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[General Topics] dimsar2013:
Root (if possible, after I search how to root). All the other comes second if root is available for my device
[General Topics] EpicChineseTime:
The first thing that i check it's the cosmetics, if it has any defects...

I have rooted and changed rom to my nexus 2 months later that i got it.
[General Topics] casper_zy:
Root and flash to MIUI....
[General Topics] Climuff:
Benchmark it :D
[General Topics] cAPTAIN^k:
I think the first thing I do is charge it for a night, am I the only one that does that these days?
[General Topics] CompuFart:
Turn off nearly everything (notifications, location stuff, etc.).
[General Topics] Ushkalka Mob:
I when receiving new phone I adjust general settings, and all the rest as required.
[General Topics] ElmohandsX:
rooting it then flash Roms :D
[General Topics] tocatalk:
First rooooting it!!!! Then deleting every app I don't need and put the phone in my pocket. Take out every 5 minutes to random browse for stuff. :D
[General Topics] volterification:
unlock bootloader, root, install my apps :D
[General Topics] st0ryt311a:
Just like everyone rooting and flashing.
[General Topics] Apexpredator12:
Well what I usually do first is transfer all of my media like pictures and music then I usually get all of the social apps I use such as Facebook YouTube Instagram etc
[General Topics] metallo97:
Firstly all the apps. I do not like to root the phone when it shiny new. I prefer waiting some months...
[General Topics] Kingzup87:
honestly I root it xD
[General Topics] asmoroth:
Root... And then if smartphone has bad stock launcher then change it and install my apps
[General Topics] pushkardua:
Root it!!! Rooting it is the first step!!
[General Topics] Javi_ES:
Change all the settings like sounds, screen.. and later install app's and root my device to unistall all unnecessary app
[General Topics] Jack 147:
First thing i do is explore the stock ROM and it's features, before I know it I'm rooting away, and researching different ROMz to find that gem ROM with most features and customizations for that specific device, within a few hours of getting the phone im customizing a ROM to fit my personal taste, same goes for tablets or any other android device.,.. ;) OH YEA Baby! OH YEA!
[General Topics] Planterz:
I don't buy a phone without reading up about it first. Screen protector goes on as soon as it's out of the box. Charge it, and while it's charging, I play around with it to familiarize myself with it and figure out what needs to be changed.. As soon as it's charged, that's when rooting and everything else fun happens.
[General Topics] braddock84:
The first thing I do when I get my new device is to root and unlock bootloader of the device.
[General Topics] mojito13:
Go into the menus and turn off all the options I dislike. Alter the notifications and ringtones. Add my Wifi, download the apps I want, etc. Basically just set up the menus and settings the way I like and get going from there. It's a little like moving into a new apartment. Unpack and set stuff up the way you like it.
[General Topics] pjt12:
root,backup then flash a custom rom :p
[General Topics] CustomGames:
What i do

Xposed Frameword and root. If i dont like the skin i install CM11 or other roms

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Htc One M7 (CyanogenMod 11)(Xposed)(Rooted)

Acer 380 (No rom yet )(Xposed)(Rooted)

Nexus 7(AutoDroid 1.2)(Rooted)
[General Topics] Stuart Little:
Looking how all homescreen replacements/launchers are looking.

Then i gp to XDA for exlusive tips & tricks and then i tweak and mod the device.

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[General Topics] marchrius:
I turn it on.
[General Topics] Burt Macklin FBI:
Restore all my contacts, download all my apps and all that stuff. Still on my first smartphone though. I'll figure out what I want to do ROM wise when I get a new one and spend some time with it. Still on stock, only because I've been having issues rooting.
[General Topics] joisrevi1:
For me it's a vice, what first comes first, root and new rom !!!! So every 3, 4 days or less !!! that said, a vice !!!
[General Topics] efrenefren:
root the phone. then install keepassdroid, dropbox and swiftkey
[General Topics] |>/\nte:
Remove/disable (if not able to remove) all the bloatware, then use it all day long, and don't leave it off my hands.
[General Topics] cuki3r3k83bln:
first thing: do a clean backup before do anything else :)
[General Topics] :
First thing I do is install all the apps I want, make a backup, root it, install ClockworkMod as my default recovery, and THEN make another backup of my rooted device (if it's working) so I don't have to root again if I soft-brick or whatever.

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[General Topics] HuaweiVogue:
1. Root

2. Full backup

3. Custom rom (I chose my phone after I see that there is custom roms available))
[General Topics] kahran:
Root. Custom Rom. Swiftkey. Reddit Sync Pro.
[General Topics] ShadowLea:
First thing I do is pop in my MicroSD.

Then configure the settings.

Next disable bloatware (&reboot)

Fourth is install the primary apps. Apex always first. Zooper next, folloeed by N7player, VLC&Dice, ForestHD and Swiftkey. Then the rest of the apps.

Then I start playing with it.

Cases and screen protectors take at least a month after device release before they hit the market, so that comes later.
[General Topics] gmax1911:
Recovery, root, then custom Rom. ?
[General Topics] ron9:
I choosed oppo for my new phone because its open for custom roms. First flash twrp recovery, root, kitkat custom rom and minimal gapps. :)
[General Topics] guycan:
Root then backup ,custom rom then debloat

SGNote2
[General Topics] malhaarkale:
I rooted my N5 even without turning it on for any other use. Brought it home, rooted with Chainfire .bat file and then only started it for the first time.

Sent from Nexus 5

Latest Android

Rooted, Stock ROM

Custom Kernel

XPOSED enabled
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] wcase:
my wifi don't work :cry:

i'm happy, this new relase is excelent... but my wifi doesen't exist...
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Tuatara:
Did you perform a HARD-RESET, hold down the appropriate keys (as per the readme included in the ROM instructions) and then set "Clean Registry Hive", and "Format Storage" to YES? You must 'clear' your device, initialize the new ROM, and then reinstall all the applications you want to have.

If you did NOT do that, then your Old Registry Settings (which you've kept by NOT doing the above) will be entirely INCOMPATIBLE with the new ROM. You will NOT have the ROM working, and in your case, WiFi will for absolutely certain not be properly operational.

If you DID do that, and WiFi is still not operational ... I really don't know what the problem could be. Everyone else using this release has been very successful with using WiFi. Sorry ... wish I could advise more.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] indra9110:
@Tuatara .... did your LAst rom work for BA as usb modem for PC ???
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] splonker:
How do you mean it doesn't exist? Is because it doesn't say Turn On Wifi when you click on the connections icon next to your signal strenth?

What happens when you click WLan Enable and then click Enable?

Leo
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] twistedillutions:
im on liquidsmooth 3.0 nightly 4.4

wen i flashed pa gapps i lost my mms apk theme settings . i did install the full modular gapps wich says it does not replaced mms apk but it still removes my mms apk theme settings . is there other mms apk themes i can flash?

http://xdaforums.com/show...05&postcount=2

i tried the link above but it does let me open mms afterwards .

thanks in advance
[Android General] Ravi H Basawa:
SELENIUM by Ravi H Basawa

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Contents:

1. What is Selenium?

2. What all we need before we get it started?

3. How to setup Selenium for Eclipse?

4. Simple Selenium Test Script for google.co.in

5. Execution using Junit

5a. Execution using TestNG

6. DataDriven Testing using POI jar files

7. Issues or challenges with Selenium

Credits:

[MENTION=5653911]Swaroop Bandagadde[/MENTION]

My Other Works:

1. ROBOTIUM AUTOMATION TOOL

2. MONKEYRUNNER AUTOMATION TOOL
[Android General] Ravi H Basawa:
Selenium

1. What is Selenium?

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Selenium is an open source ( It's free !!!!) automation testing tool used for automating websites under any browser(not all).

Selenium supports the following browsers: IE, FireFox(Default), Chrome, Safari, Opera.

We write Selenium WebDriver Scripts in Eclipse. These scripts are written in Java language.

Things that you should be good at Java are: Constructors, Overriding, Overloading, Constructor Chaining, Interface, Inheritance, Abstract Class and UpCasting - DownCasting concepts are enough to write Selenium WebDriver Script.
[Android General] Ravi H Basawa:
What all we need before we get it started?

2. What all we need before we get it started?

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1. Windows 7 / 8

2. Java

3. Eclipse ((Juno or ADT) what I have worked on !! )

4. selenium-server-standalone-2.38.0

5. TestNG plugin for Eclipse

6. POI jar files

Downloads:

POI jar files: POI.zip

Selenium Jar file
[Android General] Ravi H Basawa:
How to setup Selenium for Eclipse?

3. How to setup Selenium for Eclipse?​

1. Open Eclipse goto Help -> Install new software.. -> give work with edittext field value as " TestNG - http://beust.com/eclipse " -> select all -> Next -> Finish

2. when you create a new test project inside its build path add selenium webdriver jar files. I will show it in next chapter.
[Android General] Ravi H Basawa:
4. Simple Selenium Test Script for Google website

4. Simple Selenium Test Script for Google website ​

1. Create new java project with name Selenium Test as shown below:

2. Now we have to add the selenium Jar file to the build path ( Goto project -> Properties -> Java Build path ) as shown in below screen shot and add the downloaded selenium-server-standalone-2.38.0.jar file. by clicking on the add external Jar's button. After this goto "Order and Export" tab click on "Select All" button and click "ok" button.

3.After completion of the above step now create a new java class ( Goto Project -> New -> Class) as shown in below ss and give name as TestWebDriver

4. After this now we will write a code to open Mozilla FireFox Browser and also open Google website inside it. The code for this is as below:

5. Now Lets create another java class called FunLib and inside this what we do is we will try to enter some text into the edit text box of the Google website and also we will click on the search button. the code for this is as below:

6. Okay now you might be thinking as how to identify the edit text field as well as other elements.!! Its easy for that we need some Extensions for FireFox they are as below:

7. After installing these Extensions we now see how to use them to Identify the objects. Thing is we don't use all these but some, It again depends on which tool u want to use!!. which one is best for you.

8. First I will show you how to Identify the Google Logo by using Xpath. To do this open FireFox and open Google website and right click on Google Logo and select View XPath. After this you will see something like as shown below:

9. As you can see from the image as XPath is given as : id('hplogo') but thing is how to use this in our code.. Simple just add the tag type in this case it is <div> (The <div> tag defines a division or a section in an HTML document.) the changes what u have to do is as shown in below Screen Shot.

10. Now the same goes for other objects too..!! If you find any doubts on this feel free to ask me by either commenting here or by emailing me.

11. Now we will see how to execute our first Automation Script in the next chapter.
[Android General] Ravi H Basawa:
5. Execution using Junit and TestNG

5. Execution using Junit

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1. First we will see how to execute our script via JUnit Suit.

2. Let us create a new JUnit test case (project -> New -> Junit test case) as shown in below screen shot:

3. Now let us give the Junit test case name as "Junit" as shown below in the screen shot. NOTE: Uncheck setup and teardown options.

4. Okay as we are done with creating new Junit test case just do the below editing:

5. To run the above JUnit Test right click on Junit.java file -> RunAs -> Junit Test

6. When you run the Junit test FireFox runs automatically in WebDriver mode as shown below and all the operations that we have specified in the Main class will be performed. Screen Shot of this is as shown below:

7. The below snap shows the test case is pass and the color is changed to Green. And also we got a msg at console as "button got clicked" what we have written in FunLib.java !!

8. The Result at FireFox WebDriver should be as shown below:

9. Okay now we will see how to execute using TestNG ( Easy one :P )
[Android General] Ravi H Basawa:
5a. Execution using TestNG

5a. Execution using TestNG​

1. Don't worry it is very easy compared to JUnit.

2. I hope you have installed the plugin of TestNG to your Eclipse.

3. Lets Create a new java class with name TestNGSuite1. Copy paste the below code after creation:

3. Right click on TestNGSuite1.java file -> TestNG -> Convert to TestNG as shown in below screen shot:

4. Now you will see as below Screen Shot, here TestNG is converting our java file to executable xml format.

5. Now click on Finish button and you will see a Testing.xml file as shown below:

6. Now Just right click on the xml file -> RunAs -> TestNG Suite as shown below:

7. Finally you will see the final result as below:
[Android General] Swaroop Bandagadde:
Excellent..

This tutorial helps in starting up with Selenium with all the configuration.
[Android General] Ravi H Basawa:
Thanks

Thank you [MENTION=5653911]Swaroop Bandagadde[/MENTION] for helping me to write this Tutorial !!..:victory:
[Asus Transformer TF700] c4mendizabal:
I use TWRP and I'm currently with CROMi-Xenogenesis 4.6.4 but I want to flash an ASUS Stock ROM. Will it be OK if I just flash Asus's newest update? Thanks!
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
Yes of course (just unzip the zip first - i.e., flash the zip inside the asus zip) - you'll lose TWRP and root though. Can I ask why you would want to?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cyrushehe:
Just personal opinions, what do you guys think would be the closest one could get to the AOSP feel with SafeStrap? (TW based roms, stock kernel, that look/feel like AOSP.)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Crawshayi:
Probably Nova Launcher with some Xposed tweaks.

I thought I heard the GPE worked on Safestrap?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cyrushehe:
I have pretty much everything down except the lockscreen and notification bar. :|

Also, the Launcher straight from the nexus 5 is pretty great.

GPE doesn't work on SS 3.7 (For android 4.3+ roms.)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
+1

Nova and xposed modules

There are many modules that actually do work for the s4 that can bring you closer to AOSP

Just give them a try and see.

Wanam

Gravity box

XuiMod

To name a few

Verizon Galaxy S4

Safestrap 3.7

HYPERDRIVE 11
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Naddict:
Questions like this belong in the Q and A thread, however, your question about which rom matches your needs is what concerns me - best rom threads also get closed as XDA is not a support site and members are expected to do their own research into what suits them best.

Read, study, try them all, only you can make the determination.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] shanashana112:
What the heck! Does anyone have a fix for not being able to download a full file from that site? I've tried 4 browsers already and the Jedi ROM won't finish downloading.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chuko303:
Keep trying different mirrors or try "desktop view" should work if that doesn't the way I got darthstalker to download after trying 6 times was using dolphin browser saving it to my sd card and download it I noticed my connection was dropping on wifi so I played a YouTube movie to keep connection going. Download was then successful
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ElementalWindX:
What is the best recovery to use for the Verizon S4 i545? I'm currently on MK2 and it appears the only recovery available is safestrap.

Is there anything better? If so, what makes it better? Thanks.

Is it possible to unlock the bootloader for MK2 yet?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ickray:
Safestrap is it as of right now, and no.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] leefer77:
Anyone else notice screen Flicker when the display is on the lowest brightness setting? I am noticing it on the bottom half of the screen usually when the phone first goes into the dim setting (manually or automatically). After it is in the dimmest setting for a while, it eventually stops. Or, if i manually move the setting off the lowest setting by even the smallest amount it stops. I've been running SACS Rom nearly since I got the phone, but the flicker started about 3 versions ago. I'm thinking it may be a hardware issue.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] killerz298:
Anyone else having this problem? I have my phone set to stay on while charging in developer options. However, when the phone isn't touched for a little bit the screen dims and flickers like crazy. As soon as I touch the screen, it comes back to regular brightness and the flicker is gone. Any idea what the problem is and how to resolve it? I leave my phone in a dock all day on my desk and the flickering is driving me insane. I'm on the original GS4, not rooted, latest KitKat installed.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] killerz298:
So the issue got progressively worse and I am approaching my warranty date so I contacted Samsung and they had me do a cache partition wipe. So far so good. I see the issue only so faintly and I don't think I wouldn't notice if I wasn't looking for it. I will see if the problem returns and if so, have the phone swapped out. I don't want to be stuck with a potential dud after the warranty expires.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] jam97:
I've never experienced this with a TW stock rom(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2650706) with NAE baseband.
[General Topics] donzx6:
Hi all, I'm a noob with a Wizard on O2 running WM2005. I have had some partial success with the above topic. Would appreciate any advice as to whether I've done something really silly or whether the idea could be taken further.

OK, I nicked all of this from other threads so only take the credit for putting it together.

Suggest before you start you empty all of your mailboxes on the device.

Step 1. Disable messaging on startup. Believe there are two ways of doing this, one is to remove it from the "Today" screen items, or the following registry hack. "HKLM\Microsoft\Today\Items\"Messaging" And change Enabled to 0

Step 2. Apply the following hack: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\MAPI Add a new string value called PropertyPath. For the value in that field, I added the storage card directory without the "attachments sub folder. i.e. \Storage Card\Inbox.mst... where ... is the (random?) number assigned.

Ok, when I synch the device, all of my emails now go to the storage card in the above named directory.

Right, now for the "partial" success bit (hoping the experienced guys can help out here).

Because I've disabled messaging in the registry, in order to get the items on the today display, I have to go into settings etc. Once that is set, it updates the registry so at reset time it screws up and creates a new "storage card" directory on the unit itself and renames the storage card as storage card 2.

Any thoughts on how to get round this ?

I've tried adding "messaging" to the startup folder and it ***** up as above.

So... thoughts are as follows:

Is it possible to add a cab to the extended ROM which forces the registry key to zero on reset (was thinking along the lines of the one already there which removes the battery icon)

....and for the gurus, is there something I could run to automatically add the "messaging" item to the today screen with some sort of delay on it to allow the card to initialise ?

and finally, have I banjaxed my device by doing this? Seems to work OK

Thanks all
[General Questions and Answers] dude52:
[Q] is there a way to get the "S & T" clear or better on the Sennheisers

I just recently bought the in ear 300cx ii's and there great except the S's and T's in vocals, do I need to change my EQ? Its on default. I listen to a lot of Hard hitting new and old rap. And Smooth and chill mellow old and new. Anyone know?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] StarFcker:
So i bought XTZ a few days ago, its the 16gb LTE version SGP321.

It comes applied with a matte screen protector. Just noticed yesterday the color white on my XTZ is rather yellowish when compared to the white on my xperia z phone and laptop. I thought it was the screen protector but i dont think that was it.

It doesn't have the white balance feature to fix it and i dnt want to download any app to fix that since it must be turned on all the time and thats annoying.

I googled and saw a review from a site that also talked about the yellowish white on the XTZ so i assume its not just my XTZ issue?

Should i bring it back to sony centre?

Does the new 4.3 update fix it? right now running on 4.2.2

Help would be appreciated thanks
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Showbiz1:
I do not have the answer to your question unfortunately. What I know though is that the preapplied screenprotector gives a yellow tint. I removed it and the colours are much better after that.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] StarFcker:
The one with the sony logo on it?
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Showbiz1:
The logo on XTZ is actually on the glass itself, not on the film., so the logo will not dissappear. The XTZ comes with a matte film that is recommended to be removed. There is also a anti scatter film that can be removed, which has some yellow tint in it.

If you remove it it might void the warranty, not sure, but there are videos on YouTube on how to remove the ASF. I did it and I do not regret it.
[Xperia Tablet Z General] StarFcker:
ok. I do have a matte film was given free and applied on top of the asf. Just as long as it doesnt remove the sony logo if i did remove the asf, i will consider doing it. Thanks alot :)
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Showbiz1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2392566
[Xperia Tablet Z General] Darkimmortal:
Yellow tint? Nope, it's every other device on the market having a blue tint

The Tablet Z is one of the very few mobile devices of late to actually have something close to a 6500k temperature out of the box, absolutely excellent display
[Xperia Tablet Z General] pisti7204:
Just updated my SGP321 and yes, I can confirm that the new software has changes in color temperature of the display. It's a little colder now, the yellow tint or the too warm color gone. It's much better now, immediately uninstalled "Screen Adjuster"! :o

And second "side efect" of new ROM is the contrast is better now on screen!
[Xperia Tablet Z General] negrobembon:
Agreed, the tablet z's display is amazing

The best Android tablet display I've seen
[Xperia Tablet Z General] StarFcker:
thank you all for your input. I definitely gonna flash 4.3 on my XTZ and i totally agreed on the amazing display on tablet z. Although its 221 dpi lower than other tablets but who the heck would spot the differences. The contrast on it is so good am proud of great viewing angle it has. :D
[Xperia Tablet Z General] negrobembon:
Actually its ppi is great compared to other android 10.1 inch tablets because of its 1080p resolution