yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Pooper:
It's ok, i get pissed off at people not searching before they post either, but hey i've got an excuse, i was getting timeouts everytime i tried to search :P

Don't suppose you could suggest the simplest program that closes apps when you 'close' them? *hides*
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Wegas:
InClose Mobile

Try InClose Mobile, it's one of the best task managers there is for wm5 (I have tried a lot of them). It closes the program when you press the X (exactly how it should been done in the first place) but you can also minimise the program by taping and holding the X. Very good!

You find it here: http://insoftwarehouse.com/downloads/inclose/xe.php?l=en
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] sandrobber:
GSpocketmagic++

GSpocketmagic++

search this out on google it includes a cascading menu program
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Pooper:
Re: InClose Mobile

Excellent, thanks :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] HipKat:
With the ads that T-Mobile is paying ETF's and seeing I can get the Note 3 for $0 down and that it's rootable with Odin and CF Auto Root, and there are even ROMS (although I didn't really look through them yet), AND T-Mobile has 4G here, would I miss anything from US Cellular?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] useltonm:
All depends on your location. I'm in Denver and rarely have any trouble with service. Have been happy with my switch from evil red.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] altimax98:
I'm in the Tampa area and I love it. Strong coverage with the only issue being building penetration
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] HipKat:
Since I have great coverage and 4G right now with US Cellular, I'd assume T-Mobile would be the same. I might have to stop into a store and see what's up.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Jfree3000:
In the metro Atlanta area, awesome service. Left sprint when the note 3 came out, best decision ever.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] audscott:
I'm in Seattle (go hawks) and service is amazing. lte is fast and everywhere. Been with them 12 years in 3 markets. The service and products is top notch, but it's probably sketchy if you live or travel frequently in a rural area. Metro areas and along interstate routes are good though, in my experience.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Compusmurf:
Better than Sprint in Tampa. Thats for sure.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] elosogrande7076:
I am also in the Tampa area (live in Wesley Chapel and work by the airport). I recently left Sprint and am loving the service so far. Both give me great signal in my house, but the key area is my job. With Sprint, i barely got a signal at my job and my battery would be lucky to last by lunch with my Note 2. With my Note 3 on Tmo Im getting great signal at my job (switches between 4g and 4g LTE). Im also getting calls with Tmo where there were times when my wife called on my Sprint phone, it would go to VM.

The only concern I have is that Sprint is supposed to launch their new network in my area and its supposed ot be better at building penetration. My wife and I have been with Sprint over 10 years and think we have found a new home with Tmo
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] altimax98:
My parents are up there and my dad makes the same trip lol... I'm out in south lakeland by Lakeland Regional and I cannot complain.. The great thing about T-Mobile is the WiFi calling. If you don't have great coverage it helps big time..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] marcoxx626:
I live in Orlando (lots of floridians in here lol) and I have awesome signal in the entire central Florida area, also in Puerto Rico when I went last year if that helps lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] elosogrande7076:
I found a lot of people are making this trip lol.....but its worth it and with Tmo, i think i will like my service better. My only concern was that my wife has an Iphone 5S and it doesnt have WiFi calling. So i need to make sure that she is good with the coverage. Even with new service Sprint is going to get in Tampa, I think its a case of little too late.

I was in Orlando this weekend (usually go up there with my wife one a month or so). I noticed the coverage was great! My wife and I had signal in places where our Sprint phone didnt. Since we are testing it out during the return period, we were able to do side by side comparisons and the Tmo phone did better every time where we were up there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Erazo1986:
I'm in the Orlando area, I'm happy with my T-Mobile service and I wouldn't have it any other way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cdsbj6508:
I'm also in Orlando and coming from Sprint I've seen a dramatic difference in coverage and network speed when I jumped to T-Mobile. Sprint was robbing me!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] j0a0a7:
For the 8+ years I've been with T Mobile it's been good so far. Some areas I do have signal issues but with Wifi calling it's not an issue. Each carrier have their pros and cons. For me T Mobile suit my needs and for a very good price.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Naddict:
Folks, lets take this to the sticky here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2466107
[HTC One S] Nicholas007:
Hello

I have a HTC one s phone that will not turn on, I would like to take the back off to get to the battery but all the videos i have looked at, show a different model. The one in the videos has blue around the camera and under the top back cover, it looks the same though.

When i take off the bottom back cover it looks different and there are no screws to undo.?

Cheers

Update

Oh i found out what was wrong the bottom cover separated from the other part that's why i couldn't see the screws, so i levered it of with my spudgy tool and the screws were there..
[HTC One S] Attarox:
I think that red circle around camera is limited edition or sth
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DSinfinite:
Hello,

I'm a bit new to this stuff and was wondering where the best place is to download apk files for a rooted N2? Specifically I was looking for the N3's weather widget.. Thanks!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] LaZiODROID:
Hi. I don't see any mention of bootloader status. Did you go through the process of unlocking your bootloader? Or have you checked to see if your phone is "bootloader unlock allowed: yes"? The reason I ask is because the 2 roms you want to try seem to be AOSP-based / Cyanogen, which run on custom kernels. If your bootloader is locked, you are not allowed to flash custom kernels. That might explain the failure code you say in CWM - or it might not (since my bootloader cannot be unlocked, I don't have much experience with those kinds of ROMs).

Moving on to the recovery you flashed - Which recovery did you install? I have been reading that Clockworkmod recovery (v9) is quite buggy. You can get v8 in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2609997

The peeps in this forum are pretty good problem solvers (and creators ;D) - we'll get you going again hopefully!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] romeoofair:
is your bootloader unlocked dude?i mean if you have a locked bootlader you are not supposed to install custom roms. and if your boot loader is unlocked sony update engine and pc companion wont solve the issue. you have to try with flashtool .firstly you gotta install the flashtool drivers fot xt .and then run flashtool x64. hold the vol down button and connect it using usb. i had this problem many times. and that above procedure may solve your issue
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] pfhastie:
BTW, I imagine you are both quite right about what went went wrong in the first instance - I did not appreciate you couldn't flash any ROM once the Xperia T had been rooted. Again, when I resolve this issue, I will describe my exact plans before proceeding. Thanks for clearing that up. I'm learning all the time.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] hhamzah49:
Try unlocking bootloader, fastboot flashing boot.img of the rom you want. (before hand get the rom you want on sd or something) And then you should flash without error.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] pfhastie:
Thanks for the considered responses. hhamzah49, I have tried to use the bootloader unlock in the flash tool, but it simply waits for me to connect in flash mode, which is what I am unable to do. There is not even an opportunity of using a SD card since I cannot start the phone either normally or in a recovery environment.

LaZiODROID, you're the man for going into so much detail, and yes I am looking forward to trying out loads of ROMs if possible, however I can't consider such luxuries until I've flashed the phone back to stock! It seems the bootloader probably has a lot to do with it, and I wish I could confirm one way or another if it is locked or not, but I don't see a way to do that in the phone's current state. I bought it from Amazon UK in October or thereabouts, so perhaps that might give you a clue - I would assume it is locked for now, but happy to try the process working on the assumption that it is unlocked if that is likely to help.

I am already using the Flash Tool you suggested and have OKed the drivers signature on Windows 7. I understand about not connecting the phone prior to preparing the flash tool (in flashmode) - and making sure it is fully off by pressing power and volume down until I feel the three vibrations indicating the phone is fully off - but all this seems to be immaterial as I am never able to connect in flash mode. Only the blue light ever appears, never the green one.

You say it is likely that I will not be able to connect the phone in fast boot mode because my bootloader is locked, however I am ONLY able to connect in fast boot mode so if I am not able to flash via fast boot, I am not sure what other course of action to take.

I think I understand now about the unlocked bootloader and having to source suitable ROMs when the time comes, but not quite there yet.

I have uploaded several images of my current connection via Command Prompt, Device Manager, Android Flash Tool 0.9.13.0 & DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit 17. I also noticed that when I start DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit 17 with no ADB drivers running in Windows Task Manager Processes, two instances of the ADB driver appear, each leading back to DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit 17 and each a slightly different size. When I try to run the Rooting Toolkit, the command prompt simply says "daemon started successfully", but nothing happens after this. If I kill one of the two ADB processes, this seems to start the program off, but to no avail since "device not found" is displayed repeatedly.

Anyway, my comatose phone and I remain on standby ready to try whatever it takes.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] romeoofair:
man . you got some real patience to write all those. its just what i wrote in twoo lines :silly:

---------- Post added at 01:48 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:41 AM ----------

bro we got two buttons vol up and vol down. while connecting to flashtool ,holding the vol up key enters fastboot mode, and holding vol down key enters flashmode. if even holding vol down key makes u enter fastboot mode!!! try vol up key. i m just not sure about it. just give it a shot
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] pfhastie:
rough map

Pretty much. You can tell it's doing my head in surely ("Don't call me Shirley").

Anyway, the devil is in the details. I am convinced this can be done once all the parameters are crystal clear.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] romeoofair:
anyway flashtool is the best sol for your issue bro. hope your device gets back on track soon. sorry i was too lazy to write a long post. so i gave it roughly
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] hhamzah49:
try to do a hard reset; (while NOT connected via usb or something) hold power+vol up, it will vibrate 1 time, and then 3 times quick. After that try to connect the usb (NOT while pressing any buttons) and press vol down+power

That should connect it into flashmode.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] pfhastie:
OK, I'm totally aware that this seems to be the main clincher, if I can somehow get it into flash mode (with green light), but I have tried connecting it pressing every combination of button I can think of, but it only ever connects in fast boot (with blue light). I'm just gonna grab a bite just now, but will try this some more right after and let you know (turning the phone off with one vibration, then three, up and down buttons etc). Thanks again for now.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] LaZiODROID:
Thank you. A patient attitude and thorough reply from others is what has kept me coming back to this forum.

I disagree.

I believe I said "if", not "because". The status was unknown to me. I couldn't say anything certain about your device.

Since your phone doesn't boot into a system, I'm not sure if DoomLord's rooting kit will help you. What is there to root? There's no Android system running yet for it to root (right?).
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] pfhastie:
Great news

You beautiful, beautiful people!

I managed to get the phone into flash mode by following your exact instructions to turn the phone fully off when disconnected from the PC (by pressing power & volume up until I felt three vibrations following a single vibration), then connected the phone again WITHOUT pressing the volume down button (as I had always been doing before), then, after the red light came on and the Sony logo appeared, pressing power & volume up again until suddenly the beautiful green light lit up and I was able to flash the phone back to stock firmware (LT30P_9.1.A.1.141_PL.ftf). I lost flashmode the first time because I was so shocked, and there doesn't seem to be time to hang around, but the second time I connected it again the firmware flashed immediately, fairly quickly and without any issues and I am now looking at my freshly started phone and the virgin Sony Android screen.

I have to say this process is unquestionably difficult to explain over the internet, probably because there is no universal implementation of the buttons, but at least once you know how, you are sorted for future problems (of this type at least).

I swear to god, I feel about a stone lighter as this was really hanging over me - not only am I too skint to be worrying about dead phones and warranty issues, but now I feel more secure testing things out, and might even be able to help others in the same predicament in future. I'm not sure if all the excessive detail was warranted, but better to err on the side of caution as a general principle I believe.

My sincere thanks to everyone for helping me out! You have given me a great introduction to the site and I look forward to any and all future communications.

Sadly, I have a pile of crap to attend to, now I know the phone is working, so I will regather my strength for a fresh attempt at rooting the phone (with DooMLoRD Easy Rooting Toolkit 18 For Sony Xperia Devices), installing a recovery environment (CWM v8 as opposed to v9), then flashing a suitable ROM tomorrow evening. I checked my service menu and it states, "Rooting status: Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes," which I trust opens my options a bit more. The two ROMs I am initially wishing to try are CyanogenMod and KitKat, but would be nice to know I could try others without more problems. I am now also aware to backup the TA Partition via the Android Flash Tool 0.9.13.0 before rooting the phone and assume I should hold off reinstalling my Titanium Backups until I am happy with a particular ROM.

I expect this isn't the place to go over these things (although I am quite happy to do so), so I will start a new thread tomorrow to go over my best plan of action.

Thanks again, and I hope this helps out someone else in the same position!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] LaZiODROID:
Wicked! Happy flashing. I'm jealous of your unlockable bootloader! :P
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] pfhastie:
Thank you, LaZiODROID. You've been more than helpful so I trust you don't mind my quickly confirming what I now understand about the bootloader now you have so succinctly brought it to my attention.

I previously hadn't taken into account the state of the bootloader when I tried to flash a ROM, so my failure (Status 7 Error) probably suggests that the bootloader must currently be locked, although it is possible to unlock it on my particular handset (but not yours), is that correct?

All I knew when I used Doomlord's Rooting Kit was that the bootloader would not be affected thus preserving my warranty status, however it would be advisable for me to unlock the bootloader using the Android Flash Tool 0.9.13.0 so I can install custom ROMs without having to worry about special packages like XperimenT & T-Hybrid, is that also correct?

The only final query I have is, if I do unlock the bootloader (using the Android Flash Tool) in order to flash custom ROMs, can I then lock it again for the purposes of my warranty?

I shall assume the bootloader should be unlocked AFTER rooting the device, but BEFORE installing the CWM Recovery Environment.

Thanks again! I will rest easier tonight.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] LaZiODROID:
I think hhamzah49 is the hero who got you going with that nice trick (to get you into flashmode)! I guess it turned out that you didn't have driver issues after all.

Yes. If you're gonna do it, read up (re: backing up your TA, etc.) I have read with bootloader unlocking, you also lose DRM apps like TrackID and the Bravia engine? If you dont use those then you probably won't mind.

Right.

There is also the official Sony method of unlocking your bootloader (see the all-in-one thread). Re: ROMS... I guess it's not so much "worrying" about roms like XperimenT/T-Hybrid - they are good roms and they install via CWM recovery just like any other custom ROM, and they will run on an unlocked bootloader. You just have more ROM selection with an unlocked bootloader because you can use the kernels that ROMS like Cyaongen needs.

Read up to be sure - but I see in Flashtool that there is an FTF for bootloader re-locking (but more importantly it is linked in the all-in-one thread also)... so it sounds like it won't be too hard to re-lock if you need to.

Yes so you can back up your TA after rooting?

That I'm not certain of. I think that recovery can be installed whether your bootloader is locked or unlocked. For unlocked bootloaders, there are kernels that have recovery built in so you can just fastboot flash one of them.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] romeoofair:
so my idea about vol up button instead of vol down button worked !!!!!!!! :confused:. its usually for entering fastboot mode. i just gave a try :silly:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] hhamzah49:
i feel awesome! Good luck trying roms and stuff!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] pfhastie:
Thanks again for helping me out, folks. I am so much better informed now. You know, secretly, I am kind of glad it screwed up, even though it cost me a few bad nights, cos I knew it would force me into a position in which I'd have to get to grips with the whole thing. Rather than bother anyone else needlessly, I will now go through the All In One thread and only get in touch if I there's something I just can't follow. I think I have it now. If not, back to flash mode!

Those buttons though, I have described it as best as I can above, but I'm still not 100% how I did it. So, for anyone in the same position, sure that the phone is OK, but unable to connect, just make sure you have a fully recharged battery (via the wall charger) and keeping trying.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] fireishott:
I am going to possibly buy a gear I just have a quick question l did some googling but could not find a solid answer. ..I see that with the recent update the gear will show notifications from a third party application like evolve sms. ..or go sms...but the question is can I reply to the messages either via voice or by a side loaded keyboard. ..I do not mind to root the thing I just don't really see a point for me to get one if in order for me to reply to a quick text or email I have to take the phone out of my pocket. .. oh yeah in case it matters I have a note 2 tmo version running DN3
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] fOmey:
No you cant reply to any third party SMS using voice/keyboard.

If order to reply you must be using the stock SMS app.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] fireishott:
Gotcha. ... Well shucks might be a deal breaker for me thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] bkisho:
When you say you can reply using the stock SMS app, do you mean using S-Voice or can you side load keyboard app and reply using the stock SMS app?
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] red rocket:
you can use tablet talk to pair with your phone and with the keyboard installed you can then reply back to text messages which are relayed to your gear thru tablet talk.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] bkisho:
Okay cool thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] fOmey:
Completely forgot to recommend tablet talk ! Cheers.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] fireishott:
Sounds sweet I seen that after some more research. ...sorry to bug some more do I have to root the gear to achieve this....or can I preform this stock....I was looming at the null and I am still trying to wrap my hear around all the complexities of the rom...I am wanting the watch to stay as cose to stock ad possible
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] red rocket:
You should be able to perform the tablet talk paring on stock gear no root needed. Great things await once u jump on board with null. Once you try null you will never go back. If you want go to null's website and sign up for the chat. Some awesome folks there to help you decide. Just click on fomeys signature.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] fireishott:
okay thanks i looked at the site and it looks amazing one more question does an app like tablet talk work with third party sms apps like Textra
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zorbeyd:
Dual Recovery for locked-unlocked bootloaders. TWRP 2.6.3 - CWM 6.0.3 works together!​

Warning 1: I am not responsible for bricked phones..

Warning 2: If you are using CM10 Locked Bootloader Version, these scripts will broke initframs. Dont use this with it.

Warning 3: If you have CWM(with chargemon hack) you may get problem. Do fresh install without recoveries...

How it works ?

-When booting your phone, BLUE led will appear.

--Volume UP enters TWRP 2.6.3

--Volume DOWN enters CWM 6.0.3

GOOD NEWS :

On CWM, external-sd mount works and also " USB MOUNT STORAGE"

How to install :

Method 1)

Dual Recovery For Ion ( Installer Script )

Link : https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0Bw6g-VrksXLESnFIeERXTUh2Nkk

Requires for "method 1" : (JB-KK)

- rooted phone

- adb debug enabled

- busybox installed

- unknown sources enabled

and start

- download installer script from above.

- unzip it into a folder.

- there are batch files for windows users and also for linux users in both the zips.

- just execute the batch files and follow the messages if any.

Method 2)

Flashable Zip (only for TWRP flash, it wont work on CWM flashing.)

Link : https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=0Bw6g-VrksXLEMlIzOUlSb2ZkWk0

Method 3)

- Download Flashable Zip version (on method 2 part).

- Extract it and copy files to your sdcard.

- Manually copy files via explorers with root:

cwmrecovery.tar and recovery.tar ---to--- /system/bin (set permissions 755)

step2.sh and pre_hw_config.sh ---to--- /system/etc (set permissions 755)

-Reboot
​

XDA:DevDB Information

[CWM-TWRP] Xperia ION Dual Recovery for locked/unlocked bootloaders, a Tool/Utility for the Sony Xperia Ion

Contributors

Zorbeyd

Version Information

Status: Stable

Created 2014-02-03

Last Updated 2014-02-04
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zorbeyd:
Thanks goes to : [MENTION=834547]letama[/MENTION] , [MENTION=4329876]djolivier[/MENTION] , [MENTION=3507070]ganeshbiyer[/MENTION] , twrp team, cyanogenmod, fxp, [MENTION=5031348]MrGezz[/MENTION] , [MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION] , crazy_doze
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
nice , congratz :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lonelykite:
[MENTION=5083512]Zorbeyd[/MENTION] the installer script is not working on windows

there is some error while running the script

but the zip file is working fine

Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Captain Droid:
Installer script not working. No big deal :D

But flashed the Zip and i have now TWRP and CWM. :victory:

Awesome work mate.:good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Chocklety Boyee:
Good wrok my bro [MENTION=5083512]Zorbeyd[/MENTION]..you are the man:P