yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] TheAltruistic:
For those who can wait for shipping, I see Newegg carries the Nexus 7 too. They're also offering a free Syba (who? :laugh:) headset with the purchase that they sell normally at $60. Worth checking out.

Also you don't pay tax depending on where you live.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] player911:
No link to headset?

Not really interested but would be cool to look at.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] LordLugard:
Too bad i'm tied into the BestBuy ecosystem, miles points, rewardzone points and BestBuy card no-interest financing..
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] TheAltruistic:
Oops. Here it is:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826140112

Gonna edit post to reflect it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] TheAltruistic:
O.o I don't shop at Best Buy enough to get tied into that stuff. But tax free and work to murder me over the next week is enough for me to wait for my tablet. :eek: Newegg also had free shipping. I'm not gonna complain much there!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] bnl552:
So they give you a free headset that won't work with the device! The N7 does not support input in the headphone jack. The mic won't work.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
It's sold out now anyways

>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] FatalityBoyZahy:
I'm not that far from the Newegg warehouse :D
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] EVO DL:
The spec details says this in the Newegg's link: "1 x Audio Jack (Headphone/Mic-in)".
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Truthiswithin:
I can confirm that the new n7 does have mic in via the audio jack... The headset I used to test gave a terrible buzzing noise though, so can't confirm if the input is any good :)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] TheFincher:
Hello,

sorry if this is a stupid question........... im new here!

Ive got wisbar advance 2 and ive downloaded the cloudy bliss skin from the lakeridge software site but im having trouble installing it, the folder i get is called cloudy bliss and within that there is a sounds folder and a lot of bmp's and gif's plus a tsk and a skin file........... basicaly what im asking is what do i do with this folder and then how do i configure it on my pda?

Thanks in advance

TheFincher
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] AlanJC:
http://www.lakeridgesoftware.com/forum/index.php?sid=ce42941505105ec3f8a3082268ac19d2

The Lakeridge site has it's own forum with tons of support, and many more themes posted there.
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
Futuristic boot animation for Nexus devices

This is my first contribution.

I made a quick mockup of an idea and I stood here to make the video, exported as JPG, made a flashable zip.

As this is my first contribution, please don't bite, ask and we will see what can we do.

​

FEEDBACK NEEDED

S4 users please download Futuristic_v2.1_1080_1920_Galaxy_S4_samy_wod.zip

if this won't work than I have to calculate FPS and add duration to animation in qmg.

UPDATES

v2.1

- looping part more fluent

- lowered jpeg quality for lower size

- corrected pokemon glitch (sorry, it was an image in the compile folder which I didn't observed)

v2.0

- removed Nexus, or Galaxy Nexus logo-texts

- particles added

- light flares added

- light explode on Nexus logo added

v1.0

- first animation

- Galaxy Nexus - this logo-text is shown in animation for GNEX

- Nexus - this logo-text is showing for rest of Devices.

SUPPORTED DEVICES

- 768x1280 - Nexus 4

- 720x1280 - Galaxy Nexus

- 800x1280 - Galaxy Note N700, Nexus 7

- 1080x1920 - Galaxy S4

if there is more devices with these resolution, please let me know

NOTE

Galaxy S4 could use two types of boot animation depending on what ROM you use.

If you use a Samy based rom (stock, etc), please download the samy version.

If you use a AOKP, CM, etc based rom (CM, PA, AOKP), please download the simple version.

Main difference is that Samy rom uses qmg file type while the other uses bootanimation.zip.

Here is the download link:

DOWNLOAD FOLDER

INSTALATION

1. Copy to phone

2. reboot to recovery

3. install zip

4. reboot

Follow my designs on Google+ HERE

If you don't want to donate it's perfectly fine :) but please, at least add this to your signature:
[Android Themes] haige:
Your bootanimation IS amazing, but am I the only one getting a plain black screen for my boot animation ... ROM Toolbox is also unable to preview the bootanimation.zip (the Nexus 4's) ... using LG Nexus 4, rooted n unlocked running CarbonROM

* Tried both methods : Directly copying bootanimation.zip into system/media & also flashing mako_anim.zip via CMW
[Android Themes] roomunho:
mako version

is it only me, or mako veriosn is broken? copied bootanimation.zip to /system/media and nothing happened ;) after google logo a saw black screen and then my lock screen. same with flashable zip. maguro version works like a charm. tested on nexus 4 @ paranoid android 3.69. but as i said on google+: amazing work
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
I will take a look just in a moment guys :)

there was another images in the second part :) updating soon
[Android Themes] roomunho:
update

after update everithig works fine. i saw You add "things" here and there ;) thank You very much for your work
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
you are welcome :)

Don't know what things, but I just made it from resources over the internet. It's free, it's nice and I hope to bring a little joy to everybody :)
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
Ahhh... there was an image which made his way through. Everything is fine now and it could be downloaded again.
[Android Themes] ThePhantom97:
Wow, thank you for sharing, one of the best boot animations I seen in a while!
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
hey, just finished uploading v2.1 :)

be sure to download :)
[Android Themes] ThePhantom97:
Done :D
[Android Themes] fragargon:
done, this is just amazing. best bootanimation seen for awhile.

thks sharing, it s one favorite :good:

on a nexus4
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
you are welcome :)
[Android Themes] poetramaloe:
Downloading
[Android Themes] musmax:
... v 2.1 -> black screen on my GS4 whit Wanamlite MGA, how can delete?

Thanks.
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
Navigate to system/media and delete bootanimation. Zip. I'll check out the package see why isn't working

just flashed on my phone, maguro, it's working... than I think yours should work too.
[Android Themes] musmax:
... no bootanimation.zip in /system/media but only bootsamsung.qmg and bootsamsungloop.qmg.
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
can you please copy those files and send them to me?

also seems like I need to recreate the animation in qmg format

of course you can try backup those two files, and copy bootanimation.zip there, the zip from the installer found in /system/media/
[Android Themes] musmax:
Here:
[Android Themes] musmax:
I renamed the 2 files Samsung in .old and I put the bootanimation.zip in system / media but there is still the black screen, I only hear the sound.
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
So looking over the xda, qmg is a closed-source alogrithm package, so I have to download Samsung Theme editor and recreate the whole whole animation.

Seems like the rom you have uses stock animation like.
[Android Themes] musmax:
I'm sorry, I'll see you later.
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
I'll recreate it soon :) until than I'll update the OP
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
ok I'm finished... can you take a try now? don't forget to backup the original files from system/media before :)
[Android Themes] lovegambler:
Hats off to your work buddy...

This is one amazing boot animation I've ever seen

Will it be possible for you to make it for Galaxy S2 that is 480*800 resolution:fingers-crossed:
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
Try flashing a 800x1280 one. Yes next week I'll make it
[Android Themes] musmax:
Now "Futuristic_v2.1_1080_1920_Galaxy_S4_samy_wod" work very well... :good: good job and thanks.
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
Good to hear that. Welcome. I'll try later adding a boot sound. Just I'll need to make one
[Android Themes] rgawenda:
Thanks. It looks amazing on a N4. Maybe you can perfect the loop?

You play Ingress resistance, right? :)​
[Android Themes] draggehn:
I know you weren't talking to me, but I do :p the only problem I have is the fact that I ONLY have an N7, so I can't really go out and explore :p
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
The loop looks ok right now... this is the most I can give out... I tried overlapping the noise fill with the particle flow, as the particle are made with wiggle(1,50) which gives a random movement, so looping it perfectly won't come along.

Ingress, I'm enlightened of course :)

You can always tether wifi or talk with a friend to go out and have wifi tethered
[Android Themes] draggehn:
What is wifi tethering? I've heard of it before, but never really seen a need for it... until now :p
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
You can share your internet via wifi
[Android Themes] draggehn:
But... how would that help me use Ingress outside the range of my wifi? (not using tilapia, just grouper)
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
We are going off topic... well if you have Wi-Fi and GPS on tab, you port Wi-Fi from a phone and that's all
[Android Themes] draggehn:
Alright, thanks.

---ON TOPIC DISCUSSION STARTS HERE---
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
I'm going to make the bootloader for samy S2 but please tell me it is bootanimation. Zip or samsungboot.qmg and samsungbootloop.qmg?
[Android Themes] JuggaloDroid:
Boot Loop

I downloaded the zip from op, flashed in cwm and rebooted. I'm currently stuck in bootloop on my GN. Will the BootSamsung.zip fix this if I sideload it? Is there some other way to fix this? Searched the thread & can't find the answer I'm looking for. Thanks in advance.

Edit: Flashed another boot .zip and booted up fine so I don't need any assistance fixing the issue. I was wondering what the problem might have been and if the BootSamsung.zip is a solution.

Cheers
[Android Themes] mihaly_n:
Post please that animation so i can analyze it. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeDsh0t:
So, I downloaded DashClock for my lockscreen on my S4, and it works and looks beautiful,with one thing.

When you get a text on an S4, there's a widget of sorts. It won't let me post a picture here, but it is pretty common.

How do I disable this? I have dug through settings to no avail. It is kind of frustrating because I love how DashClock shows my notifications.

Any help? I have seen it on other S4's in videos, im not sure how. Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] grussinko:
Take a look at this thread - should give you exactly what you need:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2372037
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] HeDsh0t:
That's what I'm looking for. But. Unfortunately I used the OTA update, and can no longer root. Any idea when I may be able to, (4.3 maybe)?

Or an alternative way?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Sage_F:
We are able to Root the OTA ME7 version, just no recovery...yet
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] grussinko:
Here's a link to the thread with the root instructions for ME7: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2380325
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinci5:
Hi all,

After installing the latest Omega ROM (Omega 9), everything seemed fine at first.

After a couple of hours I was unable to install any apps from Play Store.

Restarted a couple of times, still same issue.

Then I've decided to do a Factory Reset.

After doing this, the phone is stock in a bootloop.

When started, the Galaxy S4 logo appears briefly and dissapears again.

I am unable to boot into recovery.

When trying to do so, I see the blue screen at the top and after 5 seconds everything dissapears.

I can, however, access Download mode.

My question is, as I've never done this before.

Would the best thing to do be flashing a Stock Firmware from sammobile using Odin 3.07?

I was thinking of doing this:

Downloading this ROM from Sammobile:

Model: GT-I9505

Country: Netherlands

Version: Android 4.2.2

Changelist: 1081224

Build date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 10:56:37 +0000

Product Code: PHN

PDA: I9505XXUBMGA

CSC: I9505PHNBMG4

MODEM: I9505XXUBMGA

Start Odin 3.07

Turn off phone first, start it in Download mode, connect it to PC.

Load the downloaded file as PDA (?)

Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset checked and hit Start.

Well, I never did this before so I wanted to double check.

Will this solve my problem you think?

I also have a custom recovery...

Will this restore the stock recovery as well?

Thank you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
Might work but if you still can't get to recovery or phone flash fails around NAND write it means you need to flash a .pit file... Make sure you get the right one and if possible with an MD5 checksum... If the pit stuffs up while flashing (or you flash the wrong one) you can actually hard brick your phone...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinci5:
So, I pretty much did exactly what I wrote in my first post and my problem is solved.

I did get a mini hart attack in the beginning as I never had this before with my Galaxy S2 and S3.

No the phone has only root with Triangle Away.

I'll avoid custom ROM's for a while :p
[Google Chromecast] toastedoats:
I am trying to stream some locally stored .avi files. When I try this from my MacBook, I get nothing but a Quicktime Q and no playback. When I attempt from my Windows 7 PC, The file simply downloads in the chrome window, but doesnt open. Thoughts? Suggestions? Am I a meatstick?
[Google Chromecast] booked:
You have the extension installed in chrome?
[Google Chromecast] toastedoats:
Yes, extension installed on both machines and I am able to successfully push other media (youtube, tab mirroring, etc) to the CC
[Google Chromecast] Maggard:
AVI is a container - the codec is what does the deflating & reflating. See to it you've the proper codec(s) in place.

There used to be a third party MSish codecs installer for QuickTime: FlipView?
[Google Chromecast] nook'r:
I am experiencing the same with avi files, I receive a download box but no problems with mp4 files
[Google Chromecast] NotLutzik:
In Chrome tab CTRL + O
[Google Chromecast] toastedoats:
I am fully aware of the CTRL-O, if you read my OP you would see that I can access the file but instead of playing, the file downloads (on my PC) the MACBook tries to open it with quicktime but presumably a codec issue. I would much prefer this working on the PC since I hate the MAC and I dont know how to use the POS.
[Google Chromecast] mjs2011:
Might want to give Plex Media a try. I know it's probably not the solution you're looking for but it is an option.
[Motorola Atrix HD] badunc:
Long story short, my work gave me a new phone, my daughter's Galaxy crapped out, and I am going to give her my AT&T Atrix HD (that I no longer need). It has been running CM 10.1 since I got it, but I want it to be as AT&T stock as possible for her. What's the easiest, most reliable way to get it back to (mostly) stock condition? Note that the bootloader can remain unlocked, she won't be taking it to an AT&T store for service.
[Motorola Atrix HD] djraje:
Bro u need odin and original firmware... Then u can get back to stock
[Motorola Atrix HD] deeje00:
Odin is for Samsung.. Use rsd lite or fastboot stock there's a tutorial in general I believe or maybe android development. It's sticked either way.

Sent from my PACMAN MATRIX HD MAXX
[Motorola Atrix HD] frog1982:
try holoblur it is mostly stock but the bloat has been removed.
[Motorola Atrix HD] badunc:
I used RSD Lite and a stock ROM. Worked a charm, thanks!
[Motorola Atrix HD] audit13:
+1. I'm running v0.8.4 with Pure Performance and it's fast, has excellent battery life, and is really stock.
[Motorola Atrix HD] Kohwali:
Check out RSD lite guides/tutorials for flashing back to stock - RSD lite is made by Motorola and should only be used for reverting back to stock

NOTE: Reflashing Stock ROM will not relock the bootloader, in case you're wondering

EDIT: Good to know everything's fine, didn't look down the forum haha :D
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kingofthebraves:
Can anyone give us an impression of what to expect from the screen of the n7? Viewing angles, brightness and color reproduction?

I use my ipad primarily for reading because it's got the best screen in the business right now but I really hate ios. I'm really hoping Asus fixed the lag problems and the screen with this new one.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] blackhand1001:
I don't personally have it but reviews say the contrast and view angles are second to none. Hugely improved over the first generation and better than the ipad. The brigthness is also really high, over 500 nits compared to about 260 on the first generation.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] michaelg1030:
Full brightness is blinding.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Cubfan99:
As long as you don't compare color saturation to the iPad. I am seriously underwhelmed by the flatness of the color on the new Nexus 7. Didn't think it could get worse than the previous model, but it did.

-- Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kingofthebraves:
What about viewing angles? Some people are complaining about light bleed on the edges too
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] JaZart:
Perhaps it'll support the faux app to increase the saturation.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] michaelg1030:
No light bleed for me and viewing angles are awesome.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kingofthebraves:
Would you say brightness and viewing angles are on par with the s4?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] NutritionN:
The brightness is so strong I don't think I'd go above two-thirds to max in the settings. Really enjoying mine - speed, brightness, app response.

Haven't done much with the camera yet.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mi7chy:
Not an iPad 4 but next to an iPad Mini it looks really good but not surprising.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kingofthebraves:
Did Asus fix the lag problems related to reading and writing to storage?

Ipad 4 and mini display are about on par when it comes to brightness and viewing angles. They only differ in pixel density.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] KDLMaj:
Um...the color saturation is infinitely better than the previous version- AND the ipad.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] eyecon82:
Compared with the ipad mini, it's way better.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kingofthebraves:
Thanks everybody. I'm sold to the new n7 and in really hope it doesn't disappoint like the first one.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Cubfan99:
I don't know how anyone with eyes could say saturation is better than the iPad 3 or 4. If you turn up the brightness until your eyes bleed, the new Nexus 7 has better saturation than the previous. At lower usable brightness it is about the same or worse.

I keep waiting for an android tablet that will allow me to dump the iPad. This isn't it, and it will be going back to the store.

-- Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] OJ in Compton:
Brian Klug over at Anandtech will put up his review or data at some point this weekend and he will have a detailed analysis of the screen as well as data to compare with both the iPad mini and 4.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kingofthebraves:
Why not? Is there anything wrong with performance?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] tesztelem:
Those problems were fixed by the 4.1.2 update...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kingofthebraves:
Nope. The problem is hardware related and not software. Even the entire transformer tablet line has the same issue. Everytime you try to do something in the background that is accessing storage everything just slows down.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ama3654:
http://blog.gsmarena.com/new-and-ol...new-one-comes-out-on-top-by-quite-a-distance/
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] farenteria:
I didn't realize this happened on the original nexus. I know it was bad on my Transformer Prime. Installing an app would freeze the tablet for a few seconds
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kingofthebraves:
That was insanely stupid of Asus to use that hardware setup. Samsung the best when it comes to hardware right now. The s4 blows everything out of the water when it comes to read write storage speed
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] player911:
The N72 is crazy bright. I love it but my eyes are fatigued at playing with it all day. Colors are flawless and much better then the first gen. My first gen had the best screen I seen from any N7, and the new N7 is still brighter and fuller colored.

Sent from Nexus 7 FHD from XDA Premium HD
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nexusmanftw:
I'm sorry but my ipad 4 is better than my nexud 7 fhd
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] openwheelracing:
The color saturation and accuracy is outstanding. Better than iPad Mini and rivals iPad 4.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] 05GT:
I guess some people just find it hard to accept that a $229/$269 tablet display is on par with the iPad 4. ACCEPT it people.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] nexusmanftw:
The only aspect is screen resolution, other than that, the iPad is king
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jayochs:
ipad is king? please explain how and why. I still fail to see why people, especially android people, are so in love with the ipad. i mean, since day one i was always a person who saw no need for a tablet, but then I got an evo view, nexus 7 and now the new one, and i mean yeah the tablet is cool, and I've grown to love it, but i still don't see myself ever EVER using an ipad... i've used the ipad 4 when i used to run a verizon store, and I'd have to demo it for the dumb sheep who came in, and it wasn't impressive at all. it's a big, clunky, cold feeling metal device that just doesn't appeal to me. it's identical to an iphone, which again, is boring and simple. I bought a nexus because i like the android ecosystem, and i like it's specs. idk. maybe I just am not a fan of big tablets.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kingofthebraves:
Because the ipad has the best screen up till now
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] albundy2010:
If you're saying that the new nexus screen is not a huge improvement over the 2012 model you either got a defective device , are blind or you're trolling.

As others have stated Brian Klug even has measurements up at anandtech. I'm not even going to argue over what screen is better. But for those saying the display sucks , you're dead wrong,
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Funkym0nkey:
It is very close to ipad4 display in terms of overall picture quality, saturation and better in other departments like contrast. Overall if anyone thinks this is bad, either he is blind himself, or does not really have the device or simply trolling. This is the best display on any small tablet. And in entire tablet range second only to iPad4 that to marginal differences which will be hard to notice or consider as negative.

Here is display testing done on the display by Anandtech.com : http://anandtech.com/show/7176/nexus-7-2013-mini-review/2

From my Galaxy S4 Exynos, in your face.....
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mannequin:
i'll just repost here since we're finally discussing the screen:

---

Haven't seen this one mentioned yet (and this issue was major with the first version) but did anybody notice the yellow tint? Briefly compared it in store with Galaxy Tab 8 which has perfectly white screen and Nexus was sad to look at: yellow with improperly set contrast and slight scroll blur. While Nexus has higher resolution screen Tab just looked better because it was properly calibrated, all the positive things about higher resolution was lost under the imperfections. Every review prises the screen but I was slightly puzzled. Should we wait for a custom kernel again? What gives.

just to showcase my point:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...vF4iRA0g&t=168

any Nexus resolution advantage is being obliterated there with it's yellow tint and contrast setting. it just doesn't look great.

having seen 2 different N7 2013 units already, i'd say the screen is a lottery just like it was with the 1st model. yellow tint, contrast setting and scroll blur will vary on each one. btw i never understood the reviews that go into some major details about the screen, like anandtech for example. don't get me wrong, their reviews are amazing but those screen technicalities are not worth anything seeing how the review unit will be different to any actual unit on the store shelves.

ipad 3 or 4 are huge lottery as well (just check macrumors forums) so any comparisons by any sites are absolutely irrelevant (look above).

i'm sure color tuning on kernel level will help us, just like it did with original Nexus.