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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 0tia0:
Hello,

I am considering buying the Nexus4. Just had a few questions-

1) Is it still relevant to buy one? Or is it already outdated?

2) what is the customer support like in Kolkata? Like service centre-wise?

3) Would you suggest buying S4 mini over this phone? Or maybe some other phone? ( I want to stay in the same price range- so please dont suggest N5)

Also,I am technological- jargon challenged. So, please explain in simple terms. I do not wish to take over the world with my super duper android phone:p I would only use my phone to read/browse the net ( mainly) , take random selfies, set alarms and text/call. That is it. I also need a sturdy phone. I wont play rugby with it but i dont want it to shatter if it by chance drops from my hand.

So in view of the above information, should I go in for a nexus4?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ProxyChain:
The Nexus 4 is still a great device even today, if you don't have the budget for a Nexus 5.

1) It's still going to have a few more Android updates headed its way before it reaches end-of-life like the Galaxy Nexus; so I think it's fair to say it's still relevant among phones today.

2) Can't really comment on that since I don't live in India.

3) The S4 Mini is inferior to the Nexus 4 both specification-wise and software-wise. You'll see slow updates on it since it's not a Samsung flagship, and internally, it's a lot worse. The S4 Mini has a dual-core processor compared to the Nexus 4's quad-core S4 Pro.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thenobol:
you maybe could buy an moto g, price and power are awsome!.. or the nexus 5 ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msihp:
Great phone!

Dont waste your money over S4 Mini, better buy Nexus 4 which is still a great performing device, or the all new Moto G and save some money. I won't upgrade to new Nexus device before devs stop to develop great ROMs for this phone.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
1. It is more up to date than any other non-Nexus devices software wise. Hardware it's still very fast. The camera is acceptable for the price you pay, if you want better camera you have to spend more.

3. All Galaxy mini's are junk (sorry but they are). Don't even hope for much updates with it. It's not underperforming, but the bloated Samsung software wears it down and will become outdated on it very soon.

You might want to look up the Moto G and see if it's available where you are, it have very decent spec with stock Android and very affordable price, a better phone than the S4 mini imo. S4 mini might have 8mp pixel camera that is probably better. But Moto G fair better and will be more relevant in the long run with 720p display, newer software, and now being owned by Google, the phone will likely get good updates. KitKat makes a big improvement in performance gain, this is coming from a Nexus owner. The Moto G is supposed to be tuned slightly better for battery life as well, so it should beat the S4 mini in that department with reports of 6 hours screen on time.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zkkzkk32312:
Hi everyone,

Just want to know if anyone have experience doing the volume increment/steps modification on their Nexus 5 yet.

I have followed this method that I found here :http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28795209

everything went smooth.

I got the framework.jar using BakSmali

edited the AudioService.smali file

generated classes.dex

merge classes.dex with framework.jar using 7-zip

push new framework.jar to my nexus5

change permission on framework.jar

I change the AudioService.smali so i can have 30 steps instead of the default 15 steps.

The following is what i have after modifications.

.line 205

:array_2c

.array-data 0x4

0x5t 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t

0x7t 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t

0x7t 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t

0x1Et 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t

0x7t 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t

0x7t 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t

0x1Et 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t

0x7t 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t

0xft 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t

0xft 0x0t 0x0t 0x0t

.end array-data

Note that 0x1Et should give me 30 steps but my nexus 5 still only give me 15 steps on Music/Bluetooth.

Results:

I am still getting 15 steps while listening to music on both headphone jacks and Bluetooth devices.

I double check the total number of steps with some apps and confirmed that the original 15 was not changed.

I also double check if my framework.jar are pushed correctly by re-pulling the framework.jar and looking into the AudioServices file

and they are all the newly modded values.

at this point any input will be greatly appreciated

PS. I am not sure if this should be in the developer thread but since i am not allowed to post/reply there i thought this might be the right place.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zkkzkk32312:
Just to confirm that the hack is still working for nexus5but only Under ART
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxytab10.1:
FM Radio possible for GT-P7500?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FelixJ20000:
I'm afraid not. It doesn't have an inbuilt radio tuner. On WiFi/mobile data, you can use TuneIn radio app
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] topcat:
I have just got my first Windows Mobile 5 Device, a MDA Vario. Its great, but Ive put Photo Contacts Pro on it, and changed the home screen soft key from contacts to Photocontactspro. Thing is, the app name is too long and gets cut off to "photo con"

Is there anyway to rename this softkey?

Thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] saman-cz:
You can do that in the registries:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\112 - right key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Today\Keys\113 - left key

Values:

Default=Button label

Open=command
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] topcat:
Cool, thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Robster:
Hmmm

I wonder if you can help me.

I tried VITO ButtonManager and it has well and truly screwed up my softkey definitions for the Today Screen.

The right one seems to change what is does and the left one does not work at all.

I have disabled Button Manger but still cannot get the softkeys to work again.

How would I reset them to their original values?

Please bear in mind I have NEVER changed a registry key before?

Robin
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] vingtcent70:
Remapping SoftKeys

Robster, there is a complete incompatibility between our Wizard and VitoButtonMapper soft.

For interested people there is a specific soft to change Right and Left key applications (for instance, the right softkey is now launching TomTom instead of Contact).

Juste time to find where I may share this soft with you !
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ZeBoxx:
You could just follow the registry tweaks up top :)

It's not much more difficult from using Windows Explorer and notepad
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zius:
So i accidentally wipe the data of Google Service Framework. And now i have received my OTA. It says that it is downloading but after one hour it is "downloading" and still there is no blue bar that indicates it downloaded a certain size.. Will factory reset solve this or i just need to wait? Thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] himgil:
Rather technical and controversial topic but I got something really bothers me. I'm about to root my nexus 5 and have checked on xda, reddit, and various forums regarding to possible threats to unlocked bootloaders and security concerns for custom recoveries.

I will certainly encrypt my phone, but not sure how custom recoveries will react to that. Will they work? If so, will they compromise my security? Should I bother with installing stock recovery and re-locking my bootloader? This guy* seems to know what he's talking about, and there are some apps** to ease this process. However, there are loads of forum posts by senior posters assuring that one shouldn't bother with all those.

Being new to android, what advice can you give to me?

ps. sorry for the links. being new to forums, I'm not allowed to embed links into my posts.

*android.stackexchange.com/questions/36830/whats-the-security-implication-of-having-an-unlocked-boot-loader

**play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.segv11.bootunlocker
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] himgil:
In case anyone come across the same problem in the future, I wrote my first impressions on the issue.

First and foremost, I easily rooted my phone by following this: xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2507905

Installed ClockworkMod (CWM) and Koush's Superuser (because it's a free software in Stallman terms), then encrypted my phone.

Later on, installed following trio:

Bootlocker: to allow me to change the state of my bootloader's locking situation

Flashify: to flash the stock recovery by replacing CWM

Cryptfs Password: to change my encrypted partition password.

I don't have any problem whatsoever regarding the performance or stability. Everything is great so far. So, for those who concern for their security of their data, I'd recommend it.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parkpaya:
Does anyone can use Nokia MixRadio on SS ATIV S?(which downloaded via proxy)

I can't use this app,it still loading on splash screen and nothing happen :(
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rudironsoni:
To use nokia apps on other devices, like the Ativ S, we will need the specific drivers and registry keys that only lumia phones have. That's why Nokia Apps run only on Lumias.

At this point, we can't do that because of some restrictions beyond the Interop-Unlock capabilities.

Sorry, I want nokia apps on my Ativ S too :(
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parkpaya:
But Nokia map/drive+ working fine on my ATIV S (and Panorama,Cinema graph also)

However,some of them not working,such as NokiaProCamera
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KaanOzenn:
Maybe, after downloading SysApp Pusher from store, when you change proxy, you can install it.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WP8_Enthusiast:
Same here :(

Now, these apps are branded as HERE, and most of them aren't exclusive to Nokia phones anymore.

Only a few apps branded as Nokia will work on Ativ S. Apps that requires specialized hardware (like Pureview Camera) probably will never work.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opssemnik:
Derp.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NEO130:
Cool, android app is working on wp8. :p
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcosmin222:
Nokia Mixradio doesnt work on non nokia phones because it actually checks if you are on a nokia phone or not. Unlike most other apps.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] opssemnik:
OMG herp derp
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djtonka:
I am currently using MixRadio on my Ativ without any problem with free tracks and limits like on Lumia'a phone. Just registry need to be change-> PhoneManufacturer->NOKIA
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] compu829:
[MENTION=2799766]djtonka[/MENTION] can you upload the xap for me off your phone? I wanna see if I can make a non-interop version and remove the reg key check. I got addicted to this on my Lumia 521 (while my 8x was in for service), and when I installed it on my 8x, I got the "exclusive to Lumia" message.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] desolateone1:
Awesome! Can you give me the full path to this key? Thank you!
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parkpaya:
Did you get any problems after change that regristry,I've heard that it would be a problem after change that key.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
On WP7, you could permanently (until hard reset) lose the ability to run Store apps by messing with the DeviceTargetingInfo key. We were therefore very careful of it.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vampy2k5:
Write value "NOKIA" (string) to key "PhoneManufacturer" path [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Platform\DeviceTargetingInfo].

Reboot your phone and after that search in the store for Nokia MixRadio!

Have fun!
[HTC One X] tracyliuno1:
Hi everyone, my HTC ONE X has the problem whith its bluetooth which my car can't find my phone and phone can't find my car either! My car can easily connect to my SAMSUMG 9100 and runs well. Also my HTC can connect to other android device by bluetooth as well. Just can't connect to my car.....Does anyone met the same problem before? What is the problem and is there any way to solve it?? PLEASE HELP! THANKS
[HTC One X] Thant:
Change the visibility time to 5 min or 1 hour and surch from hox for devices put your car in pair function.
[HTC One X] tracyliuno1:
Thanks mate, but it doesn't work.... my car just keep saying no phone available....
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willcaddy:
Hey everyone :)

I was wondering if anyone new of a car dock that uses the magnetic charge port on the side of the z1?

And if not does anyone have any experience with the official car cradle and weather there is enough room to plug a separate magnetic change cable on while using the cradle?

Thanks a lot everyone :)

All the best!

Will
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
I am curious too. I have to buy one and the question come in the right time. :)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobblack:
This is giving me a major headache right now. I've plugged the phone into the computer via USB to transfer some files, like I do every now and then, but now I can't because it doesn't show up as a drive anymore, and on the phone, the options seem to have changed.

This used to work perfectly fine before. I can only narrow it down to the recent official OTA upgrade to Android 4.2.2. I need mass storage mode for a few things, e.g. my music player on Windows (Media Monkey) syncs with the phone, but now of course it won't recognize it anymore.

What is going on?

- Windows 7 64bit

- Android 4.2.2 stock official OTA un-rooted, un-everything, vanilla

- HTC Sense 5.0

Thanks guys.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
It doesnt get mounted as a drive (and never did), it shows up as an MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) device. Open "Computer" on Windows and at the bottom it will show "MTP Devices", under that there will be your phone.

If it's not, then maybe you need to update HTC drivers, and check your "Device Manager" if the phone shows up correctly under "Android USB Device"
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobblack:
Thanks for the insight - you put me on the right track, and I got it to work now.

It showed up in the device manager, but with an error like you suggested. Unplugging the phone or switching USB debugging on and off hadn't helped (tried that a dozen times before I posted). When I checked the device manager, asking Windows to update the driver via web didn't work out either.

So I unplugged, rebooted both the phone and Windows, and plugged in again. After that, it installed some driver automatically - it worked this time, and now it works again as before. It shows in Explorer / xplorer2 / MediaMonkey as a portable device and I can use it like a drive and drag&drop files. That's what I meant by "drive", thanks for clearing that up ha.

Thank you!
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] altugk:
Hi All,

I reside in the UK and use BT Infinity.

I previously had a Note2 and Note 10.1.

Now upgraded them to Note3 LTE and Note 10.1 Wifi.

Both of them are struggling with my Belki N1 router.

They seem connected but the data transfer stops until I turn wifi on and of on the devices.

Connection is fine with BT Home hub 2.

I started to think it is a chipset incompatibility or something.

Before I buy a new router i wanted to check your experience and recommendations.

I don't want to buy something that will give me trouble.

Which router should i buy?

I want long range and gigabit ports.

Thank you very much.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] punkmilitia:
Heya. Im from the UK too.

Im with talktalk and have a similar router supplied, but I have always disable it and have all network activity run through an apple airport which has made my internet perfect. Not sure if this post helps. I am a bit or a network expert, so you could post your router settings(minus the password obviously) and I can see whats wrong.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] altugk:
View attachment 2410214View attachment 2410214

thank you very much I hope these screenshots will be useful
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] punkmilitia:
Use TKIP instead of AES. Its supported by more hardware. Change channel to 9 (less inteferance) Wireless mode on. Never seen "protected mode" before. Sounds gimicky and potentially bad.. Hopefully the few setting changes above should solve a few problems and make your connection faster.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niravnn:
Hi

I'm learning how to make my own android rom.

my only question is which Linux version is better for making an android rom?

I've basic knowledge to start as beginner so just wanna know which version would be better for Android.

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thenobol:
if you are developing for phones you should use the stock kernel of your phone as base. if you want to build android for an intel based notebook, the newest "normal" linux kernel should be your choice.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrdoming:
Not sure if he means the actual kernel for android or if he is asking which LInux version is best to install for his development environment.

If you mean the latter then you can't go wrong with ubuntu/xubuntu/linux mint. Many people go with Xubuntu/Ubuntu 12.04. The only difference between those 2 is what the desktop looks like. I recommend following a guide like this one: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2355078

To get you started
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niravnn:
Thanks a million
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] danidragomir:
Hi ! Everybody knows the problem with sgs3 contacts lag on opening. I thought if there is any app who cand lock your app from closing in task manager and it will run in background untill restart even if you tap "close all apps" in stock task manager. Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yamaha_wins:
My contacts open almost as soon as I click people.. Liquid smooth 2.37 ROM..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nathlynn22:
Hello, I recently bought a SXZU to go with my HTC one I have. It's model number c6833 with build number 14.1.B.2.257 now it's different To HTC one obviously. Now all I want is my stock rom to be rooted and custom recovery installed just want someone to help me and poin. Me in the right direction. Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] YrrchSebor:
what you might want to do first is this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2502185

that will give you root access on the .257 build, and it will allow you to backup your TA partition, in case you ever want to unlock your bootloader. one thing to consider is the issue of Vroot harvesting IMEI numbers...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2516942. a lot of us have used it and i haven't seen any reports of anything bad happening, and the devs of the program have said they removed in the latest version the part that sends your IMEI.

as for recovery, i haven't found a way to have custom recovery on .257. there is a kernel with recovery(for unlocked bootloaders) based on a previous build number... it is good for flashing a custom ROM, but it will not boot up on .257.

there is a recovery for locked bootloaders, but i haven't tried it, can't comment on it at all: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2426739

i hope this helps as somewhat of an introduction to modding this device!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nathlynn22:
Hmm ok thanks. Is it early days yet in regards to amount of Dev support/custom recoveries/selection of roms/customising tools? As with HTC one I'm spoilt for choice. I got this phone as it's replaced my ipad mini and then some. In theory all I need is root access/ root enabled stock rom just to remove bloatware. I have read up about vroot and kingo I'm guessing at present that is only ways to root. Custom recovery isn't a major problem as could just remove bloatware and be quite happy with that. As in regards to ta partition is there a thread explaining that? Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
The first sticky in the general thread has the info for backing up your TA partition.

at the moment I think I would use kingo over vroot, although on the vroot forum it looks like they say that they dont record the imei, I used vroot and aren't too worried

There is never going to be the development on this device as there is on a more popular device so don't expect 501 roms to choose from
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nathlynn22:
Ok then is kingo still blocked on xda
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] chrissyboy6969:
Ok guys started using this as a converged device a few months back but poor phone experience, reception \ reliability and ease of use i reverted back to a small phone and used the device for data only, reading through here alot more people are using this successfully as a phone and i just wanted some tips of what the essential add on software i should get or any other tips to get the phone part up to scratch so i can start using it again, also any hardware tips ie best headset etc

Thanks Guys

Chris
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] ice_coffee:
the nokia HS-12w is going to be my must have add on of 2006 for my phone
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] fards:
currently using a jabra bt 800, would be nice to get the ring a little louder on it so that i didn't have to keep it in my ear all the time when out and about.

At work it sits on the desk and I use it like a mini phone.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] jah:
@chris,

like you I now use my Exec as a mini tablet/PDA and use my Nokia 7710 as my main phone, to be replaced with the SE P990 soon. The call quality on my Nokia 7710 is so much better as is the battery life and its a design that is 12 months older than the Universal.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t.d.k:
Ok do I did search first but can't find anyone with the same problem.

Started with stock 4.3 rooted, unlocked,TWRP.

Got the update notification, told it to update. It auto rebooted to TWRP and applied the update with no error. When it was done (assuming it was done progress bar finished) it went to the main TWRP menu. I told it to reboot and it just sits at the new 4.3 splash screen animation. I assumed it may take a bit so I let it sit for about 20min with no change. Rebooted it a couple times, also tried applying the update again via twrp (errors out as i woukd expect). Wiped dalvik and cache. Didn't do a factory wipe because I'd like to avoid that but still no change.

Any suggestions? Should I manually load the full 4.4 package via TWRP?

Thanks!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carltont:
Same exact setup... Say exact issue... Oh and before rebooting I wiped Dalvik and Cache as "Sandard Operating Proceedure" ... I'm going to just do a clean flash at this point....

Tracy
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] step944:
Hi

I have the same problem. had a rooted 4.3, and after the update the screens remains on the splash thing. restarted a couple of times, did wipe data, factory reset, and it still remains stuck at the boot. What should i do. pls help
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunner1937:
Prior to the installation of the OTA it is safer to re-install stock recovery. Root is lost but re-installing a custom recovery and SuperSu bring back root.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] step944:
How can i install stock recovery?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjupille:
You *could* unzip the factory image and then fastboot the recovery.img file. A lot easier is to download the wugfresh nexus root toolkit and use that:

http://www.wugfresh.com/
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] step944:
ty, but do u think it works, because i cant open my nexus 10 memory from the pc, since it is stuck at start up
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjupille:
Wug's toolkit has an option to restore to stock from a bricked system. All you need to be able to do is to get to the bootloader (press the power button while holding down both volume buttons -- you should get a dead android with a red triangle on chest).