yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shangrila500:
It should be, you might want to double check before you switch just to make sure but it should have everything backed up.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] buckhouse:
Title says it all. One of the faster downloads for 4.1.2, unlike samsung updates 200-300kb download speeds. Enjoy :p
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] TheLastSidekick:
He does make a point however. For some reason all download hosts are slow.

Sent from my SGH-T999 on Tapatalk 2 running LiquidSmooth v2.5 featuring the latest Lean Kernel experimental build.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KennyG123:
Please read the stickies

This is not Original Development

Thread moved
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nex_t:
Hello everyone

Just want to ask you if there is any app which let me increase the brightness. I have it to 100 % but i still find it a bit to dark.

Any ideas / advices / are welcome, thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eternitys:
If you are on a stock rom may be you'll feel that the brightness is bit low. But on custom rom the same is not so.

If you have a matte screen protection you may experience the low brightness but not otherwise.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nex_t:
I have this phone from my brother, he used it about 1 year. It's my first Android phone.

All i know is, the phone have root / kernel AK 225 SKL /

How do i find if the rom is stock or modified ?

Thank you

LE : i read this, on xda forum :

" The screen seems to be limited in brightness from the factory, as a matter of settings. Using AOKP Rom and increasing the color multipliers makes the screen much, much brighter, but i've read speculation that it could cause the screen to burn-in images much faster, which logically speaking, seems to make sense. Maybe it's limited by Samsung for that reason. This particular panel seems slightly more prone to image retention than the one on my Droid Charge, granted it isn't the same as burn-in, but maybe an indicator of inclination toward it "

Should i try, maybe, AOKP Rom ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eternitys:
Yes. but make sure that you know what you are doing. :D Follow the instructions of rooting, flashing custom recovery, so that you don't get stuck anywhere.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nex_t:
I wont make any step before i'm 100 % sure of what i'm doing :)

So, do you think that AOKP Rom will increase the brightness, like the guy said ?

What's the difference between Rom and kernel ? How do i find out which Rom i have now ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eternitys:
Turn off the phone:

Press Volume up + Volume down simultaneously. While you hold both press the power button.

The screen will show the details where you may check whether the bootloader is locked or unlocked.

For checking which ROM you are on go to settings>About phone

Hit thanks if I helped. :D

These are some useful threads. You will have to go through

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1812959

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1626895

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nex_t:
I went to About Phone, and i have the follows :

Vanir version 4.2.2.1 041913

Status, phone number, etc

Legal information

model number

Galaxy Nexus

Android version 4.2.2

cpu, ram, etc

baseband version i9250XXLJ1

Kernel version

3.0.75+ ~ AK.255.SKL

anarky@kernel #1

Build number JDQ39
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eternitys:
Its rooted, with custom ROM Vanir : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2162937
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nex_t:
Ok.

So, you think it's worth to try AOKP Rom, to increase the brightness ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] laureanop:
nope. Download Trickster Mod from the Play store and play around with the screen colors. I think Anarkia kernel uses the dark, bluish morfic settings by default

The relentless pursuit of the perfect rom
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cris_epic:
Anyone have any idea if we're going to be able to have this for our phone??? It would be great to see on our beautiful phones lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Blackwolf10:
yeah why not until they sort the bugs out LOL
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Derangedxzombie:
Hello, I've done some research, I dodged a bullet after finding out about the emmc brick bug. Basically I want to update my phone from 4.0.4 to JB 4.1.2 safely without bricking it.

My phone is:

Samsung Galaxy GT-I9100

4.0.4

Baseband: XXLQ6

Kernel: 3.0.15 -I9100XWLPT -CL941023 dpi@DELL169 #3

Build: IMM76D.XWLPT

My phone has an insane chip, I think the latest Siyah custom kernel is the best option as it is also rooted, I'm hoping I can install this then safely install the 4.1.2 JB, but I want to be certain I have the right idea!

I'm guessing:

- Download ICS compatible Siyah kernel here: http://www.gokhanmoral.com/?p=1536 and extract Tar.md5 file

- Boot phone into stock download mode and plug into pc with Odin 3v1.8

- Have reset f.time checked along with PDA, and the Tar.md5 inserted in that

- I have the USB drivers so when phones recognized press start, let it finish then reboot

- Then I can wipe data and factory reset safely? and proceed with installing stock 4.1.2 rom/kernel?

Any advice or corrections will be much appreciated!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Get mobile Odin. Flash firmware with that and it will root it to. Firmware from sammobile :thumbup:

sent from my I9100 Alliance v8
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Derangedxzombie:
Is that safe? I read this somewhere

"If you have an affected kernel:

Flash a known good kernel using Odin/Heimdall immediately. Do NOT use Mobile Odin, CWM, or any on-device method to flash."

Once I flash the phone with the Siyah kernel and reboot, can I then do factory reset and flash a new firmware without having to worry about bricking it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Yes.

And iv never used Odin or mobile Odin. Was on 4.0.4 myself. Flash kernel.. will be OK. Just no wipe as you no. Mobile Odin is a quick way to get what you want.

sent from my I9100 Alliance v8
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
Ok....there are 2 ways you can go about this. ....the first which you've already mentioned is to use odin...but instead of flashing a kernel then flashing the firmware, you can flash the firmware directly.....

Just visit sammobile or samsung updates.com and search for either the branded or unbranded firmware for your region or country.....

The other way (and imo the safer way) is to leave odin alone (based on the number of recent threads where people are having issues with odin) and flash a PhilZ kernel to root....

See this thread.....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1877270

and look for the kernel that matches your build number..

Then as andrewwright said, use mobile odin to flash your previously located JB firmware.

If you want to have an unrooted firmware on your phone at the end, visit the mobile odin thread on this forum and download the lite version in post 1 and the I9100 flashkernel v3 from post 7 or 9 in the same thread and use them.....job done.....

If you want to root your new firmware, get the pro (paid) version from the playstore.......

---------- Post added at 11:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:16 PM ----------

Mobile odin installs it's own kernel which is not affected by the brickbug, so it's totally safe.....

The app and kernel have been developed by Chainfire who I believe played a very big part in researching brickbug and finding ways to circumvent it....he knows what he's doing.....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
You should make sure your phone is recognized by odin before you flash anything.

What is not being said here is that flashing with recovery/cwm/mobile odin can result in phone not booting.

Then where are you......
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hopper8:
Yes, you (OP) have all the steps right. It's nice to see someone who has done some reading for once, rather than posting 'plz help, I want to root my phone', so well done.

Taking the steps you have listed will work, they're the exact steps I used to root, flash & upgrade. Just be mindful as theunderling stated that your phone must be recognised by Odin before flashing (ie don't start the process hoping it will be recognised during the flash if it's not at the start)

The posts below your opening query are trying to help you with methods which are potentially easier/safer. It's up to you which method you use.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
No disrespect intended.....I have used mobile odin on 5 occasions....without issue

I've tried to use PC Odin on at least 10 occasions with 1 instance of success. ....

Also, how many threads are on here that contain the dreaded 'nand write failure' because of odin.....too many to count.......

I suppose it's fair to say that *any* flash method carries an element of risk......

But judging by the recent threads, PC Odin seems to carry the highest risk.......
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hopper8:
Just some quick clarification.. Are you saying your phone is already rooted? Or that siyah will also root your phone?

If you're saying that siyah will root your phone in the process and you are not currently rooted, mobile odin is out of the question. It requires a phone that is already rooted. If you're already rooted, then you can use it. I recently mobile odin to used flash stock JB (LSH) and it was the easiest flash I've done so far :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Ive used it.....with the issue/s I said.Ive not got anything against mobile odin,but it doesnt get you out of trouble,whereas pc odin can/does.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
True....I'm not denying it has it's uses....but I still say that

A) it causes more problems (whether it's used correctly or not) than it fixes

B) if more people were to research and use the alternatives, it wouldn't have to be used so much to fix the problems....

Now a comment for the conspiracy theorists...lol...

Odin (like kies) designed by Samsung.....is it REALLY in their 'best financial interests' to provide a bulletproof piece of software that lengthens the useable life of their smartphones?.......
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
M.O is safer, period.

Source: common sense.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Lets just say that if we were to flash 20 x items each on our phones,youd be reaching for odin long before Id be reaching for mobile odin.

Im looking at mobile odin being one out of four flashing methods,and Ive never seen it fixing a bootloop lol.

Source: maradonas hand of god at port stanley......
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Mobile Odin is not safer. That's absolute garbage. Odin only has the reputation it has because you only hear about the cases where idiots (and 99.999999999% of the time it is idiots who get it wrong) 'get it wrong'. People don't post when an Odin flash goes smoothly which is the overwhelming majority of the time. And it's not like 'getting it right' is somehow difficult or requires a particularly high level of competence. Anyone with an IQ above 25 can use it successfully every single time.

Both flashing methods carry the exact same level of risk which increases exponentially depending on how careless you are.

Edit - And as TheUnderling has said good luck fixing a bootloop & a whole host of other problems with Mobile Odin. Mobile Odin is an analog of CWM as far as I'm concerned I.E only works when the phone 'works'.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
Well.....I *obviously* have an IQ of less than 25 then......
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Great thread. :rolleyes:

What did you do Op? ?

sent from my I9100 Alliance v8
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Yes, awesome thread.

People with a 25 IQ will get this:

Why wear a kevlar vest?

You're gonna die anyway.

Source: Q

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Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Yeah,great film that.They were going to film it in Argentina,but it would have to have been renamed to "nosedive" or "pickpocket".
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
True, argentianeans are so screwed right now.

Well, they always were.

(Yeah, you kinda failed there ;) )

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
But an opportunity for you to spam some more and build up your post count.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
Haha I hear there's a prize for that.

You get an "I rule" shirt when you hit the 20000 posts.

Sent from the little guy
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cybrnook:
I currently have the Motorola car dock and love it. It is very easy to slip the phone in and out of with the quick flip arm on the top. The dock also comes with a few inserts to change the overall slot size to allow for the stock phone, and then maybe a phone with a case on it.

But from what I have found, the allotment they have given us for a "Phone with a case on it" is pretty much only going to allow you to use the incipio feather, or the case-mate barely there case. (I use the Case-Mate) But what I dont like about that is the fact that these two cases offer MINIMAL amounts of protection to the phone, compared to say a seidio case, or of course the otterbox. Outside of the generic TPU cases, are there any other cases that would offer back, side, and front bezel surround protection for the phone that ALSO fit the car dock?

Hans
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmbasehore:
I would love to know this as well. I use the Verizon case with a kickstand, but it's pretty flimsy and I don't feel like it protects the phone very well. I'd love something a little more rugged, if it would fit.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] styndall:
My diztronic tpu case will fit in the car mount. I also have this case: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009KBH0TE/ref=ya_aw_oh_pit which is too bulky to fit in the mount even with no inserts.

For what it's worth, my diztronic case does offer minor bezel protection.

I just have to say I LOVE the car mount. It was designed so well. If there is anyone on the fence with buying it, go for it, it is worth it!
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] perkinscl:
I use the Cimo Gloss Back Case Flexible TPU Cover from Amazon, fits the car dock perfectly.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leraeniesh:
What about their S-Line cases?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] perkinscl:
Not sure, but the S-Line looks the same as the Flexible (of course with the "S" design). I would think it would fit the dock fine. The Cimo case does NOT fit my modded Droid 3 desktop dock though, slightly too big.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Donowolf:
For anyone reading this and considering purchasing the official Motorola dock, keep in mind that because of the built-in circuitry (not a magnet) that communicates with the usb portion of the phone, it's not custom ROM friendly.

If you're running stock or a modified stock, by all means it works great with the built-in smart actions and it's a great deal. But if you're using anything with a Cyanogenmod base (basically every custom rom in existence), then you'll lose audio until you reboot (gets redirected through usb and doesn't come back on removal).

You can hope for a fix in the future, or you can rip the internals out of the dock and replace them with a straight micro usb connector. It's that or stock ROMs!
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aviwdoowks:
I bought the Bionic dock & modified it to have more space for a case. I was a chore!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Starwind_:
I've just switched from iOS after 4-5 years and got an S4, :D, must say I'm pretty enjoying the customization and the air gestures probably more than I should be. One feature I miss from iOS is AirPlay just because I could stream YouTube vids to the big TV on guy night get togethers. Friend told me to check out this forum as the "biggest android forum", so I here I am. Ive seen Miracast mentioned a fair bit around here and was wondering if that's the best way?

No Smart TV, just an ordinary Samsung 42"er.

Live in the UK if that matters.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brenogbi:
Buy a allshare cast dongle! :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calum96:
Or use the YouTube app and pair it with your tv, you need a smart tv or a console that can download like an Xbox ect :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannysmith43:
Hi,

I recently received an i9505, I previously had a HTC One X. Today I was taking some photos indoors and the pictures are so noisey. They are worse than my One X and my inlaws S3. They seem to lack sharpness, the videos too - very soft. Im loving the phone but they camera in general is dissapointing I find.

Also, the lens seems to have a sticker on it that I cant remove. It doesnt cover the middle / lens but around it. Is that normal??

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannysmith43:
It was a sticker eventually got rid of it thank god..
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CorruptedSanity:
Get a real camera.

Or set ISO manually to 400
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MikeyLee:
Found this in a search. The pictures show the previous version but the link is definitely 4.5

http://www.designrifts.com/teamblackedoutapp/category/blacked-out-apps/google-apps-black/

http://jbthemes.com/teamblackedoutapps/BlackedOut/BlackGmail.apk
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jprecon:
Thanks for finding this.

Any idea if we can turn off the letter icons on the left?

JP
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MikeyLee:
I haven't found a way to do that with this version yet. I didn't even realize though that you can swipe down to refresh lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] treo4life:
Yes you can, Settings, General settings, sender image uncheck the box
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jprecon:
Thanks Treo, just wanted confirmation before I installed it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] treo4life:
Your welcome..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MikeyLee:
Excellent thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] glitchhawk:
hey buddy, link appears to be broken? this is what im getting when i click it:

and a whole lot more then just that XD
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MikeyLee:
Lol let me upload again
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigkippa:
If I flash this will it undo the new update that just came out a few days ago?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MikeyLee:
http://www.designrifts.com/teamblackedoutapp/category/blacked-out-apps/google-apps-black/

Go to that link and scroll down to gmail. They updated it yesterday so it should be the current version.
[Galaxy S II General] Silverlink34:
I am looking for people to attempt flashing my ROMs and to see if they boot, I do not own a Samsung Galaxy S2 for T-Mobile (aka Hercules) so a volunteer would be greatly appreciated.

Requirements:

None really, I prefer these to be tested on twrp recovery but if you want to flash on a different one go ahead.

I am essentially building aftermarket ROMs such as CyanogenMod or Liquidsmooth from source and modifying it to my liking. I only wish to know if the ROM boots for now and do not need any additional testing.

Current projects:

LiquidCore (a Liquidsmooth based ROM)

Download here:

http://speedcore.crackflasher.com/roms/_h5ai.sg2testing/

Please inform me of results either on here or through gtalk.

Brandongaliher7@gmail.com

Thank you for your interest.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Gill:
How do you adjust the brightness and the contrast of the screen of an XDA?
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] KTamas:
Unfortunatelly, you can't. You can turn the backlight on/off, but that's all.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] dabtran:
ir ur running 2002, there's a program called EZTWEAK that lets you add Contrast to your settings folder. i think it's a registry tweak since Contrast appears to be already on the rom but unviewable unless it's turned on
[MDA, XDA, 1010 General] Guest:
brightness can be adjusted under screen in settings though
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] raviraaj:
Once the firmware is installed, users will have the ability to offload their app installs to the SD card. That's especially important for 16GB device owners who were upset to find that they had just 9.15GB of usable space on the device's storage. Moving apps to the SD card can save some of the needed space. Samsung has also found a way to squeeze another 0.08GB of space on the device's drive, according to SamMobile, which was first to report on the news.

In addition to handling the storage issue, the software update for the Galaxy S4 includes a host of fixes and improvements, including the ability to record HDR video and a fix for the purple effect users were seeing when scrolling through pages.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57587984-94/samsung-launches-firmware-update-for-galaxy-s4/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] whytechapel_x:
I though this was for the international version only?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] umair239:
I believe the update is for German version of S4 only.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Danzoman:
Its more of a preview piece of what's to come over here in the USA. We have the same problems as the Germans.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] joemagistro:
ill have that update very soon :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Plato56:
I read someone already flashed this to ATT version of the S4. I've spent all day trying to figure out if this is going to softbrick OUR phones. Part of the new kernal is reported to solve some of the distorted sound issues that happen with certin headphones.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] joemagistro:
itll work only if using a tmobile kernel (im currently on an I9505 rom). That said you cant use an international kernel, so as far as the updated kernel, we will have to wait
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ferlogan:
Can't updated how can I fix this
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] C-art-toon:
This message appear because you root your device
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ferlogan:
Yes I was rooted but I flash the stock firmware whit odin and when I try to update didn't work I think there is something something to fix this but can't figure out please need help thanks guys
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Zoddex:
Waiting on the update :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Charlie Brown:
Here you go.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.triangleaway

You must be rooted to use this. It's called Triangle Away by our very own Chainfire!

---------- Post added at 01:44 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:42 AM ----------

Here is Chainfire's thread in the original development forums. It's about his new rooting method. Zip file via Odin and he also has a link to mention Triangle Away. Buy the full version it's well worth the $2!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2294005

[SGH-M919] CF-Auto-Root
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shinydude100:
Hmm

I was rooted as well, used triangle away, then odin'd official stock tar, now my phone just says up to date when i try to update to May 7th's ota.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ferlogan:
Maybe t mobile haven't send you the new update that's what I think but i think you can try Kies on your desktop to manually updated. . I have a question did you use this method to root your phone. Because if it works for you I will try this thanks and another question did you buy the app tryangle from the play store ? Sorry men im new on this