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[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richk2:
I know this is subjective question that is hard to get an answer on but I thought I would try. I do other things like use some apps, watch movies occasionally and listen to music, I use a tablet, however, mostly for web browsing. I greatly prefer android's ecosystem to apple's and have always had android phones (just got an lg g2 which I like a lot). I once owned an assus transformer prime and liked it but someone gave me an ipad and the ipad is just plain a lot easier to web browse on. It scrolls smoother and pages load quicker and render better. I pretty much stopped using the prime after I got the ipad.

I love android though and have a hankering to give it another try especially since the prime didnt turn out to be a very good tablet anyway. I am down to deciding between the xperia z and the google nexus 10. While the nexus 10 should theoretically be better and it is cheaper on sale right now, if you go by xda forums, the people on this forum seem a lot happier in general with their sony's than nexus 10 people are with theirs.

Question if anyone knows, if web browsing is your main issue, is the xperia better or worse than the nexus 10 (I do not want to get a 7 inch tablet so new nexus 7 is not an option). Or are they both the same? And then I guess the real question is whether either tablet is as good as the ipad for web browsing if anyone here has any actual experience with that.?
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shuvarts:
Well.... I think I can give you the answer for that since I have owned Nexus 10 before and used my friend's iPad and now owned the Xperia Tab Z.... lol

Personally, I think iPad is still smoother for web browsing compared to Nexus 10 or XTZ (I can't tell by how much since I didn't actually own the iPad; so, I only use it for a while).

As for XTZ and Nexus 10, I would say XTZ is slightly smoother (maybe partially due to its 1080p res instead of the 2500x1600 on Nexus 10). Plus, I like the color on the XTZ better compared to Nexus 10 and I find that my eyes can't differentiate the resolution that much anyway; so, XTZ is the better choice for me

The primary reason I got the XTZ is because of its weight (back then iPad air was not even out yet). If I were to use it for a lot of browsing, weight is one of the thing to consider for me; plus it's waterproof (so, you can bring it to browse in the pool :confused:). FYI, the weight goes like this: iPad 3/4: ~650gr; Nexus 10: ~600gr; XTZ: ~495gr; iPad air: ~465gr.

Right now, if you can afford it, I would say go with either XTZ or iPad Air (except weight is none of your concern).... The reason I still keep my XTZ and did not consider iPad air is that I got it for about $100 cheaper than the new iPad Air, the weight difference is not that much (really, just about 25-30 grams), and XTZ is smooth enough for my purpose (plus it's water resistant and it got microSD card slot if that is important for you).

In the end, it comes down to what you need and how much you want to spend. But, hope that helps :cool:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthewr87:
So I'm not sure if this is normal, but in my Hangouts app I have two separate conversations for each contact: one for SMS and the other for hangout messages.

Originally I had two different contacts in my contact list, but when I inputted both the email and the phone number it merged them into one. Now when I'm in a hangout conversation and I click on the person's name it gives me the option to hangout message them or SMS. When I choose SMS it automatically switches to a new SMS convo.

I have linked my Google+ contacts with my phone contacts. Is this the case for everyone? Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asawoszc:
Yes.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trendiggity:
Yep. This is normal. I was expecting an iMessage type interface as well.

There's been a lot of press about this and I wouldn't be surprised to see this changed in a new version.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matthewr87:
Okay thanks guy. It seems a bit odd but I can live with it!
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mithips:
After instaling latest gennxt rom I m unable to open google search widget from the home screen. Please somebody help me. Plz plz.......
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RVR:
update google search and play services from playstore
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mithips:
Could you please help me to update these services as I am unaware of this?
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] maxxinn:
Go to play store and see whether it has any updates..
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mithips:
Google play service is installed but i think the issue is with google search as it is showing only 12kb in the application manager in the all applications tab.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mithips:
Plz help me somebody. Plz plz plz.......
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mithips:
I have checked but no update is showing in d playstore. Plz help me.
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] KaP94:
Try installing Velvet.apk :)
[Galaxy Grand Duos i9082 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mithips:
Thank you bro. It resolved my problem. Thanks a lot.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] zahid5h:
Hey guys, just found KitKat launcher/Google Home that has been modded to work on GB, ICS, JB(4.1)..

Visit this link and enjoy..

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2514743
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Alessioromatm:
the link doesn't work

EDIT:

Fix the link in OP with this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2514743
[HTC Desire X] rocky869:
Close & delete this thread please.
[HTC Desire X] GtrCraft:
We don't respond only because you are asking at the wrong place, there is a thread in the General forum which is the place to ask
[HTC Desire X] dansou901:
And I also have seen a few members who own the dual sim variant asking there, so be patient...
[HTC Desire X] neXus PRIME:
Forums are not created for 10 20 users. They see the phone popularity and predict whether there is going to be development or not. Desire x has slow dev, so forget dual SIM dev
[HTC Desire X] rocky869:
Close & delete this thread.
[Sony Xperia L] Rohit@91:
●●● MASSIVE UPDATE ●●● Google Search 3.1.8 ●●● Brings Google Experience Launcher

Google Search - Latest Update

v3.1.8​

Changes:

It officially brings Search version 3 (3.1.8 to be exact) that shipped in KitKat to all devices running 4.1+. This includes an updated UI, new refresh animation, among other things.

Because Search houses the Google Experience Launcher (GEL) inside, this update also brings GEL to all devices running Android 4.1+. All you need to do after installing Search 3.1.8 is install the launcher app from here, and voila - GEL for all, not just KitKat devices. I have it running on 4.1, 4.3, and 4.4 on both phones and tablets, and it finally looks perfect.

As I mentioned above, 3.1.8 completely fixes the wonky GEL layout on tablets. As you may have seen yesterday, several things on the Nexus 7, for example, were out of whack - the keyboard was popping when you tapped Home, the icons were old, and the Search box was off-center. All fixed.

Remember: GEL does support transparency in the navigation and status bars, but you need KitKat for that to work. And Google disabled it system-wide on the Nexus 10.

New cards:

Website update card

News topic card

What to watch card

Traffic incidents using Waze on maps.

Recurring reminders.

Real-time scores for rugby teams

See when your packages are ready for in-store pickup.

You can now bring back dismissed cards by pressing Undo.

Download

The APK is signed by Google and upgrades your existing app. The cryptographic signature guarantees that the file is safe to install and was not tampered with in any way. Rather than wait for Google to push this download to your devices, which can take days, download and install it just like any other APK.

File name: com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox-3.1.8.914827.arm.apk.

Version: 3.1.8 (Android 4.1+).

MD5: dea923f514f59ac6d040401bd00d1209.

mirror #1

mirror #2

Once again, if you want GEL to work, install the launcher helper APK from here.

↙ Please hit the button

So we don't have to scroll through pages of "Thanks" posts. Fulfill its purpose :angel:

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Source: Android Police●●

Original Thread
[Sony Xperia L] Gabboxxx:
Sorry, but i dont understand the part of the GEL what is this??

Thanks in advanced
[Sony Xperia L] mahithlal:
it worked on my xperia l but there is no function to customise the app drawer its annoying me..

---------- Post added at 08:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:21 PM ----------

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i think it is the short form of Google experience home
[Sony Xperia L] Rolldog:
I received this update ON A on my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition. For me, the app has limited functionality because I use Google Apps for Business. Do you have any idea if the update now has all the same functionality for Google Apps accounts as it does for Gmail accounts?
[Sony Xperia L] XenodromeZynosZ:
Coool ,,It replace the old google search with the kitkat google search,,Thankss :)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Windows Mobile 2005 Upgrading] toseefawan:
hi,

could somebody tell me from where i can get yahoo mesenger for xda mini s. I have got this set from O2.

thanx,

Toseef
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Windows Mobile 2005 Upgrading] eku_0511:
Hi, Man. Install Agile Messenger for Pcoket PC edition... and OK.

U can get it from official web site.
[Fuhu Nabi 2] wozzukes:
Hello,

I've seen this question asked a few times in other threads, however no one has answered it specifically and I'm new so I can't post to those threads.

I have 2 Nabi2's that are both rooted and have gapps installed and are working fine. In order to install gapps, the pre-installed Wings application had to be removed. However, the icon still remains on the home screen in Nabi mode and I can't figure out how to get rid of it. When it is selected you just get a message about the application not being installed. Anyone know of a way to remove this?

Also, on one of the tablets for some reason the home screen icon for the gallery stopped working. I get the same message about the application not being installed. The gallery is, however, installed and works fine. I was able to put a new icon for the gallery on the home screen as a work around, however the inoperable one remains and I am unable to remove it. I'm assuming whatever process is needed to remove the Wings icon I can also use for this icon, I just have no clue what has to be done to remove it.

Thanks in advance for the help!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hamoonfarsa:
Hi people. i need help! all of a sudden led screen of my gt-i9500 whet dark. the phone is turning on and working. i can unlock my phone by drawing my pattern code and i the phone vibrates when i draw the pattern and i know touching is working. soft keys also are also working. but the screen is completely black. i thought that it can be software issue so i tried to boot into recovery and download mod. recovery mod shows nothing. but when i boot into download mod, sometimes there is a sudden green flash and sometimes the text and the android logo appear for like a second or less, in a very low brightness and then turns completely black again. so i guess it is not burnt. is there something i can do? please help me!!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] necromundia:
Hello to all at the forum,

Can I use the EU retail OTA for the Droid Razr Maxx XT910 on a NonEFIGSRetail.en.EU phone using the following procedure: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1849744 I cannot appear to find a suitable procedure like the link posted for my particular model of the Razr Maxx. My phone is currently a brick and I would like to rectify the situation as soon as possible.

Thank you in advance,

Jonathan.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Vallerino WR:
here some hints to insta the 4.1.2 Jelly Beam on the razr

For flash a 4.1.2 you have to use rds lite 6.0

Also you need to install the usb drive otherways your razr will not connect perfectly

Start

Turn off (power botton and vol -)

Let it charge a little bit (half battery will be ok)

enter recovery mode (power vlo- vol+)

go in ap fastboot using vol - and power for confirm

decompress the file (called Rom) you want to flash (in a folder and rename as you like)

launch the rds (remember install mototrala driver)

search the folder where you extract the rom and double click on .xlm file

plug the phone in pc,wait few seconds (10)

click on start

wait

done

some link

rds 6.0 http://xdaforums.com/show...php?p=32900727

Motorola drivers https://motorola-global-portal.custh...81/action/auth

rom to flash http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2231289 Retail british work for me
[Motorola Droid RAZR] rockykoston:
Question

Hi, How did your phone brick?

Did you try to install the EU retail on NonEFIGSRetail version? If you had taken a backup of the files to your PC, you might find some unbricking solution in the forums.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] necromundia:
Hello again,

Thankfully my problem is solved, thank you to everyone at xda developers and for replying to my thread lads. I would be lost without ye. My phone began a process of constantly rebooting after using google maps. I could not id the source of the problem but I attempted to reboot from an xml file on my sd card, however I rooted the phone previous to this and removed an app for DLNA linking, this resulted in the phone refusing to reboot the OS from the xml file and in the process I ended up bricking the phone. It reached the stage where I could only load the AP fastboot screen. To charge the phone I attempted suggestions throughout the phone to charge the phone without an OS however I decided to buy a factory cable and followed the guide that I linked previously.

To confirm, I am in Ireland but my razr maxx was non EU kernel. I now have an EU kernel and the phone is fully functional again. What a relief.

Anyways, peace out.

Jonathan.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] A_Str8:
Proclip has released custom mounts for the Nexus 5. Their mounts are pricey - you have to buy a piece for your car and a piece for your phone - but I love my Galaxy Nexus mount

http://www.proclipusa.com/phone-holders/device/google/nexus-5.cmsv
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigfdaddy2:
ty i am know gonna do this and report back.. do ned to heimdall and odin or either one fine ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtj0:
You either need heimdall OR odin. Not both.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigfdaddy2:
ok ty well i answered my own question aout heimdall ... so i can just odin then i thought i needed to do both since it doesnt really say or i just didnt open my eyes enough lol either way ty again for this ...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtj0:
Sorry, I just clarified it a little.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dahlem:
This is all a bit past me any way someone could post a link to a recombined .md5 to flash using odin?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bigfdaddy2:
phone reaads this know in red at top: secure fail:kernel.......then below with yellow triangle reads : system software not authorized by samsung has been found on your phone !

this what heimdall reads out :

Initialising connection...

Detecting device...

Claiming interface...

Setting up interface...

Initialising protocol...

Protocol initialisation successful.

Beginning session...

Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond.

Please be patient!

Session begun.

Downloading device's PIT file...

PIT file download successful.

Uploading SBL1

0%

100%

SBL1 upload successful

Uploading SBL2

0%

100%

SBL2 upload successful

Uploading SBL3

0%

100%

SBL3 upload successful

Uploading RPM

0%

100%

RPM upload successful

Uploading TZ

0%

100%

TZ upload successful

Uploading BOOT

0%

12%

25%

37%

50%

63%

75%

88%

100%

BOOT upload successful

Uploading RECOVERY

0%

10%

21%

32%

43%

53%

64%

75%

86%

97%

100%

RECOVERY upload successful

Uploading PERSDATA

0%

23%

47%

71%

95%

100%

PERSDATA upload successful

Uploading SYSTEM

0%

100%

ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!

ERROR: SYSTEM upload failed!

Ending session...

Rebooting device...

Releasing device interface..

EDIT: After reflashing boot and recovery im still on mj6 system....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] colbur87:
WIll this method work for MF3 users? I would rather flash through odin than take the OTA.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Andrew149:
yes, just do the adb sideload method at the very bottom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] some_douchebag:
I second this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] E3SYLER:
Could you do a video guide for us by any chance?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] silrosriv:
MJ9 stock?

So if you're on mf3 all you have to do is download the mj9 conf file, change the name, then adb sideload to get stock mj9?

I unrooted today and am back to "official". I've downloaded the ota several times, but when it reboots to install it stops at 30% and says update failed, reboots, then tells me Install Interrupted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] foopy:
It failed because you tried to flash aboot and recovery. You cannot downgrade either of those after installing MJ6. He has us flashing everything except aboot and recovery and that does work. I just successfully used this method to upgrade from the leaked MJ6 to MJ9. I did have to use a linux machine to unpack and repack the files because I couldn't get heimdall to work on my windows 8.1 machine but it worked.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtj0:
My fault. When I pasted the heimdall command in to the post, it still had recovery and boot. Just remove those 2 files and you should be good to go.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtj0:
Give me 30 minutes and I'll post one.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dahlem:
AWESOME

Thanks SO much!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Andrew149:
my windows machine is failing to upload to ststem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtj0:
I updated the first post with a link to the Odin ready file. This file doesn't (and can't) flash the update. It only preps the phone with enough of MF3 so you can sideload the update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtj0:
A little more info?

Which method, what error, when?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] dahlem:
So we flash this: Download this intermediate file. It has enough MF3 files to allow the MJ9 update to apply.

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23212708291677430

Using Odin then if we do a Check for Software Update it will download?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bazookaxxx:
I tried to update from the external SD card. I get E: signature verification failed

So then I tried to sideload it. I get assert failed, status 7, installation aborted.

I have an ATT GS4 on MF3 firmware, which i just restored to bone stock.

Is this a failure due to the file I downloaded? seems the phone thinks this update is not for my phone and halts.

Thanks for your help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtj0:
Sounds like the update.zip file was either tampered with or is corrupted. Why don't you just take the update OTA?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] bazookaxxx:
I have tried that numerous times.

when i go to "check for updates" it will usually tell me my phone is up to date. (Im on stock MF3 4.2.2)

OR

It will find an update, download it, then magically do nothing... No error, no reason.... Is there a log file i could find on the phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
will these instructions still work for me? because i was already on mj9 and was stupid to try to flash the mf3 partial tar file and ended up soft bricking. i was already on 4.3 mj9.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtj0:
Yep, that's the exact scenario the instructions were written for...people who made it to mj9 at lease once and nave to get there again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
one quick question flash the emergency tar file in PDA correct?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtj0:
Correct.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Thanks so much bro followed your instructions and got my phone back up. After I flashed the second emergency file it was suppose to go to recovery by itself but it didn't. so i just downloaded the mj6 recovery file because my phone was on the kies screen after reboot flashed the recovery mj6 and manually put it in recovery mode than it applied the update. when It did that it went to the blank screen with pulsating lights than I was able to go back to recovery sideload mj9 than side loaded mk2 after. Thanks for all your help!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jpcdeux:
Wonder if I can use that method to go from mk2 to mj9 and apply mk2 update again to have fully reset to factory, unrooted mk2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hovax615@hotmail.com:
Idk? With that guide what your doing is putting enough files from mf3 on your phone so you can be able to apply the mf3 to mj9 update. If there was the mj9 files than maybe?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] agriff:
It worked for me. Long story short, I got the phone last week. It came with MF3. I rooted and did the sideload update to MJ9, with OTA root survival in SuperSU, did the same thing to OTA with root to MK2. Then, I modded my framework-res.apk and tried to apply. Not being able to flash a zip in recovery, of course it all went wrong and I was stuck at the at&t logo at boot (Corrupted fwres at boot).

So, I followed the procedure listed in the OP, followed by the OTA sideload to MK2, and I am back to booting stock UNROOTED MK2. Pretty pissed about losing root, but at least I don't have a brick.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] jpcdeux:
That's round about my story too lol thanks

I used VRoot to root 4.3 btw
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] nerdyblonde:
OMGosh I thought my phone was a goner until I found this post! I was on MK2, lost all my stuff, tried different stuff til I ended up with a soft brick. Could NOT get back to MJ9, MF3 or anything else for that matter. THANK you SOOO much!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] agriff:
Glad it worked for you, too. I have a bad gut feeling about VRoot. So, I'm holding out hope that a trusted root will be found for 4.3 before my 14-day return period expires.

This is great phone but I'm not excited about playing this root game for as long as I own it. I'd get a fruit phone if I were into that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] willdabeast91:
Hey man how do you like that nexus 5? I'm convinced I'm going to try and sell my s4 to get one, because f*ck att.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtj0:
If you're S4 is in mint condition, sell it on swappa.com and you'll make enough to buy a 32gb nexus 5 and a few accessories. That's what I did and I love the n5. You still need a non-Verizon carrier though so don't f*ck att just yet especially if you'll have to pay an etf. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] willdabeast91:
Heck yea! It's in perfect condition. I've been babying it since I got it three months ago. And I will wind up sticking with ATT, just never buying a phone from them directly again. Thanks for the input though I'll check out that website!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] techie4life:
I have no idea what happened

First off, im new and joined because i have a massive problem...

I followed all the instructions that were posted when i was on MJ6. Some weird things happened but ultimately I made it to MJ9. The problem was after i did update my phone, it would boot up with the screen on until the samsung splash screen. The phone booted but the screen was off and i had no idea what to do about it. I decided maybe updating to MK2 would help, but nope, i was wrong. It updated and the screen still never turned back on after the splash screen. What should I do, i tried doing the whole process again but now im stuck with "System software not authorized by Samsung has been found on your phone. If anybody could make an Odin file or Heimdall file that contained stock MK2 i could fix it, otherwise anybody know what i should do???
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] techie4life:
Nvm guys I was able to fix the issue and am running mk2! :D:D