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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xclub_101:
Correct, standard Odin update WITH THE RIGHT FIRMWARE will be fine.

IMHO your absolute best path from this point would be something like this:

- save whatever you need to save to the cloud or eventually on the external microSD (just in case)

- disable reactivation lock; disable any updates and security updates in the current ROM; stop mobile data and WiFi; keep all updates off and all network off until the very last step of the entire procedure

- using normal Odin and download mode install oldest BTU firmware you can get - MI7 in the link I provided above; that update should go without any problem; reboot and check everything is OK (and stop again any network or update if re-enabled); this step is only needed in order to get you on the EXACT same path that the huge majority of the people around (including me) have used with URDLV; it might be possible to skip this and still have everything working 100% (and this is quite very likely but I have not tested it);

- using Universal Root de la Vega (URDLV) and the same MI7 from above you will generate a N9005XX____MI7_HOME_VEGA.tar.md5 file which then you will again write with normal Odin and in download mode; this will get you rooted on MI7 with knox 0x0 ; you can read more about this in the URDLV thread

- then using Mobile Odin Pro (NOT normal Odin / download mode) and the most recent 4.3 version available for BTU you can update to MJ7 or MK2 - while keeping root and knox 0x0!

Read for more details on the last step this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2522729

Also note that Mobile Odin Pro will also let you update to 4.4 and keep root and knox 0x0, so it is not a bad investment. Also note that at this point there is no other way to root with knox 0x0 once you got past a certain firmware, nor is it possible to go back before the version of your bootloader (so in other words the above procedure also would guarantee that you can get back to MI7 if for instance you do not like MK2, something you would never otherwise be able to do).

As my signature shows - MJ7 / MK2 are currently very solid versions (and if you are rooted you can get amazing battery life and performance) and I would strongly suggest avoiding any upgrade towards 4.4 in the immediate future.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glitchma:
Hey guys. I recently acquired a Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini. Every time I go on a HD image the screen elderly gets a lot sharper alongside the letters and everything turns "True HD" if you will. Is this a glitch? I'm familiar with Android phones so don't be afraid to use technical terms if needed
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] nourudeen:
I think i have bricked my p6 after flashing boot(b125).img from fastboot and its stuck and restarting at bootscreen. Pls someone help with heawei multiloader as am told it can fix bricked phone from usb. File now no more assessible from huawei website. pls help.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] WisdomSeeker:
Hey do you have twrp recovery installed? Have you already tried to get into your stock recovery ?( Holding volume up/down button simultanesly during boot)
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] nourudeen:
my phone never came with any stock recovery. had 'factory mode' not recovery when holding those bottons. In factory mode, no option for flashing anything. Now phone only restarts on bootscreen and then on-off. initially tried flashing TWRP just befor bricking phone but adb gave error like this 'partition not support flash and i had already flash a boot.img for b125
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] border force:
b608 version of my phone was a brick was b118 installed, there is a solution?

sorry my poor english, I'm from Turkey, please help, please..
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] WisdomSeeker:
Both of you should try to flash the stock recovery! You can download it here :(www).androidfilehost.(com)/?fid=23252070760973625 (just remove the brackets) .

Then follow these steps:

1. Put your device in fastboot mode ( > adb reboot bootloader )

2. Flash recovery via fastboot ( fastboot flash recovery recovery.img )

3. Reboot via fastboot ( fastboot reboot )

Afterwards try to reboot to your stock recovery . Then you can simply install over the update.app a fresh Huawei Firmware

Greetings Wisdomseeker
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] nourudeen:
well wisdom, like i said, its restarting at boot screen so i cant get to fastboot. i sometimes able to enter an android (3e) recovery and try installing what u said but each time, installation is stopped. Got a certain miui rom and halfway it says NOT VALID OTA PACKAGE. SCATTER FILE MISSING. All other package rom or other recovery refuse to install and say ERROR. i have tried this your files but not possible.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] WisdomSeeker:
Maybe you should try To use another SD card Or mabye Format the current one and then add the update.APP To it
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] nourudeen:
No luck! I think the huawei multiloader will do the work. Any Idea where i can download?
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] WisdomSeeker:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2618253
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] all_e_guitar:
I dont understand... When i start multiloader.exe it seems to go.. But i can only download update.app file with che left One button.the center button let me either download the ROM and the right button keep the tool off. What i have to do for use this magic program? :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jamesst20:
Hi,

I had to buy a new Sony Xperia Z Ultra, and it looks like the screen is not as beautiful as my old one.

Here are pictures, left is new cell phone, right is old cell phone. My new Cell Phone comes from Sony Store and my old one from Bell Canada. I did unlock once my new phone but I did backup TA and restore it (yes it did relock bootloader and still is), I guess the issue is not there. They are both running latest version.

Is it an hardware difference or software?

Thanks

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Vanquiz:
Is it at the same settings? Check the display setting, X Reality, White Balance, and Brightness.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jamesst20:
Yes it is :/

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] martin132014:
This looks like white balance setting....try fiddle with it...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jamesst20:
Like I said, both are at 0,0,0 :/

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Speederoff:
Same :(

Just i realize, no wonder my friend's z ultra its much better screen than me. I thought the screen protector make difference.

I don't think so, its related to white balance. =.=" its remain same after adjusted.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jamesst20:
Glad I am not alone in this case

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Speederoff:
No wonder sony update white balance for z ultra =.=". Share with me the most accurate balance with me =.="
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jamesst20:
Looks like my RGB would need to be like (-100,-100,-100) which is impossible :'(

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Speederoff:
:( Its seems default much better :(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dandyqb:
maybe different panels, mine is a sharp renesas and i love my z ultra screen :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Speederoff:
How do you differentiate it.

Jamss, have a look.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jamesst20:
Type this in terminal:

su

dmesg|grep -i panel

Output:

<3>[ 0.557448] mdss_mdp_parse_bootarg: mdss_mdp_parse_bootarg:1353:cmdline panel not set disp_idx=[ (null)]

<3>[ 0.610783] mdss_dsi_panel_init: gpio=0

<6>[ 0.640835] mdss_panel_parse_dt: Panel Name = default renesas 1080p video

<6>[ 0.641070] mdss_dsi_panel_init:2171 Continuous splash flag not found.

<6>[ 0.641082] mdss_dsi_panel_init:2187 Partial update disabled.

<3>[ 0.641259] dsi_panel_device_register:1250, Unable to read Phy lane configure settings

<6>[ 0.641781] mdss_register_panel: adding framebuffer device fd922800.qcom,mdss_dsi

<3>[ 0.641960] mdss_dsi_find_panel_of_node:can't find panel phandle

<3>[ 0.641968] mdss_dsi_ctrl_probe: can't find panel node

<6>[ 0.643395] mdss_register_panel: adding framebuffer device fd922100.qcom,hdmi_tx

<6>[ 0.871726] mdss_register_panel: adding framebuffer device qcom,mdss_wb_panel.5

<6>[ 0.872976] mdss_dsi_ctrl fd922800.qcom,mdss_dsi: mipi_dsi_panel_create_debugfs: create folder fd922800.qcom,mdss_dsi

<6>[ 1.104054] mdss_panel_parse_dt: Panel Name = sharp renesas 1080p video new id

<6>[ 1.204031] mdss_dsi_panel_pcc_setup (1349):ct=0 area=10 ud=32 vd=42 r=0x00007180 g=0x00007800 b=0x00008000

<6>[ 1.279259] mdss_dsi_panel_on: ctrl=ee2f6010 ndx=0

According to this, I got Sharp Renesas on my new phone. I got to root my old phone in order to check which model it is, I will report back later

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Speederoff:
Same.. :) sharp renesas, I think Sony push this panel on LTE version as 6833.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jamesst20:
I got C6806 so you're wrong :P

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Speederoff:
Lol, i wrong =.=" :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] martin132014:
Same sharp panel
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] archion:
Nah, the log on your phone is overwritten, restart and try the commands again.

u0_a301@C6802:/ $ su

root@C6802:/ # dmesg|grep -i panel

<3>[ 0.930684] mdss_mdp_parse_bootarg: mdss_mdp_parse_bootarg:1303:cmdline panel not set disp_idx=[ (null)]

<3>[ 0.986508] mdss_dsi_panel_init: gpio=1

<6>[ 1.016566] mdss_panel_parse_dt: Panel Name = default novatek 1080p video

<6>[ 1.016813] mdss_dsi_panel_init:2144 Continuous splash flag not found.

<6>[ 1.016824] mdss_dsi_panel_init:2160 Partial update disabled.

<3>[ 1.017001] dsi_panel_device_register:1248, Unable to read Phy lane configure settings

<6>[ 1.017371] mdss_register_panel: adding framebuffer device fd922800.qcom,mdss_dsi

<3>[ 1.017557] mdss_dsi_find_panel_of_node:can't find panel phandle

<3>[ 1.017565] mdss_dsi_ctrl_probe: can't find panel node

<6>[ 1.018928] mdss_register_panel: adding framebuffer device fd922100.qcom,hdmi_tx

<6>[ 1.247472] mdss_register_panel: adding framebuffer device qcom,mdss_wb_panel.2

<6>[ 1.248609] mdss_dsi_ctrl fd922800.qcom,mdss_dsi: mipi_dsi_panel_create_debugfs: create folder fd922800.qcom,mdss_dsi

<6>[ 1.395421] mdss_panel_parse_dt: Panel Name = auo novatek 1080p video

<6>[ 1.445390] mdss_dsi_panel_pcc_setup (1322):ct=0 area=3 ud=27 vd=44 r=0x00007600 g=0x00007400 b=0x00008000

<6>[ 1.494933] mdss_dsi_panel_on: ctrl=ee47e010 ndx=0

root@C6802:/ #

auo novatek is my panel it seems, the screen is gorgeous.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] martin132014:
Yeah its sharp panel...but which is better, sharp or auo...i read that sharp is better screen...or is it...?

My screen is also gorgeous by the way:)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Looks like both of mine are the sharp panel, well one is and the other loos to have the same colour/hue/contrast but I dont have terminal installed on it (wifes phone)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jamesst20:
I didnt have time to root my old sony xperia z ultra, im pretty sure it is not a sharp and it looks way better

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] herogjan:
A good cleaning will help, seriously.

Sometimes when i look at the screen of my wife her Xperia Z, when my screen looks dull then its time for a good cleaning. You'll be surprised.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jamesst20:
Haha dont worry, all my stuff is clean and I keep them clean ;) no worry there is not even a single finger print on my screen ;)

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I have an AUO panel, and i can't complain. It looks awesome. I can't compare it to a Sharp panel, but it has looked awesome from the start, so no complaints from me.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] martin132014:
Well to be honest, the screen is yellowish when white balance setting to default..and if look the screen at an angle, it seems a little dark but not shift in color...but i still satisfied...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jamesst20:
Well AUO panel is definitively more beautiful :p

Sharp panel just looks like a normal screen such as Nexus 4

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gideonMorrison:
It would be interesting to see what the contrast levels of both panels are, this way it could be backed up by scientific data...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] emann56:
I have a 6833 ultra and it does not use the sharp display. A friend of mine has the sharp display and it lacks contrast and brightness compared to my AUO panel.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tsiros:
not terribly sure but i suspect it has to do with the leds used in there and you can't be guaranteed that you have specific leds even if you know the panel manufacturer
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nedooo:
Nexus 4 is way better then XZU screen. Still XZU is large and good enough.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] kizo:
Is there anyway to make this rom T-Mobile_RUU_Wizard_2210401_221_20710_ENG_US.exe

boot from and sd minicard --..

I seem to have messed up MY MDA phone. the phone is booting up but its getting stuck at the windows mobile sequence. Where at the top you could see the battery indicator, the vol notication the atenna, connection indicator.

However, activesync wont reader the phone anymore so i can't do anything from my pc. Can anyone help.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] casiouser:
I've recordered some 1080p HD videos on my phone and have transfered them to my computer. What software do you recommend to convert them to DVD? I tried some that came with my computer but for some reason they don't play back smoothly. (I have 6gb ram and a quad core computer so I think thats not the issue).
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chr1sny:
Has anyone had an issue with the dolphin browser becoming unresponsive after awhile? On my xperia compact after the browser initially launches, I can browse for awhile but then the browser begins to hang on pages after and refuses to load them as if I have no Internet connectivity. Very frustrating since my former phone (Nexus 5) did not have these problems.

Other browsers work and will load pages so I don't think it's a connectivity issue.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tobi@s:
Not with Dolphin, but I got the same problem with AOSP browser
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chr1sny:
Funny. I usually have to resort to the aosp browser ("Android browser" on play store) when dolphin stops working. I wish aosp supported bookmark syncing.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VinzV07:
I have this problem since the last updates of Dolphin but... on my Xperia S ! :P

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[LG G Flex] RLB21540:
G Flex**
[LG G Flex] RLB21540:
My build number is now JDQ39B which I believe was under the LG G2

Does this mean KitKat 4.4 is underway for the G Flex?
[LG G Flex] reaper420:
This is what at&t says was in the update

http://www.att.com/esupport/softwareUpdateArticle.jsp?sid=KB423840&cv=820#fbid=GWFaQCiEGB0
[LG G Flex] 2015Ducatimulti:
yeah, I just received the update here in Michigan this morning.
[LG Optimus G Pro] vignesh1985:
hi

got this off swappa. love this phone, except for the issue where i see small flickering at top of screen. i can see bottom of dock being flickering at the top. pls check out the video & suggest any fixes.

or anyone see such issues? i cant find anything related in the web.

tnx.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2pW3Tcl83k
[LG Optimus G Pro] lg-user45:
This is realy annoying. Probably its an hardware defect.

Did you try an reset? Press Power and volume down at same time.

Otherwise use guarantee
[G2 General] HoussaMON:
Hello all , i create this thread to discuss the impact of the KitKat 4.4.2 on our phones , for me it was a disaster , my G2 was lag free score always more than 36000pts on antutu and more than 20000 on quadrant , now with 4.4.2 i get only 28000 pts on antutu and 17000 on quadrant .

AND YOU ?
[G2 General] gabilondo:
Same here...only quadrant 21126.

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[G2 General] HoussaMON:
dont know why ...

i have another G2 Korean version F320S same issue 28000 on antutu ...., and both D802 and F320S lag time to time ... i dont know why
[G2 General] gabilondo:
Mine doesn't lag but antutu score is really affected.Before kitkat 36540,after 28000.Quadrant score is the same before and after update.

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[G2 General] HoussaMON:
when you power on and you try to type your PIN it dosnt lag little when you click the numbers ? im asking coz i have the same lag in both versions !
[G2 General] gabilondo:
I never use pin code,sorry..

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[G2 General] pitchdarkice:
not sure if there would be a difference, but i'm on d801 (t-mobile). i don't see any lag with either JB or KK
[G2 General] HoussaMON:
i had no lag on JB but i have some with KK on both versions , can you share with us your benchmark scores ?
[G2 General] GraphMusic:
All benchmarks are affected by kitkat, but it doesn't indicate the lags/smoothness
[G2 General] Alexzander:
I tested all kk roms including CM ones. Now i'm on not official for my phone kk from vodafone (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2664933) and it's all the same. These are my scores : Antutu 25000-27000 and Quadrant 16000-17000. Usualy in Antutu i got 31000 on PA kitkat. And with stock 422 i got 34700. In Quadrant i got 20000-21000 on stock 422. But i think there might be an issue with Quadrant and Antutu, because on 3dmark everything is up the roof(pics), Ice Storm - maxed out, Ice Storm Extreme - maxed out, and Ice Storm Unlimited 17127.
[G2 General] duckstardeluxe:
I've been running the 4.4.2 since yesterday and besides the lack of root, I really think the update solves most of the strange lag in lg stock launcher. Also apps open up much faster, eg. facebook before had a 1-2 second lag before showing the ui, now its like 700 ms and updating the feed is also much snappier.

Antutu gives med 33.000 which is more or less the same as on 4.2.2 stock.

D802 32 gb international here, running 4.4.2 Verizon branded kdz taken from the links here on xda.
[G2 General] hackarchive:
I hate when people with low knowledge on how android or benchmarks work start thread.It's a disaster for your phone to be more responsive with lower benchmarks?Instead it's a disaster when ur phone is less responsive with higher benchmarks that smokes every other companies' device.These are some threads I wish the mods burn no even delete.Benchmarks NEVER EXPLAIN REAL LIFE PERFORMANCE!How many times should noobs here this!Even devs like [MENTION=3332811]faux123[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4683552]maxwen[/MENTION] tell u how a kernel can be optimized to come in with much power when the user needs it and not when the user isn't and their kernels score less benchmark performances and greater performance + battery life than stock kernels for all the devices they've worked with.Benchmarks can't be read by individual scores alone.Did u check the i/o,single core and other unique performances in your benchmarking app.Btw OEMs do learn how to cheat on benchmarks after their first updates so wait for an OTA with "bug fixes" which means benchmark cheats incoming if u want higher benchmarks!
[G2 General] HoussaMON:
an i hate when a "HALF-GEEK" start his bla bla bla BLU without reading , all what you said we know it ! but when we talk benchmarks we mean smothness not only scores , and my PHONES ARE LESS RESPONSIVE WITH kitkat I HAVE LAGS ON BOTH VERSIONS ,that why i starts this thread! i have multitask : 4730 CPU Integer : 1532 storage I/O 1622 Database I/O 589 bla bla bla so please ... if you cant discuss and respect others and if you dont like a thread no one oblige you to participate .
[G2 General] HoussaMON:
you didnt notice any irresponsiveness/lag ?
[G2 General] Alexzander:
No lag so far . Everything is butter smooth. But i didn't have time to test the gps yet.
[G2 General] pitchdarkice:
I got 27958 on antutu and 17522 on quadrant, so the benchmark numbers haven't correlated to the quicker responsiveness
[G2 General] moaminlari:
I don't bother with benchmarks but I can tell you my phone feels exponentially faster and more responsive. Everything just feels smoother.
[G2 General] AndroidInsanity:
So overall their is a actual performance improvement in KitKat?
[G2 General] Sean473:
I don't really care about the benchmarks... Kit kat so smooth... Put's jelly bean to total shame...
[G2 General] tell4ever:
for me i don't care about stupid benchmarks the only thing i care about is the user experience

and i found the phone to be much much more snappier,, for example knock on,opening the camera,the phone app, multitasking are much more faster on the kitkat update
[G2 General] :
is this vodafone or sfr scores? lol
[G2 General] kennguy:
With improved smoothness, the battery life is improved too? :p
[G2 General] AzaG2:
Fail topic..

Benchmarks on mobile devices are practically useless...I don't understand what the fuss is about, if its running fine and lag free whats the problem? its the end user experience that counts.

End rant.
[G2 General] moaminlari:
Yes. There are videos on YouTube showing the difference between JB and KK
[G2 General] time2303:
It just feels smoother now for me. I don't know why the benchmarks are lower now but honestly, does it really matter? How it feels should be more important.
[G2 General] alienware231788:
my lg g2 32g

Rom 4.4.2 with antutu 29.000 this lower with 4.2.2 rech 37.000
[G2 General] kratosnajafi:
how about battery life guys

is it improved or works same as before?
[G2 General] Billy Madison:
Guy, you just don't know what you're talking about like previous commenter already said http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50725296&postcount=12

When you trying to input your sim pin after boot up process the phone makes tremendous I/O going on in background. It reads lots of bitmaps and stuff. So the reason of lag. So please wait 3-5 secs before you input your pin and stop complaining if you so noob
[G2 General] razrlover:
Anyone able to test bench on antutu and not see that the bench uses performance governor. With 4.2 it always used performance gov even with custom kernel set to diff governor like ondemand. Which eliminates the ability to really tune for performance and battery using custom settings.

Most regarded this as cheating giving g2 abnormally high scores. Guess we have to see if same case with 4.4. Not on update and with no recoverys yet. Feel free to let me know your results