yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chongo_au:
I thought it might be interesting to ask around and find out which current generation Android phone has the loudest 3.5mm audio output.

I presume there are many other users like me who plug their phone's aux output into various devices for music on a daily basis. Plugged into my car stereo's aux in, I have to turn the stereo up anywhere from 20 to 40+ in volume to get an adequate sound depending on the phone, so there is a lot of variation.

I'd love to hear from someone who has had hands on experience with a few different 2012/2013 Android phones to find out which is the loudest, seeing as I'm going to be ready to upgrade soon, and this will heavily influence my purchase.

Here's my previous phones ranked in order of the loudness of the aux output when plugged into an external device:

> Galaxy Note N7000 (CM9) <-- This was the most glorious loud clear output I've ever gotten out of a phone. 9/10

> Oppo Find 5 (current phone). Only fractionally louder than the Note II. Good overall sound. 7/10

> Galaxy Note II N7100 (Stock rom). Quiet, but louder than the stock Note. 6.5/10

> Galaxy Note N7000 (Stock rom). Really quiet. 6/10

If you have listened to any of these phones and can rate other devices compared to these, please copy and paste the list and put it in.

In particular, I'd like to know where the HTC One, LG G2, and Galaxy S4 would fit in.

Many thanks

And hopefully this can be of use to some other Android fans who use their phones for music
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Budgiemanr33gtr:
Reviving an old thread

If you want loud audio output then stay away from Sony phones as even their mp3 players are too quiet.

LG's have a reputation for good loudness.

HTC sucks apart from maybe the ONE with it's built in amp (but the beats crap makes it suck)

A Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is surprisingly loud and the audio quality is superb (especially for a tablet)

But if you want the best audio output then as much as I hate to say this, the iphone 5S is the winner in that aspect

This is because it has the best amplifier out of any phone I have heard and is even able to power some insanely high

impedance over head cans.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] persiomenezes:
What about 2015/2016 mobiles?

Any news on this threat?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mazz1916:
Hey guys,

Love XDA, I just rooted and Flashed Cyangenmod 10.2 on my Virgin Mobile Galaxy S2 and am having a few issues and have no idea how to fix them.

1. Phone calls seem to work through the network just fine but data does not. this means no mobile internet etc do i need to download a virgin mobile software pack or something?

2. Camera is funky in a few ways, crashes on load most times. Colors are way off. Again is there a software solution?

Any helps is appreciated

Cheers

Mazz
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Virgin Mobile MMS fix-http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2199489

Also make sure you have the FL24 modem installed (Settings/About Phone/Baseband to check which is installed)

As for the camera, which one are you using? Camera or Focal?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mazz1916:
Hey Bilgerry,

Thanks for the response I installed the FL24 modem just fine here's the link should anyone need it in the future under ICS - Modems

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1764210

I then installed the VM fix in the link so now I'm back on track with both MMS and (Voicemail which I hadn't even thought of yet).

However I'm still having trouble with the internet on my phone data plan I've tried 3 different browsers all fail to connect.

As for the camera, both Focal and Camera software are crashing heavily.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] FuMMoD:
Try flashing this 3g fix for alternative carriers. I always use it for CM and it's universal. https://db.tt/zKeL0ffq
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mazz1916:
Dang it, no luck with that fix. I flashed it twice and got no response either time from my data source. If this is the only fix, whats the usual procedure with a flashed phone do you just have to wait until someone gets a fix out there?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Check the md5sum of your ROM zip compared to the one on the download page, if they don't match you have a bad download. I'm thinking this is probably your problem.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mazz1916:
So I looked up md5sum but am not sure what it is or how to check it, can you elaborate? Is there a programme I need? You mentioned I may have a bad download so is that an issue with the link that was posted or is there a way to fix the md5sum so that I can download it from that link and get a working copy.

Bare with me I'm a noob.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
Download md5sum Checker from the Play Store, it's how you tell if the file you downloaded is the same as the one the dev uploaded. If your md5sum doesn't match you'll need to redownload until it does. That it's why it's recommended you download onto a PC.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mazz1916:
The first files I downloaded were all onto a PC first then onto the Galaxy S2. I've attached a screenshot of the md5 checker just to make sure I'm using it right. When I get home tonight I'll try download a batch of the files and see if I can get 1 to hit. I also tried downloading the file from another source and install but no luck.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bilgerryan:
You've got the first part right, now the dev or download site should provide an md5 to compare that to, the one in the pic below is an example, it's the download page to my ROM. Notice the md5 in the middle? That is what you're comparing your file to.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alajarvi84:
EDIT: The cm-10.2-20131409 n8020 nightly is at least for European users (like Sonera) now tested = BROKEN. Wifi stopped working, UI buttons stopped working, play store not working at all, camera gives you a pixelated flashing screen, flashlight not working at all (crash) and many many more.. It officially destroyed itself.. This is just a warning for everyone from Finland at least, do NOT try it.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alajarvi84:
20130509 Nightly is working OK. Only problems are IR not working, camera not working and the ui seems to be a little "blurred". Sonera network works also, but i have not tried 4G (LTE) because here in Lapland we have only 3G. Otherwise thumbs up.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Semantics:
As the title says, can we get a list of the bloatware that you have found safe to remove? I want to trim the fat but I don't know what's safe or not.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RiverdALIEN:
i'm looking for this as well...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikolay44:
Might be better to ask which ones are Unsafe to uninstall/freeze.

This is really important for me because I don't have the pro version so I can't freeze, uninstall too risky!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RiverdALIEN:
we're working on it over here in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2451021
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ratman6161:
Well, I may have hit the jackpot last night. My wife said she would like to have a tablet for doing simple stuff like checking her email and lite web surfing without having to haul out her laptop. She then suggests that she really likes my Prime and maybe she could use that and I could get a new one

...Ding, ding, ding, ding....jackpot! Of course I'm having a charging issue with it at the moment so all of this depends on making that work...but thats a separate issue.

The thing is now I have to decide what to get for me to replace the prime and I actually really like my prime. What I love about the prime largely comes from the keyboard dock. Besides the physical keyboard which is a must for me:

1. Extra battery in the dock

2. SD card slot in the dock.

3. USB port in the dock. I use all kinds of things here. USB flash drives, USB wired ethernet, external hard drives, USB input devices, and even multiple devices at the same time with a USB mini hub.

By Prime is unlocked and running Hairy Bean 2.3.1. So I want somthing new that gives me all that functionality I get from the ASUS keyboard dock, is running at least Android 4.2 out of the box, and has the potential to root, unlock and custom ROM later (probably after the warranty expires).

Ideas?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flumpster:
I wouldn't touch Asus tablets again after the mess they made of the Prime.

I know you want a dock so this doesn't really apply but if I was buying a new tablet any time soon I would probably get the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition. The specs look great and I like the s-pen and the multitasking.

http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/2014galaxynote10.1/
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] briansid:
I suggest Nexus 10, but it has no dock as far as i know.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ThEliteCommando:
the only tablets with propitiatory docks are:

1. asus transformer series

2. iPad (BT though)

3. Microsoft surface (LAGGY)

4. Windows tablets (e.g. the lenovo yoga,dell XPS, sony ,etc)

personally, i would get

ONE: Asus PadFone just cause its technically the only tablet you can make 2/3G calls with

(and the asus padfone has 3 "transformable" states [phone --> tablet --> laptop/ultrabook)

PRICE: 1000

TWO Razer Edge PRO, its windows based, and we're android users, but that I7 core and dedicated grpahics is just amazing

PRICE: 1000-3000
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MadmanJay:
I believe HP has just announced a new android tablet with a detachable keyboard as well. I think it is sporting a tegra 4 chip.

http://www8.hp.com/ca/en/ads/x2/slatebook-x2.html
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rprussell:
Not the TF700?

woot.com (and its various woot-ettes) have been running sales on TF300s and TF700s of late. They only do one item per day, but they have like ten thousand sites now, so you might get lucky.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ratman6161:
Thanks for all the replies. I was looking hard at the HP with Android and the Tegra 4. Specs wise it looks really good. But....my wife ended up deciding she wanted a Windows based tablet. Not RT but a full Windows. So she ended up buying an HP Envy X2 which is really pretty nice (though a bit pricey at $619 on Amazon). I actually kind of like the thing though...she doesn't much like it now that she has it. Doesn't like Windows 8 at all even though we had been over it using a Surface Pro I have for work. Soooooo, today I downloaded Stardock's Start 8 which puts the Windows 7 start menu back where it belongs and lets you start directly to the desktop where most of her work is anyway. Basically I made it look as much like Windows 7 as I could without actually installing Windows 7.

Oh well. Looks like I'm sticking with my Prime for the foreseeable future. Which actually isn't a bad thing. I've got the latest and greatest from flumpster on there (HB 2.31) and it really works better than ever...actually it works the way Asus should have made it work in the first place. So, not a bad thing at all other than that I spent $619 on something my wife doesn't really like (hope she likes it better when she gets home today and sees how I Windows 7ized it for her).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lewmur:
How can you call a $600 tablet a "replacement" for a tf201? You can buy three tf201s for that and have a lot of change left over. I hate it when people compare the advantages of a $600 item with one that can be had for well under $200. Would you talk about Jaguars when looking for a Chevy replacement?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flumpster:
It depends if you was comparing a brand new Chevy to a Jaguar coming to the end of its life cycle.

I hate it when people make analogies and try to make it suit their need. Do you think the Prime was under $200 when brand new? :p
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lewmur:
BS. A 1960's Jag is still worth far more than a Chevy that's being "replaced". (Obviosly the Chevy isn't new either.) And anyone who paid the original price for a tf201 has probably replaced it long ago. There are new 10" tab;ets hitting the market regularly that sell for under $300.

But personally, I'm perfectly happy with my tf201. It is running Android 4.3, gets very good battery life and has an Antu benchmark of 14,562. You'd have a hard time finding a brand new tablet for under $400 that could match those specs.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] flumpster:
Are you still trying to make that analogy work ? ;)

I paid original price for the tf201 and still have it and so do many others. There has been nothing until now that has really made me want to upgrade.

When people replace things it doesn't have to be the same value as what the old one is worth. I'm pretty sure he can spend what he wants. ;)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ratman6161:
Agree completely. Comparing what I could pay now for a two year old item with what a brand new one costs, doesn't make any sense. You basically have to compare what I originally paid for the Prime, new VS what I would pay today to get a similar new item. I just pulled up my Amazon.Com order for when I originally got my Prime to refresh my memory. Here was what was on it:

Prime: $474.99

Keyboard dock: $110.86

Case: $17.95

32GB Micro SD: $19.49

Shipping: $15.96

Total: $639.25 and I remember thinking I was getting a reasonably good deal at the time.

Take out the SD card and the case and it comes out to $601.81, or about the same price we paid for my Wife's new HP machine which came with the keyboard as standard. Everyone can decide for themselves if they like Windows 8. Hardware wise the Envy X2 is way faster than the Prime and it gets better battery life (similar configuration to the prime with a battery in both the tablet part and the keyboard).

But performance comparisons are not fair either. Of course the brand new Atom out performs the two year old Tegra 3. If I were buying an Android tablet today, I'd be looking for a Tegra 4 or similar,

Here is another way the analogy brakes down. Forget about an old Jag vs an old chevy. A better example is that I just bought a new 2013 Nissan truck. Now those have not changed all that much since introduced in 2005. I could probably buy two or three 2005's for what I paid for the 2013, but hey, I wanted a new one.

One final place where the analogy brakes down. A 1960's Jag qualifies as a "classic"/"vintage" where an outdated piece of computing hardware counts as "land fill" in pretty much everyone's book.

By the way, the whole purpose of this thread was not how much a prime or a windows tablet costs. The Idea was to find a newer, faster, better tablet that would also have all the features I like about the prime. Just saying.

PS: Flumpster, thanks for all your work on HB. It is because of you that the Prime is still relevant at all rather than (as I mentioned above) "land fill". It is also because of you and HB that I don't fee bad about hanging onto the Prime for a while.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
Hi. I thank you in advance for pointers and direction. I have searched around, but want to make sure I am doing the right thing.

I have an Infuse and it is unlocked. It is running with a T-Mobile SIM card.

I downloaded Odin 3 v1.7. I successfully flashed from 2.2.1 (Froyo) to 2.3.6 Gingerbread by using this ROM/Root that I found on another thread here:

************ OPTION C *************

I997UCLB3-CWM-root-deodex-extras.rar

Features in this version

- Entropy's Daily Driver kernel

- Red CWM recovery

- Rooted

- Deodexed

- Zipaligned

- Busybox

- AT&T and other bloatware removed

- Scrolling wallpaper fix

- CRT off animation

- 8 lock screens

- Extended power menu

- Accurate battery mod

The phone is working properly on the new firmware.

I would like to jump up one more firmware to Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean. Every method I can find seems to include root, and I am already rooted. That happened when I ran "option C" from above.

What is my next step? Can I simply flash a Gingerbread ROM through Odin (after, of course, putting the Infuse in "download" mode)?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] alexischino:
You need to flash a (ics) rom from the CWM RECOVERY of the phone not using odin and then you can flash a jellybean 4.xx rom.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
Cool. Thank you! I am not sure how to do either of those things. At least now I have some research to do.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mrkhigh:
The cm10.2 Dev section has really good instructions start after the sgs kernal flasher step. And remember to enter cwm recovery hold down vol up and down while powering on.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
Thanks guys! I will play more tonight. Gingerbread is a huge step up from what it was on, but I might as well keep going! :)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mrkhigh:
My wife finally allowed me to upgrade her phone.. So I've recently just tried out these steps it's amazing to me that jelly bean 4.2.2 cm10.1 runs better than stock gingerbread. Only down side is no mhl.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
Ok, I did a little research and I am more clear on the process - (download rom, put it on sd card, flash it using Clockword Mod while in recovery mode). I do have a question. Does it matter what version of CWM that is on my phone?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mrkhigh:
When I flashed cwm it was red recovery, which is what you stated you had in the first post by choosing option c

You'll have to flash ICS before flashing jelly Bean when you flash ICS it'll change the cwm to a more current one.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
That makes sense. Thank you!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
one last check ...

Let me check one last time before I do something stupid:

I have a rooted and unlocked (T-mobile service) Infuse. I had stock Froyo 2.2.1. I used Option C from a thread here that rooted it and gave me RED recovery. I used Odin and flashed the "extras" package.

I currently have build #: Gingerbread.UCLB3, kernal version: 2.6.25.7-I997ruxkg3-cl366622, firmware 2.3.6.

I would like to experiment with flashing up to ICS, maybe Jelly Bean.

My understanding is that I can simply drop a ICS rom onto my SD card and flash it from red recovery. Then I do do the same process to move to Jelly Bean.

Am I correct? Am I missing anything? Thank you ALL soooo much for guidance. I am learning and will pass it on!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] alexischino:
Yes that is how you should do it, here is a video to help you in the process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndC39t1AE-k&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
Thanks! I think I am clear enough to not screw it all up now. I will try this tonight and report back!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rkkaranrk:
Its really hard to screw things with this phone specialy.....

Yeah.....its typed on Note 3.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
Ok, I followed the directions provided and flashed Infinitum ICS. All works well with the rom. Recovery is distorted. I see directions which include Heimdall to correct the recovery.

Does that process just correct the recovery or does it revert me back to something other than Infinitum Rom? if so, can I repeat the process to get the rom back?

My next step will them be to move to jelly bean and be happily ever after. :)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] alexischino:
When you update your phone you don't flash the gingerbread bootloaders right, you only need to flash the gingerbread bootloaders and that will fix the problem.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
Ok, I blew it. Flashed back to Gingerbread.UCLB3, firmware 2.3.6 with Heimdall. Recovery is still totally distorted/unreadable.

Next move? I assume I should flash a Gingerbread bootloader. Where would I find the right one? I don't want to screw this up. Then I can move to ICS and then JB with no issues, right?

I 100% appreciate your help and I SWEAR I will pass along what I am learning to a newbie as soon as I get a chance!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] alexischino:
Here you will find the gingerbread bootloaders http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1613523 this is for (odin) scroll down until you see this
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
Hey! It looks like I corrected the issue before you messaged back. I ran Heimdall again. Thought I had blown it. Screen went all speckled red yellow and blue on me. It was kinda pretty. :) I booted in download mode and it was speckled, too. I followed the steps to download mode even thought I could not see the screen. I flashed through Heimdall again, it ran properly, and then booted into download mode and ran with "bootloaders" checked. It seems all is well. Recovery mode is working (no distortion) and is blue (Android system recovery 3e).

Can I follow the steps I took to go to ICS and then JB (if I decide to go to JB) now with no other issues?

Dude, I really appreciate your guidance.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] alexischino:
Ok but remember if you now have the (android system recovery 3e) you need to obtain the (CWM recovery) again to be able to flash custom roms on your device, flash the UCLB3 gingerbread 2.3.6 rooted with CWM.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
Will do. I'll report back. I have a feeling I barely escaped making my phone a really cool looking paperweight.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rkkaranrk:
That haimdall package that u flashed is from qkster no need to flash the ROM with cwm just download the entropy kernal package by qkster and flash it to get recovery.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
Thank you for the advice, but I am much more familiar with the process of downloading the rom and flashing through CWM. I don't want to mess this up.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rkkaranrk:
Then how come u used the heimdall to flash rom :confused: ?

Yeah.....its typed on Note 3.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] beezerhale:
Just an update: All is good and these steps worked perfectly. Thank you all sooo much for your patience and guidance. I am happily sporting an Infuse with Jelly Bean CM10.2!!!
[Google Chromecast] StuMcBill:
Just wondered if anyone had the new update yet, and if there were any user facing changes / improvements that we could see?
[Google Chromecast] borijess:
I got it on one of my chromecast.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr 2! ;)
[Google Chromecast] jimenez42:
Still haven't got it when I left this morning
[Google Chromecast] StuMcBill:
Any changes you can see?
[Google Chromecast] Deleted member 3059875:
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/chromecast-update.html
[Google Chromecast] StuMcBill:
As I said in the op, anything that the end user can see?
[Google Chromecast] borijess:
Sorry haven't checked it out yet.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr 2! ;)
[Google Chromecast] ben_pyett:
I've just checked and have it here in the UK but haven't noticed any changes while using it
[Google Chromecast] StuMcBill:
I've just actually got it too, the only thing I have noticed is that there is nothing under "Locale" in the app anymore?
[Google Chromecast] bkmaracas:
I'm noticing the 'home' screen has faster changing backgrounds and more regular moving of on screen elements to prevent screen burn, which I like as am using on a plasma tv. Background changes every ~13 secs and the chromecast name 'section' moves a bit every 4 seconds. More than before. Now back to rewatching 24 season 1... ;)

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Google Chromecast] tshelby73:
Just rented movie played fine on 13300. Thought I read somewhere chromecast did 5.1 is this only on Netflix. All I could get was stereo on the movie I rented from Google play. It was HD movie. Picture was good though.
[Google Chromecast] EfrainTrejo:
Got the update too but I don't see any real noticeable changes but I do feel like the streaming of YouTube videos from my n4 have gotten way better.
[Google Chromecast] ravindrank:
Just got it..
[Google Chromecast] aiiee:
I got it. Now newly updated with brand new uselessness.
[Google Chromecast] Blocoholi:
Got the feeling casting from chrome has been improved.
[Google Chromecast] sting098:
Yeah it much smoother and audio quality is much better. But still same limitations :banghead:
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
Ever since the update, I've lost the ability to cast from my phone and do anything else. When I go back to Netflix to control what's already being casted, it says it can't cast to the device.

After trying everything, I've found that power cycling the Chromecast is the reliable fix.

Maybe the next update will be better for me.