yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhi-xiaomi-1s:
Hi there...

I already posted that my left side of touch-screen isnt working yet..so,How to emulate HTC Desire Z's trackball as mouse cursor? (I meant, i want to control android with trackball...so,how to get the android black mouse pointer and control it via trackball?)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kéno40:
Maybe that :

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.horsewood.pointer
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DOBBY0:
I have been searching for a long time trying to decide what exactly I should get to begin my journey into the developer world. Any help please??
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
CPU and RAM. Plain and simple.

SSD if you can.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bblzd:
Any PC should do. Desktop would probably be more cost effective if mobility isn't a true requirement.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jawz101:
Let's assume memory in laptops out nowadays are in the 4 to 8gb range.

CPU and ideally an SSD.

When you're compiling stuff it will work your cpu and hd over pretty well.

You may try doing what you want on a computer you currently have and see where your bottlenecks are and find a computer that complements your needs.

My 5 year old laptop does fine with 4gb ram. It's a dual core Intel with a 7200rpm hard drive. I know a faster, quad core CPU would help immensely and an SSD would be that much better. I could probably speed up compiles some by having the source code on one physical drive and the output on another physical drive. With an SSD, though, you're taking the spinning hard drive out of the equation.

As with any computer purchase I recommend setting your price and getting as much performance as you can for that price.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] scorey03:
Hello, so I never took the OTA update to Kit Kat. I just stayed on 4.3 and flashed a Kit Kat Rom. My sig says what I'm running right now. My question is.....can I just update my bootloader somehow from MJB to the new one so I can get the latest modem? I dont want to have to go back to stock and get the ota and then reflash my rom and all that stuff. Or do I have to do that?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] scorey03:
Oh and if I have to go back to stock to get the new bootloader and modem....will this suffice? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2658486
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
Just follow enewman17's thread on how to update. Its in the General section. And yes you have to go back to stock 4 3.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] scorey03:
My warranty bit is 1. Will that be an issue?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
Nope. Doesnt affect OTA's in my experience.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] scorey03:
Lol you answered my question on both threads....hah thank you sir!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sakthi06:
Hi,

I own a Samsung Galaxy s3 .(upgraded to 4.3 ) .Recently i have been observing problems with my memory card when inserted to my S3. Error occurs : " sd card removed unexpectedly " . I have tried changing the memory card , tried formatting the memory card (both through PC/phone) but still the issue persists.Also i have tried a factory reset. No use .

Any solutions to this problem?

experts , pls provide your inputs on this issue.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boomboomer:
Replace the sd card, if still the same then replace the card reader. You might try factory reset or reflash your firmware, but most likely hardware.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ornoktree:
Hi,

New to this forum. Hope someone can help me out. I've got a new Samsung Galaxy S3 T999 unlocked running Android 4.3, and I've got a problem with the mic. I can hear the other person during calls, but they can't hear me, unless I put my mouth directly over the mic hole and speak into it (so I have to be holding the phone perpendicular to my mouth and speak to the bottom of the phone). Even putting my mouth close to the home button doesn't work; the phone has to be perpendicular to my mouth. I'm getting same issue with Voice recording (ie. no sound recorded unless I put my mouth directly over the mic hole at the bottom), but the phone has no problems picking up audio when I record videos.

Things I've tried that don't work:

- Soft reset, and hard factory reset

- Turning off Motion completely (so proximity sensors everything are blanked out anyway or off)

- Noise reduction is off

- TTY is off

- Turn all sounds off (under Accessibility) is unselected

- Wifi calling is off

- Using speakerphone doesn't work (they can't hear me either)

- No pinky or anything blocking the mic

- I've tried cleaning out the mic hole with a needle but nothing comes out. Not sure if there's a specific way of doing it, but I gently put the needle in and jiggle it about, then withdraw it, but nothing comes out. For reference, I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 that's 2 years old with dust around its mic hole and I have no problems whatsoever with calls on that).

I can't downgrade to any other firmware cos mine is stuck on Android 4.3, and I'm just short of disassembling my phone and seeing if there really is anything physically blocking the mic hole that the needle maybe didn't clear. What I don't get is, if it were really a physical blockage of the mic hole, wouldn't that also affect the audio recording when I take a video? Audio is loud and clear when I record a video and narrate with the phone at half-arm's length from me...

Any help most appreciated!

Thanks!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Maybe something loose that is only connecting when you hold it certain ways. Have you considered replacing the Mic? I believe the part is only a few bucks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] anil2653:
You are not alone having this issue with 4.3. I too have this issue read

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2789017

my thread on same issue and try flashing 4.1.2 Rom in recovery (not to go for full Rom through Odin which may result in brick) and see if your issue remains

I am also on latest bootloader and modem and using 4.1.2 and don't have this issue on older Rom
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] friedchocolatesoda:
Do you have headphones plugged in when this issues occurs? I've had issues with people hearing me during a call when I have headphones plugged in; unplugging them solved the problem.

If not, try plugging in headphones when you're in a call and see if that changes anything.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] anil2653:
No I don't use head phones and without headphones I am having call issue on all TouchWiz 4.3 roms only on outgoing calls but incoming calls I don't have any issues and also on AOSP Roms also mostly no issue
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ornoktree:
Thanks for your replies. Sorry have been busy with other things and was using my older S2 since the S3 was giving me problems.

Anil2653, what do you mean by flashing 4.1.2 Rom in recovery? Do I need to root my device to do this? Or what are the specific steps?

TIA!
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
ro.build.date=Fri Jun 6 16:19:15 2014

ro.semc.version.cust=1281-1802

ro.semc.version.cust_revision=R14A

ro.nfc.icon.enable=false

4G/LTE Icon : LTE

17.1.1.A.0.438 Download from Mega
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
Root using towelRoot confirmed working from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784900

Or

Use NUT's latest Dual recovery installer from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2785598 and choose option 3: Installation on unrooted ROM using TowelRoot . Your device will be rooted and Dual recovery installed :)
[Xperia Z2 General] tuanph.aus:
Thank you very much. Is it ok if I just use flashtool to update fw?
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
of course.. That's the whole idea of posting FTF.

PS: If you get any force closes after the update without wipe such as "android.core" just clear the cache of Contacts & contacts storage from settings->apps->all assuming you are using google contact if not backup your contacts first..

Can someone confirm these UI chnages.? I didn't noticed the in call background changes according to theme and theme change UI bit different. Sorry I didn't use .402
[Xperia Z2 General] Sango2:
Just making sure, so this is a a branded firmware?

Also is there any regional related apps in this?
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
The same as 402.

Waiting for D6502.
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
Yes and yes. But they all easily uninstallable as they are not system apps. I'm running this on Vodafone Australia device and don't see any difference
[Xperia Z2 General] tuanph.aus:
There are singtel's apps but you can uninstall it without any problem.
[Xperia Z2 General] Sango2:
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Great thanks both.

That makes life easy for me to try this out.
[Xperia Z2 General] karrouma:
upgrade rooted .402

dear,

anyone can help , how to upgrade rooted unlocked boot loader without recovery to [D6503] 17.1.1.A.0.438 in flashtool withot loosing root.

10x
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
if you use flashtool you will definitely loose root. Update using flashtool then Just use the method I posted in second post you are good to go..
[Xperia Z2 General] karrouma:
10x i will try
[Xperia Z2 General] kannanX10:
how about the call quality with this .438 update having new baseband?
[Xperia Z2 General] tuanph.aus:
Just received a phone call and sound quality was as normal as being on .402. No complaint yet
[Xperia Z2 General] karrouma:
flashtool and unwipe data and cache and app

@ kamalmawa

if i update from 402 to 438 in flashtool and unwipe data and cache and app, i loose or reserve my root???
[Xperia Z2 General] funky0308:
Guys...

I see lot of you are asking same question.

You can update from any earlier fw to 438 without losing data.

Just exclude data wipe from flashtool.

After you are done flashing new fw, restart and use easy root method to root new fw.

It's working on new fw, Sony still didn't patch that exploits easy root uses so you could root it without any problems...
[Xperia Z2 General] hendriksan:
I have noticed that after installed this firmware, my screen has become more white even though the white balance settings remain at 0 default value.
[Xperia Z2 General] duk3r:
We need info on the camera overheating. Took the z2 at the beach yesterday and after a while I couldn't take any photos without having to wait a bit first for the device to cool down.
[Xperia Z2 General] finoqq84:
Same here, the screen seems whiter!!!
[Xperia Z2 General] tel033:
+1, any new info on this?
[Xperia Z2 General] iArvee:
I'm assuming that OTA updates will also work, right? :)
[Xperia Z2 General] funky0308:
Nope...

OTA won't update (most likely) It'll give error.
[Xperia Z2 General] iArvee:
Oh. :( Well at least I can flash without losing data. :D Thanks for the tips! I'll just wait for an official changelog and more feedback from the other people. :D
[Xperia Z2 General] cr0wnest:
The double tap to wake is definitely more reliable on .438 :)

Screen seems normal on my side, or maybe I just cant tell the difference.
[Xperia Z2 General] yomo22:
tft can't upload on flashtool as its in rar form
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
extract it using WinRAR or 7zip first
[Xperia Z2 General] hendriksan:
So it's not only me, good to hear.

Once other region firmware has become available, I'll install and see whether the screen colour still remains whiter.
[Xperia Z2 General] yomo22:
thanks but nothing to extract as its not in a folder it's like the regular ftf file but ends with rar so when i transfer to firmware folder it doesn't show up in flashtool
[Xperia Z2 General] Sango2:
I was able to download it and use 7zip to extract this just fine yesterday night.

I'll put the actual ftf on google drive and post it within the next two hours.
[Xperia Z2 General] beloero:
FTF doesn´t include Baseband ?

Hi,

I flashed the complete FTF file to my unlocked 6503 and my Baseband-Version in Android-Settings still says:

8974-AAAAANPZQ-00004-06

I don´t marked it to exclude in Flashtool.

Is it possible that the 438 singtel doesn´t include the new *5-09 baseband ?

Thank you in advance
[Xperia Z2 General] yomo22:
Yay it worked with winrar im such a blond had to install winrar thanks i really appreciate guys
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
No.. That's not possible.. Only things I didn't include when I made the FTF were cust-reset.ta & fota-reset.ta files.
[Xperia Z2 General] Sango2:
Just curious, does does these two feature do when excluded?

I guess when I created my ftf, I include all as per what the guide does.
[Xperia Z2 General] twistedddx:
Mine now says 05-09, you must have done something wrong..
[Xperia Z2 General] Sango2:
FTF one is up on google drive for ones who don't' want to get it as RAR then extract.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9FAJDHzZJrSSTJRNVMzYnUzZlE/edit?usp=sharing
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
Those two files are part of TA partition and I read somewhere that flashing those could lead to a network relock of an unlocked phone.
[Xperia Z2 General] beloero:
Okay,

I know my issue now...

I flashed to whole FTF and installed CM11 after that which contains the Baseband of .402

I thought the Baseband would be on a seperate Partition like on all other devices i recently ownd.

After i did a full flash i saw its baseband is 05-09 and now, after flashing todays CM11 nightly its the old Baseband again.

Is there somewhere a instruction how the partitions work for our device, cause the Flashtool flashed seperate files for the baseband and the flash-process of CM11 does only change the /system /boot and /data (yes, also cache and so on) not any seperate Baseband-Partition ?
[Xperia Z2 General] stanley08:
Meanwhile, Xperia Z1 Compact surprisingly gets 4.4.4 :p

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53709227
[Xperia Z2 General] nocomp:
anybody tried this firmware in france or europe? lte still works?
[Xperia Z2 General] harfot:
Yes ;)

Sent from my Sony Xperia Z2 on TapaTalk
[Xperia Z2 General] nocomp:
thxx a lot & garonne !
[Xperia Z2 General] jenge:
Boot Branding

HI HI,

Just want to check a last thing, Boot up animation of this firmware .438 Is it default or does it include Singtel Branding?
[Xperia Z2 General] Sango2:
The boot animation is default as I flashed mine to .438 last night.
[Xperia Z2 General] jenge:
Somehow my NFC icon stays permanently on, any fixes?
[Xperia Z2 General] Sango2:
Did you make sure NFC is unchecked?
[Xperia Z2 General] jenge:
Yes , but usualy even when NFC is on the logo is disabled... Looks like some regions NFC logo is disabled and other regions not... And I do not have the exact know how to safely disable it...

For instance other regions have Mobile Data enabled notification where others again do not...
[Xperia Z2 General] Sango2:
Hmm interesting, I'm not aware of it. I guess some other users may know of this.

Did you do a full flash?

For me, I came from HK Generic -> UK Generic -> Canada Generic and now the Singapore Singtel but did notice these symptoms.
[Xperia Z2 General] CaptainRap:
any info on UK release, kinda wanted to get it upgraded before rooting, but it's not appearing yet
[Xperia Z2 General] jenge:
Yes except data, with my previous flash Euro generic it was Mobile Data, on my Z1 the Russian Generic it was also NFC...
[Xperia Z2 General] RedSkyRoad:
I find all this talk about overheating very strange... I have not had a SINGLE heating issue with my device. Nothing in the Camera app crashes at all...
[Xperia Z2 General] duk3r:
In video, I get it after 5+ minutes of 4k. In photos only yesterday at the beach, I normally don't have a problem.
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
In build.prop there's a line ro.nfc.icon.enable=false which means icon should've been disabled in this firmware by default. If you changed it using a text editor or build prop editor to ro.nfc.icon.enable=true then it should show the icon whenever you enable nfc. But right now with this firmware no matter what value you put in icon enabled by default. Not even after you delete the whole line
[Xperia Z2 General] Sango2:
Got it. I read a different guide where it said exclude all TA stuff when making the FTF.
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
I'm sorry for off topic but I need MusicWidget.apk from stock rom.

Thanks for your help!
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
It's an odex apk so you going to need both files. Here is both Musicwidget.apk and Musicwidget.odex files

https://mega.co.nz/#!BYxQXabJ!r5wsaG-mvP7nvoi7oQ1VXmHc-RQq2usMncNMjkV_oeQ
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
Thank you very munch. I tried but I'm on 69 and it seems not work.
[Xperia Z2 General] xarfrost:
Does this unlock the bootloader? I wanted to keep my warranty. Im on. 402 firmware with root and locked bootloader. Thanks in advance.
[Xperia Z2 General] El.Guaje:
It's for LockedBootloader.
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
Use this method to root http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784900

Then backup your TA using this tool http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292598

After that you don't have to worry about unlocking your bootloader and loosing the warranty in the future because you can relock and restore your device DRM keys whenever you want using Backup TA ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] Strangeland16:
Have read that this suposedly improves battery life can Anyone confirm this or not. Don't want to go through hadtle of re rooting etc if not much else has changed but always good to have more battery
[Xperia Z2 General] xarfrost:
Thank you! I already upgraded and still have my locked bootloader, DRM keys. I wonder what the changes are.
[Xperia Z2 General] funky0308:
You are on a half way...

Sony changed few things in 402 and 438 fw

Yes, you have to set "false" value in build.prop but you have to edit config.prop as well

Go to

/system/etc/customization/settings/config.prop

And set

set ro.nfc.icon.enable to false

Restart and that's it..

Apparently, all that (NFC, mobile data warning, camera sounds) are enabled without ability to be disabled because of rules and regulations of some regions and countries.
[Xperia Z2 General] gork1975:
You made my Day. Thank you very much. Searching the whole Day for an answer. Cause my NFC is on by default. And for that i dont want to show it the whole time.

Thanks again.
[Xperia Z2 General] funky0308:
[MENTION=4904057][NUT][/MENTION] found that...

I was reading your post and remember what he said...

Well....we are all here to help each other, right? ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] dokujaryu:
So, everyone is talking about Flashtool, but are we talking about Sony's Emma software or this other tool:

Sony Flash Tool: http://developer.sonymobile.com/services/flash-tool/

"Flashtool": http://www.flashtool.net/index.php

Got it answered with flashtool.net. Flashing now.

Also, if for some reason you also have Flash Tool, you need to make sure it is closed or flashtool can't work with the device.
[Xperia Z2 General] funky0308:
This would be great if its on english...

We all know who are you but I really think you should also use English-speaking when you are posting something on XDA.

I was really interested tobsee this but can understand a word...
[Xperia Z2 General] Sango2:
I also agree with funky0308, it should be in English as well. Initial impression for me that this was in English because the video title is.
[Xperia Z2 General] seventieslord:
whats the build.prop file for?
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
you don't need it.. it for people who wants to compare the firmware to old and other revisions.
[Xperia Z2 General] tyteen4a03:
The link died. Can you reupload?
[Xperia Z2 General] kamalmawa:
Sorry I have removed all my links to free up my megaupload & google drive (had over 10 ftfs I made for both Z & Z2) as moderators closed my threads without even giving a reason. I think they are trying to keep it all in sticky thread (which is a good idea). But I will no longer upload them for XDA as there are plenty of people here who has more resources than me as I have a really slow upload connection. So now on please refer to the sticky thread ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] Sango2:
--------------------

Will need to let Norti know to remove Link 1 from Singapore Singtel for 0.438. If you need want that ftf, I can put it on my google drive and have Norti put my link in. I recently took it off but still have the ftf.

I wouldn't worry since aatjitra uploaded the new 17.1.2.A.0.314 for Singapore Singtel in the firmware sticky.
[Xperia Z2 General] Sango2:
I have uploaded 0.438 back on my google drive and will ask Norti to replace the link 1 with mine.
[Xperia Z2 General] norti:
Done! ;)
[Xperia Z2 General] jenge:
Disable NFC Icon

Finally found a fix to disable NFC icon. There is another *.prop file that supercedes this one /system/etc/custization/settings/config.prop

just change

ro.nfc.icon.enable=false

Warning not to change any of the other values as it soft bricks the device
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raylgo:
It seems that lately my Nexus 7 can't keep up its charging rate with its usage... The battery stats show charging but it takes so damn long to charge. Watching a movie through usb otg on the charging dock drains 1% every 5 minutes or so. Even when the hdd provides its own power. Watching on the lowest brightness just improves minimally.

I am using Greenify on everything to stop apps from going nuts too.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SmartAssH3:
Hi guys, recently I flashed a Galaxy S5 Pack for the i9505, and i got stuck into bootloop. So, I wanted to recover my contacts/sms etc.. so I did a Nandroid Backup of the /data partition.

I extracted the data.ext4.tar (after doing the cat of the 4 files .a, .b, .c and .d) and i got the databases from the Phone, the SMS/MMS and other.

I did a wipe data, so I tried to restore the contacts by replacing the files from /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases, and setting the right permissons, but it gave me FC so I did a Wipe Data again. Same with messages.

Any hint?

Please, i need my messages and contacts back, they're too important! :(

Thanks,

SmartAssH3
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] verny94:
For next time I advise you backup contacts to Google acount ;)

For SMS use SMS backup or Titanium backup :)
[Lenovo P780] m4h38008:
Can anyone tell me how to port rom for lenovo P780??
[Lenovo P780] Supermatt01:
that's a great question. I just read this post because I was expecting something of a thread with instructions. I do hope that it's not very different from porting a ROM for any other device but with my recent experience with this phone that's not likely. I will be searching the threads for tutorials on porting. any developers that already know could help by posting any links that they already know about, any that I find I will post here.

---------- Post added at 09:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:37 AM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2284985

start here bro. maybe it will get you going. These instructions are not very clear, wait I'm still prowling the threads.

---------- Post added at 10:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:46 AM ----------

here are some more links. xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1908008

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2701283

The last one here is more for our device so I think it prudent to go there. happy porting. I'm going to give these instructions a try asap. and another good question would be about porting Chinese roms for the ROW version.
[Lenovo P780] m4h38008:
Ty brother I will try this ltr and will tell u :) and thnks a lot brother once again :)