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[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
You guys are confused. Here's what a secure element is and does...

If you're not familiar with how Wallet functions, it's a bit odd as an application goes. The Wallet app isn't the only "piece" necessary to get the Wallet service functioning, there are two other parts of the equation. One you're already familiar with: NFC (near-field communication). It's a simple, open wireless standard that transmits data over very short distances. In Wallet's case, it transmits payment data. But there's a third wheel in play that many people aren't aware of, and it's called a "secure element." Without getting too technical (eg, into things I don't at all understand), the secure element's job is to store encrypted credentials (your payment info) and tell the Wallet app "hey, these are the credentials you need to transmit to the payment terminal."

Only one card's credentials are stored on the element at a given time (obvious security reasons), which is why you need an internet connection if you want to switch your active card in Wallet. When you sign in to Wallet or change cards, the Wallet app calls up to the Google server, pulls down your credentials for a particular card, and then writes them to the secure element.

But one does not simply write to the secure element (... or walk into Mordor), it requires special permissions. Google Wallet is doing something few apps do - asking for direct, exclusive access to a secure piece of hardware in the phone. Not only that, once Google takes over the secure element, it wants total control. Because of the security concerns (and related technical difficulties) involved in sharing a secure element, Wallet and only Wallet is able to utilize the internal secure element on a Wallet-enabled device. That means Google is directly managing every layer of the process.​

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...why-the-carrier-is-still-allowed-to-block-it/

People got Wallet working on the VZW GN by side-loading it; much like everyone else who's running Wallet even though it's not carrier or region supported for their particular device . VZW's beef is that they don't trust third parties to use security-enabled h/w that VZW can't control on VZW-sold devices. When VZW realized people were by-passing the process they, with Google's help, did the following...

So Google Wallet has never officially been available for Verizon, on any smartphone. However for months now users have been able to side-load Google’s awesome Wallet app for mobile NFC payments using the web store, or installing a custom ROM. Today however it appears that Google’s pulled the backend plug.​

http://androidcommunity.com/google-wallet-gets-pulled-from-verizon-galaxy-nexus-20120914/

If the VZW GN didn't have a secure element Wallet would have never worked. The only two phones I've heard about without a secure element are the DNA/Butterfly and the One (except apparently for Sprint).
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsass600:
Wow. Thank you for that reply. Just one thing I'm confused about. Last year, the Galaxy S3 did not have a secure element, but the Sprint version did, so people were taking some lib files from the Sprint version, putting them on their S3s, and getting Google Wallet to work. With that in mind, does this mean that the secure element is software that could potentially be added on afterwards by, possibly, a third party source like someone on XDA, or does it have to be built into the phone initially?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osmosizzz:
+1. Really great explanation of secure elements but I also agree. I had the galaxy s3 to mobile edition and all files, libs and what not where pulled from the sprint version and made flashable to all s3s.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WhatsAUsername:
I'm glad someone already posted that link about people getting it working before I came back to check this thread. Stop misleading people. I already told you previously that I understood the lack of a secure element, but that it was still possible (at least at one point) to get it working. There's no need to put down others just because you feel so sure about your own knowledge. -.-
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
All Samsung's NFC-equipped devices have a secure element (which is h/w). What you guys are talking about is missing s/w necessary to provide access to it. I'm guessing in the cases you're mentioning they were carrier SGS3's and the missing s/w was a carrier-requested "enhancement" specific to their SGS3. It's kind of like carrier's pulling the FM radio s/w but leaving the h/w which allows people to later get the functionality back.

http://nfctimes.com/news/samsung-embed-secure-element-galaxy-s-iii-other-nfc-phones

In the case of the DNA/Butterfly and non-Sprint One’s the physical secure element has been omitted and no amount of s/w can reverse that. ;)

This is a pure guess on my part but HTC not providing a secure element is probably because they don't want to deal with the administration of it. Much like MAC addresses, secure elements are serialized and need to be tracked on a per-device basis which means maintaining a database and supporting Google in dealing with borked secure elements (which happens a lot). And that includes replacing the NFC chip if the secure element gets borked which would/could be a warranty claim. With so little carrier support for Wallet it's not a bad strategy as outside XDA people wouldn't miss access to it. And as far as I know Wallet's the only app that currently requires the presence of a secure element.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cowmixtoo:
Wow, I hope what you are saying isn't true, because it's lame.

Lesse, HTC... on their FLAGSHIP phone... the one that's supposed to raise them from the financially dead... decides, "Man, the administration of this secure element is sorta a pain so lets keep off this phone. HOWEVER, we'll include said pain in the ass for the Sprint version, for some reason."

It make zero sense.

If I had to guess I think ATT strong armed them to keep it off the phone. Basically it was, "If you want on our network, keep that hardware off."
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demitrix:
Whos gonna be brave enough to open their one and replace the handicapped pn544 chip with the pn65 :D
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ihavoc:
I guess that is why you need a special Sim card for the att/ verizon/tmobile Isis payment system to work. I bet that is where the hardware secure element is.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
AT&T allows the GN to access Google Wallet w/o any modification; as does T-Mobile. Therefore, any device with a secure element that can be modded to impersonate a GN can utilize Google Wallet on any network but VZW. AT&T's version of the SGS4 is working fine with Google Wallet using Paul from MoDaCo's hack.

But here's where it gets interesting. Isis, which VZW, AT&T, and T-Mobile are partners in, uses the secure element also. As noted above, Google Wallet takes singular control of the secure element. So going forward: A) those carriers are going to demand a secure element be present in the devices they sell, and B) they'll be more aggressive in blocking people's use of Google Wallet to prevent it from interfering with Isis' use of the secure element. None of this explains HTC's omission of a secure element (especially in the GE One) but even for carrier devices that have it things are going to get a lot tougher for people trying to use Wallet.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LoveNFC:
You're speaking like an authority figure, but you're greatly misinformed, too. Isis doesn't use 'the' secure element; Isis uses a secure element. The secure elements used by Google Wallet and Isis are completely different, so everything you've said above is nonsense. Isis uses a SIM secure element; Google Wallet uses a phone's embedded secure element.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
I'm willing to bet the majority of people buying an HTC One couldn't care less about Wallet. Unlike for you, it isn't a deal breaker for 99% of people so leaving out the secure element will negligibly affect sales.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
Thanks for the correction. When I saw Isis used a secure element, I thought it was "the" secure element installed in the phone. I didn't look any further and didn't mean to come across as an authority. So, since you seem to know Isis, they are going to put their secure element on the phone's SIM 100% of the time?

This from VZW isn't clear:

How does the Isis Mobile Wallet™ protect my payment credentials?

Your payment credentials are stored in a chip called the Secure Element contained within your Isis Ready™ Smartphone (or appropriate accessory). The Secure Element is isolated from your phone’s main operating system and hardware. It’s designed to allow access only to authorized programs, like the Isis Wallet, to initiate a transaction.​

http://support.verizonwireless.com/faqs/Features and Optional Services/isis.html
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osmosizzz:
Well this Sucks. Oh well, I still enjoy my htc one :angel:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBishopOfSoho:
Please explain how I have been intentionally misleading, or how I have "put anyone down"? I am merely repeating something I have read many times elsewhere. If anyone is putting people down here, it is you with the aggressive tone of your posts. This is a developer forum, where people come to share knowledge, I am sharing what I believe to be true and dont expect any aggression from others in doing so... If I am wrong, Im happy to admit that, but please educate me rather than berate me...
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkeypaws:
To the op . not everyone lives on xda orntech forums to know about wallet. Google barely advertises wallet as it is. Only reason I ever found out about it was when the galaxy nexus first came out. I got the phone and used it a couple times when they gave me the introductory 25$ credit. After that I didn't feel secure keeping my banking info on there. After I moved on never used it on n4. While it may not be a big deal to you that's fine. But I think a little research would have helped reduce your frustration and possible disappointment. I did tons of res arch on this phone before even going into the store and playing with it before I made my decision to buy. But back to my original point. How many regular users have heard of wallet? How many would use it or know that there are those type of pay options available everywhere. I've even tried my debit card and most places don't even activate that option on pos(point of sale) system. Also. Is it difficult to take out your debit card? Lol
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geo95cornel:
hello ..! I just tried to upgrade the Samsung Galaxy Ace with Odin. but he stuck to the brink .. All things needed upgrading being done correctly .. and now when I turn on the phone appear phone-yellow triangle-pc .. know someone who would be solving?

EDIT : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVd9bL2ilQ8&feature=youtu.be This is the problem :) anyone? :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hitesh2626:
Hey friend first of all which phone you are using its s5830i or s5830 ? any one of them just download latest firmware of which model you have from sammobile and flash it in proper steps via odin make sure the stuff you will need it must be that's model only otherwise it will brick your phone :thumbup::)

Hit Thanks if I Helped :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bullit Lee:
If U Flash Or S5830 Rom On S5830i That Means U Have Brick. If U Have Warrenty U May Give Them And Say It Became Like This When I Turned Mah Phone At Morning. Hit Thanks If Mah Advice Was Good :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maheshmorankar68:
Download the official Firmware from samfirmware and then try.It may works
[Galaxy Ace S5830i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamnTarget:
Reflashing the firmware for your EXACT model number should do the trick. (if you can't boot into download mode then try to flash when you have the screen with the triangle and the PC)

Not sent from a ACE but a CooperVe using Tapatalk 2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] smooth65:
Yesterday I downloaded and installed jedi rom. In the process prior to installing, I was asked the option of full wipe or not. I chose full wipe. After installation, I noticed that it removed my paranoid backup from twrp. I did not want to loose that backup. The paranoid rom was placed on my external sd card during backup. It appears to be on my external sd card still. How do I get it to re-appear in twrp in case I want to restore? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
Here
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] smooth65:
Thanks for the quick reply. I'm looking at the screenshots but dont understand how to make the transfer of the backup to re appear in twrp. Sorry, this is a new learning experience for me
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
Make a folder named "TWRP" then a folder in that folder named "BACKUPS" then make a folder in that one that has your md5 of your backups( witch u should have can't help with that) then in that folder put your backups
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] smooth65:
I will try this and report back. Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] smooth65:
Ok I have completed the task. How do I now make this appear in twrp recovery in case I wish to restore at a later date?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
Oh boy..... Uhhhh just try looking in "restore" then look for a box with something related to storage,click it then click from SD or wherever u put it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] smooth65:
Ok ill check it out. Thanks again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
There's a button for that :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] smooth65:
Mission accomplished. Thank you so much for pointing me in the right directions. One more question. I am really starting to feel the flashing bug. Out of curiosity, Will lots of flashing (done correctly) slowly degrade my device in any way over time?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
No....remember to keep an efs backup.

---------- Post added at 12:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:02 PM ----------

And read allot... Don't get to hasty
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] smooth65:
Ok I will keep that back up also. Thanks for everything!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] twanskys204:
No problem. Glad to help
[General Questions and Answers] ravi.vamos:
Can anyone help me with instructions on how to Re-flash Dell Aero with factory firmware..either by borqs firebolt or any other flash tool.My Aero is stuck up at boot and is looping at the logo and i badly need to flash it..i downloaded the official flasher tool firebolt and the necessary firmware (.mff) but am unsure how to flash it successfully...

Sorry for my good english

plzzzzzzzzz
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rishi panda:
i have tried the procedure of A89 and A110.but i think my pc and laptop failed to recognize the device.:crying:

it has a very low internal memory..

any help ,link, and support will be greatly appreciated.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reza1995:
help me to choose between sIII and sp
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sennyqtek:
What do you look for in a phone? Hard to give advice otherwise..
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prm593:
well i am guessing u want everything..

display: GS3 display is oversaturated because of AMOLED tech..but vice versa SP display is washed out a little bit..but the last update seems to give some relief. both have over 300ppi so pixelation is hard to catch

performance: well s3 uses exynos quad core processor of sam its less powerful than a dual core processor of sp because sp uses Qualcomm snapdragon s4 pro..its a beast..

graphics: well both performs well in normal usage but sp has upper hand here because of the new GPU Adreno 320..heavy gaming is lag free on sp ..personnel exp.

laginess: S3 is more laggy than SP because touchwiz is not optimized correctly for hardware...and SP have lag but little bit u will hardly notice...

Camera: S3 has better cam than SP but its lacking stereo sound recording...and sp camera is just below avg but video recording is really good oh yes it have hdr for photos

thats it if u want to something more feel free to ask..GOOD LUCK
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnMotass:
Woah... And considering S3 costs like $200 USD more than SP here in México ._.

And SP still isn't officially available here ._.

Sent from a phone >.<
[Hardware Hacking General] nikki81:
as the title says i need help unbricking a tcc8902 M121s tvpad it boots and just sits at the boot logo i do have a usb to serial adapter (pl-2303) to reflash the firmware am just not sure how to

thanks
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
Was doing some browsing and came across this article written earlier this year, May 31st 2013.

http://portablegamingregion.com/fea...d-why-we-still-believe-in-sony-xperia-play-2/

Its a pretty detailed article on the time just before the release of our beloved phone and where it went. I for one hope that $ony gets smart and realizes the Vita is doomed and sets out to make a sequel. Which the author states as well.

Enjoy the article, I did.
[Xperia Play General] ozzmanj1:
Also from the same link above:

http://portablegamingregion.com/fea...-mobile-handheld-portable-and-cellular-games/
[Xperia Play General] insane5125:
Very good read. Thanks!:good::D
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] xlephant:
hi,

does anybody know how to disable the buble if i do a call in headset mode with the mda compact? everytime i do a call it opens and i have to hide it manual. and it comes up over my navigation (very bothering).

thx a lot
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hariboh:
Hey guys, I'm thinking about buying a new phone. What do you think, at this time is it worth buying a nexus 4 or better wait till the next nexus phone and get that one?

Thanks in advance.

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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lee.n:
I just upgrade phone from Galaxy S3. I can say , N4 is a lot better. Go ahead and upgrade, you wont regret it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BobWalker:
The Nexus 4 is fast and easy to root. It also has many kernel and ROM versions customized by the developers. Unless you have to have a Galaxy S4 or HTC One, the Nexus is the phone to have.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hariboh:
100% that my next phone is gonna be a nexus. But the question is which nexus I should buy; nexus 4 or the next nexus.

Cheers

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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fahadsul3man:
nexus 4 :) its life cycle isnt over yet plus its cheap and you will get the most bang for the buck.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s0kY:
hy all

i am about to trade mine htc one s(C2) for nexus 4 8gb

is it worth it?

thanks :)

sent with mine thumbs
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hariboh:
Yeah, but if I buy it now, I won't buy a new phone for at least 2 years. Isn't its life cycle gonna be over by then?

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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmhumtex97:
Yes the nexus 4 is better. Do it!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s0kY:
yeah but i am worried about 8 gigs of memory

hpw much is usable

sent with mine thumbs
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lee.n:
Even compare to galaxy s4, I would still choose nexus 4 :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neefy:
Same :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rayiskon:
You will get around 5gb of user available storage

If you have a phone at the moment and you're not in a hurry then wait for the next nexus. Keep in mind the next nexus should come by the end of the year, and it will be sold out at first and there will be problems with availability. Most probably you won't get your hands on one before january.

If you need a phone now, then get the nexus4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uchihakurtz:
8 gig wouldn't be enough, bump your wallet a bit to get the 16 gig version. Heck, even 16 gig might not be enough.

Sent from my blazing fast Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRX120:
I have 2gb left on my 16, if you compromise some apps and games, you'll be fine

Sent from my Nexus 4 @1.728 GHz on Stock 4.2.2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uchihakurtz:
I know, I still have 4 gigs left even with 3gigs of music and 2 2gigs data games on it.

But 2 gigs on a 16 doesn't feel good to me, it would be better if we can just relax about storage without limiting some apps and games and pulling NAND backups every now and then. 32 gigs would've been perfect...

Sent from my blazing fast Nexus 4
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] wanisnazeh:
i know this is not the right place to post this thread but i realy look for any body to help me >

Mod Edit....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] AxAtAx:
Good cause, wrong place.

This is no social site.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Clark Joseph Kent:
OP this is Development site not a Social Help me type of site, Please read the Forum Rules on posting....

Thread Closed and Mod Edit done.
[About XDA developers] kadylopez:
What is the future of PHPBB??
[About XDA developers] GermainZ:
Do you mean vBulletin?
[About XDA developers] bitpushr:
Waaay OT :)
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] r.romyo:
hey all!

Well after a long while searching for any screen capture app that works

without rooting

the phone.

I finally found something & just wanted to share the experience:

It's called "Screen Capture Shortcut Free" (there's also a paid versions with couple of extra features, but I ONLY tried the free version so far)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.tomorrowkey.android.screencaptureshortcutfree

NOTE that the developer says it's tested on "Galaxy S" "Galaxy Tab" & "Galaxy S II" -- so it might NOT be compatible with all phones or Android versions. But you won't lose anything to give it a try if you need a screen capture app and you don't want to root the phone like me!!

Fortunately it working perfectly on my Ace Plus with the default Android 2.3.6!!

Hope that helps
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] mon_iker:
You don't need any app for that! Just press home + power and you're done.

Check this out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghqx_0rgcdw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] r.romyo:
Big thankssss!!

OMG! where you've been all my life!! hahahaaaa :laugh: :laugh:

I've been suffering for the last 7 or 8 months for not being able to capture screen with my smart Android phone, while I was able to do it on my old Nokia :laugh:

That really helped I appreciate it :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] saurabhskb:
Gr8 Dude.. Its working perfectly.... Thanks Bro....
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] Harshraj:
#Epic Facepalm -_-*
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] sallu08:
Didn't you guys know about taking screenshot with power and home button?? This is such an old thing.. I figured this out within one week of buying my ace plus without the help of anything.. :silly:
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] ShadowsDie:
yea.. me too but its annoying when you try to capture and it locks instead
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] sallu08:
Yup.. Its annoying and funny too.. :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500] goodwwe:
Nice one, I like it
[HTC Droid DNA] renzo.olivares:
Well yea the title kind of says it all lol it's a port of the M7 Google Edition 4.2.2 Kernel Source

what works:

- Boots

- Sound

- Rotation

- Front Facing Camera

- Rear Camera

- USB Transfer

- Charging

- Notification LED (front and rear)

- Wireless Charging

- Video Recording

- Bluetooth

- Flashlight

- Storage (detected and can be used)

- Wifi

- Zoe

What doesn't work:

- You tells me =)

credits:

- HTC for source

- Zarboz for being there when i ask all kinds of questions lol

- Beaups

other misc stuff:

- use apq8064_defconfig

- i used to the toolchain from google's source to build..

kernel source

https://github.com/Joelz9614/android_422_kernel_htc_monarudo/commits/htc-jb_42 - android 4.2.2

https://github.com/Joelz9614/android_422_kernel_htc_monarudo/commits/htc-jb_41 - android 4.1.2
[HTC Droid DNA] renzo.olivares:
reserve...