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[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catlog:
Not to hijack your thread if you consider it off topic but I wonder whether the bootloader will be easier to unlock on the G3. I did some vague research on the G2 and it seems you need to be on a specific version to install custom recoveries and/or use loki patch. If I'm wrong, please correct me.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahmed534:
thats true ! if you update your G2 with official KK OTA for example you will never be able to use loki ! so no more Custom recovery and root
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wase4711:
and, it took the LG FLEX about 6 months for us just to get root, and that was while still on 4.2 JB..

I dont know how the G3 will be, but the FLEX is horrible for anything related to development..
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Epix4G:
But the flex was also a niche phone and not very popular. ... This phone will have a much larger following so things will go faster by having more people working on it

Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catlog:
I do hope things will be easier with the G3. Fingers crossed but realistically, not sure and too early to be sure.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wase4711:
Hope your right, but only time will tell...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beezar:
I am skeptical. I have the G2, and it took a while to achieve root with Kit Kat, and that was achieved by downgrading the bootloader to a previous version (the Jellybean one, which was loki-susceptible) and modifying the kernel to work with it (G2 devs are awesome). Being that the G3 will be released with Kit Kat and never having a previous loki susceptible bootloader, it might be extremely difficult to achieve root. We'll have to see...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Epix4G:
Don't forget that they are leaking photos of developer edition of the G3 .... Could take a bootloader from that also. .. many ways around and our devs are good

Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Epix4G:
And now the international version is already rooted ....:D:D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2766429

Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jal3223:
Unfortunately, I've never witnessed a developer edition helping with an exploit of a retail version. Well, at least that is the case of Verizon's devices. In fact, seeing photos of a dev edition is kinda discouraging as it suggests that the retail will be most definitely locked down. Maybe it won't be as bad as the Galaxy S5 though (Verizon). Even though I have been exclusivity Samsung for a long time, their Nazi security has forced me to find another brand. Hopefully LG will not try to copy then in that aspect.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Protagoras:
They will, when they become as big as Samsung. Then it will be time to move on to another competitor :) A Chinese one, probably.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wase4711:
All of these companies want corporate business, NOT consumer business; they have to convince corporations that their software/hardware is very secure and un crackable, so thats why they all lock down everything they can, and don't want people rooting/modding/bypassing their security schemes, so dont look for this to change anytime soon, as far as the "big 4" cell phone mfgs are concerned..
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mircury:
My 2 cents, if you value root, do NOT get this phone until it is verified to have an unlocked bootloader on your carrier's version. Do not count on an exploit being found, ever. There are many many sad people in the AT&T and Verizon S5 and Note 3 forums. It has been more than 4 months without root and a huge bounty of around $20k for root. If you normally keep phones for about a year like me that's almost half the life of the phone being locked down. No ad blocking, no titanium backup, no special security apps, and features that have been disabled by the carrier can't be enabled.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobbarker2:
Yeah that's not going to help... you can't just switch bootloaders, if you could do that then it would already be unlocked.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wase4711:
Very good point; I know we waited 6 months on the LG flex to get root, so if the G3 follows a similar security scheme, its gonna be a long wait for those getting a G3 in the USA
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Burst_:
Definitely not something you want to see while lurking other forums. ;-D
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wase4711:
knowledge is power..thinking about a G3, so I am trying to learn as much about it as possible
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gravediggaz:
is there a good guide for someone that is new to this? I just got my g3 today
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tangib1e:
Towelroot

Assuming you haven't (foolishly) allowed your phone to update itself, you should be able to use Towelroot by GeoHot. Just about the simplest root ever.

If on the other hand you've already accepted a software update of the phone, you're probably S.O.L.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] navlem:
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[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sephstyler:
Hi. New to the tab z2.

Videos played locally look crisp but YouTube doesn't look as good as I expected YouTube HD to look on this device. Upon reading it seems that it also affects Google play vids

Is there a workaround ? Would love to enjoy this screen fr media consumption. Thanks in advance
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasenbein1966:
Youtube HD looks perfect on my device.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sephstyler:
Hey man, thanks for the response.

I agree that youtube HD looks decent enough, but maybe I was expecting it to be even better. It doesn't quite as pin sharp as I expected it to be (Coming from a 2013 Nexus 7).

thanks for your input!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shibabz03:
Can you help me pick what kitkat rom should i use? I want a stable, fast and battery efficiet rom..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cmr_noob:
Try the mokee rom.... i have been using it... It's stable , fat and battery efficient... can't post the link to the took... Google mokee hikari
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] andacro:
Does it still give root too all apps that want it, without asking?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shibabz03:
hi there.. how to install mokee?? is it just like the other custom rom installation?

wipe data/ factory

wipe cache

wipe dalvik

install zip

are those the steps? or do i need to format system as well?

already downloaded the file but im waiting for the confirmation of the steps..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cmr_noob:
You don't need to format system... just flash the boot.img and then install it like any other custom Rom... If you need to grant root access to all apps without them asking for it .. You can change the settings in superuser to do that
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 11:55:
What version should i install first? Nightly or Release?

I went to the website bro. I saw 2 kinds of releases the nightyly and i think the other one is named RELEASE but i assumed it would be the official one :) they had an update in the nightly version this june 4 :) So i should just install the official release and OTA to the current nightyly build? :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] andacro:
Mekoo seems great. Tried the first unofficial that came. It has improved greatly. :) Ext_sd is working perfectly.
[About XDA developers] Conchas:
Could some admin update the logo for 'Portugal - TMN' mobile operator?

New logo in attachment.
[About XDA developers] Flar:
done

Hi,

I replaced the image, it should display the correct logo now.

Greetz,

Flar
[About XDA developers] Conchas:
Not relly... :-(

Still the old logo.

Do you see it on the left, at my profile!?
[About XDA developers] HDuser:
looks good from my view
[About XDA developers] Raithlin:
I see the new logo - after refreshing my browser cache (CTRL-F5).

Good idea though. Could you update MTN - South Africa pls? Logo attached.

Thx in advance.
[About XDA developers] Conchas:
Thanks its OK indeed!

I didn't knew about refreshing my browser cache (CTRL-F5)...
[About XDA developers] Flar:
changing provider logo

Hi Raithlin,

I tried to update the logo but since it's a square the forum won't let me change it (size is incorrect) I can scale it down to an acceptable size but then it is no longer readable.

Since we are changing to new forum software in wich this is possible I'd like to wait with updating untill we migrate to the new software (anytime soon).

Greetz,

Flar
[About XDA developers] aquanaut88:
Please update logo for Taiwan Cellular, mahalo!
[About XDA developers] Raithlin:
Re: changing provider logo

Fine by me. ;)
[About XDA developers] Conchas:
After forum SW upgrade, the new logo was changed bat to the old one.

Can you please replace it again?

Attach in first post!
[About XDA developers] Raithlin:
Flar,

Please pass on my congratulations to the team for the smooth move. I didn't even notice it was done until I realised I was using the new features! :D

I know you guys are probably under pressure to smooth out any kinks, so I'll give you a while before throwing a tantrum. :eek:
[About XDA developers] antihrist:
new Croatia VIPnet logo

could you please replace VIPnet logo for Croatia? curent one it's not used for few years and looks outdated.

here is new logo attached (not original, but all pictures are from official vipnet site and style is up to date). it is in gif format and 97x25 size
[About XDA developers] deedee:
Still looking for an option to select Virgin Mobile - UK
[About XDA developers] foo:
How can I use provider logos or country flags? How can I even set my location? I took a look in the "User CP" but did not find a way to set any of this.
[About XDA developers] DaveShaw:
I think there is a bug in the User Profile. I've PM'd FLar about this but she's not responded.

Try this link for the time been:

http://xdaforums.com/profile.php?do=editprofile

EDIT:

@Flar, I think this is affecting more than just me now. :)

Ta

Dave
[About XDA developers] foo:
Thank you, that worked. :)

There really seems to be a bug in there, because there seems to be a "hidden" menu (Firefox 2.0.0.14 and IE 6):
[About XDA developers] l3v5y:
I think it's not been there for some time, but I've just used the direct link...
[About XDA developers] flaviopac:
Same here.... Firefox 3.....
[About XDA developers] antihrist:
could some of you mods contact admin and get his attention on this thread? don't think any admin would even take a look on PM from me, so... i know it's been dead thread for some time, but now it looks alive again.

thanx
[About XDA developers] DaveShaw:
I've PM'd Flar about this already. I have corresponded with her before and I have every confidence she will get back to us when she can.

I will PM her again and make her aware of this thread.

EDIT:

This thread is well of topic (Operator Logos), so I have created a new one here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=401782

Ta

Dave
[About XDA developers] antihrist:
thanx dave. i know this "bug" is off topic, but first i started usig this thread for changing operator logo, wich is the subject of this thread (post #12 in this thread) and i would like to see someone replying to this. not that i'm in hurry, but since people is starting to post in here it would be nice to see some admin in here. so, there is no rush about my operator logo at all and admins can change it whenever they wan't or whenever they have some time (or anything)
[About XDA developers] luzok:
Thanks. I have just followed your instructions and successfully updated my profile.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jtomas10:
3 screenshots from 3 different days with no apps running in the background, I cleared it before going to sleep. Help please?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] soralz:
Tap and show the info about Android OS battery usage. Usually if keeping the phone awake can be solved by rebooting the phone.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] xclub_101:
Without root and a lot of advanced tweaking there is only one simple thing you can do - turn off WiFi and Mobile Data before you go to sleep. Eventually as an even bigger step you can also go to Airplane Mode but obviously you will not be able to take any phone call. See what battery drain you get under those conditions.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jtomas10:
Thank you! Thought I had to unroot my phone. Already tried rebooting but did mot work but O tried factory reseting my phone and solved the problem.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] stanley08:
Try my battery saving thread here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2579075

It has helped many. It could help you too. :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] c010:
1st picture

i think dropbox is eating up your battery

2nd picture

your mobile network signal is weak, this could be the culprit

3rd picture

same as above
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fookea:
post some wakelocks. Otherwise this is useless.

The 1st picture it's obviously dropbox. In the other two, who knows. without wakelock stats this thread is useless
[Galaxy Note 3 General] xdamatt:
Worth rooting...

If you root go for :

- Wakelock Detector (find out exactly what caused the drain: screen / cpu)

- Greenify (hibernate apps regularly)

- ROM Toolbox Pro (disable startup and other related intents)

Since I did (I stayed on stock) : I don't have to worry about charging during the day + all lag is gone (even with 500 apps and >100 more frozen).
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fookea:
wakelock detector works just fine without root :) greenify partially
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mm_alhashmi:
Turn off the wifi
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TH3_FRB:
I'm rooted/stock and have been deferring OTA updates for a looooong time. last time I took an update it screwed thing sup badly and I had to wipe my phone and start clean so I've been avoiding the update. I figured it's time but the install fails every time. I'm on 4.1.2 VRBMF1. Is it the fact that I'm rooted causing the trouble? Can I "un-root" to take the update?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
If you have removed system apps or applied framework changes (like a mod) then the OTA could fail cuz of that. It could even be from your custom recovery. There should be an error code that gets saved in /cache or it should give you a reason why it fails as it is attempting to apply the update. Have you done any permanent changes similar to what I outlined?

If you have no issues with wiping the entire phone, then you could use Odin (Windows only program) to apply the 4.3 update. Now, I must say that you will not have any option to use AOSP roms or custom kernels once on 4.3. If this matters to you, then I can help you get rid of the ota notification.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TH3_FRB:
I haven't changed anything aside from freezing a bunch of apps with Titanium Backup. I haven't even installed a custom recovery. When **** got so screwed up from the last OTA I started fresh and rooted, intending to install CWM but never got around to it. So I'm rooted and nothing else. I've used Odin before to start fresh and I have no trouble with doing that again except that I hate having to set all of my screens, widgets, and folders up again. The couple times I've used a backup recovery they didn't recover those settings. I have all of my apps sorted into folders and it would be a huge PITA to do that again. I figure there has to be a way to backup and recover the layouts of the home screens. I have MyBackup Pro and can install CMW.

My phone has become very laggy over the past few months, which is why I decided to take the OTA hoping it would clean some things up. Honestly, I lost interest in doing all kinds of customization. I just want the phone to work smoothly again. If stock 4.3 with some crap frozen will do that then that's all I need. Is there a 4.4 version that runs without issues on the GS3?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DigitalMD:
Don't take the OTA, just go here and install this stock rooted version of the 4.3 OTA. Gives you everything you want and keeps your options open.

4.3 is much better than 4.12 and there is no stable 4.4 for the S3.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2625483
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TH3_FRB:
I'll go that route.

Any advice for backing up and restoring my apps folders? I just realized that the apps pages are not included if I backup/restore home screens with MyBackup Pro. I've sorted my apps into a dozen different folders on the apps pages and really don't want to do that from scratch again.
[General Questions and Answers] hugh a:
has any one been successful in stalling google chrome on a defy xt with ics 4.0.4, was able to install but when i launch it says google chrome has stoped working
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilspeak:
Request help to RE-Root TF300 after flashing a new Rom

I flashed a new rom and none of my rooted apps like Titanium Pro work , but I tested my root with a root checker app which says that my TF300 is indeed Rooted , can anyone advise me on how to restore FULL root so that my rooted apps work . thank you in advance

EACH 1 TEACH *

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[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lj50036:
What ROM are you running? :D
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilspeak:
I am running CROMBi ( good Rom ) that was installed by a great guy name Joshua, it wasn't easy either , now I need FULL root
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] marbertshere:
First of all, I apologize in advance if this should have been posted on the main thread. I am not sure if my problems are related to the downgrade or not, however.

I just purchased an S4 about a month ago. Soon after booting it and going through the set up process, it started downloading the 4.4.2 KitKat OTA. I took it.

I used Surge's method to downgrade from NC5 to MK2. After flashing the first file I did a battery pull. This is when I first saw this black screen with a grey battery charging symbol. I thought it was weird but I wasn't alarmed. i thought it had something to do with the flashing process.

I finished the process and everything seemed fine. I was on MK2 and then I rooted with SafeRoot. I plugged my phone, let it charge for some time, and then turned it off.

I woke up in the morning and my phone wouldn't turn on. I plugged in the charger and got that grey battery screen again. After a couple minutes I managed to boot it. It said that my battery was at 0%. I let it charge to full (which took quite a bit longer than had previously). Afterwards I tried to use my phone like normal and this is where it got worse.

My dialer will not work, Google search freezes up, and so does YouTube. It seems all seems very laggy. My battery is draining faster than before I did the downgrade.

Now, I was thinking of doing either one of two things: either try to flash the upgrade to 4.4.2 via Surge's method or taking my phone back to the vendor and hoping they'll replace it with another one. Might doing the upgrade fix these problems I'm having? Will they take back my phone since it boots with the "Custom [unlocked padlock]" screen?

Also, thank you everybody on this forum for helping me in my times of need! Hopefully no more :fingers-crossed:
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] reinaldistic:
I'm trying to decide wether to wake Google now with the mic "saying ok google" the proximity sensor "waving in front of the screen" or the gyroscope/accelerometer "shaking the phone"

I want to know if anyone can tell me which sensor consumes less power both screen on and off.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] MultiLockOn:
Shaking the phone seems like the worst idea, thing would go on and off in your pocket all the time. My best guess would be the microphone as the most efficient.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jopop:
Hi.

The other day, I "soft bricked" my SM-P900 (Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 wifi only version) and as unable to get it to boot at all. Thanks to jba.33a, I was able to download and install (through Odin), a new firmware. Unable to find a firmware for the US, he suggested downloading the one for Britain.

So I downloaded and installed what I *THOUGHT* was the British firmware. Turns out, I accidentally installed the *CHINESE* firmware, P900ZCUAND4_P900CHNAND4_CHN. Now I'm "stuck" with it because I can't get rid of it or install over it.

When I booted it up, I was all excited to see the boot screen until it came up in Chinese. I switched the language to English, but it is still completely different. No Google apps, all kinds of Chinese icons and setup stuff, etc.

So I did end up finding and downloading the correct firmware for the US, P900UEU1ANC5_P900XAR1ANC5 which is for "Cellular South".

My problem is, I can not install any new firmware. When I attempt it through Odin 3.09, it reads the firmware file and everything seems fine until I click start, it goes through part of the process then it says "FAIL".

After it fails, it gets stuck in a firmware update failed mode. So to recover it, I followed another thread and installed TWRP.

The tablet boots again, but is still on the Chinese firmware. I have been unable to switch it using Odin or Kies.

PLEASE HELP! I need to install the Cellular South firmware and eliminate the Chinese firmware. Does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks for any and all help, it very much is appreciated!

Jo Pop
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Serinety:
Most likley a bad download. Download it again. I also installed the chinese firmware just to see how it worked. As you said... No google apps. So i re downloaded the english version and flashed it with no problem.

Sounds to me like you just had a bad download (happens a lot)
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jopop:
No luck redownloading? Any other suggestions?

Hi again.

Okay, so I've downloaded the firmware from a couple of different locations, but during the install, Odin 3.09 keeps failing right at "system.img".

Any other suggestions?

Is there a way to flash a firmware or ROM for the Galaxy Note 12.2 through TWRP?

Thanks again for any help that you can give.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android.Ninja:
Odin 3.07 will work. NOT 3.09. Use Odin 3.07. :)

Developers don't need no stinkin' signature!

If I've been able to help you, please hit the "Thanks" button. ;)
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jopop:
Partial luck but still not working.

Okay. So I rebooted the computer, etc. and I used Odin 3.07. It still would not let me put in the XAR (Cellular South) firmware, but I was able to get it to install the XXU (New Zealand) firmware. That seemed to be successful.

HOWEVER, once I rebooted the device and did the happy dance, I noticed that the device would NOT connect to wifi. I got a "Security Notice" that unauthorized changes were made and since that notice, I can not get wifi on.

So I tried installing the XAR firmware again, got to the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue", which I know how to correct by reinstalling TWRP.

Interestingly, when I first go into Download Mode (Volume Up/Home/Power) and in the "Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue" screens, they are still in Chinese, so some remnant of that Chinese firmware is remaining in this tablet. Perhaps that is a source of some of the issues?

I promise there is a beer (or a drink of your choice) in your future if you can help me get this working with my XAR rom and wifi. Luckily I had done a full Titanium backup two days before this originally happened, so I have all of the backup files on Dropbox for when I get it working again.

Again, thanks for any and all help, it certainly is appreciated.