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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BirchBarlow:
I've read a lot of posts on here saying ART is lot faster than the stock Dalvik VM, which I have experienced first-hand. I've also read a lot of posts saying that the Qualcomm-optimized Dalvik and Bionic libraries are faster than the stock Dalvik VM. What I have yet to see, however, is a direct comparison between ART and the Qualcomm-optimized libraries, at least for the Nexus 5. For those who have tried both, which do you find to be faster? Are there any downsides to the Qualcomm-optimized libraries over ART? Which is more popular?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hammer_Of_The_Gods:
Hi,

The best is to try by yourself to have your own opinion based on your own apreciation and with your own setup... because these kind of threads, in my opinion, will turn in something... but wait and see...

Because you'll have to many different replies, you need to take also in consideration the different roms optimized or not (and all different settings like kernel, CPU settings, not to take in consideration here I agree but they are present still), and not with the Dalvik/Bionic flashable zips. For example Purity rom is alteady optimized about Dalvik and Bionic stuff, when I flash the patches it's only for bench because in general UI there is no difference.

But since you asked, for me ART seems smoother and more responsive compared to Dalvik runtime even with patches. Same thing with Dalvik without patches vs ART runtime.

But like I said I use a rom already optimized so for the comparison Dalvik runtime with and without patches, no difference expect in benchs (yes the optimizations are not the same).

I tested also Dalvik runtime with and without the patches on stock rom, maybe there is a little improvement here, but very little (placebo effect?). I tend to say yes there is a little something more with the patches with stock rom...

For some reasons I keep Dalvik runtime with patches, even if my feedback tends to give the point to ART runtime... :D

About the most popular... I don't think this will help you, it's not because one or the other is most popular that it will suit what you want for you... or even it will be the better (about what?) in general because most popular. It's really a subjective question.

Plus I think that in the different threads about ART, Dalvik runtime and the patches all has been said, just read a little.

Try and see, the best advice will come from you ;)

:)

EDIT: didn't see the poll with XDA app...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meangreenie:
you can't have bionic vs art ..2 completely different libraries
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hammer_Of_The_Gods:
And? Bionic libs work with ART runtime, if you flash Dalvik/Bionic patches when you are using Dalvik runtime for example then you switch to ART runtime the Bionic libs are still used...

In general UI maybe you won't notice a difference between ART vs ART with Bionic patches but, also here, in benchs you will see the "improvement" (or the gain)...

After it depends of your goal, if it's bench you can compare both... maybe some users noticied also a difference between ART with and without Bionic in genetal UI, but I don't remember me.

But if you speak strictly and only about Dalvik libs, ok, but in general both Dalvik/Bionic patches are associated, mainly because before it was one zip so you had flashed both in the same time.

In any case I don't see the point to not compare saying it's not the same lib, in this case we can't compare Dalvik vs ART... it's not the same lib used too (libdvm.so vs libart.so)... :D

:)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meangreenie:
you'd have to recode a bunch of native coded apps in Java (dalvik) and run them side by side to compare bionic enhancements with art.. gee I wonder what would win? rr3 would rock written in Java I'm sure.

next cod on console.. fingers crossed they code it in java
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hammer_Of_The_Gods:
Ah, ok...

But Bionic optimizations are about memory access to other libs (and other memory stuff ) so in any case with ART it "should" have an improvement in some apps or under some conditions, maybe.

Like I said in general UI maybe nothing but in bench you'll see a difference... and even if it's only in bench it counts as an improvement (and even if benchs blablabla...).

:)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x8hsu:
Iv tried many roms and I have to say that ART(with or without patch) is the most responsive even than Dalvik + patch. But whats the most important to me is that I felt ART drains less power thus sustaining more longer.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bblzd:
http://anandtech.com/show/7517/google-nexus-5-review/2

Scroll down to the bottom for comparisons and analysis using ART and Qualcomm optimized Dalvik.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yuuuuns:
Dalvik optimization rules, ART won't be worth it for the time being .
[LG Optimus 4X HD] thunderjohn:
So I was running a cm 10.2 nightly (late december) and today decided to try the new CM11 ones.

I download it and try to install it through the standard cm updater, when it reboots to CWM I get the famous "status 7" error.

I didn't think much of it and selected reboot now, then was presented with the "root permisions possibly lost want to fix now" message, I hit go back.

Ever since then, my device has been on a boot loop. After I re entered CWM I selected the option to fix the root permissions and after some attempts to start the phone again I did a factory reset&wipe cache which didn't help at all.

I have a backup on my computer of stock 4.1 rom but I don't know if/how I can use adb push while on CWM or bootloop to transfer it to the phone. I may be able to use a card reader to put it on the micro SD card and will try it tomorrow because I have to sleep now.

My CWM version is 6.0.3 and not 6.0.4, not sure if that caused the problem but I read that to update to CM11 you need the 6.0.4 version.

Any help to unbrick my phone would be greatly appreciated.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] SimonTS:
You've answered your own question as to the cause. People on here don't normally say things like "CWM v6.0.4.4 or newer required" just for fun.

As for getting the phone back, search and read.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] thunderjohn:
Yeah I read that after I had bricked my phone, trying to load my backup to external sd right now.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Hellfireworks:
Hi all

I had a rooted S3 t999 with MOAR 6.0 installed, and I decided to flash Stock via Odin, flashed the 4.1.2 tar file for the device, and I got unrooted and went to stock...I upgraded to 4.3 when the update pushed by Samsung arrived.

I currently have my phone rooted and removed the Knox security, I want to try and flash other custom roms, will my phone get bricked if I decide to flash a 4.1.2 custom rom? I'm asking this just to make sure that I don't get a very expensive doorstep :P

Thanks for the advice!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sswb27:
You can flash any rom just don't odin any thing lower then 4.3 and don't flash anything to downgrade your bootloader and you will be fine.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 General] PradeepMurugan:
In this tutorial i will show you how to decompile and compile apk and jar files with apktool and apk multitool

Apk multi tool

It is easy to use than apk tool and i prefer to use it

- Download apk multitool.zip from here

- Extract apkmultitool.zip to somewhere in a single folder

- Place the apk you want to decompile inside files folder

open AndroidMultitool.exe which inside apkmultitool folder

Now click on select file under decompiling menu and open the file you want to decompile from files folder

now click decompile

After decompiling it will show like this

You will find the decompiled file in decompiled apk folder if its a apk and in decompiled jar if its a jar file, now show your modding skills in xml, smali files and pngs

After you complete modding lets recompile it. to recompile select the open file option below recompile menu and open the folder

click compile

the compiled apk will be in compiled_apk folder and jar file in compiled_jar folder. Now most important thing, if you are editing any file inside system the file will work without signing it, if it is in data partition you have to sign it. sign it using the signing option

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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 General] PradeepMurugan:
Using Apk Tool

Apk tool

To use apk tool you need these 3 files

download this zip

extract the zip file to a single folder

search cmd.exe in c and copy it to that folder

it should look like this

open cmd.exe and you should see that it navigates to folder location like this

now copy the apk or jar file that you want to decompile in that folder. Before decompiling the file you must install it so first use this command to install it, i took SystemUI.apk for this tutorial

type “apktool if SystemUI.apk” and press enter

Now time to decompile, to decompile type “apktool d SystemUI.apk” and press enter. If its successfully decompiled it should show like this and the decompiled apk will be in the same folder named SystemUI

Now time to show your modding skills after completing editing the files you can compile it again

To compile it use “apktool b SystemUI”

it may show some errors you can simply ignore it

and the build apk will be inside SystemUI/dist folder

Now you have known how to decompile and compile apk and rar files with both apk tool and apk multitool
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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 General] PradeepMurugan:
reserved
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 General] jagnik:
after recompile,, i think we have to place META-INF from original apk to modified...
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 General] PradeepMurugan:
I haven't replaced META-INF for any apks that i have modded. And for me it worked without replacing META-INF. I also read about it, i think it is required apk is not working
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 General] MLX:
It seems that OP forgot to say that visual basic power tools needs to be installed in order to make this run.

If anyone bothers about "stopped working" issue, just install the needed redistributable here: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=145727&clcid=0x804
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imucarmen:
My cousin took the ota on his rooted but stock phone and now it's stuck in recovery. I thought i would be able to fix it easy but sideload isn't working properly, nor can I get to download mode or the bootloader.

I tried flashing a rom several times with sideload but the phone just boots straight back into recovery once done. It goes through the steps fine with no errors but does not work.

I also tried restoring to stock but the phone won't go into download mode.

He has cwm 6.0.4.4

I did a little bit of reading earlier about it for him and saw that someone else had the same issue but with trwp. I read the post that he said solved his problem but I don't think that solution is possible with cwm.

Can someone please help because i'm out of ideas. Once I lose the ability to access download mode i'm a bit lost as what to do from there.

thanks
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatootie67:
In twrp recovery, go to advanced settings and enter the terminal commands.

Type the following

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota

then hit enter

type

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc

then hit enter and reboot.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imucarmen:
Did you read my post?

He has cwm 6.0.4.4
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatootie67:
Yes, I am assuming cwm has a way of getting a terminal command open , sorry if it does not
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imucarmen:
I'm not aware of how if it does. I personally use twrp and have been for awhile so cwm has become a little foreign to me. I browsed all over and couldn't find anything. He didn't even mean to take the update but rather than setting a new time he kept hitting back and eventually it decided take it on its own.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatootie67:
Hit thanks by accident.

You can do it through adb too assuming he can get his phone connected to a pc. That command has to be entered
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imucarmen:
I just used adb shell and entered those commands and rebooted the phone and it went back to recovery.

Now I just sideloaded ose 4.4.2 again and it still just booted back to recovery.

do I have to do anything special with the phone in recovery for those commands to work?

adb reads the device fine and I can do all sorts of commands in adb with the phone and everything works.

There has to be a way to fix this phone.

Why am I unable to access download mode anymore?

Thanks for your help.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatootie67:
Did you get any error messages when you hit enter? Hopefully somebody with more knowledge chimes in here.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Klodrik:
Hi, I rooted my phone following [GUIDE][ROOT] How to Root your LG Optimus 4X HD (O4X P880) a while back ago. Now I`d like to try JB, but after reading up I`m more confused than enlightened...(there are soo many flashers,upgraders,versions etc)

I`m on baseband L6260_MODEM_SIC_02.1216.01 with Kernel 2.6.39.4.I`ve tried to upgrade the CWM to 6.0.3.1 and 6.0.4.4 in recovery and they

went smooth, however when I reboot recovery I`m still on 6.0.1.1. I use LGUnited_50MAN3 Ver_3.10.1 on Win7 64 bit.

Would someone be so kind to guide a confused man?

(I read a few other posts, If you want to answer READ UP DUDE then just get a moderator and delete this thread)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] SpyKnife:
First update to officilal JB 4.1.2 via lg mobile support tool and then we can talk about unlocking bootloader or custom roms
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Klodrik:
Thanks, would that be from this page ( [FIRMWARE] All official JB LINKS (Know about UPCOMING VERSIONS too) )? cause the links there does not work, and second would this guide ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2069723 ) be right?

EDIT::silly: :silly: :silly:

The trip to Amsterdam had it`s toll...
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Klodrik:
Mistakenly ran CWM recovery after upgrade to JB, stuck on boot

Well, the update to JB went fine but i accidentally ran the CWM recovery AFTER, and I`m now stuck on LG screen on bootup. Is the phone now bricked and is there any way to revert to ICS and do it all over again?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] SimonTS:
Plenty of ways, search and you shall find...
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Rudjgaard:
you need to unlock bootloader before flashing cwm.

now you have to flash stock kdz file and start over again.

No need to go back to ics
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Klodrik:
Hmmm, re-ran root.bat and the phone seems to be ok. (Android is upgrading....Starting apps.)

EDIT: well, it`s been on that screen now for allmost 1 hour, guess it wont work.

"now you have to flash stock kdz file and start over again."

Where can I find this file? Seems every link is down.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Dexxon:
http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=15
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Klodrik:
SOLVED

Gives you just about nothing. Found it on another site and solved the issue.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] bwallis:
Just wondering if anyone else is having this issue. I set up my Wizard for Direct Push with the Exchange SP2 server at work. No prob though I did get duplicates. Anyway, yesterday, it worked great, received e-mails even before the computer at my desk, but by the end of an 8 hour work day, my battery life was down to 43%. Is this supposed to happen?

Today I tried disabling the push and after the same 8 hours I have 97% battery. Anyone know what to do about this?

Thanks for the help.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] dgaust:
Not fully understanding how the push email system works (I don't have the need for it, nor the pocket to fund it's use on Australian tariff plans), but doesn't it just stay connected to the server through GPRS, sending a 'heartbeat' every couple of minutes to keep the connection alive?

I think it is something like that. If that is the case obviously it is going to effect your battery life as you are using your phone as normal, plus fulltime gprs use and then the backlight/processor when reading/replying to the emails.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AA1User:
My phone has developed a digitizer problem in that a vertical strip (approx 15mm) is completely unresponsive, and sometimes the screen goes a bit haywire (continously zooms in when web browsing or in a document). Have tried resetting the phone, and reflashing the ROM, but the problem persists.

Does anyone have any experience when with regards to replacing the digitizer, and would like to share their experiences? I.e. Is there anything which I should be made aware of, such as specific rookie errors? Have looked up some Youtube videos, so I think I'm fairly clued up, but thought I'd call in on the experts before I take the plunge!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] overboard1978:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1591399

check this thread
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thecjan:
not recommend replace digitizer at this moment it cast too many $$$, Asus CES2014 announce $99 smart phone.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] overboard1978:
They look nice the zenfone that is will have to buy a sd card for it down side no internal memory or atleast none you can use. besides that actually looks very nice. wonder how long before you can buy one right now it says ask dealer about availability so im guessing 3 to 6 months. digitizer $15.00 and then he can sell phone for $50 to $75 dollars if he chooses to later once it finally hits stores
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andresrivas:
Yeah, but with sd cards being inexpensive (I just got a 8gb class 4 microsd for $50, about U$S10) it isn't really a downside. If you maage to get an replacement for the digitizer, buy it. as overboard says, you can sell the phone at a higher price if you decide to buy another.

OP, I had the same problem, I warn you, once you detach the digitizer from the phone, before you actually remove it, dettach the lcd also, that way, when you must remove the flex and pass it through, the gap will be larger and you wont have to bend the flex, avoiding the risk of damaging it. Digitizer and lcd are meant to be extracted together. Also, be very careful when you detach the digitizer, as dointg it hard can remove the glue strips and let the dust enter the screen. that's what happened to mine, glue strips got broken at the bottom corners, and now the capacitive buttons' light pass thru it, to the screen and dust enters and I can't see sh*t
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AA1User:
Thanks guys. From what I've read, most people appear to experience problems either during or after the upgrade, so even though a replacement digitizer should only set me back £15, it could be more hassle that it's worth...

This could be a good opportunity to upgrade :D
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Feinraf:
Hello, first of all thank you for taking the time to read this.

I downloaded and installed the 4.3 update for my Sony Xperia Z1 a few days ago and since have not been able to open some of my apps, they open to a white screen and nothing happens. They previously worked before I updated.

The apps I'm having a problem with are:

- Traffic Racer (boots to white screen with Google+ game login logo)

- Subway Surfers (boots to white screen with Play button)

- Jelly - I know it's a new app but I would have thought it would be compatible with the latest version?

Thanks for any help guys.

Feinraf
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cippi21:
Did u try to go into settings...apps and delete data and cache and see will that fix it..
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
if delete data and cache will not fix your problem it's recommended after an update to make a Factory Reset. Try it as well.
[General Questions and Answers] Smfoto:
Hello guys,

i wonder if it's possible to ugrade my Prestigio Multiphone 5300Duo from 4.1.2 to 4.3 version of android..and if it's does anyone have some tips or guid how to do it.

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Stacy Love:
Hello,

I have a verizon Samsung galaxy s3 and I currently using it with ATT prepaid services. I can only get edge and I was told in order to get 4g service I need to change the bandbase. Is this possible and if so does anyone know how to do so? My phone just updated to 4.3 and it is not rooted.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
No, if you flash an att modem it will hard brick the phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Stacy Love:
Ugh okay. I was told by att to change it because it would be the only way to get 3g/4g service. Its a verizon phone I bought off of craigslist and wanted unlimited everything so I tried with T-Mobile first and no luck. Went with att thinking because I already have another phone with them I would get 4g. After paying the rep said I would get atleast 3g and when I called the c.c 800# I was told to get the phone unlocked and update the baseband. If I'm not mistaken I thought the Verizon I535 was already unlocked!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
I don't think the S3 is capable of doing 4g on ATT network. The modem only support GSM however the S4, Note2, LG G2, droid DNA and some others are capable.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BadUsername:
It's unlocked, that isn't the issue. The phone doesn't have the correct hardware to get anything better than edge data on an att or T-Mobile network.

You may be able to change the apn and get 3g, but that's a long shot. You certainly can't update the baseband.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] sergiomontano:
hello , i installed this rom yesterday an i love it . . how ever everything that needs to show me the type of phone i have shows the phone as "htc butterfly s"

is there a fix for this . . its annoying me . . thanks in advance
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] ya7hu:
Just Rename to Htc One or anything you like from Settings>About>Phone identity>Phone Name
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Lancerz:
You have to edit the build prop which is pretty simple. Just download a buildprop editor from the market and change the line that says butterfly s to HTC One and reboot.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] luigi311:
Isn't it HTCONE
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] sergiomontano:
this worked . . thanks a million . . this site is awesome
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] desdelaayuda:
My screen doesnt rotate with stock rom...and yours??? Thank you

Enviado desde mi SM-N9005 mediante Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] Brendo:
Default action. Only rotates when attached to charger
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] MadR4sta:
same here

Same problem but all my sensors show pass via *#0*# sensor checks. Tried nordic i9505 I9505XXUFNB9_I9505NEEFNB2_I9505XXUFNB9_HOME.tar 4.4.2, then SIngapore I9505XXUFNBE_I9505OLBFNB3_I9505XXUFNBE_HOME.tar 4.4.2 all the fken same problem. Screen rotation all fine when I flash firmware, root, then flash CWM touch - everything good. Screen rotate works until the first reboot after all of this which might even be a day or 2 later. As soon as reboot phone, screen rotation dies and it is a huge pain in the arse. Sensors continue to say pass via *#0*#. Every few days i have to re-flash firmware, re-root, then re-CWM touch, no need to factory reset just those 3 steps. Has anyone got any solutions for this yet??

:crying::mad::eek::confused: