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[General Questions and Answers] Hr Kristian:
As far as I know device-unique info isn't checked by Google.

How many times haven't we flashed our various devices, I for one have never encountered any sort out limit.

My guess is, unlimited devices.
[General Questions and Answers] vazersecurity:
Let's see here, I have 16 total active (or Google thinks they are) devices on my account. Though some services don't work on the last six that i have recently activated on the account such as Google Play Music which has a limit of 10 authorized devices (including PCs). But other than that, Google Play Store works and I haven't had any problems with it.

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Why do I have 16 "active" logins on my account? Well because when I switch ROMs, the account doesn't log out. I just leave it. When the problem comes around when Google limits the total active logins on the Play Store (which I presume will never happen, but you never know) I'm sure Google will add settings (if there aren't already now) to remove unwanted and/or unused devices active on the account.
[HTC EVO 3D] Baby0besity:
Hello Everyone, I'm trying to activate my fathers Evo 3d on the Sprint network. The phone is currently running CM 10.1 "Wild for the night." I've gone through the process of activating the phone on Sprints end but every time I try to activate the phone I get a message that says that I'm "not authorized to call this number."

This feels like a stupid question but does this phone have to be running stock Sprint software/firmware to activate? If so, how do I know what version of the software I need?
[HTC EVO 3D] The Fer-Shiz-Nizzle:
Any stock sprint ROM will work for activation. Since your running WTFN, your hboot is incompatible with most Sprint ICS ROMS, so you could either flash an old Sprint gingerbread based ROM, or change your hboot to 1.58 and flash a sprint ICS based ROM
[General Topics] boy_bad_luck:
some of SMS messages are very important, and i need XDA auto save directly to my Sim Card like normal phone, can we do that?

any idea plz tell me

thanks
[7 Mozart General] tihasz:
hello my friends,

i moved from a android device to the HTC Mozart a few months ago and now i want to try to install a custom rom on it. With the anroid device i had no problem rooting and installing diffrent roms and etc. But now i searched the forum and i am struggling to find the right "tutorial" for my device on installing a custom rom. I hope you dont mind that i am posting a bit "late" , because the phone is not really up do date, but i would appreciate if someone could drop a few links and directions on how to do it and which rom you recommend.

Some device infos.

The Phone is from Germany, (T-Mobile), and i can use it with any sim card i want ( i think the right term for this is debranded).

Specs:

system: 7.10.8862.144

firmware: 2250.21.51201.111

hardwareversionumer: 0004

bootloaderversion: 5.12.2250.1 (134578)

I did the update over Zune to the wp 7.8, never had any problems with that.

thx in advance

tihasz
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] benny3:
Heres a Open Source Security app i ran across. With whats going on nowadays it might not be a bad idea.

This is not my app or do i have anything to do with it. I am only posting for those who might interested . I have not yet used it so i can't say anything about it one way or the other.

Whispersystems
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] wranglerray:
nice find, but what the nsa is collecting is meta data. Number called, length of call and number called from. Merely text data they wish to store on a their database for a quicker cross reference. Its really not that big of a deal.

But the encrypted calls and texts sound really cool
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] benny3:
I know but theres some out there believe they are collecting more then that.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] johncjenc:
Try seecrypt. It's cross platform like silent circle but free for a few months then 2.99 a month.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Beherrschen:
Not a big deal? Probably why they kept it secret. Also, we should probably just trust them (because government officials have proven themselves so trustworthy on the past) that that is all they are doing... I am probably gonna get audited by the irs now.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] p3tr0s:
Uhhh welcome to the present. Big brothers been watching you for a while now. I think im gonna move to Canada.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] AaronM7:
The scary thing that recently came out is that they are saying, since they can't reliably prove where it's from or where it's going, the NSA is collecting all encrypted transmissions as well. They get you coming and going.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Beherrschen:
Oh I know and I have always hated it. Government keeps getting bigger and freedom is inversely related to it.

'Oot and aboot.' 'Hey hoser.' That's all I know to help you with Canada... Probably enough though.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Marcm15:
Not a Big Deal? It is a big deal to those who have been abused by this clearly unconstitutional activity... I don't care who started the process or how long it's been going on. It's just plain wrong!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] wranglerray:
To me its not a big deal. Using simple meta data to pattern possible terror connections is good investigating. Wire taps is a different story. Logically speaking if there is 4 billion people in the U.S there has to be some form coarse filtering process. That amount of data would take decades to sort through to find the connections to stop an attack. We demand the government provide us protection from those who wish to threaten our way of life for no other reason than its different from their own. Instead of securing our boarders we provide a way from those who enter our country without any documentation a way to stay. The constitution states you have to be a citizen to vote in our elections but simply asking for a picture id is ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court. For me them collecting meta data is not that big of a deal.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] SantinoInc:
4 billion people in America? Not even 4 billion people in China
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] tommason1968:
The terrorists are probably sitting back laughing at us while we scramble about in a panic to remain safe. These apps that encrypt your data do nothing for you and I. WE ARE NOT THAT IMPORTANT. The only ones who will benifit is the terrorists themselves by giving them a way to communicate secretly. But then again. I would think that the government has surveillance capabilities that we can't imagine.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] cornelious2:
After changing that to 300 million, look up Hadoop and "big data" thinking they can't process it quickly is just kidding yourself.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Beherrschen:
”Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.” -Ben Franklin

Even if that is all they are doing (which I don't trust them that it is) then it is still a slippery slope. It is a step in the wrong direction that will make the next step easier and continuously easier after that. Even if those currently in charge have just our best interests at heart (which I am also sceptical of) it still opens the door to potential future leaders that do not have our best interests at heart.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] CNexus:
It's ironic how they make apps for mobile devices...but their website is not "mobile-friendly".

The Thanks button is just to avoid "THANKS" posts in threads. Nothing more. Don't defeat the purpose of why it was introduced.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Purple Ferret:
I'm having a strange issue with my phone.

Every month It will show between 2mb and 6mb of Wifi Hotspot usage, but heres the thing.

I'm not even using it at all. I never use the Wifi Hotspot, nor anything that would give similar functionality. I do occasionally go to places with Wifi such as my grandmothers and I connect to her router there, so I'm very confused here.

Nobody is using the phones resources, sans myself. So I am at a total loss as to why this is showing up on my account.

Tmobile had nothing on the info, and seemed to be convinced I am using it for all of a couple seconds/minutes, but I know I am not.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Wi-Fi network = Wi-Fi hotspot.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Purple Ferret:
Still doesnt make sense, I am accessing internet via my grandmothers router on my phone, I'm not using my phone to create a wifi hotspot.

Unless this is Tmobiles brilliant idea of some sort. So every time I connect its going to use a couple megabytes or kilobytes of that. That seems silly, since I'm not actually using their network services at that point.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zombielion:
I don't need any help just have a question.

So I use sk8 cwm and have installed twrp I just installed ROM manager and it knows I've installed both.

My question is being I've installed but I only use cwm and it was installed last so its default? Is it possible to jump back and forth? Without installing twrp again?

I'm happy with cwm just curious.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HQuser:
think so
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] biglil1:
Take a look at this maybe it can help you with what you want to achieve http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38960886
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] enteriko:
Hello! I have problem with my phone. When battery is on ~ 50% it is turning off. What i can do to stop it? Sorry for my bad english...
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] thearif:
You should let us know more about your setup, like which ROM you are using, what kind of tweaks / scripts you have.

Check if you have some kind of software etc. with which you can setup a battery level threshold that makes the phone shutdown when crossed. I think I saw some Roms with that kind of setting but I maybe wrong.

The worst case is unfortunately that your battery is nearing its end of lifetime. What you describe is pointing to that possibility. How old is your battery? These batteries usually have 1000 charge/discharge cycles as their lifetime.

Note: there are so many threads about battery issues. Maybe the moderators can combine them and make it a sticky. So people will know where yo go....
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Phenom96:
Yes you have to tell us some more?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] enteriko:
I am using monster v5 rom hurtsky kernel. I don't have any tweaks and my battery is a about 1 year old.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] enteriko:
I just looked other threats and then I check my battery. My battery was little bit bloated. So thanks for helping...

Maybe someone can help me choose good battery what will work longer...
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] thearif:
Well you can buy an original samsung battery if you can. Because there are some cheap knock offs and it is very difficult to tell whether they are as good as they say they are. However, there is one battery ( extended 2900 mAh) in the accessories section that is tested by many here and I heard good things about and almost doubles the usage time.

But it comes with its own battery door as it adds some bulge. Here you can find some info in this thread

Also you can check the discussion here
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] enteriko:
Thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giobbe314:
I need information about memory of the Nexus 4.

How is split the memory? (8gb version)

Inviato dal mio GT-S5830 con Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Paul22000:
Hi all

My contract ended yesterday. I just called to cancel and switch to prepaid. I told them I wanted the $30 plan with 100 minutes and unlimited web and they said sure. I am now on the $30 prepaid plan with 1500 minutes/messages and 30 MB of data. Sigh...

Is there a way to switch to the unlimited web plan, or is this 100% impossible without creating a new account on a different SIM card?

I have purchased a separate SIM card and am ready to create a new account if necessary. Just wanted to ask.
[General Questions and Answers] JethroUK:
Tried everything to install Custom Rom on my Huawei G520 - unsuccessfully

Anyone know a 3 button install for clockworkmod?

Then even I can do it
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghilli619:
Hi friends,

I was using aroma ROM on my xperia arc S unlocked bootloader, when i'm trying to install Atomic JB via CWM I forgot to flash the kernal. As a result my phone is in bootloop, I'm trying to flash the kernal of Atomic JB using flashboot or qucikIMG i'm getting the below error. Please any one help me out of this issue.

Flashing, please wait...

sending 'boot' (8864 KB)...

FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)

finished. total time: -0.000s

Done. Please check log for errors
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
According to the log, your bootloader is not unlocked. Try to unlock it again. Which method did you use the first time?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sahaab:
Well did u flash stock?

And then install it the correct way?

Sent from my LT18i
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghilli619:
It was already unlocked bootloader since the beginning, I used Aroma ROM first, then i used Atomic Jb. I never unlocked the boot loader since it is already unlocked.

Is it the reason of the rom it got locked. If yes, how do i unlock it bcos i'm able to do fastboot and fastmode only
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghilli619:
No friend, I'm a noob. Pls guide me how to do it, I changed two custome rom and the last one which i didnt flash kernal, Flash stock means will it go to Gingerbread??
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sahaab:
Jst flash stock gingerbread or ics

I am sure u can find ftf files in the general section

Flash them the phone shud boot and then follow the instructions for the rom

Sent from my LT18i
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phenomzye:
Atomic JB? Where did you got Atomic JB?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Attitude.SSJ:
No, your boatloader is locked... How did you think that it's unlocked if yourself didn't unlock it...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghilli619:
Issue resolved

Thanks friend,

I have unloked the bootloader using instruction given by Sony, Then i flash the IMG kernel with QuickIMG now its working fine. I really appreciate your help guys, Thanks once again
[Nook Touch General] tri-gun:
So i've made a huge mistake. I have a back up image of my nook (its a glowlight) and uhh new i should have had more attention on what i was doing but i pretty much burned onto my internal storage an img that was meant for my external sd. i Know i know... stupid.... ive looked a bit but im pretty sure ive just made myself a $100 paper weight. im stuck on a rooted forever screen with no, on and off happening with the back button. Thou when i plug into the computer there is notification of on and off occurring. In mini tool i do get a drive but my partition are all gone.

if anyone can help or needs more info please let me know..
[Nook Touch General] straygecko:
This is probably fixable if you have a good backup. What did you use to take the backup of your NSTG? Does it include all of the partitions (i.e. 2 GB image)?
[Nook Touch General] tri-gun:
I'm not a 100 % sure that the backup consist of everything.. cause i've tried multiple times restoring the image and nothing. I used Roadkil’s DiskImage from here....

i cant post a link yet cause of xda rules but ill post a pic of it

i have to double check the file size...
[Nook Touch General] tri-gun:
Just realized the pic way to small to see anything... well anyways I used Roadkil's diskimage. Is that worth anything?
[Nook Touch General] straygecko:
OK, I haven't used the Roadkil tool but it appears it backs up all the partitions. That's a good thing. So I'm sure I understand where you are at, to recover so far you've booted your Noogie sd card, then connected to your PC and deleted all the partitions with MiniTool Partition Wizard then used Roadkil's tool (Store Image tab) to restore the image? Then removed the SD card from your Nook and powered off and back on? And you still get the Rooted Forever screen?
[Nook Touch General] tri-gun:
Yes sir that's right
[Nook Touch General] tri-gun:
So with some work and looking over what you sent me. It seems like we solved it. Luckily I had 3 backups and I tried my last one and worked out. I'm think it was a moment of distress that caused me to think I really screwed things up. Again thanks you, I hope to be able put back to the community and help other one day like you've helped me today..

Thanks

Tony
[Nook Touch General] straygecko:
OK, perhaps your backup image is bad. What size is the file? BTW, did you get any funny / error messages from Roadkil when backing up or restoring? If your image file is around 1.8GB - 2 GB and you had an error restoring with Roadkil and are on Windows 7 take a look at this thread and read through it. There is a program you might need to download and run along with Roadkil to get it to write your backup back to the Nook - might be worth trying even if you didn't get an error message. If your backup is not the right size you may still have a chance of recovery. Read through this thread on how someone else managed to save their NST from a similar mishap.
[Nook Touch General] tri-gun:
Good info, I'll give it a look.. Again thou its fixed all is well ;)

Thanks for your help.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] this_mike:
Hi all! I'm going to try to come at the usb sync / charge cable not charging problem from a different angle - how could/should you be able to tell if the battery is fully charged and does this have any implications for cable construction?

My much abused cable has, as far as I can tell, all the right connections but after I get the green 100% charged indicator for a couple of minutes, it discharges and I am trying to figure out why, thinking about hardware first.

The cable I'm using is [2,5,16,17,18 - GND], [13,20,21,22 - VCC], [14 - USB_D+], [15 - USB_D-].

Can anyone help? Suggestions would be welcome! ta...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] this_mike:
The answer seems to be yes in that there is a simple hardware fix to allow the phone to manage its own charging.

For a usb sync / charge cable, USB_data+ and USB_Data- go to pins [14] and [15], GND goes to GND pins [16,17,18]and VCC goes to USB_VDD pin [13] and then the detection is enabled by connecting [13] to pins[20,21,22] through a 0.15 Ohm resistor. This enables the phone to measure and manage current flow.

This cable works with the usb port on my notebook as well as through a usb cigarette lighter adapter and a usb wall charger adapter. With the ciggie adapter at 12v, it takes between 0.17/0.19 amps with occasional peaks at 0.27 amps, mostly hovering <0.2 amps. I was going to use a ps2 - usb mouse convertor to power the phone at 5v (easy to bodge wires into the holes in a female ps2 connector!) to check the 'normal' current level on a usb port, but life is too short!

Running the cable through the lighter dapter with a gps mouse attached, the current goes to 0.3/0.35 amps with occasional peaks at 0.39/0.4 amps.

Hope that this helps someone in the future!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] devilkingforever:
I installed facebook messenger but chat heads are not showing up..:(

how can I enable them
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] darkshadow246:
It doesn't work on galaxy y

sent from my muffin phone
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonlewi5:
Hi,

Had my N7 for about 6 weeks and had no issues at all.

I took it on holiday the other day and shut it down on the airplane, i didnt test it for a few days as i had no connectivity where i was staying. When i did try turning it on, it wouldnt boot. I left the device with a more or less full charge, left it charging before i left and only sent 1 email from the time of charging and turning it off.

I plugged it into my laptop to see if it would charge, the charging screen came up and showed it was only charging a tiny amount as it was already charged. Then it turned on while still plugged in....

I know the battery itself is connected fine as im home now and have been running it for several hours on the battery.

But as soon as i turn it off, it wont turn back on unless its plugged into a power source?

Any suggestions before i reset it and take it back?

Cheers!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GedBlake:
Hi, jonlewi5...

Sounds like a battery issue to me... hardware defect.

If you haven't unlocked the bootloader or rooted, then you're still within the terms of your warranty.

Perform a FACTORY RESET in SETTINGS>BACKUP & RESET.

Return and get a replacement or refund.

You're Gmail account (and any Google Playstore Purchases - apps, etc... will still be available to you on your Google Account) for download and installation... on whatever Android tablet you choose to buy/replace the Nexus 7 with.

Good luck.

Rgrds,

Ged.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonlewi5:
I was afraid it would come to that but had an feeling it would. Thanks :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] aka12345:
Hey everyone,

I recently got my Samsung galaxy s4 and I keep getting this weird looking car mode / notification screen. I'm not sure how it happens I just lock my phone I get that

View attachment 2052676

I've been getting it for days but its only there for about two seconds its been driving me crazy. Today i I finally took a screenshot and it disappeared right after
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dixit:
Its part of Google Now. You probably searched some directions or have your home or work programmed in there, so when it knows you are away from that area it will show you how much time to get back to home or work, or the directions you searched for.

Pull down the notification bar and you should see it there like "Time to get Home xx mins" or similar. Just swipe it away if you don't want to see it.

Dixit
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
That is part of the air gesture stuff, turn it off in the motions and gestures, air gestures, quick glance. This is the correct procedure.

I like it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dixit:
Yeap he's right,

I thought he was referring to the driving notification icon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] aka12345:
Ok how do I make it appear? Im not sure what gesture im making for the phone to show this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dixit:
When the phone is on a flat surface like a desk, you wave your hand over the top where the LED is, the LED will light up shortly and then screen will come on for a few seconds to show you the notification screen you attached earlier

Dixit
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] alphadog00:
Just to add - the idea is to show you why the LED is flashing without unlocking your phone. If the light is blinking it could be from missed call, text, email, etc. That screen shows you but it also has icons for weather, driving directions, etc.

I have been using this feature, but i am not sure it is any better then tapping the home button - since that wakes up the phone, and you will see notification icons in the top to tell why the LED is flashing. Now that i think about it, i may turn this off :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
your welcome
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] aka12345:
Thank you, if you just waited a bit longer I would've thanked you lol.

Finally figured it out this thing is being driving me crazy. its a stupid feature pressing the home button is much quicker and more convenient. It would be nice if it works when your driving while the phone is on a stand but being on a flat surface I don't see any use of it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] GeorgeP:
Given that it took you days to figure out what it even is, you might want to give it more time before you conclude it is a stupid feature.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] aka12345:
Hahaha then enlighten us Mr. George !! it takes a millisecond to press the home button and figure out what notifications you have , how long does it take for the sensor to see your hand motion?