yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodDayToDie:
I'd expect the 630 to be more future-proof, but the 625 is good for at least the next two years or so, I expect. Well, it'll be well behind the curve by then, but that will be true of any budget phone. The 630 will probably be respectable a bit longer, though.

The lack of a flash would really irritate me, as I use my camera's flash as a flashlight all the time. Even on phones with actual xenon flashes, Nokia usually includes an LED to act as a flashlight.

The performance difference will be there, but it won't be huge. Most things that are CPU-bound won't benefit much from more cores. There are definitely exceptions, of course; for example when multitasking, but the usual limiter there is the RAM.

The screen on the 625 strikes me as being largely aimed at people with bad eyesight, honestly; it's the kind of thing my parents might like but the low PPI would bother me a lot. But then, I care a *lot* more about screen real estate than most people. Your typical user with a high-resolution phone turns the effective DPI down a bunch to make the text large enough to read and the buttons large enough to hit.

Not entirely sure what you mean by "on-screen nav bar". If you mean using software buttons that are technically part of the screen, I don't think that'll make much difference; all Windows phones have the same set of buttons right now anyhow (although I've heard Microsoft is relaxing that requirement).
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulak861:
thanks for the informative answers...two years is a more than enough great deal if windows supports lumia 625 for that long ( atleast the 8.1 and the next version) ... as u have mentioned the performance difference wont be THAT huge so i will surely be buying a 625... front cam, flash ( i also use it as a light source in emergencies) these things are too precious to give up for some pure black display with higher PPI... thanks.. :D
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kolembo:
OK.

Looked at it again, I think you're definately better off buying the 625

They'll upgrade your softwares soon

The 630 improvement is badly thought out and executed... The 625 is actually better built.

And it's still Nokia.

Go out and but the 625
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulak861:
definitely buying 625 thanks....
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pulak861:
Hi guys sorry again for bothering... how is 820 for a choice??? its only a bit more pricy than 625 but seems to have better hardware.... release date is though a lot older.... any ideas???
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nettwerk:
Well Lumia 820 is same old as Lumia 620. If you want better screen, better cover quality than Lumia 920 or 925. If you aren't interested in new latest device, than Lumia 920 be good choise and cheaper.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dragutinvucic:
Lumia 630 Q

Can anybody tell me, is lumia 630 wp cracked?

I mean, can there be installed any Android ROM? :D
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DilanChd:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52177866#post52177866 :laugh: :laugh:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Megaiamepic:
Hi. I recently rooted my phone Xperia S (LT26i) and unlocked its bootloader. I had installed CWM and TWRP recovery in the phone and I have ADB and Fastboot(Android SDK) in my computer. I had earlier flashed CWM but it wasn't working so I flashed TWRP. I had downloaded a custom ROM and Gapps in the PC and I extracted the zip files and copied them into the phone (this was a mistake). I went into TWRP and did factory reset, erased cache and wiped dalvik cache unknowingly:silly: Now I can't flash ROM or Gapps and I cannot boot normally. Earlier, ADB used to recognize the device and now it doesn't. When I turn on the phone, the Sony logo appears and pink light glows. But it doesn't go beyond that. It repeatedly restarts the phone till the splash screen. Now I can't boot the phone normally:( Please help, guys.

P.S. I saw a post suggesting to enter a code in the Terminal module of TWRP but it's not working.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fipsix:
I'v got almost similar problem right now, but beyond that I'v flashed custom kernel to mine.

I hope someone will post here soon :(

edit: the kernel name is Open SEMC

but I think I can get to fast boot, so changing kernel should not be problem. But how to get some ROM to the phone, when I can't connect it anyhow? :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
What do You menan by now not recognizing in adb? While being in adb? Are You able to boot to twrp?

If You both are able to boot into recovery(twrp), I recommend You boot into twrp, connect the phone to pc. Then Let the drivers install. After it, start the adb, use this command to command to check if Your device is connected:

adb devices

Copy the ROM zip to the folder of adb.

Then push the file to sdcard using:

adb push finlename.zip /sdcard

where filename.zip is Your ROM.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Megaiamepic:
I tried using the adb command but it says "error device not found"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
You are using windows, right? Do You see the phone connected in the "Device Manager"? It might but under "Other Devices" by the name "Sony Xperia S"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fipsix:
That's what I've done in the end. Bud I had problem with drivers for my xperia, it seemed that drivers were wrong or something. So I uninstalled them, downloaded new one and voila :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Do post which drivers You installed with a link. It might help the other member.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fipsix:
Ooh sorry, totally forgot about that. I dont have direct link, but I will upload them somewhere tommorow.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fipsix:
drivers

I hope those are the right ones, because I donwloaded tons of em :D

http://ulozto.cz/x4tSiM6N/drivers-fastboot-adb-flashtool-by-velcis-ribeiro-rar
[AOKP Q&A] pyrogoggles:
I'm wanting to change the font on most of the system things for the ROM to a different size, and I'm also wanting to change it to Roboto Condensed. Is there a way I could modify the folders of the ROM to do this? I've tried the apps on the Play Store, but they don't work.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prologikus:
I'm using Original 4.4.2 ( I9505VJUFNC1 ) Rooted With http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2691599 (S5 accuweather) and when i was on S planner i checked Use AccuWeather Just to see what happends and then s planner and touchwiz crashed both ... How i can solve my problem without reseting my phone or reinstall the rom ... ?

[MENTION=5403589]Albe95[/MENTION] You may know how to help me :< .... please !
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Albe95:
I just try and all seems to work fine here.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prologikus:
Strange .... I fixed it using touchwiz easy to navigate to settings and clear data from s planner

Anyway Tnx for giving atention
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ameer96:
Hello

I want a method of making Theme for Galaxy S3

The method of installation of the theme through the Recovery
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewwright:
Many guides on XDA on how to do this and that. Put it altogether and you will get what you need. Biggest part is reading and reading for weeks on end about xml 's and png's and what that does and this does. theamers on XDA spend weeks on a theme. Google is you're friend and good luck.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2203166
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ameer96:
Thank you :)
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iceburn1:
Wondering if I can go bac to NCB stock if I upgraded to ND2 stock? I think the modem will stay the same from ND2 but everything elese should go back to NCB stock right? I wanted that build because of the kernel. Thank you in advance!
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Hid3away:
P880-Dev VS CM-11.0​

[B]Disclaimer[/B]
[LEFT]
I take no responsibility if i influence you in choosing the wrong source
that would most suit you, i am not looking for conflict, rather to help out
people who are lets say "in the dark". Also, you flash whichever Rom at
your own risk blah blah, you get it right, idc and am not responsible ye?[/LEFT]

P880-Dev Sources

These sources are based on Modified Grouper (Nexus 7 2012) blobs. (I think)

Potential Bugs (WIP)

- Aosp camera: lag when flash set to auto/on + manual focus
- Iodak's ported camera: lag when flash set to auto/on + face tracking + manual focus front camera shows green preview, few of the shooting modes not working properly
- Google kitkat camera: depth of field doesn't work, panorama & photosphere show buggy preview (but take pictures normally)
- QR Code Reading
- Screen Recording (Working for Some?)
Anything Else let me know?

Official CyanogenMod Sources

These sources are based on stock? CM10.2? blobs (will need clarification)

Potential Bugs (WIP)

- CRT Animation
- MHL
- Hotword (Ok Google)
- Laggy? (Not a bug but)
Anything Else let me know?

OP is a Work In Progress as my research progresses, will update every 5-6minutes or so with bugs etc. etc.​
[LG Optimus 4X HD] amkirk94:
I vote for Official CM11.0

It's not that I don't like the features of the dev one... I really love the fact that things like "ok Google" work, and also that we're recieving the latest drivers fixes on the P880-Dev, but for some reason ALL the P880-Dev based ROMs are VERY laggy for me. I've tryied everything! I've spend hours of reflashing and stuff. It seems that I am the only one to be getting such lags, so I haven't reported anything on the threads yet. I really wish I could use the P880-Dev ones... :(

You can add as bugs on the Official CM11:

-MHL doesn't work

-Ok Google doesn't work

EDIT: Ok The "laggy" bit on the unofficial was indeed existing, but now it is fixed thanks to our awesome developers :)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Flying_Bear:
for grouper blobs based roms, some of the bugs are:

aosp camera: lag when flash set to auto/on + manual focus

iodak's ported camera: lag when flash set to auto/on + face tracking + manual focus (same issue present on stock), frontal camera shows green preview, few of the shooting modes not working properly

google kitkat camera: depth of field doesn't work, panorama & photosphere show buggy preview (but take pictures normally)

i've also had two more problems, but i'm not sure if it's specific to me or general issue:

- death of network connection when battery is low (cca 20%), no matter what RIL i use (default, eprj or vanir f.e.). even reboot doesn't help sometimes.

- sometimes when running asphalt, sound of the application "dies", and doesn't work untill you restart the app. the system sound keeps runing properly, so it might be just an app issue

edit:

btw, screen recording should work on p880-dev sources
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Jack_capvil:
I am on CM11 Official, and screen recording works perfectly.

I might be more precise: screen capture works, but I haven't tested video screen recording if it was the meaning of the above mentioned possible bug.

Concerning the lags: for me (nightly 20140501) there is no lag, but my comparison reference was the very bad LG stock rom. I feel everything smooth

Only one reboot (one week of use)

I confirm that "OK Google" does not work
[Galaxy S 5 General] uberNoobZA:
I personally don't submerge my electronic devices in water, so am not really that concerned with my S5 being water proof or not. If you're like me ,you may want to remove that flappy charging port cover, as it's a bit of a pain opening and closing it all the time. One way is to simply cut it off (and then have a loose bit of plastic rattling around inside your S5), or you could remove it safely and store it somewhere so that you can put it back if you ever want to sell / trade in the phone.

It's simple enough to do -

- Open the flappy cover on the charging port

- Remove the back cover of your phone

- With the phone face down (on a soft lint-free cloth, to protect the screen), locate the screw directly to the left of the charging port

- Remove this screw

- Carefully lift up the plastic cover the screw was holding in place (don't lift it all the way off, just enough for next step)

- Lift out the flappy cover

- Replace the plastic cover and the screw

- Replace the back cover

- Keep the flappy cover in a safe place so you can put it back later if you need to

- Done

Pictures -

Shows which screw and cover to remove -

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Shows my S5 without the flappy cover

View attachment 2741765

A simple enough process, and sorry if someone already posted something similar (I did a search and found nothing specific).

And for those that need to watch someone else do it, a video -

[YOUTUBE]fSkKLFVq_VU[/YOUTUBE]

Hit thanks if you find this useful :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S 5 General] s13silviaguy:
I too find the cover annoying but I have a 2 year old that throws phones in the toilet (I'm not kidding). Either way, good tutorial.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Tomo1971:
It's good to know. I wanted a waterproof or resistant phone more for been in a damp pocket or using while in the rain..... So may do this if it gets amnoying
[Galaxy S 5 General] Killerheels:
Going to do this. I found the cover a real pain.
[Galaxy S 5 General] felloffthetruck:
or you could just wait until it snaps off on it's own. ;) Wonder if Samsung will replace these under warranty when they do break off. :p
[Galaxy S 5 General] guhn3r:
Samsung considers it as cosmetic wear and tear > no warrenty coverage

Two fat thumbs mashing on a gorilla
[Galaxy S 5 General] DREWHAMM974:
Considering it stops the waterproof functionality I would argue that it is not just "cosmetic wear and tear"
[Galaxy S 5 General] guhn3r:
Take it up with them. I'll be rooting for you

Two fat thumbs mashing on a gorilla
[Galaxy S 5 General] Hellscythe:
Be careful, there might be water sensors inside the port similar with my Xperia Z and could potentially void warranty.
[Galaxy S 5 General] knexkid:
Now if only there was a way to get rid of that stupid warning about the charging flap every time you unplug it.....
[Galaxy S 5 General] justanotherasian:
Instructions unclear: phone now without flap in toilet.

JK, thanks for the advice though!
[Galaxy S 5 General] Brava27:
There is a rom that removes those notifications. Using Phoenix rom.
[Galaxy S 5 General] texas83:
I just removed the flap using the instructions. I thought I was the only one annoyed by this. Thanks for the write up!
[Galaxy S 5 General] iresq:
Took mine off this morning. In and out of car all day. Between case and fat fingers, just too hard to open and close flap. I usually just left it dangling and dangling is no way to go through life.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Gertlily:
Mayeb a late reply to you. But if you root your phone and install Xposed Framework together with my module (http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.gertlily.xposed.touchwiz) you can disable the popup for the usb and the battery.
[Galaxy S 5 General] gochapa:
People, know if there are any video on YouTube showing how it's done? In my opinion is the only negative point. Can cause problems if you take? (Not talking about the situation ceases to be water resistant there ...)

Enviado do meu SM-G900F através de Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 General] xdarkkenny:
Thank for the tutorial, was finding the cover is a bit annoying
[Galaxy S 5 General] John822:
That sucks :laugh:

I love my water proof phone! The cover don't bother me.
[Galaxy S 5 General] uberNoobZA:
You're welcome. Don't forget that thanks button :p

pictures with numbers to show order of steps not enough ?
[Galaxy S 5 General] SnuggP:
Maybe that 2yr old wants his own [emoji196]

---------- Post added at 10:56 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:48 AM ----------

lol [emoji1]

---------- Post added at 11:00 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:56 AM ----------

I found a website that sells these err, flaps I'm a have to look it up then post a link in case some one loses theirs [emoji197]

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ah so do I. [emoji76]
[Galaxy S 5 General] uberNoobZA:
YouTube video added to original post. You're welcome.
[Galaxy S 5 General] GibMcFragger:
Nice! I was thinking of doing that myself. I got the QI cover and pad instead, so now I never have to open the flap, lol.
[Galaxy S 5 General] zidz:
If you are annoyed by the charge port cover, then try a wireless charger. Simple and easy :)

Edit: Was not first with that tip.. Sorry about that.
[Galaxy S 5 General] uberNoobZA:
True, as long as you're happy spending the extra money on wireless charging. And if you stick with the official charging cover then good luck finding a decent cover that fits. Or you could get a cheap wireless receiver (plus charging pads) and still break the phone's water resistance.

Nonetheless thanks for the helpful tip.
[Galaxy S 5 General] zidz:
Actually it's not that much money. I got their flip case for wireless charging so no other case is needed.
[Galaxy S 5 General] kms108:
I purchased a few of these for spare, less than USD 1 each.

---------- Post added at 11:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:54 AM ----------

You should be able to pick up a cheap set for about USD 25.
[Galaxy S 5 General] uberNoobZA:
Good to see that replacements are so really available. Luckily I won't need one, as I have removed my existing one and put it somewhere safe.

Yes you can get wireless charging kits 'cheap' and I have wireless charging (hence my posts in topics about wireless charging). However this topic is not about wireless charging.

:)
[Galaxy S 5 General] dijital_1:
Great post uberNoobZA ;) ;)
[Galaxy S 5 General] arghness:
Has anyone tried this and then tried the phone on a Note 2 smart dock? (the one that charges, does HDMI out and USB all at once).

It works with the S3, S4 and the Note 3, so I'd hoped it would work with the S5, but forgot that the charging cover would mess things up to such an extent that it can't even plug the connector in far enough to charge.
[Galaxy S 5 General] grizzlebizzle:
You can also just live deal with the warnings 5 times or so and it will add a checkbox to disable the message at that point. Same goes for the back cover warning. It is annoying that they don't give the option immediately, but you can get rid of the warning without having to root or anything.

I do wish there was a better design for this cover as it is annoying to open and close, but with the battery life I am getting I think I can deal with it. I don't even have to charge every night. I may consider a wireless charger at some point - I assume they are horribly inefficient in terms of power consumption though (not that charging your phone uses a whole lot of power). Also not sure how well it will work with my case.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Gertlily:
Well in your case maybe. But I didn't get any checkbox after two weeks of usage, so it may be related to region of the phone or something? So for me it was necessary to make it this way.
[Galaxy S 5 General] siyue78:
really want to remove the cover cause it's inconvenient.
[Galaxy S 5 General] GastonC:
Best place to buy?

Where did you get those usb port covers? Have you tried them against the water test? Do they still protect your phone from water damage? Mine broke this morning and I need a good replacement!!!!
[Galaxy S 5 General] kms108:
I can't actually say it's oem, but they look identical and fits perfect, but haven't tested it out in water, I just have the covers now, got rid of my S5.
[Galaxy S 5 General] Aslan01:
Watertightness after replacing cover???

Hi OP,

Thanks a lot for the tutorial but I noticed something worrying after removing the screw and the plastic grey part.

The grey plastic part secured by the one screw that we need to take off sandwiches a small film of adhesive black tape with a hole in it for the screw to go through.

It looks like the black tape is required to make a watertight seal somehow.

Has anyone replaced the USB port cover and tested the water resistance of the device?
[Galaxy S 5 General] Kjc99:
Hey I had to replace mine also and all my adhesive tape came off... I'm thinking it probably can't be submerged in water but it can still take a splash.... Anyone know where to find the adhesive black sticky stuff to put around the screw?
[Galaxy S 5 General] GastonC:
Why not try a little black silicone.....
[Galaxy S 5 General] puterdoc:
I have not tried this on my phone, being its brand new and I have not yet broken the cover. But I use dielectric grease on other connectors that are everywhere from outside to extreme conditions. This is a silicone base and absolutely water proof. It would not prevent any connection current or data flow, if anything would help preserve the connector. Other than the initial wiping off the excess, I think this may allow the waterproof to work without the cover completely. And no I am not willing to test this with my brand new phone. But thought to throw out the idea for now.
[Galaxy S 5 General] tweexter:
Thanks for the quick and easy write up on this. That cover annoys me sometimes. :D
[Galaxy S 5 General] labeeqhussain:
I find it really annoying but I think you should leave it on though, what if you end up dropping your phone in water? atleast then youll be protected>
[Galaxy S 5 General] rnrnrn:
few issues with what most of wrote above

First thing - could anyone post a link or a reference to the fact that the USB cover is needed for water resistance? I do not recall where I saw it but I do recall seeing a mention that this cover is needed for dust resistance (since such particles could cause damage when connecting a cable) but not water resistance - see lack of a flap on the sound jack on top.

Second thing - on German ebay the covers are between 6.5 and 10 euros a piece - so one dollar a piece is really a bargain :) Maybe prices will change but it may just be typical European overpricing, oh well...
[Galaxy S 5 General] hmmzwtf:
Haha, damn, I thought I was the only one having annoiances with the little protector cap, thanks for the advice!

But as I live in holland where it rains ALOT, I think its smarter to leave the cap on in my situation.

But if i'd like to take it off, I know now to do it in a safe way :P
[Galaxy S 5 General] Brentpn:
Fingernails

Considering i bite my fingernails (bad habit i know) i can never get the f***kin thing off, but i just dont think i could risk dropping it in a puddle or somthing,

wierd i never had this worry before they were water proof??
[Galaxy S 5 General] santa_claws:
I have the same problem! I am really considering breaking the habit just so its easier to open the cover. Although, I admit, removing the cover may be a more realistic solution, lol
[Galaxy S 5 General] shmulik323:
Tnx for the help man
[Galaxy S 5 General] JamesIsNinja:
Good tutorial! Thanks a bunch
[Galaxy S 5 General] c4sfer:
Thanks, now I could use my charging dock again.
[Galaxy S 5 General] -PiLoT-:
Im pretty sure that if the flap is open itd link a bridge between the + and - of the charge port and short the electrics, water doesn't mix with electric and apparelty they coat the headphone jack in something
[Galaxy S 5 General] mike710_0:
If I remove the usb cover, then cut the plastic hinge off will it still be waterproof with the way it's held before I cut it off?

I'd rather have the cover somewhere loose, then when I use my hot tub put the cover back on. I don't purposely put it into water, it's just in case I drop it in the water
[Galaxy S 5 General] Ramer:
Don't cut anything. How to Safely Remove & Replace the Charging Port Cover on Your Samsung Galaxy S5
[Galaxy S 5 General] mike710_0:
You missed my point.

I want to make the usb cover a non permanent fitting.

I just need to know will it still be water resistant the way it's held without the plastic hinge?
[Galaxy S 5 General] makaveli316:
You should try wireless charging and forget about that usb cover ;)

Since i charge my phone by induction, i maybe opened that cover once, just to copy a very large file to it.
[Galaxy S 5 General] synxx:
my brother has the s5 mini and it doesnt have a flap but is still waterproof. so i belived that my s5 flap was just to keep dust out. but im not willing to try it lol.