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[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bliss_OG:
Hi,

so I'm brand new to rooting and this forum. I have a Samsung galaxy s4 i9505 on the network 3 running 4.3.

I did a bit of reading up on rooting and discovered a few things I'd like to play about with on the device, battery life etc. I rooted using the Chainfire root here (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2219803). I don't fully understand what ROMs and Kernels are. Would someone be able to explain in simple words for my noob brain?

Also, where do I go from here now that I have rooted? As in what can I do to customize my phone with these 'ROMs' and 'Kernels'?

I know I should have done more research before rooting but its too late now.

Also I apologise if I posted this in the wrong forum and any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mezo91:
Google.com is the answer.

A little to get you started...

You need to flash a custom recovery like CWM Philz or TWRP, From there you download a custom rom, yoy look for something in ur device thread for them. You choose what u like and try them all to see what suits you best.

Flashing custom roms instructions are in that specified rom thread follow them.

As for kernels as far I know they used for tweaks, OC, UV, battery optimization, touch, etc.

Try at your own risk.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thepindoctor:
Does anyone know what roms will work on gt-i9505g 4.4.2 on gsm. I saw a few roms in the i9505g threads.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mezo91:
The roms in the i9505G will work if flashed correctly.

Try at ur own risk.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fevves:
And do the read, searches etc before posting.... XDA is here to aid all of us, but basics are to be learned on your own.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sergeoue:
Hi Everyone,

I guess you can say that I am fairly new to Android, but not. Ive had a Samsung S3 for just about two years, but after taking a few drops... that phone is dust.

My GF bought me a Lenovo a766 online and it is a great device. Only issue I am having is -- the phone itself is in Chinese, but the language settings are in English, so I can navigate around the device.

What I am looking to do is:

I want to load on Stock Android... 4.4 (doesnt have to be 4.4, but anything 4+)- right now, this device is on 4.2. And this version doesnt have the Google PlayStore...

Could anyone lead me in the right direction...

I do have the Smart Phone Flash Tool... but I am not entirely sure where to get the actual android Rom...

Honestly I would appreciate any help and advice that anyone could give.

Thanks in advance!
[Xperia SP General] donk165:
Okay, im not sure if any of this has any real effect on the phone other than faster GPS lock but this is what I do after installing any stock based Rom like eXistenZ or PureXSP.

1. Make sure you are rooted with busybox installed

2. Download a build.prop editor from the Play Store, I used the one inside ROM Toolbox Pro

2. Look for the following lines and change their values to suit your home country/original firmware settings. I am using my UK settings as example.

- ro.com.android.dateformat: DD-mm-yyyy

- ro.product.locale.excluded: (remove any locales if you dont want them excluded)

- ro.product.locale.language: en

- ro.product.locale.region: GB

- ro.semc.version.cust: 1272-4687

3. Download FasterGPS from Play Store - change settings in the app to your nearest GPS server/location

Done!

If anyone knows any other ways or missed values, please let me know.

This may be common knowledge to most but it may help some new Sony users.
[General Questions and Answers] LaChriz:
I've a Runbo X5. It has a normal Android 4.0.4 system I haven't changed anything on it. Now a friend of mine used too many pattern attempts so that my phone got blocked and I had to log in with my google account or something. Nothing worked and after I switched the phone off it now only boots into recovery and I get the dead android with the red triangle. I already tried to delete cash, factory reset the phone and rebooting it but still the same. If you need to know more about the phone its all written here: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Orig...d-3G-Mobile-Phone-4-5-Inch-IPS/559740176.html

What can I do now? Please help me.

THX Chris
[Samsung Gear 2] Breach:
Simple step by step tutorial for installing the Tizen SDK for Wearables

1) Go to http://developer.samsung.com/

2) Select Development Tools for Samsung Gear.

3) Under the SDK portion of the table, select Tizen SDK for Wearable.

4) Before downloading the files, choose a target location. This will make locating the files easier later on.

5) Under Tizen SDK for Wearable 1.0.0b2, in the Install Manager column, select and download the install bin or exe file for your development environment. This file is approximately 4 MB.

6) Under SDK Image, select and download the matching SDK Image. This file is approximately 560MB.

7) Double-click the Install Manager (the 4MB file). The Tizen Window for SDK appears, saying “Cannot start Tizen SDK for the Wearable Install Manager” and “Cannot find repository. Please check your repository (http://)”

8) Click on the Advanced button.

9) Select the SDK Image radio button (bottom half of the screen), and click on the open folder icon to the right.

10) Locate the SDK Image (~560MB), select it, and click Open. This is where having a predetermined download target can be very helpful. The file unzips and takes you back to the previous screen. Click OK.

11) This takes you back to the Tizen Window for SDK, except now you have no warning, and a Next button. Click the Next button.

12) The EULA appears, read and accept the EULA by clicking Next.

13) Install type is Typical. Click Next.

14) Accept the default install location or choose your own, and click Next.

15) The Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (HAXM) Setup Wizard appears. Click Next for the next three screens, and then click Finish.

16) Reboot if asked to.

Installation is now complete. Next is to start working with some of the Sample Projects, like Making a Custom Watch Face

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[Samsung Gear 2] TRook45:
error

I am getting a message "Cannot execute java even if it was installed. Check environment variables or java version (over 1.6) please" I updated my java to the current version but still keep getting that message. Do you know how to fix it?? Also thank you for your post.
[Samsung Gear 2] Breach:
Are you installing the Java JDK? Or just the Java SE?, You will need the Java JDK installed,

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk-7-netbeans-download-432126.html

Once installed, you will probably want to put it into your Environmental Variables.. Just right click on the "This PC" icon on your desktop. Then click 'Properties' and then 'Advanced System Settings', then click the [Enviromental Variables] button. Scroll down until you find PATH. It should have a several paths, add the following to the beginning... C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_51\bin; (Note that this path will depend on where you installed the Java JDK and the version)

You can save it. To test it.. Open a CMD Prompt and type javac and if you get an error, something didn't work.
[Samsung Gear 2] jeffnz:
Got most of the way through but when installing Intel HAEM it says not enabled. Reading up it says most likley not compatible but running I5 3.2 so should do, any thoughts

edit: ok seems like I have to switch on VT-x in Bios, strange why it is off seems should be on by default
[Samsung Gear 2] Breach:
Just saw your reply, glad you got it working.
[Samsung Gear 2] markbc01:
Sorry to bug you with a question:

When installing the TSDKW, I get through step 10 without problems. At 10 I get stuck in an install loop for the SDK. . .

After I select and let the install program parse the sdk.zip file I get the OK, button.

I press it, but am sent back to the Wearable Install Manager -- with radio button choice "Install the new Tizen SDK for Wearable version" (again).

My only option is to select "advanced" button on the right side of the dialogue box, and then I am put me back at the advanced config menu to select the SDK zip. . . running it again puts me back to the same advanced config box -no EUSA or anything. .

Sort of a do-loop. . .

Have you seen this before? is it common, or should I re-download and start over.

(I am using win64 version home premium)

thanks in advance!
[Samsung Gear 2] Breach:
I'd verify the MD5 Checksum or download again.

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[Samsung Gear 2] markbc01:
Thanks, I'll do that, and also try to download the watch sdk on my Mac...

...from the xda premium app. who knows which Rom...
[Samsung Gear 2] jonrobertd:
Can anyone help installing on linux mint 16? Thanks
[Samsung Gear 2] nrseife:
I followed all your steps (I believe) and the sdk installed.

I also installed the usb drivers from:

>.2. Install Samsung Drivers

>a.*http://developer.samsung.com/android...er-for-Windows

but when I type in my cmd window "sdb devices" it does not list any....

what am I doing wrong?
[Samsung Gear 2] Breach:
Is your watch dock snapped onto the watch and usb plugged into that?

Is USB Debugging enabled on your watch?
[Samsung Gear 2] nrseife:
Yes I have turned on usb debugging on my gear2 (in Settings/Gear Info).

and I can see it in File Explorer...when connected to my laptop...
[Samsung Gear 2] Breach:
Are there any errors in your Device Manager on your pc/laptop?

You can try trouble shooting using this link..

https://developer.tizen.org/blogs/s...me-your-new-tizen-sdp-drivers-and-certificate

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[Samsung Gear 2] jwcurry83:
I just can't seem to get this installed. It gets to the Intel HAXM installation and fails because I am running an AMD 1090T, which is clearly not supported. Does that mean I can't use the IDE at all on my machine? Would installing a virtual machine of linux and going that route work on the same hardware or is that going to still look for HAXM to be installed? Any help would be greatly appreciated... I finally got past the Java errors to end up getting stuck now. It fails with a fatal error that the certification generator failed or something along those lines.
[Samsung Gear 2] nrseife:
I installed everything again, on a different machine (home PC). Another Intel cpu based machine.

Well, this time the installer failed to unpack a package shortly after my Anti Virus protection (Kaspersky) complained that ansicon.exe (which is installed by the sdk installer) cotains a Trojan pgr....anybody seen that?

Anyway, I now can (despite the installer not finishing properly) see the Gear2 via "sdb devices" and push wgt apps!

Success I guess....just a bit nervous about that warning by Kaspersky....
[Samsung Gear 2] bigcountry520:
I'm in a similar situation except my Intel processor isn't HAXM compatible. :|
[Samsung Gear 2] akwaman:
No devices shown

I seem to have the bases all covered:

I followed all the steps, the sdk for wearables is installed.

All devices picked up valid drivers (nothing wrong in device manager)

Computer sees the Gear 2 just fine (see it in My Computer)

Emulator working, I developed a watchface and saved the file to sideload.

Put the watch in Debug mode.

Everything seems to work fine, but when I use the command "sdb devices"

all I get is "List of devices attached", but no devices listed and NO errors.

All seems right, but why no devices (watch) showing?

Edit: Found solution. All looked good in Device Manager, all drivers looked good, but when I pressed "Update Driver Software" (online), a new driver was found, installed, and now the device is shown when using "sdb devices"
[Samsung Gear 2] Breach:
Useful bit of information. Glad you got it working.

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[Samsung Gear 2] cosanostra2000:
sdk of tizen wearable 2.2.150 wont install

i have done everything according the manual changed the path to java and when i type in the cmd javac it works , but i installed java jdk_8u5-nb-8-windows64.exe and still it gives me enviremental errors or at least java 1.6 must be installed , so i installed the latest version and still no result , what am i doing wrong ?? what did i miss ?
[Samsung Gear 2] emaderam:
Have you installed Java JDK? Or just the Java SE?, You will need the Java JDK installed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sahkha_92:
I was just wondering if I'm mistaken or not, but didn't 4.3 jellybean on note 3 have the lens flare lockscreen already built in? Did they remove it in kit kat?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chuko303:
I don't think I ever saw it. O_o you mean ripple? Light flare was s4s originally
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Liquorsicc92:
I think the lens flair is only on the S4
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] famous145:
It's also on note 2 when it got the 4.3 update I think
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sahkha_92:
If you check out on YouTube one of the early reviews for the note 3 you can even see it there...lol I was thinking the same thing I was pretty confused but I can distinctly remember the light flare/lens flare effect being used if you set a live wallpaper to both lock screen and home screen

Let me give link for video :[]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kittenphile:
You'd probably be able to find something similar on the Play Store wouldn't you? You aren't using a password right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Lorettaa:
I haven't seen it in KK version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] messiahfreedom:
I I think they took it out for some reason. Maybe they wanted it to be phone specific ? Ie: lens flare s4, watercolor note 3, posing colors s5, etc
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jetbruceli:
In the system folder media there is the sound effect for it though. What a bummer they took that out. I can't stand ripple and water cooler. Flare looks really cool
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] tehsu:
Is wmIRC suppose to work or not, im trying to use it on GPRS, and it doesnt even connect neither does pocket irc, some help please, thanx
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] tehsu:
anyone know why it doesnt work under gprs?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] glhs509:
Possibly your provider's plan (presumably the <$10 't-zones' on t-mo).

May need to get a full internet plan (is it still $19.99?) to open up the ports for IRC.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lakkivasu:
Hi

I have installed other region ROM[German] on my galaxy s4 (i9505) and since then my wifi stopped working [wont turn on at all] , i have tried reinstalling the original ROM which did not solved the issue . Searched in several forums tried several methods like

> Reflashing the modem file again n again ,

> Changing ro.securestorage.support=true, from true to false

> Taking out the battery and reinserting it

none of the above methods solved the isue .

I have no idea with programming . But i can provide log files so that anyone can analyse . Please help me with this issue . Please let me know if anymore details are needed.

I have seen several people posted the same issue but after searching all of them none of the threads have a gauranteed / proper solution , thats y i am posting here .

Thanks
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Repulsa:
Dial *#1234# and check what modem/CP you have and then Try to flash the WifiFix/LTE or here via odin mate. or try a different kernel .. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lakkivasu:
Hi

I have tried XXUAMDN-MODEM but still no luck .Wifi is still not switching on ;( I have tried several roms . Using different kernel where can i find one .If you can provide me link different kernel . Can u pls tell me the difference betwen Kernel and rom , apologies if it is a basic question am not familiar with the terminology . I am attaching images of the software if they might help.

Thanks in adavance :)
[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] Breach:
Simple step by step tutorial for installing the Tizen SDK for Wearables

1) Go to http://developer.samsung.com/

2) Select Development Tools for Samsung Gear.

3) Under the SDK portion of the table, select Tizen SDK for Wearable.

4) Before downloading the files, choose a target location. This will make locating the files easier later on.

5) Under Tizen SDK for Wearable 1.0.0b2, in the Install Manager column, select and download the install bin or exe file for your development environment. This file is approximately 4 MB.

6) Under SDK Image, select and download the matching SDK Image. This file is approximately 560MB.

7) Double-click the Install Manager (the 4MB file). The Tizen Window for SDK appears, saying “Cannot start Tizen SDK for the Wearable Install Manager” and “Cannot find repository. Please check your repository (http://)”

8) Click on the Advanced button.

9) Select the SDK Image radio button (bottom half of the screen), and click on the open folder icon to the right.

10) Locate the SDK Image (~560MB), select it, and click Open. This is where having a predetermined download target can be very helpful. The file unzips and takes you back to the previous screen. Click OK.

11) This takes you back to the Tizen Window for SDK, except now you have no warning, and a Next button. Click the Next button.

12) The EULA appears, read and accept the EULA by clicking Next.

13) Install type is Typical. Click Next.

14) Accept the default install location or choose your own, and click Next.

15) The Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (HAXM) Setup Wizard appears. Click Next for the next three screens, and then click Finish.

16) Reboot if asked to.

Installation is now complete. Next is to start working with some of the Sample Projects, like Making a Custom Watch Face

.

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[Samsung Gear 2 Neo] bjpafa:
Tyzen SDK: cannot execute java even if it was istalled, check environment variables or Java version (1.06 or superior)

Changing or introducing java path variable doesnt work sofar. You get stuck at start. The same problem occurs when installing the wearables SDK version, 32 or 64 bits in W7.

First question, I suppose I could have added more relevant data. Thank You.

Other cases are adb and fastboot problems after Android SDK and Eclipse.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djcasao:
I have read in several threads that updating using Kies would lose root, is this true? And is this the safest way to unroot the device back to stock? And i know right now rooting the Galaxy S5 causes the Private Mode unusable, is un rooting the phone back to stock make Private mode usable again? Even though the Knox counter was tripped?
[Motorola Atrix HD] bylithium:
Title says it all. It happened this morning and as well as in the afternoon. Usually happens when I'm playing music. It is very frustrating. Please help me.
[Motorola Atrix HD] sparkplugDev:
I take it that this is something that is happening unexpectedly to you as well as the phone...;) It doesn't particularly surprise me if this type of thing happens often because the door holding the SIM and SD card in is really flimsy. Do you have a case on your phone? I've never had this happen but I would imagine that it would be a hardware issue rather than software so you would want to be sure that your SD card is making good contact with your phone's SD card slot and you've pushed it in all the way until it clicks into place. I would also recommend trying a different SD card and seeing if you get different results. If none of these things work then you might have some sort of water or other internal damage to your phone that would prevent making good contacts.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aquaholik:
Let's say you are on the 1gb $50 plan. You are 15 days into your bill cycle and used 900MB. You then switch to the 2GB $65 plan. You get full use of the new 2GB plan's data for the rest of the bill cycle. Yet you pay a prorated $50 bill and a prorated $65 bill. You get your 900MB and another 2GB of the new plan and you avoid the overage charge. Right after your bill cycle ends, you change it back to the 1GB plan and again and repeat as necessary. I just confirmed with the rep that you get the full use of the new plan's allowed data.

Upon more research, it seems AT&T backdate your plan change therefore you will be paying a full price for the new plan and leaving you with only 1.1 GB the rest of the cycle. If that is the case, I've been misinformed again by the bright people known as AT&T reps. So does AT&T still backdate the bill cycle or do they pro rate both plans for those that have tried it.

Upon even more research, I saw that Verizon will prorate both plans but calculates your data allowance daily. Meaning if you used 1GB in 15 days and you are on the 30 days 1GB plan and change your plan mid cycle, you will get hit with a 500MB overage charge, since you are only allowed 500MB in the 15 days period. So common advice was to backdate the higher plan to avoid overage charge. In conclusion, there is no loophole if this is how they calculate the prorated bill.

I heard AIO does not do that and allowed you to use the new plan's entire data allowances when you change plan.

In conclusion, ignore this thread. I was misinformed by the AT&T reps. The best way to avoid overage charge is to BACKDATE the new plan, otherwise you will likely incure an overage charge since that is calculated as a daily allowance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cellphone addict:
i just got a Optimus Zone VS410PP decided to root it i used super one click but after a bad flash trying to use a ported clock mod recovery ROM it goes straight into download mode and says downloading do not unplug i have tried ever thing there is and the last hope i had was the kdz updater but it comes back with errors i have tried the lg updater but in the mode my phone is in it can not see it i have tried pulling the battery is there any hope here? i just need to flash back to stock i have the ROM. if it helps my phone uses internal memory
[Android] adry1988:
We have stock ROMs, aosp, omni, paranoid versions and more.

As we all know mobile phone manufactures like to include there own apps. Now porting them seems like a complicates process which in most cases seems unlikely to happen.

I open this topic to hopefully get a better understanding of how apks are put together. Here I have a few question to start with and hopefully we could find a way to make porting of apps easier in the future.

1.how does the the android framework affect the app?

2.what files in the apk check the framework if compatible?

3.which files in the apk rely on the androids framework to function?

4.What are the main files to edit in an apk?

I know many apps are different but there's obviously something which stops the from being able to work on other phones. If apps in play store can played on all phones then manufacturer software must be able too.

Hopefully together we can make it possible. I've opened this to get some ideas and views from different people and more experienced developers.
[Android] miky007:
framework-res.apk basically contains the

elements of the Graphical User Interface for the

phone. This file is available at /system/ framework/framework-res.apk. Poking in this file would mean changing the

complete look and feel of your device. Since it is

the main element of your screen, replacing it

directly by pushing it through ADB would lead to

soft-brick. Therefore, this apk should carefully be

modified and replaced using the recovery module of the phone.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BBlunts456:
Does this only work to view files from phone on tv thru all share or can we actually mirror the phone on tv?
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studentjunk:
Works for both.
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zgroten:
How? I have a Samsung smart TV and it will show for all cast but does not allow screen mirroring.

Sprint - Galaxy S5 - Moto X - Nexus 7 LTE
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studentjunk:
First question is does the tv do "all share cast" aka "screen mirroring".

The smart tv's only added the feature no more than 2 or 3 years ago. Post your model number and I'll check if you like.

I am assuming you have both devices on the same WiFi network.

On my tv, I just change the input to screen mirroring and it shows up the phone's list in the screen mirroring setting list.

There may be some settings on the tv that needs to be set, but I'll have to check later.