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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Web_E:
I will add something as well in your help :

1. In iOS they just don't tell you what the apps are accessing. Still want to prevent some, then use app ops (but it required to be rooted, so I won't advice to jump on unlocking and rooting right away)

2.Not required as long as you install from playstore, read the reviews a bit before installing any application. Still want to use, you can have a look at avast.

3. Few advices for battery save,

- turn off always scanning (settings > wifi > press settings [the three . on right bottom] > Advanced > Uncheck always scanning)

- Change location settings (settings > location > mode = battery saving)

- If it is really not required, turn off "ok google" hot word detection. Open google now page, goto bottom, click 3 dot > settings > voice > uncheck hotword detection. My battery life is precious than a single "ok google". I can tap on microphone icon if needed. (that was my view)

- Switch to 2G when not required. There is an application called tasker, you can automate switching 2g/3g/4g networks as per application, (and many more, must have) event etc. Very useful app. (some example - here and here). But again it is optional.

- I found google default brightness is too high for my need. Use LUX application to do so. Link few samples on different lighting condition and you will be good to go.

- Last & best : Use franko kernel (but need to unlock boot loader)

Battery charging : As other mentioned use wall charger.

4. Ok Google - I don't use it.

5.dashclock is best option in my view. Anyway, to get it in lock screen, a step is required. Settings > security > check enable widgets. After installation of the app, lock the phone, tap power button to goto lock screen, now swipe from left to add a widget.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistahseller:
Welcome to xda. I would definitely read up on some of the stickies articles and other topics that have been posted.

To reiterate what has mostly been said already:

1) iOS doesn't tell you it just does uses those permissions anyway.

2) I have never heard if anyone getting a virus on their android. I think it is one of many misconceptions about android running amok.

3) this is the fastest phone I have had that charges on ac power. Keep in mind that USB ports and car chargers only put out about half the power of a regular outlet. Also keep in mind the hardware you are running. Assuming you did not have a 5s you now have a quad core phone with 2gb of ram and so on. More hardware more battery

4) I personally use nova launcher was not a big fan of google play launcher. It's a work in progress.

5) using dash clock is probably your best solution to that. I do not lock my phone at all so I just pull down to see my notifications.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RealSlimShadyMC:
Android is not prone to viruses. Due to the enhancements made in 4.1 and 4.4, android is one of the most secure mobile OSes available. Yes I said it, iOS fans gonna hate, but its true. Less than 0.00000000? Of apps are actually malicious and attempt to evade runtime security. iOS would use almost the same permissions, but to keep it simpler and more user friendly, they choose not to display the permissions screen. The battery is kinda normal, but you must be really bored to rely on SoT as a battery benchmark. Also, check out Dashclock lock screen widget ;)

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Oh and welcome to the dark side of the mobile world ;)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tevil:
turn your brightness down.

I think to many people overlook this or think they missing out if the screen is not SUPER bright.

Might brightness is off auto, way down and my screen turns off in like 15 secs.

Now your question with rapid discharge points back to the comment about no data and okay google.

Are you in an area with bad coverage because at my job we have HORRIBLE coverage at my desk and my battery will kill itself some days. We used to have a booster on our building and I could go 2 days without charging my phone. SERIOUSLY TWO DAYS!

Since ATT came out and pulled our booster Im back to a faster death just sitting as it looks for signal.

One thing you can do with the 5 I love is set the preferrred network off LTE if you know there is no LTE. this will save you some juice for sure.

There are a lot of tweaks you can do to save battery life, just fool with the phone until you get what you find is a good balance.

as for security, youre fine, just dont install some Chinese 3rd party banking app. Always take the time to read reviews (be sure there are plenty and they are legit) and even look online.

Im pretty particular with what I install but Im also not an app whore
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxpower7:
Exactly. I thought that this phone had terrible battery life when I first got it, but it turned out that I just had the brightness set too high. I keep it at about 1/3, and I average about 4-5 hours of screen on time. It's still plenty bright for my purposes. My shutoff time is always set to a half hour though. I don't like my screen to get dim or shut off unless I tell it to.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eel_dahc:
Hey guys. I just upgraded to DU 4.3.1 from the previous version and I am wondering what amount of free ram I should be seeing when, after I turn the phone on, by holding down the home button. It usually shows about 50 or so megabytes. All I have installed is the gapps. I wiped cache and dalvic before installing. Just curious because I figured that it would have more.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skepticmisfit:
I remember this ROM not being particularly friendly with RAM... you might want to try the new KitKat DU build (it's on here somewhere)
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eel_dahc:
Thanks for the confirmation, I think I will. I love these ROMs.
[General Questions and Answers] Nitro1max1:
Does anyone know how to get boot animations to work? I'd really like to get a cool boot animation but don't really know where to start.
[General Questions and Answers] Andronote3:
Are you rooted? What phone you have? What Rom?

Sent from GNote 3 rooted with kingo.
[General Questions and Answers] Zeuscluts:
For this you need to be rooted

Step are to be followed ro make Bootanimations work on your phone.

Juat see the resolution of ypur phone and Bootanimation ofbit matches

Replace your bootanimation with system

It also needs the kernel and rom support

Its location is home~system/media/bootanimation.zip
[General Questions and Answers] Nitro1max1:
Yes, I am rooted and have a Samsung galaxy exhilarate running on 4.4 gummy ROM.
[General Questions and Answers] Zeuscluts:
Just follow my abive steps to change your bootanimation
[General Questions and Answers] Nitro1max1:
Yes, thank you. Got my boot animation working, we're good to go.
[General Questions and Answers] Zeuscluts:
Enjoy
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] silantharakans:
After rooting xperia p, cannot make call. It goes restarting when making a call. Its restarting frequently and boot is not completed. The screen is just flashing with the start up logo. What I have to do next?? I'm beginner in rooting.

Sony Xperia P

Jelly bean 4.1.2

build 6.2.A.0.400
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
AFAIK 6.2.A.0.400 cannot be rooted, so tell exactly what you have done, provide links if you can, and if you can't the title of the article or post that is easy to search.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] silantharakans:
phone not working

I used the link below to root my phone.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2298682
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] silantharakans:
while dialing a number and making call, the get restarted

while dialing and making a call, the phone get restarted. Pls help me immediately
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] silantharakans:
Pls help me

pls help me. I am waiting for your help.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
If you have FTF file for your firmware flash the kernel of it, clear all wipes, exclude everything but the kernel so what is left in content list is only kernel.sin and maybe loader.sin too.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] silantharakans:
I am beginner, where can i get ftf file??

I am a beginner. where can i get ftf file? could you please send me the steps that i have to follow
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
You can search for it, one for youe firmware version, however I recommend you build one yourself.

Do you have PC Companion, and do you have the latest firmware version for your region?

Do not start update if PC Companion ask you to, make a full backup before update.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] silantharakans:
Pls help me

I have pc companion in my system. But I don't have the latest firmware version and firmware with me. I am from India. Where can get it? Can I use pc companion to solve the problem. I have already rooted the phone. Will pc companion make any change in rooting??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
I mean if you open PC Companion while your phone is connected, does it tell you a new version is available, or if you go to support zone, update it tell you you already have latest version?

Yes, you can use PC Companion to build the FTF file, just answer first.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] silantharakans:
I connected my phone with pc companion now. But it shows the software is update. What can I do now?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
Now click support zone, click update, click repair, and wait till it finish downloading files and ask you to turn the phone off and connect in flash mode.

Close PC COmpanion and build FTF file with flashtool as show in one of the guides:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2188129

http://mytechencounters.wordpress.c...eate-an-ftf-file-of-your-xperia-ics-firmware/

Next flash the kernel only, start flash in flashtool, choose flash mode, select the file you made, clear all wipes, exclude everything but the kernel.

You should have only kernel.sin and loader.sin in content list, now flash.

Hopefully with the original kernel your problem will be solved.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] silantharakans:
How to Create FTF file? sony update service is not available since unlocked the phone

I tried to create FTF, but failed. When I tried to repair using PC companion, it showed that Sony update service is not available to the phone and the phone is having some updated softwares. So I couldn't repair the kernel and thus failed to create FTF file.

At last, I found the problem with the phone. The problem was with proximity sensor. While making a call, when the phone is kept close to ear, the phone shows the problem and it restarts and boot loop is occurred. I found the solution for it also.

1) make the call using ear phone.

or

2) make the call with speaker phone.

Then no problem.

Today morning, I checked the phone once more. Now it is working perfectly. I have done nothing other than this.

Thank you very much for immense support and the help. Please help me to create FTF file for my phone. Could you please tell me, other step by step procedure for it as I am a beginner in this area.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
Was the phone on nd connected to the PC when you attempted repair, or did you have to choose which phone to repair from a list?

It's weird update is not available.

Is your bootloader locked or unlocked?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] silantharakans:
Problem solved

1. Start your phone in CWM Recovery

2. Go to Advanced

3. Choose "Wipe dalvik-cache"

4. Now go to "Mounts & Storage"

5. Choose "Wipe /cache"

6. Reboot your phone

if the problems still exists after doing that and you're sure it's not related to the rom, then you need to do this:

1. Start your phone in CWM Recovery

2. Now go to "Mounts & Storage"

3. Choose "Wipe /data"

4. Choose "Wipe /cache"

5. Reboot your phone
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warriorpluto:
Anyone had this happen to their note 3? It started on the side and it was very small. Has gradually grown over the past couple of days.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warriorpluto:
Looking at the color again, it seems as though the color is dark yellow.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bskarpa:
That don't look good :/

Take a sec and hit thanks if I helped or if you're in a good mood!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaeskill:
Notes have LED screens... your title says LCD.

Are you asking if this is a common thing (Notes with obviously damaged displays), or if it's a secret feature of the Note to bleed a color across the display over the span of a "couple of days" (it's not). I would order a replacement.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrlaigle:
Technically the note has an OLED sreen...

And LEDs are LCDs. LEDs just have better light placement with the addition of being edge lit. :)

OLEDs also provide power to individual pixels and produce a better range of color and can produce true blacks by turning the pixel off. Where as LCDs and LEDs cannot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaeskill:
I understand the subtle differences between the two; different matrix layouts, different lighting capacities, etc., but their similarities don’t make them interchangeable. An incandescent bulb and a halogen bulb are practically the same (do the same thing, have the same physical components) but they have different names because they execute light emission differently... the same applies here. If an LED screen has a capacity that an LCD screen does not (true blacks), they aren't the same. I wasn't trying to be condescending in my first post if thats how it came across.

Anyway, Im sure we all agree that the display in the original post is not common and should be taken care of... unless I missed the part about OLED's having monthly cycles lol. Good luck OP
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harajyuks:
That looks like what Lux will do to control display brightness. Do you have any 3rd party software overriding the brightness setting?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warriorpluto:
No I do not.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warriorpluto:
I know this. Just wanted to clarify my problem is with amoled and not the glass
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warriorpluto:
Stupid app quoting wrong stuff.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harajyuks:
I got you.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warriorpluto:
Think Samsung will fix for free?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] fowen:
When I first got my 8125 I got about two days of normal use out of it before I had to recharge. I setup a IMAP email store and set it to check for emails every 10 minutes. My battery life now will only last me 24 hours before I have to recharge.

If I setup push email on my device will the battery life stay the same as checking my email via IMAP or will it get better/worse?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] twaddle:
with my battery properly conditioned and using push via AKU2 and exchange 2003 SP2 I get around 3 days usage.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] pmow:
I've read that the MS solution also leaves a socket open to the mailserver.

The difference would then be the amount of data sent between the device and the server...so instead of an IMAP login and header listing (or worse, ssl imap), you do it once and stay connected and simply wait for it to come down the pipe. The radio and GPRS stays active, but not much else.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] fowen:
What exactly do you mean by properly conditioned?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Sleuth255:
I'm getting slightly less since I went to direct push. It's right around 2 days now where before I would go 2-3 days. Could be that I'm checking emails more often now too though.
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
I'm currently using a Macbook Pro and NOT Windows PC. I rooted my Rezound March 2012 with PC at time. Well awhile back I had accidentally deleted some system files from stock gingerbread 2.3.4 ROM. Now i'm not able to update my device to ICS to make use of the global capabilities. I installed Scotts ROM 2.3.4 a copy of it but it never recovered the system files that were missing. I would like to be able to S-Off (couldn't perform wire trick) and flash either CM 10.2 (Jelly Bean 4.3) or CM 11.0 (kitkat 4.4). I've read without being on stock baseband radio (ICS) I'm not able to perform a flash to new ROM. Anyone have any suggestions to proceed further? Thanks!
[HTC Rezound] blu422:
Well first of all you can use rum runner from the general section to soff with out wire trick. You say that the gingerbread boot loader doesn't support fastboot?
[HTC Rezound] pball52998:
^^He can't rum run he's on a Mac like I am. there's no files to rum run on Mac.... Only linux and windows... But I can do a dual boot with boot camp... He's just straight Mac ^^
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
I can get into fastboot thru recovery. and no i was told since i have mac i cant use rum runner.
[HTC Rezound] blu422:
ah i see your point well forgot about the mac thing but pc's shouldnt be too scarce maybe use a friend's? cause rumrunner is amazing. and can you not just flash the latest recovery via fastboot and then flash the 4.0.3 stock and then fastboot flash the boot.img then do a system update through settings then root it then install the latest recovery again and then install your rom of your choice and gapps then fastboot flash the boot.img?
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
That's exactly what I was telling pball52998 I had planned on doing. Except with mac it's difficult and without being able to get to ICS with the radio capabilities I can not go that route. I need to obtain stock gingerbread containing ALL system files including the system OTA update file I originally deleted. When i had to re-do my phone over a year ago and re-flash gingerbread because my device was messed up I was NOT able to access files that I had deleted in system. I was supposed to freeze them not uninstall originally. Unless there's an ICS unoffical ROM with all working radios and global capabilities then I'm forever stuck on Stock gingerbread. Do you understand? And using another persons PC is a no go because i have to install software ADB on their computer and I'm 100% sure they would not be ok with it at all. It's getting late here now. so goodnight to you. :):good:
[HTC Rezound] blu422:
yeah well you could flash the stock 2.3.4 again to your phone maybe first just like you would 4.0.3 and then move into 4.0.3 via ota
[HTC Rezound] mjones73:
ADB doesn't need to be installed, you can just drop the files into a temp folder, run what you need and delete them.

As for getting your phone up to ICS, this will wipe your phone (including the Internal SD, back up anything you want off to your computer), upgrade your phone to ICS and the hboot to 2.27 which is sufficient for installing JB/KK roms.

As long as your hboot is 2.27 or older and your bootloader is locked, it should work fine, follow the directions on the page. If none of the mirrors work, Raventech has it posted in a thread here also.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
Great thank you very much. Now I have two importnant questions in regards to this build. First off can I do this off Mac? Secondly how do I re-lock bootloader? It was unlocked on HTC dev website when I bought it March 2012.
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
Bricked Rezound?

I relocked the bootloader and had put the renamed PH98IMG.zip (mirror 1) file on my internal sd card. It says in Hboot image not found and will not let me boot into recovery or do a factory reset. I'm stuck! Now what do I do to proceed further?
[HTC Rezound] mjones73:
It needs to be on your external SD then boot into your bootloader.
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
That's great....Well now I have to wait till after the weekend to do that when my micro sd card reader arrives in the mail. Originally i was installing it on the ext until i thought it was supposed to be on the internal sd. I have no access to the sd cards on my phone right now and cant boot past the ecover screen. Thanks for the help! :)
[HTC Rezound] mjones73:
The fact you can't get to your hboot is a bigger issue. What hboot did you have installed when you locked it?
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
2.01 I think.
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
This is the originall ROM I reverted to when I had to reinstall Gingerbread couple years ago. "Stock Rooted ROM - Vigor - WWE 2.01.605.11.zip"
[HTC Rezound] mjones73:
You'd need to boot into hboot to get it's version. So pulling the battery then powering on while holding volume down gets you that hboot missing error?
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
It automatically goes into Hboot and does not recognize any PM98IMG file. To mention the zip extention is not needed. And I put it on the internal sd therefore it can not be read properly by the device. I'll try to take a video of what i'm talking about with my ipod touch. Hold on.
[HTC Rezound] mjones73:
Ahh, I thought you meant you couldn't get into hboot before. Can you run any adb from your mac at all? Might be able to push the file to your SD card that way.
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
No it wont connect to the Mac via usb at all and wont show up as device.
[HTC Rezound] acejavelin:
... mods please delete, duplicate post
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
This is the only thread pertaining to this subject I posted here.
[HTC Rezound] acejavelin:
You misunderstand, I am asking to have MY post deleted, not yours or this thread.
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
Oh alright then. Thank you for the clarification. :good:
[HTC Rezound] acejavelin:
Do you have the MAC version of ADB installed on your computer? If so I don't think there are additional drivers needed, you should be able to power up into HBoot, start Fastboot and connect to USB port (the phone should show a red bar saying FASTBOOT USB), then in the Mac open terminal window and navigate to your ADB\platform-tools (not sure of directory in Mac, but you are looking for the directory with adb and fastboot executables in it) and type "fastboot devices" is there any result at all?

Check this thread for more on this if something seems amiss on your end, it seems to me on some installations of ADB platform-tools are not installed by default and you need to run the configurator and add them, see here for more info: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
[HTC Rezound] Snuzzo:
End point; I recommend re-locking bootloader, updating to a 3.14.605.13 RUU then unlock again after confirming boot and root with SuperSU CWM zip alongside Stericson's busybox app -> install. From there you should be plenty enough up to date to get ICS/Sense 3.6 on your Rez. From there, if you wish to attempt a rumrunner s-off, just find someone willing to let you borrow their PC long enough to run it, or you can send it off to one of our friendly members who are willing to do it for you.
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
"Last login: Thu Jan 16 19:54:18 on ttys001

Jays-MacBook-Pro:platform-tools Jay$ cd /Users/Jay/Downloads/android/sdk/platform-tools

Jays-MacBook-Pro:platform-tools Jay$ "fastboot devices"

-bash: fastboot devices: command not found

Jays-MacBook-Pro:platform-tools Jay$ "
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
I'm not sure why there's the smiley emoticons in those cmd lines, that wasn't me. But as you see it didn't work.
[HTC Rezound] Droid9684:
I can not find the RUU that you specified in your post to me. When I looked it up it says that is ICS udate, so i'm not understanding why I would want to update to that RUU vs the other? I'm waitng till after the weekend and I receive my micro sd card reader so I can transfer files again. I have no one that would let me borrow a PC to run rumrunner to s-off my device unfortunately.