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[General Questions and Answers] automaddux:
I've got a question, why does Google Play Services consume the bulk of my battery. I currently own the new Moto X but this also happened with my N5 I had before this. I tried unsyncing some of the google services that I don't use in the accounts settings but it is still at the top of my battery consumption.
[General Questions and Answers] jdsingle76:
Google a list of apps that are safe to remove and start gutting her phone. It appears there are apps running in android system that may be draining her battery. Try that, and as the last poster said, batteries aren't that expensive, so if that doesn't work it may be worth it to get a new battery. Good luck!
[General Questions and Answers] :
This is because of the way the Play Store is constantly connecting to the server, looking for updates on apps you've installed as well as updates to the Play Store app itself. Generally speaking, the more apps you have installed, the more battery life will be consumed by Google Play Services.

Try blocking off all internet connection for a short time period and see if the battery drain is still as bad as before.
[General Questions and Answers] automaddux:
ok but if I ask it to not auto-update the apps then would it still drain the battery?
[General Questions and Answers] sdzr:
HTC desire Z stuck in bootloop?

So i just flashed a ROM (did the standard wipe data/cache/dalvik cache) but when i rebooted, my phone just goes up to the htc logo but then reboots. I manage to get into the bootloader butwhen i enter recovery (CWM recovery) it reboots even when in recovery mode. Help please? :/

Wait... i think i've recovred my phone :) Just reflashed the stock froyo rom from the bootloader (PC10IMG.zip thingy) :)
[General Questions and Answers] mike415r:
Please answer my question above !
[General Questions and Answers] cresch07:
Keepin On

That is a possibility. I wouldn't think that would eat that much power though. Her phone acts like its trying to charge while watching Netflix at full brightness on 4G. I switched the batteries about 6 hours ago with no appreciable effect, right now I'm trying to use Philz Recovery to root it so I can use WakeLock Detector to its full potential. Maybe a game she downloaded is pinging the CPU?
[General Questions and Answers] Planterz:
It can. Where I work is not only a black hole for cell signals, the building is almost a Faraday cage. If I'm in the lobby, I get 4G LTE, but deeper inside it's usually on HSPA+, and sometimes it drops to E or even 1x or cuts out entirely. And it really chews through my battery.
[General Questions and Answers] :
Theoretically, no. However, it could possibly still drain the battery more than you'd prefer, but most likely the drain would be significantly less than before.

:good:
[General Questions and Answers] kingsasha:
help please

I have an xperia Z2 running on android 4.4.4 latest update

Is there any app that can change the font without root?plz help
[General Questions and Answers] bredzy:
LG OPTIMUS G PRO not turning on after trying to fix CWM boot loop.

Can anyone help? I think i bricked my LG OPtimus G pro. I had installed a custom rom but then the camera was not working. So I did a restore of a backup i had done of stock rom. The phone then went into CWM recovery boot loop. I then downloaded a and flashed file called "exitrecovery.zip" and now the phone does not power on at all!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] harshhemnani:
Go into recovery, wipe data, cache and dalvik cache

Then flash the custom ROM again
[General Questions and Answers] Polyparadox:
Thanks you :good:

Ja ich spreche Deutsch :)
[General Questions and Answers] neptu39701:
Xperia L freeze

HI

my xperia l hangs while i'm playing or watching movies etc

and i have to remove battery and insert it again.

and when i flash new rom ,it works good ,after 2 weeks hang begins.
[General Questions and Answers] bredzy:
The phone does not turn on.. It does not respond to POWER + VOL up to go into recovery mode. :(
[General Questions and Answers] RuggedHunter:
Can your computer see the device when plugged in?

AT&T S4 i337 > SafeRoot > SafeStrap 3.71 > HyperDrive RLS12

Tasker-ized
[General Questions and Answers] bredzy:
When I plug it in USB the computer searches for drivers and tries to install but fails. Thats all it does in terms of recognizing it.
[General Questions and Answers] RuggedHunter:
I have never bricked a phone, so my advice should be taken with a grain of salt...and researched thoroughly on your own before acting.

With that said, I think the computer recognized your device since it tried to install drivers. If you can get those drivers installed on your computer, you might be able to use ADB or fastboot to push a recovery to your device again.

There are much more experienced users on this topic than I am. Hopefully one will chime in.

I think you're soft bricked, but able to recover.

AT&T S4 i337 > SafeRoot > SafeStrap 3.71 > HyperDrive RLS12

Tasker-ized
[General Questions and Answers] bredzy:
I hope its soft bricked lol.. cause I just bought this phone and really cant afford another lol. so which drivers do I search for LG Optimus G pro ADB drivers?
[General Questions and Answers] PieOfJustice:
Thanks. I noticed that ANJ3, ANK4 and ANJ7 seem to be used as the bootloader version when installed. I'm still unclear as to what they exactly stand for if anything. I thought maybe they were from certain versions of Android. Like ANJ3 would be Android Jellybean v3. Maybe not though as there isn't really a clear indication as to why they are really used like that. Thanks for trying to help out!
[General Questions and Answers] Megaflop666:
Divers here

Good luck, I bricked one of those and they're a pain to work with. I had to download some lg flashing software and an original firmware and jump all kinds of hoops to get it back.
[General Questions and Answers] arcreact:
I need help I m trying to unlock boot loader of my HTC desire x dual sim on windows 8.1

I have downloaded all required file i.e(fast boot file ) from htcdev.com

I have also installed SDK tool, HTC sync, java , adb divers on my PC

But when I enter fast boot mode of my mobile and plug it in with PC and type the command as given on the htcdev.com "fastboot oem lock_identifier_ token" and hit enter it always shows "waiting for device"

Plz .... Help me

How can I unlock boot loader of HTC desire x dual sim? Plz..... Help.....

:confused::(
[General Questions and Answers] Megaflop666:
Do you have the correct HTC drivers installed for your device to communicate properly?
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
First off, do you have USB Debugging enabled in Developer Options? You need to.

Secondly, uninstall HTC Sync. It doesn't play nice with ADB. I usually recommend to people install it and let it run to install the HTC drivers, then immediately uninstall it.

I hope this helps.
[General Questions and Answers] arcreact:
Yes I have installed HTC divers on my PC but I don't know that it is correctly install

Can u tell me how to install proper HTC divers and from where to get that divers

:confused:

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Yes I have enabled USB debugging of my phone

But now I will try unlocking after uninstalling htc sync
[General Questions and Answers] Megaflop666:
You usually download them from the manufacturers support website.
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
I've already told you how to get the drivers, but maybe you didn't notice. Download the HTC Sync software. Run it. The HTC drivers will install. Then uninstall HTC Sync.

Or, plugging in your phone to your PC will also install the drivers if you don't have them already (doesn't always work well).

Or from the HTC website, as [MENTION=5867243]Megaflop666[/MENTION] suggested.

You already have HTC drivers if you had HTC Sync installed. Do you perhaps have other drivers for Android devices installed on your PC that could be causing a conflict?

Just some info. Hopefully getting rid of Sync solved your issue.
[General Questions and Answers] arcreact:
i have tried everything but then also it is showing same "waiting for device"

plz help how to unlock it i.e. (bootloader of htc desire x dual sim)

:confused:
[General Questions and Answers] Irwenzhao:
This is what I do whenever my computer doesn't recognize my phone. (I'll assume you are using Windows 7)

1) Go to start menu, right click on Computer and press properties.

2) Plug your device into the computer.

3) Somewhere at the top right corner of the window, there will be a line called Device Manager. Click on it.

4) After entering Device Manager, find your device. It should have a name staying with HTC.

5) After you find your device, right click on it and Uninstall the driver.

6) After the driver is uninstalled, unplug your device, wait for a couple of seconds and plug it back in. It should start installing the proper driver.

This may or may or may not work. As stated above, this is my method.

Just for you from a Find 7a

#stayparanoid from Singapore

Do click the "Thanks" button if I helped!
[General Questions and Answers] v7:
This is my battery life on Xperia ZR 4.4.4

21hrs on battery

34%remaining

3hrs 20min SOT

Is this good??

I used messenger,whatsapp played some videos all on mobile network
[General Questions and Answers] pezza10:
I am currently running stock on my Samsung Galaxy S2 4G i9210T but I've been having issues where it will just restart itself randomly, maybe 5-10 times a day. This gets quite irritating and any help is appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] cresch07:
Know that feel

That happened back when I had my T-Mobile Galaxy S2. This is what worked for me:

1. Boot phone into download mode. (not recovery)

2. Use Odin to flash Philz Recovery

3. Reboot into recovery

4. Wipe Data/Factory Reset

5. Wipe Dalvik Cache/Wipe cache partition

6. Install new ROM

7. Enjoy!

MAybe you could try that? will it go in to download mode?

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That what I have to do every time I plug my phone in. It works.
[General Questions and Answers] :
[MENTION=5867207]vaisakhcr7[/MENTION], yes, in my opinion that battery life is fantastic!

[MENTION=5335196]pezza10[/MENTION], I actually have had this problem in the past - very annoying, isn't it? :eek: What fixed it for me was a full factory reset, so that's definitely the first thing I'm recommending to you.

:good:
[General Questions and Answers] arcreact:
I want to unlock my HTC Desire x dual SIM bootloader

When my phone is on then my pc recognises my phone but when I enter fastboot mode to unlock the bootloader then my pc don't recognises my phone I m using windows 8.1

Plz help ?
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
Please stop suggesting to people to use ODIN on non-Samsung devices.

ODIN is for Samsung phones only. Using it on other devices could potentially brick them.
[General Questions and Answers] cresch07:
Ok my bad. As far as I knew there was Odin, then there was a specific version of Odin for Samsung. Is there a similar program for other phones that I could have suggested?
[General Questions and Answers] galaxys4.2.2:
Galaxy s4 i337 at&t 4.2.2 root/app ops?

From what I looked up, I need to get 4.3 then root to get app ops?

Any guides on doing this?
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
No, there's not really a similar program, but ADB and fastboot works on all devices.
[General Questions and Answers] cresch07:
Yeah I know, I just think they're a pain compared to Odin. I was hoping there was something similar. Oh well then thanks anyways!
[General Questions and Answers] :
Well, just remember that we're on this site to learn to develop, and mastering ADB and fastboot is a very important step to the process. If I were you, I'd go ahead and get to work mastering ADB and fastboot as soon as possible so that you can help other people with it using your knowledge.

(For the record, I've already got ADB and fastboot down pat. ;))
[General Questions and Answers] cresch07:
Lol I've played with it in the past. Always gave up though. I think I'm gonna sit down with a ****ty phone, a case of Red Bull, and my laptop and give it another go. I've used ADB way back on my old Captivate to sideload apps but thats it.
[General Questions and Answers] cresch07:
root problems

ok so I'm trying to root a Boost Mobile SPH-710T. Tried flashing 2 different versions of Philz Recovery. Tried the TAR version of D2LTE and D2SPR 6.48.4 through ODin, then tried flashing ZIP through stock recovery. Every single time, I get this message.

E: Failed to verify whole-file signature

E: Signature verification failed.

I went to Philz Recovery Guide here on XDA, then I went to the "How to Install" link and followed that. At the bottom of that post is a link to philz download area. These are the ones I chose:

https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_...8.4-d2lte.zip/

https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_...d2lte.tar.md5/

https://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_...5.4-d2spr.zip/

(no link for it, but i downloaded the .tar for the above file as well) Attempted flashing the TAR files through Odin, and tried using the stock recovery to install the ZIPs. Same story every time. I even tried unchecking Auto-Reboot. Odin says PASS! but it still boots into stock recovery.
[General Questions and Answers] jone10:
Hi!

One simple, stupid question for now, is the "reboot recovery" option in CWM same as "reboot into recovery"? As I have to update my recovery to update my ROM. (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2463347). I currently have the CWM recovery but to flash the new ROM I'll have to change to TWRP.

Here are the steps mentioned in the OP:

"download and save the desired recovery zip file on SD card (internal or external)

start the phone in recovery mode (you can use even stock one)

to be sure that no shutdown occur during flash, please restart to recovery itself by a soft "reboot to recovery" (ignore if you are flashing from stock recovery)

go to install funcion and select on the SD card the previously saved zip file

Flash the zip file

In few seconds the flash will be complete

by selecting the right function Reboot the phone to recovery

check the new recovery and enjoy it!!"

Just want to make sure, this might be the dumbest question ever.
[General Questions and Answers] NightRaven49:
Don't fret.

Reboot Recovery = Reboot into Recovery for CWM.

And don't worry, this thread is n00b-friendly, so any question will do.
[General Questions and Answers] jone10:
Ok, thanks!

Another stupid question, in the ROM which I'm installing, a Wipe data/factory reset needs to be done. Does it wipe the internal sdcard or the external sdcard? Or just the system partition?
[General Questions and Answers] cresch07:
I think it only does the system partition. Also it wipes the save data for anything Goodle related. It will leave your files intact. Custom recoveries also usually give an option specifically for formating the SD Cards.
[General Questions and Answers] alemoazezo:
GPS keeps turning on by itself when I use data connection

Hi guys

I use a dual Sim phone running android 4.2.2 .

In last 2 month I have been dealing with this problem and it happens whenever I connect to 3g service and turn on data connection and then GPS turns on automatically . this is causing my battery to drain really fast.

i do not use any weather widget either

I tried every thing that I could

Turned off location services access (it keeps turning on by itself)

Used my Sim on another phone(it kept turning on GPS on that phone)

Tried factory reset . firmware reset nothing helps

Its weird because I don't have this problem when I use sim cards from other operators.

Any suggestions ?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] jone10:
Andd another question.

When I go to factory reset on TWRP there is a advanced wipe option where you can choose to wipe cache, dalvik cache etc. Does the factory reset automatically wipe data and caches aswell without selecting them on advanced wipe?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
The advanced wipe option is so you can wipe just the parts you need to solve issues, sometimes when an app or your device isn't working correctly you can use the advanced option to wipe cache or dalvik to get it straight without having to wipe everything and have to go thru setup again, there are other uses and reasons but what I mentioned is about the most common reason. Flash and do your standard wipe and you'll be good to go, just be sure of what you are wiping if you use the advanced.

Sent from my SCH-S968C
[General Questions and Answers] bredzy:
PHEWW!!! Was just about to try it. I have an LG optimus G pro e980. Which software can I use to do this?
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
It looks like your only options are get a replacement or use a jtag

Sent from my SCH-S968C
[General Questions and Answers] iOMonkey:
I'm using the XDA - Free app. When I get a notification for a subscribed thread, it brings me to the last read post. But from there I'm not able to go to another thread from there. I'd have to run the app again for it to bring me to the general fora. Is there a fix?
[General Questions and Answers] archie2001:
nandroid backup

Hi can anybody help me pls! I did a nandroid backup in twrp on my lg g3 and have accidently wiped the boot.emmc win +boot.emc win md 5 everything else is there. Is there anyrhing i can do,any help would be greatly appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] grandal666:
I need to bypass my old phones lock. The swipe has been input wrong more than 20x and is now asking for an answer to a question. It has been in my drawer for over two years so I do not have the slightest idea what the security question is. The phone is a u20i.
[General Questions and Answers] mrrocketdog:
if it has the drop down notification bar you can pull it down from the lock screen , tap on settings and be inside. disable lockscreen security ; make it a swipe or whatever and :good:. if no pull down menu then i am at a loss and hopefully someone more knowledgeable of your device will chyme in. good luck.

"all i can really do , is stay out of my own way and let the will of heaven be done"
[General Questions and Answers] bweN diorD:
not sure ill be of any help, but did you delete those off your device, or from the nandroid?

these files should be in the nandroid:

boot.emmc.win
boot.emmc.win.md5
cache.ext4.win.md5
cache.ext4.win
recovery.emmc.win
recovery.emmc.win.md5
recovery.log
system.ext4.win
system.ext4.win.md5

so, if your nandroid is in tact, you should be able to restore those from it.
[General Questions and Answers] cresch07:
Yeah that's my bad. Probably shouldn't post on here when I get off work at 6am lol. Have you looked into Heimdall?
[General Questions and Answers] archie2001:
Hi m8 the nandroid was stored on my device,sort of resigned myself to the fact that its now gone,should have read up a little more before i went tinkering about lol
[General Questions and Answers] soma4society:
I wanted to take a moment to thank all the incredibly helpful people in this thread who temporarily made my problems their problems several days ago. Thanks to all of you I finally got my AT&T G3 running CM11 and have the xposed framework installed. After a horrible battery drain issue (which I corrected with deep sleep battery saver), things are now *wonderful*. Plus I feel like I learned a little along the way too, which is always a good thing!

So now that I have things running smoothly, it dawned on me that I may need to be worried about AT&T ota updates ruining things. Is this the case or no?

Happy holidays to all!

Soma

Sent from my LG G3 running Cyanogen11
[General Questions and Answers] bweN diorD:
so you cant get into recovery or download mode?

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carrier update capability is removed from aosp roms. the 2 are not compatible, thats why its removed.
[General Questions and Answers] archie2001:
Yes m8 i can get into recovery and can see the nandroid there but its not showing when i go into restore mode so didnt know how to flash it so rebooted and tinkered in file manager and accidently deleted the boot script.
[General Questions and Answers] bweN diorD:
sorry, but im having trouble understanding what exactly your problem is. i understand you deleted those files, after that im confused.

does your phone boot up normally? sounds like you are saying it does, which is why im not understanding the issue.

if the phone boots, then it should be able to get into download mode, which means you can re-flash stock. so other than some inconvenience, its fixable.

if you just deleted those files out of the nandroid, and your phone isnt broken, other than the inconvenience of your nandroid not working and the fact that you broke the nandroid, there really isnt an issue there either.

like i said, i must be missing something.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Odin and heimdall are for samsung devices as far as I know

Sent from my SCH-S968C
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
It doesn't wipe system as stated earlier. I suggest you don't ever use the wipe system option. When you are installing a ROM or restoring a backup, the system gets wiped automatically. If you do it manually, and there is a problem with the flash, you will be left with no OS.

What a factory reset does wipe is the data, cache, and dalvik cache partitions.
[General Questions and Answers] Jesse72:
not sure if this is the right place, but here goes

my 4gb usb that I have been using for booting different operating systems will now when I try to format it show the capacity as 200mb, and will not let me format it any larger.

I am using Windows 8.1 to format it, on 2 different computers. can anyone help me increase the capacity of the usb. its definitely 4gb, have been using it for years but it will no longer format to any size other than 200mb.

thanks in advance
[General Questions and Answers] bweN diorD:
i always wipe the system when clean flashing. im of the "can never wipe too much crowd", and if it fails, thats what nandroids are for :p
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
Yes, they are both for Samsung devices only. Please stop giving advice if you aren't SURE about your answer.

Once again, you are potentially walking someone into a brick. That's two times with one person/ one problem. [MENTION=1741902]bredzy[/MENTION] I'll repeat what I said earlier. Use fastboot and ADB. There are tutorials all over XDA.

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Your not the only one I know that does that. It's a wasted step IMO. To each his own.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Look, the only thing I said to the guy was that they were for Samsung, where in that am I walking someone into a brick? He mentioned using these on his LG, I was telling him so he wouldn't try it on his device(avoiding a brick) stop looking for complaints to make where there are none, I told him ONE thing ONE time, where are you getting twice, cool your jets dude.

Sent from my SCH-S968C
[General Questions and Answers] :
And that's

all that needs to be said about it

. We don't need another heated debate going on in here, so please just take [MENTION=4987085]xunholyx[/MENTION]'s advice (he's extremely knowledgeable), and don't comment on it.

Thanks, all! :good:
[General Questions and Answers] xunholyx:
Dude, I thanked your post that I quoted.

You didn't suggest ODIN or Heimdall.

It is clear in the quote above yours that [MENTION=4576789]cresch07[/MENTION] is suggesting it, as he suggested ODIN earlier. He is the one I am admonishing.

Your post is saying he is wrong.

I am confirming that what you said was correct. It's as clear as can be in my reply.

If anyone needs to calm down, it is you.
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
I didn't say anything wrong, so quote "that's all there is to it" have a good one guys [emoji4]

Sent from my SCH-S968C
[General Questions and Answers] bweN diorD:
did you try going into disk manager and trying to free all the space? you should at least be able to see what is available there. possibly a good part of the drive is dead from years of use.