yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ferrojasaguilar:
Hello my friends, im on my second day with my G2 and im loving it. It has so many features, so many bells and whistles, its just a great phone! One of the features that i like most are the full screen wallpapers with transparent status bar. It works great with preinstalled wallpapers but i cant apply the same effect to wallpapers that ive downloaded, does anyone know how to do this? Thanks!

Sent from my LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ferrojasaguilar:
Anyone? Please?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rfarrah:
Hopefully this is in development. I haven't seen it achieved yet, but I'm keeping an eye out for it too.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaseman:
I am using a wallpaper I downloaded from the internet on stock rom and I have transparency.

---------- Post added at 10:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:20 AM ----------

The staus bar is half transparent while the lower bar is completely transparent.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 20degrees:
He means fully clear I'm sure.

LG G2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ferrojasaguilar:
Hanks for your answers, yes i meant fully transparent, like the factory wallpapers...

Sent from my LG G2
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] -Aatif-:
The Google Play Store APK for version 4.4.21 has been leaked and can be installed on many Android models right now.

Whichever date Google ultimately selects to launch Android 4.4 will probably include the release of the Google Play Store update.

Besides the new navigation menu, the update also kills bugs and enhances the performance of the Google Play Store. The APK file should be compatible with your Android powered device running Android 2.2 or higher.

Download

Play Store 4.4.21
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Toenchen:
Thx

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9300 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] sawdoctor:
If you head over to team blackout they have it inverted or transparent with various colors
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] princebadawy:
Thanks man
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Ram121:
Play store update received today in India

माझ्या नोट 2 मधील टपाटाॅक प्रो मधुन पाठविला
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] dimitrisioa:
Got the official update here in Greece 3 days ago.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] Goneeuro:
Have not seen it yet here in Germany. I manually instead it on my n7. But want to see how long it takes to come to my phone.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] SayedMajeed:
Installed, Working gr8
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] atonal:
Can't download. ... says i need a decryption key

Gesendet von meinem GT-N7100 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] -Aatif-:
The Google Play Store APK for version 4.4.21 has been leaked and can be installed on many Android models right now.

Whichever date Google ultimately selects to launch Android 4.4 will probably include the release of the Google Play Store update.

Besides the new navigation menu, the update also kills bugs and enhances the performance of the Google Play Store. The APK file should be compatible with your Android powered device running Android 2.2 or higher.

Download

Play Store 4.4.21
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] drdax:
Download doesn't work .asks for decryption key.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] akshatsourav:
try this link....

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/10/21/download-latest-google-play-store-4-4-21-with-slide-out-navigation/
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] -Aatif-:
The Google Play Store APK for version 4.4.21 has been leaked and can be installed on many Android models right now.

Whichever date Google ultimately selects to launch Android 4.4 will probably include the release of the Google Play Store update.

Besides the new navigation menu, the update also kills bugs and enhances the performance of the Google Play Store. The APK file should be compatible with your Android powered device running Android 2.2 or higher.

Download

Play Store 4.4.21
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] lancem71:
Do you have a mirror besides mega?
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] xXchrizhurtyXx:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23189362627839727

Android Police's Link
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] lancem71:
Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] Rixsta:
Thread Closed

Please search before posting, duplicate post of THIS
[Android Apps and Games] -Aatif-:
The Google Play Store APK for version 4.4.21 has been leaked and can be installed on many Android models right now.

Whichever date Google ultimately selects to launch Android 4.4 will probably include the release of the Google Play Store update.

Besides the new navigation menu, the update also kills bugs and enhances the performance of the Google Play Store. The APK file should be compatible with your Android powered device running Android 2.2 or higher.

Download

Play Store 4.4.21
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bogdan109:
Hello,

I upgrade my s4 and now i have XXUDMH6. I there a chance to downgradeto a lower firmware without problems? I read if i try to downgrade the know flag will change to 0x1.Is there a way to root actual firmware without change knox flag?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] axx2012:
Not possible for this time downgrade any stock
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bogdan109:
So i can't install any custom rom because know flag will change to 0x1?

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] axx2012:
Yes unfortunately
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] imNooby:
I'm trying to downgrade my CM 10.2 nightly allllll the way down to ICS. Can anyone help me? IDK what the differences are between LK3, LG1, and LEM. I'm trying to downgrade to ICS, can anyone give me a llink? o_O

in depth guides will be appreciated

ty

AT&T, i747 Samsung Galaxy SIII
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] majj:
hi all

i need netfront 3.2 full with serial can anyone help
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] xcilion:
Try these:

http://www.pocketgear.com

http://www.handango.com
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] tintoy:
regardless of any arguments for or against such copyright theft, this realy isn't that kind of a forum ;-)
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] zmore:
As I'm sure most of you have noticed, the microUSB 3.0 charging cable that Samsung includes with the Note3 is much stiffer than any of the USB2.0 cables they've shipped in the past, and almost as stiff as some heavy duty 3rd-party usb2.0 cables I have (such as from MediaBridge). I know USB3.0 carries a few extra wires for power, but it shouldn't make that much of a difference, should it?

Wondering if anyone's seen any more flexible microUSB 3.0 cables around? I couldn't find anything at Amazon or Monoprice. A flex, ribbon, or even retractable would be nice.

I know I could fall back to using a usb2.0 cable for most use cases, but I'd like to stick with 3.0 if possible. This stiff cable makes using the phone while charging more awkward, and it makes it more likely that it'll pop my phone off of the desk stand I'm using (a thoughtout ped3 universal stand) and onto the floor because the cable's pushing on the port when bent.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] KruseLudsMobile:
I have used the other less stiff cables and they charge much slower. It's because of resistance reduction maybe required for the 2 Amp output charger to do the stronger charging needed (and the extra cabling included as well)...

Sent from my Galaxy Note III; Previous owner/hacker of Galaxy S III, Galaxy Nexus, Droid X, HTC HD2, HTC Touch Pro 2, HTC Tilt, HTC 8525, O2 XDA II, O2 XDA.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] mingkee:
I this Samsung one is OK because I have few micro USB 3.0 cables and they are either too stiff to unplug or it does not fit Tech21 case.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] kudosmog:
Would something like this help?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pcs-New-20...-0-A-Male-to-Micro-B-Male-Cable-/141101888614

All the 3.0 cables I've seen have been pretty stiff.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] @rbiter:
I am waiting for mediabridge micro USB 3.0 cable to hit the market. I've grown find of their quality stuff at absolutely very competitive prices.

sent from my sm-900t.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] XxLostSoulxX:
Ehh my Mediabridge 10Ft Micro USB 2.0 has no issue charging at same rate as stock cable our phone came with. And my cord is very flexible.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] rasmith3530:
I purchased an Amazon Basics 6ft long cable from Amazon (of course), and it is even more stiff than the standard cable that comes with the phone. On the cable itself it is stamped, "AmazonBasics * PREMIUM USB3.0 CABLE * SUPERSPEED DATA TRANSFER * E202888 AWM STYLE 2725 VW-1 80 (degrees)C 30V." The molded ends have Amazon Basics emblems on them. I am a bit concerned that the stiffness of this cable could cause enough leveraging force to damage the phone's connector.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Rootuser3.0:
That's what she said
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] CraigAmey:
Unless you absolutely need USB 3.0 speed, and to be honest there isn't much that does ... just use one of these

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9965&seq=1&format=2

I have USB 3.0 cables (stock and a couple I got from ebay) but the monoprice USB 2.0 cables are super thin and the connector is small enough to fit through any case. The 6ft USB 2.0 cables also charge at the full 1800mA so really the only justification for using USB 3.0 is if I'm doing direct transfers to the internal storage or plugging in a super fast external drive. Writing to the the external SD card is limited to around 20MB/s so USB 3.0 is overkill for that.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] @rbiter:
The stiffness is cumbersome but I feel the whole connector, the extra part for usb3, makes the physical connection more solid. Meaning it would take more effort for it it. OTOH though, dropping your phone directly on either a 2 or 3 connector makes it feel more likely for the phone side to break. Choose your poison.

sent from my sm-900t.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] TheFixItMan:
Expanded Status Bar With Colour Changer And Brightness Slider

Fully Read The OP!

This Thread Is Now Outdated - Please Goto My Threads Below For New Status Bars

JB 4.2.2 Style Status Bar With Volume Panel

JB 4.2.2 Style Status Bar With Volume Quick Panel And Colour Changer Mod For AOSP

Mod For PureKAT 1.5 Rom - Colour Changer - Audio Fix - Battery%

Status Bar With JB Header Brightness Slider And Transparent Theme For CM7

​

About

This mod is for custom stock based roms that are deodexed - It will changed your status bar to what it looks like in the screenshot with the exception of the battery icon - This is because you need to mod your own framework-res as each rom is different

It Contains

Expanded Status Bar

Brightness Slider

Colour Changer To Change The Colour And Transparency Of The Status Bar

Lidroid Toggles

Give thanks to b16h22 for the Colour Changer Smali files, Colour Changer App, and his guide which can be found

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2341341

Give thanks to evanlocked for the Brightnless Slider Smali files and his guide which can be found

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2152370

How To Install

Before Doing Anything Make A Nandroid Backup!

Download ExpandedColourS3 - If on hyperion use the hyperion version

Download StatusBarMods (note evo-x4 already has this in evo mods)

Install StatusBarMods.apk

Go into cwm

Mount System

Flash ExpandedColourS3.zip

Restart

Use the StatusBarMods app to change the colour of the status bar

Downloads

Bloggers do NOT mirror these links

Do NOT add any adverts to these links

Give Full credits

Failure to adhear to the above will result in me taking action

ExpandedColourS3

ExpandedColourS3 Hyperion Version

StatusBarMods By b16h22

Do Not Post Things Like

Will this work on xyz rom - It should work on any stock based custom rom that is deodex (hyperion use hyperion version)

Will this work on stock rom - No not unless you are deodex and have lidriod parts apk already or install the lidroid parts from the lidriod thread

Will this work on cm7 or aosp - No as its not a stock based custom rom

credits

b16h22

evanlocked

spacecaker

bingobingobingo
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] kumar akarsh:
cooooool stuff!!!!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] aniket.lamba:
[MENTION=225651]op[/MENTION] - Would you mind sharing that wallie? :p:p
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] TheFixItMan:
i'll pm you
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] Dragonslayer656:
remove rightness slider

sir can i have a statusbar with changeable colour without brightness slider for hyperion
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] TheFixItMan:
Decompile systemui.apk with apktool

Goto res/layout

Open status_bar_expanded.xml in notepad++

delete the following

<LinearLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<include layout="@layout/qp_brightness" />
</LinearLayout>

Recompile & replace in flashable zip
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] Dragonslayer656:
thanks

thanks sir i will try it and report

EDIT:it works.thanks
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] arajmax:
On my gt-5360 hyp gm8 batery icon ,%, clock options not changing thr setting
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] TheFixItMan:
I can show/hide % icon and it changing colour depending on battery %

The clock colour cannot be changed as I have not set it to be changed

you cannot hide/show am/pm as its not part of status bar but it will show am/pm if your phone is set to 12hr format in phone settings

I will be building a rom in the new year with this status bar if permission is granted and I will include all the edt tweak functions
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] arajmax:
Thanks sir
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] shadman0:
[MENTION=225651]op[/MENTION] hey sir Can i take this is for my rom i need to modify this systemui
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] GalKill:
I used the statusbar mod, but i want to make it transparent . How can I make it transparent ?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] TheFixItMan:
It is already transparent - use the StatusBarMods By b16h22 evo app to set color and transparency level!

It is on the op

Yes with full credits (including others whose smali files iv used)
[General Questions and Answers] poemathesonking:
Does anyone have any information on how to root this phone?

It is a tracfone running Android 4.1 with 1ghz qualcomm cpu.

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] bummpr:
I'm also looking for someone who might have some pointers on how to root this phone or install KitKat apps from Nexus 5 dump!!!

I know it is a low end phone but there are lots of people in the Tracfone world who are now able to get Android phones and are NEW to the smartphone universe.

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Ph0enix_216:
I'm thinking of buying this phone. As a low end Android, how does it hold up? And if you want to root it, try Bin4ry's root method here. Just be careful.
[General Questions and Answers] karmmisht:
Tried Bin4ry on ZTE Valet but it failed to root

I've had the phone a couple of days so far and while I'm by no means a qualified reviewer of smartphones, I do like the ZTE Valet. I'm too cheap to pay the $70-100 USD/month for a post-paid service that I don't need.

After searching the forums and seeing that no one reported trying to root the phone, I took a brave pill and tried the Bin4ry method (v31). I got the same message that many users reported - after rebooting, it fails to mount and copy the necessary files. Both the new standard method and the old method failed. It did no apparent harm to the phone - just didn't work. Here's some details on the phone I have:

Android version 4.1.1

Kernel 3.4.0-perf zte-kernel@Zdroid-SMT

Thanks for any ideas or advice.
[General Questions and Answers] gberpa:
I just picked one up at Kmart for $80 today and am checking things out, trying to see about rooting it. My Hisense Sero 7 Pro tab is rooted and running great with a DoPa custom ROM.
[General Questions and Answers] samcoinc:
I also purchased one of these and am happy so far. I have a question on the magnetic and rotation sensor. They seem to show up as installed as ak8962 devices but apps like 'my android sensors' don't show any data being returned. are they just not actually installed?

thanks

sam
[General Questions and Answers] gberpa:
The rotation of the device changes the screen from portrait to landscape and 'maps', 'Gas Buddy' seems to show the right direction for magnetic north. I haven't had much time to check yet. AAMF, I haven't activated or transferred my number to the 'phone' yet as am deciding if is a 'keeper'. So far, I think it is as I can use WiFi and 'turn off' mobile data by option. Now checking things like battery life in standby.. Haven't found an option to shut WiFi when screen is off like in my JB 4.2.1 and HC 3.1 devices. Only seem to be able to turn WiFi on or off or see an option for airplane mode.
[General Questions and Answers] samcoinc:
I agree - the screen rotates (how - I don't know :) ) I would assume gas buddy is using GPS to find north.

sam
[General Questions and Answers] Unkn0wn0ne:
Any update on this?
[General Questions and Answers] samcoinc:
It isn't looking good so far..

http://androidforums.com/zte-valet/799676-ill-help-find-root-method-if.html

They have tried a bunch of stuff so far.

sam
[General Questions and Answers] Unkn0wn0ne:
I'm going to get my hands on the phone soon. I'll proceed to attempt to get a recovery or something compiled for it if I can. First, I'd have to dump the rom and kernel which might require root access, but we will see. Once we have a recovery we can port CyanogenMod over to it.

Also I think I know why it's crashing, but I can't be sure until I can test it out myself.
[General Questions and Answers] gberpa:
Wish you luck..just got my replacement unit from TracFone after the first one's screen froze.
[General Questions and Answers] copota:
oooops. Sorry posted in wrong thread.
[General Questions and Answers] karmmisht:
ZTE Valet Z665c - obtaining temporary root

After trying numerous root methods (Bin4ry, Framaroot, ...), I stumbled on a method of getting temporary root using Cydia Impactor. Cydia Impactor appears to be partially successful. First of all, please note that all credit goes to those involved with Cydia Impactor and the discovery of the original exploits (do a search if you want).

This method might seem a little convoluted, but it works reliably for me. Note that I use a Linux machine so you might have to adapt the steps to work on another platform.

Prerequisites:

1. Menu -> System settings -> Developer options -> USB debugging ->Enabled.

2. Menu -> System settings -> Developer options -> Stay awake ->Enabled (to keep the telnet session from going to sleep).

3. telnet (I am running on Ubuntu, but some sort of telnet program is needed).

4. Cydia Impactor

5. phone is connected to your wifi.

Steps:

1. Run the "Cydia Impactor" to "# drop SuperSU to /system/xbin/su". See what happens.

2. It failed for me giving an error related to not being able to remount /system or not being able to create /system/xbin/su.

3. In Cydia Impactor, run "# start telnetd as system on port 2222". You don't need to bother to telnet in. Just let it finish and then proceed to the next step.

4. In Cydia Impactor, run "# start telnetd as root on port 22". Let it finish.

5. Telnet into your phone from a terminal on your computer: "telnet 192.168.1.117 -l root 22". Note that the ip address is likely different on your network, e.g., 192.168.1.xxx.

6. If everything worked OK, you should be presented with a root prompt ("~ #"). I have busybox (obtained from the Bin4ry exploit download) that I adb pushed to /data/local/tmp. The command "/data/local/tmp/busybox whoami" tells me I am indeed root.

OK - now the bad news for me. I proceed to try to install su but remount fails. If I issue the command:

~ # mount -o rw,remount /system

~ #

A root prompt is returned with no error message suggesting that it successfully remounted /system. Woohoo! But a "mount" command (or cat /proc/mounts) says it is still "ro" or read only. Darn. Does it appear that ZTE has crippled the mount command in some way? Now the question is how to permanently install root? I have poked around and at least was able to make a backup to my sdcard using bzip2

This should at least help as a first step. Others including myself have posted elsewhere on this phone. At this point, I'm not willing to risk flashing anything. I'm a noob so I'm hoping someone who is more familiar with the permissions and that sort of thing can complete the root and post a solution.

Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Unkn0wn0ne:
Awesome!

These findings are great, I'd be willing to check this out soon. (Linux box is down do to hardware issue. :( ).

If we can obtain root the remounting issue can definitely be fixed. Also, does busybox have the premissions to run?

Try this:

mount | grep system

That will give you somewhere within the text the partition that is registered as /system . Then:

mount -o rw,remount [PARTITION-THAT-COMMAND-RETURNED-HERE-MINUS-BRACKETS] /system

See if that works. But anyways, if it doesn't it can still be rooted! (just temporarily, but it is no longer an 'unrootable' device)

Note: I am not responsible for what happens using those commands.
[General Questions and Answers] karmmisht:
a little more info in response to your questions

Dear Unkn0wn0ne,

I had messed around with it and also tried something like you suggested, e.g.:

mount -o rw,remount,relatime,data=ordered -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p19 /system

Also tried it with the "-n" option to avoid a write to mtab although I don't remember seeing mtab while purusing the file system.

Hadn't noticed that busybox was available under /system/bin:

~ # ls -al /system/bin/busybox

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root shell 1075144 Jul 19 11:20 /system/bin/busybox

~ #

Could be that it has a more limited command set than the one I put in /data/local/tmp. A lot of the commands under /system/bin have a symbolic link to toolbox.

Note that the telnet connection needs to be made over wifi and not the one available over usb. I got the ip address from my router's client list.

Oh yes - thanks for the reminder. Forgot to include the disclaimer about harming the phone or voiding the warranty.

Hope it works out well for you. Glad to hear your encouraging remarks.
[General Questions and Answers] Unkn0wn0ne:
Awesome!

Alright so that didn't work. This guy over here has a suggestion (he has scene your thread): - I can't publish links so I'll pm the link to you.

Also if busybox is symbolically linked you'd have to tell it specifically to call to the busybox pushed over via adb to: /data/local/tmp/busybox and not the stock.

In this case: /data/loocal/tmp/busybox/mount

Also the disclaimer is a must. There will always be that person that tries to blame it on someone else.

Note: I am not responsible for whatever happens using the information provided in this post.
[General Questions and Answers] Ph0enix_216:
I attempted this myself on my Windows 8 machine. I had to enable telnet, but that was easy. I had to reararange the command to "telnet root 192.168.x.xxx:22" (xxx is my IP). It keeps giving me the error "Connect failed."

Any thoughts out there?
[General Questions and Answers] karmmisht:
try putty

Ph0enix_216,

I tried to connect from a Windows 7 machine and it works using putty for telnet (www.putty.org, a great program). Be sure to set the Connection->Data->Auto-login name to root.
[General Questions and Answers] samcoinc:
well the guy in the other thread bricked his it sounds like...

http://androidforums.com/zte-valet/799676-ill-help-find-root-method-if-3.html

They tried to modify the mmcblk0p16 boot image and re-copy it back. It seemed to re-copy but then didn't boot with a verify error.. (I am paraphrasing - and don't really understand what they where doing ;) )

sam
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