yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Pad 8.3 General] Stujoe:
For me, 4.4.2 seems a little smoother and faster. I was using Nova Launcher because the LG launcher seemed a bit less fluid. It is much better now. Nova is still smoother doing some things but not enough for me to feel I have to keep using it. I have gone back to using the stock launcher.

Other than that, not a big deal although I didn't expect it to be. It is not a huge Android update update. 4.4 is mostly just smoother.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Park82:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2712536
[G Pad 8.3 General] MarkLI88:
I agree everything seems smoother and faster, web browsing is definitely faster, I don't notice any real difference with the screen brightness but I never really had a problem with my screen. For my use not much of a difference from 4.2.2 but overall I am happy with the improvements Kit Kat adds to the GPad.
[G Pad 8.3 General] bloommax:
Light sensor not working; WiFi connection issues; quick cover option issue; third-party party laucher icon display issue...
[G Pad 8.3 General] Brianetta:
Wow... third party launcher aside, what's different about your G-Pad? I've experienced none of these issues.
[G Pad 8.3 General] bloommax:
Can you use CPU-z to check whether light sensor is detected? Have you enabled "Scanning Always Available" in the advanced WiFi options? Can you uncheck the "Quick Cover" option in the accessories settings to see whether open the cover can wake your device?
[G Pad 8.3 General] Brianetta:
1. Light sensor.

I don't use CPU-z, but I can report that my screen goes darker when I put my thumb over the light sensor. I have my brightness display on "Auto". I have "Screen shades" ticked in Accessibility, because I prefer both a darker backlight and longer battery life, but the sensor controls backlight brightness whether that is enabled or not.

2. Scanning Always Available

I normally have this disabled, since I have my wifi turned off in sleep mode except when plugged in as a power saving measure. If it's still scanning for networks it isn't really saving power. When I enable wifi during sleep, I hear push notifications as I walk past hotspots in town, but since my phone does the same thing at the same time it's a bit of a duplication. Wifi scans and connects rapidly and effectively as soon as I open the cover. Speaking of which:

3. Quick Cover

I have this feature enabled, and the magnet in the cover wakes up and sleeps the tablet as it should. When I turn it off, the cover has no effect. This feature appears to be working just fine.

My tablet is a black store-bought UK LG-V500 running Android 4.4.2 build number KOT49I.V50020b, which was an OTA update in the UK. The tablet has never been rooted and its bootloader has never been unlocked. It isn't currently encrypted.

If you want me to do any checking of performance with various settings, let me know.
[G Pad 8.3 General] chinesestunna:
Any improvements to QRemote and sound? The sound issue with stock 4.2.2 was what drove me to AOSP, it would be muffled and sounds like underwater as soon as you lower the volume to below 50%. Otherwise I was surprised to say that this is the first stock ROM that I was very happy with to use as a daily driver.

Did they improve QRemote so it's actually useful and not just TV + cable box?
[G Pad 8.3 General] Brianetta:
No, they didn't. I can use it on my Blu-Ray player, but I'd have loved to have used it on my stereo. What we need is a learning IR remote app.
[G Pad 8.3 General] bloommax:
I can double confirm all the three bugs are there. Whether you can see them depends on your settings and how carefully have you checked the problems. I have two V500s, one with 4.4.2, the other with 4.2.2. So I can compare them and found the issues easily. Please refer to the following posts if you really want to know the truth:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2718271

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2718284

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2717685
[G Pad 8.3 General] Brianetta:
Interesting. Looks like some users don't experience these problems, while others demonstrably do. I suppose I'm very fortunate. As I said before, since my tablet appears to be working just fine, I'm happy to try any non-destructive tests to help others find a work-around.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Subtleone:
You can't. There is no receiver.

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Nor I, though I do not use a 3rd party launcher as I quite like LG's.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Brianetta:
You mean this thing can't talk to another LG G-pad? I'm astonished. Its only purpose must be to make the G-Pad double as a very unwieldy remote! If I were LG, I think I'd be pretending it didn't exist, as Sony did with the PSP.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Subtleone:
I mean the IR blaster is one-way.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Impromark:
Following up on another part of this thread, I've discovered that the MX Player, while it works just fine, does not let me delete files mounted on the SD Card through the app itself (despite MX saying we can do this). This isn't THAT big a deal for me as I normally manage my files when I connect to my PC, but it's still an annoying thing. The stock player can still delete files as normal. Just to be sure, is anyone else experiencing this issue as well - with this or any other player?

Mark
[G Pad 8.3 General] Brianetta:
Yes! That's the thing I find astonishing. Aside from being a remote control, it seems rather lacking in purpose, to me.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Subtleone:
Why do you find this astonishing? What other purpose would it have?
[G Pad 8.3 General] TonyBigs:
Some sophisticated remotes are two-way. IR can be used to transmit and receiver data. See IRDA.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Subtleone:
Considering it already has bluetooth and WiFi, I do not really see the need. In fact, if you add the option of swapping out the microSD card, you already have three easy ways to transmit and receive data. Complaining it does not have a fourth seems silly. IMHO.
[G Pad 8.3 General] ASW1:
Well, the G2 does have a two-way ir blaster, and I'm sure some people will actually have a use for it.

But hey, the Gpad doesn't have it so that's kinda where the discussion ends...
[G Pad 8.3 General] Subtleone:
No, it doesn't.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Brianetta:
I'm absolutely not complaining. I'm just kind of mystified that they'd have bothered putting it in at all. I don't reach for my tablet if my remote isn't handy, despite having the remote control app configured, because it's not a convenient shape, and auto-rotate gets in its way.

The only other devices I have had with infra-red have been older generation stuff; phones, PocketPC from around the start of this century, Palm PDAs and so on. Without exception, they have been bidirectional. Even the unused IR hardware in the first model of Sony PSP would have been bidirectional if they'd included firmware that knew about it.

As it is, the IR blaster in the G-Pad is an extra manufacturing expense, that only serves the purpose of allowing the thing to control consumer electronics by infra-red. That'd be a neat feature for a phone, or some other hand-sized gadget, but not something close to the size of a dinner plate.

Like I said - I'm astonished, not angry or upset. It wasn't exactly a selling point, and I didn't know it existed when I bought it. When I found out there was infra-red, I thought "Wow, retro." When I learned it was send-only, I just wondered why it was there at all.

Now, is there a TV-B-Gone app on the Play store? I'm off to have a look... (-:
[G Pad 8.3 General] Subtleone:
To be honest, it is cute, but I do not use it. On my LG G2, I use it regularly as it is handy, and far more convenient (not to mention far more machines it can control). I can only suppose they saw the success and popularity of the IR Blaster and QRemote app in the phone, and decided to add it to the tablet as well. Who can say? I am guessing the cost of the hardware was minimal, and the apps were all ready to use anyhow.
[G Pad 8.3 General] ASW1:
I do use the ir remote.

It's the only thing that made me go back from Mahdi to stock rom, even though I prefer Mahdi.
[G Pad 8.3 General] TonyBigs:
You asked the question about "what other purpose". Your question was answered. If you think that purpose silly and unnecessary OK. Others might not think that way or might be unaware of such a purpose. The communication might be more secure in certain situations.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Subtleone:
I know what my question was, and I know it is ok to think what I want, just as he is welcome to think LG's inclusion of it was pointless. Your point is?
[G Pad 8.3 General] TonyBigs:
Ignorance of something doesn't make it silly.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Subtleone:
The only argument you presented in its favor was that it could possibly be more secure to transmit information from one device to another. It is really easy to see that this is false, so I did not bother to debate the issue. After all, it means that first of all, some data originated on the G Pad, since any other the means of that data arriving meant that it was somehow transmitted via a less secure, non-IR method. Then you need at least two G Pads for this super secure data to be passed around, since most other phones and tablets do not have an IR receiver. I actually know of none. This data will then never be able to leave the poor G Pad to a laptop or desktop, since they too do not use IR receivers. Naturally, this is far more useful and safe than saving it to an SD card, which can be taken out at will. :silly:

I had an IR receiver in my PocketPC PDA (a Dell Axim X50v I still have and works), and found it utterly pointless. I tried playing a poker game with a buddy using it via an app that linked us via the IR (our cards were hidden from each other this way), and despite staying within less than half a meter from each other, communication failed all the time. It was a colossal pain in the neck, and we were never able to finish a game. If I wanted to receive large data on my PDA (such as a movie since the Axim was VGA), I often either used the dock via cable to pass to my desktop, or might just save it on my SD card (tada!) that I threw in a card reader.

The fact that it has been phased out of nearly all devices should actually be a red flag to you that no one has found it useful enough to warrant keeping around. As such, I agree with you: calling a bi-directional IR 'silly' is inappropriate. Useless would have been more precise.
[G Pad 8.3 General] woody1:
OK, here's my 2 cents worth on the IR issue.

1. I have a Logitech programmable remote which I use to manage my home theater system. It has a good form factor and is well-suited to the task. I can't see any major advantages in using the G Pad as a remote, even if it had all of the capability needed to replace the Logitech (which it doesn't).

2. While I don't think I would use the G Pad as a remote at home, I could imagine using it for specialized purposes, e.g. in a hotel room while traveling. A lot of hotel remotes are lousy/weird and if the G Pad could handle more types of TV's, it might be useful as a replacement.

3. As far as the lack of an IR receiver on the G Pad, it would be useful to enable a learning remote, if the software supported it (which it doesn't). Otherwise, back in the dawn of smartphone history, when I had Windows Mobile phones, 2-way IR was potentially useful to transfer files and I used it for that once or twice. Using IR to transfer files was a pretty bad experience, because you had to get them close together and lined up just right and if you managed that, the transfer was slow. I don't know why anybody would want to use IR to transfer files today. So, ultimately, the lack of an IR receiver doesn't make any difference to me.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Mytwuk:
I'll weigh in on the IR topic. Frankly I find it cumbersome to use on my G-Pad, but I do use it all the time on my G2. Form factor makes a big difference to me and I suppose a phone more resembles the shape of a remote? For instance when I travel it is an easy 30 second job to program in a tv in the hotel room and I dont have to deal with dead batteries or even trying to find the supplied remote in the room. I like the feature and would use it on my G-pad more if my phone didnt have it, just my 2 cents.
[G Pad 8.3 General] chinesestunna:
bah! thanks for the response and verification though :) I really wish someone figured out how to at least get us the G2 remote, I love this tablet nonetheless and this would be icing on the cake
[G Pad 8.3 General] Subtleone:
Have you tried just copying the file to the G Pad? Make a backup first though, and after copying do fix the permissions. If you go that route, use an app such as Root Browser.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Tricks25:
Hi im planning to buy an lg g pad.. whats setting me off is i read about low brightness or gamma something..

Just wanna ask if this is already fixed in kitkat?
[G Pad 8.3 General] Subtleone:
KitKat improves the brightness, but only one ROM (at the moment) fixes the gamma which is currently a tad dark, and that is the one in my sig. Bear in mind it is a stock ROM, so you get the LG goodies such as QRemote, the peerless weather/clock widget, the excellent video player, and a few other things.
[G Pad 8.3 General] Tricks25:
How bout the ota kitkat update itself did it somehow improve the brightness?

Thanks for the rom suggestion though.. gonna read about lg rooting first.. dunno if its the same coming from a bunch of samsung devices :P
[G Pad 8.3 General] Subtleone:
Yes, brightness is improved with KK. Rooting is pretty easy and there is more than one method for JB. I used Dalingrin (JB) and TWRP 2.6.3.2, and then flashed ROMS. But there is more than one road leading to Rome here. Read the top sticky and all your questions will be answered.
[G Pad 8.3 General] winn75:
Does KK help with the battery life of this tablet?
[G Pad 8.3 General] ASW1:
No.
[G Pad 8.3 General] RacerXO:
OTA Update to 4.4.2 Success

I just received my OTA update to 4.4.2 on my G Pad and don't see any issues with my Ext SD card. After the update it also updated all my apps. I am not rooted and completely stock.

What issues is everyone having with their Ext. SD card?
[G Pad 8.3 General] Geordie_Ahmed:
This has put me off updating to KitKat
[G Pad 8.3 General] Park82:
One can copy stuff to it via the built-in file manager but the built-in file manager can't copy from a network share.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Micromax A116] chito0906:
Why is gpu overclock at 476mhz and it doesn't affect performance and causing too much lag after activating it? I think its better to overclock it at 357mhz only.
[Micromax A116] WalkerBales:
You flashed Kash Kernel !! Right ??

Overclocking is enabled by default in this kernel.... If overclocking is causing lag then flash default GPU modules given in the OP of this kernel's thread !!
[Micromax A116] chito0906:
But it doesn't have any effect. Can't feel the gpu at [MENTION=1076061]476[/MENTION]mhz. It just like overclocking a Nexus 5 cpu at 3ghz is non sense after all. Im just wondering why is it [MENTION=1076061]476[/MENTION]mhz would it be the highest frequency possible of a powervrsgx544 at safe is [MENTION=771698]357[/MENTION]mhz you can found it at mt6589t chipsets. Yes im pertaining to kash kernel, so if it is on default modules the frequency is also on default [MENTION=2574438]286[/MENTION]mhz because in the kash kernel thread the author said if the gpu overclock causes lag then flash the default modules therefore the overclock is remove and reverted back to the original frequency. And also you can see that there is a separate zip for activating the gpu [MENTION=1076061]476[/MENTION]mhz, so think overclocking it at 476mhz is useless because it causes lag, and flashing the default modules will remove the lag and also the overclock. And the last but not the least sir, the 476mhz frequency is not enabled by default it is written in the thread sir. But if you don't believe me sir, kindly teach me how to replace ramdisk.
[Micromax A116] WalkerBales:
I also don't know how to replace ramdisk.... Contact any senior dev !! He will guide you
[Micromax A116] chito0906:
Ok
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xzakly:
Hello,

any owners of Denver 97052 out here could tell me how to hard reset my denver tad-97052..:confused:

Thanks.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmasak:
i need help with my xperia SP.

my dialer shortcut gone missing.

also not found in app drawer.

i also try other launcher. but dialer wont work.

click it but nothing happen.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slogger001:
Classic rotary dialer

Have u apply mod into ur phone try repairing ur phone or download classic rotary dialer from Google play ;)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magicali:
Did you try to replace your dialer with some other ported one etc? Or flashed some theme?

If in emergency you can install an app like contact plus or any other dialer app from app store.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmasak:
nothing just root. magically disappear.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrjraider:
Go to settings > Apps > all and look for phone app. And delete data...After this reboot..
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmasak:
done. not work. still not found the dialer
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain Sweatpants:
Plug into PCC use the repair option then redo the root
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmasak:
a gembash

its not missing after root. i root long time ago. now its just disappear.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain Sweatpants:
That's not the point PCC will restore your dialer but you will lose root in the process so you will need to reroot the device

Programming is a race between engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sshivampp:
1.If you are on 4.1.2, go to settings>apps>all apps and see for contacts in the list maybe it is disabled

If you are on 4.3, go to settings>apps>disabled and see there

2. Try clearing data of XperiaHome

3. If you are using xposed modules, maybe you have hidden that app from home

4. Check your system/app directory and see if the apk is present there

Hope it helps:)
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airmasak:
no other way?

not working
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain Sweatpants:
If nothing else is working I can't see any other way. Take a titanium backup before you do and it will restore all apps and settings
[GiONEE Elife E7] harshoo:
hey guys i tried to access it with ftp but it shows i cdont and cant change the permissions i have scanned these forums but got nothing? please help me i need to move some files please dont ask me what or why. iknow what i am asking for and i know about the other option which wont work for me.:laugh:
[GiONEE Elife E7] Hubriss:
You seem to know everything and yet you ask. :laugh:

Try ES File Explorer.

Hope this helps!
[GiONEE Elife E7] harshoo:
Thank you will let you know if it works
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scorpionyuva:
My GT -I9195 is Not booting stucking with Samsung Logo
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
First step is factory reset. Most Samsung devices get to recovery by Vol Up + Power or Vol Up + Home + Power. If that doesn't work, you'll have to use a program from the computer (Odin or Heimdall) to reload the stock system. If you still need help, please be sure to include as much info as possible. Such as : is the phone stock? Modded? If so, how? Was the phone exhibiting any odd symptoms or crashed out of the blue? What steps have you tried to resolve?

Stuff like that. This will not only help us help you, but others that have similar issues can compare notes.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Kiray1982:
reserved
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] jaythenut:
downloading now :D
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Kiray1982:
Nice 2 See You here.

It's just a quick version.

I saw many issues, that I have to check.

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[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Basil3:
Nice work. I've got a half done version I'll put out today also. Some things are easier to change now, which is good! Xmls are all over the place though.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] ChronoWerX:
No changes here after flashing

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[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Kiray1982:
[update]

v 1.1.1 ViperOne Dark Sense M8

- updated to ViperOne 1.1.0

- fix weather-icons

- many color-fixes (system & venom)

v 1.1.1 Dark Sense (ViperOne M8 1.1.0)

MD5: fb7f767fce76377f39a0efdfbdedb3ae
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] manup456:
Everything looks great and works just noticed the date in calender is white and the bar is light gray kinda hard to see.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] d.cortez:
a few screenshots of items with white fonts on white background (battery stats and Mobile Network) and email looks like the phrase "Yahoo Mail" is superimposed on the recipient email address. although i didn't post a screenshot, Call Settings also has a white fonts on white background (posting while in an airplane and the internet is too slow to upload other pictures). hope this is helpful!
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Kiray1982:
Thx mates. Will check later.

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[One (M8) Themes and Apps] tonyph33r:
Can this be fix?
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Kiray1982:
Seems you are running some other themes? Or at&t did use an other dialer?

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[One (M8) Themes and Apps] tonyph33r:
Thank you I got it fix
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] ILoveYouAll:
How you got the ios signal bars?
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] manup456:
At one point while on the m7 the hub had I'll post it for but have not clue where or who made it sorry just trying to share.

Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vxh5g32xmsxt09f/iOS-like_Theme.apk
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] ILoveYouAll:
Appreciate it!!!

Sent from my One Mate.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Kiray1982:
[update]

v 1.1.2 ViperOne Dark Sense M8

- re-added inverted boot- & downanimation

- fix battery history chart

- fix colors venomsuperuser

- some color-fixes (system & venom)

v 1.1.2 Dark Sense (ViperOne M8 1.1.0)

MD5: 630e1bd44af22d8e501df4fba6a927eb
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] superleeds27:
I know it's not for the m7 but it seems to work on insertcoins m8 port!

Few issues when the dpi is at 360
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Kiray1982:
Mobile network settings is on my to do... Don't found them

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[One (M8) Themes and Apps] okkbojan:
How to invert BlinkFeed?

Послато са HTC One уз помоћ Тапатока
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Kiray1982:
Don't think so. Current m8 rom has many changes that are different to m7.

Maybe if m7 rom get an update with similar features.

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[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Kiray1982:
v 1.8.2 ViperOne Dark Sense M8

* updated to ViperOne 1.8.0

* fix colors in VenomTweaks - BugReport

* fix DocumentsUI folder selector

* removed Navbar-Height (check Venom Tweaks)

* added dotview colors (to match htc themes - 12 colors + custom top / bottom color)

[IMG="preview"]http://kiray.bplaced.net/dark_sense_m8/preview.gif[/IMG]

v 1.8.2 Dark Sense (ViperOne M8 1.8.0)

MD5: 10a665d2f112fae4f14a49cee3fb1aaa
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] METHOD1911:
Kiray what could be causing this. I'm running the updated viper with the updated theme.

method1911 M8
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Kiray1982:
I Changed some popups, seems I forgot something.

Will try to fix tomorrow

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[One (M8) Themes and Apps] krazie1:
Hey Kiray1982, im using 1.8.1 on ViperOne 1.8.0 when in messages conversation the background is white while conversation list is dark grey is this normal?

Then when adding pics to Tapatalk the popup is dark with dark letters so its hard to read.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] METHOD1911:
He knows about this issue. Look at few posts up.

method1911 M8
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Kiray1982:
Check out: messages > settings > color theme and select a dark one

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