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[HTC One Max] dn06se:
:cowboy: I also prefer removable battery. As few times tweaking the apps and phone's system files, my phone freezed, as a result I have to take out the battery and insert again to be able to reboot the phone. When the OS freeze completely what can be done if you have phone without removable battery. :confused:

Sony sharp corner phone is not easy for you to pull out and insert every single time into pocket, compare to round corner factor. :good:

:cool::cowboy::p
[HTC One Max] InfiniteDroid:
Yeah, and sony isn't space efficient either. My gs4 with a commuter on still has a smaller footprint than the z1
[HTC One Max] mr.dj26:
bad development community for this beast?
[HTC One Max] Scott:
Count on it!
[HTC One Max] clubtech:
The device just came out one day ago....
[HTC One Max] mr.dj26:
ya, but there doesn't seem to be any hype ><
[HTC One Max] flex360:
this phone is not a beast at all

its a giant htc one with the same specs, same crappy camera
[HTC One Max] Forever_n00b:
Umm, on both my HOX and the One, pressing and holding the power button triggers a restart. Even when the phone is frozen. Which has happened about twice maybe on the HOX and never on my One. And on the iPhone (all versions), pressing and holding the power and home buttons simultaneously does the same.

Removable batteries are usually preferred so people can carry a spare (I used to do so in my WinMo days). Now, I prefer carrying a power brick and car chargers in my car. I used to be an SD card guy but I have gotten used to cloud storage. And anyways, when I think about about it, my largest capacity card was 32 GB and my HOX had 32GB inbuilt. And none of my friends carry anything bigger than that, most go only for 8/16 GB ones. The only con that I can see against non user replaceable batteries is what happens if the battery degrades over time and the manufacturer service is not that good for EOL products... Though I'm not sure my present phones would be with me that long, but some people hardly ever change phones and throwing away a good phone just because the battery is degraded doesn't seem quite ok :silly:
[HTC One Max] serv380:
I love my one but yeah the cam sucks big time..zoes are very cool esp with my family of six crumb snatchers. I hate the fact that htc failed in the hardware dept. I've always said if the One was bigger...I'd be on it but I don't see that happening
[HTC One Max] Scott:
Depends on how you define beast.

To me beast is all about the screen. That's the only hing that matters to me. Screen. Hence: BEAST!!!
[HTC One Max] Sunil_k:
I was so looking forward to this phone that i bundled off my Htc One Dev Ed and sending it to my brother.

Aside from the screen size, its just the same One with the icky plastic lining. Told my bro to go ahead and buy whatever he wants, im keeping the Dev Ed.
[HTC One Max] mr.dj26:
I have waited too long for HTC's phablet :(

NO WAY im going with samsung or sony !

Ill wait till 2014 :(
[HTC One Max] shook187:
Try the LG G2, you might get pleasantly surprised
[HTC One Max] Stephen:
Thread closed. Comparison threads are not allowed
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] rkersh409:
I have a Sero 7 Pro that has a 32GB micro SD card. I would like to take it with me to the deer lease so I can back up all my trail cam pics to the 32GB card. So I got a micro USB to female USB adapter. Plugged a 16GB SD card into a card reader and plugged it into my adapter. The Sero 7 will not see the memory card at all. I have tried all the free usb mount apps and usb mass storage apps on Google play. I even rooted (thanks to this great forum) my tablet last night and it still won’t see the memory card or my Verbatim flash drive (all formatted as FAT32). Is there something I am missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] tjupille:
I haven't been able to mount any external USB drive. The only work-around that I've found is to use Nexus Media Importer from the store. It doesn't mount the drive per se but it does let you copy files back and forth. It's not free, but reasonable (about $4 if memory serves).
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] rkersh409:
seuspo reverend

Thanks the free version was able to show the pics. So I downloaded the full version and its failing license check.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] tjupille:
I'm afraid I can't help there. It worked fine on mine. You might want to uninstall and then re-install. If it still fails, I would contact the developer.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] rkersh409:
Thanks, it started working after a few hours. Do you know how to change the saved destination folder? Its saving the pics to my internal memory. Only having 5GB left it will not hold all my pics. I want it to save them to my micro sd card.
[Hisense Sero 7 Pro Questions & Answers] tjupille:
In the settings there is an option to let you select directories. If you then use the "advanced" tab, you get a file manager that lets you select both the source and destination directories. I don't know if it remembers them from one time to the next, though.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] gunsandrosses:
The tip of a headset snapped off inside the black plastic headset jack, so the phone thinks that headphones are always plugged in. This causes the speaker to not work. I got a broken motherboard online for cheap. I am going to attempt to switch the jacks. Besides "That's a dumb idea", does anyone have any suggestions or words of wisdom? Thanks.

-Ross
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] robccl:
Broken headphone socket

You could try a matchstick or something similar with a tiny dab of superglue, let the glue go off and with a bit of luck you'll be able to remove the bit of broken jack plug without disassembling your handheld. Good luck.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] gunsandrosses:
I should have mentioned that I tried super glue and disconnecting the battery and wrapping a wire arounda thin piece of metal and pulling out the plug with an electromagnet. Neither worked. It is lodged in there really good.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] robccl:
Nightmare! I've got a long shot but it may be worth a go. Given that some people are using the ink tube part of a bic biro pen to mod 2.5-3.5mm adapters I guess that the ink tube part is slightly wider than 2.5mm. Is it possible that you could slide a bit of ink tube in the socket over the broken bit of jack plug and pull it out?
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] rictec:
i have to advice to

if you are going to dismantle your xda there is a pdf here that shows how you must do it and the tools for it search and you will find it (serarch my posts) i posted it here cant remember where lol

its a step by step guide ....
[General Questions and Answers] GKlol:
Hello friends,

Just a quick question about updating roms.

Is there an easy way to save all my apps and homescreen configs where and what size widgets, icons and what ever else I have changed. Including all the settings I may have changed.

I only ask cause I see many roms have nightly builds available, but I think trying to use these and setting everything up again would drive me crazy. But all info I read says I need wipe data and caches and reflash Gapps everytime I change roms or update.

If there is no easy way to save all my preferances, do any frequent rom flashers have any advice?

Also as a sort of side note the versions of AOKP i got from this site is labeled OTA (no idea what that stands for) but the ones on aokp.co are labeled nightly and milestone. Anyone know the differneces? Should I be running OTA over the nightlies or Milestones?

Thank you,

GK
[General Questions and Answers] LaputaCake:
Titanium backup my friend :) [MENTION=5378096]GKlol[/MENTION]
[General Questions and Answers] GKlol:
Purchased the pro version, so much here, so ridiculous that this wasn't the first thing i did lol.

time to test some roms and see how well this works :D

Thanks again,

GK
[General Questions and Answers] lh1291:
google titanium back up pro.apk

no need to purchase :D:good:
[General Questions and Answers] GKlol:
Seems wrong to steal from a developer that asks for a little bit of money for his most likely long hours of work that in turn makes my life much easier.

Also it was 5 dollars if you can afford a phone I am pretty sure you can afford an app that is going to help you back up, sync and restore your apps and data.

Also is this not a forum for developers?

GK
[General Questions and Answers] Bishal Pranto Roy:
yes.but it maybe a little $ fr u but not all around the globe.

.

sometimes we have no way to pay.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] MrCambo87:
Hello,

I'm looking for a new battery for my S3 SHV-E210S. Does anyone know any good and trusted site to purchases them?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] zolo185:
Amazon has all the most common and bought ones or there
[Galaxy S III Accessories] MrCambo87:
Yes, I know Amazon has alot to chose from. The thing is finding the right battery for the Korean version of the S3.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] zolo185:
R u looking for an extended battery or just another stock battery?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] MrCambo87:
Looking for both, but I found one through mugen battery.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nj777:
Hi,

I got ATT Xperi Ion with XperiaGPv2.1 but problem is I get garbled calls/digital noise and cant hear anyone.

Someone mentioned that flashing a ATT baseband might help. I did it through Flash Tool but seems my baseband wont change despite the fact that flashtool goes through the process 100%.

Please help what might be the problem?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jtr165:
the description for 'baseband version' in settings > about phone section doesn't seems to be attached to the actual baseband...meaning, when you flash a new firmware, that baseband description seems to follow it regardless of what you do with the actual baseband in flashtool...

about a month ago some one confirmed that, i'll try to find the thread...excluding a baseband during a flash of a different firmware DOES change things, as well as excluding everything but a baseband, which is what you did...and seems to be the best way to keep that garbled call thing at bay (someone found that it adds a UTC number in some hidden files)...but it won't change the description given in about phone...

thats all i know about it...i'm on JB 'h' .211 on an LT28at with ATT's latest baseband and haven't had the garbled call problem for over a month...it just trashed my gps, though, haha...
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattyxkrist:
Hello,

Do I need Xperia social engine? What is it? What does it do? The same goes for Xperia share
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuzmaster_v2:
unless you love facebook or twitter and update every minutes, u can delete social engine

and xperia share, i guess it's for NFC, should not uninstall it
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattyxkrist:
Thanks for the reply I will probably keep it then lol, what does it do with nfc though? I removed other things like xperia facebook and installed normal facebook because I don't like the apps that come with the phone lol I prefer the stardard ones, I also removed xperia facebook photo sharing I don't get why I would need this stuff I can still share photos with the normal facebook is that what it's for, is all the add on "xperia" just for "xperia" facebook and not stock (normal) facebook? lol
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuzmaster_v2:
it's for transfering file, pictures through nfc, i disabled is and i couldnt use nfc
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dingoman10:
We have some facebook addons in /system/apps...they are only for example showing facebook-messages in phonebook contacts

EDIT: I usually delete these apps too...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] espylacopa:
I tried looking through the various development threads, but I'd be ready to purchase the Nexus 5 by the time I finished sifting through them all.

What I would like to know is how I can set my menu buttons to auto-hide or if there is a way to just hide them completely. The reason being that some games don't cause the menu to hide, and some video apps don't hide them (XBMC for example). I'd like a stock ROM root (or a way to do it without rooting) that would facilitate this functionality. Can anyone point me in the right direction to a ROM that just works?

I'm on AT&T Straight Talk, if it matters.

Thanks!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cjshino:
Auto Hide soft keys in the play store.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] espylacopa:
Thank you for the quick reply. Do I need root for this to work?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] coon42:
Hey, I was trying to root my photon Q and installed CWM + Cyanogen mod 10.1 but I got stuck in the bootanimation.

I was trying the usual stuff like wiping cache but it told me it was unable to mount /data.

After searching a web I found out that CWM may not read the file system so i tried to change the partions of the internal flash rom using this tutorial: (sorry i am not allowed to post the link so search google: "SOLVED: messed up partitions on internal storage - CyanogenMod page 1 #11"

and look at post #7.)

After altering the partition tables on /dev/block/mmcblk0 the phone does absolutely nothing anymore when pressing the powerbutton. Did I brick the phone? Is there a way getting it back to live using an external sd card?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] pujdo1:
have you tried to boot into recovery ?

(hold power button + volume up). if this works you can maybe copy i.a. cyanogenmod 10 or so to your sd card and install it).

if this wont work, try to reinstall the stock photon q firmware fxz files. this is what i would try to do if my phone is "bricked".

here is a small tutorial which i wrote (sorry for my bad english).

i have uploaded the fxz files and the tools which are needed to wuala (like dropbox) as a personal backup for myself.

Please read this tutorial first one time complete and start then!

With this you will lose all your data which is stored on your phone (internal storage, an external sd card shouldnt be affected), but its better to put it out.

1. install RSD Lite 6.1.5 + MTK Patch (install first rsd lite and then the mtk patch)

2. boot into bootloader (hold power + volume down)

3. plug your photon q into your computer with the usb cable. (you must use a usb port on the "backside" of your pc. on all computer which i have testet RSD Lite didn't noticed the photon q if it was plugged with one of the front usb ports. on a laptop it is doesnt matter)

4. Run RSD Lite as Administrator.

5. Select the downloaded firmware unter "Filmename:"

6. click on "Decompress and start flashing".

7. if you get an error message on step 6, open the .zip file with 7zip or winrar and edit the .xml file

filename: asanti_c_sprint-user-4.1.2-9.8.2Q-122_XT897_FFW-5-6-release-keys-cid9.xml

in the .xml you have to delete the 2 lines

<step operation="getvar" var="max-download-size" />

after you deleted the 2 lines save the xml file in the zip archive.

8. select on under "Filmename:" the new .zip file.

9. now it should work, wait until it finishes.

10. now your photon q should be back on stock.

here are all files:

firmware:

(you have to select your carrier, in my example my photon q is from sprint, as you can see in the beginning of the file name (asanti_c_sprint-user.... for sprint model or asanti_c_cspire-user... for CSpire))

i prefer you to install the newest (last in the list, which is jelly bean 4.1.2, you can see the android version after the asanti_c_sprint-user-4.1.2

THE RIGHT FIRMWARE IS REALLY IMPORTANT !

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2095536

RSD Lite + MTK Patch.

https://www.wuala.com/gangster123/Android/?key=XQYzh52Wj4yn
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] coon42:
Hi,

thanks for your affords but the problem is, the phone doesen't do anything when pressing the power button. The screen just remains black. Therefore it's not possible to get into recovery mode. What I did was doing the parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 mkfs ext2 command on adb shell. The /dev/block/mmcblk0 (internal sd card) had alot of partitions (about 39) and I guess also the recovery mode files are stored there. (I assumed it is stored somewhere else on a dedicated memory) The phone just can't read it anymore, since the partition table is damaged.

Maybe I could restore it by using the dd command and rewrite the original partition table. But I have to get access to the internal sd card chip for that.

If nothing helps, I have to desolder it and flashing it manually. But I realy wan't to do that as the realy last step.

Maybe there is a possible mod for getting a 32GB or more as internal flash lol.

I also read something about the possibility of using the JTAG debugging port. Will I get access using that? If yes, where are the pins on the mainboard?

Anyway I downloaded RSD Lite + Stock rom and did everything you mentioned (except getting in recovery mode) but RSD lite doesen't show anything when clicking on Show Device and there is nothing happening when clicking on start. But it can't be bad having the stock rom so thanks for that. :)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] pujdo1:
can you boot into the bootmanager ?

and try other usb ports (dont use usb hubs or, only direct connection from phone to pc)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] coon42:
The phone is absolutely doing nothing when pressing the power button. I tried connecting it on the usb 3.0 port an my laptop. I will try another one as soon as I am home but I doubt it will make any difference, since the boot manager is stored on the internal flash i guess.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
Well, I'm not quite sure why you decided to repartition... sounds dangerous :eek:! Especially using ext2, that is not appropriate for this device at all.

I guess you know that now... At any rate, have you tried pressing & holding power+camera? Hold it, you should get a menu.

If that doesn't work, does the device actually charge? Do you get any indication that it's charging from AC or USB?

RSD Lite won't show anything unless you are in fastboot mode, and the phone is plugged in/recognized by your PC - and of course, you have the proper drivers installed.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] coon42:
Because clockwork mod was not able to mount it so I i wasn't able to wipe data and cache. I assumed that was the reason cyanogenmod was hanging on boot.

The screen just remains black whatever I do but in background the phone seems to run and crash immediately, because there is no readable bootloader. After I let the phone laying around and plugged it in again, the upper led was lighing green for a short time (indicating that the battery is empty and that the phone can't be turned until it reached 5%)

I am pretty sure it is not possible getting it run just by an using USB cable since the processor cant mount the system filesystem and immediately crashes.

Only solution should be JTAG but for that I need to find the JTAG pins first...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] arrrghhh:
So you changed the partition table!?! Seems like a drastic solution.

Battery does sound dead, if you can't get to fastboot mode... JTAG is probably the only option. I would keep trying to get the phone into fastboot mode if I was you. JTAG isn't exactly easy to use.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] coon42:
Fastboot is also just a tool which is on the internal flash and can't therefore booted.

It seems the phone is still charging but I cant realy test it. The only thing I could do is measuring the voltage with a multimeter...

It says 2.891V now. I will plug it in for two or three hours and try again... If the voltage get higher we know that the phone still charges and that the problem can't be the battery.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] coon42:
Meanwhile i did some photos of the mainboard:

Front:

Front upper:

Front bottom:

Back side:

There are already two consumptions where the JTAG port could be located:

On 1 there are a few connectors. When these connectors aren't closed by the backcover the phone won't start. Maybe some connectors are JTAG. I also spotted an unused connector on 2. I asume that this is some kind of debugging port because it is just covered by the battery and not connected on normal use.

What are 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 for? Looks like connectors for antennas...
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] coon42:
Okay, battery doesen't get warm and voltage didn't change so charging doesen't seem to work. :(

Is there a way powering the phone without battery? I heard something about a factory cable... may I just connect 3,3V on the battery pins or will i screw up the charging electronics by doing that?
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] xaelith:
Connector #1 is the set of contact point for the antennas (one for 3G, one for LTE, one for wifi, etc.), and presumably the battery also, since the phone refuses to boot up without it being connected (and because I didn't make out any battery contacts in the photos provided). #2 is most likely the JTAG, since as you say, it's completely unconnected during normal phone operation. 3-7 are usually antenna connections, but they could also be used as diagnostic test points to make sure the local circuitry (or the phone as a whole) works as it's supposed to while the phone is going through the manufacturing process.

As for connecting voltage straight to the phone, it shouldn't be a problem as long as the polarity is correct, and you use no more voltage AND current as is supplied by the charger that came with the phone (5.1V and 850mA).
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] coon42:
Ok, I also asume to 90% that 2 is the jtag port. So, any idea how to find out the pinout? Is it some standardized port by motorola? I didn't find anything on google yet but I'm still searching...

I'd like to measure directly on the CPU but since the pins are unreachable when soldered (since all pins are UNDER the cpu) I can't. :(
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] schmandroid:
#1 is the audio headphone jack. Check the chassis where it mates.

The battery terminals (screw posts) are below the hdmi & usb ports, next to #4 on your pic.

The antennas have different connection points around the mobo, eg, the gps antenna connects and is located around the volume rocker location.

I wouldn't recommend a higher voltage than the battery is rated at if you are going to power the phone directly. Chargers are generally all USB spec now days (5vDC), so that most (any) phone can be charged from a usb port/power adapter. This is then regulated by the internal charging circuit to charge the Lithium battery, typically a 3.7vDC (nominal) cell.

Your battery is too discharged to start the phone. Research lithium battery cell voltages to understand. Get a lithium cell charger, or if you understand the risks & how to do it, you could revive the battery another way.

Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems you are getting in too far without understanding your phone & the terminals/components. This may lead to more trouble than you first had.

Good luck with it.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] coon42:
Well, the phone is bricked anyway. I can't make it any more worse yet.

Sending it to a repair service wouldn't also make any sense. For about 50$ - 80$ I could just buy a "new" cracked screen bad ESN photon q and replace the mainboard with my mint chassis, that's not the point.

I'm also interested in electronics so why not trying to rescue it? If I screw it up, so what, I just buy a "new" one then. But if I will be successfull I maybe help other people with a tutorial who also softbricked their phones.
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] pujdo1:
so it seems that the battery is the "problem". maybe the bootloader would work if the battery has some more power (more as 5% or so)
[Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE] schmandroid:
Exactly - Shows you are thinking. ;)

---------- Post added at 11:39 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:20 AM ----------

I'm giving you feedback. I am guessing you are posting in order to get assistance?

If it is bricked, then a charged battery won't help, however, if it just has a flat battery, problem solved. (Unbricked by voltage mod)

Would you pull an engine out of a car that won't start because of a flat battery?