yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 Accessories] 30br:
So,

I had a white Incipio case for my G2. I work in a machine shop and constantly have oily hands. My white case looked like crap, with brown staining from oily hands and oily pants pockets.

I went to the grocery store and bought a package of black, RIT fabric dye for $2.49. This dye is designed for dying fabric, including synthetic (plastic) fibers. I figured why wouldn't it dye my synthetic phone case?

I put the black dye powder in a disposable pan and poured in 2 cups of almost boiling water. This is a much stronger mix than the package recommends. I degreased and cleaned my case with isopropyl alcohol. Stirred it with a plastic spoon and dropped the back of the case in. In about 20 seconds the case was jet black. Took it out and rinsed it with cold water while wiping it with a clean sponge to get any dye off the surface. It worked great. RIT also comes in many other colors. If you want to try a different color than black I'd recommend a weaker mix, so you can control the color intensity better. I think most colors dyed at this strength would be so saturated they would look almost black if left in the dye for too long. Do a quick dip and rinse, if you want it bolder, dip and rinse again You can always add more color but cant take it off.

I think the soft touch coating absorbs color very easily, whether it's from your pocket or a pan of dye. I would think any phone with a soft touch surface would dye easily. A non soft surface would probably also take the dye, but would take longer to deepen in color, hotter water works better for plastic. The clear plastic spoon I used is now tinted, but not jet black. Good luck, Too bad I already decided on black. Now I want to try a fade. I think the black back with the gray silicone looks pretty stealthy. An olive drab green would look cool with the gray too. The case looks and feels the same as it did before. It's just black now. It worked amazingly well.
[G2 Accessories] nvmehaterz:
Niceee
[G2 Accessories] noobhaxor:
Great job!
[G2 Accessories] bsheedy:
Thanks for the idea! I've been wanting a nice red case for my Verizon G2 and couldn't find anything.

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[G2 Accessories] bas85:
Gonna try this. I got the exact same case and after a whole it just begins to look ugly.

Sent from my Verizon Wireless LG G2
[G2 Accessories] demonr6:
Durability report OP?
[G2 Accessories] Russ77:
back in the 80's and 90's when radio control cars (competitive kits, not Tyco stuff) where made of white nylon we used to dye the parts with this same dye. there's was absolutely no adverse effects.
[G2 Accessories] player911:
Wonder if this eventually will start to dye my pockets after a while?

I have a royal blue incipio case. Not sure how color blending would do.
[G2 Accessories] 30br:
Still looks great. No fading, wear, or bleeding onto pockets.
[G2 Accessories] 30br:
Nice results. What strength did you mix the dye, and how long did you let the case soak?
[G2 Accessories] bsheedy:
If you go to Rit Dye's website they have a section with different formulas depending on the color you want. I started out using Cool Red #146 and made adjustments till I got color I liked, so I don't have an exact formula. As for amount of soak time I just kept checking every 20 seconds or so.
[G2 Accessories] Blissimminent:
Cool! I shall try this.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rectifyy:
Well, I had MiRaGe installed on my nook color. Everything was good except, it had 5GB internal and 1GB for media. So I used this thread, "http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1094371" to partition to 1.96GB "/data", 4+GB "/media". But after doing so, the play store isn't there anymore. I can see other google apps such as talk and google search though. I did a full wipe and even re-installed the rom, but nothing helped.
[Sony Xperia ZR] yehiawael:
i recently updated my zr to 4.3 but i wanted to downgrade to 4.2.2 after the bad performance of the battery so i downloaded C5502_10.3.1.A.0.244_Pudding_TW.ftf , i didn't know that its not my area , i am in EGYPT and im still in the warranty period but im so worried about it because i installed another rom so i wanted to install the stock rom of my region and 4.2.2 not 4.3 to regain the warranty ,, btw my phone isn't rooted , so any help PLEASE ??:confused:
[Sony Xperia ZR] Lasantha:
Don't worry afaik warranty voids only if you unlock boot loader
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freddienuxx:
after i flash a rom and when i get to setup menu it says unfortanately phone has stopped!! doesnt matter which rom i flash it says the same thing!! tried with omni rom official beanstalk rom and bs harmony rom!! please help thx in advance
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kreateablaze:
What steps are you taking when you flash a ROM?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aooga:
Are you wiping data when you flash the rom?

If you don't have any important stuff on your phone, I would just flash the factory images and start over with the rom process.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Lee:
Please tell us also what is your phone's status at the moment. Like is your phone rooted with bootloader unlocked and stuff like that.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aooga:
Well since he's flashing a rom, it would be rooted and the bootloader unlocked.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Lee:
It never hurts to ask though. Maybe he did something different and bypassed something. You never know. You got to have the whole story. :sly:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freddienuxx:
I did full wipe then dalvik cache
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freddienuxx:
I'm rooted! When I flashed Mahdi ROM no issues! Mahdi ROM actually is my backup ROM also
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce Lee:
Wait it's working now?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freddienuxx:
No its not working now! I meant my daily driver is Mahdi ROM and I use
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistahseller:
When you flash the ROM it also flashes the kernel that comes with it.

So if you are using Mahdi ROM then everything is ok but if you try a different ROM you get the error constantly?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] storm007:
using the ClockworkMod recovery.

If you receive issues on flashing, double check your download. If nothing, I suggest using the ClockworkMod recovery.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freddienuxx:
Yes
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freddienuxx:
I switch to cwm and same issue! Its weird! I mean again today I flash 4 different ROMs and as soon as I get to setup same issue! Unfortunately phone has stopped!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markdapimp:
Phone has stopped is related to your gapps
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistahseller:
The type of recovery you use will have no bearing on it, hundreds of people on here use twrp and cwm.

All I can suggest and it was suggested before is to wipe your phone completely and start over again. Something went wrong, clearly.
[General Questions and Answers] ghanson:
I've been running stock 4.1.2 on my AT&T SGH-i747 but it won't work with Bluetooth Smart devices. I saw that CyanogenMod has a 4.3 for the SGH-i747 and people were successfully using a Polar H7 heart rate monitor.

Thus began my journey into rooting the phone since it seemingly took forever for AT&T to come out with 4.1.2 (from 4.1.1).

I used ChainFire's excellent CF-Auto-Root and was searching for the stock 4.1.2 ROM before loading CM when I found, on Samsung's website, that they have released Jelly Bean 4.3.

Go to Samsung's US Support website and search for "AT&T Cell Phones: How do I update my Samsung Galaxy S® III (AT&T) to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean?"

(I can't post the link because I'm new here.)

I'm installing it onto my phone as I write this message.

I still plan to root for Titanium Backup, et al, but figured the link could help some other newbies out there.

Greg
[General Questions and Answers] ghanson:
The update size is 623.10MB so be patient...
[General Questions and Answers] ghanson:
The OTA 4.3 update worked. It took nearly an hour to download via 4G and then 15 minutes to fully install.
[General Questions and Answers] ghanson:
For the AT&T SGH-i747 the new build number is JSS15J.I747UCUEMJB.
[General Questions and Answers] ghanson:
I have been around the Android forum section and see that I was late to the party regarding the 4.3 OTA release. However, this thread should be easy for newbies to find and hopefully it will help them get started.

Newbies: go to the Android forums on this site and search for instructions on rooting your SGH-i747 4.3 OTA. There are a number of threads. I used ChainFire's CF-Auto-Root which you can also find in a forum search.
[Nexus 5 General] shoong512:
So I suck with the photosphere, just want to see the talent out there!.
[Nexus 5 General] anshmiester78900:
I have panorama photos I can post those if you allow me ...
[Nexus 5 General] DrYnternet:
In the Alps.
[Nexus 5 General] touristy:
MCG
[Nexus 5 General] FuMMoD:
Nice!
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
Loving the floating head at the beginning of the last third

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I do NOT reply to support queries over PM. Please keep support queries to the Q&A section, so that others may benefit
[Nexus 5 General] panamoncreel0:
Playa Del Carmen

https://plus.google.com/108061791616167980379/posts/WtmCKPCJmwo
[Nexus 5 General] EvilEvo:
At the North Shore in Hawaii.
[Nexus 5 General] FuMMoD:
How do you do that?!?!
[Nexus 5 General] EvilEvo:
When you are in the gallery and click on the picture, before you click on the earth icon to pan around in the bottom right there is a button to "create tiny planet"
[Nexus 5 General] ZacksBuilds:
Guys link your G+ so we can view the actual sphere :D:thumbup:

Device: Nexus 5 16GB

ROM: Cataclysm w/ Franco r28
[Nexus 5 General] TheProd:
Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern, Germany (1.FC Kaiserslautern) :)
[Nexus 5 General] topnomi:
not all photospheres, but all taken with the N5

https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/109214183252595050314/albums/5964089885259902177

This was the at NYE. The Werks @ the Newport in Columbus, OH

These are the best concert pics i've ever taken.

Here's a video of the band in action (different show)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_hFogn9WOc

My favorite band to see live!
[Nexus 5 General] 75markus:
or put them on maps if you like to share them :)

here´s my maps link : https://www.google.com/maps/views/profile/105852990229503175645?gl=us
[Nexus 5 General] zivan56:
My maps stuff:

https://www.google.com/maps/views/profile/100963645642455161455?gl=us
[Nexus 5 General] ThatAdamGuy:
Please also share your great photo spheres in the official Google+ community

I'm biased, since I'm the Googler who founded it, but I'd be honored if you'd also share your best photo spheres in our official "Google Maps Views" community on Google+ :)

Thanks for creating photo spheres, and all the best of the New Year to you!
[Nexus 5 General] neron42:
Great photo's thanks for sharing!
[Nexus 5 General] wyrman:
How do you take these photos with the Nexus 5?
[Nexus 5 General] ZacksBuilds:
Go into your camera and press the camera icon and select the circle :)

Device: Nexus 5 16GB

ROM: Cataclysm w/ Franco r28
[Nexus 5 General] wyrman:
Cool. I learn something every day. LOL
[Nexus 5 General] ore616:
I can't share my photosphere's to maps? I go to share it and maps isn't even an option :confused:

I have maps and street view installed.

Any help would be appreciated. :good:
[Nexus 5 General] rich2007:
Nothing special

At the mall
[Nexus 5 General] laker666:
If you notice in the middle of the pic you'll find the rest of his body lol
[Nexus 5 General] hd2009:
I don't have this button... Also, my photosphere is not working so fine, some images aren't merged correctly.

Is it possible to remove the shutter sound ?
[Nexus 5 General] 75markus:
you need to do 2 things :

- enable GPS before taking the pic

- enable "save location" in camera app

now your pics contain the location data and you are able to upload to maps :)

you can also have a look at geotag (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pkgGeo.Geotag&hl=de) to tag your photos afterwards

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joined :)
[Nexus 5 General] ThatAdamGuy:
75markus, thanks for the assist!

hd2009, if you're using an unsupported device (e.g., sideloaded the APK)... I seriously give you props for giving Photo Sphere a shot (no pun intended), but apologize that not everything may work right; we're doing everything we can to get Photo Sphere more widely available! :)

ore616, if you're having issues sharing directly to Maps from your Android, a very useful workaround is this:

1) Make sure you have Google+ on your phone.

2) Turn on auto-upload and "upload in full resolution" in the Google+ settings

3) After your photo spheres have been automatically uploaded to Google+, go Google Maps Views on your desktop browser, then click on the import button (little camera icon at the top) and you should be able to import one or more photo spheres from there. An additional cool part about this is that you can geotag or correct a geotag on a photo sphere from the web interface (easier than on the phone).

By the way, my team and I have started officially participating in the Google Maps forum (Street View section), so -- especially for more detailed troubleshooting / feedback sessions -- I welcome you there! :)
[Nexus 5 General] 75markus:
ah, i guess you are Adam Lasnik, Google Program Manager ... cool to see you here on XDA !
[Nexus 5 General] h20wakebum:
how did you do this!!!

Very cool

I do not see the create tiny world option...
[Nexus 5 General] ThatAdamGuy:
Thank you! I used to do lots of Android testing in my 20% time at Google, so I have actually enjoyed lurking here for quite some time! :)
[Nexus 5 General] ore616:
Cheers Adam, that "work-around" did the trick. Maybe I can only upload to Maps directly after taking the photo?

Either way, here is my first one posted to Views. Can't wait to keep adding to this!! :good:

https://www.google.com/maps/views/profile/101888569998376381640?gl=au
[Nexus 5 General] ThatAdamGuy:
Nice! Glad you're enjoying Photo Sphere!

You can actually share a photo sphere to Maps at any time, but you have to do so from the camera roll in Android, not from the Gallery... so as long as the photo sphere is still on the phone itself, you're fine :)
[Nexus 5 General] ore616:
Hey Adam, just tried one in the lounge room for testing and I still don't have "Maps" in the share feed???

I'll post some screen shots etc. to see if I'm doing something wrong.
[Nexus 5 General] ThatAdamGuy:
Ah, note that there are two key requirements for being able to share to Maps directly from the phone:

1) Image must be geotagged

2) Image must be a full 360 degrees.
[Nexus 5 General] ore616:
Ahhhhhhhh, that would be it!! Thanks again mate, all operational now :laugh:
[Nexus 5 General] hd2009:
i have n5.
[Nexus 5 General] nataka3211:
COOL!! :good:
[Nexus 5 General] daemonios:
Couple of tiny worlds

Cool topic! I've only recently tried playing with Photosphere and got a couple interesting images. Not nearly perfect (some visible blurs and incorrect stiches, as well as body parts scattered in the first image) but a nice toy :)

So, here's one in Burano, an island near Venice, Italy, and a view of Florence from the tower at the top of the hotel I stayed in.

Any tips for getting better photospheres/tiny planets?
[Nexus 5 General] EzR3aL:
How did you do that? I got my Nexus 5 just yesterday and it its awesome, im learing everything something new , like today timelapse :D
[Nexus 5 General] hd2009:
i'm sorry, it's my fault, i didn't know 360° picture was mandatory.

Images aren't still merged correctly.
[Nexus 5 General] ThatAdamGuy:
Ah, sorry, our fault for not making the 360 degree requirement more clear.

re: not merging correctly, please share an example. In the meantime, try taking photo spheres where you pivot around the phone instead of swiveling the phone around you, and see if that improves things :)
[Nexus 5 General] ZacksBuilds:
How do you people take such perfect spheres:what:

Device: Nexus 5 16GB

ROM: Cataclysm w/ Franco r28
[Nexus 5 General] PM_Petrol:
Wow a lot of nice pictures here.

I will try to capture some aswell with different cameramodes.

Expect no mountains or snow ;), because we don't have that.
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] LiveFaster:
I've had my phone for about a year and a half. Have any of you tried buying a new battery and seen any significant battery life improvements from your year old battery's?

Sent from my SGH-T769
[Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G] Chitown021:
I have and it doesn't seem to have made much difference. I bought a replacement OEM battery (made sure it wasn't one of those cheap knock offs you typically find on eBay or Amazon) but I haven't noticed much difference.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Halo13Ghost:
Happy New Years All!!!
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] esarve:
HY guys :) I found this font few day ago. :fingers-crossed: Hope u like it

Here is a screenshot ;)
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] krchi:
link to where you found it??
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] esarve:
Dont know.. i found it on my pc. dont know from where i downloaded it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gato06:
I need create a shortcut when the app is installed and the code works fine

the problem is that when I open the app view another shortcut

example if I open 20 times the app

this created 20 times shortcut

[MENTION=439709]override[/MENTION]

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

setContentView(R.layout.main);

borrarIcono();

agregarIcono();

}

private void agregarIcono(){

Intent shortcutIntents = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), Main.class);

shortcutIntents.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

shortcutIntents.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);

Intent addIntent = new Intent();

addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, shortcutIntents);

addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, "Whatsapp Imagenes");

addIntent.putExtra("DUPLICATE", false);

addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON_RESOURCE, Intent.ShortcutIconResource.fromContext(getApplicationContext(), R.drawable.icono));

addIntent.setAction("com.android.launcher.action.INSTALL_SHORTCUT");

getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(addIntent);

}

private void borrarIcono(){

Intent shortcutIntent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), Main.class);

shortcutIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

shortcutIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);

shortcutIntent.putExtra("someParameter", "Whatsapp Imagenes");

Intent removeIntent = new Intent();

removeIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, shortcutIntent);

removeIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, "Whatsapp Imagenes");

removeIntent.setAction("com.android.launcher.action.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT");

getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(removeIntent);

}
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Critical Detox:
Is the phone doing this by its self or did you make it that way?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] K.K.:
Hi!

I am about to buy the T-Mobile MDA Pro and have a couple of questions. I live in the Netherlands but I do not speak Dutch. In the T-Mobile they said, that only Dutch version is available. So, my question is, if I get the Dutch version and update the ROM to the version I can download from T-Mobile UK, will this work properly? I mean, after the update... Any country-specific things? Any bit's of functionality specific to the "country of origin"? No surprises when I will make a phone call?

The second question is more generic. I was browsing this site for quite some time, but couldn't find a clear instructions on how to perform ROM update. Any link to it?

Thanks in advance
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] hanhha2000:
Once you have downloaded the ROM you need follow these instructions:

1. Unzip the downloaded ROM using winrar

2. Copy MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe to the extracted folder

3. Then synced MDA to backup all contacts, pictures,files,etc.

4. Then put the device in bootloader mode( Light + Power button + Reset)

5. run the maupgrade utility & the upgrade will start. It will upgrade the Radio ROM, then the Extended ROM & then the CE ROM..

6. It will give you a screen with a congratulations message.

7. unplugged the device & cold booted it ( ie, power +reset)

You can download MAUpgradeNoID.exe from here:

http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=42743&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=125

The above file will negate the country code situation.

Hope this helps
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] K.K.:
Thanks, man

I am a bit scared, but I will give it a try. I must have this device in a couple of days...

As I understand, this will not mess up with the differences in the country-specific services (voice calling, GPRS, WiFi etc)?

Thanks a bunch
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] Rockafello:
keep in mind that i can be possible that it gives an error. don't be scared just try to update again. second time it will work
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] hanhha2000:
You will need to input the correct GPRS setting for your device. this can be found here:

http://www.taniwha.org.uk/gprs.html

Remember to select "Cellular line (GPRS, 3G)" in select box.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Software Upgrading] K.K.:
Thanks!

I am still in the process of odering it. The stupid T-Mobile has it cheap on their web site (Dutch version of MDA Pro). I walked into a T-Mobile store and.. they have English version (only English)!!! However, they sell this mobile for 300 EUR more then on their web site!

Apparently every T-Mobile shop has its own prices (and it looks like they use different delivery channels as well), but you cannot call them to find out the prices and/or check the availability, they don't have publicly available phone numbers!

I am pissed off!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M.Barakat:
Having Multi Users on my phone is really important for me.

I managed to enable Multi User on stock rooted 4.1 using the below method, but now having latest 4.3 N7100XXUEMKA_N7100OJVEMK3_LYS its no longer possible.

...

In Terminal Emulator:

SU

pm create-user Guest

...

As simple as that I used to get the "Guest" and "Primary" to choose from in the power menu

[Q] Any clue on how to get Multi Users now on 4.3?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M.Barakat:
Note:

Increasing the maximum number of users as below also doesn't work

pm get-max-users

setprop fw.max_users
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M.Barakat:
Can some body help out here:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M.Barakat:
The Terminal emulator Commands
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M.Barakat:
Final the attempt to revive the thread
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C7M:
Did you manage to achieve this somehow?
[General Questions and Answers] TheRaja1:
Android 4.3 brings virtual surround sound. Does MX player support surround sound in 4.3+ android devices?
[General Questions and Answers] iwjosi:
just try it
[AT&T LG Optimus G] XDFernando:
Hello, can anyone send me the original partition table of Optimus G E970??

I converted my E970 to N4 but now i want to revert the process. When i flashed Original Firmware with LGNPST or LG Flash Tool i can boot the rom but sensors are not working (acelerometer and proximity sensor). I restored old backups of my E970 and nothing happened but when i reflash N4 firmware all its working fine now, so i assume is table partition problem.

i saw the next procedure to fix camera. Now camera works but sensors not working, so its possible than another partitions still lost?? Can anyone send me original partition table of E970. Thank You!!! Happy New Year!! :laugh:

Using adb shell as root
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p15.bak
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p16.bak
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p19.bak
mke2fs -T ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p15
mke2fs -T ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p16
mke2fs -T ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p19
reboot