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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Saravanashines:
Moto G Boot Animation for S2.:good:

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Today my friend brought Moto G phone, i saw Moto G's boot animation, it looked awesome. So i searched in internet for the boot animation, when i opened the boot animation zip file it was in Mp4. So i managed some how and created the bootanimation for S2. :p

My First effort...:victory:

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How to Install:

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1)Download bootanimation.zip file

2)Open \root\system\media\

3)Rename existing bootanimation.zip file to bootanimation.zip1

4)Paste the downloaded file.

5)Set Permission as rw-r--r--.

6)Reboot and enjoy :cowboy:

ScreenShot:

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Hit Thanks for the Noob work :P
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] phamvietdat:
Thank.

Nhớ like vì nó miễn phí!!!!!!
[Google Chromecast] siratfus:
Whether it's Allcast, Localcast, Castaway, etc. None of these apps can do 1080p without stuttering. Is this a hardware limitation of the chromecast, or my phone?
[Google Chromecast] muchtall:
The Chromecast is capable. As I write this, I am streaming Ender's Game in 1080p from Plex to my Chromecast. I have never had good results with AllCast however, and I'm guessing the case would be similar with other device-local content casting apps. My theory is that most Android devices aren't capable of the throughput necessary to support 1080p streaming locally. When uploading a test video from my Note 2 to my Plex server for testing, the best xfer rate I could get is just under 1MByte/sec, not really enough for 1080p streaming. Once uploaded, playing via Plex worked just fine.
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
The Chromecast itself is fully capable of 1080p playback. The issues lie in wireless bandwidth and video format (compression and container).

See WiFi Bandwidth and Router considerations and Supported Media for Google Cast
[Google Chromecast] sherdog16:
My way to figure out if a video will stream on my network is (this isn't a perfect science mind you, and this is as far as i know)

-Check my wireless connection by my chromecast (72 mbits/s with mine)

-Divide by 8 (that gives you mb/s)

-Check to make sure video source falls within that value

This would give me (in a perfect world) the ability to stream a 9mb/s video source. Don't forget to divide by 2 if the source of your content is wireless as well. In my case I have my netbook direct connected to the router so it's a non issue.

Someone please correct me if i'm wrong
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Sounds about right.

The only other limiting factors would be

your router's ability to sustain the wireless rate (lower-end routers sometimes only peak at advertised rates)

your device's ability to sustain the required rate

your device storage's ability to sustain the required read rate
[Google Chromecast] bubbleguuum:
Any video whose bitrate is higher than 5000 Kbits/s (that is: most 1080p videos) is likely to stutter due to not enough WiFi bandwidth available or too irregular. WiFi sucks compared to Ethernet.
[Google Chromecast] xlxcrossing:
For some reason I've noticed stuttering only on videos taken with my phone. I cautiously played 720p videos for a time because I thought the issue was that the vid was full hd. Turns out it wasn't as Thor 2 in 1080p played flawlessly for me. It helps to have the fastest speed your provider offers...in my case I have 30mb down which is reduced to around 20mb through my wall. I hope Google Fiber makes it's way to my town eventually.
[Google Chromecast] Unreadhyperion:
I use serviio and avia. Don't have any stuttering on 1080p. I did have issues with AllCast and 1080.. but I tend to use AllCast with other software and do not have any issues as long as the video is below 1080.
[Google Chromecast] sherdog16:
For what it's worth "1080" isn't always the same "1080". It really comes down to the bitrate of a video. Native 1080p (ripped from a bluray) is something like 30MB/s. My s4 records at something like 15-20 MB/s. If you download a yify torrent that is "1080p" it'll tend to be around 4MB/s. As you can see there is a big difference (these are approximated numbers off the top of my head but you get the point). If you're having a problem with a video i would suggest a run through Handbrake and it'll play fine. My suggested settings are as follows:

High profile

Web optimized checked

Set Denoise under filter settings (more takes longer, I default to weak)

Choose your poison for encode speed and RF quality. (Over night I do very slow and usually a 19 if i'm looking for HD quality and a decent file size)

Under the audio tab make sure you're giving the result an AAC codec audio to work with. (I tend to bump the rate up to 256(

My guess is that this is the reason Google doesn't want to officially support local content. There are a lot of hurdles to jump and all content is not created equal. Someone streams an "HD" video on netflix and then thinks that they should be able to stream ANY "HD" content. Not the case as we're finding out
[Google Chromecast] Unreadhyperion:
Speaking of yify (happy retirement), I get no stuttering from any of their mp4's but I do if I use bubble upnp. I don't think it's just limited to video bitrate, though that clearly does have an impact. I think the software used should also be considered as a possible chocking point. As I mentioned earlier, serviio has consistently given me the best results.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
This will be slightly off topic but worth noting...

Your post is pretty spot on just wanted to note Full Native 1080P is actually a little more than 1Gb Bitrate over HD-SDI.

Almost no one but the production crew ever gets to see the full resolution, not even the Networks that will broadcast it unless you mail the tapes to them.

Everything else is compressed to hell including BluRay and 40Mb is about as high as you will ever see outside of the Master Tapes. And since most networks have decided NOT to support the HDCAM format in favor of XDCAM or digital storage (which are not much higher than BluRay quality and compressed) It's rare to ever see a full resolution 1080 signal in real life.

All these phones and such who claim to record in 1080P really only save in 1080P. Their CMOS doesn't have the resolution to properly capture 1080P Native at most it is 720 or 480 upconverted to a 1080 resolution file.

As for CCast and Wifi I would never go over 10MB on a source without transcoding. 4-8Mb is the sweet spot for WiFi transmission (IMO).

Unless your used to seeing full resolution 1080 signal your really not going to miss or gain much by going higher than that for your library. You wouldn't see a significant difference till you got up to 40MB which is a little higher than what your original source was. Going Higher than source does not bring back the resolution of the original so there is no point to it.

Most of my Library is encoded at 4-6Mbs in 1080P and I hardly ever have a problem streaming them to any device.
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
I think that you have a typo Asphyx.

Plenty of phones have CMOS sensors exceeding 2 MP (that's about all a single 1080p frame is), so it's not resolution holding that back, it's a chain of poor response times.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
Well yes and no...The CMOS may have 2MP (and some have higher than that) but two things are in play there....

1 - Some of those pixels are split between G, R and B so a 6 MP CMOS could be using 4MP for Green and 2MP each for Red and Blue. so a 2MP Camera is probably not really getting full HD. 6MP would be the minimum for full 1080P.The old 4:2;2 standard

But more importantly is:

2 - Most video capture is not using the entire CMOS to capture image due to the 16:9 ratio of HD capture.And thats not so much about the CMOS as it is the lensing system.

In broadcast we use Three 3/4" CCDs or CMOS chips one for each color with a prism to split and send the color to each chip. Each chip is full resolution so we get 4:4:4 and every color is captured at full resolution.

Because of the lensing and focal length, the image reflected on these chips is very large compared to what is reflected on a Phone CMOS so the image is a lot clearer. less fuzz and better pixel resolution. In broadcast we shoot higher than HD as we have an overscan sized signal and we cut out the HD bit we need when recorded.

So yes Phones have the Pixels needed but in most cases they are not in the right place for full HD resolution. And due to the short focal length they rarely ever use the entire chip.
[Google Chromecast] EarlyMon:
Thanks, I'm very familiar with the RGBG Bayer filter, for those that aren't - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayer_filter

As for the 2 MP thing - I didn't mean to imply that a 2 MP sensor would take 1080p vids and no one making a phone claiming 1080p uses such a low MP-count sensor.

Smallest I know of is the HTC One at 4 MP and that's 16:9 all of the time, most everything else is 5, 8, 12 or more MP.

So, on that basis, allowing for the Bayer filter, lower quality without oversampling, and 16:9 masking, I'll maintain that the problem on the top end phones claiming 1080p video isn't resolution - it's response time.

I'm familiar with 3-chip cameras, I used to own a Canon XL-1 (SD obviously), and I'm way too familiar with CMOS and CCDs at the silicon level.

The CMOS mobile sensors are noisy, not terribly sensitive and s.l.o.w. They're price effective but they're just not CCDs.

You can dial in a higher bit rate for many Androids, especially with root options, that's probably the darling camera app mod - but you won't get faster than the sensor response time + readoff time + binning time + processor time of attention (usually an image processor in the main SoC, but sometimes a CPU core) + the frame rate processing algorithm time + compression time + plus whatever else I forgot.

And that's why phone videos stutter. When the system can't keep up, it simply lowers the fps rate.

The new crop is promising higher frame rates. We'll see.

As for frame quality - that's affected by all of the things you mentioned (and let's toss in inaccurate color rendering and plastic lenses for those without an iPhone while we're at it).

1080p can be done, sufficient phone sensors exist in terms of MP, and you can wind up the Mbps - but you can't cure light sensitivity and noise and what most people shoot slows down an already slow subsystem.

Edit - posting this made me think - so I went and checked my video closet - I actually still have a 3CCD Canon GL1 that I completely forgot about. rotflmao - I'll have to dust it off and see what I get. :D
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
I agree with you that the speed is a problem as well...

But when push comes to shove at some point phones (and CMOS) will catch up and we won't have to wonder if a particular model is true HD or not.

A recently as a year or two ago HD Record was more of a Marketing pitch than a reality.

Phones (and their camera's) have improved a lot since then and we even have a few Cameras with phone being made where the Camera and lensing is prioritized to get better picture.

It's something I expect us to tell our kids about the good old days when HD cameras in phones weren't really HD! LOL

They won't believe us!
[Google Chromecast] Maine_Coon:
EarlyMon, you do have too much knowledge for the human being.

I feel embarrassed.:cool:
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] senadin001:
Dont try to repair your phone with PC COMPANION because you unlocked your bootloader and you can HARD BRICK it.

Go to settings and enable unknown sources and usb debugging and than try to connect phone and see if pc recognised your phone.

Be sure that you're not on windows 8 because windows 8 has some problems with some phone drivers.

If your phone is not recognised, than try to download xperia play drivers prom internet and manually install it and than reconnect your phone.

Now phone sholud be recognised and you can flash .ftf in flash tool and that's it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SirEdwinCBE:
I'm on XP - drivers seemed to install just fine - tried it a few times to no avail. Shows as an S1 Boot device in flash mode. Got the following last night trying two different firmwares:

27/028/2014 23:28:29 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

27/028/2014 23:28:29 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.14.0 built on 12-02-2014 22:45:00

27/028/2014 23:28:35 - INFO - Device disconnected

27/028/2014 23:28:43 - INFO - Selected Bundle for Xperia PLAY. FW release : 3.0.1.A.0.145. Customization : UK

27/028/2014 23:28:43 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

27/028/2014 23:28:49 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

27/029/2014 23:29:29 - INFO - Device disconnected

27/031/2014 23:31:35 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

27/032/2014 23:32:16 - INFO - Device disconnected

27/032/2014 23:32:34 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off

27/034/2014 23:34:35 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode

27/034/2014 23:34:38 - INFO - Device disconnected

27/036/2014 23:36:04 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

27/036/2014 23:36:45 - INFO - Device disconnected

27/036/2014 23:36:53 - INFO - Selected Bundle for R800i. FW release : 4.0.2.A.0.62. Customization : (1253-4437)

27/036/2014 23:36:53 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

27/036/2014 23:36:55 - ERROR - Cannot delete C:\Flashtool\.\firmwares\prepared\system.sin

27/037/2014 23:37:06 - INFO - Cannot open bundle. Flash operation canceled

27/037/2014 23:37:06 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off

27/037/2014 23:37:06 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode

27/037/2014 23:37:26 - INFO - Selected Bundle for Xperia PLAY. FW release : 3.0.1.A.0.145. Customization : UK

27/037/2014 23:37:26 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

27/037/2014 23:37:28 - ERROR - Cannot delete C:\Flashtool\.\firmwares\prepared\system.sin

27/037/2014 23:37:28 - INFO - Cannot open bundle. Flash operation canceled

27/037/2014 23:37:43 - INFO - Selected Bundle for Xperia PLAY. FW release : 3.0.1.A.0.145. Customization : UK

27/038/2014 23:38:04 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

27/038/2014 23:38:06 - ERROR - Cannot delete C:\Flashtool\.\firmwares\prepared\system.sin

27/038/2014 23:38:06 - INFO - Cannot open bundle. Flash operation canceled

I'll try it again later on tonight after reinstalling Flashtool - my phone doesn't seem to be doing anything except for the power button lighting up green. Are there any other indicators/things to look out for, to make sure I'm doing this right?

Thanks for the help so far.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] senadin001:
27/032/2014 23:32:34 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off

27/034/2014 23:34:35 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode

look at this two lines in flashtool, you must turn USB debugging ON, and you must selecet your cable connection mode to be "MTP"

Do that if you can turn on the phone and than try to flash ftf via flash tool and tutorial should pop up what to do next.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SirEdwinCBE:
I tried looking around a bit before returning here, and looking like an idiot once again...

USB Debugging was always on, MTP mode is not selectable - the phone'll be on, I'll connect to PC via USB and I get zero options on how to connect on the phone (no charge only, mount as disk drive etc) - wouldn't be surprised if I deleted a few too many system apps with Titanium Pro and now it doesn't work.

Tried a registry trick with upper registers that I read somewhere, did not apply to me - tried uninstalling problematic drivers that are exclaimation marked in device manager and reinstalling them, no luck - read another thread where a guy was having similar problems (couldn't receive incoming calls), that was solved by a forum member teamviewing/speaking him through it.

Right now I've got Flashtool and the fastboot/flashmode drivers installed, plus the Xperia PLAY ones all from that program, but when I conect the phone it's not recognised as an MTP device, drivers are needed but I'm not sure I'm pointing it towards the right ones anymore, I've been going round in circles!

If that driver^ sounds like the only issue, where can I get it (I'm on XP SP3) and hopefully I'll have it fixed soon.

You are all very patient and wonderful people :good:
[Xperia Z2 General] sacredsoul:
Black for me with purple worth considering. Got to see it in person first. Likely black though.
[Xperia Z2 General] Dav7786:
Black for me
[Xperia Z2 General] Zahid Ali:
Black all the way.
[Xperia Z2 General] MrJiM:
White as allways. :)
[Xperia Z2 General] karrouma:
Black for me and purple for my wife
[Xperia Z2 General] john_cena163:
Purple.... Wish yellow was avaible :'(
[Xperia Z2 General] vctrdnl:
Same here. Not a big fan of snow white in general.
[Xperia Z2 General] x102x96x:
make Poll dude

I like Black
[Xperia Z2 General] SuperMarioGalaxy:
Purple, no questions asked.
[Xperia Z2 General] bdithug:
Purrrrrplllllllllle
[Xperia Z2 General] TheGoddess_:
White!!
[Xperia Z2 General] mtl171:
Purple! Though wish they offered it in blue.
[Xperia Z2 General] gclancer:
I agree, blue would be awesome.

I am getting black and purple
[Xperia Z2 General] Mano1982:
Black.. I have White Note 3 right now and i'll get a Black Z2
[Xperia Z2 General] kingrion88:
seriously though, I prefer white but ONLY IF the bezel were white as well. So i think i will go for black instead.
[Xperia Z2 General] pcoussa:
Where are the colors actually listed? :D
[Xperia Z2 General] SkyS1gn:
White... its not a fingerprint magnet, i have a White Z now :)

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I love how it is.. the same with my Z and its looks amazing if you turn off the screen its blend into the bezel :)
[Xperia Z2 General] Spartoi:
Purple because I wanna be unique. :)
[Xperia Z2 General] sacredsoul:
Poll added!
[Xperia Z2 General] _Infamous_:
Black but purple looks sick
[Xperia Z2 General] srnkmrsn:
I think it's better to get white or purple. The phone is a huge fingerprint magnet, so the White will conceal this really well. Also the black bezels are there so watching movies and stuff will make the colors look better in contrast with the black. Finally, the logo on the back of the White isn't in great contrast, so it's not that flashy or visible.

So yeah, I'm getting white :D
[Xperia Z2 General] 1iam5mith:
I'm going purple! Had a black and white phones for ages, fancy a change!
[Xperia Z2 General] Q.Entity:
White

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[Xperia Z2 General] liliha:
Full on purple, sony does purple sexy, though id get a magenta if they had it
[Xperia Z2 General] SwiftSmoke:
black :D
[Xperia Z2 General] asadkhanduhh:
PURPLE!
[Xperia Z2 General] krabappel2548:
White or black, had a white XZ and now black Z1, black is beautiful and classy, white a bit less but really good for fingerprints :p
[Xperia Z2 General] Jiyeon90:
Definitely purple, I have a black Z1 but I regret not getting the purple one, it's so sexy and sleek

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z2 General] sacredsoul:
Good to see you here krabappel. Remember you from the original Z days :D
[Xperia Z2 General] vwirstam:
Getting the Purple one!

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[Xperia Z2 General] bigbrown:
Purple is too flamboyant for me. White to get rid of the glare. Matte black or titanium grey would've been even better.
[Xperia Z2 General] jadaress1:
Where would i get the purple one from? Its exclusive to O2 and im with Vodafone :thumbdown:
[Xperia Z2 General] mtl171:
You would probably have to buy the phone unlocked.
[Xperia Z2 General] Hanger:
Will be upgrading from my purple Xperia z to a purple Z2!
[Xperia Z2 General] Xajel:
I'm in love with the black, but I feel I might reconsider when I see the White one... though I doubt we will have two options at release in my country... probably it will be only the black or white...

White look georgious also, but my last two phones were white already, so I'm back for the black... unless the White wow's me when I see it :D
[Xperia Z2 General] stress40:
Well it's black for me. Had white phones before and had the usual blue from sammy. Plus my first Sony was black, all those years ago lol. So going back to my roots with a black Sony... :cool:
[Xperia Z2 General] hasona:
My white Z1 is so beautiful that I can't turn my back on it so it's going to be a white one for me.

Besides all my Xperia photnes has been in white - x8(pink/blue), x10, arc, z, z1 and now z2
[Xperia Z2 General] thsecmaniac:
Black for sure.

White, it is easy to be dirty

Purple, it make me be a gay in a girl's eyes
[Xperia Z2 General] chorusgrey:
White :)

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[Xperia Z2 General] E!ch0:
Only white ;)

the other colors will get heated faster.
[Xperia Z2 General] lovemyram4x4:
I think I'm leaning toward black. If they offered red it I'd get that.

I'm on the fence for white, I don't like white back but I'd put something like a carbon skin on the back which would give a similar look the my white Razr I used to have(mostly black with only thin white accents) . I don't care for the look of the clear anodize but it will also hide and potential scratches.

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[Xperia Z2 General] se1000:
+9000

do you hear us Sony!?
[Xperia Z2 General] Chad_Petree:
It would be nice to have a gray and a gunmetal gray :p and ...a matte polycarbonate back like the one on the xperia tablet :)

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[Xperia Z2 General] Mycopsycho:
White. Will then put a black or dark gray cover on it.
[Xperia Z2 General] Ricochet23:
White as it makes fingerprints on the back almost invisible :)
[Xperia Z2 General] insom:
Black as always.
[Xperia Z2 General] sacredsoul:
If a girl thinks you're gay just because you've got a purple phone, she isn't worth your time :cool:
[Xperia Z2 General] Sverigevader:
I'm getting purple.

It's beautiful and it works so well with almost any colour clothes. Black does too of course but it's so mainstream. :)
[Xperia Z2 General] defsix:
I ordered White. Usually it would be Black but this time, because most of the front is Black, even on the White version, I ordered White. With a bumper protection on you#'ll only see the White back. Should be a nice contrast.
[Xperia Z2 General] lovemyram4x4:
Well I decided to go with black & just pre-ordered mine. Now the waiting begins.

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[Xperia Z2 General] Kaldrak:
I'll probably get a black one. Whish they would release more colours. Would like a red one like the Nexus 5 or maybe a green one!

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[Xperia Z2 General] augie7107:
Ditto
[Xperia Z2 General] AngryDinosaur:
white is hot
[Xperia Z2 General] Smidefix:
Why cant it be white all around, front bezel too

:crying:
[Xperia Z2 General] barondebxl:
I find the purple really ugly. Black looks great.
[Xperia Z2 General] lovemyram4x4:
Funny I felt the opposite, it not having a white bezel is why I was considering it. Aside from getting a dev edition, the white bezel on the RAZR HD is why I didn't like the white one. I never really liked the white phones aside from the white OG Droid RAZR(a little white I like, a lot not so much).

I got a tracking number already for my pre-order, no actually tracking yet and don't expect it ship to me until a few weeks from now. This just makes the waiting even worse, now I'm wondering if we're going to get them sooner(which I doubt) and if were not I have tracking that I can keep checking to see it has been picked yet.

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[Xperia Z2 General] augie7107:
Where did you order from?
[Xperia Z2 General] lanc3lot:
White here, common amazon send my phone!

;)

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[Xperia Z2 General] SuperMarioGalaxy:
Black bezels are better for viewing the screen.
[Xperia Z2 General] Hessi93:
Black cuz I'm black