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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] E90 Commie:
Try to change clock to 320 DPI using the Xposed Framework App Settings. I will check it on my device.

Regarding the keyboard: I never use Sony keyboard (always ThumbKeyboard) so that is something I didn't notice before. Clock and Alarms worked fine with 240 DPI on older versions but I will try it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bASKOU:
You won't have dual panel or any tablet UI with xposed if you don't change res. Tried [MENTION=353015]240[/MENTION] dpi on apps I want in tab mode and never worked.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] golfinggino:
i am running 526 firmware and dpi 350 - i like things big !
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] unk_damnation:
Still broken. Changing it back to 320 in app setting does make things bigger but the layout is still broken. This is true with the keyboard, and walkman too. My guess is because those sony stock apps are somehow linked to the system resolution.. Seems like changing build.prop dpi to 240 works in a bit different way than using app setting to change the dpi only - before I change my build.prop to 240 dpi, I manually use app settings to trigger tablet mode on chrome. After I change the dpi thru build.prop, I reset the app settings for chrome and the tablet mode is still there. Strange :Eek:

+1 this. Different apps may need different config to trigger the tablet mode. Especially the "xlarge" option, it has to be activated. But after changing my build.prop, these things aren't really necessary anymore :confused:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bASKOU:
Sure but changing build.prop never make things smooth. Always have layout troubles, widgets ugly or even apps that doesn't open. Waiting for AOKP if it ever come on our device, for the moment only can use Xposed.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] unk_damnation:
I'm still insisting to use build.prop modifier and modify per app setting w/ xposed because I want a uniform look on all apps and changing all of them is such a PITA :p now the problem is finding the right apps to edit to debug the broken apps :(

Turns out clock and walkman can be remedied by setting the screen res back to 400*854. But I found out that waze can't draw map anymore and changing dpi or res doesn't help.. The same with camera. Anyone found a fix for this? edit: waze is healthy after reinstall

I also found that nova works better in phone mode (one column on setting) because forcing it into tablet mode via build.prop/app setting res will mess up the cropping of wallpaper images.

On another note, what is android system supposed to handle? If I change its dpi and res, the whole phone changed as if I modified the build.prop. Not all, but a lot of them.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lyoncab:
Hi guys, I'm really interested in this phone but I have to know if it will handle TABLET OPTIMIZED APPS, TABLET UI.

Spefically Flipboard, can I get the tablet UI/magazine view on Flipboard? I really don't want to see a blown up phone app.

It should be like this on the iPad mini.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] YawningCat:
Install Xposed Framework Make Sure Root Before Install It And Install Xposed Module Call App Setting :D

Hope DoomLord Will Get An Z Ultra Soon
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lyoncab:
Thanks YawningCat, I'm guessing there is no workaround this without rooting, not really knowledgable in rooting here. The last time I rooted was X1a, lol.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
It really depends on the app. Feedly is using tablet mode on the Ultra, and it's the same with Pocket. Flipboard does not though, so you'll have to root and use an Xposed module (called App Settings), to change the apps DPI, like YawningCat said. You can also change other apps' DPI, like Gmail, Calendar etc. They look much better in tablet mode.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] KonW:
you guys never used Paranoid Mod??

how an app display is determined by the screensize the os gives to the app, and how many kinda of UI was built in the app by the app maker.

normally there are maybe 3 to 4 kinda of screensize in one android app,.tho some dev just make the app display the same ui forom 360 to 600, and display another when it's greater than 1080, etc
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
I have Xposed installed, and I would love to be able to play Fruit Ninja in locale multiplayer...

My Nexus 7 is capable of doing it, I don't see why I can't on th Ultra...

Anyway, I can't seem to find the right settings to "unlock" them multiplayer mode.

Or is it a different app altogether?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
Can't help but congratulations on getting your "proper" phone back buddy lol
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
You don't even want to know how much I stressed the repair guys before I got it back... :D

Anyway, I got it back in the end, that's what really matters... ;)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] yogi2010:
sup guys, i read thru this thread, and i may have found my reason to root. but, it seems my goal is mostly the opposite of everyone else here: to make things bigger, and have basically phone ui.

one reason for my getting this device is because i thought the larger size would mean less squinting and straining my eyes, but it's practically the opposite... a lotta stuff is even smaller than 'normal' phones!

what i would like to do is hopefully make items in the status bar and notification pulldown larger, and maybe hopefully change the way some apps scale. i plan on rooting, and then playing with build.prop, dpi, xposed settings, and maybe even systemres and systemui, etc. any advice would be appreciated. what i really need might be reading glasses, but also i wanna make the Z Ultra experience more tailored to my personal taste. thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
The "App Settings" module for Xposed might be able to help you, but there might be an app on the Play Store that already unlarges the UI as far as i know. You'll need root either way, so start with that and then see if Xposed can help you.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AWFRONT:
In my opinion the Tablet UI is what this phone is meant to be running on, considering the fact that is compatible with the majority of Tablet apps on Google Play Store. I am waiting for a stable rooting to become available before I move to full tablet UI and I thnk more and more developers should work on this potential of this amazing device and improve on everything Sony made good and everything they did not make so good such as the Camera. Paranoid Android type of ROM is in my opinion the best type of ROM for this phone.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jeremy.chan:
vroot is already stable on 532, and OTA update to 257 makes root stick with OTA rootkeeper, what's unstable about it?

and yes, PA is the bombbbbbbbbbbbbb
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Here are some apps i kicked into tablet mode (Youtube and Reddit Sync Dev), and i'm surprised by how more usable Youtube got!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] neverborn:
Does this still work for .290? If so then I think I may root my phone after all :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
By 'this' you mean Xposed and App Settings? if so then yes.

You may need the Xperia Xposed rather than the normal one untill the fixes get back up stream

Xposed for Xperia: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2589113

In my build of .290 "Settings" crashes if in tablet mode, would be interesting to see if it does the same on a full stock .290
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] neverborn:
Tablet mode, i mean.

I ask because i remember reading somewhere on the note 3 forums that Google had disabled tablet mode on Android 4.3, so that even if the dpi was reduced they were stuck with phone ui.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
If you are going to root to change the DPI in build.prop, just root and use app settings - then you can set up each as as needed without mucking up the UI in every thing else
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] jro003:
This might be a dumb question, but I am a noob and need someone to please help me out. I just unlocked my bootloader and rooted my phone, so my question is if I perform a back up and then Flash a 4.2.2 rom in TWRP recovery can I restore back to the stock rooted 4.1.2? I searched on the forum to see if this question had been asked before, but I couldn't find anything. If someone could please answer my question asap I would greatly appreciate it.

Also if this question was posted in the wrong section feel free to move it or let me know any I will delete it and post it in the right place.

Thanks again
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] jro003:
Thanks for the response I read somewhere, that when you update to a 4.2.2 rom the 4.1.2 rom back gets deleted.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Simba501:
No. Going to 4.2.2 moves the sdcard contents to /data/media/0 (if I remember correctly). I've seen some recommend backing up your sdcard to your computer, formatting the sdcard on the device, then restoring the contents after you flash to 4.2.2.

At any rate, everything will still be there: just somewhere else.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] jro003:
Thanks for the reply Simba, do know how to back up your sdcard to your computer and then format the sdcard on the device
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Simba501:
I'm going to get really basic, so don't be offended if it seems like I'm assuming you don't know how to do something. I always outline everything exactly for future people who find this thread. I've found countless old threads that have been a huge help because someone took the time to type everything out :).

*Connect your device and access your sdcard files by opening My Computer - you should see your device*

Literally just copy all of the contents to your computer. Create a folder on your desktop (or wherever), select everything on your sdcard (ctrl + A), copy (ctrl + C), and paste it in the folder.

Then just delete everything on the sdcard after you've confirmed a successful copy. Same thing - ctrl + A, delete.

After you flash 4.2.2, connect the device again and copy/paste (or drag/drop) the contents of the folder (not the folder itself, but everything inside of it) you created to your device. You'll have all your files without dealing with them being in a different location.

There was some discussion of a way to execute a shell command that would fix the issue. I'm an experienced user; the contents of the sdcard ended up being wiped lol. Save yourself the headache.

By the way, I'm assuming you're on PC by giving those ctrl commands lol. If you're not (on Mac, I suppose), do whatever the equivalent is.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] jro003:
Not offended at all, I really appreciate you simpling it down for me. I have a few small quick questions for you, if I am using a Mac (I have both but Mac is my daily computer) do I just connect my phone and use something like Android file transfer or Htc sync manager to copy all the folders inside the sdcard to my computer? After flashing the 4.2.2 where on the phone do I copy the files I backed up on my computer on to? And if I erase everything off the SD card after copying it to the computer won't that effect the operating system? Especially if I chose to flash back to the 4.1.2 stock rom? Sorry to ask you so many questions but I am really new to this, and I appreciate all the help you can give me the last thing I want to do is brick my phone.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] Simba501:
I'm sure that would work, though I have no experience with either. And typically, the directory you see on the computer is the default sdcard location. So there isn't a specific place you need to put it.

And it won't affect the operating system. At boot, Android automatically creates certain folders and files anyway. There are data files that apps use, but if they aren't there, they'll just recreate them. At the worst, a skin (or the like) won't be available if the file isn't on the sdcard. I've seen this with a calendar widget I use. Everything becomes fully functional once the files are back.

I don't really like using that verbiage - "functional," because it is perfectly safe to delete the sdcard's contents. Like I said, Android creates folders/files at boot, so they're not really necessary. Anything that affects the operating system is tucked away in a directory that requires root access :good:.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] jro003:
Big thanks for all the help Simba, you helped out a lot.
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] htc finatic:
You wouldn't want to use HTC Sync as this only transfers files like music, pictures and such. You would actually want to open up your sdcard and copy all as was told. I use Linux now so I don't have to worry about Sync, but I personally think it is a useless piece of software. It is easier to just drag and click, and you don't need a program to do that. ;)

Congrats on entering the world of rooting and customization BTW! :good: It's addictive, be warned! :cyclops:
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] jro003:
Okay thanks for the reply, that's actually what it did (drag and dropped to my computer) :highfive:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] WWWeed:
I wish I could get the day off on 11th next mouth as the TechNet Day Event: The Mobile Opportunity is on. One of the topics they are disscusing is WM5 and I have a strong feeling that theres gonna be a Blueangel running WM5 there as I belive Mrhappy saw one at TechED . So if anyone can get a day off work book yourself a place now, and do your best for XDA-devlopers!

More info & booking:

https://msevents-eu.microsoft.com/cui/EventDetail.aspx?culture=en-GB&eventid=118758675
[Asus Transformer TF700] michaelhaseth:
Hello, I hope this isn't a stupid question ;)

I haven't unlocked my TF700 yet, but I would like to in the near future (I really want to run something other than Asus's ROM). I have looked into several forms discussing the possibility of backing up all the partitions prior to unlocking, and then restoring them and relocking the device, but these methods all mention NVFlash which I know doesn't work. The reason I would want to do this is to get full DRM back if I need it, I have several movies and TV shows I have purchased the HD versions of through Google play, and I have heard that after unlocking you can only view them in SD. I know Asus keeps track of who unlocks, and I would loose my warranty, but I am not worried about that (Bought my tablet on craigslist and its been about a year anyway, so no warranty).

So my question is, has anybody come up with a way to backup and then later restore the locked bootloader? If yes, can somebody point me in the right direction? If this isn't possible, is there still a way to watch Play videos in HD after unlocking?

Thanks!
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
It's possible to back up the DRM key partition (mmcblk0p6) and restore it after unlocking, but AFAIK nobody has confirmed yet whether this has any effect.
[Asus Transformer TF700] JoinTheRealms:
Really? i guessing the DRM key is specific to each device? I did see this tool for my phone: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2263627 being a tegra 3 device i wondered if i devices had a similar vulnerability
[Asus Transformer TF700] 6Flip9:
:) I tried cm10.1.2 (stable) and to my suprise i didnt get drm engine errors when using hulu or netflix :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] _that:
The bootloader "locking" on the TF700 is done with cryptographic signature checks, so I don't think that ODM/fuse method would work.

Search the forums for "mmcblk0p6 drm" if you want to know more about the DRM key partition.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilgorcalrizian:
I'm running the latest stock firmware and Siyah kernel. I tried to flash the latest version of the LiquidSmooth rom and receievd the error:

assert failed: getprop ("ro.product.device") == "d2aat" l l getprop ("ro.build.product") == "d2att"

E: Error in /emmc//Liquid-JB-v2.0-RC5-d2att.zip

(status 7)

Installation aborted.

I did some searching and concluded that my outdated version of cwm is causing the problem. I first attempted to upgrade to the latest version of Touch cwm with Rom manager but was unable to install the update because apparently there was an "Error while downloading from server." I tried about 10 times on both wifi and 3g to avail. I then attempted to manually flash Touch v.6.0.3.5 from a .zip file in my current version of cwm (non-touch v.6.0.3.2) and although it said 'install from sdcard complete', when I reboot into recovery I'm still on the 6.0.3.2 version, the update won't stick. I tried multiple times but I just can't get it to overwrite my current version of cwm. Lastly I tried flashing Touch v.6.0.3.5 with a .tar file via oOdin. Odin said the flash was successful but when I tried to boot into recovery it got stuck on the Samsung logo. I just used Rom manager to flash back to 6.0.3.2 and now I'm back to square one.

All I want to do is update my recovery! Why is this so difficult? :crying:

I'd greatly appreciate any advice you can offer.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilgorcalrizian:
Anyone? Sorry, I know bumping is kind of obnoxious but I'm really stuck here.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SignetSphere:
Try PhilZ Touch recovery. And as far as I know 6.0.3.5 isn't ready for the S3 yet so maybe that's why you're having problems.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
More to the point its against the rules .

As said try Philz do not use Rom Manager .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilgorcalrizian:
Thanks for replying. I successfully flashed PhilZ recovery so that's a step in the right direction. However I still can't flash Liquid Smooth. When I select 'install from .zip' and then 'choose file from sd card' the Liquid Smooth zip file isn't there (even though it is definitely the on the root of my SD card), it was detected on my previous version of cwm but not on PhilZ for some reason. When I select 'choose file from sd card' all I see is a directory called 'clockworkmod /', when I select that it just says 'no files found.' What am I doing wrong?

Sorry, I won't do it again.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
You don't sound too big on reading information, try following the instructions for philz interface as it sounds like you're looking at your internal sd card.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilgorcalrizian:
I actually did skim the entire page (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2201860) and couldn't find any help. After reading your post I also did a control+g search for the word 'sdcard' and couldn't find the information you alluded to. Anyway, I moved the Liquid Smooth zip to my external SD card as your post implied I should. I can see the zip now so thanks. However, when I try to flash it, I'm still getting the exact same error as I was on my original version of cwm:

assert failed: getprop ("ro.product.device") == "d2aat" l l getprop ("ro.build.product") == "d2att"

E: Error in /emmc//Liquid-JB-v2.0-RC5-d2att.zip

(status 7)

Installation aborted.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilgorcalrizian:
EDIT: Just tried TWRP and I'm still getting the 'assert failed' error. This is getting so frustrating!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Ask in the roms thread .

Or totally wipe your phone and start from stock .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilgorcalrizian:
I've already tried wiping so I'll head over the official Liquid Smooth thread and see if anyone there can help me out. Thanks for trying to help everyone, at least we've ruled out the possibility that it's a recovery issue.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slaphead20:
Looking at the error you are trying to flash the AT& T VERSION! ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilgorcalrizian:
Thanks but I'm definitely, flashing the i9300 version, I copied the error from another thread and forgot to edit the version.

EDIT: I am the biggest idiot in the world. It turns out I was using the AT & T version, know idea how the hell I managed to miss that. :o I guess Boomer was right, I do suck at reading information. Sorry for wasting everyone's time. Thank you so much Slaphead!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5tar-Kaster:
Well super thanks to you, I had the same issue... the rom didn't flash, but because you realised you made a mistake on the version I double checked mine :silly: as it turns out I was trying to flash the i900... not i9300 rom :eek: I feel so dumb
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hoyos:
Some of the roms I've flashed are missing the Google Play store. And was wondering if there is a way to get the play store. Ive installed an apk of it but it immediately force closed. Any info is greatly appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] KennyG123:
Questions and Help issues go in Q&A and help section

Thread moved

Thanks

FNM
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] 6Seven:
What ROMs? AOSP or TW? TW ROMs don't need GApps but AOSP ROMs do.

Sent from my T-Mo Note 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hoyos:
AOSP roms. Pacman, Paranoid Android, and ther is one but i cant remember.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] 6Seven:
Well if you flash Gapps then I have no clue why you wouldn't have playstore

Sent from my T-Mo Note 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hoyos:
thank you, ill give it a try
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slashred:
Hey Guys! Just wanna share this problem. After removing a cheap screen protector on my nexus 4 i still have this pattern - the cutout on proximity sensor and on the camera. I tried scratching it with my nails but there is really no more residue, the surface is flat but the feel on the screen is different on the sensor or the actual glass. Did I remove a coating or something after removing the protector? I also dropped a small amount of alcohol trying to clean it and observed that it follows the pattern. Check out the pictures please. Thank you very much.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoolApps:
What does this mark feel like and how hard is it?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slashred:
I couldn't describe it but you could barely feel the difference between the real glass (proximity or camera or edges) and the area covered by the screen protector. It seems It'd never be removed. I tried tape, alcohol, scratching it, none worked.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoolApps:
Mmmm, I assume that the residue has absorbed into the Gorilla Glass which is really bad in many ways...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcmaddox1:
Either that, OR it has peeled off the oleophobic coating with it. OP, Do finger prints stick more than usual?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slashred:
I thought the term oleophobic is for the steinheil SPs only. Is it really possible? What could possibly happen? Well I cant say, I immediately put a screen protector on the device right after I got it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _-livio-_:
i'd say the oleophobic coating just rubbed off completely around the screen protector, mine has a slight problem around the sensor and front camera cut-out but it can only be seen if there are fingerprints on the screen and you know what you are looking for. i think it happens because of sweat/skin oils.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] west001:
hello

when trying to install an application does not allow

installation starts proper activation

during the course of the installation

remains frozen

and after a few seconds

restarts my xperia s ...

as I can fix it?

advanced thanks!

pd: sorry for my English
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kangerX:
Which app ? Pretty random.Well could be anything ! Buggy app / malware / memory issue
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] west001:
all apks...

if I delete dalvik cache and reboot

let me install the apk
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SlakWReX:
My phone takes 5 to 6 hours to fully charge. It started about 3 days ago. I've tried Odin back to stock. I've tried different ROMs. I have also tried changing chargers and even a different battery. What can this be. It sucks to have to wait so long for my phone to charge.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SIGMAxB:
What rom, and what kernel

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SlakWReX:
It started on liquid with stock kernel then I tried devil kernel and nothing. Then I went Jedi x then to carbon. And now I'm on slim ROM. I haven't changed kernels anymore because I'm getting great battery life on slim but the charging is still slow.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] SIGMAxB:
Are you on 4.3 slim or 4.2

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