yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] Truth_Seeker1:
LOL, I had to read that sentence several times in order to process it because you used the word "update" so many times :laugh:

If I remember what you said earlier, I think you said that the stock browser doesn't get updated on its own, but only as part of big OS updates? So it won't receive security patches as vulnerabilities are discovered, and won't be updated until the next version of Android arrives?

If this is true, then I'll use a different browser. But even if I use a different browser, is code from the stock browser used in other things, meaning that it is STILL a security risk if it isn't kept up-to-date?

It also occurred to me that if an OEM is slow to release OS updates for its phones, will it be just as bad at keeping its pre-installed apps up-to-date, and if so, does that pose a security risk.
[General Questions and Answers] codQuore:
Haha, looking back I can't believe I wrote that and am wondering if its a valid statement. I'll leave it for someone else to contradict lmao.

The core of the os and apps that run built are updated I guess separately and together. EG, say the browser gets an update to 1.1 the next update of the OS will most likely carry that updated version but if it doesn't it should still offer an update after you hit the playstore setup. naturally, these apps use core parts of the OS and i think some updates for apps will carry their own additional bypass of outdated os core, where applicable. That said, the bypass could be more secure in one sense and less secure in another. I'm guessing this is even possible. One thing I am yet to see, knowing how windows and linux works a little, is android have to update x- because something app wise has been installed that requires it. Alot of software on windows, requires things like framework to be added, linux is or can be the same.

The chances are you will be 99% secure in any event. The core defence for mobile phones is the phone companies themselves as that is in the realms of trillions of dollars at risk. They've been cracked before and they know it, so there is some possible reassurance for the devices, from that angle.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] harvickgm:
ok, right now im at work and dont have access to ADB at the moment, so im attempting to update my firmware to the new 1.31.651.2, it states that you have to use a USB OTG cable and thumb drive to do this, not from the root of your phone storage. and rename it PN72IMG.zip

my issue is that once i do that, how do you get HBOOT to look for the update? it doesnt do anything it just sits there. can we still update like this or do i have to use ADB to update now?

just doesnt make sense that HTC would change something like that,

thanks for the help guys
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] TeamMex:
I port to MDPI my bootanimation From my S4 Google edition

[YOUTUBE]XfUrIazG2UY[/YOUTUBE]​

Downloads:

MDPI

bootanimation.zip - 479.36 KB

HDPI/XHDPI/ TVDPI:

bootanimation.zip - 1.73 MB

How to install :

Copy with Root explorer in to system/media

If like this please thnks button
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] miaad:
Thanks [pressed]

Only the first part is viewed !

The animation is not showing. :)

Anything to edit?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] TeamMex:
im tested all checking and upload later new bootanim

sorry for the inconvenience
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] abbas_2010:
:confused:hi animation not showing....only google showing:(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] YoshiFrance:
Thank

it works perfectly on my old Galaxy Spica (CyanogenMod 6)(MDPI screen)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] marivani:
custom roms

is work with custom roms?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] YoshiFrance:
Yes, my Galaxy Spica (CM6) work with this bootanimation.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hondaboi20002:
OK, using hyper drive latest ROM. When going into settings and trying to switch default keyboard, it will not let me change it to anything other than the default Google keyboard even though I have swift key, kii, fleksy all checked. When it brings up the list of choices, I hit the dot to select a different keyboard and it immediately defaults to Google and won't allow any other choice. Anyone had any issues changing keyboards?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hondaboi20002:
nevermind figured it out

Figured it out, thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] najaboy:
It would be helpful to the community if you posted the corrective action, just in case someone else with a similar issue comes across this thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] hondaboi20002:
OK, simple reboot fixed the issue
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 5ft24:
What are people seeing for bandwidth on Verizon's 4G LTE?

I'm ina rural area on the frinhes of AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. Verizon has 5 full bars here, and the LTE speed is 3X faster than my home internet (10Mb)

View attachment 2156313
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] SptMogul:
i need a flashlight app on my phone. Which flashlight app is the best with less permission?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Danny044:
For me tiny flashlight...
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] SptMogul:
Anyone else?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] MIKEMON:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=svítilna hd&hl=cs

each other sitting?

I use Tiny or Led
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] SptMogul:
242 views so far but only 2 reply? you guys don't use flashlight app on your phone or what? :confused:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] ajram:
TelsaLED
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] RayySP:
I recommend using "Brightest Flashlight Free"
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] htc_999:
nevermind, please delete thread, thanks
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] erwinsie:
hi all.. spent 1 day yesterday to try connect my xda2mini with my desktop, using bluetooth usb dongle.. the dongle chipset is widcomm...

it found my xda, and my xda also found the desktop, but coudlnt syn or anything... what is the bluetooth port things that we have to set up??

thanks every1...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] tunx:
hey man

this is yr lucky day !

i am definitelygoing to help u out

cause i was having the same problem

and

i was helped by a member of the forum

and

i really appreciated it

so

just follow the instructions exactly as given in the following link

http://howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=544932
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] erwinsie:
hi tunx!!!

thx alot man,... crazy very crazy about this blutooth stuff for last 2 days but finally work it out.... i manage to get it, but after 2 hours reading all the post and trying 20+ times different methods.... ahhahaha.... thx, again
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] tunx:
yr welcome man

i know what u mean

had to get meditation therapy to calm down when i was trying to figure it out myself

anyways glad that yr problem is solved ... finally !!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pablete197:
Could someone tell me which is the difference between R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_EnhancedV2 and R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_EnhancedV3? Because i don't really know which one is the best to install Auroraplay LE on my moblie

Sorry for my bad english
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xperia Player:
Use R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_Enhanced if your bootloader is unlocked.

or

R800i_4.0.2.A.0.58_EnhancedV2 if it's not unlocked.
[Sony Xperia ZL] djsnoopyxxl:
Hi

Here are some new ZL 4.2.2 Apps

They looks like the Honami Apps

- Walkman

- Album

- Movies

- Video Unlimited

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?i884px9zqo22bin and flash it

Works on odex and deodexed Roms

Press Thanks Button , please
[Sony Xperia ZL] Bazooka Joe:
Doesn't work on C6502 244 Depdex. These apps don't launch anymore. WDIDW?
[Sony Xperia ZL] boulevardll:
to me if I ZL C6502 4.2.2 works perfect

Walkman this wonderful *. *
[General Questions and Answers] codQuore:
I have just been reading a little about Cyan roms and a discussion about the new release of Android 4.3

It was interesting to read about a thing called TRIM that sounds like an OS level defrag type of thing that has been in linux for a long time but was never added to Android OS until now in the release of 4.3. Trim will be automated once over a 24 hour period providing the device has slept for an hour and has 80% charge or 30% while charging. Then it will organise ssd space and make the device run quicker thus preventing over time slow downs which to me sounds great, to others there is an "about time" thing happening and to a few people, pure shock that it isn't there already.

There are some concerns about the need for root access saying that only certain things need root these days and it seems people are glad not to need it anymore. The slight glow of wonder was around the risks of security so I have to ask and while I am a total novice around words like root and a linux based os in any event I have to ask

What are the risks with rooting and security ?

I read about some apps need root to work which I already knew... things like file managers and wifi apps etc.
[General Questions and Answers] Roach_:
[A] 4.3 - Trim added, root might leave and security?

First off, what's rooting?

Now, say all these advantages have convinced you to root your Android device. But you can do it at your own expense, risking your own mobile security. Here's why:

You can turn your smartphone into a brick.

Well, not literally, but if you goof up the rooting process, meaning the code modifications, your phone software can get so damaged that your phone will basically be as useless as a brick.

Your phone warranty turns void.

It’s legal to root your phone; however, if you do it, your device gets straight out of warranty. Say you root your phone and some time after that, you experience a phone malfunction – hardware or software related. Because of the Android rooting, the warranty is no longer valid, and the manufacturer will not cover the damages.

Malware can easily breach your mobile security.

Gaining root access also entails circumventing the security restrictions put in place by the Android operating system. Which means worms, viruses, spyware and Trojans can infect the rooted Android software if it’s not protected by effective mobile antivirus for Android. There are several ways these types of malware get on your phone: drive-by downloads, malicious links, infected apps you download from not so reputable app stores. They take over your phone and make it act behind your back: forward your contact list to cybercrooks, sniff your e-mails, send text messages to premium numbers, racking up your phone, and collect personal data such as passwords, usernames, credit card details that you use while socializing, banking and shopping from your smartphone.

Mobile security advice :D

If you still want to root your device, make sure you research the process very well, as it differs depending on the smartphone type and brand. It’s better you ask for expert advice on dedicated forums, or better yet, ask a tech savvy person to root it for you. All these in order to ensure you don’t turn your device into a brick.

Install proper antivirus protection for your Android phone, even before rooting the device, to fend off malware infections.

Here's some good news: say you do resort to rooting your device. If for some reason you change your mind about it, you can always un-root it. In this case too, it’s better you ask for expert help.
[General Questions and Answers] Bishal Pranto Roy:
I don't think there is much to worry about root!

its just some restriction by companies to earn more money by bloatware.

however use supersu and to control security ,allow only trusted app root accsess.
[Ouya Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rousseau9099:
So I had clockworkmod installed andworking beautifly but now the update for the ouya is messing things up. It goes to update and install then during reboot it boots to clockworkmod and no update is installed. I cant cancel the update and do anything with the ouya because of this. Anyone have any ideas? also The cwm looks funky again http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2369317 as seen here from another thread of mine. I was able to get it to look normal with a manual flash of cwm but when it does this update and reboots cwm looks like that.

Thanks in advance
[Ouya Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charliedelong:
I ran into the same problem with the last 2 updates with clockworkmod, and ended up plugging in an old USB keyboard. When it booted to clockworkmod I could then navigate through a messed up looking screen and pick the correct option to accept the update.

The latest update didn't work like that, though. It came through 12/3 or 12/4? It would reboot and I kept losing video, then would power back up and redownload with the video on and off. To fix that I ended up following these directions and doing a reset. Then it did the update, and )I believe) reloaded the stock recovery. At least it works now, though...

forums.ouya.tv/discussion/1380/recovery-mode
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebastianlow:
I've been experiencing very bad battery life lately. Currently using PAC, I could lose 10% of battery in under 20 minutes of normal web browsing with the brightness set all the way to low. I'm underclocked and undervolted, battery health is good. I don't really know what's causing my media server thing to use so much battery but it's definitely chewing up more juice than normal. How am I supposed to fix this?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrKrFfXx:
Stop media scanning.

On the Store there is an app called Rescan Media Root.

Media server drain ia usually caused by the sd scanning proccess, sometimes a bad file can cause it to go nuts and keeps the proccess alive, thus killing your battery.

Give it a go.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ramhardy:
I will also try this, my phone is only two days old and the battery life on this device is absolutely horrible compared to my Samsung Galaxy Note 2, I will check back with you folks and let you know the results
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrKrFfXx:
It is horrible compared to a Note 2, even if you didn't have that bug.

Plus, CM, AOSP, and PAC, all of them don't have that great of a battery life compared to stock.

Say you can get a solid 5+ hours out of a stock rom with few tweaks, whereas on those buolds mentioned you could get 4h, with not so great idling times.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ramhardy:
mines totally stock too
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joejoe23:
Obviously horrible compared to a note 2 since note 2 has a bigger battery and lower resolution screen?

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ramhardy:
and if its not rooted?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebastianlow:
I'm trying it our now, report back in a day or so. This phone is bound to have worse battery life than the Note 2, it has 2 more cores, 2x more pixels, LCD screen, smaller battery, if you want great battery life go back to the Note or get a battery case. I didn't know that stock gives me more battery, maybe I should go back :/
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ~iPod~nano~:
how can you have Custom ROM, but not want root?

Sony stock is very good rom to me. I will go to custom rom only if sony discontinued the updates, or sony makes the rom while drunk ( too much bugs, unstable... )

And, don't undervolt too much, -100mV is ok,

there's some test out there (not APQ8064), when undervolt too much, the processor will messed up the calculation, and re-calculate the process, wasting more battery and time. [this is applied to my old xperia arc]

If on Intel X86, I never get any issues/drawbacks from undervolting.

Sorry if I'm wrong, and sorry for my bad english.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckyy:
Pretty common on cm based Roms.

Gesendet von meinem C6603 mit Tapatalk 4 Beta
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ramhardy:
i never said i had a custom rom, i went to install it, and it said i had to be rooted, and I'm not rooting my phone yet, thats why I asked if something similar was available for non rooted users.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathan2677:
Of course I'm not saying it's gonna get magically better but you should really give it more of a chance than two days a couple full charge cycles will help some,plus being new your prob setting up alot etc
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ramhardy:
thats definitely true, I know these batteries aren't supposed to have "memory" but should I do the full charge and drain with them?

I guess I'm under the assumption of it being newer and better technology then my Galaxy Note 2 I was coming from, I was expecting it to be right off the bat better.

thanks
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathan2677:
Diff threads I read say it's no good to let it drain down to low, I usually charge around 20,30 percent I do about once a month let drain completely
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ramhardy:
I'm gonna try that, thanks
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] homdai:
Bad battery? So this type not worthed to buy?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sebastianlow:
Hey, the "rescan media server" app fixes the battery drain temporarily. How do I find out and delete the file that is causing my media scanner to keep running? I switched over to another ROM a few hours ago and media scanner is still taking a big chunk of my battery until I kill it. Do I need to reformat my card? Run anti virus?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dante501:
Try this app. It is an android issue not an Sony issues. The mediaserver running all the time. This app will help. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.addz.mediascannerroot
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Destroyedbeauty:
I'm undervolted with -300 and my battery is lovely without any problems..

Skickat från min C6603 via Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrKrFfXx:
Crazy undervolt. I thought my -200 was about the max you could achieve.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Destroyedbeauty:
Haha I am going to push it down to -350 :D

Skickat från min C6603 via Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ex19961996:
there is a usefull programm to improve battery life...it's "battery calibration" (you find it on play store but you need root)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sea2605:
Try some of my battery life tips:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2382712
[Nexus 4 General] mlj11:
The answer is Yes!

I've just been through the forums (here and in the N7 ones) and seen a lot of wrong advice being given for this question.

So to set the record straight and to clear any misconceptions: if you've rooted your device and have a custom recovery - but kept everything else stock - your OTA can still be successfully applied.

I just did it on my N4 using TWRP, and I've done the same in the past with my N7 on CWM too.

Good luck!
[Nexus 4 General] Cass67:
Yip but you have to apply custom recovery and root again.. Just did it too ..
[Nexus 4 General] mlj11:
That's just for 4.3 because of the problematic root access. Previously you could either use an option in CWM or the OTA RootKeeper app to keep root. Hopefully these features will get updated to deal with root in 4.3 and onwards.
[Nexus 4 General] Cass67:
Yeah but the 4.3 ota wipes the custom recovery so that needs done again.. You could be right about the root though.. I dunno
[Sony Xperia ZL] mithun46:
Awesome man!! Thanks for teaching us :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] redmongoose:
thanks for the guide,

when I get to:

"Now we install the packages needed to build and compile properly. Copy and paste this whole line:"

I do so but am presented with:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

Note, selecting 'lib32z1-dev' instead of 'lib32z-dev'

bzip2 is already the newest version.

libbz2-1.0 is already the newest version.

libreadline6 is already the newest version.

readline-common is already the newest version.

zip is already the newest version.

zip set to manually installed.

Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have

requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable

distribution that some required packages have not yet been created

or been moved out of Incoming.

The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:

ia32-libs : Depends: ia32-libs-multiarch

libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 : Depends: libglapi-mesa:i386 (= 8.0.4-0ubuntu0.6)

Recommends: libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 (>= 7.2)

E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Can you help?

Thanks
[Sony Xperia ZL] motoridersd:
It means some dependencies are missing. It tells you right there. Looks like you need to install libglapi-mesa:i386, so do

sudo apt-get install "package name"

to install any missing dependencies
[Sony Xperia ZL] hutilicious:
Hi,

First of all thanks for that guide, it really helped. I guess there is one step missing:

After customizing the local manifest file, you need to do repo sync to pull the files, which are needed to brunch..
[Sony Xperia ZL] motoridersd:
You're welcome and thank you for the heads up. I updated the guide with this information.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Holmes.Sherlock:
How much RAM should I allocate to the VM?
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] Proud2banoob:
After trying the latest Skype I have decided to just downgrade to the latest 3.x. After looking for a while, I thought I would ask if anyone here has a link? Muchas gracias.
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Severage:
Chrome browser seems to not support this devices resolution of 1920x1200. When going to a screen resolution checking website, it says 1280x752 on chrome. Checking the same website with other browsers shows the correct 1920x1200.

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[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arcsuser:
Wow this is wierd...

This is my resolution on 3 different browsers
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Severage:
Yea, same. I wonder if there actually is a decrease in quality. I tried to post a screen shot but no 10 posts so thanks. I know UC HD, Firefox, dolphin, Maxton, small widget browser, and sky fire show the correct resolution. Hope this gets updated as chrome is my favorite.
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasenbein1966:
Fooolks...

Do you see any pixelation?

Right - no, you don`t, regardless of browser.

That screen resolution value at the most influences the zoom factor of sites, not more.

And now back to work.
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shangrila500:
So what if there is no pixelation? The browser is still supposed to take full advantage of the screen resolution.instead of showing at a lower resolution. You would be pissed off you your HD computer didn't show everything in FHD, this is no different for some of us.
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Severage:
Update. Seems resetting chrome to factory settings (uninstalling updates) made it support full hd for me. I also like having the url bar stay, though it is a bit more laggy. Hope this helps.
[General Accessories] dnob:
I have been looking for an external battery for my Nexus S and my Galaxy S3. I was looking for one that would be small enough that it would not feel like I was carrying around a roll of quarters in my pocket, and at the same time would have a decent amount of power

I am very pleased with the Astro Slim 3 because it is as thin as my Galaxy S3 and has the ability to charge it three times before it runs out of power. This charger has two ports that will simultaneously charge at 1 Amp each. This may not be great if you are trying to charge an Ipad, but I have had much luck charging my two phones at the same time. My Galaxy S3 charges in the same amount of time as it does with the OEM wall charger. The Slim 3 is also small enough to stack behind my Galaxy S3 so I can charge my phone while I am talking on it. The Slim 3 has one built in USB cable and another port to plug an additional cable into. I am attaching a couple of pictures that show the Slim 3 charging my Nexus 10 and my Nexus S. I hope this helps someone find a portable charger that they will enjoy. I looked for a while before this one, and could never quite find what I wanted. Thanks, DNOB.
[General Accessories] gsar:
Does the battery get warm/hot while in use?
[General Accessories] euf1992:
+1
[General Accessories] fomokole:
The high quality power bank will less hot when using.