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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
Just to make sure you have everything setup properly and are following the correct procedure, follow this tutorial for using flashtool - How to flash stock roms with Flashtool

If that doesn't help, I'm not sure what the problem is.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yellow_Racing:
Yes as far as I can tell to the letter? I have flashed firmwares before so I'm lost. I have noticed after a failed attempt I lose wifi.

Im downloading the stock .244 ftf and will try to flash that, I'm not sure if I can just flash an older firmware or not.

Thanks again for your help so far

Rob

Edit: after more investigation my phone was actually on .423 but still showing .422 under settings. All good now and rooted :)
[Motorola Atrix HD] The Android Attorney:
OK so the weirdest thing happened just now. I was charging my atrix HD when I went on it to check a phone number. Then it started opening apps and going on xda then other apps. I had no control over it. I couldn't even turn it off. I had to do the power and volume down thing to shut off. It was very creepy. I was just looking for a minute while the person did what they did. It was like when a person from dell controls your computer if something isn't working right. At first I thought it was being laggy but no! It kept going settings were changed and the person tried playing music on it! I turned it off before he could but the wierdest part is that I had turned of my wifi and set my phone on airplane mode so it can charge faster. No communication what so ever. Right now its off and I plan to keep it that way until someone can tell me what to do to protect myself. Also this could have been happening before i went to go check my phone. Which was like 15 minutes before I checked it. Please help
[Motorola Atrix HD] chococomaxim:
Maybe you installed an app that had a RAT or some other virus in it
[Motorola Atrix HD] deeje00:
That's what I'm thinking. A bad app. The likely hood of it being hacked are slim.

Sent from my PACMAN MATRIX HD MAXX
[Motorola Atrix HD] penser:
What apps have you installed recently? And have you sideloaded any apps?
[Motorola Atrix HD] The Android Attorney:
I haven't installed any new apps. Just updated.
[Motorola Atrix HD] The Android Attorney:
Anything I can do? Has anyone experienced this before?
[Motorola Atrix HD] chococomaxim:
I'm guessing you handle it like you would handle a virus on a computer and just wipe everything and start over.
[Motorola Atrix HD] Aingaran:
Did you use any Samsung charger?
[Motorola Atrix HD] The Android Attorney:
no a blackberry one
[Motorola Atrix HD] frog1982:
android is very hard to hack probably a virus delete data in cwm
[Motorola Atrix HD] lucasantarella:
Best thing to do is just wipe.

Easy way to do it is to go to Settings->Privacy->Factory Reset

It was probably a bad app.

Click thanks if I helped!

Sent from my Atrix HD
[Motorola Atrix HD] gpgorbosjr:
Another thing to be aware of is I've noticed Motorola's screens (at least on the Atrix models) are kind of finnicky. If there's a little bit of moisture around they just start registering touches on their own sometimes.
[Motorola Atrix HD] MrGrinch88:
With my battery life being... less than ideal.. I find myself plugging into all kinds of chargers along my travels. Some non moto chargers make my phone go nuts, exactly like what was described - apps opening etc. Have experienced this several times. Feel the other explanations are possible of course but highly unlikely.
[Motorola Atrix HD] lucasantarella:
There was a story on the news recently that someone's iPhone was hacked by trying to charge at a public charging station. I would be weary of these charging stations.

Sent from my Atrix HD
[Motorola Atrix HD] The Android Attorney:
Airport WiFi connections are VERY insecure. Basically they monitor everything that goes through. Text messages, calls, anything. Maybe they also have access to control phones?
[Motorola Atrix HD] jlaird1990:
I agree with above post non oem chargers can make the phone act funny especially the cheap dollar store chargers get an oem cable the you will know that it will work for charging and data.
[Motorola Atrix HD] niranjan94:
Charger ??? Really ? ... u mad bro ?

[You just went full retard,Never go full retard!]
[Motorola Atrix HD] noobsaibot34:
right...

Were you on a custom rom, or stock rom...?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] franciscojavierleon:
I haven't seen a 4.3 ROM for maguro like in previous releases, that is stock besides rooting, deodexing and zipaligning based on JSS15J, i saw one from an italian guy based on the older 4.3 release.

Does someone know of a rom that contains what i described above?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] joey jojo:
hi there, i read HERE that you can edit with regedit the camera settings so you get rid of the snowy feel to the pics taken on a magician/xda mini.

is this possible with blueangel??, has this been asked before???

if yes it is possible, then please advise as if you can do it on the mini, im sure you can on BA.

cheers 8)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] mike freegan:
On my BA, those values dont exist in the registry :(
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] joey jojo:
not on mine either, i thought about puttigng settings in myself, but i dont really want to kill my fone, i just hope there is some kind of fix like the one for the magician!

is there anyone willing enough to test it and see if you put them in manually and see if it works? im not a good enough expert and im a beginner at this stuff, im too scared.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] nomadman:
I found that lowering the sharpness level to Low works better indoors with fluorescent lighting. I just change it back to normal when i'm using the camera outside.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rizdog23:
So my tablet has been turned off the past day or so I believe. I let it run to zero, yada yada yada, it died and I didn't throw it on the charger. I threw it on the charger today before I went to work only when I got home, it was rebooting...and rebooting....and rebooting. The thing is turning on, and dying because it is at zero percent battery. If I try to go into the bootloader, I get a blank black screen only with a little flickering/snow. Any ideas whatsoever of what I can do to fix this or how about going to get it fixed by ASUS if I truly have to?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] skyderskynet:
I got screwed. Bought phone with bad esn. I feel really bad... what can I do with this phone? Its tmobile galaxy s4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
You can search for the 40 other threads just like this one that give you some options.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] lordcheeto03:
Hockey puck, paper weight, an extremely small tablet, backup camera, VOIP phone on WiFi only, etc etc. I think you may can sell it internationally, may even be able to sell it domestically; just make sure you say it's got a bad esn either way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] richardlibeau:
Sell it on ebay or craigslist no problem and still get $400 or better for it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] devynbf:
...

Why even respond?

You offer no help, none whatsoever.

I'm pretty sure that's what a Q&A thread is for, asking questions that have been answered, or not.

And not even link to another "bad ESN" thread that you suggested.

Tired of "all u nubs wana b spunfedd"

:banghead:

Lol.

Sell it, try selling on eBay or even Craiglist, and make sure you inform next buyer on current ESN capabilities.

Sent from my Google Edition SGH-M919
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TheAtheistOtaku:
because its always encouraged to walk on your two feet. and not to mention hundreds of threads are closed everyday because they ask the same thing. people who are spoonfed tend to make the most mistakes, then come crying and blaming the people for their lack of research/reading. and i know this isnt one of those types of threads where something can brick, but its always good to end bad habits early

and if im not mistaken, isnt it one of XDAs suggestions/rules to search before you post? the search bar is there for a reason

as for the OP, its always suggested when buying phones off craigslist, that you meet up with the seller in the store and check the phones status before payment. Or just use ebay so that you have ebays buyer protection for situations like this. Or use swappa, havent used it myself but ive heard good things Either resell it, donate it to a dev, or use it as a paperweight.

but of course, this was all said in another thread.....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
What do you mean? I made him aware that his answers were available in other threads. All he had to do was look for one. I made sure he knew that it wouldn't be a futile effort to look.

He is the one who needs the info, why can't he do the searching?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Saintfyre:
A QA Thread is used to answer questions that have not been asked and also hold threads that have already been answered. What's the point of asking something if it's already been answered more than once?

That's like going to a Meeting, someone asks a question and has it answered so everyone can hear. Then you follow up next and ask the exact same question.

Here you go, searched the forums, first 3 results:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2373666

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2329356

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2276274
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] AxAtAx:
agreed, and on page 3 of this same forum was the answer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] osmosizzz:
So, how's the selling going
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Shinydude100:
Tmobile Galaxy S4's don't have "bad esns" because they don't even use ESNs. That's for cdma phones. Tmobile uses IMEIs. That's for GSM.

Anyway, good luck selling it, I would value that for about 300 tops if in New condition, if noticeable use, 200. But don't you dare go lower. Lol. If you're trying to sell for more than 300, you are only contributing to the rip off you were wronged on. Most people who know what a bad imei is wouldn't be dumb enough to buy it, so you'd be ripping off an unknowledgeable innocent guy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] baseballfanz:
Nah, have you been to the Asus Transformer section?:laugh:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Naddict:
Thread cleaned of fraud invitation and/or discussion/offering of IMEI ...we don't do that here folks.

Take that stuff elsewhere.

If you want to legitimately sell something, use Swappa.com. Any other way is not condoned or endorsed here.

Final warning.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuriboo:
My theme accent can't change, after i installed Project Fluid :confused:

Please give me solution :D
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuriboo:
Somebody help me!!! :confused::confused::confused:
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yo-meister:
Im not familiar with project fluid.

But after a search I see it in Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Active, Ray, Live with Walkman

So..is it compatible?

Is your phone really that slow? :confused:

You could install themes again and see if that works.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mycxmei:
Hi guys,

I'm new to this forum but I have read all rules before posting. I hope I got everything right. If not, please let me know and I'll make changes ASAP.

I have installed Paranoid Android 3.68 last week and have been experiencing this problem (couldn't post it in that thread because I am still a newbie).

My phone crashes into Safe Mode at least once daily without me doing anything. Every time I reboot to normal mode, I would have to restore my 3D Background, Swiftkey, and NiLS apps. So I'm guessing that the crash happened due to (one of) these apps. Could this be an incompatibility issue? Is there any way I can prevent this from happening because it gets quite troublesome to restore these apps so often...​

Thanks a lot!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr.Jamil:
Hi there;

Try removing one app at a time and observe and good luck
[HTC One V] Superhero340:
Can Anyone port a GB 2.3.6 ROM and Kernel to One V?

Well here are some reasons why GB rom is suitable:

1. Its not resource hog. The system does not require any advanced hardware(JB and ICS does). Thus for the 2 year old hardware it can give very high performance.

2. For Gamers: Phones with similar hardware as One V running GB (Ex: Xperia Neo V) runs GTA 3, Vice City, Temple run 2, Subway Surf Without any kind of LAG!! Thats right no LAG while playing GTA 3. (Neo V lags if updated to ICS so all the Older Xperia people are downgrading to GB.)

3. Battery life : It has slightly more battery life.

Disadvantages:

1. Some apps on play Store require ICS and JB.

Since the hardware on One V is too Old with single core processor and 512mb of ram the Older software such as Gingerbread is suitable.

So anyone with idea of Porting? ROM can be ported but "Kernel"?
[HTC One V] MameTozhio:
It could probably be ported from the Desire S if someone was up to it. Ironic how I was thinking of this earlier.
[HTC One V] Superhero340:
What about the Kernel?
[HTC One V] mr_nooby:
Nobody is gonna do the kernel
[HTC One V] Superhero340:
Well thats Sad :(
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cj_a:
Im new to this so idk if someone already answered this or not just help please.....Greatly Appreciated.

I have a Virgin Mobile Galaxy S3 Model number "SPH-L710" and running "4.1.2".....

I tried flashing the MIUI v5 ROM on my s3. It installs. Then I reboot and install "GAPPS" After all that, I go to the home screen and come to find out the keyboard wont work, says it crashed, and the lockscreen wont show, and the only way my home button works is if I hold it down for recent apps....Any Suggestions?

By the way.....Many Sprint ROMS work for the Galaxy s3 [Virgin Mobile]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] XxSilent.NightmarexX:
All questions belong in the Q&A section my friend, have you tried flashing the rom again?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cj_a:
[HELP]

Yes. I flashed it at least 4 or 5 times. and I didnt dirtyflash at all.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] JustinRawr:
Do you know which specific ROMS work? And what method did you use to root your VM Galaxy S3?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cj_a:
MIUI ROM

Thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2393762

-Scroll down until you see downloads and download and flash teh 3.8.9 Version.

PACMAN ROM

JELLYBEER ROM

SENSE 5 ROM (Htc One ROM)

MOAR ROM

and someone else ROOTED my Galaxy s3 VM for me so idk the the method. I know its Clock Work Mod (CWM)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sev7en:
​

Hi to everyone,

finally we got it! As you know Sony equipped our Ultra with a great-looking as well as innovative 6.44” HD TRILUMINOS Display with X-Reality but... how it shows?

TRILUMINOS is Sony's exclusive new technology that allows for far greater color tones and textures to be displayed on the screen. In simple terms you could think of TRILUMINOS as simply a bigger box of color pencils to draw an image on the screen. A conventional display only has a limited box of color pencils to draw an image, whereas a TRILUMINOS display has a bigger box of color pencils with more shades of Blue, Red and Green color pencils.

As a result a TRILUMINOS display can reproduce more natural colors thanks to the expanded color gamut and display various shades of colors closer to reality than a conventional display. A TRILUMINOS display can output true, natural shades of colours – like hard-to-reproduce reds, greens and blues. Faces look better, too, with rich, lifelike skin tones

[youtube]1NvcOdMXG7I[/youtube]​

How does it work?

TRILUMINOS is basically a filter that is placed between the White LED backlighting and the display panel. This means that the White LED backlight is now turned into RGB backlight which is what allows Sony TRILUMINOS displays to show a wider range of colors. Traditionally RGB LED backlighting is much more expensive to implement whereas TRILUMINOS filter is cheaper to implement and provides the same benefits.

Along with a boost in color gamut, TRILUMINOS filter also boosts the contrast and viewing angles.

​

(topic under construction...)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sev7en:
Let's start!

Here's my first comparison: Ultra Z vs Samsung S4. Images and videos from my BlackBerry Z10, leaked firmware 10.2.0.1047.

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[youtube]fsPRMj1WBQM[/youtube]

[youtube]b_xDR4EDm5s[/youtube]​

Sony xPeria Ultra Z vs Samsung S4 (Setup: Display MAX, Closed rood, Night)

​
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zergslayer69:
Seems a little hard to distinguish in some of the shots but the amoled is really nice overall
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] GOF007:
On very high pixel per inch screen, ~440 on S4(and another full-HD 5" phones), in term of sharpness LCD is superior to Samsung AMOLED as I still can distinguish some pixel color abnormally on AMOLED but not on LCD.

In term of color AMOLED is still the best.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sev7en:
Yes, I do agree, Sony did a great job but the black (S4) is really like the old-school Pioneer Kuro.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Hardcore73:
Here are a couple of my pics about the display

I have my Z ultra next to the Z and the Galaxy S4 Active.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sev7en:
Thanks Hardcore, what's your opinion?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] schecter7:
How about a white level comparison? The main reason I pick LCD over AMOLED is its superior white level. Would you be able to show us a comparison?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sev7en:
Hi,

I will make some snaps today.

Cheers
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Zamboney:
And Sony hasn't even yet released the xreality engine which will enable the full use of the triluminos!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tigertigerwoodsyall:
Just wondering if anyone is actually happy with their replacement phone. I've been dealing with minor issues where my side buttons stick sometimes and don't always work properly. Apparently this is common on Sammy.

I love my phone to death and can deal with it if it means getting a junk refurb. But I'm still under the manufacturers warranty, so I'm kind of torn on what to do.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] eaglesport:
I actually recently just got a replacement a week ago. Bottom left portion of the screen was cracked and I dealt with it for a couple months and was undecided about wanting to get a refurb but I decided to. The replacement came and it didn't say it was a refurb anywhere and has been working perfectly, able to overclock and everything. Have no issues with it whatsoever, maybe I'm just lucky but I'd say go for it. You get to keep your battery from your old one so that's a plus but my zero lemon is plenty. Haha it's your call
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] BoostedB18C:
I got a warranty replacement due to my phone stopped charging. I don't have any issues with it. No defects in appearance, no weird problems, able to "jailbreak" first try. Also, as a few select people love to claim that there are issues with the headphone jack on every warranty replacement, not mine.

I will say that things do happen and there is a chance you might get a bad one. Then you just have them send you another. Just don't be like the weirdo that kept sending them in and was up to like 35 or something like that. :D

Sent From My Sticky Note, Too?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] geoff5093:
Got mine replaced twice, both replacements have been fine other than the glass seems to be really weak.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ezas:
The refurbs I have got with past devices have been fine, like new.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thechaoz:
Im on my 7th since april and finally happy lol. Any minor defect I don't play with, I paid way too much for this phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pburghfan426:
worked for me

A couple of months ago I had mine replaced. The phone wasn't charging and when plugged in it seemed kinda loose. Whether it was my fault or not they sent me a refurbished one and I've had zero issues with it. This one even seems to have a better grip of the plug than my brand new one. If you can get it replaced, do it. I've always been someone who makes excuses for not calling verizon to fix the problem and I always end up paying for it. Literally
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tigertigerwoodsyall:
Thanks for all the replies everyone. I know worst case scenario is I have to sent it back again, but I certainly don't want to have to do it multiple times. Which is the reason I'm holding off in the first place. It's really only the power button that is giving me the most problems. But again thanks for the input at least I'll have a little piece of mind if I do decide to send it back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] miketoasty:
I have gotten 5+ refurbs from Verizon and have Never had an issue. They all come looking 100% new and don't have any cracks/blemushes/scratches. I probably got lucky to get so many perfect ones but that is just my experience.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mtrain:
I recently had to warranty my phone because of a bad head phone jack. The first replacement I got couldn't keep track of time properly so I had to send it back. The next one worked perfectly.

Sent from my note 2 running beans
[Nexus 7 General] hundredhead:
All that's keeping me from updating to 4.3 is not having the original stock Youtube apk from 4.2.2. Can anyone upload it for me please?
[Nexus 7 General] esema1o:
Get it from market dude
[Nexus 7 General] hundredhead:
This isn't working. What do I do? I used the one from the market, and it still says "assert failed: apply_patch_check("/system/app/Youtube.apk"". Any help?
[Nexus 7 General] Rirere:
At this point, I'd suggest you look into just flashing the /system image instead (so long as you know what you're getting int). Trying to get around script_assert failures is far more annoying than it's worth.

If you want to give it a go, though, why don't you download the 4.2.2 stock image from Google and either flash /system, or mount the .img file on your computer and grab the APK? That might work.
[Nexus 7 General] khaytsus:
What is wrong with the new version?
[Nexus 7 General] Rirere:
Recheck the OP. Probably trying to apply an OTA which is failing because script_assert (which corresponds to an integrity check of /system) is failing.
[Nexus 7 General] khaytsus:
Oops, I read that as "I don't want to update to 4.3 because I don't want the new youtube" or something. Ahem.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Charlie Brown:
Never realized xda member, themer, developer evil1art isn't listed as a developer here on xda. I'm always on tapatalk so I never noticed his avatar info.... till now.

How the funk isn't he a recognized developer? Argh!! Rally the troops.

** Petition sent to one Kenny Glass, for a prompt developer recognition of one evil1art**

I've used evil1art's ROMs spanning three devices and I always use his ROMs the most by FAR! I'm a flash-aholic and evil1art has me addicted to his crack. No matter which ROM I try I find myself back on a Wicked ROM.

Evil1art is a developer in my eyes. Let's show him our support and get him officially recognized by XDA. PM your local moderator. It takes 60 seconds. Politely tell them how much you love evil1art's ROMs.

Thanks

MOD EDIT: See Venum's closing post! Also spend 2 seconds and google Recognized Developer XDA application before wasting everyone's time on a petition
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] 18th.abn:
Its great to support your xda developers, all he has to do is follow the application process with his development work once they open the app process again. Im sure hes well aware and has without question put the work in to be accepted, but xda doesnt exactly have a petition process. Its up to the developer to follow the proper procedures to have their xda status changed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] mike28:
I'm glad I'm able to post in this section coming from other forums I can only applaud this talented dev like evil so I agree 200% with the op
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] marcoxx626:
How is this even possible??? The man's thread on the s3 has over a million views! A MILLION!!! This device hasn't been out that long and it's clear that his wicked rom is the #1 rom on this phone (based on # of downloads and views in his thread at least, subjective I know). If anybody deserves to be a recognized developer it's evil.