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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sybaris:
Im having trouble deciding if I should root or not.

For the most part I am happy with not. However I want to backup my apps and device settings to either my PC or a memory stick.

I figured I could attach a micro USB to female USB cable and stick a USB memory stick on in and back up to that.

Do I need to root the device for that?

Also I wouldn't mind editing a few saved game files.

What are the risks of rooting, other than invalidating a guarantee? I don't intend to flash the ROM.

Also if rooted, how easy is it to unroot if I had to return it in the event it needed a repair?

Thanks
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkuligowski:
I wouldn't root if I didn't need tethering. Still happy with stock but that's the only way to get hotspot to work. I know that doesn't really help with your question
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zPacKRat:
Adaway requires root, and I hate ads
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michael Weston:
So have we herd yet if we can " re lock" our phones after rooting. I know with my experience with the galaxy nexus that I could do that in case I had a warranty issue with verizon. That is the only worry I have with rooting especially with lg having a root checker or "root trip".
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nomikSqash:
Guys I need some of your time and guidance if any 1 would be able to to help me.

Currently I got a new galaxy s4 but it's at@t and if course with my luck is MF3 baseband so currently I can't get normal working Rom to play with.

So I am stuck with the current one but I would like atleast to make sign and zipalighned app that are on the device since its really eats a lot of ran for running the app I really don't have any problem since it has 2 go of ram but I wish to make it more efficient since clash of clans games (example) grab 250 ram what is crazy.

I need any 1 to guide me how to do it and if that is possible to do without recovery only with root.

I would really atleast it and would not hesitate to donate money as I did with my older devices for custom room

As well deodex app info would be great

I tried to Google it but all I can links how to sign your own so and then zipalighned it what is not very useful for me

I would really atleast any help thx in advance
[Motorola Droid Bionic] rp201:
what are the repercussions of swapping sdcard with sdcard-ext and vice a versa in vold.fstab while safestrap 3.60 is installed?

using gb stock rooted with ss3.60.

thanks
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] gaofi:
Hello,

Anybody knows a good way to sync or at least to backup the Universal PIM data to a Linux host ?

I just don't like the idea to always reboot just to sync....

Thanks for your comments
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] nomikSqash:
Guys I need some of your time and guidance if any 1 would be able to to help me.

Currently I got a new galaxy s4 but it's at@t and if course with my luck is MF3 baseband so currently I can't get normal working Rom to play with.

So I am stuck with the current one but I would like atleast to make sign and zipalighned app that are on the device since its really eats a lot of ran for running the app I really don't have any problem since it has 2 go of ram but I wish to make it more efficient since clash of clans games (example) grab 250 ram what is crazy.

I need any 1 to guide me how to do it and if that is possible to do without recovery only with root.

I would really atleast it and would not hesitate to donate money as I did with my older devices for custom room

As well deodex app info would be great

I tried to Google it but all I can links how to sign your own so and then zipalighned it what is not very useful for me

I would really atleast any help thx in advance
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chikosneff:
Hi everybody, I enjoyed my stock N4 for almost a year and today several apps started to crash suddenly, after that the device rebooted itself and never got out of the bootloop. I immediatly booted into recovery and tried to wipe the cache memory and perform a factory reset but I cannot do either of the two, the error I get is something like "can't mount cache partition".

What should I do? How did this happen?!? I really need my phone back asap.

Thanks everybody!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
Flash the stock images.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chikosneff:
Ok I will but...How can this happen? A fully stock phone who never had a problem suddenly corrupts it's partitions?! (This is my understanding of the situation, correct me if I am wrong)

Thanks again for the link
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chikosneff:
Update: unlocking the bootloader works but when I reboot it appears to be locked again.

flashing the bootloader img file fails.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
sounds like your storage itself fails. thats the same issue that happens when the storage goes bad.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chikosneff:
Thanks for helping, yes it looks like..so I can throw away my phone or there's something more I can try?

It feels so weird because it's one of the few phones I always kept stock, never fell, never had a single problem. Damn.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
You could give this a try, but I really doubt it'll do much. I guess its worth a shot though.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Timboe73:
Tried to Toolkit yet ? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1766475

Why did it happen? A phone is basically a mini computer, same as when you have to reload a computer OS sometimes,(failing hardware, bad app???)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chikosneff:
I'll give it a shot thanks, but I am afraid that the fastboot flash error is pretty clear :crying:

I get the phone being a computer, and I am totally ready to reload an OS...but I am not so ready to see the storage fails so suddenly leaving me with no phone, especially because this phone has received more care than any other phone I ever had..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
If its failing when he does it manually via fastboot commands, its very unlikely that using a toolkit will change anything. A toolkit simply runs the same fastboot commands behind a GUI.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chikosneff:
Switched to windows to give the toolkit a try, then I will follow the unbrick procedure...I still cannot believe that this phone is lost without even having experienced the fun to mess it up with my own hands :mad:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chikosneff:
As expected: toolkit not working. Since the bootloader " relocks" itself after rebooting the toolkit is unable to flash it afterwards.

Will try to contact google support but I am currently living in Europe I don't think it will be easy to get help.

Any other help is greatly appreciated. Thanks everybody.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
1. if its within the warrenty period, this is something that would be covered.

2. its fixable. it can be professionally repaired, or you can try to do it yourself with the right parts.

but you will lose whatever you had in your storage, if you havent already.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hassi4042:
another case reported :/

i think some batches of nexus 4 contains emmc brick bugs

just see this thread, more then 5 or 6 have been reported here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2259334

so after reading that thread i **** my self, because if this occured to my nexus i will have no warranty no google claims no nothing because i live in Pakistan.

So i ran emmc check app on my phone to check what it shows.

my emmc check shows i have "NO, Sane chip"

this means i am safe? if it give me "Yes, Insane chip" then i,m not safe according the my theory.

EMMC check app also shows the chip type, my chip type is "016g92"

googling this chip type i came across no specific results, one from S3 sudden death thread discussion. one person reports he have the 016g92 type and it is a safe chip according to other folks.

and one person having a galaxy s3 bricked his emmcs chip and claim the warranty. after the phone returns his chip type change to 016g92

http://smartphone.usofttech.com/t85915.html

so they change the emmc chip to 016g92.

can i surely assume that my nexus is safe from this serious hardware defect?

also any one here run the emmc chip and do give there chips type here, as i want to confirm if i,m safe or not. if not i,m going to sale my phone here. because the lose will be unbearable for me if the brick did occured

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Dear Sir do advice me
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chikosneff:
I still have 2 weeks of warranty left but I'll be in Europe till next year..I will try to ask the warranty service if I can send it in at my own expense.

Damn a worldwide warranty service doesn't look so useless now as it looked when I bought it :laugh:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chikosneff:
PHONE BACK FROM THE DEAD!!!

So I got in touch with google's customer care to arrange the RMA and just to show them that my phone was impossible to recover I jumped ahead and told 'em: ok let's do a factory reset together so that I can show you what's the problem....

Fastboot>recovery>>data wipe....COMPLETED!

I cannot understand why did it work, I tried to wipe it at least ten times yesterday.

So now I have my N4 back working. What's your opinion on what happened? Do you feel like the problem is going to show up again soon? Is there anything I should do now that it's working? I just did a factory reset, not the cache wipe.

Just FYI: RMA from oversea is a pain in the ass, you have to ship the phone back to somebody in the U.S. and THEN ask for the RMA.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SefEXE:
I wish I had your luck, mine did the same thing about 2 weeks ago. Couldn't get it to factory reset either. Mounting issue. My RMA came in yesterday. I'm enjoying the new phone though. It's even got the little nubs on the back. Mine original was a creaky 1st or 2nd batch one, I think. I will miss all the memories, pics, and data on my old one though. :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chikosneff:
Since I feel this problem is hardware related I do not feel completely safe and I believe you were the lucky one getting the RMA ;)

I had no choice, I should have sent the phone back to the US and then ask for the RMA...big pain in the ass

:fingers-crossed: let's hope this thing holds
[Nexus 10 General] styckx:
* - Let's seperate out the bugs.

* - Stock only please. If you're running a custom ROM - DO NOT POST HERE.

* - This isn't a help thread about installing updates...

* - If you think you found a bug it is VITALLY important you list steps to reproduce the bug.. If others can't reproduce it.. It's not a bug. :)

* - Also do not report anything if you have GEL installed. GEL is not "stock" for the N10 and any problems are not KRT160 problems. :)

Bugs

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Please star and confirm it there if you can to get this item noticed:

1. Nexus 10 - KRT160 - Homescreen not redrawing Google Search if you flick items off instead of dragging to remove

2. Settings force close if you have evernote installed and click on its icon in settings and clicking the Evernote account
[Nexus 10 General] styckx:
I always wanted to reserve.. :)

Bug #1 has also been confirmed on the Nexus 7 Original.
[Nexus 10 General] matejilic:
Settings force close if you have evernote installed and click on its icon in accounts
[Nexus 10 General] styckx:
Confirmed..

Hey developers.. Would you consider this an Android problem or a developers app not compatible with 4.4 problem?

I would report this to the app developer. He will be able to file a more detailed bug report if not fix it himself
[Nexus 10 General] van_gogh:
I cannot drag and drop app icon from App drawer to the Home screen. Every time I try this I just load the app. It doesn't matter for how long I'm holding the app icon. Maybe this is due to the low battery, which is doubtful. Reboot doesn't help. Please kindly let me know if I'm not the only one with such weirdness.

This is definitely some malfunction since per Android 4.4 User Guide (http://www.google.com/help/hc/images/android/android_ug_42/Android-Quick-Start-Guide.pdf):

To add an app icon to a Home screen:

1. Go to the Home screen where you want to place the app.

2. Touch theAll Apps icon.

3. Swipe from right to left, if necessary, to find the app you want.

4. Touch & hold the app until the Home screen appears, slide it into place, and lift your finger

Edit:

Found out that this only happens when the device is plugged with USB cable. Maybe this is a feature not a bug...
[Nexus 10 General] Scared27:
My Galaxy S 1 used to have that on 2.1. Sounds like a bug.
[Nexus 10 General] wh4s4ngo:
camera

not sure if its specific to me as i havent seen anyone post about it but the camera app isnt working for me

did a full restore with factory image so i was stock and unrooted when i sideloaded the update everything is ok so far but the camera is a definate no show the app load as you can see the interface buttons but no image same for the vid so just putting that out there
[Nexus 10 General] styckx:
No problems with either of those last two issues here
[Nexus 10 General] wh4s4ngo:
ok i got the camera to work now i replaced the libjni_filtershow_filters.so, libjni_mosaic.so,liblightcycle.so files with the ones i got from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2508471 by poster PajaroviL and everything is peachy
[Nexus 10 General] 3DSammy:
styckx,

Just a small suggestion for the bug list. Rather than have a raw URL link please make the subject title the URL link. For example the first bug:

Nexus 10 - KRT160 - Homescreen not redrawing Google Search if you flick items off instead of dragging to remove

In this way your list will be is easier to scan. Thanks for creating this thread.
[Nexus 10 General] styckx:
Done.. ?

Sent from my Nexus 10
[Nexus 10 General] stonebear:
Can't watch porn! I only get the option to download, no option to open with video app. Lol
[Nexus 10 General] Z1CkY:
i cant see any divx with 4.4 i try mx player, vplayer, vlc...you have the same problem?
[Nexus 10 General] gc84245:
Deleted
[Nexus 10 General] maw:
Has anyone noticed that since the upgrade to 4.4 that your device is staying awake? Seems to be caused by Android system. It doesn't sleep anymore and it's draining my battery because of this. Anyone found out what the problem is? I read on another forum that it's being caused by the Google Keyboard that is shipped with 4.4, if I change the keyboard with the 1,2,3 layout, will this solve the battery drain issue? This is weird man......

Thanks for the replies!
[Nexus 10 General] timfimjim:
Haven't had a look at battery stats or anything but I got over 6 hours screen on time yesterday, so I can't say i've got a problem with battery life
[Nexus 10 General] maw:
Here's a screenshot I made. To verify it, I disabled the keyboard for a moment, and indeed, the device went to sleep. I then re-enabled the keyboard and again the device won't sleep! Without use I lost 5% of my battery in just 30 minutes. Anyone knows how I can update the keyboard with the newest version?
[Nexus 10 General] maw:
I think I solved the problem. I turned off Hotword detection under Google Now settings, and then Voice. Seems to have done the trick! Now when the screen is switched off the device goes to sleep. This is weird though, it should switch off when the screen is off but it doesn't! So, I think this is a legitimate bug that needs fixing! Can someone give this a try and report back if this solution helped?
[Nexus 10 General] maw:
Well, more than 20 hours later and looks like turning off Hotword detection solved the battery drain issue.....
[Nexus 10 General] abdel12345:
I'm not sure if this is a kitkat bugit might be just a google search bug but when i try to set a reminder ussing google now it says cant connect to google. Can anyone test this to confirm it?
[Nexus 10 General] Valynor:
Wee .. transparency! No wait, it's a bug. :(

Happens on all app folders the first time you tap them after a reboot and also every time the launcher is restarted.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tbessie:
Question for all of you; I just got a case (Diztronic) and a couple of screen protectors for my new Nexus 5

One of the screen protectors I got was the Xtreme Guard type (very wet application type). I have used this type before, though I always worried that using a lot of water to apply it could possibly get into the phone and damage it.

After I applied it (while turned off, of course), I didn't quite like it (I know you're supposed to wait a few days, but I was impatient, and another brand is coming in the mail, the overly-priced Zagg model), so I removed it, cleaned the screen, shook the phone a bit to try to get any water out that might have gotten into the speaker hole, blew air from some canned air into the speaker hole (not right up next to it, but reasonably close) and left it overnight under a warm lamp.

Yes, paranoid about my new phone. *sheepish look*

In any case, I was reading various things, with people saying "I damaged my speaker by the water getting in there" and "Blowing air into the speaker hole will damage the speaker" and "Putting it under a hot lamp will damage the speaker" etc.

Have you ever heard of ANY of those things damaging the speaker or the phone? I'm all paranoid now. I'm using it today and it seems no worse for wear, and the speaker (ear speaker) seems to be working fine, but I'm all like "Huh, did it sound JUST like that before I did all of the above?" etc.

Any past experiences or advice you'd like to chime in on? Anyone got a close-up look at the faceplate of the Nexus 5 and know if the speaker whole actually is reasonably waterproof, etc?

I looked at this disassembly video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUj3fpI994 - and I still couldn't quite tell.

- Tim
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheAtheistOtaku:
i dont know if this applies to the nexus 5 speaker but

i have gotten water on my galaxy s4s speaker 3 times.

once when i just got out of the shower, a single drop of water rolled down my arm and landed on my speaker.

the second time while i was in the shower. it started raining and water blew in through the window.

the third time i was doing dishes and water splashed.

and after all this, each and every time all i did was take out the battery, let it sit for a few hours. and after that the phone worked perfectly.dont blow air, dont throw it in the oven (ive seen people do this) just let it sit and dont play any sounds.
[General Questions and Answers] arenaboy007:
So I've look around the google and can't seem to find a comparison of each phones battery life, they only mention stuff on paper like talk time/stand by time. I am looking for a battery test that compares both devices. Anyone here have compared both of these phones? Is the 200mah bump a difference or none at all because of more power hungry hardware?
[General Questions and Answers] Lgrootnoob:
Im not really sure. And it also happens to matter that how you use it will affect battery.

But use gsmarena to full compare specs and decide yourself.

I would say the nexus 5 but OS code matters too. So if you are running 4.4 you will get much better battery life.
[General Questions and Answers] arenaboy007:
That's my dilemma, because when I look it up the web I only see spec comparisons but no actual benchmarks.

I hope someone can make a battery test using both devices running a battery test app.
[General Questions and Answers] Lgrootnoob:
If your looking to choose a device it would be n5 obviously but for comparison it would be best if you did a hands on and provided details for this test. (It obviously hasnt been compared yet so you should compare the two I mean someones gotta do it right?)

Now I don't have either phone so if you need a user to provide testing help you will have to ask around.

Have fun!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dav08094194:
I bought my phone sim free from three uk 2 days ago and although not noticeable its quite annoying to me seeing as its a new phone. Basically when the screen is showing a dark or black image theres a white smudge on the screen which is small but I can clearly see its there. Can I return it with this issue?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] talktojer:
I got the Note 3 the day it released, but doing a nandroid restore caused a bootloop that I never was able to recover from.

Has anyone else had any issues like this at all with nandroid restores/backups?

Anything odd that caused bootloops?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] talktojer:
Has anyone successfully done nandroid backups and restores with no issues at all?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] talktojer:
I want to get the Note 3 again, but I want to make sure noone else experienced this issue before I get it.

I want to make sure everyone is fully able to do nandroid backups and restores using twrp just fine with this phone?

This broke my last one, but if anyone can vouch for this working I might try it again. Also, does titanium backup restores work now? They didn't when it first came out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] martinez1818:
no I had the same problem had to return it . try odin back to stock tryed reroot tried new rom . just wouldn't pick up recovery just got my new one and stuck again. so trying to flash update to mj4 and still not working
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rpenrod23:
Works fine for me; between TWRP 2.6.3.7 and the newest version of Titanium Backup I have no issues restoring backups and/or apps
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] flyers2114:
ditto for me....initially it did...but all is well now...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] insane209:
Try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2514434
[Galaxy S II Accessories] heldercouto:
Hi!

I've been searching a case for a long time without success.

A friend of mine have one, but he bought the phone with the case allready and he doesn't know where to buy one.

Maybe someone here can help me finding the case :)

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] heldercouto:
No one?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] KingOfDope:
[MENTION=1756966]heldercouto[/MENTION] ;)

http://www.miniinthebox.com/nl/besc...laxy-s2-snoepkleur-_p303214.html?currency=USD

http://www.miniinthebox.com/nl/eenv...ung-galaxy-s2-i9100_p398768.html?currency=USD

http://www.miniinthebox.com/nl/sili...rschillende-kleuren_p361956.html?currency=USD

http://www.miniinthebox.com/nl/zwar...ung-galaxy-s2-i9100_p714981.html?currency=USD

You can change the currency and language on the top of the page ;)

The website is trust worthy but the shipment does take awhile, but it is free ;D
[Galaxy S II Accessories] heldercouto:
Hi [MENTION=5389211]KingOfDope[/MENTION]

Thanks for your help.

None of the cases are like the one i'm searching, but look good cases at a a good price.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brekem:
IT selft explain.
[Galaxy S III General] JackHanAnLG:
Hey guys! So as you would have probably seen, Android 4.4 kitkat is out for the Galaxy S3 ! Big news right, I know im excited!

So I checked it out, its smooth and as far as I can tell pretty damn stable, no crashes or bugs for the short time I was using it

[YOUTUBE]ZVipBbrfCkQ[/YOUTUBE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVipBbrfCkQ

This video goes over the basics, Theres not a lot in it which is to be expected and the video doesnt contain as much information as id like, you could probably hear I was talking fast and too excited to actually record! nevertheless, I will make another video when its got more features or if theres a newer version Etc.

Let me know what you think, are you going to install it?

- Jack
[Galaxy S III General] Choristav:
I, for one, can't see the video.
[Galaxy S III General] JackHanAnLG:
Thats strange, Heres the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVipBbrfCkQ

Ill also put it in the main post as well
[Galaxy S III General] KillerbeeNL:
Nice ?
[Galaxy S III General] andrewwright:
Nice video. :thumbup:
[Galaxy S III General] stasiulaska:
its great!
[Galaxy S III General] JackHanAnLG:
I know :D

Thanks man!

Cheers :)
[Galaxy S III General] tahasmarty:
What about Camera and Video Cam is it working or not?