yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjshaw7:
Why are some builds considered official while most are unofficial?
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brian D:
The only "official" builds are found on the Samsung sites. Now, there are mirrors to those build but when in doubt, you get your OEM build from Samdung. All other builds are "hacks" (and I say that as a term of endearment) that are not 100%. These are non-official and using them is at one's own risk. I have tried several of them and found them wanting so I went back to the OEM. Yes, I am rooted but that is all. Rooted with OEM Rom or Firmware. So I guess that means that I do not have OEM Rom on my P5210. Hmmm...:angel:
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dparrothead1:
"Official" builds are those from the Rom's team and are maintained and updated by those teams. "Unofficial" builds are ported by a dev and are not supported by that Roms team.

Unofficial builds are by no means bad. Usually they are ported by a dev because the particular device is not supported by a ROM team.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjshaw7:
I am running the pac-man ROM which I see is unofficial, it runs very well. I did notice that Validus is an official ROM and wondering if that might be better, but think I will stick with Pac-man for now unless there is a reason to change.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brian D:
I think when it says "Official", that means it is out of testing and preproduction. Not an official sanctioned Rom. If you take your device for repair and they see that rom on there, your warranty is void.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjshaw7:
I didn't make it up. That is what it says on the developers site. I suppose they may label it as official just to fool newbies like me.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gr8nole:
You seem to blinded by what your opinion of official is. Everyone knows that only device manufacturers release "official" firmware, no one will argue that point. But the nature of this question is exactly as [MENTION=3798079]dparrothead1[/MENTION] answered, referring to official or unofficial builds (such as CM, AOSP roms, and recoveries) which are frequently released by teams or groups as "official" releases supported by that team. Often, other people outside of the team will release a build, but since they aren't part of the team, that build is considered in unofficial.

Sent from my SCH-I605
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dparrothead1:
Validus is official. It is built and maintained by Ground Zero Roms and it is very smooth and fast. It also has all the customizations you could want!!!

Make a nandroid of you pac-man and try it.....you can always reinstall your present ROM.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjshaw7:
Thank you, may give it a try.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brian D:
I have since revised my post.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dparrothead1:
No problems. I never take offense at anything said on a forum.

I just try to give information and never try to push my views on anyone.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjshaw7:
Thank you for all the input. It is all appreciated.
[Moto X Q&A] Jamolah:
Anybody have issues when trying to upload or view pictures in Google drive app?

When I upload pictures I find it uploads but you can't see the pic, it shows a blank and when you click on it, it just keeps spinning trying to load.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] moliverac8:
Hi, I'm looking for the best way to save battery and having a good performance. I had this stats today with the scanno homebuild and I want to know yours,and look for the best configuration.

Enviado desde mi Xperia T mediante Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] doremis:
OmniRom is stable?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Michlej:
I don't know if I should consider this as a good battery life (2g only)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] moliverac8:
Yes, it's the most stable ROM because of the 4.3 kernel bases.

Enviado desde mi Xperia T mediante Tapatalk
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] gilbreen:
I have a TMO USA MDA. It currently has xelencin's 2.24 custom ROM. Prior to that I had his 2.17 ROM and prior to that was the standard 1.18 shipping ROM.

I have downloaded the official 2.26 ROM but have not been able to apply it. I connect my MDA via the USB cable, it connects via ActiveSync (4.2) and then I begin the update. The update starts fine and gets to the point where it restarts the MDA to the rainbow screen (don't know the official name). But then I get a taskbar popup window stating "Found new hardware - PocketPC USB Sync", then the Found New Hardward Wizard starts up. It then asks if I want to connect to Windows Update to find new drivers and then asks me to put in a disk with the drivers.

If I cancel out of the Wizard or just leave it alone, the ROM upgrade eventually fails with and Error 260 and offers me the steps to do a recovery (unplug the USB cable, remove the battery for 3 seconds and then turn on the MDA again). It fully recovers and starts back up just fine.

I have tried the ROM update with two different sync cables and a Boxwave USB charging cradle all directly plugged into my laptop's USB ports (in other words, not using a USB hub).

Any ideas as to why the ROM update is failing now when I've been able to update the ROM twice before.

(For kicks and giggles, I even tried to apply the 1.18 ROM and get the same results which leads me to believe it is something wrong with the OS or ActiveSync. The only change from the last ROM update was installing the new ActiveSync. It's weird that the Found New Hardware Wizard is starting up as that never happened before.)

Any suggestions on next steps or something I may be overlooking?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Genesis3:
ActiveSync has wigged out. There's a note on T-Mobile's site about it and they also have a fix for it on there as well.

Interestingly enough it doesn't bite everyone - I have the new AS on my machine and the upgrade went fine.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] gilbreen:
Thanks Genesis3. Glad to know that I may not be the only one.

By chance, do you have a link to the fix you reference? I can't seem to find it on the TMO website.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aceos:
Hi there,

Been a frequent reader of the formus for a long time, though I can usually get the information I need without having to annoy anyone with questions... Guess there's a first time for everything!

I have a question about Device Security Policies. Specifically, Lotus Notes Traveller.

All of our users have the option of having their company email accounts on their mobile devices. All of them use iOS devices, but sadly, we apply the same policy rules and all of the same administrator settings to all operating systems. So here's where I have the problem...

I like the convenience of having the Lotus Notes Traveller suite on my phone. Mainly for To-Do and Calender sync, but occasional email is useful. Our Lotus Notes policy reques a password of a certain strength to be enabled on all devices - it must consist of letters, numbers, lower case, upper case and can contain symbols. My issue is that it is frustratingly slow an inconveninece to enter such a complex password every single time I take my phone out of my pocket(a lot!) but I don't want to disable the android policies since there could be some users switching from iPhones to Galaxy S4/S5s.

What I am wondering is, can I do something on my Android device(Galaxy S4 GT-i9505 LTE) that will fake or spoof the secuirty strength and let Lotus Notes still sync with the server even if I don't have a password on my device?

In summary:

- Lotus notes needs a complex password to operate

- I don't want one

- Can I have a less complex password(PIN) or even no unlock secuirty but fool Notes into thinking my device secuirty meets policy.

Sorry if I haven't explained this clearly enough. If you need any more informaiton, please let me know.

If you feel some additional information on the Lotus Notes side could be useful you can get more information by Google searching "Enabling Android device security via Lotus Notes Traveler" there will be an IBM link with all the info. Sorry I couldn't give you a URL - apparently I need to have 10+ posts to my name before I can use external links! :angel:

For now I have uninstalled the Lotus Notes Traveller suite so I could go back to my handy 4 digit unlock PIN :good:

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Ace

P.S. I am comfortable with Flashing updates and/or custom ROMs if that's a posible solution. I currently run PAC ROM AIO Black Power-Edition NG 4.4.2.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Maybe something like this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2398934 ?

Another idea: Maybe you could use something like KeePass or LastPass to be able to both have complex passwords and be simple to enter?
[General Questions and Answers] DaCapone1986:
hey guys

first sorry for my bad english, i Need some help to get my car Stereo runnin again.

i have chaged some files too Flash Android 4.x from antoher car Stereo.

why ? simple , while this two Units have the same development board

it called smdkv210 from Samsung , also called s5pv210

files i have changed are ; U-Boot , zimage, ramdisk-uboot

my main question is how can i boot the device from sd Card ?

link from my device

raabi.pf-control.de/viewtopic.php?f=136&t=733

some pics from my device

raabi.pf-control.de/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=420

link from the other device

kotixworld.blogspot.de/2014/01/s100-to-s150-conversion-convert-wince.html

so many thanks

best regards
[General Questions and Answers] DaCapone1986:
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[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] klincharov:
For the last two weeks i started getting these strange symbols instead of the keyboard when i want to type. I can't seem to find any logic behind it or why or when it happens. It just opens that way. It happens with any keyboard. Basically that's the screen i get instead of the keyboard. Any ideas?View attachment 2702456

edit: Soo it turns out this is the stupid Emoji keyboard, which is otherwise accessed by long pressing the Enter key.

edit 2: Tried a previous version of android keyboard which is without the emoji ****, so it seems the problem is somewhere else. I just found out that when I press the left arrow it goes back to the normal keyboard.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bert2578m:
Hi, I am new to the XDA-Developers forum :o . I recently rooted my Nexus 4 using the Nexus Root Toolkit and now i've noticed that I can not tether my phone to my laptop. Before rooting, USB tethering worked without a problem. What could have happened? My Nexus 4 is on the T-Mobile 3GB Simple Choice plan -3gb data and tethering.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
That is very odd. Rooting doesn't mess with any of the files that have anything to do with tethering. Have you made any other changes or mods other than rooting? It was working immediately before and not after? Or you haven't tested for awhile but it worked last time you used it kind of thing? Have you since updated to 4.4.2? Does wifi tether work?

I'm thinking if you have updated recently and wifi tether doesn't work either, then it might have something to do with this:

https://support.t-mobile.com/thread/62311
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bert2578m:
Reply

I Have tried the steps on that link and I followed steps using SQLite editor

So far all i've modded on my phone are the soft keys through an app. I did not check tethering immediately before rooting, probably 1-2 weeks before and yes on 4.4.2 KitKat. I have tried all methods of tethring: USB, WiFi, and Bluetooth - non work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Can you describe the error? Does it broadcast and you can't connect? Or does it not even broadcast? When plugged in, does the phone recognize that you are in tether mode?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bert2578m:
On my phone's notifiction bar I get the usual "Tethering or hotspot active" notification and one of the three tethering mehods are checked. However, on my laptop(Windows 7) I do not even get the moniter w/plug icon. All I have are the bars with a yellow asterisk signifying that there's no connection.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] barondebxl:
https://mobile.twitter.com/srsroot/status/456444904491601920

Has the AT&T S5 been rooted now?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] newbie2006:
wonder if its a false hope these folks have not updated anything recently - http://www.srsroot.com/supported
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] barondebxl:
True. Someone posted the links on the international S5 forum so just wanted to bring it here and see if its legit.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cstayton:
their list of supported devices does include the SM-G900A (which is the AT&T variant)

EDIT: DON"T ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD the file will not pass virus scans.

turn off virus programs before downloading, but in any event it does not root the AT&T variant
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] smknutson:
Proven false on AT&T version
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] cerobles1:
But I wanted to belive it was true. :(
[HTC Incredible S] tankbusta_aus:
Hello Gang

I have an old HTC Incredible S that I wanted to re-flash and use again. However the person who flashed this before I don't know what he did wrong but the wifi module seems to be broken. Either that or its unable to flash the wifi modules. No matter what rom i put on it the wifi just won't turn on its stuck when i push the slider to on and it just says error and then goes back off again

If i need to re-flash the recovery with a updated version where can i find a guide on how to do that again, its been a while since I've flashed a droid.

If you need any more information I'm more than happy to provide that here
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qasim799:
i want an efs backup in img format without nv-data.bin i have my imei so no problem is in giving it as it does not leak your personal information like imei;)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] joegill97:
My previous phone was an iPhone, which i now consider inferior to my ZU, although I haven't seen a way to get over 30fps on video recording on the ZU, yet the iPhone can do just that. Is there any way at all to get at least 60fps recording on it?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] joegill97:
I suppose I should add the fact that I would be willing to flash different ROMs, Kernels etc to achieve this
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hamdogg:
The SoC can't do 60FPS. Save up for the ZU2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] delphox:
I have the lastet update for my sprint note 3 and I have rooted once and tripped Knox but now I am not rooted. Can I just use the root method in the general forum? I'm kind of a noon when it comes to rooting.View attachment 2702476
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] TheoRidGEinal:
Unfortunately, NC5 has built-in tools to prevent rooting. Any rooting process done with ODIN or bootloader is disabled on startup (thus, the Android is upgrading grey window). Until someone finds a workaround, I don't think there is a way yet. Which stinks, since I'm stuck in the same boat you are.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tonyevo52:
What exactly do you mean NC5 has built in tools to prevent rooting? I and tons of other people are all rooted.

---------- Post added at 06:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:47 PM ----------

Just use chainfires cfautoroot for the 9005, use Odin 3.09, then Odin twrp 2.7.01, flash superuser and you're good to go.

---------- Post added at 06:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:49 PM ----------

And use superuser 1.94, it's the latest version..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] TheoRidGEinal:
I booted up my fresh install of NC5

I reboot to upload mode and install TWRP

I let the phone boot normally

I reboot to recovery

I let TWRP install root when rebooting

During bootup, "Andriod is upgrading" gray box pops up, but it doesn't do the usual "Upgrading app x of y" message

I got to the app drawer, open SuperSU

I get the error "There is no SU binary installed"

Same thing happens when I use ODIN Auto Root.

the only explanation I can think of is that the ROM checks for root on bootup, and if it exists, removes Superuser access.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tonyevo52:
Did you use CFautoroot first for the 9005? And using Odin 3.09 seems to play best with our phones, you may have just had a bad experience with your attempt, you can always try rjwilcos one click method or micmars nc5 tar and go back to complete stock and try the process again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rosystreasures:
I'm on NC5 and it took me a while to rot and get twrp to install on my n3. Here is what I did.

I used Odin 3.09

completely turn off phone

go into download mode

flash CFroot n900p to root

Let it go thru a full boot, then turned it off

Go into download mode

flash twrp 2.7.0.0. or 2.7.0.1

that did it for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] TheoRidGEinal:
I am going to guess that part of my issue was bad flash and part wrong AutoRoot version. I had been using 9005, but the n900p from the below post worked better.

This also was the working process for me. Honestly, it was the same order I was doing things, but for some reason being patient on the reboots helped. It probably also helped prevent issues with the flashing. Long story short, both these posts helped, and the process listed by rosystreasures is what I would suggest.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] bigbluemnm:
Alright... so the other day i take my sx66 out of my pocket, only to see the touch screen cracked... the phone still works, most of the time, and you can still use like half of the screen. So i need to know, how hard is it to actually change out touch screens. Ive heard it is difficult, and would really like to know how to do it.

Thanks

-Greg
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] lwesson:
We can repair the system for you. We do not have DIY kits for the TS repair though.

http://www.pocketpctechs.com/main~u...epairs-Full+Service+Repairs~item~XDA-TS03.htm
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] bigbluemnm:
wow, wayyyy to expensive... you can almost buy another unit for that... i mean, i can buy the touch screen for ~$40, and do it myself. i heard it requires some soldering, and what else?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] lwesson:
You can do it yourself. We've had people do it before. Some are successful, most end up causing more damage and have to ship it in anyway.

Here are some tips:

First, double-check the new TS. There are few different mfg of the TS. Some that we evaluated have fibers & dirt between the layers of the TS.

Be very careful with the flex cable coming off of the LCD. It runs through the slide mechanism and tears easily. You'll need to remove the LCM assembly from the top cover/slide assembly.

Use a soldering iron to desolder the TS cable from the back of the flex cable of the LCD. Use a xacto knife or something similiar to seperate the TS from the frame of the LCD. Usually the TS will shatter during this process. If you push the blade in too far, you'll scratch the top of the LCD which cannot be repaired. If you get the glue from the seal of the TS onto the LCD, you'll need to use 99.9% alcohol to clean the top of the LCD using a microfibre cloth. Having tweezers handy helps.

When you go to install the TS, start at the top and then slowly lower it onto the frame of the LCD. Do not push it all the way down. You'll probably have several bits of dust and debris that has been attracted to the TS. You'll need to have moisture free air to gently blow out the dust before pressing down and sealing the TS. We actually use grade 5 nitrogen to blow out the area.

When resoldering the cable do not apply too much heat since the mylar of the cable melts easily.

Hopefully with these tips and others on the board, you'll be successful.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] bigbluemnm:
thet doesnt sound hard at all. last night i already took it all apart, and didnt mess up anything. so hopefully i can get a new ts and get it back on without damaging anything. thanks so much for the info.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] nique:
I got something really weird..

I have opened the unit and checked the configuration..

The old TS versus the new TS is totaly opposite?

Old 1 2 3 4

New 4 3 2 1

Pin configuration..

I manage to hook it up but it won't get pass the alignment screen.. is there a way to re-teach it?

Please help..
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] lwesson:
If it will not align, then the pins are hooked up out of order or the TS is defective.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] JDark:
The interesting thing, there are different touchscreens, have different pinouts. The most important thing (from my experience) is to connect pairs properly. So, you have on touchscreen top, bottom (vertical pair), left and right (horizontal pair). If you'll look at touchscreen, you'll see how your cable is wired to glass/film. At first, you definitely need to put pairs properly. vertical to vertical (on board) and horizontal to horizontal. If you'll mix up wires - you'll fail calibration procedure.

By the way: if you'll mix up top and bottom or left and right - touchscreen will work and pass calibration. Of course, calibration values in registry will be hmm... other, than usual, but touchscreen will work.

If you have multimeter, you can easily check your tuuchscreen. Horizontal pair should be 250..400 Ohm, vertical - 300..800 Ohm. If your touchscreen is not tapped, there should be infinity (not connected) resistance between pairs.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] octapc:
Where can you buy replacement touchscreens or housings?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] willpower102:
ebay. search for all the different models and use worlds like broke, dead, fix repair, etc. And if you buy the right touch screen then you don't need to do any soldering. It's a really simple job. The hardest part is the disasembly, but just take your time and for god sakes tape all your screws to a white peice of paper and label them :roll: i can't tell you how many integral screws i've lost doing stuff like this.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] bigbluemnm:
alright, so im getting ready to buy a new TS... the SN of my phone is... HT509D615597. so what TS would i need?

this one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...10024651851&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1

or this one...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ryProximity&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

Thanks!!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dm5530:
What is the technique to get a screencapture?

I know there is a way to get screencaptures with ADB, but I want to do this with a standalone phone.

I've used ROMs that include it in the shutdown/power menu.

I've used ROMs that require combo use of power and volume buttons.

I'm currently using a stock-like ROM and, for the life of me, I've not been able to get the combo to work. :(

Is it still possible with the M8 without a special MOD or a custom ROM with this baked in?

Thanks.

____

Edit, 4/23/2014: Answer provide in post 2. Thanks, Abe21599.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Abe21599:
hold the power button and tap the home key. theres also a volume button combo but i dont remember that. both are built in.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] The Stig 04:
Power+volume down together
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] hgoldner:
Thanks for that! I knew about the power+volume down but that's a pain. This is much easier. (And having it included in the APM is even easier, but don't have that quite yet).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Lo0da:
Ok i really hope i dont get banned for this but after a struggle to install twrp and kitkat killer i finally got it installed... but now i notice whenever i click on certain setting under the kit kat killer tab it just force closes... is this normal or should i completely wipe to stock and wipe cache and delvik. then re-install.? Thanx again guys .. i normally dont have trouble rooting but with the note 3 i have had issues .. maybe its been a while.:silly:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] johntheman_692003:
I think its a work in progress because I also get fc in settings when clicking on certain tabs