yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] affliction_emrah:
SOLVED: If you choose restore from backup option at initial set up everything works fine.

hi guys,

i switched to Sense 6 yesterday but i have the same problem with the guy i paste below.

Hope someone could help.

Cheers

"Hi,

First post here so hopefully I get this right. I have a HTC one which I have owned for about 10 months now, best phone I have ever had bar a couple of problems. In particular a microphone malfunction which was repaired FoC by HTC last week, nice!

Now I am setting the phone back up, I am trying to restore the settings from the htc account using Dropbox. I know I backed it up right, I checked before I did the factory reset when it was sent away, and the backup files definitely exist as when I log on to Dropbox it has a file named HTC Backup with files in it all dated over the last few weeks.

When I do the initial switch on after the phone was returned, I put all my details in and the searched HTC restore but didn't find a backup file. I can't work out why this is? After some research most places say after you put your HTC account details in it will ask for your Dropbox login, but for some reason it isn't doing this.

I have tried coming out of this setup screen, and doing it manually by putting in login details to Dropbox first and then doing the HTC login and making sure it uses the correct storage space, but it still not showing it up. It's like they aren't talking to each other properly.

I am a bit concerned I am going to lose all my settings. This backup file hasn't been touched so I know its not that. Is there a certain place the file should be in Dropbox, currently it is under 'apps' and then a folder called 'HTC backup'?

Any help would be great as this is getting a bit stressful

Thanks"
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torstenconrad:
To the users and devs of GSII; do you find this phone still worth buying in 2014?

I'm considering it based on the activity I see here on XDA; lots of kernels and different ROMs to play with. Dual core and 1GB RAM should be enough for me I think.

Few questions comes to mind;

- How much screen on time can you pull off in one cycle charge with stock battery? 4 hours, or more?

- What are the chances of bricking this phone during rooting and flashing?

Hope to see some replies and perhaps getting to know the users of this community too :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheImpossibleEnemy:
If you can find a good deal - take it.It's fast,has a good screen,camera, dev support etc.I also bought it about 6 months ago and never regreted.

With stock battery and 50%brightness,CPU&GPU OC I get a decent 4h30min screen on time.

You will never brick your phone by doing all properly IMHO.And there's always a disclaimer for those who will.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nic2215:
Imo, get s3 instead.. It's pretty cheap now with wifi on all the time with proximity on for gravity screen off can last six hours. I came from s2 very lag only get 600 of mb of ram to use..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
*coughBull****cough*

Ahem :rolleyes:

OP, if you want to completely get rid of the risk of bricking your phone, never flash anything to it. That's the only way you're doing it. Every single flash involves a (normally) very small risk, regardless of whether it's Odin or CWM.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] torstenconrad:
Appreciate all the responds!

S3 has too big screen for me, my brother has one and damn its large.

I would love a S4 Mini but the price difference between S2 and S4 Mini makes me want an S2 :p

4h30min screen on time should be good enough for me. I hope listening to music in standby doesn't drain too much battery on S2, though.

Biggest con of this is that I know I want to flash custom ROMs on S2, but I never had a Samsung phone before. So I know nothing about Odin and rooting Samsung phones etc.

I would just like to know... If you end up bricking it (as in bootloop or just stuck) are there easy tools for S2 that can unbrick it or easily restore to original firmware to unbrick? Also, those who have been here a long time, have you seen a lot of people with bricked S2 phones?

Once again, thanks! Great with all this help!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheImpossibleEnemy:
?

Thou I agree with you - take the risk or leave it as it is and live in peace.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peRFect!:
Phonne is really good..

Battery on 3G takes a big hit (SOT~3 hrs)..

So battery usage really depends on what networks u use..

Standby efficiency improves a lot for me with custom roms..

Music does not drain the battery so much, so no issues there..

Development levels are great, i love it for that.. I came from xperia U a year back which had abysmal development level due to closed sources of novathor processor..

My thoughts about the phone:

1. Screen is not very sharp but i love super amoled

2. Sound quality is fairly good

3. Battery is just about average

4. Phone with 4.1.2 is very smooth (i don't use cm, aosp roms that much)

5. Large dev community (especially considering it's based on exynos)

6. And yeah camera is superb

Now coming to s4 mini.. It is definitely a better and maybe worth the extra cost due to bigger battery and sharper screen.. It has snapdragon processor so development will improve with time..

Buy wisely my friend! ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Bootloops (which are not bricks; bricks are phones that aren't recoverable via 'normal means') are normally easy enough to recover by flashing stock with Odin (How ? Search. This stuff has been covered thousands of times here over the past 3 yrs), likewise to return to 'original firmware', get it from Samfirmware, flash it with Odin.

Bricked phones can sometimes be revived by a JTAG, but many require a motherboard replacement to fix, and you have to ask yourself if you end up in this situation 'Do I want to spend as much as the phone is worth on a new board, when I can easily by a new phone for the same money ?'.

I have seen so many bricked phones on here over the past 2 & a bit yrs I lost count a long time ago. Literally thousands.

However, apart from that very small risk with each flash which you can never get rid of, there's a much larger risk of you borking your phone through not knowing what you're doing. The way you mitigate that risk is you search/read/learn off your own back. You don't rush into things, you take as long as you need to in order to learn, before you 'do'.

All the info you could ever need to ensure you don't end up breaking your phone through user error is here, but you have to seek it out & learn it yourself. Asking people to regurgitate 10 steps to do something (which many people here do) will teach you nothing/will not make you understand what you're doing, and that's where you end up with greatest risk of a borked phone in my experience. Most people I've seen on here who've borked their phones (apart from the maybe 10 who were 'unlucky') failed to learn/understand in their own way/on their own terms.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
Totally agree with [MENTION=4330322]MistahBungle[/MENTION]......

Search/Read/Learn/Do.......in that order....and don't "do" until you're totally confident that you're going to get it right......and/or know what to do if you get it wrong (all the info you need can be found in the sticky threads at the start of these forums).....

Btw.....don't let the mention of 'thousands' of phones bricking worry you, when you consider that Samsung has sold over 30 million S2s, you can get the picture that those thousands are a vanishingly tiny percentage of the total units sold......

My advice.....if it's cheap enough, get it....and modify the hell out of it (lol)

You won't regret it......
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peRFect!:
Ever since JB update, the no. of bricked devices have reduced considerably.. ics was the real issue! :P
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhand1001:
If you can find one of the snapgragon gs3's I highly recommend that over any exynos phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Rubbish. Pure nonsense. We don't see as many bricks on here (as in sheer numbers) as we used to because compared to 18 mths ago, we get maybe 50% of the volume of posts. People still brick their phones here roughly in proportion to the number of posts we get here. Carelessness still means you end up with a busted phone, this is what I'm trying to impress on the OP.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peRFect!:
Yes ure right.. carelessness leads to trouble!

But the exynos brick bug caused a lot of issues on ics.. that seems to be gone.. that is what im trying to say!

Though I agree nothing is 100% safe..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sugemchuge:
My company gave me an iPhone 5s to use as a work phone. I still prefer my 3 year old S2. Weighs about the same as the iPhone and is just as thin. Imperceptibly slower but way, WAY more practical. And if you like designing and customizing you'll LOVE this phone. If you get bored with it you can just flash a new ROM. But, be careful, follow instructions EXACTLY. If you're not sure about something, ask. I foolishly thought I could install CWM via CWM and lost EVERYTHING including all my backups! ALWAYS backup to the cloud because you can never be too safe. Of course, if you have the money you can get a newer android phone that's insignificantly faster but has a significantly better resolution. But if you want a good old phone I would say this is the best 3 year old phone you can get, and the dev community here will make sure you always get the latest software tech. Keep in mind also that this still is one of the lightest and thinnest android phones ever made. It's perfect imo and I have no reason to switch to something different.

Something you might want to watch out for is the usb jack sometimes that gets messed up sometimes when you hang the phone upside down while charging. Iv'e had to replace mine 3 times, almost once every year. No biggie though, you can just get the $10 part from miniinthebox and replace with little effort (8 screws).

Oh and I bought an extra battery from china from ebay that cost me like $20 so I don't really worry about battery life. But normally I can't go 2 full days without charging, which is pretty normal for most smartphones on the market right now.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UnderTheDoge:
I think that its totally worth it! If you root it and get cm11, it runs extremly well for being 2 years old!

The screen has very good saturation, and overall the phone is really fast!

I dont know if the s4 mini is worth it, since it may not have as much roms as the galaxy s2, but its totally your choice!

Also everything is amazing about it, the roms, specs and other things! And if you get it for a good price, it is totally worth it! :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Try 3 yrs. It's old hardware. If you want a 3 yrs ago experience, get an S2, if you want an up to date experience, don't.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FPSUsername:
I am not recommending you the S2.

Here is why:

1. Screen resolution and size. I love the 4.3" size, but the 480x800 resolution (~217 ppi pixel density) makes it not hd and the screen doesn't make the phone feel premium or high class.

2. Many people have the mic bug (including me, mic doesn't always work like it should work)

3. Instability, even on stock roms the phone can freeze or soft reboot.

4. Battery life. It is amazing how good it can do deep sleep, but once turned screen on (low brightness) and browsing or watching some vids, the battery drops faster than you want.

5. (personal prefrence) no led light on the phone like the s3 and s4.

6. The amoled screen of the S2 doesn't have nice coloring like the amoled from the samsung wave. (I own the wave and S2)

If you want to have it, it should have a good pricing, if it is =<100 euro it is a good deal.

I recommend the S3 more because:

1. 4.8" screen with a 1280x720 resolution (~306 ppi pixel density), feels more HD and feel premium or high class, it also feels less pixelated in games and videos/.

2. 2100mAh battery (much more capacity than s2's 1650mAh battery)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mockingbird:
I got mine 3 weeks ago , had it traded for my old Huawei Y300 and Galaxy Mini 2. It's great , definetly worth getting. Had to buy a new battery tho.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reqx:
I just think that the Galaxy S2 is the best smartphone ever :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] russy23:
i had my mates s2 off him, i was using a quad core with 1gb ram, theres no real difference speed wise, and for me this is a good upgrade for the camera, so im more than happy with this phone
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knuckles1978:
A 3 years ago experience?

It's the software that has been the biggest change in the last 3 years.

If you don't mind the slightly reduced screen ppi then there's very little difference between an s2 with cm11 installed on it and any of the new flagship android phones with cm11. The increased speed isn't that big, unless you're hugely impatient to the point of waiting half a second longer for gmail to open makes your blood boil with rage.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
From what I've read, the S4 mini is only slightly better than the S2.

If *newer* hardware is important, then the choice is obvious, if overall performance is more important then it's not so clear cut.

I personally would probably choose the S4 mini at this point......

Simply because the amount of dev work for the S2 really is beginning to drop off now......

The S4 mini has a brilliant dev by the name of [MENTION=3044346]arco68[/MENTION] who has single handedly kept the Galaxy W phone updated as far as KK after Samsung left it behind at GB........

My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right :):D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tariq 1:
please help i was installing 3dchainfire on motorola razr d3 xt919 in process i hit restart and it wont start again i beg to every one please help thank you very much
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Primokorn:
Check this out
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ftorga:
you can flash stock firmware

1. InstallMotorola Device Manager 2.4.5
2. Install RSDLite6.1.6
3. Install RSDLite6.1.6_MTK_Patch33
4. Download Stock Firmware [URL="http://www.4shared.com/folder/evjCUSH9/_online.html"]HERE[/URL]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -8-DEAMON-8-:
Hello, (if this thread fits somewhere else, then someone can move it :> )

I am reinstalling roms once in a month or so. It is always nice to test the phone with a lot of apps to see how the phone and the rom react and how much it can perform. But it is a bit horrible to reinstall all apps everytime i install a new rom. Is there a way to export all apps to a big package i can install again on a new installed rom?

Is there a way to export/package all apps installed on the phone to one packet or something? Instead of installing all apps in a horrible sequence from google play.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x102x96x:
i

first of all this wrong section

anyway search for flashable .zip tutorial

also there s always backup option in pc app of device.

like what Kies3 application backup for samsung galaxy devices

:good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashutos1997:
Why everyone are making new off-topic threads !!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] compchick813:
We need a banner or something at the top to make it clearer that this is for Android Wear, not some general Android section.

The forum page defaults to newest devices (at least for me) and Android Wear is at the top, I think that's why random posts keep ending up in here.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aitvariux:
Titanium backup?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PoulArafin:
Backup ur apps somewhere else before u install a new rom…
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benko111:
There is indeed. Open Titanium Backup Pro > Batch Mode > Recovery Mode > create update.zip from either user and/or system apk with or without data.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarahzohar88:
I want to find exact this type of forum so thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anderson2:
In checking my Settings /Data Usage I noticed that app usage have data for "foreground" and "background".

foreground is obvious, but what is the background usage? Can background be stopped?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vin4yak:
Go to settings-Data Usage.. Click on the 3 dots on the top right of the screen and select "Restrict Background Data".. :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hammer_Of_The_Gods:
Hi,

Background data usage, for me it's what is used for and from the OS, I mean not data used by the user when browsing for example. Checking for update, synchro for example could be related to that for the apps (System apps too).

For restrict it, check your synchro, use Wi-Fi.

:)

EDIT: and... I wanted to add what vin4yak has already said, but too late :D
[Android General] Richa Shaily:
Latest Rumour- Apple releasing iTunes for Android

Give it a read and share your views.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] jatt:
Hi,

I know some of you would be annoyed with me posting a topic which has been discussed on this forum but after searching a lot on this forum i could not decide whether to buy a bluetooth GPS reciever or Tomtom one?

I have tomtom software 5.21 with the maps and dont mind struggling a bit initially ( for the 1st time i mean ) to get the bluetooth GPS running with Exec but just want to ask all of those who are using their Exec with tomtom few questions.

How easy is it to use Exec with tomtom in day to day life?

Has anybody used both and what do they prefer and why?

Which GPS is the best cos i have seen few with 32 channel etc etc?

Thanx in advance!!

Jatt
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] StevePritchard:
I've been using TomTom on my Exec since about November last year, and to be honest, I wouldn't even consider getting a full TomTom device.

I've got a BT-77 GPS (about £45 off eBay), wired permanently on in my car (I've also got a second if I need to use it elsewhere), and had NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER getting it to work - in fact, I'm bemused at why the whole Bluetooth/GPS issue is such a big one. I simply paired the two, and set up a port - no messing about unhiding the GPS applet etc. Easy.

I've got a Brodit mount in the car - very good. I've also got a Parrot hands-free, so the Exec does everything in the car - phone and sat nav (with Traffic).

Downsides? Well, sometimes the Exec can take an age to start TomTom, but other than that, I'm struggling to think of any.

Cheers,

Steve.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] oink1:
Same rig as above poster (SPV m5000,Tt 5.21 & BT77 GPS receiver) but did have a little trauma with the Tomtom port problem at first :evil: found the solution here though and now it's all good! :D Tomtom does suck the life out of that minuscule battery though, so a powered mount or a decent car charger are a must. As for the amount of receiver channels - the more the better (for tracking ability - look for ones with the SIRF III chip-set) i believe. Hope this helps :)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] jatt:
Thanks Oink1 and StevePritchard

I have ordered HOLOX Bluetooth GPS Reciever 32 Channel 4 TomTom from Ebay and it has SIRF III chip-set aswell.

Will let you know how it is for me

Bye
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] stickeresq:
I have been using my Exec with TTN 5.21 for approaching a year now and use it with a SysOn 20 Channel SiRF Star Bluetooth GPS, brilliant piece of kit.

I wouldn't worry about the high end of GPS channel tracking as 12 - 20 suffices. The only problem that I've experienced was keeping the pairing but otherwise it works exceptionally.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] jatt:
Hi all,

Which software version of tomtom supports full postal code directions?

Thanks for all ur input

Bye

Jatt
[Nexus 4 General] suarez1907:
I am searching good kernel for over clock and touch wake. What is the best for them?

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[Nexus 4 General] crachel:
I'm sorry, but "What is the best" kernel threads are not allowed. Please just read the threads and find your answer.

Closed
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjqaz106:
just as the title. i want to know the harm of S2W | L2M | DT2W | BLN .

do they do harm to the phone,especially to the touchscreen?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] zagan131313:
Which one do you guys think is better and why.

Give me details on

Battery life

The most customizable

With most features.

What settings do you guys have to help the battery. ?

Thanks guys
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Mistertac:
I'm sure someone will give those answers but usually those things are subject to however the individual sets up their ROM.

Both are TW 4.3 so all the same mods can apply. All the same xposed. I'd say since Mr Reggie Cheeks is theming the hell out of Baja ROM its definitely worth checking out. And Surge1223 is one of the Devs... he's done so much for our phones. If I go back to Touchwiz I'm definitely trying Baja.

Not to knock Hyperdrive either cuz SBreen is also the man!!

Guess all I'm getting at here is they're both awesome. And like I said I'm sure someone can give you their opinions too.

Happy flashing!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
Try both out...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] android-incredible:
That is something that you have to try yourself, everyone setup the phone different, the best judge is you, try both and choose the best you liked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] jpcalhoun:
I've tried both and agree, it depends on how you setup your phone and what you like. Both are good ROMs. However, I have to make a plug here for Eclipse. Eclipse doesn't have as many "bells and whistles" as either of the other two, but in my opinion it is the most stable and smooth ROM available right now. Anyone looking for a fast, smooth, stable ROM with great battery performance should give Eclipse a try. My hats off to all three developers/teams that have provided us with these ROMs...Great Job.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Wilsonb:
Agree, all have great Roms.

Now at this moment Baja rom is at 4.4.3 KitKat and HyperDrive is not.This makes deciding easier for now. However, on jellybean I personally preferred the clean / fast HyperDrive. Once HyperDrive has kitkat , I will def. jump back to it.

Things I noticed about Baja final rom (4.4.2l;

1.) The phone doesn't seem to shut down.

2.) I already received a message saying not enough space on device to install new apps.

3.) Start up time takes longer than HyperDrive

HyperDrive (4.3)

1.) quick boot up

2.) extreemly fast

3.) Has great added tweaks/apps I use
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
BajaROM is on 4.3 MK2 same as Hyperdrive. 4.4.3 KitKat hasn't even been officially announced yet although there are leaks for the nexus 5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] cbmggm:
Per Sbreen KK (probably will be RLS16) should be on the S4 in a couple of weeks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
Well nc2 was leaked last week a little bit before the official nc5 update was pushed out. He's working on rebasing HD to nc5 as we speak. I'm sure bajasur/surge have similar plans.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Wilsonb:
BajaROM w/ Android 4.4 for Verizon Note 3(from leaked);

BajaBaseFinal.zip http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52164292&postcount=4708
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
I know I'm running it on my brother's phone, but this is the s4 forum lol we didn't get 4.4 quite as fast
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] micmars:
Moderator Comment: Though useful information in here, the best rom is that with which you are most happy; thread closed.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhammad.uzi1994:
hi, will there be a Dot View Case for HTC One M7 when Sense 6.0 comes out for it? :confused: