yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cinnamngrl:
1. Why did so many apps disappear?

2. Why is home WiFi "unstable" Internet connection ?

FYI OTA upDate worked on safe root
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] daniel4653:
If you're talking about personal apps you should reboot the phone. They will reappear. For WiFi I've had no real issues. Just spent the weekend at my cousins house and I wasnt disconnected at all.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Mistertac:
I forget the actual name of the setting but look for something like "smart mode" under WiFi settings as well as avoid poor connections and turn both of those off. See if that helps you at all. Did for me

Verizon S4

Liquid Smooth 4.4

&

Sprint S4

Negalite 4.4
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iknighty:
Hey guys,

I have a problem. My brother's phone doesn't look good. ):

As you can see from the photos the screen looks washed out and the sides and corners are dark. This happened yesterday. The phone was on and charging during the night, and when he woke up the screen was like this.

As you can see on the top of the screen there is also a black spot. This was smaller yesterday, but appears to have grown; the screen appears to be deteriorating. Just in case, the phone was also put in recovery mode but nothing changed; it is clearly a hardware issue.

Some details: On Saturday, the day before the problem, he was out at the beach. The phone was in a bag on the beach in the sun. The bag's bottom was wet, but the phone was nowhere near the bottom. Anyway, the phone's screen was fine at that point.

Has anyone experienced this before? Can anyone help? Thanks!

SOLUTION
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RussellEstridge25:
Why did you use snap chat to share the photo?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markdapimp:
Was the screen on all night charging?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iknighty:
My Note 2's battery was at 4 percent, so stock camera app would not let me take picture. So I used Snapchat! ;)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iknighty:
I don't think so, I will ask me brother when he's back home. Could that have an effect?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RussellEstridge25:
Ahhhh nice
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _MetalHead_:
Well that's some lateral thinking!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t1.8matt:
I don't know if that would make a difference, my display is on all night every night on the charger and I have no ill effects to the screen. But, if he had a faulty screen to begin with, that could cause some issues I'd imagine. And with all the issues popping up about the N5, I wouldn't rule out a defective screen from the manufacturer.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iknighty:
I can confirm that the screen wasn't on all night during charging.

Yea, the charging all night shouldn't really have any effects on the screen..

I wouldn't rule that it being a defect, no; after some research I found some people complaining about yellowish tint to their Nexus 5 screens but from the images it does not look as bad as this, so we are still wondering what it is.

The Nexus will spend the night in a bag of rice just in case there is water inside. :good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tenhi:
It can still be water (steam) damage. You said that phone was in a wet bag so it is possible that under some heat there was some steam/moisture that could damage the phone. But still I hope it is not that, because warranty would be voided...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iknighty:
Problem solved guys. :D

Tenhi seems to have been right. Moisture.

My brother assumed it was that so he put his phone in a bag of rice for a few hours and it got slightly better. But since he bought the phone from ebay and it has no warranty, he followed this guide to open the screen and wipe all the plastic (or whatever) layers behind the screen (the reflector, diffuser, and lenses or whatever, see the video). Then he left only the screen part in the rice bag for hours and now the phone is as good as new (almost).

It still has kind of a violet tint in the middle of the screen, if you look at the phone from the side but from the front it isn't evident at all. The screen also had green edges that disappeared.

For anyone wanting to attempt this procedure I would suggest only doing it if you have no warranty and if you have some experience in opening up a phone and/or feel confident about it. Also simply putting the screen part of the phone in rice would probably suffice, there probably is no need to take out and wipe all the 'plastic' layers behind the screen, I am thinking.

Anyway, you can see the photos of the phone attached.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tenhi:
It's great to see it "fixed". I managed to ruin my old phone in a similar way. It was in my pocket during one wet hiking day. I had my waterproof jacket, but moisture going out from my body ruined the phone totally.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iknighty:
That's too bad. /: It didn't even turn on?

Also, now that a few days have gone past the phone is back to normal! There is no longer any violet shade or any washed out colours!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pain-N-Panic:
Wow...guess I better watch how much I'm sweating while I carry my phone in my pocket lol
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vikas_agrawal:
I have the same problem!

I got the same problem when I put my Nexus 5 on

charging the whole night

and When I woke up I found my screen with washed out effect and

corners of the screen were alright just the middle portion of the screen was having purple tint appeared

when screen is black out but on!

After having this problem I charge my phone via USB and put my screen on highest brightness, I found the effect is lowering after two days.

Do you find any solution for that?
[Android Apps and Games] maskrosen:
Hi, I have just released my first game on Google Play Store.

In the game you have to save the rabbits from falling down by touching them to make them bounce up again.

You get points whenever you make a rabbit bounce and you get more points if the rabbit is further down on the screen.

You also get points by making the rabbits fall into the magic hats or bounce on the clouds.

Try to hold as many rabbits in the air at once as you can.

The game is available for free at Google Play Store : play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.jakobsvensson.fallingpigs

Hope you like and any feedback is more than welcome

Updates

1.2.1:

Added support for moving the app to the sd-card, and some bugfixes

1.2:

Added a new difficulty and a new powerup.

1.1:

Added leaderboards: You can now compete against your friends and the rest of the world for the highest score.

Sound settings is now remembered when you start the app the next time
[Android Apps and Games] green53:
The game is really nice. You could maybe add something more during gameplay so there's a little more happening. Otherwise good work.
[Android Apps and Games] maskrosen:
I'm glad that you like it. I actually have something planned for the next update that will make the gameplay a little more interesting so be sure to update the game when I release the new update.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
Howdy folks.

I enjoy being able to help out around here, I really do. But I think it's time for me to take a step back. Being on here shouldn't be stressful; it should be fun. This is my hobby; it's supposed to be fun. But when I go through a lot of trouble to put information in my posts and try to explain things, only to have people ask questions that have been answered over and over again, it gets extremely frustrating. I understand not everyone has the same aptitude for this stuff, but anyone that decides to be here has chosen to learn more about their device. They want to get the most out of it. To do that, will require reading and learning. Searching. Reading more. I just want to encourage everyone that wants to learn to read. And if you don't want to learn - if you just want quick answers to quick problems - then you may be in the wrong place. I think there are other, more "noob-friendly" forums, but this place is where the information gets deep. So while you might not know how to do everything, or understand what all the terms mean, at least give it a shot if you're going to be here. This community is built by people that may have started out knowing nothing (like me), but after years of reading and learning, they find ways to contribute. I hope someday everyone can get to that point. I hope that I've helped some of you get there.

But I am daily inundated with PMs of questions answered in the forum. I am not a shortcut to prevent you from having to search. My time is valuable, just like everyone else's. Use the forum. That's what it's here for. It's how I learned.

I'll probably still pop in here and there, but I'm going to try to be around less. I just see a lot of arbitrary information being spoken, information incorrect and not fact-based, and it frustrates me. So, maybe once my frustration dies down, I'll be more inclined to contribute more, but right now, I think it's time for a break.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jayjam99:
I want to personally thank you for all that you have done for the community, and me.

Thanks CT.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
Thanks for all your hard work, Cap. Take a break & get some rest.

Sent from my EVO LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] litlepyro:
+1. Thank you Captain.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] :
Some of us are eternally grateful for your contributions. Thank you sir and enjoy your free time. You've certainly earned it.

EVOlved human
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] AarSyl:
I think that there are enough knowledgeable folks around here to handle things while you are gone. I try to answer the redundant questions, but you're just fast at answering them, too. Enjoy your break.

Suggestion: don't "try" to be around less...just don't.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] exSD:
Internet is serious business. Get well soon.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] buddahj:
Sorry to hear Captain. Thanks for all the help over the last few years. You've gotten me out of a few pickles. I hope to see you around these parts again.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] iandmacdonald:
Hey Captain- You are one of the many devs I have great admiration and respect for, due to your patience and willingness to help those whom are less informed. It's part of what makes you a good person. Forums are forums. I belong to so many ranging in every subject. There are those whom take shortcuts, and those whom respect the rules and follow them.

From my experience, I can't stay away even when frustrated. A lot of the peeps on the forums I consider friends, or close associates even though I never met them. Those are the peeps keeping me coming back.

So, I encourage you to do what's best for you. But, if you're anything like me, you'll ignore the ignorant, and continue to help, as that's what your gift is. Thank you.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] drumwizard:
No doubt bro, you've been busy, we all appreciate the tremendous amount of hard work and information you've put out there for everyone. Thank cap!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tommy_riley:
Hi, can anyone tell me if Captain Throwback is going to take a step back or not? It may have been posted somewhere, but I don't have time to search.

...ha, just playing. Thanks Captain - I've been on here for a few years, but only started posting recently after I learned more. I highly appreciate your contributions and respect that you need to decompress and relax a bit more from the day to day here..can be quite overwhelming.

thanks for your time and efforts.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
And then people wonder why we don't release roms.... :screwy:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Hotdizzle:
Thank you Captain for everything you have done for the community. I remember you being the man since the OG Evo days. I know if you post something, it can be trusted. I have learned a lot from your posts, and hope I can one day contribute back. It's a shame your hobby was spoiled for you by spoiled users. Hope to see you back.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wvchapp:
Thanks for everything you've done Captain. I've never had to ask you a question, because you do answer them thoroughly up front. Please know just how much you have helped and how much I've learned from your posts. Take the time you need.

Thanks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] JimmyJimH:
Thank you!

It is sad when something you love becomes a daily function and no longer is a passion. I never post on these threads, but when I see developers like Sin and Captain looking to walk away from their passion due to the frustration from US, so it is time to THINK BEFORE WE POST. We need to take a step back and solve our own issues on the forums. It is all there on the threads, but we chose to take the easy road and ask simple question instead of taking 5 minutes to google key words or read the thread entirely. I have learned so much from Capt. and Sin and many others like them. I see that they both want a break and they very much deserve time away from the critics as well. We do ask the same questions a half a dozen times within a 50 pg. thread. I have played with my phones just to see it tick from the good old Evo Supersonic (god bless my first love that lead me into these forums) and my current love the Evo Jewel. I look back and have loved bricking my phone, so I can dig deep into these forums and fix. It took me 30 hours of my time researching and yes wanting to throw through a window, but I finally fixed and that was an awesome feeling. The nice thing is that I learned from reading forum or from googling. I never will forget how to unbrick a phone or the tools that allowed me get it working once again. Thank you gentlemen for all your hard work. Enjoy your much needed time off JIM
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gstanke:
I couldn't say it any better. I have been following captain's 4.3 stock thread as well as chubbz 4.3 5.5 thread since day one. I'm relatively new to this and they have explained stuff in ways that I can understand and if I can't I go to google first. I very rarely post a question without doing any searching. These devs work their ass off to provide ways to make our devices better and what they get in return are ungreatful comments or complaints and the same question being asked. Sometimes it looks like the repeated question was literally a copy/paste job. Seriously the devs shouldn't have to hold our hands. Let's be big kids and not frustrate our devs anymore. They don't deserve it. Search before you post please. I don't want to lose the great devs and be stuck with the jewel without the option to make it better.

HTC Jewel

Hboot 2.10 S-off

Android 4.3 Sense 5.5 V3
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] memekmek:
do you mind if i pm and ask you exactly why? i didnt read the the OP.

ok too soon, too soon. Im just joking and i sincerely thank you for all of your help. i remember rooting my OG evo years ago and my heart was pounding and my hands were sweating. It was so exciting and scary at the same time, and i remember i read a lot of info and never had to post because everything was already there just ready to be read and searched.

Thanks to all the devs.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] 63sammo1:
Been following your wisdom and kindness for almost two years. Thank you for all your time,patients, and devotion to all here.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] coolman9999:
Thank you Captain.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dsEVOlve:
Every device forum here on XDA is full of grievances from developers or faithful patrons about the frequency of redundant questions, stupidity, laziness, etc. It seems like it has always been this way to some extent but may be getting worse lately. Let's face it, early adopters are more likely to be technophiles and take the time to do more research. The older the device gets, the cheaper and more accessible it becomes and customers that just bought the cheapest cool phone they could are going to start popping up. We're fortunate there are still good devs spending time on this device and that HTC even put out a new update this late in the game for the devs to work with.

Developers have various ways of coping with this frustrating behavior but the end result always tends to be isolationism. Doesn't that indicate the system is broken? Shouldn't there be better controls in place to limit this behavior? I think the mods do the best they can with the resources and rules available to them but maybe people like me should relegated to being a fly on the wall only being able to read the discussions between developers. If non-devs are going to be allowed to post, perhaps the number of posts should be limited to a couple per week/month/whatever and increased based on some merit based system. That will confer some value to the posts you make so they aren't wasted on something you could have searched for. It is too easy to just ask the question without searching. Conversely, a more robust DEmerit system could be implemented. If you post a stupid question instead of everyone flaming you, they get to hit a "demerit" button and once you hit a threshold you can't post again for a week/month/whatever. If you flame someone anyways and people think you're too harsh, they get to demerit you. Maybe the devs should have to invite you to be a member in order to gain access to posting privileges. Envision it working like a private torrenting site. You're responsible for the people you invite and if you leech way more than you seed both you and the person that invited you get penalized.

I thought the introduction of the "Original Android Development" forum was going to be limited solely to developers and I think that was the intent but it didn't really work out that way. I think the developers should get to have an adults' table to eat at with the rest of us sitting at the kids' table (and I'm 36) until we're old enough or prove we're mature enough to get invited over. Until then we just have to hope we get to overhear some interesting stories or dirty jokes coming from the other table.

Just my 2 cents.

Thanks Captain and all the other devs for making my devices more interesting.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sinistertensai:
[YOUTUBE]watch?v=Hn-enjcgV1o[/YOUTUBE]
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] nfinitefx45:
That was perfect!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] drumwizard:
I like the demerit concept, but as for the devs inviting people to post, that might grow cumbersome as it might put more burden on them, but maybe for each thread you will have read only access to it, then if you want write access you'll have to request permission and maybe a mod will grant/deny you su access to the thread...but I do know it's growing tired of redundant questions, half of the mods or edits i don't do, but I still keep up with the progress in numerous threads, some of these people are just lazy and don't want to put forth the effort and try to find the answers themselves.

Just my opinion though...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] wezzlo115:
I appreciate the help you have personally helped me with Captain. I hope you can relieve all your stress.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Hiahwahnah:
Captain, I just wanted to say thanks. This is only my second post ever but I have been around for years. You have helped me more than you could ever know. Thank you.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rammv:
Thank you Captain for all your work and support for us that you have helped learn all about this android craziness. Good Luck and hope to hear from you in the near future.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] louched1:
A shame to see you go Captain, you are one of the biggest assests around these parts. Enjoy your time off and thanks for all you've done.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] gmoe65:
I just like to say THANK YOU very much for all that you've help me with and the awesome work that you do :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::thumbup::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stovo06:
1st, Thank You Captain. You've been a tremendous help to me (and everyone here I'm sure) since I've joined XDA.

2nd, I've been guilty of this multiple times. However, I try to answer questions on my own first and only ask if necessary. I was taught at a very young age that handing things to people (including answers) is a very real form of abuse and eventually handicaps people. No one will ever learn anything if everything is handed to us.

I will say sometimes I just want to be part of a thread lol. Or use keep one alive.

Thanks again very much for a all your valuable contributions.

Sent from my ViperEVO
[Moto X Q&A] Mickoou:
Moto x Dev edition unlocked & rooted running 4.4.2

Looking to gain back tether. can't seem to find an easy way.

Help

Thanks
[Moto X Q&A] Schaweet:
Install Xposed Framework and download and install the Moto Teather module.

While your at it, I'd install Gravity Box too. Pretty awesome tweaks.

Sent from my Dev Edition Moto X
[Moto X Q&A] KidJoe:
I have been successful using used the wifi_tether_v3_4-experimental1.apk from https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

change device profile to galaxy nexus (cdma/lte)

check box: wifi-driver reload

check box: enabled routing fix

If you have troubles, its also suggested to...

check box: wifi-driver reload 2

(per -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2449534 )

I had been using on 4.4, but its working on 4.4.2 also.
[Moto X Q&A] tcrews:
This!
[Moto X Q&A] nhizzat:
Both of these. You won't find an easier method.
[Moto X Q&A] lxadoz104:
This. By far easiest way.

Sent from Moto X VZW Dev Ed via XDA Mobile App
[Moto X Q&A] dymmeh:
This! But I may be biased for some reason ;)
[Moto X Q&A] Mickoou:
Thanks guys
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniel578:
i want to back to the stock rom

anyone can give me the zip file from the last release ? 4.4.2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimyiak:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2527806 ;)

neXus⁴ running kitkat 4.4.2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michelemascia7:
Wrong section :rolleyes:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alexcheveau:
Search Wugfresh Toolkit on Google
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efeldman:
Hi all,

Have my SGS2 with stock rom that yesterday WIFI wont start, no matter what I do, it wont go ON.

I tried the following. Factory reset and new rom, now I have Resurrection Remix KK v5.0.3 and still the WIFI wont go ON.

Could be that it's a hardware failure? It's a 3 year old phone mint condition. Is there anything else I can try?

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syedamaan:
Have you tried going to stock...??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efeldman:
Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear... It was in stock ROM when this problem started, I installed a new custom ROM to see if that would fix it, but no fix.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syedamaan:
Do you have warranty...

Happened to my cousin's i9100 and he got it fixed by service center and they also got him to stock..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] efeldman:
Nope, it's almost 3 yrs old.
[LG Optimus G Pro] fronz:
Can anyone help port the chinese 4.2.2 lockscreen to 4.1.2 or lead me in the right direction?
[Moto X Q&A] Vintage144:
I am a long time android user , mostly Samsung , but other devices as well, so that being said, theres no way without an unlocked bl i can use CWM ? Or any custom recovery? I dont care about warranties as i buy my phones outright,js, but i need to root for sure , get rid of att junkware , also custom roms, but maybe im missing something in the motorola world, how do you root and get custom roms and not have a custom recovery , sure you can have root, but custom roms without recovery?
[Moto X Q&A] Rebel908:
If you have a GSM Dev Edition you can do all that stuff. I believe that AT&T's and Verizon's Moto X's are locked.

You can use Safestrap, which creates a partition which you can flash custom Roms, but I believe you have to be on Android 4.2.2 to do it. All it does is create a partition so the official android version is always there and you will have less storage to use by using safestrap. There are no custom kernels for Safestrap to my knowledge.