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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Chunko:
I've been trying to free up some space on my internal memory by transferring nearly all my apps to my sd card using the "move to sd card' option in 4.3

Unfortunately it doesn't seem to transfer all all apps after giving the command. I check in app manager/sd card and they are all listed as transferred and they even have the "sd card app" size listed ,yet the largest apps are still on the internal storage, as the obb data are still there.

I've tried copying the entire obb folder to my sd card but I have no idea how to link the path so that the apps execute properly. If i try opening an app after deleting the obb file from internal default storage path, it just re-downloads the file from the server.

This is really annoying. I have just about every app "transferred" yet I'm nearly out of storage space. If I check the properties of my obb folder on internal storage its nearly 6 gb!

I have root. Please shoot me some ideas as to how to fix this, as i have been searching high and low the past 2 hours trying to find a work around.

I've also cleared about every cache and unneeded file.

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Mr. Schnabel:
- resolved -
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] warfareonly:
Because no one has a defective LCD. Just ask Sony to take pics. The service centre staff will be able to help you out.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seken:
i need this topic. how to add pop-up message ? please help me.

dead topic: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1955386
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] BJH_SPV:
Hi All,

I'm a bit of a newbie to this. I want to upgrade the ROM/ Extended ROM on my SPV M500 the current ROM version is:

Operator Version 6.06.1.175

ROM Version 1.06.00 WWE

ROM Date 01/06/2005

Radio Version 1.05.10

Extended ROM Version 1.06.175

I have found this on the Orange website: http://www.orange.ch/vrtmobilephones/offers/orangePhones/guidesLinks?ts=1137101642566

Is this the best one? I have seen on this forum some information about the Big Storage ROM. I hoped for a WM5 ROM but from what i have read this is not likely for the Magician.

If someone could give me guidance on what ROM to use and if there is an Idiots Guide/ How-To Guide on how to upgrade the ROM i would be very greatful.

Also, do i need to unlock my device? If so how do i do this and what tools do i need?

Regards

Barry
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] oltp:
Idiot are your words, but a noob guide is here http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=MagicianRomUpgrade

The latest rom available is a 1.13WWE from T-Mobile. You'll loose all the Orange branding when you take that one. Explore the wiki for more info on backing up an existing rom & available roms etc.

M
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] BJH_SPV:
Thanks for the advice.

When updating the ROM do I need to update the Radio and the Extended ROM?

OLTP - What is the A2DP BT Patch?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] oltp:
Barry,

A shipped-rom will always update the CE image (OS part & specific HTC drivers), the EXT_ROM (branding from the provider) & the Radio (phone, BT & IR) in one go. In your case make a copy from all your Orange cab-files in your ext-rom before upgrading with a non-Orange shipped-rom. You'll loose all your Orange settings etc in the upgrade process! To prevent the ext-rom from executing perform a soft-reset just after the init process from a hard-reset is finished. You got a few seconds for this before the popup with 'customizing' starts. Now the ext-rom is visible (not writeable) & you can back it up.

The A2DP patch http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=33532&highlight=magician+stock+bt

allows you to stream stereo music to a stereo BT headset.

Cheers, M
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] BJH_SPV:
OLTP,

Thanks for that. This may be a silly question but updating to a T-Mobile ROM won't affect my Orange SIM Card will it?

I have taken a look at the how to guide that you pointed me at, can you only backup the ROM to an SD card or can you back it up direct to the desktop? Im thinking not.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] oltp:
Hi,

Backup is fairly simple:

- get ntrw.exe from the ftp

- get romupdate http://xdaforums.com/download.php?id=7510- get a SD-card > 64MB

- make backup of everything you want to keep from your magician & SD-card. everything will be wiped!!

- fully charge your magician

- uncheck usb connection in Act.sync on your PC

- put your magician in Bootloader (camera & power & soft-reset at the same time for a few seconds) wait till screen fades & reads 'serial v1.0x'. Screen is very dark since backlight is of.

- connect usb, now the screen reads 'usb v1.0x'

- start romupgrade on your pc

- pick the magician connection in the listbox, wces something I belief

- now a screen pops up

- type d2s in this screen

- follow progress on pc & magician

- wait till checksum finishes

- get SD from the magician & put it into a cardreader. DON'T FORMAT!!!

- put ntrw in C:\

- start a command window

- type on commandline: ntrw read myrom.nb1 [sd driveletter]:

- follow progress

- error at the end is normal

- finished

- reset your device & restore backup

A TMO rom won't affect your sim, the lock is somewhere else. There's a strange tool on the ftp, run it on your device & the lock is gone, veeeery strange ;-) But your warrenty might be gone as well, doing that it's all up to you.

M

Regards, M
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] BJH_SPV:
Thanks for that OLTP.

I have another couple of questions if that is ok. In the Orange branded ROM, there are various applications like. Pocket Word and Excel, GPRS Monitor and Clearview Sutie. Do these come in the T-Mob ROM?

Also one of my biggest bugbears with the Orange ROM is the use of the Microsoft Bluetooth Stack. Does the T-Mobile ROM also use this?

Another nice to have if any can help is would some one be able to post some screen dumps of the T-Mobile interface please.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] oltp:
Barry,

when you make a backup of your ext-rom, you can install those cab-files again after the update. Word&Excel are in the OS-rom, gprs & clearvue are from Orange! & not included by TMO in the rom, but on CD. TMO will give you some white background with PINK accents by default on your today & dialpad. That's about it.

BT? again the M$ version. No great differnce to be expected in that.

If you ever decide to go for BS then you need the ext-rom copy as well & in your case I advice you very strong to have one.

Regards, m
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] BJH_SPV:
OLTP,

Sorry to be a pain but i'm having one of those days and my brain is not working very well today. Would you explain the below????

Thanks again for all you help

Barry
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] oltp:
Barry,

It's very simple, as usual: the ext-rom on your magician contains all kind of Orange stuff. When you flash a T-Mobile rom you get an ext-rom with TMO stuff, including gprs settings you definitely don't want. All Orange stuff in the rom is lost. That's why you need to backup the ext-rom.

When you ever apply BIG Storage you append the ext-rom to your current internal storage folder, increasing it by around 19MB. The ext-rom then no longer exists & all Orange or whatever stuff is in there is lost. So if you want some of the Orange stuff preserved make a backup, before you perform any rom-flashing.

Btw @ the wiki there's also the magician rom lay-out interesting to read at least once.

Regards, M
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noam_h:
Hi,

Can I change my CSC from TPL to BTU if I will flash the latest FW with ODIN?

will it get updates?

Thanks,

Noam.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Killberty:
Yes

Yes

hit 'thanks' if i helped you

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[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] edriskus:
That's just not right...
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] n0p3zz:
Moderators have every right to do it,link for download lead to artas site which leads us to adfly links..Any website with that purpose is forbidden on XDA...XDA is meant to be open and free!
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] edriskus:
I get it, but actually ******* only makes you wait 5 seconds more, as if there were no ads on xda itself...
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] n0p3zz:
But the point is,we can only donate to him if we want,but he cant earn on our clicks, I dont mind waiting too,but rules are rules and we must respect them. :)
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] mato_d007:
Maybe if he promises to add direct links mods will re-open it?
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] n0p3zz:
If he puts new links,then yes,mods will unlock all hes threads.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] Shatavarth:
I understand that he violated the rules of XDA and which is offensive too. I and many other people are here for development and we live for it. I understand that the moderator has been true to the rules but I request if you could see from the developers point of view too.

Earning through clicks isn't fair according to the rules and if that's entertained this site will be become a portal for earning. But if the moderator could just post a final warning to the developer that would do the needful. I'm pretty sure he would post direct links and resume back the development.

I hope you understand us and our concern towards development.

:)
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] shinobisoft:
And do you have personal knowledge that the mods didn't contact him via PM, as that is the method that would be used, issuing warnings prior to locking his thread? Everyone is given a chance or chances to remedy their situation before action is taken.
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] kuma82:
im sure he was warned as well
[LG Optimus L9 P760, P765, P768, P769] Shatavarth:
Well, I didn't mean that he wasn't given warnings or maybe he was given warnings.I understand the mods might have talked to him and issued warnings. I even understand that that he disrespected the mods and continued to break the "Rule no. 13" of the forum. But I,supporting the development platform would just prefer to finish the issue asap with some proper understanding between the mod and developer. I wasn't offending and assuming anything. :D

:cowboy:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drawde40599:
U guys using Google + to auto upload pictures are any of u having issue were Google says they uploaded but there not showing in the highlights tab (pictures )They show in the camera tab with the little cloud with the check mark but not in the highlights tab . I dunno if this is app or N5 issue . guess I could be doing somthng wrong but there's not really much to those settings .

EDIT : if anyone has this issue a temp fix is to uncheck the 'only while charging' option or download a older Google + version till Google fixes it .... Guess there isn't enough with the issue that Google cares .
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 8bitplus:
Do you have google photos set to sync in the phone settings under Google?

I think that needs to be on.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drawde40599:
On phone and app Yep that's checked and seems to b working .
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fishyweb:
I have an XS running 6.2.B.1.96, rooted with DoomLord's technique. It has latest Google Play Services.

I'm trying to get the phone to play ball with Google's Android Device Manager. It appears in the list of devices, but ADM gives "Location unavailable" when I try to locate it, and it does not respond to commands to lock or ring the device etc.

ADM is enabled as a Device Administrator in the security setttings, I've cleared the Google Play Services data as per the help pages, but no joy so far.

Has anyone else had the same problem? Any ideas on how to resolve it?
[Sony Xperia M] xperiaz2:
Walkman 8.0.A.0.3 With New Features Recently Added, Music Unlimited & More ;)

Walkman 8.0.A.0.3 For 4.2

http://www.mediafire.com/download/i4hnn05b44nxnu3/sonyviet.vn_Walkman_8.0.A.0.3.apk

Walkman 8.0.A.0.3 Ported For 4.1.2 By niaboc79

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2553976
[Sony Xperia M] StraightEdgeKid:
Music Unlimited is actually limited to few countries.

So this one will also not work in those countries where it is not supposed to. Right?

Sent from public phone using coins.
[Sony Xperia M] StraightEdgeKid:
Things went wrong, somebody please post origional walkman.apk for single sim with firmware 15.1.C.2.8

Sent from public phone using coins.
[Sony Xperia M] rastafani:
here you go https://app.box.com/s/b8217o8you2vlsz92kgs
[Sony Xperia M] StraightEdgeKid:
Thanks mate, you are the savior...

Sent from public phone using coins.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kushty:
I love my nexus 5 but UIs that require me to touch the top left of the screen are hard to reach. Is there any way to apply a per app hack where the top bar can be stretched or maybe lowered? I appreciate I won't be using all of the screen but it will be worth it for a few specific instances e.g. gmail and hangouts.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FourPointedFreak:
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying your problem is. Everything should be adjustable per your preferences by default. Maybe you can elaborate in more detail.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rans0m00:
Had this issue with my Samsung note 2... One of the reasons I bought the nexus 5 is it fits my hands and my thumb can reach the entire screen. This doesn't answer your question but it was my solution to this problem.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kushty:
I've tried to put it in a picture here, although it looks terrible!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FourPointedFreak:
Your picture actually did a great job of explaining what you meant to say. I understand now.

Silly question/statement, but do you know that pressing the "Back" arrow in most cases such as that should take your back to where you were. Most often, that specific option like you displayed, that you can't reach, can be activated the same way by hitting the back button.

There are however, plenty of apps and situations where you need to hit an option in the top left corner and the back button will NOT do this action. I have big hands and have gotten used to being able to tap something on any section of my screen.

You could try installing a mod/app to enable custom gestures in which you can swipe a gesture towards the right and set it to that function. (ex: gesture enabled when you swipe from the center of the right towards the middle, it activates a "back" option.

You can try installing "GMD Gesture Control" for this.

Just a suggestion?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kushty:
Thanks for your reply! I didn't realise the back button could cater for some of these scenarios. I also didn't realise I could swipe from the left for a lot of these apps. This caters for most of the scenarios so I'm happy now, thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chopper the dog:
Grabbing anywhere on the left edge of the screen and sliding right does the same as pressing the icon up high. Same goes go for play store.

good day.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MajicDroidPirate:
Okay before i get bashed yes I have searched the threds and yes I found the issue but the solution did not apply to my case, So I do appoligize if this for any reason is not the right place and will be happy with any mod that feels necessary to move my thread

That being said, I came across a t-mobile galaxy S3 t-999 the phone is not rooted, has not had any physical damage and does not have water damage and no update was attempted, the occurrence was random with nothing being done, just shut off and wouldn't turn back on. The battery has been swapped with another S3 to confirm there is no battery issue. The cord has also been swapped.

Now the problem

The phone turns off after a couple seconds and does not boot

My initial thought was to first try a factory reset and if that didn't work to re-flash stock with odin.

Well recovery also turns on for 2 seconds and shuts right off.

Download mode? Yupp you got it same thing

cant reflash with odin because it won't stay in download mode

The only thing i seemed to find thats remotely close to this is a stuck power button and the solution seems to be slamming the phone on the table

However this is NOT the problem in my case

The slam method has been attempted as well as the remvoval of the power button, Plus after each time it shuts off It will NOT turn back on until I remove the battery which is when i get that glorious 2 seconds followed by it turning right off. Thats why i made a new post rather then posting this question there, but if I shouldn't have Im sorry The mod can remove it and i will be happy to repost it there.

If anyone can help me please do, because at this point my face looks like :confused: thank you.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
I think you already know the answer. Seems to me that you've done everything possible. Were you on 4.1.2?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
Can you call T-Mo or Samsung and Check Warranty Coverage on the IMEI ? They may ask for Serial Number instead.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MajicDroidPirate:
Not actually my device

Yea thats what i was afraid of, I actually don't know the version it was on prior, to be honest this isn't my device I actually run a small time craigslist base business generally rooting peoples phones and installing roms and fixing softbricks, someone asked me if I can help them and i thought it would be a simple softbrick issue until I actually got a hold of the phone and saw this issue now i think its hardware problem but i thought id ask my good friends at xda before completely giving up

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] myhdmini:
Hi All,

I tried looking but did not get any concrete answers so, Just wanted to know if custom ROMs are necessary after rooting an S3.

I ask this as I have blown up few of my earlier phones(SG S1 and MMX A110) after various combinations of installing and removing different ROMs, Kernels etc.

So now I was hoping to find out if i just root my S3, will it function as it is now. will the stock ROM still be there, or will i have to download and install the stock ROM zip from somewhere?

I want thinking of rooting this mobile as i need USB mass storage, bloatware removal and a few RAM mgmt tools that i generally have used.

please suggest your views on this topic.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrismast:
(1) all is answered in the guides if you understand the process of rooting

(2) for you explained: rooting does not delete anything, it just gives you more access, hence your stock rom will still be there, meaning you can root a stock rom and keep it or change to a custom one
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jumaqidi:
This will definitely help :) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2362743

Sent from my GT-I9300
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Tuatara:
Filesys.exe and StorageManager Registry Settings

I've had a look into this, and from my understanding the StorageManager mounts the partitions (keeping all the flags, etc.) as from boot.hv, but once the filesystem is up and running, it appears to reload in the filesystem (not partition) registry keys from the user registry, when it mounts the portions of the user registry hive at the end of the process.

Filesys.exe Boot Process

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d.../wcemain4/html/cgconFilesysexeBootProcess.asp

Although I could be wrong about this ... it 'appeared' to have made a slight improvement. Very hard to say though if it is reloading the registry information.

A better answer might be to modify the boot.hv and then check the performance.

More on this shortly ...

Regards,

Tuatara
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Tuatara:
Thread Times and Quantum Theory ...

Modifying the Quantum Times is an excellent thought. I remember when this was done for Win2K by SysInternals (tweaking Server into Workstation & vice-versa). Reducing the quantum (in theory) should improve the performance, unless there are too many 'busy' applications executing. Interrupt service requests, and thread unblocking to service them could really kill the 'Quantum Theory' :D if they come too 'thick and fast'.

It would mean that USB/GSM data is serviced quickly, but application responsiveness (user perception) actually goes down slightly overall.

BUT !!!! the upside of this would be that the dreaded 'lockup' events won't happen anymore, since data is ALWAYS serviced, and the application has (in effect) a lower priority timeslice in which to execute. You will never have a high-priority thread blocking for extended periods, locking the 'foreground' application while it's busy servicing the data requests.

Let me know your initial testing results - I'd then go ahead and modify my ROM if you feel there is any improvement of note. Similarly, I'd probably try to also go about modifying the boot.hv for StorageManager registry settings and see how far that can get things.

Cheers,

Tuatara
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] KTamas:
Re: Thread Times and Quantum Theory ...

I've done this modification on nk.nba and reflashed my device and i can't see any difference so far. Will do some more testing later.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] KTamas:
"[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Obex]

- Disable OBEX"

Why?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] d3vil:
To which point are these tweaks actually noticeable?

Don't get me wrong, i appreciate greatly all the research done arround this, but last time i applied some reg settings (like cache, etc), that didn't improve wm5 speed to the point to find it usable..

I mean, time required to open tmail.exe, the lag in writing sms, lag before answering a call, wifi multitask use, and program responsiveness in general, can one say that with these tweaks the improvements are significative?

I mean, i've kind of given up on wm5 because of these things (although i've reflashed it many times, hope is last thing to die :P)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] mr_ding:
Will running some benchmarking software (before) and (after) the registry tweaking show any improvement?

I'm trying to find some (preferably free) benchtest software for WM5 right now. Will update this thread if I find it.

I'm using Wizard v2a on SX66 with Radio 1.15 myself.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] KTamas:
Hmm, actually i can feel a little speed up, not much, but it is faster a bit indeed.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Tuatara:
Ah - legacy stuff for the defaults I need here. Most of our users don't have Bluetooth Headsets, so by default it is disabled to extend battery life. I should have removed that before posting - but then again, maybe it's useful for someone. :D
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Tuatara:
As with anything which is NOT modifying the underlying issues, these registry tweaks will only produce SOME improvement in the performance. There is a limit to how much you can cache, buffer, move into RAM, or maintain available.

Part of the reason for this is the abundance of mis-information about the registry tweaks. I've seen posts where for example the Flags settings for StorageManager have been specified in Hex, someone else copied them in decimal, and then these have been imported as hex again - leading to some 'random' FATFS configuration setting which would cause problems. Or other posts where the buffer sizes are set to 64Mb or larger?!!? And you would get no useful benefit from this.

For my expectations and usage, these tweaks do help the performance of applications. This does take into account some assumptions though - such as I do not 'Terminate' the application, but leave them running as intended. All temporary elements are placed onto the RAMDisk. All applications are attempted to be executed from RAM. etc.

It all depends on your expectations. Mine are to have better Word, Excel, Outlook, and Exchange integration, incl. Push Email and ActiveSync support. Can't get that with WM2003, so I'm working with what I can, and making it run as smoothly/quickly/stably as possible.

Cheers,

Robert.