yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jayochs:
i can say, though, that touchwiz doesn't set wallpapers as high of quality as the actual image. you can see that the TW wallpaper, when set, is much less sharp, and doesn't show as much full detail as the ACTUAL picture, especially if its an HD pic. that being said, it's not BAD, it's just not as good.

it's how touchwiz sets wallpapers. if you find a wlalpaper in zedge, dl it, apply it, notice how nice it looks....then goto gallery, find that same wallpaper, and apply it via touchwiz's wallpaper selector....it'll be LOWER quality. it just seems that for some reason TW makes the wallpaper quality a bit lower than it really is.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] loveEA:
you must be on crack.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cybertec69:
I suggest you try this app, and when downloading a wallpaper choose the top highest resolution option. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5uYXN0aG9uLndwY2FzYSJd
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jpnestel:
No crack. Yeah I think I was just getting the wrong res on the ones I was using. Now I see how it should look. And I love it even more!! Thanks guys
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jpnestel:
Yep this was it. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jayochs:
problem is, using nova launcher to set a wallpaper or quick pic worked on my s3 to make it higher resolution.... doesn't work on the s4. so it kinda sucks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joefrog1996:
Great screen. I could never use anything but an amoled screen anymore. I'm even thinking about selling my N7. After buying this phone every other screen looks like crap.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] beanfield:
I was a little disappointed. I find the colors to be unnatural; over-saturated. Many of the websites I've been used to that were red now look orange. Everything looks crisp, but even with the lowest font setting everything is huge. Maybe I just need some adjustment time coming from HTC & Asus.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Velocifero:
You guys are aware of the various display modes right? If you don't like it saturated, there's a "Natural" mode for that, though I found the colors a bit bland. If you want it super saturated, there's also a display mode for that. Personally, I use the "Professional photo" display mode, which uses the near 6500k white point but has more vibrant colors than the "Natural" mode. Seems the most balanced to me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jayochs:
I tried the professional photo because i read that it's so much closer to the actual spectrum... but yeah, it's so washed out its ridiculous. I use the normal one. even movie mode is too washed out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rushless:
If that is your definition for crazy, you sir are certifiable ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] garrettsessions:
I agree with most - the screen is awesome. It's how the wallpapers get handled by TW
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jayochs:
if any of you guys are app devs, maybe someone can make an app that works specifically to put HD wallpapers on touchwiz lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] iDrift88:
This apps awesome, thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] kg2128:
The screen is much clearer on the S4 for me, though I disagree with the post below that the Galaxy Nexus was the "worst screen ever." It was definitely better than any comparable lcd at the time, though obviously not better than anything out now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jayochs:
uh no. the rezound screen KILLED the amoled nexus. you could see that horrible pentile display and see individual pixels compared to the crystal clear LCD of the rezound.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ryanguy426:
.-.

Dear god! :eek:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Andrew Redmond:
the screens are different, galaxy is AMOLED screen
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] qbking77:
Figured I'd post these here for those that need assistance manually updating to MF9.

How to manually update with stock recovery:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A126HAcO2Y

Review of MF9:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uh1Cnei-Wc

For those that have a custom recovery or it won't update for any other reason, see here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2277480
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
Sexy beast QBKing at it again!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] robogoflow:
qbking is the new household name for android how to's. Videos are always uploaded quick, clear, and easy to follow. Good job.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
Is a new household name ? He's been one since at least the Epic touch! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] PapaDocta:
thanks... i don't use sdcard so i tried the adb sideload and worked perfect :) and didn't lose root using voodoo ota root keeper
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Croathlete:
Any reason why this wouldn't work with rooted stock rom and stock recovery? All system apps in TB are unfrozen as well.

Also, what's the worst that could happen? It errors out?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sd647:
Dose anyone know where I can get stock recovery for use with odin for sprint s4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LeeTemplar:
Thank you.

Worked perfect!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] monkeyracer:
Did the update, but can't update any existing apps through Play Store or download any new ones.

Get the error:

"Error retrieving information from server. [RPC:S-5:AEC-0]"

What did I do wrong? Anyone else getting this error? Easy fix?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jj14:
Not sure, but try to remove your google account, and re-add it back. That MAY solve the issue
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] stereo386:
Delete ur google account and sign back in. Its the problem u get when u clear data from google frameworks to try to get the update to come thru. Try that fix it should work for u.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] JoeFCaputo113:
I am on MDL rooted with a bunch of mods/tweaks/custom kernel. How do I update to MF9? Also does this include the radio/modem or is this just the ROM?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] optimummind:
When you Odin the file, everything gets updated - modem, kernel, and build. What I did was first Odin the MDL package, reboot into stock recovery and flash the MF9 update and reboot, and then perform factory data reset. Everything is working smoothly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] buggz2k:
Thanks for this.

However, I personally, see no reason to update?

I have my phone ALMOST the way I want.

A huge feature for me, would be, to ENABLE apps/widgets on a passworded lockscreen.

This is a huge inconvenience as far as I am concerned.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] glassjosh:
First try clearing the app data for the Play store.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eyecon82:
Thanks!

do you plan on releasing a new video or guide on how to root if we are at stock MF9?

I never rooted yet and I'm at stock MF9

I looked at your videos and they are back from April with old odin files, etc...

Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] unomedmen1:
I used the same exact files to root MF9 that I did top root MDL. He hasn't updated his videos, but I can confirm it work to root pure stock MF9
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] eyecon82:
Did it keep your apps, settings, configuration, etc?

I was it like a hard reset after rooting from MF9? Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] DaHoBO:
Go to this post, download CF's auto root, that will both root your MF9 + revert your recovery to stock.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] unomedmen1:
I was on stock but rooted MDL. I used Odin to flash back to stock MDC. I immediately receive the notification to update to MDL, so I did. (I didn't lose ANY of my apps or personal files when I Odin back to MDC BTW). I then flashed the MF9 zip qb posted on his site. I then used his "TO ROOT" zip and everything is working, no boot loop nor restarts and camera is fine.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ObrienDave:
As always, worked like a champ! :highfive:

Cheers and Beers!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] qbking77:
If anyone would like to root the new update, this method works just fine:

http://qbking77.com/development/how-to-root-the-sprint-and-international-exynos-samsung-galaxy-s4/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Graknolla:
Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Erod730:
Could you do a video on how to update to mf9 while on a custom ROM using MDL, long time YouTube subscriber, great work

---------- Post added at 02:30 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:27 PM ----------

For sprint of course
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
Uhhh you would just have to wipe and install a MF9 zip.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ghostlegion7:
Im not sure if this is the right place to ask but qbking you use to have a site with tons of modems for the s2... do you have it up for the s4 by chance?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mvtm:
Hi

I'm looking to buy a new Nexus 4. I am between ordering from Google, Amazon or even T-Mobile. As i have seen T-Mobile is carrying a free wireless charger promo. i'll like so help please to figure it out what would be the total amount for the Nexus 4. As i want it factory unlocked and i'm not sure if i need to pay any contract or monthly plan to T-Mo.

So final price would be $408?

If i pay that i may grab my phone unlocked, with my free wireless charger and not to pay any more money to T-Mo?

Please enlighten me , as i am between buying a Nexus 4 or splurge for a S4 and the like...

Thank You.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sub1287:
The nexus 4 will be the same no matter where you purchase it I went with Google I have no sales tax so it came out to like $362 for me.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teambestyrandy:
I would get the nexus 4 from Google BUT you can get a good deal with T-Mobile wireless charger 408 vs 391$ from play store 16gb. You can unlock the phone yourself (there are sections here on how to do it). With that said, I would get the s4 because its more up to date and you can make it a Google edition s4.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crisisx1:
Get outta here with that s4 talk Lol..

But op, just remember if you buy it from T-Mobile and go with the payment plan, that's gonna be 20$ more your paying taxes for on top of your regular bill...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WARpig5:
I would go with the T-mobile one for that deal. It doesn't matter where you buy it from, straight from Google or T-mobile, they're the same phone. The one you buy from T-Mobile comes unlocked as well. My black nexus was from T-mobile and now my brother is using it with At&t without me having to unlock it. If you're gonna be paying straight cash for the phone then you won't be required to pay anything at all to T-mobile, only if you wish to use their service of course.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowridincrew,:
Well, If you're tech savy, like myself, you could find a Nexus 4 with a broke screen and repair it yourself if you wanna save half of that. I was lucky to find one that was listed for $160 and as the 8GB version because he couldn't check it then I bought the screen for $100. It ended up being the 16GB version and the phone is spotless. So total $260.00
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] myturbo1:
It's only $17 per month for 24months thru T-Mobile.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] picodot:
T-Mobile sells it for $438 which includes the free wireless charger and free shipping. It's 16 GB and white. Google Play sells the 16GB for $350 and the charger for $60, plus $10 shipping for the phone and $5 shipping for the charger, for a grand total of $425. But they throw in a free bumper, a $20 value, so that reduces it to $405.

Thus you save $33 buying it direct from Google, unless you want to pay $33 for the white edition (don't see the white edition available in Google's store).

The sim card + activation fee should be a wash either way. Even if you bring your own device I'm betting it's easy to negotiate with them to waive the fees (if any) for sim card/activation ("Well AT&T/other carrier was willing to throw them in for free, maybe I should talk to them..").
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] picodot:
Also, the Nexus 4 wireless charger isn't getting favorable reviews.. the second hit on Google is "I hate the Nexus 4 Wireless Charger." The Amazon product reviews are also bad. There are other qi chargers on Google that cost less and have good reviews for working with the Nexus 4.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johmama:
Sorry if this is off-topic, but I wanted to chime in about the wireless charger.

Basically, I like my official Nexus wireless charger, except for the fact that it won't hold my phone. Every time I put it on there, my phone will fall off/slide down after 10 minutes. It's really annoying; I want it to work but that fatal flaw makes it so it doesn't. I've found that I have to put a deck of cards or something at the base of my phone when it's on there to prevent it from sliding down.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluek24a4:
So I have tried searching, but there is a lot of info to sort through and most of it doesn't really answer my questions well enough. I just got my SD card today and put it in. The phone sees it, so everything is good there. Im not new to modding Droids, but I never had one with this internal SD Card stuff. Im currently running CM10.1

In the emulated folder, why is everything in both the "0" folder ad the "legacy" folder?

What is usbdisk?

How do I set it so the camera automatically saves the pictures to the external SD card?

Is there anyway to make CWM save nandroids to the external card?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stesaint:
I wish I could help with all your questions but I'm fairly new to this phone myself. I ended up with quite a few nested "0" folders, and the best way to deal with it as far as I can tell is just leave it alone. When installing a new ROM, make sure you do a wipe of everything, and then you only end up with one "0" folder, and everything works. At first I had cwm saving backups to my original "0" folder, which was inaccessible to everything but cwm, it made backups ridiculous to deal with. Reflashing recovery got things back to normal for me.

I had the same issue with cwm acting like it was backing up to external SD and then the files not being there. I flashed twrp and it backs up to my sdcard with no problems.

As for usbdisk, I found this thread somewhat explaining it. Basically, its not really something to worry about.

To change where the camera saves(at least on SlimRom) you open up the camera app, tap somewhere and drag down to get into settings, and then tick the "Use External" ticker.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluek24a4:
So TWRP saves your backups to the external card? Thats good to know. But CWM was "saving" to the external card but you just couldn't find the files?

The settings for the camera was the same in CM10.1. I didn't know they were there like that. Thanks for the tip.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stesaint:
Yeah, with CWM it would go through the backup process like normal, but the files would be gone. TWRP saves to SD or internal with no problems at all, I'm actually starting to like it better than cwm.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluek24a4:
I tried it out, and did a back up to external SD card from CWM and it seems to have worked. The file seems to be there. This makes the external card significantly more useful to me.
[HTC Desire C] ngvhoang96:
when i read at this page.... gsmarena.com/htc_desire_c-4759.php

at the storage it has "4GB include" but the device has 90MB rom and 940MB memory...

anyone please explain that

p/s this is my first post and i'm from vietnam, sorry for my bad english.

hello all you guy :) :good:
[HTC Desire C] noahvt:
Welcome to XDA :)

I don't exactly know how it works but you only get around 1GB of space you could actually use!
[HTC Desire C] anonymousidentity:
Usuasable memory..

You are right. Both the websites and the box in which the phone is shipped shows the internal memory to be 4GB. But in reality this storage space is also used to store the phone's software. So the 4GB is actually partitioned into two parts, one storing the software and another part as the actual usable memory which can be used by the user. So you get a little less than 1GB of internal memory.. around 935mb or something. To know more.. go to HTC's website.
[HTC Desire C] bogdy5:
actually its split in three parts

1 part for the OS,sense,etc

2 0.94 gb for apps

3 ~90mb for storage (media,pictures etc)
[HTC Desire C] ngvhoang96:
so part 1 take for 3GB??
[HTC Desire C] bogdy5:
apparently ICS+Sense 4.0+bloatware=3gb

it's like the galaxy s4, from 16gb you get ~10gb of user storage

imo this is just a marketing scheme something like internet speed ads. they say "internet speeds up to 150mbps" not 18mBps(even though it's the same thing) because ppl like big numbers :D ;the difference is you still have the same internet speed while with the phone the 4gb mem is a lie :) ....unless you format the whole internal memory and use the phone as a throwing weapon....
[HTC Desire C] ngvhoang96:
thank bro
[HTC Desire C] ngvhoang96:
and even though it has 512 MB RAM, we just get only 414 MB :confused:
[HTC Desire C] akashgartia:
Actually it is 512 or 414 mob of RAM..?
[HTC Desire C] aashay960:
Our phone has 512mb RAM but the android system itself uses ~100mb so we get to use only 414mb
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmmarquez:
Hello

I really have to change the OS Window Mobile 6.1 for OS Android, in a Xperia X1. But all the links for download are missing in rapidshare.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1431735

Could anyone provide the file X1a GENERIC BRAZIL R2AA007 (1.03.943.7)? Is for a really serious family situation.

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] royslowly:
Hello good day po... pasensya na dito ko pinost di ko kasi alam saan sya na belong,,, magpatulong sana ako with my problem... My XPERIA X10 had no SIGNAL... cannot text and call... any idea how to repair it... yung ibang function okie naman lahat except lang dun na walang signal... may SIM toolkit naman sya sa menu... binasa rin na smartbuddy ako... kaso bakit nawala yung signal nya, wala rin yung mga contracts... NO SIM CARD ang status... please patulong naman.... SALAMAT
[Nokia Lumia 920] nacho10f:
My Lumia 920 is stuck on the spinning wheel screen.

This device was unlocked from day one so I presume I need a carrier independent firmware

Please point me to a guide on how to do this and to a download of the correct firmware needed for my phone.

Thanks in advance.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbbpeterson:
This is a general question to do with Xperia X10i. I understand XDA is for developers, and if so,should go to another site please tell me. I have a spare Xperia X10i and I would like to put something else on it and if I blow it up it doesn't matter. Where do people go with no experience if they want to change their phone and get some help in doing so. Be gentle with me if I should get off this site. Bob
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr Goodvibes:
We all have to start somewhere. :D

The XPERIA X10i is the best phone in the world to start out on when looking to modify it.

Unlike newer Sony XPERIA phones you can't really go wrong and you have all options open to you even if you unlock the bootloader at a later date.

I would first off look at your options to gain root access on your phone.

How to gain root access on your XPERIA X10i

With the XPERIA X10i your always have the fall-back of Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS) and/or PC companion recovery should things end in tears.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr Goodvibes:
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[General Topics] manhattan$:
hi,

just downloaded a free software application for Mac osx., called handbrake.

i know there are proper programs out there that do this but this is free and easy to use.

what it does is crops and converts your dvds to a small file either mpeg4 or avi.

you can crop it to 320x240 and adjust the sound quality and set it for maximum mb so it fits on your sd card just right.

the files play back using the camera program.

here is the link http://handbrake.m0k.org/download.php
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] sauprankul:
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-htc-one-rear-housing.html

I almost lost my SIM card and tray today, and looked online for a replacement. I was surprised at what I found. They seem to have every component of the One there.

I was wondering. Could somebody potentially buy the individual OEM components to work backwards and see how they fit together? Maybe we can find a way to take our phones apart more easily?

The components there are relatively cheap, so...
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] mrwicked:
Well this is an awesome find. I dropped my precious One and banged up the top aluminum cover and it looks like I can buy that piece for $10. Wonder how hard it will be to replace that? Thanks
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] sauprankul:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2295007&page=5
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] sauprankul:
Well, I looked at the iFixit teardown, and I think that, if you just want to replace the unibody case (including the plastic), it shouldn't be too hard. Yes, you will destroy the old one, but the new one is just $25.

So I think if you dented/scratched your back, you can just apply a little heat and use some kind of separating tool to get the back off. Then, you can just remove all traces of the old one (incl glue) and hot glue gun on the new one.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] afreed1:
Here is a thread that may be of interest.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2353895
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] beefcakeb0:
would be neat to mix and match white and black cases
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] sauprankul:
Even better: Black front with red back.

Can't wait until the red parts are available!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] LAYMAX:
hello,

I'm looking for the back cover of my htc one glamour red and can not find it any place, you know where I can find it?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinitegde:
Hey guys, I'm having an issue flashing the latest Slimbean rom. (can't post in the thread because I need 10 posts) Anyway, as the topic title suggests, I'm stuck in a boot loop. I was wondering if anyone could help me out?

I wiped cache/dalvik cache and wiped system. (as per instructions in changelog) and then installed build 7 and slim gapps. downloaded from the slimrom website. The sha1 hashes match for both of these files. I posted the logcat dump. It seems like I'm missing some files?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] okoboji1:
What is the best kernel to use on beans 19?!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] spetzuu:
Perseus

Sent from my AK-55
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hopesrequiem:
Faux
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] emtee_skull:
Ask 5 people that question and get 5 different answers. People will base their preferences off many different things. I would answer your question with PeanutButta Jelly Kernel.

I would suggest you look at all of them. Then decide which fits what you want to do with the phone best. Then try it. Give it a few days then if you want to try something else, try another.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] joshm.1219:
If you're going to use a kernel make sure you don't put your phone in the microwave!

The kernel will pop and while PB&J might be tasty this will ruin your phone!

You've been warned!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] okoboji1:
I think ill try faux.... can I just flash this with trwp?? If so, can someone give me the download link?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] HoudiniJr:
Faux is great, I also suggest you get his app if you use his kernel which gives you great control over the settings and also provides an easy way to update. But my Dad seems to favor Sabre for his own personal reasons. To each his own I always say. Try them out but to me Faux has been my friend :)

Sent from my Secret Base in Outer Space
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] okoboji1:
How do I get faux kernel?? Also do I just install with trwp???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jcollier:
Try the search. But here is the link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2300912

Download and flash in TWRP. Wipe cache/dalvic and then reboot.