yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvandyck:
Hi all,

I am new here so I hope this is the correct place for this question.

I ordered the Z1c and expect it to be delivered any moment, I already went to most threads regarding KitKat on the Z1c.

For me, battery life is the main reason why I choose this phone. It appears that updating the firmware of Z1c to the current KitKat version results in a big loss in battery life (and apparently also quite some bugs). Of course, I would like to update but I am in doubt if the advantages of going to Kitkat makes up for the loss in battery life.

In that respect, I have the following questions:

- How bigg is the loss in battery life if I update to the current version (757 in Begium I think)?

- Which official build number of Kitkat has the best battery life?

- What are the main advantages of updating to KitKat?

Thanks in advance

Regards

Dries
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zxz0O0:
I'm on 757 firmware and I don't notice any big difference between KitKat and JellyBean battery life. I also didn't notice any bugs yet. However I am not constantly using my phone and usually get a bit more than 2 days of battery life.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martan1981:
I agree. There is a slight difference between 4.3 and 4.4, but it's not big. Most people won't even notice that. So I wouldn't worry about updating to 4.4.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dvandyck:
Hi Zxz, Martan,

All questions evaporated with arrival of the phone: it came with KitKat 4.4.2 build 757 installed on it so keeping Jelly Bean is simply not an option.

Battery life seems very acceptable: I used about 25% toying with the phone, checking e-mail and downloading updates for some apps using WiFi yesterday evening. Over night, it lost only a few % in Stamina-mode including waking me up twice.

All in all, very happy with this phone. Runs very smooth and up to now, no bugs encountered. I expect to get several days out of it on a single charge and that was the aim from the start.

thanks for your replies

Dries
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tbrad03:
Hi I rooted with towel root on 4.4.2 I was wondering if there is a recovery supported yet I see people talking about safe strap 3.72 but I don't want any restrictions
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
Only safestrap 3.72 works, it's only limitation is the lack of rom slots
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Tbrad03:
Ok

Okay thankyou do you have a link that shows me how to do this on my phone and once I do it if a better one comes out do I need to remove this one or can I just put the better one on an ignore safestrap
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
There are YouTube videos...and SafeStrap threads
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] 06sharpshot:
This is a very straightforward youtube video showing the process. This is what I used to install safestrap on my own device so I can confirm this works. This link is straight from a stickied thread over in the general section. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLHZfPwLkPM&feature=youtu.be
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] gsmyth:
Has anyone found an apk of the new Terrain home launcher. Don't think it will tear me away from Nova launcher but just wanted to check it out.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.terrainhome
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] dack23:
But still beta

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[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] gsmyth:
Did you try it?

Here are some apk links for side load I found.

http://www.filedropper.com/comterrainhome-1

https://filetea.me/t1sFfoxWHq3SYxGAyleCSZu2Q

http://www.mediafire.com/download/6aaoi5mav3s4hac/com.terrainhome.apk

UPDATE: just installed, quite impressed, it has some nice features and fairly customisable.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] exynoss:
this launcher is from samsung unofficially. samsung developers works on it.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] whitehollow:
ANY NEWS
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Uzhi:
Hi XDA Peoples,

I am a noob at android scripting and very new to modifying devices, however the company I work for is rolling out a lot of Samsung S3's and soon S4's to upgrade our device fleet ( we have 3500 employees). There are some settings that we change on devices like Owner information, screen timeout, Battery percentage being displayed, just some basic things. When setting up a few hundred devices manually though it can get tedious and a long process.

I am interested to know is it possible to create a script to modify these settings and run it via OTA or copy it to the phone and run it? I am not looking to root the devices as that would void our warranty and these are company devices. I am just looking to see if I can minimize the amount of manual handling I would need to do.

If people have references or knowledge they can share with me I would appreciate it :)

Thank you in advance I appreciate any help.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] tuneq:
hi,

I've been experimenting the notorious ghost call issue last week, suddenly.

I was running a stock based custom rom, and for this reasons I shifted to a CM11.

I was extremely surprised to realize that the issue was still there.

I'm wondering how it is possible: googling around I found that this issue arised widely on lg optimus 3d, seldom on our lg p880.

I've read that it is something related to the baseband,so a software problem: then I thought that by changing rom the issue would fix.but this did not happen.

I understood that Maybe I have to flash the stock rom with gb firmware , to get the gb baseband and than it should fix. but I'm not sure that flashing again the CM 11 I would not anymore that issue.

So what to do?

does anybody have any solution how to get the rid of this upsetting issue?

Thanks a lot
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Omario-242:
First this has to be in the Q&A section. Second please search next time, a few days ago the same topic has been posted. So refer to the other one.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2787893
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rindertb:
I don't want SuperSU to disable KNOX but it keeps asking me if it should try to do so. Anyone any idea how to stop this?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babygau:
Use Titanium Backup, search "knox", freeze every items it found, you will be knox-free, bro
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mefistos:
he just said he doesnt want to disable knox.. why on earth would he disable it via titanium backup?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gridflash:
You should ask that question on chainfire's SU thread.

-chainfire

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49602407&highlight=knox+nag#post49602407
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rindertb:
Not allowed to do that.

I want to leave KNOX enabled because re-enabling seems impossible, effects of disabling are not completely clear (to me) and I read reports about negative effects.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=52976036&highlight=knox#post52976036

Thanks for the link :good: I couldn't find it.
[Sony Cross-Device General] olokos:
Hello

I'm using LMT because I hate navbar that takes up my screen. Stock sony launcher unfortunately leaves a gap if you get rid of navbar. I fixed it. Thanks [MENTION=5440906]dipesh1502[/MENTION] for this tutorial. It really helped me. :)

Now the launcher uses the entire screen. I also added another row to the desktop.

Before:

After:

Download
[Sony Cross-Device General] tOrNadO™:
Nice to see this change.. But u haven't mentioned the alternative for soft keys.. :confused:
[Sony Cross-Device General] Dadovvv:
He mentioned they used LMT, so this can be used like alternative soft key.
[Sony Cross-Device General] olokos:
That's right. I'm using LMT instead of softkeys and gravitybox to remove the navbar.
[Sony Cross-Device General] SherlooSkye:
How to revert to stock if ever?
[Sony Cross-Device General] devilmaycry2020:
where is the screenshot ? i can't see anything.
[Sony Cross-Device General] olokos:
Just replace Home.apk with the stock one. That's it.

Press on those buttons ;d
[Sony Cross-Device General] alkesh95:
Mate good job

Just a suggestion if you can make this as xposed

module

It would be awesome

Regards

If you need help pm me or search

I will try my best to help you out
[Sony Cross-Device General] olokos:
I personally prefer mods that are not being hacked by anything in the runtime, but I might try to do that as an xposed module if you could point me to a guide of some kind.
[Sony Cross-Device General] alkesh95:
Check this guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2709324

sent from the edge of universe
[Sony Cross-Device General] tnap1979:
still have a gap issue...

OK.. So I have installed your modified home.apk into my system folder.. I've deleted my original home.apk and home.odex files... The launcher does remove the bottom gap.. but now the gap is at the top...

Very saddened by this.. I wanted a complete gapless xperia home launcher.. Without using anything else like nova or blinkfeed or anything

Any idea as to how I can now remove the top gap??

If needed I'll post a screenshot
[Sony Cross-Device General] olokos:
Yes please, do post a screenshot as it works just fine for me.
[Sony Cross-Device General] tnap1979:
screenshot attached

@OP

ok, so here is my screenshot,

i have your modded home.apk, HTC BlinkFeed, and simple home.apk

i also have various Xposed modules installed, Xperia Xposed, GravityBox, Xperia V Mods, Xperia/AOSP NavBar Buttons, SEMCPhone Patcher, Screen Off Animation, GServiceFix, HeadsUp Notifications, GEM Xperia Xposed, Cyber-Shot Xposed, BootManager, BlinkChanger, BlackList, AppOps, Advanced Power Menu...

all of which are enabled with various tweaks amongst them enabled also

im running Stock KK 4.4.2, locked bootloader, dual recovery, SuperUserMod, rooted, SuperSU

If you require anymore info, please dont hesitate to PM me or reply here, maybe its something in my modules or something that im over looking

Tnap1979
[Sony Cross-Device General] olokos:
Well, it has to be something in your modules as they're definitely modding Home.apk which is already modded. You'll have to check one-by-one which one is doing that. :(
[Sony Cross-Device General] olokos:
Will update this home apk to the latest .108 firmware really soon.
[Sony Cross-Device General] olokos:
Is anyone still interested in this?...
[Sony Cross-Device General] zirado:
Yes, thanks
[Sony Cross-Device General] kuroforever:
Emergency Question!!

Can i use this with rom evo 9 and xperia z1 compact? thx
[Sony Cross-Device General] olokos:
You tell me. It should work.
[Sony Cross-Device General] kuroforever:
Question

Oh good now my home never start, looks like it dosnt work on z1 compact. Tell me how to fix it ;_:
[Sony Cross-Device General] olokos:
Restore to your previous home.apk then. I have no idea on what firmware are you or even what rom you are using.
[Sony Cross-Device General] kuroforever:
Thx

Thx im on 108, ima wait until next update.
[Sony Cross-Device General] olokos:
If that's the case then grab my home.apk. It's not ready yet thus I haven't updated this topic yet as I haven't seen any interest, but if you're in this situation then just grab not yet done home.apk. It will work without issues, but there's a minor visual issue, it shouldn't bother you at all as it doesn't really bother me as I got used to it now. :)

Grab it from here:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2yLlnbCRr9MbDhSeEV3eWFrczg/edit?usp=docslist_api
[Sony Cross-Device General] kuroforever:
Question and THX

Thx i already installed and it worked good, i see wich problem you were talking about. in the top there isnt space ahah but its ok i just put little icons there.

Thx a lot i'll be waiting for next version while i test this one.
[Sony Cross-Device General] olokos:
Yeah, that's as far as I got for some reason and since I thought that nobody wants this anymore then I gave up, but since some still want this then I'll do it again. For .133 fw now I guess :P
[Sony Cross-Device General] afah_me:
can anyone fix this layout?please...:confused:

big thank's... :good::good::good:

attached home
[Sony Cross-Device General] kuroforever:
Thx

Hahaha im interested count with me, i'll be waiting for next version/fix.
[One (M8) Android Development] baadnewz:
This is for developers, chefs and zip modders.

A bit of introduction:

!!APKs / JARs are just glorified zip files!!

so it all depends on the base you are working on . Basically it comes down to this. if your odexed base has inside any APK / JAR a dex file then you are good to go . else stop here.

how do you check that? as i said jar / apk are just glorified zip files so take a peek inside the apk/jar with your favorite archive program

m8 base has this already so all is fine.

so what to do next?

easy. just delete all *.odex files from app / priv-app / framework . surprise :) all is done . your rom is deodexed and ART compliant.

sure you can go and decompile any apks/ jars with apktool / baksmali depending on your needs and change code / add / delete whatever you want. just make sure your edits are byte code compatible, otherwise it will break ART compiler.

P.S. as the title says this is a TIP, not a guide for you to follow blindly. should be enough to put you on the right track

P.S.2 if you are confused, not my problem :) since this is for rom owners you should know what your doing. if not maybe you should stop making roms
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GOSSIO:
In this article they claim that rooting the galaxy s5 with towelroot

does not trip knox.Can someone confirm it,from own experience.

I am particularly interested in the international model G900F

http://www.droidviews.com/root-att-and-verizon-galaxy-s5-without-voiding-knox-warranty/
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gridflash:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53450332&highlight=g900f#post53450332
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dedalmapeti:
Cofirm!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedyranger:
+1

Inviato dal mio SM-G900F utilizzando Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashraf sharif:
yes it works

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783985
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cina:
unroot

Is there a safe way to unroot?

I mean to keep warranty.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedyranger:
From inside SuperSU.

GT-I9505_4.4.2 with TⓐPⓐTⓐLⓚ4&EchoeRom V.20_FNC9
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ionutmaruta:
Someone can confirn if this procedure is working fine without trip the KNOX to 0x1 ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=55547906

Sent from Samsung Galaxy S5
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] ahassouna:
Dear all:

i downloaded Helmi's latest release and the only problem i have is reading arabic sms and/or writing arabic as in keyboard input language aswell.

it would be much appreciated if someone can help me with this.

thx peeps
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] MOHDWADEA:
Arabization

I have Helmis rom. The ability to read and write Arabic is working. This zip contains two cabs.

Install Arabizer first, Then install Arabic Reader. Reset ....and Arabic keyboard and transcriber with the ability to read and write Arabic texts. Hope this helps.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] ucifmak:
Salam and thanks Mohdwadea,

does your keyboard function with this version?

Now I have wm2003, downgraded from Helmi 1.3.2 16/32 exelent rom.

I have a helping file for ver. 2 arabizer, which I used with Helmi rom. pm me if interested.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] ahassouna:
thx loads , you are a life saver =D
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] ucifmak:
Arabic hardware keyboard

@ahassouna

Does the keyboard work?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] ahassouna:
yup everything works perfectly ^^
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] MOHDWADEA:
Final thought

Arabic Keyboard and Transcriber are very stable in this rom. I have an arabic word transcriberwhole words and not single letters...however this used to lock up the Previous roms i.e Tuataras 1.3 rom and mamaichs ported blue angel rom which was previous to that. I also have an arabic dictionary..because this program is not freeware i have not added this with the arabizer cabs although i would have liked to share it with you. I Hope those who download this will get some functionality especially in writing texts and emails and saving arabic contacts.

Regards,

Mohdwadea
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] ucifmak:
Understood. Thanks for the great help.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] LUNATIC:
thanxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:) :)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] akramabed:
I have Arabic version rom 1.4 2003 SE on BA pda2k, I was wondering if it is possible to extract the programs such as dictionnary and Arabizer so when I updrade to WM6, I can re-install it back. Anyone can help?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] MOHDWADEA:
possible solution to dictionary

I have Imaginets pocket arabizer which is very stable in wm6. However this is not freeware so i can not post it,,forum rules no warez. I know though that the cabs i have posted work stable in wm6 and give you the functionality to read and write. if you unlock the memory and unhide it you could get the customization cabs which include the dictionary and save it to sd lets say then once you have the new rom installed you can reinstall the customization cabs. thats what i would do. Hope that helps.

Regards,

Mohdwadea
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] transmoral:
thank you MOHDWADEA.. ive been looking for this all over.. bless you!!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] akramabed:
Hardware Keyboard

Can any one help me restore the Arabic hardware Keyboard after upgrading to WM6
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] freeinspace:
Is it possible to Install this arabizer permanently like even it i rest my phone the arabizer remains intstalled.
[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romskii:
is there a way to get ART working on stock Sony ROM?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] esheesle:
Since upgrading to NC5 I've noticed an issue where Calendar notifications, if disabled, just spontaneously come back on after a reboot. I use a calendar reminder app instead of the stock one/google calendar ones so thta can be quite annoying. Of course the solution is just to go into the app under settings and disable notifications altogether but it doesn't feel like that should be required.

Also, in mk2 i was able to edit a prefs file under /data/data/android.mms to get the screen to not turn on when receiving a text. I can edit that same file but when I reboot the phone the file reverts back (in fact any new file in that directory also gets removed). Any thoughts?
[General Questions and Answers] monkeyrootist:
have a razr m xt907 had it updated latest ota 4.4.2,rooted,and bootloader is still unlocked while on kit kat i decided i didnt care for the new firmware and chose to downgrade but unfortunately i didnt do it the right way and i am now stuck at fastboot no recovery no nothing except bootlogo my question is why when i try to reflash or rsd the kitkat firmware or even recovery does it give me the following

BOOTLOADER [VARIABLE NOT SUPPORTED]

TARGET REPORTED MAX DOWNLOAD SIZE 31457280

how can i get this phone back any help is greatly appreciated links are very helpful to me please noob speaking

also my bootloader date is 2014 05 02 what does this mean
[General Questions and Answers] jcxmej:
I am having same trouble. I have stickybit fastboot too. But you can boot into the rom if you want. Pressing power button once turns off the screen. Then press all three buttons together for few seconds and this brings you back to the bootloader menu. From which you boot into rom. Doesnt solve the problem tho.
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] francescus28:
Hi,I want say why the audio of CyanogenMod is better than the stock JB?Are the driver good or there are some options to improve it?Thank you and sorry for my bad English [emoji2]

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[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raul338:
All audio? Music or in call?

You can improve it with 3rd party app like viper4android (root and uninstall equalizer first, and disable low power audio)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theos1988:
Hello guys. PLEASE HELP!!! I bought a Lenovo s6000 tablet at ebay from Germany. I am at Greece and when i put sim card there is no response at my device. When i asked (by the way i asked MANY MANY people and services) all told me that i cant do something. The only thing i should do is to "root" the device cause it is locked from Germany. At lenovo, they told me that it is manufactured like this so 3g cant be used at other countries. Someone told me about this site so i ask for help. Thank you! (Please give me details because i am a little noob :) )
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AhNe:
So, I have root (confirmed), unlocked bootloader (I guess), TWRP 2.7

I tried:

- omni-4.4.2-20140514-v500-HOMEMADE.zip

- cm-11-20140618-NIGHTLY-v500.zip

- cm-11-20140619-INFECTED-v500.zip

But it always says, that my device is a "palman" and no "v500". I made it to get the Slim-v500-4.4.3.build.5.9-INFECTED-20140616-1124.zip installed once, but then I ended up in a Boot-Loop wit the original "LG Logo - Security Error" screen. So I reverted everything with TWRP. Now I can only boot in TWRP and cannot get any ROM to run.

Any suggestions?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AhNe:
Addition:

Now I was able to Flash cm-11-20140618-NIGHTLY-v500.zip, although i edited the update script and removing the first line where it verifies the model. So it flashed the ROM correctly, but upon restarting, I ended up with the 'official' "LG Logo - Security Error".

So I did a restart via Power+Vol- into All three buttons. The Factory Reset screen comes up, when I hit Vol+ twice I gets me back into TWRP, but on the way there it also shows up the

Secure booting Error!

Cause : Device Unlock!, so Boot Success!!!

.... and now?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AhNe:
Aight, Now with the LG Mobile Support Tool and using Download-Mode on the device, I am hopefully able to go back to stock... Needs to DL 1,2 gig though -.-

So I guess I'll stick with the stock, except anyone is able to tell me where I went wrong...

I'm thinking:

1. towelroot

2. flashify for TWRP

3. choose rom and flash

right? Or do I have to do something extra to the bootloader?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sleekmason:
If you have the palman device, you have the Google Play edition, and should not be trying to install Roms for the 500 device. All that is out for the palman device is the sleekai kernel, and a base ROM with no extras. If you have the palman device, install the sleekai kernel and exposed and you will be better off anyway.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jhon998:
Is palman is the one have v510?? so awifi is v500 that i have, lol.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AhNe:
I got it to work after all and was able to install the latest CM nightly. After I did the reinstallation of everything (with the LG tool), I did the following:

- root via towelroot

- installed TWRP 2.7.0

- installed TWRP 2.7.1

- installed CM via TWRP 2.7.1

Still, I have no idea why it was recognized wrong during the first tries...
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jhon998:
Good to hear bro.
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whatever47:
[MENTION=507903]AhNe[/MENTION]

Just to get it clear. You have a v500 and you rooted it with towelroot and flashed the recovery sucessfully with Flashify ?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jhon998:
something wrong in Loki, try to give it a search...