yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
If you have root in your phone, try to delete KNOX **** with Root explorer:

KNOX in System/App folder:

ContainerAgent.apk

KNOXAgent.apk

ContainerEventsRelayManager.apk

KLMSAgent.apk

KnoxAttestationAgent.apk

KNOXStore.apk

KNOXStub.apk

SPDClient.apk

KNOX in DATA/DATA folder:

com.sec.knox.containeragent

com.sec.knox.eventsmanager

com.sec.enterprise.knox.attestation

com.sec.knox.app.container

com.sec.knox.seandroid

com.sec.knox.store

com.samsung.klmsagent

More KNOX remains:

Folder = Data/clipboard/knox

Folder = system/containers

Folder = system/etc/secure_storage/com.sec.knox.store

Lib = libknoxdrawglfunction.so

File = system/tima_measurement_info ---- TIMA is a Trust-Zone of KNOX
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devilsdouble:
Well there is no need to remove KNOX, it can be disabled with Wanam Xposed, and I think there's an option in SuperSU too?
[General Topics] FOZZER:
Hi all

just to throw a question into the mix, my company is currently undergoing trials to issue all it's employees with a GPRS enabled PDA,

wanting to purchase 200 for the intial trial and then rolling out 2000 :shock:

Our requirments are a 3.5 inch screen and 128MB memory, and a quick processor but does not have to be lighting quick. (The Blue Angel is perfect)

The problem is a most company's are moving to the Wizard size 2.8 inch screen, and this is causing problems with all the apps we have developed,

My question is does anyone know companys that can supply this type of device,

Tried contacting HTC direct and they will not supply direct to us only telecom suppliers Orange etc, Orange says these machines are going end of life and have no stocks

Cheers All
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sychobob:
Hi!

Recently I installed Neatrom 5.6 on my GT-I9100M Galaxy S2. It was on Phylz kernel and I decided to replace the kernel with Dorimanx version 8.43-[12-21]-[24-10]-JB-SGII-PWR-CORE.

Now when I boot the phone I see the Dorimanx logo on the screen but the rom does not load. Even by replacing the kernel with another one: Philz, Jeboo, the phone was still not booting. I was forced to restore my nandroid backup that has the Jeboo 2.3a kernel and the phone boot up properly.

Dorimanx version 8.43-[12-21]-[24-10]-JB-SGII-PWR-CORE is working fine with Neatrom 5.9. Why is it not working with Neatrom 5.6:cowboy:? Siyah 6 beta 5 is working well with Neatrom 5.6 so why Dorimanx refuse to work?

Thank you!
[Motorola Atrix HD] mchapa489:
Hey guys just wondering how can I switch to art from dalvik? I can't seem to find the option anywhere. Using cm11 latest nightly.
[Motorola Atrix HD] TecknoFreak:
Go to developer options
[Motorola Atrix HD] russian392:
is it better than dalvik? and is it safe to switch to it after using dalvik?
[Motorola Atrix HD] TecknoFreak:
I think is a user experience choice. To me Art is just a development released by google waiting for feedbacks from 3rd party developers to improve it. I see not much of improving comparing one to the other. Just try it and you decide
[Motorola Atrix HD] skeevydude:
Better? Honestly, it depends on the rom and probably a bit of luck. For me, some apps seem smoother when ART is enabled, but I've also noticed more random slowdowns (screen on/off lag, etc) as well. You're safest to just use Dalvik and forget about ART completely. I think I even read somewhere that some of our libs are more optimized for dalvik as well, Teckno might have posted it actually.

It is safe to switch in between them, wiping /cache (and app cache with PAC's init option) is probably a good idea and something I've always done when switching to be safe.
[Motorola Atrix HD] russian392:
thank you

thats kind of what i was thinking
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paul_v:
Hi all, I just got the Nexus 5 -coming from a Rezound- and tried out quite a few ROMs on it already. They all seem to be lacking gesture unlock, which I had running Liquid Smooth on the Rezound. The Liquid Smooth variant here does not have it included. I think CM also used to have it ~10.2 maybe? but it must have been removed since.

I'm not sure why it got removed. Anyways, barring waiting on ROMs to include it, is there a way to pull it from another source to add it to whatever I'm running?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chromium:
Beanstalk has had this for a while. Here are the commits:

https://github.com/scotthartbti/and...mmit/f88ea3559e180cefc0f50f606bec39bc8e11e48b

https://github.com/scotthartbti/and...mmit/8c2fbfd4304a42586912817e738fde88091c3679
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paul_v:
Thanks for the help :laugh::good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MOBILGEEK:
Hello,

to all of you.

I have Galaxy Tab 7.7 running ICS version of Android, due to some unwanted reasons, I need to completely brick this tablet, means I want that no one can boot this tablet in either way neither in recovery mode nor in downloading mode.Is it possible?, I need this very urgent, so please reply.Thank you.Hope to get some positive reply.Thank You.

MOBILGEEK
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hamza Murad:
Flashing the bootloader of another device should do it. Throwing it of the roof or Flashing another device kernel are permenent ways of killing it.

Any software modifications That may seem to cause permenent brick can be recovered by jtag
[General Questions and Answers] hotlinksxz:
Hey, i'm having a very big trouble with the phone D:

I can't call or receive calls, appears a message ''call conditionaled'' or something like that. It works everything fine(Internet, WA, telegram) just that problem.

I tried all and i cant fix it... When i try to enter in Call menu ''Problem with sim or net'' And i can't enter...

And if i change to my old phone (Lumia 710) the sim works fine and i can call, i tried to put another sim and dont works too... Can anyone help me?
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] guybrush2099:
New Background Defocus 1.1.14

If you want the most recent version of Background Defocus and you have root or no root you can install this apk

It's extracted from the last Z2 D6503 firmware (17.1.A.2.36), The rollout was last March 17

The work of xperiaz2 is great (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2667341) but I had some problems with the last packages for rooted devices. I've found a no root version too, but it's old enough (http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/themes-apps/camera-app-background-defocus-root-t2612382).

So I've uploaded and posted this updated simple .apk hoping it's useful for you :o

DOWNLOAD NEW BACKGROUND DEFOCUS 1.1.14: (choose your favourite link)

Mediafire link: https://www.mediafire.com/?0sf6r4c44jh14w4

Mirror 1: Mega link: https://mega.co.nz/#!31gG3RSL!Pau4JKFdSwPHG4EvLy4si-aLCkM-4Hm5XXecKVDkmBg

Mirror 2: Google Drive link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxBF0xDVD7hZc3NDeDQ3Wmc5QXM/edit?usp=sharing

It works without root too. Just install the attached .apk file :)

Tested on:

Xperia Z [root/no root]

Xperia Z1 [root/no root]
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] infernape763:
Thanks :good:
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] ripbrucelee:
I get a warning about the certificate from my browser, can you upload it to a other site? Would love to try but i am taking my safety very serious!
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] guybrush2099:
Mediafire is safe, but I'm going to upload elsewhere too :)

UPDATE: Added mirror on Mega
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] dragion:
Both links are no longer working...unable to install apk :confused:
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] guybrush2099:
links work both

just downloaded from another device to test them

Inviato dal mio C6903 con Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] tyw7:
Not installing for me. Unrooted Z1 running Jellybean 4.3.
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] omegahanggara:
Woohoooo

Edit:

Phone type: Xperia Z1 C6903

ROM: Stock 4.4.2

Root: Yes

Installation method: Normal
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] CM17X:
Working like a charm on my Xperia Z1 4.2.2 Not rooted, almost virgin
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] eMhaa:
failed download from both link, dont know why. how about others?
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] guybrush2099:
have you tried to follow the link only by smartphone?

if yes:

- you have to click 'accept' pop up when mediafire ask for it, in the first link

- you have to download MEGA app from the playstore to use the second link correctly

if no: maybe your country doesn't allow to surf these website...

I'll try to upload to another server later for this last case
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] jonmorris:
I get a parsing error on both (well, they are the same).
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] Ace38:
Works great!

Got no root or anything.
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] guybrush2099:
added a google drive link :)
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] sheksbear:
Getting Error: Application Not installed (It comes whenever i try to install the app)
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] guybrush2099:
do you have older versions of Background Defocus yet or have you flashad/installed other camera mods? what device and what firmware are you using?
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] sheksbear:
No, i have completely uninstalled it.

Heres my phone specs c6902
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] dragion:
Downloaded .apk on iMac and then transferred to SD...tried to install, but shows that the version is already installed.

Could the T-Mobile Z1s already comes with this version? :confused:
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] guybrush2099:
It could be not compatible.

This apk is tested on c6903 version of Z1
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] Jiyeon90:
I have root, can I install this or is there a better method for rooted devices?

Sent from my Xperia Z1
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] maz.b:
Every time when I take a picture it says, Can not fade background

It doesn't matter on which spot.
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] GR00VY GH0ULIE:
Installed this on my rooted UL bootloader Z1 and it works perfectly! I tried all the other ones posted here on XDA and none worked but this one is fantastic as it worked first time no issues! BIG THANKS!
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] guybrush2099:
you can install normally ;)
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] guybrush2099:
did you perform a macro shot?

you have to shot near something in touch focus spot (30cm?) and there must be an area away as background (for example a wall meters away, etc)

if you touch focus on the wood on the left of the photo in the following link, you have to see a far away area behind it and you have to hold the hand all the duration of the shot (a few seconds)
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] maz.b:
Oké :o, thq for letting it know :good:
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] eMhaa:
Finally gdrive added, thanks in advance. Downloading now
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] mikailmohammed:
Will this work on .757 KK?
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] guybrush2099:
yes :good:
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] drakic:
installed and working
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] CM17X:
Another shot

Enviado desde mi C6906 mediante Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] mnsk:
Upload latest v1.2.6 please.
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] guybrush2099:
I'm going to try to update it tonight (local time)

Inviato dal mio C6903 con Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] schickel:
Or install it from PlayStore: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonymobile.backgrounddefocus

http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/04/2...d&utm_campaign=Feed:+XperiaBlog+(Xperia+Blog)
[Xperia Z1 Themes and Apps] guybrush2099:
yes! It's good news

Inviato dal mio C6903 con Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] Mandeep148:
I am confused in btw these choices.

In Nexus 5 I have doubt and worried about stuck/dead pixel. Overall its Good phone. So guys suggest me which to buy ? :D

Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] LS.xD:
Clearly all three are latest generation upper-class phones. For me google's simply looks best. I really like the pure and simple but really precious design of the Nexus 5. Also the clean Android ui is the one i prefer, cause I think it gets not better by OEM specific changes. (Even if I suppose you choose a community os as soon as you backed up stock). Next point is that i really would not to have LG printed on my mobile (Nexus are LG too, i know...). And due to i had SE's many years ago i propably will never buy a Sony again.

Thats a pure personal rating, ar least not based an the provided hardwar, cause.all three are powerfull enough equipped i think :)

Suppose others will be more about technical specifications ;)
[General Questions and Answers] Mandeep148:
Confused:/
[General Questions and Answers] Mandeep148:
Remove this thread please.
[General Questions and Answers] Finepixer:
So I think Nexus 5 is the best.And you cant look to Samsung Galaxy S4.I used both Samsung Galaxy S4(my friend's) and Nexus 5.Nexus works faster('cause samsung has touchwiz) so I think it's better.
[General Questions and Answers] GasperP:
Nexus 5 :)
[General Questions and Answers] NovikovKS:
I want all of them! :laugh:
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EpicLPer:
Heya!

Anyone having some camera issues since the 4.4 Update?

Mine crashes and/or freezes randomly when taking photos with the software and hardware buttons. Sometimes the whole phone freezes and won't respond on any touch input. Sometimes lock and unlock it again helps but most times I have to wait a few seconds or use the "OFF"-Buttons.

Any fix for this?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hol17:
Do a factory reset. I had the exact same issue when I upgraded and I had to do this a few times to get everything working.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EpicLPer:
Gosh, that sucks :/ Is it at least good to make a backup with the Sony app and then restore it or will this end up with the same error again?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hol17:
You can try but I usually recommend just starting fresh since it could cause some errors.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
i

if u want better chance not to see these kindda issue u must repair ur firmware by PCC.

factory reset means wiping firmware

but repair by PCC means install fresh firmware

:good:
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cfager:
I've got the same issue. It's actually worst when using SnapChat. It just freezes sometimes. I did a factory reset from the phone and this solved the issues for a day, but now it's back. I'm gonna do a full reset from the computer now and see if this solves it.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] optic-XPERIA:
I have the same problem with the camera!! Anyone fixed this problem without factory reset?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cfager:
After running a full reset from PC this issue seems to have been solved.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cfager:
And it's back. Camera often freezes the whole phone. When I listen to music, and starts snapchat and change from back to front camera, the whole phone freeze and the music stops for almost ten seconds.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luminoso:
Same here, 14.3.A.0.681. Did anyone found a fix?

The camera app opens and works, but at the moment to focus it just stuck on focusing and the photo is never taken.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] recolor-shrink-spool:
I experience the same issue. Often, I have to wait for the camera to open, and SnapChat is unusable now. Don't really feel like resetting if people here are reporting that it doesn't fix the issues.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madlive:
Same issue here. But on 785 (4.4, latest update, german TFT, unlocked BL and root). Camera hangs on every occassion, doesn't make a difference which capture method I use. Tried emptying cache and data for the camera app but that didn't solve anything. I don't want to reinstall my phone because it's a pain in the ass. Problem does not occur with the front camera.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] recolor-shrink-spool:
I did find a fix!!!:

Just clear data&cache of the camera app and snapchat (just need to log in again). Now everything works smooth and quick again.

[MENTION=355268]madlive[/MENTION]: weird, for me clearing data&cache fixed all my problems. Maybe try it again?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonmorris:
Having just sold my Z1 (after having .757 installed) and now using a 'spare' Z1 Compact until my Z2 arrives, I wasn't that surprised to notice that the Z1 Compact has exactly the same problems as the Z1.

Wiping, resetting, clearing the cache - all pointless in the long run. Any fix is coincidental. It's a bug that hasn't been completely fixed with .757. The mere fact I've had the same problems on both handsets shows it's the firmware.

If you unlock the phone and start up the camera via the icon, chances are it will work fine.

If you activate the camera from standby, it may fail (the freezing problem, or 'camera not available' error).

What .757 seems to have fixed is the issue where the phone starts to get red hot and then you get the warning that it's too hot to use the camera. I've been taking a lot of photos this last weekend and never had that happen, so at least Sony fixed one thing. I suspect that was down to a series of problems with the media server and creating thumbnails etc, all of which were fixed.

When you have the freezing problem, was the phone locked? In other words; was it locked, but you started the camera via the camera key or dragging up the camera icon? When you tapped power to turn off/on, did you then have to unlock again? If you subsequently unlock - does the camera work fine now?

My hunch is that this is where the problem lies. I've got pattern unlock and now have it set to not lock for 30 minutes. So if I'm taking photos, I unlock the phone and - touch wood - I have no camera issues for that time.

If the phone has locked itself later on, and I don't unlock first, I expect the camera to fail. Yet it doesn't always - but once is still too much. I missed a potentially awesome photo of my two year old son because of this - and it's bloody frustrating. Especially as there's no idea on when we might get another update.

Another problem I noticed on the first KitKat release was the on-screen keyboard appearing over the camera one time. I'd been using the keyboard in another app before firing up the camera using the button, so the camera fault must be down to how it sets itself up when launched - and what you were doing just before (unlock screen, another app) influences the likelihood of it crashing.

In any case, it's a pain.

But on the plus side, the quality of the photos I got over the weekend - mostly in manual landscape mode - are stunning. The phone is capturing a level of detail that is exceptional now. And auto mode is now generally pretty good too, suggesting it doesn't just bump up the ISO all the time.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thiagodfs:
Same bug here!

I'm having the same problem here. Does Sony is aware of this bug?

Does anyone know of a link where we can complain about it to the manufacturer?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gibihr:
I thought that something was wrong/broken with my phone, but then, after seeing your posts, it isn't... So no factory reset... Just wait for an update? :( even 3rd party apps seem to crash, expecially the google camera... Wth
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micropizza:
I'm getting the same problem since the stock 4.4.2 update, battery life doesn't seem as good anymore either, but i'm always near a charger so the new Camera bugs are the most annoying.

You can't exactly "catch a moment" by whipping your camera out anymore, most of the time I'm waiting about 5-10 secs for the picture to appear ready to take a pic, especially noticeable on Snapchat or when switching from front-face to rear.

I woudn't mind but being on Stock Firmware I'm always waiting longer for Android updates, supposedly because of the extra rigorous testing etc!
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheraro:
bump !

it appears accessing camera from different locations (lockscreen shortcuts ...) confuses the mecanism, this added to some flashlight app and you're good to have the reboot-proof camera FC problem... pffff
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micropizza:
Possible Fix!

*** possible fix! ***

I read this on another forum and for about 5 days now my camera has been behaving completely normal across all apps!

Little warning - for me this logged me out of some apps, and caused me to have to put some widgets back on - it almost behaved like clearing the cache when you're rooted, no data lost just a some apps liked twitter etc were acting like they were installed for the first time...

The method is to boot into safe mode once, then just power the phone off and boot as normal:

Hold down your power button

In the menu hold down the "Power Off" option and say OK to safe mode

Once you're in safe mode, turn the phone off

Turn the phone on again, it will boot as normal

Camera just now behave as normal!

Not only has it worked for me so far, but my whole phone seems a bit faster.

Good luck!
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkmystel:
Yes have faced that issue with camera, just like my friend warned me :/ freezing, when clicking

Factory reset didn't do much good

Sent from my Z1 compact
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheraro:
that didn't work for me , I restored system partition only with selective nandroid restore and camera's working again (without loosing all my data nice !)
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micropizza:
Lasted about a week and its back to normal anyway. Definately fixed it for a while though.

Sony's version of KitKat really is a pile of sh*t. My QX10 addon camera is pretty much useless since the KitKat update too, constantly crashes viewfinder pauses so you can't actually see what you're taking etc.

Its clearly a memory problem in KitKat, if I use various apps to free up memory before trying to use the camera it'll load instantly, if I don't, I end up looking at a black screen for about 30 seconds before the camera loads.

Glad they've moved on to the Z2 now though and have no interest fixing our bugs. I think I'll go Nexus or back to Samsung after this.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheraro:
I perhaps found out what was causing fc's ! it was integrating system apps's updates into system partition , i used link2sd for that ! so make sure to not include any update (specially camera addons) into system and it'll be ok ;)
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micropizza:
for anyone wondering the latest 4.4.4 update rolled out doesn't fix these problems. I still get "camera not available" etc. Just had to restart the phone now because it wouldn't save any photos.

If you have one of these phones and its on Jellybean, keep it that way. Don't update to any version of KitKat, there's no useful improvements from Jellybean, its just ruined this phone for me ever since.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] camaro322hp:
I haven't had any camera problems on 4.4.4 and I use the camera all the time. I did a clean wipe/install when I upgraded.

Sent from my D5503
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micropizza:
I've had this about 3 times since I've updated to 4.4.4 when trying to take a picture. It won't save any images until you restart the whole phone. (missing 'the moment' in the process)

It's less camera errors than the previous KitKat version, but still enough to make the phone useless if you're trying to catch a photo.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmyc:
Still stuck, any fix on this? I don't care what OS I just want something that functions better than my galaxy s1
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aigaming:
Use latest 108,no single stock camera problem for me on that version of android...