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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Purple Ferret:
I checked that one out. One of the permissions concerns me though, namely

READ PHONE STATUS AND IDENTITY

Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.

Why would it need this? It seems unwarranted for a Picture Frame to know my phone number and device ID's. I suppose with some sort of Permissions-Denied Esque app I could change this or deny that permission though.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Zephyron:
Yea not too sure about that permission, but Ive been using it for a while without any problems
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Purple Ferret:
Does it come in multiple sizes. I mean Nova Launcher can resize them and all, but I was just curious if it did. I also found a Gridlike one somewhat like the HTC which needs very few permissions, and thats only for some features on it I will never actually use.

Either way, Permissions Denied can solve this problem
[Android Software Development] m11kkaa:
I saw F-Droid which I think is a very good starting point but I think we need to improve much to compile a good service.

1) We need a infrastructure. A server to host all apps, and which answers searches. F-Droids way with repositories isn't good because the whole repository gets downloaded and this wouldn't work with 10.000 apps. Another reason is that the average user doesn't want to manage repositories he want to have ONE CENTRAL TRUSTED SOURCE. We don't need to fragment android even more.

2) App Restrictions. Not like Apple, ofc!

2.1) Minimum Requirement is Android 4.0 and all Apps have to use it as minimum sdk version. 2.x is old and noone prefers this old UI style over Holo. High Quality Apps need good UI's. All Apps should use at least Holo-UI even if it's design is modified(like facebook or solidexplorer).

2.2) Trancparency. Apps don't must be opensource but the functions of the Apps should be checked by someone. A App upload request should be public. And some let's say 3 or 4 well known trusted persons who maintain the store have to verify the apps and give green lights for the app to be accepted. The reasons why a app wasn't accepted must be clear and publicly visible and users should be able to complain against the decision.

2.3) OpenSource Apps should be preferred and always get better positions in search results. And the web interface of the store should present the git/svn/hg checkout url directly so devs can download and work with it. We could say that developers always have to upload source even if it won't be published so it's easier for us to check for malware functionality but I think devs wouldn't be happy about it and we are good enough in understanding smali so we wouldn't need it at all.

3) Better User Interface for AppStore App. We need a good polished UI. with screenshots, downlod counter, rating etc. This App needs to be a pattern for devs how good Apps should look(point 2.1).

4) If we accept paid apps we need to give more options than credit card only.

Tell me what you guys think about it :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00464:
i can no longer access sites like zippyshare and other.....it has completely blocked all ads, i tried unistalling it but still ads are blocked any wat out?how to completely remove it?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aukhan:
On which browser
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxonhtc:
[MENTION=4929231]AbhimanyuAryan[/MENTION] - just delete the hosts file in /system/etc :) (Or rename it to something else to be safe)

Obviously that's after mouting system as r/w - but I guess you should already know that.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00464:
Can I do that with root explorer?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00464:
All:(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00464:
There's a file named hosts should I delete it or rename it?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuxonhtc:
Either. I said rename since you could easily rename it back to restore in case something happens (highly unlikely). Just to be safe.

PS: You can do that with Root explorer, yes. Or EZ.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aukhan:
I also noticed this just now that this is an issue with my device as i've installed Adaway.

looking for solutions
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00464:
ads away is good

i have ads away installed in my tab2 and no such issue....i guess ads away is slightly better than this app:angel:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zipredictive:
Hi, I am looking for a very lite rom with everything stock with just led notificaiton.

Nop I hate apps to make the led blinking Id like the cm one.

Anything like that?

No cm no aokp no pa no pie ecc ecc

bigxie with led would be awesome!

Ive tried rascarlo one, its so great but I dont like the blacks.

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wdustin1:
Hmmm yeah I was gonna say rasbeanjelly but I see you have already done that. Closest thing I can think of that you are wanting
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zipredictive:
Yea! Rascarllo is pretty light, damn fast and smooth with few mods! The only thing is the black theme but I can live with it! :)

I thought there was something somewhere, I know people love heavy modding so I thought somewhere there was a light rom in some old post like the great bigxie one! XD

Thanks anway!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Towle:
All ROMs are in the development section and available for you to view their features. "Best ROM threads" never turn into anything good, therefore aren't allowed.

Thread closed.

Towle

XDA Moderator
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] PDA_Joe:
Can't seem to get GPSDash to work with my XDA. Have Destinator 2 installed and it runs perfectly, but no joy with GPSDash. Tried most Comx Kbps combinations. Switched off IR. I am not running destinator when trying to run GPSdash so no clashes there. However, I can see some gibberish in the "data" screen of GPSDash.

Any suggestions?

Thanks !
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] PDA_Joe:
Sorry...my GPS mouse is the LeadTek 9531 which comes as the default reciever with the destinator 2. Though this may help.

Thanks !!
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] cruisin-thru:
Settings: Com 1..........nmea 4800.........
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] Guest:
Tried that 1st thing. Didn't work :-(
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Accessories] cruisin-thru:
If you see "gibberish" in the data screen it means you are receiving data. It may be a setting in gpsdash that needs adjusting.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NolanW:
Has anyone been able to get the drive link app to work with this model phone? I would love to get a mirror link head unit for my car but the app not working kind of defeats the purpose.

It works on the s3, and on the s4, but it seems there's no love for the s2. :(

If there's something specific I need to do to get it to work, let me know!

Thanks for the help.

-Nolan
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] loonie01:
A lot of people are having this issue including myself. I sent my phone into Samsung last week as it was still under manufacturers warranty to see if they will fix it. The was bootloader was unlocked and phone rooted running a modified rom. I just received a email today that they Replaced PBA and are shipping it back. :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordrogue:
My S2 recently started acting up, charging super fast and dying quickly as well. It's like the overvolt regulation doesnt work properly, it gets very very hot and then it just says fully charged, remove cord (even when it's unplugged), or it just hangs and suddenly I'm at 0% battery again.

I've tried several different batteries and chargers, I'm pretty sure there's nothing wrong with them. Anyone experienced something similar?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaosphappy:
I have not but i can tell you that your phone is staying awake while on charge which will explain why its getting hot... have you tried installing Better Battery Stats to see whats staying awake all the time... Also what rom/kernel are you using all this information will go long way to helpping explain whats going on?? good luck :eek:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordrogue:
I'm just using normal 4.1.2 ICS. The warmth is not part of the problem, it's just a strange symptom, like for example if I turn it completely off, sometimes it gets very hot while off and the battery dies completely, even if it was full when I turned it off.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaosphappy:
normal 4.1.2 ics :confused: trust me the warmth is being caused by the problem... either your usb charger board has gone/all the batteries you've tried are beyond wonky or you have WAKELOCKS giving your phone a proper beating. tap that graph shown in your screen shot see whats running. have you tried taking battery out of phone for few minutes (5) popping back in charging to full (while off) and then turning on? good luck :eek:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordrogue:
I think it must be a problem with the internal USB port or the board. I've tried cleaning it out a little, but it doesn't seem to help.

Should I order that part? USB Flex cable+circuit board? Are they easy to replace or do i need to solder?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Easy to replace, lots of threads on here about it recently (This seems to be happening to a lot of people). You just need to make sure you order the right part (It's cheap & easy to find; search for those recent threads).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheReverend210:
They all do that. I forget the name if the wakelock now, but that is the reason certain 3rd party mains or car chargers don't work properly. Anyway, just the fact the phone is awake whilst charging is nothing to worry about, until you get a BBS log and see if anything other than charging is keeping it awake.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lordrogue:
So I replaced the board, and it was like you guys said pretty easy. It works just like normal now. However my speaker stopped working after replacing it, no idea why though as it's in the top of the mobile (?).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] z28clark:
I have the most recent version of PH's blazer rom, v2.3 and have run into a bug/issue that I hope someone else has a solution to! After doing a full wipe and install of the rom everything works great, until I try to switch from the crappy samsung keyboard to the Android keyboard. The phone will completely freeze up and require a long hold down on the power button or a battery pull, but unfortunately after that the phone does not boot all the way, gets stuck at the glowing samsung screen. The only solution i've found is to:

A.) Wipe and reinstall rom after selecting the messed up keyboard input and

B.) Avoid switching to the android keyboard!

I was able to switch to swype just fine and I hadn't re-downloaded swiftkey to make sure it will switch too but I don't have any doubt that it will switch fine. A few more bits of info, I have tried downloading the rom three times thinking maybe a bad download, the md5 checks fine and all 3 downloads gave me the same result.

Am I missing something idiotic or can anyone else replicate this problem?
[Xperia Play General] SteelDragonX:
The purpose is the same of the Photo Quality topic: know the capacity of this device, in this case, about video recordings.

The quality of video recording is variable of rom to rom. Some rom can improve the bitrate and get an image more sharper with more vivid colors. Then, if possible, let's know that rom you used to recording your video.

My sample was recorded with True Ancestor Rom(I think). Apparently, with low bit rate, because the recorded was set to 720p, but the quality is not great thing.

Video: John Mayer - Human Nature | 720p

Software: Videopad Video Editor

Image effects: Zoom| Color Temperature

Youtube Link: http://youtu.be/VaN6Uf_BLYg

Unfortunately, the tags to embed youtube videos, for some reason is not working for this topic.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chetta:
Hi All,

I am getting rather frustrated trying this on my own so hopefully someone can assist ;)

I have my unlocked TF201 with Android 4.1.1 build # 10.4.2.18

I have installed TWRP 2.2.2.1

I am not rooted (as far as I can tell using SuperUser and RootChecker)

I am trying to backup all my apps in order to do root and perhaps try some ROMs

When I connect my device into my Win7 x64 and try to use Helium to backup my apps and app data. I am unable to establish communication. There's no errors. I've installed the drivers from what I can see in Device Manager. Just no communication occurs.

I've tried to proceed with rooting using motochopper but it does not give any messages/errors after "daemon started successfully"

I've checked that my USB debugging is on.

I was able to do a backup with TWRP but not sure what help that backup will do as I cant extract the app data after I format.

Any other thoughts to assist in the backup and root?

Thank you
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flumpster:
If you are already rooted why not just use titanium backup on the Prime to make your backups. That is what most of us use.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chetta:
From what I can tell I am

not

rooted or else I'd use Titanium Backup.

I have SuperUser installed on the tablet but when I use RootChecker I do not check the notification from SuperUser to allow for the root access.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flumpster:
Sorry mate, I misread it.

If you install the newest TWRP for your bootloader (JB by the looks of things) then when you select restart in TWRP if it detects that the OS you have installed does not have root then it will offer to install it for you.

That is probably the easiest way to go for you.. Just make sure you get the right TWRP.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chetta:
Thanks for the idea. Wish it would've worked for me!...

Most guides I could find utilize GooManager which it looks like TWRP is not recommending now.

So - I downloaded the adb/fastboot files along with the latest TWRP 2.5 (from TeamWin projects website for the tf201) and renamed it to twrp.blob

Ran the command fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash recovery twrp.blob

Log looks like

sending 'recovery' (5959 KB)

OKAY [ 2.608s]

writing 'recovery'...

OKAY [ 1.464s]

finished. total time: 4.074s

The tablet does not reboot automatically. I rebooted into recovery and it was still 2.2.2.1

As always, assistance is much appreciated :cowboy:
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chetta:
Still unable to get up to the latest TWRP to allow me to root. Any thoughts as to where I'm going wrong?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flumpster:
I could make it a flashable zip for you to try but the big problem is I am now going away until next Tuesday so wont be able to do it until then.

Send me a PM next Wednesday to remind me and I will do it.

Try not to forget as the week after that I am back and forth Spain for 6 weeks and I will have no PC.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chetta:
Appreciate it! I'll make a note in my calendar.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flumpster:
I had a spare 5 minutes.

The zip is attached.

It has TWRP 2.5 included for the 4.1.1 bootloader.

I could not test it as I am on the 4.2.1 bootloader and it will not be compatible and I do not have time to downgrade.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chetta:
gybesat moorcocks

You are awesome! Worked perfectly. Rooted and able to use Titanium Backup. Now time to switch over to Cyanogen :laugh:

Thanks again!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StriderScales:
Hey guys. I rooted my metro pcs gs3, and had some problems. I now flashed a rooted stock rom and all is well.

Besides for the fact that I can't use the factory reset option. I'm no pro, but it seems the phone doesn't know what to restore from. It resets then freezes on the metropcs screen (after gs3 screen).

Is there any way I can fix this problem?

It doesn't cause errors in normal life, but when I went to reset to flash another rom, this happened.

PS: factory reset from restore mode doesn't work.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StriderScales:
Wrong area to post, I know. I can't find a metropcs gs3 forum though.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
There is a thread stickied in one of the American s3 forums if I remember as I directed someone to it a while back
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2240291

[READ THlS FlRST] POST QUESTIONS IN THE Q&A SECTION AND NOT HERE!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jyp8628:
Hi

I just flashed CM10.1 RC2 to my Rogers I727R the past weekend. First time flasher and it went well thanks to all the helpful posts in the forum. after flashing, the phone runs very smoothly. However, I'm noticing a big problem: on my stock ROM, when an app FC, it jumps back to home screen. but now with this new ROM, whenever something goes wrong, my phone power got shut off completely.

I searched the forum but didn't find any post on this topic. Wondering if anyone else is noticing/suffering the same? even though it's not too frequent but it's enough to be quite annoying. I don't know how long I can stand this before reverting back to stock ROM. :(

Thanks!

Jake
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jd1639:
Use a newer version of cm 10.1. It's still a work in progress so expect some issues. The random rebooting is a known issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rpr69:
Actually I would recommend going *backwards* to 04/23 nightly, nothing newer than RC2 is really better (in that there are no known bugs) than 04/23 or earlier. If you are willing to live with the issues, it's fine, but for a first time flasher, I'd say go with something a bit more stable until the known issues get ironed out. I think we are close on that, from what I've seen in the dev thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jyp8628:
Thanks! do you mean the random reboot/power off issue was introduced by the RC2 build and was not in the 4/23 nightly?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rpr69:
Yes, exactly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] technoid1964:
Go with 04/23 for now

It was introduced in the 04/24 build when the newest kernel was used which introduced several issues. Hangs, reboots, stuttering, bluetooth issues. It also worsened the black screen on power button that was in the 04/23 build, just not as bad. The developers are getting very close and are making it more stable, but not quite ready for non-experiments in my opinion. (I redo my phone every other day as I find it fun to try the newest stuff)

I've been trying to run 06/01 thru 06/06 on clean installs, but have still had too many hangs and strange issues. Just restored 04/23. It's the best on power use and stability on my ROGER's S II LTE. I'm still using the UCMC1 radio with 04/23 and it runs very well.

I would highly recommend the 04/23 built if you rely on your phone to be stable.

Go here for 04/23: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2272261

Tim
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jyp8628:
Thanks Tim!

strangely my phone seems to be more stable in the past 2 days without 1 reboot/shut-down on the RC2 build. I'll use it for another while and see how things go. and if it turns south and really annoys me, I'll then try the 4/23 nightly
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] technoid1964:
Sounds like they might be getting really close with 06/08... Time to backup the phone and try it again!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jyp8628:
Guess I really shouldn't have jinxed it. right after my last post saying my phone hasn't crashed for 2 days, it crashed like 4 times yesterday and today. dah... Guess I'll give 4/23 nightly a try. or Maybe a bit more adventurous and try the 6/8 nightly??;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Aimless Rambler:
All part of the joy of being a flashaholic! I think we're all a little masochistic here. We spend good money on a techno gadget then see how many different ways we can foul up the works. I keep saying to myself it's just a phone/text machine/mini computer built to make life easier, then I devote way too much time reading forums, setting up computers entirely devoted to troubleshooting/fixing/flashing androids, reserve living space for tools and a rack full of various Android devices, obsess on upload/download speeds ... and forget I do have to function in life. Us obsessive-compulsive types have to stick together! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rpr69:
06/08 has been solid for me for a day now. I could induce lag at will previously.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] technoid1964:
Wow, I remember when I was like that, had to get on with life when I got married and had kids. Now I don't have the time to go that deep into rewriting drivers and Bios... Too time consuming, scary, but I miss it.

Thanks to all the devs who still dive into these ROMs and make them so much more than what they were.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] technoid1964:
Just me 2 cents worth on RC5 experimental, it's Great!

No crashes, no unlock issues, no lags... Battery life back to 4/23 levels. Clean install... Now I need to see if blue tooth is stable... If it is, this build is ready for prime time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rpr69:
Bluetooth crashes on connect for me with RC5a, and I still get the screen freezes as well, unless I select 'Disable H/W overlays' in developer options.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] technoid1964:
Been running RC5a for past 24 hours, clean install, no hangs, reboots, no problems with unlock and had blue tooth connect for about 2 hours today without any issues. Battery life excellent. I'd suggest a clean install of anyone is having a problem.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ashokmani:
I have been on 06/10 nightly from yesterday and facing minimal issues..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] technoid1964:
Well everything was going peachie until...

My phone went from 90% charges, plugged in a charger to zero charge in about 20 sec. I've only seen something like this once before, hoping that it was a one time glitch. On RC5a Experimental clean install. Did notice it was have charging issues early in the morning, plugged in to charger but not charging, then it would, then it wouldn't, doesn't explain going from 90 to zero though. Everything else is excellent.

Tim
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jyp8628:
wow... didn't know it's even physically possible to go from 90 to zero in 20 sec. quite interesting bug... anyway I went back to the stable 4/23 nightly last night from RC2 for the sake of a stable phone to use. Really look forward to the final stable 10.1 release!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jd1639:
I think the battery has to be bad. To discharge that fast the phone would have had to catch on fire due to the heat generated. That's a lot of juice in a short period of time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] technoid1964:
Strange thing is it charged up to 100% and has been working normally now. Either really weird software glitch or temporary short/open in battery.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperMiguel:
Im using an old usb cable, could this cause the problem?

When i connect my phone to my comp i just get an error on my phone stating that it will charge at a lower rate, to use my OEM cable..
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skyline72:
Try using another cable ?
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubuntuh:
is there any possibility to get miui v5 working for our device?
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bart452:
There is already one, look on 4pda.ru
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubuntuh:
i think it is miui v4! if its v5 can you post a link?
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RootYourPhoneHD:
Miui v5 isnt built yet.And to be more precise,v5 will be built on v20 baseband.We dont have v20 roms yet :rolleyes:
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kristijan505:
V20A, V20B and V20D doesnt count?