yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] FalseAim:
I'm not exactly sure, but this sounds similar to the problem I had. You can read my post here to see if this is the same problem. I solved my issue via this post. Downloading the files took a couple tries (the website kept freezing), but flashing them through Odin worked the first time. Turns out AOSP-based mods won't work with SafeStrap, and you shouldn't write over the stock ROM. I made both mistakes. Here is a thread with a list of ROMs working with SafeStrap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jdisco1:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46888516&postcount=1

Shockndrop got all the MF3 files to flash with Odin from a Best Buy.

Make sure to thank him if you use it. He saved a lot of people by taking the risk getting that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] petrofsky77:
Hi all,

I need some help.

I am trying to help a friend who uses this phone model since 4.3 for I9250 has been out since June this year and his phone still not getting the update. He is still running on stock non rooted but it seems that the last update he got was 4.2.1, not 4.2.2. Tried the OTA but it doesn't detect the new version. I found a guide to install 4.3 manually from ibtimes.uk site but i got stuck at the last step where i need to invoke the Recovery Menu after getting the exclamation mark by pressing Vol Up + Power key. Pressing these two buttons after the exclamation mark appear does not do anything, and i have been pressing for more than a minute. Any ideas how to update his phone to 4.3 without rooting it?

P/S : Can i manually push the 4.2.2 update via ODIN instead, and then push 4.3?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
Recovery is volume up and down with the power button.
[Moto X Q&A] TobyDoan:
Hello everyone. I have a motoX from Rogers Canada for 3 weeks. The only thing annoys me about this phone is my computer can't recognize the X. I installed the driver, turn on the debug usb, use motorola cable and try on a few computer. But the phone is not even charging nor connecting to computer. I called the supporter and he said that i have to find a brand Motorola cable??! Is anyone having the same problem as me? Pls help. I think is the phone bug and i gotta change a new one.
[Moto X Q&A] wberry2:
I don't think you are having a driver issue as you don't need drivers to charge via USB. Have you tried another cable? It sounds like the one you are using may be damaged or worse, the port on your phone.

Does it charge via wall with the same cable?
[Moto X Q&A] TobyDoan:
It charges via the wall charger but it can't connect to any computer with any cable. I don't know what happens.
[Moto X Q&A] stearic:
Get another usb cable and try that first to rule out if it's the cable or your phone that's having issues with connecting/charging via the computer.
[Moto X Q&A] TobyDoan:
I try a few cable but it won't work

From MotoX
[Moto X Q&A] anotherfiz:
Your charging port on your phone is shorting out. This happened to my gnex after 1.5 years
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] glovesave:
I looked in other threads but was curious to hear about my 6802 as to why when I try to install various apps, for example:

Xperia Privilege, Google Play store errors like this: "This item isn't available in your country"

I think my phone is actually from Singapore (ebay seller in the US).

I see there is an old app called Market Enabler, but I'm also curious how to see which market the phone is actually from.

I'm on stock 14.1.B.1.532 build.

I sure hope this isn't a dumb question nor is answered elsewhere.

Any help is appreciated
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SpyderTracks:
AFAIK, Chinese roms are heavily locked down for Google play. It may be worth looking at your buildprop entries and seeing which locale is set and change it to us.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jack4uno:
I have the same annoying problem.

My phone is from HK, but my Play store is the US version, and I think that the Privilege app is for the asian markets and not the US that's why it's not available on the app store.

I think that the lock on app downloads on the play store has to do with what country your google wallet and play store account is associated with rather than the country/version of your Xperia device.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] luisarn:
Right now is actually locked by your Ip address.

The only workaround is to connect your phone via VPN to a server in the specific country
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bASKOU:
Actually it is not build.prop related, it is from the market localisation. This app is exclusive in Asia and can't be downloaded from countries out of it.

You can try market helper, but not sure it'll work. If not there is allot of market apps hacked on the Web, but can't tell if any will actually work.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I used to use a swedish SIM card and got the swedish Play Store. Once i switched back to a norwegian SIM card, i got - you guessed it, the norwegian Play Store.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jongilluley:
Not too sure things right as my zu came with it installed and I can re download from the UK play store so not exclusive to Asia only...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SpyderTracks:
That's what I thought... I would change your country code in the rom. This will likely mean you format back to original install so will lose apps and data, but think then you should be OK as it will install UK playstore apps etc. Or to be safer, flash the UK 510 rom from scratch.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] luisarn:
I used to use an Hong Kong sim card to get into the Hong Kong store and Japan sim card to get into the Japanese store... however it doesn't work anymore as Google changed the checking by IP address now

---------- Post added at 04:19 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:15 AM ----------

I downloaded the Xperia Priviledge app in the Portuguese play store
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bASKOU:
Mean Portuguese as been added to the country list. So Google playstore allow you to download it. Country list just got updated.

Yes, Google totally change the way of the country restriction. Many people complain about it, even using VPN services doesn't work. It is not attached to the sim card as well. And changing CDA change nothing too.

I have TW CDA but only can access to applications available in Vietnam, and it was the same when I had VN or HK CDA.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] glovesave:
Thanks guys this helps.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] awinragoth:
Ambiguous incompatibility!

Hi all,

My wife and I recently came to US and we got ourselves an HTC One M7 each. The phones were purchased from BestBuy and currently work on AT&T. Until today, I have found few US specific applications that are successfully installed on my wife's phone and working great, but not on mine. The error I see is "This app is incompatible with your device" - on both Play store on the web and on my phone.

The apps I have identified so far are:

1. Papa John's Pizza

2. Netflix

3. Hulu Plus

Also, both our phone numbers start with the same area code. And if it is of any help, we moved to USA from New Zealand (Pandora Internet Radio and Spotify work. I am not sure if they were available in NZ).

Steps I have taken so far:

1. Upgraded OS from Android 4.1.2 to Android 4.3 (still didn't receive the 4.4.2 update).

2. Ensured account information on Google Account (Google+) shows correct country.

3. Searched in vain for "Country" setting found anywhere else across Google's applications. Although I believe there is a setting lurking some place.

4. Checked "Let Google apps access your location" found under Settings -> Location

5. Ensured System language shows "English (United States)" - found under Settings -> Language & keyboard

6. Coaxed my wife into swapping phones.

Nothing has worked so far. I do not plan on rooting my phone or using a market helper. But if that is the only choice, I would do it. They are my last resort though. Although, I really hope it is some setting some place that I am missing.

Could anybody please help fix this?

Thanks for reading this and your solution.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
The simple solution is to move back to God's own ;)

Not sure why you are posting in the Z Ultra section though
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] awinragoth:
How I wish I can be back to where I belong! I do miss NZ.

However, to answer your question, I do not think this is device specific. It seemed more relevant to the error than the device.

[MENTION=1662773]moderators[/MENTION]: Could you please move this to the appropriate section?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Sadman Khan:
I didn't even have to switch sim cards to get a different play store. Like when i went to Dubai and Thailand, connecting to any wifi network enabled their playstore
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] awinragoth:
Ambiguous incompatibility solved!!!

Wow... I did the following and that fixed the issue.

1) Sign into your Google Wallet account to manage your payment methods

2) Delete all of your payment methods from Google Wallet, and only add a card to one with a billing address located inside your desired country

3) Open the Play Store and navigate to any item available for download

4) Click to begin a download until you reach the "Accept and buy" screen (no need to complete the purchase)

5) Close the Play Store and clear data for the Google Play Store application (Settings > Apps > Google Play Store > Clear Data) or clear your browser cache

6) Re-open the Play Store. You should now see the Play Store that matches your default payment instrument's billing country.

Source: Unable to post link due to "To prevent spam on the XDA forums, ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages. After approximately 10 posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thank you for understanding!"

android dot stackexchange dot com slash a slash 55800

Thank you Michael Hoffman!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donniegalaxy2:
I see a lot of people are having trouble with their boots animations but I don't see any solutions. maybe I'm just not looking at the right thread? Is there anybody out there who knows how to fix the Off center boot animations
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonihilist:
most custom roms have this problem i almost tried all p3100 roms and they are all the same prob.. i didnt find a fix too :p
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimfil:
The only solution is to use Next kernel.

That's it... There is nothing else...
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr. Prince:
today i had my first custom rom .. and the first thing made me regret is the offset boot animation ! hope this could be corrected somehow !
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlabadie:
Same here. I've tried changing build.prop but it makes a mess of things.

(On CM 10.2, GTab 2 7.0 running Golden Kernel)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonihilist:
Flash blackhawk next kernel

And go to built.prop in system

modifie it with an app which have root access *i use file manager HD*

U need to change => ro.sf.hwrotation=270 to ro.sf.hwrotation=0

Thats all :laugh:
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr. Prince:
sounds promising :good:

i find it a little disturbing to flash other kernel(s) AND messing with build.prop

but hey , i hope you've tried this and worked .. otherwise .. i'm coming after you :p
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonihilist:
if ur going to flash next kernel version 2.1.2 "leastet version"

you will not need to edit built.prop... just intall stweaks from play store

and go to gpu, and in the last option which have portrait change it to landscap :D done ;)

btw dont forget to Flash the proprietary-vendor-samsung.zip after flashing next kernel

PS : that will also fix the CRT effect if you are using a rom with this feature !
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlabadie:
That worked great with Blackhawk NEXT Kernel (2.1.2). I'm surprised that other kernels, including CM's own, doesn't work with this fix.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donniegalaxy2:
yay!!!!

I know it's been a minute or two, but I got it working.

I'm up to cm11 and I flashed the Blackhawk Next kernel and now my boot ani is back to normal!!! Yipee!!!! It's been off center for about a year now and it's quite a relief to have it centered again!!! WOOT WOOOOOOOOOT!!!!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dimfil:
Latest 10.2 nightlies as well as latest cm11 builds have already solved that matter.

As of now, boot animation looks ok with no modifications needed...
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] ChristelleJvR:
I have just installed the new English ROM on my JASJAR, without any problems. However, when re-installing all my apps, WM5 asks me whether I want to allow the unsigned app from installing for everything.

Can somebody please tell me where to find a registry setting to disable this, otherwise I am going to be crazy by the end of the day!

:roll:
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] rilot:
[HKLM\Secutiry\Policies\Policies]

Change value 0000101a from 0 to 1

Do a soft reset.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] ChristelleJvR:
Thank you very much :)

Now that installing Calligrapher 8.0 to my SD card caused the phone to refuse to boot, I'm going to have to start all over again ... :x
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] ssarl:
This hack also solves the "VGA Brute force not working after the update" problem... :D
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] darpan1041:
After updating my i9082 to 4.2.2 one of the problem i found is youtube video quality problem

Its too much pixilated in comparison to what we used to see on 4.1.2

Any solution for this?
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jayc137:
Use the old YouTube app untill google fixes the issue
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] simplyanin:
Uninstall the youtube update ... n u will get old update

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Shield Q&A] Edwii:
I can't find an answer to this online, if I buy any of the need for speed games for android(not streaming) can I use the shields controls/buttons to play it, or am I forced to use the touch screen?
[Shield Q&A] aDigitalPhantom:
Unless tincore or similar will work for that, no the need for speed games for android don't support the shield controls.
[Shield Q&A] tincore:
My app works with those games.
[Shield Q&A] Speedy Gonzalez:
yeah tincore works perfect with NFS I can give you the profile if you can't map it yourself
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] ggnatz:
I recently purchased this unit from an online dealer who claimed it would connect into my AT&T LTE network. It does not even with a new AT&T sim card, the best speed is less than a 3G performance.

Any thoughts, ideas, comments help??
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] xcrazydx:
It's unlocked? Did you try different radios? This is why I buy carrier phones and use that carrier. All the people that buy phones and unlock always have problems. Every day there's a new thread or two. Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] chrismyu:
I recently flashed a 4.3 rom and I lost root and was wondering how to get it back? Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
System settings, More, About phone, tap Build number 7 times which will enable Developer options, go back to More and now Developer options should be just above About phone, select Developer options and then change the option "root access" to "apps and adb".
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] megaman1574:
I've never seen a developer option for root. Just download the latest version of SuperSU and flash it from recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ups2525:
Wuuuut? He already has SuperSu/Superuser. That's implied when he mentioned that he "lost" root. Your correct in saying there are no developer options but if you go to about phone and tap build number 7 times then Developer options will appear/enable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mightycaptain:
ups2525 gave you the right answer. May even have to fix permissions in recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] megaman1574:
No, I mean whenever I got an ota update it made me lose root but reflashing supersu fixed it. And I have the developer options there just nothing about root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbmggm:
Just curious; can you be more specific on which 4.3 Rom you flashed? I find it odd that the Dev would build a Rom that's not rooted.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] megaman1574:
Stock. Now I understand why you seem to have an option on dev options for root. You're using a custom ROM.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] addictivepixels:
Mods, please delete this thread.

I'm returning the tablet since there isn't a working root method anymore.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Airtioteclint:
They have something call safestrap for the locked vzw s4. I'm sure it can be ported over to the note if you get in contact with one of the devs working on it.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] addictivepixels:
thanks for the heads up, I'll check over there once I'm back from vacation
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] addictivepixels:
I reached out to a few developers and haven't heard back. Hopefully, I'll be able to find a dev that will take interest in our device. The biggest reason I want to root is to make all apps multiwindow without having to connect the tablet to the PC to modify APKs.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] younix258:
Lol so youre putting in 50$ to avoid having to use your computer for a few minutes?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] addictivepixels:
Thanks for being a smartass. If you read my post it clearly says WITH THE LATEST OTA UPDATE. I just purchased the tablet and it already has the latest OTA update installed.

If you're not interested in discussing the topic at hand, kindly piss off. Otherwise, please, cite your sources on how "using my computer for a few minutes" will root/unlock my note with the latest OTA update.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] younix258:
Oh i misunderstood. Id taken this to mean exactly what i posted and it really seemed pointless. No insult meant, and i did read your OP but i guess it didnt fully register in my mind lol. Gl on bounty
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] addictivepixels:
Its all good, thanks :)

Hopefully, I'll be able to find someone/something that can at least get me root on this tablet. I really don't want to sell it, but, no root = no keep.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] sednafx:
I'm in for $10
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] Airtioteclint:
If all you really want is root access then it might be easier. Have u tried this yet? This is for at&t, there is one for vzw too. It's a risk since it's made for the s4 tho be warned.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2387577
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] addictivepixels:
Thanks for the heads-up. I just tried following the instructions in the thread and it gives me a "permission denied" error. I'm so desperate for root at this point :<
[Galaxy Note 10.1 General] addictivepixels:
Please delete
[Moto X Q&A] NYC Coyote:
Knowing that one of the week parts of this phone is the camera... is it the software or the hardware?

Is it better with third-party camera apps?
[Moto X Q&A] WolfsFang:
it is the software that is causing this problem.
[Moto X Q&A] NYC Coyote:
so third party apps? what's a good camera app for it?
[Moto X Q&A] linuxgator:
It's actually mostly a firmware problem, which basically means that it has to do with the camera drivers. You can overcome some issues with third party software, but some of it won't be fixed without a firmware update.
[Moto X Q&A] WolfsFang:
For me i like camera JB+, it is $1.99 but it is worth it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moblynx.camerajbplus
[Moto X Q&A] Turb0wned:
Damn, this made a HUGE improvement..
[Moto X Q&A] Claribelsmith:
you may give it a try as third part apps remain a supplementary services which may not deliver the same productivity as the original was
[Moto X Q&A] housry23:
I don't think the camera is as bad as everyone says it is. It definitely could be better, but it's not terrible.
[Moto X Q&A] Verttex:
It's not terrible but it has a big purple overlay and has focusing issues. It likes to autofocus and adjust white balance, and we can't turn that off. Find a light source and open up the camera app and slowly bring the lamp into the frame of the camera. You will start to see it adjusting to the light.

Check out this album of 3 pictures I took yesterday, all I was doing was moving the center of the camera up to get more of the sky, and it totally darkened the field below: http://imgur.com/a/vfGXO

All of those photos in that album, were taken in a minute time span.

There is definitely something wrong with the camera.
[Moto X Q&A] rman18:
Did you have HDR on?
[Moto X Q&A] seanmcd72:
I tried the JB+ camera and didn't find it to be an improvement. I was hoping for a lot more options to adjust the image before capture.

I get the best results (stock camera) with HDR set to OFF, Touch to Focus DISABLED. White balance is jacked up unless you're in sunlight.

http://imgur.com/a/C514k <--- these are straight off of the camera
[Moto X Q&A] Verttex:
I did not for these pictures.

Sent from my VZW Rooted Moto X
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] cuhrazy:
Does anyone know where to find this wallpaper? It's from the new nexus 7 commercial with the kid giving a speech.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] cuhrazy:
Bump
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Agent:
It's a custom wallpaper, not a stock. It's more than likely something they made for that commercial. I tried looking for you with no success.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] NYC Coyote:
Knowing that the week part of this phone is the camera (beyond low light photography)...

Is it better with third-party camera apps?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] cstrife999:
Really... I don't think the camera is weak at all... Well to each their own..
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Sheldor1967:
I am taking great shots with the stock camera... Vignette is a good app...

Sent from the One phone to rule them all!
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] NYC Coyote:
thanks... and excuse the typo on "weak" :)
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] cstrife999:
I was going to bite, but I did that once and someone pointed out something I misspelled years ago lol.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] nrfitchett4:
what does vignette do that the stock camera can't? It has lots of manual settings and has filters.

Also, I think someone said that 3rd party camera apps lower the resolution to 3.2mp.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] 123421342:
Weak?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] chip.hughes:
I purchased Camera Zoom FX during one of those Google sales, never used it on the S3 but like you I've not been entirely satisfied with the camera on this phone. I have tried it and keep going back and forth from it to stock. I have also tried Camera JB+, Camera Pro, HDR Camera+, Vignette and a few others. Ultra-pixel aside, it is still just 4 megapixel. though I have read that that detail alone does not mean that the camera is superior or inferior. I am by no means an expert in photography, probably don't qualify as amateur. but I know there is a difference however slight between the S3 and this one. BTW, I have still not determined if a 3rd party is better.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] one4thewings:
Mine certainly seems weak. I can't seem to get it to focus on what I'm trying to get it to focus on. My kid is holding a teddy bear, I click on her face.. it grabs focus on the bear. Every once in a while it'll nail focus and get a beautiful shot but I have the issue with the screen turning red in low light too. So maybe it's the photo sensor or a firmware thing. I'm praying it's firmware because I obviously don't want a replacement device because I'll lose S-OFF.

Verizon, naturally, is no help. "Never heard of it. HTC hasn't told us anything about it. Deal with them." ... So it could just be a 'some devices' kind of thing.. but I can understand why some might think the camera is weak. Coming from an iPhone 5, which took fantastic pictures, I've been very disappointed to say the least. Obviously, YMMV.

And since I'm sure at least someone is thinking 'go back to iPhone then', I'll add. Those shots I mentioned where focus is nailed.. the pictures are great. This camera has potential. I'M just not getting the results yet.