yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dullknives:
i'm back with handcent until textra gets their popup notifications working with a locked screen. if their implementation works well i'll probably stick with it. i tried 8sms and most of the others mentioned here and none of them handle pop up notifications as well as handcent imo - at least for me personally.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blinkenn:
Asking again, I don't get the green android emoticons, only text, with this MMS.apk linked. Is there a way to get them back?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skunk2 DC:
Textra. Quick and simple.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damianchito:
Does it handle drafts?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Battleship:
Not yet, but I asked the dev about it and it might happen in the future. Smart Messenger does, though, and it's a fantastic app, definitely worth a try.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexnaoumi:
8SMS!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wvcadle:
Too bad Hangouts continuously interferes with restoring messages. It would be nice if one could clear data, never set it up to do SMS, and then backup and restore 'at will' with TiBu, without having to clear Hangouts data every time.

For me, this is enough for me to just freeze Hangouts altogether.

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Then again... it worked the first time, but then I backed up both SMS/MMS and Phone/Messaging Storage in TiBu, deleted all threads in the Messaging app, went to restore, and no messages. Tried several times, first clearing Hangouts data each time, then after freezing Hangouts, but no messages.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] balduro:
Definitely, Textra

Quick.smart.reliable.no ads
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bleets:
i compiled a messaging apk from 4.4 AOSP :/

I've been using it 2 years and i dislike change! So yeah...went through the effort of setting up machine for AOSP and downloading etc etc...oh well, i'm pleased with the end results anyway :p
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubigred:
ChompSms does and much much more!

Sent from my SGNote 2!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] regulusv7:
I'm not sure what you are trying to do. I only have Hangouts installed so I dont know if haaving multiple messengers is your problem. Last time I Factory Reset to install a different Rom I just restored Hangouts Data and Phone/Messaging Storage and all my messages were back but I dont know how that works with multiple apps installed since one must be the default. My best advice to you would be to pick one and just use that but Hangouts shouldn't affect your ability to restore messages in other apps. Try to restore the data in the other app and see what happens.

You can turn off SMS in Hangouts Settings
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecdy:
[QUOTE=8sms. Best sms app. Looks like stock, fast, and quickreply from notification shade.

I'll give another vote to 8sms. Seems much like the stock SMS app on JB, even a very similar icon, fast, simple. I also use SMS popup and it gets along very well with 8sms.
[Sony Xperia ZR] Ilko:
For me, everything works except Clock.apk. Camera isn't cropped at the right size due the touch keys, but seems working well. Photo editor doesn't start. Not sure if they will run well on JB 4.1 (FW .310).

Download here

Includes :

Calendar.apk

Camera.apk

Clock.apk

Email.apk

Gallery.apk

GmsCore.apk

Hangouts.apk

Home.apk

Keyboard.apk

Velvet.apk

Source

Instructions :

enable unknown sources in Settings > Security

install them as usual

*ROOT* if you get force closes etc, uninstall what you've installed. Locate your stock apps in system/app, then cut/paste those you wish to replace as TheApp.apk + TheApp.odex to your SDC in order to backup them. When done, copy all kitkat apps directly in system/app & reboot. If that didn't fix, wiping cache & Dalvik cache may be required (into Recovery).

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For curious people or devs, here the full system dump from 4.4 KitKat : Android 4.4 KitKat - System Dump - Deodexed ! by [MENTION=2335078]surdu_petru[/MENTION]
[Sony Xperia ZR] habbil:
apps not compitable with my device :mad:
[Sony Xperia ZR] GT-S5830:
Whats your current android version?
[Sony Xperia ZR] Andrea D:
I tried using the camera on my kitkat HTC One. When I choose panorama mode and the other one it crashes and the app close.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jellybear456:
I have a rooted ATT LG G2, and am wondering how to install TWRP or CWM on my device. Downloading GooManager and installing recoveryscripts does not work, does CWM? Or does it have to be pushed from my computer?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bweN diorD:
answered in your other post with same question.
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] JacK_Sparr0W:
I never found what I really wanted so I extract resources from Android KitKat and I adapted for Google Edition ROM 4.3

Thanks to Guich for the help, the locations and the code for VRTheme.

Includes: Battery (made by myself), WiFi, Signal bar, alarm, sound vibrate, mute,…

-HOW TO-

• Make a backup of SystemUI.apk

• Download the zip file and flash in recovery.

For the white clock and transparent status bar, use XBlast Tools or Gravity Box (Xposed module).

And before you ask me, the girl is Jaimie Alexander and my launcher is Advanced Xperia Launcher by ra3al with Xperia Unread and finally, my density is 420p *:o

Enjoy!
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] mrjaydee82:
Looks good :) nice work
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] Rouz.:
Works as intended. Thanks!
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] MyxoFish:
This is amazing!

Is there any way to theme the Quick Settings icons as well?
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] JacK_Sparr0W:
Yes is it possible...

Work on tant when is it possible for me.

I create another ZIP for Quick Settings.. ;)
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] MyxoFish:
Oh awesome!
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] Cookie4u:
Hello from Germany,

I have a problem with the statusbar. The signal - sign is a pitty to high.

Can you fix it please? Or is it because i'm on a cyanogenmod rom?

Best regards
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] JacK_Sparr0W:
I watching on this yet… ;)

Edit: I have not this problem… :/
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] vinceoftexas:
Im trying to get the white clock and translucent status bar. I downloaded Xblast but nothing comes to play when I reboot it.
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] obiaquino:
I'd be great if the status bar would be transparent only on the home screen... Because everywhere else... It looks horrible...
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] kewkie:
Cant you make the statusbar transparent with gravitiybox?
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] sostenez:
Gravitybox worked for me. Though you need to enable it with Xposed Installer... otherwise it will not open.
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] nani666:
Will this mod work on Dual sim mtk devices ?
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] WNSTNSNRS:
Bro

How can I set my wallpaper fit to screen like yours?
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] raaf003:
I tried it on my HTC desire x ...it did nothing ...??
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] ANDR01DN00B:
Only on the HTC One bro
[Nexus 5 General] doubleatheman:
Simple question: Which carrier will you use with your new Nexus 5? Since it is unlocked and works on Sprint/Tmo & AT&T, it gives us major free choice to pick the carrier we want.

If you are on a prepaid or MVNO type network, just pick the host network that your MVNO runs off of.
[Nexus 5 General] _MetalHead_:
Currently using it on AT&T.
[Nexus 5 General] jodvova:
There is only one option - T-mobile $30 5Gb LTE price plan.

All other provides are just a rip off. They charge money for air you breath.
[Nexus 5 General] xcopy56:
That's great if you don't make calls, but what if you do make them? What's your suggestion for those of us that actually talk to people, vs using a phone as a browser or a simple SMS device?
[Nexus 5 General] ryude:
Google Voice?
[Nexus 5 General] LordLugard:
Google Voice still uses your voice minutes. It's not a standalone VOIP replacement. (Unless you go the SIP route).
[Nexus 5 General] jodvova:
There are plenty of internet-based solutions:

skype

viber

I guess it also depends how much you talk on the phone.
[Nexus 5 General] LordLugard:
Think I rather like my $50 dealio with Sprint. 500 mins w unlimited m2m/n&w/data/SMS/mms etc. LTE now much better in NYC. 13 years has to count for something.
[Nexus 5 General] jodvova:
Does it require to sign a 2yrs contract ?

Is it truly unlimited data ?
[Nexus 5 General] LordLugard:
You missed the part where i've been with them for 13 years, a plan i've acquired over the years. Sprint has always had unlimited data, not the fastest though.
[Nexus 5 General] lolcopter:
just switched over to t-mobile this morning from sprint's crappy 3g, and it has been GLORIOUS!!

BOOM :good::good::good:
[Nexus 5 General] doubleatheman:
Thats what I like to see! A switch from iphone to android, and a switch to tmobile :)

And what "Other" carrier are people using? (Must be people not in the US, sorry I didnt think of that)
[Nexus 5 General] afunyun:
Mine will be in today, have a straight talk AT&T sim and card sitting, waiting. Hoping data works with some reported issues of AT&T and the nexus 5 not having the right IMEI for their network or something.

I also got a free tmobile micro and nano sim when they were on sale the other day as a backup plan.
[Nexus 5 General] .jond:
I was with Sprint who always has had great coverage anywhere I've gone.

That said, I'm going to try to have $600/yr by switching to TMobile.

Might add Skype if I go over minutes too much.

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[Nexus 5 General] Dudeist Priest:
ATT here. Nice being able to finally have LTE.
[Nexus 5 General] doubleatheman:
Trying the $30 100min plan?
[Nexus 5 General] afunyun:
I'm currently activated on the $45 straight talk plan because last month I used 2300 minutes talking to a special someone, if I find an alternative voip that is as convenient as the dialer I'd definitely do the 5 GB $30 plan. I'm in East Lansing so all three big carriers have good coverage here so that's nice.
[Nexus 5 General] devaughnaw:
AT&T thought Straight Talk. I ordered the Micro SIM CARD along with the Unlimited Plan. Just testing the waters for now.
[Nexus 5 General] supercakefish:
Tesco Mobile which uses the O2 network
[Nexus 5 General] stevemw:
I was grandfathered into the unlimited data plan -- it comes with LTE now that I have a phone that supports it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] achilliz:
Phone information.

Sprint Samsung GS4

SPH-l720

Android version

4.2.2

Build number

ends in ---MF9

Kernal ver

3.4.0-953334

Ok, now that I have device specs up lets get to some of the issues or features I cant get to work. I rooted the phone just fine and checked it with the Super user app from the play store. I then tried to do the wifi tether method on YouTube and found three are some issues, 1. I cant seem to get the 2 files to paste into the system\framework folder. It just seems it sits there in a infinite loop and says "copying" . Also I cant seem to find the "WiFi Tether" app on the PLAY Store anymore is there something else to use?

Next how do I do a system backup before I start doing anything other than stock operations. I have an sd card 32gigs, im sure this will be enough to back up a stock system, with just a few PLAY application downloads.

Also can someone show me or point me to what else I can customize on the s4, I was reading about 4.3 is there any difference than 4.2.2.

Thank you
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] matraca:
Hotspot here...... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2256950

To do a backup you need to have custom recovery installed, search for twrp 2.5.0.2 in tar file, install with odin or download goo manager from playstore and install that way.

I would wait a little to upgrade to mja, mf9 works pretty good and there are still some issues with mja and root and tripping the knox counter voiding your warranty. I used to run triforce rom and loved it, I am running now slimbean and like it as well. Before you do anything to your phone READ and Inform yourself, you don't want to end with a 700 dollar paperweight
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] knowsleyroader:
Im just about ready to jump for one of these babies but am finding that as soon as you settle for one device you have a doubt and see something else and your like ohhh whats that ...

The next phone I get I want to stick with for at least a couple of years so you can imagine im taking this decision very seriously.

I have a home wifi network and really want this to be able to surf the net with wherever I am in the house. I have an ipaq 2215 which I never use as its always somewhere where I am not and I really want the benefit of always having my device with me because its my phone.

Whats the browsing software like on the mini and the signal on the wifi ? I have used a nokia 9500 in the past and thought the browsing was superb. Full page web sites across the screen and all you had to do was scroll down, no scrolling across to the other side of the page.

Does the mini do full screen browsing in landscape mode ? I use a lot of forums. Would this suffice ?

Is wm2005 the same as you would get on an ipaq or is it a special phone edition ?

Are there any websites I can check out to see what software is available ?

Im sorry for all the questions, but am going out of my mind trying to make this decision. Found the phone for £99 and £19 month on 02 which seems reasonable.

Any help or tales of glee about this phone would be most appreciated.

Fantastic forum btw.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] knowsleyroader:
Could anyone take some screen grabs of a few web pages in Landscape mode so I can see how it looks ?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] bryson:
Hi,

Have you ruled out the exec? Seems an all road better option for you if you are gonna have it as your main phone and device for a couple of years, mainly due to its superb screen and laptop style mode and screen protection when folded in on its self etc?

Bryson
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] colonel:
bought xds mini s aftercomparing with exec.

excellent device. clear screen, small (exec is tonne), good keyboard. v.fast browsing using wi-fi. also good on gprs. wm5 good update over wm2003. this seems to be a good implementation of it as other first implementations were not so good (xda exec/universal and dell x50v upgrade). IE is also much improved on wm5, you can now set it to shrink text and the web page to minimise horizontal scrolling. this works very well on the xda mini s in landspace.

points to watch out for, apps start slower then on wm2003 due to static ram being used. minisd - any old sd cards you have will not work. some people report cpu is slow, I have not found this at all, like any pocket pc you don't want to keep lots of things running. I use the 'magic button' software which has just been updated to wm5 to kill apps after use. only gripe is that latest version of skype for_low_cpus (1.2.0.91) doesn't work well. I understand skype know of the problem and are releasing a new version soon.

in summary, if you want a small and light pda for web browsing, or a full featured pda to use as a phone as well, this is probably the best. if you want 3G or a vga screen look elsewhere.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] chenman:
what is the xda mini s like when using tom tom and watching divx/xvid?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] JanetPanic:
I have been using the 9100 since it came out and have been happy with it so far. I debated getting a Universal but lack of a 3G network in the US, size, and the fact that the Universal is not a quad band pushed me towards the 9100. My previous phone (PDA2K) was on the edge of being too big for me to carry everywhere so I suspect the universal would have proven too big in the end in any case.

So I have a few gripes with it but overall it is nice.

Gripes:

If you get a Wizard, get an external stylus. The Stylus silo is probably the single largest flaw I know of at the moment. It will not last 6 months of normal use, much less years. Already mine is a little loose, I only use the built in stylus in emergencies. I suppose I could ship it back under warranty but that would be annoying.

There are no really good cases for it either. The case that comes with it will do but it is hardly great. If I had the time and a shop I would make a rotating clamp style csae, but seeing as I have neither I'll make do with what I have.

I have had a couple instances where the radio stopped working but gave me no indication, this might be restricted to the 9100 or me though since I have seen no other reports of this problem. (has happened about 1-2 times a month since I got it.)

When not plugged in I have problems keeping a constant connection on my wifi with WPA. I use IM+ from my PDA and would like to be able to rely on wireless at home, but I can't. It works well but drops me for a second every once and a while dumping me off my GTalk, AIM, ICQ, etc... Hopefully a ROM update will help this.

On the positive side:

Browsing is as good as you are going to get at QVGA. I have problems logging into some forums from it though. Might try your forums on such a device before jumping.

Keyboard is great and the sliding mechanism seems to be holding up much better than the silo. Time will tell.

Bluetooth is good, though not excellent. Unlike the PDA2K it is usable and reliable.

WM 5 has been more stable for me than 2003SE was. I still end up soft resetting every day or so, but have not had the stability problems I had with 2003SE. I install and use quite a few applications though (53 by counting in remove programs but some have multiple parts.) so my stability issue might have nothing to do with the OS itself, which seemed stable if boring before tweaks.

One handed operation is possible. I make heavy use of MortButtons to allow me to switch/launch/close tasks. Even without though one handed operation is getting there.

In conclusion it is a rough decision. Right now I think this device is the perfect compromise of size, performance, and functionality for me. The hard part is there is always something newer and better on the horizon so when you decide to bite the bullet is a tricky question. My feeling and impression of the Wizard is that it is not a device made to last. A year, prehaps two, but if the desire is for a real commitment to a device I would wait a generation and see what it coming out next.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] colonel:
I find the external stylus fine. it is telescopic, and I read a magazine review where they didn't work this out and said it was too short! (PDAEssentials UK - although they give the wizard a top rating)

My wifi works excellently. WPA is choppy on some routers. I always used to have problems with many devices using encryption. now i don't use any encryption but just register mac addresses so no one else can use my router.

There are some great cases just coming out for this new device:

http://www.proporta.com/F02/PPF02P05.php?t_id=302&t_mode=cat

It feels very solid to me. this was also verified by cnet and pdaessentials review. it is plastic, that really keeps the weight down. Metal would appear to feel more sturdy but i think this is an illusion.

for the question about tom tom, version 5.21 works, see here:

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=29277

betaplayer is not yet optimised for the omap 850 although it seems to work for most (the 850 has a 2d accelerator with 384k, but no one in the open source community knows how to use it yet. I am sure there will be plenty of software over time as this is a new device):

http://www.corecodec.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=29&expv=0&topic=2155.0

pockettv runs ok.

The best performance is encoded wmv files played through the internal windows media player.

when you get one, on first boot it asks which install you want. pick basic as the full install puts on active apps that really slows things down.

enjoy
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] knowsleyroader:
Thanks for all the info. Im so close to jumping for one of these I can almost touch the screen ;o)

I notice on the second web browsing pic ( This is reaaaaaaaaaallly important to me as I will be doing a whole load of browsing at home via wifi ) that there was no horizontal scroll bar. Will IE automatically resize any webpage so you only have to scroll up and down ? I hate it when to read everything you have to scroll horizontally as well.

Also does it give you full websites or does it detect your on a PPC and give you a mobile version ? What if a website doesnt have a mobile version ?

The only other thing that concerns me is that there is obviously a massive amount of things to do with this phone ... but is the cpu up to it ? I remember reading about the nokia 9500 being slow but when I used one I really didnt have problem with it.

Will it be noticably slower than using my old ipaq 2215 ?

Anyway thanks for the info.

Also as a last point, the deal I am going for, the exec is only £49 extra and the tarrif is exactly the same. I really prefer the mini size, but is the exec far and away better than the mini apart from the size ?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] colonel:
its mostly personal opinion. I played with both the exec and the mini before I chose the mini. The main thing that swung it for me was the 3g browsing didn;t seem to be much faster then the gprs browsing. the exec screen was ok, but could have been bigger given the device and the exec was really heavy. the other thing that swung it for me was speaking to the o2 guys. they are selling loads of minis and none come back. they sell fewer execs but some are returned (can't tell the %age though). Also if you read the faults in the universal thread of this forum and then compare them to the wizard thread. At the end of the day, i really suggest you go into the shop and try both.

In direct answer to your questions:

1. IE in WM5 has more options for screen formating then Wm2003. (a) One column - minimises side scrolling and converts web sides to single column. (b) default - shrinks web sites to eliminate or minimise horizontal scrolling (I like this one bests), (c) desktop - shows full size for horiz and vert scrolling.

2. Not sure how it notifys web servers. Yahoo email seems to think it is IE 4. But I think it sends a mobile code as well and some websites automatically show you the mobile formatted version.

3. I had and axim x50v (624 mhz) and i don't notice any difference. however apps are sluggish to start up, but this might be a wm5 thing to do with static memory. the cpu is slow (200mhz) but is not an intel, and seems to process better. there is a very interesting description on the ti website. Its actually a triple cpu. but despite what people say on the web, it only has 1 generic cpu. the other two are a comms cpu (for gprs, wifi, etc) and a 2d accelerator with 384k of onboard memory. This explains why web browsing over wifi and gprs is so fast (well for gprs, as fast as it goes). some apps do not take account of these other 2 cpus, so run slow. but as the omap 850 is a new cpu, perhaps more software will take account of it over time. tcpmp (divx) player works very fast, no troubles there., and other software seems fine. I run the 2003 version of gs+ and tre and they work fine. the only software that annoys me is skype. the latest low_cpu version does not work very on the xda mini s. reading the skype forum it seems they know about it and might write a version that will use the omap 850 better. In summary it runs pretty fast, but the flat out rate of the cpu is slow and some programs may not run as well.

enjoy!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] knowsleyroader:
Many thanks for all the help. I will post here what I plump for and my thoughts :D