yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoubleYouPee:
1. Even if you have unlimited SMS, it's still far far inferior to e.g. Whatsapp. Just the fact that you can't have group-conversations is enough... when you go on holiday or meet with a group somewhere... it's just so much more convenient. Not to mention sending images, location, videos...

2. In my country, when you have coverage, you have 2G/GRPS also. It's enough to use Whatsapp.

3. Everyone here has Whatsapp... and i mean everyone. In fact providers had to completely change their plans because nobody was texting anymore.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
Translated:

Everyone should do what I do, use their phone the way I do and make sure their friends all use the same messenger that I do and they're wrong if they don't. :D

All your friends may be up with technology and have a phone that's capable of using messengers, but don't assume that is the case for everyone. SMS can be sent/received by feature/dumb phones that many of my older relatives and friends still use, therefore they are still useful for ME.

Anyway, I don't understand why you're in here arguing about the way other people use their own phones. Mind your own business! :p
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoubleYouPee:
I was just curious since I didn't expect people on XDA actually still using an inferior service like SMS...that's all. It's a forum right? "discussion"?

Over here Whatsapp actually makes people buy smartphones... even 'older' (50+) people buy smartphones so they can use Whatsapp and stay in contact with their family.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SZULIK:
Go SMS Pro iphone theme

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[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
You asked who uses SMS, so I told you why I personally still use SMS. No need for you to tell me it's 'inferior' or how you use your phone or how many people bought phones just for Whatsapp (lol by the way). :)

Just so you know, I was joking with the whole mind your business thing. It just seems strange how some people want to enforce their way of doing things on others, that's all. ;)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stealthj:
anyway to get group MMS working on stock sony app?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nbell13:
90% of the planet
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fsured:
Android 4.1 is missing the simple code to oranize group message. If Sony is using the stock messenger with a skin then you have to use another messaging application. This feature was added to Android in 4.2.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viunsento1:
textraa

Textra fot the win i delete stock sms with root unistaller!;) textra have emojis and is so smooth
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] br3tty:
I swap and change between these

Invi (currently only sends MMS - they're working on the ability to receive MMS through the app) - gorgeous UI

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.invi.android&hl=en

EMU SMS - Sends location, MMS, group chat via MMS/SMS

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=is.emu.chat&hl=en

Sliding Messenger - sticks to Google's design guidelines, can have sliding SMS or use the "card" format

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.klinker.android.messaging_donate&hl=en

Smart Messenger - in beta and testing on XDA. You can join the testing group here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2398801
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .TanTien:
Hey guys,

atm I have a problem where flashing AOSP based ROMs causes some issues.

Firstly I have no boot animation with any AOSP ROM. Secondly I have no network connection, neither with nor without SIM pin. Thirdly sometimes Camera isn't connecting when opening the Camera app.

I'm using PhilZ touch 5.11.2.

TouchWiz based ROMs work without any problems.

So what can I do now to fix those issues? I have no explination on them.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tollboy:
Boot anmation is because of phiz recovery.

Change the recovery re-flash rom u will see boot animation.

For other 2 probs not sure.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donalgodon:
It's the recovery. It doesn't flash the ROM correctly. Use the standard CWM and you'll be good. Philz is a GREAT recovery, but it's just not ready for the S4 yet, IMO.

Just a tip: make a backup of your EFS folder ASAP. You'll find all you need here to do it. You don't want to screw that up, because if you do, you lose your IMEI and network connectivity, and your S4 will be a $600 media player and you'll not be able to make calls on it ever again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .TanTien:
Thanks for the help. I changed to CWM and I'll try flashing the ROM again. I'll do an EFS backup as soon as my system is running again.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lzk123:
Use Philz Recovery 5.10.0

The latest few versions of Philz Recovery are quite buggy. The best one so far is 5.10.0
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .TanTien:
nah I probably won't go back to PhilZ. The features you get aren't worth the problems I could experience again..

Sent from my flying Galaxy S4 GT-I9505
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thePoolinator:
Okay, so I am far from a tech genius so whoever answers this might need to dumb down the answer. So I am running Android Jellybean 4.3 on a first gen Nexus 7, not rooted. I use the Nova Launcher currently (not like I know if it matters). The main app I use is YouTube and lately the WiFi disconnects or goes from 5 bars to two or 1 bars of WiFi about every 5-8 minutes. It also buffers frequently while watching YouTube. Once, it actually git to the point where it couldn't handle loading images. I currently have a docsis type N router that runs on 2.4 and 5.0 GHz. I have no clue what that means but I just typed it down. I have 125 apps which hold about 1 gig so THATS probably what the problem is. I think that it is the apps that I have running in the background. I definitely know that it is my nexus because I have tried 2 computers, my ps3, and my iPod and iPad and they all do not have this problem. Is there any way I could fix this? All help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
[LG Optimus G (International)] MitoTakatori:
Hi, I just want to ask what is the best setting on trickster mod for LGOG? Thanks.
[LG Optimus G (International)] ch1n4:
Which kernel do you use? I guess stock?

I played around a little bit and in my opinion default settings in terms of performance/battery ratio is hard to beat.
[LG Optimus G (International)] MitoTakatori:
I use liberty kernel from SAVVY Rom. There is Over clocking in it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Solange82200:
Hi. I flashed the mod from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2355931

in order to get the torchlight option like on the s4 active. I've noticed since then that my S Health app crashes (it's not the multi Window app that is causing it, I had that problem before so I had uninstalled the multi window apk). Does anyone know how I can get rid of the torchlight mod without restoring my phone? Thank you in advance...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] xBeerdroiDx:
boot into your custom recovery, wipe cache & dalvik. flash rom/kernel/gapps/loki-doki (whatever it is specifically you need to flash). wipe both caches again and reboot.

that should overwrite the mod without resetting any of your shtuff. cheers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Solange82200:
Thank you so much, I'm a bit confused though, you are saying I have to dirty flash the rom I have, and loki doki? Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
That's what he's saying. Don't wipe data.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Solange82200:
Perfect guys, thanks a million. Thanks for replying so quick, I really really appreciate it.

Edit: Worked like a charm, now my S health works again and all my data is intact. Thanks again!
[General Questions and Answers] Demorthus:
Hello, I'm curious to know as to if CM 10.1.2 does or doesn't have WiFi calling? I'm using it but I'm not sure if I'm looking on the wrong place or if its just not there at all. If that's the case can someone point me to any reliable ROM that does include WiFi-calling? Preferably a CM build, or similar, if not don't worry I'll still take it hehe.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dogbone737:
I am having pretty significant wake locks on my device, I have had it on every ROM/ kernel combo I have tried recently. I have had wake locks on 4.2.2 and 4.3. I can't quite recall when the wake locks started, possibly after I upgraded to 4.3 for the first time but I am not sure. Some screenshots will be attached. I'm not sure if it helps or matters but i have TWRP 2.5. If anyone could give me some advice or a solution that would be greatly appreciated!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dogbone737:
sorry for multiple replies

posting screenshots from my Nexus 10 was a little buggy sorry.
[Ouya General] paniro187:
Im on my phone so I cant link the article but they say this winter. Season 1 and 400 days will be on ouya now why can't they release it on android?.....
[Ouya General] Ozz465:
Maybe it is a exclusive deal between the wm and ouya so no go on android?
[Ouya General] Pkmns:
I'm very happy that OUYA has access to nice well-known games. It may be the beginning of a new dawn for this weird metal box. I wonder how the game will perform on OUYA.
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
Reserved 2
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
Hello mates. I hope you like this thread. I want to share my settings:

I use Googy-Max kernel with Acid Audio v7 and ClearAudio+ in 1st ROM (UltimaROM v14.0.1) and Viper4Android on 2nd ROM (Stock CM10.2).

I really recommend Acid v7+ClearAudio+, if you use a Sammy rom. However, if you use an AOSP rom, I recommend you Viper4Android before Acid.

Regards :good:
[Galaxy S III General] jinosong:
Great thread man. Thanks!
[Galaxy S III General] Quasar34:
Good work and very useful.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
I remember you can choose multiple options in the poll.

Regards :good:
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
-Poweramp: It's a music player which has an expanded EQ, intuitive interface, and higher volume compared to stock player. Its audio managing makes it incompatible with other audio mods.

\PA settings Advanced Tweaks Turn off Direct Volume Control and try your audio mod

jje
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
Thanks! I knew it but I forgot to mention. ;)

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[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
Duplicated
[Galaxy S III General] popoyaya:
Excellent summary rafaelpernil!

As you are an expert on these matters could you clear something up for me? Is it possible, with any of these kernels, to get 24bit 192kHz audio from the s3? I'm sure the Wolfson chip has the specs but I can't get Neutron to output better than 16bit 44.1kHz (Omega rom, Boeffla kernel). Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] Choristav:
It's not like there's a difference for listening so I wouldn't bother.
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
Hmm it's a good question. Our DAC can achieve 96kHz at 24bit (Not 192kHz) but, by default, Android only supports 16bit 44.1kHz. So the answer is NO. Android doesn't allow us more than 16bit and 44.1kHz but we can boost hardware part with kernels like Googy-Max. You can make high rate music sound better by activating DAC Oversampling.

But, sincerely, I don't think we need that high rate. It supposes higher battery drain which doesn't compensate the small sound quality improvement.

Regards :good:
[Galaxy S III General] yken:
Somewhere i read by using poweramp there is no need for these mods, true?

Is not Acid 7 newer version of Acid 5? Are they different?

Acid 7 always fc or bootlop problems in 4.2.2 roms, could you achieve flashing it to 4.2.2 roms?

Which one do you recommend, i only listen to speech record files, not music. I used most of these mods before but forgot the results because

everyday i flash a different rom several times.
[Galaxy S III General] shahzaib.khan:
I really dont understand about the vodoo sound. is this the app or mod. if it is where is the download link can some one help me please.
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
Hmm, yes they are different. v5 is compatible with Walkman and v7 not, but v7 is compatible with ClearAudio+. Although there are more changes you can check in changelog.

v7 works as expected on 4.2.2 (CM10.1), I tested by myself. But you have to make sure you flash proper version (Stock or AOSP) and follow the instructions.

And finally I recommend you Acid v7 + ClearAudio+ if you are on Sammy. It's just because AOSP version is too bassy (Awesome Beats's fault) , which is not convenient for vocals. So I recommend you Viper4Android if you are on AOSP.

But actually, vocals on SGS3 sound great without any mod.

Regards :good:

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EDIT: Poweramp has a big DSP effect and is not compatible with mods by default. But if you deactivate DAC Direct, the mods should work. But actually, I recommend you Neutron MP, which has much better sound.
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
It's a sound mod driven by the kernel and made from Wolfson sources. It's not a mod like Acid or Beats, this mod controls the DAC behaviour and needs to be implemented into a kernel.

If you want Voodoo Sound (Ported and Updated), just look into kernel section of this thread and flash any of the kernels.

Regards :good:

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[Galaxy S III General] deepnx:
thats really cool ... very informative ...
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
I have asked for this to be considered as a sticky .
[Galaxy S III General] JJEgan:
Viper4Android gives multiple choices and would now be my first stop in testing .

Even the basic apk is a slightly better sound manager than DSP .

Instructions need very careful reading .

jje
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
I hope this thread doesn't get lost between the pages

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[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
I've seen nobody voted Scoobydoo Sound except me... I don't know why. It gives cleaner sound with more clarity IMHO.

What do you think?

Regards :good:
[Galaxy S III General] skingg:
I voted for Scoobydoo as well :P

Quick question, sound mods like Viper4Android that installs a driver (audio?), but it does not replace the sounds of Googy Max Kernel (Scooby/Wolfson) am I right?
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
Yes, you are right. The driver installed by Viper4Android is completely independient to the kernel. We could consider the "driver" as an audio library, which controls software part of the audio. Scoobydoo controls the DAC directly.

Regards :good:
[Galaxy S III General] skingg:
DAC Direct question

In regard to DAC Direct found in STweaks, are we suppose to enable them or leave it disabled?
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
I have something interesting for you:

Regards :good:

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[Galaxy S III General] cbomb101:
i agree guys im using googy max and using scooby doo its a sick sound engine! better then wolfson but this scooby doo is altered with googys preset which makes it good haha. i voted scooby doo to.
[Galaxy S III General] Levisnkyyyy:
A very informative thread. I will definitely consider my decision using this thread when it comes to audio.
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
You should try flat preset, it's great too!

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[Galaxy S III General] cbomb101:
On my logitech speaker flat sounds low and plain. Maybe on the phones speaker it might sound better.
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
The EQ is only applied to Headphone Out. You could try it with headphones.
[Galaxy S III General] popoyaya:
Correct. I have GoogyMax Wolfson with Viper and Noozxoide running and they all affect the sound. The Wolfson gets me the purest audio possible and the other two I use to augment the sound.
[Galaxy S III General] skingg:
How is Noozxoide compared to Viper?
[Galaxy S III General] mipas13:
Love the mods , thanks !
[Galaxy S III General] popoyaya:
Noozxoide does basically one thing, makes the sound really pleasant, smooth and warm. It's a dramatic improvement. Try it.
[Galaxy S III General] aprunic:
official 4.3 compatibility

Great thread, no doubt about it, but it lacks information on compatibility with Android versions...

To be more precise, now that most of us has switched to official 4.3 or unofficial 4.4 a question pops up - what are the mods that are compatible with these Android versions, and maybe which ones are not yet but are going to be soon enough?

I know Boeffla's kernel/sound is/will be (currently kernel is in beta so I'm waiting for stable release), but what about other mods especially those that do not rely on specific kernel version (and they work on stock 4.3 kernel)?

Cheers, Andrea
[Galaxy S III General] rafaelpernil:
I'll update the thread, thanks for the suggestion.

Regards :good:

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[Galaxy S III General] smgt550:
hi i was wondering if there was any way i could get audio in via usb from pc on the s3 cause i love the audio processing on my phone but the pc just doesn't have the same. i have a rooted sgh-i747m stock rom and kernel and i have viper4android and dolby atmos.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Hannibal:
I keep getting told 'in a few weeks' but does anyone have any definate info on when it will arrive?

Thanks

H
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] s1nn0n:
Mmmmmm,

I didnt even think they would bother relasing it over here.

I know they are relasing the typhoon very soon
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] welshtom:
i waited and waited for the o2 xda mini. in the end got told they had no plans to release it in the uk!!! wtf i can't understand for the life of me how this makes finacial sense as i know that the magician has been hugely popular for the likes of tmobile and now orange with the m500.

so i gave up and got an orange contract and the spv m500, unlocked it and stuck my o2 sim back in it! maybe they will release the wizard in a few months instead - who knows?! o2 customer services are rubish and none of them had a clue!!!

Tom
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] vijay555:
why don't you just buy it from buy mobile phones.net? then you get the qtek with 2 years warranty? same phone, unlocked.

V
[General Topics] sergiotucano:
hi!

All ok?! :D

I was long time off the Android world, but when back I think... Samsung is crazy? Someone else had this feeling?

I mean, before it was well denfined, Series S and Note Top Levels, Ace Series and W Intermediate and Series Y and 5 entry levels.

After the Y Series transformed into various models. And now, Samsung launches models from different configurations, sizes, android versions etc with little or no difference..

No have more definition ? I mean, Galaxy S 2 Lite (in Brazil; In rest of world is S Advanced) , S Duos, fame, Duos, Gran duos, Yes, pocket, Express, Win, Mini S3, S4 Mini etc..

Just I think that these new definitions are horribles?!

If we compare the S Duos and Ace2, they have basically the same features, there's no way to differentiates them.

And What do you think? Agree with me? :D
[General Topics] obscuresword:
Yeah Samsung is going a bit crazy. To me they a flooding the market with too many device. However, a pro with this is everyone can get a device at any price point from them, but a con is that they a producing far to many low end devices and not enough mid-high end ones lol
[General Topics] FelixMG:
I agree with you.

This actually happen because they want only one thing, money.

More devices = More money

That's my point of view.
[General Topics] sergiotucano:
For community I only see cons...

It's so hard-work create new modifications, for example, for Galaxy S, Galaxy S Advanced and Galaxy S Duos. And All is S model.

This makes the community Leave alone the little used models . ;)

I think that Samsung is getting similar to Motorola. Many models with similar names and few modification between them. :D
[General Topics] obscuresword:
I agree with that. What's the point of having 15 versions of the same phone lol. They could at least make them similar enough in that you only have to change 1-2 lines of code to get a rom workng on it sheesh.
[General Topics] sergiotucano:
non-sense :D
[General Topics] Lprchn:
They've definitely exploded with their devices. I completely understand and agree man. But hey, now there's something for everyone lol! :p
[General Topics] bladebioniq:
It is just nonsense to ahve that much devices. Even the old ACE 2 came in two flavours - with and without NFC. Technically speaking that should not make that much of a difference sinde most chipsets contain all features - but not all of them are enabled.

In my eyes 3 models a year should be enoguh (High-,Mid- and Entry-Level). And of course there should be that 2 sim-card-Addon (maybe build-in or as an expansion card).

But that will be a dream ...
[General Topics] dr4nn0r:
It's marketing. Samsung sells phones, so they launch new models, even they will not be faster or with less features.

Welcome to the hard world of business... hehehe.
[General Topics] zaxharu:
i agree

yeah i agree with you
[General Topics] Infekxion:
I think Samsung's crazy for having that physical button on their tablets.

Sent from my Motorola Ghost
[General Topics] JeremyNWilliams:
I believe Samsungs reason for this is marketing. If you ever want a large selection of devices with a variety of specs. they are the one to turn too!
[General Topics] daniel98:
Yeah.... they still live in 2010
[Shield Q&A] nielo360:
How comfortable is it to lay on your back on the bed and use it for touchscreen games? sitting down should be ok for me i guess.
[Shield Q&A] Evo_Shift:
It's pretty heavy for doing that for any length of time. Not very comfortable. Not bad if you are propped up on some pillows though. But flat on your back is tough.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PIFFKUSH:
I have a virgin mobile LG F3 and wanted to get my phone into pageplus.

I am having problems with CDMA workshop and DFS its not making my phone go into DM mode.

I have selected enable debugging mode in developer options in the android phone and it still doesnt work
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kwed73:
So what could the AT&T version (i527) get on T-Mobile? Here is the listed specs;

GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900,

UMTS850 (B5), UMTS900 (B8), UMTS1900 (B2), UMTS2100 (B1)

LTE700 (B17), LTE850 (B5), LTE1700/2100 (B4), LTE1900 (B2)

If I live in a refarmed area with LTE would I get both LTE and hspa+?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] curgervending:
Yes you would get both T-Mobile's LTE snd HSPA+.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MR.MEMORYLANE:
So does that mean that the AT&T version will work perfect with TMobile?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] curgervending:
In theory, yes. You certainly should get LTE and HSPA+ data connectivity since AT&T and T-Mobile both use the exact same frequency bands for those services. However, you won't know how fast or how slow your data speed will be until you are actually using the AT&T Mega on T-Mobile's network. The modem plays a big part here.

For example, I had an unlocked AT&T Galaxy Note LTE that I used on T-Mobile. I flashed various modems that were ported from different devices. A modem ported from a T-Mobile (non-LTE) device gave me HSPA+ speeds around 15mbps but no LTE at all. Since the T-Mobile phone from which the modem was taken did not support LTE, the extracted modem did not support LTE. Meanwhile, a modem ported from an AT&T (LTE) device produced LTE speeds around 22mbps but HSPA+ speeds of only around 8mbps. The point? Your mileage may vary.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] MR.MEMORYLANE:
Yeah I had an unlocked Galaxy Note 1 from At&t and I was using it with Tmobile which worked pretty good a while back. Hopefully I can pick one up. Thank you. ..

Sent from my SGH-T889
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] kwed73:
thanks for the replies. Anyone want to take the plunge? :) I am stuck til Thanksgiving on Verizon and am looking to go to T-Mobile. Hopefully someone will play with it to see how reliable it is out of the box.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] natienn:
If I can get my mega unlocked then ill let you know how tmobile performs, thats all i need