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[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] wittzi:
First time post, so please be gentle! ;)

Our App recently featured on an XDA article, but now we're really after some feedback on the UI (user interface) and how people feel about it.

The App is called The News Free: UK News Edition and allows users to see a consolidated list of UK newspapers and read their articles. It was developed by a regular contributor to the forums (h4oxer) and the approach that we tried to take was a minimalistic approach using standard Android UI principals. However, a slightly different approach was taken when viewing the articles on the websites which allows the users to strip out all the adverts, etc ... and just read the core article. We're happy with the way the App looks / performs, but ideally we would like some impartial feedback.

I know that there are a lot of talented guys on here, so if you are kind enough to be able to spare a few minutes to take a look and pass comment we really would appreciate any feedback that you might have that will assist us with the future direction of the application!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] m-cat:
Ok, so I was at fry's electronics and saw that there is a solar charging case for the gs3. I also saw that there are rechargeable battery packs for devices as well.

My question is, would it be possible, through the use of an OTG cable, to share ones battery juice to another device?

Example: my phone is fully charged, but my Bluetooth speaker set is dead. Is there a way to charge the speakers from my phone? Essentially I am making my phone a battery backup.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rtan73:
It won't work because both devices will try to draw power. If you look closely at the external batteries they usually have a separate port to charge. It's not the same port used for attaching your device. You might be able to do it with some kind of software hack, but thats about it. Also most phones will shut down that connection if it detects a high powered device is attached(there are hacks to get around that).
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] WeatherB:
Hey Guys,

I'm trying to setup my Jabra BT250 on the XDA2 with imate rom 1.72. After bonding, everything works perfectly; However, if I turn off the phone's bluetooth or turn off the headset, I can no longer use the headset.

I have to go through the whole bonding process again before I can use the headset once more.

I have also tried Pocket Bluetooth Tools with the same exact results.

Not sure what is going on.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] WeatherB:
Found a workaround... All you need to do is click on the Bluetooth Icon, then click on the Bonded Devices tab then close that window. It'll enable you to use the headset again.

But I hope it's only a temporary fix and that someone has a permanent fix out there.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] azbro:
Hey...I also go thru the tedious task of clicking icons to on/off the bT headset.

Enter PocketZenPhone...

It save you the trouble of doing this...

I'm sure you'll find the thread and dicussions on the active thread on the homepage. Its cool. 8)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] WeatherB:
Thanks... I notice that it works fine if you give it a few seconds before trying to answer.

I need to do more testing
[LG Optimus 4X HD] GRG13:
Is there any music player application which support voice commands?Thanks in advance!
[LG Optimus 4X HD] GRG13:
Samsung Galaxy note II music player supports this fuction.Can anyone imprort the apk for 4x Hd?

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[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Sylouu:
Hello,

I use LedBlinker application and when you tap on Feedback, there is this pop-up coming out : we can send a email by gmail or by mail.

I like the icon of the mail, I tried to find it on google but nothing. Somebody can tell me where to find it please ? :fingers-crossed:

Thanks !
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] SentryMescudi:
:confused:
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] Deleted member 5163087:
What are you asking for exactly? :confused:
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] Techgod:
One Power Guard

Sent from my LG-P765
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] Hardeep_Singh:
Juice defender
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] mussi96:
Best battery defender would be set CPU in my case set your profile as when screen off set your CPU clock speed to 300-300 and keep the profile at highest priority .This saves a lot battery for me:)
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] gdjindal:
Hello buddy,

I am using L9 from past 8 months, with 1 full day of battery backup using phone normally. So according to my experience best battery saver is do not use any power saver app. Because LG's L9 dev team have already optimised L9 rom and its hardware to save maximum power. 1 more suggestion for battery saving is keep brightness level at 35% and keep touch vibration feedback off specially for keyboard.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] AndroidSol:
Titanium Backup...and freeze a lot of unnecessary application
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] deetailed:
Stock LG is already good, which is a pleasant surprise coming from the LG Optimus One (dreadful battery life on Froyo until I flashed custom ROM and kernel) and Nexus S (a bit better but still needs custom kernel). Just disable what you don't use (JB can do this natively), keep the brightness at the lowest comfortable level, and keep it at 2G if the 3G reception in your area is bad.

The only app I recommend is Greenify (need root) to take care of possible wakelocks from background apps.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] madheado:
I guess that using a battery saver apart from the 'Energy saving' point in 'Settings' of the phone is no good. Just spend some time deleting and freezing useless apps and you will get some extra juice for your phone)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] AnthomX:
I know that Dan found an exploit, I have a feeling this is part of why nobody seems to be complaining to AT&T about the locked bootloader, but the problem is that it isn't a permanent fix, granted we have the ability to disable automated updates, etc. My problem is that AT&T is going to lock all devices from here on out, simply because we allowed them too.

So what can we do?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] burhanistan:
Don't give AT&T your business? I know the locked bootloader issue incenses the Android modding community, but the vast majority of consumers don't know and don't care. AT&T is practically the government, and they don't care either. It's frustrating, but if you don't like it please vote with your dollars.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] AnthomX:
I can agree with that, my only complaint is the small majority of us that notice the lock. Speaking with our money in this case isn't going to make much of a point. There simply isn't enough of us to make them take a hit in their margins. So my guess is that in this instance, it is, what it is, for us? I know AT&T provides us (me and family) the best service in terms of voice/data.

That is just disappointing, because other carriers will follow behind it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] antde201:
Right now there isn't many legal avenues in favor of the consumer concerning the access to unlocked devices. Congress has given the carriers most of the deciding power over what extent the end-user may manipulate the software on the device. After a petition gained enough friction and reached the White House, the executive branch has agreed consumers deserve the right to invoke their will over devices sold to them without criminal liability, there has yet been any legislative change regarding the matter.

Ultimately, what we can do is multi-faceted to get the attention of carriers [AT&T] to cave to our demands:

1: We can vote with our money by refusing to purchase devices distributed by them, citing their abuse of power over devices sold to consumers -- leaving us no freedom to do as we please with merchandise we contractually own.

2: We can appeal to authority by raising the issue to a federal level to be examined by either higher courts, consumer affairs, Better Business Bureau, or writing your congressman.

3: Start an online petition and hope it gains enough traction to put AT&T and other carriers in a negative light publically on the national stage.

These options work well with numbers and have a better chance of success when done in conjunction with one another. The armchair approach has very little chance of success and often doesn't even merit a reply by way of spokesperson.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] burhanistan:
I agree, but to play devil's advocate, I can see why AT&T would want to lock down devices. I imagine since they've been selling Android devices they've had to process tons of RMAs on devices that were bricked by amateurs installing the wrong ROMs. That may well amount to a minuscule hit in their bloated profit margin, but a corporation tends to do whatever it can to prevent dollars from leaking out. If the locked bootloader prevents the casual ROM flasher from bricking a new S4, then they view that as success. I don't know if that's why they did it, though.

The other side to that, of course, that an unlocked bootloader makes it easy to restore a bricked device back to stock. I'd like to see AT&T and other carriers reach out to the dev community more and have some provisions for installing alternate ROMs and OSes on the devices. I'd also like them to just sell me bandwidth and not interfere with content or operating systems, but I won't hold my breath!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] AnthomX:
AGREED very much Burhanistan, I know that is a hit for AT&T, but you know, they could offer repair services at a decent rate that could fix these bad flashes, as most of the time only a JTAG is needed. Which leads into support and encouragement for the Android communities. But, one can dream. They are more about that profit margin than a profit margin AND great customer service.

Antde, I am looking at starting a petition, maybe gain some traction there? Who knows, but I think you are right, in the end, AT&T doesn't want our business, and I am ok with that. Unfortunately it will be a headache similar to swapping from Apple after using them for so many years. Time to bust out the aspirin I guess. We will see.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sk8trix:
Becasue carriers dont care about what we think about locked bootloaders.At the end of the day this device is making millions for them think about it to them it doesnt make a difference.I myself work for a carrier in the U.S and trust me to them what ever rants and complaints we post mean squat....

Anyways its going to be unlocked soon when the VZW releases so whatever I dont even get why we should make such a big deal locked bootloaders always get hacked ...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] antde201:
There's more to a carrier's decision to lock down a device's bootloader than just pure spite and asserting their control. Carriers are also charged with mobile security, protection of their assets (bandwidth), and again security.

An unlocked bootloader theoretically opens the floodgates to a plethora of security threats to both the device and information stored and/or shared therein. Google and their partners are pushing mobile security to both stay relevant in the mobile OS market and to appeal to other markets where they may have been previously overlooked, such as defense and business.

You also have to consider the possibility of unregulated mobile tethering which falls under the umbrella of loss prevention to any business.

Lastly, as you and others have mentioned, the possibility of insurance claims due to bricked devices. Though I'd argue that this area doesn't pose much risk to the carrier directly as you void your warranty as soon as you flash a custom ROM.

So with all of these facets together, you'd see how it would be a no brainer to a corporation to purchase the secure version of an OEM device. Especially if you've chosen to adopt a subsidized device. The contract you sign is subject to whatever terms they produce and if you do not agree, you're free to stay with your current device and leave when your contract expires. I don't care for this sentiment, but it's the reality they have procured.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] poofyhairguy:
I think they did it to fight back against tethering.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rquinn19:
ATT getting phone manufacturers to lock their phones started a while back. IIRC the first big uproar was for the HTC Vivid. IMHO it's for security and ATT keeping their big accounts. BB ruled for so long because of security. iPhones are the same way. Companies want a secure device. Moto (one of the main ones that market to business use) has always had the stingiest bootloaders regardless of carrier.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sulpher:
Ya because that really stopped us from tethering... Oh wait..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] theghazi:
I am looking to buy s4 but can't find Tmobile variant at cheaper price than compare to att version. I live in Chicago where I guess Tmobile has switched on the 1900 band. I think? If I were to purchase the att version would I get the same data speed as I would with Tmobile version. 4g or lte ? Please advise.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] xxjrsmith3xx:
you won't get lte but if your at a1900 band area you should haspa
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] kevroc:
That's assuming you can even unlock it. I tried the other day and AT&T said that samsung hadn't provided the unlock codes yet.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] theghazi:
Oh ya providing unlocking for sure. :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _BillyJoe_:
Hi all,

I have a Galaxy Note

I had tested AOSP based miui ROM and TW based miui ROM, and in any of them "screen filter" app (and similar apps) works.

Any of you had the same issue?

Is there any way to solve it?

Regards

BillyJoe
[HTC Sensation] bihslk:
Im facing battery problem with my HTC XE

It will not charge to 100% It only charge to the 91% and then green led says its full.

I was on custom ROMS like VenomS , Elegancia but same problem.

Then i get back to stock and same problem remains. I got brand new battery to see if problem still exists but phone

will not charge new battery. It says directly FULL but i cant even start the phone with new battery so it must be empty.

Battery is HTC OEM BA S780

I contacted HTC and they told me to send the phone for repair or replace.

But before send it did someone know what is wrong?

I even tryed ti wipe all stats and everyting when i was rooted but nothing helps.

Thanks for the answers.
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

How long did you leave it on charge after 91% ?

Mine used to get to that point and go green.

I would leave it on charge and it eventually reached 100%

:)
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
mine shows green led when it is at 99%

after a few time it shows 100% hehe:)
[HTC Sensation] bihslk:
YEah but something is wrong. It will not charge my brand new battery at all?

Cant even start the phone with my new battery. It lights up green directly and wont charge.

I think there is an issue with the phone.

My friend have an XE and his charging into 100 and its 1 year old.

But if it was not an issue then HTC shouldnt tell me not to send it in for repair. :)
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Are you using the wall charger or a PC/laptop?

:)
[HTC Sensation] bihslk:
Wall charger. I tryed annother one but same
[HTC Sensation] messhn:
did you solve this problem? a have same problem and ı dont know how ı can fix it plz help me
[HTC Sensation] likeadracula:
if you are in custom is happening same times ... go in the recovery mode like clockworkmod and reset the battery i think is in the advance settings.. but first charge it full to see green led on... ;)
[HTC Sensation] shank1705:
Mine also goes green at 90%
[HTC Sensation] oyza:
same... I tried battery calibration over app and over bootloeader but still 90% and green... after restart phone shows 100%. if i leave phone in charger it will charge for 100% but green is from 90%...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] epicfailftw123:
Has anyone found a good overclocking kernel for VZW s3? I've been running the JellyBam ROM and have been using it for a daily driver (I love the combined settings). I've tried to use KT747's 4.2 kernels, but I've just been getting constant reboots. Does anyone have any other good kernels for an aosp rom?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
LeanKernel Exp AOSP
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Dearborn1977:
BMS is great. Rock solid and you can overclock if you want.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] epicfailftw123:
Can anyone provide a link? I've been having a hard time finding these kernels online. Thank you guys for the help. I'm fairly new to custom ROMs and kernels and all of your help is well appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] epicfailftw123:
Just flashed BMS. Love the performance. Thank you for all of your help.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] JDMpire:
This is a bit of a weird question, but its important. I'm pondering the idea of upgrading my Galaxy_S3 to either the S4 or ONE. Wife just upgraded her phone to an iPhone 5 for T Mobile and loves it. I'm an iPhone fan but I prefer Android much more over iOS.

Between the S4 and the ONE, which has better (3rd party) Android development support? This is important since I'll most certainly be rooting and romming it. Is the ONE just as easily rootable as the Samsung phones? What about bootloader unlocking, can they both be unlocked easily? Does HTC have support for the very popular roms like Cyanogen or Miui?

Also, does the ONE support USB Disk mode (connect to PC or MAC via USB to transfer files < - back // forth - > )??? This is very important, especially with a phone with no removable storage option.

Thank you for answering these questions, I'm really on the fence between the 2 since they are both similar in specs and both pretty damn awesome.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] EclipzeRemix:
Yes the HTC One supports both file transfer,

The S4 will have more development but the HTC One will not be far behind
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Becool0130:
Indeed, It will support cyanogen and you can see it in the International HTC ONE development section not this Tmobile one. The brilliant thing about all HTC Ones is that the roms will always work on any variant MINUS SPRINT. So not worries about bricking your phone and such.

You can expect MIUI to come here as well. The Htc One development at the moment is slaughtering the s4 ;) So, if in the future the s4 has more development you can expect it to be not by much....

You cant go wrong with the HTC one. Oh and with transfers and such? it all works between pc and vs. Even my crappy 2008 samsung s1 vibrant supported that :D

bootloader is already unlocked for HTC vs samsung youll have to wait sometime to next month for the developer found the exploit to release it to the public.

Hope I answered all your questions
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] EtherealRemnant:
T-Mobile GS4 is unlocked, at&t is locked.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] Becool0130:
I stand corrected. However, htc one is a good choice simply because there are alot more rooms and mods out than the s4
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] aaronrw:
Just got my one on Tuesday....My n4 is scared of it! HTC over samsung this time the ONE development is BLOWING UP
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] qnet:
I also have the S4 and didn't know that.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] iamfightaa:
Well dude since the roms for the international version are fully compatible with t-mo and att versions the development is gonna be nasty.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] gooface:
development will be great for this phone since AT&T, T-mobile, and the international ROM's are all compatible. Sprint Users on the other hand though... I wouldn't get this phone if I was on Sprint.

I am currently using a great ROM right now (the one in my sig) from the international forum, just had an update this morning, and its running smooth as silk, no issues at all.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M7)] jntdroid:
T-mobile's BL might be unlocked on the S4, but the latest OTA put a root-blocking kernel in there... and with Samsung being accepted by the DoD, it might not stop there. But given how huge that phone is / will be, that likely won't slow anybody down...
[About XDA developers] alecyu:
wiki.xda-developers.com is failed

any one know whatis happen?
[About XDA developers] Peter Poelman:
There is a problem with the wiki. We're looking into it... :(
[About XDA developers] itsme:
does it work now again?

the problem was only noticable with internet explorer, with mozilla there was an error message, but the rest of the page displayed just fine.

I removed the offending line, don't know why it failed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leandronb:
hello guys, i am using PA rom now, but i want to test another rom, but i have so much apps and so much configurations, is all in titanium backup but every time i install a new rom i must restore data for apps i want, so i was wondering, nandroid backup can restore all my files and even the rom that i was using? and about performance, when i want to go back to PA, is better restore a nandroid backup o clean flash and reinstall all apps?

and about the procedures is like this:

Nandroid of ROM 1

wipe and flash ROM 2

wipe and restore nandroid backup.

my question is about the correct procedure to restore, do i need to wipe data before?

i like to test s much roms but is so bad to take about 3 hours to configure everything when i come back to the i was before.

thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] d0ge01:
Titanium Backup and Carbon(Helium now ) doesn't cause any issue due they restore only /data/data/APP datas

Wipe data is need (ALWAYS) over Rom switching for different Settings and Features, e.g:

AOKP -> PA : Full data wipe ( i prefer add wipe system due nightly script recovery that keep gapps ) + Restore Carbon is right procedure

Pa -> Pa: in theory you need only wipe cache & dalvik

Nandroid is evil, restore nandroid data backup is same of dont do anywipe due nandroid make image of data partitions, and reflash it

Nandroid is usefull only as backup ( data lost or nightly fail or something like this )

I suggest anyway over change rom , delete /sdcard/Android for new system base.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leandronb:
so use a nandroid is valid? no performance loss when using it?

i want to try codex rom but i already setup everything i wanted on PA and i dont want to flash codex, and if i dont like and want to go back to PA i must setup everything again. this is the main reason i don not flash roms to much. i few months ago i never stayed in same rom for a week, but now i am tired to setup the same things again.

so if i make a nandroid of my current rom, flash codex test a few days, and restore nandroid everything will be fine like was before?
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] jtragna:
Out update has been 'paused' read about it here:

http://androidcommunity.com/t-mobile-lg-optimus-l9-jelly-bean-update-paused-20130508/
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] carloswii5:
Maybe they found a hole to something they did not want to be found? (Bootloader?)

-SPQR
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] clockcycle:
Thanks for the info.

Good news for all Elnarnians!

EDIT: wonder how long before cmahendra figures out the url to the update ;)
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kimtyson:
Seems odd that it took them so long to figure out there was a problem. And don't they test this stuff before releasing? Of course they do. I think I have to go with carloswii5. They must have found a vulnerability.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] jtragna:
I think it may be a mixture of both, on my device battery life is absolutely horrible, on a good day I need to charge it 2 times a day, but usually 3... The vibration on it cuts in and out sometimes, such as now... Some times the vibration works when I type but other times it doesn't... Hopefully they send out a new update correcting these problems... Or I'll have to get a external battery
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] dkouzou:
I have seen the battery problems... but it is not consistent meaning that it happens only under certain conditions (but I'm am not sure what).
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] carloswii5:
Idk i have amazing battery life...

-SPQR