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[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
If you ask me any attempt to make CCast work like a Miracast would be a big waste, Even a downgrade!

No need for Direct Connection for Mirroring as Mirror over IP is far more flexible and less problematical. Not to mention requires no special software support like Miracast does. If they really wanted Miracast type direct mirroring all it would take is some additions to the rom cause hardware wise, the CCast has everything it needs

It may not be part of why the CCast was developed but I don't see Google being as smart as they are leaving that market open to Miracast dongles when they know full well the only thing inhibiting CCast from doing it (and better) is their lack of developing an App that does it for Mobile...

As for the Casting support in the SDK for OEM use I suspect that is more generic in nature and just an exposure of the display system to support Miracast, Perhaps CCast Mirroring and any other 2nd screen tech that comes down the pipe.

I think mirroring feature is a bit overrated myself, it's good for an audience but not for an operator's use.

It's easier to do than what CCast is trying to do because there is no need for a control protocol...Just a simple transcoder for Video and Audio the rest is all done on the Master Display device.

As for that Samsung option I don't expect it to take off due to proprietary concerns. It's meant for Samsung SmartTVs and I bet LG and Sony won't support it. Samsung would be better off building that capability directly into the TV itself.

DIAL is still in its infancy and I expect the protocol to expand as support and adoption of it grows...

Whatever lessons they learned from Chromecast I expect to be addressed whenever they get around to making the second gen CCast.

Wired Networking or at minimum 5Ghz Wireless support is to be expected as would a more robust Video playback Compatibility.

It's not likely that any app that adds CCast support is going to remove it in the future which means as the Apps list grows so too does the chance we have of seeing this supported without the need for a dongle at all.

TV over the Web will work the way it was supposed to and remove the biggest hurdle to achieving full IPTV to date...

The Navigation and Channel Guide no one could figure out how to do....

And who knew the Web Browser was the answer all along.
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
Samsung is still the largest supplier of flat screen TVs in North America, is it not?

Besides, they've never been shy about adding interfaces to support the future. I have a Samsung TV with a specialized iPod interface as proof. (And I believe that the article did say clearly that Samsung was going to build the new casting into their TVs.)

And none of the TV makers think twice about adding fragmenting features, and Samsung certainly doesn't for their mobile devices.

As for the claim that it's just about making a mobile app and declaring victory for screen casting, you might want to review the API changes that have been evolving for months.

Doing that without library support and not differentiating DRM vs non-DRM cast calls may seem simple to you but it doesn't to me.

Last published, Netflix and YouTube accounted for over 50% of North American broadband traffic.

Screen casting may be an emerging market, or it could just be a flash in the pan.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
Well I guess Samsung is the largest supplier of Flat Screens in NA just like Apple is the biggest supplier of Smart Phones in NA...

Until you realize combine all the NOT Samsung Models into an US vs THEM and they are not the Majority by any means...Same with Apple vs Android as opposed to Apple vs Samsung itself.

As for the DRM you forget that DIAL doesn't care and leaves using or not using up to the content provider. It's there if you want it and if not you only have to support the DIscover and Launch capabilities.

Is Sony (who owns a majority of content compared to Samsung) going to cut out DIAL for Samsung's proprietary system?

Doubtful!

And since the CCast and DIAL supports ANY TV with HDMI input it has a far better chance of being adopted as a standard than Samsung's device is.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
IMO most of the current desire for screencasting is really a "backup plan" for content that is currently not supported via DIAL. "___ isn't supported so I want to mirror my screen/tab."

So the mainstream correct solution would be to get the desired content providers on-board with Google Cast.

That would leave non-"canned" content for screen mirroring (games in a second screen model, general browsing, presentations, Skype, etc).

I'd love to see a native Skype for Chromecast using the microphone and controls on my tablet/phone with video on the TV but keeping it in sync might be nontrivial engineering on the Skype end.
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
I can only invite you, again, to look at the actual casting API rather than rely on assumptions.

It's NOT the same as that last July and it absolutely, positively does recognize casting DRM content.

Start here -

https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/m/#!topic/apps-dev/emlKA4C-c90

And then Google for what's happened since, along with Koush's commentaries.

Did you even read the article to discover that Samsung is using a superset of DIAL and support by Sony, LG, and Panasonic TV sets is expected?

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Have you checked out what Vbukit is planning on supporting with Chromecast?

Pretty interesting, I think.

Not sure about getting Skype sorted out.

It seems like every time Skype updates, it's a step backwards, but that's just my off-topic opinion.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Yes, Vbukit is a little rough around the edges, but I can definitely see it being useful for presenters and educators especially.

Agree with you on Skype...

Back on-topic, there isn't a lot of technical copyright/DRM concern regarding casting anything you see on the screen - after all, if you can see it on the screen, you've seen it already. It's just that the legal types are not technical, highly likely to make crazy conclusions and assumptions, and get paid no matter what they do - so it's in their best interest to make issue of little things. I've personally seen warnings from the copyright hunters complete with ISP traces down to the router endpoint too, so they are watching and waiting to pounce.

I still hope an optimized device mirroring comes as something deeper within the Android OS itself.

Something akin to RemoteX in the Windows space, which is a "remote render" or offload of the graphic drawing functions. Anything that's not reliant upon a local bitmap could be rendered on Chromecast, rather than sent as large/inefficient bitmap data or CPU-intensive compressed data. That would make some "twitchy" games playable, especially if Chromecast has enough memory/storage to cache bitmaps that it does end up needing. Full-screen video, of course, doesn't benefit, nor does typical FPS games since the entirety of the screen is being updated with bitmaps.

For fun, I played a video on my phone and watched it on my computer (no audio) via TeamViewer. It took me back to the early 90's. :)

We've waited for apps and other optimized content this long, let's see what Google delivers.
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
Content providers have been successfully inhibiting HDMI and MHL output from their apps running on Android devices.

I believe that the casting API changes may have them in mind, but that's pure conjecture on my part.

I think it's ridiculous but so long as people check the boxes and agree to the terms of service, they're free to enforce it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LDH2K10:
Hi Everyone,

I need help with my nexus 5, I don't know why, but I can't seem to find the Music Effects in sound settings so I can change them. I am on Franco Kernel latest release, ROM is Graviton V2.3 please could anyone help. I've attached screenshots below. Thank you
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The-Droidster:
I guess the best place to ask this would be the Gravitron Thread. Don't you feel?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LDH2K10:
Yeah good idea xD
[General Questions and Answers] azherali1_:
Hey guys ;)

i have xtouch x507s phone 4.1.2 jb. my problem is i want to make the status bar Transparent but i cant do it . i tried to flash a ROM with a Transparent status bar but there is no ROMs for my phone:( and then i tried with xposed installer but it does not work to:(

so can you help me guys?? i wish to find a ROM to my phone
[General Questions and Answers] backb0ne5p1d0r:
It's really hard to find ROMs for Chinese phones

Have you rooted your phone before trying xposed?? What do you mean by "xposed installer doesn't work too '?? Does it give you an error or something?

Flash your phone back to the stock firmware, root it, then install xposed framework.
[General Questions and Answers] azherali1_:
yeah i've rooted my phone before using xposed but when i use the tweak box and reboot my phone the status bar starts to shows strange marks and many other ugly things i think its because the xposed is not compatible with my phone :confused:
[General Questions and Answers] TouchScreenNoob:
I had a look through google for a rom for your device but I had no luck. Sorry about that. As already mentioned, it is quite hard to find a rom for a chinese phone/tablet. The more common brands like Samsung and HTC etc. have more support because more people have them. Nice spec on that btw. You could be the first to make a rom for that! :)
[General Questions and Answers] backb0ne5p1d0r:
Hmm.. What Xposed module are you using??

Have you tried different modules?

If nothing on Xposed working then you have 3 choices

Get a new phone.

Or give up on Transparent status bar

Or just learn to mod your systemui apk to make the status bar transparent
[HTC One S] qayba:
Hi everybody, I hope I'm writing in the right section... I'm just looking for the latest Illusion Rom Update! The rom is discontinued, so download link isn't available anymore. Has anybody who downloaded the rom at that time the possibility to post here the latest version? Thanks guys, cheers ;)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StlGucci:
I'm bout 80% done with building a ROM. It boots like a champ lol. Just seeing if a Dev. Could take a quick look over it before I publish it. Would be very thankful. Since this would be my first release.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bender_007:
Not a dev(or cook..), though I can test it.

id is d802 or maybe other variant ?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Nilllle:
Hey guys, i would like to know if it's possible to do a hardreset without activesync cause mine dosent work, think some files are broken.

Can't open my sms, calender and so on. There is a window that pops up and saying: "No program memory available, stop programs and try again. I have a lot of memory over and i do not have any programs running, iw tried soft resets a few times but it dosent help.

//Nille
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
Active Sync has no relation to doing a hard reset. Just simultaneously press (and keep pressed) the Power Switch and the Camera button while pressing the reset switch with the stylus.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wanderbracht:
Hi, I have an Xperia Z1 (C6902) recently bought and have already updated to version 14.2.A.1.136 without unlocking the bootloader, I need to know if it is possible to unlock this version.

I am new to the forum and I have not much experience, anyone can help me?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
Type *#*#7378423#*#* on phone keyboard and see what Bootloader Unlock Allowed saying, Yes or No, if Yes it can be unlocked, if No it cannot be unlocked and there is no way around. Bootloader have nothing to do with SIM Lock.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] colors:
I tried unlocking bootloader thrue fastboot, getvar version etc says 0.5. But the commando with unlock key says failed and second attempt "you already rooted " that's impossible, I can't be. . Anyway I Have flashed ftf 290 with flashtool and then updated to 136 thrue Sony company software.

What's wrong? Any tips?

If i try unlock thrue flashtool it says done. And then I tried flashing doomkernel with success. However the phone didn't almost boot and when it does I have strange vibration false and random reboots.

I'm back to stock for now and would like to unlock so I can root
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wanderbracht:
Is possible to unlock the bootloader without downgrading to 14.2.A.0.290?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wanderbracht:
I tried to check if it is possible, the procedures did with the code * # * # 7378423 # * # * and I see: Bootloader unlock allowed: yes

What I need is to know if you could help me with a tutorial to unlock the bootloader downgrade by doing an easy means as Fastboot.

Forgiveness for the mistakes, I'm trying to translate everything, I speak Spanish only.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
What do you try to do exactly? Unlock SIM Carrier or Unlock Bootloader?

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Yes.

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If Bootloader Unlock Allowed saying Yes that mean it can be unlocked. Unlock bootloader will not unlock SIM Carrier.

The instruction to unlock bootloader are HERE on official site for Z1. The latest firmware is .136 so do not worry if there is saying .290.

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You don't have to Unlock Bootloader to get Root, you can Root your phone with Locked Bootloader.

Follow instruction from HERE, watch the video Tutorial by Shem, then follow the instruction HERE for .136
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wanderbracht:
Thank you very much, that good you do not need to unlock bootloader, is that everywhere you look as I was saying root access needed to unlock the bootloader. What I really needed was to have root access!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] scorpio16v:
A short question, because for people like me, that never had a Sony device before, it's confusing.

If i unlock the boot-loader, the DRM keys are lost and some Sony integrated programs don't work anymore. That's clear.

But is it possible after bl unlock to restore the keys and have the boot loader unlocked ? Or will it relock immediately ?

Another another unclarified thing is the flash back and forth thing for rooting. This is done in the tuts with country/regions specific firmwares.

How do I know, what's the right fw for my device, if I want to restore to stock ? And where can I dl stock fw for my country/region ?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] zxz0O0:
It's also my first sony phone and when doing this procedure yesterday I was very confused so I thought I'll make an easy guide:o

I don't know if it's possible to restore the keys after unlocking, I don't think so though. Afaik if you restore the TA partition (including the keys) it will also lock your bootloader again. The reason to back up the keys is that in case you have a problem and need to send your phone for repair (warranty) you can reset your phone back to factory state (Locked bootloader).

Yes the flashing procedure is confusing but it is required because the root exploit only works on that firmware. There is no problem in using the UK firmware. I don't know where to download stock firmwares though.

By the way can you elaborate what exactly is confusing? So I can try to make the guide better!
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] funiewski:
there are a few other stock firmwares in z1c general section, it is not possible to restore drm keys after unlocking if not done before
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] xhizors:
This ftf files are 3 big files, should both be downloaded? like 800-900 Mb x 3 . + the firmware. ? correct.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] zxz0O0:
Yes, correct. You need all of these files.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] xhizors:
Okej,loaded then, just rename the zips to ftf i guess?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] zxz0O0:
No. The ftf files are for flashing with flashtool, while the zip are for flashing in the recovery. You don't have to rename anything (otherwise it would be stated in the guide).

Edit: If the files get saved as zip files by your browser you should rename them to ftf. Check if the hashes are correct.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] raph84:
Hi zxz0O0,

Thanks for writing this up, even though it's essentially a rewrite of Darkimmortals tutorial.

Please be aware that this is not quite "Noob proof" yet!

As someone who hasn't flashed an Android phone since 2011, I ran into a few issues / concerns:

a) "Install fastboot & flashmode drivers from Flashtool"

Depending on the operating System (for me: Windows 8.1 x64), Driver Signature check needs to be disabled in order to do that.

b) Zips to SD-Card: It's worth pointing out that "put it on your SD Card" literarilly means "Copy the ZIP to the root of your SD Card". I wasn't sure (should I unzip it? What to do with it?)

c) It would make sense to add the flashing instructions before the "flash..." statement.

I was smart enough to read the full instructions, yet I can imagine some people to read "flash C6903 (...)"... okay. Click flash, continue reading: "select Wipe [Uncheck ALL]" oh no!

d) "Run Z1C-lockeddualrecovery(...)installer.zip's install.bat"

In order to do that, you need adb-tools (the bat would just throw "File not found" errors), possibly also extract the content of the ZIP to the ADB-Tools directory (that's what I did).

e) "Now format /system"

Afraid to do the wrong thing, I read this six times and checked Darkimmortals instructions "Factory reset and clear for rom installation" [this appeared a bit more clear]

The actual steps are called

1: "Wipe Data/Factory Reset"

2: "Clean to Install a New ROM"

Note that I stopped after "Congratulations, your phone is now rooted (bootloader still locked)"

I just wanted Root for some tools and am quite happy with the factory Rom (want to keep my DRM Keys and Warranty).

Thanks!

raph
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] xhizors:
Hey.

I fixed it, but still have problem, after step 11. when i should start the phone, its all black, i cant se anything on screen.

I guess it should be black, next problem.

When installing the lockeddualrecovery it copies the files, and then step 2 back to promt. ?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] XQC:
I managed to root my Z1C with that guide, though I had to try the install.bat for the recovery multiple times (not your fault, of course) and it was irritating that the screen stays black during the flashing steps. At first I thought that I messed something up.

I ran into another problem and it's woth mentioning: The recovery refused to boot my 64GB microSD formatted with exFAT. It works flawlessly in Android, but recovery didn't like it. I had one 8GB FAT-formatted lying around and with that there was no problem.

I don't know if 64GB or exFAT was the problem, but it's worth mentioning in the guide, I guess.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] xhizors:
i tried like 10 times and got the picture i added in my last post ?

i used this ( Z1C-lockeddualrecovery2.7.85-BETA.installer.zip )
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] zxz0O0:
Thanks for your suggestions. :) You are right, the rooting process is almost the same as Darkimmortals (same method). I added some steps though and tried to make it more clear.

a) Thanks for that. I'll add it to the first post.

b) Added, thanks.

c) Don't really agree with that, it should be common sense to read one whole step.

d) Actually you don't have to install anything. The needed files are inside the folder files/

e) The steps in the recovery menu are called Mounts & Storage -> format /system and Wipe Data/Factory Reset -> Wipe Data/Factory Reset

It's not installing root correctly. Which OS are you using? Try starting again from step 1 and follow each step exactly.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] xhizors:
I manage to fix it, i open the install.bat and made everything manual, and no its rooted :).

I think its because i have swedish windows 7, maybe. :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] moesus:
I couldn't get root with the Z1C-lockeddualrecovery2.7.85-BETA and after like 200 times, I found the issue!!! :D

When opening the install.bat (right click --> edit) go to this line "if "!menu_decision!" != "3" ("

Then change the != "3" to == "3" (replace the ! with a =

That's what did it for me! :good: (after hours of trying :silly:)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] zxz0O0:
What was the exact error that you didn't get root? It shouldn't be necessary to change anything (I used 2.7.84-BETA though).
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] moesus:
Something like "! - was unexpected at this time". I just couldn't make sense of it as I'm not familiar with commands. But when I opened install.bat from the 2.7.81 and compared it to 2.7.85, that's when I found the little error :D
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] blackjackalmiaobo:
i cannot enter in recovery mode....can you explain when and what i have to press
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] zxz0O0:
Check step 16. You should start the phone normally (press power button). Then the phone will vibrate slightly. After that the LED will turn green. If the LED is green you should hold Volume UP button. The LED will turn violet and you will enter the recovery menu.

If the phone does not vibrate at start, check if the phone is even off (force phone off: Hold Volume Up and then hold the power button. After the phone vibrated 3 times it will shut down, if nothing happens the phone is already off). If the phone vibrates but no green light and you get a boot loop you did something wrong and should start again from step 1.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] slonn:
How can I install the drivers? I've downloaded the zipped file but not sure what to do with it. I've extracted the files but where should they be placed? When placing them in the Drivers folder in the Flashtool I still get the "No drivers installed" error when putting the phone in flashmode. Never had this issue on my Z1 so not sure how to go about it.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Walter_White:
Yeah, I will do that.

So, basically my hands are tied for now? Or is there any other version I could give a try?

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Umm. Stupid question now. It's a Dual Recovery, right? So, which rec should I get from holding VolUP on poweron? Cause when I use VolDown I get into TWRP alright...

So... am I having a problem at all? Should a different recovery be used to finish the steps?
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] zxz0O0:
With Volume UP you get Philz touch recovery. You can try to complete the guide with TWRP. Just make sure to do all the steps (format /system is important).

Btw: Please edit your post in the other thread and make the link redirect to

your

post, not to mine. Thank you :)
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Walter_White:
Used TWRP, click Wipe, then Advanced Wipe, checked Cache, Dalvik, Data and System. Went fine. Then I queued the three flashables from SDCard in the mentioned order, flashed, rebooted. All good.

First boot, running an NFC firmware update now. Everything looks normal. Gonna check if root stuck. Thanks for your hand holding. This truly is a terrible PITA. I am getting too old for this **** :D

EDIT: Corrected link.
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Walter_White:
Oh, one question I forgot to ask...

I just followed the steps and have no real understanding for what went down. So bear with me... in case I did an factory reset, would root be gone? How would I get it back? Just flashing the flashable ROM from the last steps again? Or do I have to restart the process somewhere up higher?

Also, has anyone installed XPosed framework successfully on a phone rooted after this method?