQ
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] browe:
I am considering purchasing the T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone. I need the ability to connect a wireless device to my laptop while I travel. Can I connect the T-Mobile pocket pc phone to my laptop? If so, do I need a cable for that or can I do it via IR?

Thanks,

Brian
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] cruisin-thru:
Wireless modem on XDA is serial cable or irda. Be sure to disable activesync before and connect your phone to laptop before pushing the "start", button.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] browe:
So will W2K automatically detect it as a modem?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Tekflow:
Well, actually not really. Regarding the infra red connection, I had to install first a virtual infra red port (http://www.cyber-mill.com/irdaw2k.zip), and then install on it the standard 33.6 Modem.

If you want, I can post how to do this, step by step, and it works.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] browe:
That would be awesome if you would do that.

Thanks!

Brian
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Rudegar:
http://xda-developers.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=2643&highlight=modem

in this thread there is an url to a pdf which explane how you do it step by step
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Tekflow:
USING XDA AS A MODEM

example for GPRS connection

Before installation, note carefully (for your GPRS connection):

The access point name of your network provider

Your username and password

PS: if you don't know the access point name, open -on your device- settings/connections/internet settings

press on modify... then press on your GPRS connection

press on next: you will see the access point name.

Preliminary step: for infrared use only (skip for serial connection)

unzip irdaw2k (download from: http://www.cyber-mill.com/irdaw2k.zip)

click on setup, wait till end of installation

open your pc control panel/system/hardware/device manager

Click on ports and note on what port the infrared virtual com is installed (example: com5)

Step one: installing modem

open control panel/phone and modem options

choose modems tab. click add...

check don't detect modem

select from standard modem types: standard 33600bps

click next. install on selected port (com5 in this example)

after end of installation, click on properties for the modem

on tab Modem, confirm maximum speed 115200

on advanced, extra initialization type: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","xxx","",0,0

where xxx is the access point name of your network provider

select change default preferences

change flow control to none

clik OK to finish

Step two: setup the network

In control panel/network connections/ select file/new connection

select connect the internet, then manual setup

choose connect using modem. confirm the standard 33600bps

Give a name to the ISP

Choose: *99# as phone number.

write your username and password

do not use dialing rules

Step three: using XDA

Make sure activesync is disabled

Once connected through serial port or facing IR

Open wireless modem. choose connection (serial or IR)

click on start

wait for confirmation of connection on PC

Start dial-up from PC

ps: during this time, GSM phone line is disconnected

It reconnects automatically after disconnecting the modem
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xridercpct:
Do i need to unroot before updating my android device?
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pezmet:
No
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackknightavalon:
Just update to the latest build through either recovery (Benz 4.1) or Odin (rooted 4.2).
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tys0n:
Read the rules please.

Five questions in GENERAL when there is a Q&A!?

All these questions have been answered more than once before, so use the SEARCH function before you making new threads.:eek:

Thank you.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efaustino84:
indeed, the search function is very helpful

I have used it many a times for different things that i was fixing or changing on my phone
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mubby93:
I no I no....this post is gonna receive lots of bias info but I still wanna give it a try and I hope people r honest. I have read all over in these forums, there are lots of threads like this but at points it seemed people were overly sarcastic about everything.

My contract ends in a couple of weeks. I'm gonna be switching to tmobile as its hella cheaper. Now putting specs aside, I no they are great, how is everything else in the phone.

My primary concern is the glass back. It seems like everyone is split among the issues-some have already shattered it and others haven't.

Anything else I should no before setting my mind on which phone I should get?

Thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nigeldg:
Hardware is great, price is great. It appears that build quality is VERY inconsistent seeing as most of my friends and myself have seemingly perfect units, but there are still a billion new RMA threads every day. To protect the glass back it's safest to get yourself a case. If, like me, you don't like using the phone with a case on then try a pouch case to protect it in your pocket but which allows you to use it 'naked' when you want to. Mine hasn't shattered yet although there are some minute and unnoticeable scratches on the back glass; they can't be seen unless in the perfect light.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shahabk818:
I have this phone for a few months now and I absolutely love it! It's fast it's super handsome ... it is very unique!!!

Personally I didn't have any problem with the glass... except a little scratch which I don't know what happened!! My problem with the glass is that it's super slippery! It sometimes moves even on flat surfaces like coffee table...! 2 week ago I ordered some skins for back of my phone from here:

http://dbrand.com/submodels/nexus-4/

My phone looks even better with this, looks very luxury! It has a better grip now and doesn't slip away like fish! I'm using screen protection on gorrila glass also just to avoid taking any scratch...

I didn't drop my phone on a hard floor but I did drop it on carpet and one time I kicked it and it hit the wall! Nothing happened thou

If you like taking pictures with your phone I have to say the Camera isn't the best specially in low light situations but it's not the worst either...

I like the screen better than Super Amoled cause colors are more natural but I gotta say it looks a little washed out sometimes! It could be more colorful, you can improve it with custom kernels if you are planning to root...

Everything else about this phone is 10/10... battery life, smoothness, update support, appearance and ..... I'd give this phone 9 out of 10
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mubz_C:
I was seriously considering this phone also a couple of weeks ago. Posted my thoughts on XDA and the guys convinced me to buy it. One of the best decisions ever. The phone looks stunning and the build quality is excellent on mine. So far I managed to avoid scratches by keeping the back screen protector on and putting a case on it straight away.I haven't rooted mine yet because you will get the fastest updates from Google straight. However if you do want to root it there will be a variety of alternatives available (maybe an Ubuntu OS later). So trust me it is a good phone I will give it a 9.5/10 minimum. :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tybaltus Prime:
Don't mean to troll..still with vzw. And hella jelly of u assholes...DNA is Aiight tho...on topic was I'd buy it if I could... Might anyway!!!!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3dupunk:
I waited to buy my n4 for a while, I mean the shortage helped but still I waited. Expandable storage being the biggest reason and the geek in me wanted to see what else would come to the market to rival the n4.....I wish I had pulled the trigger earlier. The phone is phenomenal! Best phone I've owned by far, still wish storage was expandable....I'm annoyed with Google for that and their dumb explanation, but other than that I love my phone! I got myself a heavy duty case just in case....so far so good!

Did I mention that I love this phone with all my heart lol
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mubby93:
That's it....nexus it is! Lol

How loud is the rear speaker during music playback? I'm a music guy not a camera guy.

Which case do u guys recommend?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nigeldg:
Check out this video, sound isn't the best but it's still quite loud. The quality can be a bit tinny at times but normally it's OK. The biggest issue with the speakers for me is the placement as when you put the phone down on a flat surface the sound is entirely muffled (and I mean entirely, there's almost nothing coming out).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryan stewart:
Its the best phone for the value of any smart phone and if you are going TMobile pre-paid check out Straight Talk, its basically the same service but $15 a month cheaper.

Just a comment on this, there is an idea of a "self-selection" bias. This is a forum to discuss the phone and when are people most likely to discuss something? When they have a complaint. There are likely millions of perfectly good Nexus 4s out there with owners who are blissfully unaware of what XDA is (or even what RMA means).

If you go into any forum and base your picture on complaints in a product forum youd think everything was garbage. Look at Apple forums, youd think Iphones and Ipads are nothing but terrible batteries, rattles and light bleed.

The reason your phone is good is the same reason my phone is good. The vast majority of Nexus 4s are quality.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3dupunk:
Great for music, it shocked me how great it is for that purpose....its definitely gaining ground on iphones. Franco kernel and for a music player i went from power amp to vanilla music player but lately I've been really feeling emersys 3d music player...best audio I've heard so far through my headphones, gonna mess with it a lil while longer to test for bugs if im still happy with it I'll buy the premium version.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesc760:
If you have to ask, then you don't deserve this phone. Go and get a Samsung Galaxy phone.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mubby93:
Hey I'm asking just to make sure that I don't make a mistake I made with HTC twice. I have never owned a Samsung phone and never will.....I sincerely hate touchwiz!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
This is realy a great phone, it is fast and fluid, esasy to root and restore, no hassle with unlocking bootloaders and loosing warranty. A very good screen and very active development and a descent price for the device. I didn`t regret buying this phone for a second.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kettlecorn:
dont be a ****
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 44BSD:
T-mobile is a bit like the mafia when it comes to the contract - be sure you are ready to make a long-term commitment
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fordraimo:
I would save the extra money and get the phone without contract and go with something like straight talk or t-mobile's

Prepaid plan.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mubby93:
What do u guys mean? How is it like the mafia? It's a two year contract and when it ends, it ends?!?!?!?!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryan stewart:
Dunno what they mean but its still always a better value to get it from the play store, then you are not locked into the contract. You can use ST as an MNVO and get the same signal you would with T-Mobile but for $25 less (comparing to the contract plan) a month. If you do the math youd realize that the contract route costs more money.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mubby93:
Oh I see. No I'm getting a family plan and I get a 12% discount through my school.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br0ok1ynb0i:
One of the best phones I've owned. IMO: Pros: IPS, the feel, size (fits well on my hand), jb is smooth. cons: miss the home button from the iphone and spend too much time on xda.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0nfir3:
Got a new GB version of the phone on Amazon a few weeks ago and it's been working fine, never rooted.

Upgraded OTA to JB yesterday and have been having crazy battery jumping since.

When I try charging, it charges for a minute or two and then shows 100%.

Tried factory reset but the issue persists.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bengtan:
Possibly related:

[Q] Randomly auto shutdown (battery problem)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2195878

[Q] Weird battery issue, Razr i, after Jelly Bean

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2198774
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kisukey:
I installed the i9300 root onto my i9305.

Now the sim card wont read.

I factory/wipe data and reflash the stock firmware with odin

However it still doesnt read the sim card?

Should i take it back to the phone company? (telstra)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheRealFelix0212:
AW: NEED HELP PLS!!! i9305

Yea, root it again, reset FlashCounter with TriangleAway, unroot it and flash the original firmware from samfirmware.com via Odin.

Then you can take it to your phone company!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sherlock5545:
You probably lost your efs folder, go in settings, about phone, status, and see if the IMEI is displayed.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DjeMBeY:
First of all, this is i9300 section! You're in wrong place....

You've used root for i9300 so first step you should do is follow guide from here. Did you try to use Param_Bin_i9305.zip from here first??
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bengtan:
Possibly related:

[Q] Randomly auto shutdown (battery problem)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2195878

[Q] New phone battery jumping after JB

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2198772
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bengtan:
MemendF Ranck

Looks like other people have a similar problem too.

Battery Fluctuation and Random Power off after JB

h t t p s:// forums.motorola.com / posts / cd3c7d3210
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lynneandrea:
Jelly bean download issues

Hi, I have had exactly the same problem after downloading jelly bean. It even died when plugged in charging. As I had only had the phone for three weeks, I took it back to the shop, Phones 4 You, and they exchanged it for a new phone and told me not to download jelly bean until they let me know it's safe to do so. They said that it was a software problem. Prior to this the battery life was outstanding and I am very pleased with the phone. Phones 4 You gave me an excellent service.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bengtan:
Fixed!

For future readers ...

Someone on the motorola forums (see second reply on this thread) mentioned a possible solution which was to manually install the Jelly Bean version again. I decided to give this a try.

After some more research, I discovered that it should be possible to manually apply official Motorola (ie. OTA) updates using the stock bootloader (via the bootloader recovery feature). No unlocking, no root needed.

I gave this a try ... downloaded the software (keeping to the same version), placed it on an SD card, went to recovery and selected 'Updated from external card' (or something like that) and followed through ... and it has worked (Although this time I kept the phone connected to a usb cable throughout the upgrade). My battery readings are back to normal again. I didn't lose any data or apps as a result of this 'manual upgrade'.

And I am presumably still under warranty since I didn't root nor unlock the bootloader.

Other readers may consider trying this for themselves, however, I cannot guarantee that it will work for them. I can only say it worked for me.

Some references:

How to enter stock recovery in JB (razr i)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38873652

(Apparently entering into stock recovery differs slightly between ICS and JB.)

The Unofficial Thread of Official OTA Updates

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2028814

I used the software package from the first post of this thread, labelled as 81.5.39001-91.2.29001.Retail.en.GB 4.0.4-4.1.2 (even though the filename is Blur_Version.81.5.39001.XT890.Retail.en.GB.zip).
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mo976:
I don't have the phone yet (supposed to get it tonight) but having read quite a bit it seems Moto suggests a factory reset after upgrading to JB in order to sort out battery drain etc. I think I saw it in the battery stats thread in RAZR i general.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Timbah:
I send my Razr I back to Germany (living in The Netherlands myself) yesterday! Had the same problem, only my battery get down to 0% all the time, so the phone shutsdown itself every 1 minute till 1 houre. (I'm from the topic: Auto shutdown (battery problem). I think i get my new one next week on wednesday. Dus the JB software manualy update works for more people?
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flashsam:
I think the problems described in this thread are relating to strange battery spikes in percentage and not a general drain of battery.

The problem is that everyone seems to be different. Some people report these spikes, some people are reporting high drains (which turning off google now or factory reset seem to fix) and some people (luckily me!) have had no issues at all - just an even faster phone
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bengtan:
I did do a factory reset, though not immediately after the first JB upgrade. It didn't help.

I think describing this issue as battery drain or high battery usage is not quite correct. The battery is actually okay*, but the phone's indication of the battery capacity jumps all over the place (and sometimes causing automatic shutdown). I can see how it can be confused with battery drain though, especially if people only observe the reading going down (but didn't see the reading going up).

* At one point, I kept the phone screen on as an attempt to drain the battery. I got about 6 hours screen time (ignoring the intermittent battery low warnings) before I gave up.

Since I now have a phone with JB which is working, my guess is that this bug may not occur in all phones with JB. Instead, it seems to be triggered by something that happens during an upgrade.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiwaiko:
OTA to JB on xt890 = battery problems

i have the same problem. factory reset did not help me and i feel i made a mistake i have choosen this phone.i had motorola mobiles before even bought one to my wife.i know that motorola has a conservative atittude.i thought giving them a last chance now i know it was a mistake:mad:
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamsingh:
Thanks bengtan.

I was having similar issues and a manual install of JB appears to have solved the issue.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Apokalyptra:
Have you had any luck fixing your phone? I have the same problem since a few weeks ago. Bought a new battery and tried two calibration programs, but the issue persists.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naddel81:
Same here. I am on KK 4.4.2 and have the problem since yesterday. What to do?
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dastu:
Same here, my ROM is cm-11-20160524. After 3 years of usage I thought it's the battery and replaced it with a new one but the issue persists.