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[Xperia Z1 General] 0000alex0000:
Don't argue with sony fanboys, you won't win.

Z1's camera won't win when comparing with lumia 1020. Please just accept that, sony fanboys. The hardware is there, and the software as well. the latest update (or before latest) for lumia 1020 has adjusted its photo's color saturation, making its camera almost perfect. Meanwhile, sony is busy making kitkat, so let's see how that will affect our Z1's camera.
[Xperia Z1 General] joker7gr:
You can take some really good pics with manual settings but SA is crap.When i want to to shoot something fast i just use FV-5.The results are much better.I am mad at sony.After several months and updates the camera is still bad unless you play with manual settings...
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
Sony fanboy sending from his s4 zoom defending sony flagship and praising the 5 oversampled pixels of the lumia.

SOME GUYS just need to grow up a hell of a difference between Constructive Criticism and a critic for just a critic without the will to understand .
[Xperia Z1 General] 0000alex0000:
I can't agree more. :good:
[Xperia Z1 General] ljw2k:
I am sure if it has the hardware then Sony will listen to people and make software updates and what we are forgetting is it still a " Phone " Not a DSLR and we will never get the results like one no matter what you try.

As a camera phone it is OK and can only look forward to it getting better.
[Xperia Z1 General] ljw2k:
Iso needs to be better and the camera would be much better.
[Xperia Z1 General] fjevel:
Sorry about the radio silence, but I've been a little busy the last few days.

However I have had the opportunity to bring the 1020 around a little, and even though I haven't had the Z1 with me to do comparison shots, I must say that after I've been using the 1020 for a week, there's no way I could go back to the Z1 camera wise.

Good light, difficult lighting, low light, you name it. The 1020 consistently produces high quality shots using full auto settings. Start tweaking a little and you even have manual focus and optical image stabilization far outperforming the weak digital stabilizer of the Z1.

I will still do a full side by side comparison to show what I mean, I just need a few days to complete the shots.

But in my opinion there's no doubt. In a comparison between the two shooters on full auto, the Lumia 1020 completely murders the Z1.

-KJ
[Xperia Z1 General] :
There's no doubt to this if just because the Lumia cam technology is better than in the Z1. Plus the cameras are the one thing that Nokia has always been good at. Most people here agree that the automatic mode in the Z1 is lacking and that the manual mode is better so you are just using a device that has superior camera tech to prove what we already know.

If you are after a phone for the camera first and other things after, you should go for the device that has the better cam. For me the camera isn't reason enough to jump ship to that horrible Microsoft OS.
[Xperia Z1 General] TheEndHK:
1020 got a much larger 1/1.5" BSI CMOS, an even better Carl Zeiss lens and optical image stabilization. :good:

But it is very expensive because only a 4.5" screen and WP8 platform lacks of apps, spending such a money you can actually get an entry level of Sony Nex or cheapest DSLR.
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
i am really seriously willing to hear ur experience with WP8 over Android thats what will convince us more ... dumping android for WP8 is a big challenge ...
[Xperia Z1 General] zeppelinrox:
The entire premise of the thread is flawed.

Sure ok... compare stock experience using stock camera on auto.

But do it from the perspective of the average user and not from the perspectiveof a photo Nazi.

Because someone who is anal about pic quality will indeed look to try good free camera apps found in the play store or use a real camera.

The average user that leaves the camera in automatic mode isn't a photo Nazi and this thread is actually irrelevant.
[Xperia Z1 General] Tonian1878:
1020 is a one trick pony

Xperia Z1 is the jack of all trades but master of none

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agree.

the average users pictures probably never leave the phone or get compressed and uploaded to facebook.

doubt the average user is zooming and checking for noise on their cat or seflie photos

i know people that have cheapo 5mp camera phones from about 3-4 years ago and they still think theyre camera is great when its a pile of sh*t in comparison to any current phones camera
[Xperia Z1 General] HtcOneJon:
For me the 1020 would not be good enough as I tend to take a lot of shots in quick succesion and a 4-6 second pause between taking pictures, saving and taking the next wouldnt cut it.
[Xperia Z1 General] Shan89:
Yes but then again you need more to set-up z1 in manual so the shot is actually worth something :P.

Anyway I'm not owning any of these but I agree with the OP , 95% of ppl just buy phone and expect it work out of box , this is where z1 auto mode fails hard time , regardless of having awesome camera hardware it still sux when used in auto ...which is sad.
[Xperia Z1 General] cippi21:
Well there I a thread where s.a was used and it took good shots so s.a is capable of taking good shot's
[Xperia Z1 General] fjevel:
I could not disagree more.

The pics I take with s.a. on the Z1 are actually some times so bad that even a casual user will see quite a big difference even on the small screen of the phone.

Given the pretty decent hardware of the camera in the phone it should be able to produce a consistently better result, closer to what you can do with manual mode on the same hardware.

The 1020 has both a better lens and a bigger sensor, but I am not comparing full resolution images here. I am comparing the lower resolution images produced with automatic mode.

You are of course entitled to disagree with me, but I am surprised to see how little Sony has been able to do with the auto mode on what is marketed as a very good camera phone.

For the ones telling me I should really be comparing the 1020 with the S4 Zoom, I disagree. The 1020 is a very pocketable handset, actually lighter than the Z1. The S4 Zoom is a battle ship in comparison. :)

-KJ
[Xperia Z1 General] fjevel:
That is for another thread. And I see your point every day.

There's a reason why this reply is posted from a Z1 Ultra... ;)

-KJ
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
Its big but not that big ... I hold both z1 and zoom ... Both same weight zoom is much smaller but chunky .. But thats the price u pay for zoom camera and real optics.

Also I can see that Z2 got a different camera approach .
[Xperia Z1 General] kantk20111:
I have literally never head of anyone comparing the 1020 to the Z1. It's a no brainer, the 1020 is obviously the better cameraphone. 41MP, bigger senser, OIS+, it's a completely unfair comparison. That and S.A on the Z1 is absolute crap in lowlight and 30% of the time in daylight. Manual mode Z1 is pretty fantastic though. The 1520 might be a more fair comparison. At the end of the day though the Z1 is the better allround choice thanks to Android.

If you want a camera that happens to be a smartphone, get a 1020. If you want a smartphone that happens to be a camera, get the Z1.
[Xperia Z1 General] :
This in essence sums up the whole thread. No matter how much you justify using a device with superior camera tech versus the Z1, it's still a biased comparison. Yes, the SA mode in the Z1 could and should be better. Yes, the automatic setting pictures on the 1020 are better. I already said once and I'll say it again in agreement with kantk: if you want the device for the camera, then pick the one with the better camera. If you want a smartphone that happens to have a decent camera, then I would pick the Z1 with Android over WP 100% of the time.
[Xperia Z1 General] ashouhdy:
Sony should put all optics and lens and image processing of its midrangers digicam without manipulate them. We pay triple the price in their phones. I dont bother alittle hump as of the lumia on the Z-series.

When I see S4-Zoom quality am astonished if not for the optical zoom with the big hump it would be the world best selling device.

I dont mind keeping it till a new generation arrives as I ise camera alot and too needs the Android flexible ecosystem.
[Xperia Z1 General] fjevel:
In my opinion the superior auto function of the Sony camera should be able to produce a shot as close to reality as possible given the hardware we have in the Z1. That is pretty far from the reality as of the current firmware. Indoors and with a little challenging lighting it will fail quite often. If you use manual mode under the same conditions you will be able to produce much better results. To me this is a obvious flaw with the camera.

This has nothing to do with what I am comparing it with or it not being a DSLR. This is (hooefully) purely a software issue.

I am currently using the Z1, the 1020 and a RX-100 to make a comparison to show the difference. I will post a few pictures in a little while to show what I mean .

-KJ
[Xperia Z1 General] kantk20111:
I understand what you are saying, but even if the Superior Auto of the Z1 was perfect, the image quality of the 1020 will almost always be better than the Z1 because its hardware is better. The Z1 is completely outmatched in the camera department. There's nothing wrong with that, it's still extremely good, but there's no point comparing it to the 1020 (and especially the RX100 which is a digital camera!).

Also, it is a software issue. The Z1 takes fantastic photos in manual mode.
[Xperia Z1 General] zeppelinrox:
May as well compare apples to oranges too.

They're both kinda round and both have seeds after all
[Xperia Z1 General] fjevel:
So because the Z1 is a phone with a camera that performs quite decent in manual mide it's OK that it performs like crap indoors and under challenging conditions?

The only reason I brought the RX-100 into the equation is to have a benchmark. The 1020 is far from perfect with its whitebalance ussues and poor flash management, but still produces shots close to what you will be able to do in manual.

-KJ
[Xperia Z1 General] kantk20111:
I never said that, did I? I said it's completely useless comparing the Z1 to the 1020/RX-100 because they're in a different league. You're beating a dead horse, we know the Z1's superior auto sucks. There have been countless threads and articles about it. Comparing the Z1 to cameras with superior hardware doesn't change that fact, nor is it a fair comparison.

The 1020 might have its own problems but just look at the facts. It's superior hardware overcomes any shortcomings it might have. The Z1 in manual shows that the hardware is really great, but crappy auto mode severely cripples it. Did I say that's OK? No. It's unacceptable, but that's the fact.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] migueltr1:
i root my nexus 4 i do everything right but when the nexus start up this stay in the nexus logo i try to restored the phone but it still same
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
How did you root it? Did you fastboot a custom recovery and flash supersu.zip in the recovery.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryanrioz:
Android version?

Send My Signature phone to XDA with my Bad grammars..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
I suggest returning to stock and starting over.

Wugfresh may help: http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/
[Moto X Themes and Apps] krazyace35:
I found this Xposed module that will enable multiple users in KitKat 4.4. I'm running it on my locked bootloader Moto X. Download MoDaCo Toolkit Xposed module and enable it then reboot, next open MoDaCo and scroll down to Google Nexus (All) and check Show users on power menu, exit app and reboot phone. After reboot go to settings and under apps you should see users tap on users and tap on add. You will have two choices secured or un-secured. After choosing which one you want just set it up the way you want. Switching between users is easy; just hold down power button and choose which user you want to use. I haven't tried any of the other modifications in the app.

Note: xda, MoDaCo creator nor I are responsible for what you do to you phone.

Video of installation and how to use

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZypV2o1irsw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Download from original thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2245765
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sduffy89:
The first step for flashing Alliance was making sure i have the 4.3 firmware. Flashed via Odin.

I experfienced some trouble with a bootloop issue so i changed cables and then partitioned with the .pit file.

All's well now, it at least runs the stock firmware just fine. Now i'm strugglling with the most basic simple part IMO... how do i install the custom Rom without the recovery??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] KuNiT:
You are rooted still correct? Easiest way I guess is to just download Rom Manager or GooManager depending on using TWRP or CWM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sduffy89:
I chose to bump up my android version cuz i friend another SIM card. I tether for my Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and whatever else, thankfully my laptop can get weak unsecured internet signals, but i'm walking my Note around the apartment trying to get good 1x reception :P Problems may be overlapping but next step is something basic from the Play Store to verify root.

I read of some luck with root for 4.3, just not bootloader. Am i correct?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sduffy89:
Not rooted. :( it sounds like rooting is still an option, just not custom recovery?

Is using ODIN to flash stock rooted an option? No valuable files on phone currently.

(Fortunately I'm at work right now so I have time to make well informed decisions. Thanks for your help)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] KuNiT:
I believe if you took/flashed the OTA update, your kinda out of luck and stuck now. I'm not 100% certain of this though but I think it probably relocked the bootloader and the only thing to do is wait for someone to root/unlock 4.3.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jcollier:
Correct. If you took the OTA it relocked your bootloader and you are stuck. You can still root the official 4.3 but you are stuck waiting until someone unlocks the bootloader. This means no custom ROMs/Recovery.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] amoot329:
Which 4.3 firmware did you flash? If its the OTA then yes you're outta luck.

If you did follow the Alliance's rom thread. There is a 4.3 MJ9 firmware you need to flash. It doesn't have the locked bootloader. You are then able to boot up in the basic recovery and then flash either TWRP or CWM recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] xBloodshed:
I have just installed the PoundROM 2014/02/04 version. Everything seems to be working fine but I am unable to see a wifi notification in the status bar when wifi is turned on. What am I missing?

p.s searched the forum but couldn't find any satisfactory answer
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
Pound rom is for I9100. Do you have I777 and you ported it. If not, and you have I9100, you should post your question in the I9100 forum.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] xBloodshed:
Oops.:o My bad. Posted in the correct category now. Thanks for the heads up. :o Moderator, please delete or merge this thread with the other one please :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] raptorddd:
I search cant find it

. a dark theme skin for latest google music player. Cm 10.2 4.3jb
[Micromax A110] harish6333:
I have a rooted mmx A110 - i recently flashed a Note 3 Rom made for canvas 2 (link : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2458879)

gone well.. but after installing.. mobile keeps on restarting every 5 minutes/. someone advice me what i shud ro for resq!
[Micromax A110] kanodiatushar:
Did you flash a 4.2 kernel?.... If yes then try wiping everything and flash the ROM again...

Hit Thanks if it Helped.... :p

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If you flashed a 4.2 ROM over a 4.1 ROM you need to upgrade the kernel too

First download a 4.2 kernel

Then flash it through recovery

Then flash the Note 3 ROM

Hit Thanks if it Helped.... :p
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cragains:
Since there is no custom recovery available for the sprint s4 mini, I looked for rooting method achieved that. But I could not find a list of apps safe to remove.

Has anyone seen, or know where to find a way to get this phone running as close to bare minimum as possible?
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdawdy:
I have not rooted my S4 mini SGH-I257M [Canadian edition] so i cannot delete any of the built in apps, but the phone does have an option to Disable most of them. This is the same as the TurnedOff on other editions. I have disabled these ...

BlurbCheckout

ChatON

Dropbox

Dropbox00BE

Flipboard

Google Text-to-speech Engine

Google+

Hangouts

S Voice

Samsung Books

Samsung Link

Samsung WatchON

TripAdvisor

Yahoo! Finance

Yahoo! News

100%HDGames

EpsonPrintService

Gmail

GooglePlayBooks

GooglePlayGames

GooglePlayMagazines

GooglePlayMovies

GooglePlayMusic

HPPrintService

PicasaUploader

S Translator

SamsungPrintService

StoryAlbum

StoryAlbumWidget

Adapt Sound - 80.00 KB

Briefing - 4.00 KB

Downloads - 4.00 KB

Google Calndar Sync

Group Play

POLARIS Office Viewer 5

S Memo

S Note Provider

S Planner widget

Samsung Apps Widget

Samsung Backup Provider

Samsung Calendar SyncAdapt..

Samsung Cloud Data Relay

Samsung Contact SyncAdapter

Samsung Push Service

Samsung SBrowser Bookmark..

Samsung SBrowser Tab SyncA

Samsung SNote SyncAdapter

Samsung Syncadapters

SNS

Weather Widget
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meridani:
I recently bought my nexus 5 and i noticed that there are no "system sounds" or how to call them. I checked multiple times that sound is turned up but still nothing. Games and music just plays fine. No ringtone, no notification sounds, even when selecting them I cannot hear the preview. I tried booting in safe mode. Still nothing. Also touch sounds doesn't even work.

I dont want to do a factory reset if that is possible.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markdapimp:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.hinterhofapps.sliderwidget

Add the widget to your home screens and make sure it's the long one the 4 x 1

Then tap the last icon next to alarm for system and crank it to the desired level
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meridani:
Still no luck... :(

ANy other ideas?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markdapimp:
Are you on stock rom? or custom rom
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Meridani:
Everything stock, except rooting. :confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andacro:
Would really like a Truecrypt protection for my Acro S.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] andipandi:
im sorry if this has been coverd before but have searched and could not find the answer

my m500 wont let me install any programs it all ways comes up with not a valid windows ce file

could anyone help with this problem ,
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WoWoX:
Hello - I have a simple question.

I have a Verizon Galaxy S3 SCH-i535. I OTA updated from 4.1.2 to 4.3

I know that the bootloader cannot be unlocked, but can I flash custom ROMs that are 4.3 based? Perhaps that won't modify my bootloader?

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Short answer: yes. Long answer: read me and thank Badusername. You're only able to flash roms that explicitly state VRUCML1 or ML1 in the title.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WoWoX:
Thank you very much for directing me to that thread -

One more question, do I NEED to use safestrap, or can I just flash VLRUCML1 ROMs regularly using Odin?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
Once on VRUCML1 touchwiz OTA, you have to use Safestrap if you want to use any custom roms-VRUCML1 TW 4.3 based only of course. Use the Saferoot thread to gain root access then go ahead and use Safestrap.

One additional tidbit. If you decide to go this route then you must flash the VRUCML1 kernel modules

after each

VRUCML1 rom that you flash in order to have working wifi.

If you want working wifi

, flash the VRUCML1 kernel modules after each clean flash. These are downloadable in the Safestrap thread.
[HTC Droid DNA] thenaut:
I have used both ROMS. both are great. My question, why does the GPE ROM have a working photo sphere while CM11 does not? Am I missing something within cm11?
[HTC Droid DNA] orangechoochoo:
All I know is Zarboz > *

There is a zip to get photosphere working on CM11.

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Never mind. The zip worked on CM 10, not CM11.
[HTC Droid DNA] thenaut:
Thanks.

I would hit thanks but for some reason the xda app highlights the post above the one I want to thank. So again, thanks.
[HTC Droid DNA] Phaded:
Tap right next to their picture to select that post
[HTC Droid DNA] thenaut:
Well, that seemed simple
[HTC Droid DNA] orangechoochoo:
So what ROM did you end up using?
[HTC Droid DNA] thenaut:
I've been on GPE for a little over a week now. I haven't come across any major annoyances so I've stuck with it. I do miss the tweaks from cm but im using xposed so its not too bad.
[HTC Droid DNA] orangechoochoo:
That's my "rock solid" setup, gpe plus xposed. But I've been using 4.3 for four months now without having to revert to gpe. However, the features I depend on work well on CM, while the features other people rely on don't work on CM.
[HTC Droid DNA] thenaut:
Things that bug me on gpe: sometimes SMS take longer than expected to send, although this could be a hangouts issue. Battery life hasn't been the greatest.

What features are you talking about?
[HTC Droid DNA] jamiethemorris:
Isn't there a photosphere zip in the PA gapps thread?
[HTC Droid DNA] thenaut:
Where is this thread?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VisDeLeo:
Hi.

I am Leo. I am a visual UX designer within a product team. I have an honest question, that I could not find being discussed anywhere on the web.

I am aware of the multiple asset formats that are required for Android development (hdpi, xhdpi, xxhdpi, and so on). Since I read that most new startups find it easier to develop apps for the mobile devices first in iOS format instead of Android, my question is this:

Is anyone to your knowledge working on an Android solution to this need for multiple image formats? I know this is required because so many different devices and screens are supported. But i have always wondered why no one is working on something in the code that would take the most high density image and 'res' it down via the code, to work on all devices. Therefore allowing a visual UX designer like myself, the ability to design at the highest resolution and provide only one image asset to my development team.

For iOs devices to sets of image assets are supplied to engineering. standard size and the @2x size. I believe Android adoption and apps would increase if the production time for these image assets could be minimized by business.

Thank you for any info, that helps me understand if this is not doable or any links to articles where people are discussing this very issue.

Sincerely,

Leo
[Ornate TrueSmart] fg:
reserved for future use
[Ornate TrueSmart] syounger64:
Twitter works well but not tweetcaster which is my fav. Tweetcaster for some reason doesn't refresh and gets stuck on an old date. Twitter is nice as you can tap on a tweet to automatically zooms up a more readable size.

Yahoo weather works great,

Firefox browser works well too although a bit slow.

I'm doing this with WiFi directly connected to my home WiFi. Can't wait for the Bluetooth connectivity to be fixed so I can use the internet shared with my phone.

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This is useful and has a list we can build on:

http://omatetruesmart.wikispaces.com/OS+and+Apps
[Ornate TrueSmart] Tom19146:
Dropbox in useable bc can't log in

Even with font set to small, the Dropbox screen offers no way to log in or use app.