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[General Questions and Answers] AbsoluteJedi:
Fellow XDA-Developers Members,

I know this is going to sound like a stupid question, but the only stupid question is the one that isnt answered, right ??!! I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 SCH-R760 that I got from a friend when my previous phone died as a loaner. The only problem is that her kids messed up the charging port, and you have to hold the cord a certain way to charge the phone, and even then, it doesnt always charge correctly (charges for hours and hours overnight and then says it only has 10% power, sometimes fully charges, sometimes doesnt charge at all). Rather than to sit here and mess with it everyday, I looked up the part costs to replace the USB Charging Port, and it is really cheap !! I decided to try and take the phone apart just to familiarize myself with the process, and maybe see if there was a loose connection I could fix myself rather than to be without a phone until the parts got to my rural area on an island in Alaska !! Well, I went on Youtube to find a video to take the phone apart, and all of the videos insist that there are seven (7) screws underneath the battery cover that I have to take our before using a soft plastic prying tool to remove the backing, but it doesnt look the same-there are only six (6) screws, and I cannot find anymore, even underneath these little black film-like strips that are there (I carefully removed them and then replaced them exactly as they were) !! And whats worse, the phone doesnt have a split in the middle of the side of the casing-you have to pry between the edge of the back casing and the screen !! I am at a loss here because right now I dont have the funds to buy a new phone, so can anyone tell me why I cant seem to get it apart (the seven (7) versus six (6) screws issue, and what could possibly be hanging it up; I tried to open it and it seemed like the headphone jack circuit board was hanging it up, but there is no more screws !!), why the video shows seven (7) screws instead of sic (6) on all of the instructional videos and why the phone doesnt split in the middle on the side like all the videos show them doing on the instructional videos illustrate !! I would greatly appreciate any and all help/advice !! Thanks !!

AbsoluteJedi
[General Questions and Answers] xsenman:
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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] KnightlyNinja:
Hi there, just wanted to share with u all my classic wallpapers. Most of them are created by me and some are resized for our screen. i hope will like it. Will add more later.

Screenshots

Download pack from attachment. Will add more dont worry.:)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] KnightlyNinja:
one reserved just in case.
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] munders:
I cannot use Internet Explorer on my O2 XDA.

I have read several posts on this site and added the GPRS details to the XDA but i keep getting the Network Log On screen. I enter payandgo as the User and password as the Password, but no luck.

This is very frustrating. I need to be able to view web pages and email on it.

I am on Pay as you Go with O2.

Does anyone know how to resolve this please?

Many thanks

Munders.

:(
[Xperia Z1 General] espe0:
Hi

I've got xz1 till first day when its arrived

Till now I had 6 blackscreens and 4 other hangouts and 3 softreset in camera app

And yellow screen

I had xZ before without any problem like this
[Xperia Z1 General] 301stSpartan:
A bit confused. If you got your current one the first day it was out, how did you have one before that without these issues? If you did, why didn't you keep that one? :what:
[Xperia Z1 General] espe0:
Im very sorry there supose to be xZ not z1

I had xz before xz1
[Xperia Z1 General] espe0:
And I forgot mention about very poor touch sensivity ...I'm unlocking my line-password with 3 tryes ...what's happening sony?! Why you getting worst?!
[Xperia Z1 General] y2grae:
might have a handset issue, as my touchscreen is working perfectly in that respect.

have you tried the thread with the display type? might be worth seeing if you have a different type to most others here
[Xperia Z1 General] marc_ecko28:
Do you have screen protector installed?

After installing screen protector I noticed that touchscreen is a little bit unresponsive compared to not using one.

Im thinking to remove the shatter proof film and install a new good screen protector.

Btw the screen protector Im using now is a little bit thick coz I cant find a good one until now.

Try to remove sp if you have one.

Yellow tint is already an issue for some devices. kindly check the post regarding this matter so you can check which panel your z1 is using and what is the serial number.
[Xperia Z1 General] sofir786:
Just to let you know, removing the shatter proof film voids the warranty
[Xperia Z1 General] espe0:
Ok but checking anything doesn't give me a solution ...speedtaping is my worst thing i can select 7 of 10 pictures in gallery

...before installing screen protector it was the same
[Xperia Z1 General] sofir786:
you have to do some basic troubleshooting here my friend. First of all to rule out a software issue make sure you are on the very latest software available, my sig has the latest version available. If after updating you are still having issues, then you have a hardware fault and you will need a replacement.
[Xperia Z1 General] espe0:
And I have latest software
[Xperia Z1 General] sofir786:
well you have answered your own question, you have a faulty handset here, aslong as you havent messed around with the phone (rooting) your warranty is still valid and you should be able to get a replacement
[Xperia Z1 General] babylonbwoy:
Same here, random black screen with backlight, when I make a phone call sometimes screen stay black (no screen protector) and if I want to turn the screen on I have to push the power button (so I can't use the "power button ends call").

Also touch screen responsiveness is weird somethimes.

[MENTION=1558651]sofir786[/MENTION] rooting does not void warranty.
[Xperia Z1 General] espe0:
vol up and power button only helps me
[Xperia Z1 General] sofir786:
If you send a phone that is rooted and is rooted when you send it for repair to either Sony or your network carrier they wont accept it for repair. Good practice is to restore the phone to complete stock, thats what i meant by "rooting voids your warranty"
[Xperia Z1 General] TheCraig:
No it doesn't.
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
That is not true.

---------- Post added at 08:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:57 PM ----------

This is also not true
[Xperia Z1 General] sofir786:
Ah fair enough my bad, i know now atleast lol, keep hearing and seeing different things.
[Xperia Z1 General] babylonbwoy:
Again yesterday when restarting the Z1 stuck in black screen at boot.

I noticed that the power & vol+ vibrate three time in less than 5 sec (it was 10 sec with Z) and it looks like there is no more restart with one vibration ?

Will call and ask for a replacement unit.
[Xperia Z1 General] marc_ecko28:
There is a shutdown button located inside sim card slot.

Check for tiny red reset button.
[Xperia Z1 General] Dpk1:
Yup, do ask for a replacement. I too had same black screen issue. The proximity sensor on mine was buggy too. I submitted it to sony service center today & will be getting a replacement (in 4-6 days).
[Xperia Z1 General] Rikimaru 117:
settings >>>display >>>>check optimized backlight

This will solve the problem
[Xperia Z1 General] babylonbwoy:
Yes I knew for the new button but I thought it was for factory reset so didn't tested.

I have the optimised back light enabled.

Went to the shop will have replacement unit next week.

Envoyé depuis mon C6903 avec Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 General] logzz:
Are the random black screens a software or hardware issue does anyone know? Otherwise i will have to return my phone if it is hardware related?
[Xperia Z1 General] Dpk1:
No one knows this for sure, at least I don't. This is what happened with my Z1. So, I took mine to sony & they agreed to give me a new replacement under warranty. I'm not even sure if every Z1 has this issue or not. I know that unchecking optimised backlight triggers a bug on restart, but the black screen issue (with backlight on) had nothing to do with it on mine. Never touched optimised backlight, no rooting / BL unlocking or modding, just the latest stock rom (with a few apps installed from playstore).
[Xperia Z1 General] gtrab:
I experienced that problem a couple of times too (screen goes out with light)

A factory reset solved my issues

I think it had something to do with the simultaneous updates from Sony and Google the phone got at first boot.

.
[Xperia Z1 General] combat2k:
Indeed, that was my solution as well. Factory Reset and no black screen.
[Xperia Z1 General] babylonbwoy:
This is not the first time I have this kind of issue with an Xperia, I had exactly same with Xperia Ray in 2012, I returned it three times to service center, the first two time they only downgraded the fw (!), the third time they offered me an exchange so I added some money to get the XT.

Also I have read same issues with other xperia devices.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winxp5421:
So i hoping someone could give me a hand i have exhausted all of my ideas

My Soft key buttons on the bottom of the phone (menu, home, back, search) have stopped working entirely phone is completely stock never rooted flashed or changed in anyway my first thought was maybe it was a software problem so i booted into recovery my holding vol +/- and power and tried to clear the cache (worth a shot right?) but in Samsung's infinite wisdom they use the Home soft key as select so i am unable to select wipe cache and naturally am unable to select Reboot system as well. i pull out the battery to restart the phone but to my horror the phone automatically reboots into the recovery screen... wtf! tried every combination of buttons physical and soft but i cant select anything in the recovery screen you name it i tried it short and long press of everything even tried booting holding different keys just for the sake of trying.

also tried to connect via adb while in recovery to send a "adb reboot" command but adb will not detect the device tried using every Samsung driver i could get my hands on maybe i am missing something here?

Next i tried rebooting with odin using an empty tar file as mentioned here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1766399 but it only restarts to the... recovery screen.... for the love of god.

I'm out of ideas and any help would be appreciated i have no insurance and i have another year before I'm up for a renewal.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skepticmisfit:
your phone sounds broken. deactivate it with VZW and go buy something else on swappa/ebay. (i personally recommend the S3, Gnex, or, **** you get another fassy if you want)
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GIMMEDEMROMS:
Hey dude, I have the stock Verizon ROM and boot loaders installing those should fix your problem and if you don't want to lose what's in your phone I'm afraid friend you're **** out of luck. Pm or call 423 400 6484 I'll give you the pass to the Google drive I use to send ROMs and such. Good luck.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Domush:
Seeing as the buttons don't work in recovery, what do you think will be fixed by clearing a cache? It's called recovery because it doesn't use that stuff.

Best bet? Try flashing a custom rom which had soft key support and enable them right away. With this phone's penchant for phantom key presses you may have just improved your experience with this phone by having them die.

Time to pony up and flash a real rom
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdelosMeansUnknown:
Use Odin to flash a custom recovery, As the last poster said, flash a custom ROM with on-screen key options and use that from now on.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sister Amethyst:
I never use my soft keys in recovery as the power button selects all the options I've ever needed. Have you tried using the power button to select on your phone?

Fascinated by unicorn flavored jellybeans
[Themer General Discussion] handasoft:
Hi mates,

Today,I got my code for ThemerApp.

Wanna try it...

I choose a theme, I press Apply and then....

!!

It requests an access to my Facebook account with full access to my personal information and friends list!!!

Why? Can someone tell me why a "THEMER" App requires my friends list?

I uninstall right now!

Pathetic :mad:
[Themer General Discussion] layercake87:
dont know why they do this. you can also use your google account but this as bad as using the fb-account.

although i really like this app this is really a nuisance !
[Themer General Discussion] EatHeat:
The only reason I made this

workaround

so people can use themes without logging in to any accounts. Although it seems to be a trusted app, but it doesn't take long for any database to be hacked. Hope more themers use this.
[Themer General Discussion] Tabtoub:
because it's not just a simple theme app, it's a launcher with widgets of every kind (social networks included), rss feeds, etc.. and to display notifications correctly it needs full access.
[Themer General Discussion] dehaani:
I can understand a launcher with social network integration requesting access to social networks but I can't understand why it's mandatory.

I do NOT use social networks but I want to try this launcher out. It doesn't let you proceed without adding an account.
[Themer General Discussion] pandacookie:
Then use your Google account.
[Themer General Discussion] BBs19:
Also uninstalled right after installing... Why does it want access to my facebook or google account to work properly? like seeing all your friends and stuff ? Ehhhm sorry but noo thanks!

Also why does a themer app need to collect "anonymous" location data of my phone?

This app was a big promise but they ****ed it up.
[Themer General Discussion] gamepro602:
Its for the weather widgets, and unlike you privacy is the least of my concerns :p
[Themer General Discussion] pellik333:
Yeah I have no reason to care cause group "XYZ" already has my information. Nothing to worry about.
[Themer General Discussion] pandacookie:
So do you use your Google account to set up your phone? To use the Play Store? What's the difference?
[Themer General Discussion] sSynyster:
That is very unfortunate to hear. There is no reason this app should require that information.

I'm starting to question if I want to use it now.
[Themer General Discussion] pandacookie:
Like I said, we use our Google accounts for the Play Store. What's the difference? Besides, couldn't you make a dummy Google account? That's not too difficult to do.
[Themer General Discussion] EatHeat:
Isn't it a bit too much that I have to make a fake account just to use one app? :rolleyes:
[Themer General Discussion] pandacookie:
Isn't it a bit much to be all paranoid that MyColorScreen is gonna go spying on you? :eyeroll:

Just calm down and relax. I'm sure they don't care about your personal info.

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Besides, if you really wanna use the app and are THAT worried about your personal info, making a dummy account won't be a big deal. It's not a "bit much" at all. You're talking as if it's an ordeal to do, or a huge inconvenience.

And speaking of dummies, the people freaking out about Themer are the same people that feel perfectly fine with using Google for their Wallet service, or for their email, or even for Google Play. It's the same thing as logging into an account to use Themer. Besides, only a total idiot would turn over crucial data to the internet these days.

Jeez. People....
[Themer General Discussion] IndyRoadie:
Correct me if I am wrong, but don't MOST "Widgets" in Launchers require those kind of permissions? Look at Zooper Widget's Permissions:

They access those Apps to run them, so.. someone enlighten me on the difference please?
[Themer General Discussion] Rado_vr6:
Ohmergod! This app is spying on us, wahhhhhhhh. Half the damn apps on our phone require access to our personal info and you're going to get your panties in a bunch over Themer using it? Not sure if serious.
[Themer General Discussion] pandacookie:
I swear, people love to have something to complain about. :thumbup:
[Themer General Discussion] EatHeat:
Its not Themer spying on us that people are worried about. Its what happens "if" their database gets hacked into the same way WhatsApp and TrueCaller got hacked recently.

But the Gmail permission is certainly understandable since it needs it to show the Unread Count in Everything Widget and having a bit of experience developing apps, I'm pretty sure there's no other way to get the counts.
[Themer General Discussion] pandacookie:
Very true. But like I said, if people are really that worked up, they can use a dummy account.
[Themer General Discussion] hellboystudios:
data. so that they can promote it further. or maybe just get info on who all are downloading their app, so that they can improve it further
[Themer General Discussion] pandacookie:
I'm sure it's all harmless.
[Themer General Discussion] Burginthorn:
Firstly it's not harmless. If there was absolutely nothing to be had from people's personal information then no one would want it. But seeing that nearly every organization on the planet is highly interested in your personal information, have you ever stopped to ask ....why?

Also it may come as a surprise to some that not everyone that uses Android has a Google account - SHOCK HORROR!

You may want to check out an app called XPrivacy https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=biz.bokhorst.xprivacy.installer

You can also grab it from other places besides Google ...

Its not total protection, but its a good way to stop apps accessing information, or change the information they will be receiving from your device.

I allow apps to have the information, but I change the information they get. Fake phone number, fake location and also prohibit apps from accessing every thing they've been programed to access with a simple tick of a box.
[Themer General Discussion] iperc:
I had no such problems
[Themer General Discussion] ThemerSupport:
We require you to login with Google or Facebook to prevent abuse of our servers. All of our themes are on our servers, and by placing a authentication wall between the user and getting the themes, there is less potential for abuse. Simple as that. No secret plans to send you deals on mail-order furniture. :eek: :cool:
[Themer General Discussion] pandacookie:
See you guys? I swear, some of you are gonna get ulcers before you're thirty. :rolleyes:
[Themer General Discussion] BBs19:
And why exactly is it saying that you have access to the friends list and so on? Is it by default when you implement such a login system?

And why don't you let users sign up on your your servers to decrease the potential for a abuse of your servers.

You might not believe it, but there are users who care about privacy and block apps from accessing information about a user. Its not that we don't trust your app, but we might not want to share our names and friends list and other information with you, even if you don't use that information for anything.
[Themer General Discussion] dj_mol3y_x8:
Now that's a shame. There was me thinking you where going to kidnap me and my friends and make demands to my family for my safe return !!! :D

PMSL

Sent from my XT890

Stock 4.1.2

if you like my work hit the thanks button
[Themer General Discussion] chaoswyrm:
BEWARE!

Lol, I love the tin foil hat crowd. Even if I don't always see eye to eye with them. :)
[Themer General Discussion] blazingwolf:
Then you need to get off the internet. There is no anonymity when you are on the net no matter what you think you are doing to prevent it. Might also want to give up your cell phone as that can be tracked via your mic, speaker, and other chips in the phone which give off specific signals when used.
[Themer General Discussion] Marco_Themer:
Themer asking for Facebook or Google+ details

Hi all,

The reason why we ask for these details is not to share them to the NSA or anything like that, but it allows us to put an authentication wall between users and accessing Themer's theme servers, in order to prevent abuse. This way, if someone had to hack into our servers, at least we'd know who they are.
[Themer General Discussion] LordManhattan:
Challenge accepted! I, Dude Von Dudenstein, will hack your servers with state of the art hacking tools like the one shown in Jurassic Park. It's not like we can make fake Facebook accounts or anything :p
[Themer General Discussion] pandacookie:
No!!! That's too hard to do!!!! I'm breaking a sweat just thinking about it!!!! :sly:
[Themer General Discussion] Anderson2:
There are many of us who don't sync anything with their Google account and stay off Facebook. Certainly don't use wallet or nfc. But then there are those who share their intimate secrets with the world. Themer should be just fine for them.

There is no legitimate reason for themer to ask you to login.

---------- Post added at 10:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:52 PM ----------

Why do your servers need greater security than other developers'? There are other ways to find out who hacked into a server. And why not offer the same courtesy of privacy to your users?
[Themer General Discussion] pandacookie:
I actually care even less now than when I made the quoted comment last year, as I no longer use Themer at all. I have nothing to hide, and unless you are a member of the C.I.A. or something, neither should you.
[Themer General Discussion] jimmyjjohn:
nice
[Themer General Discussion] iBolski:
Wow. Even with a perfectly acceptable explanation (I'm a developer and I completely understand what they are stating), people are still paranoid.

How in the world do you use your phone then? If you don't connect to google, it means you never receive updates. It also means you download apps from an untrusted source, so now you have even MORE of a security issue, etc. Those apps are not vetted by Google and mean you could potentially download malware that has an even better chance of snatching your PI.

I've been using this for months and have not received any spam, haven't been hacked, etc. It is safe and it's all for security of their servers, which provides you a service to download themes directly within the app, rather than having to go to Google Play store (which you can't use if you don't log into Google with your phone) and download themes there.

What is even funnier is you registered an email account to post here. You can be tracked by ip address, etc unless you are good at spoofing.

You say that you want privacy and the developers who provide a service don't have a right to ensure you are who you say you are? They are providing you a free service, hosting the themes on their servers and yet, you should be able to get to their servers with lax security if not anonymous access? That seems a little hypocritical to me.

In the end, you have a choice: either use the app or don't use it. If you choose not to provide a Google or Facebook account to verify you are who you say you are, then you make the choice not to use the app. The developers have every right to use Google or Facebook to verify people and if they feel that is the most secure way to ensure the users are not hackers, then so be it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jock11:
Does anyone else have very weak wi-fi signal on 4.1.2 roms, no matter which its crap! When I flash leaked 4.2.2 roms no problem!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DSA:
WiFi is kernel related not ROM related