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[Sony Xperia L] faizalotai:
Yes, but please read carefully about unlocking bootloader, some devices got bootloop after unlocking...

so be prepared with ftf file for flashing via flashtool..than you can have CWM by flashing custom kernel...again make sure you know which kernel support your firmware version..

For CnT version 3(4.1.2) comes with zip file but for latest ver(4.2.2). its comes with script installer that don't required CWM method..
[Sony Xperia L] amnher:
Rooting 4.2.2 for Locked bootloader

Go here I posted a way to root it safely
[Sony Xperia L] NiksTheFreak:
thnks a ton !!! rooted 4.2.2...was missing burst mode...:good::laugh:
[Sony Xperia L] monga.simran5:
Enjoy!!

I also tried many times with these methods but no sucess

But Atlast There is an application called "V ROOT" it will root ur device without any problem

But it will install another superuser app to install supersu

1. Go to play store

2.download and install Super SU

3.Change it into system app

4. Restart your device

5. Enjoy ur trouble free rooting experience ;););)

Download V root from google, just type in mgyun vroot and open the first website and click the blue button with the download sign
[Sony Xperia L] Shivam Kuchhal:
Are you stupid?

You can't see in forums that Vroot is malware and all threads from xda regarding Vroot were deleted and that's why we use another safe method for rooting.
[Sony Xperia L] saurabh007:
Don't use Vroot.. It's not safe

Use this method instead

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2553449

Sent using Sony Xperia L from India
[Sony Xperia L] anakinsupreme:
Unlock bootloader, flash thunderzap kernel with cwm and then install su.zip with cwm.
[Sony Xperia L] NiksTheFreak:
do i need to backup TA for every firmware seperately or just once......???
[Sony Xperia L] rahulsnair:
worry!!!

I have read through out this thread and found that so many users are bothered about using vroot...

The truth is agreeing that vroot shows unonymous behaviour while running in the bridge...The safest way to root that i would prefer is "use flashtool unlock bootloader with sony"s unlocking code ( its impressive that sony provides full support for open sourc e development)

to unlock Bootloader...Then use cust kernal thunderzap : ( for those who need no overclocking use thunderzap lite)....boot into recovery ..enable root access... install super su... " enjoy​
[Sony Xperia L] saurabh007:
Unlocking bootloader will void warranty if you haven't backed up your TA which is not possible to do until you have root access..

You are saying that unlock bootloader to have root access.. But, my friend, unlocking bootloader without having TA backup will void warranty of your phone.. And After unlocking bootloader, TA partition is completely wiped out, so you will not be able to backup TA of your phone..

Before unlocking bootloader, always root first with the exploits available, backup your TA, verify the backup and then you can proceed unlocking bootloader.
[Sony Xperia L] NiksTheFreak:
i backed up my TA....after i rooted my 4.1.2..i took a backup...then to be on safer side i took backup again when i rooted my 4.2.2.....but both files are of same size....i dont know if TA is different for different firmwares....

also i did not use the vroot method...i used the method told here....i rooted safely...thnks to everyone who helped..:good::good::good:

volume down key is for "flashmode" and volume up key is for "fastboot mode".... right...????

now i have to do this i guess:

1). unlock bootloader using flashtool...

2). flash a kernel with CWM.....

3). in case something went wrong ...i flash the stock ftf..then restore my TA and lock the bootloader....so my phone back to original.......?????

i unlocked my bootloader safely..!!

but it went into a bootloop so i flashed stock 4.2.2 ftf....now its working.....it says bootloader unlock done...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] larry567:
ive been on android version 4.3 for awhile on my galaxy nexus. Snapchat videos never worked for me. I tried lewa os which is based on android version 4.1.2.. and suddenly now all snapchat videos work. is there a way to spoof an apk for a different android version or something?

thanks
[Google Chromecast] wptski:
What happened? I decided to try to play video content with the one video that I had no problem. On my Samsung TV got a popup stating that a AllShare device was detected, I click okay, video plays in like a player window format, I back out to folders from my tablet showing! My source shows AllShare BubbleUPnP device. Confused but happier!
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
You still have the new Koush Cast (/AllCast/AirCast) installed?
[Google Chromecast] wptski:
The new Koushcast? No, I read that Chromecast support was removed.

I think I know what happened. I have a Samsung WiFi adapter plugged in but have used it on a old laptop and it was plugged into USB port that might be a service port or whatever. I discovered that since using AllCast and never tried it again since. BubbleUpnP is just using WiFi to stream although I couldn't get back to my folder with the videos unless I used AllCast to start a video.

I've tried BubbleUPnP in the past but remember next to nothing! Navigating folders on the TV is a PITA, I do remember that.

The author of BubbleUPnP did mention supporting Chromecast in the future. At first I thought that they did, my mistake. Make that two mistakes!

I powered down/up, I was able to play compatible videos with the Chromecast that start with a good delay without using BubbleUPnP just AllCast. Videos that don't play with Chromecast from an Android device won't play using Chrome on a PC either nor cast.

Compatible videos is the key to success.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Interesting! I was hoping you had magically solved Android screen mirroring with Chromecast - my TV is too old to support DLNA video, only pictures and music.
[Google Chromecast] wptski:
Sorry I got your hopes for nothing. I use to have the phrase "Most confused!" in my signature in another forum, maybe I should include it here as well.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
LOL no worries. Less-intelligent people would simply accept. Confusion means you're still thinking and trying to make sense of things. ;)
[Google Chromecast] wptski:
I may have had my Samsung WiFi adapter plugged into the right USB port after all! I tried to access my PC from the TV and I had no connection because the setup was changed from a wireless connection back to wired again. This means that the use of BubbleUPnP, Allcast or Chromecast hoses the setup. I tried to use each one but couldn't get it to repeat. Some TVs comes with WiFi built in, I wonder if this is a issue with them or just because in my case, I was using an external WiFi adapter?

BubbleUPnP updated for the second time today, must have introduced a bug earlier.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Chromecast has its own wireless connection to your wireless router or access point, so I can't think of a reason why Chromecast would have any interaction with the TV's network connection.

Am I following you correctly that you have a wired network connection on your TV and the wireless USB adapter connected to your TV, and both are connected? If the wired connection on the TV is hooked up there should be no need to have the WiFi adapter as well, unless you have a really complicated network setup.

As long as both the TV and your DLNA source are on the same network, doesn't matter whether one is wired or the other is wireless. Unless something like AP isolation keeps the wireless clients from "seeing" the wired clients (uncommon), or the wired and wireless networks are on different subnets (rare).

tl;dr - try unplugging either your TV's WiFi adapter or the network cable on the TV. Do whatever is necessary to make the single connection work - and then try everything else. Everything should work.
[Google Chromecast] wptski:
Yes the Chrome cast has its own WiFi connection.

I have either the wired or wireless option but there is no wired connection to it that's why I had to get the Samsung WiFi adapter.

I was able to switch back/forth several times between DLNA(BubbleUPnP), TV WiFi and Allcast without losing any of them. I have no idea how or why but it did happen "once" or actually "twice".
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Ahh okay, I misunderstood. I thought your TV had a wired connection too. :)

It's possible the Chromecast and Samsung WiFi adapter are too close and therefore causing signal interference, so the Samsung WiFi adapter might have went back into a disconnected mode and the TV wanted it set up again. *shrug*

Worst case you could get a USB or HDMI extension cable, I guess. I have a ~10-foot HDMI extension cable on my Chromecast because it's connected to my sound bar's I/O box. At first it was to troubleshoot the Internet connectivity problems I was having (which were fixed with update to 13300), then I decide to leave it as it's much more convenient to access my Chromecast when I don't have to contort myself behind stuff, heh.
[Google Chromecast] wptski:
Just got my HDMI 90 adapter today, see what happens next to me? ;)

The Samsung adapter is no cheapy from what I've read about it. No PC drivers for it but I researched its chip and managed to hack a INF for use on my old XP laptop, IIRC it comes up as a Linksys device.
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] moymicasti:
just want to know what is a tom tom?
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] electro_ed:
What is tom tom

Latest technology in car navigation Mobile, pda & all-in-one solutions.

You will never loose your way on the road if you use it

I suppose you have heard of a system called GPS which is

Global Positioning System, basically tom tom is one of the best systems available.

It work this way there’s 12 / 16 or 20 satellites orbiting the earth all sending a same signal to your GPS receiver therefore defining your actual position and showing you how to get from point A to point B.

Hope that will help.
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] pug:
It's also a type of drum. ;)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] C2Q:
I'm having this really weird issue with these two apps for a while. Basically I would keep getting connection error in the Play store or on Youtube every few minutes or so, then I would retry and everything would be back to normal. Odd thing is that I can have a browser open in a side window and go to google or any other website just fine while this issue happens. I'm not sure if there's more google apps affected. Hell one time it was so bad that Youtube refused to load for a good minute or so, I opened a pen window for the browser, loaded up the same youtube video in there and it started playing before the app even loaded it (kept giving me connection error).

I have Adblock Plus running in the background so I wonder if that's what's doing this..but it seems odd for it to affect these apps.

Any ideas to fix this?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] Geordie Affy:
I don't have Adblock but I have issues with YouTube App aswell. It works most of the time flawlessly but sometimes like you it seems to take to long to load so what I do is close the app fully then launch it again and it works fine, I also had another weird issue of whenever I played a video in full screen and changed the tablets orientation it would dim the brightness to 0% (even changing the screens brightness to 100% wouldn't cause the app to brighten up) and hoy a "small weird box with what looked like signal bars next to it", this hasn't happened the last few times I used the tablet but its just bizarre so deffo something is up with the App that's for sure.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sasaphrazz:
my phone currently has NO Data on it, with 2.6.3.3 TWRP on it. I can't ADB sideload without my phone being detected whatsoever. I Plugged my phone into a Win7 Computer, still doesn't work. So I need to know how my Win 8 or Win7 computer can detect my phone with it being on TWRP so I can ADB Sideload a rom so I can use my phone. PLEASE HELP
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainkiller:
Hello everyone,

I finally could flash my first custom kernel (LuPuS-GBv7-full), but now each time i turn on my phone, it boots into recovery mode. When the lupus bootscreen pops up, the phone vibrates twice, the blue light turns on, then off, then the phone goes into recovery. I have searched for a solution but none works. Please help me out with this one, i cant use my phone at all.

Thanks in advance
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakisha:
Did you wiped system and data partition from fastboot when you flashed lupus kernel? Iit is written in kernel thread with big red "important" word. Then flash your rom from recovery.

Also, did you flashed proper stock firmware first? .62 or. 79

You could always flash stock firmware with flashtool to get working phone
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainkiller:
Black home screen

First of all, thank you very much for your reply, it help me a lot and calmed me down in a moment of despair (noob here as you may have already guessed).

Didn't answer right away to try out the stuff you told me and learn some more before asking again.

What I did was this (acording to the thread of the rom i want to install http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2219154):

- Flashed Lupus GB with flashtools

- Boot into recovery

- Wipe data and factory reset

- Wipe Dalvik cache

- Flash the rom (AtoMic GB 7.0 - PLAY r2) I could not flash the device patch and wifi modules as instructed because couldnt find them in the thread.

- Reboot

What I get now is the phone booting into the system, but there is only a black screen with the status bar showing the battery meter, a non functioning wifi icon and the clock. The notifications area works when i drag it down, also the volume with sound and power button. There is nothing else, no app drawer, no icons, nothing.

I even tried the previous steps first flashing this stock rom Xperia Play_3.0.1.B.0.285_AT&T (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1768599), to get the same results.

My phone is a R800at, if this matters.

I kindly ask again for help to get the rom working propperly.

Thanks to your advice I could get my phone working again with a stock rom, but I really, really want to get this working, I dont like the stock rom, like most people around here dont, I suppose.

Thanks again
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakisha:
You are doing things right, but black screen means launcher doesn't work, but it's ROM related problem. I can't help you there much because i never used that rom.

You should try other roms. You could download few of them, place on sdcard and test and see wich one suit your taste.

I can only help you with few tips in problems that you could might find:

-"flashing" patches or modules means flashing from recovery with "install from sd card" option. Some rom makers make versions for more then one phone, so they just copy/paste text in thread, and if you can't see patches for download, it means it is already patched in newer version.

- Doomlord kernel need flashing wifi modules and you can find them in doomlord kernel thread. It use stock partition layout (system 310MB, data 380MB) so it will work if your previous kernel was stock one.

-Lupus kernel have wifi modules integrated, so no need for flashing them. But it have different partition layout (system 280MB, data 640MB), so you need to delete (wipe) system and data partition from fastboot if your previous kernel used stock partition layout. Also, use. 62 or .79 firmware because only on that firmware is possible to have bigger data partition.

-Always make sure that you are using kernel that match rom you are trying to flash. Read in rom's thread for compatible kernel
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kainkiller:
All set!

Thanks very much for the patience and everything, i think the trick was to install first the stock rom and then a kernel and rom compatible to use with this stock rom. Everything works perfect now, thanks again!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] beleynn:
I finally allowed the MJ7 update to complete yesterday (after going through the cumbersome but effective method of ensuring that it retains root).

Ever since the update, the phone has been taking MUCH longer to charge - two to three times as long as it used to. This is true regardless of what cables I am using (the same cables worked perfectly yesterday), and the phone is sometimes giving me a "slow charge" message.

All the evidence points to this being related to some firmware change that's a part of the MJ7 update. Has anyone seen this? Is there a fix?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] grkgeek:
Hi. Have you performed a factory reset since performing the update? I did after my update as I was having a weird issue with what seemed like my default txt message ringtone was resetting back to default.

Since the reset I have not had the issue and am very happy with it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] beleynn:
No, I haven't tried that. Did you lose root after the reset?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] grkgeek:
p

=belemj7R47917523]No, I haven't tried that. Did you lose root after the reset?[/QUOTE]

the first time I did that I did not lose root. I did however afterwards decide to reverse the root because I did not like the Chinese stuff that was going on. I am now on the stock unrooted mj7. Rooting my device has nothing to do if your issue I was just mentioning my progress.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] eduds:
Hello, everyone!

I have made some boot animations and want to share with you, I do not create the image (original GIF), just the .zip file.

Note that the animations does not have a fixed resolution because GIFs are differents.

Preview

Preview 1 - Download here

Preview 2 - Download here

Preview 3 - Download here

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Preview 28 - Download here

Preview 29 - Download here

Preview 30 - Download here

Preview 31 - requested by [MENTION=5474248]HaNy_N[/MENTION] - Download here

How to install

1. Download your desired boot animation;

2. Rename the file to bootanimation.zip;

3. Copy and paste the .zip file in /system/media;

4. Reboot to see the result! (not necessary, but).

How to change the resolution of a boot animation

1. The first thing you need (of course) is the file of you desired boot animation, the second thing is a program that let you handle a ZIP file, like 7zip and WinRAR;

2. Once you have the file, extract it and you'll get something like this;

3. Open the desc.txt file and you'll see something like this;

The “480” is the width of the animation and the “800” is the height of the animation. Change then to your desired resolution. Please, keep in mind that some changes can distort the images.

4. Now you just have to compact the files (to zip) and install your new boot animation.

Feel free to share!

PS: if you have a GIF I can transform it into a boot animation! :highfive:
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] eduds:
New boot animations!

OP updated.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] eduds:
Added four boot animations.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] FilipSehovic:
Nice!
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] FabioSan:
Nice works :)

Maybe can you create the preview 23 in blu style? Or with two circles?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] eduds:
Thank you, I'll add more during the week :)

Actually I can't, because I just transform the GIFs into boot boot animations. But if you have any GIF I can transform into a boot animation to you :D
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] eduds:
More boot animations added!
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] yasje:
why dont you make a tutorial that how people put their own pictures in it?

for example i wany my girlfriend as boot animation :cool:

is that possible to? if so, make a tut/guide for it :D
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] eduds:
[MENTION=5304452]yasje[/MENTION]

Yeah, sure. Just give 24h, I'm busy, final exams :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] yasje:
Ok thanks! :D

send me a pm then?

goodluck with ur exams!
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] eduds:
I'll send.

Thank you :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] HaNy_N:
can you transform it into a boot animation ?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] eduds:
Sure, give me some minutes :cowboy:
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] eduds:
It's done, hope you like it :highfive:

Preview - Download here
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] HaNy_N:
good :good:,, thnx
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Themes and Apps] eduds:
Just hit the button :angel:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheDMoney:
So the N5 takes pictures with an aspect ratio of 4:3, but the video aspect ration is 16:9. Is there anyway that anyone knows to get the N5 to take 16:9 photos?

Thank you in advance.
[Member-Found Deals] cwsmall:
Best Buy has decided to start there black Friday deal on the S4 tomorrow 11/27/2013. IT'S FREE ON ALL CARRIERS With an upgrade or new line.
[Member-Found Deals] getbuzzin:
I think they charge you full retail taxes so it's not exactly free. At least that's how they do it here in Ca. Anyone know for sure?
[Member-Found Deals] cwsmall:
not sure about ca. In florida its free
[General Questions and Answers] dacol87:
Best fonts (.APK) "no root" i9500 / i9505 super easy /kitkat/roboto/helvetica

BEST FONTS FOR GALAXY S4 I9500/I9505 NO ROOT NEEDED (APK).

1.- DOWNLOAD THE .RAR FILE ATTACHED IN THIS POST BELOW.

2.- COPY THE FILE TO YOUR PHONE OR SDCARD.

3.- LOCATE THE FILE USING A FILE EXPLORER.

4.- EXTRACT THE .RAR FILE USING A FILE EXPLORER (ES FILE MANAGER FROM PLAYSTORE RECOMMENDED)

5.- SELECT AND INSTALL THE APK FOR THE FONT YOU WANT.

6.- GO TO SETTINGS/CHANGE FONT MENU (IT SHOULD APPEAR THE FONT INSTALLED).

6.- APPLY THE FONT AND ENJOY THE BEST FONTS FOR I9500/I9505.

TESTED WORKING IN I9500 USING CRASHROM V12, BUT SHOULD WORK ON ANY TOUCHWIZ BASED ROM OR STOCK WITH ANDROID 4.2 OR 4.3 WITH OR WITHOUT ROOT.

I RECOMMEND HelveticaNueue, PERSONALLY I THINK IS THE BEST FONT.

IT SHOULD WORK ON OTHER DEVICES USING TOUCHWIZ BASED ROMS WITH ANDROID 4.2 OR 4.3, BUT I'M NOT SURE, SO IF IT WORKS POST IT DOWN BELLOW.

FONTS ADDED:

- Helvetica Nueue

- Helvetica Nueue Condensed No. 57

- Arial Narrow

- Franklin Gothic Medium Condensed

- Roboto Condensed

- Roboto Condensed Bold

- Roboto Condensed (new font from kitkat 4.4)

- Swiss Condensed Light

- Swiss Condensed

- Swiss Condensed Bold

- Univers Condensed

- Helvetica S Regular

- Roboto Thin

- Roboto Light

SHALL BE POSTING MORE FONTS SOON... WAIT FOR THEM, BUT THESE ARE MY TOP FAVORITES.

IF YOU WANT ANY OTHER FONT POST IT DOWN BELLOW AND I'LL UPLOAD IT.

CHEERS
[General Questions and Answers] Foxoid:
Thank you

Thank you so much for this :good:

I was searching for this for a very long time without success for the last couple of days :crying:

My device is GT-I9300 and I upgraded to 4.3 and since then was missing my old fonts.

I would really appreciate if you could PLEASE create "Helvetica S" and "Robot Light" as well.

Thanks again and I shall keep following this thread :laugh:
[General Questions and Answers] mjscatbagan:
could you pls upload a roboto-light and roboto-thin version?
[General Questions and Answers] dacol87:
Glad it worked for you!!!

Done!!, Glad it worked form you..

I shall keep adding more fonts.
[General Questions and Answers] dacol87:
Done!!!

Done check post 1!!!