yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 5 General] system.img:
Doesn't Apple do this every year? :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 5 General] MultiLockOn:
I wouldn't call it recycling, it's brand identity.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Hellscythe:
ever since 2007 ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] mr_stevey:
and then we have to ask, do any of the apple kids complain?!
[Galaxy S 5 General] frankgreimes:
Why should they change the design? It just works and despite of what some "design purists" are going to say it's one of the best on the market. Keep in mind when looking at all those concept artworks that they are just that artworks and they don't have to acknowledge all the given limitations that exist in reality.
[Galaxy S 5 General] dandroid13:
Since Samsung has been awarded with some patents it may change in the future, but I agree with you, it just works, having a front button to wake up the phone is great. :)
[Galaxy S 5 General] the_chemistry:
IMO It's like to keep the "S" family close. Since it's the "S" flagship series. They could always use other design but it'll be a black sheep. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S 5 General] noideaforusername:
I really miss the Samsung Wave series design.

But the S5 not looks as bad as anyone think.
[Galaxy S 5 General] bluenim:
I think the best desing is the s4. The s5 looks like my old s1
[Galaxy S 5 General] wtherrell:
Up to a point I'm just not that interested in how it looks. I want it to do what I want (not Verizon's or Samsung's idea of what I want) & do it right now dependably. Good battery life, easy to handle & carry. That's why I am toting GS4 dev edition with Hyperdrive rom.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashens:
Hey guys,

It seems I am in over my head here...

I was trying to get my Nexus 5 to tether and I followed directions to add a line my settings.db. After I restarted my phone, it's now stuck in a boot loop with the 4 colored circles.

After some googling, it seems that by editing settings.db on my PC and putting it back onto the phone, I might've messed the the permissions which is causing my phone to bootloop.

I've tried pulling the settings.db files using adb commands, but they don't seem to be working. It doesn't recognize my device during the bootloop. And "adb devices" doesn't show my phone in the cmd prompt, and any adb commands I try gets me a "device not found" error.

Fastboot mode still works though I think, because"fastboot devices" shows my phone in the cmd prompt.

Is there anyway I can save my phone without losing the data I have, which is mainly my pictures?

...I won't be able to sleep unless this gets fixed.

Many Thanks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darth:
You could fastboot the stock image.....but I think your pics would be gone.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GUGUITOMTG4:
Hi, adb won't work if the system is not loaded, It can work on custom recovery though.

Your options are many. Flash custom recovery like TWRP, fix permissions from recovery. Or on recovery, try to pull the file via adb and push the original one.

If problem persists, will have to backup data, wipe system, cache and flash new Rom

After that, if want to go back to stock http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2513701
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Just adb from custom recovery

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47623410

Do NOT fix permissions from TWRP. I wish they'd remove this option so people stop thinking its useful.

Or restore the nandroid backup you took before modifying your rom ;)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashens:
Fixing permissions actually did fix the problem for me.

Um, any reason why I shouldn't have done it?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GUGUITOMTG4:
It was more useful on old Gingerbread Roms which randomly forced-closed system apps but on newer and more stable android versions, that was rendered obsolete. I suggested using this because It has worked for me when editing files from PC. Also you phone was not working already, what else would go wrong by trying it. Also you wanted to keep data, so, simple steps first. Glad you fixed it.:good:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Y

Yep. "Fix permissions" as an option in recovery goes around applying permissions to everything. But seriously, how does it "know" what permission everything your specific config requires is? Well it can't. It can only "best guess" from a list of "expected" permissions.

Applying permissions itself is not a problem if you know what it should be but the blanket shotgun approach is very dangerous. It often causes more problems than it fixes.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaveDeve:
What is the CHMOD code for the setting.db ?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psm510:
This is for my Its my decommissioned Cappy that i will give to my little brother. What i wanted is a rom that removed the phone from my phone while just leaving the ability to install apps and use wifi. That way, he can save big time on battery life.

So far, i know about Captivate Touch. Are there any other roms out there? If not, i can just throw airplane mode on the next best rom. Which one would you recommend that promotes battery life?

Also, about the Captivate Touch: For those who have used it, do i have to use cm-10.1.0-captivatemtd? Or can i use the latest build?)

Thanks for your help, yall.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dawgdoc:
I am using my Cappy without phone service, mostly as a music player and navigation device. When I am not using the GPS or wifi I keep it in airplane mode. I have had 50% battery remaining after four hours as GPS, music player for an hour, 30 minutes on G+, some wifi use to update apps; probably 1.5 to two hours screen time in total. I do keep bluetooth turned off unless in use. Likewise, since I don't have a sim card in it, I keep data off with 3G Watchdog - probably not necessary but a holdover from use on a low data plan.

On other days I have had over 3 hours of screen time using the GPS with over half of the battery remaining. This is the original battery in the phone when purchased in Nov 2010. I do use TiBu to keep some apps frozen. This is on stock, rooted, 2.3.5. (see sig) All of this leads me to believe Captivate Touch would be great for your purpose, as would most any ROM.

The reason I haven't installed Captivate Touch is that I want the option of using this as a back up phone for myself if necessary. I also have the option of trying out Straight Talk on it for myself or as a loaner to family
[Moto X Q&A] ericizzy1:
no DE moto x, rooted on 4.4, having issues with bluetooth, while on a call outside the car, and going into the car, as soon as the phone call transfers to the cars bluetooth, it drops the call. also, i have the verizon tethering hack, and when tethering is on, there is alot of static on the cars bluetooth. NONE OF THESE ISSUES EXISTED on 4.2.2, rooted with the verizon hack too.

any advice, maybe somehow loading 4.2.2 bluetooth files on 4.4? how do i do that? any advice will be appriciated. TIA
[Moto X Q&A] anotherfiz:
Hey buddy, supposedly these issues are fixed in 4.4.2, so we just have to be patient for a few more days
[Moto X Q&A] ericizzy1:
thanks for the reply, but i really want to stay on 4.4 with my root and that small write thingy
[Moto X Q&A] anotherfiz:
Once the 4.4.2 SBF's come out, we will be able to keep 4.2.2 bootloader and just load 4.4.2 on top of it via safestrap, keeping root and WP. only a matter of time
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kgeissler:
I want to get some 24AWG cables from monoprice to charge my Nexus 5 and Nexus 10...If I am going to be using these cables for charging only, do I need the ferrite core? Also...any recommendations for a good 2 amp wall charger?

This one without:

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?ab...m/Category?c_id=102&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307

or this one with the ferrite core?

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?ab...m/Category?c_id=102&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistahseller:
You do not need a ferrite core, the phone did not come with one.... Standard wallcharger and cable is fine.

As for the 2amp charger, the phone will only take in what it needs. I will go out on a limb and say that this is the fastest charging phone I have witnessed when plugged into AC.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] Mastiff:
The screen on my Atom shakes in bright light. It's almost like there's two of the same lines and one of them is moving up and down maybe 1 mm or so. Has anybody else got that problem? It only happens in bright light, and it doesn't have anything to do with the veiewing angle, so it's not a trick of the light. The screen actually shakes! Oh, and it has done that on all the four (I think four) ROM's I have tried: The original it came with, the leaked ROM, the "Not for sale" ROM and the latest official ROM.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] hanmin:
Er.. I have experience similiar problem too.. not with PDA screen, but with certain pattern (e.g. diagonal lines). As far as I know, it is my own eyes that is causing the problem. Before you go around finding answer for your PDA, try asking another person (the more the better), to look at your screen under the same condition, see if the person can see the same thing or not :)

If it is the screen problem, probably because it is a transflective screen? You are seeing the image of the reflective mirror at the back together with the actual LCD screen?
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] Mastiff:
It would be a good idea, but my wife has seen it too, and this is my fourth or fifth PDA. They have all had the same or similar themes, and neither of the other units has had this problem. It's specially visible on the home screen, with the small writing for appointments and stuff. But this gave me an idea: I will try to change to one of the standard O2 themes and see if that changes anything!
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] Dr.Shultz:
A have the same problem. Not often, but looks like you discribe, but it doesn't depend of light. Usially its several seconds long, and after that it becomes stable. I think its hardware problem. As I know some people have prodlem with pitch noise of the screen.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] Bree:
screen flicker and sound

Have the same occurence with the flickering screen(thought something was wrong with my eyes, as well as the high pitched sound coming from the screen everytime i turn the unit on. i don't really mind the screen but anyone got any solution to the sound? :shock:
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] pelicantacos:
Shaky Screen

Well I have this problem too with my Atom. I think it has to do with the transreflective screen--mainly a hardware problem with the direct sunlight messing with the screen. As far as I know it doesn't hurt it or damage the screen. It just makes it annoying to use the Today screen or the Wireless manager in direct sunlight. (I got this info by doing a search for the screen, try 'TFT' or 'screen problems.')

As far as I know there is nothing you can do about it.

Also with the high pitched noise--mine has finally gone away, or my hearing has just gotten worse and I've lost the ability to hear a sound at that high of a pitch.

I hope this helps!
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] Bree:
I see... I hope mine goes away too :wink: I can leave with the flickering screen but the noise is just plain annoying :?
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] hanmin:
Just my expenrience.

I have read and tried the overclocking thing on my Charmer. And I've noticed that, if I were to underclock the unit approx 110MHz, the screen will flicker under the bright day light. I'm not sure if you can overclock your Atom (e.g. is it OMAP processor? Do a search before attempting anything, it may kill your unit). Maybe you can solve the problem overclocking it?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] EggShaarawy:
I have been using my Nexus 7 2013 for few months and the battery is really strange.

The battery graph is often zigzag-like as attached and I really don't know where the issue is.

I have been using purity rom, franco kernel with smart cover.

I am also charging my Nexus 7 2013 with my Nexus 4 charger and external powerbank.

Is this a battery problem and should I get it back to ASUS for warranty?

Thanks everyone
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Andromendous:
If it hasent been doing this long i would give it a week or two and if its still doing it, then i would be concerned. But i also think that some custom kernels may also have this side effect, i dont know why, maybe someone more with more knowledge of kernels could clear this up. Atleast. I hope... Mine does this aswell, but i dont stay on the same rom for more than a week or two ?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] EggShaarawy:
I am not sure why this happen and my first thought is battery issue.

I am lazy to try out different roms and kernels unless this issue persists.:(
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Andromendous:
Id go through a few full cycles, it does this to me on glitch kernel, but i tryed stock rooted rom the other day and noticed it wasnt happening anymore.

Edit: just looked at the graph again. Looks like you werent even using the tablet at all. If thats the case then im afraid this might be bad. Sorry friend.

But i wouldnt get too worried just yet, give it a few days, if it doesnt settle down or stock does the same then id think about a warranty.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] EggShaarawy:
Thanks very much and I may observe it for another week.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] jezbez:
I have the exact same issue with my Nexus7. Rooted stockrom and it is zigzaging also. But batterylife is still very good, now its been up 2days and 12 hours with screen time over 5 hours. So im not going to send my own into warranty just yet, because every other common known problem is not on my device :D
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] icrazy:
I have stock rom , not rooted and I get the zig zag battery also. No problem tho, I am very happy with the battery life .
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] F051:
Hello my friends, i know this web site a long time ago but this is my first day like a member, (maybe in the future i will come here like a developer :D ) well my question is simple but i have been searching and my question still in my mind (Sorry for my bad english) wich is the best ROM for my galaxy note n7000? im looking for battery saving i dont play games, only use my note to use whatsapp, line, browser, facebook, etc, i have a new battery and i think that my battery gets low very fast (i think that is becose i had one Motorola Razr I the battery was the best :good: )

So i wanna say THANKS for taking a little part of your time only to anwser me, and thanks to this AMAZING site, nite all mates.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] treacherous_hawk:
Best ROM and Kernel questions are not allowed. Also depends on which rom you would like to try, latest being KitKat. Try them out, look in the development section and original development section to know all those roms which exist, read a little about them in the very first post (also includes the flashing procedure) and try them, see for yourself which one suits your requirement.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] malybru:
Mod Edit

"Best" or "Recommend" ROM/kernel threads are not allowed on XDA.

Please test these things for yourself.

This is the only way you will get an unbiased opinion,and then, you can decide for yourself if it meets YOUR needs.

Don't forget to make a nandroid before you start.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] lalvp:
My samsung note -2 ,forget my lock screen pin(password). ANYONE CAN TELL ME HOW TO OPEN MY PHONE...WITH OUT LOOSING MY DATAS.PLEASE........
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cf9182:
Is it possible to backup your apps and app data without root on the hdx?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] tl3:
I use the '1Mobile Market' app, as my Play Store alternative, which has an app backup function in its built-in App Manager. It backs up all my installed apps--from the Amazon App Store, 1Mobile Market, and even the sideloaded apps--in their apk form. However, I believe not their data though. FYI.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cf9182:
That's half the battle, thank you.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] xperia anfer:
I have a xperia U,Yesterday i try to unlock my bootloader and flash a experimental kernel (http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2326515)

I use the flashtool to unlock my bootloader because sony website method confuse me,it went without a problem but i did`t check it works or not.and i flash the experimental kernel and i able go to CWM Recovery.my question is ,still my phone recognize by the sony pc companion,to my knowledge after we unlock the bootloader pc companion will no longer recognize our phones......!!!!!

1) Did i correctly unlock my bootloader or it still locked ?

2) if it works(unlock bootloader) Why pc companion still recognize my phone ?

3) Is their any way that i can find ,my bootloader unlocked or locked ?

phone - Xperia U

OS - ICS

Firmware - 6.1.1.b.1.54

please put the question number and answer ...,Eg- 1) xxxxx 2)xxxxxxx
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] usb2:
did you have unlock bootloader = yes in service menu?

if the phone can boot properly (to the home screen) with experimental kernel the bootloader is unlocked... to see if it is installed go in settings>phone info and see if under kernel version there is "experimental-12"

another check go in conversation app and select share location>current position... if this Fc with the message "service not available" the bootloader it's unlocked

if the phone can't boot with experimental kernel the bootloader is locked

for pc companion i don't know

with experimental kernel you can boot only a JB rom
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] xperia anfer:
1) service menue showing "Bootloader unlocked :Yes"

2) no, after i flash the experimental kernel,i didn`t install the rom(i forget to add the rom zip inside the memory),so i just switch off and power on but didn`t boot(sony logo come and then a blank screen) so i flash the gingerbread ftf(6.1.1.b.1.184) via flash tool,now my phone run GB,when i going to flash the GB ftf i saw that pc companion recognize my phone that`s why i am unsure that my bootloader locked or unlocked,i didn`t get what you said in the second method("another check go in conversation app and select share location>current position... if this Fc with the message "service not available" the bootloader it's unlocked")
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ryccardo:
3- Phone > *#*#service#*#* > 1st option > 4th option > "Bootloader unlock allowed" turns into "Bootloader unlocked"
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] xperia anfer:
you are a senior member help me,i didn`t get what you tell ,please tell me,my bootloader locked or unlocked ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] asd987:
Your bootloader is unlocked.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ryccardo:
Follow the photos, then you'll get to a screen saying "bootloader unlock allowed" or "booloader unlocked"
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] xperia anfer:
I did that,It showing "bootloader unlocked:Yes " what does it mean?

Will flashing experimental kernel root my phone ?

SORRY, THIS MY FIRST TIME INSTALLING A ROM ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
Means your bootloader is unlocked.

PC Companion works fine with unlocked bootloader all except updating the formware. It may even begi dowloding the files but won't flash it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] xperia anfer:
Will flashing experimental kernel root my phone ?

Is rooting necessary to install a Jellybean rom?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] ChikeD:
Im not familiar with that kernel, see it's feature list.

To install any custom ROM all you need is just CWM recovery
[Motorola Atrix 2] vipsmax:
i flashed ics 4.0 searlet to my moto a2

i want to root my phone but i think my usb port of phone is not working

and computer is not able to detect usb thats shy i m not able to root my phone

pls suggest if there is any other mathod of rooting the device which dont required usb
[Motorola Atrix 2] 1BadWolf:
The only root methods that I'm aware of require a USB connection to a PC. I'm curious, though. If your USB port isn't working then how did you flash ICS?
[Hardware Hacking General] Renate:
When I tried a 0.1 µF capacitor, it was just because one was sitting on my desk.

I didn't put a lot of thought into the value.

The combination of series capacitance and effective input resistance makes a high pass filter.

It's hard to estimate the input resistance of a cell phone without measuring it dynamically.

Since the bias circuit can supply a milliamp or two at 2.5 V, let's go with a worst case of 1 k input resistance.

Let's find the corner frequency of our high pass filter:

F = 1 / (2 * pi * R * C)

0.1 µF and 1 k gives us a 3 dB frequency of 1592 Hz :crying:

That's why there is no bass.

I tried with a 470 µF capacitor (also just randomly on my desk)

The signal level and the bass were much better than with the 0.1 µF

That's not surprising, since the 3 dB frequency is now 0.3 Hz!

Ok, 470 µF is a bit overkill.

How about 10 µF and a 3 dB frequency of 16 Hz

A tantalum capacitior is small and will work fine.

Just make sure to have the positive end going to the cell phone input, the negative end going to the mic.
[Hardware Hacking General] AdamOutler:
Where are you getting R? Also, this circuit should be calcualted where Frms is run against an LC-pi circuit where L is of unknown value. Note the transformer on this image.

I suppose the calculation shoud be roughly the same with resistance as inductance, but even still, the DAC is not the greatest in the device headset ports and the stock headsets suffer the same problems.

I will try a higher F cap though to see if the quality can improve. This was the smallestcap I had available at the time though which could fit into the housing.
[Hardware Hacking General] Renate:
The worst case figure for R of 1 k is based on one scenario for generating the bias current to the electret mic FET.

In very old audio systems the supply voltage would be 6 to 12 volts with a fairly high resistor value.

In most middle-of-the-road PC sound cards, there is a filtered 2.5 volt source fed through a resistor of 1 or 2 k.

In most cell phones, the bias supply is controlled by whether you are in talking/recording mode or idle.

Some cell phones could have a constant current supply which is controlled to keep the average value of the input at the bias point of 2.5 volts.

In this case, the effective resistance would be a function of how much bias current you are drawing.

With a capacitively coupled input, you would be drawing no bias current and the input could have a very high effective resistance.

I guess I'll have to make a few more measurements.
[Hardware Hacking General] AdamOutler:
[MENTION=4474482]Renate NST[/MENTION] I did some experimentation. Theres a definate difference between the .1uF to 50uF, but 50uF to 100uF did not produce much of a difference. I think 100uF is sufficient. What say you?

Here is a video which starts with .1uF, moves to stock galaxy camera, 50uF, and finally 100uF.

[youtube]c6_Ut1sICnI[/youtube]

These parts were collected from spare circuit boards and low voltage power supplies.
[Hardware Hacking General] Renate:
I think it sounds better with the larger caps.

A 10 µF should really be plenty though.

The difference between 0.1 µF and 10 µF is a factor of 100

Going bigger will not make a big difference.

I think that your cell phone must have a pretty high input resistance already.

It didn't sound horrible with the 0.1 µF
[Hardware Hacking General] 1512tootsie:
USB microphone /will it work with USB input and 3.5 mm output cable?

Hi I am interested in using the blue yeti to screen record on a rootedins 5.This tutorial was on the yeti xlr but the original has a USB output.If i get a 3.5mm Male AUX Audio Plug Jack to USB 2.0 Female Adapter Cable will it work with screen recording?
[Hardware Hacking General] Renate:
If I understand you correctly, I know of no such adapter, it would be a giant step backwards.

If you have a USB mic what you want is a device that has USB host mode (or OTG).

You'll need the correct driver for the USB part and also the driver for the USB audio device.

I don't have a USB integrated mic, but I do have a Lexicon Alpha adapter.

It takes a regular mic as input and presents as a USB peripheral.

My Nook has the drivers in the kernel.