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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abubakarsohail:
I know what I wrote I am asking if I can downgrade to 4.0.4 from 4.1.2?

Means what I want to say is that is it possible to downgrade to ICS from 4.1.2 JB?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acrossy:
I believe you can but what's the point? More battery life isn't worth the risk of the insane chip sudden death syndrome.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abubakarsohail:
Look I flashed 4.0.4 BTU on my phone but then I was getting no signal no gsm connectivity

I guess I had a corrupted IMEI
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
If you do weird things to your phone then you will break it. Efs v2 will not be read by 4.0 firmware, there is no way to downgrade.

Questions go in the q&a forum. Report your own post and ask a moderator to move it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faroukaoun:
you have to flash 4.1.2 or newer to retreive your imei back
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Havoc-X:
I think there is some way, but you would need a backup of EFS v1 (if im not mistaken). Basically its a long and tedious process and i know that JB is complete crap on the SIII and that ICS ran alot better, but i dont think its currently worth the effort to downgrade, just wait for KK.

Also sudden death only affects 16GB variants.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] revilionz:
What about for example if I'm using slim kat 4.4.2 right now, is it possible to downgrade back to stock rom 4.3 by flashing it? I remember I did it before, is it risky like this scenario?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulley06:
You can flash a 4.3 rom over slim kat. Just do a clean install. I have been hopping between cm11 and stock 4.3 for quite some time and have not had issues.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Issa Eid:
I'm on hurrican v12, after 30 to 60 second of turning data on, i get the notification said:" unable to detect sim card..." so i have to restart the phone. Everytime i turn data on i have to restart.

I have deleted some system app, so maybe one of them related to this issue, anyone can help?! And 10x
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GadgetAvi:
Hi guys, I'm looking for a way to block internet access for individual apps on my Home & Work wifi networks only, but not on other wifi networks and 3G...

I'm on 4.4.2 KK and usuing AppOps + Android fiewall, but non of these apps do what I need... Android fiewall for example allows blocking app from Wifi and no matter where...

if you know some app that allows this kind of thing, please let me know,

THANKS :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
I think you might have to use a combo. Something like this:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googlecode.droidwall.free

+

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm

+

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intangibleobject.securesettings.plugin

I believe there are some newer Tasker type apps that are free, but dunno about something like the Secure Settings plug-in. Now, I've never set anything up like this, so am only providing this as one possible method that I have not tested.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GadgetAvi:
Ok thanks, I'll check Tasker, my friends recommended about this one long time ago...

about the way DroidWall is fine, but I'm using Android firewall which is based on DroidWall but is better...

10X
[MX Player] hinzkuntz:
Hello,

i just purchased MX Player Pro.

Will there be an option to output/pass through 5.1 Sound (ac3, DTS) over HDMI?

I am missing this option because my AV-Receiver can decode 5.1 ac3 and dts-Audio.

Greets,

Hinz
[MX Player] imrstr:
....i dont use the PRO version... but if it's support 5.1 Output i will pay for it....(output from my TV with optical digital connection)

At the moment there is no Streaming Player (afaik) with 5.1 Support on Android... using MX Player on FireTV Stick and it's only Stereo ...thats ugly.. Streaming Movies vom Database or LiveTV in Stereo if you see 5.1 Movies....

Only Working methode is if you put MP4 Videofiles directly on the Stick an Play it with ES File Explorer.. then its Dolby Digital...but thats no way ^^
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] dagrx8:
Just wanted to get other people's experience with HTC Repair. I just sent my One in to get the bottom microphone fixed. Do they have a fast turnaround and how do they ship it back? I am suffering from serious withdrawal as I've been without my phone for nearly a week now. I chose to send the phone via USPS Priority 2-day Mail and it took two days longer to get there than it should. LOL - I sent something else to TX via first class and it got there faster. Thank you USPS
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] jpradley:
Fix the bottom microphone? I didn't know there was more than one microphone.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] dagrx8:
Two mics - one little hole at the bottom near the charging port. The second mic is on the back in the upper band. I believe the 2nd mic is used during speaker mode and also to assist with noise cancellation.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] dagrx8:
HTC Repair rocks. They fixed the phone within 24 hrs and it's on its way back already. Now I just hope that UPS does a lot better shipping it back to me compared to USPS getting it to them.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] dagrx8:
Just got an E-mail from UPS:

Scheduled Delivery: 01-May-2014

Now I'm doing my best Veruca Salt "I Want It Now"

Great job HTC Repair. :)
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] GrayBoltWolf:
I loved HTC repair. They were great and fast when I needed my speakers fixed.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] NicholasFarseer:
Excellent - this is good news. HTC Repair just set up an RMA for my One yesterday to fix my purple camera. Were you rooted with s-off and a custom ROM when you sent it back, or were you at stock?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] dagrx8:
I returned the phone back to stock, locked, and S-On to ensure it wouldn't impact my warranty claim. I was rooted and S-Off with a custom ROM for all of 3-4 weeks at most before the mic broke. Prior to that I was stock for about 5 months.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] NicholasFarseer:
Very good; thanks! I'm in the process of flashing it back to stock and locking the bootloader now. I like your thought of being better safe than sorry.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] dagrx8:
Got my phone back. Works great. For reference, the didn't factory reset the phone. It still shows the last reset as the one that I did prior to sending it to them. HTC Repair did a magnificent job. I did have issues with Verizon. I switched to an old dumb phone while I waited for the phone to get repaired. Apparently they deactivated my sim and I had to go to a store and they put a new sim in the phone. Waste of a good hour of my day :)
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] NicholasFarseer:
Be careful with your warranty status

I just got an email from HTC asking for $200 to repair my camera hardware because it was out of warranty. I would never have flashed it back to stock and paid to ship it to them had I known I would be on the hook for what amounts to a cosmetic repair. I'm pushing back to see what I can get, but consider this a heads-up to anyone wanting to send their device to HTC for repair. Check the warranty status with them first, because they said nothing about it to me when they set up the RMA.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] GrayBoltWolf:
Every M7VZW should still be in warranty since it hasn't even been a year since the Verizon release.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] NicholasFarseer:
That's a good point. They must have some other reason that they're calling it out of warranty. I'll let you know what I hear back.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] NicholasFarseer:
So I got on the phone with an HTC repair rep, and he was super helpful. He looked into my RMA and said that the repair tech found an "Unauthorized Operating System" installed, and that is why it was out of warranty. He asked if I was aware of this. I simply said that it was a Verizon phone and that I flashed it back to factory defaults before sending it in, so it should have the Verizon OS installed.

He checked back with the repair tech and they decided that the initial observation was made in error, and they removed the repair fee. It is now at the "In repair" status, and I am a happy man.

GG HTC - I'm glad that they were reasonable with me. :)
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] GrayBoltWolf:
In the future, don't tell them you "flashed it back to factory defaults". As far as they should know, you never left stock or know how to even unlock your bootloader.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] NicholasFarseer:
Good point, and good advice. Thanks!
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] michaelbsheldon:
terrible experience with HTC Repair

I mailed my HTC One on 5/02 via priority Mail, USPS showed early morning delivery May 5th.

They acknowledged getting it 24 hours later asking for $200. I paid it immediately with credit card.

3 days of nothing, then yesterday, they sent a tracking number for shipping the 8th with delivery

today the 9th. All excited to get it today after no phone for 8 days.

Then this morning, another shipping notice and different tracking # for delivery the 14th!!!.

Calling HTC is useless; they don't know what is going on at all and don't know how to find out.

This has been a f--k HTC experience.

They're lame, late, and uninformed.

I am SO OVER HTC.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] GrayBoltWolf:
Woah there. Generally I don't trust USPS because they suck so bad, so this might not be HTC's fault. But any large corporation has some degree of miscommunication.

The majority of feedback on HTC repair is positive, so I wouldn't worry too much.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] michaelbsheldon:
USPS got it there in 3 days just as planned.

Problem is HTC.

HTC issues 2 different UPS(brown) shipping docs to me in 2 days after

repairs complete. That's the problem.... Second shipping info is for 5 days later than the first one.

Nobody knows how or why
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] NicholasFarseer:
I'm thinking that they might be kind of busy right now. I'm actually in the exact same place you are right now, michaelbsheldon: yesterday morning, May 8th, I received a shipping notification from HTC and UPS saying that my repaired phone would be delivered today. I checked the tracking info this morning, and it had not been updated. Later in the day, I received a new message from HTC and UPS saying that it would be delivered next Tuesday.

Am I disappointed? Sure. I've gone this long without my phone, though, I figure that a couple of days more won't kill me. It's kind of nice to have a valid excuse when people can't get a hold of you. I was able to sit in a field and drink a few beers last night without any interruptions or nagging. I can't remember the last time that happened...
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] VA_Joe:
And so it begins....I returned to stock and will admit to nothing.

I selected "Please contact me" "Device is less than a year old. I don't understand how repairing a hardware issue is outside of manufacture warranty".

Wish me luck.

"Repair Description

We have diagnosed your device and have determined that due to the following reason(s), your device is out of warranty:

•	Outside of Manufacture Warranty

In order to properly repair your device, the following action(s) will need to be taken which will require payment due to the out of warranty diagnosis:

•	Outside of Manufacture Warranty"

Payment is $200
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] NicholasFarseer:
Good luck! They didn't reply to my email, so I impatiently called them and was able to get the fee waived. Hope all works out for you!
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] VA_Joe:
Got them down to $100. Wish I could see what they were looking at on phone. I suspect it was something left on SD card.

I'm positive it showed Locked and S-on when I returned it.

If pinkish camera hadn't ruined a recent family picture I wouldn't have paid.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Uzephi:
For a screen repair (wife cracked hers), would they check the bootloader for s-off and such? If so, can I keep it on old firmware to reroot after getting it back?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] dagrx8:
I don't know if it's going to matter if you aren't seeking a warranty repair. (can you with a broken glass? I don't know) Again, if you are paying for the repair, I'd just ask them. All bets are off if it's a warranty repair. I'm no expert on what they would do there. I took the safe route and returned mine to stock, locked, and s-on. For me, they didn't reinstall any software. They sent it back as I sent it to them (except the mic was fixed). You should be safe and back up whatever you can off the phone in case they do return it back to stock, locked, and s-on.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Uzephi:
I think only the m8 is covered under the HTC advantage program, so most likely it will be out of pocket repair.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] andybones:
From my understanding the m7 is under the advantage program as well.. granted you bought it new once they launched the program (when M8 was launched)

Could be wrong though.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] Uzephi:
I got hers two weeks ago. If it is covered, I will wait until I get her a case. Hee phones she owns have a magnetic pull towards the ground, lol
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] bikercr:
My M7 developed a battery issue that various software interventions failed to fix. Unfortunately, screen had a superficial crack and case a couple of deep corner scratches. I chose the quick swap-out option with HTC Factory Repair for $19. This pays for UPS second day air, gives me a repair quote for the damage, and the option to pay for the non-warranty damage (or decline and get old phone back) and then get an immediate swap-out device for a turn around of about one week. I agreed to pay $180 for the screen and case damage repair and got back a few days later a completely brand new M7. Really excellent service IMHO.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] carngeX:
Had to send my M7 in and did the $19 swap option as well the other day. Still waiting on the device to come back (says it's status is 'Awaiting Inspection' at the moment on their repair tracking site). Do you know if you got an actual new M7, or if you received a refurb? Also, is the replacement you got on a unlockable version, or is it on the latest Sense 6?
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] bikercr:
My status also got stuck, over a weekend, on "preparing replacement", so the whole process took about 8 days. I definitely got back a brand new unit--case, buttons, screen, battery and, I presume, everything. I'm with Verizon, so it was a Verizon unit, locked and with Sense 5. Two OTA updates came down to my device that brought it right up to 4.4.2 and Sense 6.0.
[Verizon HTC One (M7)] carngeX:
Sweet; hopefully I get one with Sense 5 and not the Sense 6 update so I can unlock it lol (after I verify everything works of course haha).
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RevelationOmega:
Need help finding the STATUSBAR-Networkcontroller configure file. I've decompiled some framework files but still no luck. Any ideas? See screenshot to see what I'm describing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wam7:
I'm off to the World Cup in Brazil for a month, so while I'm away I'm looking for a ROM with absolutely brilliant battery life. I got the S4 the same day it came out and flashed the first rooted ROM available but since then have left it as is. The only other prerequisites are that it has Internet Calling (VOIP) and Call Recording though I can probably add the latter.

Which ROM do you knowledgeable folks recommend? I want to avoid KNOX and don't need one with all the bells and whistles.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mezo91:
Put it in power saver mode and disable wifi gps bluetooth etc.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wam7:
That's just standard practice but thanks anyway. Do you know of a ROM with particular good battery, or maybe what ROM are you using and how long does your battery last?

I was a flashing junkie with my S2. Will search around the forums to see what guys are using and report back here what I find, just in case.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
All roms are similar. Try them out, custom kernel can help. But why not buy an extended battery instead? Will be more useful than changing rom and/or kernels and should provide ample battery life whilst there.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wam7:
I have 5 spare batteries. ;) I just want to maximise the phone's usage of them. Any particular ROM you suggest? Which ROM are you using and which kernel is better for battery?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Ahhh cool. Generally best rom threads are not allowed here. But I was heavily using the GE rom. But now back in TouchWiz I use the pre rooted rom and slim down extras I don't need. As for kernels I highly recommend KT or Alucard as you can tweak various options. KT also has a massive range of profiles and scripts and some of them provide excellent battery you can switch profiles on the go so you can have a really conservative profile to maximise battery then using the widget you can switch to another profile for balanced or performance. I do recommend trying them out before you go to get a feel. All devs here put hard work into their work so I won't say which is the best but those are my recommendations for you to try.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wam7:
Excellent info thanks. I was thinking of trying one of the GE roms as I've pretty much turned off all the S4 features. I just need a lean customisable ROM. I presume I don't need to install KNOX with the KitKat ROM's you're referring to.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
I used Dans GE. Excellent rom, nice snappy and clean compared to TW. However I need the TW camera quality so had to switch back. I still switch between the 2 now and then. No need for knox just flash a custom rom via recovery if your on the old bootloader. I'm luckily still on the old bootloader and everything works fine especially on the GPE roms. I'll switch back once 4.4.3 GPE makes its way to the S4. Have fun and experiment :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wam7:
Ahh, there's never superfluous information! A good job you mentioned the camera quality as though I use my a very good Oly XZ-2 for pictures, when it comes to panaroma pictures I do rely on the S4 so picture quality is a consideration. Which TW ROM are you using?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nikzDHD:
Yeah the TW is handy in some situations. Golden Eye is very good. But I'm using the pre rooted rom which I've further slimmed down as it's based on stock with no tweaks. I use xposed for my tweaks.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] wifiuk:
can anyone help, i changed some settings and i am using the trial version, now i need to undo one of the settings as it has made some sort of "block" over where my signal and clock are.

anyone know of a serial/keygen/ something that i can do to get rid of this block???

thanks in advance
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] christopherwoods:
Have you tried 'living in the past'? Put the date on your device back about a year and see if it works... No guarantees, sometimes it works (particularly with simpler protection schemes) and sometimes it doesn't.

Could you post a screengrab? I'm curious as to what you mean by 'a block'.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] wifiuk:
i sorted it , it was a problem with the program contacted author of program, he helped me fix it
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] christopherwoods:
cool, cool...

screenies? :)
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whoamigriffiths:
It's been discussed in both the CM11 thread and Infecteds CM11 thread.

The outline of the problem is that the cpu speeds randomly change without any user input.

As I said in Infecteds thread, I have tried dynkernel to see if it would fix the problem. Flashing dyn was a bad move as a number of apps failed to work.

This does lead me to believe that there has been quite some change to the kernel on cm roms in recent weeks.

It would be great if users could check their cpu speeds with whatever app they use (or the inbuilt controls) and then post your results here.

We can hopefully get an idea how wide spread the issue is.

Thanks in advance rich
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisnewton:
Hi all

I have battery drain and Android os is top of my battery drain stats.

Is there any app that can tell me wake locks on a none rooted nexus? As when I have looked they all seem to say require root?

Thanks all

Chris
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vin4yak:
Hi,

No, you need to have root access to access wakelocks! You could try using GSAM Battery Monitor and see what's causing the drain.. Then again, it needs root access to provide you all the info!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisnewton:
Bummer thanks for the reply though
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] TonyStark R.I.P.:
These are great basic video tutorials for your M8

Found on YT

This is a series and will run in succession for you.

This will most likely answer many basic questions you may have, regarding the setup and functions of your device
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] wtoj34:
Good find those are great, to the point vids. Very helpful for someone switching from ios or other mobile operating systems or just new to sense.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Gahar:
Thank

Thanks for the video. Had my wife view the video because she has a M8. Thanks :)
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Glad it helped
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Napoleones:
Everything is here. Thank you. These are helpful.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] monkey1860:
thank your very much
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KyleSforza:
Well, for texters only but this can be a handy app.

Can anyone who owns a Z2 test this out and share their score? I was able to do 27 in my first try with my Xperia Ray.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thetypist.typingtests
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
I scored 58, 27, and 12

My mother scored 15 and 34

No particular oder
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KyleSforza:
on the Z2? :p
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
I've got large hands

Not sure if that makes a difference besides assisting in my clumsy-ness
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KyleSforza:
Could you try once more please? First time score is always low for everyone. :p
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
i did some "tired tests" and messed up a lot

here are some results
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] putney1477:
I have 2 yahoo accounts, I use the stock email app because I have comcast and work email that utilize that app as well. One of my yahoo accounts worked fine, no issues setting it up, the other I am getting an "authentication failed" message. Anyone else get that? Any thoughts as to how to resolve it?

Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guadalupeohara:
You can go yahoo support center. or again send authentication mail.. And please tell me, did you set up recovery mail when you create account?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Proclaim:
This is what I did when everything else failed.

Try to remove the sim in your current (faulty) phone and use a similar phone's SIM - if you have a friend whose emails are ALL correctly setup on his/her phone, ask to use his/her SIM. Make sure other phone (and SIM) have successfully setup all emails. Power down the 2 phones, use the good SIM to setup email on your (faulty) phone. Then change back the sim and you should be good.....