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[One (M8) General] Div033:
Can someone explain to me the appeal of a bigger screen? I mean, specifically when you're arguing between 4.7 and 5 inches... They're both already very large and the smartphone industry seems to be fast approaching note territory with screen size. I'd say I have average sized hands, maybe a little under average, and one handing my 4.8" galaxy s3 can be a literal pain sometimes.

I can understand wanting a higher resolution screen, and usually those come with bigger dimensions as a result, but are people actually excited over the fact the new One is 5 inches instead of 4.7 with the same 1080p resolution?

In 2 years from now will 5.6" be the norm for smartphone screen size? Will people keep wanting bigger and bigger screens til phablet and phone become one in the same?

I know this is kinda off topic but I feel its somewhat relevant as it pertains to the new One having a larger screen with the same resolution.
[One (M8) General] Life Engineer:
[MENTION=2855331]Div033[/MENTION]

It's very simple! Do you prefer a full hd tv of 30 or 40"?

Having bigger screen means more content and better enjoyment of web browsing, you tube, reading and gaming!

I am 170cm tall (5ft 6in) and i have relatively small to medium hands and I can use my G2 (5.2") single handedly!

The LG G2 is the smallest phone with the biggest screen possible!

Although I am very excited about the new HTC one but i was very disappointed by its size! It's a big as a note 3 while the note 3 offers a 5.7" and the new one offers only 5" (including in screen buttons which makes actual screen use down to 4.8").

Now give me one good reason why would I ditch my super compact G2 for a super big htc one while losing screen estate!?

If I would do so, it would be much wiser to get the note 3 and enjoy the Spen too! (i would not do that but I'm just proving my point).

In summary, my biggest issue with this new HTC one is not its screen size itself, but rather it's huge size for such a relatively small screen size! Man it's as big as a note 3! Do you imagine that??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farazafs:
Hello,

I was Flash a ROM in my mobile which is supported two Language Chinese and English. My Question is In SDCard default folders are just like Music, Pictures, Downloads, Theme, DCIM etc.. (in English) but in my case after flashing Chinese ROM and change it language into English how and from where I can change layout (name) of folders into English by default in SDcard?

Thank's in Advance.
[Shield Themes and Apps] UNCUT88RAW:
Update: Its out!!!

Link:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rockstargames.gtasa

According to Rockstar Newswire, GTA San Andreas is coming this December to mobile handsets. Includes game controller support. Im assuming that it is very sure the Nvidia Shield will be compatible with this!

Link:

http://www.rockstargames.com/newswi...-san-andreas-mobile-coming-this-december.html
[Shield Themes and Apps] SiDCrAzY:
It's gonna be awesome.
[Shield Themes and Apps] MrkAniSteR:
WOW thats really great! GTA SA ftw!
[Shield Themes and Apps] Doodle210:
It says it's out, but not compatible with the Shield :(

http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Theft-Auto-San-Andreas/dp/B00HCU7OCI
[Shield Themes and Apps] UNCUT88RAW:
i`m downloading it right now through Google Play so i assume it seems to be compatible but some reviews complain about DRM-Problems (game doesn´t start because of no purchase confirmation?!). Hope this will be patched immediatly.

Update: Can confirm its not working because of DRM Issues. Rockstar Games, why?
[Shield Themes and Apps] MrkAniSteR:
There are 2 versions of the game aviable at the moment.

The first not working because of DRM and the other one

force close when you start the app on a lot of devices.

I`m trying to install the second one right now.
[Shield Themes and Apps] UNCUT88RAW:
I think those two versions are for different regions because the game had to be edited for certain countries to get a lower age rating. I´ve downloaded the english version because the other one has a german description ( german version is slightly censored).
[Shield Themes and Apps] MrkAniSteR:
Yes youre right. One version is for Germany. But I can`t play both of them.

The International App - DRM Error.

The German App - Force Close behind Social Club Screen.

I hope Rockstar fix this bugs faster than Gameloft fixes Gangstar Vegas -.-

Edit: The third Update of San Andreas is out now. It's great on our Nvidia Shield! Play it now!
[Shield Themes and Apps] UNCUT88RAW:
Yeah its now playable. But i noticed that in rare cases the game crashes back to homescreen. Also it has some graphical glitches that occur for 1-2 seconds. And there are framedrops. Should be patched out.

Do you think that Tegra Chipsets aren´t really optimised for games?
[Shield Themes and Apps] ricardo85x:
After the update. For me the only problem is I cant' manual aim.

Do you guys know how to free aim with a gun?
[Shield Themes and Apps] UNCUT88RAW:
At the moment it is not possible to trigger manual aim via a button. But you can aim manually if you shoot and there is no target in sight and a aim cross appears. But thats dumb because 1) you can´t aim without shooting ( a lot of ammo is needed) and 2) when a target appears CJ will shoot automatically at this target. Really dumb.

Or the game tends to crash when you are doing a rampage and you are on a roof of a building or climb onto something or access buildings when wanted. Be sure to save often at home or press R3 twice when in a taxi cab/ police car / fire truck or some else special car (simple quick save).
[Shield Themes and Apps] mudflap2.0:
wow

would you believe you can crank this up to max settings and get 30fps+ all the time!!!
[Shield Themes and Apps] nomadlozi Mashiane:
How do you play gta on your Android
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acer4605:
Hi All

I really like the Echoe roms but was wondering which Rom is the best for your battery life?

thanks

Paul
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
Try it out for yourself. This question is not allowed here, because there is no best.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acer4605:
perhaps not the best question but in your experience or from others they might say this custom rom is good for battery life and the other aint
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
Then they don't know what they are talking about. There is no big difference between roms in battery life. There can be a difference, but that comes from how the user uses his phone and/or if it's an AOSP rom or the rom uses a different kernel with maybe some tweaks.

Every rom that claims that it has the best battery life, the fastest and the smootest is lying. They can never prove it and a good rom doesn't need those claims
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RossFixxed:
1) Use the latest one unless you read something that would justify using an older echoe rom.

2) Do NOT ask for a 'best rom' on XDA, ever. This WILL be shut down.

3) What is the best? One with all TW features, the fastest, the slimmest, the longest battery, the most processing power, more gpu, less gup, more apps, less bloatware, more features? There is no such thing.

Do NOT ask for an ETA, do not ask for a best ROM. Read the XDA charter or watch the intro video (it's like 90 seconds long).

I'm not trying to have a go at you, but if you don't read the basic stuff here you perhaps should not be flashing ROMs on your phone. The best advice for rooting/installing/flashing is always read, read and read some more.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spdqbr:
I recently upgraded from my S2, to the S4. I'm enjoying the snappiness, and as are we all, a bit disappointed by the locked down nature of it. One of the things I liked about my old phone was the ability to have an encrypted container for sensitive files. In particular, I was using LUKS Manager to mount encrypted folders and it worked perfectly. However the stock kernel on the S4 appears to lack the dm-crypt module, and I am therefore unable to use it on the new phone.

I've tried a few other things as well, including Cryptonite and EDS Lite (as well as the paid version), but ran into similar problems. With EDS paid version there is source available for the required kernel module, but it hasn't been built for the S4 yet, it seems.

I'm willing to get into some of the nitty gritty details, but I was wondering if anyone else had any success building dm-crypt or the eds module for the s4 yet. Or if anyone would have some resources that might be a good starting point so I could build them on my own.

Thanks!

(MJ7, rooted)

Edit:

After a bit more digging I found the LUKS Guardian project, which looks promising. (I can't post links yet, but google "android cryptsetup luksopen" and it should be the first result). Their binary is throwing a segfault when i try it, but I'll pull it down and play with it tonight at home to see if I can get anywhere.

I think our kernel may in fact have DM-CRYPT available, but for some reason it's simply not working. In LUKS when I attempt to mount a file, it thinks it successfully mounts (and creates a folder) but it when I unmount, anything I copied over is still there. I find it telling though that it will only "mount" a file with the correct password. So the encryption may be working, while the mounting is not. I'm very comfortable in linux so I'll poke around and see if there's anything I can glean from the terminal.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spdqbr:
One step closer, but not quite there yet. I SSH'd in and started playing with the LUKS Manager app and have come to the conclusion that it's really the mounting that is causing problems.

LUKS Manager creates a shell script over in /system/bin/luks. I pulled this off and looked over it a bit, and managed to run the pieces one by one until I came to failure. Essentially what is happening is it's using busybox to do the following:

mknod

losetup

/system/bin/lm.cryptsetup luksOpen #Yay, I don't need to compile LUKS Guardian!

mkdir ${mount_path}

chmod 777 ${mount_path} # THIS FAILS

mount the mapper to the mount path

chmod 777 ${mount_path} # THIS FAILS

chmod 777 -R ${mount_path} # THIS FAILS

So what you're left with is an encrypted volume which mounts just fine, but is only readable by root. Permissions on ${mount_path} are 700 and neither busybox chmod nor standard chmod will change them. I've also tried mounting the mapper with the busybox mount as well as the builtin. Same result. Further, it looks like I'm unable to (as root) chmod pretty much anything.;

Frustrating, because I can clearly see that the data is there when I'm in a root terminal, but none of the apps can access it.

Anyone have any ideas on why I can't chmod? Or how to get mount to grant 777 in the first place?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] k1mu:
Since you're on MJ7, it's probably SELinux doing that to you.

You might try using chmod 555 (read + execute) to see if that's allowed.

What is the mount point that you're trying to use? Perhaps that's also being blocked by SELinux.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] spdqbr:
Thanks for the suggestions. I've poked around a bit at selinux, but with no hope of disabling it I'm not sure if I'll make it through the last hurdle. I've tried a few different mount points and a few different chmod permissions to no avail. I *did* however have one breakthrough, but now I'm just flat out puzzled.

I mounted it via the luks script I mentioned earlier, and then do a busybox umount on it (leaving the mapper in place). I then checked the mount options for my external sd card, since both it and the LUKS volume are vfat. I remounted the mapper using

busybox mount /dev/mapper/test /storage/extSdCard/test -o rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,noatime,nodiratime,uid=1000,gid=1023,fmask=0002,dmask=0002,allow_utime=0020,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8

This mounts the drive with user, group, and permissions all set exactly like other file in the external SD card. However es file explorer and all other apps show the mount point as simply empty. If I'm not on command line, I can't see anything in it, which is utterly baffling to me.

From the terminal I can copy files out to another location (this is a luks volume I created on the old phone, so it already had data in it) and access them just fine via esfile explorer and various text editors.

The data is there, it's decrypted, it's accessible through command line, but all my apps simply refuse to acknowledge it.

Edit:

I'm not the only one experiencing this mounting phenomena... https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-kernel/JeY_u-pHcxQ

Edit:

According to this, android 4.2 made is so that application-created mount points are not globally accessible. They suggest a few workarounds which I have not yet had a chance to try. This certainly explains the problem though!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xdevillived666:
Hey guys,so here is whats going on:

trying to port over Mms.apk from 4.2.2 rom(custom Mms) to 4.4 kitkat (omnibuild)

Able to send messages but getting "Unfortunately,messaging has stopped" when receiving. Thought it was because the manifest still included (SMS_RECEIVED_ACTION),so I deleted this action,. ANy idea what I should do or can do to fix it? If needed I can attach said files that I am using. I have a logcat logged too if needed... ..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] cyee1988:
Hi guys

Did anyone use greenify donation version ?

I'm wondering which system apps was safety to green the system apps ? Isn't only other than the SMS notification and clock then other was safe to green it ?:confused::confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] terrapin69:
I took the new T-Mobile OTAl ast night...Is there a root method for this yet?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
CF-Auto root should work fine. Plus Superuser by Chainfire is updated as well.

Here is the SU update. Just flash in recovery.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/47cuac5fzuwpxh2/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.50.zip

I Think My S4 Is Insane

SICK MADE DEVELOPMENT
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] terrapin69:
ODIN 3.07 recognized the M919 just fine - But when I select PDA and the CF-Auto root file, it never populates - any ideas?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] The Sickness:
Sorry bro....im at work. Maybe re DL auto root?

I Think My S4 Is Insane

SICK MADE DEVELOPMENT
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: cf-autoroot

Make sure that the cf-auto-root has a TAR extender.

If it's a zip file, Odin will not reconize it.

Odin needs the file with the TAR extender. *.TAR

Normally if you unzip cf-auto-root.zip you will find

the odin flashable TAR file inside the zip.

Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] terrapin69:
I believe the issue was trying to run ODIN and use CF from a thumb drive - Once put on the desktop, all OK - Thanks all. Now, if I could get an app that allows me to use an on screen nav bar rather than the physical buttons WITHOUT flashing a custom ROM... Although I will say that the new 4.3 eats up a TON of system mem (as opposed to 4.2.2...) kinda sucks but the apps to sd is great and, to be honest, I have used some awesome roms in the past but, generally, there is always something, even something tiny, that doesn't work right. I'd rather not F around with a CR just now but if you could advise me how to get an onscreen nav bar I'd be appreciative - I thought NOVA launcher may have it but no such luck
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] omnifarious:
When you go into download mode do you have the "KNOX WARRANTY VOID 0x1" or something similiar after using cf-autoroot? This status will void your warranty.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Skipjacks:
The nav bar isn't a part of the launcher. It's built into the ROM. You need a ROM that supports it and I have no idea if the stock 4.3 does or not.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] gypsy214:
The new update comes with lock bootloader. I think to root it you will need to use vega root. I think. But I know it have a lock bootloader
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] pezlomd:
So we're you able to get a custom recovery on the latest update.. I tried to flash a recovery through odin but when I boot into recovery it's just the stock Samsung one.. is the bootloader lock preventing me from getting a custom recovery??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] terrapin69:
Yes. I was able to flash cw recovery touch with no problems. I can help if you want
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dharris76:
root for 4.3 update

Hey guys, Ive tried to root my sg4 since i took the 4.3 ota update and can not get it to root. Odin freezes at <ID:0/005>Get PIT for mapping... wtf does that mean? Im following the instructions to the letter to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rodrigoperu:
Not sure that this helps, but long story short I spent nearly 5 hours trying to unroot my 4.2.2 stock so that I could get the 4.3 update, since cyanogen didn't want to work (flashed but kept getting stuck at boot "circling" animation). Anyway, I used odin to revert to a stock image, then the phone took the tmo upgrade ota just fine, then I rooted again with motochopper. I've spent too much time (for now) tinkering with this phone, so I'll leave as is for now. I've got most of what I wanted (root, and app 2 sd, the reason why I wanted cyanogen to start with) good luck.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] glman1:
Did that trip the 0x0 flag in download mode?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Daistaar:
Naw you can definitely add a custom recovery after the OTA to 4.3. I added CWM 6.0.4.4 Touch after I took the OTA. Just make sure it's a TAR and flash it in PDA in Odin. The way I did mine was download IMG2TAR then just get the img from clockworkmod.com and convert it. Took only a few seconds then flashed with Odin.

NOTE: It will flag your device as non-standard and warranty will be void. Everything will function however.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rodrigoperu:
I'm not sure... if you tell me how I can check this, I will do it and post the results for you.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rodrospitt:
recently i have actuallized mi cell phone android 4.3 my version is m919 too, i dont know how to speak english is any easy way to make it root i have tried with odin but is doesnt work,

[11:42:33 p.m.] michelle Lopez Enriquez: could you please help me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rodrigoperu:
Yes, I just checked, it did trip it. I don't particularly care, in another 5 months I'll be out of warranty anyway. Plus I've got insurance, I can drown the phone and claim it that way if I need to. May not be the best solution or work for everyone.. but not tripping Knox just to avoid going out of warranty is not a concern for me, I want to do with my phone however I please, that's why I paid for it.

End of rant...

sent via pigeon mail
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ohyeezy:
Noob question

Hey guys,

I am running VirginROM on my T-mobile S4. How would i go about getting back to stock TOUCHWIZ but keeping the root i have. Do i have to go back to stock then root or can I keep the root while going back to stock.?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rodrigoperu:
As far as I know and from my experience yes, you DO keep the root after going back to stock. However, make sure that once you go back to stock you FIRST check if you still have root, and then update OS if you are prompted/need to. From my experience with my S4, rooting after you get 4.3 will trip the KNOX thing, so beware of that as well before you proceed

sent via pigeon mail
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Misterjunky:
re: cf-autoroot

You need to Unzip the cf-autoroot, there is a TAR file inside the zip

which Odin will recognize, it's either just .TAR or .TAR.MD5 either

way Odin will recognize it just fine.

Good luck!
[LG Optimus Black] sriver_fx:
Can describe what is the best combo for you to use in my ob?I have tried a lot but my ram stil disapointing me.
[LG Optimus Black] xoxodemo:
stock 30b + kernel 3.0.8+ from 30F
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] msafi:
hello guys,

on my HTC Wizard if you press the center key of the d-pad (joystick) along with the Message key (Calendar key in different PocketPCs), it takes you directly to the Align Screen page, where you have to align your screen.

when using MorphGear, i like to hold my Wizard in landscape mode and use the d-pad with my left hand and use the Message button as 'A' and Explorer button as 'B', So during my gameplay i'm accidentally opening the 'Align Screen' page, which i cannot bypass except after going through the alignment process.

it's a pain, and it's ruining my gameplay experience.

i searched around and couldn't find a quick solution to the problem, that's why i posted here hoping that a hacker will help me.

thanks,
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] rsxelrate:
This is old, but wondering about the same thing. :P at least I searched
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lols21.10:
Oky so i have xperia u with root(obviously :o ) and eXperience rom installed.

I tried flashing many kernal(boot.img) but every time i do that its the same (Uanble to flash root required) :mad:

Plz help
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
You mean with fastboot mode? Root is not enough, bootloader must be unlocked.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] manudo:
+1

Open flashtool, enter fastboot, look for the .iso file, and flash it.

If it doesn't work, you should try to do it with adb.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lols21.10:
My bootloader is unlocked
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] manudo:
Great, so you can flash custom kernels.

Try to flash with the method at the right side (three buttons) in the kernel flashing screen in flashtool.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lols21.10:
I did't really understand what you saying. :(

But man its irritating me so much i also tried a " Xperia u tool " to flash kernal but still no successsss

:crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lols21.10:
AlexDroid00\Kernels\boot.img

30/002/2013 23:02:51 - INFO - Flashing selected kernel

30/002/2013 23:02:51 - INFO - sending 'boot' (9112 KB)...

30/002/2013 23:02:51 - INFO - FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)

30/002/2013 23:02:51 - INFO - finished. total time: 0.002s

30/002/2013 23:02:51 - INFO - FASTBOOT Output:

sending 'boot' (9112 KB)...

FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)

finished. total time: 0.002s

Its shows this error everytime even with rooted and unlocked bootloader
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
Are you sure bootloader is unlocked?

Root does not matter, does it show Bootloader unlocked: yes, in service configuration?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lols21.10:
YES!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Anthrax:
Did you try doing it via cmd?

"fastboot flash boot boot.img"
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] manudo:
Need the Google USB Drivers first.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Anthrax:
need fastboot drivers and you are good to go...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] manudo:
This dude has the same problem as I did, I just turn off the phone and connect in fastboot mode.

But in cmd it's easier.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] lols21.10:
No fastboot is also not working(i have fastboot drivers installed)

But My problem is now fixed :) :)

I installed kernal via terminal emulator :P

and it installed it

Anyway thanks for your advice :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] manudo:
You mean, cmd, right?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acer4605:
Hi

after installation the latest Echoe rom for galaxy s4 I9505 my windows pc requested to upgrade to KIES3 which I did, however after doing this the device is not reconised by kies? how to solve this?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RossFixxed:
Stock rom and recovery
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acer4605:
is there a good alternative for kies?