yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto X Q&A] Mr. Orange 645:
Ok, so I just downgraded to 4.2.2, rooted, and tried to take the OTA and it failed. So, I stand corrected. You are right, you can not take the OTA if you are rooted. Well, you CAN take it, but it will fail to install. It sees the su app as an alteration to the system folder (which it is).

Easiest fix is to to use mfastboot to flash the stock recovery and flash the system.img file so it is back to stock. Reboot then let the OTA install and you should be good to go.

Sorry for the misinformation, and I will correct my earlier post so as not to confuse the "noobs." LOL.

Thank you, Cozume
[Moto X Q&A] flashallthetime:
OK ,its simple. 1 moto is no nexus device

2 where does the su binary flash to?xbin folder, is that not part of the system? The only reason why some folks on T-Mobile have root afterwards is, the 4.4.2 is a partial update for them as they received 4.4 , it only replaces some files,If you have a carrier such as Rogers that's going from 4.2.2 directly to 4.4.2 then all the system folders are replaced and you need to remove root along with the binary file, there are other carriers as well that are going from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2 directly

Sent on my Gummy running Lenoto X
[Moto X Q&A] Mr. Orange 645:
Yup, sorry for the misinformation. I was mistaken and corrected it. Likely while you were typing up your response.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] aniket.lamba:
Note : I'm just sharing the work of the XDA Member Rotary Heart.The app is working flawlessly on CyandMod V3.Here's a little introduction by him :

Download the app from the original thread.

Original Thread : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2389811
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] ImBJ:
nice !! like it !!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordi1410:
Trying to flash my UMI I accidentally "Formated whole flash" with flash tool and now it's death. Even that, when I connect it to my computer, the name of this device is alcatel single rndis interface #2..

Also, when i try to frimeware -> Upgrade, it doesn't progress. I tried it with 3 differents cables.

Someone please can help me.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordi1410:
UP
[Android Apps and Games] fermatjen:
Gofer is a secure text messenger offering complete message privacy and security. Gofer messages are short radio messages. They don't need internet connection to be transmitted. Upon reaching your friend's phone, it dissapears after the first read. It can also work in stealth mode by hiding the sender details and contact information in the alerts.

Check out Gofer from Google Play.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vNa5h:
guys when you feel the Battery back Surface with a litle bit of pressure not too much..does it feel like it consists of cylinder like batteries lined together...not sure if cylinder..but the surface sure wasnt flat like other removable batteries..

Is it a norm in such non-removable batteries?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ron580:
yeah the surface isn't flat feels like cylinders to me too.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamstar.5:
Same here on 1033
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vNa5h:
Thank God.. Feeling relieved I thought I got defective one

Sent from THE motog
[General Questions and Answers] Sync.Master:
hi i have gfive g9 handset and i rooted it and installed recovery in it, it was working fine and i flashed some custom roms in it too, they all went fine.

but

until now, i found a custom rom and installed it, problem is that this rom has no file manager in it, no keyboard, only google voice keyboard which is not working :(

and this phone doesn't go in recovery mode by hard keys combinations, it has to rebooted from some apps into recovery then it goes into recovery.

and this phone also don't have gapps in it :(

so i'm stuck, i can't go in recovery, can anyone tell me how can i access it's adb shell from my pc and give it command to reboot in recovery please?
[General Questions and Answers] silv3rfox:
You know there is a guide in the same section where you posted your question.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] putney1477:
I love to flash new roms and try things out. My question to you, what apps and programs do you use to back up playlists, text messages etc. I have tibu that I use for my apps. I am a landlord and I NEED to save my text messages from a certain tenant....non payment, etc.... I want to flash the new CR8 but I am petrified that I will loose my Texts. I have saved them with tibu as well. How do I restore them once my new rom is up and running?

Thanks in advance :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Alfyne:
Just to be safe

Titanium backup should work fine. But personally, for text messages - I like my backup pro.

I think when you go to 4.3 Roms though, it creates a sub folder of some sort (someone else might be able to explain this better). But I've gotten around it by backing up - then transfering the Titanium or mybackup folder to the external card before flashing a new rom. Then after flashing the new rom, transfer it back.

There's a pretty simple way to protect yourself either way though. Just make a nandroid. If you can't restore your vital text messages - then just nandroid back. Simple!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] dandydon414:
super backup works great for backing up sms and call logs. very simple to use. best of all it's free. I flashed 4 roms last nite and it's like I didn't flash a thing.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] jang:
Where do you get good ringtones and notification sounds? Is there any site providing them for free? Windows mobile 2003 notification sounds are very boring.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] porlock:
I have strange issue, very offen when i launch youtube from play store for watch game trailer for exaple youtube player crash. It happen in 50% cases. There is no crash when i use YT, or play store alone. Somone elese have this problem ?

Wysłane z mojego Nexus 5 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr hOaX:
Just get into recovery and wipe dalvik Cache :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shanda1:
This is the first time I heard about this issue. :confused:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jblazea50:
I'm having issues as well. Playing youtube either hangs, FCs, or freezes. Same thing with browsing and using other apps. This is on high speed wifi, not just data. Tried factory reset and using custom rom. Didn't fix it so I'll most likely take it back.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] porlock:
A do the factory wipe.. after that was ok.. till i install the newest version of Youtube player from play store :| wtf… ?

Why only I have this issue... strange..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wideasleep1:
Are you guys stock? ART/Dalvik? Need more info!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] porlock:
stock, testes on davik and art no difference.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wideasleep1:
Okay...gimme a Play store link vid that crashes your phone and I'll test..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] porlock:
Not my phone.. only Youtube Player, it's 50% chance that it will play or crach, on every movie played from play store, and like I write earlier on old YouTube player is ok.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wideasleep1:
Crashes ON your phone...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] porlock:
Like i write.. every YT movie launched from Play may make a crash, it’s a 50% chance, it's not depends of movie itself.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wideasleep1:
Verified..I just searched for 'game' on playstore, and on the first hit it played fine. Successive vid links crashed YT, but restarting the same vid allowed playback. This appears to be a pre-buffering issue.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] porlock:
Thanks for testing.

Yes, restarting allowed to playback, i also check on my old galaxy nexus .. the same issue appears ..

I should do this before I wipe my N5.. and lost all my saved games.. damn…

After testing on galaxy nexus I think that this issue is global .. it’s the newest YT player bug..

The strange thing is that I’m the only one who notice this.. and write on xda… nobody cares about crashing YouTube or what ? :)
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
This is what you do on Sunday afternoon? :D ;) We know Z1 is not best like expected.
[Xperia Z1 General] addicted2088:
It's Sunday night where I am, and I had to get my thoughts out there after using the Z1's camera extensively the last two days (I bought the phone on Thursday.) :(
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
Saturday Night? You should be in some club! ..ahah...just kidding...I know...I am really disappointed by the camera too....what I can surely said is that the problem of the camera quality is related to the Software, but I don't know if we will get better pictures. Many telling me that the Z1 make amazing pictures but mine is not fake and I still not get clear pictures like it should be. Full of Noise, and with Unlocked Bootloader get even worse.
[Xperia Z1 General] kantk20111:
I understand what you're saying, and you have valid points, but these type of complaints come up with every phone out there.

The HTC One has exactly the same Camera complaint that you do. The UltraPixel was a big disappointment for some. The thing about the Z1's camera is that it CAN be improved. The camera is actually extremely good if you use it in manual, and the pictures that come out are the best I've seen on an Android phone. Superior Auto is a bit of a mess though. That's a software problem, not hardware, so we hope kitKat can fix that.

The display is a valid complaint, but I feel head on it's better than the Note 3. The Z1 has one of the most color accurate screens out there, which I prefer over AMOLED oversaturation. The viewing angles personally for me isn't a problem but yes, it is a negative about this phone.

Well, the Z1 IS the best of Sony...not sure what you're trying to say. I still feel like the Z1 is one of the best phones out there. Although lacking in some parts, the overall package is hard to beat: Snapdragon 800 processor, great battery life, great camera (Yes the camera is still very very good, just not as good as advertised), and best of all premium feeling. There is really no other phone that has all that together in one package right now. The Note 3 is better in some respects but for me feels cheap, and that is a HUGE con for me that overshadows anything else. The Nexus 5 has meh battery life and camera. The HTC One has a meh camera and lower end specs. The Galaxy S4 is no longer talked about when discussing high-end phones.

The point is there's no 'perfect' phone, and I concede that the Z1 does have weaknesses, but so does every other electronic device out there :)
[Xperia Z1 General] omnius1:
Uh huh.

My advice to you, since it appears you wrote this to practice the writing career you're hoping to have, is to consider other career options. You're not good at this.
[Xperia Z1 General] guybrush2099:
learn to make the picture and you will find Z1 camera is great. all the comparatives with Note 3 and the other smartphones take Z1 on the top of Android world

display is very good. poor viewing angle are not a gap, but I can assume it is subjective.

when I watch photos and videos on Z1 display they are much nicer than on other displays.
[Xperia Z1 General] Shan89:
Not so sure about that ...

HTC has the best software updates ATM and fastest after Google.

It has the best low light camera + best smart flash with the 5 modes

Average daylight shots

best front cam with wide angle

The best mics hdr mics

The best speakers

The best headphones sound

It's the most quality phone

It has the best screen in overall

It has unmatched feel in the hand

Ir blaster

Ois

60 fps video + zoe + really working hdr video

BlinkFeed which is still unmatched with copies

Decent battery life

Great xda development

Most of these things aren't yet matched by the competition which is shame imo since htc one is 1 year old and it's still considered the best overall package phone even in 2014 and I doubt anything but HTC one 2 will surpass it which is only a month or two away.
[Xperia Z1 General] omnius1:
A lot on that list are gimmicks and a few items there are disputable. If HTC were as ahead of everyone as you make them appear to be, then that's extremely incongruent to the terrible shape the company is in.
[Xperia Z1 General] ruinkhan:
Another "OMG Sony why did you do this to me" thread.

Sony rules!!
[Xperia Z1 General] kantk20111:
I don't want to get in a fight about whose phone is better, but everyone's got different preferences in a phone. A lot of the points you mentioned are opinions, and really can't be said in a comparison.

The most 'quality' phone and 'ummatched feel' is extremely subjective.

The Z1 is no less in quality than the HTC One and has as premium materials.

The Moto X and Z1 compact both have better feel, just because they're smaller.

Z1's battery life has been much better for me than HTC One in my experience.

Headphone sound is exactly the same for me. Beats is a gimmick and just a equalizer preset which I can also set on my Z1.

I will admit the HTC One's speakers is miles ahead of the Z1's and the display is better.

Camera as well is a lot better in the Z1 in daylight, but I remember you're the guy who wrote that HTC One vs Z1 camera test and I don't want to get in a fight again about that, so I won't go there. HTC One's better in low light, but the Z1 isn't that bad either.

The Z1's camera has a ton more features as well that are pretty cool to play around with. Gimmicks? Sure, but they're still fun. Also the Z1's viewfinder is much smoother.

All front facing cameras suck equally and don't believe there's a 'best' front facing camera.

edit: Oh, also concerning updates: This is the first time HTC have actually done well with updates. We'll see a year from now how they treat HTC One users. One X and One X+ users are stuck with official 4.2 while the Xperia T, which came out around the same time+, just got updated to 4.3. Sony might be slower at giving updates but they support their phones longer.

See, I just refuted half of your points. Of course you will disagree with me, but that's what's great about Android: everyone has different preferences and different opinions on what's the best. The HTC One is a fantastic phone and is my number 2 after the Z1, but it's still not the best for me. Nothing wrong with that.
[Xperia Z1 General] Shan89:
What exactly is gimmic ?

Ir blaster is very useful

Ois is very helpful in low light / movement or any other type of using the camera / 60 fps video is smooth as camera app on z1 and looks like you're looking thru the glass when watching an video / hdr video is awesome as well at low light , so is the zoe especially if you wanna take out some snaps after which are full sized , I forgot slow motion video as well which is fun tho.

Smart flash is very useful indeed and can take photos from 5cm in pitch black up to 10 meters , with the walls it can go even further

Stereo frontal speakers ...how is this a gimmic lol , anything you do on a phone sounds crazy good + loud + it hits you in the face.

Full metal body is always a good thing , it screams premium ...

Feel in the hand indeed is unmatched due metal + device shape

hdr mics pick up the sound you wouldn't believe that the phone is doing it.

I've forgot also talking via phone is unmatched as well , you get stereo sound + you can talk in super loud environment perfectly fine.

Headphones sound wouldn't be a gimmic as well lol ... Ppl just use that ...on daily bases ..

Software updates is definitely not an gimmic we all want fast and working updates ASAP ,which is not the case with the Sony , it's far from it.

Xda development for me personally is very important since I love to flash + the fact HTC one has about 9/10 times more development it's a must have for me.

The only gimmicky thing would be if you don't like the the BlinkFeed that'd be all which can be turned off.
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
We have to open a thread " [MENTION=3721363]@Shan89[/MENTION] VS [MENTION=3721363]kantk20111[/MENTION] " ..hahah..:D

Ladies and Gentlemen may I present, Shan89 from HTC Section VS kantk20111 from Sony section, Round 2.

FIGHT!

:laugh:
[Xperia Z1 General] vv91xv:
lol

I had Xperia z1 , camera sucked , phone was too hot and screen is utter **** , so I changed to HTC one for the same stuff you wrote here!
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
Honestly I am huge fan of HTC but actually I do not brought HTC One, which was cheaper, just because there is no micro SD Slot, and when Apps to SD will be available on Z1, or even Apk on internal and Data on SD on Custom Roms, I will not have regrets to have Z1.
[Xperia Z1 General] Shan89:
Nah mate it ain't fight Lol. I was just pointing that there are devices which are quite more complete. Of course I can't think of anything else besides z1 that comes equal to m7 pretty much all devices lack design and quality which both z1 and htc have.
[Xperia Z1 General] kantk20111:
No more fighting lol, just 2 guys who really love their phones alot :). For me the HTC One and Z1 will always be the top of Android, with Samsung, LG and the rest way below. Sony and HTC have style along with awesome hardware.

edit: [MENTION=4914682]Shan89[/MENTION] beat me to it :P
[Xperia Z1 General] Threezees:
Came from the GSIII and this phone blows it out of the water, so I'm happy.
[Xperia Z1 General] djcoolguyno1:
I came from htc one to z1 for reasons like low battery camera quality purple tint issue and worst of all its easily breakable body which produced dents on a simple fall
[Xperia Z1 General] dragion:
Coming from a T-Mobile HTC One S and being left hangin' with no further updates from 4.1 Jellbean...I jumped off their bandwagon and upgraded to the Sony Xperia Z1S.

I'm glad that HTC is finally wiling to support their top tier products, but a bit too late for me...HTC lost in my book.

The clear winner (for me) is Sony! :good:
[Xperia Z1 General] funky0308:
Don't know for you but I would rather give my right hand but my Z1...

Best device I ever had...
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
I can't believe you can make such a nice pictures with the Z1, what is your secret? or settings? :p
[Xperia Z1 General] albertobom:
Okay. Those who are not happy with Z1 just sent it to me. :P
[Xperia Z1 General] funky0308:
Nothing special mate...

This was taken with "background defocus all on auto (Xposed module 20mpx auto)

Most important thing that I'm using is - almost always use onscreen camera button to avoid shaking caused by pressing hardware button...
[Xperia Z1 General] Shan89:
Here something fun from me.

My beast ! :D

2nd photo is with something similar like what you guys have " background defocus"
[Xperia Z1 General] Don_Perrignon:
You know, all people and reviewers saying that loss of quality when zooming in are not taking the picture correctly or focusing properly. I have pictures where the zoom in quality is good and others where it is bad. Bottom line is that when properly taken, the quality supports the hype - except low light.
[Xperia Z1 General] eclyptos:
HTC One? Nice. :)
[Xperia Z1 General] Shan89:
Yeah lol , both flashlight.

Here few from daylight.
[Xperia Z1 General] Leo0407:
I like z1 all except the display

I think z1 is still a good phone except th display. But the z2 will be much better i think.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightfireblaze8:
Hi,

I'm running Evervolv 4.0.0p1 Non-data/media ROM on my HP touchpad. The Touchpad seems to lose about 20% of its battery life every hour, even with WiFi and Bluetooth turned off. I never leave background apps open, and battery saving apps don't help at all. I have experienced similar problems when I was using CM 10.2. It takes around 6 hours to fully charge the device after the Touchpad is drained.

Is this normal, or is there something wrong with my device? I'm not using the stock charger, because it doesn't work anymore.

Thank you!
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMARTHP:
Make sure to wipe cache and dalvik, it shouldn't drain that much
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightfireblaze8:
I have wiped the cache and dalvik cache several times. There is no difference.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMARTHP:
In settings, Evervolv Toolbox, what is the performance set on? The GPU governor that is. Maybe check with startup manager and software like Titanium backup if you can turn off too many apps/software running in background too. Watch out though that you don't turn off crucial system processes
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightfireblaze8:
The CPU Governor is set on Performance. I'll try changing it to Conservative.

EDIT: The CPU governor cannot be changed. It has to be set on performance, or the device will reboot randomly.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMARTHP:
Pretty strange, I can set the governor on anything without reboots.

I'd say do a fresh installation
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightfireblaze8:
I changed the min frequency to 648 as flintman said, and it works now. Thanks for the help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] lovemike:
The device is stock. I am using the stock USB cable and have tried both my PC and Laptop to no avail. I have tried installing the USB drivers from samsung.com, updating Kies and everything. I have tried every single USB port on my PC and on my Laptop, none have worked. It sometimes says the driver has been successfully installed, but then Kies says I should try Kies 3 which then says its an unsupported device. I am so stuck. Thanks for your help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
If you can live without kies uninstall it. It'll interfere with your usb drivers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] lovemike:
I can. It's just I have tried with it and without it and continue to have results that are epic fail.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Go into device manager, view, show hidden devices. Then delete all the usb devices that are greyed out. This is kind of a pita. Then reboot your pc, then let it find your device by plugging in the usb cable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] lovemike:
Rebooted. Still nothing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] GuestX0019:
Get a new quality cable.

Does the USB icon appear at top of phone. If so, pull down menu and tap on the usb listing and select a different connection and see if that works, like camera etc.

It could be a hardware issue. Take it to a store.

Is USB Debugging selected on phone?

You could after all else fails, Use a wireless app to back up personal phone data and do a factory reset. Even using MyBackUP pro and putting backup on ext sdcard.

Maybe even pull sdcard and pull battery and reinsert/rebooot with no sdcard.

Kinda grasping on some of these ideas--
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
One last thought. Are the usb ports 2.0 and not 3.0? 3.0 don't work.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] GuestX0019:
good point jd, forgot that one

also some talk of taking the 4.3 update causing usb issues--only 2 pages, scan thru it--:good:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...t-pc-via-usb-after-upgrade-android-4-3-a.html
[Omni Q&A] iowabeakster:
Hi, as the subject implies, I am wondering if there are any plans to integrate this feature.

I put my N4 through the "super wash" cycle of my washing machine. It's gone. It's never coming back. I am sad.

Via search, I see one other person has asked about this, but got no answer. I am searching for a ROM, while wating for my N5. I prefer to not be a crack-flasher.

I was just curious to see if this was something that might show up in Omni. Omni seems to check all the check boxes for features I am looking for, but that one. I have built a few functioning ROMs (completely from other folks sources) but I doubt my ability to add this feature to Omni, for myself.

(I really don't want to stir up any unpleasantness, as I know that this was a CM feature, I was sorry to hear about all of that stuff)
[Omni Q&A] iowabeakster:
derp-- I hadn't looked at the Feature Request section yet. I see this feature has been requested there.