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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] santana_pr:
you can do this too...wipe data and factory...sometimes happening when i flasshing via odin
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dougie1792:
how do i delete the flash bc it come on but i cant use google or anything
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] LuigiBull23:
gapps..
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] dougie1792:
im very new to this lol

how do i get that
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mt3g:
Gapps grab what pertain to the rom you are trying (4.2.2 rom --> 4.2.2 gapps)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ostap027:
you must install rom and gapps for your android version without reboots.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jackryan57:
I'm running wicked v7, can I just flash a different rom while I'm on Wicked v7? Or do I need to go back to stock and flash a custom rom from stock?

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] liltitiz:
You can flash from any ROM just make sure to follow the installation instruction of the ROM you want to flash.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jackryan57:
Great thanks, I seem to remember something from a while ago that you should always return to stock before flashing a custom rom... Has that changed or was I imagining that?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] liltitiz:
Never been the case for the s3. Whoever said this was wrong :p. Some people reported that going back to stock fixed son issues but it is mostly placebo or they just needed a full wipe but going back to stock wont help any aosp ROM to work better or fix anything.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
check out the link in my signature. the outlined procedures will get you up and running on your ROM of choice safely and smoothly. post #2 also has a few tidbits of info. cheers
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jackryan57:
I've flashed several custom ROMS, my concern was making sure I could go from one ROM to another with no issues. Like I said I always thought you had to return to stock before flashing a different custom ROM - I will check out your link now - thanks!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xBeerdroiDx:
when you flash a ROM, during the wipe process you should wipe system (twrp) or format /system (cwm). that clears the OS and allows for a clean start on the new ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] AndrewZorn:
I just went from Paranoid Android to CyanogenMod, and expected to have to re-add several apps. If I go from an AOSP ROM back to a TouchWiz ROM, it is treated as a different device, and I get an app list months old. I was pleased to see Android attempting to download my newest set of apps...

However, the sync failed like it does 50% of the time (every app individually fails). Now when I visit the Google Play store, I see my 'new' phone with only a couple of apps installed. I just lost the entire list. Since there's no way to batch install apps with the Play Store, I get to spend a looooong time looking up and reinstalling them by clicking around like an idiot.

Am I missing something? Every element of the story I just described seems like awful design. I'd really not like to resort to AppBrain or something like it. It's incredibly stupid that if the Play Store has some error syncing apps, it makes the new short list the new goal for syncing (so, it won't even try next time).

In short, it would be ideal to have my list of installed apps tied to my account, so that in the event of a problem, I could just push a large "Yes, download ****ing everything" button. Apps that aren't compatible with THIS device can just be skipped I guess. Why is this so hard? Instead I'm going down my 'All' list on my phone, tapping 5 times per app to install them one by ****ing one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] BoostedB18C:
Why don't you just backup apps with titanium and then restore them when you flash a new rom? Titanium has batch commands so it's pretty much one click for each. You can also set up a back up schedule so things are always backed up
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] AndrewZorn:
Aside from my hesitation to use another app to perform a function that is already supported...

Is Titanium storing the apps themselves, or a list of apps? I really really really do not want to store several MB/GB of data which may or may not be corrupted. If anything, I want to simply store a list of apps, which will all re-download upon restoring the backup.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] BoostedB18C:
Yea it will store all the apps. But if they are working, they probably aren't corrupt.

Also, I have had a few phones over the years linked to my Google account and the play store is never segmented by phone. All my apps that I have been using since my OG Droid show up on my note 2. The times I have let the play store sync my apps they all downloaded fine as long as your screen doesn't turn off which you can force to stay on in the dev settings
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidx2.3.3:
I have been using titanium for 5 years now. And have restored my apps literally hundreds of times. Never once did it not work. Never had a single failure. I also have only had the play store re install my apps once. That was the very first time time I flashed a rom back on my droid. That was the first and only time it did that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] AndrewZorn:
Simply as a matter of principle, I am not concerned with storing the apps themselves. The entire point of the app sync is to keep track of what I have installed. Backing up the apps themselves strikes me as a different goal entirely.

I've had many successful restores myself, but just as many failures. It isn't that difficult of a task... and if it does fail, when every app for some reason (even if it is a legitimate one) isn't installed , there's no way to retry the process. Your new list of synced apps is now the tiny amount that succeeded, the rest are lost to needing to manually reselect. This is absurd.

Multiple phones are definitely treated as separate app lists. I have 5 devices on my Play Store account; each has its own list of associated apps.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nrfitchett4:
This is because every time you flash your phone, or factory reset for that matter, your phone gets a new device ID. That makes it look like a new device to the play store. This will happen anytime you flash a ROM and wipe data. Dirty flashes do not change the ID.

If you use titanium back up, it automatically stores your device ID, so it will prompt you to revert it back the first time opening it after flashing the ROM. This will allow you to maybe reinstall apps through play store, or at least keep the "app list".

I personally think you are being petty about this. It's not Google's fault you are constantly flashing your phone and creating new app ID's.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zues532:
I have had the play store fail upon sync before, but it has never failed to keep the list of all the apps I've installed on any device tied to my google account. Strange that said list got wiped for you.

I'd just install a backup app and call it a day. I use Ultimate Backup Pro, by Jrummy. The newest version will sync your apps (a list, or the data) to Dropbox, Box, or Google Drive.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] BoostedB18C:
^^^ +1 for this
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] AndrewZorn:
I'd like to agree that it is petty, or believe the terms of the problem as you describe them.

It isn't petty that a feature is not working correctly. Flashing a phone gives a new device ID, but so does losing it, or replacing it. You're passing off the lack of harmony as my mistake.

The mere fact none of us can find a way to retry the app sync proves my point; this argument alone brings me a bit of closure, because at least I am not the only one with the issue. If you are all happy with backing up actual program data instead of realizing the power of a synced list, fine. To suggest this behavior is the intention of Google, however, is nonsense.

...and one last word: if it were as simple as getting a new device ID upon each flash, surely I'd be able to log in to the Play Store and view the list of apps on my 'old' device, right? How does Google know that device no longer exists? How are the two ideas of "syncing apps, but not across different devices" and "getting a new ID upon flash, then attempting to sync" both able to exist?

Perhaps I'm wrong about all of this, but can you really say using 3rd party software to remedy a failed sync is not noteworthy? I specifically remember myself mocking the idea of avoiding 3rd party software when a user wanted to solve a problem... this is much different. This is a legitimate issue with an existing feature.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] BoostedB18C:
No one said you should backup/restore app data, just the app itself. The app data is actually frowned upon for the most part. Although I have done it numerous times and have never had an issue, but that's a whole different can of worms

But in the end, you do what you want to do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ezas:
You are tilting at windmills.

There is a reason everyone uses an app backup program like Titanium or My Backup Pro (those are the two I use). It's the easiest/fastest way to restore apps. Google backup and restore was not intended for 'us' who root. No amount of believing its wrong the way it works is going to change that.

There are apps that will only backup the market link (to your storage) but the only one I know of does not have a one button restore. But it's called App List Backup if you want to check it out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] evolishesh:
I love titanium backup. The fact that I can backup all of my apps and restore them plus restore data, such as the music that's already buffered on Google play music is great. Is a time saver! Imop
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] AndrewZorn:
I still feel like you guys are misunderstanding me (mostly, yes, I've tried App List Backup, and it's alright, "Google should already do this better" aside)...

Backing up programs themselves to create some huge file is a completely different thing than maintaining a list of installed apps on Google's servers. Completely different things. You may be willing to say they accomplish the same goal, something I disagree with. Let's stop talking about rooting and flashing, and start considering the idea of a lost/broken/corrupted phone. If the Google app sync worked better (in terms of reliability or feature set), it would be a painless task to have a new phone redownload all apps installed on the old one.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ezas:
You like to find problems instead of solutions. Sure it's a little bit of work to go down the Google Play list and install the one you want but how often are you planning to break/lose/corrupt your phone?

Backup file size. Backup to dropbox. Backup to your SDCard. Move your backup file to your PC.

Restoring a device to the way it was. Do a nandroid. Use your extSDCard. Root the new phone and restore. Boom exactly the way you left it.

I think you already mentioned that you didn't want to use AppBrain. But that is another potential solution.

I realize you want a perfect native Google solution but we are not the ones who can solve that for you. It would be a nice feature, but I still wouldn't use it. App backup gives me more control with really no downside. And nandroid is a perfect system restore with data intact.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HRandev:
Hey devs,

Can someone please send me a back up of the stock android 4.2.2 system back up taken using TWRP so I can restore to OEM android system. At the moment I don't have any OS only TWRP and I cannot connect to my PC (faulty port of my nexus7:crying:). I did take a back up before but totally formatted my system afterwards (incl. the back up, accidentally). So please devs could anyone just quickly back up your OEM stock system in TWRP and send it to me, I really need it urgently!:(

A bit more inside to my situation: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2234466

Thanks in advance.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sietze535:
me too

I need it too
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] najaboy:
From a security standpoint, that is a very bad idea. Even if a bare stock nandroid with nothing personal installed is installed, both devices will end up with the same android_id. Granted, It is not as big a security risk as it once was, but it would be in the best interest of all involved if the donor would first sideload TiBu and use it to generate a random android_id before making the nandroid backup.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qiudongxiao:
Fire HD7 bricked after returning from Kinology, Factory cable no use, bad bootloader. Basically this.

I installed Kinology and then thought to flash back to Kindle 7.2.3. It turned dark when flashing bootloader through fastboot with factory cable. What should I do now?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prop0nik:
Same problem for me too help us out with this ?? :(
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] quan_1986:
Problem for your over here
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roosemberth:
Hi!, reciently I've been able to play with a joystick

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but, since the screen is too small, I would like to know if I can use the MHL HDMI Adapter and the USB adapter to connect to the HDMI enabled tv in the car and the joystick to play while in long trips, or is there any Bluetooth or WiFi to USB Adapter, since I'm in a car, power isn't a problem, But I can't figure out how to get a kind of OTG Hub, even if it's externally powered

Best Regards!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Hdmi out put needs ext power supply of 240v. There about £40 uk pound new. Also ps3 controlers are done by blue tooth. Use one of them and try.

i9100

alliance 7.3
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] chuck:
I broke the on/off button on my XDA II which means I cannot hard-reset my unit anymore with the button-soft-reset. Does any one know another method (I know I can run down the back-up battery and it will do a hard-reset) or a software that would do that ? :cry:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] SimonTALM:
Resco Explorer has an option in one of it's screens for a Hard Reset - I've never yet wanted to do one so I've not tried it (working systems etc.)

Perhaps this may work (download the trail version at Handango)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 996:
This seems kind of weird. Google Play closes when I hit the search button at the first boot of the system. After that it seems to be alright. There is no error either. The app just closes down.

Anyone else have this problem?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] youkosnake:
I haven't been able to play around with the dumps and international ROMs floating around yet. To those who have already played around with development: how difficult will it be to port the camera software to other devices? I'm getting the HTC One next week but my wife is really interested in the camera features.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] jkt97401:
I think this depends on the device you're porting to. For example, I currently have the HTC EVO 4G LTE and I'm running a Sense 5 ROM and the camera is the same camera. I think so long as you have a phone that can run Sense 5.0 you should be fine :)
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] youkosnake:
So its more baked to sense as opposed to being built around hardware, I'm assuming?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] jkt97401:
Both. It won't be the same experience as using the One but it will do a good job at mimicking it, depending on your phone.
[General Questions and Answers] djwes79:
Hi any help would be great lost my Samsung galaxy tablet 10.1, hoping it wasn't stolen. Can I track it. It would have been on when it's was lost which makes me nervous about who ever found it doing a factor reset on it. If that did happen would I be able to track it or am I s### out of luck?

Thanks for any help u can give me.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mahdibassam:
hey guys,

I was just wondering, is there any way to sim unlock the HTC One? for example if i buy an AT&T HTC One, would i be able to use outside USA on other Carriers?

Thanks for any help in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] kolkol_2010:
how to install facebook home on my galaxy mini ?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] SHAGGYY:
Chek this for facebook home.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2232307:):beer:
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ohodonud:
It works well, but is required android 4.0+
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] kolkol_2010:
when i install facebook home it tell ( there is a problem parsing the package )
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] SHAGGYY:
Android 4.0+ reqd
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] kolkol_2010:
what should i do to make it work well
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] AfonsoADR:
i already installed , its a good option for FB lovers, i already can see an dveloper making a " facebook rom" haha .

have some bugs here i can't share in HOME and nee some resizes i think soo
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] yackovsky:
peoples are still using facebook? i thought it passed already...
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Emperor.dk:
LOL :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Masrepus:
I also think most of the people already don't use fb to chat with each other anymore. They're using things like wharsapp
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] yackovsky:
well, i use fb sometimes (mostly to communicate with old friends and with family), but not as often as google+ and sms, and after watching a video review of this fb home launcher, it's a fail...
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] hsay:
More than a failure cause it limits your creativity to nothing and limits your life to fb sucks bigtime
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] B-Tyndall:
I simply pressed the lock button after checking the time on the phone and it never came back on. When I plug it into the charger the green charge LED comes on and when it's connected to a laptop the laptop makes the "Devise connected" sound but nothing comes up on the screen like the open file options and stuff. The screen won't turn on but when plugged in the back light comes on but the screen stays black. PC companion recognises that an Xperia T is plugged in but can't connect. I can't use the repair phone option either because it seems to be powered on according to PC companion.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] merseyman:
Power and Volume Up buttons together til you get 3 vibrations,

should take no more than 30 seconds.

If no luck, leave it on charge for 24 hours, trying above again every few hours.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] B-Tyndall:
Thanks, I had already tried this but didn't know it took that long so I never got as far as the vibrations. I did it for longer and it worked on first attempt. Love you bro :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drew9595:
Hey all!

I have recently attempted to install LordManhattan's keyboard (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2143931) on my rooted Samsung Galaxy S3, but it will not show up with the theme I am using (Lucid theme). Whenever I revert back to the standard Holo theme, it shows up fine. Has anyone had a problem with this? What are some possible solutions (in noob terms) to this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
how are you installing it?

you need to use a root explorer, and put it into system/app. Then long press it, go to permissions and change to rw-r-r.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drew9595:
That's how I installed it. It's just not working on this theme.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] david.lynch:
Hello everyone!

I have a Note II and I need root access from Windows Explorer, to transfer some settings from a I9000 (Galaxy S I)

How achieve that?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FloatingFatMan:
There are several rooting guides, use the search tool, or hell, just use your eyes; they're not hard to find.

Why do you want to transfer settings from a completely different phone? That's a quick way to screw something up.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bushako:
Google for AndroidCommander
[LG Optimus 4X HD] lukas77:
The only way to make nandroid backup then restore it when you have Locked bootloader. Original thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2005187

This is whirleyes famous Boot Menu Manager. I've been using it when I had Motorola RAZR.

I only tested nandroid backup and restore and zip install. Both working OK. Most BMM features probably not working and I personally don't want to test it as i don't like install ROM from scratch,

USE it only if you're LOCKED, for UNLOCKED bootloaders use Dexter's CWM or TWRP

What working:

1. Nandroid backup and restore

2. Zip install from External SDCARD

Not working:

1. Touch screen

2. Radio/Kernel flashing

3. Running second system

Install:

Unpack zip, run install.bat

When BMM appear on screen use Vol+/Vol- to enter BMM then Power to accept.

Credits:

All credits goes to whirleyes

Proceed at your own risk. Don't try this if you're not comfortable fixing your phone/troubleshooting/flashing
[LG Optimus 4X HD] noppoer2:
I want to flash te zaiben rom? Is that possible?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] tobixdev:
yeah as it doesnt change kernel/recovery i think :)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] mrlollog:
Where do I have to put the .zip files? My phone does not show me the archives i placed on my internal storage :(
[LG Optimus 4X HD] tobixdev:
how do I boot into the recovery ??

It goes to a bootscreen of the recovery but then it reboots normal
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Fladder72:
Nice... In recovery my device uses Motorola ADB driver and Motocast starts... (Drivers are installed for my old Moto Defy...)

Mountpoints are fail... External SD works fine
[LG Optimus 4X HD] lukas77:
This is recovery.fstab file from BMM, I only modified 4 mount points. If someone can look into it BMM is located:

/system/etc/bmm

###################
# Motorola spyder #
###################
# BMM NOTICE:
# - Keep mount point in boot order. This file will be used to generate init.fs.rc
#
# mount point fstype device	second device or options
#
/system auto /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP
/pds auto /dev/block/pds
/preinstall auto	/dev/block/preinstall
/data auto /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/UDA
/cache auto /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/CAC
/ext vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
/int vfat /dev/block/mmcblk1p1
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Fladder72:
Int and Ext are the same (/dev/block/mmcblk1p1)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] @non4:
Nice! Now we just need ability to load 2nd kernel like in defy roms. Good work! :D

Sent from my rooted P880
[LG Optimus 4X HD] mrlollog:
Will there be a new version which allows users to flash new kernels? :)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] lukas77:
I'm not skilled enough to make modification, hopefully Whirleyes can do it in his free time or we can ask Dexter to look into scripts and maybe he can make it working.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] @non4:
Thanks! Maybe look at the code for defy and other phones that already have 2nd kernel for ideas :thumbup:

Sent from my rooted P880
[LG Optimus 4X HD] vinnong:
does this able to flash Zaiben ROM?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] noppoer2:
I can't flash the zaiban rom, maby you Have more luck
[LG Optimus 4X HD] JustChris20:
Delete
[LG Optimus 4X HD] @non4:
Unlock and install real recovery: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2245836

OP I respect your work but this is no longer needed, mods should close this as no ROMs use locked BL

Sent from my rooted P880
[LG Optimus 4X HD] @non4:
Now that it is unlocked for all there will never be ROMs for locked bootloader, you could make backups yes, but if you're not flashing anything there isn't much point imo

Sent from my rooted P880
[LG Optimus 4X HD] wajahebat:
Greetings there....does this recovery works if i want to flash zip files? Like customization or anything other than flashing roms

Sent from my LG O4X
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Afro:
Simple answer: No :D
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Fladder72:
???

You can use BMM for installing zipped customizations. And Aroma Installer uses full display...
[HTC Sensation] steph0616:
hi

i'd like to install arhd 7.2.

by the way , thanks for the great work!!

i can't download the radio

it seems that the link is broken ?

could you please fix it ? thanks a lot

i'm using arhd 672 right now, htc sensation

(i'm sorry i can't post on the thread because i hven'treached10messages yet)