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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GedBlake:
It depends on the ROM... If you're flashing LIKE for LIKE (ie., upgrading from FOO 2.1 to FOO 2.2) you can generally do a DIRTY FLASH...

(Although I have noticed wiping Cache and Dalvik Cache does provide a speed benefit prior to flashing the upgrade.).

But if you're changing over to A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ROM... from say FOO to FOOBAR... then a FACTORY RESET is probably recommended.

Ensure all you're apps are backed up via Titanium beforehand... and for GOD'S SAKE, please don't WIPE YOUR INTERNAL STORAGE!!! As all you will be left with is the BOOTLOADER and your CUSTOM RECOVERY.

So tread carefully... and make a NANDROID backup before you do anything!

Rgrds,

Ged.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nbsss:
Get twrp much better than cwm in my opinion...and have a look at multirom
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezas:
Good advice above. I also do a clean install with a major revision change in the same ROM.

For instance 5.3 to 6.0

Or

5.3.1.2 to 5.4.0.0

After awhile you get good at restoring your device after a clean install. For instance I backup my launcher settings and restore them after restoring my apps from my backup.

Note 2 - Nexus 7 - Charge - Player 5.0 - Fascinate

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Read twice, flash once
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SXUsr:
Want manufacturers to make Mobile Phones Mobile Phone sized?, read on and sign.

- GSMARENA
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mnishamk:
+1 for creating this thread

Signed

Don't forget to hit thanks:D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] serialkillazzs:
true edge to edge handset nearly 4.0-4.2"

but first and foremost dual speakers on all phones!!

main reason you answer a phone is you hear it first!!

loved my old nokia n95 still my no 1 old school

htc one dual speakers,thumbs up htc

+1
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SXUsr:
I hope many more do and the manufactures get the point. I'm struggling to finally decide on what I'm going to upgrade to come the end of the month, the Z would be the obvious choice, but the size is an issue. Not all of us work in an office where we can sit it nicely displayed on the desk, 5"+ screens for those of us doing some real grafting can take up needed pocket space and you've to worry about leaning against stuff when you're working.

I loved the 8210...

...in terms of size, that's what you call a Mobile Phone. :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] serialkillazzs:
siemens sl45I was a great wee phone,one of the first to play mp3 amazingly before iphone,it had rounded corners too
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoeFCaputo113:
And have you had any problems with it making backups, flashing, etc. ? I am still on TWRP 2.3.1 because I've heard that all of the later versions have had problems. Just want some clarification. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bubbaearl:
I'm currently using 2.5.0.0 and not having any problems (other than the time is still wrong). I've backed up and restored from 2.5.0.0. as well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LuigiBull23:
The later versions do not have 'problems' but rather minor issues that can be dealt with, such as returning you to main menu upon scrolling and making selections on your sd cards. These are manageable. However 2.5 has been the most stable version I as well as others have experienced.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] sevenpioverthree:
2.5 has been fine for me, I think more people have had correct time than those who haven't. My time is correct on 2.5 and I've had no issues with it, also the UI change is nice.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] csmasn:
Do 2.5.0 have mount as usb storage? They removed in after 2.4.2.0, but don't know if it was added again.

I still on 2.3.3.0.

twrp is like getting a new car. Your 90s dont give you issues but you want a new one. What a dilemma....

Sent from my SPH-L710
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
They added it back. I haven't tested it, but the button is there.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Naddict:
All works, always keep a backup flashable of another version on your phone if you need the security.

Here is a link to them - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2151476
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
I don't keep one backup: I keep them all! (mainly so I can test when people have issues with x.y.z version of TWRP or CWM, but still). Oh, and btw, thanks for making the flashable ones... it's saved me many Odin flashes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] rando991:
I made a nandroid in 2.5.0 and right away did a restore and it went fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nooblube:
Is there a twrp thats known for being the most stable??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoeFCaputo113:
I THINK 2.3.1.0 (which is why I am running it), I've heard from some people that it's been the most stable, as later versions have some bugs.

But I'm gonna try the newest 2.5.0 now and see how it goes! :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] kingy9000:
Depends What You Want

I use TWRP 2.5.0.0 mainly cause I love to be on the latest version of a software unless it has some bug that causes it die or not function well. TWRP 2.5.0.0 works perfectly well in my case, I have had no glitches with it flashing ROMs but I haven't done backing up or restoring.

There is one thing I find annoying about 2.5.0.0 is that when I want to wipe my device's dalvik cache & cache, I have to click those two precisely by pressing Wipe>Advanced Wipe>Ticking Cache and Dalvik Cache. I find this annoying because if you just wipe it erases your caches along with your data :( and once I wiped my external SD card when I was trying to click Cache & Dalvik Cache. So yah if you can live with that, you should be fine.

Press Thanks If I Helped :highfive:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] v5HMeca:
I always have issues with TWRP not being able to flash ROMs. All version of TWRP that I've tried have this same problem. There's very few ROMs it can flash on my phone. Doesn't matter whether they're signed, have the md5, or whether I disable all verification. Just never works. evo4noob's MIUI was one of the few ROMs it could flash. I had to switch over to CWM, which has been fine, but I like TWRP more; I especially like that TWRP has a file browser.

USB and ADB don't work for me in TWRP or CWM. I once wiped everything on my phone, everything, in a desperate attempt to start over from scratch. I had to put my external SD into another phone and transfer the ROM to it that way since there's no way to transfer files between my computer and SGS3 when it's in recovery mode.

It's been like this since day one. My phone is a finicky *****.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] EndlessDissent:
That's not a real problem. After you flash any zip, it has a button specifically to wipe Dalvik and cache. It doesn't matter if you wipe them before or after flashing, so you could just flash whatever, then press the button afterwards. It's super easy and convenient with no chance of wiping anything important.

Putting the ILLA in KILLA since 1985
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jfcooley:
I've used twrp since it debuted on any device I've owned they've supported. Only issue I've had is with the new screen timeout settings not sticking.

I generally flash while plugged in so don't care for timeout.

That being said, it doesn't seem to affect anything so I can deal with it.

I've found it faster than cwm and backups smaller. I'm also not a fan of using ROM manager just to get the updates/touch. I'll happily pay for any app I use consistently, but not just for one feature. I've supported Goo because I download a lot from their site.

Also remember vaguely an issue on the Epic 4g Touch involving cwm/ROM Manager that left me with little confidence in the developer. Please don't ask, can't remember specifics but it had more to do with attitude than the real issue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Nut_House:
I've been running 2.5.0.0 almost from the day it was released without problems. Backups, restores (from 2.5.0.0 as well as the previous several versions) and wipes all working as expected.
[Motorola Droid 4] Karl9001:
I was looking through my phone and found something a little odd. First, I found multiple paths going to my internal and external storage. For internal I've got "/sdcard", "/mnt/sdcard", and "/storage/sdcard0". For external I've got "/sdcard-ext", "/mnt/sdcard-ext", and "/storage/sdcard1". Is this normal or is there some problem on my phone?

Also, in my /mnt and /storage folders I have several empty folders called usbdisk_1.X (1.1 to 1.7). Are these normal or used by anything?
[Motorola Droid 4] tbv2005:
That's absolutely normal. The "real" storage path should be in the /mnt folder. The other ones are just symbolic links to that directory.

As Android is based on Linux you can see what symbolic links are in following Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbolic_link

It's not exactly the same but it's like when you in Windows right click a folder and select "Sent to" --> "Desktop" it's creating a link on the Desktop to that folder. When you open it you are directly in that folder. Difference on Linux is that you don't really notice that you are in a "link" folder.

So if you have a structure like /folder1/folder2 and you create a symbolic link to folder1 within folder2 and you would open they symbolic link in folder2 it would show you as path /folder1/folder2/folder1

Hope this explains it a bit
[Motorola Droid 4] Karl9001:
Thank you for clearing that up. I was thinking it was something like that since the occupied space on my sd card looked right.

It sounds like the symbolic links are the reason for my phone having two sets of "usbdisk_1.X" folders, but what are the folders for?
[Motorola Droid 4] tbv2005:
This are mount points. I'm assuming they are there if you want to use a lapdock and connect usb drives to it. As you haven't one connected they are empty. Linux is mounting external data just to a folder.

I was incorrect in my last post - the "real" path is /storage (just checked via Root Explorer by opening the properties of /mnt/sdcard-ext - it will show you /storage/sdcard1 as "real" path)

So for example if you remove your external SD Card you will still see the folder /storage/sdcard1 and as well the symbolic links like /mnt/sdcard-ext

But if you open them, they will be empty as you removed your external SD Card, so nothing is mounted to that folder anymore
[Motorola Droid 4] Karl9001:
Thank you very much for the clarification.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dbhuis:
No... out of the blue.

So i was flashing ROM's happily, when all of a sudden the take call button (the green one) didn't work anymore. This is so sad!

Luckily, it still works, when i push it really hard. It's really not nice to have the idea that my HD2 is about to die... :(

Has this happened to anyone else?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] vensterbank:
no, my old hd2 has gone for repair twice, both for the hardbuttons on the front. the will slip out of its slot. for me it as te backbutton. they will replace the hardware buttons. or order some and do it yourself. some interesting videos on youtube to fully disassemble your HD2
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dbhuis:
I might indeed look at repairing it,though i'm also interested in a new phone. I can get the HTC One X 32GB for 250 Euros (328 Dollar ) so i might get one soon. But i'd still like to go on using the HD2 as long as possible. In spite of that, there's no denying that it's gettin gold. It's a hard choice.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] marek:
I have bought a Plantronics M3000 bluetooth headset for my QTEK 2020. I have no problems pairing, calling and answering. However the headset just shuts off after a few minutes of conversation. It doesn't just cut the conversation but shuts off. I can make multiple short calls but nothing longer than 3/4 minutes. It works, however, without problems on my wife's Ericsson T68. Anyone can help ? Thanks.

Marek
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] Rayan:
Hello,

I have the MDA2 (same as QTek2020) and a Plantronics M3000 and It's been working just fine.

The problem you describe it's very weird since you mentioned that the headset works fine with your wife's mobile, and that makes me think that your QTek has some sort of problem with the Bluetooth stack or hardware.

It may be well worth to try (if possible) another headset just to make sure that is not the M3000 fault.

Do you see any type of error or message on the screen at the time of disconnection?

Does it always cut the conversation at the exact same moment?

Does the problem match the time the QTek takes to power save?

Any other clues?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] marek:
Thanks.

I did not have the occasion to test another BT headset on the Qtek. When it shuts down there isn't any message displayed.

I have no problems with the BT stack (with the Pocket Bluetooth Tools patch) when using it with a BT GPS (Emtac) receiver, it works for hours.

However, your suggestion that it might happen when the Qtek goes in energy saving mode is interesting. I will check that tomorrow.

I'll post the result.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] hops:
Hi

I seem to have a similar poblem after installing pocket bluetooth tools!.

I use a Jabra BT 250..and I noticed that the headset just mutes during the call..

I am generally used to switching off the display of the XDA after placing the call to power save ...

So I discovered that the headset would mute whenever i switch off the xda after making the call (which it never did prior to installing PBT)!

any thoughts on that?

maybe it has to do with the auto switch off plugin?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] Rayan:
Actually I just experienced that too...

If I place (or answer a call) the next time I try to use the phone via the BT headset I notice the BT headset was turned off... Yeah, it could be related to the Powersave feature on the today plugin that PBT installs as a plugin... :roll:

Need to investigate...

Best regards,

Rayan
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] cruisin-thru:
Both my bt headsets have stopped working since installing pocket bluetooth tools latest version, I have reverted back to version 1005 and everything is fine. I have a sony-ericsson EBH-65 and a skypower clip on headset.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] gazzaman2k:
my platronics does the same also :( its annoying you cant even transfer the call back to the device you have to hand up turn off bt and then turn it abck on and headset mode back on :( it also does the same on my pc

when im on msn using it as a headset it just d/c and i have to turn it off and turn it back on again :(

dont see what the problem is :(

btw the range on the xda2 and platronics is amazing i had it on my bedrooms desk and i went outside it passed through the living room wall and the patio window and i was stood 5m down my garden im sure it would of been over 10m and it was still working if i kept still when i moved it went crackly :( but ah well lol

just hope someone sorts the prob out
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] mjjle:
Hi,

I was having the same problem with the M3000. I just had confirmation from Plantronics that this problem is a bug in the product that occurs with the XDA II. I am currently in the process of returning the product.

Regards...Mike
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] bigmac72:
Same problem M3000 doesn't work. Give up now before too much frustration makes you feel ill.

Try the Hello 2 headset. Work with my Aussie XDA2 and is very small and lightweight. Even had a neck chain to carry it around like a USB drive.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tattooguy21:
I have to reboot my phone whenever I want to get media audio from my phone or bluetooth connection. Has happened since I just flashed this otherwise PERFECT rom. Not enough post to post in the actual rom thread, so as recommended, I'm posting here in General Q/A. Phone info below. Thanks.

VZW Galaxy note ii

Jedi XV12

3.0.68Saberkernal_16+
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] lacoursiere18:
Hmm havent had a problem been running jedi since last week and all my media files work fine.. no force closes or reboots
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gianmarco957:
Hi everyone, at first, sorry for my english ;) , and now the question: while I was trying ParanoidAndroid on my GS3, I've noticed that the icons in this picture (attachments) aren't as the original icons of AOSP, Can someone says what theme is it? Thanks :)
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alan Slade:
Good evening everybody.

I would like to know if there is an app that uses the light sensor instead of the proximity sensor to block the TF300 instead of pressing the power button.

Thanks in advance :)
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elesbb:
I do not understand what you are asking, however, this is what i get from what i read.

You are looking for an app to turn off the display when the light sensor is covered because you have a cast that folds over the display?
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
Something like this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.danielling.lightsmartcover

?
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alan Slade:
Yes, something like that. I'll try that app and see what happens :D

Sadly it doesn't work :(
[Motorola Atrix HD] cmdru1980:
Sorry if someone already resolved this but, I can't get my boot sound to play. Even when using a custom boot sound. If anyone knows how to resolve this it would be greatly appreciated.

C
[Motorola Atrix HD] Youngunn2008:
if using a custom one make sure to change permissions to 0644 or rw-r-r
[Motorola Atrix HD] cmdru1980:
I changed the permissions of the audio file to what you said to and no luck. I dunno what else to do. Ill upload a zip file so you can check it out.....

Thanks,

C
[HTC One X] ScopeZz DK:
Hi!

I have for a long time tried to get access tto my phone from my PC to be able to flash a new rom. I have installed newest drivers, but in device-manager it says i don't. I have tried to do this on win7 and win8 but doesnt work:/

Anyone has an idea?

Thanks in advance

Hboot - 1.28.0000
[HTC One X] matt95:
you don't need a pc to flash a rom, you just need it to transfer the rom itself on the sdcard... go into recovery, mount usb and that's it...it should work
[HTC One X] ScopeZz DK:
Well now the problem by not being able to access sd is fixed, but i thought you need to do the commands Fastboot flash boot.img and Fastboot erase cache to install a new rom?
[HTC One X] Guich:
Yes, you have to flash new rom after a full wipe in recovery, boot into fastboot usb and use this command for flash the boot.img ;)
[HTC One X] ScopeZz DK:
I know and that is impossible for me since I get the Device not found everytime I try to do commands.Which is weird when I seem to have done everything right
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Did you install HTC syncmanager ? If so uninstall it but leave the drivers on the pc !

Then put the phone in the bootloader and check if you see there

Fastboot usb (in red text)
[HTC One X] ScopeZz DK:
It does say fastboot usb, but commands doesnt work. HTC sync not installed and have tried to install drivers manually, through sync and through exe file. Still says device not found and device manager says drivers are outdated
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Go into the device manager, update driver but pick the supported device from the list (don't pin me on the exact way as im not on the pc to check now) select the android phone from the list and install it (or at least update it)....
[HTC One X] ScopeZz DK:
It worked! Still not able to see SD card when I plug it into the PC, but I can just do it through recovery;) And at least rebbot phone command worked! Thanks a lot!
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Good, you might want to consider updating your hboot. That might solve some issues. The 1.28 contains some bugs.

It may have also something to do with jellybean because they removed usb mass storage in there. Only mtp is available.

The latest custom JB roms (at least some) are supporting usb mass storage again
[HTC One X] ScopeZz DK:
Well thanks man! :) Am looking into updating my hboot now, got any threads with tuts? Because its been a very long time since I've flashed anything, and the threads i can find isnt saying the same: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1660807 and http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1924003
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Do

Fastboot getvar version-main

and

Fastboot oem readcid

Report those back and i can help
[HTC One X] ScopeZz DK:
version-main: 3.14.401.600

(bootloader) DEBUG: cid: HTC__Y13
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
You can obtain your 1.39 hboot firmware update here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1957376

Its the first one in the OP.

Put the file in the fastboot folder and rename it to firmware.zip

Then put the phone in the bootloader and relock it

Fastboot oem lock

Then flash the firmware with these commands

Fastboot oem rebootRUU (watch the capitals, this command will reboot into a black screen with a silver HTC logo)

At that point you flash the firmware

Fastboot flash zip firmware zip (if it fails the first time, don't worry....just repeat the command until it says oke)

Then unlock the bootloader, reflash the custom recovery and install a brand new JB rom of your choice !
[HTC One X] ScopeZz DK:
Well, thanks for all the help! Now its time for me to **** around with all the different roms out there;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevew84:
Just got my Nexus yesterday, came stock with 4.2.2 and with those little nipples on the back of the phone that came in the newest revisions. I immediately rooted, flashed the newest PA and Morfic's kernel, and I've been told that I sound like crap on the phone.

I came from the Galaxy S2 running JB, which had a call echo problem, does this phone, or some of these ROM's have this issue, or is it Kernel related?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] one282:
I am on CM 10.1 M3 with Franco Kernel nightly 122 and my in-call sound is quite OK. No buzz or echo problem. Has Nexus few months already and first day procedure was the same as yours - root, custom recovery, CM + franco kernel.

My Nex is w/o nipples and rev. 11.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevew84:
Thanks
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aukhan:
Newer smartphones are more power hungry than ever before, and the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has a mighty appetite for amps that only Jenny Craig could possibly curb. On average, your Note 2 (or other Android device) lasts for what, a day, maybe two days before dying. Mine barely lasts 8 hours!

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This is thanks to all of the apps running in the background of your phone, even when you're not using them, eating through all of your CPU, leaving nothing but crumbs.

Even if your Android device is resting, things like Wi-Fi, 3G, Facebook, Instagram, and other apps continue to run, draining your phone slowly, an unnoticeable, until you get that dreaded warning that your device was being gluttonous.

If your battery dies fast, Xdeveloper leducbao created a free application called Deep Sleep Battery Saver, which puts your Android device in a deep sleep mode whenever the screen is off. In this mode, features such as Wi-Fi & 3G are turned off, as well as background apps like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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There's five pre-defined profile (Gentle, Strong, Balance, Aggressive, Slumberer) and you can create custom ones if you upgrade to the pro version. You can have separate settings for weekday and weekends, and you can select how frequently deep sleep happens. You can also set it to wake up at set durations.

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Other features include:

Wireless & network: Control radio setting during deep sleep

Sync: Control sync strategy, sync account, and auto-sync

Apps: Select apps that will be stopped during deep sleep

Night period: During this period, device is always in deep sleep

Screen off delay: A short delay before deep sleep starts

Whitelist: Apps are always ignored when deep sleep is on, such as an online music player