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[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] Ilxaot:
I fixed it with Lelus' help. Kuma's would definitely work but I can't seem to get fastboot to work. Anyways, what I did was went into LG PC Suite and clicked on Device -> Emergency Recovery or something like that. Make sure you don't have the local server setup from cmahendra's offline KDZ flash method. Then you just find where you put in your device's IMEI code or whatever and click OK, it'll flash the stock v20F firmware straight from LG's server to your phone! :D Then you have to re-root (I recommend LG Pwn method) and install busybox and then flash Artas locked CWM recovery. About the whole bootloader thing, just wait. [MENTION=4730658]carloswii5[/MENTION] is making a video to upload soon on how to do it, that's when noobs like you and I can do this.(:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] xpsychox:
I took out my micro SD card to show someone what it looked like..and I went to put it back in and it wouldn't go.. something wouldn't let it..so I took it home when I got off work and took it apart..got it back in just fine..no issues.. about 2 days later needed a light so I opened up my flashlight app to use it.. and my led flash wouldnt turn on... tries my camera...something.. says "failed to initialize" and closes.. disassembled it again took a look...no damage..no water damage etc.. so I used my nandroid backup of then original I made...back from when I just rooted it..same thing...ideas guys?

Does it really matter where from? I replied‚ didn't I?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] xpsychox:
Come on guys...anyone? I've tried rsd and factory ships but still nothing.. any other ideas?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] xpsychox:
Never mind.. I fixed it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] donjuan0818:
Do you mind me asking how u fixed it. My girls RAZR shut off during update to 4.1.2. I finally got it to work with the utility but now camera won't initialize.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] xpsychox:
Sorry...my clip internally came up...had to push it down..
[General Questions and Answers] trayluv73:
My phone n7100 mtk6575 is showing 87mb free in the internal storage, I've tried both factory resets and it still won't free up any memory. I can't use the SP flash tool to install a different rom because it stops at that error. I didn't install the first rom so there is no back up of the original. Please help!! Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Chrizzly92:
is the device working right now or did you broke it with SP Flash Tool?
[General Questions and Answers] trayluv73:
yes it still works
[General Questions and Answers] Chrizzly92:
i wrote you a pm, check your inbox
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] roger123:
Ple help. I can't read PDF file in ClearVue PDF. But reading sample file is ok.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] rollyblu:
try this one http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readerforppc.html

good luck
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] cabelx:
:confused: Hello mate I have a leaked rom 4.2.2 on my Grand. question is: when i try to install new fonts said that is not compatible with my device someone can help me how do it ? thank you
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] tiwari434:
U can use 3rd party tools like font changer, rom toolbox etc

I tried romtool box and it works for me but there is an issue after apply stock fonts again from satting, the fonts of messages and web content remains unchanged(fonts are same as with the room toolbox fonts),
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] soralz:
That's one of the main reason I reverted back to 4.1.2. Does Galaxy S4 facing this problem too?
[General Questions and Answers] No Expert:
I'm looking for an app to sync photos from my Android phone to my NAS.

I would like these to be synced only when connected to my Wifi at home.

I already use an app called Sweet Home which does exactly that, i.e. once I'm at home automatically starts the upload.

However, what it's missing is the ability to also delete files on the server (I already have rsync) as well as ideally to allow secure access through SSH (key authentication).

Can anyone recommend any?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] drew7981:
I wanted to know if there were any themes that had every single icon/widget that is totally clear. Yes I do also have Team Black's stuff.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] joshm.1219:
you can use their ROM, alliance v6 which has transparent framework. besides that you're not going to find much other transparent stuff besides that ROM and their cleared out apps.

Of course you can also use an aftermarket launcher to set the transparency of your app drawer. Also most popular widget sets such as beautiful widgets pro lets you make their widgets transparent.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] johnishate:
I was looking to replace the plastic back on my S4 SGH-i337 and I saw that the i9500 has replacement backs that are brushed aluminium. Would that fit onto the SGH-i337? I just want to get rid of the AT&T logo on the back and get a more durable feeling back on it all together.

Here's the i9500 replacement. Thanks in advanced.

Edit* I cannot post outside links as I don't have 10 posts. I've just been sitting on this account lurking rather than posting and that's bitten me in the ass.

Instead here's what to search for on amazon.

"GINOVO Brushed Metal Aluminum replacement back cover Housing Battery door Compatible for Samsung i9500 Galaxy SIV S4 (Grey)"
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] zeeshanaayan07:
I have no any samsung phone
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] johnishate:
oh..okay, thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] nismo35:
YES it will fit, All of them are the same exact size and shape on the outside. but i would not recommend the aluminum back cover

Signal Strength degraded

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2309103
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Hotbread:
Based on what I've read regarding metal backplates for phones... It's best to avoid them as they will hinder your cell reception.

I guess it's along the line of a Faraday Cage.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] johnishate:
Dang, I'm just looking for something to put on the backplate that feels a little bit more sturdy than the original back. Any idea what would be the best recommendation for that stuff.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] nismo35:
u can get a TPU style case? or a bumper? I really like the aluminum bumpers. i have a total of 4. haha. i did a review of those if u want it LMK
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] johnishate:
I have the Ringke Fusion. But I'm not a huge fan of it. Yes I'd love to see the reviews. Which is your favorite and most fair price for quality.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] nismo35:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2309103
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] johnishate:
How did yours do as far as reception? Any loss in that at all or does it seem to stay around the same?
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] robotphood:
Sorry if I'm hijacking your thread but this seemed applicable. Does anyone know of a white replacement back that are grippier or have a bit more texture than the stock one? I know they made black soft touch replacement backs for the S3. And no I don't want to use a case.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] nismo35:
signal strength plummeted. I threw out the battery covers

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i dont think that they do
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] lovehoshi:
Look here:

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Whol...-for-Samsung-SIV-S4-I9500-A368/950340418.html
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] trenchtownrocked:
Try one of these. They dont appear to be soft touch though. Only other backs I found that werent oem or aluminum. Thinking of trying one since I hate the black mist back.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CQQYILI/ref=aw_d_var_2nd_wireless_img?vs=1
[Microsoft Surface] Kenif1983:
I've googled it and got nothing.

Search this forum and not found it either

On Windows 8, if I scroll my mouse to the left/ left corner of the screen, I can see my current apps.

I can then close them.

With my keyboard connected I can do this on my surface using trackpad.

How do I do it without my keyboard connected?

I don't want to swipe them in, I want to see the icons of the apps I have running so I can close them.
[Microsoft Surface] SixSixSevenSeven:
you have to swipe in from the left a short distance. I don't own a windows touch device but did get a go on a display model, was kinda fiddly to get the distance just right, was probably about half the distance you need to swipe to switch apps. With some practise you should be able to nail it.
[Microsoft Surface] hotphil:
There's two behaviours for a short swipe in from the left. I believe the default one is to "swipe in" the last used app. Whereas what you want is to see a list of currently running apps (me too).

Go Settings>Change PC Settings and you're looking for a setting something like "App Switching">"When I swipe in from the left edge, switch between my recent apps instead of showing a list of them". In 8.1 that setting is under PC & devices, I can't recall if it's the same in 8.
[Microsoft Surface] GoodDayToDie:
The default way to do what you're asking is to swipe in from the left edge, then swipe back to the edge without releasing the swipe. It's a very quick and easy gesture easily made with the thumb; you don't have to swipe in more than maybe 1/4 of an inch (6mm) before swiping off the screen again to get he app switcher sidebar to appear.

To close the apps using touch only, you can do the following:

Drag the app from the sidebar off the bottom of the screen.
[Microsoft Surface] Kenif1983:
thanks, that's great.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] o M O N O o:
so i follow the steps and flash using qpst and got the aws unlocked on my phone. ive used the phone all day with no problems and great internet speed, now that night my phone died and when i restarted my phone i noticed it would get stuck on the s4 welcome screen and pause. ive tried pulling the battery and getting into recovery but it just reads recovery booting so i got the phone into download mode, downloaded the stock firmware and flashed using odin. it says successful but when i restart phone wala im back to the same problem. now the phone was never rooted and ive tried flashing stock kernels, stock firmware nothing. ive been up two days reading post after post and no matter what i read and tried i cannot prevail. i could use odin off the compo if that helps so maybe all i need are all stock files? the firmwares ive tried havent changed so if anybody could help would be greatly appreciated

cliffs.

enable aws bands

phone works fine till battery died

cant get to recovery booting but can get into odin mode

already tried flashing stock firmware and kernel
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Duffmantp:
You could try taking out your SIM and SD card and start your phone that way to see if it boots.

Leave your battery out for 30s and try again without your SIM and SD in there.

You could also download Samsung Kies and try to connect your phone to see if there is a chance the software will see your phone is connected. And from the Tools option try the emergency options.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] o M O N O o:
sorry to be more specific the phone will turn on and stay at the white galaxy s4 screen, i could boot up in odin mode and flashed the original firmware but that doesnt do it. i could vol+ and power button but cant access recovery the blue letters stay lit top left. i could access dl mode with vol- though. ive read thru numerous threads but they all seem to be rooted i am not, all i did wasflash the t-mobile aws bands with qpst.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] MegaGalan:
No one tried to flash only recovery for Odin.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] o M O N O o:
after following the guide to enable the aws bands my phone was working till the battery died now after that the phone stays stuck at the first startup screen and there is no recovery with VOL+ and power button. basically trying to ask what could be done, i tried stock firmware with odin and have tried with kies with the end result being stuck on first galaxy screen with no option to factory reset
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] expert(kiddingjustnoob):
I'm evaluation a Cat B15 for an aid organization and tried to change the bootanimation. Now it is stuck on it every time I boot. From the vibration and sound I can hear that in the background it is running (receiving text messages and e-mails) but I can't get past the bootanimation. Any idea how I can delete the bootanimation "remotely" via USB cable without physically accessing the phone?

Additional info:

- I had to root the device in order to block all unnecessary internet traffic coming from apps/os (absolutely necessary as we often operate via satellite internet connections where we pay per byte...)

- I'm 100% sure that the problem is only the boot animation file itself. It is the only thing I changed since the device worked perfectly well.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] scirio:
Not sure this is in the right place at all. I'm no noob to android, rooting, roms, OEM skins, vanilla Android, xda etc. And now, not your typical group text question:

Group texting has always worked great for me to/from iPhones or other 4.2+ Androids or people using handcent/gosms/

We are 4 people:

me - GS3, Rooted, LiquidSmooth 2.9

friend 1 - GS4, stock

friend 2 and 3 - iPhones

If I or Friend 2 or 3 initiate a group text everything goes fine. replies come through as group texts on my side - zero issues.

Friend 1 replies to a group text with the stock messages app on a GS4 (sprint) and the iPhones get it as per regular; I, however, receive one of those annoying slideshows. I reply, he can see my replies just fine. I just can't see group text replies from this person.

Friend 1 sends me a standard (non-group) sms and i receive it just fine.

What gives?

As the recipient I've tried handcent and gosms with the same results.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinaneh:
i rooted my device and flashed the google edition rom, but i didnt backed up the old one :S

now i wounder if anyone can give me a link for the official htc sense 5 rom (the one that comes with the device) and i flashed the revouloation HD rom but i want to reset all and download the official once.

thanks alot :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunnyman:
you;; have to find your RUU

OR flash one of mike1986 stock roms.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinaneh:
Im newbie :(but i flashed the revoluation HD rom and what RUU means and where i can find it:confused:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IINexusII:
the same way you round Android Revolution you will find the stock ROMS and RUU's
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllAboutTheCore:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2224752
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] 11secEVO:
I am trying to persuade you from ROOTING your phone. Please don't do it!!

Here is my experience with Android.

I have had the following phones.

Nexus One

HTC EVO, HTC EVO Shift, HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO 4G LTE

Samsung GS2, GS3 and Note II

I am currently on the S4.

Here is why I will never ever root another phone again. Once I rooted any of these phones from above the following happened.

Stability was trash and out the door. Battery life suffered. I always had issues with GPS. So many FC for the dumbest things also. Pictures never came close to the stock form. I had to work on it and update it constantly. So I decided to go with the Galaxy S4. I rooted the phone and started the same routine as before. So I started having problems again. After my battery life went to the life span of a GS2 I quit. I went completely back to stock.

So here is what stock did for me:

I went on vacation in the mountains. Guess what? No GPS Issues at all and boy was I happy because I would have been in big trouble without it. Calls work great without any issues. I took pictures of my kids and the places we have visited and they are simply stunning. I didn't even have to use my DSLR. The Videos I have taken and bright and beautiful. Never once through our entire vacation did I have any issues with the Phone. Ohh and another thing. The Signal is great on stock ROM. I get full 4G in my office and with absolutely every single ROM in here I barely had 3G in my office. If you want to get tethering then root the stock room and add just that simple feature and walla. Don't mess a perfect beautiful phone by rooting it. I am not trying to offend any of the developers on here at all. They will never be able to match Stock I am sorry but that is the truth. Not even One!!!

If you want to enjoy your phone stay STOCK.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] devoureddreams:
Smh OK thanks for the input on xda where this is all custom ROM development/third party.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jj14:
Rooting caused these issues? Or unstable ROMs caused these issues?

I have rooted the most recent 3 phones that I've owned, and have installed custom ROMs on two of them - stable, with all the features that I wanted, and none of the bloat that I didn't.

My S4 is stock rooted, with the mods that I want - for now. I've tried CM on my GNex before this - even nightlies, and found that to be as stable as stock.

Yes, flashing custom ROMs always has the risk of unstable code if it hasn't been tested thoroughly. That's why ROMs like CM offer nightlies, and release candidates, and stable. Pick your poison.

If you are happy with staying stock, good for you!

Voila
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mpalomba3:
Im sorry to tell you this but rooting a phone only makes it better. I have rooted every android phone I have ever had and never had any problems. Also the issues you are having do not seem like root issues (unless you are flashing unstable rooms). Are you sure you know what you are doing because if you don't its like sky diving without a parachute.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] shizkoff777:
Haha if this isn't a joke.Learn how to control that phone before you root it.What's funny is I see slot of people on xda always crying about certain things not working and my phone lags its the developers fault.Well I say **** that,know what your doing before you root.Learn what mods do what and if you have a problem,fix it.Do not let that hardware become smarter than the user.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] apexcell:
In related news, don't modify your car. Reliability becomes trash and out the door. Gas mileage suffers. You have to work on it and update it constantly.

If you want to enjoy your car stay STOCK.

;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kenshi1023:
you can be stock and rooted. :) my s4 is super awesome. not one complain... well except that it is too thin and light... sometime I feel like the a gust of wind will carry it away.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] xxxicu812:
I think iOS would be perfect for you!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] cerj:
Im glad you got off your soap box, ya feel better now. and thank you for your advice. I do understand your point of view, and this is why some people remain stock. Its just that you are going off of your own experience. Out of all those phones, and they're mostly decent devices, you couldnt manage to find 1 stable rom? The lesson in this is dont follow your lead, so Im not
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Alfa Droid:
I Agree with xxxicu sound like IOS fanboy. He forget to mention that there was someone on the mountains with a GS4 custom Rom that blew he Iphone5 away with features his phone can only dream of.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] devoureddreams:
Prob got his iPhone hooked up to iTunes updating it again to fix security exploits and battery drains.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] HiredGUN.45:
Sorry to hear that rooting didn't work out for you. My experience has completely opposite to yours. My S4 (MF9 stock ROM rooted with the Hotspot mod) has been fantastic, especially compared to my previous phone, a EVO 3D (also rooted). I had a HTC ONE for a few days but IMO the S4 is better suited to my preferences. I even use the gestures and ir features. I live in L.A. and get great reception and pull in LTE consistently at the places I go. Based on Speedtest, I see no change in speeds on my phone when it was stock vs now that it is rooted. I travel (domestic) extensively and when using apps like Maps with Me, GPS works fine. I am scheduled to travel to Europe next month and to Asia at the end of the year so I cannot comment on how well it works when swapping SIM cards yet.

As for taking pics and video, I agree that the S4 has a great camera (and significantly better than the EVO 3D I mentioned) and it's convenient to take photos and record with. However there is no way it can replace my DSLR ( Nikon D800) nor do I expect it to. For what I personally do the quality of images when only using a cellphone is not acceptable. Of course if the photos you take on the phone meets your needs and are good enough, then that's all that matters.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mjs2011:
Thanks man. I just unrooted my phone after reading the OP!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] BigJPNut:
+1...I couldnt get back to stock recovery quick enough!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Esoteric68:
I've been rooting my phones since the OG Epic (although didn't really get serious about it until the EG4T) and I've never encountered any of the issues listed.

I've run into problems on different custom ROMs but found in all those cases all you had to do was inform the developer and they usually put out a fix (if it was in fact ROM related).

It's a shame you've had such bad experiences but I think it's a little excessive to try and warn people away from rooting.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] crawrj:
Rooting your phone has absolutely no impact on any of those things you are complaining about. What you do after you are rooted is a different story. I have been rooting for about 4 or 5 years and haven't had any of those problems.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ChristianPreachr:
Rooting breaks phones. Guns kill people. Cars cause crashes. The devil made me do it. Did I miss anything?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Mike9200:
My only concern with this post is that a stock rom is not intrinsically better or worse no matter what phone you have

A stock rom is built until all bugs are fixed and then the devs are usually pushed to work on new software for the next device

A custom rom is built with donations and user enjoyment in mind

I mostly root to underclock and remove some bloat and I would not give up the knowledge of Linux, shell scripting, java, etc. . I have gained for the constant stability of my development device, which is usually my daily driver (separate the two if you're really that concerned)

My 2¢ Sent from my thumbs to your eyes using xda premium

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Well put,

rooting = su or admin privileges

It only allows you to write to root directory it's your choice what to do after that

I'd be pissed if I bought a computer that I didn't have admin rights on, how is a phone any different?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gharlane00:
Please don't feed the IOS loving troll.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] kyhassen:
I honestly dont get why people B---- and complain all the time about this. I cant stand non rooted phones. I like my wifi tether and plus the battery life is WAY better than stock if your smart about it and not keep it overclocked. its only common sense. Plus as for GPS fix you could use GPS status to wipe and download the GPS files which helps for some things. But this phone is fast on grabbing GPS signals unlike other phones so i never needed to use it. Plus some of the mods are worth rooting for. Sure this phone is awesome and can do a lot but rooting is awesome for multiple things like removing that trash that loads the phone up with useless garbage and awesome themes as they come in.

Even when i had that pathetic iPhone 4s i had to jailbreak it just to tolerate it otherwise i was throwing it out the window.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] KennyG123:
I think we are done here