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[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancelinksp:
Not sure why it doesnt work for you as I tried it several times before posting a working version.

Not sure if I would have done it on a NE9 rom as you just downgraded your SecSettings.apk and SystemUI.apk
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Savagerun:
No it was made for NCG

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Well if i run into any problems i do have a backup. So far no problems.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAYNO20:
What would make it hang then? I really wanted to use this.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancelinksp:
Did you wipe cache and dalvik after flashing?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAYNO20:
Yes. It auto reboots after 3 seconds though so I had to pull the battery and do it the second time around after I saw it was hanging.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancelinksp:
Not sure. The only way I could make it hang was to manually replace the files instead of flashing them.

Are you on an Odexed or Deodexed ROM? After you flash, use the file explorer in Safestrap to verify you don't have SecSettings.odex or SystemUI.odex still there
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAYNO20:
Odex rom. I am using twrp because I have the developer edition. I don't think that would cause any issues though due to twrp and safe strap being almost the same...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancelinksp:
Hmm, not sure if the SecSettings and SystemUI from Dev edition are different from retail
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAYNO20:
If I upload mine could you check?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancelinksp:
I can look in the morning as I won't have access to a PC until then
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAYNO20:
OK I'll upload them in a few for ya.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancelinksp:
Okay
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAYNO20:
SecSettings:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6lM52-3fqRzUTNTR1VCeGdfcVE/edit?usp=sharing

SystemUI:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6lM52-3fqRzQ0IwbkJhSDBtZTA/edit?usp=sharing
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancelinksp:
I spoke to a Dev that has a Developer Edition and he told me that because you are odexed on Dev Edition that the zip wont work for you. My thoughts are that it should because if you dont rename the odex files to odex.bak before flashing the zip, the zip should be removing the odex files. My thoughts are still that it should work for you. You can always try.

*****Remember to rename the SecSettings.odex, SecSettings.apk, SystemUI.odex and SystemUI.apk by adding .bak to each file before flashing the zip. (Assuming you can do that in whatever recovery you are using)*****

Wipe cache and dalvik-cache directly after flashing since you are replacing the SystemUI and SecSettings apks.

Good luck and report back results if you try
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAYNO20:
I deleted the .odex files for both SecSettings and SystemUI and tried it and same results.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lancelinksp:
Sorry I can't be of more help as I don't have a Dev Edition.

You wanna trade phones? Lol
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAYNO20:
lol na. Thanks anyway!
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] TenderloinShadow:
I mean, we have a GPE port. I know, I know, this is literally the definition of shot-in-the-dark. No source code release means extremely difficult to build for alternate devices, and unless Google chooses to release a preview for GPE devices we're screwed.

Still, I have to ask: is there even a tiny chance?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] termleech:
Oh there is always a chance of a crappy port. But you are better off just waiting for the official release. Look at the issues CM has and they have source.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] n0ne980:
Of an official preview I would say nill. That a Dev will hack something together even if its just the GUI I would say put that pretty high.

I would bet a lot of the aspo devs have already looked at it and are trying to size up the challenge.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] dragontology:
CM has source? I think Google is waiting on the Nexus 9 to release source. They always withhold source until the Nexus device that launches the new version is released. Then they release source and CM and the others start building. KitKat didn't get a Nexus device; if you remember, it was released on Halloween (31 October) last year. It was just released, source and all. And CM had releases inside a week. There's a developer preview out, but it's beta and has issues even in the official binaries. I'm not putting it on my N7.

We're getting L within 90 days from HTC. Then you'll see the Sense-based ROMs get it. But I imagine CM will beat HTC to the punch, so all the AOSP-alike ROMs will get it long before then. CM, LiquidSmooth, and such.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] n0ne980:
i think what [MENTION=3175040]termleech[/MENTION] was saying is look at how much time it takes for a "stable" CM release for any given phone. and they have a KK source base to work with.

also [MENTION=3175040]termleech[/MENTION] it wouldn't just be google to decided. google would have to ok it. then they would give the source to HTC who would then release a build.

But its really not in HTC's interest. Unless google is going hey where not changing any of these features other then for bug fixes then HTC would be putting in time to build and test a build that they will have to disregard when google changes major things.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] ccoulterjg1:
Unfortunately, I think the chances of a preview build are very low; however, devs have already started baking in L features into 4.4.4 GPE roms which would be a decent substitute until the GPE M8 gets the update and is then ported to our device. In any case, we're pretty much first in line for HTC when it comes to pushing L out. They've already promised an update within 90 days of the release but it will probably be sooner.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Misterowl:
Closed
[General Questions and Answers] KaoTiiC:
I attempted to flash cyanogenmod onto my s3. After it rebooted, the samsung logo appears for a split second then disappears. Is there any way to turn the phone on? i plugged the phone into my computer and got it into the download screen. Is there something that i can do at this point?
[LG G Flex] dgomez720:
Ok, so I live in an area where Spark hasn't been Activated yet (Amarillo,TX) BUT I am currently in Austin where Sprint Spark and Spark Turbo are active. My question is, how in the hell do you know if Spark is Active on the phone??? Ever since I got the phone (brand new) I've had the little Sun spinning but my speeds haven't been any different. Does the icon light up or something?? I'm on 4.4.2 KK, so the icon is solid white/grey ish, so does it change colour or does it make a sound or something??
[LG G Flex] jazz995756:
Spark is the sun spinning animation
[LG G Flex] Carson.:
And it doesnt make and noise or animations. Im not sure about the speed changing though. Although it is definitely active
[LG G Flex] dgomez720:
Well, see that's what gets me. I know for a FACT Amarillo does not have spark and yet the sun doesn't go away and it constantly spins, I get to Austin and it is the same thing. Man I wish this thing had an actual animation to know when your connected..like it could have changed colour to yellow or something.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jiggyk:
Hi,

This is an annoying sound bug. The notification tones in messaging/email apps stutter; meaning there is a break while playing the tone. Either there is an annoying 'click' at the beginning, which is mostly the case, or the tone 'breaks and resumes, stutters' sometimes in the middle while playing.

I've tried disabling the sound enhancements and different combinations too, but it happens almost all the time during every notification; SMS, Whatsapp, etc. I am on .757. Was happening on .681 too. Not that it is a major issue, but it is quite annoying.

There is one thread on this forum like this some months old, but without a solution. Anybody aware of this problem?

Thanks.

JK
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sthoeft:
Also got this problem. Would be nice if there is a solution
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jiggyk:
Seems to have been solved in the recent update to .108
[G3 General] nap007:
lol donate this donate that, you sounded like their marketing... nice tips though, I'd like to ask between betterbattery stats and gsam battery monitor, which one better?

will towelroot work on the d855 version?

also what is the difference between greenify's hibernating with titanium backup's freezing?
[G3 General] poczynek:
Ha yes someone's got to donate! They do so much and get so little.

Yes the only reason I said bbs is because I'm used to it. Gsam does the same thing essentially.

Yes from what I read towelroot should work.

Greenify hibernates an app in the background if you are not using it whilst freezing apps effectively uninstalls them without the pain of then being actually uninstalled. And you can unfreeze them any time.
[G3 General] nap007:
okay, again thanks for creating this thread, btw how do we take screenshots from g3?
[G3 General] poczynek:
Volume down plus back button at same time.
[G3 General] Pilz:
Didn't you mean volume down and power button? Is rather easy to do compared to other phones because it only takes 1 finger (pun intended)
[G3 General] daveaus:
If you turn off the "Ok Google" listener you will save most off the battery drainage, I find Google Now pretty handy.
[G3 General] poczynek:
Yes sorry i meant the button at the back!
[G3 General] Lennyuk:
What we need is a lost of LG apps that can safely be frozen, and what it is they all do.

Sent from my LG G3
[G3 General] poczynek:
Yes I've debloated some but just the safe ones. There's heaps there though.

How are you finding yours? I'm loving mine but just hoping more developers get on board. Tell your developer mates please!
[G3 General] Spewy1:
Is there any danger turning off the thermal thingy. Could the phone completely overheat?
[G3 General] 557953:
I'll just confirm for anyone wondering that indeed the turning off the thermal throttling does work by changing the device model number to "855" on the UK version :)

No adverse effects in last half hour or so and have been trying to run demanding tasks to see how it go's
[G3 General] Pilz:
You can uninstall all of the bloat without any issues. It also helps with your battery life. I usual get 4 hours of screen time post charge. That's more than most people can get on a stock kernel, and it's great for a 2k display.
[G3 General] nap007:
holy **** I feel dumb

where is the developer option? I can't find it on my d855 :eek::eek::eek:
[G3 General] Diesel779:
Go to settings, General, About phone, Software information and tap on the build number 7 times. Then go back to General, scroll down and you'll see Developer options.
[G3 General] nap007:
omg thank you, no idea there is a magic code that hid it lol :victory:
[G3 General] nap007:
surprised this thread does not get more attention, I guess most xda members are experts...

btw does g3 has pre installed torch app (cannot find it in mine, I'm pleasantly surprised that there is just little bloatwares pre installed in my phone...) ? if not what is the best non bloated torch app to use?

and also I'm such a noob, can someone link me a guide to use tapatalk efficiently? :D

thanks for the help
[G3 General] Spewy1:
No torch/flashlight app preinstalled, you will have to install one. Also no task manager that I can see.
[G3 General] nap007:
What is the best torch app you recommend?

Also task manager? Doesn't the android multitasking app work finely for that?
[G3 General] Spewy1:
I am using"flashlight hd led" which seems fine.

Yes android does, I just liked the task manager on the G2, not sure why they didn't keep it.
[G3 General] radeonxt:
new to lg here.

is there any way to go back to previous menu on touch tests?

back, home, multitask doesn't do anything.

i have to keep using power button so i can choose power off and restart.

tia.

gesture test - upper text is still on korean on D855 version.

ABS On/Off Test - Adaptation Backlight Scaling Mode default is checked.

http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2150157

For a typical portable handheld device, the backlight accounts for a significant percentage of the total energy consumption (e.g., around 30% for a Compaq iPAQ 3650). Substantial energy savings can be achieved by dynamically adapting backlight intensity levels on such low-power portable devices. In this paper, we analyze the characteristics of video streaming services and propose an adaptive scheme called Quality Adapted Backlight Scaling (QABS), to achieve backlight energy savings for video playback applications on handheld devices. Specifically, we present a fast algorithm to optimize backlight dimming while keeping the degradation in image quality to a minimum so that the overall service quality is close to a specified threshold. Additionally, we propose two effective techniques to prevent frequent backlight switching, which negatively affects user perception of video. Our initial experimental results indicate that the energy used for backlight is significantly reduced, while the desired quality is satisfied. The proposed algorithms can be realized in real time.
[G3 General] obviousd:
Thanks for this thread. Will be getting my G3 on weds. Really looking forward to it. I'll be using all your tips. Keep up the good work.
[G3 General] BlueC78:
Great post OP. It has got me off on the right track. towelroot is brilliant.

Maybe it is worth mentioning installing a superuser manager like SuperSU if you root the device? SuperSU from chainfire seems to work great here.

For a torch app - I am wary of most of the torch apps in Play Store as they ask for unnecessary permissions and are quite bloated and sometimes full of ads and other crap. Here is a good open source one with no ads, and only the most basic permissions. It has no settings - just a simple on/off button! It is working well on my G3. Shame it doesn't have anything in the notification drawer for quick access when it is on.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scottmain.android.searchlight

Would be interested to hear of other good torch apps that don't want bad permissions or display ads.

Debloating wise there isn't much to do. Freeze the McAfee rubbish. Fortunately LG didn't put too much 3rd party rubbish on the device, although there is a fair bit of LG software on there!

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Found a better torch app. Spicy Flashlight.

Again no permissions or ads, but this one has a working widget that means you can toggle the light directly without opening the app, and if you use it that way the light persists even if you turn the screen off, open other apps, whatever, until you toggle it off again. Only thing it is a shame it doesn't have an auto-off after x minutes.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=spicysoftware.spicytaschenlampe
[G3 General] grypho:
Meh... while trying to instal GEL it says not compatible with your device in google play... ideas?
[G3 General] papaketchup:
Thank you for the guide mate! I'll install Greenify as well

I will root this phone once the phone is released in the USA. (Terms and Agreement between LG) Lol

EDIT:

I'm using BatteryGuru. Do you think I should just replace that with Greenify?
[G3 General] Batfink33:
Search for the APK on Google then download and install. Worked for me.
[G3 General] poczynek:
Yes not sure re battery guru but I imagine it's more the traditional battery saver type of turning things off when screen off. That's ok but greenify is better as it just hibernates without turning off. Try both but I reckon greenify is better.
[G3 General] nap007:
hi thanks for the torch app...

by the way, my gsam doesn't show wakelocks... do I need root?

any good document viewers including pdf? the one pre installed doesn't feel good lol
[G3 General] jomansch:
I use the free Kingsoft Office from Playstore, works fine for me ...
[G3 General] iLHaNroID:
Is Greenify working well on G3 without root permission?
[G3 General] Lennyuk:
Without root greenify doesn't do much.

Sent from my LG G3
[G3 General] iLHaNroID:
Then the next question is unavoidable :) is there a method/tool that you can suggest to root/unroot painfree a carrier branded G3?
[G3 General] skb3:
Great post op, can anyone provide a list of bloat ware please? Is it mainly the LG apps that we can freeze in titanium?
[G3 General] Lennyuk:
Towelroot roots, unrooting is not so easy, it either requires a factory reset or a full reflash (images not yet available)

Sent from my LG G3
[G3 General] poczynek:
At this stage there's no thread yet with a list of safe LG apps to freeze. Saying that have a look through your list in titanium backup and you could probably work out a few that can be safely frozen.
[G3 General] Batfink33:
I downloaded the Towelroot app and ran it and it rooted me instantly without even having to reboot? I then simply downloaded superuser and that was it.
[G3 General] skb3:
Also, I can't find the Google launcher apk, I tried Google and searching for it and there is a post on here but there seems to be dodgy links that want to download casino apps. Can anyone please provide a direct link?
[G3 General] Batfink33:
http://gappsearly.com/google-apps/g...gle-now-launcher/145-google-now-launcher.html
[G3 General] nap007:
I need a quick help here, suddenly there is this unknown download in my g3 after updating apps from play store, there is this 6 language download that seem to stuck, selecting it from notification panel only return to nothing

So how do I identify and kill this invisible download thing???

This is the screen
[G3 General] p70shooter:
Have you activated the speech on call or text? I think it's the languages for that.

Sent from my lg g3 :)
[G3 General] radeonxt:
uhm i suggest adding, enable ART.
[G3 General] nap007:
Hmmm I surely didn't intent it but so how do I cancel that now??? It stuck there [emoji20]
[G3 General] BlueC78:
I was wondering about this too. Never used it before, is it now considered stable and usable for a daily driver? Does it give any performance or other (energy saving perhaps?) improvements? The device flies under Dalvik anyway...

On the torch thing, I finally settled on TeslaLED (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.flashlight) although I understand Tweaksbox enables a torch too.

I had that language pack download thing too, and mine also got stuck until eventually it just disappeared. I thought it was something to do with Google Maps / Navigation but I may be wrong.
[G3 General] poczynek:
Yes but xposed doesn't work with it unfortunately!
[G3 General] Lennyuk:
ART works wonders, the only downsides currently are a few apps do not work with it (although that should and will have to change before Android L) and Xposed doesn't yet work with ART - but again I imagine that they will fix that pretty soon.
[G3 General] Protagoras:
1. On ART: Basically if you want to get the most of your phone, you get two choices at the moment: enable ART, or use the Xposed framework and get some nice mods. Unfortunately, Xposed is not compatible with ART, and will probably never be. Perso, I choose ART, as it's the way of the future (Dalvik is on its way out).

2. For torch apps, I use DashLight, which is a DashClock extension so you can have it directly on your lockscreen, nice if you already use DashClock (or Chronus, an even nicer widget, which is now compatible with DashClock extensions).
[G3 General] Batfink33:
Dalvik is as another poster said on its way out. Dalvik basically takes an app when you launch it and converts the data required for running the app intro the machine code on the fly so there is a slight delay in the app starting. ART compiles the dalvik bytecode for all the apps beforehand(when you first run the system) therefore there's less delay and lag when launching an app. ART should in theory use less battery also as as there is no "Just In Time" compiling done, the CPU is having to work less and less CPU cycles=better battery. I havent found any apps that dont work with ART now, all the ones i use work fine with it.
[G3 General] BlueC78:
Thanks [MENTION=5746456]Protagoras[/MENTION] - I prefer xposed over ART but I hear you on the future being with ART. Until there is an ART alternative to xposed then I guess I'm stuck with Dalvick.

DashClock and DashLight look cool, although I am using a QuickCircle case (which is mega cool) and not sure if it will break that functionality if I mess with my lockscreen. I love Chronus too but sad to see it has major feature creep and some really bad permissions since the last couple of updates.
[G3 General] Billy Madison:
These can help http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2296447

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292012

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2477721
[G3 General] liamR:
Don't worry about Xposed working on ART, rovo89 the developer wrote that Xposed will support it soon after it will become the default runtime.
[G3 General] repoman_1966:
I had the same problem, connected to wi-fi and they then downloaded
[G3 General] Protagoras:
Really? Somehow I had missed that, that's great news.
[G3 General] Lennyuk:
I have turned Thermal CPU Mitigation off to see what impact this has on the severely restricted CPU clocking that the G3 has.

And if it has any major impact on battery/overheating.
[G3 General] nap007:
Also someone else mentioned about turning off lg MLT tracking system using the hidden menu from dialer to access it
[G3 General] poczynek:
I've had it off for two weeks and no impact on battery or overheating.
[G3 General] bomblim:
If it helps, here's a list of system apps that I disabled with titanium backup. Have been using the phone for close to a week since then and haven't encountered any serious issue yet.

Hope it's useful :)
[G3 General] Theguru1:
Whats the longest onscreen time you have had with the options turned off?

The concern really is the heat really starts when you play games....switching it off could be dangerous??
[G3 General] poczynek:
Not sure what you mean? But have had it turned off for two weeks. I use the phone quite heavily but don't play games.

On the g2 thread where somebody originally suggested it they said that if the phone gets too hot it will just turn off I.e. no long time damage.
[G3 General] lukesky:
I think there was someone who tried factory reset but SU was still there after the reset. Doesn't SU have an Unroot option where it removes itself from /system? If I do that, is that considered unrooting? Or removing SU is not good enough to be considered unrooting?
[G3 General] Lennyuk:
the unroot option removes any files that the root itself has put there, but any other mods such as xposed, removed apps, frozen apps etc will not get touched meaning the phone, for the purposes of OTA anyway, says that you are still rooted.
[G3 General] lukesky:
Ok so let's say I'm rooted with the usual mods like Xposed and all that, and I uninstall all these apps that require root. Then I remove SU via the in built unroot feature, and then I do a factory reset. For the purposes of OTA, will I be considered fully stock now?
[G3 General] Lennyuk:
in theory that would work yes - but the easier option might be to follow the guide linked in my sig.
[G3 General] Theguru1:
Oh Right I play games not often but I do occasionally...and that's when you notice the heat,,,general use like browsing etc etc...its fine just when you play games the heat really kicks in...and the brightness turns down automatically...
[G3 General] Lennyuk:
I use LUX to control my brightness (have done since its release on all my android devices) and I have not noticed the brightness on my G3 turning down. Lux controls it to my own preference very well (you programme it to know the levels you are comfortable with in different levels of light)
[G3 General] liamR:
I'm using LUX as well great app, and it's completely override the system brightness control.