yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
Download it from the play store...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k3v1ng1994:
I don't have a playstore anymore. I tried downloading it but it wouldn't open. And sorry if I'm annoying you with my stupidity with the whole flashing process :L You have been great help though and I thank you for that.

I'm going to try flashing that gapps to get it back, hopefully.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
u dont have playstore coz u havnt flashed gapps (google apps) play store is google app
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k3v1ng1994:
I flashed the Gapps zip file and all it gives my is the news and weather.. which i dont even use! Ffs I give up...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
No play store? Are you sure? Look in system/app. Is there a Vending.apk there? Does it have the right permissions?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k3v1ng1994:
Erm I don't think so. Hmm at this point in time I'm not really keen in wasting more time sorting this out. Thanks anyway though.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
i just looked at the gapps for that rom and it has play store (phonesky.apk) u sure u downloaded the right one?

pa_gapps-full-4.2-201330202-bravo_signed, and its 172mb
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k3v1ng1994:
Hey, it did turn out to be the wrong one. Thank you.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
lol how come DesireNoob & DigginGraves always thank your posts?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
One's my brother, the other one is my classmate. I keep helping them in real life with their phones, they keep thanking me.

It's like they're paying me once in a while.

I'll tell them to stop if it bothers anyone.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
haha was just wondering coz never see them around here but they always thank you. i bought a Desire S today for 40 euro haha, will get it tuesday r wednesday hopefully. its a grand phone n comes with sense 3 and upgrade to ICS. I already got the rom i want downloaded n ready to go, ViperSaga Sense 4.1
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abaaaabbbb63:
Nice!! Finally you're gonna be back on your feet again, huh :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
yh, i was looking for a sensation then came across the Desire S for 40 euro so i bought it. most Desire S are around the 150-170 euro, it will do for now, and its a "quick fix for my flashing addiction" lol
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvsk69:
LoL good observation!!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alicarbovader:
This guy isn't s-off............
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmcclue:
And ur point is?

If you read all posts then u will see that revolutionary worked and he rooted.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alicarbovader:
Okey okey, I didn't go through all the posts cuz I thought everyone here was discussing something random......... Heheheeee :D
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abokorayem:
hey all

just wanted to ask can xperia z go under sea water (in 1.5m and 30 mins) or not as its salty water?

thanks :o
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
No. You shouldn't go in the sea or below 1m. This info is in the manual available through the 'Support' app on the phone.

See -
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] decadan1977:
Yes most definitely keep it well away from sea water. The phone has only water resistance. And that was only to prevent little accidents involving moisture. Not for using as an underwater camera. And definitely not in the ocean.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abokorayem:
thanks all

btw i didnt get the phone yet thats why i didnt see the manual
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deepfresh:
Xperia Z Gözünden İstanbul (Istanbul from XPERIA Z eyes )

Hi,

You may watch this video. XPERIA Z in Bosphorus of Istanbul . (in salty water).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7c8L4YGqAA
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
While that is an impressive video, it proves what, exactly? The manual tells you not to expose the phone to sea (salt) water. I'm sure they didn't specifically put that in there for nothing.

If I had to guess, I would say that the salt water will probably corrode the seals on the phone, eventually causing them to fail.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fokezy:
They everything in manuals to avoid lawsuits. It says avoid dust and sand, but the phone ad shows a guy using it covered in road dirt and dust. You have videos of people cooking, swiming with this phone in all kinds of water so its probaby gonna be fine in salt water, only thing I would do is clean it with fresh water afterwards cause salt can get into speakers and corrode metal and plastic. Summer is coming and I'll be tempted to film some water shenanigans.

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
It's exactly as you say. Sea salt corrodes rubber from which they made the seals.

You can easily submerge the phone in sea/salt water, but if you keep doing it and won't "rinse" it afterwards to wash the salt away - you may damage the seals someday.

Regarding the manual... it's obvious XZ can survive most of those things - but Sony needs to place it there as a backup, oterwise they would have to replace every single broken device, and frankly they can't allow themselves to do so.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danw_oz:
So what water can we put the phone in up to 1.5m :eek:, it would seem nothing except our bath tub or shower
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abd_alazeez2002:
WHAT

I just went to swim in the sea with my XZ few times and it still works fine.

The manual say that we don't intentionally expose the device, while accidents will remain the only factor that can expose the device.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
LMFAO at the people that think the manual doesn't apply to them and that they can go swimming in the sea and stuff with the phone. I don't understand the mentality of it. Either you're very rich and can afford to buy new stuff when you destroy it or just don't care about your expensive property. :confused:

Do what you want with your own property guys, just don't advise others that it's fine to do these things and don't come back here complaining when your Z is toast! :D
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
Keep doing that and some day it won't work fine... honestly, sea salt corodes rubber, you'll kill your phone if you keep doing that.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SmallsXD:
"Corrosion? What is that? It didnt fail when I did it a few times so it is ok to do it"

Unfortunately that is the mentality of some. Either it explodes or its fine, never considering a slower ongoing threat. It may be fine after the 1st 10 uses then what? the seal breaks.

Fresh water damage may be fine too if you turn off the device as fast as possible and let completely dry but what about sea water damage on the internal circuit boards?

Water is water so if they say it is waterproof then it can take water of any kind fresh/salt initial as long as seals are not damage, but just remember, sony does not cover water damage under warranty.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x102x96x:
It s IP 57 means Ingress Protection

>> SO no limit for WHAT, water, tea, beer, salty water & etc.

however xperia Z is resistant in Hot Water abt until 100C :good:

u can find in youtube that she put xz in boil water when cooking ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akiainavas:
There is a limit for WHAT mate. There's a good reason why Sony says "no sea water".

Look at what happens to rubber exposed to sea/salt water for a very long time:

Now, remember that the thing that protects your XZ are rubber seals beneath the covers. You don't want that to happen to them, do you ?

It will be fine if you treat it with sea water, once, twice, even 10 times or 100. But doing that might damage the seals and eventually break your device, and Sony will deny your warranty because they'll immediately know what happened.

Just a friendly reminder to all - we don't want any Xperias dead, do we ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x102x96x:
u said : "very long time" ;)

and not 30min 1.5m :good:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
And the manual says - "Never", not even 1cm deep for 5 seconds!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkKrypt:
Again why promo it under water at Ces and mwc and other campaigns which are shown on YouTube

Ugh Sony
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
Indeed. I'm sure the designers and the people that have to field warranty claims/tech support had their heads in their hands when they saw what the advertising team had cooked up to promote the Z!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Luinwethion:
Just rinse the phone after taking it to the sea...

I have my Go for 1 year now, and it works perfect, even after taking it almost every week of the last summer to the sea.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rekoil:
I just bought one of these to keep my phone safe while boating. Surely dunking it in seawater a couple of times (or even swimming with it for half an hour at a time), and then rinsing it off afterwards wouldn't be too devastating right? I am looking to use the phone as my primary for about 2 years, with this kind of exposure maybe 20 times per year? (and that's being very very generous, 5 times a year is much more likely)

Bottom line, if I rinse it off within an hour I shouldn't degrade the rubber too much right?

Oh, and sorry for opening an old thread, I just figured it's better that than create a new one. :p

Edit: It's too bad water refracts cellular activity so much, I would have been able to find it if I lost it otherwise! :p
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
well despite all recommondations, i did it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gRNtQJV7P0
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fish droid:
Its okay I think for a couble of times . but for sure what Sony meant not as a regular habit
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeo_m900:
I have been swimming several times (river,sea and swimming pool) with phone in shorts pocket and also in sauna. Just check that all flaps are closed and rinse after sea water. Max depth is about 1,30metres but longer than half an hour continuously.

Only thing I'm worried about it usb flap, need to make custom charger but that is another topic..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Grozos:
My Z has sea rand pool ecistance from my experiences :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rekoil:
Just get the dock!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeo_m900:
I have the original dock but it doesn't fit with Imak clear case..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rekoil:
But do you really need a case? The phone is apparently quite good at taking hits without it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jeo_m900:
My case look like this so I don't even want to know how the backside would look..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Option58:
If you need more waterproof phone I suggest ZR.

Maybe it can be in salt water, but surely Sony can not guarantee you it won't fail. Believe me that's the right answer.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoM!niC:
In the last time.... I was often @ public Pools .... its so great to make Underwater Movies with friends :) I hope in the future I never have to miss my Phone there XDDD
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rekoil:
Maaate, you are comparing plastic to Gorilla Glass 3! That's like saying "hey I managed to break that stick in half, this metal rod of the same thickness should't be any problems!" It's very much apples and oranges.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kayrowl91:
hey huys! lucky for you,cause my phone already had water damaged.what im said is seriously water damaged. im overcloking my z,so it get hot. so i make a decision to submerge it under cold water.but before that,i already "triple"checked all seal.i managed to get high score on benchmark :victory: but suddenly my Z flicked and turned off. what i find out is theres a water inside.i mean alots of water.u even can see it through camera sensor,lcd and all seal indicator turn red. :crying:

so i make a decision to open the back glass cover to see what i can do, lol:p there look like pool in there. so i blowed using hand blower and put in rice about 10 minutes:fingers-crossed: suddenly see doomlord boot image on my Z:angel:. thanks god it still alived or ill need to find my old SGS2 for a backup..
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don MC:
Sauna is a very big no-no. Haven't you read the topic about the back plate coming loose after the CPU has melted the glue? The glue seems very sensitive to heat. Also, the plastic parts aren't designed for those temperatures. I can see from your national flag that you like your sauna HOT (as perkele). I've got the same flag and my sauna is a goddamn inferno (Plastic and some lesser metals melt. Meat turns into roast beef. Finns complain about the cold.). No way I'd take my phone in there with me.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justBs:
Damage Speaker :'(

Hi guys .. at the beginning I want to thank sony for this incredible Device Xperia z ..

And I have get it many times with me under sea water and recording videos for 10 - 15 minutes :D

The first time after swimming I have wash my xperia with fresh water and I thought that my speaker is damaged ..

But after half hour everything is ok :)

At the second time I do the same "recording videos" but I didn't wash it :(

And guess what ?! Until now my speaker is damaged :') I've put it in water many time thought that may help but nothing happened .. so for safety ..

If you wanna get your device under sea water wash it after swimming or just but anything to cover the speaker to avoid any problem ;**

Thats my advice .. only the loud speaker anything else works great :D
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dsteppa:
That's not only for sea water, also after you put your phone in the swimming pool, always rinse it with fresh water.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shoey63:
Or after dropping it in the toilet after taking a dump. Rinsing definitely required :D
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Babychan:
When my phone is paired up with my VW car bluetooth and I use TomTom there is no voice navergation sounds from the phone. But when I turn bluetooth off it works fine is there a way around this. I had the same problem on my iphone but there was a button I just had to press everytime I connected to my bluetooth.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostaa:
I would be interested to know the answer to this. Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Flash from recovery, both odexed and deodex roms supported.

Note: Latest Nova beta gives transparent statusbar without any mod.

1: Download the correct version: 9500 or 9505

2: Place the zip on internal/external sd

3: Reboot into recovery

4: Flash zip

5: Reboot

The zip will remove any systemui.odex file if its present in the system/app folder.

(Do it yourself):

1: Use apk-tools to decompile SystemUI.apk

2: If you get an error in decompiling the apk: remove the

"system_bar_settings_view.xml" and "system_bar_notification_panel_title.xml" from the layout folder

(SystemUI.apk\res\layout\). Do not forget to add the files back after compiled the modded the statusbar.

3: Go to the decompiled folder \Apk Manager\projects\SystemUI.apk\res\values

4: Open drawables.xml with Notepad++

5: Change

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">#ff1e1e1e</item>

to

100 % transparent :

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">#00000000</item>

80% transparent :

<item type="drawable" name="status_bar_background">#88000000</item>

6: Compile the apk, add the 2 files back if you removed them

7: Add the apk to the updater zip.

Update: more on setting the transpancy:

A good software to get the color codes:

http://download.cnet.com/ARGB-To-Hex-Converter/3000-2192_4-10565877.html

Some numbers:

#00000000 - black with 100% transparency

#3F000000 - black with 75% transparency

#7F000000 - black with 50% transparency

#BF000000 - black with 25% transparency

Cred : Cybdani for the 9505 mod
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] avetny:
Great !

Now we need to find deodexed rom :P
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] hunhool:
nice to see you here :)

Could you share the method you created it?I've tried to make transparent stbar on my i9505 with no success.

Thanks for your help! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Have a look here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41032155#post41032155

Let me know if you still have a problem and i give it a go
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] avetny:
Hi DocRambone. Could you bake same statusbar for odex system please. If you have a free time of course.

Regards
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] bongoz:
does it work only for root device?

thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] avetny:
You need to have a recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
You should be able to use one of the systemui files from 1st post. Delete the associated odex file first, in system/app folder.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] avetny:
Hi ! Thank you, but I did this before writing you message.

Is not working. The status bar disappeared.

Regards.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] piterto:
Apply by Android Recovery ??
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] hunhool:
Thanks for the i9505 uploading.It works on my phone.

Just renamed systemui.odex and replaced the .apk from the link above.

Brilliant :D

---------- Post added at 12:32 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:30 AM ----------

---------- Post added at 12:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:32 AM ----------

I've just tried it on my odexed rom(i9505) and works fine.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] avetny:
Hmm interesting. Thank you.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] hunhool:
Just copied it into /system,set permission and owner,then renamed both odex and apk in /system/apps(at this point your device will be pop up some error messages >system has stopped working< ,ignore that move the apk in and reboot.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] avetny:
:pYes I know how to do this things.,but it's not working ;)

thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] yuuuuuuuu:
Are you sure you've installed the right version? OP has i9500 in the attachments and i9505 in the box.com link.

---------- Post added at 09:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:53 AM ----------

OP, is it possible to make a file where the notification bar is dark grey (like the original) instead of black when used with apps please? I have an i9505.

Doesn't the transparent background work properly with scrollable wallpapers? I've noticed that it works fine on the single-screen lockscreen:

But doesn't align properly with the scrollable homescreen wallpaper:

It seems to draw its background from the centre of the wallpaper:

Is there any way to fix this, or is it just an embedded feature of the transparency option?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] iNTER5LOve:
Dosen't work for me i9500

Deodex rom

I removed .odex file and replace SystemUI.apk

How i set permission ?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] Fir3blade:
This working for 9505 odex would be awesome!
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] as1954:
It does not work on i9500
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] pepez05:
Yes indee a version for 9505 stock rom will be great :victory:
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
The posted version in 1st post runs on stock 9505, make sure you delete the odex file first.

Note: I have a very slim rom for 9500 ready. Runs very smoothly. Anyone want to try?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ExoDroid:
So I backed up all the system and user apps before installing the custom ROM CynaogenMod 10. I restored the user apps and it worked fine. Then I tried restoring the system apps and I had to choose to restore from either XML or system image. I chose system image, rebooted and the phone kept restarting. I then tried using the XML file to restore system files. Again the same problem; the phone kept restarting.

Out of the backed up system files, the most important one for me is the contacts. Is there any way I can restore only the contacts. I have the following files in the backup folder pertaining to contacts.

1) com.android.providers.contacts-1.properties

2) com.android.providers.contacts-1.tar.gz

3) com.android.providers.contacts-1.odex.gz

4) com.android.providers.contacts-1.apk.gz
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] addictz10:
search for contacts.apk in titanium backup app... tap contacts-restore-app and data....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tomasitolt:
Is there any other way to restore contacts? because this is not working for me. I have installed s5 glamuruos rom on my s3.
[Android Apps and Games] pedro_fp_simoes:
Who am I:

My name is Pedro Simões, I'am from Portugal and I build games in my spare time, just for fun.

I have a project in hands that needs more manpower, and in fact building games alone is somewhat "boring".

I program since 1998, games, business apps, C/C++, C#, Java, PHP, and I work as a programmer on a business company.

I have a Computer Science degree and I am taking my Master degree on Multimedia and Games.

The project:

I have in mind some game projects.

One of them I started already, the name is QuadConquest and can be found on Google Play as "Quad Conquest"

The framework used is Moai and it is written in C/C++ but the game script is in LUA.

The target platforms will be Android and iOS.

The games will be released on a single game platform, more details later, and will start to be free.

Revenues will be splitted with team members.

I can give much more details by email or skype.

email: pedrosimoes79@gmail.com

skype: pedro_fp_simoes

Thomas Bouzillé accepted to be part of this team, he is a French Sound Composer with an amazing portfolio, it is an honour to have him on board.

FUN AND CHALLENGE GUARANTEED

Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] cuentasocial40:
Hi Pedro. It's very interesting. I think I will add you.

Regards.
[HTC One X] sam53:
Hello .

I have some question because i have recently shifted from iPhone to Android.

Q1 ) How to Install a theme on HTC One X ?

Q2) Is there any fast video converter?

Q3) How to Install a APK File ?

Please tell me step by step . Thank You
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Q1: depends on where you got it from,if its one from here on xda it mostly get installed by installing it via the recovery

Q2: never used it on my mobile

Q3: download a file explorer and navigate to that .apk file and tap it. Follow instructions to install it. See the .apk the same as an .exe on the pc
[HTC One X] treebill:
Will need to change settings to allow apk install, will give you the option when you go to install.

I used a video convertor once I can't remember the name though :/ so long as the app actually makes use of the quad core should be rapid.
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
This option need to be ticked indeed ! Good one tree :thumbup:

It the unknown sources option

Its in dutch but you get the picture. It allows you to install any apk you want.
[Other TouchPad Development] geomonroe:
How about slax, seems like the best distro for the HP?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] senbo2:
Hi all.

I plan to get the fido gs4; I want to unlock it (if need be), flash the BTU-I9505XXUAMDF stock rom and then root it.

I plan to do this with odin.

Now my question is, dose anyone foresee any redundancies or problems with my endeavours?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CuetoArche:
No xd