yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[One (M8) Accessories] Pure+:
Hey Guys,

Introduction - Let me start by saying that I DO NOT like cases. They are almost always either cheap, bulky, flimsy, or just nasty in the way they take away from a Phone's beauty. However, My HTC One M8 being brand new and me being super paranoid about damage on new phones, I decided to pick up a new case today. I ended up choosing the Speck Candyshell Grip case because it provides decent drop protection and excellent grip. I do not plan on this being an every day case. It will be used as a "when I need it" kind of case.

First Impressions Review - Speck has gotten a reputation for making high quality cases. They're Candyshell Grip series for the M8 is no exception. I provides just the right amount of protection without adding unnecessary bulk like some other Heavy Duty cases. The build quality is very good overall. Some parts, like around the ports and buttons, lack and plastic to support the TPU and seem a little flimsy. I can only think that Speck did this because any case they made with plastic support in those areas always ends up cracked or broken off. Whether this is an improvement on design or not is yet to be determined. Only time will tell. I honestly do not have much to say about the case at this point. It a well designed well built semi-rugged case. I cannot find any flaws... yet. I will come back and add a more in depth review after spending some time with the case. For now, I just have some pics to share...

Review (after spending some time with case) - After spending several days using this case, i can say that it performs extremely well. I have not dropped it once, so obviously the "grip" feature works well. It also makes using the phone with one hand extremely easy. Doesn't feel like it'll slip out of your hand when trying to reach the opposite side of the screen. Not many cases offer such grip. I really like the case. Only drawback I can see is once the weather gets chilly in 6 months, using this case with jeans could be very problematic. I am extremely impressed with every part of this case and I highly recommend it.

Oh and BTW I don't have any noticeable scratching on the back. This has been a long time problem with speck and I'm glad to say this case doesn't suffer form that drawback.

Link to case - Speck CandyShell Grip
[One (M8) Accessories] otariq:
It seems like a nice case but people say the back scratches way too easily. Is that true?

Sent from my HTC One_M8
[One (M8) Accessories] Pure+:
Yeah that back did scratch fairly easy. That's the way it's always been with speck. But honestly what's worse, $30 caae or $750 phone??

Sent from my HTC M8
[One (M8) Accessories] Pure+:
So after using the case for several days. No major scratching. Only a few micro scratches that you can only see at just the right angle in full lighting.
[One (M8) Accessories] cpufrost:
The grip won't scratch nearly as bad because the grippy "fins" keep the glossy surface which scratches easily, off the table, etc.

It's a good case but not something you want to use if you plan on keeping the phone in your pocket. It's very hard to remove from a pants pocket while sitting down!
[One (M8) Accessories] Pure+:
Lol, try impossible. You gotta like straighten yourself and then you do and end up lookin all down syndrome and ish

Sent from my HTC M8
[One (M8) Accessories] jags_the1:
but honestly there are similar case providing similar protection (maybe except the grip part) and cost <<$25 and definitely dont scratch that easily.

(http://www.spigen.com/brands/htc/htc-one-m8/htc-one-m8-case-slim-armor.html)

which is better <<25$ or 30$ case which scratches preety darn easily?

i wont recommend this case to anyone.
[One (M8) Accessories] Pure+:
If you had cared to finish reading you would've seen the multiple places in the thread that clearly state the fact that the case didn't scratch easily. On fact mine don't scratch aft at all other than the most minor of microscratches.

Sent from my HTC M8
[One (M8) Accessories] juntjoo:
I've got one. Like it a lot. Everything you've read is true. I could care less about the scratches, and haven't even looked as the case is dark, but that what a case if for, scratches. And each scratch is a reminder of the wonderful investment you made. And I've also got a wireless receiver comfortably in there.
[One (M8) Accessories] OGhoul:
I had a Candyshell Grip on my M7 (and have one on my iPad Mini). I currently have a Spigen Slim Armor on my M8. Looking at your pics, the Candyshell Grip looks to be considerably thinner than the Slim Armor. Kind of makes me want one.

I have dropped my M8 with my Slim Armor. More like, threw it at the concrete, actually. I was pulling it from my pocket at the gas pump, bobbled it, and ended up whipping it at the ground in my attempt to save it. The case took some roadrash to the front lip, but I'm happy to say that it totally saved my phone. And the roadrash has actually become less noticeable over time.

I wonder how well the Speck would have done. I don't mean that to be condescending or to hijack your thread; I legitimately am curious.

That brings me to my next question.

Every, and I mean every, regular Candyshell I've owned has ended up doing the "pencil eraser" effect with the rubber. These weren't bootlegs, unless Speck themselves were selling bootlegs. My two Grip cases haven't seemed to have done this. Can you tell if yours is or is not doing this? The quick way to tell is to rub your finger along the lip. If it rubs off or even feels like a typical pencil eraser, it's gonna rub off.

Thanks!
[One (M8) Accessories] KennyLegend:
I've just received this case and tbh I'm very happy with it. It feels just fantastic.

To answer the above question, I rubbed my nail along the rubber grips and there s no sign of chaffing whatsoever.

I also have the Spigen slim armor gunmetal (which I love), case mate tough naked and a few more cheap eBay knock ofs.

The Grip is by far my favourite. It's slimmer than the slim armor but not as slim as the naked tough.

If it helps anyone, lying face down on the front face, lip it's 13.2mm thick at the highest point of the grip case.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] t0008624:
I recently bought the Baseus S-View flip case for my note 3. It had been functioning well for a week, but now all of a sudden it has stopped working. When I flip the case closed the S-View function doesn't work. I am running 4.3 Jelly Bean. The two pins are attached to the back of the case as well. Anyone give a suggestion?
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] sagpatel:
1. Restart your phone, remove case and put it back on

2. Power off your phone, power it on. Remove case and put it back on.
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] t0008624:
tried that, it didn't work
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] bestjsg:
Try this, while the phone is on , screen off , separate the chip on the case from the back of the phone, wait a couple seconds, push the back of the case back on...
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] husnain.mohammed:
tried that too. didn't work for me
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] Boussema:
I have the same problem
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2nd Sky:
Hi guys!

perhaps u often hear about people who sucks on lg security error bootscreen

so my question is:

how did this crazy **** works and when does it block a full boot??

e.g when i´m rooted, thers the app in system and no security error so is the secure not on /system ?

when i unlock bootloader, it disable automatic this security!

after that i can do what i like...

inattach thers the .zip to disable the security but what do this file/script?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2nd Sky:
*Push* noone an idea?

Gesendet von meinem LG-E975 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkshaft:
Hello XDA members, I have a question, if I region unlocked note 3 will stay unlocked even if I installed custom rom then went back to official firmware, or even if I did a hard reset? or every time I will need to re unlock it?? thanks.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] BlindDogFulton:
Howdy all,

I have had my M5000 for some time now - and having some experience in video / compression settings, I have spent months fiddling back and forth trying to find the perfect settings for SMOOTH playback.

I have read thread after thread all over the web with half help, good ideas, etc but no definitive answers.

The strange thing is that after searching for a long time, I came accross an Xvid of Mr T's "Be Somebody" (don't ask) - and this runs absolutely perfectly on my M5000.

Analysing the exact compression settings with vDub and gSpot reveals the following :

Frame Size : 352x240, 29.970fps

Length : 90418 frames

Decompresser : XviD MPEG4 Codec

Number of Key Frames : 678

Data Rate : 802Kbps

Audio Sample rate : 44100Hz

Channels : 2

Compression : Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer 3

Data Rate : 96Kbs

Thinking I had cracked it, I then used these exact compression settings on several ripped DVDs, but to no avail. Jerk. Jerk. Stutter. etc.

I've even tried setting the data rate as low as poss for both audio and video, reducing frame size to tiny, but it still won't play smoothly.

So - after this long rant (apologies), could anyone please tell me the exact settings they use for absolute 'smooth as a button' playback - and if there's anything painfully obvious that I am missing?!

I am running these vids from my highspeed SD card, with TCPMP 0.72RC1 installed on the card also.

I am happy to use any software, but am rather keen on Pocket DVD Studio.

I am extremely jealous of those who appear to have full framerate playback, so please help - for the sake of my sanity!! :D
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] peglar:
well my xda is in the post on its way to me, but i did have the same problem with a standalone divx dvd player. you need to go to moitah.net and download the mpeg4modifier and unpack the bitstream.... this sorted the problem for my divx player... :D

let me know how you get on
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] calculon:
Greetings.

My Exec plays videos encoded with PocketDivxEncoder full screen with no stuuter or jerking. I simply use a preset for one of the Pocket PCs and it works like a charm. I use TCPMP as my video player.

Good luck!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] ng:
lathe

Hi,

Same here. I use PocketDivxEncoder (free) and TCPMP, works like a charm. I tried upgrading to lathe (bought it) for the sake of being able to compress to a higher resolution for the possibilities of the universal, but that was not a succes. The extra options are nice but you end up with a blocky and stuttering picture (even if you put in the same configurations used in PocketDivxEncoder). After a couple of test runs like this I gave up on lathe and went back to PocketDivxEncoder. So my advice is to stick with this program for encoding.

Good luck with finding your best solution!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] gingerchristopher:
Hi I am on a universal, after not being impressed with wm player i upgraded to TCPMP aswell and its very good, full screen works wonders. As above its all free.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] pug:
Have you tried encoding the video with Microsofts WM9 Encoder, it's free and, fair enough the resolution isn't great as with all these encoders for pocket pc, the picture is perfectly good on a 3.5" screen. WME has a built in Pocket PC profile to make converting a file even easier.

If the source is in 16:9 format the letterbbox is automatically added to keep aspect ratio or you can choose to crop the file etc......
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] al mon:
Has anyone figured out how to get this game to run on the Xoom?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMan0790:
Haven't tried it. What happens for it not to work?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -ix-:
Did you ever get XCOM running properly?

I can launch it, and start the first mission, but then it goes all black except parts of the GUI flickering across the screen. Strange, since Play Store lists the Xoom as compatible.

Running CM11, 4.4.4 btw.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tgeza:
Hi all,

Could someone share the awb_cal file for the ov4688 (main rear camera) sensor? Should be under this folder:

/sys/andoid_camera_awb/

With ES file explorer it's a 5 min thing.

Needed for M7 OV auto white balance issues, maybe this helps.

Thanks a lot in advance
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tgeza:
Anyone please?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exad:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/glk7oa49m63005z/android_camera_awb_cal.zip
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arkanius:
Thank you very much
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tgeza:
Big thanks!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ongnooii:
Did you try that file? It work or not?

Thank you.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeS.:
There you go !

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-66yTHcKK5iR2FfNjV3MlU3Z2c&usp=sharing
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tgeza:
Worked:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2744757

[FIX] Camera green tint HTC One
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idzhamhzbull:
not permanent

hello sir,

the calibration not permanent and have to recalibrate after restart phone. is that normal? or have any solution? thnx
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tgeza:
Yes, unfortunately overwritten at every reboot. Still, you just dont have turn off the phone
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solwretep:
Can i make smartband work.with hangouts?

Skickat från min D6503 via Tapatalk
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajbattaglia83:
Does not work for me
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solwretep:
That's a pity. Hope for an update
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajbattaglia83:
I hope right, now it only works with sony apps

Edit: I found it does work with Google Play music
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxime4611:
Just go in the application smartband => parameters => Activate notifications THEN click juste on the left of the button, and you can activate any app you want

;)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DinarQ8:
did you try to add hangouts in SmartBand Notifications ?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feartheanonymity:
Sorry if this has been asked previously, I have spent some time looking for a solution.

Due to the Moto G only having small memory (in my case 8gb) and no expandable memory, I was wondering if there is some music / media player that will allow me to view and play my media from Google Drive?

Its a bit of a pain for me to go into the Drive app and scout through everything to find a song which then stops playing if I come out of the app. It would be much easier if all my media in Drive was to show up in a media playing app and play in the background.

So any ideas anyone?

TIA
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neu - smurph:
ES Explorer - It can integrate with Drive (and other Cloud Services and SMB shares) and has a basic music player inbuilt that will stream from Drive, and supports basic playlisting. Alternatively you can send single music files to other installed music players on the device. It has a Picture viewer as well. For video it looks for video players on the device to use as the renderer.

Alternatively you could just use Google Play Music and utilise Google's generosity in allowing you to upload upto 20,000 of your own tracks to the Play Music Server to access via streaming. They don't eat into your Drive allowance either.

Don't want to trust the cloud - set up your own Media Server on a PC/Mac/NAS at home and stream from that. Plex is reasonably OK, but you'll need to invest some time in setting it up and I'm not wholly convinced this is without security issues for your home network.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] feartheanonymity:
The google play music manager for my PC is just what I needed ! thanks for that I didnt know it even existed :o

Ive just transferred all my music from my PC into the manager and now I can access them through the music app! Thank you very much :good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vendwarfare:
Hi,

I'm looking at creating a custom rom and i've got everything I would like working with exception to getting the homescreen to layout the way I would like.

I would like to be able to specify icons on the homescreen and their location.

I have tried backing up and flashing many variations of the /data folder and it's subfolders.

I have tried searching and the very few results I have found have not worked for me.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I really appreciate it!

Thank you!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deej_roamer:
As the titles signifies I want to know what these commands do?

Thanks in advance!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Founds this:

fastboot oem fb_mode_clear: While in fastboot loop, this command exits the loop and allows your device to reboot normally.

I think it's for prepping certain phones (seems like some Motorolas) for flashing firmware and to boot it out of that mode if it's stuck or you don't need it anymore.

I've done tons of fastboot stuff on a lot of HTC, Nexus devices, and a couple of Motos and others and have never even seen either for anything.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deej_roamer:
It does not make a difference weather i use the fb make for flashing firmware as It has always worked without It. No doubt It works with the command as well.

What difference will It make if i dont use these? I cant seem to find any
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
I dunno. I've never had use of those commands, or even seen them, and I've rooted and / or restored tons of phones that had fastboot. Are you seeing those commands in a certain guide for your phone or something?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deej_roamer:
All stock firmware has these commands!

I downloaded three different firmwares for my XT1033 AsiaRetail, GBRetail, GPe all the factory xml files had this line in

<step operation="oem" var="fb_mode_set" />
<step operation="oem" var="fb_mode_clear" />

their XML files.

and i believe they can manually be activated by fastboot using

fastboot oem fb_mode_set
fastboot oem fb_mode_clear

I just dont understand these commands and their purpose!

Thanks for your interest and help!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deej_roamer:
ANYONE?

ANYONE?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
I still can't find any explanation other than it's something to do with the stock firmwares and it's only a Moto thing. Most of the stuff about the lines are that it works to remove them when flashing fails on a lot of phones / updates. Can't be that important.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albino_Mexican:
I know this is an old thread but here is what I have found elsewhere. "fastboot oem fb_mode_set" forces fastboot mode on reboot. "fastboot oem fb_mode_clear" clears the force to fastboot mode on reboot so that the device will boot normally. Motorola stock firmware uses these commands during the flashing process so that the device will always boot to fastboot until the flashing process is complete.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheppiroma:
Dear Mr. Deej. I got the problem that almost the same here.. My Moto G default boot is to recovery. The way i could enter the rom is with Bootloader option "Normal powerup". Is there any way to change it back to normal with that command line? I'm currently on CM 12.1 Unofficial and running TWRP 2.8.6.0. Thanks in advance..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willowen100:
I too have this problem. I have to go through bootloader manually selecting the 'Normal Powerup' option. The phone no longer boots into the ROM by itself.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheppiroma:
If the problem is your boot on TWRP this post should fixed it. I try that and it fixed my boot problem. And always DWYOR ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nksonu:
this commands for

Motorola NO Network After Frp (Solution Inside)

fastboot oem config bootmode

fastboot oem fb_mode_clear
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seryogin_108:
Hi! I have the same problem. Did you find a solution? The above command "fastboot oem fb_mode_clear" does not work.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willowen100:
I ended up using a command found here https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...re_type=t

Device always boots into recovery. It wipes the misc partition. if you're using TWRP you can use the terminal and type the command straight into that.
[HTC One Max] ist337:
I don't have the rights to post in ROM thread, so i leave it here. MHL connection is not working in NuSenseSIX RC 2.5. In earlier versions I haven't tried. May be this problem is in its kernel.
[HTC One Max] nrage23:
I have not updated to 2.5 but I can tell you it works on 2.1 with a verizon one max.
[HTC One Max] ist337:
Oh, I forgot, I have international One.
[HTC One Max] Flyhalf205:
Come to think of it. It could. Go to my FlyKernel thread. Flash the insecure kernel and see if that fixes your problem.
[HTC One Max] ist337:
Yes, it works on stock unsecured kernel from your kernel thread.

So, also I tried to see how it works on FlyKernel 1.0 and found, that if i plug in mhl adapter (already plugged in TV) into the phone when HDMI input in TV is not selected, it hangs the One and only adb reboot helps in that case. On FlyKernel 2.0 there is same issue. But when I choose HDMI on TV first and only after that connect the phone MHL output works normal.

And there are no such issues on your stock unsecured kernel. It shows that mhl connected when i choose hdmi input on TV and just shows nothing when i choose TV input. No freezes.
[HTC One Max] xepasus:
yes i tested and it works on 2.1 Well...
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] TrickMasterPC:
Restore Native AT&T Visual Voicemail on any ARHD ROM for the HTC One M8 (only works with AT&T carrier)

S-Off is not required (S-Off is only required if you want to update your firmware to the latest version)

Phone must obviously be unlocked and rooted

I don't recommend using v9.1 ROM, the ElementX kernal will not be updated to support 4.4.3 thus sense 6.0 toolbox homescreen swipe commands and motion gestures will not work. I read that 4.4.4 will be out soon, so no one is really investing time in custom kernals to support sense-based ROMs for 4.4.3. You can still updated your firmware to the latest version and run the 8.1 ROM. I recommend searching for the "no red text" firmware version.

Keep in mind that your Voicemails won't download when you're connected to a Wifi Network. If anyone has a fix for this please post and PM me so I can update this thread.

1) Right click "Android_Revolution_HD-One_M8_8.1.zip" and select 7-Zip "Open Archive"

2) Browse to \Android_Revolution_HD-One_M8_8.1.zip\system\priv-app\

3) Drop the following stock AT&T APK files

ATT_VVM3.apk (required)

HtcContacts.apk (might not be required)

HtcDialer.apk (might not be required)

Message.apk (might not be required)

Phone.apk (might not be required)

4) Browse to \Android_Revolution_HD-One_M8_8.1.zip\additions\carriers\att\system\customize\ACC\

5) Extract the default.xml file to your desktop

6) Open with Notepad++

7) Scroll to the bottom

8) Set Region value to 1 (USA) <item type="integer" name="region">1</item>

9) Set Product SKU ID to 7 (ATT Model) <item type="integer" name="sku_id">7</item>

10) Save and drop the default.xml file back in \Android_Revolution_HD-One_M8_8.1.zip\additions\carriers\att\system\customize\ACC\

11) Browse to \Android_Revolution_HD-One_M8_8.1.zip\system\customize\ACC\

12) Drop your modified default.xml file here as well \Android_Revolution_HD-One_M8_8.1.zip\system\customize\ACC\

13) Copy Android_Revolution_HD-One_M8_8.1.zip to your phone and flash away!
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] goosefraba91:
I was really hoping this would work, but every time I try to open the stock visual voicemail app after following this procedure, it force closes..:(
[AT&T HTC One (M8)] TrickMasterPC:
Yes, that happened to me a few times at first, you have to follow the exact procedure above and you have to restart the phone. As long as your phone is the ATT variant this should work. I had to mess around with it for a while, but got it working flawlessly. Restart after installing the APKs, the use Titanium Back-up to elevate the apps to system level apps. Then restart again.