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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Surge1223:
lol did no one mod the MI1 framework-res.apk?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] michael3770:
I didn't find any
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Lekan Adeyeri:
I noticed stuck pixels (whenever I'm on a black screen i see two colors red and blue) on my NX 7 only hours after purchasing it, which was the 21'st of December. Due to Best Buy being crowded during this time of the year i tried to ignore it, and I hoped it went away. I tried the apps that were supposed to fix stuck pixels, but they didn't make anything better. On Thursday or Friday I'm exchanging it, for another. I've unlocked and rooted it, but I'm going to flash it back to stock. Do you think they will give me a replacement, if not what should i say because i really don't want to deal with the stuck pixels?

Should I just keep because i may get one that's worse?

What should i expect?

Thanks for viewing.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Pandae:
Best Buy didn't give me any grief when I had the same. I wiped and flashed the stock ROM and recovery, and on the initial setup screen, the rep could clearly see the dead black pixel.

You should have no qualms about exchanging for another. If the next one also has any bad pixels, exchange it too. You're not paying the most money in the world, but enough that you should get a properly working device.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Lekan Adeyeri:
Yup, they said it was defective and they gave me another. Thanks.

The replacement has light bleed, YAY.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] mj0528:
Best buy will eventually black ball you for returns as they did with me. Return it and get your money then buy it somewhere else.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] _MetalHead_:
I had the same problem, and actually made them open 3 new units in store before I found a perfect one. The manager was getting a little annoyed with me, but I'm not going to accept anything less than perfect. In the end I got what I wanted.
[Xperia Play General] XDM inc:
well the xperia tipo gets android kitkat (4.4) and the specs are weaker than the xperia play as far as i know i fell that someone will port it to xperia play.:fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Play General] saqibkhan:
yes we will. fingers crossed.
[Xperia Play General] pedyvirus:
im fell that we will get 4.4 soon

as nickholtus may get an xperia play soon

and he did a great work for getting cm10 working on xperia play and he made on of the first cm10 build

i think he can solve our problems

achotjan may also get an xperia play soon and thats another hope

but i may leave xperia play section before seeing 4.4 running on my phone :(
[Xperia Play General] Visa Declined:
It would take someone who really knows what they're doing to port 4.4 to the Xperia Play. I wouldn't get your hopes up.
[Xperia Play General] korrectmethod:
Agreed, android isn't made with wishes, hopes, and dreams, and that's all we have working on it at the moment.
[Xperia Play General] pedyvirus:
well thats not only dreams

nickholtus and achotjan are both great devs that both of them made impossibles possible
[Xperia Play General] Visa Declined:
So you're hedging your hopes that These two guys get an Xperia Play and develope a 4.4 ROM for it?

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2482775

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4233768

Can you point me to a link or comment that says they will develop a 4.4 ROM for the PLAY?
[Xperia Play General] pedyvirus:
They will develop 3.4 kernel for xperia play

And only thing that mike needs for developing kitkat for xperia play is a working 3.4 kernel
[Xperia Play General] Visa Declined:
You said that both of these guys were getting Xperia Play's, can you link me to a post where they say this?
[Xperia Play General] pedyvirus:
Chexk think thank 3.x kernel in development thread for that
[Xperia Play General] Visa Declined:
Okay thanks.
[Xperia Play General] nickholtus:
once i get a xperia play i will work on 4.4 and 3.4 kernel.

hopefully everything goes fine, then i will have one soon.
[Xperia Play General] saqibkhan:
wow.. dats amazing news.. to all the sarcastic jokes being made about xplay and 3.4 kernel.. and kitkat.. hehe..
[Xperia Play General] bhavei:
its not about the Specs. its the Manufacturer. Tipo is SONY. Xperia PLAY is sony ERICSSON. if arc or models such as Ray gets a KitKat, then wed get the update aswell. so Sorry to Burst your Bubbles, but this wouldnt happen, not unless we get a working 3.4 Kernel, then a Kitkat Rom can be Developed.
[Xperia Play General] masterlink0:
DUDEEEE!!!, i complete my registration in xda just for say: THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

It´s amazing than one dev work in the android 4.4 port for xperia play dude you rock!!!!.

im waiting for that upgrade for xperia play thank´s a lot:D:D:D:D
[Xperia Play General] aWally87:
Is the phone too old to get now??

Hey guys,

I've always loved this phone, but I'm worried I'm too late to get the device and it will be a pain to use with the newer software out there.

What are your experiences? I see people talking about getting KitKat rom for it, but could it legitamitely handle it? Not to mention, the poor guy doesn't have 4G on Verizon....

Thanks guys.
[Xperia Play General] pedyvirus:
our phone can handle kitkat very well and better than both ics and jb
[Xperia Play General] saqibkhan:
i never thought we would get a touchscreen bug for our kernel.. I thot we wud have problems with Wifi.. Bluetooth.. data.. etc.. but I never imagined that the touchscreen would not boot at all only..
[Xperia Play General] pedyvirus:
me too :(
[Xperia Play General] ReiverBlade:
hi there, just some words of thanking and cheering! :highfive:

i really hope you will find a solution, now for the funny story ...

i had a SGSIII under 4.4.2 with Boeffla's Kernel... it took a crap (mostly fubar...) as i am a lifeguard and not a phoneguard ... i could not save him ... so i was seeking a cheap phone and i found a Xperia play in a good shape for a ridiculous price ... after a little moment browsing XDA's tutorials...

Unlock BL, Root, FTF .79 flash, Lupus V7, Neo2Play 4.0.4 ... i would never had imagined that a single core scorpion with a single core Adreno 205 would be so smooth and make me forget about a Exynos 4142 Mali 400MP4 ... in PPSSPP and other ... physical PSP buttons are godlike ...

if we can get KK + 3.4 kernel then it will be a REAL rebirth of the Play as the Play 2 ... KK is optimised for device with those specs ... unlike ICS/JB

also ... tipo is Sony, Play is Sony Ericsson EH? what's the point ... Sony is still Sony Ericsson afaik ... oh ... wait unsupported/discontinued device, i see... but that doesn't change the fact that they are from the same manufacturer.

and likely the Play 2 will never see the light... the Vita killed it ... :crying:

so let's have a break have a Kitkat and make our wonderful R800i a R800iV2 ;)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tysovwik:
Hello. I have an opportunity to take a 32gb model N5 or G2 for the same price. I need to know, which one will be better for the day use for my cases:

1) much phone calls (GSM + SIP calls)

2) music

3) e-reading

4) foto

5) web serfing.

Thank you.

P.S. I hope, people who will recommend me one or another phone, had the opportunity to test both devices.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhinavsg:
G2 any given day of the week (I have both the devices). You'd want Nexus 5 only if you want Latest Official Stock Android and Butter Smooth UI Experience.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tysovwik:
What do you mean? :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkhussain:
For the same price G2 is better.You get a slightly bigger screen,better camera and better battery life,it's like a better nexus 5 if you install 4.4 kitkat rom in my opinion.In my country nexus 5 is 534$ and G2 for 574$ for 32gb price difference is low so I'm getting G2.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tysovwik:
I am thinking about this. Does G2 works good with a custom roms like CM? No problems with LTE connection in europ with custom roms?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhinavsg:
I mean LG G2 is better than the Nexus because of the Screen, Camera, Battery. But the UI is not as smooth as in Nexus 5 which has stock android. No matter which custom ROM you install on your G2, Official Stock Android on Nexus 5 can not be matched. There will always be some bug here n there & Void Warranty. (Please be advised, this is my personal opinion)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChrisM75:
The G2 is much much better made, has a better camera, better battery, more features, and is more stable. The N5 has horrible build quality issues, I had to return 3 and rejected 2 more in the shop, all had screen faults and were different batches. The G2 is cheap because its not selling that well, the N5 is cheap because it is cheap.. and nasty.

The G2 can be made just as fast and smooth as the N5, if not more so, and seems to play games at a higher frame rate to. The N5 is just very badly optimised. The g2 out benches the N5, and while benchmarks dont tell the whole story they are an indication that something isnt right with the N5. I didnt find the N5 to be any faster, and it was often slower. There is still lag and micro stutter in scrolling widgets and chrome.

The N5 will have the newest version of Android first, but thats not really a big deal when it still has very few features. Kit Kat is little more than Jelly bean with a few tweaks anyway, its a minor update. The N5s main advantaged is ROM support, but do you really need 500 ROMs, instead of, say 30 for the G2, 490 of which is either copies of each other, or dont work properly?

---------- Post added at 07:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:43 AM ----------

I disagree on smoothness, and there is no such thing as 'Stock' Android on a retail device. Stock only exists in emulators, the Nexus runs Googles idea of retail custom Android. Each Nexus is a little different to the other and has its own customisations.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkhussain:
Got my LG G2,I am very happy with this divice.Lot better than the S4 i had. You can install panaroid android 4.4 on G2. Which is closest to stock.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tysovwik:
Hello. I have an opportunity to take a 32gb model N5 or G2 for the same price. I need to know, which one will be better for the day use for my cases:

1) much phone calls (GSM + SIP calls)

2) music

3) e-reading

4) foto

5) web serfing.

Thank you.

P.S. I hope, people who will recommend me one or another phone, had the opportunity to test both devices.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] george241312:
If I were to get a phone right now it would be the note 3, but if you don't like the note 3 I suggest get a dumb phone and wait for the new phones to come out (2014) however if I was given the chance to pick a g2 or Nexus 5 if you are into flashing ROMs and development go with the Nexus 5, LG G 2 will seize development sooner or later however the lg g2 does have better specs it depends on preference.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markdapimp:
LG G2 has the bettery battery, better build quality

Nexus 5 has the specs Mediocre build quality
[Sony Xperia ZL] dyepnoodle:
i tried rooting the new firmware and it was a success, i now have root and dual recovery installed on stock 4.3

here's the other link i posted http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48805157#post48805157

here's how. (my device is locked BL)

LINKS UPDATED!! (recovery)

1.Backed up my TA Partition

2.Flashed the official .569 ftf using flashtool

3.Unlocked my ZL's bootloader

4.Flash this kernel to get recovery (thanks Minthun46) http://xdaforums.com/devdb/project/?id=700#downloads extract the boot.img and flash it using fastboot or flashtool (fastboot mode)

5.Flash Supersu fix zip and dual recovery (thanks NUT) SUPERSU fix.zip http://nut.xperia-files.com/download.php?dlid=U3VwZXJTVV9maXg=

recovery that i used http://nut.xperia-files.com (download the latest flashable zip for ZL)

6.Re flash .569 ftf exclude everything except kernel and fotakernel.

7.Restore TA Backup.

FOR UNLOCKED BL

just follow step 2, 4, 5, and 6

VOILA!!! device is now rooted and has working recovery

PS

Will only work for ZL that can be bootloader unlock.

Hit thanks if it helps you.
[Sony Xperia ZL] fcb13:
Don't put Locked BL in the title, you only managed to root because your phone was unlockable. Putting Locked BL in the title states that your bootloader can also be locked for this method to work, and but unless your ZL can be bootloader unlocked, this method cannot be used for locked BL
[Sony Xperia ZL] dyepnoodle:
Yeah i forgot that some bl are unlockable thanks for bringing that up. :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] ryanrudolf:
Did it updated baseband?
[Sony Xperia ZL] dyepnoodle:
baseband is .51 not sure if thats new from the leaked one.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Soheil_rf:
I flash ZL-lockeddualrecovery2.7.60-BETA.zip , no CWM , no TWRP and got bootloop

can you post correct package ?
[Sony Xperia ZL] dyepnoodle:
this is the recovery i used http://nut.xperia-files.com/download.php?dlid=WkwtbG9ja2VkZHVhbHJlY292ZXJ5Mi43LjQzLUJFVEE=

if you still get bootloop just root it and install recovery using your pc. use nut's dual recovery for lockedbootloader for windows.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Soheil_rf:
Thanks mate , I root it again and relock bootloader with TA

root is enough ;)
[Sony Xperia ZL] tgcardoso:
Both links are 404 :) Could you please share?

Anyway, since I am at linux, I've made mu TA backup using Flashtool (RAW Backup). is this alrigh to restore?

Thx,
[Sony Xperia ZL] renzzoman:
Kernel and SuperSU link that you gave are invalid. "404 Page Not Found". Can you share it again?
[Sony Xperia ZL] dyepnoodle:
Link updated pls check OP. Kernel, SuperSU fix and Dual recovery link added
[Sony Xperia ZL] renzzoman:
Ok, thanks:good:
[Sony Xperia ZL] CowMix:
will these step factory reset the device or will it keep all my apps/settings?

Is the purpose of relocking the device is to keep bravia engine?
[Sony Xperia ZL] dyepnoodle:
It will reset your device if u put a check on wipe apps log on flashtool. I recommend a clean install to avoid problems.

Yes i relocked it to regain BE2 for photos
[Sony Xperia ZL] CHaPoCA:
I already updated my phone to 4.3 version, but I'm really missing the root, so, my question is, can i make a rollback to 4.2 version using the flhashtool without any problem?

Ty
[Sony Xperia ZL] Gustavo RD78:
yes, no problem

Att Gustavo RD78
[Sony Xperia ZL] CHaPoCA:
Another question. I want only root and stock kernel, so, in the step 6 what i have to do? Or I'll got the stock kernel following his steps?
[Sony Xperia ZL] dyepnoodle:
if you follow the whole steps, youll have root and stock kernel.
[Sony Xperia ZL] CHaPoCA:
Thanks guys for all your help. My device is now with 4.3 version and rooted! XD
[Sony Xperia ZL] dyepnoodle:
glad to help. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
Hello!

I post here since I have many question mostly related to the CSC which seems to lock everything up right now. BIG Thanks to the XDA community which is the most expert about Android on the web!

I have a French Note 3 4G already rooted with URDLV without tripping Knox.

Please, I want to :

- upgrade my firmware (from MI7 to ... ??? I have Mobile Odin already)

- be able to change the CSC to find a ROM more adapted to my local network (Thailand). I lost the connection many times because of that.

WATCH OUT! There is only the exynos version in Thailand so I don't know which ROM (Malaysia, Vietnam ??) would be the best.

My CSC is N9005BOGBMI3_BOG. I have currently the MI7 version (AP : N9005XXUBMI7). I froze Knox with Titanium.

So, how..

- can I change of ROM without tripping KNOX ?

- can I install CRMW without tripping KNOX ?

- update my phone without tripping KNOX ?

- change my modem/RILS without tripping....... KNOX!?

- can I send a insulting email to Samsung in order to clearly express what I think about their new policy!! :p

I already downloaded this ROM (BOG-N9005XXUDMJ7-20131121184400) can I flash it and how ?

Thank you very very much and merry Xmas!! :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xclub_101:
0) Backup your current EFS! Is your phone unlocked? Did you have any problems as a result of EU region-lock? Also note that changing the CSC will not make any change in how the modem works, so no change in signal quality.

1) Flash that MJ7 with Mobile Odin PRO - read details in the specific thread that explains how you can use MOP to upgrade and keep root (and knox 0x0). MJ7 will improve and fix a lot of things.

2) No, at this point ANY kernel or recovery that is not signed my Samsung WILL trip Knox

3) You keep updating using MOP

4) Modem will be updated automatically when you do 1) and 3)

5) You can, but I doubt it will make any difference.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
Thanks for your answer ! However, a little precision please . The ROM you told to flash doesn't have the same original CSC than I had. Is it possible to do that ?

Other thing, I was talking about changing my modem/RIL in order to get a better hook where I live (each modem are customed in order to work as well as possible with each local related network).

And just now, I use an app called EFS to backup my EFS and then my NVRAM. I lost my connexion.... Not SIM inserted it says!! :'( :'(
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xclub_101:
The second/newer ROM that you listed had the same region/carrier as the 1st that you listed (and which I assumed it was the original one) = BOG (which I believe is a French carrier). Of course the newer one is not the same version, it is a newer one for that same region/carrier. Of course all assuming that I understood correctly and that your initial CSC region/carrier was BOG.

The change in modem is more carrier-specific than region-specific, in the very first step I would recommend avoiding that, see first how the new BOG modem does under your current conditions.

Hmm, the EFS backup is just a read and should not result in such problems - the app probably tried to do something like unmounting the partition. Just fully reboot the phone and as long as no destructive write was done to that partition things should be back to your previous state (and assuming that the app indeed unmounted the EFS partition then it is very likely it also made a good backup).
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
Now I'm confused.

You talk about BOG as a carrier when I talk about CSC. Indeed, this is the same CARRIER but it seems to not be the same CSC since it didn't appeared in sammobile web while I search for all ROMs based on this CSC.

About the IMEI, my main problem now. I just reflashed a ROM modified by VEGA. It still bootloops !!! :eek::eek:

I heard on that topic that we could wipe our EFS partition since the phone is able to rebuild it itself but I doubt about my own understanding here.. Maybe I could use in ODIN the option "Phone EFS clear" ?? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2471421

Please, I would really appreciate some help here!! :)

EDIT : Here is the damn software with what I bricked my phone. Maybe the comments can help you or anyone willing to save my all new phone. That's Xmas ... lol

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.boris.efs
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xclub_101:
You should have not used a program that was not specifically reported to work on Note 3, even more so with a program that does not seem to have so great feedback (there are a number of other ways to backup your EFS, searching for those around would have helped).

1) what is your current Odin status?

2) try to go to Samsung recovery, wipe data and cache from there, then go to download mode and try to write again the URDLV version that previously worked.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
Today I am sick. It made me probably sloppy on that one.. Yesterday I spent one day to root my phone without doing a mistake and without disturbing anyone on any forum. I handled it. :)

Concerning Odin, in Odin mode on the mobile I have everything good. I managed to reflash my Vega ROM from yesterday but I still get bootloops.

I have one line of code (still in Odin mode on my n9005 ) : RP SWREV S1, T1, R1, A1, P1

On my PC, Odin worked obviously fine. No error and the status is <ID:0/004> Added!!

Do I really have to flash a stock ROM ? I really fear to lose my root and reduce the possibilities of fixing my phone. Yesterday, since the tuto for URDLV didn't work, I packed a TAR with a mix of my original files and the modified files and it worked fine.

I try to wipe now... :'(

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
I get bootloops during the setup of the "first launch". ....

"the system process doesn't respond. Do you want to quit ?"

PS: I installed the VEGA repacked with the original files missing to make a complete ROM.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xclub_101:
It is still good great that the EFS program did not trigger knox! (but of course there still is the major question about what the program did).

I never said to write stock, I said the URDLV ROM, the one generated by Universal Root De La Vega and which worked OK for you previously.

The point was that wiping before Odin might fix some of the bootloops.

That being said the OLD original stock ROM, the same one that came inside your phone (and which you should have used as base for your original URDLV) should not create any knox problem. You will lose root but you should be able to gain it back by repeating the exact sequence from URDLV. And when stuff like this is happening wipe before Odin just to be certain.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
I CAN'T get it back since I have a constant bootloop. I can't copy the URDLV files on my internal SD . The phone reboots ! Anyway, my computer doesn"t detect my phone either. Never.

On the buggy software I used, you have two options . One for EFS and one for NVRAM. I press both of them with one reboot each. Maybe it is the NVRAM which is buggy ?

I hate that developper who put his warning at the END of the presentation of his software.... :( (my fault too... ) ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xclub_101:
Let me get a better idea of what is happening:

- you went to recovery and wiped data and cache

- you went to download mode and from Odin you wrote the URDLV-generated tar.md5

- you restarted and you got bootloops?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
No, I have bootloops since I pressed the two options in "Efs by BORIS.X.1" app. First, the option "EFS backup" (I got a reboot but I thought it was normal), secondly, "NVRAM backup" (I got a second reboot). Since then, my phone keep rebooting. I reflashed with my former VEGA ROM, Then I did the wiped everything and flashed again. Always with Odin. I kept all that time to have bootloops and (I forgot to repeat it!) no connexion/no data.

Hope it's clear enough now..

Btw, I don't manage to use EFS pro. It can't find my phone (and my computer neither..)

What happened!! :/

(I have to go to a short meeting/dinner right now. I'll be right back) . I don't see any solution on internet yet.

Thank you so much for helping me.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
ok. I'm back.

Any solution ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xclub_101:
At this point I have no idea what that EFS program did :(

Also I wonder if you had Reactivation lock ON - but I assume you did not.

The only other that I can think of is to:

- wipe again everything in recovery

- write in Odin the original Samsung ROM that you had on the phone; ideally this should revert things to something close to your original state (but that is not 100% certain - the original ROM might not be "full wipe" and certain partitions might be left with some content).
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nemorensis32:
Ok. Thanks. Il will wait for someone else. Or maybe open a new topic. Merry christmas.

:)