yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blloyd1987:
Hi there folks,

I wondered if somebody could perhaps help me clarify something.

I am buying devices from China that are coming as Android handsets with Google Play installed and full use of the app store.

(They don't come with Google's other apps installed like Maps, Gmail etc)

I have done some searching online and cannot find the correct answer to my query in regards to Googles policy on the certification an Android build should have. Here is what i've been given from the manufacturers:

Level 1, free use of the Android operating system, but not embedded GMS on Android OS;

Level 2, embedded part of the GMS service on Android OS, but the phone can not be marked with Google trademarks;

Level 3, embedded all GMS services on Android OS, you can use Google trademarks. If in case the built-in Google GMS services in android phone, Brand holder should apply GMS from google.

From my understanding and reading online, Level 1 is a Developer Certificate and 2 and 3 would be a GMS signed certificate.

Can anybody help clarify what the letter of the law (or at least Google's policy) is on this please as I'm struggling to find solid information online.

Any information and links would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Ben
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CharlesJN:
GMS Certification

This seems a mysterious issue. I too seek GMS certification. I would welcome any assistance on even how to contact Google on this issue.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Revophone:
Hi,

Yo can find the proper partner when you search in Google for GMS licensed partner.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tweezydak1d:
Is there any way to remove the exchange security from the email app?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] miguel6763:
sorry but is this consider an exellent speed for tmobile galaxy s5 im in los angeles ca. or does att or verizon has better speed?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] jay-red:
What a time we live in where someone is questioning if consistent 50+ dl and 20+ ul is good enough. I have yet to get those speeds in my area, I got 36 down and was stoked.

Just be happy knowing that your phone pulls faster speeds than most people's home Internet and known that you have more speed than you could actually need on a phone.

Man I remember being excited for 3g on my g1 after using edge on my dash for so long...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] dynospectrum:
Is 50mb/DL too slow? ;P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] WW3:
Maybe this might help... With sprint moving to T-Mobile tomorrow :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] RockRatt:
Here is ATT in Orange County the 5Mbs is in Irvine and the 6-7Mbs are in Buena Park area. These are on my ATT S4 on LTE. Pretty much SUCKS due to overcrowding on ATT network around here

Sent From My Spiderman,Ironman,Red,Dark Blue,Green, GreyedOut BadAss Themed I337
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] htcfan4l:
Good speeds , but to bad they we're taken late at night when most people are sleeping of course the speeds going to be higher

Try taking speed tests around 9am and 6pm see what you get I bet money those speeds are cut in half due to the traffic on the network

---------- Post added at 02:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:35 PM ----------

Yeah but at least your showing your speeds at " normal " times and not 1am when no one's up lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] miguel6763:
sorry all i asked if they were good speeds becouse i bearly change feom sprint to tmobile that was all now i know that my speeds are great. and during the day im able to pull out 42 mb and 17 upload
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] mahanddeem:
Anything north of 20 down and 10 up AND ping less than 50 is excellent.

Ping has more impact on general data usability.

T-Mobile in the past had good speeds but crap ping(150+) and it sucked(hspa+ days)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] Steven rinaldee:
How do I make my vrizon s5 faster it's slow
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Aldeel:
So, its 2am and I'm feeling dumb. I've made changes to system files (deleted the HTC emojis) and when I reboot it is back. I assume this is because of S-On but I'm not 100% sure of that. Some conformation would be awesome, as this is the first time I've had this issue on a rooted phone.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Osir1s:
Hey all,

Is there anyway to use the 3G (front) camera to take pics or just to test the cam. The Universal use to be able to do this so I assumed this could as well yet I cant seem to find a way to switch the viewfinder into that Camera.

Cheers

Osiris.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] taron:
Another question related ... Is it possible to use the back camera for a 3G-video call ?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] pof:
Yes, when you are on video call there's a button to switch cammeras.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] taron:
You're absolutely right, I never saw it :D

Thanks !
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Boozer2k5:
Is it possible to use the front camera (videocam) as a webcam with for instance pocket msn or pocket skype? and if yes, how? :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] MikeChannon:
Yes Google coolcamera from Ateksoft

Mike
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] ovidiugm:
Mike, I believe he wants webcam capabilities for pocket versions. As far as I know, this is not possible...yet :).
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Menneisyys:
Not yet. However, MS Portrait MAY implement support for the TyTN front camera in the future. See http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=291444
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Boozer2k5:
True, not for the pc version I will use my USB Webcam for that ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] MikeChannon:
Ah ok!

Mike
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] rcperez:
OctroTalk

Check out Octro Talk
[Samsung Galaxy S II Plus] SH1M4BD3:
Sorry i decide to create this thread, because i cannot post, see my profile seems not allowed to post/reply on development threads,tell me if this not allowed and soon i'll delete this post.

Thanks alot to Xenon92 and all dev names whose involved to make an awesome ROM 4.4.2 ResurrectionRemix, i really like this Rom, stable,smooth,rich customisations inside, i wanna ask some of members here who used this ROM, did the USB OTG works??, i used latest update build but seems not work for me, even i tried to mount the usb using stickmount, its still won't load, popup message told me that "..blabla bussy", if some of you has a solutions how please share here.
[Sprint LG G2] jigarbond:
Hello,

I have a G2 Running Stock LS980ZVA Kernel Version 3.4.0. Now I rooted the stock ROM and now got a notification to update the ROM to ZVC.

Now my dilemma is do I "Restart and Install" this update or not. Will this brick my phone?

I have TWRP running as the custom recovery. What should I be doing? I tried to search for a similar thread but couldn't find one.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you!
[Sprint LG G2] secret.animal:
You will brick. Either hold your finger on the notification and then click app data. Click on the show notification. No check mark. Notification will go away.

Regular reboot will not install the update.

If you unroot and put regular recovery back. Then you could.
[Sprint LG G2] dagamer1991:
ZVA Sim unlocked, root OTA update to kitkat query

I have a kind of same problem, I'm from India and my uncle got me sprint lg g2 unlocked, which is rooted and on ZVA (4.2.2).

My question is should I install the OTA for kitkat?

Will i lose my unlock and root ?
[Sprint LG G2] dagamer1991:
Please someone reply, i searched all over and cannot find anything bout this..
[Sprint LG G2] vipulsaini1402:
I had the OTA downloaded but when i tried installing it, it did not install completely. Phone restarted and is still on 4.2.2 . Everything works as normal though, as I have been prompted 3 times to install the update.
[Sprint LG G2] dagamer1991:
okay, i did some research and found that it is safe to install OTAs but if youre rooted youll lose the root and unlock will still stay.

best imo, is you upgrade to 4.4.2 and root again with custom recovery and install a nice ROM.:o
[Sprint LG G2] salim1001:
Hi - I need similar help.

I have Sprint LG G2 that I purchased from ebay which was rooted and then used sim unlocked as mentioned in xda by the seller. I want to upgrade to kitkat.

please provide steps to backup my data and what needs to be done to upgrade to kitkat without losing the sim unlock.

Thanks
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surfingnoob:
A friend of mine uses the album app as default, so when he clicks on the picture when he is in the camera app it opens in album and not the Photo's app. The photo's app always forces you to watch the photo sideways and it turns down the brightness. I have no idea why this is because it is really annoying and it wasn't like this in the beginning.

Help!
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surfingnoob:
And by that I mean that it didn't do the weird rotation and brightness thing. I did always had photo's as default in stead of album but I like album better and I know that the problems will be gone with album.

By the way, if I open pictures in the Photo's app directly (so not coming from camera app) it doesn't have the weird problems.
[Asus Transformer TF700] eatout:
Hi,

I was using Phil recovery before and I tried to flash TWRP.

For some reason, after I have flashed TWRP, I cannot get into RCK again and the machine will freeze (the one with 4 icons)

How can I reinstall recovery? It will be good to get it through irdin as I don't know how to fastboot. Can I use erminal emulator to install it again?

I have installed goomanager and when I tried to boot the device into bootloader, it will just freeze on the ASUS screen

Thank you
[Asus Transformer TF700] sbdags:
If you have 4 icons you are on the wrong bootloader. Tread carefully as you are <--> this close to hard bricking your device now. DO NOT WIPE IT - if you do you've lost it.

You should flash the latest asus stock rom to get your bootloader updated but you will have to do that over fastboot from a pc now...... Instructions are in general I think.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] it.ysh:
I9500, i have one updated to stock kitkat OTA. but facing sever problem. battery draining fast what to do?:confused:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gonzalobici:
Wipes

Try to wipe data and cache factory reset. Make a backup before
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] it.ysh:
yep think...i have to use some other rom
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rap0307:
is there a way to enable otg connection with our x10?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr Goodvibes:
No. It's missing the USB connection/circuit on the main board.

Not OTG, but we 'May' and that's a VERY small 'may' get Wi-Fi Direct (Miracast) in an upcoming developer release of Android 4.4 for the Xperia X10i. However the X10i uses 802.11g so development may not extend to the X10i. Only time will tell.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] JohnHamer19677:
Hi,

does anybody know how do I play (on xda mini s):

1) .gif files

and

2) .swf files

thanks
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] lvlolvlo:
2. http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer_pocketpc/downloads/player.html

1. i duuno? sorry
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] mohgdeisat:
hi

for swf, install flash player, and it wont automatically be associated with .sef files, you need to use either Resco explorer or smart explorer to associate .swf files with flash player.

for .gif:

maybe TCPMP will play it (i am not sure) but Resco photo viewer is cute

MOhammad
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] mccune:
Resco Photo Viewer plays animated GIF's :)

You might also check out DAVA Picture Viewer v2.05 this program is freeware ;)

XnView should also meet your requirments, concerning picture viewing :D
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] JohnHamer19677:
I have downloaded the flash player to my PC it's in a zip file... what do I do next?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] JohnHamer19677:
Gifs: I have noticed if you click Veiw > Send > MMS > play

So does anyone know how to make gifs get opened by this MMS player?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] JohnHamer19677:
bump for any more suggestions
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] birdjr485:
Does anyone know how to fix a hard brick for sprint? Stuck on LG screen with no custom recovery and whenever in download mode, the computer doesn't see the phone.I had attained root through ioroot but didn't have a custom rom...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rgbimbochamp:
I had installed LiquidSmooth ROM on my Samsung Galaxy Note GTN7000 a while ago. I run Philz Touch recovery version 6.0.0.1 .

When I tried flashing CM11 , I got an error something like set_metadata_recursive .. .

I googled it up, and found that I need to update my recovery. SO, i downloaded the latest version of CWM from their website and tried flashing it through the recovery. And it is resulting in a sudden shut down and then in a bootloop when switching on .

What wrong am I doing? How can I rectify this?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxPixX:
Flash Raw Kernek r5:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2397000

On our device the recovery is incorporated into the kernel, never flash a recovery or kernel that isn't meant for our device.

Once you have flashed that, reboot to recovery and perform a full wipe. Then proceed with the installation of CM.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Pirated Android:
So I was using my HTC One M8 tonight. It got warm like usual. Then I started noticing something sticky on the back. I wiped it off and noticed the "T" from the HTC logo had come off. Followed by the "C". Anyone else had this happen?

At least the letters are made of metal too lol.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] tommy24:
That's pretty funny, on my old m7 the paint came off.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] MultiLockOn:
my m7 letters fell out once too :(
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ronniemayo:
Yea mine did the same thing. Still have the h for now.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mswlogo:
Maybe the letters are the Antenna ;)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Sandman9043:
That would royally messed up on so many levels but at the same time pretty funny [emoji6]
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Garridon:
Is it weird this happened on my Evo shift?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Pirated Android:
I thought about that lol. Just randomly using my phone then all of a sudden drop signal completely. That would suck so much.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] blackice666:
It doesn't look too bad tho :P
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Pirated Android:
Well, a little super glue did the trick nicely.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] bonebeatz1234:
Lmao that's funny. Good thing it's just stickers
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Pirated Android:
They're actually very precisely cut pieces of thin metal. Either way, I fixed it. Like it never happened.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] jfcooley:
Well I lost the "T".

Not sure how to fix, but its bugging me to no end.

Its a small thing, but after having issues with 2 Evo 3D I swore off HTC. I've had 7 devices since then with no issues. Decided the M8 was great and gave HTC another try. Guess this is what I get.

I know other devices have issues as well. For $600+ I would figure that proper glue could be used.

Last HTC device.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rap0307:
is there really a bad effect on sdcards using swap or its just minimal when used in a prolonged time?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Very minimal in my experience, been using swap of and on for years and never had an sdcard go out on me. Even have used methods to turn internal phone memory into a swap partition and never killed a phone

Have said all this, there is a risk and swap will for sure not always make your device faster, sometime slower, but good for multitasking a lot on devices with little ram.
[HTC Wildfire S] vitiweet:
Android 4.3 and 4.4 are now released the roms are in initial stage and therefore buggy. Both the roms are developed by legendary

OLIVIER
[HTC Wildfire S] kittuov:
Found a bug

Hardware render is not working. cannot play back the videos. pls report to him. (even after OMX update)
[HTC Wildfire S] parthmahajan:
i cannot login into google after flashing gapps in cm11. i get an error

Problem Communicating with Google

Servers

i tried disabling two step verification, clearing cache etc but no help. please help me
[HTC Wildfire S] LS.xD:
Which CM11 build and gapps are actually installed?
[HTC Wildfire S] parthmahajan:
the latest available cm11 build by oliver and I tried the gapps on page and I tried all the gapps on page 3/4 of the forum . which gapps do you recommend?

edit- it signed in now randomly. so now its over
[HTC Wildfire S] LS.xD:
Ich use xs gapps. Just google for it ;)

Sent from my beloved HTC One S using (most time buggy) Tapatalk :)
[HTC Wildfire S] Ftheccat:
I've been testing it and it's awesome, but there's a small bug I've noticed and haven't seen reported yet: the led indicates full charge as soon as the battery reaches 95% while charging. Could someone report this to Olivier? Thanks
[HTC Wildfire S] aWFSuser:
That happens in any CM10, 10.1 ROM. It's not a bug but a cyanogenmod feature I think.
[HTC Wildfire S] LS.xD:
It's a feature, depends on rom. It can also be 90% on some roms :)

Sent from my beloved HTC One S using (most time buggy) Tapatalk :)
[HTC Wildfire S] Ftheccat:
Thanks guys. Sorry that I bothered you. I thought I could contribute but I should have looked it up further before posting
[HTC Wildfire S] Vercuromio:
I cant get gps working on this cm 11 ROM. Could you help me?
[HTC Wildfire S] LS.xD:
Yup.

Solution: wait until GPS is developed for Wildfire S CM11 if it ever comes...
[HTC Wildfire S] ztomas:
CM10.X, CM11 Google +

Hi guys. On any Android 4.X I cant sign in to google+ app. Why?

Any ROMs with android 2.3.7 is it without problem.
[HTC Wildfire S] wangshuy:
bugs

android process media FC，browser should be more powerful ,gps and position, but,a great work!
[HTC Wildfire S] Ftheccat:
Last build wifi bug

Hey guys, I've been testing the last build Olivier uploaded (2/06) and I can't get Wifi to work. I've reinstalled the rom but nothing changed. I was wondering if anyone has had the same issue?

Update:

It was a problem related to the new kernel, Olivier has already fixed it.
[HTC Wildfire S] candancelik:
How can i access the root permissions on Cyanogen mod 11 with KK 4.4.2?
[HTC Wildfire S] Ftheccat:
Check at the bottom of the Settings menu. You can manage root permissions with Superuser.
[HTC Wildfire S] candancelik:
Thank you, it's done.
[HTC Wildfire S] Olivier:
Have you ever seen PA4.4 based on Android 4.4.3 for an ARMv6 device? :D
[HTC Wildfire S] padiss:
bluetooth

Does bluetooth work in any version KitKat?
[HTC Wildfire S] Olivier:
It actually works in all KitKat ROMs. :)
[HTC Wildfire S] padiss:
bluetooth

Hi Olivier, thanks for your quick response.

The last version I tested Kitkat is yours CyanogenMod 11.0 [UNOFFICIAL] del16/05/2014. The rom goes perfect but when I tried the bluetooth in my car is not heard or heard me wrong and does not work.

I read that thread changelog in version 01/05/2014 (Fixed Bluetooth), but I have never worked for me, it could be?
[HTC Wildfire S] Tubusy:
Thanks Olivier!

Just wanted to say that Olivier's [ROM][4.4.3] CyanogenMod for Wildfire S (11.0cm-11-20140615-EXPERIMENTAL-BETA1-marvel.zip) is the best I've ever used out of dozens over the years. Obviously, Kitkat with some customising care was almost made for a phone like this. Much faster and smoother than CM7 etc, even with the fairly essential INT2EXT4 in use (its the only variant I could get to work). It's very close to a fresh vanilla phone, only with with all the Android/CM updates.

On the other hand, for me it's been one of the hardest ROMs to get working fully; it took at least a dozen attempts! Probably a mix between me getting a dodgy nightly, some bad luck, and some issue with the ext partition. Here are some tips gleaned from the forum and my experience:

In the end the Beta 1 above worked wonders, nightlies not so much. ;)

Make sure you partition correctly. Mine may have been corrupted, but a tool called Aparted (Play Store) fixed/formatted it and upgraded it to ext4, as I couldn't remember some details of when I manually did it originally. ;)

Do remember to reset/clear and format everything (apart from boot & windows partition).

Install order: ROM, Gapps-KK-4.4.0-Signed.zip, (format ext4), INT2EXT4 worked for me.

Don't format sd-ext with CWMR! (It seemed to add to my problems.)

Install zips one at a time, BOOT between them and then a 'reset boot'. This seems to bed down or setup the installation better.

(In the end I did a nandroid backup each successful zip install, as I was getting install fatigue. ^_^)

Then: All working perfectly!

So, again, thanks Olivier, excellent work. :highfive:
[HTC Wildfire S] pun33t:
I am using this rom and bluetooth is working for me.
[HTC Wildfire S] krysset:
Thank you Olivier and your team.

Guess I was just lucky to pick up a used WFS from a friend.

You have prolonged my phones life span considerably. =)
[HTC Wildfire S] Pakalica:
download new gapps
[HTC Wildfire S] Ftheccat:
Deleted. (Didn't realise it had already been answered)
[HTC Wildfire S] erfan.m.69:
thanks for support this device
[HTC Wildfire S] DavdiJD:
Great rom (Cm & Viper)

I have 2 Wildfire S phones, one with CM11 4.4.3 and Viper 4.4.4. Viper is the more responsive, with CM quite laggy in comparison. (Both running with a max clock 0f 806MHz, Gapps to cache and Int2Ext4 with 16GB cards formatted as follows: 13GB Fat32, 2GB Ext4, 1GB Linux swap. Performance is much better than JB which slowed the phones down quite badly. That said, if you want max speed & responsiveness, the fastest ROM I've tried is WildChild v3.3, based on Gingerbread. I much prefer Viper, and I'm happy to trade a little speed for KitKat.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] sripathi6:
In this thread you can get new look for your

dialer

contact with xperia style contact image

task manager

settings with NIGHT MODE and ANDROID FIREWALL

SONY Walkmate

Multi window Bar

SonyLocation based WIFI

These things I got from Xperia Z ized ROM

thanks for Amnix

there is no zip file to flash directly, so kindly push files into desired location and change permission into rw-r--r--

system file into STSYEM/APP/

preload files into preload/symlink/system/app/

Kindly make a NANDroid backup before you try this. (tested on N7000 sweet indian rom)

push files together contacts and dialer

settings with night mode, firewall, boost my xperia and location based wifi

job manager

walk mate

flash bar services

update V2

added new sony apps like album, walkman, sony video player, widgets etc

Preload

System

this is my first thread so if there is any error sorry for that :fingers-crossed:

hit thanks :good: if you like
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] ThaiDai:
Assuming that you didn't make these all by yourself: please add proper credits where it might be necessary.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] sripathi6:
These things I got from Xperia Z ized ROM

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2500075

By the owner of http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2500075

But I'm not comfortable with that ROM so port these things to Sweet Indian ROM

Also I've ask the app (like Sony Walkman, album, video player etc) which is used on that Xperia Z zied ROM, I'll upload the app by request if any one want
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] ThaiDai:
Did you ask them for permission?

And if so, then please add their names to the first post.

That would only be fair to the members who made the real work.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] junezu:
Hi to all,,

I new here in this site and am planning to modify my Xperia ION LT28H with PureION Kitkat feeling.

Can you please help me to modify my phone step by step cause am kinda scared to brick my phone and this is my first time to do modification.

Model Number: LT28H

Version: 4.1.2

Build No.: 6.2.B.0.211

I really appreciate your help guys...

sorry for not good in english.

tmany thanks,,,