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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] 82801BA:
I have an overseas rom for i9505 that I really want to use on my I337 (AT&T). However it does not come with any custom rom beside those 1.7GB .md5 stock roms. I have tried using CASUAL Root and Recovery to install TWRP, but I got stuck at how I should install the rom that I have. From my experience I should have a flashable zip on my hand. I then look at Kitchen and Loki but I am totally confused about it. Can anyone point me to the right direction about how what to do with the i9505 rom that I wish to install? Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rcklss1:
Are you already rooted?

Sent from my WICKED AT&T S4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] 82801BA:
Yes rooted. But i don't think I can flash md5 file using TWRP though...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
What rom is it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] 82801BA:
i9505zhuame3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dxwilliams40:
Follow the instructions in this link. If it seems to foreign to you, stop and don;t attempt to flash anything until you have a clear understanding. Several people in this forum have put together threads intended to help.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2295557
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] 82801BA:
I know that thread. It seems like the prerequisite is to have a custom rom. In my case I don't have a custom rom that's why I got stuck here...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dxwilliams40:
There is no prerequisite to have a custom rom already installed. You need to be rooted with a custom recovery. You flash the rom in recovery. Twrp and cwm are recoveries.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] 82801BA:
No I am not talking about a "custom rom already installed". What I mean is, the rom needs to be CWM flashable, which is a ZIP file containing Meta-INF, which is also a "custom rom". However, the only file I have access is MD5 file which is an ODIN file. I think I can't flash the ODIN file in TWRP, right?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] niceppl:
no locked bootloader will check security of the md5, however ...in your case you can get a linux and un tar the md5... make a flashable..patch with loki..and flash
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] 82801BA:
I have installed Ubuntu (does it work??) through VM...Move the files (I9505ZHUAME3 and Loki_mater) to Ubuntu, then I am lost...Any very detailed tutorial anywhere?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Doggydude:
I have started to notice weird issues with my Note 2. When I decided to switch from Cleanrom 4.9 to the ATT version, I loaded the zip onto my internal storage through usb, and rebooted to recovery, but the zip wasnt where I put it (root of internal storage), nor could I find any folder that it didnt claim was empty. I put it on my sdcard and flashed that way after a factory reset+system wipe.

After getting the new rom setup, I rebooted the phone to find it had forgotten all the default apps, like nova launcher. Rebooted again and the same thing happened.

These problems have happened before, but never survived a factory reset.

I am scared that this is a hardware issue, which would really suck. Anyone have this happen or any ideas on fixing it?

I am planning on returning to ATT stock and if the problem happens again I will bring it to them, but we all know I don't want to have to do that :)

Thanks for any help
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Kreateablaze:
Well if you factory reset it it will forget everything. Its like starting fresh with nothing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Doggydude:
I factory reset it, set it up again, then rebooted. I set the new defaults after the reset, then they disappeared on reboot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Doggydude:
the problem persisted over a full ODIN stock flash. Not really sure what to do now, it has become a large annoyance. I guess I will tell ATT what is happening, but I dont think something like this is covered under warranty
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] wish777:
Let me ask what sd card do you have? You dont have the sandisk 32gb ultra 10 class 10 do you? I bought mine thru radioshack...and seems that particular sd card is malfunctioning on alit if people...

Also..when backing up a rom the clockwork recovery goes to internal storage...the external sd card is labeled wierd when using root explore my file path for sd card is storage/extSdCard

Btw im not using twrp recovery...and all backups always saves to internal
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Doggydude:
I am using a PNY class 10 32gb, but you are correct that it could be malfunctioning, although most of the problems seem to correspond with internal storage. I will try out a different card when I get home from work, thanks.
[Windows Phone 8s by HTC] Drag0nflamez:
I currently use a HTC Wildfire, it's durable but has a tendency of being slow and crashing a lot lately. It runs CM7, but that's not the point.

The point is that I'm looking at new phones, and the 8S seems to be what I'm looking for. I tried one in a store and I instantly fell in love. Everything felt so smooth (couldn't test durability, because, well, store employees don't really like you dropping phones on the floor; besides the wildfire ones were accidental)

So, is the 8S worth it to replace my trusty ol' Wildfire? I use the Wildfire mostly for some light browsing, music listening and communicating, which WP8 shouldn't have any problem with (pretty much every app I use has a WP8 version, so that's no issue).

Also, has anyone here got any experiences with durability? I also hear things about instability with big SD cards (I have a 32GB one, which I'm obviously going to put into the new phone).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fun4stuff:
Is there any way to make it so certain apps always open in multi window mode by default?

e.g. I have chrome open and get a notification about a new email. Is there a way so that when I click the notification, that it brings it up in multi window mode displaying both the email and keeping chrome open?
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] ZeroAlphawolf:
I'm currently running the international ARHD 10.1 4.2.2, and i want to find a way to get the CM messaging app working, i would love to have quick reply in the notification drawer. Anyone able to tell me if this is possible? Been out of the Android game way too long.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Nick281051:
Idk if the messaging app itself is what gives you quick reply
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] dseries60:
I have found that the ATT CM 10.1 messaging app has issues with displaying Mms messages. I have since started using textra which was developed has a direct replacement for this app. It offers popup. It is available on the market.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] drewdatrip:
Check out Sliding Messaging. Has many similarities to the stock cm messaging app with a lot more

Drew
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] :
Hi there.

I have an XDAII and the screen has been scuffed, at the bottom where you enter lower case letters, this has happened over time, just with writing so much I suppose. I have replaced the stylus at regular intervals but still, the screen is scuffed. I`ve spoken with O2, one person told me the screen could be replaced, another said it couldn`t, but I had a thought, and here is the question.

Can I open the XDAII, remove the clear plastic screen cover (if that is a cover) and flip it, so the scuff is on the inside?

The scuff itself is barely noticeable, but it interferes when I`m writing.

Any info will be a big help.

p.s. I`m due to upgrade soonish, XDAIIs or something else, most reviews I've read haven`t been very good about the XDAIIs

Cheers
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] gazmac:
You could try a very fine abrasive polish on the scuffed area only (maybe a fine silver polish like Silvo etc.) and then USE A SCREEN PROTECTOR. I am not shouting just emphasizing the importance. I have recovered many items in this way.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] :
The idea of trying to remove the scuff never even occured, I`ll have a look round the shops tomorow. As for the screen protector, I only discovered them after the problem was there.

Thanks tons
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] ezzkht:
Try toothpaste, it worked with me, but you need to rub for a long time!

Put some toothpaste on a piece of cotton & start rubbing in circles for 15 mins or more... :)

rub babe rub :lol:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] smoothunit:
and dont use colgate blue minty gel!!!

the cheap plain white stuff works best for cds, screens ect.

after your first polish with toothpaste, give it a final polish with silvo/brasso or any fine furniture polish.

worked for, good luck
[General Questions and Answers] adriangb:
There are two things I want to do with my contacts, but doing on a singular basis would take for ever.

#1 add a "+1" to all US numbers, since my landline requires this to dial (and it shares my address book over bluetooth).

#2 format my international numbers correctly. they're put in in two different ways (with and without the area code), and I need to format them as an international number.

Anyone know of a tool that can do a "search & replace all" kind of like you would in a text editor?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Serav:
I've owned this tablet for over a week now and I really love the screen when viewed head on. The colours, contrast and brightness are great. However, I've seen a lot of reviews say that the viewing angles are good and that hasn't been my experience. If you're only talking about its horizontal or vertical vertical viewing angles individually it's not too bad (just a loss in brightness), but viewing the tablet diagonally results in blacks becoming a washed out mess.

It doesn't seem like a problem that would come up often, but the use cases for a tablet make it a fairly common occurrence. No one seems to have mentioned this so I was wondering what others thought. Does this not bother anyone else, or is this just standard for a 10" tablet?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SWFlyerUK:
Just noticed it. Don't view the screen diagonally. So not a concern :)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] TellTenPeople:
I suspect that Sony sacrificed the diagonal view angles for better horizontal and vertical ones. If you look *very* closely as the screen you'll see a bunch of diagonal lines — at least I see them on mine.

To answer your question, I've not seen this on any of the other 10 inch tablet screens I've beheld, but I have seen much poorer horizontal and vertical viewing angles ;)

That said those diagonal lines do annoy me.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] iisshaun:
My tablet actually has really good viewing angles. The only thing is the black go a little lighter when viewing diagonally. This is pretty common on IPS panels, even my Dell monitors.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SWFlyerUK:
If I look extremely close at the screen (to the point of hurting my eyes) I can see very faint lines which do look just like pixels. It's only apparent on whites.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Serav:
After you mentioned it I looked closer. It looks the same on mine although they are very faint.

A little lighter? You must have a far better panel than me if the shift can reasonably be described as "little". On mine blacks become bright Grey. :-/

I didn't realise this was common to IPS panels, however at least I know it's not just me. I recently had a chance to play with a Galaxy Tab 2 and while it exhibited some of the same behavior it was nowhere near as bad as the XTZ.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] iisshaun:
Yeah it might be hit or miss. The blacks kind of go grey-ish, but definitely not a bright grey. And it's not really an IPS thing, but it is common enough on them. Also, I honestly don't think it's much of a problem or issue at all. It's only the blacks viewed diagonally and at a very skewed viewing angle that change a bit. At least at most common viewing angles it doesn't change at all for me and probably the biggest thing, there's no colour shift. Colour shift is probably the biggest annoyance about my Nexus 4, so I'm glad my XTZ has absolutely none of it.

Also, the GTab2 uses PLS instead of IPS. It's Samsung's similar tech to IPS, but it is different of course, so it may be better.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SWFlyerUK:
I've just compared this screen to the Xperia Tablet S, and whilst the viewing angles are the sane on both diagonally, the faint lines across the screen are not exhibited on the Tablet S.

are barely noticeable, in fact, I'm surprised you noticed them!

Are you sure it's not the individual pixels?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aristodikos1:
I am from Greece. i am sailor so i bought from Italy a LG optimus L9 P760 v20B (with "TIM" software as i can image from those TIM aps inside). It doesn't have greek language so after a fail contaction with LG, i tried to search in xda to find a solution. The only solution is the OFFLINE METHOD but i followed every step one by one but i didnt make anything.... Not possible to install the greek kdz file with offline method. After doing those steps, after step "9" when im clossing the small box, there is no step 10 for me. Actually i never saw a step 10 in any of mine pc. What am i doing wrong? I feel that something is going on in the small server ( btw i can see the cute girl with the l9 in the photo by pushing in post's 128. bla bla link)

For information, the following lines are from the small server window

all HTTP Server ver. 3.05.93

by Max Feoktistov

E-mail: support@smallsrv.com

(C) 1999-2010

UNREGISTRED SOFTWARE

Please register!

HTTP Root dir=C:\shttps\www def=index.* port=9002 Number of connections=16

!->10/06 00:19:26 [127.0.0.1:51576>9002] (t1 1)

GET /favicon.ico HTTP/1.1

Host: 127.0.0.1:9002

Connection: keep-alive

Accept: */*

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/27.0.1453.110 Safari/537.36

Accept-Encoding: gzip,deflate,sdch

Accept-Language: el-GR,el;q=0.8

^!!

!->10/06 00:19:26 [127.0.0.1:51576>9002] (t1 2) >\favicon.ico(Undefined/default)

Error. File not found.

!->10/06 00:19:26 [127.0.0.1:51576>9002] (t1 3) >HTTP in:280 out:1997 Time:16

Do i need to have internet to do the offline method??

I need 2 things only

1) Greek language

2) To root the phone so i can delete those TIM's apps which are full unusable for my GREEK probider ( and i cannot understand italian...)

Please, your advise will be very helpfull because the phone is the inly way to contact eith my home....

Regards, Thank you
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aristodikos1:
help?

So noone help?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aristodikos1:
Can anyone please share me a photo how the "hosts" file looks like to run the small server?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aristodikos1:
Actually at last i found the way to work in offline method, the problem is that the update stops at 7%. As i read, the problem could be that drivers are not installed or i have the JB from before. My phone is 4 days old ( i bought new from a TIM in Italy) and it has v20B. The only thing is to put a Greek version. How i can do it? If i could root it, would be easier for me to install a cyanogen mod that it has greek. Actually, Please i request someones help how to install Greek version, at last ...

XDA HELP ME!!!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aristodikos1:
Any ideas how to flash it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aristodikos1:
I feel that there is not support fm xda....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aristodikos1:
I cannot unlock bootloader

i cannot root the phone

i cannot install greek sw

......please advice
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sl8125:
I was looking to use apex launcher but I also like to use the couple is sense widgets. Like the couch with weather widget and perhaps the blickfeed. Of there a mid for this?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drksilenc:
not possible sense widgets only work with sense
[NFC Hacking] GFXi0N:
Hi, I just downloaded some nfc reader app from the play store and discovered the phone reacted when I stick the gym I'd card at the back of it.

This card is usually used in order to enter the gym i go to every day (almost). I just have to place it close to a black box installed in the automatic doors and they get opened. I noticed I must place it very close in order to make it work.

Now, I'm not 100% sure it's this technology but if an nfc app is able to read it, o guess it is.

Now, my idea is to replace my Id card, which sometimes I forget, with my phone.

I want to ask if there is a way to make my phone store the nfc data in the card so when I go to my gym, I place the phone near this door instead and make the same function as with the card.

Is this doable? I'd need to read the card once store whatever is on it and then be able to transmit such info on demand.

I'm new to nfc but I'd like to see something like this.

Thanks!
[NFC Hacking] Mach3.2:
Short answer:

No.

Long Answer:

Unless you know how to emulate the card's UID, you can't do it.

If your card uses the data stored non the card, which is not likely, you will have to find a way to emulate it.

Beamed from my Maguro.
[Android Apps and Games] Vuciz:
I'm looking for an alternate SMS app that is almost the same as the stock app but allows me to attach an APK file.

A lot of apps I get my fiance wants and it would make it easier to be able to grab the file from a file manager inline rather than having to open ROM toolbox and send it from there.

Swyped from my Kyocera Event
[Android Apps and Games] thyttel:
You can share any app you want from play store directly from the share button in play store and text it to her

Sendt fra min HTC One med Tapatalk2
[Android Apps and Games] PenguinxEnjoi:
Umm you can't attach files to text messages I'm prey sure, so no app will be able to do this (if im right). UNLESS the app also has its own messaging service on the side that can attach files, but then that would defeat the purpose because whoever you trying to text will have to have a smart phone, (they might even have to have android if the developer doesn't support other mobile smart systems like iOS or Windows Phone), because having a smartphone is the only way to get this made up app that doesn't even exist.
[Android Apps and Games] blazefury:
Just use a file browser and send it to her using gmail... it let's you attach apks
[Android Apps and Games] PenguinxEnjoi:
But since you said she wants the same apps, I'm assuming your both using android. So in that case I recommend an app called App Info XT because it has Holo Design, and can send apk directly from the app without the need of another file manager. But you will have to email it to her, since she has android she probably has gmail account. App Info XT can attach the apk to an email client directly, also, so thus is probably your best bet.

:eek:
[Android Apps and Games] Vuciz:
Thanks. I'll check it out. :)

Swyped from my Kyocera Event
[Sony Tablet S] Jonathan_Anwar:
Hello Everyone!

Last week my tablet was really slow, it actually froze. I made a soft reset and since then it won't turn on. When I connect the tablet to the PC it only recognizes it in APX mode. I already installed the drivers for that mode even if I don't know what is it. I plug in the charger and it seems it charges (even if I haven't used my tablet in a week because I cannot make it start, it still charges). My tablet is not rooted (R5A). I have tried to start it in recovery mode (power + volume up) and does not work either. Please, does anyone know how to make it work again?

Thank you guys! n_n'
[Sony Tablet S] lopezk38:
APX mode is the nvidia tegra download mode to flash firmware when a device is bricked. So far, I don't think anyone has managed to get anywhere with APX mode on this device. Reset button doesn't do anything? I don't think your going to be able to fix it without sending it to Sony
[Sony Tablet S] Jonathan_Anwar:
Hey, thank you for your answer. Nope, reset button does not do anything, it just bliks three times in red, that's all.

Do you think they can fix it? I bought it in 2011, guarantee expired already... =(
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] espressoe:
I have a Cingular SX66 which I'm trying to use on T-Mobile and I'm having problems due to poor signal stength. Before I start a call, I'll have 4 bars and once I start the call, the signal strength will fluctuate and I'll lose entire words of conversations (and the other person complains of the same thing).

I have tried both the SX66 and the HP6315 with similar results, although the HP6315 fairs much better with only occasional drop-outs.

As a comparision, I used the exact same SIM card in an Ericsson T610 and haven't had a single problem.

I'm returning the SX66 today and will probably sell the HP6315. . . unless anyone has some ideas.

SX66 Software Versions

-----------------------------------

ROM: 1.20.10 WWE 10/08/04

Radio: 1.02.10

Protocol: 1337.35

Extended ROM: 1.20.115 WWE
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] mierwins:
I would be curious to know why this is happening to you. I have been unhappy w/ my H6315 and just listed it on eBay in favor of getting an SX66. I've read there are a few updates for the SX66 that update the radio stack and Bluetooth. My biggest complaint about the H6315 was the lack of updates in about 6 months. Bluetooth sucks on it and the device has lots of software problems.

If the SX66 doesn't perform any better on T-mo then maybe I'll go back to the original PocketPC Phone.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] espressoe:
Yes, I agree with the HP6315. T-Mobile is suppose to come out with a patch for "everything" according to the rep I talked to after escalating the issue with T-Mobile. I'll believe it when I see it.

As for the SX66, there is a new radio version from December, but I was unable to install it because the SX66 has a different country code, etc, so the IMate-PDA2k stuff didn't work.

The 802.11b signal strength on the SX66 was quite low. My HP6315 shows excellent strength, my laptop excellent, but the SX66 was showing poor signal strenth. It still worked, but I wonder if they sacrificed the antenna's for looks.

As for the software, speed, and looks, the SX66 is everything that I would have dreamed for and aside from the voice quality, I loved it.

I have a friend that has the original MDA with T-Mobile and doesn't have a single problem.

I may end up waiting for the next version of PDA phones... I don't see any reason why they can't get the signal strength to be the same as the Sony-Ericsson T610 which has an internal antenna as well.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] Raptor:
Just curios, but what were the results on the same device on the Cingular network. Depending on the location and the dates that this happend several other things come into play. Different network (Cingular vs TMobile), Possibly different bands (some Cingular locations are still in the 850 band). Even in the locations that are in the 850 range if the old AT&T Wireless (now Cingular) band was 1900, then that would be a better comparison.