yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] topherk:
That's a lot of questions, but it boils down to one thing: Will features from the S4 be ported to older-generation phones (S3, S2, etc.)?

The short answer is: most likely, eventually. Our Devs here are really good and most likely will be able to get most (if not all) of the features working.

The long answer is that there are quite a few hardware differences between the two devices, and while they both have "proximity sensors," the way the software interacts with the hardware varies greatly between the two. Think of it this way: Apple OS runs quite well on Macs, but if you try to install it on any PC (even high-end ones), it most-likely won't work (at the very least certain features won't work). You can make the argument that both have screens, hard drives, video cards, webcams, etc, but the software has been written specifically to interact with the hardware it was designed for: Macs. The same principal applies to our phones. While it's not impossible, it would take a very intimate knowledge of both the S3 and S4 in order to do it. It would also require extensive testing.

Sometimes porting to a new (or old) phone is (relatively) easy, such as with CM or PA Roms. This is because their source code is readily available and there are many Devs willing to help our porters.

Other times, it can be a difficult and arduous process. You can ask CNexus about it, as he has been creating a Sense 5 Rom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
They won't need to be ported, Samsung has anyway said we will receive all the"features"of the s4 with our next update, only time will tell when that's gonna be

“It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power."” ― David Brin
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gab!:
Is there any mod to change the Accuweather widget to transparent? i saw a picture of that and it seems to be cool.

I have i9500.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] lyenbinh:
i'm new in this forum,i try to upgrade my O2 ii with WM2005 but after that when it done the screen appear:

device authentication failure.please contact the product manufacturer.for reference,please provide your device ID.

206429330038195138000050bf3f5173

-please help me.....many thanks for your help

this my e-mail:address:lyenbinh@yahoo.com

:oops:
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eugeneeaster18:
Any tool that will automaticallly root and unlock bootloader/ s-off this phone?
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chad The Pathfinder:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2015847
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eugeneeaster18:
will this tool also do so, or will it just root and install recovery? Will it unlock the boorloader?

http://theunlockr.com/2012/05/01/ho...lockworkmod-recovery-on-the-htc-evo-shift-4g/
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CNexus:
I believe that the exploit ShiftRR uses was patched a while ago.

Sent from my S3 on Sense 5 (you jelly?)
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eugeneeaster18:
When I used your tool, after I went through all the steps, I was still on android 2.3.4 without root. Is there something I'm doing wrong. I'm new to HTC devices so could my a noober guide? Thanks
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
Correct. ShiftRR only works for 2.2 .

Re-read everything and take your time. One small mistake can throw the whole process off.

TEAM MiK

MikROMs Since 3/13/11
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eugeneeaster18:
Okay so this time I used shift rootility and got a bootloop, which was a good sign. But when I got to the last step where you boot into the bootloader, the pg06img.zip didn't load. Just said check...[pg06img.zip] and then went back to hboot. I really am stuck
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chad The Pathfinder:
I don't know if this is the problem or not but I have an sd card that reads so slowly that when I try to change recoveries the bootloader won't pick up the pg06img.zip file. All I have to do when that happens is use a better quality sd card and then it's fine. Hopefully it's as easy as that.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eugeneeaster18:
Yeah, that maight be it, goin to get another cause ive had this one for about a 2 years.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
First thing is to make sure the file is named correctly. It should be " PG06IMG.zip " . The other thing is to make sure that your SD Card formatted to FAT32 .

TEAM MiK

MikROMs Since 3/13/11
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eugeneeaster18:
Yea its probably my sdcard, i have partitioned it 5 times and formatted it to ext,and back to fat32 so many times i cant count. Goin to buy a new one today.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eugeneeaster18:
Yeah did so today, and bought a new sdcard, same thing.. but this time it didnt bootloop. Tried 5 times, everything is named correctly and all. I think ima just sell it on ebay because i think its unrootable and its hell of makin me mad. Ive tried all the guides and everything, repeatedly. But i have one question, did it have to run android 2.2 in the past cause my phone was made after the 2.3.4 update?, it says VTO 09/10/12
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
In order to use the Root Exploit, you must be on 2.2 . I wouldn't give up just yet. I've had Shifts in the past that were difficult to Root. Once done it is worth it. Plus you can then run pretty much whatever you want. There are a lot of Roms for it :) .

TEAM MiK

MikROMs Since 3/13/11
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vtsnaab:
I realize this is an ancient subject & thread, but we have just gotten a very nice EVO Shift that works perfectly.

It was never rooted though and was upgraded.

I have managed to find most of the tools to downgrade & root it, but not the ShiftRR tool.

The site it was originally on is now a fake site that tries to install malware on visitors' PCs.

Does anyone here still have this tool to share privately so that I can proceed ??

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] skater95:
So I have a Note 2 and I did have an S3, and the S3 was at&t but it was unlocked so it worked. And then I bought this, it was on 4.1.2, downgraded to UVALJ1, unlocked it, and it would work it little areas in the city, but the signal wasn't ever strong, I got 4G once. this is only my 2nd GSM phone so I'm note entirely sure what I'm doing. So if some one could possibly help me get my phone working, I would really appreciate it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torroella88:
Hello guys, recently my micro usb port is not working properly, the pc's can't detect it(tried 4, mac,windows and linux os's) so is not the computer, changed 3 cables, so is not the cable, something must be wrong with the micro usb port, it can charge(usb, wall power) with no problem, but the phone is not detect by pcs, adb, etc, any idea what could be the problem? how can it be charging and the usb debbuging protocol or whatever isn't working, can I screw the transfer usb protocol? but the charge protocol in the same micro usb port could be still working, thanks in advice!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csanz91:
I had the same problem as you, it was impossible to make any computer to recognize the phone. Moreover it charged very slow, the phone thought that it was always plugged to the computer even if it was connected to the wall charger.

I did a factory reset, but the problem persisted. I called Google and they sent my a new phone, which now works perfect.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wasya152:
So this is my second s4 ge. The first one had issue with LTE antenna and would not connect. I received a replacement phone today and noticed that screen is blessing at button with a slight blue/purple hue. Basically as you get to bottom of screen there is a blueish discolormint.

Do you think that will go away or do I need to ask for another replacement
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] eric_f:
Mine is completely black even with the backlight cranked to the max, so I'd say yes on the replacement!

~Eric
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] omnifarious:
Not to sound like a wise guy, but are you sure it's not the "over scroll" effect? When you scroll up or down and hit the end or the beginning of the page?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Paxdad:
I had a Galaxy nexus that had a blue hue at the top of the screen. It never went away until I got my G S4. Replace it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] eric_f:
lol, good catch. I would have never thought of that.

~Eric
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] wasya152:
Lol. It's not a scroll bounce. It has it when just looking at screen. This sucks. I'm just tired of setting up the phone so many times
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dwang:
Seems to be a common problem, I had two units with the same issue.

Still haven't found one with a perfect screen. I know they are out there.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] oldboy26:
Hello,

I upgraded to an ICS version 4.0.4 awhile ago through this website and it was a pretty painless process. Though recently I've been wanting a new phone, but looked into Bionic's software development and I see that I might be able to hold off if I can install 4.2.2 which seems to improve the phone a lot. Currently i am on system version 6.7.232.xt875, android version 4.0.4, build number 6.7.2-223_dbn_m4-9. I've tried installing safestrap 3.11 to start the process of installing CM 10.1 but it crashes every time I try to run it. Can someone please provide me with a starting path towards upgrading my firmware.

Thank You
[Motorola Droid Bionic] jethead102:
You need to take the stock OTA (4.1) to get CM to run.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLLSWITCH:
just curious if anyone got the tmo version today if so what are your thoughts post up im thinking of getting it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samomamo:
Just got one
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLLSWITCH:
thoughts?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samomamo:
Just got the phone and not bad I have the gs4. I'm going to compare and then I will share. Looks very sharp and high quality. After gs4 colors this looks very real
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLLSWITCH:
cool thanks for the reply
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smartguy044:
Blownco you don't need it you have to many phones as it is :p
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hellscythe:
i think t mobile version has perm locked bootloader
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLLSWITCH:
haha nothing is permanently locked
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLLSWITCH:
you get out of this section buddy
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hellscythe:
true haha, everything is possible here on xda ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zackspeed:
I would not say that as the LT28at is perma locked with no fastboot. I suspect the T Mo Z is the same way.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLLSWITCH:
i guess will find out :good:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samomamo:
That's it its going back to the store. Its a 2012 phone. Its not polished its half ass. It can't compete with HTC one and GS4. I can't believe I wasted time believing this time Sony made it right. The whole phone is crap camera, screen, the power button looks like a nipple. Sony is gone. Sorry guys for being hursh. Its just I wanted some quality but it was not it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweets55:
I got mine yesterday. I'm impressed with it so far and I coming from a S4. I had original Evo then switched to Sammy for the I think all of the Galaxy phones. Also had a HTC one but wanted to try the Sony for something different. Yes I have issues. lol
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatannasty:
I purchased this phone yesterday and I have to say I'm not impressed at all. Coming from a Note II this feels like a really cheap phone! The battery is the most important feature of a smartphone. ..this phone lacks this feature among other thing. I switched back to my Note II and as soon as I return from my vacation the phone is going back to T-Mobile!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samomamo:
Xperia z feels like iPhone and Samsung had a ugly baby:) that wasn't supposed to born.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatannasty:
LMAO!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLLSWITCH:
hmm had not expected all the negative responses
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweets55:
The guy only used the phone for a day so ignore him. Lol
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
Those guys bashing it seem not either not to have the phone or and just like to bad talk it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ismewor:
Just got the Z Yesterday from T-Mobile, so far so good. except the Bluetooth doesn't work correctly. Camera and screen is really good. I'm coming from HTC One.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLLSWITCH:
thanks for posting anyone else post your results.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zackspeed:
Though I don't own the Z I did get to play with it for a bit and it is impressive. Haters are going to hate but I really don't see how anyone could say the HTC One is better. The One looks horrible interface wise. It was like holding a old GB device or something. On top of that HTC has the worst record for hardware faults and issues. The S4 was nice but there is no way I would buy one after all the Samsung devices I have had to sort out for people.

I have been very happy with my Sony Ion and at this point very reluctant to give it up just yet. My screen looks better than the Z but not by much. They both have the same firmware and functions for the most part. The deal breaker for me is the locked boot loader and after seeing how the Ion and T series went I highly doubt anyone will get the Z unlocked. At the same time why would I pay more for one that is locked?? I think I am just going to wait for the 6603 to come down in price or maybe find a ZR.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLLSWITCH:
cool thanks for the post:good:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathan2677:
I just got my T-Mobile. Version yesterday,so far I'm very impressed and is serving me quite well no complaints yet,I've been using a HTC one as a daily driver so in a day or. Two i'll give a better answer
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatannasty:
Why would I lie about having the phone? In fact I have several phones. All I did was give my take on this new device, and everyone got their panties in a bunch...anyway all I needed was one day to find out that the phone is garbage in my opinion...FYI pictures attached to verify that I own this garbage
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
What do find so bad about this phone? I am curious. Not gonna bash u. Just wanna know why u have such a bad opinion about it.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatannasty:
One of the most important features of a phone is the battery. With that being said, the xperia Z is not a bad phone. I like the speed of the processor. Also one of the features that compelled me to purchase the phone is that its waterproof. However, for a phone to last only 6 hours on a full charge is unacceptable. Even after conditioning the phone for the past 2 day I get max 6 hours. So in a nut shell theres your answer..

1.Battey life

2.Screen is not the best
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
Not sure what ur doing with ur phone getting such bad battery life. What software version are u on? Screen got really good after recent updates as well as the camera. I think ever since 253 update there has been a big improvement.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatannasty:
I must admit if I was able to get battery life like that, might be compelled to keep the phone. Honestly, in on vacation so I hadn't been able to root or flash a rom. If rooting and flashing a rom would change the battery life that much I would keep the phone. After taking the screen shots of my battery life its actually a little better today.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
Well it is hard to say I don't know what exactly u do with ur phone. But honestly without being a fan boy. I always liked android but I hated the battery life. But ever since getting the xperia z. I actually really enjoy android to its fullest. I never had an android phone with such a good battery consumption. One thing that is a android related bug is. As soon u listen to music the mediaserver comes on with it and it drains ur battery even after not listen to music. Really bad on Spotify even if in offline mode. But pretty much with every music app I use the battery drains insanely. It was on every recent android phone I had. Pretty bad. But that's a android issue not a phone issue.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatannasty:
Thanks for the info. ..Im going to give the ohone a second chance
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
And after listening to music or anything that triggers the mediaserver the only way stopping it is restarting the phone. Like I said it is an android bug.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatannasty:
But why would the battery drain by 30-40% just by sitting idle? Also, is there a rom that would help with my problem?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
U might have an app that causes ur phone u still run even thought it is in idle. And I honestly use stock 4.2.2 sony rom.

One really good app to control and see what is using ur battery when idling or whatever u wanna look at is this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatannasty:
Yest but T- Mobile has puts so much bloat on the phone. Maybe turning off some of so of these apps will help.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
This is a really good app to check what is using the phone. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats and by the way I have the international xperia z my software is bloatware free. Well I did uninstall or froze pretty much all sony apps. But other then that it is the stock European software. I have the lte C6603 xperia z.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatannasty:
I will try it out
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
Also the t mobile xperia z is still on android 4.1 so where mine and most European versions are on 4.2.2 and this software update enhanced the camera and screen even somewhat more. Also my battery seems to be even somewhat better.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
Did u try it and did u find the app or apps that causing ur extrem battery drain?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drifterk:
Its pretty awesome, really sleek, feels expensive and has amazing display and not alot of bloatware....
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theminigame:
Got it, love it, but am returning it for the c6602... want to be able to unlock the boatloader (was unaware of the locked boatloader until after I got the phone). LTE isn't enough to persuade me for a more customized experience.. I'm on a limited data plan and I mostly use Wi-Fi anyways....
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
But u do realize u lose bravia engine what is a huge difference when watching videos or pictures. That's when bravia kicks in and that's what makes them look so amazing if u unlock the bootloader that's gone and the pictures and videos won't look that good anymore also unlocking bootloader no more warranty. But u can pretty much do everything even with locked bootloader flash Roms install recovery and stuff. Why do u wanna unlock the bootloader and lose bravia engine?

---------- Post added at 01:04 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:02 AM ----------

Display now is good. But before software version 253 it was rather washed out and not very good. On 4.2.2 they made it a tiny bit better and the camera is also a lot better since 253 update. I know t mobile USA C6606 is still not on 4.2.2 but at least after software version 253.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theminigame:
Well I flashed the c6603 4.2.2 stock firmware.. but besides that, I don't really care about Sony's proprietary stuff.. from what I've read, I can back up the partition that allows the use of that stuff (bravia engine, drm keys) and restore it If I relock the boot loader (didn't really read through the thread, since it didn't apply to me, so I don't know what all I can do concerning backing that partition up). it's kind of a non issue for me, and I doubt I'll notice a difference anyways, I use my phone mainly for music, I don't watch videos and I don't have many pictures... I have a tablet for that stuff.

I also didn't buy the c6602 version from Sony, so I don't have a warranty on the device anyways.

But thanks for the concern
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Will of fire:
I'm coming from a nexus 4 I had to switch to nova launcher. Not a fan of another launcher tho, screens is nice looks sharp in impressed. onlything is locked bootloader but other than that is nice to have sd card space again.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] wizardsinc:
ignore, sorry!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] AnAznBoy9724:
Sprint doesn't hold this phone. So I'm guessing you mean the S4? http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2272 <--- Correct forum for your device.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] *wishlist*:
Major problem. If someone tries to call me, all they get is silence on their end. It doesn't even ring. Obviously my phone wont physically ring either. I am not sure whether it is related to my rom either. I am on the jellyverse rom and do not think I have changed anything before getting the problem. I called sprint and they tried resetting on their end a few times but it wasn't helping any. They told me they would send someone to the tower, but that cant be the problem since it is happening everywhere I am. They then told me to take my phone to the sprint store to have it checked out, and ultimately I might have to have phone replaced. The other thing that isnt working is if i physically call voicemail by holding the 1 button on the keypad. This is probably a related problem. Everything else seems to be working. I can make all other outgoing calls besides vmail. Data/email works. Text messaging seems to be working fine. Can anyone in this great epic touch community help?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] btoddweber:
Did you delete anything sound related. Happened to me when I deleted DSP manager while I was flashing sound mods. I deleted dapanager and had no sound of any kind what so ever
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] *wishlist*:
Not that I know of. I dont think I explained it clearly enough.

Someone will try to call me. They dial my number. Put their phone up to their ear. And they hear nothing. No ringing, no dial tone, no busy signal. Nothing.

On my side. I dont hear anything either. No incoming call ring. No missed.

I just messed with google voice settings to see if if that might be the problem. I unclicked my phone from the call forwarding list. Now I can call voicemail, but still no incoming calls.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graydiggy:
Similar thing happens to me from time to time... My wife will text me wondering why I don't answer the phone. "Well... It didn't ring". Then shortly after, I get A VM notification. No idea what the issue is and sprint is worthless to fix it. That's why I am force roaming my a** off to have them kick me so I don't have to pay the ETF. Switching to AT&T as soon as they send me the termination letter.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
Well gray I hope you get out without an etf. A couple friends of mine recieved a letter then they were called a couple months after. Etf due. They are being given the run around by sprint. I can guarentee sprint wont get the money from them. Although doing that leaves bad marls on your credit report. Goodluck man:beer:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] graydiggy:
They can't legally do that if they kick you because of roaming. Most of the time, a person doesn't even know they are roaming or can't help it.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Call_me_n8:
Just flashed illusion Rom and noticed that it doesn't come with a music player. I rely alot on music to get me through the day. Any suggestions on a music player??? Thanks.