yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
I've had my hands on both devices for about 20+ minutes. Both devices are solid honestly, it REALLY REALLY is a matter of preference here, there's no better or worse between the two, I don't care which one benchmarks better or whatever.

I think the M8 is well built, but honestly I wasn't too impressed. I think ppl are exaggerating when they say the build quality is the best ever just cause its 90% metal. In fact I prefer the built of the M7. As far as the boomsound speakers, they sound great, really great. The Ui is insanely fast and responsive, maybe faster than the nexus 5 and that is saying A LOT. But it looks too similar to sense 5 on the M7. Not that its a bad thing, it isn't but nothing that I found really exciting in the short time I spent with the device. Didn't have a chance to try the main camera but the front facing was OK, nothing special. I forgot to try the motion gestures.

The S5 was the white model and honestly it looks better in person than it does on video. That the thing though, ppl give their opinion online and so you expect the M8 to be so great in built quality, like out of this world and you expect the S5 to be crappy because ppl bash the plastic. In (my) reality I was very impressed by the look of the s5, especially the back cover and how comfortable it felt in hand. Software wise touchwiz received a layer of paint, it definitely isn't a drastic change from the previous iteration but its a welcome change nevertheless especially in terms of performance. Its much smoother and faster with no lag and icons, the settings menu, everything looks better. But its still touchwiz. I like touchwiz a lot but for those who don't I'm not sure how they will like it. The camera focused INSANELY FAST and I was very impressed by the front facing camera, it really really Impressed me, even more so that the M8 front facing cam despite the latter having more MP.

I was on the fence between both devices but now that I have had my hands on both I'm definitely going for the S5.

Note: my opinion is subjective to my personal taste, by no means am I saying objectively that the S5 is the better phone, its just a better phone for me. Cheers!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hemander:
You can try to see the comparison on You Tube : HTC One M8 vs Samsung Galaxy S5
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brivette007:
I went to my AT&T store to play around with the S5 the other day. For kicks, I walked over to the M8 to try it out. Apparently, they couldn't be bothered to keep the battery charged, so that didn't work out.

Also, I looked at the back of it to check out that metal body and see what all the fuss was about. Somebody already had some fun carving into it:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
XD

That's pretty silly.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfabl:
I've had my M8 for just over a week. I got to use the S5 at my local Carphone Warehouse for 20 mins yesterday.

Both phones IMO are very good. It really boils down to preference. I think you have to look at core features first.

Build - metal vs functional but gain water resistance and dust resistance. Do you want a phone that looks like a piece of art? Or is utilitarian.

Audio or camera - which is more important. Having great audio on headphones and loudspeaker makes a major improvement on every app that uses sound. Or does high pixel count vs effects come first? This one I can not decide as the M8 photos have been very good , but I know the S5 camera should be better.

Pedometer - it seems the fitbit inside the M8 is always on with no battery loss. No sure the S5 can operate the same way without having to turn on and off etc

IR remote - the HTC M8 has a much more powerful and nicer software for the infra red remote.

Sense vs TW - I like both. Sense is much lighter and therefore makes the M8 faster in use. In real life you won't be comparing. So it won't matter.

Miscellaneous - and then it's all the others extra bloatware of the S5 that the M8 doesn't have. I don't class it myself as bloatware but as options you can decide to use or not.

I see in my eyes the M8 at crafting and finessing a selection of aspects for a phone, whereas the S5 is a master of none but does give you everything.

It's a very tough call to choose.

My last thought was how comfortable and secure the S5 felt in the hand vs the M8. Being able to fit the entire width and height in your hand is a good thing. But then you don't get amplified speakers .....
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flow-Wolf:
If it could help some of you to get a final decision I want to share this comparison video test!

[YOUTUBE]YeSDaIK3qEc[/YOUTUBE]

Enjoy :D
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gabrielts:
i cant post on the thread because i am too new ( just made this account and sorry for my bad english. )

i have a xt1033 with the gb firmware(single sim / xt1032)

i am getting the message " com.android.systemui stopped working "

any way to solve?
[LG Optimus G Pro] clotveins:
Recently i had to get my phone formatted and was quite worried if i had to register my apps (mainly whats app) again? I lost my number of whats app but it was working fine. And i don't want to provide my changed number to people in what's app. So, on stock unrooted rom it became a trouble for me.

Posted a querry here and came to know i have to get my phone rooted and install titanium backup pro.

Sadly you guys are wrong! Use lg backup and restore (in built in our phones) and it works like a charm! It worked for me and quite nicely! Never imagined it.

Just sharing it for people unknown of this fact :)

Sent from my LG E988
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dipesh1502:
​

DaRk-L0rD and dipesh1502 proudly present you the Ultimate BlackXT​

Features:

Based on Xperia T 9.2.A.1.205 [ITA Skyfall Edition]

Deoxeded and Rooted

Will work on both locked and unlocked bootloader

Themed black

PhilZ Touch CWM v1.7

Integrated kernel (You don't have to use flashtool at all ;) )

Zipaligned

Added Xperia Z2 features (Bootanimation, Wallpapers, Sounds and much more!)

Check the screenshots for the rest!

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Instructions!

**Skip steps 1-3 if you are already using a custom JB rom with CWM or from a JB 4.3 version with integrated CWM, a previous version of Ultimate PureXT or a CM based rom that already has a kernel with integrated cwm ;)

If you have Unlocked Bootloader, please take a look HERE to avoid SIM card issues!!

Also, take a look HERE ! Use Doomkernel after flashing the rom! Don't use Doomkernel to flash the rom since it will give SIM card issues!!

1. Install JB 4.1.2.*

2. Root.*

3. Install CWM (DON'T USE v9 since gives issues.Use v7 or v8).*

4. Now enter in CWM

5. Wipe cache, dalvik cache and do a factory reset.

6. Now install the ROM.

7. Once finished installing the ROM, you have to flash immediately the UPDATE-SuperSU.

8. Now reboot your device.

9. Done

10. Enjoy the Ultimate PureXT ;)

DOWNLOAD LINKS v3

Ultimate BlackXT v3: dev host

UPDATE-SuperSU : UPDATE-SuperSU

v3.1 OTA Update Instructions! (you must be on v3!)

1. Download the OTA Update

2. Copy the file on your phone

3. Reboot in recovery

4. Wipe cache and dalvik cache

5. Install the OTA Update file.

6. Reboot your device

7. Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD LINKS v3.1

Ultimate BlackXT OTA Update v3.1:

dev host

mega.co.nz

Google Drive

Previous versions

DOWNLOAD LINKS v2

Ultimate BlackXT v2: Google drive

Ultimate BlackXT v2: mega.co.nz thanks @quintas84

UPDATE-SuperSU : UPDATE-SuperSU

DOWNLOAD LINKS v1

Ultimate BlackXT v1 mega.co.nz

Ultimate BlackXT v1 dev host

Ultimate BlackXT v1 Google Drive

UPDATE-SuperSU :UPDATE-SuperSU

Changelog

v3.1 02/05/2014

1. Fixed install apps issue

2. Added a new theme (the one issued for the screenshots)

3. New SemcPhone.apk

v3 01/05/2014

1. Switched to .205 ITA skyfall edition

2. New black rom

3. New keyboard with emoji support

4. New semcphone

5. Z2 calendar and email

6. Added torch

7. Fixed some bugs

8. More menus are black now

9. More but i can't remember right now! :D

Credits

DaRk-L0rD | steveboss | niaboc79 | peetr_ | matt4321 | serajr | Ben Ling | Rizal Brothers | Rajeev

XDA:DevDB Information

Ultimate BlackXT, ROM for the Sony Xperia T

Contributors

dipesh1502, DaRk-L0rD

ROM OS Version: 4.3.x Jellybean

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x

Version Information

Status: Stable

Stable Release Date: 2014-03-28

Created 2014-03-28

Last Updated 2014-08-18
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
Add ons/ Bugs

White transformation pack:

-What is this transformation pack dude? :eek:

-Simple! Transforms your rom in the Ultimate PureXT v4.2! No need to download the whole rom if you just want to try something different! Cool, nah? :)

Installation Procedure:

Download the file from devhost, mega.co.nz or Google Drive

Reboot in recovery

Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache

Install the White Transformation Pack

Reboot your phone

Enjoy!

Bugs

You tell! :)

Debloat Script

Heavy debloat (flash in recovery): View attachment 2653444

Will delete:

Social network integration

Chinese and Japanese keyboards

Live wallpapers

Google apps (Music, Maps, TTS, Talk)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] harowa:
I will try out this rom tomorrow.

Thank you both for your great and hard work.

Gesendet von meinem LT30p mit Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] devilmaycry2020:
could you teach someone how to mod app theme to black ? what should i do ?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bamdadkhan:
sideloading apks produces 'systemui has stopped' every time, and adb loses connection with the phone (waiting for device). is this expected? yes, i did a clean install..

EDIT: tried with xposed uninstalled too. no change.

EDIT2: the funny thing is that after a dirty flash (from .119 stock odexed) the problem isn't there. however, there are numerous others, so this is not a solution.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] leonuxury:
This is awesome man, love it.

I can't wait to try it now.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Felsar:
Finally Fw 4.3 black version... thnx again you guys... will try it now :D
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] devilmaycry2020:
please upload to another host, mega too slow, download corrupted at 99%
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dipesh1502:
Mirrors coming up soon!!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
Added 2 new mirrors ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] zeyad xu:
[MENTION=5440906]dipesh1502[/MENTION]

good job brother

[MENTION=4872623]DaRk-L0rD[/MENTION] also
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] nnmka:
Please port the firmware for TX
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] harowa:
I realy love this rom, have installed it last night.

Still bothers me something. I don't like the Xperia Xposed and wanted to uninstall. Beauce this app is an system app in your rom I have to uninstall with TB. Okay, this works. I also could removed it from the zip file before installing.

After I have done this, the battery level in percent shows me an empty field in the battery icon on the status bar.

I deinstalled GravityBox, Bootmanager and AppOps now with TB, too. Reboot, but problem wasn't resolved. Okay, deinstalled Xposed Framework, too.

Reboot, and now the battery icon at the staus bar works like a charm.

All I missed is the extended power menu, also I have to installed the Xposed Framwork again (I haven't de-installed the installer), rebooted again and *puh*, the battery icon in the status bar still works. After downloading Advanced Power Menu, activating and reboot my LT30p works like I want, perfect.

I tried to decompile systemUI.apk, that works with AdvancedApkTool. But I don't found the Tools setting, I now tried to decompile the Settings.apk, what failed with errors. I should use the right framework-res.apk :( that's I did, but it wont work.

I wanted to remove the Tools area from the settings, I don't need this stuff. Okay I failed, I am not an developer, I am a noob, a better user maybe but not anymore.

I want to give to consider, that there may are a lot of people who loves this rom but don't need or use the Xposed Framework. I would find it much better if you do not intrigued with the tool in the project. Give out the customized tools as addons I wanted to advise you.

I just want you think about it, don't anderstand this as ETA. I realy love your rom and it is the best rom I ever have had on my Xperia T.

Sorry for my bad english, I hope not to be misunderstood.

Have a nice day and thank you again for that amazing rom.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dipesh1502:
I will try:D
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bruce1x:
BlackXT

nice rom. just a minor point though, portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings is still white. also if you delete any pre-installed module ie xperia xposed after a dalvik cache wipe and a reboot it is still showing in the tools settings and if pressed on it force closes. I think it would be a much better option to open xposed installer. only minor points if I was to pick faults. apart from this, great work man, will look forward to v2 :good:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Imprezzion:
It works great!

I tweaked it a bit with GravityBox to have themed colored statusbar with center clock and such.

Also used the DarkBlue theme which is based on Royal Blue Cobalt CM10 theme and it works fine with the ROM. Settings menu and everything themed along just fine.

Do have to delete android.res from system/vendor/overlay otherwise it'll just bootloop but all 4.3 ROM's do that with custom themes..

For the rest? Battery life is amazing.

I do strongly advise you to install Doomkernel v9 as it has much better governors and a load of tweaks that increase battery life so much that I can get easy 2 days with light usage while CM10.2 (also android 4.3) barely makes it through one day.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] maxshinigami:
Hey bro, does this version have reboot problem at all ?, just being cautious :D
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dipesh1502:
Which problem?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dipesh1502:
Great man thanks for the review
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
Tested and didn't have any problems bro. But as you know users faced this issue in other versions so i can't tell you for sure that you won't have this issue.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] oddeceed:
running this with doomkernel v09 smooth as butter and twice as fast no issues so far apart from my wifi being slower than my 3g but i think thats an issue with my sky router not with the rom or kernel as i had this issue on pure stock 4.3 and onmi
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Krauser Kahn:
The PureXT v2 caused some random reboots to me, I think that's what he is talking about.

That is the reason of because I installed this one after having PureXT for only one day.

No reboots so far but I'll tell you if happens
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bsined:
Adding a custom kernel will make this ROM incompatible with LB devices (like mine). If you care enough about a custom kernel, you can flash it yourself.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Imprezzion:
All I meant was for the people reading my post with ULB to install a custom kernel. I never meant for the rom to contain one.

Ok, that grammar made no sense but you get my point. .:P
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
The only thing that can be done to satisfy your needs and preferences, is to make 2 roms. One with integrated both cwm and kernel (LB) and the one without these 2 "extras".(UB) ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bamdadkhan:
while i really appreciate the hard work that went into this rom, i would like to humly request releasing the dark themed apps without the rom. not everyone likes the z2 systemui, and i have personally had problems with adb too (although that seems to be fixed in the purext version). not to mention the integrated xposed framework and modules are kind of finicky.

just a suggestion mate, no hate or pressure. : )
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
I have already satisfied this request: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2637058 ;) ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bamdadkhan:
thank you sir, you rock.

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one last question: your de-bloat script for some reason removes the stock android weather/news widget which i quite like. how should i edit it to retain it?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
Edit it using this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2500955 ;)

For every request there is already a solution :p
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bamdadkhan:
i must not be using the search right. : P thanks again.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] jonchance_84:
I've also noticed the slow WiFi issue too...
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] oddeceed:
so its not just me then lol
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] harowa:
I am back to pure stock with the belgium tft and have same slow wifi connection.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dipesh1502:
Maybe a bug from sony:(
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Felsar:
Hi there, I'm not asking for ETAs, and maybe is a bit obvious but... will this black edition get the FW [.205] update?

Just because, personally don't like the white-ish thing everywhere
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
Of course will bro ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dipesh1502:
I was thinking of giving it ota

But now will directly

Update it to .205 :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Felsar:
you guys are really the best :laugh: :good: thnx!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] yousufhere:
Xperia T lt30p Not able to enter in flash or fastboot mode

Sorry i am posting my problem to this thread. i know this is not rom problem. Its embarrassing because i've been using android for 2 years. I rooted my phone unlocked bootloader & used many custom & stockbased custom roms. I was flashing a mod, mistakenly i chose wrong file. It wiped my system. then I rebooted & saw sony logo after that black screen. No led light. No charging. I tried pressing power button+Vol up key. It responds & reboots & again comes sony logo & black screen. I tried getting it in flashmode & fastboot mode. But its unresponsive. I think I should turn off my phone first then boot into fastboot. But how can i turn off? it only reboots. Please help.

Last Rom Used: Ultimate BlackXT v1

Xperia T LT30p

Rooted & Bl Unlocked
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
What kind of mod (not talking about a rom) could delete the whole /system? :eek: :eek: Most of the times is a deoxeded patch or someone who hates you! :p

Try to press power and volume up button at the same time. Your device will vibrate 1 and after a couple of seconds, 3 times. After that try to use flashtool again. Also, install the latest version of flashtool and drivers ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] yousufhere:
Managed to boot into fastboot :) thnx for feed!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
Black v2 development in progress! :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
v2 released!!!

More mirrors to come soon ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] seeker07:
BlackXT is the best rom for me
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
Glad you like it buddy :highfive:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bsined:
Guess who'll shut up now? :D
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
Hahahaha! If you face battery drain let me know mate. Probably i will have to make the rom again based on the. 199 fw as before. The. 205 is a mess with the battery. That's what we were talking about in the whites' version thread.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] christiano88:
Small suggestion: better use 9.2.A.0.295 as base, has better RAM management and is smoother than 9.2.A.1.X. Not really sure about battery though, haven't tested it in the long run.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dipesh1502:
If you want you can use the previous rom;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] djfm:
Cannot see my agenda

Verstuurd vanaf mijn LT30p met Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] christiano88:
Is it the process com.sonyericsson.android.wakeup at fault for the battery drain?

If yes, then I'm 100% sure it's the Fast Dormancy feature which some carriers do not support and causes high battery drain (if the carrier supports it, the effect is opposite, it saves battery).

This tweak will disable Fast Dormancy (tried it and it works): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2382680
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] zy4377340:
What is the biggest difference between blackxt and purext?Only looks black?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bsined:
Yes. The 2 ROMs differ only in the color scheme of system applications.

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I think the problem isn't in the firmware version but in the Italian ROM in particular. Before your rooted ROMs, I had tried the CE (1268-3194) 0.295 Bond FTF and the same Italian 1.199 FTF as you used for your mods. The Italian FTF was draining my battery incredibly quickly while I had noticed battery life improvement on the CE ROM without fast dormancy fixes. So maybe try another region's version?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
I will probably have to start both versions from the scratch. Once the bugs are fixed, i will implement the functions and we are gonna have a fully working rom.

So for now no updates. I will point to a final version but i will need and everyone's help for bugs reporting etc :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bruce1x:
1,875kb?

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thanks dark-lord. roms working very smooth, I have managed to trim it down a bit, now 748mb used in system with all my apps installed. :D
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] djfm:
Went back to PureXT V2, it's sow freaking fast and the battery holds it for a whole day at normal use :good:

tnx [MENTION=1988797]darkl0rd[/MENTION] (is this the good one ??:fingers-crossed:)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] fchaster:
port for tx bro ?please . .
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
I could make a patch mate that will convert the rom in black instead of building the whole rom ;)

It would be bit easier and faster :)

In any case you have to wait to a bit so i can optimize both white and black versions before proceeding to the TX. Otherwise all bugs will be present there also ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bamdadkhan:
that would be great for the mint version too. : )
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
It won't be possible mate since i have to use the .199 global version for the black version and make the whole rom again. Otherwise you will have to download both white version and the patch. ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bamdadkhan:
why not base it on the .205 version? if i read correctly, the .199 italian is the one with the battery issues..
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
That's why i told you that i will use the .199 global ;) Not italian
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] fchaster:
thanks bro ,cant wait for that ,:good:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Happy-J:
Don't mean to be a pest, but is there any kind of eta on black v3?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
There isn't an eta for now buddy.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
A preview of the new black. No more grey black but only black!!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Happy-J:
Thanks for the info.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
Could be ready today, tomorrow or in a week. That's why i can't tell your for sure. I am seriously working on it now ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Happy-J:
That's cool, can't rush a good rom. I just had noticed that V4 PureXT was already out so I was just curious on a timeline. I look forward to it when it is finished.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bisato:
Can I use the OTA update function?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
There isn't an OTA update buddy. v3 will not be an OTA update but the whole rom :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bisato:
But here :
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] DaRk-L0rD:
Oh, that OTA you mean, i thought was related to the rom's update. I tried to download it but nothing happened. It just downloads the update and when system reboots for installing the update, enters in cwm. No idea currently what's going on. Same thing happened to the stock .205 rooted.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] bisato:
Okay. Thanks
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] keepitsimpleidiot:
WiFi and bluetooth

I've been using this room for a week or two now and I've noticed that anytime I have my bluetooth turned on my WiFi won't authenticate with any networks but will as soon as I turn off bluetooth. Has anyone else had this issue? I didn't see anything in this thread about it...