yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilovecats:
It can be disabled under gestures settings (on stock rom at least). The feature is one of the primary selling points (special features wise) of the phone and it's apparently well-optimized in its design (either in Kernel, or hardware, or both). The G2 also has that 3000ma battery to begin with. So battery life is definitely not a concern here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bigboy96:
I am having problems with my samsung galaxy s3 . My camrea I has stopped working and you tube has stopped playing video. I am on the Android version 4.3 Kernel version is 3.0.31-2034598 . I am also trying to root my phone is there a one click root that I can use
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N0o8:
As a phone noob who is interested in rooting my GT-i9305T, it came to my attention that i trade stocks frequently from my phone and also bank online from my phone.

Does rooting present any security risk to these activities?

I have both read and heard that rooting a phone takes away security measures (whatever that means?). If this is true, how much do i need to know in order to make my phone secure while performing these activities?

Is it a serious risk to root the phone, download after-market apps and at the same time access private financial information??

I have heard the saying that an operating system is as safe as the person using it. I guess this goes for android phones as well, but how much do i need to know exactly?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Root gives apps access to the system file structure, what they do to the system depends on the app. It doesn't do anything more than that.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N0o8:
Much appreciated, i'll do more reading.

I just never thought of any implications rooting may have when i trade stocks or bank on my phone, until recently.

So, if i don't install any root apps, my phone is no less secure when using it for personal finance? Does rooting make the phone more 'hackable' ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
You still don't get it, if you root then apps can access your system files -if you don't then they can't.

Rooting will increase the risk of hacking.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arenaboy007:
So I had my LG G2 for a few weeks now, and I noticed a couple of hairline scratches on my phone screen, particularly on the areas where my finger touches often. It's not easily seen and cannot be felt, but it annoys the hell out of me. So I tried using applesauce, turtle wax scratch remover, and they didn't work, in fact they rubbed some oleophobic coating off. I ended up having a rough screen with the scratches still there. I'm looking into the Oleophobic coating online and read that it helps hide the scratches from the screen while restoring it's slickness at the same time. I wonder if it could help me?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxZombiePikachu:
I looked around and it might work I've never used it so I wouldn't know
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArcaneDroid:
I know this doesnt help but you should have considered a oleophobic coated screen protector when you first got the phone lol
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arenaboy007:
I know haha. Unfortunately glass screen protectors are hard to come by in my area, so I had to order a couple from amazon. And it hasn't arrive yet, so I'm forced to use it without screen protectors for now.
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmikex:
not know how it happened, but show an FC gapps and phone restarts and shows kernel panic. try to full wipe but nothing changes, adjustments and try from nothing, try to flash KDZ ​​and does not end the process, ask the forum for the rom I use but no one could help me. the only change I did before this happened was to install whatsapp from the official website, not playstore, took several days without my phone and I fail to revive him in any way, help! Please
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmikex:
i can´t flash the new BETA or change rom aparently it get flashed but the phone starts as the same with CM11 Beta 4, i try to get the last kmsg when it boot but android terminal emulator doesn´t work and the conection with the PC didn´t work y really need my phone someone help me please!
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jmikex:
ok so i gave the phone as a total brick so i change to a Nokia lumia 520 meanwhile i can get some other good cheap android phone thanks anyway!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Xtazy305:
When is our phone getting the official update????
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] metalfan78:
Later;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] alemosman:
Yeah when are they planning to roll out kitkat update? Would that update remove knox for those of us already with it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] K.fishon.GS3:
no kitkat update for gs3 (international versons that is)

Samsung's galaxy s3 wiill only see KitKat on its versions sold in the US (maybe Canada). apparently there’s not enough RAM in the internationally sold model for the update to work well. The Galaxy S III has 1 GB of RAM internationally. KitKat is well optimized for running on devices with as low as 512 MB of RAM… so its not because of the OS, but TouchWiz gets in the way.

Samsung’s heavy UI overlay has been criticized for, well, being too heavy, occupying too much space, and consuming too many resources (one of the most important ones is RAM). So while ‘vanilla’ KitKat may run soundly on devices with just 512 MB of RAM, and it has no problems doing the same thing on, say, the Moto G (which has 1 GB), the i9300 Galaxy S III will never see this version of the OS. Because TouchWiz.

Heres the list of devices that made the list to receive updates for 4.4 kitkat update.:

: Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy S4 Zoom, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Mega 6.3, Galaxy Mega 5.8, Galaxy Grand, Galaxy Express 2, Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, Galaxy Note 8.0, Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, Galaxy Tab 3 10.1, and Galaxy Grand 2 LTE. Some of these may jump directly to 4.4, and others that are running older software versions may still receive some interim updates as well
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Xtazy305:
Thank you for the información and your time to explain..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bilgerryan:
And as to when... Whenever they feel like it. Then we'll have to do some work before we have a rooted version. And addressing the question about Knox, what do you mean "update"? If you have Knox, you're stuck with it, there's nothing to update.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] bdevilish:
Looks like the s3 could get kit kat at any time.

http://www.ibtimes.com/android-44-k...-2-galaxy-s3-among-others-will-receive-new-os
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] alemosman:
Thanks for the information m, I Can't wait to see it on my phone
[General Topics] mikro:
Hi guys, I am a newbie member of this forum, even though I used to browse through the lot of useful information found here some time before.

I recently bought a MDA PRO, which was sim locked to German T-Mob. I managed to unlock it thanks to Buzz's unlocking tool. (really great)

The problems appeared after applying the patched radio version, and upgrading using UNI_QTEK_13077_176_10900_WWE.exe or UNI_QTEK_13077_176_10900_WWE_Ship.exe the touchscreen stopped working. Actually I m not putting the SIM Unlock or ROM Upgrade in connection with the touchscreen failure (because I've done them before and everything worked fine), I just would like to ask if anyone has experienced this problem before.

Now after I finished upgrading to one of the above mentioned ROMs and made a hard reset on the device I got stuck on the touchscreen setup. It just does not respond.

I will be really thankful for whatever help and support
[General Topics] farbird:
try removing the battery,

simulate a hard reset witrhout the battery...

and try again after 10mins?
[General Topics] mikro:
Thank you a lot. Hope this helps.

Have you experienced this problem before yourself?
[General Topics] mikro:
Thank you for your effort, Farbird. Unluckily it didn't work at all. Maybe I shouldt try to leave the device without battery for a longer period of time.

well, thank you anyway.
[General Topics] hdubli:
Hey micro

If yr screen was working earlier then in the LapTop mode try to apply small pressure on the 4 corners of the cover/lid(Not LCD) and check..

Normally this happens when one replaes a touch screen..the device does not remember the earlier setting so touch screen doesn't respond..one has to manually go to screen option and do it..it starts working..

Try above and post..
[General Topics] mikro:
Thank you hdubli, but this hasnt solved my problem.

By setting the screen manually, were you speaking of setting in via "settings" menu - system in WM5 ?

I think I m going to have the MDA replaced, just hope they will not make too much hassle about it being sim unlocked :(
[Sony Xperia ZL] alkesh95:
Hey guys I need help

Details:firmware 2.67 rooted locked bootloader

So guys I tried to flash smart social camera (z1s) by xperiaz2

I flashed it and camera was force closing in every camera app so I restored my backup but still camera (stock) is not working but snapit is working

So guys any workaround to make my stock camera working....

Thanks

P.S. My room is odexed
[Sony Xperia ZL] bhavstech:
flash stock only solution
[Sony Xperia ZL] alkesh95:
But I cant flash stock

So I have to stay wid it

Globally recognized N00B
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dakura:
Hey guys, im planning on buying an usb stick and of course i will use it on my nexus 5 too. I am thinking of this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00AXWOLO6/ref=noref?ie=UTF8&psc=1&s=computers

But i don't know if 64 gb is supported by Usb OTG, has someone tried or can try and come back to me?

Edit: It worked, if anyone is wondering.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theesotericone:
My 64 gig micro works fine with Meenova. Should be the same for a stick.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheAtheistOtaku:
people connect terabyte drives through usb otg. you fine with whatever you got man
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckavvouras:
I have tried to connect my portable hard drive to my nexus, it shows the drive in the file system but it didn't show the folders,I also can't write anything to it, keeps giving me errors, anyone have a clue?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
How are you powering the harddrive?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckavvouras:
Via its usb 3.0 connection, there is no way to connect an additional power source, it's a portable drive so there is no additional power source
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Ok. Its just that unlike Samsung galaxy s3 (onwards) the nexus 5 cannot power mechanical drives through its USB host port. I expect you'd need a powered USB hub to power and use a mechanical drive.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ckavvouras:
Ah ok that kinda sucks, I thought maybe it wasn't formatted properly and it was having trouble reading the file system or something.

---------- Post added at 12:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:13 PM ----------

Would a third party Rom like cyanogen make the drive work? Or is it a hardware issue?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Hardware as far as I know. The S3 was the first that could do this without external power. Not all devices follow suit. Mechanical parts require a lot of power compared to flash
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitramus:
So any size usb stick or a external drive with its own power source. I'm using a 128gb stick.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
I can't say if there's a limit on mechanical drives or not.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amirsh77:
Hi, which kernel support USB OTG? Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitramus:
Its built-in all ready. After rooting all you need is an app like stickmount. Or if you change rom most of them have the software you need allready in there.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yuepc000:
Is your drive in NTSF format? Android only recognizes FAT32. Try a drive formatted as FAT32 and see what happens.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] parag60288:
I am using my 1TB WD harddrive(ntfs).

It works fine with StickMount. I never needed external power source.

But it eats the battery extremely fast at almost 1%-2% per minute.

But the USB-Y cable should work fine for powering usb hard drive.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
[MENTION=5408794]yuepc000[/MENTION] - I don't have a drive.
[AT&T LG G2] zakarmstrong18:
Hi I was wondering when a root will be released for The LG G2 AT&T software version D80020c
[AT&T LG G2] gunnyman:
March 35th.
[AT&T LG G2] podagee:
Haha what a reply...

Att patched the loki exploit so at this point who knows when it will be available. For now the only wayis to root when you are on d80010q and take the ota or downgrade to d80010d and root and install twrp or cwm download the manual root d8002c from the att development section, d80020c zip super su and google wallet fix, flash through recovery and there you go rooted kitkat. Unless you are on tmo i think they released root already.

If you dont want to do any of the work then be patient and dont ask
[AT&T LG G2] jeeezlaweeez:
you my friend are rude.
[AT&T LG G2] bps119:
He's not rude, he answered the root of the question, which was rooting the 20c update. He also pointed out a very important rule of XDA, which is don't ask for eta's. If he's anything, it's a saint for going that far. Personally, I like the user's answer before his of March 35th.
[AT&T LG G2] podagee:
exactly. how was i rude. thats honesty for you pal. if i sat here and watched this thread sooner or later a remark is going to be made towards the author of this thread that he wouldnt like,so i decided to answer it as best i could. some people are just too much.

here is rude..... why dont you sit there and watch your phone and wait till it roots itself since you are lazy to do it manually pal

---------- Post added at 08:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:26 PM ----------

oh and that last part of my comment is for you.
[AT&T LG G2] jiml87:
Wait, so when will root be released...as soon as we borrow some hacker talent from the iPhone community? ;)~
[AT&T LG G2] Ponsonby_Britt:
Har!

That response reminds me of the response my dad would say whenever I wanted something that wasn't going to happen..."the second Tuesday of next week"...
[AT&T LG G2] podagee:
haha thats a good one i like that....my wife constantly asks me for more diamonds as if she doesnt have enough,so,imma borrow that line and see if she catches it...hahaha
[AT&T LG G2] gunnyman:
You have to go through life with a quick wit and a decent sense of humor or else it will suck. :p
[AT&T LG G2] Ponsonby_Britt:
Good luck with that. ?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mccaula718:
Sorry I can't post this in the Android Development forum due to low post count. I installed the Nameless kitkat rom and the gapps install didn't work. After installing, 3 computers do not recognize the device so I can't flash another rom. Because gapps isn't installed, I don't know of a way to transfer a rom file to it to fix this issue.

Any suggestions? Only thing i can think of is set up a ftp server and download a rom via the browser.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eushaun99:
Its in the second post. Under tips.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mccaula718:
Thanks a lot! I can't believe I didn't see that.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saady79:
Link Please

Sorry, i'm new to this and trying to navigate my way around. Is there a link to the tips page to fix PC connection issues with ROM flash. Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eushaun99:
Its been changed to post 3. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51868882
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saady79:
Thanks eushaub99. I'll head over and see how I go.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saady79:
Still Not Working

Hi eushaun99

Still not having success with connecting to PC. I have followed the instructions in the post, but can't seem to get my PC to recognise the Tab. Any help would be appreciated as I think it's a great ROM and I want to keep it.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eushaun99:
Settings -> storage -> 3 dot menu -> tick MTP

Doesn't work? Do you have the proper drivers installed?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Just_Another_N00b:
Keep in mind that the Samsung supplied drivers are finicky on some platforms... I have had very bad experiences on Vista, and trying to connect multiple different P7510's over the same driver, forcing older tablets to be 'forgotten'.

If it does not recognise the tablet, repeat uninstall the dirver, reboot, install driver reboot and try to connect multiple times in a row. Sometimes you can get lucky.

Otherwise you could try the supplied driver, found in http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_p4wifi, at the caption Samsung USB Drivers with Escape which seems to work fine for almost all.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saady79:
Thanks

Thanks for your help. I reinstalled the driver with escape and it is now working. Appreciate your assistance.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] GuestK00456:
I had my Nexus 7 (currently on stock 4.4) rooted originally. It was working fine. I then went to XDA, downloaded a rooted version of the stock 4.4 ROM. It seemed to work fine. Then, somewhere between a reboot, root decided to stop working entirely. Yes, I have tried repeatedly to flash the superuser.zip file. Literally nothing happens. It says it worked in recovery, but when I reboot the tablet, the Superuser app is nowhere to be found, and none of my rooted apps work. I also tried reflashing an entire rooted ROM, but any time I flash any ROM, it gives me an error in recovery and I can't do it (using TWRP, btw). I am tempted to just wipe the thing clean but I have some apps that I can't really back up the data with (you guessed it) without root.

PLEASE, I need help.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] chrisg553:
Do you have super user in your settings? If not try downloading it from the play store. Also on some roms root needs to be enabled under developer options.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] GuestK00456:
It's not in settings or dev settings; this is a stock ROM that was (supposedly) just pre-rooted. I've tried downloading from the Play Store, but it doesn't work. The device still acts like it hasn't been rooted.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Dexxon:
Maybe you should give SuperSU a try...
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] alligator_asl:
Yes, but not from the app store. You have to flash the zip-file from the SuperSU-website.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] droidshadow:
I think you need to start over...

Well there are a few things you can do....

I think first thing you should try is the WuGFresh Nexus Root Toolkit.

You can download that program which needs to be run on a Windows computer here -> http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/

That program is such an amazing piece of software it does everything for you!

First start off with getting the proper drivers installed onto your Windows computer so that you can communicate with your Nexus 7 tablet. The Nexus Root Toolkit will show you how to install the drivers correctly, just follow the steps.

After you have the drivers installed you should unlock the bootloader, which can be done again from the toolkit.

After you unlock your bootloader you can now root your toolkit. When you are going to root your tablet you should install an advanced custom recovery manager. Hands down the best is TWRP recovery which can be installed via the rootkit. Under the root button is a box that says install custom recovery, just tick that box and hit the root button and the Nexus Root Toolkit will do everything for you.

If that works then you can install Titanium Backup and do a backup of your apps that you don't want to loose.

Second option:

I saw in your post that you said that you tried to boot into recovery and flash the super.zip. Are you using the SuperSu.zip? If you are able to boot into recovery and flash zips that means you already have a custom recovery manager so what you can do is do a back up of your data partition. This will save all of your apps and your progress/data on the apps so if you reformat your tablet you can always restore that data partition to bring back your apps + data.

If you can make a backup your data partition then I would personally recommend that you reformat your tablet. I would delete everything and reinstall the stock Nexus 7 ROM and then I would root the tablet with the Nexus Root Toolkit and go from there.

Here is a good link to show you how to reformat and install the stock Nexus ROM from scratch...

Link -> http://blog.laptopmag.com/how-to-hard-reset-a-bricked-nexus-7-with-your-pc

I personally have used that link and its step by step guide to reset my Nexus 7 so i can say that it will work for you 100% just as long as you follow the steps correctly.

Next time don't be afraid to root your tablet yourself. I know that it can be intimidating...but there are so many documentations and videos on Youtube.com to help you root your Nexus 7 tablet, and you can always ask questions here on XDA.

I hope this has been helpful for you....

If you have anymore questions please let me know....

-droidshadowd
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigbangbilly:
I need help retrieving google chrome bookmark data from an unrooted galaxy note 10.1 NOT 2014 EDITION

I am aware of google sync and I am also aware that it deletes data when there is conflicts or bad connections thus chrome sync is not an option

Android OS 4.1.2

zeroth question: is this the appropriate board for this? If not can an admin move this question to a more apropriate board.

First question what can I do to root my tablet while keeping the data intact.

Next question: where is the bookmark data stored. (is it a hidden file in data folder

third: how do I view the file once I retrive it?

fourth how do I unroot?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dexterboy1106:
I have done all the editing I can think of but can't get the home button to stop working couldn't find a thread about this I did read through this thread to get soft keys. http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...ion/309497-can-hardware-buttons-disabled.html
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] dexterboy1106:
Bump
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] totbl:
I'm wondering the same thing, dude. Just made a new thread. Saw this one too late. Let me know if you figure it out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] totbl:
I gotchu, brah. Figured it out!

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60482277&postcount=6

You're welcome. Enjoy.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Droc:
Hi Guys,

Well yesterday the Battery on my 9100 went flat this has happened before and I just charge it back up and its fine.. But this time I incurred Data Loss:(

Went to turn it back on and it locks on the Boot screen where its states the GSM etc.. Have gone through the usual key press to format and I keep reciving format failed:(

Any help would be most appriciated
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] meschle:
Get to the bootloader screen (multicolored) by turning device off - hold camera button and turn on. Sounds like you need to reflash you device with the same or updated rom - all the wizard roms are listed in the wiki - link is top left on your screen
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Impossible:
ul, prehaps its cos your knees are too bendy?

Imp
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Droc:
Ive tryed changing the rom to a newer version, but still no avail... still saying format failed.. Any more ideas before I have to send it back to Qtek... which I would really rather not do
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] joker3001:
Did you sort this out? I can get to the multicolored screen and flash my wizard but it never boots past the second splash screen. I think the extended rom is corrupted somehow and I need to clear it but hard reset just ends with format failed? Any ideas?

J