yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hunt3r.j2:
Engadget says bootloader is locked. Locked on Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon at the very least. Judging by how Sprint's GS4 has a locked bootloader, I'd be inclined to say that many, many more models are locked out of the box.

Root should be easy but I have a strong feeling that custom ROMs/kernels won't be nearly as easy.
[Galaxy S 4 General] beaver2233:
oh dear I hope that's not the case.
[Galaxy S 4 General] Hunt3r.j2:
I hope not. I need someone with an international i9500 or i9505 to post an image of their download mode text. If Write Protection is on, word needs to get out fast and devs need to jump on it because we will have a situation like the VZW GS3 on our hands.
[Galaxy S 4 General] phositadc:
It IS the case. Confirmed repeatedly. Maybe the international versions won't have locked bootloader.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[Galaxy S 4 General] ste1164:
From reading the i9505 model is bootloader locked but the i9500 is unlocked.
[HTC One S] M9x3mos:
I have tried it on 4.0.4 and the most recent version of software for the T-Mobile

I like the features of wifi tether for root users but every time the screen goes out tether stops working

I have the plan thru t-mobile and using their app works but I would like to use WTRU instead.

Any ideas on how to fix that?
[HTC One S] M9x3mos:
Tried a program to lock wake and that didn't work.
[Nexus 10 General] sids911:
OK, so basically I picked up a new Nexus 10 from Walmart a week back to try out if I liked it (I already have a Nexus 4 and I loved it, wanted to replicate that feeling with a tablet). Needless to say yes I did like it although the cost was a bit prohibitive for me.

I have decided that it will go back now, and have found a deal on CL for 350 USD for 16 GB variant. The device was brought in January but the owner has lost the receipt.

Now, if I decide to pick it up, would I be able to return it to Google/Samsung if there are some problems with it? Is the original receipt required for RMA?

The lack of receipt is the only thing holding me back, and I would be glad if someone has such experience where they have successfully RMA their device in the US without needing the original receipt or purchase date.

Please let me know, thanks!
[Nexus 10 General] BamAlmighty:
Google won't deal with you since you didn't buy it from them, you will have to go through Samsung warranty support which might require proof of purchase, but it doesn't seem like it.
[Nexus 10 General] dibblebill:
Samsung has never asked me for receipt, just purchase date and vendor. But you'd not be able to go through Google or any other retailer, 100% sure.
[Nexus 10 General] altimax98:
All you need to do is register it at samsungs website with the original purchase date and they should honor the warranty. Like the others said, Google Play Store will not though
[Nexus 10 General] sids911:
Damn, it looks like the seller doesn't remember the purchase date either, only remembers buying it for girlfriend in January.

Should I stay away?
[Nexus 10 General] abdel12345:
I would just buy a new one form Google play since it costs only 50 more dollars
[Nexus 10 General] altimax98:
But then you have tax and shipping so its about $100 more which I think is what the op is concerned about
[Nexus 10 General] abdel12345:
Oh I didn't think about that well you could use amazon they have free shipping for products of higher value. I got mine from Sam's club but they only have the 32 gb varient. But I wouldn't buy it from them if they don't know when it was bought because if you have a problem with it... no help from samsung

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Nexus 10 General] bigmatty:
Not worth the risk, not even close...
[Nexus 10 General] anag7771:
I didn't risk it, I paid the extra cash including tax just to have that safety net. Or look in eBay.
[Nexus 10 General] sus4ntoh:
If you do not have the receipt, many companies will still honor the warranty of the item provided the item is still within the warranty period. In this case, the standard warranty of Nexus 10 is one year and this item is only out about 6-7 months? So worst case scenario, you have about 5-6 months left on the warranty.

However judging on how high the return rate is on this tablet, I would also say it is not worth the risk. My rule is you can almost buy anything from Craigslist but electronics.
[Nexus 10 General] dibblebill:
Samsung told me if you don't have the original purchase dat,e the warranty runs through December 18th, 2013 (for mine) or the manufacturing date for any other
[Nexus 10 General] deathgod99:
Well I lucked up yesterday and bought one off craigslist, 32gig new in box sealed for $300.
[Nexus 10 General] abdel12345:
Nice thats 200$ less then it actually is. I wouldve loved to get it at that price. Did you already recieve and was it actually brand new:what:

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Nexus 10 General] deathgod99:
Yes there $499 retail, and yes it was new.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Z_German:
Did anybody heard if Metro get it. Was always skeptical about there Service but my Friend next door got the S3 on metro and there LTE isn't bad
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wasabi324:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1489313 I've looked at this thread and I'm about to update my old version of SmoothRom to the 5.1 version although my Nexus 7 is running firmware 4.2.1 and SmoothRom 5.1 requires firmware 4.2.2. If I flash the new rom, will it also update my Nexus 7 or do I have to do that some other way?

Not really good with this stuff because I just moved on from an Apple device :P and if anyone has a mirror for the 5.1 version of SmoothRom can you PM it to me? Thankyou! goo.m is kindof slow.

Thank you in advance for help!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joel Chan:
Just go ahead! It'll be fine
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wasabi324:
Thanks for the all clear! I've done it and my Nexus 7 is all spiffy now. But reminder to anybody who reads this, don't backup and restore system data unless it's sms' etc.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Playron:
Usually, if you need to wipe cache and dalvik, it is usually listed in the description. But, I always recommend doing a full wipe, just to be 100% safe. Just remember to backup apps, and other important stuff, and you will be good!

Good luck
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmartian:
I received a notice on my phone today that an update was available. Unfortunately, the update got to 25% and failed. When I tried again it told me I had to wait 24 hours! So I called AT&T and they tried pushing an update to my phone, but that also got to 25% and failed. So it looks like I need to download the update manually (they told me to call Samsung!). My current baseband version is UCALK7. According to AT&T the current version is UCAMA4. However, that version was released in February (not sure why it wasn't pushed to my phone before today). Can someone else who got the official update pushed to your phone today let me know what your baseband version is?

This ATT site talks about the AMA4 update but provides no download link - only instructions for initiating the push through the phone:

https://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB418382&cv=820&title=Update%20the%20Software%20for%20the%20Samsung%20Galaxy%20Note%20II%20%28i317%29#fbid=-Ql7LDZUX-G

Any idea where I can download the official update from? Yes, I Googled and did not find an AMA4 download for this phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] roughneckboren:
The official update can be found in the sticky threads. The links will take you where you need to go.

ROOTBOX on my NOTE 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] NightHawkUndead:
Must be using Google wrong.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] madmartian:
Thanks. That site requires a login, but you are correct about me using google wrong. :)

Once I searched for i317 (instead of AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 2) I found it (without needing a login):

http://www.samsungupdate.com/tag/update-samsung-galaxy-note-2-sgh-i317-to-android-jelly-bean-4-1-2-i317ucama4

I had searched the forums for AMA4 thinking it would be in the sticky threads, but didn't find it.
[General Accessories] marlboro:
Hi,

I want to upgrade from XDA I to XDA II. But i don't want to buy a new Carkit. So if i use the XDA II with my XDA I Carkit and fire up my GPS, the XDA II will be discharged, right?

Without GPS the voltage is high enough and the XDA II will be charged normally, right?

So will there any problem by just using Bluetooth GPS? Will the XDA II be charged, cause there is no need of more voltage capacity from GPS????

THX

Marlboro
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Izconcept:
TOTAL NOOB HERE.

I went ahead and unlocked the bootloader and rooted my device using the toolkit. Everything went well and I got SU on my phone. However, when I tried to flash the Revolution 7.0 ROM I must of forgotten to check the wipe data option. So now my phone is stuck on the boot animation and it just keeps looping. I can load the bootloader but can't seem to get into recovery! Please help!

Cheers !
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] expertzero1:
open cmd

do the fastboot stuff

type fastboot erase cache
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Izconcept:
EDIT: Nvm, worked like a charm. Reflashed and it's all good. Damn I gotta learn this stuff. :) THANKS
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RooftopFiddler:
I've been using EzPDF for quite a bit, and their new "palm rejection" seems to simply ignore my hand and go with the S pen, which I do like.

Do you guys have any other apps you use for annotating pdfs?

I'd love to hear your thoughts!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Axel_:
For smaller pdfs and pure annotating importing to LectureNotes is the best to me, it's simply the best note taking app there is out there and if you really want to annotate in your pdfs the functionality is just outstanding. For annotating straight into the PDFs I switch between iAnnotate and ezPDF, ez is better for annotating but iannotate is way better in handling pdfs and especially books of 500+ pages. The old Acrobat reader isn't to forget either, but for annotating there are better apps.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airjyp:
im using adobe reader and officesuite :)

[FONT="Arial ="5"]

• Sony Live with Walkman
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RooftopFiddler:
I do use LN for taking notes, but is there way to get the indexed pdf text imported as a text layer? I'm hoping to be able to do a search and find after I annotate.

I'll look into iAnnotate, thanks for the suggestion!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BclingergFJ:
Also a LN user. Flattening the file for printing led me to the application. Indexing is my next stop.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diggedy:
I use EZpdf for quick changes, it works well and also supports the multi window feature. For big edits, lecturenotes is the most powerful and the only program ill use for actual note taking.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RooftopFiddler:
PDF text in Lecture Notes?

So I use a pdf of a textbook, and take notes directly on there.

I have been using LN for this purpose, but I really wish the text was still there as text, not as part of the image.

Is this anyhow possible?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asdfuogh:
I don't think it's possible since that's not how the app imports the PDF. However, maybe you could ask the developer since he's so awesome. If it were possible, I'd love to buy a LN-pdf editor app that allows this to happen (or maybe even a LN-pdf editor that can link to Mendeley or something).
[Galaxy S III General] Sentinel196:
Beta testing now complete. Thankyou
[Galaxy S III General] Mr Woolf:
Removed
[Galaxy S III General] sebbe312:
I'm on it! Downloading atm!
[Galaxy S III General] Sentinel196:
Removed?
[Galaxy S III General] Mr Woolf:
My post.
[Android Themes] raphysaur:
Can somebody please tell me which part of styles.xml to change to make the black text into white? Already successfully changed the popup text into white for most popups except for this one regarding the importation of a VCF file.. I followed this theming tutorial btw http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1400580

here's the screenie:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298180_661449127205326_665326844_n.jpg
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] am2222:
Hi,

I want to change my rom to jb but I want to have this apps too..Is there any jb rom which works with this apps?

Small apps

Magnify glass

walkman and timescape

sony camra app

Thanks for your help
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tangosierra_:
Small apps and magnifying glass require major framework changes, so jb ROMs don't have it yet (correct me if I'm wrong), racing bean and sjb has Walkman iirc. If you're talking about the cybershot app not either
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] am2222:
Thanks my friend

So I Just have walkman ..and what about bravia engine and xload..?:confused:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ms.goofy:
Not working.

Sent from my Xperia Arc S
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] aegelmaere:
can somebody teach me or make a guide to change the background or color on this?

This To This

And This To This

the edited picture was from Peter's Rom can anybody help thanks in advance ^^
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] newkid39:
Hey guys...

I am using a Sony Ericsson Live with walkman phone....

I have rooted my phone,

Unlocked the bootloader using the sony developers website(Android Sdk)

But when I download and install Rom manager, there is no option of 'Flashing Custom Recovery'

Instead I only get an option 'recovery setup', Why Is That happening ? Why am I not able to flash custom recovery ?

I am not running on any roms, I am on android ICS....

I wana install a custom rom, Are there any other methods except CWM ??
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mnishamk:
Try xparts from google play.

Also wrong section. (Pls report and have it moved to q and a)

Regards

-N
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
If your bootloader is unlocked then just flash a custom kernel (all custom kernels have built in recovery) ;)

Maybe this coul help you, too! :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] KRZ-2pa:
You can try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=40702571

Sent from my ♛ SGH-T989 ♛ w/AOKP-JB: Nightlies Apr-26
[General Questions and Answers] raphysaur:
Can somebody please tell me which part of styles.xml to change to make the black text into white? Already successfully changed the popup text into white for most popups except for this one regarding the importation of a VCF file.. I followed this theming tutorial btw http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1400580

here's the screenie:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbu4seglsn50hd3/298180_661449127205326_665326844_n.jpg
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
This maybe not be in the styles xml. This could be in a few places. Check the colors folder and the layout folder. And depending on what it is calling it maybe calling it from the framework files and not the contacts apk.
[General Questions and Answers] raphysaur:
Yes I know it is in the framework-res.apk.. And you're right it could also be somewhere in layout.. But I can't seem to figure out which xml. I already did the necessary editing on select_dialog_item.xml, select_dialog_singlechoice.xml and select_dialog_multichoice.xml.. It could perhaps be still in styles.xml.. Will someone tell me where? :(
[General Questions and Answers] zelendel:
The problem is that depending on the rom it is in a deifferent place and refered to differently.

Have you looked in the contacts apks and tried to track it down that way?
[General Questions and Answers] raphysaur:
Thanks for the help.. Yeah I'm looking into contacts.apk now.. Still can't seem to find it though.. It could also be in Settings.apk(not sure).. Can't find it either.. But I believe it something that has something to do with selecting a ACCOUNT... :(
[HTC Desire C] dannyvdb1997:
Hello, can i use fastboot on Windows 8 for flashing boot.imgs?

Dannyvdb1997

Solved!
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] egagah:
hi all,

just want to ask is there anyway i can boost my in call volume? its pretty soft even at max vol. Thanks :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] nikufellow:
Try this though i don't expect it to be futile :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] egagah:
doesn't seem to boost volume, only control it =/
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] mosta_9741:
during call, tab audio button on then off, ur in call volume is high for the rest of the call ;)

Bress Thanks if I help :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] egagah:
May I know what is audio button? Is it the 'change to loudspeaker' button?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] mosta_9741:
yea the loud speaker button
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] joey123:
I was wondering if the Korean WM2k3 PPC Phone Ed. can be converted to English? I believe I have seen a discussion on this website where someone had successfully converted from Chinese to English and vice/versa? Any help is greatly appreciated. I am looking at some of the awesome Korean PPC's and am hoping to be able to convert it. I just have to make sure it works on 1900mhz so its compatible in the US. Thanks for any help...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Rudegar:
asume it's a xda1 then make a english rom in one of the kitchens

and use xdatools to flash it

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/wiki/XDAtools

changing to a rom of another language change the language it's pretty much as simple as that
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] joey123:
Thanks. Its great to know that it can be done. Your website is the only place that has said it CAN be done while all the rest said it can't. However, I am an extreme newbie to the PPC and honestly dont fully understand but I will continue to attempt to figure it out. I guess I will see about ordering the LG SC8000 possibly since it works on 1900mhz and can be converted. Thanks....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Rudegar:
a guide somebody wrote once about how to upgrade a Wallaby device

but if you are very very newbiee then maybe you should have somebody do it for you so you dont ruin the device making it an expensive doorstop
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] joey123:
I am a very very newbie due to the fact I have always used Palm which is Kindergardenish compared to PPC. I still think I get the drift on what to do though because it sounds mostly like what you might do with normal windows. This is going to sound extremely retarded but here it goes, do you have to have an SD Card disk drive hooked to your main computer to install stuff on it? I suppose in this case maybe, due to it being in a different language. Anyway, thanks alot. I will let you know how it goes.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] L0GAN0:
I just flashed my xperia ray to super jelly bean following this guide, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2135918

Even though totally naive I managed to do it successfully but now my GPS is broken, on Google maps the location pointer rotates 360° non stop. I searched some guides and found re-calibrating would work, but I can't find the service menu to do that, entering *#*#7378423#*# just vanishes and nothing happens.

If service menu can't be accessed with custom roms is there some other way to re-calibrate ? Or am I missing something very important :confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] nikufellow:
This app should do the job ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] L0GAN0:
Thanks for the help, the app you provided helped me calibrate, but still the G maps pointer rotates 360° nonstop.

And I'm too new to post this question on the ROM's thread.:crying:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mnishamk:
Is it aosp?

Coz I believe I remember someone saying that msl codes don't work on aosp. Coz I remember them not working on cm.

Regards

-N
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] L0GAN0:
Sorry I didn't knew what was aosp, so had to search to find the meaning.

According to what I found CM10.1 is aosp so yes I'm probably using a aosp. And I don't know what is msl codes, but i take it from your answer that GPS problems happens on CM.:(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mnishamk:
Nope. Msl codes are any codes you enter which go like *#*# and end with #*#*

Aosp (android open source project) are what cm and (I believe your rom too) is based on and msl code do not work on that.

Regards

-N
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] L0GAN0:
Thanks again for the info, learning something new every minute :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mnishamk:
Give this a read

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2144905

Regards

-N
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iPusak Gaoq™:
Hmm...this is quite simple...for service menu to work, it needed ServiceMenu.apk in your system files...without it then you can enter service menu....

only stock roms and miui rom (GB and ICS) has ServiceMenu.apk....roms base on CM doesn't have it...there a reason why CM don't want to include it on their roms...

regarding your GPS problem...its more to your kernel not your roms....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] L0GAN0:
Thanks I totally understand now.

I don't much more but I used the kernal Fusion 5.4 by mechmetal.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] toadkiller:
I got my One today and went to show my wife the awesome sound, put on a youtube video and it crackles. Sound all the way up, beats on, crackles and pops. Very noticeable. Play a song not on you tube and the crackles are still there but softer. Anyone else have this problem? Hardware problem? Do I send it back?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Darkendvoid88:
There was a very minor crackle on max volume on the unit I tested but only when parts were playing with extremely deep bass. If this is happening all the time it could be a bad connection and I was ask for an exchange. This should go without saying but you were playing a 1080p clip on youtube for the best audio quality?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] toadkiller:
Thanks, I called sprint this morning and they are sending a new phone, pretty painless process. I got to pick black as it is in stock now instead of silver.

I had unlocked it already so I will have to lock it and hope they dont say anything.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] toadkiller:
Glad I sent it back and got a new one. Night and day difference with the speakers. I also got black instead of the silver. I like the black a ton better as well.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] pwr2wh8:
nice that sprint sent a replacement without hassle.

did your crackle happen with beats audio off? i've been reading the crackle is software related? if not, i'd like to exchange mine as well.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] JOSE89178:
Im having the same issue with my One. But it is only on the YouTube App.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] toadkiller:
Mine did it with beats off and on. It is most noticeable on the youtube app, or going to you tube through a browser. But if you listen close enough and play a song that is on your phone youll hear the crackle also. Sprint accepted it back with no hassle. I am so glad I returned it cause that would have bothered me for the life of the phone. Just call sprint and exchange it.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] subhumanderelict:
This only happens to me occasionally while using the YouTube app. The crackles are usually few and far apart and typically stop if you leave the screen alone and just let it play. My theory is that it's due to some kind of issue with the streaming or compression. To test this, I downloaded a 1080p .mov movie trailer to my phone and played it using MX Player. Watching the exact same trailer on YouTube, I heard the occasional crackle, but didn't hear a thing while playing the .mov file.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Sim-X:
I noticed occasional crackle while using the you tube app. Seems to occur more while tapping the screen to bring up on screen controls during a video. Downloaded media doesn't seem to be an issue. Prob just a software issue hopefully it's fixed with an update.