yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] shadykw:
what are you talking about dude,,,, u mean u got an inatial unlocker for UNiversal???
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] fluffcat1:
A good point. For example, a local phone unlocker charges £15 for the £69.99 ROKR from tesco and £29.99 Motorola on '3' to unlock them. As a percentage of the phone's value, £50 ain't so bad.

Richard ( with a factory unlocked jasjar thanks :-)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] shadykw:
well butt if that percentage is more expenive than what the Provider charges, then its kindda hmmm
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] kl1wdr:
This whole thread just makes me laugh...

If you would know anything about IMEI-Check...if anyone of you would only know a tiny percentage of work that goes into such an unlock no one would question the price users will have to pay to get their device unlocked.

How about simply accept the matter of fact that some people really know how to do it...? I will never question Florin as I know that he knows A LOT about these devices....and as nedge2k already mentioned, he might know more than all of you.

Who forces you to pay these 50 bucks?? No one does...so either pay it or leave it....it's as simple as that!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] jonboy8841:
Unlocking Universal

Nedge2k.

I dont want to fall out with you mate. Just for the record dataservices@orange.net has absolutely nothing to do with unlocking.

I work in mobile data(see the link). I have never once expected something for nothing. If fact most people who know me around the web(check my previous posts) know I offer a sterling service 24/7.If you browse long enough you will eventually find the retail site which we operate.

My issue is not with unlocking charges, my concerns stem from networks who lets face it dont like mobile churning in the industry and did everything possible to prevent the regulator from pushing through mobile number porting.

If the mobile networks had their way we wouldn't need unlocked handsets as we would be FORCED to stay with our respective mobile operators because we couldnt take our numbers with us, and we all know what that means = higher call charges.

No hassle chap just the facts
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] tonyb15re:
Re: Unlocking Universal

Why would anyone care about changing a number.. that has never been a thing that I would bother about if I wanted a new handset. It also good to change your number every now and then, it stops you getting calls from people who have managed to get your number and whom you do not wish to communicate with any more :lol: as for locking phones, it just sucks, I agree for the period of the mandatory contract but at least send out the unlock code after that period for free. I'm fortunate I have an Exec which is unlocked to any network, my other Phone is a Sony Ericsson for which there are several unlock tools out there at a price, which I have paid for on several occasions to both unlock them and flash to the latest firmware.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] monakh:
Can we please stop reviving an unproductive thread that should have died weeks ago? Thanks.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] shadykw:
well monakh, enta 3aref el masryeen,
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexsqr:
Hello,

I have a dead Note on my hands and in my free time i have been trying to repair it. First I measured the resistance between the battery power input terminals ( the + and - ). They are shorted. Upon visual inspection of the board I spotted a cap/battery that looked like it had leaked ( see attached picture ). I have removed it from the board and the power terminals are still short, so anyone wondering if its bad, it is not, its just probably flux residue from the tab welding proccess. Has anyone had a similiar problem? Thanks.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexsqr:
anyone?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexsqr:
pls help an indian fellow out
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azeazezar:
It seems your case is unique. Sorry.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RBetoGT:
Remove the battery and clean the board with board cleaner (you can get it from specialized electronics shops) and then retry. Meanwhile you can also get a new battery.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexsqr:
Tried with two batteries, both measure ~3.4 - 3.7 V. I have submerged the phone in 99% isopropyl alcohol, but it did not help. Maybe I should try reflowing all of the chips?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juniorhdk:
Hi,my english sucks

I have issues back stock rom i did download rom PT-BR from samsungmobile i cant pass wizard samsung he stop run i try recovery from Kies not sucess any idea ?

NVM now it's works anyone can close topic.
[Pebble] jirafabo:
The pebble forums are horrible, so I thought i'd post here.

My Glance app is showing 5 notifications for text messages at all times. Any way to reset this?

And while I'm at it...

Notification Center sometimes reboots my pebble when trying to clear a notification and go back to Glance. Is this just a bug?
[Pebble] BBowermaster:
For Glance, you can do one of two things. Search through your history for unread text messages (I had to use the stock app), or set "Unread SMS Count from Tasker/Int..." to on.

I don't know anything about notification center. The fact that it doesn't display the full message keeps me from using it.
[Pebble] jirafabo:
Thanks! I'll try the Tasker trick. I like notifications center bc it allows me to dismiss notifications on my phone. Is the any other way to achieve this?
[Pebble] rog152:
Anyway to get rid of military time?
[Pebble] gr33nd3vil:
Settings > Time > 12 hour format.
[Pebble] AlexOB1:
So does Glance not clear notifications from the phone?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Paulicat:
This is a little kang I did for myself and after seeing the good response in my 4.4.2_R1 aosp thread I decided to post this for everyone to try out.

It's not a hugely modified rom, its largely aosp with enough tweaks and addons to make it "just right" for me.

When I run this rom, I don't use xposed/gravitybox and turn on art. Its smooth smooth smooth.

First and foremost, big thanks to something15525 as its his rom, I just added device specific stuff and compiled for geeb.

Full features list can be found here: https://github.com/SomethingExplosive/android_vendor_SoMeX/blob/somex-4.4/FEATURES.mkdn

Quick highlights:

This rom has Superuser baked in so no need to flash SuperSU.

AOSP gesture enabled keyboard

VoicePlus - Google Voice integration into any SMS app

CM Torch built in

Busybox - helpful tools for terminal manipulation

Extended Power Menu - Reboot, Recovery, and Bootloader access from the power menu

Customized QuickSettings Toggles (WiFi and Bluetooth) - no more long press to toggle

Clear Recents Button - One button to clear everything in the recent apps display

Modded/Added by me:

Apollo

DSPManager

Removed pinyinn and openwnn

Rom link here (Updated with working auto brightness thanks to R.Asimi!):

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407579692

For the full google experience use these gapps from Banks (Updated by Banks Dec. 14, 2013):

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319195955

NFC fix for AT&T (Not needed anymore but left here for historical reasons):

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23134718111255697

Faux based geeb kernel option:

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319195649
[AT&T LG Optimus G] macwindows:
Down loaded and installed. Smooth, fast, and stable. I understand, that being first release, it misses some of the customization. Thanks for your work.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] OMGMatrix:
What is different between the included kernel and the Faux kernel?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] =JKT=:
Sweet.

So for clarity, you don't use xposed/gravity box but you do turn on art, or you also don't turn on art?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Paulicat:
When I use the pure aosp build, I run xposed/gravitybox which in turn means I can't turn art on.

I'm running this rom now for the last few days without xposed/gravitybox and turn on art instead.

Art makes the phone even more responsive.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Paulicat:
The faux kernel is more in line with faux's mako kernel release but with dual led green/red for canadian phones.

The included one is houstonns adreno kernel with added code for canadian phones with dual green/red led control.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Paulicat:
The goal of this rom from the developers standpoint is to have minimal customization.

Think of it as aosp++

Just a few tweaks/addons without going insane and losing the stability and speed of aosp.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] macwindows:
Appreciate your hard work. I was talking about simple customization such as bettery icon, time placement, quick setting tile rearrangement, etc. I wish you can add these customization.

Any trick to increase audio volume level ( I mean at max it is bit low)?

Cheers and merry Christmas.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] mathsz:
Well, I think that this is not the ROM's goal. SoMeX is very close to aosp. If you want all that, you need either:

Another rom (cm)

Xposed and gravity box.

Cheers.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] mobile_fan_2k5:
Kinda strang but im not seeing anyone reporting that they cannot flash any 4.4.x roms.. CM11 and now this.. it keeps on failing

---------- Post added at 08:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:58 AM ----------

Fixed it by using this http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48388353&postcount=417
[AT&T LG Optimus G] foundsoul80:
Do you have screenshots? I need something new
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Paulicat:
Sorry been busy with Christmas, this rom is aosp based, it looks like kitkat so screenshots don't really add much.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] REDFOCZ:
Any special recovery needed to flash this? Thinking about busting the OG out and flashing this.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Ace42:
The twrp recovery for 4.4.

Sent from my LG Optimus G
[AT&T LG Optimus G] REDFOCZ:
J

Thanks, found it and updated

Sent from my Moto X
[AT&T LG Optimus G] REDFOCZ:
Flashed this last night on my og, and I'm liking it a lot , all though since it is not my Dailey phone I do not have a Sim card in it to check for connection errors.

Can I request a mod please, a zip to enable soft keys and disable the hardware keys?

Sent from my Moto X
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Paulicat:
Sorry I'm not really into doing mods for my roms, but if someone wants to come up with a zip to do these things for you it would be welcomed in this thread!
[AT&T LG Optimus G] REDFOCZ:
Only reason I asked was, I tried the build prop edit adding "qemu.HW.mainkey=0" and went to the generic keypad and tried disabling the hardware keys and it didn't work.

Here is to hoping some one can write up a quick zip to do this.

Sent from my Moto X
[AT&T LG Optimus G] r0b0m1nd:
I was on this ROM for a few days and had no issues at all! Very well done!

I switched to Slimkat for the extra features though, and I miss the colors this ROM has! What was edited...was it the gamma, the contrast, the levels? Is there a file I can edit to get the same overall color feel that this ROM has? What values are set for this ROM so I can match it on any other ROM I happen to try?
[AT&T LG Optimus G] zymphad:
Something Explosive, every time I read that, I think Explosive? Something? Explosive Diarrhea.

But very cool to see someone make their own custom rom. So very cool!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JinxDroid:
To anyone who has already received the KitKat OTA -

Are you able to install Motorola Connect from the play store?:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.targetnotif

If the Moto G still shows as incompatible, has anyone tried to sideload it and test functionality?

Thanks!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plmiller0905:
It still says incompatible
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JinxDroid:
Thanks for checking! I really don't understand the incompatibility with the Moto G. Connect looks like it is built off of the same platform as MightyText.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pzboyz:
I just tried this on my UK Moto G which had KK installed this morning, so far this does not work. :(
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1001000100100101010010101:
It worked...

I sideloaded the apk on my Moto G and it worked like a charm!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sudheerkarusala:
It works with XT 1033

I side loaded Moto Connect in my Indian MOTOG XT 1033 and it's works fine :victory:
[General Questions and Answers] arragorn:
Hello, I have got one Korean version of Galaxy S4 (SHV E300L), with U+. I am using it on a different country.

Everything works fine, except the video call; and I can't find any option to turn on call waiting or call barring (option is not available inside Settings > Call Settings > Additional Settings).

When I try to make a video call, it returns this message: "video call not supported in international roaming area".

Any idea how can I fix these issues? I am running on Android 4.3

Also there is a mark on the top area of the phone's desktop, which I don't understand. Please check the image (marked in red color):
[General Questions and Answers] arragorn:
Can anyone please help me about this?
[General Questions and Answers] ROHHANR:
same problem

hy

i have the same problem on shv e25l

Did you find any fix for it????

thanks
[General Questions and Answers] MrDaggs:
SHV-E470S

Hello, don't mean to revive a seemingly dead thread here, but there's still much life to this question and I agree the problem needs fixed. I have a Korean version of the S4 as well, the full-featured LTE-A (SHV-E470S) model. I cannot make video calls or use HD voice, and I am on Straight Talk in Terre Haute, Indiana. I'm unable to disable roaming as well, the system menu option is grayed out and I've read from some sites on Google that turning off roaming can POSSIBLY fix the issue.

Has anyone made any significant progress that they can share about this?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shadow1179:
Hey everyone

Does anyone know of a custom rom for samsung galaxy mega 6.3 i527M (Canadian Telus/Bell/Rogers) I tried the tutorial on CM10 for i9200 i belive it is but keep getting status 7 in CWM and zip verification failed on TWRP so I am not sure if im doing something wrong? I install the same way I always have installed roms.

Thanks

Shadow
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] captemo:
I am new to the Mega, but status 7 usually means your recovery needs updating
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shadow1179:
That is woerd because Im using a tutorial that others wiith another version of mega works fine and I uused the recovery included in thread with the rom maybe I will try flashing newer recovery see if ot helps thanks

**EDIT** Cant seem to find a newer version :S here is a link to the procedure I used

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2566642
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shayneflashindaily:
You need silesh Nair's version of twrp or cwm if your flashing kitkat.......look in his signature for it. If it works for your mega I dunno as I have a i9205

2SHAYNEZ
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
All 3 roms the AOKP, PA, and the CM11 in the android development forum all work on the i527m Canadian version of the mega and works on all carriers in Canada..but do use any roms that have the codename "crater" as those are for the mega 5.8 inch versions and will not work on the mega 6.3 inch and could brick it..but any with the codename "melius" in the rom title you are good to go with. :D

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-mega/orig-development

Sent from my SGH-I527M Mega 6.3
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shadow1179:
Thanks everyone for your help however I took the original one redownoaded everything and basically jsut started back at square one

back up again, factory restore again clear cache and install newly downloaded zip file that was just released and it worked :)

thanks again everyone

**EDIT** I did a CWM backup is there anyway to pull the SMS messages etc from this back up and leave the OS as the CM?? or do i need to restore and backup seperatly on comp and go back to CM after??
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Nice to hear and enjoy! :good:
[Microsoft Surface] slyi:
Hi all,

I looked on eBay amazon but I can't seem to find any gel cases for surface rt.

Is there any technical or commercial reasons why no makes these type case for the surface?

BTW I hoping for one just for device itself with no keyboard attached.

Thanks

Slyi
[Microsoft Surface] GoodDayToDie:
Well, the kickstand probably makes it awkward... there are some cases out there, but most people I know with a Surface just don't bother. The things are absurdly tough.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Brooklynsour:
I got my s4 a few weeks ago should be under 1 month, last night I dropped the phone from a short height by accident and there's a 'hairline' crack across the screen, at first I thought it was a bad scratch and its not very noticeable but I know one of the next few drops can be fatal.... I'm almost sure the digitizer is not damaged and its just the glass screen, would it be possible when I received the phone, the glass was a bit unglued from one corner (top left) if u slide finger across the screen from corner to corner it stays 'inside' the screen and silver body... My screen top left was a bit higher than the other corners, can that be? I got the phone from best buy online....

I'm thinking to either try and find someone legit, local cell phone repair and have them replace screen?

Would it be possible to flash mf3 tar files and factory reset everything (first unroot) and maybe try and send it Samsung to replace the screen 'officially'? But would they update the phone to latest firmware mk2? Or w.e it is now...

Sorry for this long essay I'm grateful for anybody who reads and any replies

Thank you

Rooted mf3 SHOstock
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Kaze105:
At least regarding Samsung updating. I sent in my phone for screen repair a few month ago. I had MDL on it, but when I got it back, MF3 was installed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Brooklynsour:
Ouch could it be a refurbished phone and it was just ur screen that broke not digitizer did u pay anything? [MENTION=3301652]Kaze105[/MENTION] sorry for so many questions thanks for the info

Rooted mf3 SHOstock
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Kaze105:
No, definitely was my old phone as I saw the same small scratch in the silver area. My case was the same regarding the screen broke, but digitizer seemed fine. I do know a few phone repair shops around my area, but they did not really have good review, so i thought it would be better to pay extra for a good repair instead of having to pay again to repair the repair.

My phone was under warranty but I had to pay around 185. Seems like they replaced the the digitizer and screen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Brooklynsour:
Yea the digitizer is about 150-200 so seems about right the screen it self is like 20 dollars http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_BadHtLPbU this is basically the job I just rather pay someone who does it often

Rooted mf3 SHOstock
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sixstringseraph:
im pretty sure they update firmware at Samsung. i would just get it fixed or if you feel capable do the DIY. also, i highly recommend glass screen protectors to prevent this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Brooklynsour:
Lol I really think it was how it fell and the raised screen on top left corner.... It wasn't even 2 ft high... My s3 took many falls at home similar with no problem

Rooted mf3 SHOstock
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kuoi:
Is there a way to replace system apps in roms ?

I've tried to replace email and browser to test , but it seems extraxting the rom , replacing the apps and then zip back to rom using 7zip doesn't work.

:confused:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] comk4ver:
Probably has something to do with the roms programming. Better to delete/freeze via titanium backup then try and use root Explorer to replace lkke if you're talking about stock email or pre-installed Gmail then it's the best way.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] spants:
Hi

My wizard arrived today....

Trying to work out how to send multiple contacts (or all of them) via bluetooth, This is required for my pioneer car unit/bt handsfree. On my old unit (a magician) I could select multiple contacts by tapping the first and dragging the stylus acroos the ones to be transferred. This doesnt work on my wizard :(

Any ideas? Transferring one at a time is a pain.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] spants:
Well, Pocket Informant allows you to select and beam multiple contacts but the email name is not show.... :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CayenneGTS:
Does anyone know how to unlock a Rogers Note 2 (modded with this ROM http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2016575 )?

I tried the instructions I found here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2176721 but they don't work and I suspect it has to do with the fact that my phone is modded, but I'm not 100% sure. Does this method only work with a specific Andriod version? My wife's Bell Note 2 has the 4.3 update on it, but its not a custom ROM. I will try this unlock on her phone tonight.

I'm going to the US this weekend and bought a pre-paid SIM, however it will only work with an unlocked phone of course, hence my dilemma to unlock it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Darkshado:
What baseband version are you running?

IIRC, only the initial release, 4.1.1 basebands worked to apply that trick.

Here's a CWM/TWRP flashable zip of the I317MVLALJ2 (4.1.1, October 2012) modem to get you started.

As well as the I317MVLBMA3 (4.1.2, January 2013) or I137MVLUCMK3 (4.3, December 2013) to get you back to your current baseband.

Your wife's Note 2 may be a bit trickier since 4.3 has KNOX, but I'll let you look into that.

Good luck and happy holidays,

Darkshado
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] wolderiii:
hello,

i am S-off, unlocked, hboot 1.54.0000 and currently running TWRP 2.6.3.3. I installed 2.6.3.3 on 11-4-13 however, i'm trying to update to 2.6.3.4 and in fastboot i am getting this error...

writing 'recover'... FAILED (remote: not allowed)

this is the command i'm running with the .img file in my sdk folder...

fastboot flash recover openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.4-m7vzw.img

i have searched the web and the only issue i find with HTC phones is that you will get this error if your bootloader is locked.... however mine is unlocked (confirmed looking at my phone right now in fastboot.

does anyone have any ideas on how i could install 2.6.3.3 last month, but this month i can't install TWRP via fastboot?

should i run the rumrunner s-off tool again to see if that fixes the issue?

i have been running cyanogen 10.2 and NOS 2.0 roms. i have tried switching back and forth and installing TWRP with each of these roms loaded and still no dice.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] midnight assassin:
It looks like you're missing a y in your command if that's how you actually wrote the command.

If all else fails you can download flashify from the play store and use that to update the recovery.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] wolderiii:
OMG. you are correct. i don't know how many times i've looked at that to check and even checked in TWRP recovery forum and never noticed it. Thanks for pointing out something that should have been painfully obvious!

fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.4-m7vzw.img
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] midnight assassin:
LOL, no problem. Flashify works too if you ever need it. I like to use fastboot too though.
[HTC Desire S] asterix008:
Hello forum .. I need hielfe for my HTC Deseri s with t-mobile branding ... the bootloader is unlock .. but the safety is on on CFW ... I then flashed ... and be the start of my cell phone only still stand up to the t-mobile symbol .... and remains from there .. but come on even in the boot loader and recovery ... there is a possibility to run to bring the phone .... the HBOOT is 2.00.0002. . have already tried a but nothing brought to success ... please help me ...
[HTC Desire S] JJeamy:
do you've already flashing a boot.img after flashing a custom rom..?