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[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davkav:
Hey guys,

I have one or two questions I cant seem to find a definitive answer for.

I currently have a Z1 locked to my local O2 network. They still haven't release any updates past 4.2.2.

I was wondering would it be possible to flash a Sony Stock Factory Image so that future OTA updates would come from Sony and not through my carrier?

I was looking at this ROM here. So Root the phone, flash the ROM and then remove root.

Some might say why not root, unlock etc. but the to be honest I have done my fair share of trying different ROM's on different phones, throughout the years and I just love how stable the phone is and how good the battery life is that I just don't want to mess around with it too much.

Dave
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
You already messing around. That link which you posted is a method to root your phone and if you do not want to root it then is not the right thread. To update your phone to latest FW you have to flash the Unbranded Firmware .136 for your model from HERE

Use flashtool v0.9.13 to do that, wipe everything and you are done. This is for Locked Bootloader and you will also get next Updates when they comes.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davkav:
Its as simple as that? I might give it a shot this evening so when I get home.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
Yes, it's simple because you just want the latest Firmware only, No Root, No Unlocked Bootlader.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davkav:
One last question, if I flash the latest UK version which is .290 will I receive OTA or PC Companion updates as soon as .136 is out for the UK version?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harfot:
Yes
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davkav:
Brilliant, Thanks!
[Moto X Q&A] mroneeyedboh:
I'm debating on downloading another launcher. But I'm worried about it bogging down the phone now or later. How's the performance on stock Roms? What do you run?
[Moto X Q&A] scottjb:
It's hit or miss. I use the Google Experience Launcher on a stock Moto X amd a srock Nexus 7. Some launchers are smooth, some jittery, just depends on your device and that particular launcher. Nova was my favorite prior to GEL.
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
Nova

Sent from my Moto X cellular telephone...
[Moto X Q&A] icase81:
How is hangouts for you with GEL? It gets unbearably slow for me with GEL even installed, using it or not.
[Moto X Q&A] Schaweet:
Definitely Nova launcher. So many options not available with GEL.

Sent from my Dev Edition Moto X
[Moto X Q&A] Steve-x:
I like GEL. No problems with hangouts at all, I only use it for gchat though, I prefer the regular sms app for texting.
[Moto X Q&A] cartmenicus:
I find to use nova you need nova prime but defiantly much better than gel I hate the Google search thing at the top
[Moto X Q&A] ghstudio:
one more vote for nova....been using since my galaxy nexus....never a problem.
[Moto X Q&A] @rbiter:
Nova all the way. Works amazingly well, especially aosp or close to aosp devices. The only mishaps on non aosp devices such as touchwiz I've ever noticed is once in a blue moon you need to select it as default launcher. But very rare.

Sent from my XT1053 using HoFo mobile app.
[Moto X Q&A] cartmenicus:
Never happened to me :)
[Moto X Q&A] tallgrasshawk:
I really like apex launcher. My default launcher for several devices now.
[Moto X Q&A] dray_jr:
i like Buzz launcher been using it sense i got my x

before i used Go launcher

and smart launcher
[Moto X Q&A] larry62:
Used Nova Prime for many years. Been using Action Launcher Pro lately and really like it. Nice balance of speed, relative simplicity and some unique features.
[Moto X Q&A] titanshadow:
Apex is my launcher of choice. Though, I did like the GEL launcher, it doesn't work so well with my Galaxy Note 8 in the latest version. I like to use the same launcher for all my devices.
[Moto X Q&A] shadowmonk36:
I'm a fan of Go Launcher EX, been using it for about a year and no complaints.
[Moto X Q&A] scottjb:
When I use Hangouts (not often) it works fine. I use Evolve SMS for text messages.
[Moto X Q&A] eksasol:
I tried to resist, but in the end I have to admit Nova Launcher is one of the best.

If you want a superbly fast launcher that categorize your apps try Smart Launcher.
[Moto X Q&A] bravesfan171:
Nova for me. I've used both but nothing beats the customization options I have.
[Moto X Q&A] canezila:
Love Nove Prime. And Love Apex. I own both. On my Razr Maxx I used Nova mostly. But I have been with Apex on my moto X. Its more themeable to me my liking. Never a problem for speed that I can tell.
[Moto X Q&A] beefgoat:
I've got Nova Prime on my X, and it works flawlessly.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iPWNtehNOOB:
I was able to do this on my old Note N7000 by using a flashable zip, but I can't find anything of the sort for my Note 3 N9005. I've tried various multiwindow manager apps from the Play Store, but none support Kit Kat. Is there any other way to do this?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iPWNtehNOOB:
Found the answer. Wanam Xposed works fine.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Djembebi:
Have you tried this one? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2558517

I don't know if it works on KK, but you can always try the free version.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crimsonnight:
I currently have an HTC One X but desperately need to upgrade to a phone with a decent battery - what's my best option at the moment? I'd also prefer a smaller device than the One X but this comes secondary to the battery.

Cheers!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crimsonnight:
No advice? :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justmpm:
I think you might have better luck if you use one of the 3 threads devoted to discussions about devices, so please try reposting your question in one of these three threads: The what should I buy thread or the The Device Suggestion Thread or the The Device Comparison Thread.

Thanks!
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StarchiId:
My phone is soft-rooted with Framaroot, but when I try to move apps to my SD card. the option is greyed out. Is there a workaround for this?:confused:

EDIT:

I found a simple solution that worked for me, maybe it helps someone:

1. I reset my phone to factory settings, let my google acc. sync apps etc.

2. Installed and ran Framaroot (root setting Gandalf).

3. Normal reset phone.

4. Installed and ran App 2 SD, it allowed me to move most installed apps like games to my SD card normally, no other changes necessary.

* Note: When entering android app info, "Move to SD" is still greyed out, but moving apps works when moving from App 2 SD.
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sevoir:
Use Link2SD from Google Play
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StarchiId:
Thanks, I found another solution although I am not sure how this worked. This is what I did, maybe this helps someone:

1. I reset my phone to factory settings, let my google acc. sync apps etc.

2. Installed and ran Framaroot (root setting Gandalf).

3. Normal reset phone.

4. Installed and ran App 2 SD, it allowed me to move most installed apps like games to my SD card normally, no other changes necessary.

* Note: When entering android app info, "Move to SD" was still greyed out, but it works when moving from App 2 SD.
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lsnd:
Most difficult part for me was literally the partitioning of the SD card and finally the SD fix option did the trick.

Spent a couple of hours trying to get the most optimized partitions configuration for a 32G SD. The first partition have to be the fat32 media one, period... and the Ext3 for the second system partition was the furthest I could get that actually worked, as for the partition table did try the gpt witch is actually more functional than msdos nevertheless the android system did not like it very much, at all.

On a just-bought SD card tables there isn't always an option for two ,or more, primary partitions so had to delete the existing volume and create a new table. Anyways the only part that didn't get is how to fix the swap error I get when try to turn on the 1G swap partition I've created in advance while on PC, for the Partition Tool did nothing close to format after requested reboot. The error is like

sh: <stdin>[122]: swapon: not found

and

sh: <stdin>[78]: swapoff: not found

for the turn off the default 0MB swap.

Not really sure what it means but I assume it is some /sh file missing though couldn't find much to do with terminal or busybox applets that, to me, seem related.

Any suggestions, how to fix it?
[HTC Sensation] Dittel:
Hello, colleagues!

I'm fully novice in Android modifications, so this huge informations make me stupid :p

So I've rebuilt my Sensation to last Cyanogen Mod (last one complete set from Sultanxda at 08.02 with full format) from the blocked stock (so I think I'm not fully stupid already :D). Practically everything is good however I have problems with voice recording. I've read many forums and infos about system restrictions but now I've tried about 30-40 (!!!) programs and no one has recorded even one byte of the voice information!!! So I can conclude something wrong and this something is placed not in programs. I need the recording not from microphone (due to nogood voice recognition) but record from the line but any setting can perform this.

Please share me your experience for successful call recording (incoming and outgoing) and what could be my mistake with recording software installation and configuring?

Best regards!

Sergey
[HTC Sensation] chmurak:
Hi,

im using :

Phone spec:

HTC Sensation

Android:4.4.2

Baseband ver: 11.69A.3504.00P_11.23..3504.07_M2

Kernel ver: 3.0.101-ChronicKernel-linaro-g886cfa4albinoman887@chronic-buildbox#1 Sat Jan 18 10:34:02 EST 2014

CyanogenMod ver: cm_pyramid-userdebug 4.4.2 KOT49H 39f88656cd test-keys

from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2524961

and no problem with voice recording whatsoever
[HTC Sensation] Dittel:
Thank you, colleague for great information ;)

What software is used for call recording? Are you really writing for voice from the line via kernel?
[HTC Sensation] papete:
I've been using this recorder since I had my HTC Desire, works pretty well with HTC devices...
[HTC Sensation] Dittel:
Many thanks! Good software.

I've just (a half-hour ago) achieved my voice recording works with this program. However I've spent a lot of time and I've tried all of possible variants of setting. So this program works now to record via kernel to AMR format (without AMR-driver).
[HTC Sensation] chmurak:
I'm using stock software that came with kitkat mod form albinoman (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2524961)
[HTC Sensation] blogodoblogodo:
Works very well on sensation.

U can go settings and stop all appaerence button off the screen
[HTC Sensation] Dittel:
I take part in local forum where this software developer works as well, yesterday new beta version has been started. This is very good already with many bugs solved. I think new official one could be quickly released.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] digitalmahdi:
hi guys.

i'm using dual sim version in malaysia.

my friends who had the same phone recieved kitkat by 2 days ago but i did not get the push yet.

how is this happening? should i be worry?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaspreet997:
Were you being a naughty boy? Moto knows it all

Just kidding well the updates work in phases and things like clearing cache etc don't really helps so the thing you can do is wait or better Just do a manual update from xda....it doesn't need unlocking or rooting so its as good as the update anyway
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] digitalmahdi:
i guess its all because i watched porno with my phone hehe, :D

so anyway where can i download the exact official firmware for Malaysian dual sim version.

and is there any explanation for why didn't i get the push?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaspreet997:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2639384
[Micromax A110] teja9490:
hi friends please hlp me...i m on Assasins Creed Rom which is based on mackay v3.5...i m not able see my installed apps after rebooting my mobile...plz help
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] HollowLeon:
I was wondering, anyone tried to port Sense 5.5 keyboard and all its emojis into current HTC One X 4.2.2 Sense 5 roms?
[General Topics] krismc:
hi guys im new here, mostly use av forums under same user name (my other interest is av eqipment)

amyway im about to get hold of some cheap brandnew pdas, u all know the sort, qtec 9000/xda exec/jasjar k jams etc.

was wondering what the rules are with trading on this forum?

am i best to give a link to my link on av forums therefore using av forums rules and the security of my trader rating etc on there or is trading on here ok?

thought might be better on here as this forum relates to the goods im offering
[General Topics] fone_fanatic:
I've been around this site for a while and don't remember anything against trades or sales. I guess the risk is up to whoever wants to trade with you.

How much you want for an exec also what other pda's you getting?
[General Topics] krismc:
£400 for brand new unlocked exec.

can get hold of mostpda style phones, also nokia 8800's, n91's n90's
[General Topics] raymondu999:
Whoa... so cheap?
[General Topics] fone_fanatic:
can you get a hold of an N80?
[General Topics] krismc:
ill find out on tuesday, see what my supplier says
[General Topics] fluffcat1:
That ain't so cheap...especially as the 2yr o2 warranty isn't transferrable to subsequent buyers. ( unless you're an o2 retailer in which case why are you selling without contract :lol: ?)

I sold an 'as new' exec on ebay for £270 this last sunday, I've seen locked m5000's go for as little as £200.

Richard
[General Topics] krismc:
nope sorry my fault! these are qtec 9000's!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ntn_labs:
Hi

"Invalid download uri" is a bad ass error that is the biggest flaw (IMHO) You can encounter. Solutions are (as far as I can tell):

- cache clear

- factory reset

But for those, who did this and still have the same problem (or don't wanna try the factory reset) there might be some hope. (I was searching for solutions and found none like this, so I hope I don't duplicate someone's ideas)

I was fighting with this for a longer time and I guess I finally managed to fix it. I tried to clear cache, Google Store and Services, I even removed and reinstalled Google Play. But as logcat said, there was still problem with access to the file that was downloaded (something about JaveException:FileAccessInvalid - or something similar).

So, to make the long story short:

- connect phone

- adb shell

- cd /data/data/com.android.providers.downloads

- ls -al

There should be 4 directories:

- one of them (install) is a link (not visible in CM File Manager, but visible in shell)

- app_sslcache, cache, databases

Those three should have similar attributes (drwxrwx--x), in my case, cache had ony drwx--x--x.

So an easy fix: chmod 771 cache (You should be root) and voila, everything works (You don't need reboot or to stop google play or anything) and no more "invalid download uri".

Please, if You have this problem try this fix and if it works for You, let others know (maybe even in the comment section below)...

PS: It's not dangerous, but anyway... You do this at Your own risk.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmstewart:
It WORKED!

What a life saver, I was able to change the permissions through FX Root Explorer.

Thank YOU.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultimatemonty:
Thanks!!!

Old thread but throwing a thank you out there. Was having this issue after rooting my VZW M8 and this solved the problem. Thanks! I also shared this link over on AndroidForums.com as I found a similar thread with no solution while googling this issue.

So thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeobMcFly:
Thank you, for the inspiration, by looking at the logs, it was some permission pbl in com.android.vending and after some try, it was com.android.vending itself that was with bad permission.

771 on com.android.vending fix it for me!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweetmango:
Hi, was reading your suggestion how to fix problem"invalid dowload url' problem, followed your guide but no luck.

You wrote:

There should be 4 directories:

- one of them (install) is a link (not visible in CM File Manager, but visible in shell)

- app_sslcache, cache, databases

I have galaxy S5, rooted, using root explorer(everything visible) and within data/data/androidproviders.downloads I have only 3 files.

cache,databeses and lib.

but in another directory data/data/com.android.vending I do have files you mentioned and some more.

All of my files as well directories have same set of permissions, which is

rwxrwx-x

I know you mentioned we should have drwxrwx--x and I don't know how to change it(if my permissions are wrong).

IF you can help pls I would appreciate.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ntn_labs:
Must be the "new" Android version... I don't have enough info to help You. the pesmissions are correct. That "d" in the beginning says it's a directory. After that there are rwx (means: Read, Write, eXecute) three times. These permissions are for Owner, Group and Others. That means the owner (the app that created this directory/file) should have full rights:rwx. He can read, write and execute the file/directory. Group is just a group of owners that can share some data. Like, You can put pictures into a directory and have all apps in group "viewers" access them. And then Others. Others are all other apps that are there. So basically drwxrwxrwx means anyone can do anything with that file/directory. drwx------ means only the owner has full access, all others cannot do anything. That's the permission system in linux/android in a really really fast lesson.

Now what You need to do is to find where S5 puts the things it downloads from App Store. Maybe You are missing that folder I have found. Dunno. Try to google it out and maybe someone can help You better. Or try to find it Yourself.

What I would do is to connect S5 with a cable to a PC, run adb shell logcat and then I would try to install something from the App Store. You will see all that crap that's going on and if there will be an error, You can see it, read it, think about it and solve it ;)

Ot put it here and I will think for You :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweetmango:
"invalid dowload url' problem

Thank you very much for super fast response. BTW, besides this post about 'invalid dowload url' problem there is nothing on the net, not one single word. I resolved my issue with reseting my phone and everything is fine now(it was easy since I have back up of everything). Will re search more and let you know if find any answers. Anyway, was looking at permissions in same folder after reseting my phone and everything is same as before but works. Thank you again, for your effort.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dialtones:
Try without an SD card in your device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dibblebill:
I don't have install in either place (com.android.provides.downloads or com.android.vending) on my PadFone X and keep running into this issue

EDIT: In my case it won't download the whole app.

EDIT: Downgrading Play Store fixed it!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s!13ntk!113r:
Thanks, it worked

I didn't try changing permissions but just cleared the Download Manager data and it did work
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oupire:
Did this with Root Explorer, just want to mention, permission 771 should be granted not only for cache folder, but to every sub-folder.

Anyway thanx, this is really working solution.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Merman1983:
Just a quick note: Noticed this error after installing the Xposed Module "Root Cloak". Since this error only showed up for root apps I figured that was the problem. Was able to update (TiBU and Greenify) by disabling Root Cloak - rebooting - updating - re-enabling Root Cloak.

Not sure what item I added to Root Cloak that is causing this issue, but for now this "solved" the problem for me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sysmai:
Dead or not I have ran into the exact same thing twice. First time was right after root cloak, and this time its been a while. That and a bad memory had me end up here. Root Cloak or not a simple fix permissions in something as old as ROM Manager or just do it in custom recovery fixed it for me. Android 4.3. Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 rooted stock with multi user. I note multi user because it has also caused me some grief due to knox magically appearing in the second user even though completely removed from ROM and also must enable multi user root in supersu. Thanks for making me chase permissions instead of go after the old sd card mount issues.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Merman1983:
Fixing permissions worked for me thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goraventech:
Solution to "Invalid download URI."

After some time of troubleshooting this issue, and performing all the previously recommended steps, we believe we found a really easy solution. In fact, I feel really frustrated that I didn't do this to begin with, but hey, live and learn.

This solution will typically work for folks who are getting this on almost every app, with a few exceptions. You may notice that some apps will install while others throw this "Invalid download URI." When an app is downloaded, the installer will then look to see where the app wants to install. Most of the time, these apps request to use the "SD Card" mount point. On most Android devices, even if you do not have a SD card installed, you will still have a SD Card mount point, which simply points to another location within the phones storage. It turns out that in this case, the S4 we were working on, had a SD card installed, but it was defective. So the installer would attempt to perform the installation step, but since the SD card wasn't responding appropriately, we would get this "Invalid download URI" error. After the card was removed, the Play store began functioning normally and apps would install without any issues.

Hopefully this helps everyone who had no success with the cache clearing and permission change solutions.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Legitsu:
I wanna bump this to say thanks to the op and xda in general I been fighting with the aopen Opensign tablet10s that uses some hacked apon version of ics trying to get gapps working this thread was the final piece of the puzzle

THANK YOU
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arkkrish:
Hi Guys,

Using Moto G for 4 days now. I cannot change the SIM color. I go to Settings --> Dual SIM Settings --> I click on a SIM and change its color to blue and clicked Save. But the color is stuck to Gray. I cannot change it to any other color. Please help.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djrocks:
https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-3/themes/guide-sim-color-changer-oos-t3615913
[G2 General] d3FytH3m1Nd:
Hi guys! Just read via AndroidPolice that CM 11 M3 is out for our device!

http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=d802&type=snapshot

Or has anyone tried it? Sorry kinda busy now to try it out myself (backup, restore, etc) but if anyone have tried it, can you guys kindly share your experience? Worth it?

(does it have knock-on?)

Thanks!
[G2 General] marsisabar:
Is this an alpha or a beta or a stable?
[G2 General] Lanman1978:
echo

Just flashed the M3 build for my d801 and the call echo still persists. I thought this would have been fixed by now. This is what has kept me away from cm for this phone.
[G2 General] phatmanxxl:
From what I read Houstonn's PA ROM fixed the echo issue.
[G2 General] patkitch:
Once again, no love for the D803
[G2 General] Lanman1978:
I know that some aosp roms have fixed the call echo issue, but I was really hoping that cm would have had it sorted out by now because they usually make my goto aosp roms.
[G2 General] dallashigh:
I guess it would be considered beta. The order is nightly, milestone, RC, stable.