yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] budco2000:
Ok. so after being with AT&T since 1998, I went to T-mobile and activated an account today. Last night I also did the mod enabling all the T-mobile AWS, HSPA & LTE bands on my AT&T Galaxy S4 and it was a success. Everything works great, I already have the T-Mobile Sim card installed, and T-Mobile LTE and HSPA is very fast.

I've been flashing ROMS, Kernels and radios for several years on many many different phones and tablets, However this is the first phone I've delt with, with a locked bootloader and also the first time wanting to use a different carriers ROM. The phone is already rooted, with TWRP recovery and I'm running CM 10.2.

Should I flash a T-mobile radio and ROM now that I plan on sticking with T-mobile. If I do, can I flash any T-Mobile based rom, and TWRP will automatically Loki Doki it or whatever it does lol? I don't usually have these questions, but this locked bootloader crap really sucks. The phone is only a month old, so I don't really want to buy a T-Mobile version when I got all of T-Mobile's bands working.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
You need to flash the rom, then your loki doki kernel, I do not recommend flashing a different radio, that could brick the device, although, it has been done, and I think our MDL and MF3 modems are sufficient enough to get the correct speeds for your device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] budco2000:
Thanks for the reply, my last question is, how do I Loki Doki the Kernel. The MDOB ROM i was using, and also CM10 did the self locking thing, Is LOKI something I flash after flashing the ROM.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
Go to my guide here, at the bottom of post #1 is a patch called loki-doki.zip, that would be what you flash after every rom, I do that everytime I flash roms.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2295557

Hope this helps...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
I thought this thing was supposed to have a glass camera lens? I was super excited about that when I got the phone because all of my past phones ended up getting scratched camera lenses. Turns out that this lens now has micro scratches just like all the rest. It doesn't have any coating or plastic on it does it? It feels like plastic when I checked to see if it had a lens cover... I'm pretty disappointed with this.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] canecbr600:
Sapphire doesn't mean unscratchable though.....
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geekybiker:
Sure, it you handle of lot of diamonds. Sapphire is 9 hardness on the mohs scale. I have a watch with a sapphire crystal and its still as shiny as the day I got it, 6 years later.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] canecbr600:
U expect the same sapphire quality as ur watch?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
I know it's not "unscratchable" but having micro scratching after day 3 is pretty disappointing. I wonder if there is a coating similar to what's on the gorilla glass?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
Man... This is pretty bad. Real scratched up, and I'm gentle on my phone. Is there any cover I can put over it similar to a screen protector?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 20degrees:
Mine is scratched to after 3days. Only flaw worth the phone imo.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lastdeadmouse:
Mine looks flawless, and I've had it 8 days. I'm not exactly nice to my phones, either.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
Look at it under bright light... At the right angle you will see a bunch of little scratches.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rick.brewer:
Sapphire will scratch. Just not as bad as glass.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burningembers:
Scratch free here, but my case keeps the lens lifted off surfaces, not sure if that is a big factor or not.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaungregg:
Using a case I don't see how you could scratch it up, even when I wear a nice watch with sapphire I am careful not to bang into things. Heck I'm always careful not to bump into stuff and hurt myself lol. Seriously tho I know some folks like to go naked with their phones and appreciate the form factor but one downside is its going to get scuffed up. I had a Rado watch once and you couldn't scratch that ceramic, that would be a good material to make a phone shell from.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bgaccord:
I got 1 scratch. I don't know how i got it because i baby this phone
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaungregg:
I never use screen protectors but I think I'll grab the good one at T-Mobile that they painstakingly put on since I would screw it up, case and that if it manages to get a scratch I'll freak out lol
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geekybiker:
I'd be surprised if you scratch it if you're even casually nice to your phone. Can't say the same for glass, even special glasses. It'll shatter, but you have to really abuse sapphire to scratch it.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vysin:
So how do these scratches on the lens affect picture quality?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbeardmore:
This is probably obvious but, the phone came with a little plastic disk over the lens. You did peel it off...??
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 20degrees:
The T-Mobile one? I've tried to peel off anything and noting comes off.

LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbeardmore:
Mine is Verizon, but the disk over the lense was a bugger to get off. I'd think they'd all come with it from the factory. IDK...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia38:
Micro scratches do not effect image quality. Unless the scratch is deep enough to refract light, then it doesn't matter.

But if you are really worried about it (ocd) then you can sometimes buff out a scratched lens by using a purified water and alcohol mixture. Dip a microfiber cloth into the solution and buff out lens... then use a dry microfiber cloth to wipe clean.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WPWoodJr:
Is the violet-colored lens on the Verizon LG G2 just a plastic disk and should be removed?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbeardmore:
Bingo! I probably wouldn't have known, except I saw it removed in an online YouTube review.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 20degrees:
No cover on the t-mobile g2. I tried to lift the side with a needle and it wouldn't budge.

Put a nice scratch on it though. This sapphire cover is a p.o.s.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WPWoodJr:
I don't know man, that very well might be an ultraviolet filter.

Sent from my Verizon LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ditey1:
I looked at mine with a magnifying lens & did NOT find any scratches. Only recently started using a TPU case. Phone was bare the first week & a half. Mine is the AT&T version D800 & it did have plastic over the lens which was difficult to remove. Saw a U tube demo & that helped. I also (before taking the plastic off) looked at it with a magnifying lens & could see the cover & yes, it had some scratches & I was worried that the camera lens was affected but once the plastic was off, all was just fine.:)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 20degrees:
Where's the videos at?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbeardmore:
IDK, but I'm pretty sure if it was some kind of filter there would have been a mention of it somewhere in the documentation. It wasn't fastened in any way, was just there attached by static cling. I'm convinced it was there to protect the lens, but needed to come off once the phone was un-boxed.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia38:
Are you talking about a cover over the lens... or the blue ring around the lens, covering the shiny circle?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caecusscius:
There is a blue film over the silver ring around the camera on the Verizon models. Its only the Verizon models, and it is indeed a non-useful protective piece that is meant to be removed.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr4nk1yn:
I'm looking hard at my VZ model and if there's a cover over the lens it's not apparent. I'd like to see the video of removing it as well.

The only "cover" is the blue ring that would have no effect on the glass.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WPWoodJr:
If you look at the lens and angle it just right in the light you will see a violet colored transparent plastic film over the lens. This is what they are talking about removing.

Sent from my Verizon LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr4nk1yn:
I see a violet tint to the lens. Until I see the video or someone with it removed I'ma calling BS. If it's supposed to be removable it's barely and it doesn't seem to degrade the camera quality.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xyltha:
Video is worth 10000 words

Ok, I can only speak for the AT&T version of the phone, but here is the deal... - deleted -

No excessive verbiage needed.

*oh sigh, less than 10 posts so*

Youtube this up ' LG G2 Unboxing phonedog '

At the 2:00 mark he begins to remove the plastic protective films and it's very clear that there is a sticker over the camera with a blue tab for easy removal. So if you are digging around with x-acto blades and needles trying to take off anything other than an extremely obvious sticker, you may want to stop that naughtiness.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ditey1:
Yea - that's the video I saw. The only reason I had a hard time removing the little plastic stuff is because of my vision up close. My glasses were no help, therefore I used the magnifying glass after I saw the vid in order to see the cover. No worries, no digging. LOL:D
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xyltha:
[MENTION=3964124]ditey[/MENTION]

Good to hear your comment of " My glasses were no help, therefore I used the magnifying glass after I saw the vid in order to see the cover. No worries, no digging. LOL"

However,...

"No cover on the t-mobile g2. I tried to lift the side with a needle and it wouldn't budge.

Put a nice scratch on it though. This sapphire cover is a p.o.s. " - 20degrees

So there are some folk a little unsure of whether there is a plastic covering still on their camera. So, I'm just trying to keep folks from doing something they might regret.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia38:
Watched the YouTube video and the Verizon version of the g2 does not have that sticker.

Don't not try to remove anything other than the blue sticker covering the silver outer ring.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fr4nk1yn:
DO NOT TRY TO REMOVE THE VIOLET "COVER" FROM THE VERIZON PHONE!

It is not the cover in the video, as already mentioned, YOU WILL JUST DAMAGE YOUR LENS.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WPWoodJr:
I'm curious now, does the AT&T G2 have a violet-tinged lens like the Verizon one? If you look at the lens and angle it just right in the light you will see a violet color.

---------- Post added at 04:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:19 PM ----------

So, did you actually remove that violet film on the Verizon lens? How did you do it? Did it affect your pictures? Which Youtube video?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] in_dmand:
Saphire is junk... I carried this phone with no protection at all for about a week. I have micro scratching allover my camera lens but absolutely none of that on the screen glass.

Now why wouldn't LG use the gorilla glass for the camera lens as well since it is obviously much harder to scratch?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WPWoodJr:
Anyone?

Sent from my Verizon LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ready2Mosh:
Here is the thread I started, you'll see in the pictures mine are cracks, surface of glass is clean.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Christoph21x:
Dear All

Ever heard or read of/about PDroid? Ever thought about securing your data, addresses, locations and SIM information from being (mis-) used by downloaded apps, games and other things?

Time to read about...

PDroid is a ROM-hooked privacy protection of your personal information & data. It let's you set per-app access rights to your private informations. No more hidden address ore phone-book misuse or GPS-based advertisement "enhancement".

Read more about PDroid/OpenPDroid: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2098156

What is this thread about?

This shall be a pure SERVICE thread to all users and friends of Android that care about their privacy.

We (users & friends of xda-developers, PDroid & AutoPatcher) help you patching your ROM so that you can use your apps and games under privacy protection.

Patching these ROMs provides some hurdles and hooks - some of us are very experienced and built & installed an environment to enable "simple patching". Many users stand back from this effort and have few experience with command-based or GUI-based patching - these are the addressees that we want to enable to have ALSO privacy protection on their tablets and smartphones.

Especially when you're not a very frequent "ROM-hopper"

What IS this service?

You drop us a link & we patch & upload this patch - that's it.

Please grant us some time, the response time depends on the supporters - and they all spend their free time for this.

(Please thank the helpers and providers by hitting the Thanks button!) ... maybe also rating the thread?

How to USE the service?

You install your ROM and post us the download link. You'll get back an upload with the patch. Usually you can simply flash it to your device, you should not have any problem, installing it "over" your installation. Even no data loss.

To set the rights for each app and get a warning if rights are changed, install "PDroid Manager" from App Store and launch it.

Nevertheless - make sure to have a backup

- of your (unpatched) ROM install

- of your data & installation

before your first trial.

Further Information:

OpenPDroid / PDroid information: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2098156

PDroid Manager - the access rights managing software: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.digitalfeed.pdroidalternative

AutoPatcher - the tool if you also want to start patching...: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1719408

We'll elaborate this thread and post more and more and add links and further information - subscribe it to get familiar with PDroid!

One last notice: these patches do NOT induct any backdoor, trojan nor any other virus ar any advertisement to your device - rather enable you to set rights to achieve the opposite.

Special thanks to all contributors here, to the PDroid and OpenPDroid Team and especially to mateorod and his AutoPatcher's team.

With kind regards from Switzerland - Chris

Please thank the helpers and providers of patches by hitting the Thanks button!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Christoph21x:
How to install / proceed with my patch?

Flashing ROMs or ROM updates is unfortunately quite device-dependent.

Please make sure you have a copy of your flashed (unpatched) ROM to restore

Please make sure you backed up all of your data

A GENERIC guidance could be the following steps: How to update your installation to the PDroid-enabled one:

Download [yourROM] (unpatched version)

Download the attached patch-update from the appropriate post - the answer of one of the "helpers" (hit THANKS! ;) )

Put both on your SD-Card

Enter Recovery of your device

(If not yet installed) Install (ZIP from SD-Card) the full fletched non-patched [yourROM] (usually no need to re-boot after that, simply go on with...)

Make sure you installed the appropriate GApps

Install (ZIP from SD-Card) the patched update from this thread's answer post "over it"

IF you changed a major Android version (e.g. 4.2.2 -> 4.3), perform a full wipe

Reboot the device

Go to Play Store and download "PDroid Manager" and start it to configure your privacy settings per every single App - You're done.

After you set up the permissions, you don't need the Android's (very limited; since 4.2.2) privacy protection anymore - deactivate it

Greetz - Chris
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Christoph21x:
#3 - reserved
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Christoph21x:
Req: Patch for cm-10.2-20130918-NIGHTLY-p3100.zip

EXAMPLE of a Request:

Hi

can you patch CM 10.2. Nightly as per 2013-09-18 for P3100 device for me?

Device details:

Manufacturer: Samsung

Device: GT 2 7.0 P3100

ROM's download link: http://www.get.cm/get/jenkins/41935/cm-10.2-20130918-NIGHTLY-p3100.zip
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Christoph21x:
EXAMPLE Answer:

Hi pls find attached the patch
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRKONIK:
Nice idea, hopefully it'll get approved and added to the development threads op.

I might join in by writing a short explanation about VM's and how to use the patcher there (since I was doing it this way until a few weeks back, where I got (nearly) rid of win)

Being on Linux actually makes the whole thing a hell of a lot easier.

Cheers!

Via Tapatalk 4 BETA, that, surprisingly, is free.

Here it is!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Christoph21x:
THANKS, IRKONIK!

You know, PDroid is a great service protecting us, the work of the developers is great - including mateorod and others who're working all day and night, as it seems.

And if we can, we should try to make this protection available also (and especially!?) to all non- or semi-enthousiastic users that do not neededly flash ROMs frequently..

Thanks for your support - highly appreciated!

Greetz - Chris
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ralphm2004:
GT-N7000, Krueger CM10.2

Hi, could you add support for GT-N7000 Krueger CM10.2?

ROM link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2406975

http://www.unionrom.com/galaxyrom/K...00/Rom/Krueger-10.2-20130918-Build3-n7000.zip

Log:

http://codepad.org/OWlwMBie

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Christoph21x:
Hi ralph

You posted in the wrong thread - patch DEVELOPMENT is under http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1719408 who add support for non-patchable ROMs, we just build it for users...

greetz - Chris
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ralphm2004:
Hi Chris,

thanks for the information, i misunderstood the sense of this thread.

As a junior member i can't post in development-threads. Can someone please post it there?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRKONIK:
I posted a link, so you'll be fine (hopefully)

Cheers!

Via Tapatalk 4 BETA, that, surprisingly, is free.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mateorod:
Thanks for the thread, Christophe!

I can add support, but I need the rom's source code. You will have to ask the dev for a link to their github page. But then I can add support.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ralphm2004:
hi mateorod,

i cant post to that thread to. there doesn't seem to be a link to the right source.

but with v3.1.78 the patch has worked.

i try to contact bangsti and ask for the source, maybe it is helpful for the future.

ralphm2004

--- edit ---

got the information from bangsti:

Is the CM10.2 Source and crdroid Source.

github.com/cristianomatos

github.com/CyanogenMod

Krueger is a Mix from this Sourcen.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRKONIK:
Well, I said it, so here it is (yeah, I deliver :D)

How to use the Auto-Patcher on Linux (debian based (!!)) in a virtual machine.

This "tutorial" does not take you by your hand. No, I DEMAND :silly: that you do stuff by yourself. It helps you! (Trust me. The easy way is not always the best)

First

of all: You need a virtual machine with your favorite distro. (I like Mint Cinnamon)

How this step works? Well, google/youtube it. There is so much info about it, there is no need in writing another tutorial. Especially when other people have done it waaaay better :)

So, you have linux running. What now?

Second

step: Getting all the stuff the patcher relies on.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install git git-core cpio patch unzip tar openjdk-7-jdk openjdk-7-jre

Third

step: Getting all the files from github and build the patcher

git clone https://github.com/mateor/auto-patcher

cd auto-patcher

./batch.sh

Fourth

step: Copy the rom you want to have patched into the auto-patcher folder.

./auto_patcher rom.zip

!! With this method, the patcher will use the rom detector and will build OpenPDroid patches. If you DO NOT want them, read the first page of the dev-thread. !!

Fifth

step: Getting the files "out of" the VM.

- Easy way: Upload it into the/your cloud.

- Nearly as easy way: Use some filehost. (Since the files are about 6MB big, it's not even a hassle). Fast filehost: zippyshare

When your files finished the uploading, just use the link to the file in a qr-code generator, scan it with your device and download it. Easy!

Sixth

step:

BEFORE

you flash the file, check the md5sum (in the VM and on your device!) how-to

If they match, you are good to go. Don't forget to make a nandroid backup! It's not needed, but hey, better safe than sorry!

I hope this helps :D If something is missing, tell me!

Cheers! :highfive:

PS: Due to lack of time, this "tutorial" is as short as possible and might lack a few explanations. (Hopefully not steps)

PPS: The only "tip" I have: use the tab-key for auto-complete ;) So instead of writing "auto-patcher" just type "au" and then press tab. Saves you lots of time.

Edit1: Props to Mateorod and everybody over at the dev thread!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Christoph21x:
PDroid Patches for Samsung Galaxy Tab, HTC Desire & Desire S

Dear All

please find below some already PDroid-patched ROM links

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100, P3110 & P3113 (JB 4.3 Nightly & JB 4.2.2 CM 10.1.3 RELEASE)

[PDROID][GT-P31XX][2013-09-21][JB][4.3/4.2.2]PDroid: CM 10.2 Nightly & CM10.1.3 Rel. - see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2357514

HTC Desire

[ROM][Sept03][CM10.1] Chromium ROM | Build 10 | bravo - see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45441296#post45441296

[ROM/4.2.2] [June 03 2013] VJ CM10.1 | Jelly Bean 4.2.2 - v6.3 Stock/Sense/Data++ - see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=43710438#post43710438

HTC Desire S

[ROM][08 AUG 13][4.2.2][UNOFFICIAL] CyanogenMod 10.1 - see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=45441957#post45441957

With kind regards - Chris
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] takota6:
http://pio-masaki.com/?dir=DroidDNA/Carbon

I'm in need of the 2nd from the bottom

9/22 for CDMA.

Awesome

Æaa°\,,/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IRKONIK:
Since you did not specify which patch you want, you get OpenPDroid. All zip's are zipped with md5sum-files and the patch log.

Download link

Yeah I know, MEGA is pretty ****ty (down- and upstreams are crap) BUT it's more stable than other services.

Cheers!

PS: Please report back, if it works, and if it does, hit the thanks button, so a) I know and b) the thread doesn't get spammed. If something does not work as expected, please post a logcat in the dev thread, so it can get fixed.

Thank you :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] takota6:
Well it didn't work, not with your doing but rather the Dev that built didn't put some vendor tree and so everyone is not able to boot that build.. I'll post back when I'm sure there a good build up.. Thanks

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] takota6:
I'm back.. Heres a stable crAosp/ Cyanogen open pdroid please

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2417275

Direct Iink

http://www.mediafire.com/?6hblh4leblfc0lh

Thanks

Æaa°\,,/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Christoph21x:
Here's your patch takota6

Hi takota6!

Thanks for this clarification.

Please find attached the update file (patch) you need.

To restore to original (if you want to) you may use the attached "restore" file.

Kind regards from Switzerland - Chris
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Christoph21x:
Hey takota, me again ;)

Maybe you drop a link to the upload post (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=45908798&postcount=20) in the referred forum?

This could help other users as well to patch this ROM to enable advanced privacy protection through PDroid?

Would be maybe helpful for other users of the ROM, too?

Greetz & thanks in advance - Chris
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ivifly:
Hi can you pacht open pdroid or pdroid 2.0 on the Virtuous Affinity 2.05.0 ?

I have a HTC Desie Z

And here is the link for the Rom

http://bit.ly/w5C3iR

Sorry, this link is far too slow.

I will generate tomorrow a better one...

Thank you very much!

Lg ivi