yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
I have been trying out different songs on the S4 I9505X on both bass boost and custom mode and normal mode with different songs vs my HTC one with beats on/off using ur beats earphones.

I tell you what the HTC is louder with beats on/off vs the S4 in bass boost/custom but the S4 has way more bass and is better to listen to imo.

With the S4 is normal mode the s4 is about three notches off being as loud as the htc one, so I dont know where on earth GSM arena get average volume levels from as the S4 is a beast for music I was so shocked at not only the loudness but the clarity as I have to listen to my htc one now with power amp to get proper bass but on the s4 i dont. It is far better than the S3/Note 2 aswell the note 2/s3 with power amp sucks imo its too distorted.

*The things I prefer on my htc one are

the screen but the difference isnt like it was with the one x vs the s3, as the screen on the s4 is nice.

*I prefer the fact i can send ten page messages where as on the s4 its only three page messages, also I prefer HTCs keyboard and spelling.saving words better

*I think video and defo video audio is better on the One

*Speakers on the one are better

*weather widget/clock

*the one is generally quicker as well

But there is alot of great things about the S4 and I cant wait to get one.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marci4na:
thanks dude! so it's ok!

i am wondering why someone says that it has got orrible quality without basses...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
I have tried 6 different I9505Xs in the last 3 days in different shops the audio is the same, clear, loud and great bass. great phone the only things I would change is the keyboard, the text message limit of 3 pages, camera/video FOV and the audio mics and most importantly price lol.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geofox784:
Is there any background static at all? I will be connecting this to my car though and AUX jack and if there is any background noise it is amplified and thus very noticeable when no songs are playing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
I havent noticed any background static on the S4, I notice it in some songs on my HTC though
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skibadee:
I get some noise but my s3 did too. Think it's more to do with my wire/stereo. Thinking of buying a ground loop isolater to see if that helps. Its only noticeable in quiet parts though.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geofox784:
Does it sound electrical? Like if the you do something on the phone (scroll a page, load something, etc.) does the sound change? If yes, then its the phones fault and it will be much more noticeable.

Here is an example where someone else had a problem with a computer: http://www.sevenforums.com/sound-au...und-noises-my-headset-plugged-sound-card.html
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skibadee:
It's like an electrical/static whine. It happens all the time, even with the phones screen off just playing tunes.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Voltage Spike:
I noticed a lot of noise on the HTC One, but it went away when I turned off Beats. Is this the same behavior you are seeing?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
I will do a test today, as i normally listen to music via power amp. I know i get distortion in some songs on power amp with beats on havent tried it with beats off. Tbh I do miss having a standard music player with customizations like on the S4.

I am very impressed with the S4s overall audio its better than the HTC for clarity, bass and its not far off the loudness either, for me to get the same sort of bass the s4 has I have to use power amp, I can only imagine how power amp sounds on the s4.

I mean I was so tempted to swap my HTC One for a S4 but there is still things i prefer on the htc, like messaging (especially as I often send very long messages (s4 limits you to 3 pages) and send messages to mutliple contacts (s4 limits you to 10 contacts), video/video audio, speakers, can watch videos when in a phone call using stock video player but the S4 does have a hell of a lot of easier to use features, like notification toggles and the gesture stuff and the fact u can use any gloves on the screen.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trenzterra:
Audio quality is pretty okay, but take note of this if you use low impedance earphones:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2258831
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
Having been listening to loads of songs on my One, I have tried the phone with stock music player with beats on/off the sound is defo clearer with beats off on most songs other songs its about the same and then others beats audio on is better.

On power amp songs are defo clearer with beats audio off.

I also tried a few of the same songs on the S4 and didnt have the same problems in normal mode of bass boost or custom.

Btw I have found something interesting about the I9505X , the white models (and I have tried about 5 now in loads of different shops) have lower volume than the black version and I have done black/white side by side comparisons and the white version definately has lower volume wtf is up with that. Not that is concerns me as I am going for the black anyway but I find that strange.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marci4na:
so btw s4 and htc whats do you prefer?

i use poweramp with sennheizer cx300 and full bass and treble equ.

with s3 i had beats mod...do you thik i will hear differences with my s4?

thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
Defo prefer the S4,

The sound quality on the s4 is far better than that on the s3. Music is the third most used thing on a phone for me after calls and texts, then its watching videos, then taking pics and videos.

out of those things the S4 wins on calls, music, watching videos, taking pics (in most situations) aldo video quality imo is as good as the HTC but HTC has better sound and I could really do with the longer battery life and memory card slot now seeing as I am rapidly eating into the 25gb that came with the phone
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marci4na:
hello! have you heard about this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2258831

do you know anything?

i am terrified...my s4 is not yet arrived....
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
Yep I had seen that before I got my s4 and was not worried atall and now i have my s4 i am not worried now as I have no issues with my s4
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trenzterra:
The CX300 supposedly has issues with the S4. But it may have been solved with later batches. Do report back whether it sounds fine at higher volumes!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marci4na:
what headphones do you use?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
so far the in ear headsets that came with the phone, the in ear headsets that came with my HTC One, crapple in ears, urbeats in ears, beats solo overheads, and some bose over heads in store at HMV and some skull candy headphones that my sis in law has for her iphone 5.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marci4na:
that's why....i have read that the problem is vanished when using stock in ear headset. (the one inside the box of s4)

all other GOOD in ear headphones under 16 oms make the problem!!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
I take it you dont think skull candy, urbeats, apple and the htc headsets that come with the HTC one are GOOD headsets.

The fact of the matter is after reading about this issue I have tried many in ear and overhead heasets and have no issues with crackling at loud volume.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beefheart:
Use a decent earphone like a set of Shures and you will realise NO provided earphones are worth anything other than the bin as soon as you take them out the packet. I have had no distortion or crackling although it still falls short of my IRiver H340.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RCJ89:
First of all I have only used two supplied headsets the samsung ones and HTC ones, the others are not supplied headsets.

the main point remains that I have tried alot of earphones in HMV different brands etc and I have no crackling issues.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] cjbussey:
Can somebody please give me very explicit instructions on how to save my current ROM to either a 512MB SD card or a file on my PC.

I would like to try different ROMS but cannot afford to permanently break anything.

I have tried XDA tools but cannot get it to write the image to either my hard disk or the SD card. Do I need to format the SD card to be a bootable card first? Do I need to use a special filename in XDA tools?

Should I be able to save the ROM to SD from bootloader mode - if so how, and again do I have to format the SD card in a special way first?

Finally having got a ROM image how can I check that I can recover before blowing all I have away?

Apologies for asking dumb questions but I am getting nervous in my old age.

My current setup is an O2 XDA2

Rom Ver 1.60.00WWE

ROM Date 12/03/03

Radio Ver. 1.10.00

Protocol Ver. 1337.18

ExtROM Ver. 1.60.50
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] cruisin-thru:
Both the upgrade rom and the launch rom are available on the O2 site.
[HTC Desire X] Charlie3999:
The clock on my daughters phone keeps moving on 3 minutes or so every so often. This isn't a massive issue apart from it seems to do it around when an alarm is supposed to go off and it keeps missing it. Anyone know what it might be or a solution for it?
[HTC Desire X] mindlesSheep:
Was phone recently updated to JB and factory reset was not done?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adey64:
e.g padfone 2 65ms, compared to Galaxy S III's 85ms and HTC One X's 75ms (from gsm arena)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ylilataus:
I think it's 85ms.
[General Questions and Answers] leijonasisu:
Locked or unlocked. Shady dealer or not. What's the cheapest one you've found and from where?

Thanks :)
[General Questions and Answers] hacksider:
On our country (Philippines), the octa core version cost around 650 to 600 USD
[HTC Wildfire S] raghuveersai:
Hi friends that I am using HTC wildfire s A510e(GSM) and in stock Rom,But I want a circular Battery with percentage for stock Rom , Please suggest me any Mod are there, or how to get the this circular battery from other rooms , what file should be getting from other circular battery content Rom. Please help me ....
[HTC Wildfire S] Mazer.one:
Hi, you can try UOT Kitchen there are a lot of circular battery which work fine with WFS !

http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/

or if you have a GSM device (with sim card) you can try one of my themes ;)

PS: i'll post soon on XDA, 2 Themes compatible with CDMA phone ...
[HTC Wildfire S] raghuveersai:
Hi bro I don't know how to make kitchen theme please guide me how to make i am unable to find for wildfire s gsm , and what are the files required for changing the status bar with circular battery I saw your theme their nice but only stock with extended quick settings on notification bar and a circular battery please help me Brother...
[HTC Wildfire S] Mazer.one:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35950758&postcount=4
[One (M7) Accessories] PapaRhino:
I'm using a Cruzerlite TPU case and even though it's a slim line case, I still tihnk it's too thick and detracts too much from the phone.

I want a body cover solution like Bodyguardz or Ghost Armor, carbon fiber design. Will I be able to use the SGP Glas.T with these body covers and which one is a higher quality?

Is Bodygear/Ghost Armor even worth it? Will it actually protect what it covers well enough for me to consider hiding the metal finish?
[One (M7) Accessories] rvdangel630:
I use this clear case because of the same reason.
[One (M7) Accessories] PapaRhino:
I use the clear Cruzerlite case, it's still too bulky. It's a very slim case but I don't like how the TPU material feels.
[One (M7) Accessories] Droidguy987:
Have you tried using a skin?
[One (M7) Accessories] PapaRhino:
No, that's why I'm asking about them :P
[One (M7) Accessories] Droidguy987:
I have had skins from skinit and they are good for 2-3 months but then start to peel
[One (M7) Accessories] gmfeny:
I bought a body protector and tried using that with the double dip case but my phone got stuck halfway in the case and scratched it up lol. but anyways I gives the phone more grip, you could use any screen protector you want but if u drop it you might scuff up the corners. The way you apply it on the corners it leaves some of the corners exposed and sometimes it doesn't stick to the phone well. Mine was skinomi but there's is a little more thick and would maybe have better protection for drops but that got ruined in my case. so I bought a armorsuit which I think I used before and the screen protector is a little thinner and clearer. I'll take pics when I put it on and tell you what I think about it.
[One (M7) Accessories] rwilco12:
This thread is being closed. There were several options suggested. If you don't appreciate help or suggestions I would recommend not asking for them. If you feel you need more options I would recommend going to www.amazon.com and reading the reviews on some of the cases there.

Also, calling others names because you disagree with them is uncalled for and will not be tolerated on XDA.

Thank you,

Rwilco12
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orlyhason:
Work out, you can lock

Sorry about that
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] umair42:
Like the title says,what is the best combo?In stock kernel,I was using pegasusq with sio schedular and it was very good.Now I unlocked my bootloader and flashed vengeance 1.28 kernel.There are new governors and schedulers.I am currently using Hotplug/Row.Is it good or I have to change scheduler?

Post your best combo as well because it would help others what to choose :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Captain Mark:
Well for me, I like the Hotplug and Sio....

Sent from Space!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] android007it:
hello guys i'v installed this wonderful rom one of the best . but !! fo some reason out of the bloom the phone got stuck and powered off by it self.

I realy like this rom but cant move pass this. does anyone have an idea of what that might be?

thnx
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxonhtc:
Wipe cache/dalvik cache, does that help at all? Because my phone refused to wake up from deep sleep yesterday and I had to boot into recovery and that worked for me.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] android007it:
thnx

hi thnx for the replay. I did a full wipe before the rom installation of the rom so I don't think this is the cause but im willing to try.

I understand you had the same problem? and after the wip you didn't encounter that anymore?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxonhtc:
Not sure if it's the same, but do it anyways. Unlikely then, but still.

Did you mess about with voltage settings etc.?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingzain900:
I can't decide between the HTC One and the GS4 for one reason only: body damage. All the reviews so far have been about the usual stuff, but no one mentions what possibly could happen in the future. Now, all my previous phones have been plastic, and the scratches and damages have been minimal. But I was just wondering, with the metal and all, how badly it would get affected? Would the body degrade after a year?

Some reports say that the S4 is worse than the One or Iphone 5 in terms of durability. But i want to hear from the users themselves what the reality is.

P.S: I won't use a case, because i'm not about to buy a good phone and ruin its looks with a case.

Appreciate your honest feedback!

Thanks
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schrickm5:
I had an S3 prior to my One, and have vowed not to go plastic again, as after 12 months my S3 especially the back was covered in ugly scratches, even the plastic case I had on for a month scratched the S3.

The One is made from an aluminium alloy since Aluminium as a pure metal I am sure is way too soft, I think Al-Mg-Si is probably the elements but I dont know the mix.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_alloy
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seanicca:
Try this one

http://www.5stareasyofficesupplies....master-Yellow-Phone-Sim-Free&IdProduct=879095
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingzain900:
Oh I didn't know that the S3 could get that bad. Most people have said that plastic handles it well. Thanks for your help though.

What a wonderful on-topic post! Thank you soooo much for your kind help and tip. You have solved all my problems.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dethree:
After having my One for a week , I have managed to bump into the corner of the table and that corner tap into the camera area and shattered the lens cover and damaged the camera modules, it wasn't hard but with sheer bad luck it dented the surrounded area (hardly visible due to no scratches) but it's there.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingzain900:
Oh jeez that sucks! I hope you had warranty.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seanicca:
Seriously, if people thought about what could happen in the future no one would buy anything. Like you I don't really like cases but after paying nearly £500 on this phone I decided to buy a nillkin case off eBay for under £5 and it hardly adds any bulk to the phone, I've still had people ask what phone I've got and been impressed

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Nillkin-Matte-Back-Hard-Cover-Case-LCD-Guard-HTC-One-M7-LTE-64GB-32GB-/130869235452?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D7468025070692046485%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D130869235452%26
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingzain900:
Ah that's a really nice case. Thanks. Minimal and clean. I was looking at a DoubleDip case as well but it seems a bit odd. This is definitely cheaper and better.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] icelolly:
Hi

I'm new to this site and would like a little help if possible.

I recently went from an IPAQ 5550 to an XDA. I installed my TOMTom3 software to the XDA with no problem. When i start up TT3 the software calls up the GPS part first and then starts the main TT3 prog. (as it did on my IPAQ). Although i haven't bought a suitable connecting cable yet for my receiver (the old receiver IPAQ plug does actually fit into the XDA!) when i start navigator up the XDA complains that there is a problem with COM1 not existing. After a couple of "OK" clicks it then boots up navigator and the maps etc seem to be as normal but the GPS says it is disabled.

Any ideas greatly apreciated

Doug
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] griffog:
The iPAQ and XDA connectors although physically identical are not the same. The GPS disabled message is because it can't detect the GPS which given you don't have the correct lead is understandable.

As for the COM1 not exisiting error, do you have nything else which may be using COM1 such as an external or clip on keyboard driver?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] cruisin-thru:
To enable com 1, go to settings/connections and uncheck the "recieve incoming beams" also if you have an external keyboard driver that will also need disabling.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] icelolly:
:D

Now i'm impressed. Thanks to both of you for the replies. I unchecked the beam box and it goes direct to TT3. Brilliant.

(I think a donation may be in order soon) :wink:

Doug
[Nexus 4 General] guiiribeiro:
QUICK TRICK: How to let your Nexus

apparently

faster

1º: Enable Developer Mode;

CAUTION: Don't influence anything on the device activating the mode, but NOT have how undo more. Only resetting or disable the Mode;

Go to Settings > About phone > Press Version number repeatedly until "You're a Developer" (or something like that). This will create a new option in Settings called "Developer options" on top of About phone;

2º: Enter the Developer options and change the speed of the animation window to 0.5x and change the speed of the transition animation to 0.5x also.

Okay, now speeds transitions are 2x faster, leaving his cell phone apparently and significantly faster!!

You can also change to 0x, it will be faster but, of course, disable the effects.

Old but gold.

You liked?? :)
[Nexus 4 General] gee2012:
That doesn`t make it faster imo, it just seems faster. Old trick by the way ;)
[Nexus 4 General] guiiribeiro:
The title say "Apparently Faster".

And I know it's an old trick, but I found interesting post.
[Nexus 4 General] gee2012:
Oke, my bad :)
[Nexus 4 General] Nigeldg:
I use this too, it's much better than leaving it at 1x. I used a friend's N4 and the animations just felt slow to me after using mine at 0.5x.
[Nexus 4 General] davwman:
Or you could leave animations alone, flash carbon, xenon, rasbean, sabermod, etc, etc. Prosper. Respect

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] Nigeldg:
That doesn't change the speed of animations. Changing the window animation scale, on the other hand, does.
[Nexus 4 General] davwman:
No. But who cares those ROMs listed are fast overall

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] Nigeldg:
As is stock. The point of this is to make the OS zip around quicker, and believe me it makes a difference. Stock with the animations at 0.5 will probably feel faster than any of those ROMs if they're left at 1. No doubt those ROMs are fast but IMO with a Nexus device on JB the point of custom ROMs is to add more features, not speed. The tweak in the OP is something that will work on every device to make it feel nicer to use, regardless of whether or not you have root.
[Nexus 4 General] hoseth0711:
1x animation is easier on the eyes imho
[Nexus 4 General] davwman:
Uh...huh... Turn animations off all together then

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] Nigeldg:
That just doesn't look right though.
[Nexus 4 General] LoVeRice:
Crt effect looks ugly on 0.5x animation
[Nexus 4 General] simms22:
maybe i should start a thread for "how to make your nexus 4 appear larger"? a magnifying lens or a few mirrors is all you need. just like this thread, the n4 isnt getting larger, it will just appear to be larger :p
[Nexus 4 General] Nuu~:
I actually use it at 1.5x or 2x
[Nexus 4 General] roi14:
i see what you did there...:highfive:
[Nexus 4 General] AlwaysDroid:
I use all of them at 0.5. The N4 obviously has enough processor power to load during the faster animation, so it clearly kicks the crap out of my buddy's s3 :p
[Nexus 4 General] trek85002010:
Ugly effects with .5x, better with 1x :laugh:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thraxzzz:
Hi there, is it possible to have this feature on the xperia Z? The ones Samsungs has ;)

Sent from my C6603 using Voldemort's nose
[Galaxy S 4 General] topcat07:
Thought this might help someone very easy guide to follow noobs who are a little overwhelmed (like me)

http://androidjinn.com/root-xxuamdm-android-4-2-2-on-galaxy-s4-i9505-official-firmware.html/2
[Galaxy S 4 General] BladeKnight:
can i use this with DXUAMDM baseband?
[Galaxy S 4 General] topcat07:
i have no idea i am afraid
[Galaxy S 4 General] BladeKnight:
is it in the Build Number? or the baseband Version? sorry i'm just new to Samsung..been using HTC
[Galaxy S 4 General] topcat07:
Baseband I think
[Galaxy S 4 General] benni_1994:
I tried it with the MDM version. Root is working, phone status is official and everything works like expected :thumbup:
[Galaxy S 4 General] topcat07:
I'm planning on doing it within the next week so great to hear this.

Can you confirm your kernel version please?

Very surprised it stayed at status official but :thumbup:

You may want to use triangle away if you haven't already to set binary counter to 0
[Galaxy S 4 General] Maximillion195:
Have you used triangle away? I read in another post it is not wise to use it as it is not officially compatible yet.
[Galaxy S 4 General] topcat07:
I have not even rooted yet :p still researching
[Galaxy S 4 General] Maximillion195:
Ah I see, Wish I had done a bit more research my rooting went a bit wrong and im stuck with Super SU on my phone without root and cant get rid of it something about updating su binary files.

Was gonna try this but I want to be able to reset the binary count to 0 just incase.