yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab S General] mitchellvii:
As with most things there are a number of ways around the BestBuy return ban.

1) Use a different photo ID. They track the ID number not the purchase number.

2) Have a friend return it for you.

3) Just tell them you don't have your ID but you have a receipt (not a guarantee but has worked for me).

4) Wait for a Geek Squad guy to do the return. They can't be bothered with all ID stuff and will often just process it without even checking.

The point is this whole system is bogus. I can understand if you buy a $3000 TV the day before the Superbowl and return it the next day or buy a computer every 30 days and return it. But BestBuy dings you if you return something with a clear physical defect or if you simply decided you did not like something which is the entire point of having a return policy. The program is to prevent criminal activity but it spreads far too wide a net to include good customers. This is how I can be an Elite Plus Member and yet still received bans. I once went an entire year without a single return despite buying many items. Finally I bought a laptop that had a chip on the back right out of the box. I went to exchange it and they tried to issue me a 90 day ban despite no returns for a year. As you might imagine this pissed me off. Never a good idea. I raised hell with corporate and got the ban removed plus my entire return history wiped.

P.S. One tip. If you return an item with a defect make sure the clerk notes in the return that the item was defective. This can help.
[Galaxy Tab S General] HughesNet:
#1 and #3 will not work. Some few may let you do it without an ID but they usually will not as it is a written condition of their return policy. #1 will not work because though they do track by ID they link the different IDs together into a single profile for you in the return system and tie them to your best buy account.
[Galaxy Tab S General] mitchellvii:
Really? I had a ban in place and used a military ID to return an item and it went right through so I guess it does work. Actually their policy says "may require an ID", not "must" so there is discretion. Saying I didn't have my ID has worked for me on several occasions even with a manager. BestBuy does not even run this program. It is done by a shady outside company called Retail Equation. You don't even know these people and BestBuy gives them all your identity information. Most people are not even aware this is happening.

Remember in business EVERYTHING IS NEGOTIABLE. When I went to trade in my EVO View they at first said no because it wasnt a tablet they sell. By the time I was done with them they had traded in my tablet. You just need to know how to talk to these people.

Its a bad policy poorly implemented. You owe it to consumers everywhere to stand up and beat the system.
[Galaxy Tab S General] mitchellvii:
OK since this isn't the Evil BestBuy thread let's get back on topic ?
[Galaxy Tab S General] dorpmuller:
I relate completely... these tablets are more addictive than crack! I returneda Surface Pro 2-didn't like it-and got both Tab S's.

Rich
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] richardracer:
Hi Folks,

When I use terminal services to control my servers, I have a problem. If I try to enter a % symbol, it does not register.

Could a few of you just start up terminal services and see if it will register a % symbol in the passowrd field please?

Anyone else seen this problem and have a fix?

Thanks

Richardracer
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] brettwass:
I have encountered the same problem in all areas of Terminal Services. I opened up a command window in TS and was unable to enter the "\" for "cd \". None of the symbol characters work in TS session.

I would really like to know if anybody has a fix?

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Just_a_cake:
Short description:

Pixels are falling! Your task is to shoot down your color pixels, breaking them to pieces, each time increasing his own expense.

Description:

Pixels are falling! Splits them gaining more and more points. When broken enough pixels you pass to the next level, earning more points. With each new level the difficulty increases, you'll have to be nimble, if you want to get good results.

Features:

Increasing complexity that makes gameplay more interesting.

Nice graphics, evoke nostalgia.

4 Achievements.

Scores.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vaibhav Chauhan:
i have installed jelly bean keyboard and jellybean 4.3 keyboard free version which works nice but when i install the pro version of that keyboard it shows force close

i am using s duos with android 4.0.4

i have also tried it on my friend's grand 2 but same result
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vaibhav Chauhan:
anyone know why?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vaibhav Chauhan:
bump
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nreuge:
Autobrightness of firmware .438 is a little too dim for me, even set at max.

Do you know which system file control the autobrightness calibration ?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
It may be one of the hw configs in /etc/

Try editing those because they determine led brightness and notifacation light brightness
[Sony Xperia M] nijasnazar:
Hi,

I'm using Xperia M (Android 4.1.2). I used to free up space in interanal memory by clearing cache and whenever i cleared cache memory will get freed. But now for some apps if i clear cache internal memory remains the same or sometimes free memory will decrease instead of increasing. Can anyone explain y this is happening? I'm clearing cache from the Settings itself, not by using any app.

Regards,

Nijas
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unic09:
HI,

i want to know how i can brick my device with flashing something with adb or twrp for example. The reason why i ask is, that every thing i want to try, someone says: WARNING! This could brick your device.

But as far as i know i can restore most things with recoverypartition or downloadmode.

F.e. i want to build a customkernel for Cyanogenmod. If i make it wrong, could i brick the device ?

So lets clarify this:

i have made a backup with efs Professional and selected all partitions (just to be sure) :)

from this point: how can i brick my device ?

Thanks for replies :)
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] croxray:
Lockscreen lightning effect WITH SOUND.

How to install:

-Boot into recovery and flash the zip file provided (GalaxyS4Lightning.zip)

-Reboot your device

-Open Settings and in lockscreen options, choose Light Effect!

-Enjoy​

I own Samsung Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) running Omega v31 so it has only been tested on this rom and model, but it should work on any other tw-based rom. I am not responsible for any damages, bricked phones, etc. You should also make a nandroid backup before applying this mod.

Let me know if it works for you and hit the thanks button if you like my work :)
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] DanielBiondo:
not work I9500 ozcanrom, systemui fc :(
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] croxray:
Sorry to hear that. The flashable zip provided now should do the trick as it doesnt replace your keyguard.apk, but only the images inside the app. :)
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] DsmEvo:
Would love to try this!! Unfortunately also have the I9500 :(
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] 1qazwsx4:
Looks like kreagers modified lock screens then added sound... If so you may want to give credit to his original thread for his work.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] croxray:
Actually its not. I saw his mod after I posted mine.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iArtisan:
I was thinking a service menu or a usage statistic screen...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tangosierra_:
If it's in its sealed original packaging it's brand new.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skullassfreak:
Love my n5 but I'd wait for the one plus one if I were you. Same price but better hardware.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsychDrummer:
Where are you buying it from? Anyone can factory reset a phone and you won't be able to tell if it's new by that. If you buy it from the play store it will be new. Also, I was very happy with their warranty/customer service in the past.

Who knows when that will be commercially available. In addition to my first point, no one even knows how their customer service will be or RMA process.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chainsuk:
Buy it from the play store it will be sealed.....:confused:
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] experience7:
Of course :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EdvinHQ:
My S4 is fully working but when I boot up my phone the touch buttons ( HOME and BACK) doesn't work sometimes so I need to restar my phone like 1-3 times to get these buttons working.... and second issue is that when I boot up my S4 I can't see the SGalaxy s4 logo ( The very first logo at the very begining of the boot up) I used to see that logo but now it's just gone..
[Android Apps and Games] sur6212:
This game helps you to improve your typing skill and learn English words.

Your goal is to type words before they reach the top of the screen.

When you are typing a words, they are exploding.

At the end, your typing speed will be shown in LPM (Letters Per Minute).

The game includes 6 levels and 55 stages, also the game have endless game mode.

Try it to see how fast you can type on your phone!

Available in Google Play (search "crashwords" to find it quickly)
[Sony Xperia ZL] Kotin89:
Hey fellas,

I just received KITKAT OTA for my ZL.

But I am not sure if I am going to update my ZL, fearing few sudden death of phone after updating to kitkat ( I am stating this based on a thread i bumped into on sonys blog) and well known issues of battery drain and glitchy notification and setting menu.

Hope you guys going to receive it soon :)

cheers!!
[Sony Xperia ZL] kamlesh_sexy:
XPERIA ZL 6502 KitKat Rolling out from today

I also just received KITKAT OTA for my ZL 6502.

I didn't update my phone yet, bcoz I heard somay issue abt this .230. So I am waiting reply from the other user.
[Sony Xperia ZL] rohitanand1020:
I also get 10.5.A.230 ota update.but i am confused weather to upgrade or not bcos it has battery draining prblm......

Sent from my C6502
[Sony Xperia ZL] 99tharun:
My ZL is rooted with locked bootloader and CWM recovery. I can't install the OTA kitkat update, the phone reboots into recovery and nothing happens.
[Sony Xperia ZL] anagramgenius:
flash the stock Indian .101 firmware and update to 4.4.2 via OTA.
[Sony Xperia ZL] gokukaushik:
Usually for installing an CWM recovery, your bootloader should be unlocked first. But if you are sure that you have a locked bootloader ,my suggestion is to do a fresh FTF flashing via flashtool .Hope it helps.
[Sony Xperia ZL] leeaman:
FTF,I want it~~~
[Sony Xperia ZL] salil_1337:
it's a disappointment

There are lags all over the place with the latest kitkat release.

1) Home screen lag gone after switching to a static wallpaper.

2) Settings lags like hell

3) RAM consumption increased

4) For some reason i could not cut/copy/paste using ES File Explorer. But it worked using the built in file commander app.

The only good thing i noticed is the overheat control service now runs 100 % of the time thereby not heating the phone as much as it used to on 4.3

hold out on updating for now as xperia blog reports that there is a bug fix coming, build #233. Hopefully that will resolve the issues.
[Sony Xperia ZL] anagramgenius:
.233 isnt a bug fix update. It's a carrier specific update and has already rolled out to xperia z. And i updated to. 230 yesterday and made a factory reset. Surprisingly no lags anywhere. Settings menu doesnt lag. But scrolling effect is not as smooth as in 4.3. You can edit Settings.apk and fix it (http://xdaforums.com/xperia-zl/general/kitkat-10-5-0-230-lag-free-settings-menu-t2803366). That copy/paste thing, sony has nothing to do with. It's google. You can root and fix it. And i agree with you about over heating. The phone heats less compared to 4.3. And guys overall the update is fine.
[Sony Xperia ZL] gokukaushik:
I have updated to kitkat(..230) OTA. It is smooth as butter.No settings menu lag.Although i find battery performance not at par with ...101. But it is not so bad.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Kotin89:
Updated to Kitkat using SUS.

Hi Guys I finally decided to give kitkat update a shot.

I Updated mine via SUS.

This is what I feel after updating .

1) If you do a clean wipe and install a "Google services 5 version" there wont be any Google services hogging up battery for sure .

2) I agree with the fact that setting menu lags while scrolling , by changing setting under developer option (using "force GPU rendering") issue was reduced to 90 percent at least .

3) I still need to monitor battery life as of now its going good.

4) There is lag in conversation and keyboard , any suggestion on how to resolve this will be appreciated fellas .
[Sony Xperia ZL] Oliver94:
Any way to root this new ver?

Edit: This one worked for me http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783750
[Sony Xperia ZL] Kotin89:
Google services 5.0 and still a occurance of battery drain ?

Hi fellas , battery backup on my ZL was great until today morning i woke up to see that it has dropped by 40% without doing nothing , and the culprit again here is Mr.Google play services.

I am not sure as to why it took almost a week for the issue to surface , but it did .

As of now i have downloaded App quarantine and disabled Google play services and battery backup is again back to normal (in fact pretty good) but, it feels like my phone is crippled with functionality :(

But I am still Wondering why my friends S4 running same version of KK and same version of Google play services dose not has a problem but mine does.

Whom should we blame here Google ? or Sony ?
[Sony Xperia ZL] anagramgenius:
Google play services is not at all a problem. The problem is with sony. Google play services never drained my phone's battery.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lovenexus5:
HI , After i install Android L my picture Gallery apps its "missing " . Only Show its the Google backup apps .

Can anyone help how to recover my picture " Gallery " ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Par0l:
Hey!

I have the blurred notification center background toggled and sliders and quick settings bars transparent but the top part of of the notification center with the time and date is still black. How can I make that transparent?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobnut:
In Tweakbox, go to Theme Tweaks > Notifications Panel and set the various components to stock. You might also want to set 'Button background colour' to stock under Theme Tweaks > Quick Settings Panel' as well if it isn't already.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Par0l:
Thanks for the reply. Wouldn't toggling components to stock make them none-transparent?

My idea is to have a fully transparent and blurry notification center like in the G3 tweaksbox Google Play pics.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nobnut:
No, stock means no additional settings are applied over the blur. I use a blurred notification panel.

You want 'date label colour' etc to be stock as well.

Just do it.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Par0l:
OMG i luv u
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkgamer1234:
bugs

When putting on a toggle icon theme or changing them colors it won't let you click edit toggles when inside of a white app such as chrome and have the nav bar match the status bar it changes the buttons black
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exmatproton:
Not the right topic for bug reporting in tweaksbox. There is a Tweaksbox thread dedicated to this already.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jorgito1959:
no color wheel

when I try to change colors I get no color wheel, just three sliders for saturation, opacity, and value. No Wheel! I have lg g3 D851, stock rom lollipop 5.0.1, xposed version 78 compiled for sdk 21 g3 tweakbox vesion 1.5.1. What is wrong???

---------- Post added at 01:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:33 PM ----------

When I try to change colors I don't get the color wheel, I just get three sliders, the saturation the opacity, and the value sliders (no color Wheel) what's wrong ? I have lg g3 d851 stock rom running lollipop 5.0.1, xposed version 78, compiled for SDK 21, lg g3 tweakbox version 1.5.1 What's Wrong!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anik.se:
I've been using 3G data connection in my Note 2... Got 2 GB Package from my carrier, but within 10 days my carrier sent me sms stating I've consumed 1.5GB already. I just did light browsing and some app update.

So I wonder if there is a good app that can help me monitor my data usage...

Help me with your experiennce...

anik
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goolac:
I just came from an S4 shg-i337 (att) running Goldeneye (international rom ported to the s4) and am running on Straight Talk. The reason I liked that rom so much is absolutely no ATT crap.

I have looked at several roms but they all seem to use the ATT Contacts manager which brings up the Att Address book when I open my contacts.

Or any roms out there that do not run the ATT contacts manager?

I would be happy with either.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerrycoffman45:
Dynamic kat is built on international nc2 4.4.2 base
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goolac:
ohhh I will check that out.

thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sredhu:
Help plz i m on jb v4.3 , i m facing problem whn i install sensation s5 rom an error in recovery appears

status 7 installation aborted

Anyone help me plz what to do ?

I hv tried other roms also bt same problem appears
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alecore:
make sure you use lastest cwm/twrp/phillz recovery . Status 7 error is because you use an older version of recoverys
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sredhu:
Tx for the help problem solved
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alecore:
you welcome
[Android Apps and Games] lombrinusapp:
A new puzzle game based in the original Tetris and Scrabble, you have to form words using the letters that fall to the panel (A word of more than 2 letters). Each letter has a value that depends on the frequency of use and every word will be worth more points depending on their letters. Try to get the maximum number of points before the panel get filled with letters.

Finally, you can translate the words found to any language and know what they mean.

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lombrinus.tetrix.words
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] gaganjit9:
I need to give this command from my laptop to my phone "am start com.redbend.vdmc/com.htc.omadm.test.TestMainActivity". can u guide me how to do that as my phone is asking to enter phone lock code.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] StormyNight:
Assuming you're trying to GSM unlock, you need to be rooted and do that command in Android Terminal Emulator.

However, you can just use this and it will do it automatically.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] gaganjit9:
I ran this command and accidently clicked on IC or NI connection scenario and now its saying enter phone lock code. That's y I need to give the command from laptop
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] StormyNight:
Can't help you then, sorry :/
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] 4evanoobin:
Same issue

I have an unlocked Sprint HTC One M7, but it kept dropping the network. After some research, I was led to believe that if I changed the setting to WCDMA Preferred, I wouldn't have to keep selecting T-Mobile as my network. I dialed *#*#4636#*#* and changed the necessary setting, but it did not work. THEN I became curious and accidentally selected some kind of lock. I erased my entire OS and had to flash a Stock Rom (Rooted and Deodexed however) using OTG/USB. BUT THE PHONE IS STILL LOCKED :crying:. Someone who knows what they are doing please help me with this $500 Paperweight. I'm learning the hard way apparently. BTW, I don't care about the SIM unlocking issue anymore. I just need to be able to use the phone.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] StormyNight:
You should've seen this thread. Anyways what does the phone say? Can you get into the OMADM menu again and select what you pressed again and see if that unlocks your phone?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] 4evanoobin:
nah

Thank you so much for that link. I can't wait to get to that part. At this time, all I can get is Emergency calls and the lock prompt. The info screen won't show from there.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] StormyNight:
Possible to take a picture or screenshot?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] 4evanoobin:
Sure:
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] StormyNight:
Hmm... check this link out - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/...om-htc-omadm-test-testmainactivity-lawmo-lock

Is it possible to flash TWRP?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] 4evanoobin:
Yes TWRP is installed. I will try the steps in the link. THANKS! I searched high and low for womeone who had done this exact same thing. Thank you for your diligence. I will post and let you know what works.

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I found the default code!! It's 1688. Your link led me to another link here on XDA showthread: 2539367 by DC007 Sorry I can't post links yet.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] StormyNight:
So is your phone unlocked?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] 4evanoobin:
Yes it is! I'm tired now. I will deal with the Sim unlock tomorrow. I'll keep you posted on the signal dropping issue as well if you'd like. Thanks again!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] StormyNight:
Kk. I've tried to do the fix even though it probably wouldn't affect anything, and it didn't work. It might've been because I was on 4.4.2, and the guide was probably made when Jelly Bean was out, so Sprint might've patched it. Anyways, let me know if you get it working and post your steps on how you did it if you followed it differently.
[Sony Xperia M] Pranavtastic:
Wondering if the Battery Cover of the single sim variant (C1904/1905) would fit the dual sim variant (C2004/C2005). I need a new battery cover and the C1904/C1905 are cheaper than the C2004/C2005 ones and I wanted the purple/yellow cover (Can't find any on sales for C2005). Can anyone inquire or confirm if it will fit or not?
[Sony Xperia M] Remorcer:
I have a c1905, and after comparing the back cover with a picture of the cover for c2005, they are exactly the same. So, the answer is, yes, it will fit.
[Sony Xperia M] Pranavtastic:
Alright thanks.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] kypreo:
Hey guys

I foolishly attempted to root my SM-P605 tablet after I upgraded to 4.4.2 and triggered Knox using CF Root, I have noted that as yet no one has resolved the latest Knox flags. I managed to root the tablet using Geohot's Towelroot but the damage was done and do note that his hack does not trip Knox.

For the sake of curiosity I contacted One Click Root and their support agent stated they could resolve the Knox flag for a fee of 29.95 USD. Being the sceptic I am I naturally did not accept after researching all evening and seeing nothing concrete about a fix.

I did find an article where apparently Samsung can wipe the Knox flag in their service centres so it may not be hardware based but software based so I am thinking of perhaps trying one root click for a lousy $30 odd dollars and I will confirm with a colleague of mine who used to work with Samsung's if it can be done.

The question I have is this? Has anyone ever used their support? If so did they resolve your enquiry? Some input would be welcome.

If I do manage use them to resolve it and see the fix I will certainly share it for sure.
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] nitinvaid:
Dont Forget to leave reviews and Problems if you have or any icon that is not themed

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Download Link For New Theme Chooser With more Improvements

Check My Signature For Download Links at Play store

Radiant Orange​

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Download Link

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Or You Can Check My Signature For Download Links at Playstore
[Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] JT1510365:
Nice job!

Awesome! Great work my friend, love the colors they really pop out at me and they are very colorful. The style is great as well. Definitely a theme to remember for a long time! Keep up the good work!

All your themes are great and they make me wish I didn't have a locked bootloader on my s4!

Again Nice Job!