yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Joji:
In case you want to use 'WhatsApp' without rooting/flashing your device the only option is to 'Factory reset' your phone.

But if you are open to to flash the device, follow this link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2527879
[Windows Phone 8 General] DilanChd:
To delete
[Windows Phone 8 General] AlvinPhilemon:
Or if you don't feel like deleting all your data, you could just change this registry entry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo]
"PhoneMobileOperatorName"="000-AT"

Restart and check for updates. GDR3 will start downloading. :)

NOTE: You do not need to change back this entry, as this is always the first to receive updates (was first to receive Portico, GDR2 and now GDR3)
[Windows Phone 8 General] djadry:
SamWP8 Tools allows to change it in 3 clicks :cool:
[Windows Phone 8 General] AlvinPhilemon:
You could use my method if you like to live dangerously :cool:
[Windows Phone 8 General] Mattemoller90:
Restart is not necessary ;)
[Windows Phone 8 General] GoodDayToDie:
Aside from "fixing" the registry writing component of RPCComponent (and hence breaking the interop-unlock hack and various apps which rely on that component, such as SamWP Tools), what does this update provide? My ATIV S is not literally bug-free, but it's close enough at this point that I would need a pretty major step forward to make up for the regression that losing registry write access would be...
[Windows Phone 8 General] djadry:
GDR3 fixed all the problems with the bluetooth sound system of my car... And that was enough for me. :)
[Windows Phone 8 General] GoodDayToDie:
Thanks, but I *suspect* that's just GDR3 (the pure MS code), not the Samsung update. I know that improved BT compatibility and functionality was a major item for GDR3.
[Windows Phone 8 General] djadry:
BTW I tried to read the registry value "MaxUnsignedApp" and it's set to 0, and I can't edit it.
[Windows Phone 8 General] GoodDayToDie:
It probably isn't actually set to 0 (try the webserver app to see for real). The problem is that the Samsung RPC component that made the registry editor work has been restricted to only supporting specific registry keys. DeviceReg\Install is not among those, as there was no "legit" reason to need it.
[Windows Phone 8 General] poloche:
... I don't speak Polisch... and i wan't suscribe to this forum to show the guide :) ... How to update my Ativ S with Interop-unlock ?? lol

Please past the guide here ... and in English my friend !!!

Thx,

Poloche
[Windows Phone 8 General] Loco5150:
Yes, it seems there is the instructions for keeping the unlock whole updating to the official gdr3.

Looks like it is putting 3 xml's is to specific folder of your unlocked device. When you update after that, these block the installation of the part that locks the device.
[Windows Phone 8 General] djadry:
Yep, the value is stil 10003. :good:
[Windows Phone 8 General] bruce142:
The Interop-unlock remains in effect after the Samsung Firmware update if you have performed the registry changes before this update, the update doesn't set this back to the original value and thus relock it. The only thing that you can't do after this update is changing registry values after this update (because the FCRouter has been locked by Samsung so you can't open/enable the Diagnostic app anymore). That is if you haven't performed the hack under Remove the Samsung Package ofcourse, if you have you can still modify the registry and install/enable the Diagnostics app.

To OP : you have forgotten the step where you switch off the Dev Updates switch/checkbox in SamWP8 Tools, if you don't do this you'll only receive the Samsung Firmware update and not the official GDR3 (8.0.10517.150) itself.
[Windows Phone 8 General] MarkAndroid:
hi, I need to know if it is possible to perform the unlock after upgrading to GDR3. Unfortunately I upgraded without ever having unlocked the phone.
[Windows Phone 8 General] mughal90:
How to select ATO region from phone settings ?
[Windows Phone 8 General] mughal90:
I mean to say how yo do the second option in first post ?
[Windows Phone 8 General] DJBlaster-303:
I updated to GDR3 and it installs by default all bing apps and data sense too, but if I switch back to BTU csc (default for my uk bought ATIV) data sense disappears wtf??? anyone else experienced this??:confused::confused:
[Windows Phone 8 General] matgras:
Hello, i have a question,

if my data and everything works, do i really have to go back to my old csc or can i keep it on ATO?

thanks in advance
[Windows Phone 8 General] matgras:
thanks a lot for your guide!

Even though i live in the Netherlands my phone had an Italian csc (!?!),

But after using the ATO csc it updated to gdr3 and everything worked just fine.
[Windows Phone 8 General] matgras:
the manual that came with my Ativ S was Italian as well, so i think it's imported from Italy...
[Windows Phone 8 General] BlackJack_SGHi607:
I haven't been on here for the longest time but I just bought an ATIV S that's a Poland version with CSC = XEO, So my question is, will the update hard reset or erase everything on the my phone back to factory default settings once it's completed its update?
[Windows Phone 8 General] BlackJack_SGHi607:
Thanks for the reply, but which method is the OTA of the 3 listed in the first post? OTA is "Over The Air" right? Sorry, I'm behind on technology wise ;)
[Windows Phone 8 General] BlackJack_SGHi607:
anaheiim, I just reread your post and I guess you mean, if my phone version (Poland version CSC = XEO) gets the GDR3 update, without me changing the CSC, then none of my data/files won't get erased to factory default after the update?
[Windows Phone 8 General] BlackJack_SGHi607:
Does anyone know when the poland version will be getting this update officially? If it just in the next month or so, then i can wait, if not, then I guess i'll do method 2 then, changing the CSC.

---------- Post added at 02:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:52 PM ----------

Do I just download and use "SamWP8 Tools" and go into that registry and change it to "000-AT" and restart the phone and it should be able to find the GDR3 update? Sorry for posting like 10,000 times on here but I'm just trying to be on the safe side and find the simplest solution without having to hard reset or lose my data/files. Any response and info would greatly be appreciated, thanks guys!
[Windows Phone 8 General] BlackJack_SGHi607:
Thank you very much for your time and response, I really appreciated it. But now, since I had read a few more info on these "Interop-Unlocked" stuff, will this "Official GDR3" block the Samsung diagnosis app (##634#)? I notice I have a shortcut to the Samsung diagnosis app when I first access it, does this mean my phone is "Interop-Unlocked?" Or how do I know?

So I guess what are the "Pros" and "Cons" when upgrading to the GDR3 update, what will be blocked such as registry editors apps, or other hack apps?

Again, Thanks a lot for you help!
[Windows Phone 8 General] xxxneoxxx:
So.. I've Interop unlocked my Ativ S in the past, and am currently happily running the preview for developers GDR3. Today however, i noticed my phone was downloading the official GDR3 by Samsung. (or so it says anyways.. The download is titled: Samsung windows phone update)

If i just apply the official GDR3, do I lose the interop unlock?
[Windows Phone 8 General] GoodDayToDie:
Sigh... LEARN TO READ (or search) please! That *exact* question has been asked, and answered, several times before.

Also, who the heck leaves automatic updates enabled on a device they're hacking? Be glad this isn't Apple, bricking jailbroken devices when updates are installed...
[Windows Phone 8 General] xxxneoxxx:
Well, actually, that was turned off (i checked manually, didn't apply anything yet, just downloaded it..) and the title of the update was actually that it was a Samsung update.. I did search, being a long time member of xda actually, but i've only used the Android forums in the past and they seem waaay more organised and far less fragmented then the WP ones.. But that could be just me i guess.

Not having English as my native language, this forum can be confusing sometimes. As i've read this topic, I should have unchecked the "Dev Updates" option in SAMs WP tools, perhaps.. Just not sure if i should choose the "method 3" from the polish page to apply the official GDR3 on top of my gdr3 preview, or if i should just leave the update the hell alone if I want to keep the interop unlock. Translate.google.com does an OK job translating the polish on the page, but things like:

"the update of GDR3 Preview change issue os version (still 8.0.10512)"

and

"If you think to make it unlock existing GDR3 Preview, just notice the OS version will remain as Preview ver."

..confuse the hell outta me. :')
[Windows Phone 8 General] GoodDayToDie:
*sigh* the question you asked - whether you lose interop unlock - has been asked and answered multiple times.

No, you don't lose the unlock. However, you lose the ability to unlock again, or to use many apps which require the unlock. There are multiple possible solutions here. One of them is to place a file called "Non-Production Errors.txt" in the public Documents folder (the one you see via USB). http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2573355

You *might* also need to re-run the bootstrap and capability unlock (EnableAllSideloading) apps afterward. At that point you should be good to go.

All of this was really easy to find. Much of it was in this thread already. People these days...
[Windows Phone 8 General] xxxneoxxx:
Hey thanx GoodDayToDie, the solution in the link you've posted regarding the text file did keep the interop unlock! No re-running the bootstrap or app capacity unlock necessary in my case. Tested and xapp deployment still works.. Full FS access using Sams tools is also still available. Even got my 3 tiles setting back after the update.

I did read the topic regarding the RPC unblock/unlock, but didn't relate that to specific GDR3 functions that were "locked". Somehow didn't make that connection in my head. Thanks again.
[Windows Phone 8 General] antoniomapinho:
That's funny. The recent update to GDR3 broke my bluetooth. Now, when connected, every 3-4 minutes, the phone reboots. I'm very upset as this is a critical use for me. It worked fine before.

I'm trying to find a solution...

Regards.
[Windows Phone 8 General] BlackJack_SGHi607:
After 3 months of waiting for the Official GDR3 update for the Poland version, it's finally here! I did a quick update check and voila! But I haven't updated yet because I have heard that some users are experiencing 2 major bugs within their GDR3 update such as the "System Storage" being full and the "can't install apps" because of system storage full. But then again, some users are saying it's only affected by the users with the GDR3 developer preview. Are any of these true? I wouldn't want to go from less bugs to more bugs.
[Windows Phone 8 General] Luxon:
It is merely untrue for GDR3 while being true for GDR2. Indeed GDR3 was just about fixing that other storage issue. I confirm GDR3 fixes the other storage issue. At least I have 0 bytes in Other on my SD card.

However, it must be noted that updating GDR3 Preview to GDR3 may cause issues. At least it DID CAUSE for me. For example, I experienced black screen after resetting the device. Not all options were available after update, like there was no data sense until I reset the device. To reset the device I had to first roll-back to GDR2 and then update to GDR3. That was strange to me as I had been thinking GDR3 was merely GDR3 Preview plus some vendor interop code.

All it all, I recommend you to update as GDR3 really worth having.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lostindark:
Hi guys, can someone help with idea how to backup EFS folder? I've try with efs pro but can't initialize adb server connection. I'm rooted with twerp 2.6.3.0 recovery installed. I've already do efs backup through twerp, but wants to know other way. Thanks in advance..
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android-Andi:
Install Busybox.

Install Terminal-Emulator.

In Terminal-Emulator write:

su

guarant root access

then type

busybox dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/sdcard/efs.img bs=4096

You´ll have efs.img (your backup) on your internal Storage ;)
[RAZR HD General] XBlackChaosX:
I would love to see Omni-rom on the Droid Razr/Maxx HD, the rom looks very promising and I would live to see the multitasking thing on here. Who here would love Omni-rom to come to the Droid Razr HD (XT925 & XT926)?

Sent from my Droid Razr Maxx HD (GSM)
[RAZR HD General] RikRong:
There are a couple of ROMs running around right now that have multi-window.
[RAZR HD General] SnakeHaveYou:
Mee too! I want Omnirom!!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zerqz:
Hey guys, so I apologize if this is a stupid question or if it has already been asked before (did a quick search and didn't see anything relating to the w8 note)

My girlfriend has a n900-w8 too and she has got 3 updates since the day we got them (she doesn't root her phone) but I rooted my phone the day we got them, am I going to have to full unroot my phone, then update, then re-root? or is there a 'patch' type file i can use or something more a long those lines?

Don't get me wrong I hate touchwiz, but the only ROM's I like are cyanogenmod and PAC-rom which neither are released for the note 3 yet... *sigh*

-

Current firmware version : PDA:MI5 / PHONE:MI5 / CSC:MI5 (BMC)

Latest firmware version : PDA:MJ4 / PHONE:MJ4 / CSC:MJ4 (BMC)

-
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tani786:
Guys time to move.

shall i stay with samsung and from s3 to s4 or sony xperia z1.

really awkward s4 got all the feature but lack the premium feel(z1 has good feel)

but z1 iv heard of bad viewing angles and screen build issues(is this true)

which once better for long term s4 or z1 update wise.

uk prices amazon cheapest for s4 and z1( prefer in purple but not got a decent price)

also phone case any decent like otterb ox for booth devices

thanx for the help guys
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marcet:
Why not considering HTC One ? It's almost the same performance as the GS4 and great premium look.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leykon121:
I want to install Battlefield 4 Comander APK but i dont have tablet can i make some how so the program will think that is a tablet?

i remember when i wanted to instal S Voice and i was need to change in root some thing (add line to i9300 )
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AndyYan:
Flash AOSPA (ParanoidAndroid) or PACman, set UI to Tablet UI, see if it works.

Is it requesting a specific UI, or is it actually requiring a specific device? (Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 is not a tablet...)

Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM11
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BestBrd:
I think that won't work..:(
[Nexus 5 Accessories] yossi_s1:
Hi,

so soon my nexus will be here and after over 6 years with iPhone I'm moving to try android.

one think i always loved about my iphone is the docking station, makes life better and easier.

now with the iphone its very easy to find docking station that fit 100% right, and then i dont have to worry about damage to the charging port, the phone is held up very tight and i never had any problem.

on the android camp its harder to find phone specific accessories so heres what i manage to find:

im looking for a cheap solution but can pay a little more if its really worth it

cheap:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-D...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item2ecab22c6d

expensive:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-M...Phone_PDA_Cables_Adapters&hash=item43c158ab0c

the expensive one at least comes with a cable, and heres a video i found that shows that this product might be a better choice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTyGmNTh6iA

i just dont want the device to wobble freely hanging only by the usb connector.

i also hear that micro usb is much weaker then apple connectors so im a bit worried.

any1 have any experince with such products? what do u think? am i risking damage to my usb port? thanks.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] netsyd:
IMHO ... yes, you are risking damaging the port. I personally wouldn't even consider using one as I've gone through a bunch of phones that the Micro-USB eventually stopped working properly. The Nexus one was notorious for that problem as have been quite a few other devices. Micro-USB just doesn't hold up over time.

Now, back to your problem. One thing the Nexus 5 has over the iPhone is Qi Wireless charging. So, might I suggest stop thinking in terms of how you would plugin in your iPhone to charge it, and to sync it with iTunes. All of this can be done using apps that sync wirelessly (iSyncr etc) and a good Qi charger.

Here's a good starting point for a "dock" like standing position while your N5 charges:

http://www.amazon.com/Nokia-DT910-Wireless-Charging-Stand/dp/B00A3NCC8M
[Nexus 5 Accessories] scirio:
It's important for you to note the orientation of the Micro USB port on the phone. On nexus devices reversed compared to the samsung phones those docks are for. I own the dock on the first link. It will not work with the Nexus.

You need one that's pin-side facing you. Unless you want the phone facing away from you ;)

It's an annoying aspect of the Micro USB standard -- when it comes to direction, there is no standard.

DIY: Not ideal because it doesn't LOOK great but does WORK great. I bought the dock from that first link for my S3 and because of its 'universal'ness it was extremely wobbly, putting much undue strain on the port. I stuck a couple wads of Sugru down on the dock and behind the connector (where the phones back would rest) and stuck my phone in. When it dried after 30 minutes I had a perfect custom fit. Looked like **** though. Function over form in this case.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Lucke:
this...

but this is also a relatively new thing as the Nexus 4 was the "standard" way that everyone is used to (small side up where the Nexus 5 flipped it to small side down)
[Nexus 5 Accessories] tamshiwen:
For charging, I would recomend the Google's wireless charger: https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_Wireless_Charger?id=nexus_wireless_charger. As for syncing, what kind of things are you going to sync from your computer to your phone? On the android side the majority of things can/are synced over wifi or cloud services.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] yossi_s1:
Thanks for all the answers...

I didn't think about orientation lol, i forgot about this issue.. so docking stations seems meh ATM

about wireless chargers... quite expensive IMO and i always fear that since the phone is not being held tightly it might fall and break.

i put my phone on a nightstand near my bed so accidents in the dark could happen, and i also like it when the phone is standing so i can see the screen without picking it up.

so that limits the range of wireless chargers i can use.

syncing is not a problem btw.

good thing i asked here.. i almost bought one of those. i guess ill try to find wireless one that suites me.

thanks again!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] b1g1an:
Google is your friend as usual, Kidigi are about to launch a Nexus 5 specific dock which is more substantial than the one you were looking at.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
Notice:

As per previous CM versions, it is recommended to wipe BOTH /system and /data prior installing CM11 into your device.

Gapps:

Here's gapps I've been using and it do works with ART, the latest one should work just fine. (Thanks to dhacker29):

http://d-h.st/users/dhacker29/?fld_id=27426#files

There's also BaNkS gapps in which core gapps only weights about 20MB and contains only basic stuff like sync and play store:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2012857

Also here's a website where you can find the ART compatible apps (Thanks [MENTION=3910349]TheTehk17[/MENTION] for the tip):

http://www.androidruntime.com/list
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
Screenshots courtesy of [MENTION=4841347]ti-pich[/MENTION] :D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] ti-pich:
Holy mother of god, that's awesome. Now I know what to do, flashing time! Thanks

Edit: Only for the info, what is the size of our system partition? Is it 1.85 Gb?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
The actual size of /system is 455,5 MB. I could squeeze other partitions space to get a 10mb more. The other thing I could do is to make like actual Aries device which they merge /system and internal SD card. Which give us a whole lot of space but would take a bit of time to implement because I'm really busy right now. (cegep as you know...)

Envoyé depuis mon Nexus 7 avec Tapatalk 4
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] ti-pich:
Yeah I know what it is, alot of work all at the same time. I only wanted to know the size, for me 455mb is way enought space, I install almost nothing on my player to keep it clean. On the other way, just finished wiping/flashing/repairing everything, running it right now and setting my stuff, so far so good, all is going as it should. One thing I noticed is that the status bar isn't transparent, no big deal, I think it's not in cm for now, or maybe I forgot something.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
Transparent status bar is implemented in android 4.4, However, the thing is I set a special flag for our devices here :

https://github.com/bbelos/android_device_samsung_ypg1/commit/f0f6b0f812ea820a581957446b05c36c912c1616

This flag disable all framework fancy stuff (as well as other things you've probably seen) to be sure that it doesn't use as much ram as possible. You can remove it, it's in the build.prop. I do know that I've enabled lockscreen transparent status bar but I don't think I've enabled it for the home screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] dorfd1:
Should the play store apk be missing from the gapps?

.

Found it in priv-app.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
No it shouldn't. As I said, you may want to remove some apps because maybe the limitations of the space cause some apps to not install properly... You can try these gapps too. (though I can't confirm their compatibility with ART)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2012857

The core are the lightest ones (about 20 MB but include basically the play store and sync stuff)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] dorfd1:
Messaging app force closes.

YouTube has issues with HD video.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aznflawless:
How do you even get YouTube to play HD? I have to use a modded apk using the old YouTube app
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] dorfd1:
I set my device DPI to 90 because I prefer the tablet ui experience. I think if you set your device DPI to 213 or lower it should play HD video without the need for a nodded apk.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] trainman261:
Wait, you're going to cegep... you're not by any chance going to Marianopolis, are you? If you are, we've been going to the same college without knowing it since august!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
Nope, I'm in ahuntsic since the beginning of the year. (Marianopolis, Dawson, etc are a bit too far from my home as I live in the north-east side of the island XD) It would have been funny that we haven't seen each other since the first day loool.

Actually I'm kinda surprised that that there's a 3rd Canadian here!! (even more another qcer)

Envoyé depuis mon Nexus 7 avec Tapatalk 4
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] -sandro-:
Wow can't wait to try this out especially for the RAM usage and ART ;) One thing though...is Voodoo Sound included as usual?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] zaclimon:
Try and you'll see. ;)

EDIT: [MENTION=4841347]ti-pich[/MENTION] posted screenshots and answered the question even though I wanted you to check the surprise... XD

Envoyé depuis mon Nexus 7 avec Tapatalk 4
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] ti-pich:
Yup, voodoo is included in dsp manager. Here are some screenshot for everyone, hope you enjoy them.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] -sandro-:
Installing right now:D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] -sandro-:
So to enable the transparent status bar on the home screen I have to set to false that value and abandon Project Svelte??

BTW it's not transparent in the lock screen:angel: