yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG G Flex] bgsitizen:
I've been hacking, modifying, flashing, overclocking and etc my phones since my RAZR back in 2005. I went through Linux mobile and Windows mobile phones and I bought the G1 the day it was released. The phone was amazing and the screen blew me away but I sold it and went back to my trusted ugly screen HTC Tilt bacause Android was still new and I needed the functionality that WM had developped over the years. Later I bought arguably the best phone of all time the HTC HD2 and that allowed me to run both OS simultaneously untill Android picked up and I made the switch for good. Since then Ive had many high end Android based phones and few tablets. Recently I switched from the Note2 to the LG Flex and I can say that so far excluding the HD2 this is the best phone ive ever owned. Yeah the screen isnt the greatest when the brightness is low it reminds me of the way DLP TV screens looked like but it doesnt bother me a bit and its gone when you set the brightness to 50% or higher. Ghosting yeah its there but I got used to it. Yeah its not 1080p but the battery life I get is mind blowing.. I mean I cant wrap my mind around it yet. You watch 3hrs movie and there is a slight impact on the battery.. Also the phone has the best stock experience Ive had on a phone and all Id do after recovery is to install AdFree and enable unlimited tethering. Someone mentioned KitKat but I had it for two months and while its beautiful its not nearly as functional as what LG offers. The Flex is also a speed demon everything happens freaky fast and everything works like its supposed to. Its like Blackberry back in the day lol. Even some web streaming sites i use to watch movies work instantly no hacked Flash player and Dolphin combos. Its radio is also amazing as every single phone Ive had got 1 or 0 bars signal in my office all with Tmobile while the with the Flex I get steady 4 bars at all times big difference if you ask me. The design is awesome and innovative and I love that its different. I would have never wanted another same looking Note3 after owning and S2, S3 and Note2. Back in the day I ordered a Motorola ROKR E3 all the way from their China devison just because it was different and I loved that phone. So the great screen on some of the other high end phones is not everything if they are not as functional or I have to schedule my day so I am near a charger at all times. So I gave the Flex a chance and I am happy that I did. It simply offers the best package available.
[LG G Flex] kintwofan:
bg in sure there's a good story in the, but man try pressing enter once in a while. Seriously though, glad you like the phone
[LG G Flex] bgsitizen:
LOL I know

I am at work so I kept walking away from the computer while typing and I didnt realize until I posted it.. I was like wtf haha

Anyways I havent posted on XDA since my HD2 days but I am so impressed by the phone I felt like telling you guys my life story in one sentence. ;)
[LG G Flex] JesseMT4G:
Rocking a new Flex myself. Have had many high end phones. This is a great phone for sure, the best for me... Not so sure yet. Time will tell, but definitely enjoying it thus far. Love the curve, it is something you can't explain. Coworker saw it sitting on the desk and asked me what I did to my phone, lol! He seriously thought I bent it that way like I was Hercules and had Herculan powers... He was shocked when I told him it was supposed to look that way. Actually thought it was cool after showing him some stuff. He's a diehard Apple fan too....

The screen grain is definitely there. Just seems it's not as sharp. I can even tell with the brightness all the way up. I knew this going into it though. I can deal with it. Coming from a Note 2, so not a huge difference. Can certainly tell when sitting next to the 1080p G2 though.

Battery life is unreal and in the end is what will more than likely sway me to keep this phone. Note 2 was decent for a while, but had a rouge app I couldn't find and was tiresome on the battery. This battery was on 65% when I purchased it. At 13% now after installing app after app, texting, calling people and updating the apps. On 5 hours on screen time and 10hours total. That's pretty dam impressive to me. Once it settles down and sees my usual Daily habits and I don't get that rouge app (lol!), it will be amazing!

Very happy with my decision. Now see how the next 13 days go and if something happens I can't stand. That and the 50 dollar restocking fee.
[LG G Flex] wase4711:
You'll stop "seeing" the screen grain after a few days, so don't worry about that. And the battery IS epic, so if that's a big thing for you, you will be keeping the Flex.

I came from a Note 2 and a Htc One Maxx, and this screen is just fine by me.

Good things are coming to this phone really soon, so its a great time to have one!
[LG G Flex] JesseMT4G:
Yeah, looking forward to KK and the knock code security features. Really was gonna hold off for the G2Pro, but stopped seeing updates on the phone. That and heard rumors it wasn't coming to the states. So, went with my gut and as usual, it's right.... Okay, that's a lie, my gut has pointed many wrong ways, haha!

Anyway, can't wait to see what's planned ahead for this beast!
[Xperia Z General] djnino4style:
Hi guys this method works with any version. Very easy to follow.

I have done the following:

1) Unlock bootloader (first make a backup).

2) Download SuperSu.zip and copy in memory. (Last version http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu)

3) Download fastboot.rar and extract. (fastboot.rar inlcudes boot.img (doomkernel) for flash).

4) Place fastboot folder in C:

5) Open cmd (from start) and go to C:/fastboot

6) Plug phone in fastboot mode (shoutdown and press Vol + and plug usb).

7) In cmd write "fastboot flash boot boot.img" at the end "fastboot reboot".

8) Enter in recovery pressing vol + or vol - when phone booting and led is coloured.

9) Flash supersu.zip. Unplug usb.

10) After go in advanced and shoutdown phone (NOT RESTART).

11) Flash ONLY stock kernel of your firmware with flashtool. Reboot.

12) Relock bootloader.

Fastboot.rar

https://mega.co.nz/#!U5pkQQ6T!5YAVu3VOwpTSg-WH5aE6djJOKF3ilfg_R-JEBoJ25cM

Sorry for my bad english.

I did everything in less than 10 minutes.

This is a guide made ​​by me. Then tested and working also with last 4.3 10.4.1.B.0.101.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Useful, but somebody already made a very similar guide -

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2590781

:)
[Xperia Z General] bern4d1:
you forget to put backup TA step I think. Because without restoring TA, the low-light camera quality will be reduced.
[Xperia Z General] colacin:
Somehow between step 10 and 11 my phone automatically rebooted while I getting ready to flash the stock kernel. Maybe I wasn't in the right mode and plugged / unplugged the USB cable. Either way, my phone restarted when I didn't intend it to. I believe when this happened my phone was reset to like-new.

I did lose all data / settings / etc. The backup and restore functionality of the Sony PC Companion seems to be crap in this situation and I'm not sure just what might be useful about it.

Just an FYI to others who might try this.
[Xperia Z General] Coirpre:
AFAIK unlocking the bootloader factory-resets the phone. making and restoring a backup, including TA, should be step 0 and 13
[Xperia Z General] djnino4style:
Unplug USB and when you flashed supersu.zip you had to turn off the phone from recovery.

Then go to step 11

I unlock bootloader with flashtool and I do not lose anything.

When restores TA partition is not made no wipe.
[Xperia Z General] djnino4style:
Similar ;) not equal.
[Xperia Z General] eryen:
Please stop this unlocked bootloader root posts, they are useless.

If you got unlocked bootloader you can root when ever you want, that is not a talent.

If you got any solution for locked bootloader, then speak, or remain your silence...
[Xperia Z General] colacin:
I don't think the OP was claiming any particular talent - this is simply a step-by-step guide - and there are countless other posts of this sort for various other purposes. Sure, he could have put UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER in the title and that way you wouldn't have read it.
[Xperia Z General] djnino4style:
If you want to follow the guide, good. Then nothing. I have done some work to help the forum. If you unlock the bootloader after you relock. It took me 10 minutes to do all this. For unlock andrelock takes 2 minutes.

I do this to also help users to root their phone.

At the end of unlocking the bootloader will not void your warranty if you re-lock at the end of the guide.

I could agree with you if you were a moderator.

Are you a home user who wants to increase their own posts on the forum.

Please do not offend people who want to help the forum. Thank you.

Thanks.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
First, nobody needs to be a moderator to comment on a thread/post. This is the second time I've seen someone say this in 24 hours. It's a strange attitude. :confused:

Having said that, I've some suggestions to make -

1. Change your thread title to reflect that an unlocked bootloader is required.

2. Remove the part where you say that data will not be lost, as unlocking the bootloader wipes data and sdcard. This is quite important, as it seems somebody already lost their data following this guide.

3. You should mention that DRM keys should be backed up by backing up the TA partition before unlocking the bootloader to prevent their permanent loss and loss of warranty.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292598

4. Linking to the thread or at least crediting the creator of whichever boot.img you're using would also be polite or indeed essential. ;)

5. A direct link to Chainfire's site, where the latest version of SuperSu is available would be better than attaching whatever version you have lying around, as security fixes may be made at any time.

http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu

:)
[Xperia Z General] djnino4style:
1) ok.

2) I myself have done everything ... and I have not lost ANYTHING. was wrong in the user process. It is not my fault.

3) I think it was a logical thing.

4) DooMkernel.

5) thank you.

6) I will never do anything to help this forum. I know it will not matter anything to anyone, but a small contribution had a lot to me.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
I have in no way lessened your contribution by what I posted, neither did I intend to. As you will see, I already said your post was useful. They were simply suggestions to make your guide better. No need to get upset about it.

As for not losing data, I'm sorry, but you're wrong about this. Unlocking the bootloader on this device wipes both /data and the internal SD card. There was no user error.

See the warning in DooMLoRD's guide - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2153261

Please just remove the part that falsely states that data will not be lost or I'll have to ask a moderator to do it as it's not fair on inexperienced users that may lose their data when following this guide.

No malice intended, only the intention of correct information being posted.

By their very nature, guides are followed by less experienced users, so the information in them must be correct and complete. Even if backing up DRM keys is a logical step to you, a new user may not even know about it. :)
[Xperia Z General] wedgess:
Ok first off, if you haven't anything constructive to say then don't say anything at all. Users helping other users is what makes XDA a pleasant place for developers and users alike.(this is not directed at the OP)

Also I have added a warning about data being wiped when unlocking the bootloader to the OP.

A backup is required as unlocking the bootloader on this device wipes both /data and the internal SD card

[MENTION=4621037]djnino4style[/MENTION], [MENTION=2452820]kingvortex[/MENTION] was only making suggestions to help this thread and you, if it was criticism it was constructive. We do appreciate guides which could help new users so do not think we are getting at you.

Thanks again,
[Xperia Z General] djnino4style:
Ok delete this thread. Thanks.
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
I think you misunderstand my intentions and the moderator's post above.

Nobody is getting at you here. My posts are simply constructive criticism intended to make your guide more complete. Nothing more.

Nobody is saying that your guide is no good or that it needs to be closed or removed.

Put simply; chill out, friend. :)
[Xperia Z General] SuperHanss:
Words of wisdom as always [MENTION=2452820]kingvortex[/MENTION] :cool:
[Xperia Z General] kingvortex:
Thanks. I try my best hahaha. :)
[Xperia Z General] Mr..X:
thanks buddy. its a;; thanks to you,doomlord androxyde i have succesfully rooted my device...

thanks...
[Xperia Z General] manishonline777:
The problem with this thread is that they mention it's a root methods for Xperia z 4.3, and they are talking of backing up TA partion which is not possible without rooting the device. In that case you will have to downgrade to 4.1 or 4.2.

Dear it's not possible till now to back up TA partition in uprooted 4.3' so useless step.

If you want to root 4.3, u must downgrade otherwise u gonna loose TA partition and hence, warranty, dry keys, ba2 forever. Never think of recovering these and relocation,

So please correct the title or make suggestion to downgrade.
[Xperia Z General] Mario210:
I think you miss some points....

1. You need to be on C6603_10.3.1.A.2.67

2. You need to have root on this

3. Than you need to make TA backup

4. And then all rest of your tutorial

So for me its like 16 steps not 12 and for sure going true those all stepps will not give you 10 min ( not important realy ) :good:
[Xperia Z General] djnino4style:
No you're wrong. Works on any fw. Tested.
[Xperia Z General] Mario210:
Before you will install latest 4.3 rom you need to have unlocked Bootloader and for this you need to have 4.2 rom ( rooted ). You just cant root .101 from stock wichout loosing DRM keys. To keep DRM you need to be on .67 cause this one you can root wichout unlocked Bootloader.
[Xperia Z General] djnino4style:
A nan mi scassari a minkia. ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Apo11on:
I've been looking for a while for an app, which can lock folders with password, like Folder Guard does on Windows. No luck after many hours of searching, so I thought I'd ask here.

Note that I'm looking for protecting folders with password functionality only. PLEASE do *NOT* suggest apps that:

- Lock apps, files, pictures or videos

- Hide folders or certain types of files

Folder should be visible via any file browser, but access to it should be denied. User would be required to input password to access it. There are *many* similar functionality apps, which do things I marked in red - that's not what I'm looking for. Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicalisto:
If you're rooted why not just change folder permissions? - block all entries, then change the perms back when you need to enter the folder.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Apo11on:
Because not only it's very cumbersome, having to do that many times a day back and forth for several folders, but also kind of pointless because anyone who tries to access those folders will be able to add those permissions back, just like I would. The app I'm looking for would require a password for those folders, password to run the app and change settings, and password would also be required for uninstalling it. That's how it's done on other OS.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zionator:
Good question i too would like to know if there are any folder locking apps out there.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salahfathi:
+1
[Android Software Development] BassBlaster:
SKYNET ROM for SmartQ ZWatch​

Based on Stock Firmware 3.1​

SCREENSHOTS​

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FEATURES​

Root and Busybox

Fixed the hideous blue background in the digital clockface (introduced in Stock Firmware 3.1) and reverted it to Pre-3.1 style

Added useful apps (Dolphin Browser Mini, Google Keep etc)

Removed the ugly weather backgrounds from digital clockface

Added Google Playstore

Edited icons of added apps to match the rest of the 3.1 theme

Based on smooth, fast, and sexy Stock 3.1 Firmware

Removed chinese bloatware

Added Flit Keyboard (you can switch to ZSync Keyboard or other keyboards with Quick Keyboard Switch preloaded app)

How to install

Download latest SKYNET ROM

Copy SKYNET ROM zip to root of your SmartQ ZWatch's storage

Rename the zip to update

Navigate to Settings>Scroll Down>About Tablet>Firmware Upgrade

Click OK to install

After reboot complete, choose language then factory reset

DOWNLOAD​

SKYNET ROM V1.0 2/18/14​

XDA:DevDB Information

SKYNET ROM for SmartQ ZWatch, a ROM for the Android General

Contributors

BassBlaster, Bassblaster

ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x

Based On: AOSP

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: v1.0

Stable Release Date: 2014-02-18

Created 2014-02-17

Last Updated 2014-02-17
[Android Software Development] wassgha:
I like your idea of changing the icons to match the new style, that's what I was looking for but the icons are still ugly (sorry). I'll design ones and post them here for your to include them on the next update. I'm a designer but I know nothing about the android world :p together we can come up with something maybe :p

EDIT: done

Dolphin:

Flit:

Google settings (although i think it should be hidden):

Google keep:

Keyboard switch:

Play Store:

Superuser:
[Android Software Development] habibjamil:
Arabic Support

Does your ROM support Arabic?

Stock 2.5 was the last ROM supporting Arabic. It included the proper Arabic fonts. I tried adding them to the zip file for stock ROM 3.1 but it did not work.

Would it be possible for you to release a ROM that supports Arabic? Thanks.
[Android Software Development] BassBlaster:
Oh wow those icons are amazing! I'll integrate them in a new version 3.1 of skynet. I'll make sure to put credits for you, and a link to your profile when I add these icons to my rom :)

Could I request a few more icons? UC Browser, Quickpic, ES File Manager, BBC News, Google Search, Voice Search :D

edit: infact i could just use the dolphin icon for uc browser, not like anyone would notice ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] SelimCangir:
Hi guys,

I am using my Galaxy Mega for 7 months and bored of the Samsung Bloatware, i want to flash some original Android like CM or others. But i dont know my phone has this Knox stuff or not. How do we understand that is it safe or not safe to root these devices. My about page is like this:

Thanks for answers.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] SelimCangir:
I did rooting and flashing roms on my sgs vibrant before.So i am not a complete noob. But I read some post which are saying that they had updated firmware and they bricked their phone when they tried to root. Thats why i am asking.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ianneo:
Go into download moda and check if there is knox. If there is, you cant and you cannot downgrade. It will cause a brick.
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i General] NismoC32:
How do I restore my PDA to a working state after running HimaClearJumpCode.exe on the device.

All I get on the PDA screen now is "USB/Serial" and "V1.01"

I was trying to uppgrade to WM5 before I found out ther is no WM5 for the

Qtek 2020i :-(

UPDATE: Never mind figured it out :-)
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i General] SISMO:
himaclearjumpcode

I DID IT!

Now the only thing i got is seria/usb and v1.03

how can i get out of it and have my xdaII back?

please help me
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i General] timekeeper:
Does hitting the soft reset work? Or did you actually begin the upgrade process? Seems that you're stuck in bootloader mode.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] southernstyle:
Hey all, so I noticed that a few Kit Kat roms have a max mms size of 2MB. I'm trying to set it to 5MB or at least 3.5MB. I've tried editing xml files to adjust it, but I get an error that I'm unable to send after multiple attempts. I'm currently on Viper 5.0 and it's not a huge deal, but I'm wondering if anyone else has some insight?

I've tried editing /system/customize/MNS/default.xml and /system/customize/ACC/default.xml to increase the size, but changing them just made all mms messages fail. I've tried decompiling the apk and looking for something that is settings related, but can't seem to find it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrvoodoodaddy69:
Ok i am new to the rooting and custom Rom game and I have a question. In stock form if I did a factory reset, everything on my phone was wiped, music pics everything. But when using the clockwork recovery it doesn't wipe out my pics and music. Why not?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thorwak27:
Did you hit factory reset in clockwork recovery as well?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeathNotice:
Bcoz if your pics and music are in ur External Sd card clockwork mod recovry doesnt wipe ur files of SD card....so it happens that ur pics& music r nt wiped
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrvoodoodaddy69:
ok that makes sense, the whole folder structure is taking me a little while to grasp, since there is no sd card on the gnex and it all being internal. just wasn't sure how it was picking what information to wipe. now that being said if i should want to wipe everything. could i go into the normal settings and do a factory reset wince i am running a custom rom?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeathNotice:
Yes u can do the normal factory reset:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrvoodoodaddy69:
yes, i did hit the factory reset in recovery, i thought i had maybe forgotten to. then i changed roms and made sure, that is what made me start to wonder what is up.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thorwak27:
Sometimes I know when installing roms it can make a legacy folder which I believe is like a clone of the original installation and sometimes the factory reset won't wipe that folder because it is "hidden". I am not sure why it does this. But I do recall someone mentioning this in the past (or something similar). I could be wrong though.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrvoodoodaddy69:
This legacy folder sounds reasonable. I do have one of those. I which has confused the crap out of me when looking for things. Maybe this is why all of my contact photos are out of sync. Now let's suppose I do a factory reset from the settings on the phone. What bad is going to happen?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramzell123:
if u want to wipe everything in your internal storage including data such pic, music, downloaded apps etc...you can do one thing

-by using twrp custom recovery...go to advance wipe, tick all except the last two box

-in cwm go to advance/format data...be sure not to touch the ext. card
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrvoodoodaddy69:
i am using cwm v6.0.4.3 and do not have the option to format data under the advance option, how ever under Mounts and Storage menu there is a format /data. would this be the one you speak of. actually this was the next question i was about to ask. thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ramzell123:
-yes...something like this: format sd card (system,data ect)...i cant remember

-I'm using TWRP as my rom developer encourage us to use...more stable according to him:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrvoodoodaddy69:
thanks for the info, i was makeing a WAG that this would work, but not being a pro at this thought i probably should ask before i winged it.
[HTC One S] zgomot:
But wait, there's more.

I just exchanged an Xperia S for this HTC One S in excellent condition. It was already bootloader unloked, has TWRP only that it was sim locked. I tried the unlock.sh script (both from terminal emulator, and root explorer) then manually getting the UN_lock_code and subtracting the reversed 7 digits from the IMEI (with the added one), and even the automated app. The script kept running and never show the unlock code, and the one I got using this method wasn't accepted.

Then I thought I should to a factory reset and try again. So I reboot to bootloader, chose factory reset and now everything is wiped. No OS installed so I can't boot, TWRP won't mount USB storage so I can' flash any other rom.

Please help.