yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Topics] Burs:
I'm running KitKat beta3 and I'm quite happy with it. But all KitKat betas and most of Kasty/DarthJabba Jellybean roms I've tried, all of them power on the tablet whenever you plug something into it. I've never experienced nor I heard of that the tablet can be charged while powered off. That way the charging process could be even faster and putting less strain on the battery.
[General Topics] lambo2000:
Hmm, yes I if I charge the tablet when in off state then the tablet will power itself on, but if I charge it while it's on and then shut it off manually then it's stays off until I power it on (I usually wait 3~4 hours to check if the battery have been charge fully).

Is charging handled by the bootloader or kernel?
[General Topics] Burs:
I checked that again on my rom just for the sake of my mind, and no, mine doesn't behave like that, and as I said never did (but I wish it does).

I don't think that has anything to do with the bootloader. And even the kernel (to some degree), since you say your tablet it recharging while powered off, and thus in that state kernel can't be initialized and be "running".
[General Topics] Budmo:
any workable customs ROMs with Android 5.x and higher?

:confused:
[LG Optimus G (International)] clonfsp:
Hello,

I have now a TPU case that is OK, but has a serious problem. When on a table and a notification rings, for a reasonable volume, I can hear it. It looks like the sound is trapped by the case and the table.

Do you know of any case which have any kind of knob that let the sound going out? I know there are cases for other phones that has one knob in each corner, so the phone stand in the surface like a table with very short legs.

Fer
[LG Optimus G (International)] kimitza:
Could you attach a picture or a link to the case?To be honest, lg kinda made a mistake with the position of the speaker.Why?because of the flat back,when you put the phone on a flath surface,it's blocking the speaker,so you won't be able to hear it loud and clear. Same happens with the case.I also have a silicon case and facing kinda the same issues:)
[LG Optimus G (International)] clonfsp:
This is my current cheap case: http://img.tvc-mall.com/uploads/details/EPC-E973-01-1.jpg

This is Otterbox case for LGOG with I suspect has a knob in the speaker: http://cdn-store.crackberry.com/store_images/product_images/accessories/large/13117.jpg

And here is the nexus 4 ringke fusion case with has one little knob in each corner: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8511/8525173164_4d64efe089_z.jpg

I have read in a spanish forum that there are people who has put a sticky in order to stand up a little the phone, so the sound can go out with clarity, but that sound to me like a dirty solution.

I continue looking for the perfect case :(
[LG Optimus G (International)] kimitza:
Same silicon as mine.Yep,no doubt,it's more like a design error.i always place my phone upside down or i'm looking for an uneven surface:)
[LG Optimus G (International)] clonfsp:
Well, I think is a flaw in design, but most phone makers are putting the speaker in the back. I only know of some HTC models which has in the front, and I think iPhone has in on the sides. It is more common that it appears.
[LG Optimus G (International)] clonfsp:
I have put a bit of imagination and make a little workaround. I will see about it. Hope it will last. See the pictures:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/833/slbi.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/59/6rr5.jpg/
[LG Optimus G (International)] TheNamesQ:
hah, this is one funny "ghetto" workaround, but as long as it works for you and you're not worried about the looks its fine :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lauri_ylonen:
hi guys

i need last rom desire hd with cid_622

thanks
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeoSpaceKing:
I was wondering whether charging our "Smartphones" for about half an hour or more after it hits 100% really makes the battery last longer and increase its life?I charge my phone daily from about 1-2% to 100% and about 20 to 30 mins even after that and I could say that I have found some improvement in the backup time as it lasts longer.but that's just me..so did anyone else find anything like this or in the worst case,is trickle charging dangerous?:eek:just curious :rolleyes:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soumitra.5693:
Go to Settings>About Phone>Status

You'll see that even after 100%, the battery is still charging.

Trickle charging is that you keep on charging the battery even after it's full. Is that what you asked?

But anyway, from what I've read over the internet, there are mixed views on that. It confused me as well. :confused:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
Here's a bit of reading for you -

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/how_to_prolong_lithium_based_batteries

There's some info on charging on that page.

I would be more concerned of the effects of discharging your battery to such low levels repeatedly if I were you. :)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nameless One:
Given that the battery's control circuitry will only let the battery take what it needs and the phones charger would likely reach that point at the 100% mark, I'd say charging beyond that is like sitting a small glass in the sink and pouring a full bucket of water into it. Any improvement over the first few weeks is likely to occur regardless of how the battery is charged.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeoSpaceKing:
I guess this one thing will always remain a confusion..I read some reviews that said trickle charging was useful and would enhance the battery life,where some said that charger is to be disconnected as soon as it reaches 100%..well what I asked was whether anyone else had any effect, either good or bad, on the battery life after trickle charging the battery.:)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeoSpaceKing:
I thought that if we discharge our battery to about 2% and again charge it to 100 would increase its life as I read it in an article..but after looking at all the physics in the link I guess ima discharge my phone to about 5-10% only.what do u say? Will that do?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
The article says that deep discharges are bad for lithium batteries. I think that a 90–95% discharge would be classed as deep. Personally, I try not to let my phone discharge below 40% if I can help it.

Obviously circumstances and therefore access to chargers vary, so you can only do what you are able to ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soumitra.5693:
Plus, this is quite insightful. Should solve almost all your queries. :good:

http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nameless One:
Who's to say that they don't take such factors into account when they set the 0% and 100% points shown on the display?

They may set these points and calibrate the battery's control circuitry such that destruction of the battery would be highly unlikely.

Why would Sony (or any other company selling devices with rechargeable batteries) allow the user to destroy the battery through normal usage?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
They are hardly going to hold back 40-50% of a battery's capacity to prolong it's life.

They probably don't expect people to discharge to 1% every single day.

Anyway, I'm not saying the battery will be destroyed. If you read the article I linked, it talks about loss of capacity and the rate it will happen versus discharge depths ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nameless One:
Who said anything about 40-50% ?

You seem to be pulling wild and unrealistic numbers out of your arse in an effort to try and rubbish what I am saying,

There is likely circuitry either built into the battery itself or into the phone's charger that controls how it is charged and probably also shuts the phone down before the battery charge reaches levels that will harm the battery (harm includes reducing capacity, not just destroying it). People don't need to be paranoid about charging as they are unlikely to do the battery any harm. People who regularly let the charge level drop to 1-2% probably aren't doing the battery any favours though and I believe they would be better served taking the time to charge it before that point (such as over night) to avoid being caught with a flat battery when they need the phone most urgently.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
So you're agreeing with the point I was originally trying to make before you decided to quote and argue with me then? Good good :D

And yes, 40-50% was an unrealistic figure, but the point I was making still stands. I am fully aware that they reserve enough capacity to stop damage, but I doubt it is at the level of 40% which is the level I stated I personally let the phone discharge to in the post you argued against.

As for the distinction between harm and destruction, you are the only one that used the terms "destroy" and "destruction". I had mentioned neither before your input.

In any case, you seem to be suggesting that the safety features on modern batteries will prevent loss of capacity. You have used a smartphone for more than a year then? If you had, you will know that loss of capacity is an inevitability that can only be delayed through precautions, but never totally prevented.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeoSpaceKing:
Based on some reviews that I've been reading recently,discharging the battery to 40% or to 5% doesn't really matter..and hell yea..batteries don't get destroyed(or explode,either case)whichever way we charge them unless we use some unbranded crappie charger..their life mostly depends on the number of charge cycles and the way we charge them(discharging to 5% and then trickle charging after 100% in my case)..in theory the above charge cycle is said to make the batteries last much longer,that's what I've heard.. Does anyone even charge like this?How many hours does your battery last until it hits 40% with moderate usage?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
Firstly, why even come here and ask the question if you're going to completely ignore anything you are told and just continue doing what you were already doing? Looking for validation and wanting to ignore anything else?

It's not like I just made up the information I gave to you. They have tested and proven it. You would have seen that if you had actually read through the page I linked you to, which you obviously have not as you are insisting that the number of charge cycles is the only factor that matters.

As for how much use I get, my battery is holding up pretty well -

It's not like I stop using the phone at 40% anyway. If I'm near my charger, then it gets plugged in. If not, then it just gets plugged in at night. Even then, I have never got down to single digit figures in a single days usage.

Plus, I feel I need to add this -

I NEVER said anything about batteries getting destroyed. Anyone with reading comprehension will see that Nameless One did. Not me. :rolleyes:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soumitra.5693:
Ummm, what you're doing is reducing your battery cycles drastically. On the links shared previously, (batteryuniversity website), you can see that for Li-ion batteries, a partial charge is always better, while deep discharging reduces the recharge cycles by a lot (even more than half).

Li-ion batteries are designed for a 4.2V rating, i.e. the maximum safe voltage for acceptable life and maximum capacity (mAh). But the best battery life occurs at a voltage of 3.92V.

So a better option is to keep your battery charge between, say, 40-85%.

And there's no trickle charging for Li-ion batteries these days. The current its automatically cut off after it reaches the desired voltage.

And btw, these percentages are based on the battery voltage, and circuitry in modern batteries limit the minimum and maximum voltage within a safe range, i.e. the 100% & 0% (i'm not exactly sure about the 0%) for the consumer.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeoSpaceKing:
Dude..I totally regret what I just said..I'm not trying to validate my point,all I wanted was to know whether it really works or not.I was doing the same thing from 2 years to my older phone,which I felt that it was working and by watching some recent issues with the battery of many mobiles,I wanted to know how I could extend its life and so on.. And yea,I didn't read much theory in the link,I saw some graphs and stuff..I was telling the no name guy that the battery however charged,would die only after it has reached its limit of given cycles,which is true.so we're on the same page and thank u.. Learnt a lot today.:rolleyes:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeoSpaceKing:
Hey..I've updated to .423 fw and have been charging my xz based on your post to 100% and disconnecting after 10 mins and then discharging only to 20-25% since I created this thread, and I'm repeating the process daily..my battery seems to be holding pretty good,way better than it was before..ty man,I was bit wrong before..:p
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] Jvalerio21:
I've rooted my phone gt-p6200(ICS) stock installed busy box, mobile odin have cwm recovery 6.0.2.7. Made by aorth. updated OTA via settings--about--upgrade.. seems to download.. Got to clockworkmod E:invalid signature also installation aborted and lastly E:Invalid argument . Things that I've done:)

Tried to install after download.. the error above occurs

Searched 422mb on es file explorer same size as update

Converted 2400258.cfg to .zip

Tried to install it by mobile odin not supported was extracted to sd card and promted to flash manually(don't know what that means)

Tried to install it by cwm recovery apply update tried both location ext sd and sdcard error occurs

Tried both enabled and disabled signature on cwm still installation aborted :mad:

Spooffw doesn't work.. For kies Stuck at loading..:rolleyes:

Pretty hopeless here cause I don't want to flash other than official update.. And also cause I don't know how to flash with odin or heimdall by pc. I'm noob :eek: :o btw forgive me for being one.. But please help..:D
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] Beackman:
Man, try ODIN via PC, here a little tuto.

1- Search here in the forum and download ODIN 3

2- install sansumg drivers for the tablet, or, install the kies from sansumg.

3- download the official firmware, here in the forum you can download, or via samfirmware too, unzip the downloaded file.

4- open ODIN, with adm rights.

5- turn on the tablet holding vol down, you will enter on download mode, press vol up to continue and plug the tab on PC, wait for a yellow icon appears on the ID:COM on odin, and in PDA button, you select the unziped file and press start...... wait for the tab to restart.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] Jvalerio21:
Yes thanks for the reply I can do that.. But I was saying that I want to use the server provided version.. Cause the official update from sites are not fully unlocked in all networks.. Are you feeling me? .. Hmmm
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbreezy187:
I'm coming from the RAZR(xt912) and the droid 4 (xt894) I used safe strap 3.11 pretty simple I could flash whatever with out worry... Well both phones are now pretty much dead so I have to get a new one and I have chosen the M... So been doing a little reading on here.. I see how to root.. It seems as this has an unlockable boot loader I did not know that... I see that you have to unlock the BL and install a recovery then you can flash... Is this like safe strap can I flash ROMs and not worry about brick?Can I have multiple ROMs flashed and be able to alternate between them? I've only ever used the the RAZR and D4... Both with SS... I thank you kindly for your time...
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowRAZR:
I believe that there is an exploit to unlock the RAZR M's boot loader now. Allowing you to install a recovery without the need of safe strap. I never had to use safe strap as I had a dev edition which can be unlocked from the moto website.

As for ROM's, I am running Carbon ROM coming from PacMan ROM, and I've never had a brick.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jco23:
right - unlocking the bootloader (which takes all of 15 seconds, but be sure to read up on it though) allows XT907 users to install a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP). within these custom recoveries, you can make a nandroid of whichever ROM you want, and switch back and forth between them.

the key benefit of TWRP/CWM over SS is that you don't have to create a ROM slot, thus saving you tons of space.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbreezy187:
Thank you kindly... I have read up on and understand the process of unlocking and installing the recovery... When you flash a ROM with this method do you still have the stock ROM on the device?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coronado is dead:
No, the stock ROM will be overwritten.

However, overwriting the section of the phone with Fastboot is nigh impossible, and as long as you can get back into that, you can restore to stock through Matt's 1.20 tool or RSD. I know, I've had to do it ;)

There is also a file of 4.1.2 Stock that you can flash in the Development forum. Going back and forth from backups takes no time at all and I do it all the time. To jump from one to the other takes me maybe 10 minutes. I just keep a backup of any ROMs I want to play with.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbreezy187:
Thanks guys.... I haven't saw any bricks posted has it happened to anyone yet...
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbanj:
i have gotten stuck in boot loops but thats about it and that was a real simple fix
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbreezy187:
Just got it in bout to get started with it all... Thanks guys...

Wow no captivate keys nor a menu button... I won't know how to function with out it

Or HDMI out bummer
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PantherVT:
Backup Stock ROM

I strongly recommend making a backup of your stock Rom before you make any changes. This will allow you to easily flip back to stock if needed.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coronado is dead:
Whole heartedly agree on this.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbreezy187:
I have yet to flash a ROM... does any of the current options allow you to modify the soft keys? Rearrange, change color, customize functions use gestures to hide/show and what not? Thank you kindly for your time....
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
The AOSP based ROMs will allow you to do most of these things. I am running Slim Bean with soft keys disabled and pie control enabled.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbanj:
those only work with unlocked bootloaders
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
Yes...and? Everyone should unlock their bootloader. Safestrap is the easy way out.;)
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbanj:
oh i know, but some people seem to not want to unlock their bootloaders. im not sure why
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
Yeah, true.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coronado is dead:
Because Moo won't honor the warranty any more after that point. Lame, but will keep some people from doing it.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RikRong:
Technically, rooting it and modifying it will void the warranty. If you want to modify, then the warranty should be last thing on your mind. It's like modding a car. You know it's going to void the warranty, but you do it anyway. Well. I do it anyway.;)
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbreezy187:
Yeah that's what made me wait for a moment...(and the wife busted me) just in case... I have bad luck with phones... went through 5 droid 4's on warranty replacement due to bad ear piece speakers... haven't really read about defects in the device yet I'm thinking I'm good to go ... have noticed the screen flicker tho a few forums suggests its the kernel so I'm guessing it'll be gone in a flash... probably gonna give it a full week continue to educate my self on the device more
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jco23:
I think the warranty void issue only applies to software related stuff. if there is something wrong with the hardware, then they'll still honor that.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Coronado is dead:
Well their nag screen specifically states 'all warranties.' Someone may take them to court over the hardware thing if they declined, but I doubt it.

This is from their site:

Obtaining an unlock code voids all warranties. Once you get the unlock code, your device is no longer covered by the Motorola warranty, or any other warranty provided with the device. Neither Motorola, nor your wireless carrier shall have any duty to provide warranty or customer support for

unlocked devices.

Not saying that it deterred me for long, but the risk is out there ;)
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jco23:
understood, but I think they just put that out there to cover themselves. when I spoke to someone at motorola awhile back, they said that even though my phone was rooted, they could still help me with a hardware defect. so really, for those of you worried about the warranty, they'll still help you, but if something is wrong with your software, just return to stock.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sloosecannon:
But if you're rooted, you could install a custom kernel that blows up the phone, then claim it just randomly failed.

That's their line of thinking on voiding the hardware warranty anyways.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] mark.dyos:
Can anyone help, desperately need a bootable SD card / ROM image for Chinese 2.20.07 rom please, to help recover XDA2 stuck in boot loader mode. Tried all other methods but it bombs out, and hope this will work as a last resort.

Any help or advice appreciated.

Mark
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] [Krueger]Dr.Stein:
Hey

Your title post is very unclear.

Anyway you might want to try removing your battery for more than a half an hour.

Charge it using the cradle battery charger while you are at it.

Pop it back in and see what happens.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] mark.dyos:
The unit is stuck in 'Serial/USB' Boot Loader mode ONLY.

When you try to do a re-flash using ANY version of the Flasher prog, and ANY rom, before you even get to the stage where it tells you on screen then version in phone, and to be upgraded etc, phone screen goes off completely and the program reports an fatetl error, do you wish to send to microsoft etc.

I thought I could try using the SD card with image on etc, simular to method described in another thread, but the image uploaded on the site is for only Tmoble devices etc.

This roms fails with Select=1 not allowed etc.

So I thought if someone has the same image but configered with the Chinese ID etc, it will override this error, hence this post.

I have tried all other methods, including removing battery etc, which all fail.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] Looking Glass:
Looks to me like the problem is on your PC.

1.- If you have an old USB port/computer I strongly reccomend you to try another PC. My USB 2.0 PC failed miserably with many apps until I installed a cheap brand new internal USB card. ALL problems gone! (Original was a SYS chip on board, very bad...)

2.- Try a DIRECT USB port. DO NOT go through any kind of USB HUB.

3. Check other USB ports.

4.- Finally reboot and/or try any other method is those ones fail.

Our XDAII are sturdy devices, though they may fail.

Good luck!

:wink:
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] keithhiap:
this link may help you.

http://en.pdamobiz.com/en/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=93&PN=1
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Vaibhavs800:
I can confirm that frequency of xperia sl after .211 update is 1.5 instead of 1.7

Sony should not atleast lie about device specs, should have given it Xperia S's update. Atleast ppl would have got it sooner.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] viewdetails:
Because .211 is officially NOT made for your region, please check, what kind of fw pack flashed onto your device with Flashtool. If you you use S fw on SL, then yes, your top freq will be 1.5 insted of 1.7...