yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gillion:
The S4 is an evolutionary device compared to a revolutionary device such as the leap from the S1 to S2 or S2 to S3.

There is also the HTC one device with its crisp LCD screen and "premium build"

Another thing haunting Samsung is the use of an all plastic design. I dont mind it but the market does.

The market is clamoring for a new material experience.

They want metal, glass, kevlar or something that is not plastic.

Plastic has become synonymous with cheap... despite Aluminum also being as cheap as plastic (soda and beer cans)

It may be a silly psychological rational but Samsung has a duty to give the potential customers what they want.

If the S4 was made of more "exotic to the customer" materials it would have the HTC device on the ropes.

Sammy dropped the ball on this one materials wise.

That's the real weakness.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
It definitely is evolutionary. Only apple can get away with those to be honest. I think the Galaxy S 5 will be the biggest upgrade yet in the galaxy s line. I think the hardware in terms of material is going to change, the design and the UI BIG TIME ( much needed honestly). KLP should also be on board.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Obagleyfreer:
One of the main reasons I think is Quality Control.

The quality control on the S4 is terrible!!

I have been a loyal customer to Samsung ever since my S1. I have owned the S1, S2, two S3s, and now the S4. I also have 2 Galaxy Tabs.

I have never had any issues with previous phones or tablets but I have returned the S4 4times!!

2 of them had grey stripes running across the screen and 2 of them had bad pink tint.

I'm now on my 5th handset and this one still has issues.

All the sensors and front cam and LED are misaligned in the casing so everything is over to the left (the LED isn't round because a bit of it is cut off by the casing) and I have horrible screen flickering when I'm using GSM/2G data.

I'm not returning this one because I'm worried I'll just get another one with pink tint or some other defect.

I think Samsung used previous models of the Galxy phone to build their reputation and now with the S4 they knew they were going to sell lots of units so they just made them cheap, fast and didnt do proper QC.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] titus1:
Samsung peaked at S3 & Note 2...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I think the whole "premium material" thing is way overblown. I meet very few people these days who don't customize the outward appearance of their phone, either for aesthetic, protection, or both. Just take a look at this picture for example:

It's safe to say that everyone here, or most everyone at least, changes the software on their phone from stock appearance. New wallpaper, maybe different icons, color shifts, etc. Why is it so surprising then that people would also want to change from the stock appearance of their phone hardware? I just don't see any statistic that correlates aluminum vs plastic making or breaking a phones sale success, especially with a major flagship device from one of the big dogs in the business.

To me this seems like when people argue that a phone sold far fewer devices because it had a locked bootloader. I don't see the relevancy, when few people know what a bootloader is, and fewer care enough about it to not purchase a device.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vapotrini:
Really? Have you even heard the "alleged" specs of the Honami??? Most of which have apparently been verified. It's only the flash and whether or not it comes with an external lens that seem to be in doubt at this point.

5" Triluminos 1080p Screen

2.3 Ghz 800 Snapdragon, Adreno 330

2 gigs ram

20 megapixel cybershot camera with xenon or dual led flash, or both. Sensor 3 times as large as the GS4.

32 gigs interal w/micro sd expansion

Dual Stereo amplified speakers

3000 mah battery

Dust & Water proof - flapless

Glass & Carbon Fiber body

IR Remote

Sorry to say but combined, those are game changing specs, and they won't be topped any time soon. In fact, had I wished for a phone... realistically, it would probably have lesser specs than those. That will absolutely wipe the floor with anything out now or a few months after. And even if it is topped, who wins? We do, so people should hope it's real. Like I said though, "If" true... beating it will not be easy. And there will be absolutely no competition for it for a while.

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All subjective isn't it?

Honestly and with all due respect, you are showing us pictures of adolescent children then claiming that most people modify the exteriors of their phones. In that age bracket perhaps that's true (and for good reason). It's quite the opposite with older folks though, in my neck of the woods anyway. Hardware & software will forever remain unchanged with the average adult.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rojocapo:
I really wish the new phones would support 3D pictures and video like the LG Optimus 3D P920 did in 2011. That would be a game changer for me. I did not buy the P920 because LG's software support sucked (and probably still does).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Obviously with the huge marketing campaign, it makes sense that Samsung sold so many phones the first month. But I think people I realizing that the S4 isn't that much different from the S3 as far as user experience goes. Again, the fact that the phone looks almost identical to the S3 and that the software also looks identical is ( I believe) a major reason why the S4 sales are slowing down. The first month everybody is excited cause its a new product but then folks realize that is pretty much the same as the older phone. Also growing competition has something to do with it big time.

Its tough to have to reinvent yourself every 10 months or so, bring a whole new different product. But like I said in an earlier post, I expect the Galaxy S V to be the be the biggest upgrade in the galaxy S series.

I remember my honest initial reaction as a Samsung person when they revealed the look of the S4 and I cannot say that I wasn't disappointed. My consumer side wanted something that looks different than the S3 so it can feel like a completely different product and give some excitement.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gillion:
Lets face it

People get bored easily...

Just as easily...

People are influenced by popularity over practicality.

People want to feel special through the brand of clothes, car, sun glasses, perfume or cologne and cell phones.

They will find flaw with something because its no longer cool. That determins if its fashionable.

Plastic is not fashionable.

Who told people plastic is not fashionable...

Steve Jobs and Apple did.

Same way coco channel told women that a little black dress will always be fashionable.

It really is just like the fashon world with its seasons and ladt years jeans and this year's pastel tones or earth tones... etc.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
plastic has little to nothing to do with it. Both s2, S3 are plastic. The note3 will probably be plastic but is still highly anticipated.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saywhatt:
Sammy's pace might be too fast for a regular consumer. Plus the depreciation rate is insane. It hurts seeing the price drop so quickly. I am sure the Note 3 is gonna be a big boom to consumers.

Although I could really say upgrading myself to an S4 from an S3 was sort of worth it. Battery life is better now, it gives me atleast a day with my normal usage.. Performance is amazing, S3 used to lag like hell especially when it's on Powersaving Mode.. The screen looks vibrant and beautiful, S3 screen kinda looked cheap and is painful to the eyes due to over-saturation or something.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gillion:
It does in the minds of people who bought HTC soley because the body is made of Aluminium.

Have you not heard of the new fad of "PREMIUM FEEL"

People are convinced HTC has a better build quality and drift towards it all because of the words metal body.

Never mind the difficulty in thebrepair such a device or the occasional gaps in the plastic parts...

Ever since the iPhone 4 build material became the new buzzword and plastic is UNCOOL.

Funny thing is HTC was making phones out of metal long before iPhone 4 became the "standard" but no one cared about it.

The HTV sensation 4g was a wonderful phone but it had power and antenna issues... despite this there was no big premium feel buzzword... now it is because one company said so?

Sheeple... are a force to recon with.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Adolescents and young adults make up the largest contingent of smartphone purchases, and the fastest growing group at that. There's good reason to change the exterior of your phone, whether for protection (even with insurance/warranty, a broken phone is an annoyance to replace and deal with, and without insurance/warranty, you can be out $700+) or for personalized aesthetic (phone cases and skins are a booming market, especially customized ones like Iron man, prints, Games of thrones, etc.) or just because they like the feel/texture of a leather case or any other such material.

Even still, not considering the people with modified hardware appearance, even fewer are going to be turned off by a phone purchase purely because of the material it's made out of. If there was strong evidence to the contrary, Samsung would make their phones from aluminum/kevlar/glass, because like any company, they go where the money is. Brand recognition changes quick when it means millions of new phone sales.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
Specs only matter here on XDA. Here are two examples. Verizon, the largest U.S. carrier, introduced the DNA (Butterfly). Its specs embarrassed the SGS3. Yet it didn't sell and the price dropped each month and now it’s "free" on contract. The SGS3 remained VZW's best-selling non-Apple phone until the SGS4 came out. On AT&T and Sprint, the OG had better specs than the SGS3. The SGS3 still outsold them and their prices were quickly reduced below the SGS3's to spur interest. And AT&T sells the XZL and there’s tumbleweed in their forum. How many of anyone's non-geek friends even know (or care) what processor is in their phone? Spec wars keep us entertained but the masses could care less.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gillion:
Exactly.

What can it do ?

Does it look stylish ?

Is it cool ?

Can I talk to it ?

Will it talk back ?

Which popular person uses it ?

Do I have to think to use it ?

Pretty icons ?

Fancy animation and gimicks ?

Angry birds ?

Facbook twitter ?

Weather ?

GPS ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
Not really.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Then how do you explain the S4 selling way more despite using plastic?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I've seen that graph comparison before, but I'm not sure if it's as up to date as these:

http://www.go-gulf.com/wp-content/themes/go-gulf/blog/smartphone.jpg

http://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/smart-phone-users-by-the-numbers-infographic_50dd31f0a1bb3.jpg

If it isn't, the trend at least seems to indicate that older age groups are only recently trending in the lead for market growth, but still aren't the majority of owners (older being in the 55 bracket).
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vapotrini:
That's not a fair comparison in any way. First of all, you're comparing for the most part, negligible specs on a phone that was released in the US on a single carrier, to a phone that was advertised and released globally. In which logical world can any phone compete with that? The Honami will be a completely different story, from advertising to specs.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
It's a totally fair comparison. VZW is the largest U.S. carrier and has almost as many wireless subscribers (99MM) as all of Japan. The point being the world's first 1080P smartphone with better specs in every way than the SGS3 sold so poorly that it had to be discounted 30 days after it was launched. If people didn't buy it becuase of the lack of expandable storage or removable battery that applies to every HTC phone. And VZW was the first major U.S. carrier to get behind Android and spent hundreds of millions of dollars developing the "Droid" brand. Even making the HTC Butterfly a "Droid" didn't help it against the SGS3. Samsung's billions of dollars of annual promotion predispose people to their phones which, in a lot of cases, trumps specs.

This was just published today. It supports that the issues with high-end smartphone sales slowing aren't specific to Samsung.

Misek claimed in a note to investors that th iPhone maker has altered its manufacturing plans. The company will cut down iPhone orders for the third quarter from 40 million-45 million to 25 million-30 million. For the fourth quarter, Apple Inc. will cut the order to 50 million-55 million from 60 million-65 million.

Misek said that various Apple Inc. suppliers are witnessing declining sales orders. Jabil, a company that manufactures components for the Apple iPhone 5, announced that they are not getting very strong operations from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s side. The companies that manufacture and supply the memory modules are also searching for orders from other companies and drifting away from Apple Inc.

“Our checks also indicate that Apple Inc. wafer starts at Samsung Electronics Austin fab have likely been cut,” the analyst added.​
[Micromax A110] Andronav:
Can someone port htc sense task switcher to A110 and share a flashable ZIP? Or pull it out of Microfire ROM (with OP's permissions) ?

Thanks
[Micromax A110] :
Flash Microfire MOD.( around 30-40 mb, I font remember :p). You'll find it in themes and apps... :)
[Micromax A110] anjaykumar:
But it has bugs like soft reboots on incoming calls

You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails

Sent Form My Galaxy Tab 2 GT-P3100 ,Dual booted using Black Hawk Kernel:)
[Micromax A110] :
Seems fine to me :eek:
[Micromax A110] anjaykumar:
Looks like you are one of the few lucky users :p

You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails

Sent Form My Galaxy Tab 2 GT-P3100 ,Dual booted using Black Hawk Kernel:)
[Micromax A110] Andronav:
Just wanted to have the task switcher stand alone if possible.
[LG Optimus 3D] niko22225:
Hello . Please If You got any tips about battery life please post them here. I was looking for threads like this one but they are kinda "dead". Your tips would really help because I get average 7 hours
[LG Optimus 3D] p-vlad:
1. Settings

1.1 wifi -> advanced settings -> Keep Wi-Fi on durung sleep = Never

1.2 Data usage -> mobile data off

1.3 under wireles and network setting -> more -> mobile networks -> use only 2G networks = check

1.4 Sound - Vibrate on touch = un-check

1.5 Display​

1.5.1 Brightness = max 70%

1.5.2 auto rotate screen - un-check

1.5.3 Screen time out = 30 sec

1.5.4 Front key light = un-check

1.5.5 Warning popup = un-check​

1.6 Accounts & sync = off

1.7 Location services = all off​

2. Install AdFree or use AdFree host - advertisment spend a lot of battery

3. Delete all programs that you do not need. For me this is:

Calendar

Calendar storage

Google backup transport

Google partner setup

LGSetupWizard

Maps

QuickMemo

Remote support service

Setup Wizard

SmartShare

Software update

Street View

Bubbles

Email

Live Wallpaper Picker

Market Helper

Music Visualization

Music player

News and Weather

SmartWorld

Sound Search for Google play

Talk

World Clock widget

and many many others... i do not remember. look around the forums here - you will find many threads - not only in Optimus 3D.

Remove or freeze first all programs that are visible in your phone but you do not use. Developers use to put a lot of them in the custom Roms​

4. Unisntall all widgets that you do not use

5. Install custom Kernel with functionalities - use power save Governors - look in the forum the see them. Put the maximum screen Off to be not more than 400MHz. Use Kernel with low power consumption for Wifi.

6. Do not overclock, do not overvolt, do not undervolt - use kernel that have smartreflex implemented.

7. install WakeLock to see which programs lock your phone in On state

8. Use battery monitor to see which programs use most power on live an sleep state

and many other tricks that i do not remember at the moment
[HTC One S] rompup:
Could some one please help me with Moonshine S-Off process. I have been trying for 3 days now with no luck to s-off. I have checked that my firmware version is correct and i have followed the instructions explicitly. Every time ending with the same results error and please read

Thanks in advance
[HTC One S] mjsheldon4:
What steps are you taking?

Unlocked? Firmware?
[HTC One S] rompup:
Thanks for the reply. Sorry I should have been more specific. My phone has the latest t-mobile us update firmware version 3.14.531.11 i'm running the stock t-mobile rom. Bootloader is unlocked using htc dev

Steps; I uninstalled sync from my computer and extracted moonshine in the same folder where i have adb, fastboot installed. I tested adb commands to ensure the computer could communicate with the phone then I ran the distiller.exe and i can only get just past where it checks for updates (which is does successfully) then it fails. I read somewhere in a forum to freeze htc sync on the phone and i have tried this with still no luck. I have even tried deleting the apk with no result. I'm not sure what i am doing wrong but obviously something as others seem to have no problems. I have tried this on two different computers now with the same result.

Thanks again for your help
[HTC One S] cuiltheory:
HTC Sync is the biggest obstacle. What step are you failing. There are 3 steps for testing. I could not get past 2nd and finally decided to tun in Linux. I had installed Linux Mint v14 on second hd but do not use much. It come handy this time. Went trough with no errors. The Ubuntu have program called "wubi" (I think) that will let you install linux alone with windows. You can uninstall latter as any programs. The moonshine web site have version for linux. Some users experience success in Windows by freezing the Sync. Unfortunately, you can not uninstall without being s=off.

In developer section, there is moonshine thread. See if you can get more info there.
[HTC One S] mjsheldon4:
One of the very first things that moonshine checks for is to verify that USB debugging is turned On. I see that you have tested the adb but just wanted to make sure that the USB debugging it active.
[HTC One S] rompup:
I am sure USB debugging is active but i cannot even get to the steps everyone speaks of. When I get home i have a linux machine set up i will try. Thanks for all your help.
[HTC One S] be6op:
This looks like a good place for my question.. I'm running moonshine and I love it. I'm just wondering for future reference, will I need to take any additional special steps before returning to stock via RUU. I already know about stock recovery and kernels and what not, just wondering if i will need to do anything specifically with moonshine before reverting to stock. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] jmz:
First and foremost. We are not responsible for ANY data loss in using this app.

TWRP Manager

This app will let you install, restore, backup, and wipe your device. It uses OpenRecoveryScript commands to do the operations.

Requirements:

TWRP Recovery installed

Root access on device

Download:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager

Issue Reporting:

You MUST provide what device you are using and the steps to reproduce the issue. If it is not repeatable then please just say what you were doing and your device.

Screenshots are attached.

Thanks:

DeesTroy - obviously without TWRP, this app wouldn't exist. Also, for letting me use the TWRP images for this app. He also provided consultation for this app.

Mazwoz - He is my partner in crime in this project and has done tons of work on this app.

Lithid - He helped with a few bugs including layout issues.​
[Android Apps and Games] mazwoz:
Reserved

Changelog:

v6.0: Completely new UI
Fixed KitKat SD Card issue causing Live Backup to crash.
Fixed several smaller bugs
v5.5.7: Fixed Restore FC
Fixed Restore having to click back three times to cancel
Fixed having to click back until root dir to exit file browsers
v5.5.6: Fixed reboot issue on i9300
v5.5.5: Added a live backup system (in a purchase)
Install recovery
Ad removal (in app purchase)
v5.3.5: Added a file manager for deleting/renaming backups
Restore auto detects backup folders
v5.3: Fixed restore FC issues
Minor layout tweak
Added widgets
v5.2: Added multiple zip support
Fixed backup names not allowing spaces
Adjusted the file names and icons size
v5.1: Changed layout of install and restore activities
Auto-detection of restore folder
Auto-detection of existence of data, boot, and system images in restore folder (more to come in future releases)
v5: Fixed bug of automatically finding SD Card.
v4: Added automatic support of external SD. Some misc bug fixes
v3: Another layout testing release. Also integrated swipe to complete actions.
v2: Release is only for layout issues.
v1: Alpha release

Features:

A new feature has made it's way into the TWRP Manager app: Live Backup.
This is a nandroid backup without having to reboot into recovery. To our knowledge this is the first java implementation of this feature.

Flashing TWRP from within the app:
As long as your device is supported by Team WIN, you can now flash TWRP from this app.

FAQS

Q. Does this app support multiple zip queues?

A. As of version 5.2 it does

Q. Should I wipe/backup before installing?

A. The app is intuitive and allows for backup and wiping from the install option.

Q. Some of the features do not work, what should I do?

A. If you get a message that says it is not implemented, it is not a bug. That is for future releases. If you get a force close or other issue, please let us know.

Q. Will this work with other recoveries?

A. No. TWRP Manager is programmed to run on TWRP only

Q. My device is not supported by TWRP, is there anything I can do?

A. If you do not have TWRP running on your phone, this app will not work for you.

Q. Will this app install TWRP for me?

A. There are no current plans to have this feature. Goo.im already does this and we do not want to step on any toes.
[Android Apps and Games] rohan32:
Awesome job, the UI looks great also!
[Android Apps and Games] Mazda:
Good job JMZ!!!
[Android Apps and Games] WildfireDEV:
Great job it looks better and is more functional than goomanager.
[Android Apps and Games] CheesyNutz:
interesting nice work
[Android Apps and Games] polobunny:
Will it support TWRP themes?? :o

Also is an ad-less version planned?
[Android Apps and Games] jmz:
Themes will be a future endeavor after app is stable. Ad-less version will be available sometime in the near future.
[Android Apps and Games] CheesyNutz:
installed fine !

but can't do a backup

Htc One

Trickdroid 7.5.0

steps

Pressed backup

set backup name

used the slider

nothing happens just sits there
[Android Apps and Games] jmz:
But when installing it rebooted to recovery like it was suppose to?
[Android Apps and Games] virland:
Do we need to have installed a custom recovery in order to be functional?
[Android Apps and Games] CheesyNutz:
nope it did not

installed app

opened it looked around tried to make a backup its asked for permissions i granted it and then nothing
[Android Apps and Games] jmz:
Im going to fire all my private testers. Thanks for pointing it out. I will fix it up later. Something happened to the reboot commands....
[Android Apps and Games] CheesyNutz:
no worries glad to help :D
[Android Apps and Games] mvoid533:
Installed fine

But do nothing

When i want to install apps

The folder is empty

Mount not implemented

Everything seems not respon when i choose one of it

And why it doesnt grant permission for access root?! :confused:

Do i am wrong

My device is xperia neo

Ics 4.0.4

I installed cwm as recovery