yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yrrah7:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2311663

I can't post in there due to my noob status, but I think I found a reproducible bug.

System Settings -> Interface -> Notification Drawer -> Quick Settings Panel -> Quick Settings style -> Tiles Pressed Background

I try to pick a new color, but I can't really find anywhere to confirm the choice. If I click on the current hex value, Settings crashes. I wanted to try to make it blue to match some of the other icons that are blue when active. With the all grey ones it's hard to tell if they are on/off.

Overall this is a really cool ROM, kudos to SlimRoms team
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JukiCro:
best jelly based rom, cool new settings and I am using it on mytouch4g
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoeFCaputo113:
I see these questions/statements a lot here and just wondering if they are fact or just a myth.

1. Do AOSP ROMs get worse reception (in terms of dbm NOT "bars") than TouchWiz ROMs?

2. Leaving GPS on drains your battery.

3. Leaving LTE on drains your battery.

4. The latest firmware is the best.

If you can think of anymore, post em!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
1. True. If you want 100% functional AOSP, get a Google device. Devs have to hack it to get AOSP on devices that arent officially supported so it wont ever interface with the radios/modem as well as it should.

2. Yes and no. On a completely stripped down ROM with no Google apps and AOSP, it shouldnt be very noticeable. The thing is that apps like to keep track of your location just cuz, or to cache it in case you need directions (example: Google maps and Play store). They keep pinging your location and thats what causes battery drain. So theoretically, if you have no apps that access your GPS or Google Apps installed, you WILL see drain, but not very noticeable drain. This is the case with turning on any radio really (3G, 4G, Wifi, GPS, etc)

3. True, but to an extent. Having any sort of data connection will drain battery. But having experienced both LTE and WiMax 4G in my area, I can definitely say that LTE is a HUGE improvement. WiMax would cause drain similar to being in areas with little 3G coverage (huge drain because your phone keeps looking for towers to connect to). With LTE the drain is still there, but much much less and much more battery-friendly.

4. Definitely false. It all depends on your area, I know that with the MB1 update, most people were getting vastly improved speeds, but then there were a couple others who saw a HUGE drop in coverage and data speeds. I even know some people who are still using ICS modems because none of the newer modems perform better for the places they visit and/or frequent.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Whiplashh:
1: Not necessarily. Depends on many factors. My service on AOSP 4.1.2 is excellent. But it is also the same on touchwiz, but aosp downloads stuff faster. On 4.2.2 my service wasn't great, in the same area.

2: I have heard that too, I don't see why it would.

3.2: No clue. Elaborate. Do you mean leaving it on where no 4G is or where you get 4G?

4. That is all opinion.

Edit: Dang it nexus! You beat me! :)

But your answers were more descriptive. :D

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Sprint Galaxy S3

Whiplashh Rom

Look it up. :trooper:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
Ninja'd :cool:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JoeFCaputo113:
1. I used to use TouchWiz (back before I rooted my phone; and it was stock) and I honestly haven't had a MAJOR difference in reception. Matter of fact the latest firmware (MD4) I'm getting very nice speeds (3G).Although I can admit, TouchWiz I RARELY EVER had a dropped call and once in a while it'll happen on AOSP.

2. I've heard that GPS drain is so minimal and you can barely (if at all) notice it?

4. While I agree with you, the latest firmware (MD4) as I stated above, I am getting very nice reception and on MB1 it was better than previous as well.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] generaldreedle:
I bought a Droid Razr Maxx from someone. The Verizon store checked it out, not stolen, all ok. But, I guess it was rooted, and now is running something called "SimplexRom" which seems to have removed all the Verizon bloatware, etc., but is running Android 4.04 and is not updating to Jelly Bean when I hit system updates. Is there something some technically illiterate person like me can do to get up to Jelly Bean?

many thanks in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BOOTMGR:
not sure about motorola devices but you need to go back to stock ROM to get FOTA updates.Search on xda,there must be another way to flash you stock JB ROM.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] howard bamber:
Good advice

Sent by backwards engineered alien technology.....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tortoracer:
search for the device and find the offocial stock zip file for the current version of android you have. press and hold both volume buttons, and the power button for a few seconds then release, use the volume down button to go to recovery, and hope safestrap or similar comes up...it becomes pretty self explainatory. post if you have questions
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonypro:
plz help i have nand backup on my flash drive and my phone(xperia U) bircked (stuck at startup pic) and i can't go to CWM recovery so i can't restore i tried to reinstall a kernal and it didn't work is there a way to restore it from pc?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bob_ross:
This is really getting on my nerves and seems to happen at random. I type out a long text, go back and tap a word the is spelled wrong and *poof* it replaces the entire text (or most of it) with the new word. How come this is happening? :confused:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] CNexus:
What build version are you on? MA6, MB1, or MD4? I think I heard that this issue was fixed with the MC3 leak/MD4 OTA.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Cbass15:
Swiftkey solves all problems.. ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bob_ross:
Stock 4.1.2 MB1

How do I enable that?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Aweshocked:
SwiftKey is a keyboard on the playstore and im it using right now on neon theme,

When you hear that apps are worth the money, this app is beyond worth the money.

Of course u can get cracked (not encouraging) but to get the best updates I finally bought it.

It has amazing autocorrect, and it learns how you type to finish your sentences for you, it even records where you usually hit buttons instead of where you should and adapts to it (typing heat map below)

Highly recommend it
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] erik111111:
Figured out a way to use blink feed with 3rd party launchers (at least ADW, I assume others can as well)

Using ADW, i created a custom shortcut to an activity. That activity was the Sense 5 launcher. When I click the shortcut it takes me to blink feed.

I deleted all the sense 5 launcher pages except blink feed.

When I hit home it goes back to my ADW home.

Will post screen shots tonight.

Maybe this is common knowledge.....if so sorry.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] d.cortez:
i'm using Lightning launcher and i was able to do the same. thanks for sharing!
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] erik111111:
Actually to clarify, it looks like the activity shortcut I was using is from the Apex launcher i also have on the phone.. It just shows as a choice in the ADW custom shortcut menu. I also notice an activity shortcut form Nova launcher in there too.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] d.cortez:
lol, which is exactly the same setup as my device ( i have Apex as a backup launcher). nonetheless, i like having access to blinkfeed (right now).
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] sa.guly10:
Thanks dude.. Was of gr8 help..
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Tw1tchy:
Anyone confirm it works on Nova? Not on wifi so I can't download it.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] erik111111:
Sure does.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Jrbourque:
Thank you for this. Only real advantage to sense launcher is blink feed imo
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] erik111111:
Agreed
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] ratchetjaw:
So is it working as an app with the 3rd party launcher? Is that what your saying
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] erik111111:
Sort of. It is really just an icon to switch between sense 5 and the 3rd party launcher. You will remain in the sense 5 launcher until you hit the home button. However, I see no reason to stay in sense 5 except for blinkfeed, so yes, I am using it like an app and deleted all the non blinkfeed homescreens and dock icons. Of course sense 5 doesn't let you delete the app drawer icon so that is still there.

You retain full functionality of the blinkfeed page (clock/weather/and blinkfeed options). You can still tap the weather and get details, tap the clock to get world times, etc.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] pierceheart:
Along those lines, anyone know how to get the original HTC 4x2 weather flip clock into a launcher OTHER than Sense, such as nova launcher? Not as a downloaded widget from the play store, but the one I could add to the Sense additional home screens.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] d.cortez:
I've been able to get access to most all of the Sense widgets when using Lightning Launcher...
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Jrbourque:
I set my activity to a gesture. So I pinch to zoom and it jumps into blink feed
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] CXENTE:
Will it work, with TSF Shell? If so. How :)
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Jrbourque:
Anyone figure out a work around to get the status bar to be transparent like when using sense launcher
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Team hammer:
genius

this has made my day knowing i can use blinkfeed with anything on my phone, but i dont know how to create a custom shortcut to an activity and where to delete all the sense things, sorry im proper noob. thank you for any help u can give me mate.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] erik111111:
Sure, I can help.

What launcher are you using?
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] ARWINGG:
mee2!!wanna have blinkfeed in TSF launcher!!!:fingers-crossed:

but i guess not working
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Nx Biotic:
This should help you out.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Biotic.flip

An app im working on. Plz leave feedback on google play since i dont hang around in these forums.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Nick281051:
Never mind. Delete.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Nx Biotic:
Ok? Idk how helping is considered spamming.

But I did word it like a spammer lol.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] spect21:
seems to work great on Nova, thanks for sharing!
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] jasonrak:
If someone could be so kind as to post steps using Nova Launcher on how to properly set this up I would greatly appreciate it. New to Android and theming. Hey everyone's gotta start somewhere, right? ;)
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] erik111111:
Long press nova homescreen

then Select Shortcuts

the Select Activities

then Select HTC Blinkfeed

then Select the "HTC Blinkfeed" activity that has the caption "Launcher". (There are a several activities called "Blinkfeed" and HTC "Blinkfeed" just make sure you get the one that says "Launcher" in the small text caption.

That is it. Done reallly, but to clean things up, once in blink feed, delete all the icons from the dock and delete all the other Sense homescreens.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Nx Biotic:
My HTC Flip for Blinkfeed app on google play is the simplest and easiest setup. Its aimed towards users who dont want Nova and want that swipe ability for any launcher.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.NxIndustries.Flip
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] SovPanda:
Can you post the apk? I wanna test it with a non-htc running blinkfeed
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Nx Biotic:
I can garuntee u it works as i use it in my Razr but since its a paid app, i cannot
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] SovPanda:
Oh darn didn't see that, I'll reinstall blinkfeed and see if the "device not compatible" message is gone
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] infotiger:
How to make it work under Google launcher?
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] SovPanda:
Darn still device incompatible with s3 4.4cm11 using blinkfeed from

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2735764
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] BLEK0TA:
Is any solution for run blinkfeed on tsf launcher?
[HTC EVO 3D] tubit:
yesterday i bought used htc evo 3d cdma (sprint) LOCKED and S-ON

then i update the phone using OTA update

now my software version is 2.95

hboot 1.58

i want to unlock my bootloader via HTC site

but i failed on step 13

nothing happened after i type fastboot flash unlocktoken Unlock_code.bin on command prompt

from guide here post number #3 regarding step 13 error i should use RUU to update my software and not use OTA update

if my software version already 2.95 so i need to find newer software right?

i search here then i download 3.28 for asia as there is no 3.28 for sprint at all

could i use 3.28 asia to update my phone?

or there is another RUU that suits for my phone?

TY
[HTC EVO 3D] Autoground:
I'm in the same boat. I would use the tool mentioned, but I am not running Linux.

Are there any other options?

I'm stuck on 2.95, with hBoot 1.58, and no access to recovery. I can't run any RUUs. It's as if Sprint has won the battle against me. : (

Sweet jesus I hate the Virgin Mobile stock rom.

How can I escape it? How? HOW?!

---------- Post added at 01:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:05 PM ----------

I was very lucky in that I found the old fastboot files from the last time I rooted my phone.

The new HTC program messes up the workflow, so that the final submission to the command line doesn't work (like Tubit said). If people can use the QADERSO files, they can be alright, though. the HTCDev workflow, however, is broken for the time being.

---------- Post added at 01:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:13 PM ----------

well, much good it did me.

I'm now s-off and unlocked, but i can't get recovery or superuser to install
[HTC EVO 3D] Brian706:
http://db.tt/9VEkAHRe

Rename and delete everything before PG86IMG.zip

Places on the root of sd card. Boot into bootloader. When asked to update hit volume up to say yes. That will flash recovery.

Then enter recovery and flash superSU

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
[HTC EVO 3D] James L:
Go to your settings and turn fastboot off than try again.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CZ Eddie:
I'd like to remove these apk's (just because I'm a slim/neat freak).

Google Partner Setup (GooglePartnerSetup.apk).

Google Play Services (GmsCore.apk)

Google Key Chain (KeyChain.apk)

Market Feedback Agent (GoogleFeedback.apk)

Can I get of all (or some) of them? Or will it cause ROM/Google account problems?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jayRokk:
Freeze them with titanium backup.

If market or anything acts up, just unfreeze :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] CZ Eddie:
I've done that. But it's hard to know what to blame on them, when something does happen.

I've seen the phone go a couple days without any issues when all were frozen. And I've also seen random "odd" issues that I can't blame on anything specifically.

But who knows what/how/when freeze issues may crop up, when you don't know specifically how these items interact with the phone and when/how they are used. :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jayRokk:
I've personally froze keychain and had no bad effects for a long time.

Keep them frozen. Might be battery savers on the long run :)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Cusa:
I usually remove all of them and I haven't encountered any issues thus far.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] polobunny:
Don't touch GmsCore if you don't want to lose functionality. It interacts with the Play Store, Youtube and other apps. Others are perfect to freeze though.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] johhnyhotrocks:
My compass has stopped working and i need it for my job! I have tried calibration, figure of eight etc, removing the battery, removing the back cover but all to no avail. I have even done the jelly bean update but still not working.

Has anyone got any ideas?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] johhnyhotrocks:
Anyone got a clue with this, I am pulling my hair out now !
[LG Optimus 4X HD] DesertHawk:
Repair?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] johhnyhotrocks:
Yep you were right, sent it off for repair and they changed the pcb!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] engelsione:
I just got the new HTC One and I am going to give my wife my rooted Evolte.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] EVOMIKE025:
The answer is no, but if you just factory reset, it will wipe your internal memory, also you may end up not having a rom installed. If you're trying to make it near stock, I would download stock rooted rom, wipe everything, then flash.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] engelsione:
Cool, the phone is just rooted, not running a custom rom. I just wanted to keep root for tethering. But I need to wipe data so My wife can upload her accounts and settings
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] fastmikey1969:
The Rom is on the /system/ partition so it shouldn't be affected when you do the factory reset.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
^This. The only way you'll wipe the ROM is to do a system wipe in recovery.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] EVOMIKE025:
That is right because I accidentally hit factory reset and it just wiped my internal sd. Like said though, if you want a fresh phone, factory reset
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Delakit:
You WILL NOT lose root by preforming any wipes through recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] hamzer11:
I was curious if the same trick would work so if anyone can validate that would be great.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2014982
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] muqali:
It'd be awesome if it did.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] C0mbe:
It does not work, at least not that I can find.. The menu works but I can't find any info or selectable options for the network lock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rajeshr:
Wasn't the option removed with the 4.1.2 version of the Note 2 - i.e. you had to downgrade to 4.1.1 to get that trick to work. If so, I'd assume that Samsung would roll the code that removed it into the S4.

Too bad - it was so easy to unlock the S3 and Note 2! :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] JUSMEJOSE:
Doesn't work .... after 4.1.2 update it does not work ... you have to be 4.1.1 in order to work ...already tried it today from my customer and nope
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] cybershawngates:
how soon do you suppose we'll get a sim unlock for AT&T galaxy s4?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Android3220:
Umm you can buy unlock for like $29.99 but after you upload a video of yourself doing it they will give you a refund of $20.00. I used http://www.FastGSM.com . Yes it works on the att i337. I just did it with one of my upgraded line.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sk8trix:
I hope theres a way to unlock this device thriugh the software that was such a treat when we were able to do it on the S3
[General Accessories] rune:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=15583

Finally some competition.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nvertigo:
It was working when she got it. Suddenly on wednesday morning, it says "restricted access changed" and when she tries to select T-mobile as carrier it says not permitted on sim card. She went into tmobile and they checked the IMEI and it turns out the user reported it lost. She called the seller and he says he didn't do anything and is not answering calls now.

Is there anything she can do? Go to the police? wrong forum?

Guessing it could also have been a stolen phone that the guy sold off right away and the original owner just reported it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flyestAC:
Unless the owner that reported it stolen calls back to T-Mobile and says it wasn't stolen there is nothing you can do. I would stay away from the police since your friend has received stolen property. Unless they want to give it back to the owner.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nvertigo:
she got scammed, and has the phone number and craigslist listing, and the fact that the original owner already reported it stolen. Why stay away from cops?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flyestAC:
Because receiving stolen property is a crime? Do what you want with the criminal aspect of it, but you won't be able to use that device until it comes off the lost/stolen list. Sorry.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rtan73:
Receiving stolen property

knowingly

is a crime. You basically got scammed so there's no issue in reporting it to the police. Chances are however, they will do nothing to help you. It will probably be more of a hassle for you, and you won't get your money back or the status of the phone changed, but, it may stop the person from doing it to someone else.

Sorry but I think your friend is out of luck.

Buying used phones is fine but I would limit it to either people I know or actual businesses not individuals. I bought mine on Ebay, but through a retailer that have sold thousands of phones with good seller feedback.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] faehsemc:
You can go straight to the cops, does she have a receipt or bill of sale at all? That's the biggest thing. If she does then she shouldn't be in trouble
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Casper34:
Very true. If she has a confirmation or receipt for the sale, then she should be good. Ya, it could be a hassle, is it worth it? Is it worth stopping this a-hole from doing this to someone else?

This biggest thing is, was the phone stolen or lost from a different person other then the seller? I am sure t-mobile can trace the original owner through the imei number.

Sent from my PACmaned SCH-I535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] GTablet:
I have bought several phones from individuals on craigslist; to avoid the situation you describe here you must do one simple thing. Before you by the phone pull the battery, call verizon customer service. Read the EIN number to them and they will tell you if the phone has been reported stolen. If the seller refuses to let you do this then you can assume the phone is stolen… don't walk… run away!

Verizon is happy to provide this information to you and you are assured that you are getting a clean phone.

Hope this helps in future purchases.

Rick
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PaulG1488:
The issue was with tmobile not Verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rtan73:
The problem with that strategy is that the phone was not reported as stolen until after she already had purchased the phone. Most people do not report their phone stolen right away because they are hoping that they will still find it. In that time someone can sell the phone which still has a clean ESN. It wouldn't become bad until the original owner reported it which is probably what happened in her case. The phone had a clean ESN days after she purchased it.

It does bring up an interesting thought. At what point does the ESN transfer to the new account? It would have to at some point, otherwise someone who owned the phone 4 years ago could still report it stolen. And it could be not immediately otherwise there would be no point in being able to report it stolen because the person who stole it would have control over the ESN just be activating it.

I'll have to ask a friend who's a manager of Sprint store.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PaulG1488:
On Verizon the esn always remains in the history of your account even if you clear it for sell and is used by another account.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rtan73:
I know they have a history of it, but at one point ownership had to be transferred like a car. Otherwise I could sell my phone to someone then report it stolen 2 years later which would make the phone obsolete without the actual owners permission or knowledge. Or, if the phone had several owners it can't be that all of the previous owners have the right to claim it as stolen indefinetly. There has to be a time limit to when a new account is linked to an ESN and the old account holder no longer can claim it as stolen. That would be the time frame that a person would have to sell a stolen phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] PaulG1488:
As long as it's active on your account it's safe but if you take it off an active line it can still be activated or reported stolen from a previous owner. I had it happen to me before. The time gap was around 2 years or so.