yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Close one, right?! Glad you got it sorted out. Did you just have to flash the stock recovery then?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Use Odin to flash d2tmo CWM - both in my signature.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Fry-kun:
That was scary! Yeah, just flashed stock recovery and it booted up fine.

I'm a Fedora linux user, can't use Odin without a windowze machine. But heimdall worked just fine thus far
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
It's habit for me to say Odin. Heimdall, then.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandizzam:
Anyone else have scratches on the chrome bezel? I've owned 3 nexus 4s and can't seem to keep the bezel from getting scratches. My screen and everything else is mint but the bezel might as well be made of whatever it is this the most scratch prone material on earth.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scream4cheese:
Have you tried getting a bumper case of a regular case? The bezel is not scratch proof and that's why you keep getting it scratched.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
ive had my n4 for 7 months, without any kind of protection on it, complete nude it is, and i dont have any scratches on the chrome bezel. and my phone gets a serious workout every day. which leads me to ask.. wtf are you doing to your phone??? :eek:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandizzam:
The scratches actually all happened with the bumper on. I take care of my phone really well so I'm pretty sure dust got in between the bumper and phone and scratched it. It's more of a micro scuff than anything but I can still see it when I put it under a magnifying glass in a well lit room. Trust me you've got them too.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandizzam:
The bumper case is what caused them. It's way better off without a case.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BravoMotorola:
The problem is the bezel is plastic, not actually any type of metal. Google really should have made the bezel metal and it would have really improved the phones feel and quality. I have a diztronic case and even though I've had it on the whole time there are still scratches on the bezel, just a bunch short, faint ones. The case feels quite sharp on the inner edge and I think its what is actually scratching my bezel.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandizzam:
I'm actually thinking about removing the bezel and powder coating it black.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
if i have them, and i need a magnifying glass in a well lit room to see them, then im gonna assume the problem is something else, not the manufacturing of the phone.. ocd. and no case will fix that ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandizzam:
You are right but I still believe the chrome bezel is the lowest quality part of the phone
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fernandezhjr:
You should try putting it under a microscope. You will see a lot more interesting imperfections. Seriously, just chill and enjoy your phone because after a while, you are not going to want it anymore. You are going to want one of the next latest and greatest phones.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandizzam:
I will powder coat it. If that doesn't work I have to cut my losses and move on to the HTC one or motoX
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
i see..

i have my own ocd to deal with.. but my ocd deals with the devices performance and not appearance :angel:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solutions Etcetera:
You can't powder coat plastic. One, it is non-conductive, and two, it will melt in the curing process even if you could somehow get the material to stick. And the vacu-formed chrome will make it tough to paint.

One thing you could do is to put a satin finish on it with a little wet sanding with 400-800 grit sandpaper, being careful not to sand through the chrome. I just keep the OEM bumper on it and I don't see it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowtje:
Same here above the ear speaker
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandizzam:
Thanks for the info. I'm gonna try the satin finish look.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNerd:]:
The HTC one has a chrome bezel like the nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lopezk38:
The One's bezel is made of metal, the Nexus has a plastic one. That makes it much less prone to damage, and it feels nicer
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solutions Etcetera:
Are you on crack!? (c;

The HTC has a polished "bevel" machined into the top edges of the aluminum.

The Nexus 4 has a plastic "bezel" trim piece, that is vacu-form plated like the chrome pieces of a plastic model car kit.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheNerd:]:
Oh thought they were the same because my one gets scuffed up sometimes
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solutions Etcetera:
Yeah... iPhone users had the same complaints. Aluminum is fairly soft so some folks noticed scratches on the beveled edges. But I would think you'd need to pocket your phone with keys or loose change for that to happen.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rosswaa:
Don't worry bout scratches. My frame is bolloxed, the back glass is smashed and I don't have a single scratch in my screen :) my phone gets chucked about all over and dropped a fair amount. Still works and still love it
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] republicano:
i thought its real lol, would rather just black plastic instead since scratches are more visible
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gd6noob:
That's why Google sells the bumper.. Third party cases also protect the bezel... Lol

Rooted and running Paranoid Android + franco.kernel
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandizzam:
The bumper is the cause of the scratches. Dust /sand gets caught underneath the bumper and scratches over time. It's better of without it if you want to protect the bezel.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fernandezhjr:
Screw protecting the bezel. I would rather protect the glass. I've dropped my N4 to a concrete floor twice and have some dings on the bezel of the bumper. Without the bumper, I'm sure I would have cracked/shattered glass instead.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmclove69:
I am also one of those people that have a messed up bezel, its not scratched but there are lines lighter then the actual chrome and I've had case on it since day one. Only thing I can think of is taking case off and on would cause this.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snak3ater:
Its been almost 6 months that ive had this phone..Using it without any case.Not a single scratch.I wonder how people use their phone & get it scratched.It's not like i am having a special device with special scratch proof Chrome Bazel.It's just that i take really good care of it
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandizzam:
Sorry but I don't believe you
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sn0warmy:
The Diztronic TPU case scratched the hell out of the top and bottom sections of the chrome bezel. I noticed it when I decided to finally go caseless a few months ago. However, since then I've managed to scratch the bezel up a bit and I like it. I no longer worry about it getting scratches. In fact, the more the merrier at this point. :laugh:

The important thing for me is that even without a screen protector since December the screen doesn't have a single scratch and I have not been gentle with it at all.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gd6noob:
I bought the bumper same time as the phone.. I just took off the bumper and looked, not a single scratch/dent... ive dropped my phone a few times on the floor.. mostly carpet.. 2 twice on tile floor and once over the air vent.. lol... my bumper has nicks and scratches.. phone is perfectly fine.. I even cleaned it with microfibre cloth with a little bit of LCD screen spray..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandizzam:
Delete
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snak3ater:
& guess what..Never dropped it once either :D

Anyways i am here nothing to prove,just saying that take good care of your Devices.If it's getting scratched then it's not the device's fault :)
[Galaxy Note II General] codexc:
hi ,

we want to test ProBam for N7105

See instructions here

http://xda.codexc.com/?page_id=776

Orginal theard

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2336271

Note: be careful it’s works for verizon and international only

please post your feedback to know if it works or not

regards
[Galaxy Note II General] Spawney666:
Do we flash the N7100 ROM then the N7105 Core files then the N7105 Kernal?? The core files are only 267kb and a corrupt zip.....
[Galaxy Note II General] codexc:
no one interested so i delete the file :P
[Galaxy Note II General] Spawney666:
Ahhh. is there any chance of putting it back up? I am interested to give it a try :)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] dark_side:
Is it possible to use Windows Mobile 2005 on XDA III ?!
[Security Discussion] darks1der:
Hey guys,

After having nearly lost all my data because android would not recognize my Decryption password I would like to try to compile frost.

I don't know if it will work for the HTC one but I really want to give it a try to help out other people who might have to factory reset due to encrytion problems.

It looks fairly simple to compile it, only I have never compiled any kernel .img before.

Before I actually try to compile it I would like to get advice on how best to do it and what to avoid while compilling.

Again I really want to get this compiled for the HTC one as this had me in a really bad spot.

https://www1.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/frost

I know there are some questions in here but I really do want to get it compiled for you guys in this thread to have a way of possibly recovering encrypted data.

Anyone else up for the challange?
[Security Discussion] r1tesh:
What?
[Security Discussion] Matt:
What sort of reply is that? :eek:

I can help you compile it :)
[Security Discussion] darks1der:
Thanks MacHackz. I really think alot of people could benefit from having a tool to recover encrypted data.

All I can say is I'm willing to try everything
[Security Discussion] Matt:
Firstly you need linux, and afaik this will only work on 4.1.2 right now (:
[Security Discussion] darks1der:
Yeah I seen it will only work on 4.1.2 but lucky enough HTC hasn't update all devices to 4.2.2 yet :).

I have a Ubuntu virtual machine setup for doing the compiling. Just installing required items now.

Should have everything setup tomorrow to start compilling :D
[Security Discussion] Matt:
Seems like you already know how ;)
[Security Discussion] wildstang83:
Edit: After further discussion we have decided to re-open this thread.

For now, lets leave it in general, once some development has been done we can talk about moving it back to development :)
[Security Discussion] darks1der:
Just wanted to say thank you for XDA for allowing us to start work in FROST.

I'm currently discussing FROST with a few other XDA'ers who are also interested in helping me out and getting this developed.

Once I know more (hopefully this evening) I will post an update.

Again thanks XDA for allowing this to be done ;)
[Security Discussion] skulldreamz:
So u got the thread up, Awesome. Shoot me a pm when ya ready...
[Security Discussion] wildstang83:
Welcome to your new home FROST :)
[Security Discussion] David _J_D:
I'd like to help as well

I've got Eclipse/ADT set up ready to use for a couple of App ideas I've got. If it's just compiling Android code, I''m happy to help.

I've just finished a degree in Computer Security & Forensics (2:1) with a dissertation on Android security & security awareness. Prior to that I'v been a Systems Analyst and developer for a number of years (Mainframe/Unix/Microsoft). so although I'm fairly new to Android, I know my way roind an IDE or terminal editor and I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty woth code.
[Security Discussion] darks1der:
Nice to hear man, and looking forward to getting started.

Ive had a few issues with my pc and have got most of it sorted now. So of all goes well i will be able to start work after many delays ;)

And I could definitely use you help if you can man
[Security Discussion] Illidan Pornrage:
lol, just have seen this.

The link to the University of Erlangen has some pretty neat resources, but I currently have no android phone to try making such a recovery image for.

For the case of (hopefully) your own phone you are trying to get the /data back: This software relies on the device having been unlocked not long ago. If the device was not unlocked for a week or so, you have no real chance of the keys being still in ram.

If you have a weak PIN, its bruteforce feature might work, if you have a strong one it may take very long. I'd recommend you to make a bit level image of the /data partition just in case (type man dd in your commandline in linux, the dd tool should also be in phone recoveries). And possibly try to encrypt it on your desktop that propably gets it done faster. Also you do not need to make a device specific recovery and you dont need to cross compile.

Also this: http://www1.cs.fau.de/filepool/projects/frost/frost.crackpin.tgz

might just work. Read through the README file in the archive, its straightforward.
[Security Discussion] mody_man:
thx good thing to konw
[Security Discussion] MemoryController:
There's a reason they freeze the phone. If you hope to recover the keys from a phone that is powered off for anything like 5 mins or more forget it :/ . (The time really depends on the memory chips)
[Security Discussion] SecUpwN:
Is thia project still being worked on, [MENTION=3815305]darks1der[/MENTION]? It looks promising!
[Security Discussion] darks1der:
Hey the project is being worked on however it is going slower that expected due to alot of personal issue's.

I hope to have everything resolved ASAP so I can devote my self to FROST
[Security Discussion] SecUpwN:
Will FROST be able to recover deleted files from the phones internal storage? I'll send strength your way so that you'll get your life to awesomeness again. ;)
[Security Discussion] derpsec:
FROST only works if your bootloader is unlocked. Since unlocking your bootloader wipes data you're screwed (unless there's some hack to prevent this for your device bootloader). Image the phone or copy the encryption header and try to brute force/dictionary attack your own password key as much as you want without worrying about data being wiped. Download Kali Linux live CD maybe it has some Android forensics tools I think it does. If not google around for 'android brute force encryption' somebody will have tools to do this.
[Security Discussion] SecUpwN:
Is this tool available already?
[Security Discussion] Angel0id:
I need this for my HTC one. If someone could compile it for me or teach me how to do so (I found a great guide on how to create your own CWM recovery image, but it doesn't cover adding other modules like FROST) I would be super thankful.

@OP: I've sent you a private message.
[Security Discussion] optimumpro:
Keep in mind that if you turn your phone off, then on, your ram is wiped and this tool will be useless. It can only work if you freeze a live phone and then put it in fastboot. If you just turn it off and then start in fastboot, the key is gone. And yet, if you have a live phone, you don't need any tools, you can just take the image directly. So, I don't see any utlity in this...
[Security Discussion] bigeasy911:
If people.would only bother to practice basic IT rules that have been a standard, for what, since data electronic data storage has ever exsisted and even before that with written data on paper.

Its called a BACKUP!!

Seriously its hard to feel sorry for anyone that puts valuable data on a electronic device and is too lazy to do a backup in case something as minor as static discharge from touching it could corrupt it. Thiels goes double for those that use encryption. You know going in your data retreival is riding soley on that pwd and that things can screw up on any electronic device especially one that sees the abuse present day smartphones are put thru. What do you think is the whole point of it if you can just use some program to unlock it!?!

It would be laughable if it wasn't so wide spread!

If you have a recovery program try using its bkup feature. It simple and the bckup can be put on a pc or a sep sd card. Not to mention apks such as titainium bkup that can allow you to easily load all data and app.to evena diiferent make phone.

I am all for.these kinds of.programs as it shows the weaknesses in certain secuirty and thus allows us to develop counter measures to stop breeches as regardless of intent that is what at there core they are meant to do.

Lesson here is to relock your bootloader while its in use and only unlock it to do necessary maintances and udates etc.

I am not sure how.long the period of power.off would be for all phones as it very likely varies. If the battery is dead or removed (if possible) its measured in mins i.e-5. But in the case of a powered battery it all depends on how the design is. If it keeps power to the "ram" it could last as long as the energy is being applied to it.

Regardless of bootloader there may also be a way for.those with the means to access the chip via jumps or.possible thru the connector to pull the pwd from i. But to prevent novice attacks such as programs like these locking the bootloader would have a positive effect on reducing that attack vector.
[Android Apps and Games] victorwalter:
Hi Guys,

Would be nice if some dev do it for us.

Thanks,

VW
[Android Apps and Games] gto:
+1 to your request although I think the request should indicate Xposed based application as it would work at system level. (not the only framework available but seems like a Xda developers' choice)

I do hope you get it!

:rolleyes:

Sent from my Galaxy S III ATT
[Android Apps and Games] gregland:
+1 it's a very good idea!!
[Android Apps and Games] Rosa Elefant:
I doubt that's actually possible without major changes.
[Android Apps and Games] Jamison904:
Unfortunately it isn't that easy. There is a huge amount of code needed in the frameworks just to support halo. Not to mention it would be device specific. Your best bet is to talk to your device developers and ask them to add it. Donating might motivate them.
[Android Apps and Games] victorwalter:
For Nexus 4 users, there is an alternative: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2346265

[]s

VW
[Android Apps and Games] victorwalter:
No one can do it for Optimus G CM 10.1.3 ?! :D

Thanks!

[]s

VW
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sushi689:
Hello

Do yoU know if there is an application who ask for a passcode each time yoU start/boot your phone.

I dont like the Android lock screen it ask for your code each time you want to use the phone.

I found nothing on the market and with google.

Thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockband:
Hey there,

Today I received an MHL-adapter for my Galaxy S3 and wanted to try it out. Since it didn't work in combination with Slim Bean I decided to flash another rom (more on the sammy side of things). Coming across a thread with a guy pointing out a so called Chameleon crossover rom, I decided to give it a go, downloaded and flashed it. I shat bricks as I saw that, in my euphoria to try the adapter, I flashed a rom that was meant to be for the Galaxy S2!

So I restarted into recovery and tried to perform a full wipe, which didn't work, because it wasn't able to load the partitions (data etc.) then I tried to flash on a recent backup of Slim Bean, which was only partly succsessfull, meaning, that it flashed but couldn't wipe because of the reason mentioned above.

Booting into system doesn't work either, I just get a bootloop.

Right now im not quite sure, which step to take. Shall i flash on a clean stock-image via Odin or maybe try out something like One-Click UnBrick?

All your help and suggestions are highly appreciated!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Odion stock. If that fails you'll need to find and flash with a PIT
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockband:
Thank you so much for the quick response, I'm going to check whether it works and report back after it's done! :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
G'Luck
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rockband:
Problem solved, thanks rootSU!

So, if someone is following this thread, I just want to share with you guys what I did and how it turned out:

I flashed the original firmware, according to region etc. via Odin, the procedure was succsessfull and I rebooted.

At first I had a bootloop, so I went into the stock recovery and hit "wipe /data and /cache", which was succsessfull as well, meaning that the previous problem with not being able to mount the partitions was resolved. So I went ahead and rebooted again aaand it booted!

Everything is working fine as far as i can tell, no misfunctions, hot reboots or anything similar.

Thanks very much for the quick response rootSU, which prevented me from hyperventilating :p.

I've rooted, unlocked bootloader and flashed stuff on my former phones (Htc Wildfire, Galaxy S) and I've never done anything like that before and nothing like that ever happened to me. So to anyone reading this, I highly encourage you not to be as dumb as me and to doublecheck what rom you're flashing and not to flash while being overly exicted about anything ;).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ads2996:
Does your adapter now work?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Never panic. Read lots and dont do anything you don't understand. That's my advice when you're in an S3 pickle
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ads2996:
Very good advice
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BuhO.-:
Hi, i need a little help, my S2 is in JB 4.1.2 Official, and the battery consumption is devastating, example: Is fully charged and i reboot the phone, now it has like 10% less just after reboot, i use whatsapp, a little gaming, and the battery doesnt go past the 6/7 hours, is horrible :/.

Other question : im in JB Official and i want to reinstall the latest JB Official and unbranded for S2, for doing the wipes and resets in recovery, how i do this?.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gastonw:
You can get the answers of all these questions by reading a couple of threads. The search button will help you out.

Once you've read all those threads you can get back here and ask what you DIDN'T understand.

Sent from the little guy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BuhO.-:
Can u give me some links pls? I didnt found the answers :( at least for the JB Rom question.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Here you go

http://www.google.co.uk/

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maybe your an iphone expert

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[LG Optimus G Pro] papi92:
Anyone have a stock rom that I can flash with recovery? I deleted a lot of stock apps and I dont want to update my bootloader just in case we ever get unlocked. Im using the ATT model.
[LG Optimus G Pro] thureos:
Hope this helps

Hope this helps...

https://wws.lg.com/global/support/opensource/opensourceList?types=ALL&search=e980

---------- Post added at 03:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:04 PM ----------

Found it!! I guess...

http://www.lg-phones.org/official-att-lg-optimus-g-pro-firmware-rom-flash-file.html

http://www.lg-phones.org/official-att-lg-optimus-g-pro-firmware-rom-flash-file.html
[General Questions and Answers] Carlink:
hello, I have the SGS3 rom v3, which I have to do to upgrade to version 4
[General Questions and Answers] naonsia:
what rom do u use? stock or custom?

go to sgs lounge lah... :fingers-crossed:

lieur:D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Pkmns:
Hello,

I wanted to flash the Pac-Man ROM on my SL where I have CM9 installed. In the thread, I read that if you don't have CM10 you must first flash a stock ROM, and a few of them were provided. Do I have to flash the one that was originally on my phone (XWLF2) or can I take one of those that have been posted on the thread? Thank you very much in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Siddhant Shankpal:
No need for original one.

Just follow each & every step from the instruction given.

Sent from my GT-I9003