yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kentexcitebot:
I looked at the service manual and saw there are two mics: one on the top at the back of the phone, and one on the bottom inside the speaker. I used Audacity to generate a mid-high range frequency of sound. I connected earbuds to my laptop and put the ends to the mics. The mic on the top back of the phone picks up sound. The mic inside of the speaker doesn't.

EDIT: Started the service menu. Secondary mic is ok, primary mic broken.

I'm convinced this is a Hardware issue.

If I send my phone to Sony to service the primary microphone, how much will it cost, minus the inspection fee? Estimates are ok.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eclyptos:
No body can tell. Just ask them.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anuttam10:
Hi guys,

So I am quite a noob at doing such things, you should know this before reading this post. I went ahead and was booting cm11 for the first time after using seokhun's method, but found that my tablet was looping. I (foolishly) decided to reflash the .bin file from his post and start from scratch, but I ended up messing up the Kindle further. It flashes the orange logo three times, and then stays on the logo on the fourth time. Recovery doesn't work, and it won't boot into fastboot. Help!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ph0enix_216:
Are you using a fastboot cable to get into fastboot?

>>>Sent from my homebuilt TARDIS running Android 4.4... or maybe it's a Kindle Fire HD running Cyanogenmod 11<<<
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thecoolster:
Can u boot into recovery.... I had a similar problem with my phone.... Try to wipe dalvik cache factory reset and then just flash another rom or reflash the Same rom...

Sent from my MIND using my BODY....(JUST KIDDING)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anuttam10:
Can't get into recovery, and no, I am not using a fastboot cable. I ordered one today though. Will it work even with the hard bricks?
[Sony Tablet S] kevinalex125:
Someone can help me about how replace them, and where i can bougth the part... Please i Need Help :crying::crying::crying:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Slayer809:
Hi.

I have a Galaxy S4 m919 with Android 4.4.2 and I need to put Android 4.2.2, I'd like that someone explain me which is the procedure that need I to do.

I would appreciate much your help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Kriptik210:
You cant downgrade the stock firmware. why do you want 4.2.2?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Slayer809:
I had a problem when I unlocked the SIM of the phone, now the imei is damaged and to fix it I have to have Android 4.2.2.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Kriptik210:
Here is a link with a DL link for the firmware. Just Google "how to flash stock firmware with Odin". Trying to downgrade may brick your phone so good luck

---------- Post added at 06:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:43 PM ----------

http://androidforums.com/t-mobile-g...718061-official-stock-firmware-available.html
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] freezer27:
I would like to downgrade to 4.4.2 because the 4.4.4 version is hard to root (i've rooted with Odin) but it lost the effect in lock screen (light that follow the finger without touch the screen).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] serio22:
Use cf-autoroot for root, and for the light you need to have air gesture or air view enabled
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] freezer27:
These settings are enabled, I compared all settings with another S4 and they are the same but it doesn't work at 4.4.4. Any suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] serio22:
Then I don't know I'll try it when I update in the next few days, but there is no way to downgrade the firmware. You can however flash a 4.4.2 ROM instead
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] BlueLeviathan:
Hi,

I've just recently bought a QTEK S200 in Portuguese and I am trying to change it to English.

I have two (apparently basic) questions which I haven't been able to find in the forum:

- How can I find the current ROM versions of my device (the wiki article is blank);

- How can I backup the current ROM in my device (so I can go back if I change my mind).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks a lot,

BL
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] stajam:
This is for those who are having difficulty installing Harmon Kardon on their devices.

I tried to get HK to install on a fresh clean rom and could not get it to install to save my life.

I finally got tired of it and installed Beats Audio instead. Well later on just for sh*ts and giggles, I decided to try and flash HK over the top of my Beats Audio bam it worked. Then I installed Viper Audio to work with HK. Sounds pretty damn good.

This is the only way I have found to get HK to install on my device.

**First of all I am NOT responsible for ANYTHING you do to your phone nor is anything listed here my work. This is only a tutorial & links tha I put together to help you to get HK up and running on your device.**

? Link to the zips at the bottom ?

How I got this to work is as follows...

**You must flash these zip files in order**

> 1st nandroid, nandroid, nandroid.

> 2nd wip Cache & Dalv.

> 3rd flash Beats.zip

> 4th flash the hk_enable_and_adsp_update_v3.zip

> 5th flash the verizon_hk_settings_fix.zip

[emoji102] UPDATE [emoji102]

> This method does remove the Venom menu from the system menu list, but "after you get it all working you should be able to flash the Verizon HK settings menu from the hub, if you did want the venom entries back." Worked perfect for me. > Reboot & Profit.

Thank you Basil3 for the info on the Venom Menu fix.

___________________

This is my setup...

HTC One M8 Verizon

Android ver. 4.4.2

1.55.605.2

I am Rooted, S-offed, and I am running ViperOne M8 1.8

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g81dpmbzjayanwm/AACiFTrsseAQ4p2wEJ7lMhopa

I hope this works for you. It's the only way I could get it to work for me. Here is a link to the zip files for Beats Audio, HK, and the Verizon Fix.

*If I have helped you please hit the thanks ?*

?Sent from my "Venomous" ViperOneM8 HTC One M8 ?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] shiznu:
I'm gonna share a edit I learned from the badseed team. Using root explorer or something similar go to system/customize/ACC/default.xml and look about 10 lines up from the bottom. On the hk audio line change false to true and on the BoomSound line change it to false. I'm not sure if this addresses this particular problem but if you have the hk firmware installed then this "should" enable it.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] x_V.I.P.3.l2_x:
Where can I find viper audio?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] stajam:
Here's a link to Viper Audio.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2191223

*If I have helped you please hit the thanks ?*

?Sent from my "Venomous" ViperOneM8 HTC One M8 ?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] x_V.I.P.3.l2_x:
Thanks buddy.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] stajam:
You bet!

*If I have helped you please hit the thanks ?*

?Sent from my "Venomous" ViperOneM8 HTC One M8 ?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] x_V.I.P.3.l2_x:
I just installed it, is there anyway to take the notification off in the status bar?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] stajam:
What notification are you talking about? I don't have any on mine.

Can you post a screenshot of it?

*If I have helped you please hit the thanks ?*

?Sent from my "Venomous" ViperOneM8 HTC One M8 ?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] x_V.I.P.3.l2_x:
I just want it to run in the background
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] stajam:
Hmm, that's odd. I never got that when I installed it on mine. What version of ViperOneM8 are you running?

*If I have helped you please hit the thanks ?*

?Sent from my "Venomous" ViperOneM8 HTC One M8 ?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] elevatorguy:
This kills the fix for having the venom section in settings,
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] pjim:
Settings/App manager/Viper Audio, untick show notifications.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] blestsol:
yeah i noticed this too. and im having issues with the drivers from the app even installing. no matter the option..it fails
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] camf3xu:
try to Longpress the icon in your notification bar and uncheck notifications
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] rhodyvik:
The white icon is for Viper Audio. Open Viper4Audio and go to settings and click "hide notification"
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] jwt98:
Can beats.zip be installed on stock 4.4.3 update? Just wondering cause I'm not a fan of BoomSound.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] laufersteppenwolf:
TEAM GUMMY NIGHTLY BUILDS

​

*

Team Gummy is proud to introduce the Team Gummy Nightlys.. Here you will find an overview of new options offered in the latest release. While there is more features than we could ever go over in here, we thought you might like a walkthrough some of the most popular :)

*

*

FEATURES: See our Google Doc Feature overview

*

Dark Gummy

Theme Chooser

Advanced Options

Hardware key rebinding

Navigation bar mods

Pie

Power menu customization

Device specific advanced settings

Blacklist phone call/messaging options

Performance Settings

Wakelock blocker

App ops

Sound Settings

Quiet Hours

Ascending ringtones

Live volume steps

Camera shutter sound controls

Display Settings

LCD Density

Notification Light Controls

Volume Rocker Wake

Status Bar Mods

Clock and Date alignment/customization

Custom battery icon options

Battery bar

Signal style tweaks

Breathing notifications

Notification count

Notification Drawer Mods

Custom carrier label options

Show connected Wifi network name

Clock click actions

Notification drawer custom background and transparency

QuickSettings Mods

Toggles per row

Fast toggle

Favorite contact toggle

Custom toggle

Lockscreen Mods

Active display

Lockscreen notifications

Slider targets and shortcuts

Custom handle options and colors

Lockscreen background customization

Lockscreen widget options

Slider torch

Language and Input Settings

Force Auto Rotate when keyboard is shown

Disable full screen keyboard in landscape mode

Show IME selector in notification area

Enter key instead of emoticon

Volume key cursor controls

*

Issues:

* None so far!

*

Instructions for installations:

*

1. Download ROM

2. Download Gapps

3. Push to sdcard

4. Reboot Recovery

5. Wipe Data and Cache

6. Install ROM

7. Install Gapps

8. Reboot System

* Source github.com/TEAM-Gummy

Contributions:

* Thank you to Cyanogenmod for device and hardware repositories. Without this, porting Gummy to QCOM devices would have been nearly impossible.

* Thank you to Google for the best source code.

​

XDA:DevDB Information

GummyROM, ROM for the LG Optimus 4X HD

Contributors

laufersteppenwolf

ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.1.x

Based On: AOSP

Version Information

Status: Stable

Created 2014-06-21

Last Updated 2014-06-21
[LG Optimus 4X HD] laufersteppenwolf:
Reserved

Reserved in case I need to make some special announcements ;)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] laufersteppenwolf:
Reserved

Nightlies is not (yet) completely right, real nightly builds will start rolling as soon as goo.im is up again ;)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Gmobilize:
First ^^ so is this already android 4.4.3?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] laufersteppenwolf:
Yep, 4.4.3 KTU84M to be more precise :p
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Gmobilize:
Hah,its really smooth ,but looks like the charging animation is bugged and doesnt move.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Jansxel:
Try To Change It At Dotted Circle It Working Properly On Me

---------- Post added at 01:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:20 AM ----------

What Is Recommended Kernel For This Cauz It Poor At Game
[LG Optimus 4X HD] ex0rt:
No signal.. Baseband unknown, it says.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Jansxel:
I Have Signal
[LG Optimus 4X HD] ex0rt:
I dont know how, but baseband fixed itself kinda. :silly:
[LG Optimus 4X HD] varadinum:
[MENTION=4716493]laufersteppenwolf[/MENTION]

Great! Works perfectly. With stock kernel, you can not install paid apps. [emoji106]

With your anykernel all right.

EDIT / One small thing: Flashlight does not work.

Best regards
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Gmobilize:
Yeah thats bad,but it seems that the problem is again in torch app itself as other flash apps work.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] laufersteppenwolf:
New build is online and can be downloaded HERE
[LG Optimus 4X HD] greece-for-ever:
its possible to make a rom with white font ? like miui roms ?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Gmobilize:
could anyone please mirror? cant get my luck downloading it,fails without really starting

EDIT: works perfect on desktop chrome,looks like it has some issues on downloading mobile
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Legion69:
Download works also on Firefox Mobile, problem is only with stock browser.
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Gmobilize:
your goo.im GummyROM folder doesnt even exist ,did you check it?
[LG Optimus 4X HD] laufersteppenwolf:
Yeah, I knew that the time I posted it, but I didn't think goo would need that much time to bring the new front end online ;)

Anyway, it's all fixed now ;)
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Gmobilize:
will you check the torch in the rom and fix it ?
[Security Discussion] traceless:
Hey folks,

I recently installed NoRoot Firewall and found it really interesting to dis/allow network traffic without root. The app uses a local VPN to tunnel traffic and selective adjust the access. It needs permission for startup and networkaccess, the dev says it only needs this for rooting issues (see in-app explanation). The funny thing is, the app runs perfectly even without the INTERNET permission.

Unfortunately, the app isn't open source, the dev is a ghost and it hasn't been audited for security flaws. Although on a German blog, a security specialist has partly audited it for 30 minutes using Wireshark and network analysis. This resulted in no unusual traffic and no manipulations (instead of Mobiwol firewall).

My concern is: Is the app able to manipulate the traffic, that's rooted through itself, to point it or copy it to another destination? I ask, because it even works without internet and wasn't manipulating traffic in the test I read. And if really sensitive data is routed through the app and it's possible to ship this data cloned to another place, it's really disturbing.

I hope someone is able to clarify the technical background.

Greetz
[Security Discussion] crobjam:
Has Droidwall been tested?
[Security Discussion] traceless:
Doesn't answer my question, but it's open source in contrast to NoRoot Firewall.
[Security Discussion] mp107:
I use XPrivacy and it works OK without any additional bakdoors. ;)

It has even more functions (blocking permissions for apps) for privacy protection.
[Security Discussion] riesdepies:
Very good question OP.

This is a extremely useful app but I also would like to know about the possible risks involved.

One would assume that removing the internet access permission (thanks for that suggestion) would render the app harmless but I can't be sure...

EDIT: After removing the app's internet permission with APK Permission Remover I found that the app does run without any error message but it won't allow any app to connect to the internet whatsoever. Which I guess is totally logical since all connections are routed through NoRoot Firewall...
[Security Discussion] stpol77:
with the difference that you need root..

I'm looking for no root firewall, NetGuard (alpha) seems to be the alternative

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-netguard-root-firewall-t3233012
[Security Discussion] optimumpro:
Xprivacy cannot block Android system internet access, as that breaks your internet connection. Another limitation is that it cannot restrict android native apps. So, you need a real firewall to deal with that.

Noroot firewall is a horrible concept: your internet traffic is routed through some unknown server. Whatever you send though the internet is totally exposed to any kind of attacks/exploits. Plus, the issue of open source vs. close is totally irrelevant as applied to servers: so what if they open source their server? You will never know whether that server was built out of that open source.

The only solution is a real firewall.

Please stop listening to dopes who tell you not to root your device. They have an agenda: most of them are either advertisers, spooks or Google employees. The argument that a user doesn't know what he/she is doing and therefore should not have root is false: every known operating system on Earth (windows, mac, linux et al) provides root access/administrative rights to a user. So, how is that the same PC/MAC/Linux user all of a sudden becomes a dummy when it comes to a smart phone? The answer is he does not. But when he gets root, he can restrict advertising, spooking and spying by Google, carriers, advertisers and others.
[Security Discussion] riesdepies:
From what I understand, the concept of NoRoot Firewall isn't routing your traffic through an external server but using a local or virtual VPN as a firewall. The Android VPN service is only used to provide control over your connections. This was explained on their web page which now seems to have disappeared. The problem is that one shouldn't just take their word on this and that's why it is relevant that this program is not open source.

There's an interesting discussion on the subject here.
[Security Discussion] optimumpro:
If that were so, then why would users complain that NoRoot Firewall is increasingly being blocked by various services? That surely indicates a unique IP address, which is different from your mobile/wifi IPs. Android local vpn won't create a separate external IP address. I bet if you go to what's my ip, you will find a curious IP address.

I am always amused by people saying I am looking for a no root app when it comes to security. You just can't secure a system without administrative rights. This is like saying I need protection for my car, which has a habit of swerving around, but do it without using a steering wheel.
[Security Discussion] riesdepies:
I don't know where you read that 'NoRoot Firewall is increasingly being blocked by various services' but maybe it had to do with the fact that you can't use a VPN service while using NoRoot Firewall because it already uses the Android VPN functionality as a firewall.

I also verified my IP adress online and it does not change when I use NoRoot Firewall.

BTW, I am rooted because I like to have full control over my Android but I haven't come across a root firewall app with granular control like NoRoot Firewall. Do you have any suggestions?

I attached a screenshot of the app explaining itself and its permission.
[Security Discussion] pulser_g2:
NetGuard is open source and very easily audited or checked - no Internet access itself.

It isn't as granular as other firewalls, but it has no battery drain, since the VPN service is only used for sinkholing traffic. So for now it's an all or nothing way to block an individual app from network access. There's more details in the thread, and the source is quite readable too.
[Security Discussion] onlineemails:
Its using Vpn so its a power consuming app
[Security Discussion] rkpg:
Can anyone suggest best root app for restricting internet traffic to apps over wifi/mobile data. And also works as a VPN. The same option is there is noroot firewall. but from somehow from the above discussion, it is not 100% secure.
[Security Discussion] DSTG:
Some of us are just stuck with phones that are locked up tight and can't root to begin with. So I to am looking for a no-root solution. Before this phone I had all the others rooted, when it was an option. I came across this in a search because I just got a gopro, and the app creates a wifi connection between the gopro and the phone. Soooo, if I'm driving with the gopro, the phone, and all other apps think it's on wifi. So while I'm controlling the camera, other apps like Pandora, Amazon Music, and the sort search and search for a connection on that wifi network that's only between phone and camera, and won't resort to mobile data as long as that connection exists. Anyway, calm down.... not everyone has an agenda. Rooting is indeed relatively simple, but it's also equally simple for someone who missed one detail to ruin their phone. Anyone that ever asked me about it, I'd help them and give them a good "what you need to know" before I show them how to make sure they understand how important it is to read read read. If I get the impression they're a little impatient, or this kind of thing goes over their head, I discourage them from rooting. Just because I care and would hate for them to ruin an expensive device.
[Security Discussion] iwanttoknow:
Hey folks,

I recently signed up in this forum, and I'm aware of it's professionalism. First, I was a simple observer because I wanted to try to understand the basics and it wasn't not a long time I discovered Android.

I installed NoRoot Firewall. My smartphone is rooted and I also installed LightningWall.

I blocked (with LightningWall) outgoing and inbound access concerning "NoRoot Firewall", and NoRoot Firewall is running fine.

Is it the good action to be sure that NoRoot Firewall doesn't export my data to an external server ?

Or it's not the good action because NoRoot Firewall uses a VPN ?

Sorry if my first post is too basic.

:)

I hope someone is able to answer me.
[Security Discussion] iwanttoknow:
Due to my recent installation of app Network Log, I have examined the I/O on the Net made by NoRoot FireWall.

It appears (by examining the log) that NoRoot FireWall is making I/O on the Net, but unfortunately I can't determine if those I/O are on behalf of applications crossing NoRoot FireWall (through Android VPN functionality), or for app NoRoot FireWall itself.

I don't know how to determine it.

If anybody has an idea.

:)
[Security Discussion] micmaccc:
guys,

maybe we could just block the noroot firewall app itself in the app list from using data/wifi.

it's running fine for me.
[Security Discussion] iwanttoknow:
Hi,

I blocked output of Noroot Firewall in the list of its controlled app.

I also blocked Noroot Firewall with LightningWall (input and output).

And I observed I/O made by Noroot Firewall in Internet, by using app NetworkLog (examining its log file).

I can't determine if I/O made by Noroot Firewall are really made by Noroot Firewall by itself, or for allowed app crossing Android VPN used by Noroot Firewall.

Is there a tool to determine it ?

Amusons-nous avant tout ! ;)
[Security Discussion] fpjones3:
Hello. Please excuse the necro.

A few questions please:

I'm not a networking expert. I do not understand the difference between the pre- and post- filters. Does it need to be redundant, ie mirror the rules on both filters?

How do you know if it's incoming or outgoing?

Also, why is it that even if there is a rule blocking a domain, such as *.domain.com:port, I still see a connection being requested?

How do you do this? I always thought blocking NoRoot from within NoRoot didn't make sense. Do I need to install another FW?
[Security Discussion] netpatch:
Install another FW dosen't make sense, because all traffic through NoRoot. The another FW can't recognize the network access by apps.

---------- Post added at 07:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:58 AM ----------

You can think of it as a router on the network.
[Security Discussion] iwanttoknow:
[MENTION=7926692]netpatch[/MENTION]

Thanks for your answer.

You wrote :

"You can think of it as a router on the network."

What do you mean ? I didn't understand the link with my questions.
[Security Discussion] MezzaLuna:
NoRoot line guides?

Hi all.

Since a week I'm using NoRoot firewall, a good app (even though its development it's stucket to 2014).

I own an Asus Zenfone 2 laser ZE500KL.

My question is, there is a guide to help users to know which ip are good to allow to exit and which one it's good to block?

My second question is, since Android it's a linux based project, there is a way to use iptable???

Thank you very much.

EDIT:

In my last question I meant iptable, not ipfilter.

I googled something about using about iptable on android, may be this is the best way to protect our devices.

So much better thana third part app like NoRoot firewall.
[Security Discussion] IronRoo:
I think you must have root to use iptables, though I'm no expert.