yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] mohgdeisat:
I am now using Resco Explorer along with Resco photo viewer, nice application, it is just like my desktop computer explorer, unlike the stupid standard wm5 explorer.

I wonder why microsoft sells us only the very basic utilities having very basic features!! that is really annoying!!! :roll:

Thanx friends, you are the best!!! :D

Yours,

Mohammad
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Sleuth255:
I use Spb Pocket Plus and while it also gives me a properties menu, it doesn't allow me to edit shortcuts. Its almost unbelievable that Wm5 doesn't give you a native way to do this....
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] vijay555:
Offtopic, but I was speaking to a Microsoft spokeman this weekend, and he said that it's not in MS's interest to make their software very fullfeatured. They make very little money out of Windows Mobile, just licensing. Then it goes to the OEM (HTC), and then to the operator (eg Orange), before it comes to you.

So there are various levels of customisation that can happen first.

However, MS says that they can't "over feature" their software, first because it'll step on the toes of their various levels of retail customers (eg Orange - who want you to use their interface/plugins etc) and secondly for anti-competive reasons.

Thus, they say they make better interfaces (eg Crossbow) and better services but they leave most innovation to 3rd parties like Resco etc. Hence, basic features only.

I'm not condoning it, just passing on what I heard. But frankly, I'd rather use GSFinder any day :)

V
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Sleuth255:
Damn... and its free too! Tks for the tip vijay555!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] mohgdeisat:
I don't think that creating the ability to create a shortcut or having a progress bar for sending bluetooth files is an advanced feature!!!

Plus there is a large domain for pocketpc software development, so why to have holes in the OS??

Regards
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] vijay555:
I agree that just because someone else is prepared to fill a hole, that's a reason to leave it there.

Otherwise, I'd be sleeping with someone else's girlfriend :wink:

But anyhoo - I think there's a fine line between only satisfying minimum expectations and inadequate offerings: Word Mobile is ok for opening a document, but I'd rather be using TextMaker. However, as great as it would be for MS to give me 100% Office Live compatibility out of the box, it's just not going to happen... it's not cost effective for MS unless you're going to pay them extra for it.

So, File Explorer is basic. I only ever use it once on any pocketpc I use. That's to launch the gsfinder cab :)

But the other side of that coin is - I only ever have to use File Explorer once, because every other time I can use gsfinder, a better featured, open source offering. MS isn't going to give you that for free, so you pay your money (or not) and take a better choice...

However, to negate my own eloquent argument - I "used" the original SPVs. That was like doing your own bowel surgery

ie possible, but only with significant pain. They should never have been released in that form. So MS should ensure their software works to at least satisfy minimum expectations. But what makes the platform great is that pretty much anything you can envisage, can be written for it. So I'd rather have that choice then be tied up.

V
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] shinji1:
Quick question. Does it matter what you put in the <nbr> field? I created a lnk file where <nbr> is less than the number of characters to the left of the '#' character, and the shortcut still seem to function fine. What's the purpose of the <nbr> field?

Thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] vijay555:
Makes no difference AFAIK. I'm too numerically illiterate to ever count them, and they still seem to work.

V
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] dave68:
TY! :D

TY! :D It worked for me...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tterb1980:
Has anyone been able to successfully recompile the 4.4.2 SecContacts_Osup.apk after editing/theming the app? I keep getting the following error when trying to recompile with apktool and if I fix the error to get the apk to recompile then the contacts app force closes after installing to phone

java version "1.7.0_51"

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_51-b13)

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.51-b03, mixed mode)

I: Checking whether sources has changed...

I: Smaling...

I: Checking whether resources has changed...

I: Building resources...

C:\APK-Multi-Tool\other\..\projects\SecContacts_OSup.apk\res\layout\photo_selector_view_popup.xml:9: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'layout' with value '@layout/photo_updates_header').

Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, --min-sdk-version, 19, --target-sdk-version, 19, -F, C:\Users\Brett\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL5711550799888320867.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, C:\Users\Brett\apktool\framework\1.apk, -S, C:\APK-Multi-Tool\other\..\projects\SecContacts_OSup.apk\res, -M, C:\APK-Multi-Tool\other\..\projects\SecContacts_OSup.apk\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:358)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResources(Androlib.java:283)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:206)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:176)

at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:228)

at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:79)

Caused by: brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, --min-sdk-version, 19, --target-sdk-version, 19, -F, C:\Users\Brett\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL5711550799888320867.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, C:\Users\Brett\apktool\framework\1.apk, -S, C:\APK-Multi-Tool\other\..\projects\SecContacts_OSup.apk\res, -M, C:\APK-Multi-Tool\other\..\projects\SecContacts_OSup.apk\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.java:357)

at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:336)

... 5 more

Caused by: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, --min-sdk-version, 19, --target-sdk-version, 19, -F, C:\Users\Brett\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL5711550799888320867.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, C:\Users\Brett\apktool\framework\1.apk, -S, C:\APK-Multi-Tool\other\..\projects\SecContacts_OSup.apk\res, -M, C:\APK-Multi-Tool\other\..\projects\SecContacts_OSup.apk\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:89)

at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.java:355)

... 6 more
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cocolopes:
I have the same error...I try to re install new TWframework and new framework res app...but nothing happend....:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tterb1980:
I was finally able to get it to work. Replace the photo_selector_view_popup.xml in the layouts folder with the one that I have attached here then recompile SecContacts as usual. Then use 7zip to copy the manifest.mf from the original SecContacts to the one you just created and you should be good to go. By doing this I was able to recompile and install my themed SecContacts and everything is working as usual.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keshav13:
Some help pls!

Hi [MENTION=4498825]tterb1980[/MENTION],

I replaced with the attached file of yours, and it did recompile. Then I used the manifest.mf from old contact apk to my new one (used store option in winrar). Then I placed the new apk (with manifest.mf of old one) to system/priv-app, but it's not showing in app drawer.

What wrong do you think I'm doing. Do I need to use the resources.arsc file, too, of old apk?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] crackface:
Hi -

I followed the instructions here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2301259

And everything worked as expected, except the verizon logo hangs at first reboot after Odin reboots it. MD5 hash checked out fine for the VRUAMDK_NoWipe.tar.zip. The baseband that showed before I did this (which was rooted with Hyperdrive ROM loaded showed I545VRUAMDK, so I assume I have the right file. Unzipped .md5 file two different times on two different attempts to flash with ODIN (successfully...except verison hang).

I can't seem to find anything via search, hoping someone might have some thoughts.

Thanks a ton in advance for any help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] crackface:
I was able to do a factory reset, and got it to work.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omgbuffguy:
Hello,

So its been more or less a year since the nexus 7 2013 came out. And rumors have been there online about a 'nexus 8' coming out soon. I honestly do not care about that since it will then become a rat race of sorts.

My dilemma is that I need to buy a tablet, a week from now, for studying purposes. Like mandatory buying. Since there will be a lot of reading and watching videos(~6 hours a day in the library), my first thought was getting this tablet. Since the screen resolution is off the charts for a 7 inch screen. Plus its budget friendly.

But since I already have a nexus 5 (I have tried watching my videos on it but it burns my eyes after a couple of hours, plus the videos are SD), would it really make a difference to buy this tablet? Any advice/input would be appreciated.

Oh and where I live, I cant get my hands on a un-sealed nexus 7 so I cant compare the screen size versus my nexus 5.

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Another tablet I thought of was Ipad Mini 1st gen (non retina). But then again, Apple official stop mini 1st gen support end of this year..
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLastSidekick:
I would stick with an Android tablet. They are cheaper to begin with and generally have better battery in my experience.

I would recommend getting the Nexus 7 2013 and maybe installing a custom kernel and ROM since it looks like you're going to be watching a lot of video and want the battery to last as long as possible.

Heck, I still have my Nexus 7 2012 and it works like a dream with RastaKat installed.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omgbuffguy:
I plan on installing ROMs and kernels yes :p

I see you have a nexus 5. Would you happen to have an idea of the screen size difference in person between nexus 5 and nexus 7 2013? If I'm not mistaken, your nexus 7 2012 is almost the same size as the 2013 counterpart, so how much better would you rate ( out of 10, the higher the better)watching a video on your nexus 5 versus nexus 7?

Thank you :D
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLastSidekick:
Nexus 5 is a bit clearer. As for the sizes the names of the devices speak for themselves. Nexus 5 clocks in around 4.97 inches IPS display if I'm right.

I don't know much about the Nexus 7 2013 but from what I read about the reviews and my friends who have used it love it.

That being said when it comes to size between the Nexus 5 and N7 2012 I'd love watch it on my tablet but for clarity I'd watch on my N5 in 1080p.

The N7 2013 isn't too far behind the Nexus 5 so I wouldn't worry about quality too much honestly.

Also while we're on the topic of devices I own I do Not own an S4. I'm using a Milk Music bypass where I have to modify the build.prop to show up as a Samsung device.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2toyzki:
thanks

This thread has been helpful, thank you.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lotherius:
I have a Nexus 4, Nexus 7 2012 and Nexus 7 2013...

My take?

Buy either Nexus 7 for media consumption and use your Nexus 5 as a phone/more portable device. 7" makes a difference even over the 5" screens I've seen.

As far as screen quality, the 2012 is actually not bad at 720p, but definitely the 1080p screen on the 2013 is excellent.

BIG warning though: The Nexus 7 2013 is extremely fragile. Within weeks of buying it, I had chips on the bezel despite it being in a rubberized case and never dropped. No idea how it happened. Then it warped while being in my pocket. You could lay it face down and it would tip back and forth. Then, I dropped it (my bad) and the screen shattered. Screen replacement is incredibly difficult, don't let anyone lie to you. I nearly destroyed the plastic bezel by overheating it to remove the glass. It made me sick since I have the LTE version and the bezel CANNOT be bought. I am probably going to "repair" the damaged area with rubber cement or epoxy to properly support the glass so it doesn't flex, and simply have an ugly bezel with no resale value.
[LG Optimus 3D] itsmemario:
Is it a good idea to have 2 Anti Theft Apps installed ? If so, which ones ?

For now I use "Android Lost" and except for GPS not beeing thaaaat accurate on O3D, it does what it should.

Take photos, record sounds, display a message and take even more photos.

I always wondered if its even a good idea to install another Anti Theft App like Cerberus or maybe Samsung Dive...just to have another option to take photos or locate the phone with maybe more accurate GPS data. (but I think it was a O3D gps problem in general...gps fix?)

I also read that it was only possible to activate GPS if it was deactivated on a phone using Android 2.3.x or below.

I used the forum search and only found "Whats the best anti theft app". Seems like not much have been added or changed since then ?
[LG Optimus 3D] oyanezg:
Same question, I'm not sure which app to install, that can enable data via sms, GPS via sms, and wipe phone via sms too.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvanWasHere:
I installed Action Launcher and it has an amazing quick search app widget that is built in.

I would like to use another launcher, but can't find another quick search like this. Using Google Search takes me to a new window and performs more searches than I need.

Does anyone know of a widget that can do just app searches that I can place on my launcher and do 1 second searches?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dec1153:
Please I need your help. I booted into CWM and then rebooted from there. It then said fix permission so root will not be lost? I clicked yes and now when I booted I have no root. But my Google animation is unlocked. Please help, what have I done!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
That prompt always screws things up, sometimes either if you press yes or no. Should stop using cwm really. Use Philz or TWRP.

QUICK FIX: flash supersu zip via recovery
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hi,

Try to flash SuperSU in recovery: http://download.chainfire.eu/396/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.94.zip.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrfeuss:
Download the SuperSU .zip from here.

Reboot to recovery.

Flash .zip.

Reboot system.

Root restored.

EDIT:

Damn, [MENTION=2872010]rootSU[/MENTION] [MENTION=2920816]Hammer_Of_The_Gods[/MENTION] and I were on that.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
You panic to fast which can make you make misstakes, read the first 4-5 threads in the General section well so you`ll know whats happening and for how to deal with and fix issues :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dec1153:
Thanks so much!!! Can I install Xloud mod or beats audio thru the same method? Do I have to clear cache ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Yes, zips go in recovery or with flashify and img files in fastboot or also flashify, no you don`t have to clear the cache.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dec1153:
OK one last thing! Can I install these mods with stock ROM?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrfeuss:
I don't know from experience, but you're probably best off reading through the mod's thread and looking for compatibility issues. Most devs will write in the OP if there's a known issue, but you can't necessarily count on it. Best bet is always reading and/or searching.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Read the OP`s of the sound mod`s if they`re compatible with odexed stock, i think they are but better check it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dec1153:
OK thanks. Instead of a zip would this work fine without bricking/bootloops
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dec1153:
Here :http://techbeasts.com/2013/11/14/be...beats-audio-drive-on-your-android-smartphone/
[AT&T LG G2] datdude_tc:
I have stock recovery and can't boot. My model is currently reported as "g2" thanks to the mahdi rom which I screwed up flashing.

Has anyone been able to flash back to a stable firmware by bypassing the model check (using a special .dll, anything?).
[AT&T LG G2] :
i had that problem once and this is what i did...

i booted back into recovery,TWRP or CWM,

i had TWRP , went to advanced wipe and wiped everything,

system,data,cache,dalvik cache

powered down and put it back in download mode and reflashed stock.

it seems that if you dont wipe system it is still picking it up as whatever model rom you flashed.

hope that helps...
[AT&T LG G2] datdude_tc:
Appreciate the response, but I mentioned in my post that I have stock recovery. Not CWM or TWRP. No dice for me :(
[AT&T LG G2] :
well how did you flash mahdi? anyways do a adb push through stock recovery.
[AT&T LG G2] datdude_tc:
So adb is accessible through stock recovery? I hold down+power until the LG logo, then release both, and press both again. This takes me to hard reset menu, not recovery. I press power three times, the andriod guy appears with a progress bar (i think it is attempting to factory reset here) and then it reboots. Everything I seem to find on Google/XDA indicates the only way to access a recovery mode is through a custom recovery.

If it's really this simple I'm going to flip.......ha
[AT&T LG G2] :
there is a recovery menu even through stock that you can reach. not sure how to get there except through your phone being on in the kk ui. i will try looking around. kinda busy at work so if i dont respond quickly im sorry. in the mean time try again through lgflashtool. make sure your sim card is out when doing it

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how did you get stock recovery back on your phone?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iloudsan:
Hello as I said in the title I want to unlcock the bootloader and have a custom Rom

But I really don't know how to unlock

I visited htcdev and it said I should Have android sdk but don't know how to install it cuz I didn't have to use it before

I want someone to help me by tomorrow or today

In a simple guide how to

.unlock the bootloader

.custom recovery

.root

.install custom Rom where I should but the zips

Thnx xda

:)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav kapur:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2260376
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SaHiLzZ:
Please don't do it. Spend a few days reading about it. You are certainly NOT ready

---------- Post added at 04:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:50 PM ----------

Specially when there are so MANY guides how to do that.

I'm afraid for your device
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iloudsan:
Please be clear I dont get what u mean
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iloudsan:
Give me some links if u can
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raghav kapur:
Ive provided you with the link to the video guide. You can follow that and post doubts if you have any.

But TBH, there are a BAZZILLION guides on XDA, soooo many YouTube videos, and guides on practically any tech website. I think you should read the guides and watch the videos properly before attempting.....
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bored_stupid:
Exactly what they are saying.. YOU DONT UNDERSTAND....

Q&As are littered with people who obviously have not read any of the guides that have been written.. [MENTION=2605798]nkk71[/MENTION] [MENTION=4139782]crushalot[/MENTION] to name but two have spent hours writing guides for noobs and people like me.. We are all still learning..

And before you go down the rooting, S-Off, custom rom, kernal etc.. Ask yourself.... Is it for me.. More people have trouble getting back to stock than they do rooting their phone... So READ....READ...READ
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DarkDarwin:
Hello, I bought a Tmobile Note 3 this morning to use with my AT&T sim/account.Everything works except the WIFI toggle stays slid to the ON side but it never actually comes on.Is this a common thing due to my cross simming or is it particular to this phone? Thanks! I searched for most of the morning for an answer with no luck.

EDIT* Is there a radio I could flash?

Is the bootloader locked down like the AT&T N3 was??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] hucesar1017:
I don't think your Sim card has anything to do with the wifi. If you haven't done a master reset I would do that.

Once you're reset, see if the wifi is working.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dadams312:
Did the S-Off; Custom Recovery; Permanent Root last night. Everything went fine, rebooted after everything was done and charged my phone to 100%.

Wake up this morning after not touching the phone for 8 hours and the phone lost 30% over night. Looking at the battery stats the Kernel (Android OS) took up 60% of the battery. Wakelock Detector is showing Google Search as a wakeup trigger 92 times.

Before this whole process I was averaging 5-6 hours of screen on time, anybody else seeing some weirdness going on with their battery life?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] mchief298:
Nothing abnormal here... Getting the same performance as I did pre s-off

M8, nuff said.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Div033:
Root and S-Off alone? No. Mods/tweaks that require root? Yes.

Can Google search be a random wakelock sometimes for seemingly no reason? Absolutely.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] droidkevlar:
Install gsam and get a better idea of whats going on. I also flashed the insecure kernel thats floating around and since actually noticing back to normal use.

Questions should go in Q/A btw
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dadams312:
I'm using gsam, that is what showed "kernel (android os) using 60%
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] droidkevlar:
Im down at 7%. Have you tried flashing the insecure kernel? I swear after flashing that, batt life got better. But only been 2 days, so I cant really say
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dadams312:
No I will look around for that though and see what it's about.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] The Stig 04:
I've been rooting my phones since the Thunderbolt and I'm my opinion/experience nothing is better than stock. Once I started messing with Kernels, custom recoveries, Roms, "tweaks" ect...battery seems to be affected big time. Maybe its things I do as I'm not an expert at any of this and by no means am I trying to bash on devs for the work they do but that has just been my personal experience.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dadams312:
FWIW I didn't experience any sort of battery drain with the temp root before we got S-Off.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] 123421342:
root and s-off will not affect battery. Xposed modules, root apps, and other mods can. I have about 6 or so xposed modules running and I still get way, way over 1.5 days of battery life. I had 2 hours of screen on time and my phone used 55% in 1.5 days so.... its pretty good. Check to make sure google now isnt causing wakelocks, turn off location reporting and if you can, turn off google now completely. I really only used it for weather because I don't see much other functionality with it.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dadams312:
I haven't added any apps since running the temp root when I was getting great battery life.

I did the s-off, recovery, and root...uninstalled Verizon bloat and that's it.

Lost 30% over night last night. I drained the battery to 1% last night, turned phone off and charged to 100%, unplugged and didn't touch it....woke up to 70% battery life.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] droidkevlar:
Have you tried flashing the insecure kernel yet? If not, you should and then see how your battery life is.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] andrewnelson:
FWIW I didn't experience any sort of battery drain with the temp root before we got S-Off.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] 123421342:
Wont change a single thing

Clearly you have wakelock issues. Get gsam battery and wakelock detector, post your stats after your phone is idle for a few hours.