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[G2 General] xtremeyouth1:
According to the boys over at Androidpolice (who do a great job tearing through code) Google apparently has big plans going forward.

One of users biggest issues with Android has always been updates, getting manufactures to issue updates is hard enough but when you add carriers on top of that (mankind's closest approximation to pure evil) it becomes an incredible headache to get ANY update.

Google solution: cut them both out of the loop. Here's how... Several years ago they began decoupling the core pieces of Android so they could be updated outside of interference from the Playstore. Apps such as Calendar, YouTube, Gmail, Google+, etc. What this does is it allows Google to update and iterate much faster. There have been several major updates to Google+ and YouTube for example in just the last 9 MONTHS. It looks like that trend will continue as even more pieces will be decoupled in a few weeks (Dialer, messaging, Camera, and gallery) but that Android itself will be decoupled as LAUNCHER.

GAME. CHANGER.

Now understand there is still underlying base code that if Google wanted to change would either have to be submitted or just rolled out with new phones but Google has positioned themselves to make that irrelevant. What people care about is the front facing, user EXPERIENCE. What we see when we are using the phone itself. THIS is what Android is to most people.

If this can now be changed independent of interference, if user interface changes can be tweaked and modified on Google's timetable now instead of someone else's, if users will have the ability to run "Stock" Android on any phone then this is not hyperbole it really is a game changer.

Thoughts?

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...re-some-things-we-are-expecting-to-see-in-it/
[G2 General] ant78:
interesting , thanks:good:
[G2 General] atsfrnd:
so according to my understanding, 4.4 will have 2 operating layers..

the first layer is for pure google enviroment for google updates and google apps, while the second layer is for 3rd party apps or OEM skins..

am i right?
[G2 General] xtremeyouth1:
Sort of. There will be a base code which underlies everything as it does now. On this you can build Touchwiz, LGs Optimus skin or whatever.

The core Google Apps will be updated, as they are now, from the Google playstore.

In addition Androids interface itself, the part you see and touch, will be able to be updated in the Google playstore. Think a launcher like Nova or apex but with deeper integration and smoother running.

Now Google will be able to tweak and modify without interference multiple times a year if it so chooses.
[G2 General] bachera:
finally less hardware dependance
[G2 General] REDFOCZ:
I'm glad to see all the core apps starting to be independently released through the play store for faster updates. One way to by pass slow OEM update processes.
[G2 General] mb02:
Some misinformation here. This is not Android, as a whole, going to the playstore - its just the launcher. Not to mention this is purely speculation anyways. The launcher is simply the home screen. Its just another apk that sits in /system/app just like the core gapps all do. This does NOT affect anything more than the home screen and app drawer. This definitely would not streamline Google updates either. The main chunks of Android still sit in the framework .jars and other key system packages that can't just be decoupled and packaged for download in the Play Store. Sure, if they wanted to update how the home screen or app drawer looks or works they can just push an update to the Play Store. Anything more than that, though, and they still have to go through the same current process for updating.
[G2 General] xtremeyouth1:
Yeah I see how you could read it that way. My intent was that the interface itself will be in the launcher.
[G2 General] DaT Franchise:
Yea there is no way that would work, too many different phones and manufacturers, if it was that simple we could flash any rom from any phone. Unfortunately there will never be a speed up on the manufacturer level not until there was massive protest and or loss of sales for them, and the carriers plane and simple dont care about the end users at all, thats why we have the awesome developers here to do what the carriers and manufacturers refuse to do. But yes its pretty sad when we as a community are using a fully working rom months hell sometimes almost a year before an actual update comes out. Sucks even more if your a Verizon customer and they can push an exploit patch out within days of a phones release yet want to sit on a full os update for months on end and AT&T just plain dont care if your junk gets an update or not.
[G2 General] trh1341:
Both of you are right. But also..parts of your comments are wrong. You can hide other stuff in a launcher. Just because it's labeled as a launcher, doesn't mean OTHER apps can be integrated. Look at G+ it used to have the messenger and the G+app. (SAME app, just a short cut) and launchers from 3rd party developers sit in data/app(doesn't matter just trying not to confuse people) and lastly the" main chunks" Are not necessarily ALL framework changes. A lot of the big updates, really are JUST apps. EVEN as a developer you can see about half of the big features are apps. And now..sorry, I don't mean to be rude, DaT Franchise. But the first sentence in your comment is...well completely,COMPLETELY wrong as far as apps go, one app can work on *ALL* phones if it is developed properly. Notice,you can take any gmail.apk and install it on any phone..any screen size...any hardware that runs android. Nova launcher,one app that works on all (4.0 and up) devices. Sure. The "android launcher" May only be available on 4.0 and up. If I'm wrong let me know. If I offended. Anyone let me know. I do not mean to offend:)
[G2 General] DaT Franchise:
I know the difference between an apk and the os itself and not to be rude myself but if your statement is correct then i should be able to pull the lockscreen apk and jar mod them and use it on my HTC one or vice versa but it doesn't work that way because of the system ui itself as a whole, and depending oh how deeply it is integrated into the system as in i can push and run the optimus g launcher on my HTC and Note2 but i cant push and use the HTC launcher on my G or my note2. And i am no developer but im pretty sure cooking a good rom is a lot more then updating a few apks, and again if it was that simple we would all be enjoying a fully 100% working CM 10.2 rom right now.
[G2 General] lyrical1278:
What Google is doing is making the launcher itself available like gmail and YouTube. So they will simply recode the launcher (which will be launcher 3) so it can be its own app.

As it stands now, any Google system apps see their update go to data/app anyway so that the update can be uninstalled if the update causes issues. (If you're rooted, delete the system app for say, hangouts, and it will still be usable and in your app drawer because you didn't delete the update that sits in data/app. Plus hangouts relies on no framework files to run)

I believe this is the route Google is going with the launcher since it doesn't rely on framework jars to run now
[G2 General] trh1341:
That is different though, you CAN use the stock aosp launcher on any phone, htc,lg Samsung and the rest don't like other phones looking like theirs...so they integrate literally EVERYTHING into their framework. And I completely understand where you're coming from. And as far as roms go, I (as a beginning developer...I've built a couple roms..nothing groundbreaking) know it's more than that. Like I said in my comment, I said SOME of the features are apps. In NO WAY can you completely update android through apps. There are changes in framework And system files.
[G2 General] bachera:
I would rather they decoupled the OS from the hardware layer altogether. Just a launcher wont bring in the goodies.

have manufacturers only provide hardware driver updates will solve almost all vomplaining about slow update cycles.
[G2 General] KEYofR:
There is another, rather nefarious set of effects that result from those changes.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...ntrolling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/
[G2 General] yannik~:
About google decoupling apps from android, read this: arstechnica DOT com/gadgets/2013/10/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/

make sure to replace DOT with . - can't post links :(
[G2 General] ccoulterjg1:
Thoughts = um.............AWESOME!!!! That is all.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] luis_6_14:
my samsung galaxy scl has a bug of balls since I got it stuck my 8gb card and put 1.8 gb storage on sd Blast 1.5 Blast without having the phone stuck in targetra want to put in 8gb sd please help :( :(

the interesting thing is that I can see what i within the Blast
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] acuicultor:
Its very hard to know what you are trying to say.

No se entiende lo q quieres decir.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] luis_6_14:
my samsung galaxy scl since I got it I had a bug if I go to setting-applications on sd card makes that section I have 1.5 gb memory even without sd card 1.5 gb I get to do so at that I put 8gb section instead of 1.5 if I go to the file manager I can see what i inside the card

* sorry for my bad English
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] acuicultor:
Send me a pm in spanish cuz im unable to understand what is your peoblem.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] luis_6_14:
cuando me dieron el movil le puse una targeta de 8gb pero cuando iva a ver la memoria ponia 1,5 gb y no 8gb incluso me sigue poniendo 1,5 gb sin la tarjeta sd he intentado muchas maneras para que funcione pero no lo he conseguido, el movil lee la tarjeta y si utilizo file manager me deja ver el interior de la tarjeta ayedame porfavor
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] acuicultor:
No estas mirando en el sitio correcto, lo q estas viendo es la memoria sd interna. Para ver la capacidad de la sd externa tienes q ir a ajustes/almacenamiento o desde cualquier explorador de archivos. Aunque no le pongas una sd externa el sl tiene una interna donde se pueden pasar apps instaladas o guardar cualquier tipo de archivos multimedia.

To ALL non spanish members:

Sorry for use another language than english.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] luis_6_14:
nooo , te equivocas la memoria interna tiene 1,8 gb yo me refiero en el apartado de la memoria externa(tarjeta sd) me sale 1,5gb sin la tarjeta sd ¿porque? y no pasa nada soy español al parecer google traductor no traduce bien
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] acuicultor:
Te estas confundiendo entre la memoria interna y la memoria sd interna no es lo mismo.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] luis_6_14:
grax por tu ayuda pero me fastidia comprar una tarjeta de 8gb ppara no meter ni una apolicacion ni foto
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] acuicultor:
Las fotos y videos si q puedes pasarlos a la externa. Y las apps tmb siendo root con la app link2sd. Busca en google como hacerlo.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] luis_6_14:
vale gracias por todo :):)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Zippy1970:
I've posted this in [this thread] too, so my apologies for the double post. However, since many people seem to have the exact same problem I thought it deserves a thread of its own.

I have an MDA III (T-Mobile) and with the original ROM I was never able to use a BT hands-free set. The MDA III would pair with it but it was never able to connect (I would get a "Connection Failed" error). I've tried several hands-free sets all with the same result.

One day I tried the [BT Stack 1.0.0 build 3900] upgrade and that actually solved the problem. But, it caused my MDA III to switch on by itself occasionally and that was pretty annoying so I reverted back to the original stack. I actually tried build 3900 a few times to make absolutely sure it was this new BT stack that solved the problem. And it indeed was.

So I was pretty excited to find out T-Mobile had an [official upgrade] that included the 1.0.0.3900 BT stack. I have flashed my MDA III a few days ago and all went well. BT Manager displays it's build 3900, and my MDA III reports it's using the new ROM and radio.

But...

I still can't connect a hands-free set! I get the exact same error as before! I'm able to pair, but not to connect - which is weird because the "previous" build 3900 solved that problem for me while now it doesn't.

Does anyone know if there's a difference between the one I downloaded from here and the one supplied with the upgrade?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Zippy1970:
Nobody?
[LG Nitro HD] mega_man:
hi guys i want to buy cases for lu6200 but there are only few of them but its brother nitro hd has a lot more cases so i was wondering nitro hd cases fit on lu6200?
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronald_railgun:
Please help D: Recovery's cant mount /data and internal card, CWM - "Error mounting /data!", TWRP - "e:unable to mount /data", so any CM fw go into infinite loading. Any suggestions?
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[Acer Iconia A500] awysocki93:
Hi! I tried many ways to root my a500 but no one want to work. I tried blackthund3r method and this one: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1546593. A method from xda showing me that:

I have acer drivers. In blackthund3r ICS root 2 everything looks like it's working fine but my tablet don't reboot and still isn't rooted. What can be the reason of that? Or maybe I have to downgrade my ICS to HC and ther try to root my tablet? Please, help me and sorry for my english
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roundtableprez:
Ok on my past android phones I could long click an mp4 in the browser and an option save link would be available. On this one not so much.. any ideas?
[Sony Xperia ZR] mingche0923:
im done already all steps

but when i install on last firmware it stock just only flash the sony logo then reboot

im using Russian firmware

thank you for help
[Sony Xperia ZR] Lasantha:
Use ru ftf.after bootin use vroot to root.google for vroot.only lateest vroot works
[Sony Xperia ZR] mingche0923:
vroot for firmware 4.2.2 you don use flash tool..
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Immorak:
Hi All,

I have an Galaxy Tab 2 GT-P5110 10 inch, and iam using the Fexus ROM.

Iam wondering if there is a font, app or tweak i can use to get the letters a bit smoother and get the best out of the screen. Specially the smaller letters in the notification area and the smaller ones in the native system look not too good.

Of course its also the screen quality, but i just want to get the best out of the screen.

Thanx in advance
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Immorak:
Hi ive been searching around to change DPI, bit what is the best method to not get in a bootloop or brake google play?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Immorak:
My current DPI is 320, but i have 10.1 inch screen om my GT-P5110
[Android Themes] zunu007:
Hello to all of the fellow members of xda reading to this thread,

this might a lucky day for 7 people who signed up for the Themer beta but didn't get it.

I have 7 Themer beta code to give (since i have a gingerbread operating phone and Themer requires Android 4.1+, The app works on most devices but not on all devices--it really depends on the screen resolution.)

Only first 7 people reply to the thread will receive the beta code through PM.

And remember the code will work only one device.

Once i provide the code to those 7 lucky people , download Themer by MyColorScreen from Google Play Store.Once you install the app use the code that i will give you to gain access.

Remember the code will work only once.

Have fun with Themer
[Android Themes] bswann:
Hey, I'll take a code. Thanks!
[Android Themes] traesnaidensdad:
Thanks!
[Android Themes] Seraz007:
Hello and thanks :)
[Android Themes] kmp542:
Hello and thanks
[Android Themes] Sane1:
Hello!
[Android Themes] totom96:
Hi and thanks :)
[Android Themes] Katawazaki:
Hai
[Android Themes] zunu007:
all codes provided
[Android Themes] Sane1:
Code didn't work :(
[Android Themes] zunu007:
im sorry :( Sane1 the code must've expired or something.:confused:
[Android Themes] Zyquil:
Hi, and thanks in advanced!
[Android Themes] marsigliah:
I have 1 code themer beta unusable, somebody interested?
[Android Themes] knudsen19:
Yes I am :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vici30:
Galaxy S advance.

Rooted a while ago. Android 4.1.2

Baseband I9070XXLQ4

Today phone says 'no SIM'. I can't call, I can't be called. Only emergency calls.

SIM card works with other phones.

So it's software or hardware.

Help.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lawong:
hardware.. seems like u got ur baseband.. so modem still working fine..

edit: if it happen after you root try flashing stock rom or kernel..
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pawelarc:
flash stock via Odin!
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntaresOne:
All the times I had this problem I've flashed stock ROM with Odin and I can confirm that it works. Seems that sometimes is a problem of SecPhone.apk
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vici30:
Thanks guys, but can you point in the right direction (with flashing the stock ROM)? Like, where do I find it and stuff...

(I don't know how I managed to root my phone without breaking it in the first place xD)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntaresOne:
I've writed how to reflash stock firmware in this thread, you can follow up to the sixth step, and if you are interested also to root and CoCore kernel go up to tenth step (after this reboot device) :)

EDIT: You don't need "Re-Partition" option in Odin
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flentus:
No SIM card (but network OK 4 bars)

Hi,

I have a 9070P (NFC) simlocked to Orange France.

I've got the very same "no SIM card" issue after upgrading to JB via Odin (3.07) (tar downloaded from samfirmware).

Network is OK (4 bars), but "no SIM card". The SIM works fine in any other phone I have tested + inserting a SIM from a different operator does not trigger the "enter unlock code" popup at startup.

My IMEI is OK and has always been (*#06#).

Note : from the many posts I've read, it is *not* stored in /efs on this phone but could be stored in CSPSA partition.

Note : I've always flashed the *right* firmwares for I9070P (not I9070).

What I have tried so far :

* restock to GB with this tutorial : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2247604

--> No SIM card

* then flashed Orange's stock firmware with Odin from samfirmware

--> No SIM card

* played a bit lot with "secret code" *#197328640# menus. It happened once that I recovered the SIM card + data connexion then it failed again after next boot. So I'm pretty sure the pb *is* software.

It's a pitty I have backed up my "efs", and "CSPSA" partitions (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2145464) after the pb occured...

I have rooted the phone, dumped and tried to analyse modem/RIL logs, but did not manage to spot the pb...

I'm used to linux, flashing and so on but not that much of Android intricaces, so if anybody is willing to help me finding the solution I'd pay him/her a bear (or two) ;)

Questions : does anybody know how to check CSPSA partitions ? It's content might have been damaged during flashes. As I have repartitioned when downgrading, partition size should be OK, but as I have read somewhere in xda that that partition content might not be replaced when flashing a tar.md5 that contain a cspsa image (which is the case in the ROM flashed to downgrade) because it contains the IMEI encrypted.

-> is there a way to mount and explore it or to extract the content of a cspsa image from a ROM (I've tried to mount it as ext4: failure)?

Thanks in advance !
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntaresOne:
What version of Jelly Bean you have flashed the first time?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flentus:
Hi!

It was this one : Germany (T-Mobile) I9070PXXLPJ grabbed from Samfirmare (I doubled checked it was the one for the "P" version)

Any known pb with those JB upgrades?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntaresOne:
I don't know if this version has the simlock, maybe your phone doesn't recognize sim card because you have updated with Odin from a simlocked GB to a non-simlocked JB or with simlock from another carrier
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
Hm, did you try to do factory reset? People had problems with signal if they do not do it after GB>JB.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flentus:
I restocked to original ROM : still no Sim card + if the pb was simlock, it would ask for unlock code whereas it just say "no SIM card".

---------- Post added at 10:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:57 AM ----------

Yes, I did factory resets, cache wipes, dalvik cache erasure multiple times (like 20) : no dice.

Does anybody know how to activate and analyse modem and RIL logs (and manage debug level) ? I think it would help find the root cause faster than "trial and error" + decrease the risk of bricking.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntaresOne:
Right, as you said maybe the problem is really the CSPSA because simlock infos are stored in this partition, seems that there is no way to unpack or to see the files contained in it, if you try to reflash Jelly Bean using repartition?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flentus:
- Reflash Jelly Bean with repartion : already done without success + JB ROMs (I've seen until now) do not contain CSPSA partition.

But my problem is not SIM lock, it's "no SIM" at all, as I already said, if it was a Sim lock issue, I would have the "insert unlock code" dialog at logon.

- For reference : I've found the sources for CSPSA Android manager and desktop tools at : download.meego.com/live/home:/imppa/Trunk/src/[/url] (it's from the Meego project)

I think it would enable to read/write from/to CSPSA partition properly (not peeking/poking blindly).

- For now, I'm trying to analyse "adb logcat -b radio", but lots off errors seem to but "normal", I can hardly identify which ones are relevant.

Anybody reading radio logcat fluently ?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flentus:
Guys, could any of you backup the 3 following partitions of their I9070P and post them somewhere to me so that I can try to restore them on my device to see if it sorts out my problems ?

The full tuto is here : http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2145464

Thanks in advance !
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flentus:
Bump !

Nobody willing to help me ?

Tried installing CM10.1: still "no SIM"
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zakaria9:
search xda to find help contain tee folder

i forget links source

but u can after root

copy orginal tee folder from ,, lib ,, system , tee

i use zsmg2 work and copy tee folder and flash another rom then copy tee and replace them fine my simcard work