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[Google Chromecast] abuttino:
I do not understand the ChromeCast's popularity.. 10 measley apps, half of which you need to subscribe to a service, the other half require people with a brain to start a server (like Plex) or be interested in tech stuff.. I can understand it's popularity here because we all live to tinker, but 5 million sold? How many returns? Google missed another mark with CC and if these applications coming out don't shine bright as the sun, we'll have another GoogleTV on our hands..

Thankfully, it was cheap.

Now we also have a problem with one if the biggest CC apps getting throttled by the two most popular and major ISP's in business.

The time is ticking for the ChromeCast and it's in it's last 15 minutes of fame before the masses start to their in the towel.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Let's be fair now...

There are 14 official apps.

Of those, only 4 (Netflix, Hulu Plus, HBO GO, Pandora) permanently requires a service subscription, plus one more (Plex) for now.

The only one that requires a local server is Plex.

That's not including apps in development or third-party stuff like AllCast.

Market penetration is key to success and commodity pricing helps, that's why Google made a $35 device and not a $100 device that would compete directly with Apple TV.

Google TV was way too niche - too expensive for someone to make an impulse purchase decision and too "computery" and early in the game for the general public.
[Google Chromecast] abuttino:
I'm just looking at it subjectively.. But I also said that users are also required to have a brain for tinkering.

I'm not going to count Viki, what avg American (which seems to be the ChromeCast's major demographic) cares about TV from Asia..

So, you have Netflix, Google play music and movies, HBO, hulu, Realplayer, Plex, and Mono which all require subs or to buy movies and music.

So that leaves Avia, Pandora, RedBull, YouTube and Songza.

The majority are subscriber based.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
I'll just remind everyone that the same things were said about Roku when it came out and it took a year and a half before Roku could play local content.
[Google Chromecast] mkhopper:
So in other words, you would rather pay for everything up front? $5 here, $15 there, $25 somewhere else? Think of all the apps installed over the life of a standard Android user and then imagine how quickly you'd be forking over money left and right. Developers wouldn't develop if they weren't making money and there are a few ways of doing so.

A single, up-front payment, which in some cases might be out of reach for many users.

A subscription based system, where you'd pay a few bucks a month, but could eventually also get out of the reach of some users.

Ads

IAPs.

Clearly, ads and IAPs are the easiest routes to take since they allow for making the apps and services available for everyone without needing to worry about money up-front and it allows the developer a return for their hard work.

Now, if you chose to run some sort of ad-blocker, that's your decision. I frown on ad-blocking however since it actively restricts money from flowing back to the developer.

So, how to get around that? IAPs. And if you don't want to pay for in-game extras, then don't. Find some other game to play.
[Google Chromecast] styckx:
Yep. in 15 minutes I know if it's worth it or not and can refund. That's whole point of the refund system.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Actually a lot more than you'd expect. Korean dramas are especially popular even in non-Asian American circles. It continues to surprise me. Maybe it's a West coast thing...

RealPlayer is free unless you want to use more than the initial 2 GB of their cloud storage.

Google Play Music and Movies don't require subscription either. They give away free music tracks and movies every so often (Elf for Christmas, now there's a Disney short).

There's also Post TV (not my thing) and VEVO.
[Google Chromecast] ddggttff3:
Guess this just means Team-Eureka ROMS will need to have ad-blocker added at some point ;) Depending how this actually ends up being implemented.
[Google Chromecast] abuttino:
That would be very bad-ass
[LG G Flex] JFigure:
this is the one from the t-mobile store.

it's a _beast_ of a case. slim as all hell, but can take a major impact.

you can spike it like a football. youtube search d30 if you have any doubts.

you can see the d30 material here:

the lip:
[LG G Flex] qipengart:
Is this from the T-Mobile store?
[LG G Flex] JFigure:
just edited op, yes.
[LG G Flex] sweets55:
How much?
[LG G Flex] JFigure:
$35 normally, there is always a 30% coupon on foursquare or google.
[LG G Flex] titans1187:
Good find, just placed an order on tmobiles website and got 30% off using the coupon code ACCOFFER18
[LG G Flex] sweets55:
It doesn't add much bulk? Really thinking about carrying her naked to show off her curves. lol I know it's risky. hehe
[LG G Flex] sweets55:
I checked the case out at a T-Mobile store and liked it. I asked if I could get 30% off and the rep said yes. I was going to get it but you can't see the curve as much. Lol. Might get a full body skin or just carry it naked.
[LG G Flex] wase4711:
I think carrying it naked will be ok, unless you do a big time drop on jagged concrete...or, a full body skin, which is what I will probably do, so you can see the great curves!

anyone find a glass screen protector yet?

I've been looking at this one, its not glass, but as close as I have seen so far..

http://www.amazon.com/iLLumiShield-...-37&keywords=lg+g+flex+glass+screen+protector
[LG G Flex] javiecho:
thx

So i went to T-Mobile to get the case with the cupon code because i cant wait for shipping and they told me to go online and print the receipt like if i was gonna get it online, so i go back with the print paper and i got the $10 off so i pay $26 with tax. its pretty good case and not big like otterbox i make a little video on youtube :fingers-crossed:

youtubedotcom/embed/Q7lNcbGQ0n4 (change the "dotcom") sorry i dont have too many post but i cant wait to show this lol too happy with this phone.
[LG G Flex] Gipsonbaby:
LG itself is providing accessories, Check the below official link

http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/gflex/accessories
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] stamina11:
Hey guys,

I apologize in advance if i am not up to speed on all the posts and news of S4 development.

My Verizon S4, is still running ME7 and i guess i keep waiting to get unlocked bootloader but it seems that probably will never happen since there are so many builds beyond that already.

Just to verify, ME7 and any of the later builds still have locked bootloader is that right?

Would you guy recommend that i do the update and switch to something newer? Hyperdrive is great, but running it through Safestrap is not ideal. At the same time i don't want just running a stock TouchWiz, which is the worst every.

Anyway, i am sorry if these are newb questions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
I really don't understand your comment on Hyperdrive and safestrap. I can go nearly 48hrs between charging my battery...I can customize to my heart content...everything works with no fcs. ..no reboots. You are definitely out of the loop
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] adamklo:
Glad I found your post, as I have been laying low for a while now and had the EXACT same question! I've been on HyperDrive RLS9.1 for a few months and, while I'm totally happy with it, I'm getting the itch to flash. I know the "ROMs that work with SS/ME7" thread is no longer updated and since 4.4.2 leaked, I'm wondering the same thing as you: would it be wise to update the OS past ME7? I'm pissed that as soon as I got my phone I let it OTA to ME7, but I had read everyone talking about NOT updating as they would likely lock out SS and such.

So, if I update (or flash) to a newer version, are there any significant benefits, or should I stick on ME7?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
Right now you can still use SafeStrap with the updated bootloaders. And there are more ROM options for you too. Yes you will update your bootloader to a Knox one but people are still actively trying to find an exploit on those. If you want my opinion yea go ahead and update... But think about it in the end its your call
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] adamklo:
Can you point me to a thread that can walk me through the latest update/upgrade process?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] adamklo:
It's been two months since I posted last. My original question still remains: can someone show/tell me the process to upgrade my VZW S4 ME7 to a more recent build and the ROMs that available for it?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
There are threads and videos available to check out so in 2 months you haven't research anything?

sent by safestrap enabled bajarom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] adamklo:
There's a lot going on and it's very overwhelming.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] risidoro:
Hi,

i need a packets/frames sniffer and i've just found PhatNet on the net. Unluckily Phatware Corp. no longer distributes and develops it but i've installed it anyway on my wizard.

I read somewhere that jasjar users were using it successfully so i thought there wouldn't be problems on wizard too but i was wrong:

1) if i connect to my wifi access point and then launch Phatnet:

--a) the program won't start

--b) i cannot disconnect wifi from the comm manager (the phone locks up)

2) if i start phatnet before wifi connecting:

--a) i cannot start a wifi connection

--b) phone locks up

In any case i'm not able to use the program and it always finishes with a soft-reset.

Did any of you ever try this program? Can you suggest me how to make it work (even if i have to soft reset at the end)? I really need it.

Thank you,

bye bye
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] texass:
I updated to 4.3. I rooted through saferoot. I'm wondering if there's anything like Privacy blocker or X Privacy that I can use. Privacy Blocker doesn't seem to be in development any more. XPrivacy only works with a custom recovery(as far as I know with 4.3 I can't install a custom recovery?) I'm basically looking for anything that will feed fake data to apps. Anything like that out there?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] buhohitr:
If you go to play store and search for "privacy app", you should see thousands...pick one with 4 or 5 start rating and you should be set!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] texass:
I guess I'll just wait..pdroid, privacy blocker and xprivacy are the ones I've found, that can spoof data apps request.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] taz8o9:
My phone was previously unlocked... I installed a custom rom and after that my phone started acting up... It wont read the sim card and when i went to check the settings it tell me that the baseband is unknown the imei is unknown ans the software version is also unknown.... If anyone has had this issue and has been able to fix this can someone please help me
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] darkrulier:
I happened to me once, and I flashed a Stock original ROM via ODIN and it fixed it, although I had to call Sprint because whenever I tried to make a call it gave me an error message, apparently I got "kicked off the network". Next time do a back up of your efs folder!!!!!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] taz8o9:
I tried that more than 5 times but my efs foldel does not have the nv_data.bin it seems to be missing... and i cant call sprint because i am not on their network
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] jmorton10:
Someone was asking how to do a Gear screenshot here recently.

I couldn't find the post, but in case anybody is interested, "Screenshot Ultimate Pro" is the best app I have ever used for that scenario:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.icecoldapps.screenshotultimatepro&hl=en

It has TONS of different ways to trigger It, & it works perfectly on the Gear.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] fletch33:
also if you just enable screenshots with GravityBox (assuming you are root) then you can hit the power button on any screen and there are now 3 options instead of standard 2 and screenshot is the new one. super easy to grab shot of the screen you are on.
[Samsung Galaxy Gear] jmorton10:
Yea you're right.

I never even noticed that option, very cool.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t1.8matt:
I've been having a problem across a couple ROMs where my APN settings keep switching from T-Mobile LTE to MetroPCS LTE. Is there any way to lock in T-Mobile LTE? I tried APN Manager but it FC when I try to open it, guessing not working with 4.4.x. Anyone have any ideas?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroneDoom:
Delete the other useless APNs? To get them back, reset to default will automatically get the APN list from the sim.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t1.8matt:
I just found out you can delete them. Why would it switch though when I have a T-Mobile sim? I was surprised that data worked on MetroPCS, but would that somehow affect my bill running a different APN?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroneDoom:
The APN that's named MetroPCS uses the same settings as 4g CDMA I think. If you have the $60 plan I don't think that's something to worry about. But if you have the limited data plans there's no way around salvaging whatever 4g speeds you have left. Even if you set your mobile settings as 3g only, I'm pretty sure it also says in writing that the FIRST 500mb or 2.5 GB of data that adds up to 500mb or 2.5gb throttles you...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t1.8matt:
Fortunately I'm on the unlimited everything plan. Ok, so good, it shouldn't affect anything then. Thanks man.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] curiousmileo:
So I am to impatient to wait for the 4.4 update where hopefully we will get the recent apps button to replace the menu key so I did what I could for now.

You have to be rooted and have a root file manager.

open the file manger and go to system

then to usr

then to keylayout

now open the Generic.kl

scroll down to key 139

open as a text file

change from "MENU" to "APP_SWTICH"

no "" needed

save the file and reboot

Honestly i did it in the sec_e-pen.kl and sec_keyboard.kl and sec_touchscreen.kl just to be sure. I dont know if it is needed but i did anyway and have had no side affects.

Again if this has been posted before feel free to delete or move just i havent seen it so i thought others would want to know:good:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] clouds5:
Sounds like a nice little tweak! But doesn't that cause problems with apps that don't have a menu button in the interface?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] curiousmileo:
I suppose it would but so far most apps and games have the pull out menu or some kind of options thats easily accessible through the app itself. i guess since almost all of android expect samsung did away with the menu button most apps dont need you to have one
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] MarrowK:
I love this option, but i wonder if its also possible to map the long press of the menu key to "menu", any ideas?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] curiousmileo:
from what I read it is a lot more difficult to map a long press. but I will look into
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] benni_1994:
Xposed Framework and GravityBox should be able to do that :P

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9505 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] lokercy:
I tried it on both my GS3 and P600, and here's the result

On GS3, modifying Generic.kl alone is enough to do the trick

Yet on P600 I have to modify all 3 files to make it

With GravityBox I managed to remap the long press as menu
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] curiousmileo:
interesting. yea i guess something more needs to be done for the note.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] engrshabir:
thanks alot man, u solved my problem

i am using a local brand qmobile quadro z4,having jb 4.2.1 stock rom and by just modifying the one file, it worked, :) thanks alot
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] engrshabir:
now i want to remap menu to long press menu key, or long press home, or long press back, can any one help,let it be difficult, doesnt matter
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] Jaydawgx7:
Bump....I too want to change longpress actions... Gravitybox module won't seem to load, so i'm hoping theres another approach....
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] engrshabir:
gravitybox works, i hope u r not mistaking, install xposed installer, open it, go to framework, click install/update, app_process and xposedbridge.jar will install n will reboot, now go to modules and install gravitybox, and then activate it, in the modules, tick it in the checkbox, so its activated, now it will work, try this, hope it will work for u as well,
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] pedrofleck:
When I do that, will apps that doesn't show on screen menu button start to show? (For example, Chrome)
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] waywardfrantz:
Bumping cause awesome
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] daddycruel:
+1
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] Rhaegon:
+1
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] mosimchah:
The xposed module "menu be gone" remaps the menu key to be a recents key, and if you long press it, it is a menu key.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] MAOcr:
It work but it is "APP_SWITCH", you wrote wrong, beware!!!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fata7:
Hello,

I received a nexus5 few days ago but I just noticed that the camera application is very dark whereas the photo app works great.

I am on CM11 but i restored to 4.4.2 stock and it's still the same.

Please help!

:(
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
whats your phone brightness set at?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fata7:
On auto, I tried with a fixed value, it's still the same. It's seems to have like a grey veil.. Very weird.. :/

Screenshot examples on this thread : http://www.nexus5forum.com/nexus-5-...t-a-nexus-5-for-christmas/?prev_next=prev#new
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
do you have root or a custom recovery running?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tenhi:
That's known issue, and there is one quite lengthy thread on official Google groups (if you are talking about when shooting in low light, right?).

Google is aware of it. They even contacted few of use to recreate this issue and send a bug report to them, and that was like 2 months ago.

This happened after 4.4.1/4.4.2 update affecting all users (as far as I know).

Edit: Here's the link for that thread: https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!msg/nexus/fxsT5LxuXJU/wsUpKaxQ05EJ
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickoicko:
Yeah I was confused. I thought he walking about pictures that are too dark then I read your link and it's about the video that's dark whereas the camera has the same lighting which is normal
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tenhi:
Yeah, I was also a bit confused, but he is talking about camera and photo mode (app), so I guess he meant video mode :).
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aooga:
I'm not sure if this is really a bug though. All phones I've used have darker videos than photos. Most likely because the camera isn't capable of longer exposures while taking video. I might be wrong though.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
well, if you are running a custom recovery, heres a flashable 4.4.1 full camera/libs. video camera works perfectly for me, its not dark http://goo.gl/orWkC0
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tenhi:
But the strange thing is that it was not like that before the update. Maybe they just decreased exposure gain to remove noise.

There is one more weird thing happening withing camera app that I came across trying to "fix" this underexposure issue.

I pointed camera to some dark area and then I was toggling between modes there (eg. From camera mode to PhotoSphere, and then to video mode). Exposure issue fixed itself (in video mode), but picture was unbelievably wide and stretched. And as soon as you start recording, it reverts back to original underexposed video mode. So I guess that is just some weird glitch.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fata7:
I have CWM touch with CM11-M3 on my phone.

I will try the 4.4.1 app this evening, I keep you in touch.

Thank you for your help guys :]
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] varuntis1993:
Yea its a known bug with android 4.4.2 and also the static noise while recording video.

.

My nexus 7 2013 has also been effected with these bugs.....hope google fixes it soon.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fata7:
I just flashed the the camera but nothing changed :/
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
odd. its fine here. i guess the issue isnt with the cam or its libs :rolleyes:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tenhi:
Are you sure that you are talking about the same issue? As far as I know, every phone has this issue after 4.4.1/4.4.2 update...

Here are my screenshots of camera app while pointing it to spot with poor lighting condition s...

Note that difference is even more noticeable in darker scenes...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fata7:
So you are saying that it's normal for the nexus 5 to have an app camera less brighter than the photo app since 4.4.2? I received my phone a week ago so I didn't noticed it, it was already installed in 4.4.2
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tenhi:
No, I am not saying that. Read my previous posts in this thread. It is known "bug". Google is aware of it (bug reports have been sent), and it is up to then to fix it or not.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Loki1949:
Hi guys if someone can please help me? I used Odin to root my phone downloaded the files ran everything the way it should be and I have 100x's before. However something went wrong I have done this to a ton of android devices but this is the 1st time with the Note SGH-I717 (ATT0 can someone please help me? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] captemo:
With the info you have given..........

Are the drivers installed on computer?

Are you running as administrator?

Which version of Odin?

My guess is the 2nd one. Super easy to miss.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Loki1949:
I got it fixed not long after i asked. Must have been a bad file. However im back on 2.3.6 my drivers will not work so Kies will not updat and im unable to flash any roms.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] captemo:
There was a time or two where my drivers would not install. But I disconnect and reconnect or returned to stock and connect to computer and they would install.

2.3.6 ??? You should have upgrade to JB
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] cjranucci:
I always install a Zagg Invisible Shield on my phones and tablets. Question on the Note 10.1: will installing a screen protector affect the s pen functionality? I am buying this tablet mainly for drawing with artflow/sketchbook pro. I am assuming that the screen protector would interfere with the s pen when sketching. Anyone have one installed that can verify?

EDIT: Obviously this should be in the accessory forum. If I mod wants to move it, that's cool. My bad.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] og.blaah:
I have a zagg on mine, and have not noticed any s-pen delays. To me it seems just as smooth without a protector.

Just a little tip that I do.... I spray a SMALL bit of spray wax on the screen, then wipe with a microfiber towel. I have been doing this since my first touchscreen, have had no issues.:beer:
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] bulvine420:
Had a zagg on note 2 using s pen made fine lines on screen pro
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] serp_0001:
ZAAG screen protectors come in a few flavors. Your regular ZAAG has an "orange peel" feel to them. Using any sort of stylus on these will quickly create grooves and render your ZAAG useless. The HD ZAAG has a smooth feel, like glass. This is the one you'd want to get, if you're getting a ZAAG for your Note 2014.