yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Thanks, I wasn't catching on to the vanilla part, I haven't touched anything vanilla so I didn't know the difference, so vanilla basically means stripped down android and leaving nothing but google? Like I said I haven't messed with vanilla ROMs to know what their deal is, they didn't have enough versatility or goodies in the vanilla ROMs that I've ran across so I've really paid them no attention.
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
Not exactly leaving nothing but Google. It is pure android with nothing else added. No skins like touchwiz or sense, no carrier/oem apps. Basically it's Android with a blank slate. What you get out of the box with a Nexus device is vanilla Android.
[General Questions and Answers] db579:
Thanks, yes you're correct vanilla AOSP seems to be what I was after. Appreciate the additional clarification.

Yes that would be exactly what I want! (Just running on my S5 :D )
[General Questions and Answers] User17745:
Ohh... sorry, my bad.[emoji16]

You see, what I usually do before flashing a new ROM, I go to the storage options in the settings and wipe the internal storage so I could start as a new.

I guess that's what must have confused me [emoji28]

But hey, my answer turned out to be half correct :)

And yea, I also think that he/she was asking about the user files like music, documents and all.

My apologies.[emoji28]

Sent from my A18+ with Tapatalk ^-^
[General Questions and Answers] db579:
Thanks for that link that does seem like the closest to what I want so I'll give it a go. One question, if I install the beta will I get updates OTA to the stable release when it's available or should I wait for it?
[General Questions and Answers] Vijay Raghavan:
Custom Rom

i have around 40 apps and root acess with many xposed modules installed. Is there a way i can restore all these after i flash a custom rom?
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Easiest way is to do a batch back-up with Titanium, then store the back-ups on SD (emulated on the device, or microSD if your phone has a slot) or computer, then restore them when you've flashed a new ROM. Titanium can also create a zip of your backups that's flashable through recovery. The latter method is very convenient when playing with different ROMs.
[General Questions and Answers] Vijay Raghavan:
Xposed?

But what about xposed and its modules?
[General Questions and Answers] Lol Fol:
I have even tried that, killing all the applications and then after certain time like 2-3 min it gets up ...........
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
The Xposed installer and modules will carry over as long as you include them in your backup/restore. I think you might have to reinstall the framework (BusyBox too), and maybe re-enable modules, but once you do that, it'll all be the way it was.

I should warn you though that this can cause problems if you're using modules meant for specific devices or brands. You should disable all the modules (settings should remain) before doing the back-up so you can re-enable them one at a time in case one causes an issue. That way you can easily identify what's causing the issue.
[General Questions and Answers] archit799:
Please help me with lollipop custom rom for micromax doodle 3 a102. Pleaseeee
[General Questions and Answers] Megaflop666:
Scroll through here and see what s5 Roms are available for your device. There is a cm12 alpha that may work for yours. It's good, and mostly solid. Last I test drove it in my s5 the only things that didn't work was camera and NFC. If you're looking for a lollipop build that is close to aosp, give it a try.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
A lot of the major custom ROMs release OTA updates, just depends on the ROM, CM does do updates.

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I gave him a link to a beta build that is as stable as he's gonna get for now
[General Questions and Answers] Megaflop666:
OK? I gave him a link to all the XDA s5 Roms. I am aware of the entire conversation. The beta build has the same problems as the alpha, I used it just last week. Please stop trying to have the last word on every post in this thread. There's lots of people who come in here to help and you have notoriously, for weeks, jumped on everything, even when you have no experience with the device.
[General Questions and Answers] db579:
Thanks, got the CM12 beta up and running and does indeed seem to be pretty much what I was looking for and stable enough to use. Thanks.

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Could you point me to the known issues with the Beta Build? Only been using it for a couple of hours but other than Google Authenticator all my apps and settings seem to work just fine so far.
[General Questions and Answers] ryannandan:
I have galaxy y... I installed custom rom bt my wifi is not turning on.. Please help... And i installed touchwiz resurrection.... :confused::confused:
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Whatever, I saw the alpha also but the beta was better and the stablest daily driver compared to the alpha and the rest of the S5 ROMs here that fit what he was looking for, I was only telling you that he had what he was looking for already as you can tell from his post, your suggestion was welcome, it just didn't serve his purpose, that's all.

Did I help him? Yes. Did he find what he was looking for? Yes. Was he happy with what he got? Yes. Enough said.

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You people have got to understand and accept that the source of the answer does not matter one bit, experience isn't everything, my ability to reason has served me better than those that were years ahead of me in virtually everything I've ever done, this is and will be no different, you don't have to like it but that's the way it is. Dealing with new devices is called "learning" and that is how experience is gained, if I only stuck to devices I have had personal experience with then I would only know about a handful of devices, that is too slow for me, my IQ can't handle a pace like that, so I reach further, live with it, its not changing.
[General Questions and Answers] Lord AJ:
I don't understand what u mean by cancelling data usage but from what I understand, u want to get back the data u already consumed for an incomplete download or something . This is not possible as the data that was consumed has brought u the content (even though it may not be of any use to you as its downloaded partially) but the content has been downloaded and your operator has already counted that much data in your usage. You can however minimize data usage using data compression features in browsers like opera, uc, chrome etc. Also you cab set a limit within your phone itself on exceeding which your data connection will be automatically disabled. You could also use other data/network monitoring apps to further save data.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I linked him to Zedomax's site if you didn't notice, I'd say his word can be trusted pretty well, wouldn't you [emoji6]
[General Questions and Answers] Lord AJ:
You might want to manually backup the folder where the xposed modules are downloaded. Just copy this folder :

sdcard/Android/data/ de.robv.android.xposed.installer/files

Inside the files folder all your downloads are saved. Also some earlier versions downloaded the apks to the download folder in your sdcard so u might want to check this up too. (I'm not very sure of this thing though )
[General Questions and Answers] schlager P.:
no what I meant was a limit per app,I know it's impossible to get data back, but to make sure it doesn't happen again. is there an app that monitors and if necessary limits specified apps data?

Sent from the den of inequity
[General Questions and Answers] ukemeglitter:
Samsung Core

Hi guys can anyone tell me the best ROM for galaxy core pls...
[General Questions and Answers] db579:
I installed the CM12 Beta build linked above by using Odin to Flash Philz Recovery and then installing the cm12.zip file. I thought this was enough to give me Root also and indeed in the settings menu I see Super User (although it appears greyed out I can edit all the settings). However, requesting any app runs as root gives me an error message that my phone is not rooted. Do I need to do something else or enable it somehow? (Ideally without wiping the phone again?) Or is this simply a bug as it's still in beta?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I thought you might miss that, the article where you got the ROM says to flash superuser through recovery, did you do that?
[General Questions and Answers] db579:
I did but that seemed to install ChainFires SuperSu app rather than using the Super User built into CM12 and the app didn't actually open when when I pressed it/appeared to do nothing so I wiped and reinstalled without it.
[General Questions and Answers] Lord AJ:
If you're rooted you could use firewall apps to completely restrict apps from accessing the internet. Another way is to use apps like Onavo count or Mobile counter to monitor and reduce data usage. Also you'll find a list of some decent apps that might solve your problem

here .
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
You can also go to your system settings under data usage and turn the background data off in each app.

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Did that solve your issue, when you flashed superSU did you use the one from the article v2.30? It may also depend if you flashed it before or after the ROM, if you flashed superSU then your ROM then factory reset then it probably wiped out the superSU, try doing all the wipes then flashing superSU then rom and gapps but don't wipe after flashing then reboot.
[General Questions and Answers] bigbabo:
I already recomended that while back and it turned out that its not meant for that

MY NOTE 3 BETTA THAN YOURZ ?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Sorry, didn't read back, is he trying to restrict apps while they are in use?
[General Questions and Answers] bigbabo:
Yup he doesnt want certain apps to use no more than he wants them to use so if he wants blabla.apk to ise 2gigs for the month thats it no more he wants it to stop using data once 2gigs are up

MY NOTE 3 BETTA THAN YOURZ ?

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No need for sorry brother its all good

MY NOTE 3 BETTA THAN YOURZ ?
[General Questions and Answers] xlokkz:
Thanks guys. Thanks a lot

Now I want to know that will it format my external sd storage
[General Questions and Answers] z3ratoss:
Windows explorer not seeing any files or folders

i completely wiped my phone, and flashed root, twr and cataclysm rom 5.0.1 + gapps.

When i plug my phone into my laptop i can only see the folder Ringtones in windows explorer and i cant create move files

the phone is shown as "android composite adb" in the device manager

i used the 15 seconds adb/fastboot

How do i fix this?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
No it won't format your ext sd, if it did it would wipe out the ROM zips that you have stored there and it would also wipe out any backups that you've made. Its required and completely safe to factory reset/wipe data, wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache, if you did not do these when switching ROMs you would have problems or it would create a bootloop or even brick your device, you don't have anything to fear, just make sure you save any personal data like apps you've installed yourself, photos, and things like that (anything that you put on it tha t didn't come factory installed) use something like titanium backup or a similar app and it will backup your personal data, after you flash your ROM you can put all your personal stuff back in place, put anything you want to save on your ext and you'll be good to go.

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I've never bothered with anything like that, seems like more trouble than its worth. Never even considered the possibility, I'm unlimited so its not an issue for me, though I DO get throttled after a certain amount. In my opinion its best to just limit your usage yourself instead of limiting the apps because once the limit is reached the app is useless which can be inconvenient depending on the app.
[General Questions and Answers] xlokkz:
OK. Actually I have tried each and every thing on my phone other then installing a rom so wanted to know all the pro and cons of installing a rom

Umm can I just wipe cache and do a factory reset and then insert my sd card and then again reboot into my recovery and then install zip from external sd card?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
That's too much trouble and a complete waste of time, it won't change your results, it is the standard for everyone here to boot to recovery, do all the wipes then flash rom and gapps then wipe again and reboot, but don't forget to make your nandroid backup in recovery before you wipe and flash new ROM, your ext sd card is completely safe, its only purpose is to store roms and backups during your flashing process.
[General Questions and Answers] ukemeglitter:
Hey guys I already asked for help and no one helped me.

I rooted my Samsung galaxy core and I need help getting the suitable and the latest ROM for it.

Can someone help me pls... It's galaxy core I8262
[General Questions and Answers] mrrocketdog:
if you go to 'all forums' and click on the magnifying glass-looking-thingy , and type in your device model and carrier , it will pull up a plethora of ROMs that you can look thru.

good luck.:thumbup:

"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
[General Questions and Answers] OD Sh:
Help Problem with the recovery mode

i did post this on a different thread but im afraid that the other thread is just for questions not for problems so allow me to post here again :o

now i'm quite familiar with the whole rooting flashing thing , but i consider myself a newbi so today decided to install a flash Rom (Liquid-JB-v3.0-BETA-GalaxySL-JSS15Q-Alpha1). to my unrooted samsung glaxy SL i9003.

so i've rooted it via odin3 v1.85 the PDA file was (JXKP3-CFROOT-25-05-2012) since my frimware is i9003JXkp3, then i copied the Rom files to my phone SD. and i made a Nandroid back up and it went well So far so good right

in order to install the new Rom i had to go into recovery mode and wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition and from advance etc...

and thats what ive done or i wanted to do i was able to go into recovery mode and i did but for unknown reason when ever i wanted to do anything in the recovery mode like wipe data, rebooting system , backing up and restore or even turning the power off nothing worked it would just show me the CWM logo and thats it i waited for more than hour but nothing happened .

ive tride every button the power button, but it would take me back to the main menu( the recovery menu), i removed the battery and turned on the phone normally but it went to the recovery mode its like a boot loop but on a recovery mode.

and thats my problem ive looked every where about my problem but i couldnt find it. any ideas why did this happen and if you can help me with this

(sorry for my English)
[General Questions and Answers] G8D:
Anyone able to help?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Have you tried reflashing recovery or another recovery or even a touch recovery like TWRP or CWM touch? How are you booting into recovery? Are you using an app or extended power menu with boot options? Or are you using the button method, I'm only asking because sometimes using apps or other options to boot to recovery doesn't boot it properly and can interfere with recognizing your ext sd or selecting options in recovery, if you are bootlooping have you tried restoring your nandroid backup? If you can't get it to boot properly or if another recovery or ROM doesn't work or if your nandroid doesn't restore properly then about all I can say is odin back to full stock and start with root over again then check to make sure you are using the right version of recovery so that you know the ROM flashes correctly, are your hardkey buttons sticking? The power buttons can sometimes be partially sticking and cause it to make selections you didn't intend, not saying that's your problem, just covering the bases to eliminate possibilities. Are you sure the recovery you used is specifically for your device? Are you sure you did everything right up to that point, its always been easier for me to just go back to stock and start over versus troubleshooting what I'm dealing with in those kinds of cases, sometimes you can make things worse trying to manipulate what you already have, so I play it safe instead of being sorry. Someone here may have a better idea or suggestion for you, I'm only answering you because noone else has and I know it sucks not getting some kind of response.
[General Questions and Answers] LLG BAD HABIT CC:
Is it possible?

Is it possible to unlock a Sprint SPH-L720 to work with a Verizon Wireless sim card? I have searched, and all I have found is for international unlock and t-moble/AT&T. If it is possible, could someone please direct me to a guide so that I can learn? Otherwise, I guess I'm left with nothing more than a test unit/toy. Thanks in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Are you looking to go GSM with your phone? Why does it have to be a Verizon SIM? If you're trying to switch to international GSM you just need to unlock, does it have to be a VZW SIM for a particular reason?

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Have you looked at this? Its for unlocking to use with any carrier.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FWQN0zfV6w8

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Ill try to help you with this but SIM unlocking a phone puts it into GSM mode and can only be used on a GSM network/carrier, Verizon is CDMA+Lte, their devices only natively use a SIM to regulate 4gLte data on their networks, I'm not certain but I don't think what you are looking for is possible, however, the Verizon version of your phone is unlocked as is, if it is a must for you to have an unlocked device then trade or sell the one you have to get the Verizon phone, just a suggestion to save you time and aggravation.
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
Verizon and Sprint don't play nice with each other. Turn your phone into a media player, or just sell it and buy something that works with Verizon.
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
Yep. And like I said when he first started asking a couple of days ago, there is no way to do it.

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Kind of. Put the extSD card in first. Go to recovery and wipe, then install the ROM.

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Actually, this is incorrect.

The standard is to wipe first, then flash. That's it. No more wiping.

Almost every ROM zip wipes dalvik and cache (plus system of course) during the install. So doing a factory reset (wipes dalkvik, cache, and also data) gives you your first wipe. The others are extra, and usually unnecessary. Wiping your data partition once is enough.

Also, putting the ROM onto your exSD and flashing it in recovery is by far the easiest way IMO.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I know it isn't necessary, but many users including myself do the extra wipe after just for safe measure, it doesn't hurt anything and ensures that nothing is left behind just in case, kind of a better safe than sorry kind of thing, I've skipped the extra wipes before just to avoid wiping something that I've flashed that doesnt go in system partition when flashed, merely precautionary measures, not out of necessity. I haven't encountered any issues from wiping before and after and I've never heard anybody having an issue from it, are there any that I or anyone else need to be aware of, there's a first time for everything and I'd rather know beforehand instead of waiting until the moment then finding an issue. I would appreciate some illiteration if there are any potential hazards any of us need to be aware from this practice.

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On my S2 I always used a format all x2 zip before flashing a ROM then did the normal wipes, never had a problem and in some cases it even got me better results, why I couldn't tell you, but it worked, that's why I picked up the practice of the extra wipes.

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Why did that quote myself? I didn't select it, I selected edit. Tapa acts weird sometimes, it used to give me all my notifications but it skips some now, it also used to come back to where I was at by default when I opened it but it doesn't now, I haven't put any time into debugging that, it hasn't bothered me enough to worry with.

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Why did you say its by far easier to put ROM zips on ext sd then flash in recovery, where was it suggested any different, that's the only way I've ever done it other than a few stock rooted roms that were odin flashable. I haven't encountered any need to use adb or fastboot on any of my devices, other than just familiarize myself with the process.
[General Questions and Answers] stantheandroidman:
so im trying to do something with my tablet in adb and when i type adb devices and click enter it says: list of devices attached. i tried figuring this out and i was supposed to have a rsa key prompt when i plugged in my tablet with usb debugging enabled but it never popped up. i do have usb debugging enabled and i have adb version 1.0.32 if that helps. how do i fix this?
[General Questions and Answers] :
Try this:

1. Open the command line and execute this:

adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb usb

2. Make sure USB Debugging is enabled on your tablet, and then plug it into your PC.

3. Execute this:

adb devices

...which should give you something like this:

List of devices attached

[multiple numbers] device

If you get this:

List of devices attached

...without any device listed, it means that ADB isn't picking up your tablet.

If ADB over USB doesn't work out for you, you can try using ADB Konnect to use it over WiFi.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
This may be a silly question but its commonly overlooked, are you sure you have the right adb drivers installed correctly on your pc? What usb cord are you using, is it a stock cable? Have you tried different usb ports? Might not apply in your case, just saying.
[General Questions and Answers] bigbabo:
It does i quoted myself earlier too lol

MY NOTE 3 BETTA THAN YOURZ ?
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
I said it was easier because I misread your post. My mistake. When you said too much hassle, I thought you were talking about the flash method. Reading again I see you weren't saying that at all.

And when I talked about the wiping, I was just saying it is not the standard. I know a lot of people do it. Most don't though. It's unnecessary. There is no problem with doing it, but one time I saw someone tell another user to wipe after the flash, and he did a full wipe including format system. That was bad. lol