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[Nexus 10 General] conan1600:
Simply by taking options away invalidated your beliefs. That I can modify my tablet is not an issue regardles of google. All locked bootloader tablets are eventually broken. But Google makes you do it this way. Add features and make defaults but NEVER take features people like. Also it wouldn't be hard for google to easily say, hey guys we are going to refresh this or that device, or we are not would show common courtesy. Google or most other big brands know nothing of customer appreciation.
[Nexus 10 General] Bigralphn:
Apple and Microsoft frequently remove features when they upgrade. In fact I have seldom seen any Of that doesn't remove something in an upgrade. Sometimes they are added back, but more often than not it never is. There are always people that are upset when this happens but they hope that most are happy with what they have improved or added. Windows does this over and over. There are things I miss also in this version. One is tablet mode. But for me it is not a deal breaker. And yes, unlocking a device allows you to modify the device, but if the Operating System can't be modified like Google allows by providing AOSP then all your tweaks can't happen. Android is to phones like Linux is to PC. Apple and Microsoft do not allow the flexibility. I understand your frustration, we all hate losing things we use. Like I said, I am not real happy about losing tablet mode. I just do not think Google is terrible like you say. I see steady performance improvement and a desire to added useful features. Are they perfect? Hardly, but they are trying.

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I also wanted to add that Google didn't decide what devices get updated. In fact Kitkat was specifically designed so more device could handle updates. It is the carrier/device manufacturer that decides that. Google sends them the updated system then it is up to them to modify source and prepare it for the device. Luckily we have some great ROM makers who are capable of doing this themselves.
[Nexus 10 General] midnite_blue:
openness...

The Open Source Project was a brilliant business decision which has been hugely successful in accomplishing what Google has referred to as ''our most important goal... widespread adoption of the software....'' They go on to say, ''Openness is vital to the long-term success of a platform, since openness is required to attract investment from developers.... to make sure there would always be an open platform available for carriers, OEMs, and developers to use to make their innovative ideas a reality.''

Has Android succeeded at attracting the creativity of developers? For sure. And I'm glad they have... Android is awesome that way! But let's not forget that Android's openess was born of a business decision, to attract not only developers but end-users as well.

Google: ''We also wanted to make sure there was no central point of failure, so no single industry player could restrict or control the innovations of any other.''

I'd like that to include allowing Paranoid Android to continue using Tablet UI to give us a more tablet-friendly environment... and, for that matter, CM to be free to introduce MultiWindows without facing a dictator's wrath. CM's MultiWindows would be kick-ass on the Nexus 10!

It's encouraging to see Google emphasize tablet apps more in the Play Store, but discouraging to see them de-emphasize tablets in Android itself... especially when it's a surprise. Google could be a lot more 'open' about what they've done... at the time they release Android updates.

I assume, conan1600, when you talk about Google refreshing devices, you're talking about it's own Nexus brand. I guess that's kind of obvious since this is a Nexus thread. Also, I read you as wanting to hold Google to its own standards of openness, not to the low bar set by Microsoft and Apple.

If I understand you right, it's not enough to say there are worse tyrants... we love Android precisely because it promises freedom from tyranny.

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[Nexus 10 General] andTab:
I could not agree more.

Found this while searching for tabletui options for the nexus 7.

I guess this is it with android. By moving everything to closed source and removing features like tabletui, Google is showing itself to be just as bad, if not worse than others.

With baytrail win8 tablets landing, I would say this might be a costly mistake for Google.

I love my android phone, but if Google declared war on tablets, then I will leave ... And it looks like I won't be the only one.
[Nexus 10 General] conan1600:
This goes far beyond simple decisions such as tablet UI. It is the demeanor of Google in taking Tablet UI that does show their direction of thinking though. Android was freedom, it was different than cookie cutter icrap.

Yes I am talking about nexus. It makes no sence whatsoever to refrain from at least making loyal customers aware if they should continue to wait on our chosen favorite devices. However I do not consider this high standards at all but simple common sense. By being so introverted they have driven me and several loyal nexus fans into the arms of others on both the 7 and 10 inch lines. Its not specs or trade secrets we are looking for but simply is there going to be another one or should I look elsewhere. But so many companies have become so large and powerful they dont even care about pissing a few thousand off with rudeness. And then there are the fan boys who defend bad business practices. Secrecy is one thing. Stupidity is another.

I came to android because I felt trapped by Apple and Itunes. As you can see by my sig I like android, and those are just the devices I personally used. This household has 5 times that many devices. Lately though I see Google forcing Google plus on me, i see google messing up youtube comments, I see Google making decisions about a few killobyte lines of code that could easily be defaulted rather than done away with, I see Google being closed mouthed about simple things such as if there will even be a new nexus tablet in a timely manner, and I see Google forgetting why we, the customer, made them great. the first page of a google search is almost entirely adds now. Over all I have been a Google backer, however I find myself pulling away from the monstrosity that I once saw as a bright and more transparent company than Apple or Amazon.

So yes Microsoft is becoming more appealing to me again. At least they had the decency to say, hey we took a butt kicken on surface rt but you can count on us making a surface 2. People knew they would get a refresh and could easily decide if they wanted to wait on it or buy from another company.

I most likely will stay with Android this year but Nexus has lost me simply because of the unreliability of the parent company and its inability to show courtesy. Fortunately other manufacturers of Android tablets are as yet not so crazy.
[Nexus 10 General] Cholo981:
Another great invention by Matias Duarte?

Like the non rotating portrait UI on the Nexus 7...

I think the guy should really GTFO.
[Nexus 10 General] Greg Tolan:
Yes I miss the days of how fast, beautiful, and functional GIngerbread was. Come on man.
[Nexus 10 General] Cholo981:
Dude, we are basically coming back to gingerbread, without the tablet UI...

Everything come after ICS in terms of interface, was worst. IMHO.
[Nexus 10 General] enik_fox:
They wanted the experience to be the same across all of their devices. I personally prefer the tablet UI on a ten inch screen, but whatcha gonna do? Still beats a physical home button!
[Nexus 10 General] Rirere:
There have been a lot of what people argue are missteps (these generally being wildly up in the air; even the tablet vs. unified layout debate rages on months later), but a wealth of subtler improvements that take us far and beyond Gingerbread. The comparison is juvenile at best, both at an aesthetic level (Holo has been refined significantly since Ice Cream Sandwich, and the new "Cards" style UI is starting to come into favor) and at a performance level (Project Butter and Project Svelte, among other things).
[Nexus 10 General] arrtoodeetoo:
I agree wholeheartedly that the buttons don't belong in the middle on a tablet.

My solution is simple. Give the user the option to move the buttons to the left (or right if you're a lefty) and that should do fine. I'm still on EOS 4.3 because it has this option. If anyone wants to grab the attention of ROM bakers and lobby for this to be added to ROMs as a standard option, see THIS THREAD and post and @ tag your favorite ROM developer.
[Nexus 10 General] yets:
Has anyone thought about the loss of the tablet UI due to it's similarity to the iPad/apple IOS settings UI? I was struggling to use my girlfriend's iPad and the layout was virtually the same when it came to settings. Maybe Google fear a copyright infringement claim from Apple, so removed it before it could happen? Apple are always gunning for Google/Samsung now.
[Nexus 10 General] pfmiller:
So now the tablet settings look less like the iPad's and more like the iPhone's. Out of the frying pan and into the fire, right? Seems like a stretch to me though, the seeings menus are just basically lists. There's no way anything is copyrightable about the format of either Apple's or Google's settings layout.

Granted, whatever reason Google had for making the change was obviously stupid, so maybe this could be it. But I doubt it.
[Nexus 10 General] CrashTestDroid:
It's the other way around: iOS is becoming more Android with each release. On the other hand removing TabletUI was a bonehead, shortsighted decision that impacts usability in a major way. I wish there was a way to convey to Google that 10" tablets aren't like phones but at this point they have too much feces in their earholes from having heads firmly shoved up the a**.
[Nexus 10 General] sbdanish911:
Isn't there any way to inject tablet ui source code into kitkat 4.4.2 build or some patch or mode to get it back I seriously need it on my note 10.1 I updated to 4.4.2 and lost the tablet ui.

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But using it while lying done and using both hands to hold the tablet how can inreach the middle nav bar and top status bar ???

And what is so good about hiding nav bar it should always be there when needed and further a single bar dont mess with the screen real eastate.
[Oppo Find 5] vak041:
Hi,

Your help will be highly appreciated.

I up my rom Oppo find 5 to ColorOS but the battery is not good enough so I decided to go back my Panaroid Android but no wifi when i go back. I understand that we need to flash 4.1 modem. However, i don't know which file for PA. Can you please help?

Now I go back PA 4.3 but after i flash, the screen is at PA starting screen.

what should I do now?

Thanks,
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bibekdwa:
HI,

I just bought a used note 3 SM-900 octacore version.

I was unaware of reactivation lock. I did a factory reset.

now it says me to login from the samsung account which activated the reactivation lock.

I contacted the seller, but he is a reseller so he doesnt know abt the specific samsung account.

So, will it work if I flash the stock firmware through Odin??

or is there any other way?

Plz help me...
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deadlyheart4u:
Flash it it will work
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ballmead:
Does the pulse Notification light LED light up when the battery is charging?

The only time it blinks for me is when I have an sms message or gmail message and in a white colour.

That's about it, it doesn't light up if I have a missed call or battery charging or full battery.

What exactly should it blink for and is there any other colour other than white?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efan3719:
I believe stock only blinks for like email and texts. If you want more notifications and colors you can try an app called LiteFlow. It was recently updated for KitKat and fixes for the nexus 5.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ballmead:
The stock pulse notification seems to be a bit buggy.

It doesn't work all the time for sms?

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Letitride:
Since mine is either in a pocket or in a protective pouch on the go for maximum protection, it's not very fucntional for me & I don't need it to blink and/or beep overnight while sitting on the charger - when the (MOD) battery percentage is 100%, it's ready. Solution - I turned it off along with the notification sound, great for extending battery life while on standby ... every little bit help, ya know.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FourPointedFreak:
Mine lights up green upon fully charged, and also blinks white for notifications.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] musclehead84:
Mine doesn't light up when fully charged. I wish it did.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FourPointedFreak:
Mine doesn't always do it either - I've just noticed it a few times.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevemw:
Light Flow Lite will allow you to set notifications for battery and charging states.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iwebsource:
Mines a hit or miss with notifications. It doesn't light up when fully charged.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdoupe:
Mine is

not

working. I'm hoping for a software update soon. There seems to be a system process that will reset the notification light on the Nexus 5 (i.e. sometimes it works, and sometimes I see one quick flash and then nothing).

I am currently using 3rd party apps to work around:

I use Handcent and AquaMail, which have their own notification controls. It works fine. LightFlow works fine but the permissions are crazy. I don't need a LED app reading my SMS content.

If you just need a battery light, try "Charging LED" app. It works too.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OsSkates1996:
Okay so today I ran into a problem trying to flash 3.99 rc2 paranoid android via clockworkmod I didn't see that flashing it using cwm would cause baseband issues and now I have to flash the 4.3 radio but apperantly I need twrp for that so since I do not have a computer and goomanager won't download the latest twrp I was wondering if I can just download the latest version of twrp and flash it using clockwork mod? I know it sounds weird haha flashing a recovery via a recovery but anyways a quick reply would be thankfull
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] republicano:
i never use a pc for android, use recovery tools from the market and choose twrp, download and it will reboot to flash, thats it. very convenient
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GruZone:
Use this app and choose your recovery tool that you want.

Recovery Tools. look for it in the market.

I'm using this tool and it's great.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OsSkates1996:
Hey thanks guys that really helped! :) did and now have twrp although it didn't download the latest one it downloaded 2.6.3.0 but still works!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playya:
Its not weird man its a zip file you should download and flash it like you would flash anything else. Simple no need to over think it man just go to TWRP thread and download the zip file of the latest which is 2.6.3.3 I believe. Also the thread name has a paperclip at the end of it so click on it and you will see all attached files within the thread. There you will see all of the TWRP zips... Download latest one and thats it..

Also are you sure you had the latest CWm since I find it hard to believe there is a version that wont work
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OsSkates1996:
Yes I'm %100 positive I had latest and the only version of cwm that would not cause issues was the version right before the 6.0.4.3 which I believe is the number if I remember correctly but all is good now I used that app I was recommended and flashed twrp using that and flashed the radio and am now on beanstalk with no problems but I will flash the latest version of twrp now that I know I can haha thanks for the info on that
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanfunzu:
I'm new to rooting & customized OS...

using Kindle Fire 7" 7.4.6 D025

I've rooted the Kindle (I've downloaded a checker to confirm)

I have also downloaded CM 10.1.3, put onto the device.

I can't go into recovery mode (I've tried pressing Power repeatedly but no use... If I can get into recovery mode, then I can boot CM from there. :confused:

My other question is, what is the purpose of TeamWin?

Is there an apk file I can download?

Many thanks
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
OK I think from reading this you haven't done your research yet, first off to get into recovery you hold down volume down after the device powers on, second of all this device's stock recovery doesn't allow for flashing ROMs. Team win is referring to twrp, the recovery we have to use on kindle fires, we also have to use second boot loader because this device is a high security device with a locked boot loader. In short twrp isn't an apk u install, however one of the methods for installing it is. I suggest you read through this entire thread and make backups like it says: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2271909

Two key things to note, you already did part ofone of them so good for you, that was put the ROM and the gapps zip on your kindle ahead of time so you can flash it when it starts boot looping into recovery, so don't forget the gapps zip or you won't have Google play store and such. The other thing is make sure you check the box in fireflash about downgrading the boot loader, it should have red text warning you about this. If you don't check this box you will need a fastboot to recover from the red screen on boot up that will happen. Also kinda suggest a newer ROM from our dev section like cm 10.2 or cm 11, or any variants, funny coming from me that is running cm 10.1, but that is because I couldn't get the tablet ui patch to work on cm 10.2 so I stuck with it.

Anyways hope this points you in the right direction, please read over that entire tutorial, you don't want to miss something.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuamink:
The only thing i see wrong with that 2nd post is to enter TWRP from power down is power on tablet and hold down the Vol UP key, not the Vol down key.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whitesalt:
ops...

I was wrong to write posts, I ask the moderators to delete posts!

I'm sorry
[HTC Droid DNA] thayl0:
how many times do you plan on posting this?
[HTC Droid DNA] Uzephi:
Just report it and let the mods do their wonderful work ;)

Sent from my ViperDNA using my mind.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antony403:
I wrongly flashed this into my D802 device. Then, my device keep restart by itself.

I had been tried to restore my device by TWRP, but it did not work.

How can i restore my device? or Anyone can send me the original files which are overwritten by the Zip file.

Thanks!!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hi,

Take a look here to return to stock: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2432476...

Or since you have flashed a wrong radio, maybe you can try to flash the correct radio for your phone: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2451426...

But why did you flashed a Nexus 4 radio on your G2 :confused::eek:

:)
[General Questions and Answers] LionheartSilver:
Hello! I've this problem:

Everytime i run the S-Voice app the mute-toggle is always on, i've to manually "disable" it to re-enable the s-voice voice-sound feature.

Is there any way to fix it? Change any permission, edit any file?

Thanks.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jerryj3000:
how to gain s-off on windows xp????
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] rignfool:
Download a Linux startup disk....
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] desipan:
From where can I download all the files required from this thread?

Thanks a lot!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] LaZiODROID:
Stock ICS RUU - should be easy enough to find one that is appropriate for your phone.

HTC Drivers - easy enough - search the forum or google

ADB and Fastboot exe's/files - also easy to find

wcxjb root - go to the superguide thread

Vivid_CWM_Root_ver2 - also in the superguide thread

Controlbear ICS zip for windows - discontinued - may be hard to find. google it and search a lot. If you cant find it, send me a PM, i may have it still

CWM-beta2.img - is here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1812452&highlight=cwm-beta2

Stockish kernel by kozmikkick - google him - its available on his dev-host page (youll want the "holiday" variant of the kernel)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] chindtown:
Do you still have controlbear for vivid?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] LaZiODROID:
Yeah I found it. PM me your email or something and I will send.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] max13b2:
same here, I have it for Win7 64-bit
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Liverpool:
Lately when i have been trying to get into certain applications a different application opens or nothing opens at all. For example yesterday i tried to get into the phone function but it just kept opening up the calender. Also 2 days ago it would not open anything at all i would press the application and the thing would freeze, i know there was not to much running because i reset it 2 minutes before.

Can anyone please help if you could i would be very grateful.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] heliosfa:
have you tried a Hard Reset?
[LG Optimus G (International)] Agentkwik:
Guys, Im just a newbie here and I would like to ask the community on what rom are you all currently using. I just want to know if there are any roms out there that are stable and well optimized a rom that will not cause any kernel crashes or any sort of those issues. Since I had a previous bad experience with paranoid android where it caused alot of kernel crashes which ended in a bootloop. Any suggestions will be appreciated thanks ! :)
[LG Optimus G (International)] kimitza:
Only suggestion you will get is to try them all and stick with the one you like. It's a matter of taste. I recommend to mod stock rom with xposed framework and stick with it. No custom rom made of scratch will be better than an optimized software.

Sent from stock GT-I9505/smart phones,dumb people.
[LG Optimus G (International)] neaznc021:
Stock rom is probably your best option. You could use Epsilon rom, which has some extra goodies added to the stock rom. But if you want to try something else I would suggest LiquidSmooth - it's really fast and has quite a neat line-up of customization options.
[LG Optimus G (International)] MitoTakatori:
LiquidSmooth and Vanir ROM. Try the latest builds. Quite fast, not as stable as Stock, but really great to use.
[LG Optimus G (International)] franky_z:
+1 for Vanir.
[LG Optimus G (International)] cyraxx84:
Yeah Vanir is great, but i must say that CM10.2 RC1 is also good.
[LG Optimus G (International)] dalmm:
Which rom has best battery life?
[LG Optimus G (International)] Sorin90:
Cm11 nightlty ....very very stable!
[LG Optimus G (International)] danielbudyn:
I flash now CM11 and i like it :)

Envoyé de mon Nexus 7
[LG Optimus G (International)] itsdacj:
Try BAM rom, it's incredibly stable and has flawless battery life plus a heap of customization
[LG Optimus G (International)] sunnytse1:
Vanir
[LG Optimus G (International)] Ausaes:
Vanir still got autofocus issue?

I use Epsilon ROM, i just try SavyRom but wifi not works for me.
[LG Optimus G (International)] Ryruzu:
Cyanogen Mod 10
[LG Optimus G (International)] alluebin:
I liked psx rom the best, but rear camera was broken so now I am using vanir.
[LG Optimus G (International)] hasan4791:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49189885

Sent from my LG-E975 powering Stock 4.1.2
[LG Optimus G (International)] ag.kgb:
Epsilon but i will try something else because i got bug...screen is not going off.. always turned on and restart didn't help.

Which kitkat rom have the best battery duration but still smooth ?