yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z General] naga.nino:
3) and OTA update to .253

I find this method way more simple than installing dual recoveries and flashing prerooted firmwares after downgrading and stuff. My tutorial is basically: root with binary tool > OTA update. If there is simpler way to root latest .253 I would like you to paste me a link so I could learn something new. :)
[Xperia Z General] SXUsr:
I did yes, as most People I imagine will want to install CWM, so it's just doing the step before, instead of after using this method. To be fair though this is quite simple so I'll add a link to it, but under the name .253 OTA ROOT, as this thread should be called.
[Xperia Z General] fards:
It's also only relevant if you can get ota...
[Xperia Z General] guybrush2099:
do you remember if is there Italian language in this version?
[Xperia Z General] incodnita:
If this works (I haven't tried it yet) I think it is the easiest way.

Only a couple of question before try it, is there a kind of problem like reboot when mount system partition to write with this method?

And, which ROM did you use to try that?

Thank you for all!! :)

(Sorry for my bad english)
[Xperia Z General] crosskid:
for me, this is the simplest one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2285608

well it's similar like you, the differences only method for upgrade to .253
[Xperia Z General] naga.nino:
If you flash firmware I posted in first post, you always get OTA. That makes it relevant enough I guess. :)
[Xperia Z General] naga.nino:
Everything works perfectly after root, and OTA. The ROM I used is posted in link in my first post.
[Xperia Z General] incodnita:
Oups, yes it is, sorry for that, I didn't see it :p

Ok, then tomorrow I'll try it, if I can.

Thank you!!!
[Xperia Z General] jeopardise:
My OTA app force close. Can I use PC companion to update .253 OTA?

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Hey,

I think this is the easiest! And it works for me! Many many thanks!
[Xperia Z General] stevey1987:
Need some help i'm still on 434 (Unbranded UK):(

I'm new to rooting on sony. Will this method unlock bootloader if it does will i lose BE2 & DRM keys?

Please advice
[Xperia Z General] naga.nino:
Go to settings > apps > all > update center > clear data. Force close should be gone for good.

If you use PC companion for updating, you'll lose root access.
[Xperia Z General] naga.nino:
Unbranded UK still doesn't have any kind of .253 update. Flash the one in link I posted in first post, and follow other steps. In the end you'll be rooted without unlocking bootloader or losing anything.
[Xperia Z General] jeopardise:
already resolved by myself.

hopefully this method still work for the next update haha
[Xperia Z General] incodnita:
It seems that doesn´t work for me, I don't know why. I'm trying it with my locked bootlader Xperia Z and my official spanish .434 update.

The issue is that when it finish to download the update using the update center (only 67.5MB, is it normal?) I push install, the phone reboots but when it is installing (with the droid in the screen), the status bar jumps to the middle of the bar and the phone boots. And when it stars a message appears on the screen that can't install the new software version, try again later.

What can I do? :( Maybe is the spanish version? I have some modded apps in system, I tried to put the original again but I can't remember all the modded apps.

Sorry for my bad english again.
[Xperia Z General] maryoley:
Thanks
[Xperia Z General] neoxkid:
Same problem here. Why does it happens?
[Xperia Z General] incodnita:
Reinstalling same stock ROM solve the problem ;)

If you have modified something of system partition OTA doesn't work. Reinstall your ROM, no wipes needed, and try again.
[Xperia Z General] aerce:
It's not working for me. I have tried everything.

Edit: Apparently Flashtool version 0.9.10.2beta4 was the problem, I installed the newest version of Flashtool ann it worked! :)
[Xperia Z General] dave_id:
tried it and it worked perfectly!

it was damn easy, thanks a lot.

(do you think we can have 307 with OTA now?)
[Xperia Z General] naga.nino:
Check if .307 OTA is available. If it is, just check "ota rootkeeper" in superuser and go for it.
[Xperia Z General] dave_id:
ok I will , just wanted to know if this set of rom will always have OTA from 434>253>307>so on... if yes that will be super easy
[Xperia Z General] nion:
done

done

done

I've got a question. The 253 update isn't notified by OTA, but is just present via PC Companion. If I install 253 by PC Companion can I keep the root???
[Xperia Z General] njsdante:
update via PCC will lose your root.
[Xperia Z General] aerce:
I just want to mentioned that this method did not work for me, I was using Flashtool version 0.9.10.2beta4. But after I updated to the newest version of Flashtool it worked and I have root now :) . Apparently Flashtool version 0.9.10.2beta4 was the problem. Just want to say this if anyone else had this problem too.
[Xperia Z General] Cookie Ninja:
Hi OP,

I tried your method to update from a fresh installation of 434 rooted without recoveries and voodoo rootkeeper installed. After downloading of 253 update reboot and system update page (android with blue revolving polyhedron in stomach with blue progress bar below). The progress bar seems to move 20% and reboots to old system (434) and update centre reports that update was unsuccessful and offers to re-readdownload. Tried to clear data & cache of the app and tried again (5-10 attempts) all with the same results.... Can you help?

Dead cookies leave no trails...
[Xperia Z General] Cookie Ninja:
Reflashed 434 and directly rooted it, switched WiFi on and then got. The 63 mb of incremental update and flashed with rootkeeper and super su in survival mode....

System upgraded fully to. To 253! Great!

One caveat emptor for those who don't delete the /data/usf folder... Firmware upgrade for NFC fails to install after every reboot until you delete the said folder. Be careful and don't delete the adjacent /usf- folder which, I think holds the fw upgrade files. Now on rooted 253 of stock Indian ROM and not some middle-east ROM as given in the other thread. Great work!

Dead Cookies leave no trails...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jiayit:
Hi, I'm on Paranoid Android and Matr1x 8.5 kernel. I've been having Android OS keep my phone awake for HOURS. Using Trickster Mod, it shows that my phone has only been in deep sleep for 2 hours out of 25 hours of boot time.

Also, what exactly is Android OS using my data for? I'm on a prepaid data plan, I pay for what I use, and for the month of May, I've had Android OS take up nearly half of my data usage. If it weren't for Android OS, I could've saved a whole lot more.

Would like some enlightenment on how I can keep data usage to a minimum. I've tried installing BetterBatteryStats but deleted it since I have no idea how to interpret the data. Will reinstall again and see if that helps. Thanks guys :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N10AP:
Whoops meant to hit reply! Anyway, have you downloaded a wakelock tool from market? Maps was causing me a bad wakelock on my N7.

I running PA with Trinity kernel on that and PA with Franco on my N4. Download wakelock detector, charge your battery up and give it a couple of hours. Should tell you :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jiayit:
Right, will download it and give it a try. But I'm more concerned with data usage, any apps that can tell me what exactly is using my data?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Your second screenshot answers your question.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jiayit:
As in, what exactly is Android OS? Syncing? I've turned Auto-sync off, so it can't be. Backup? I've set it to backup only on WiFi.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Pocket Me:
I'm using XDA Mini. When I turn ClearType ON in Settings/System/Screen and OS displays ClearType Font in Portrait mode only. When I'm in Landscape mode, system font is displayed same as ClearType OFF.

Is there anyone got same problem?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Pocket Me:
I've already found the answer by myself: to turn on ClearType in Landscape mode of WM2003SE modify this DWORD value:

HKLM/System/GDI/ClearTypeSettings/OffOnRotation=0

:lol:

But why does Bill Gates turn it off by default?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] PapaDocta:
thanks for the info...

and Bill Gates is very smart... he uses a Nokia phone
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] NightmarE:
you can slove your problem by Tweaks2k2 Net 3.0 ,so you dont need to modify and play out with registry. 8)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] borakx:
I have a rooted Xperia Ray GB!

And i want to know whether my phone is Unlocked Bootloader, or NOT YET UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER!? :rolleyes:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Bolussimo:
Use Flashtool to check it. When U see something like this [with small r]

Your bootloader is unlocked. If it's R instead of "r" - it is locked.

If You bought used device and U want to know if BL was unlocked and then re-locked - use track ID. If it works - then DRM keys are not lost, so BL wasn't unlocked OR someone used test point-method.

Also You can check service menu, since U'r using stock GB. *#*#service#*#* (*#*#7378423#*#*) and check if bootloader unlocked status is YES or NO. If it's NO - then BL is locked and You can't unlocked it.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mnishamk:
Actually its

Bootloader unlocked : yes. - unlocked

Bootloader unlock allowed : yes - not unlocked

Regards

N
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitroz:
Hello, everyone.

Thought I'd take this question to XDA, since I'm unsure if I have a defective unit or not.

I have a HTC One (obviously) and it's stock, unrooted 4.1.2, running the latest 1.29 update. But when playing some games, I've noticed that ever 2 or 3 seconds, I'd get some sort of...frame jump, or random choppyness when playing. It's not framerate lag as far as I can tell, and when running benchmark tests, they appear to be fine.

The games I have tried where I can see this issue are:

-Mini Motor Racing

-Ski Safari

-Temple Run 2

I don't game that often, but these are the games I mainly play when I do. I know that not all CPUs/GPUs are made equally, so some people may not have this issue, but some *hopefully* might.

But as I say, when I run an AnTuTu benchmark and watch the GPU benchmarks, I see no jitter or jumping.

I'm wondering if I have a defective GPU or not, and just wanted to see if people are in the same situation as me.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nintendolinky:
It could be that 4.1.2 doesn't have optimized GPU drivers for the Snapdragon S4 processor. 4.2.2 runs games like butter, but I think the GPU got a speedbump on that OS. I know you said your on stock, but try applying a custom kernel like from Faux, and see if it makes a difference, maybe OC the GPU a bit.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitroz:
Interesting...I didn't know that, I'll definitely give a custom kernel a try. Thanks
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArmedandDangerous:
It's not about drivers, it's about heat throttling. HTC somehow decided that when the CPU hits 40 degrees everything should slow down to keep below that target. Which is bonkers considering many countries have ambient temps of 30+, and the speed of the monster in the One. With custom kernels you can adjust this setting and to delay the throttling.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitroz:
That explains it then. Thanks.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitroz:
Just another question, do you experience this issue as well?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArmedandDangerous:
Everyone does if it hits 40c :P ElementalX kernel allows it to hit 55c with the Run Hot option I believe :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nitroz:
Thing is, when the phone is cold and below temps and I start a game, it's still pretty jumpy. So I don't think it's that.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ommon4u:
I got the same problen..
[Huawei Ideos X6] _d3xt3r:
How to disable Autocorrect feature of keyboard in CM 10 By Dr. Rush. Also I have disabled the spell checker but it didn't work, and I don't want to install any other keyboard like touchpal. Please help me :(out

update- problem resolved:)
[Huawei Ideos X6] lanhoter:
i use no problem?
[Huawei Ideos X6] chinmay_oak:
In case you are not comfortable with in-built keyboard, you can always try other keyboards available on play store that will make you more comfortable while typing.....

cheers.....:laugh:
[Huawei Ideos X6] _d3xt3r:
Problem already resolved although currently I'm using MIUI2 by FR very much smooth.
[HTC Desire X] rshbhghelani:
JB.. should update or not ?

Software update 2.22.720.6 ..

Pros n Cons ?
[HTC Desire X] nARDOs:
Are u on stock ?
[HTC Desire X] djranbhir:
go ahead for the update it brings some improvements and its worth it for all purposes from bigger hboot size to smoother UI it had a few minor hugs but nothing that will affect you experience with the phone adversely :):):)
[HTC Desire X] navmad:
Go ahead. Update. Worth it.

navmad
[HTC Desire X] rshbhghelani:
yes im on stock sense 4.1
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] wolfgrrl:
Seems contact from this company has become non-existent on the "beta testers" thread, so I'm wondering if anyone actually has ordered one from them? They have a couple I like, but am hesitant to order due to their lack of response on that thread.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Gelst:
I have actually received my BETA TEST package from IT SKINS. I got it yesterday and I meant to upload pictures but did not have time last night and I'm at work until 5 central, I promise to deliver pictures tonight.. The order came from China and it included The Ghost- a clear case that popped onto the back of the phone, a pen with the IT SKINS logo, the nicest lanyard I have ever seen, a screen proctecter w/ scraper. Everything was packaged professionally, I was really impressed.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jetpack101:
Can anyone tell me why there is no delete email in the notification area on the S4???

When I slide the Notification down after getting emails I have the option of Archive or Reply but no Delete.

Is this function not available in the S4???

Alan
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themadba:
I believe the only way to delete emails is to go into the email app, click the button at the top to bring up the side bar, select show all folders under combined view and then you can delete them. It makes sense to not be able to delete emails from the notification bar as you could easily delete one by accident.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skriz87:
Just "archive" it.... gmail will send it into "deleted mail"
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jetpack101:
I'll have to try that. I always thought Archive was to store important email and they would not go to the Trash!!!

I have a couple of subscriptions to different sites and it would be nice to delete irrelevant email when they come in from time to time without having to open the app.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okty2k:
I assume you talk about Gmail (new version). Well, if yes, you need to go in Settings - General Settings - Archive and delete actions (first option)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jetpack101:
I'll give that a go and see if it works.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jetpack101:
Tried that and its still only showing ARCHIVE and REPLY

Any other suggestions ??

I'm using Gmail for all my emails.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] David111jr:
I been looking around for Google wallet alternatives since I just got my one. And saw Isis and how you need a Isis ready SIM card so I went on att.com and there weren't any. So I started searching.... It looks as if att isn't selling them anymore could they have givin up and maybe give us Google wallet in the coming update ?
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] gunnyman:
Isis hasn't rolled out nationally. Only a handful of test cities. You can only access it and get a Sim card if you are in one of those markets.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] ElBeaner:
Also if you're rooted, it won't even let you open ISIS.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] David111jr:
This sucks I really want Google wallet
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Tower1972:
I miss google wallet also.. Not because it was very practical, but for the shock value and conversation starter that it was. There is nothing like using it at stores and having the employees watch in amazement!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JanTehMan:
Hi,

I have some issues with the GMusic app. It won't sync the id3-tags and playlists I create/change on the desktop version...

E.g., I recently edited the genres of some albums, and it applied just fine on the pc, but it won't carry over to my nexus 4.

Same goes for playlists, especially the "like" list. I liked a bunch of songs on my cellphone, but they don't show up in my browser (and the other way round, too)

I deleted the app data, reinstalled GMusic, rebooted the phone, wiped the cache, refreshed music manually and installed the origonal from the play store (I had a transparent widget mod version so far), all that didn't help.

Does anyone have an idea?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] SMR-DINO313:
Looking for the apk for caller name id app that came 8n the phone stock. After changing rom I cant seem to find the app .
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jfgirard0423:
file is called canid.apk

http://db.tt/3frL28zZ
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] msanto:
Is there a way to COMPLETELY turn it off? The power button seems to just turn off the screen or it you hold it down, the backlight.

I just got it, had it plugged in and came back to see (since I hadn't changed the power settings for external power) that I had gotten a call at 2:15 PM (it was now 8:30 PM) and the screen / backlight had been on all that time. I have since changed the power settings :-), but is there a way to turn it off completely, so if I go into a movie etc. etc. Short of Flight Mode, that is.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] raiderz:
Best thing to do if you go into a movie is tap the loudspeaker, and click the "off" option, takes less than a second and is easy turned on again.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] msanto:
That's fine for that, but I'm also looking for a way that OFF is OFF. I would think that would be better for battery life.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] raiderz:
Only thing to permanently turn it off is take out the battery, but you will lose all the settings and everything after 20 mins or so, then you will have to start from scratch all over again.

If you turn the button lock on, and turn display off the phone doesn't really use that much battery power, there's always the option of carrying the spare that (sometimes) comes with it.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] outz:
ditto on what he said. due to the memory used by pdas, you can not power them completely down for long periods of time without data loss.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Almena92:
Hi, im trying to install Jelly Dream in my Neo V, but the result its all time a bootloop.

I've done this:

-Stock Rom with SEUS

-Root

-CWM

-Wipe ALL (battery, cache, dalvik cache, system, format cache, format systerm...)

-Install zip from SD

-Install Jelly Dream 3.0, with all wipe options activated

-And bootloop in Sony logo's...

Anyone knows what i will do?

Thanks
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] deccan451:
better post this in jelly dream thread ... you have everything perfectly i don't know why it bootloops :confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] tgrobi:
It's look like kernel conflict.

But you try:

Boot to CWM and Select Factory Reset.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Almena92:
I cant post yet in Jelly Dream thread (Without 10 post cant post in developers threads)

Factory reset tried, with all possible wipes. I forgot to say that before.

And, a kernel conflict... its possible, but i have the default kernel, my neo v have locked bootloader, so i cant change the kernel. I have stok kernel... :confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] deccan451:
use sticky thread if you unable to post on original thread post... there are so many sticky threads
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Almena92:
Sorry for semi-noob, but... "sticky post"?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] deccan451:
in any sub forum heading there are few threads that are pinned for new comers ... those are called "sticky threads" 100/100 :laugh:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Ghostfreak NB:
After installing the zip ie the Rom,I hope you're not again doing the wipes especially system wipe

I'm saying cos your statement says you wiped everything and then again installed the Rom, then the wipes again!

Rest of your steps are perfect for a locked bootloader Rom :cool:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Almena92:
Oh, thanks!

I will try to post it! :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Almena92:
But only the wipes of Aroma installer, not wiping after install the rom!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Ghostfreak NB:
Avoid any wipes through aroma

Just do wipes,install Rom

Done!

Try it n report
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Almena92:
Working! avoiding aroma wipes, works! Thanks! :good::good:
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jabbzz:
Delete
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] putney1477:
Hey guys, I played with the S 4 last night and I really liked it. It really didn't seem that much different than the s3. One thing I really like was the dialer and the background of the contacts was white instead of black on our phones. Does anyone know if this can be changed to whites on our phones? I have on all Samsung phones except one HTC and I loved the white background.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bbqsfire:
I have never seen an option to change it. I am sure with the great devs this community has that they could probably make something like that if they wanted. There are several dialer and contact list apps on the app store that does this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmxc23:
I don't think there's a white themed dialer for this device. The themes for this device have different variations of the dialer but none of it are white.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ddurandSGS3:
miui has this i believe.

the stock theme is white and orange if i remember correctly.

theres probably others you can run that do similarly.

---------- Post added at 03:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:17 AM ----------

one thing to consider is that the screen tech on our phones uses little to no energy to emulate blacks.

thast a big attraction to many.

theres a real itneresting read, try and dig it up. someone did a thorough post on it. been using dark themes ever since.
[HTC Desire C] King-V:
Hello, me again. I can't download Iron Man 3 - The Official Game from Play Store because it's not available in my country and blah blah, so I want to download indirectly by an APK. Problem is: everywhere I look, I either find a broken link, an APK that says I need to buy the game (while the game is in fact free), or an APK that just opens and closes the app. Does anyone have a link with an APK that actually works?
[HTC Desire C] aashay960:
There is a games thread in the 'themes and apps' section. Maybe you should ask there..
[Motorola Atrix HD] devilsmarch:
I recently flashed the (Unofficial) PAC Man ROM over night, and noticed my signal bars were blank. I have 4G (It says sometimes) but when I check my signal strength, it's 0 dBm 99 asu. It can see my Network, says I'm in service, and gives me my IMEI number. However, my phone number is unknown. I'll upload screenshots, and will answer questions (Obviously) if need be. (Note: I can't post in the dev forms, as I don't have enough posts, thought I have PM'd Skeevy about the bug. ROM runs fine otherwise :D) Thanks in advance.
[Motorola Atrix HD] deeje00:
Well it's noted as a known bug in almost all 4.2 roms so...

Sent from my PACMAN MATRIX HD MAXX
[Motorola Atrix HD] devilsmarch:
Hm. Read the PACMAN rom bug list and it didn't show up and that's what I'm using.. Oh well. 3G works, I get signal, but my phone number doesn't show up, so eh. I can live with it I guess,