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[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Lim Wee Huat:
4.1.2 Gapps is only 8.3mb! I'm not sure but I feel my phone's having better than before battery life and even more snappier..:)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Goldbatt:
Does any one know how I can stop the

Android System from draining my battery? See the attached pics. I'm on the latest wicked rom with ktoonz 3/14 kernel. I use setcpu to lower my the amount of cpu usage while the screen if off and and art nights but when the android system drains my battery still.

Governor koonservative, scheduler-row
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Get BetterBatteryStats.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Goldbatt:
See attached pic. What's this alarm manager and how do I stop it from using so much of my battery?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Have a look at this thread, very informative: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1827676

Also look into the kernel wakelocks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Goldbatt:
Thanks man. Reading it and it's been informative.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainthsignature:
I have just purchased my Samsung Galaxy S Advance & it's really awesome!

I am going to install the first custom ROM & want a little bit help...

I want to know that which will be the best stable custom ROM available right now that can handle anything!

# The games on official gingerbread ROM sometimes starts lagging that makes me frustrated!

So please suggest me the ROM that solves my this (#) issue :D
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
You are using Gingerbread, firstly you should upgrade to Jelly Bean. (for me)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panda00:
Guide, my signature.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainthsignature:
A big thanks to you for making such a simple & awesome tutorial thread! You are simply genius for me :D

One thing more, You are expert in GIMP... Please suggest me some basic start up tutorials to learn GIMP. I am totally noob in this case.

I really want to learn GIMP from start. PM me if you want to help me to get started! :p
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sami Kabir:
You can checkout YouTube for all kinds of tutorials on using GIMP.... :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panda00:
You're welcome :o

As for GIMP, I learned GIMP by myself, watching only a few tutorials, took me a long time, but now I know GIMP as the palm of my hand :D

But there is a great Youtube channel I'd like to give you with some awesome GIMP tutorials.

Here's the link http://www.youtube.com/user/GimpedTutorials
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandrin0:
May I ask why you use GIMP and not photoshop? As I'm a graphic designer I just don't understand why people use software like that. Same with software as Sony Vegas.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panda00:
First of all, GIMP is (legally) free.

Secondly, GIMP has a more user friendly interface, and I have found it over all, on par with Photoshop in terms of features, and much easier to use.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandrin0:
Seems legit ;)

But I think if you want to do something with your creative mind for business purposes, you should definitely step off and go on Adobe :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panda00:
No doubt :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainthsignature:
GIMP...

Actually I love to respect the efforts which was made by the people of an open community to develop GIMP which is an open source software.

In the case of business, small shops which want a legal software for creating the simple stuff like logos only can't afford legally!

What most people do is that they just simply download it from torrent, I have also downloaded but that don't give the feeling of original software as it is not right if we further think about this topic...

Adobe is best in it's place & GIMP is best in the open source world :o

That's why I like to use GIMP instead of using pirated & cracked Adobe Photoshop.

One more thing, Adobe Photoshop is costly if I just want to create fun things at my home :p
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wolfgrrl:
I used LF in the past before I rooted and had issues with it.....does it work better on a rooted phone?

I used Blackberry's before Android came out and miss the function of changing the LED to colors for specific apps.

Please advise and thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] HypostaticOnion:
Idk if it'll work better on rooted devices, but I know on AOKP, there's a feature built in to change the color depending on the app and also just standard notifications.

If I've helped, please hit the thanks button.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Idk the difference in use if you're rooted or not but as a rooted user Light Flow hasn't failed me personally. I've been using it since the dev fixed the LED issue on GSIII's in Nov or Dec and I think its great. Since I use TW roms, LED color tweaking isn't supported within the rom settings so Light Flow cemented its presence on my phone. As tylerawhon said, AOSP roms often have this built-in so those folks may not have as much a need for Light Flow.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wolfgrrl:
I'm giving Light Manager a try, and it seems to have what I'm looking for in an LED app. We'll see how it goes!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Watanuki-Kun:
Since the new VRBMB1 or the last update VRBLK3, Light Flow has been working without the need to use root or the special US S3 mode. I found out myself that for VRBMB1 you must have the Notifications enabled in the LED Indicator settings or you won't be seeing any LED statuses. Just as long as you uncheck all the other stuff, it won't conflict with Light .
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wummedeluxe:
Hello everybody,

my HTC one is rooted, cwm non-touch v6.0.3.0 flashed and currently using ARHD 3.5. Before installing ARHD 3.5 last monday, I want to wipe everything in cwm recovery. After selecting 'wipe cache' or 'wipe data / factory reset' my device turn off. I could start the device to recovery again and after trying about three times wiping works.

I don't know if "this turning off" without wiping is normal or a bug to cwm or my devices? Or if I forget something to do?

Thanks for your help.

PS: my battery was about 90%
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wummedeluxe:
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[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phonandroid:
Hi,

For AR HD 3.5, no wipe needed :) Re-start install without wipe.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matt:
Select Wipe inside the aroma install when you flash the zip, however be aware that AROMA has some issues atm and may freeze mulitple times before you can install
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OsiBasi:
I tried installing the xposed installer for Volumebutton song switch.

It rebooted and really hasnt stopped since.

I've downloaded doomlords flashtool, but i get this error when trying to open it, and the Generic nordic firmware .ftf

(Sweden here)

I've tried connecting the phone in any of the modes trying to repair it with PC companion, but it doesn't seem to work.

Any help would be appreciated - thanks :)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] Swifty:
I have just got a Rikaline 6010 GPS unit, and make a cable that go's from the Ps/2 Connector to the XDA connector.. the GPS powers on, but Tomtom doesn't appear to be getting any data, on the GPS screen the little Satellite - - - PDA area is not showing any data being sent/received.

The PDA works fine, as I have it hooked up to my Digitraveler (Rikaline is for my dad)

I have tried selecting TomTom GPS Receiver, Rikaline 6010, NMEA 4800 from the GPS menu but none of them work :(

Rikaline have the Pinout in their manual: http://www.rikaline.com/download/GPS-6010-Manual-E.pdf

I have the RS232 TX & RX connected to Pin 8 & 10 on the XDA connector.

GND is on Pin 5 of the XDA connector, and +5 is taken from cigarette lighter.

Is this correct ?

Should I be using the TTL connections instead ? where would they go on the XDA ?

Many Thanks

Neil
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] cruisin-thru:
Have you tried reversing the tx/rx connections, worth a try? How are you powering the gps?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] Swifty:
GPS is being powered from ciggy lighter in the car, I've just made a PC cable and tried using some diagnostic software to read the raw data from the GPS and nothing :(

I think the unit may be knackered...
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] Swifty:
Well..... what do ya know! I thought what the hell.. i'll swap the data leads round and see if it makes any difference even though both cables were wired EXACTLY as is shown in the GPS manual. But IT WORKS!! :D

The unit can seem to hold a lock though, I will get one in about 20 secs if I unplug it and then plug back in, but after a minute or so it drops and never gets a lock again.

Could it be that the ciggy lighter (one supposed to be used to charge XDA) is not powerfull enough to do the XDA and GPS (the GPS doesn't appear to actually turn off when its losing the lock)

Cheers

Neil
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] cruisin-thru:
Is it possible for you just to feed the gps with power using that adaptor? You could switch off power management on the xda temporarily so it stays on while experimenting.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] Swifty:
Ok it doesn't appear to be a power thing, as the GPS does exactly the same thing when using my laptop, it will get a lock and hold the lock for exactly 2 minutes then the unit appears to power cycle as it loses all signal. :(
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] cruisin-thru:
Certainly sounds like a component failure, can you return it or is it cannibalised?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] Swifty:
Sent it back this afternoon, the unit has not been touched. Just made the XDA > Male PS/2 Connector, so hopefully it will work when the new one comes :)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] gazzaman2k:
ive also got the same uit and struggling to get it working i have tried to swapp the pins around too but nothing :( gps powers up and works fine but its not senidng data to the xda :(

looking at the datasheet i have connected the Rx RS-232 and Tx RS-232 to the pins 8 and 10 are they the right RX/TX's? as there are Rx TTL and Tx TTL too?

lmk cheers :\

----edit------------

works ok with only one cobination but it shows the dots going to the pda on the gps screen but it stops after about 4-6 little dots then doesnt do nothing :(

HEEELLLP!!!! lol dont tell me i brought yet another bluddy gps and it dont want to work with my xda :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kotva531:
Hello,

my phone wont turn on. This is what I did:

Formatted internal storage via mac os x to exFAT.

Phone didnt recognize internal storage, was not able to format via phone, or recovery.

I formatted mmcblk0 via adb with root (newfs_msdos -F 32 /dev/block/mmcblk0)

turned phone off

now it wont turn on, not even download mode or recovery.

Is there anything I can do? Or samsung service is the only way?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndDiSa:
You really formatted /dev/block/mmcblk0 ? This is the *whole* device, which means you have erased everything (boot loader, SPL, ...). I suppose you need to find somebody with JTAG equipment near to you :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
So, a USB Jig wouldn't be much help in his case? :confused:

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Nope. Borked. Totally.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
@AndDiSa, @MistahBungle

Thanks for the new info! :thumbup:

Will keep that in mind...

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PiskopatYazar:
Hi guys

My phone cuts the wifi off itself after a while using it. It only happens at home. It never happens to ipad iphone imac or laptop. how can I fix this problem I have to turn wifi off and on all the time. its not a big problem to turn it on off but I cant get emails or whatsapp messages right away cos of the problem.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] retrorom:
Try System settings, click on "wi-fi", hit menu button, then hit "advanced". See what it says under "keep wi-fi on during sleep". Maybe it auto-deconnects automatically because it is set up this way. Just make sure it says "always" :highfive:
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Ishan Sardar:
Hi, just bought a new Galaxy S III (i9305)..how do I check my CPU, GPU etc? I've downloaded quick system info from market and it says the following:

Memory: Total: 1.75GB Free: 0.90GB Idle: 336MB

Processor: ARMv7 Processor rev 0 (v7I) Dual-Core 1400MHz

is this the right phone? I mean isn't the processor suppose to be quad core?? (Sorry if the question sound stupid its just there are so many version of this phone each has different hardware and I wanted to get the best one with Quad Core processor and 2GB Ram)

Thanks
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] CalInTheZone:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Bfield.CpuIdentifier try this.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Ishan Sardar:
thanks...it shows the original specs!! seems like u have a i9305 too gonna need a lot of help as soon as I start customizing it :D but first I need to test it for couple of days making calls, sending txt, wifi etc cuz I've heard the LTE version has network issues. thanks again
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bloodflame:
Well, my screen broke after 5 days, and the digitizer is completely unresponsive. It was barely a 2 foot drop! :mad: Here are a few pictures: one, two, three.

Anyways, with the sad story aside, I have looked into my repair options, and I have decided the most economical thing to do would be to order a replacement front assembly and do it myself. In another thread, I found this link. The drop resulted in a few scratches on the metallic frame, so I want to make sure that's also included in my replacement. Now, that link looks very promising, but I'm trying to save as much money as possible. I have browsed though Ebay, and found similar items that cost about $30-40 cheaper (after shipping) coming from China, but I'm a little skeptical about it. $100+ is expensive for a repair, so I want to make sure I'm getting quality parts. A couple examples are here and here. Are these parts directly from LG, and if so, how do they become available for sale through third parties? It's the quality of the parts that concern me the most. All said and done, I want the phone to look and feel as if it were brand new out of the box.

On another note, I'll be buying this as soon as it's available. I had one of those on my Nexus One back in the day, so I know my N4 will be well protected, even though it's going to effectively turn it into a cinder block. Such a shame that I gotta cover up such a beautiful device, but apparently it's too risky to leave the phone naked... :eek:

So basically, I just want some opinions about the cheaper Ebay options, or if anyone has a better recommendation. I've ruled out sending the phone to LG's third-party repair center due to the costs. I'm comfortable doing the repair myself, so I'm happy saving a few bucks in the process.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scream4cheese:
Why not send it it for a new device instead?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
The Chinese make a dead on imitation of the N4. The only way to be sure you have a real N4 is to call Google and ask if your IMEI is legit. I'm guessing what you're looking at are screens for the copies. If you're worried, what's another few dollars for the real thing? I can see if they were half the price, but they aren't.

Also, why not get a bumper or a Ringke case? They still show of the phone.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bloodflame:
I bought it from my carrier, and declined a $7/month replacement plan... I could get in touch with them, but I'm pretty sure they're just going to tell me it's my own fault and nothing they can do about it.

Mine is real. I didn't buy a Chinese fake. I was just wondering if the replacement front from those Ebay listings were real or not. I know it's hard to tell, but I want to make sure I'm getting original LG parts.

I was originally considering the official bumper, but I'm not sure if it will really be enough. I don't want to go through the same thing again.

I don't like the design of the Ringke case, either. I know Seidio's cases are great quality, but at the same time, they make the phone huge.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
You misunderstood. I wasn't questioning whether or not your phone was real. I was telling you that the fakes are really good. Those are probably REALLY good fake screens. Understand?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michaelvitello:
Hi guys,

I have the same problem on my Nexus 4 which is now completely useless. Funny enough, the phone is still on but the touch screen doesn't work anymore... Let me tell you how annoying it is when the alarm rings at 7am on a Saturday morning and you can't turn it off...

Anyway, I hope I'm in the right topic and not posting something that has been answered already (I did a research...) but can you let me know if you managed to change your screen Bloodflame? If so, was it easy with the replacement kit that usually comes with the screen you buy. I don't want to go to a dodgy shop that will take me £20 for just a simple screen change... I'm sure I can do it myself.

I recently found one on eBay for £85, which is pretty much the best deal I saw so far (I can't send you a link as I'm a new member, sorry).

Thanks in advance for your help and apologies if the English isn't perfect (I'm not a native).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bloodflame:
OK, I see what you mean. Just when you mentioned verifying my IMEI with Google made it sound like you thought mine was a fake. I understand the Chinese knockoff's could be hard to tell apart, and I understand that those replacement parts on Ebay may be fake. That's what I was skeptical about. They might be real, but maybe it's not worth the risk...

At first glance, the price appears similar, but the one from EtradeSupply comes to about $152 after shipping, whereas the Ebay ones are about $115 shipping included. I was just hoping I could save a little cash - that's all.

I only made this post last night, so no, I haven't fixed my phone yet. I haven't even placed the order for my replacement parts yet. But I can update this thread later on with my progress. Heck, I can even post pictures of the repair process and make note of any details pertaining to how easy/hard it is, a specific step that might be a little more difficult (ribbon cables come to mind), or anything like that.

FYI, you can disable your alarm from ADB as long as you have USB debugging enabled. It's a bit of a pain, but I was able to get a few things done using ADB. For instance, I was able to turn off mobile data, enable wifi, and make a full backup of my internal storage among a few other minor things, just in case.

adb shell
svc data disable
svc wifi enable
input touchscreen tap [x] [y]
input keyevent [#]

Google those commands for more details.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michaelvitello:
OK I see. No problem then, I ordered the screen yesterday and will also give updates when I'll change it. Hopefully, I'll receive it and change it before you and will therefore give you a few tips (if needed). I'm sure it's not that difficult but we'll probably need to be very cautious. There's probably a few videos showing how to do it. If I find a good one, I'll post the link here.

I didn't know this tip, thanks for the help! It finally went out of battery, so nothing to worry about anymore )
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aanonymoushuman:
Just a general heads up:

I recently had the exact same problem, wanted to keep my nexus naked but it cracked after about a month. So I ordered a replacement last sunday of eBay for about $135 with shipping, it was not from China, from California. I received the screen yesterday, and successfully replaced it by my own, it was pretty simple and took me about an hour. I have never before disassembled a phone. The screen works fine and seems just as good as the one before. I could have sent it in to LG but they said they would remove all data from the phone for some security reason and I didn't want to do that. But if you have any more questions just ask me, I will be glad to help you.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bloodflame:
Sounds great! Yeah, I've already briefly looked up a couple videos and guides (see this one on ifixit) and it doesn't looks terribly difficult. Also, I recall reading about someone who successfully replaced their screen, but ended up cracking the back glass in the process. Might be worthwhile to take a little extra care to make sure that doesn't happen to you. You've been warned ;)

Yeah, I could understand why you'd want to leave the N4 naked - it's certainly a beautiful device! But on the other hand, stuff like this happens and it becomes an expensive mistake, as we've learned.

So just tell me, was there any one or two specific disassembly/assembly steps that were more difficult? If so, did you figure out any tricks to overcome the difficulty a bit? I understand working with small parts and flimsy ribbon cables can be a bit of a pain. I've taken a couple phones apart before, but never had too much difficulty as long as I was being careful and patient. I suppose the same is true here but I don't intend to take my N4 apart until I have my new screen and I'm ready to get to work. Payday is a week away, so it's just a waiting game for me at this point.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aanonymoushuman:
The most hard part I've encountered was taking the back cover away, that by it self took me about 15 minutes, if you looked at any videos you will know what I mean. Also when you take out the battery make sure to use a hairdryer to loosen up the strong glue below it, also be very careful taking it out, I found out it bends a little its basically made out of strong tinfoil, but if you do bend it a little don't worry it will still work
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cor-master:
$120 ain't too bad, hell the deductible for at&ts insurance is $125. I'll have to keep that in mind should the unthinkable happen.

Google could make everyone's life easier and just offer 2 year replacement plans for a flat cost. No you should never drop it, but we're all human, it's bound to happen at some point. Thing is I want a flat replacement plan like what you would get from a retail store on consumer electronics, not scam insurance. Whats irritating is if you buy a tablet, you can get a replacement plan from square trade, but since the nexus 4 has a radio, it's $10 a month, $99 deductible. Ridiculous!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NanMaran:
I had the same problem, first i tried to send the phone to a tech guy to try to remove the digitizer but he couldnt make it, then i bought a screen assembly and installed it myself. I live in Argentina so finding the replacement was not easy. The problem came afterwards when the screen touch was a bit floppy, i tried a Pointer Location app and i discovered that now the screen can read up to 2 fingers and it works really bad (it used to read up to 5 fingers). Is it possible that it is one of the chinese imitations? I didnt know there were copied parts for the N4 up to now

The only visual difference i spotted is that the original screen had little integrated circuits in the screen forming tiny nearly-invisible squares inside the front glass, and the replacement one has no such things.
[Nexus 7 General] Thin_Bezel:
Yeah...looks like the second gen of nexus 7 will launch in july and it will feature a snapdragon chip....:D:D my next tab

http://naldotech.com/jelly-bean-update-for-galaxy-s2-starts-rolling-out/
[Nexus 7 General] I Am Marino:
Personally, I'll stick with my current N7, it still gets the job done nicely.
[Nexus 7 General] Tony_YYZ:
Blargh, I need a new tablet meow!! I don't want to wait until July to replace my crappy PlayBook, but it looks like I have to :(