yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M7) General] Xperia23:
You pay 500 odd quid, or what ever, for a device that's been marketed for its build quality and craft....

If you find a flaw, you should have a replacement.

Although I have pre-ordered a HTC One, I'm hoping i get some sort of super batch. Slightly worried, for a phone thats not even out yet, there seems to be many issues.

As long as mine comes with no overlap or gaps and works perfectly, I'm happy.
[One (M7) General] JesseMT4G:
Unfortunately these items are mass produced and the original batches more than likely will have some flaws in them, mostly minor, but like others have mentioned. You pay this much for a phone, you want it to be perfect.

Awesome write up OP!

Sent from a galaxy far away!
[One (M7) General] puremind:
We are still clarifying in the thread whether there is a higher contrast version of the screen and what its color temperature is. Just stay tuned. I keep the first post updated with the latest information.
[One (M7) General] ksarius:
How do I check if its first batch or not?
[One (M7) General] c0rp1:
I think you should read this thread here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2209277
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] zendrui:
Hello,

I'd like to strip down my XDA to have it as in the inside5.jpg (in the "naked pictures of XDA" section)

I remove a little black screw but I cannot separate in two parts such as picture inside5.jpg .

Can you help me and tell me where it is blocked ...

Thank you
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] zendrui:
ok this is good :)

I unscrewed all and repared.

Now it works
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Suresh_k:
i had charging problems with my note so i gave it in samsung care and got the mother board replaced, i received it today and got it with ics, i from india and here jb is released through kies, so i tried to update through kies and it says your device's current firmware version is not supported to update firmware via kies.....before i gave it to service center and when i tried to update ota it used to say you are in line soe kind kind of msg now it says no update available, kindly help me i want to update my phone to jb through kies!!!!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
the screenshot isnt clear so cant say whats wrong.. but seems once of the parameters is not matching .. check for modem and csc

or use Odin to flash
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linkmaster_6:
So I'm kinda in between if I want to root my nexus 7. I have rooted a lot of phones before but that was all just to get stock android. Seen as how this is stock already I can't seem to find a good reason beside putting Ubuntu on my nexus. Can someone tell me there exprinces with having a rooted nexus 7 and what the advantages are besides root apps and the such.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] served24:
In all honesty I have had my nexus for a couple of months now and I find no need to root it. It gets updated with the latest firmware and I notice little to no glitches or mistakes with the stock build. If I were to root it them I'd only do it so I can over clock.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ixemerix:
AW: Should I root my nexus 7

I also think about rooting mine. My only reason is Adaway.

Heard about unrooting/unlocking in case of waranty. So whats holding me?

I'm just satisfied with my N7. I also own a TF-201. Stock it was horrible laggy. Tried some custom-roms and it felt like a new, faster device.

My stock/unrooted N7 is even better. Atm I don't really care about it...however, someday I'm gonna root it and try multiboot/ubuntu and so on.

So it's up to you. But rooting is always an advantage. Why should i have a device without all permissions?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsyeti:
I'm also a stock Android fan, but I just rooted my N7, mainly because I need titanium backup on all of my devices. And now the adaway is gone I still have my backup and really enjoyed this.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QNBT:
The biggest reason to not root your device is that you'll be voiding your warrant.

And as ixemerix said above, "But rooting is always an advantage. Why should i have a device without all permissions?".

You should therefore consider the advantage of rooting against your warranty. If you ever need it repaired (and you're still able to flash the device), just "unroot" it, lock the bootloader to remove the "unlock"-icon (you'll get that icon when rooted).

Some advantages, in a break-down-module :

Better overall performance

Underclock/Overclock (I do overclocked mine but some might for games, I presume)

Greatly increase the battery life, especially standby time

Hacking and modding (such as filming in 720p, adding performance tweaks e.g. in initd and buildprop, themes etc.)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jetbruceli:
Root it because its a nexus device

Sent from a Galaxy far away!!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ynrozturk:
You can always unroot and relock the bootloader.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ucf15:
You can still get adaway if you install fdroid. It's a repository for open-source apps. Fdroid will notify you when new versions of adaway are available, and you can use fdroid to install it, in a similar way to the play store.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GedBlake:
I think ROOTING is always a good idea... it confers unfettered access to the O/S, and provides considerable benefits... such as, for example --

-- Disabling SCREEN DIMMER/PRISM (eradicates screen flicker).

-- Allows the running of the app LagFix (eradicates lag).

-- Allows the running of the app AdAway (eradicates unwanted advertisments).

You can also run many more diagnostic commands in Terminal Emulater, than otherwise... and several fixes also (either directly, or automated, using ScriptManager).

And finally, you can directly access /system with a ROOT capable file manager like X-Plore, and inspect all kinds of interesting stuff (...and maybe even modify some stuff... if you're feeling brave - it's not without risk!!!!).

All of which confers a fundamentally better understanding of what your Nexus 7 is up to!

If you want to understand Android, as well as to use it, to it's fullest potential - you need ROOT.

Personally, I couldn't envisage using any Android box, today, without ROOT.

---------------------

ON THE ADAWAY ISSUE...

AdAway and other Advert blocking apps were recently 'pulled' from Google Play Store as being in “Violation of section 4.4 of the Developer Distribution Agreement."... (a ridiculous decision, IMHO, but not entirely unexpected:(.).

See here for more details...

http://f-droid.org/forums/topic/adaway-and-other-ad-blocker-removed-from-google-play

http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/13/go...or-violating-developer-distribution-agreement

---------------------

But you can still install AdAway from the F-Droid repository, using the sideloaded app, available here

http://f-droid.org

... it provides a FULLY OPEN SOURCE alternative to PlayStore, in which you can install the latest version of AdaWay, and sundry other apps.

You will of course, need ROOT to run AdaWay.

...and runs great on my Nexus 7...

---------------------

Rgrds,

Ged.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
I want 5cents everytime someone tell me rooting void warranty, ESPECIALLY on a Nexus device.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ixemerix:
AW: Should I root my nexus 7

And if I get a hardware-defect, unable to unroot? Will they still repair it under waranty?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Westervoort:
I waited a few months before rooting my nexus 7, so I could first learn about android a bit. I already had experience in rooting other devices, and missing some nice rooting features on my tablet I decided to root it.

It's totally worth it, for example:

- Ad Blocker (ad block plus without root didn't do it for me),

- Titanium Backup (can't do without it anymore),

- Hiding the navigation bar + LMT launcher (I always hated the navigation bar; my main reason for rooting)

- Stickmount (best way to mount USB sticks or hard drives with an OTG cable)

- Custom Kernel (using Timur's USB host kernel)

TWRP recovery is worth it, because:

- Nandroid backup (easy restoring of backups)

- Easy installation of custom roms, although I'm using stock.

You can always go back to stock with locked bootloader, if necessary for warranty.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hicksy994:
Root it! Loads of advantages and if you do it probably then it is completely safe.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuvMyDroid:
Thanks so much for that suggestion about f droid. I don't know how I wasn't aware of that, but it's a nice find since ad blocking apps have been removed from the Play Store.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GabrielOspina:
I always root everything i have...i suggest you do the same ....you have access to a lot of stuff...and the variety of roms and kernelsyou can flash
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YoramZa:
Can you please add references how to root the device (Nexus 7)?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
Too complicated for you to read the hundred threads already on this subject?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YoramZa:
I don't need hundred threads just one good thread. Probably for you it's easier to lecture than help.

---------- Post added at 08:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:33 PM ----------

Since English is not my mother tongue I can't handle hundred threads.

I will appreciate if you can recommend a good one.

I have read some but couldn't understand how to do it.

I have rooted 3 Samsung devices very easy (s1 s2 note2) but the nexus is different
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zim2dive:
I'm also in the boat of having been unrooted for months.. BUT... I finally decided I needed some ad-blocking.

SOOOO... my one remaining question is how far the rooting path can I go and still be able to get OTA updates? (other than having root, I am happy enough with stock).

- can I get OTA if I just root ? (I think the answer is yes, but I may need to install rootkeeper before I OTA)

- can I get OTA if I also install custom recovery (I think the answer is no)

thanks!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Buckster666:
If i root my nexus will my apps still work? Or does rooting disable them?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
Read the damn stickies!!

I must be reading this wrong. Yeah, thousands of people root their devices so apps will STOP working. Wtf

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tbone52:
Some people should NOT root their device. Please learn what it is and what it does BEFORE ATTEMPTING to do it. Read the threads and save everybody the hassle of explaining it over and over again.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redmonke255:
If you have to ask, no you don't need to be rooted.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Westervoort:
When I first rooted my device I had the same difficulty of finding the right reference as you. I used wug's toolkit, but later I reflashed stock and did it manually (you can find all guides in sticky on this forum). I prefere manually.

My recommendation:

Use wug's toolkit to install the correct nexus drivers. I really hated this part of the rooting proces. You can avoid it by using, for example, arch linux, where it works automaticaly.

Download adb and fastboot from the official android sdk or somewhere from this forum. For arch linux, you can download android-tools from aur.

When you connect your nexus, always make sure usb debugging is on.

Download the latest twrp recovery for nexus from their official website.

In windows, make sure adb, fastboot and the twrp img are in one folder. Open a command prompt and go to that folder. Enter the following commands:

#adb reboot bootloader

Or use the button combo to get into bootloader

#fastboot oem unlock

All will be deleted, warranty void, use at own risk bla bla bla

#fastboot flash recovery [name of twrp recovery]

With volume button, navigate to recovery. Press power to go to recovery. Now, from recovery, select reboot to system. You will see a warning that your device is not rooted. Allow twrp to do it.

Reboot. Setup your nexus. Open SuperSU and select to flash binaries with twrp.

I hope I remembered this correctly. This method worked for me, but there are far better and completer guides with links and troubleshooting.

Tips:

Learn to work with adb and fastboot. You might need them lateron to flash other recoveries, kernels, to go back to stock...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galaxysm:
I just got a nexus 7 and well I want to root. And I want to root this method.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38058033.

I know that's for 4.2.2 I'm guessing I have to update it since I have the thing in the screen saying I have to update. Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalanik:
For me root is only beacuse of

* adaway

* PPP widget (mount 3G modem to Nexus)

* titanium in rare cases to backup apps before installing update

D>
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kalleboston:
Of course you should root. I have rooted and unlocked xperias and htcs, and there nexus 7 is by far the easiest one IMHO :) Good luck!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] necho13:
AdAway = blocks the ads

Titanium Backup = damn fine backup product

LMT Launcher = command launcher

Autostarts = autostart manager

Root App Delete = disables/deletes uneeded applications

Root FTP Server = full access to the device files thru FTP

droid VNC server = access the device thru VNC

GMD Auto Hide Soft Keys = has the ability to hide the soft keys

LagFix = speeds up the device

Overclocking the device

Install custom ROM

...and many more. Just do a search for "ROOT" in Play appstore and you'll see how many cool application you can find.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenhicg:
Just do it. You won't regret it. Danvee put me on to buttered grouper and I'm extremely pleased.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aryan2642:
should i root my nexus 7 (2012)

should i root my nexus 7 what are the advantages of rooting.

Is someone rooted their nexus 7(2012) if tell me the advantages

at bobby2642@hotmail.co.in :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danvee:
Start at the top of this thread and read down to yours.

The answers are here... :thumbup:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theAlleycaat:
I've just gotten a nexus 7 all on impulse.. And I really must say that its gotta the most stupid tablet ever? No phone calls? No tethering? No hdmi? Completely pointless and inaccessible no?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathanchasr:
Answer to Question

Its your decision wether or not your want to root, rooting is not all about flashing ROMs on your devices you can do other things like actually backing up your device or getting root access to do more things with your device also not to forgot overclocking your CPU in the device. Rooting is optional but I personally think rooting is a nice thing to do to Android devices since you get more control over devices.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jkkk88:
You should not root. Root is not sufficient and mostly you need also unlock BL, install some apps, maybe also another ROM. You are satisfied with all aspects of device and vendor made good job.

On another hand there are users they feel very restricted in use of device and thus need root. The important point is also easier recovery if anything bad happened.

I like things like this :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
No

Sent from my cellular telephone
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] rtf:
Hey!

I need your help =( Now i have a Wildfire S, but my contract is up so I'm trying to decide what to buy. The options I ve been given are

Samsung Galaxy mini 2

LG Opt L3

Huawei G300.

I dont know anyone who has any of them so Im lost and dunno what is best for me .

Can anyone help me? :(

Thank you!

PS: Sorry for my english, its not my language and I dont speak it very well. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] L.E.D 26:
R: Galaxy Mini 2 or...?

Definitively go for the mini 2,has great performance and official jb is coming soon ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] mkhawx:
+1
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rusty4k:
Is there a way to add options to the quick launch? I know how to change them just want a different one
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kondra007:
bump! extremely interesting question.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] grassyloki:
Hi all

i have a problem with my s2 charging port

it seems to only charge off my parrents new s3 usb cord, but after like 2 - 3 months it wont charge anymore

thanks for any help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] vasikidd:
you have a bad charging port, a fix is between 25 to 50$
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wghisd:
There are tons of videos on you tube to show you how to repair it. You can also try a universal battery charger. I bought one from walmart for about $30.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuegen:
Hi guys i recently bought an Galaxy s2 from a friend of mine. After few days of usage i realized that my phone is too hot near camera and display is hot upper side. Next thing i realized is that battery doesnt last more than 8 hours if my total gameplay is 40 mins and browsing internet with wifi not so much. Anyway the phone is rooted and has Siyah 6 i think with touchpad and i have made a factory reset but it does same. The phone uses android 4.1.2 , baseband i9100XXLS8 , KERNEL 3.0.31-889555 dpi@DELL228#3 SMP PREEMPT Thu jan 31 KST 2013 , Build number JZO54.I9100XWLSD. Ok so i have read some forums and many ppl said that is getting hot from software and 4.0.4 ice crem sandwich is better. Now my question is :how i get back to 4.0.4 or what`s a good custom rom for my s2 . hope its not a hardware issue. P.S : it,s getting hot when i use 3g , wifi , games , playing to phone,s menu , etc. Sorry for asking this but i am a noob. hope you guys can help me. Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
To be honest what your doing with your phone it's bout right batt last 8 hr. 4.0.4 keep clear of this as has brick bug in it. I'm on what it say below and mine would last bout the same playing games and that. Phone dose get hot.. I changed to custom rom cuz of heat problem witch I fine is to do with the kernel. But don't change that much anyway.

Gt i9100

Alliance v7.2

Dorimanx8.1
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuegen:
i saw neat custom rom has many replies . if i follow steps i can install w/o problems ? i mean i dont need to change anything else first , only wipe install zip from sd card and that,s all.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Do you have Cwm? Custom recovery.

Gt i9100

Alliance v7.2

Dorimanx8.1

Xxls8
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuegen:
i think is Siyah 6 or smth like this .
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Re: [AllianceROM][V7.02][15.03]LSD-Color it your way-Over 40 Options in Custom Settin

Dell is not Siyah. Are you sure it's rooted? Look for app on playstore to see if it is properly first. Look for root on playstore or something like that

Gt i9100

Alliance v7.2

Dorimanx8.1

Xxls8
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuegen:
sorry my bad . i press vol up +home+ power and it.s philz touch 4 cwm base version 6.0.2.8
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Install roms to int sd card and follow the rom install guide. Read through neats thread ask some questions about installing there. Either way looks good to me. I'd go with alliance but that is my choice you have yours :). Just watch what your doing if your not good at this. Back up before any thing in cmw bk up your efs now. Bk up bk up. Bk up rom you have now as it works :) if you mess up you can go bk to this. Most if the time. Take a copy of bk up onto pc or extra sd card not in the phone. Bking up now is very important.

Gt i9100

Alliance v7.2

Dorimanx8.1

Xxls8

---------- Post added at 05:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:14 PM ----------

From play store

Kt tool get it use it

Gs2repair get it use it

Online nandroid bk up get it use it. With this install the patch first. "in menu"

What I use and I'm good to go through some crap and save my phone :) have done few times.

Gt i9100

Alliance v7.2

Dorimanx8.1

Xxls8
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuegen:
hows alliance rom ? it"s stable. if yes i want try it out. how i do backup ? with cwm ? also how can i backup efs?

edit: i used online nandroid and i made normal backup. what`s next step ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Kt tool and gs2 repair will bk up efs. Yes alliance is very good stable and yes bk up with cwm also. Good to have bk ups if one fails. I have three. :cool:

Gt i9100

Alliance v7.2

Dorimanx8.1

Xxls8
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feckineejit:
To make a nandroid backup, just boot into recovery, go to "backup and restore" click "backup" and thats it, it will start backing up.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuegen:
ok so i need to make backups now with kt tool cwm and other one . where i find alliance rom now ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
That was the hard bit for me. To get to 7.2 you have to download 7.1. I had to download from different person as my phone wouldn't do full download of zip. Look for alliance 7.2 thread.

Gt i9100

Alliance v7.2

Dorimanx8.1

Xxls8
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuegen:
i cant find kt tools on app store. what this app really do ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Sorry ktool. Bks up efs. Same as gs2 but if one fails......

Gt i9100

Alliance v7.2

Dorimanx8.1

Xxls8

---------- Post added at 06:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:30 PM ----------

I also installed root browser lite. Took copy of efs manually and then made a zip of the folder to.

You don't really have to go that far but I did. I also bked up in twrp. Same as cwm but dif none the less.

Gt i9100

Alliance v7.2

Dorimanx8.1

Xxls8
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuegen:
thanks man. if i have troubles ill let you know
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
OK cool. Don't look for 7.2 it's and over the air update in rom custermizer in 7.1. Download 7.1 then from 7.1 you update to 7.2

Gt i9100

Alliance v7.2

Dorimanx8.1

Xxls8

---------- Post added at 06:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:43 PM ----------

Can give you my Google Drive box Id if you fine it hard to get 7.1

Its on there. Man called t pip helped me out a lot cuz I had trouble downloading from link on thread, alliance Web site, loads of places I couldn't download fully. Big up trev now tpip top man for helping me out. And I'd do the same for you if you want.

Gt i9100

Alliance v7.2

Dorimanx8.1

Xxls8
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arno38000:
Bonjour a tous.

Pouvez vous m'aider ?

Pour sauver mon streak je recherche les baseband 360.

Avez vous ces baseband ?

Un grand merci pour votre aide

Hello all

Can you help me

To save my streak i search the baseband 360.

Do you have the baseband ?

A big thank you for you help
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
360 ROM

You will need to extract the baseband files from the update.zip.

French:

Vous devrez extraire les fichiers à partir de la bande de base update.zip.
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arno38000:
cool

A big thank you !:good:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Martux76:
Hi guys. I have a car-charger with a micro-usb cable fitting into the Note2. It has output 2,1A. What will happen if I use it with my device. Advised or not? Thanks ;)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UtkarshGupta:
2.1? Yeah stock is 2 so shouldn't be a problem.

this is XXXDDDAAA
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Martux76:
Awesome mate. thanks for the quick reply!