yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] tradivise:
this may sound a bit silly, but i have a M2000 and it does the same, well if i didnt check it... you should get 160 characters for a txt right? yeh, well sometimes after 70 characters it goes into the second message and after 140 it goes into the third, so by the time you've typed your 160 character message, it is actually 3 msg's hence why you pay 3 times the price, sounds wierd but its true...Jus check at the bottom of your message window and it will tell you how many messages or characters you have used...if that does happen this is how to avoid it... Sometimes it auto corrects some words for you...like if you type " im " and when u push space it corrects it to " I'm " and " thats " to " that's " and so forth, if you take out the " ' " and jus leave it as " im " and " thats " and so forth, it sorts it out.... i know its wierd and its a mission, but it works...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] daa709:
Yeh i had the same problem, pissed me off big time!!

I figured out a way though, go to sms, then tools, then options, then onn the accounts list open up sms and DISABLE 'sending sms messages using unicode when necessary'.

It worked for me.

If it still charges more, then dont get stressed, fiddle about more with sms settings until it stops doing so.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cruisin-thru:
Re: aha!

If it is unlocked there is no need to do anything else, just put in a new sim card.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Aidwe:
turns out it ws the ' things tht seems to make it cost loads. bk to 10p txts yey! thx everyone much appreciated
[Google Chromecast] eurominican:
Hello everyone!

Simple question for the devs tinkering with chromecast: Does chromecast do automatic updates? Im afraid to even connect my newly purchased dongle to the net out of fear of loosing the capability to root/mod it. Thanks in advance!

See this article in this site that mentions this possibility: http://www.xda-developers.com/android/chromecast-secure-boot-exploit-and-root/
[Google Chromecast] hjarnsynk:
From the update announcement:

"The update will roll out over the next few days and will happen automatically; users do not need to take any action."
[Google Chromecast] eurominican:
Where did you see that? Wow.. Im not connecting my chromecast to the net until Im sure its not going to block the exploit..
[Google Chromecast] hjarnsynk:
Yeah, me neither. :)

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.ca/2013/07/chromecast-update.html?m=1
[Google Chromecast] ruffjd:
If u don't connect to the net then you have a 35 piece of plastic. It doesn't work without the net people.
[Google Chromecast] eurominican:
Id rather wait to see what the devs can do
[Google Chromecast] TabGuy:
Since when has Google ever discouraged rooting a device? I can't imagine they'd ever lock it down.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] Gam3r 4 Life:
Hello my fellow case freaks, If your like me you love cases, and probably have a bunch. Well I have a lot and Im still always looking for new ones. The other day I got a promo email from Spigen about a new case they built for the iPhone 5. Its called the Slim Armor S. Its basically a revamped version of the regular Slim Armor case. The inner TPU lining is softer and delivers better button response and improves impact protection and shock absorption with its strategically designed spider-webbed interior. It also has a redesigned outer polycarbonate midsection with an improved matte finish coating that offers better grip and feel. So anyway I contacted Spigen to ask if they had any plans on releasing the improved Slim Armor S for the Galaxy S4 and I got this response.

Thank you for contacting Spigen.com Customer Service Department. Thank you for your interest in our Spigen Products!

As of now, we don’t have any definite plans to make the Slim Armor S for the Galaxy S4 yet. However, if there is increased interest from our customers, we may change our production plans in the future. Please check our website, facebook, and twitter pages for any updates time to time.

So this is my reason for the post. I am hoping anyone else that would be interested in a new Slim Armor S for the S4 would contact them and ask also. If they receive enough interest maybe they will. I tried to find an easier way to contact them but unfortunately I couldnt. You have to register here , then go here to create a help ticket. Leave it at "To Do", then write in a topic. Then under that choose "product inquiry" from the "Department" drop down. Leave the "Assign an Order" blank. Then you just write a quick message asking about the possibility of a new Slim Armor S for the Galaxy S4. Heres what I wrote originally as an example.

"Hello. I just received an email from Spigen showing the new Slim Armor S for the iPhone 5. It is a very nice case. I was wondering if you had plans to create and release a Slim Armor S for the Galaxy S4. I have the S4 and love my other Spigen cases for it, and would love to see the Armor S for it as well. I buy and review a lot of cases, and think an Armor S for the S4 would be a great addition to an already awesome line up of cases. Anyways just a suggestion. Thanks"

Hopefully that will work. But it definitely wont if they dont get any interest. Thanks for your time.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] cbb77:
Done. I like the new Gunmetal and Silver colors so hopefully this will be made available for SG4 as well.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] driftmania:
If they release a matte white one, that'd be very tempting even though I already have a white SA. The matte finish on the SA I got for my friend's iPhone 5 is pretty fantastic.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] zaures:
No kidding about matte finishes. Will never understand the allure of shiny plastic. Make matte versions of a case and ill buy it. As for the softer TPU id be down. Im a bit of a case collector and I definitely enjoy the neo hybrid i have
[HTC Desire X] Blue3125:
I just got desire x and its soo damn good with HTC sense 4+ and jb but I don't have any HTC hub installed, neither there is any "get more" options in rye skins menu. Somebody please tell me what's wrong with it , I want to Download more skins :o
[HTC Desire X] micu13:
Desire X is running on Sense Lite so we dont have that feature. Stupid HTC..
[HTC Desire X] Will_Xda:
You can Download the skins from Xda and install them straight on your device, i think theirs a separate HTC hub App you can get from the playstore (dont think it works very good though)

Sent from my HTC Desire X
[HTC Desire X] Blue3125:
Can u post the link to those thread please :)
[HTC Desire X] Will_Xda:
Looks like you found 'em, there will be quite a few more skins comimg soon for sense 4:1 so keep checking up

Sent from my HTC Desire X
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Sportfreunde:
Just wondering how well the new Nexus is handling XBMC. Does it run smoothly and does NaviX ever crash?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] hollisterryann:
From the little I used 1channel and navi x everything seemed to work good and fast. No force closes yet.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] jhuff83:
Which build are you using? Audio seems to be cracking on mine.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] nickname92:
I'm experiencing the same cracking sound and also poor 720p performance with xbmc on my N7 2013. Hopefully this can be fixed somehow.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Pengwn:
I've only began reading about xbmc and it looks really interesting! Is it an app or is it installed and run like a ROM for the N7?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] eyecon82:
this is a complicated app...still trying to figure out how this thing works
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] antwan30184:
I have audio issues cracking as well. Project TV etc. Also Bluetooth and headphone result in same audio issue. Its a xbmc nexus7 issue from what I gather.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] natzakaria:
I am looking forward to the fix as my HTC One has no crackling whatsoever
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] hoodie666:
The nightly builds of xbmc solve the crackling sound on the new Nexus 7 . i tried xbmc-20130911-8d2a012-master-armeabi-v7a.apk . but the most recent ones should solve it too
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] jhuff83:
Are these the modded versions or are these straight from xbmc website nightlies.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] hoodie666:
they are from xbmc website nightlies
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] mixterz:
from the latest nightly builds i get video buffer problems and quite a few force closes

official version has more stable video but choppy sound.

anyone find an overall stable version ?

thanks.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] sfetaz:
The nightly android fixed the sound choppiness for me, navi x works decent for the most part, sometimes I get random force closes here and there but only minor annoyances.

Sent from New Nexus 7
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kimboinatl:
So this is sort of a weird issue, and my tablet has only started doing this recently.

When the tablet completely runs out of juice I plug it in. For whatever reason when I plug it in it tries to start up - I get the Google screen, then the boot up animation, then I get my home screen. It's at 0% battery so a second or two after this happens it shuts itself down. Then it starts itself up again - Google screen, boot up animation, home screen, shut down. It continues to cycle like this as long as it's plugged in. And because it does this it never ends up charging. It just cycles endlessly.

I've tried holding down the power button while it's plugged in. It shuts off, then proceeds to start up again. I try unplugging it, shutting it off, then plugging it back in, and it tries to start up again. I never see the battery charging screen that's supposed to show when it's off but charging.

Sometimes I can get lucky and turn it off at just the right time to keep it from turning back on again, and I'll get the battery charging screen, but I haven't been able to this time around.

Anyone know why it insists on trying to start up when I plug it in? I'd actually rather it NEVER did this and have it turn on when I choose it to.
[LG Optimus Black] NRL:
Hi,

I'm an Android noob and I did read “[HOW TO]The Big N00B how-to!”. I'm a somewhat advanced Windows 7 user, I taught myself Fedora and I'm confident I can learn Android. I am not a programmer or developer.

I just made the leap from a dumb phone to a smart phone, I wish I did it years ago. I have Straight Talk which is a partnership between Tracfone and Walmart. I've used Tracfone for years so I decided to continue with them. I purchased an LG Optimus Black LGL85C with Android 2.3.4 which is the same as the P970. I bought an older style model because I liked the features and there is an ICS 4.0.4 upgrade available.

The back story on what I've done so far. I tried to upgrade using the LG mobile Support Tool. It downloads ICS then stops at install telling me to contact LG Support. I contacted them and I was told I have an Optimus Black P970 made to be distributed in Germany so they cannot do anything. I live in the United States. I was told to call Straight Talk, they told me they have nothing to do with the operating system and cannot do anything.

I then tried upgrading using the KDZ Firmware Update EN Tool and the V30B_00.kdz file. That did not work crashing because of some sort of conflict with msxml4-SP3. I installed msxml 3, 4, 6, and the msxml technet fixit. Nothing worked so far so I gave up on that method for now anyway.

Now I'm contemplating using the SmartFlash Tool. I downloaded the LGP970_V30B_00_AP.bin and the LGP970_V30B_00_CP.fls files. I do not want to screw up my phone and I'm not really looking for a custom ROM to install. I am open to it though after I do more homework. Here are my questions:

Can I use the P970 ROM on my LGL85C phone?

Is there a newer official ICS ROM with the latest updates that I can use? This one is from December 2012.

IF so will I get OTA updates from LG?

Is it safe for me to follow the direction on this website hackmyandroid named "Official ICS Update for LG Optimus Black P970 Rolling Out – Install Manually on Your Device"? I cannot post the link.

I rooted the phone using Framaroot.

I installed SuperSU Pro, BusyBox Free and Rebooter.

I'm going to install ROM Manager Premium and ROM Toolbox Pro

I'm Thinking about installing BusyBox Pro and a few others.

I know they have more tools than I need but I'd rather have more at my disposable than not enough.

If I'm not going to get LG updates I might as well think about checking out custom ROMs.

Any help will be very much appreciated.

Thanks,

Norman

--------------------------------------------------------

I assume this is firmware I can use if I fail incredibly badly.

lg-phone-firmware - LG Optimus Black P970

LGL85CV1_02.S1_02.P61007.cab

Country: USA

Number on list: 430

Carrier: TRF/TRACFONE(USA)

Version: 1

Model: LGL85C

Size: 151.13 MiB

Downloads: 215

Online: Yes
[LG Optimus Black] androcraze:
ICS has some issues, mainly:

- the touch screen becoming unresponsive (only solution is to pull the battery)

- GPS is broken for many

- Sluggish behavior at odd times

- dialer issues ( zero as first number, dial tones not working with prompts on automated systems)

I got tired of playing and decided for stability. I had too many missed calls at inopportune times due to sluggishness, and pulling the battery every time the screen was unresponsive was old.

The final straw was when I was trying to get through on an automated line with key tones.

I couldn't take it any more and re-installed Marvel 9, and have been quite happy ever since. It's stable, runs all of the app store program I NEED, and is lively and responsive. Zeus is fairly solid too.

If you want to "play", have fun with ICS or an ICS-based ROM.
[LG Optimus Black] NRL:
Hi,

Thanks for the info, I've been reading and learning a lot. I'm interested in something fairly stable that can be updated. I'm not ready to "play" yet. I need to read and understand things before I do something. I like to learn from other peoples mistakes. Learning Linux I couldn't have cared less how many times I crashed it because all my stuff was on Windows. Now I very rarely go into Windows. I don't have that option with Android though. I'll figure it out though.

Norm
[LG Optimus Black] androcraze:
"stable that can be updated".

Google is shifting most things to the Play Store. The Android OS version isn't completely essential, as long as the applications you want will run. I strip the installed ROM down to bare-bones, then install what I need from the app store.

Unless LG is going to patch ICS (I think LG is done with the P970), I see no advantage of ICS over GB in terms of security - provided you only download from the Play Store. Some of the GB-based CyanogenMODs (2.37) for the P970 might actually be better if the latest batch of security patches are back-ported.

I worry about stability first; I don't have a land-line in my home, and my cell phone is not a toy.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lolo9393:
please stop stresssing yourself and bumping the others, we are sunday and not any kind of hot line service!

Seems root cause of this issue has been found.

read this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2346136&page=5
[Xperia Tablet Z General] reg6ft3:
Apologies if this has already been posted somewhere, but as I was updating my Xperia Link app on the play store, I noticed it has screenshots which had the notification bar moves to the top and the three main home, back and open apps buttons moved to the centre of the bottom bar like a nexus 10.

So it seems Sony will be changing it to match the Nexus tablet line UI for the forthcoming update.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] DdcCabuslay:
Nice find!

Hopefully the update comes soon.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] shangrila500:
I like the idea of that but the only issue I can see is there is no shortcut to access Small Apps like there is now unless I just missed it.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] arcsuser:
is that what 4.2 will really look like?

im not a hater or anything but to be honest i dont like it, i guess i need to stick the current appearance if that so...

plus i agree with the person above me.. the shortcut for small apps and remote is gone...

anyway, its not really out yet and i hope that kind of appearance is for phones :)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] _TB_TB_:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! :(

Why did Sony kill off TabletUI? The "new" TabletUI is a piece of crap for a 10,1" device! :(
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SWFlyerUK:
Android adopted the phablet UI in favour of the tablet UI from 4.2 onwards.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] om22:
the image is clearly photoshopped. look at the status bar - the bluetooth and wifi icons are off centered and much too big, same with the battery percentage. also the apps look like they are copied in, they are much too close to the navigation bar. this is clearly a fake screenshot.

let´s see what the real 4.2 update will bring us:p i would appreciate the switch to the new tablet ui from 4.2. it´s so much more intuitive and needed for 4.2 because where would the quicksettings go without it?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] DdcCabuslay:
Small apps are probably going to be moved to the recent apps button like they are on the smartphones.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Mountainjew:
I don't think Sony will switch to a phablet ui. It would confuse their 'normal' consumer base (excluding people here). And companies always assume users are idiots, so i'm pretty sure we'll still have the tablet ui :D
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Felimenta97:
Sony is trying to keep the core framework and such as close as possible to stock Android. I also don't like this new UI, but I'm sure as soon as we have the 4.2 system deodexed, mods to bring the old Tablet UI will be back...
[Xperia Tablet Z General] reg6ft3:
It might be photo shopped, but it is from official screenshots from a Sony tablet app on Google Play, so we have to assume it is the new UI. Like you though, I guess we'll have to see
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Andrewtst:
Nothing surprise if Sony switch to this Phablet look as Android officially kill off the Tablet UI since Jelly Bean 4.2.2

I do hope Sony keep the tablet UI even on 4.2.2 or 4.3 in future, I not really fancy on Phablet UI on Tablet due to it just smaller more the screen usage due to Status Bar and Navigation Bar get separate.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] dancress:
Sorry, but:
[Xperia Tablet Z General] neuteboomt:
If this ends up being the case someone will need to port PA to this device. I do not want to give up more screen for the notification bar up top.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Good Guy Mark:
If I'm not wrong they've already ported PA

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Xperia Tablet Z General] shangrila500:
I've seen PAC-Man but not PA, PAC has the PA per-app DPI changer so its pretty much PA with a bunch more goodies from CM and AOKP.

The only problem is, unless it has been fixed in the past 2 or 3 days, that the ROMs don't have WiFi working on the WiFi only XTZ. A lot of people, myself included, chose the WiFi only XTZ because we didn't need the cellular connectivity and because it was quite a bit cheaper. The entire reason a lot of people haven't unlocked their bootloader is because there is simply no reason to at the current moment because the ROMs haven't progressed far enough, no fault of the hard working devs, for them to be completely functional or have even all the core functions.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SWFlyerUK:
It's now early August, the ZR has received 4.2.2 as promised so hopefully it won't be too long now. I hope the beginning of this week.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] shangrila500:
I have never seen how that's implemented, I have never had the chance to use a Sony android phone. My carrier, Verizon, doesn't carry them, I believe the last one that Big Red had was the Xperia Play. Hopefully Big Red will bring the Xperia Z Ultra, I would gladly give up my Note 2 and pay full retail price, to keep my unlimited plan, for it!

Anyway, I got off topic for a bit.... Would you mind explaining how the Small Apps being in the Recent Apps works?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Felimenta97:
More or less like this:

http://fs02.androidpit.info/userfiles/2732026/image/xperia-z-android-update-11.jpg

If you press the arrow down, it shows the recent apps list.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] ImAnurag:
Xperia Tablet Z SGP321 Android 4.2.2 10.3.1.A.0.244 firmware update ROLLED out

Xperia Tablet Z SGP321 Android 4.2.2 10.3.1.A.0.244 firmware update ROLLED out

Update for European Version LTE.

Same build number, kernel number, baseband version like XZ,ZR,ZL update.

Some changelog :- Centered Soft Buttons on bottom, Notification bar on top instead of bottom.

Source and Changelog - http://www.xperiaguide.com/2013/08/04/xperia-tablet-z-sgp321-android-4-2-2-10-3-1-a-0-244-firmware-update-out/

Attached screenshots...
[Xperia Tablet Z General] neuteboomt:
Thank you for the screen shot. I will be sticking to Android 4.1.2 or work on rooting/flash Pacman. I love the tablet layout and not the phablet.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Andrewtst:
Then you probably forever stick at 4.1.2 and forever no chances to upgrade to newer device in future.

Android destroy the tablet UI since 4.2 and no longer return back the awesome tablet UI.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] neuteboomt:
As long as PA or Pacman roms are around I will be just fine. That is why this website is still around. People just like different things.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] marsexpress:
Personally, I prefer the status bar top/centered buttons thing so I'm looking forwards to this update.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] atomicrazor:
I agree, home button in the middle and notification menu at the top is better :thumbup:
[Xperia Tablet Z General] SWFlyerUK:
Wish Sony would hurry up and push the update out for WiFi users.

It seems only a small amount of LTE users have it at the moment.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] shangrila500:
Oh wow, I really really dislike that for the XTZ. It may work fine for a phone but for a tab there is no reason for that.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Tacori:
the option is still there

You can do it without using the power button. If you touch that 3rd option (the square next to the home button), it brings up Another row. The last icon on the bottom in purple is the screenshot icon. Just touch it and viola!
[HTC One S] daothuan:
my phone was run http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2374476

i try ruu ics but error 155 on pc, my phone show bhoot version is older! i was relock the bootloader, stock recovery but not done?

have any one can help me??? thank for your so much!!!!

and how to run ota stock rom with .zip??????

and i can update ota jb on cutom rom???

thank!!!!!
[HTC One S] OccupyDemonoid:
First of all, what version is your Hboot? If you could get the info from running the command fastboot getvar all, we could put you in the right direction.

Edit: I just realized, did you relock your boot loader? If not, do fastboot oem lock.
[HTC One S] daothuan:
C:\>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 3.01.0000

(bootloader) version-baseband: 16.11.20.24_M

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main:

(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON

(bootloader) serialno: SH25ZW407201

(bootloader) imei: 352762055601297

(bootloader) meid:

(bootloader) product: villec2

(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8260

(bootloader) modelid: PJ4020000

(bootloader) cidnum: HTC__044

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3854mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: on

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

getvar:all FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

finished. total time: 0.510s