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[Android General] anticloud:
Attention Verizon / Samsung KITKAT Users, who wish to observe privacy about their location.

The location "GPS Only" feature, is a lie - straight up - on Verizon / Samsung's implementation of kitkat. It is the identical implementation found in android version 4.3, which reads "GPS and Verizon Services" -

"GPS Only", which implies hardware / satellite "ONLY", is not the case in kitkat 4.4.2 (ala Verizon / Samsung)

In the "com.android.providers.settings" secure table, there is a row entry called "location_providers_allowed", which when no location option has been selected, the value is blank; yet when GPS Only (in 4.4.2) or GPS and Verizon Location Services (in 4.3) are toggled, the value of the row becomes "GPS,vzw_lbs" - which is an indication that both GPS and Verizon Location Services are running...

If you use a play store application called Power Toggles, which is programmed to toggle the hardware GPS only (rooted feature), that is a truth. the vzw_lbs provider is not listed as toggled.

btw - using an application from the play store called "GPS Test (Plus - paid version)" which displays the accuracy of the hardware GPS, has always reported a very high rate of accuracy for Samsung (and Motorola too) devices - down to as little as 6ft, but usually 10ft of accuracy using the GPS only hardware - and I highly doubt that A-GPS, or google / Verizon location services could help that number any better, claiming better precision...

Not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch, but I like my privacy just fine without letting Verizon, Samsung, or google know my position on the planet - not their business.
[Moto X Q&A] omarachs:
"Bla Bla Bla, I'm an idiot, Bla Bla Blla"

Yep, i know i am >_>. Anyways, i believe i hard bricked my moto X. I was on Liquid smooth, and it was buggy as hell, so i decided to switch to stock 4.4 deoxed from Sprint XT1056 stock roms thread. It worked but i would always get motorola and google apps crashing at boot and they never worked so i just used the moto x tool kit to flash back to 4.2.2 pre-camera update and accepted the OTA. My phone got stuck in the boot loader and then shut off. It won't turn on, the boot loader won't come up, the screen is black. I haven't been able to successfully do that QHU_ thingy but i'll try later after some new-found motivation. My phone has charge, I'm 100% of this, it's at least at 80%+ I plugged it in at home and i can't sign the unverified driver, but when i plug it in at school, it installs a driver for the moto X and then the green LED turns on for about 5 seconds while its installing the driver. Any ideas on how i could get it to work, should i try to sign the unverified driver on a computer that doesn't have the moto x drivers, even though thats on of the pre-reqs? The driver installs as a USB Input device. ( Note: I DID NOT mess with any of the xml lines in the rom, i did everything through the Moto X Toolkit. )

If i can't fix it, I'm going to buy a moto x now due to the 100$ off for mothers day, would i be able to add it on my Sprint Two year contract as a replacement phone, the Sim card is still perfectly fine, i just need a new device. Or does it vary per case?

( Unlocked bootloader, 99.9% sure warranty is voided )
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
Did you read this thread? Maybe can help. But yeah....what you did is a known brick method. Not sure if this thread can help....but worth looking into.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2629057

Good luck!
[Sony Xperia M] New-Moderr:
Does anyone know how to make a bootloader that says no change to yes?
[Sony Xperia M] stalin.sk2:
You can't unlock bootloader if your device service info says "bootloader unlock allowed:no"
[Sony Xperia M] gamer649:
I was reading on the Sony forums a while back that you can. It was in the support for the Z forum so I don't know if it will work on the M. If the phone is locked to a network (the most common form of bootloader unlock:no) and you unlock it and THEN flash an unbranded firmware the bootloader status will change from no to yes. That post was made by a Sony support person too, but as I said, I have no idea if it would work on the M.
[Sony Xperia M] Deleted member 3493119:
Hello New-Moderr,

You could contact Sony Support and ask if they could change the status of your phone after you've unlocked the sim of it. That might just do the trick, some people have reported that Sony will do it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yforce260:
well i was trying to flash a new ROM but it kept displaying:

"update package not found"

"update aborted"

so i formated my usb storage and cleared my phone, last time something similar happened and i was able to fix it by formating the USB storage...this time however it did not work and is still displaying the same errors. it is not eve flashing the stock image :( please help,right now the CWM is working.........i hope to receive a reply soon...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Setting.Out:
What version of cwm are you using?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yforce260:
Thanks but the problem has been solved I installed the newer version of CWM and it flashed the ROM pproperly ....thank u for our trouble
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iammrhappy123:
Hey all

I'd like to know how to get NBA game time for free on my nexus 5

I'd like to watch live streaming of the games.

I know its possible on ios , but can't seem to get it done on android

Any ideas?

Thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vin4yak:
Isn't it already free on the play store? Please elaborate??
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben36:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nbaimd.gametime.nba2011
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iammrhappy123:
Well youre right, it is free on the play store.

But id like to avoid paying to watch live games

each season, it costs around 120 bucks to get access, but even then there are black out games.

With iOS there is a hacked version of the app and you VPN to override the black out area games.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vin4yak:
Lol I had thought it would lead to this.. And it did.

Discussions about getting paid apps or IAP for free aren't allowed here.

- Sent from an IceCold Hammerhead!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ch'deng:
So where is the right place to talk about this kind of stuff....:D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrfeuss:
Not XDA. XDA does not condone, support, ignore, etc. piracy or theft.

Full Rules can be found HERE
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laufersteppenwolf:
Thread closed as warez discussions are not allowed on XDA...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Hammered:
I have been using the 8125 for some time and since I have a large numbe of contacts (11,000) have found that I can't load the cingular ext rom. I recently upgraded to the newest htc download rom etc and still have slow down issues with the cingular ext rom. I believe the issue lies with the add on dialer/lookup screen that cingular puts into the phone app.

Any idea how to remove that from the ext rom so that I can load the balance?

Thanks
[Samsung Gear 2] extremetm:
I have a Gear 1 and just got a Gear 2 four days ago--I've been playing with it a lot. So far, I like the 1 better. Tizen may be a great OS but it has limited support/development compared to Android Wear. I can't (yet) side load apps and will likely never be able to use Wondershare MobileGo as I did with the 1. My ebay notifications don't work as they did flawlessly on the 1. The 2's vibrate is very weak even on the strong setting. Battery life is much better on the 2 but I never minded charging once a night. While I'm sure there is a CPU speed difference, I haven't noticed it at any significant rate. As far as looks go, I personally liked the quirkiness of the 1. It gave it personality. Having the home button on the front is more intrusive than on the side as it was on the 1, particularly since there's no lock screen. It was also nice to swipe down on the screen to get to the camera or whatever--now I have to hit the button twice.

The media hype made the 2 sound like it was the second coming. For me, it is far from being ready for prime time. In truth, the 2 is a version 1 with the obligatory bugs that will almost certainly be worked out in the near future. For those who have the patience to wait for new firmware, roots, etc. It will probably be a great device. I'll probably give it a few more weeks as I really want to like it.
[Samsung Gear 2] Jeshter2000:
Well Gear 1's FW testing has began to let it run Tizen. So swiping down will go away there aswell ...
[Samsung Gear 2] juiceppc:
GG2's hardware is better than the Gear 1 however the software is way limited compared to Null or the other options you can do with the gear. IMHO.

Once Android or Null or Android Wear is on the Gear 2 then it will be the best smartwatch but until then it's just the best hardware.
[Samsung Gear 2] Qwallace70129:
So what will android wear bring that the gear2 can't already do?
[Samsung Gear 2] dakunclear:
Maps maybe
[Samsung Gear 2] diamantericos:
Remember its still a fresh OS . In time we will see development. But honestly I had the gear 1 for a week decided to switch to the gear 2 . Null rom os cool and all but dont really see the need to root a watch . Battery life is way more important. And mind you I pretty much hack or mod anything hackable. From phone to my pc. Which benefit me and save me money but a watch on the other hand can do alot on its own. But we are entitled to our opinion. Price is steep though lol.
[Samsung Gear 2] extremetm:
Personally, I think switching to Tizen was a mistake. Time will tell. As it is, the application selection is abysmal for a smart watch that's effectively been out for 8 months. And the quality/functionality of many apps is even worse. Just read some of the reviews. But I still love the Gear watches and think we are at the cusp of some pretty exciting developments within the next few years. When Apple releases the iwatch, that's when the technology is really going to heat up between the giants.
[Samsung Gear 2] jonstatt:
I agree Tizen was a mistake....because now I think they will be pressured into switching to Android Wear! This will really confuse and dilute the developer community
[Samsung Gear 2] Jeshter2000:
8 months??? Gear 2 is released just about a month ago.

Gear 1 runs android and soo will be updated to Tizen. Test builds has started sooo
[Samsung Gear 2] extremetm:
It begins:

LG G Watch gets price, release date

Written by Andre Yoskowitz (Google+) @ 29 Apr 2014 22:29 User comments (1)

LG G Watch gets price, release date LG's upcoming G Watch smartwatch has finally been given a release date and price, at least for the European markets.

The watch will be the first to the commercial market using Google's Android Wear operating system for wearables when it hits in June. The watch has been priced at €199 for Europe, with an expected $199 price tag for the U.S., as well.

LG's new endeavor features a rectangular face, a 1.65-inch screen and 4GB internal storage.

Among the specs and features we know about is the fact that the device will have an "always-on" screen, will be dust and water proof and will be available in both black and champagne gold.

Android Wear, introduced by Google earlier this year, is built around the Google Now user interface and includes access to Google Maps and built-in voice controls.
[Samsung Gear 2] extremetm:
I said "effectively." To the average consumer, they don't know from Tizen to Android to Playschool. All they know is that the 2 (the new version of the 1) is light on apps.
[Samsung Gear 2] BlackZenith:
There's your problem... stop playing with it! Good grief, its a watch. Is your smartphone so bad that you are trying to replace it with the Gear?
[Samsung Gear 2] Jeshter2000:
So Android Wear is heavily developed around Google Now which is not availanle in my Native language

What would be de benefit for me to have such a device??

Martin
[Samsung Gear 2] xformulax:
they won't be pressured into anything, all samsung phones are moving to Tizen as well... possibly not all, but the galaxy S series is.
[Samsung Gear 2] raulon:
I´m agree with your and my neo´s will come back to amazon, too! I have the first sonyericsson mbw-100, across the new other sony liveview (a disaster) , the gear original and de new gear 2 neo, and I´m thinking to return it and the the moto actv or wait to moto 360, even I can recover my old gear it was the best of all and almost I can flash and use the customised rom, till get a new one.
[Samsung Gear 2] mjrshark:
New OS and coming from samsung what stopped me from getting SG2 , samsung dont really care about updating software more than making more devices to sell, thats why my next device will be nexus. they make Great hardware but updating/improve software is their last priority.

Its not about rooting or pushing apps if its use android , but they dont fix many bugs , so if ya in android you may find devs to do it, but as new OS , few will find

Android are on Top, porting from other devices and making your device as what you want, samsung going wrong way by trying to get its own OS to be like Apple, will fail like nokia symbian i guess
[Samsung Gear 2] extremetm:
After using the G2 for another week, I've got most everything worked out. All alerts are working and I've kind of settled into it. I now like it better than the G1 in many respects. Most likely when the LG Android wear or something better is released, I'll sell the G2 and get something else. There's just too little support for Tizen and the apps aren't flying into the store. At least with Android you didn't have to depend on the store and could side load.
[Samsung Gear 2] mitchellvii:
Google Maps and Google Now. Both pretty huge as Google Now is far faster and more powerful than Samsung's solution. I'd have bought the Gear 2 today if Samsung had gone Android Wear. My experience with proprietary Samsung solutions such as "S-note" is that its sucks and it will continue to suck.

---------- Post added at 07:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:11 AM ----------

LG G with Android Wear only $199 US? Unless the quality is a complete crapfest sign me up. Wish it had a camera but for Google Now and Maps I can live without a camera.
[Samsung Gear 2] jonstatt:
I had the Turn By Turn app on my Gear 1 and found a major major problem with GPS based apps on a watch! If they don't put a GPS receiver in the watch and your phone is in your pocket....then nothing will work! So if, for example you wanted to have a walking aid in London to find an address, you would have to be holding your phone in your hand anyway!
[Samsung Gear 2] LaDeXi:
Google Now is totally useless in Finland so I'm afraid that Android Wear will be pretty useless if it's Now in a watch.
[Samsung Gear 2] markyboy81:
Why won't GPS work when the phone's in your pocket?
[Samsung Gear 2] jonstatt:
Because your body acts as a shield and the GPS receiver can't get a good signal especially in built up areas. Just like if you use a GPS in a car and don't put the receiver near the window
[Samsung Gear 2] markyboy81:
Hmm have to disagree here modern phones have far more sensitive receivers. I've used gps on the last 3 or 4 phones whilst in my pocket and it's always worked fine.
[Samsung Gear 2] jonstatt:
I must have legs made of lead then because I can assure you it was a total fail with my note 3 in London!
[Samsung Gear 2] noctrin:
Not that much better, gear 1 has a 1.6Ghz dual core ARM, which samsung politely locked to a 800MHz running on a single core, but it's very easy to unlock. Other than that, they have the same screen, ram, battery, camera and storage. I'd say they're about the same hardware wise..
[Samsung Gear 2] dakunclear:
And a lot more people have bought the gear 2/neo which means better app support in the long run
[Samsung Gear 2] raza89:
Tizen was a horrible mistake. honestly cant wait till android wear comes out
[Samsung Gear 2] doverjosh8:
You think? I really didn't mind the Tizen. Why do you think it was a mistake?
[Samsung Gear 2] diamantericos:
Honestly I thing people just don't like change . I see nothing wrong with tizen . Its like the old story windows is better for pc than mobile android is better for smartphone and some tablets . And tizen I would rather more on a watch than a phone. Its also early development. The only thing truly missing is ability to reply from watch to both emails and messages . But we are all different and entitled to our opinion. And if people would pay attention samsung has no intent on reverting as they rumor have tizen planned to update on the galaxy gear.
[Samsung Gear 2] nxneko:
My two cents but, for half the price you are losing IR blaster (which is on your phone probably anyways) and the health stuff and gaining null rom and a more open interface. Yes, it is not as water resistant but Ive put mine through hell and it works perfectly. and the camera difference? the camera is good for emergency photos thats it your not gaining much with .1mp. and Yes both watches run Exynos 4412 as stated before which Nulls kernel unlocks to 1600/Dual core.

I wouldn't pay $150 more for IR & the extra stuff...plus its tizen. I will be sticking to my G1 until the price of the Gear 2 drops near its end of cycle for the Gear 3, or if the G3 is a major improvement go for that.

If you dont have a G1 though, just do some research because G1s can be found for $150 everywhere now and it saves you a lot. plus if you REALLY care about the "music player" aspect, Tizen G1 update will bring that so...:) there you have it
[Samsung Gear 2] markyboy81:
Any news as to when we'll get the Tizen G1 update?
[HTC One X+] Extinguo:
Hi^^

I was wondering, whether there is a way to install a multiboot on my HOX+.

But it has to be compatible with Android 4.4.2
[General Questions and Answers] 10rdan:
My sons handset has developed a fault.

Please bare with me..... On the very odd occasion it will boot, it will eventually shut down and won't reboot for hours if not days. If it does reboot it looses the rom and I've got to reflash it. Sometimes it will keep running, but asleep, for a few hours but when it's used it will crash and not restart, as I said above, for hours or days.

The only roms that I can get to run are the "pure" android roms. I can't get any sense 5 ones to start.

I sent it back to o2, but they just sent it back to me stating it's "liquid damaged".

As far as I'm aware it hasn't been "liquid damaged", but obviously can't prove that. I also don't think they've checked it to come to that conclusion. These things are well made and there's no obvious signs of it being taken apart.

Any suggestions as to... (a) Do the symptoms re losing the rom etc, sound like liquid damage ?

(b) Can liquid damage be repaired ?

Personally, I don't think they've done "jack ****" about the fault because it's easier to say "liquid damage" and wipe there hands of it.

Thanks for "listening".
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Nonrandomhero:
I'm sorry to make my first post so noobish, but I've been trying for a day now to get CM 11 onto my phone, and the installation keeps failing, something about the signature failing. I tried miui just to see if the rom iteself was the issue, and i had the same result. I have the phone rooted via odin(CF-Auto-Root-d2can-d2vl-sghi747m). I found a rom (cm-11-20140217-NIGHTLY-d2att) and dropped the zip on my sd, popped that in, put the phone in recovery. I formatted and cleared cache. Then tried to install the rom from external. I see it there but the installation fails every time.

Where am I going wrong? do i need something else on the phone?

thanks for any help.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] R5R:
1. You need to root and disable Knox (I saw you rooted but did you disable knox?)

2. You need a custom recovery. A quick way todo this is download this http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/d2att/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-d2att.tar (its the newest TWRP) and flash it using Odin.

3. then you should be able to flash which ever rom you want, BUT be careful because I think some can mess up the i747m. (PS cm11 isnt that great, still very buggy and battery life is not as good as stock.)

Oh one more thing. the CM11 file you have is old since it says d2att, cm renamed the device to d2lte which supports all north american galaxy s3's I believe.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Nonrandomhero:
I did disable Knox. does this matter though? I mean once you reset the phone in recovery mode and clear the cache? is CM10 any better? im not too concerned with battery life (7200mah battery)
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Do you have the 4.3 bootloader on your phone? I assume you do since you mentioned that you disabled knox.

For a custom recovery, I recommend Philz Touch for the d2lte which is based on the latest CWM which can be flashed through Odin.

The best ROM I have used on the s3, and other Android phones, is Validus 13 Ground Zero ROM.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] PSNNorway:
Hello!

Firstly I would like to apologize for my english, but I'm Polish, so thats why.

Few days ago I restored to factory settings, and after that I noticed problems with my microphone.

When I'm calling someone, he can't hear me correctly.

I hear him clearly.

When I use speakerphone he can hear me correctly.

Around year ago I had the same problem, I gave my phone to a service, and they reinstalled soft (4.0.2.A.0.62)

Today I reinstall my soft by flashtool, but still I have this problem with mic. I installed few softs, few times (4.0.2.A.0.62, 4.0.2.A.0.42, 4.1.B.0.587) and nothing happened.

Maybe you can help me with that. Any ideas? Solutions?

Thank you for help! Greetings from Poland.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Bublgum:
Microphone problem

Well, the same here. Got updated my phone (not V, just Neo) to android 4.0.4 (cyanogenmod 9.1.0) and this happend. Actually microphone is working, but it's so difficult to hear something. I can't even use my phone as guitar tuner like I used to do it before.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Couldn't_Find_Good_Name:
I am coming from hyper droid cm7 and whenever I try to flash cm11 it stays on the blue spinning screen and doesn't change.( I have had android 4.3 on my device before) can anyone help? Thank you
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Marvlesz:
Resize partitions .. make sure your system partition is what the rom you want to flash requires ... increase size a bit if you have bad blocks ..
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hitman1376:
Well ...

Dear friend ... If your having such problem , you should try re partitioning your LEO through this guid :

1- Do a task29

2- install CLK / MAGLDR with a partition of :

3- install Recovery

4- Install ROM

5- Enjoy ( The hardest :laugh: )

Good luck

With Best Wishes

Hitman1376​
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Couldn't_Find_Good_Name:
Thanks I'll try this
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Cameron581:
someone was getting all mad because i posted in original for having some "cherry-picks" which all roms do and including omni rom majorly but what eva i decided to just copy it here and cause no trouble... So Enjoy!
[Nexus 5 Android Development] CRIME INC.:
Don't let ppl get you worked up bro.

sent from my HAMMERHEAD
[Nexus 5 Android Development] simms22:
thank you for moving the rom.

btw, it has nothing to do with you adding cherry picks. it has everything to do with you basing it on another rom and not your own originally. anyways, you still need to post source.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Cameron581:
Its in the Dev db design idk why it won't show up
[Nexus 5 Android Development] simms22:
weird!

what you can do, if you didnt change uber kernel at all, is just post the link to uber kernel source in your op. that would satisfy gpl.
[Nexus 5 Android Development] Cameron581:
i had to make a couple quick edits to get entropy past but its pretty close to that its like 4 additions and one deletion
[Nexus 5 Android Development] simms22:
well, post ubers source(until you have your own source for it). even little changes would require a new source.