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[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Avia is on Amazon App Store too, and that version should use Amazon's in-app purchase rather than Google Wallet.

Can you get Google Wallet to activate using a Google Play redemption code, rather than credit card, or is it completely unsupported for your country?

Seems the first purchase (even a $0.00 purchase) requires adding some funds either through credit card or Google Play redemption code.
[Google Chromecast] kaibaa:
I can use amazon but Avia requires an in app purchase which is only available through google wallet. And Plex is the same story since its only available on the app store and not on amazon. I hate that google restricts regions like this. This is exactly the same reason why I had to buy my Nexus 5 for about $500 rather than for $450 through the google store.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Uninstall the Play Store version and install the Amazon version. The Amazon version uses

Amazon's

in-app purchase which does not require Google Wallet. It would be it required Google Wallet it would be fairly pointless to have it on Amazon.

I see "Plex for Android ($4.99)" on Amazon.
[Google Chromecast] kaibaa:
Yeah I guess when I searched the entire Amazon store I didnt find it, I looked harder and found it in the dedicated section for apps. Will give it a try though. However which one do you think would be better. I did manage to find a way to get Avia as well, through a friend's credit card living in the US.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
It really depends on what your media library looks like.

In actuality they aren't head-to-head competitors much at all.

Avia is better if...

All your media is in a Chromecast-compatible format, or you are willing to convert it to a Chromecast-compatible format

You have a lot of media on your phone/tablet that you want to play and is Chromecast-compatible

You have a DLNA server that is not a Plex server and you want to cast content from it

You don't want to have a media server running (you don't have a server, or a system you're willing to have running for media playback)

Plex is better if...

Your media is not in a Chromecast-compatible format or you have no idea what that means

You have no clue what transcoding means, or you know what transcoding means, but you are unwilling to transcode your media library to make it Chromecast-compatible

You are okay with running Plex Media Server on a system for media playback

You have multiple playback devices (Roku, etc) that you use

Note that Chromecast support for Plex is currently limited to PlexPass members, but is planned to be released to the general public later.

I could be mistaken, but I believe someone said they use Avia to cast from Plex Media Server?
[Google Chromecast] kaibaa:
That actually made things really easy, Avia is the choice for me since I mostly only play mp3s and have my library stored on my Nexus 7 or 5. I wanted to ask, if I use a friend's credit card from the US and buy the app on my account would I be able to use the app outside the US or would I be able to download it on my device while staying in my country which doesnt support google wallet services.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
Well if your only trying to stream content on the unit I do not see how location restrictions apply.

Apps aren't usually the reason for locations restrictions, The Content that the App makes available is usually why it's here but not there!

and it should be pointed out to everyone who complains about Google not making things available outside of US that is usually because of Import restrictions the EU has enacted not because Google doesn't want to make it available or can't!

So if you buy the App I see no reason why where you use it is going to be an issue especially since your intention is to stream your own content.
[Google Chromecast] mpgwrx:
Yes this is what I do currently until the Plex app's chromecast feature works for free.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Once the purchase is completed and license is enabled, I do not believe any further location checks are involved.

If you were to install Avia on a different device and tap the Upgrade button I'm not sure what kind of checks happen. I would guess it simply looks in your Play Store (or Amazon) account, finds you already own the license, and enables everything. Short of Play Store (or Amazon) being blocked firewall or IP-wise, I believe it should work.

It did not prompt me or bring up any windows when I enabled the full feature set on my second device, but of course I'm in the US.
[Google Chromecast] kaibaa:
Could I try Lucky Patcher with Avia just to see if it would actually work in my region. I dont particularly like the idea but it may be the only way to test it out before actually trying to buy it. I realise Lucky Patcher doesnt work for all apps so would it work for this one?
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Why not contact Avia support and ask if they see any issues with being outside of the US?

They have been very responsive (at least for me).
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
I'm a little confused here as to what the problem is...If there is region restriction it would not even show up in the Play store at all.... (Maybe that is the case here I thought it was just an issue with Google Wallet) Now maybe folks outside the US have abetter understanding of what they go through so apologies to those who deal with this BULL all the time...

If you can see the app in the Play Store then it should work in your region regardless of where you bought it (amazon or play).

Since aVia doesn't come with it's own content I see no reason why it would be region restricted in any way.

Netflix and YouTube I get, has to do with Contracts for where Netflix can distribute and about IMPORT limitations of the EU and other countries outside North America.

The only other things that are ever Region restricted have to do with Encryption and other Technological items that have Export Restrictions in the US. For a good long time it was illegal to export anything that used 128Bit AES encryption (may even still be the case for all I know)

That could also be a reason why Netflix is limited as well depending on the encryption type it uses in it's DRM for all I know...

None of these apply to aVia I would think...It merely plays files, does not distribute content other than via DLNA or CCast.

And it comes with no content or technology that would be restricted for any of the reasons I stated above...

But that might not be the ONLY reasons why things are restricted in some regions....Just the ones I KNOW exist so apologies to anyone for me not being up on all the archaic reasons for region restriction you guys face.

All I can suggest is buy the app and VERY QUICKLY try and play a file before your 15 Minute refund/cancellation expires.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Yeah, same here.

Still is. Thing is, I'm sure they all have it already. :eek:
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
Yeah that and Stuxnet! LOL
[Google Chromecast] kaibaa:
The problem isnt using the app outside the US but rather the process of verification that most apps go through after you install them on a new device. If the app decides to send me to an authorization page I wouldnt be able to authorize the purchase since I would have used some one else's credit card.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
The App must be bought using your Google account regardless of the card you use.

To use someone else's card you would have to add the card to your account, buy the app, and then you can remove the card from the account.

But you won't be able to remove the card from the account for the first 15 Minutes.

You don't need to have an active card on your account to use anything you paid for with that account, Just to buy it and then your account does the rest as far as Auth goes.

You can't buy it with someone else's account and side load it.
[Google Chromecast] kaibaa:
Yeah I understand the point here. Well now having decided to go with Avia is there any way to convert all my media to chromecast compatible format. I did read up a post which states the formats that are usable but is there any converter designed to pull this off. I realize mp3 files wont have an issue but if I want to play videos would the default video captured from my nexus 5 not be able to play.
[Google Chromecast] wptski:
I've used HandBrake which worked well. I even ran a few MP4's that gave me problems through it and that took care of the issue.
[Google Chromecast] YouGotRioted:
Just purchased a Chromecast. Trying to work out the best balance for streaming content from a NAS.
[Google Chromecast] kaibaa:
This looks promising. Thanks
[Google Chromecast] moses992:
Didnt read through the whole thread, but as for Avia working outside the US i can confirm it works perfectly.

Downloaded it and bought the in-app purchase using my brothers credit card. Not a single problem.

Btw I live in Jordan(Middle East). So lots of blocked services/content .. i do know what youre talking about :p.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
Well it really depends on what NAS you have and does it have it's own DLNA Server built into it (Most do these days)

If your Lucky it will use either Plex or Twonky for it's Media server. Twonky is better for transcoding but Plex has support as far as Chromecast is concerned right now.

Twonky does not and you will have to use aVia with it which may work but your not going to get the full benefits of Twonky's Transcoding.

Bubble UPNP is expected to release CCast support very soon...It will help Aggregate any Media servers you have on your network and that will solve your problems with Twonky I believe but I'm not sure exactly how they are implementing it yet since it isn't released yet.

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WHoa....I wouldn't go running to re-encode your entire library just yet....

Sure it will solve the problem with aVia but for all you know, Next week Plex goes FREE for CCast or some other player that does the transcoding properly gets released.

I did the same thing awhile ago and I regret doing it now that I have other devices that are capable of better quality streams of files I had before I figured out that I could transcode them on the fly for different devices as needed...

If you want, make some copies of the files you have to re-encode so you can play around with the unit but I wouldn't go changing my library so it will work with one app when another app can solve that problem for me next week.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] idestamark:
Currently I am using a XDA2S supplied by O2 although have a similar issue with an XDA2i. The issue is using a gps receiver and tom tom open I can browse sats no issues as soon as I click to navigate tom tom shuts down. No issues with this software on a XDA2 only the i & s. Im am using a bluetooth GPS receiver on the i a serial GPS receiver. My rom is 1.4.00 WWE radio version 1.12.00 ExtRom 1.40.242 WWE. Any ideas on this issue?
[General Questions and Answers] call0me:
frnds i was bought a korean make galaxy s4 first two days it works fine but after that it have no network coverege. it detects the sim card found network in manual search, but unable to register, it gives an error and just show limited network emergency calls only. I tried different things but that doesnot work. like - factory reset, restart, manual network search, swich it to automatic but that remain same. Pls help me out frnds
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] BAReese:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2549136

Wanted to start by saying a big THANK YOU to [MENTION=3120416]ThunderStick[/MENTION] and all the other devs that have worked on this. I came from Stock Rooted 4.1.2 and it was great to have a stock 4.3 (MK3) ROM with all this awesomeness added already (and KNOX removed). I flashed the "SPHL710_ALLINONE_MK3_ODEX_12-04-2013_1030pm.zip". That said, I'm having a couple minor issues...

Reoccurring download notifications:

Issue: Every few minutes my notification tray fills up with all the files I downloaded previously.

Fix: Open the Downloads app and clear the list on both tabs.

Apps constantly crashing

Issue: Several apps crash on boot and more won't open.

Fix: I'm able to remove/reinstall these apps and the problem is fixed, but this doesn't seem like it should be necessary.

Android Upgrading on every boot

Issue: Every time I boot I get the notification that Android is upgrading. I don't know that it upgrades the apps every time, but still annoying to have the delayed boot.

Fix: No fix yet.

NFC/Google Wallet

Issue: I'm getting the NfcPaymentSetupFailure: 1 error, which I read means my Secure Element for Tap and Pay is busted.

Fix: No fix yet. I was able to restore my backup and setup Google Wallet and Tap and Pay without problems. Still won't work on new ROM though - even after clearing things in the app.

Now for the real questions

Should I try the DEODEX version? Would it be better to just flash all the updates/changes separately instead of using this script? Has anyone else had these issues or know fixes? The NFC thing is probably my biggest concern at this time - I can deal with the rest probably.

Thanks for your help!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prboy1969:
First question is did you do a clean install ? Meaning did you do a FULL Wipe before flashing the Rom ? By FULL Wipe I mean : system - data - caches - factory reset. I would also suggest wiping internal storage on the device. Especially if coming from 4.1.2 . Second question is did you verify the MD5 checksums before flashing ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] BAReese:
Thanks for the reply. No, I did not do a complete wipe. The ROM I flashed did a wipe on System, but I didn't wipe data. That would likely solve the Android Upgrade reoccurrence and crashing apps, but kinda defeats the point in taking an upgrade based on a factory upgrade. I did wipe cache and Dalvic Cache a few times after flashing - just to make sure...

I did have difficulty downloading from the Goo.im link and ended up downloading to my PC then transferring over. Checked the MD5 once I got it to my phone and it matched.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] prboy1969:
Doing a FULL Wipe may seem like it's more work than it is worth. But in the long run it will save you time, and headaches. Also there are many apps that will help restore some, if not most of your data. Although I will caution you. It is best to tread lightly when restoring data. Especially system data. Which I suggest you stay away from doing.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ValenteL:
How I Root my N7100 whit Knox bootloader and appl, on 4.3:

- First of all I have a appl superuser.apk (SuperSU v1.91) on extSdCard.

- Flash by Odin the recovery PhilZ_touch_5.15.0_N7100.tar.md5. Reboot.

- Power off. On recovery by Power + Home + Vol-up I flash the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.91.zip from Chainfire. Thanks [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] . Root but not Busybox.

- After reboot the SuperSU can stop sometimes, it is installed on system/app and Knox not permit all access at system.

- Then, whit Explorer from Rom I go at extSdCard and touch on superuser.apk and install it. This way the apk is installed on data/app. Root solved.

- Now we can touch on icon SuperSU, this start and ask us to invalidate Knox (only from v1.80). We must say Yes.

- Installed Busybox 1.21.1 of Stericson from Play Store (After download touch on icon to instal). Verified whit "Root Verifier". It's all, we have all root now.

(Appl's downloaded before and have the apk's on extSdCard).

Next whit Root Explorer I delete all Knox apk + odex from system/app like HERE. Also superuser.apk from here, is not need on system/app.

My N7100 work well now whit this Rom whit Knox bootloader only.

On Download Mode I have Knox Warranty Void: 1, never mind for me.:)

PS: Made like on N9005, I9205 and I9195. All works.

EDIT: How to disable the Knox security sheild

Using Terminal Emulator

Type this command

su

pm disable com.sec.knox.seandroid

...wait... wait...

Killed.

This will prevent fc some of your root perm apps.

EDIT: This work well for me on 4 devices whit Knox. Try it at Your risk and responsibility.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ValenteL:
Updated to SuperSU v1.86
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ValenteL:
Downgrade???

If You want downgrade to an older Rom from this one having Knox, take care.

See my try HERE on another device.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ValenteL:
Updated to SuperSU 1.91
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xbaker:
So, safety downgrade from MK9 still impossible? :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smeet.somaiya:
On my about device section,I have something saying SE for android status

Enforcing_0018

I wonder whether this can cause a problem..

Did you have something like Enforcing_0018 while flashing the recovery?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rusk1a:
..

same problem
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] pico hackr:
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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] reverdy:
Which one these tweaks suits best for our pico ?
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] pico hackr:
lol i havnt checked it personally yet just waiting for the reviews , because i am on 4.4.2 rom
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eodell001:
I have a 32gb Touchpad and it is bricked. I ran tpdebrick v004 on it and it stalls and goes no further than "Checking A6 Firmware. Does anyone know what I can do to get past this, or knows another solution to this problem?

Need Help on this one very badly.

Touchpad is rooted with moboot .038

Cm 10 304 on it

And the last time it was turned on had a full battery and was shut down never to turn on or boot up again.

no charging or combo pressing buttons has worked.

Completely Dead Touchpad except for tpdebricking up to checking A6 firmware.

Also here a fluke, when hook up to windows 7 usb when pressed power + up + home it shows as Android in Printers and Devices.

When press Home + power+ down it shows QHSUSB_DLOAD with yellow ! on it and will not install correct driver for this.

That's all Ive got. Thank you for any and all help with this.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pubed:
How long did you wait for the checking a6 firmware? I did it 2 weeks so I can vouch that it works just forget how long it took to finish maybe 15mins at most for the entire process
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eodell001:
reply

I waited up to 15 mins. with no change. So your telling me to wait it out and it will go through? the instrutions say if it takes more than 5 mins cancle out. buti will try that and see. thank you.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eodell001:
Update

I commented out checking A6 firmware and it went through without a hitch. Right now it is charging the battery.

Just a side not: could this bricking problem lie in the new moboot.038?

Could it be freezing up? just a thought!
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zoser42:
Did you update your tp A6 firmware? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2283168
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wond3r:
I have a Rogers HTC One , stock with sense 5. Are there any up to date root toolkits for it?

I've seen a few that seem they were for previous versions of android
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaHiLzZ:
Don't know. But you should know how to use fastboot and adb command
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] we4321:
Hi All,

Can someone point me to steps on how to transform my stock galaxy s4 into google edition s4? Is this possible?

Thanks in advance
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] toxicpaulution:
No. You can get a GE rom if you're on MDL but other than that you will not be able to convert it to a straight up Google edition phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] we4321:
Thanks for reply. How do I know if I'm on MDL?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jasas212:
Check about phone in settings and look if you are mdl or mf3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] failedjedi:
There is a 4.2.2 google edition rom as well for safestrap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RockRatt:
Download Terminal Emulator from the play store, open app and type SU and hit enter, you should get a root permission popup, next type in getprop ro.bootloader and then see what the next line reads. This will tell you WHICH bootloader you have installed. Sometimes IF you have done anything with your phone going off of JUST the baseband in settings/about phone could be misguided as that is showing which MODEM you have installed. You need to know WHICH BOOTLOADER you have.

Sent From My Spiderman,Ironman,Red,Dark Blue,Green, GreyedOut BadAss Themed I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ac3theone:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2349077
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] androidaholic11:
The same thing happened to me. I have been researching CSC's and APN's for 2 days now with no luck. I have even ODIN'd back to stock MDK with no luck. When I try to make a call, recording comes on that says for me to call customer service because my phone isn't activated. Please someone help.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaboh24:
My power management in my xperia z1 is having issue, i always need to clear data on eco mode controller and restart my phone to fix this problem because of inaccurate hours left. :(
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
Same here, with 4.2.2 I had like 17 days in standby but I saw when I reboot my phone, the time left switch to less like it will calibrate him self. To me is inaccurate anyway, there is no way to keep you phone alive so long like it show you so I will not be bothered about it. Make a calculation on your own. ;)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaboh24:
I thought ur phone is already in 4.3?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
Yes, it is. I was just saying was even worse with 4.2.2 but no big changes even on 4.3.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benziii:
What I'm wondering is, how do you people know how many hours there should be left?

Does it not calculate this depending on the data you supply it with (your previous usage on cycles it has monitored)

Mine showed pretty low numbers very early on since I was fiddeling so much with it that the battery was flat pretty quickly.

Later the predictions increased, since I started to use it a bit less..

If you delete all the info it has to go on all the time, how will it be able to give you correct output?

how long does your phone last usually?

You say inaccurate, do you mean it shows too many or too few hours left?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
In my case it shows always more than what he will really be on battery. This was with 4.2.2 and still with 4.3. You right about how it work and how the calculation are managed but really the calculation are untruthfully. I will never take in consideration what the phone saying so this was my only advice.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaboh24:
In my case my battery drains more if my power management malfunctiond and it bothers me..
[Xperia SP Original Android Development] alivanov79:
​

Detailed: here

Short: here

XDA:DevDB Information

[ROM] [UNOFFICIAL] [4.4.4] MAHDI-ROM 2.9 FINAL [31/10], ROM for the Sony Xperia SP

Contributors

alivanov79

ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x

Based On: AOSP

Version Information

Status: Stable

Created 2013-12-21

Last Updated 2014-11-01
[Xperia SP Original Android Development] Zenderable:
SCREENSHOTS and VIDEO

SCREENSHOTS:

VIDEO:

MAHDI-ROM for Sony Xperia SP
[Xperia SP Original Android Development] tomil76:
Is this for UBL or BL ?
[Xperia SP Original Android Development] lvints:
Unlocked.
[Xperia SP Original Android Development] Amin.HVS:
Excellent!

It's pretty good, I think this ROM based on Cyanogen ROM is built.

Hopefully the performance is better than Cyanogen ROM.

Dear Medi ,acclaimed congratulate you for the effort.

Mehdi jan,Thank you my good friend :fingers-crossed:

Hope you have more success in the future ... ;)

Also grateful to alivanov79 for sharing this rom...
[Xperia SP Original Android Development] h20ray:
how about battery life?

*downloading..