yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] planetf1:
Hi,

I have an i9505 which is currently running NF1/1854187. CSC is btu and this was a recent clean install (and I've done the same preiviously)

I did run rooted for about a year. titanium backup to shut off a lot of bloatware with fine grained control, the xposed framework to tweak, and of course root access to use tools like better battery stats, and on occasion a custom kernel. The end result was good stability and power usage. Very happy.

However more apps are blocking root, and some manage to even detect root when using various root blockers, temporary unrooting or EVEN permanent unrooting (supersu). In particular the worst is "skygo" which I like to use to catch some content like f1 when out and about. My corporate software also detects root and wipes all enterprise data the instant it's detected.. plus add in a banking app and comms app, and keeping root was getting tricky.

On to my issue. Quite frequently the phone batter drops far too quicly. Today's example?

- In one hour battery drop is 10% (100->90)

- "Android OS is taking 30 mins of CPU, and 30 mins keep awake

- GSAM confirms 90%+ of the power usage is kernel/android os

- pretty much every user-disable-able app is disabled

- android OS contains loads of processes, making it tricky to track cause

- full wakelock data is not avaulable when not rooted

- user wakelocks total is down in terms of a few minutes only

This doesn't always happen.. sometimes the phone will be well behaved. the drop was around 3%/hour, and then I tried battery guru to limit auto-sync, and it did seem to help when well behaved, dropping usage to say 1.8% , but the core issue occurs with/without

I'm aware of many of the hints/tips of saving power, though I've done many of these.

I've previously seen mediaserver go awol and spin cpu, and deleted my spotify cache. Since then that process has seemed ok

Very frustrating that these silly "can't be root" situations (after all I'm "root" on all my linux boxes and admin on my windows boxes!) actually result in a LESS USABLE handset.

Is anyone else currently going through a similar situation?

I've just again checked settings and disabled airview/sensor related stuff. Next step if that doesn't help is to remove all my corporate sw stack and see how thing go - a frustrating process of elimination. As above I've already gone through a full reset with no help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gloris:
try rerooting the phone then install SuperSU and choose FULL UNROOT. if you need to have a phone that will work with Sky Go etc. I've done this hundreds of times on the phone and it works guaranteed to get SkyGo working, so long as you have STOCK KERNEL. I am yet to find a custom kernel that does NOT autoroot, or mess up SkyGo in some other way. So be sure to be on stock kernel then FULL UNROOT.

As for the battery drain, have you updated to the latest version of SkyGo? Most of the old versions had some SEVERE wakelock issues where the app would be constantly running in the background and draining battery like mad. If you update to the latest version I've had very good results with it. Failing that you can drag the apps icon to the top of the screen where it says "app info" and from there you can "force stop" the app. I bet that this is the app which is killing your battery at present.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] planetf1:
try rerooting the phone then install SuperSU and choose FULL UNROOT. if you need to have a phone that will work with Sky Go etc. I've done this hundreds of times on the phone and it works guaranteed to get SkyGo working, so long as you have STOCK KERNEL. I am yet to find a custom kernel that does NOT autoroot, or mess up SkyGo in some other way. So be sure to be on stock kernel then FULL UNROOT.

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Many thanks for that very clear, specific information. I had applied a custom kernel, and unrooted that - a classic error, changing two things at once. That did not work, with sky complaining about root - though the other apps were ok (sky are smart....)

With that information it gives me much more confidence I can indeed root/unroot the stock kernel, so I'm going to try that - at least it will let me tweak what packages are enabled - ie disable some of the samsung stuff I don't want/need that isn't user-disable-able. Any other thoughts welcome

Oh yes I'm bang up to date - my issue seemed more with one of the ootb packages rather than skygo. I have had the sky go issue in the past, but only when it's previously been run. I'm very used to wakelocks, and the user app wakelocks were well under control. That being said it's still annoying you can't get the app level breakdown unless rooted.

Anyway thanks again, that info about sky go/stock kernel/rooting was so helpful

Nigel.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] planetf1:
Just to confirm root, unroot worked fine...

I disabled more apps with titanium backup. I didn't quite get as far as installing the xposed framework again, this stint was purely to prune down the apps somewhat. If that works/is stable I can tweak further

A little shame it requires hooking up to the pc to root again, but it's better than nothing!

SkyGo is still working, and corporate email threw a wobbly (by design) but is working again after the reroot
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gloris:
you don't need a pc to reroot though......store the towelroot apk on your phones mem card and just reinstall it from the phone (go to file managed, mem card, select the apk and install). then download supersu from play store, update, reboot, update.reboot. done. that's the good thing about using this method to root/unroot, you can do it all from the phone directly, no need to use a pc at all :)

::EDIT::

1 - root with towelroot

2 - install SuperSU from PlayStore and attempt to open and update binary (it may fail)

3 - reboot and open SuperSU again, if it again asks to update binary it will work this time, reboot once more).

4 - set up your options in SuperSU (e.g. no notification, trust system user etc).

5 - do whatever you need to do with root

6 - to UNROOT just choose "Full Unroot" option within SuperSU app, THEN also uninstall towelroot.

7 - Reboot and you'll be UN rooted and apps like SkyGo etc will work perfectly.

8 - If you need to re-root, repeat the process from step 1.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] planetf1:
Thanks again. I'd been using cf auto root for a few years. Hadn't tried towel root. Thanks for the tips. Very helpful
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] bebz:
just wanna ask if a 4gb SD is compatible? what the maximum memory card capacity exec can handle.

thanks..
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] shivafool:
I put a 4GB card in mine, and it seems to work fine, and memory reading shows it is seeing it as a 4GB card, so seems to be no problem.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] bebz:
thnk.... wat kind of sd card u used?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] phsnake:
transcend

for exam I use transcend 4GB 150x speed
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] shivafool:
mine is Kingston Elite Pro 50x
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] skywriter:
only problem with some ROM's will be that camera cannot store on a 4gb SD card unless only 1/2 of it is free. that is used 2gb then camera app is ok!
[General Questions and Answers] jakenewton:
Hey guys,

I currently use Google Chrome and it's great. I've heard of some other browsers that enable recording of streaming videos, etc.. How do these match up? Are there any other browsers more suited to sneaky amateur techies looking to find pages that provide random hacks to phone stuffs and such?

This thought came about while I was searching for mobile unlock codes. I have found plenty of pay sites and I am willing to pay, however, I am very untrustworthy of websites that have Gotham City as their background.

Let me know what you think!

Love,

Jake xo
[Samsung Galaxy Star] druon6:
i have recently downloaded the bootanimation posted for the the nexus L however it doesnt work as the boot up screen is blank. pls help. btw i am currently using a custom boot animation, if it helps. thanks in advance:crying:
[Samsung Galaxy Star] LehKeda:
i'm have this problem also but i thing the boot animation file is missing or thing like this ?!
[Samsung Galaxy Star] HJain13:
Sorry, Fix Coming!!

Sorry for the trouble, Actually I think that it was messed up in changing resolution to adjust it for our device I will try to Fix the bootanimation as fast as i can

I cant even test it as I have sent my device for servicing... Stay Tuned..

*Edit*: Tried to Fix it, as already said can test on my device, So please test it for me

Try this One if it works I will Update in main thread

AndroidL_S5282.zip
[Samsung Galaxy Star] LehKeda:
it will not work you must set it to 240*320 resolution and change it in desc.txt file but at all it works
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itm:
Does anyone know of a temporary unroot solution that works on an S4 with Android 4.4.2? I'm trying to run the Three Intouch app and Rootcloak/RootCloak Plus don't do the trick for me.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gloris:
what i'm doing now works...but it's kind of long winded.....good solution if you want TEMP ROOT, but usually NOT ROOT. Maybe not so good the other way around, but it will work still.

1 - root with towelroot

2 - install SuperSU from PlayStore and attempt to open and update binary (it may fail)

3 - reboot and open SuperSU again, if it again asks to update binary it will work this time, reboot once more).

4 - set up your options in SuperSU (e.g. no notification, trust system user etc).

5 - do whatever you need to do with root

6 - to UNROOT just choose "Full Unroot" option within SuperSU app, THEN also uninstall towelroot.

7 - Reboot and you'll be UN rooted and apps like SkyGo etc will work perfectly.

8 - If you need to re-root, repeat the process from step 1.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itm:
Thanks. I'm already rooted with CF-Auto Root but will bear this in mind. I was hoping for something I could run from a command line which would temporarily disable root while I wanted to run the app.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gloris:
Yeah, I'm not sure that any of these really work well. It seems that some apps work fine using the temp unroot/rootcloak/hide root solutions, but any apps that are not working with those need a full unroot before they will play ball. At least until geohot comes along and makes a magic one button root toggle (which of course will also reset Knox trip back to 0x0) :P
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itm:
I did see someone on a message board who managed to get the app working with RootCloak/Cydia, but don't know which phone/OS he was using
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gloris:
interesting......if you find out, be sure to post back, as this app is the main reason why i need to stay unrooted, most other apps i care about work either with root or while root is hidden.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] TimAhKin:
Never had major problems with my phone but now I have no idea what to do.

This morning was the worst. I checked Apps/running and almost all my apps were on Restarting. I had like 3 Google Services on Restarting too. I tried to take a screenshot using power and volume buttons and it entered in a loop of taking screens even tho the buttons were not pressed anymore. Couldn't save the screen. The free ram was like 10 ram.

If I opened an app, it will automatically go to home screen as if I pressed home button. In youtube volume buttons didn't work. Also in some apps back button doesn't do anything.

This screen is a bit old and I uninstalled couple of apps like AppLock. But as you can see there, I see lots of apps/services on Restarting and some are not even there.

My phone is not rooted. I run 4.3 Android, image flashed by me. It was James Bond CE edition. Had no problems at that time.

What should I do?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] duke_dreadmoore:
I ever had this problem with Arc.

I think the default memory minfree value for T is too high, default is 118 for empty app.

I changed the value to 6-8-10-15-20-25.. a bit crazy but everything's smooth and can multitask easily.

If it doesn't solve, check the more detailed ram usage using app like quick system info..

Final solution, reflash other kernel, the ram management can be different across kernel.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Simple G2:
Can i use lg music in this phone?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
If the app can be downloaded via play store im sure it should work

If not try installing it and seeing if it works
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
This is CandyKat. Built straight from SlimRoms source with commits from a variety of different Sources/ROMS. We wanted to give the users a fun, fully customizable ROM.We aim to add more features as this project progresses. We have also come up with the Candy Sweetener Pack. This is an Aroma installer that is full of delicious treats. Inspired by the CandyShop thread on XDA it has everything from glow dots to halo mods.

Check us out on the web @The-Candy-Shophttp://the-candy-shop.co/​

[MENTION=5020670]matthew0776[/MENTION]

[MENTION=3947779]mar5hal[/MENTION]

[MENTION=4779996]gimmeitorilltell[/MENTION]

[MENTION=3327168]BMP7777[/MENTION]

[MENTION=4708843]CyberScopes[/MENTION]

[MENTION=2410579]tattooboy[/MENTION]

SOURCE​

Features:

Dark UI (Mms, Dialer, InCallUI, Non-Intrusive, Documents, Calendar, Contacts, DeskClock, SystemUI)

Candy sweetener

Custom candy images

Battery led customization

Customizable quick settings tiles

Custom battery icons

LockScreen targets/widgets

Center/color clock

Google id dialer

Non-Intrusive dialer option

ScreenRecorder w/ mic support

DPI on the fly

Slim recents

Slim PIE

Nav bar customization

LockScreen themes

CandyWrappers (CandyKat wallpapers)

PEEK

Hardware button config.

Custom navigation bar

Shake events

Custom carrier label

Lockscreen rotation

Slim actions

Chamber of secrets

Custom toast animations

Statusbar notification count

Notification panel blahh

Statusbar clock font styles

Lockscreen notifications

Hover

Qs flip tiles

Disclaimer: We here at The CandyShop are not responsible for any bricks you may obtain. Please follow the thread rules and steps and everything will be gravy. Remember, backing up before flashing is always recommended. ​

Steps:

Download CandyKat.zip

Download Gapps (optional)

Place CandyKat.zip on phones memory or SD card

Boot into recovery (either twrp or cwm)

Full wipe (Dalvik Cache, Cache, System, Factory Data Reset)

Flash CandyKat.zip (and Gapps if desired)

Reboot and Enjoy

CandyKat-v1.5.4-Anzu​

Mirror

Gapps

CandySweetener (flash in recovery)​

Special thanks to CyanogenMod, SlimRoms, BeanStalk, AOKP and Paranoid Android for making their source open.

Sources:

CandyKat

CyanogenMod

SlimRoms

AOKP

BeanStalk

Paranoid Android

DeviantX

LiquidSmooth​

​
[Xperia Arc Android Development] CyberScopes:
Nice seeing this on the arc, would love too see this on the play even though its very unlikely. Great job!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
now that play has cm11 it can be done... just wait :)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] exibo93:
what kernel should i use wit this ROM?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ƒεηιx:
Letest cm11 kernel
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jeetlebuice:
Does everything work I.e video
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
video recording still not working
[Xperia Arc Android Development] brayniak:
Screenshots pls
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
take a look here http://the-candy-shop.co/candykat-rom.html
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Frodo1910:
Does this rom have the famous "no deepsleep mode" ?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] txalaiz:
Well to me it happened to me I did not enter Deep Sleep, I went to bed with 30% battery and this morning the phone was off.

That depends on the kernel used (I use the latest version of Dark Kernel)

That you used your kernel in this capture?

Regards

Txus

PD -. Great job I really like the ROM, but have not found how to put the transparent status bar.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Frodo1910:
Ty for the quick answer, will try it tomorrow or later, i would like to see some reports before.

Ty for the great job :D
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rofl022:
If I want to switch from Ultrakat 4.4.2 to this ROM, which steps do I have to take?

Flash CM11-Kernel from mikeioannina

Install ROM and zip

wipe

ready?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jeetlebuice:
Flash cm11 kernel

Do full wipe

Install ROM

Install gapps

Reboot
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rofl022:
Can I use the last Dark Kernel (20140608), too? And is the No-Deep-Sleep-Bug fixed there, too?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
use the cm11 kernel , and yes deep sleep works great.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Alarqawe:
sorry but i couldnt find this kernel

can you post the link please ? :/
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358559923
[Xperia Arc Android Development] gmocibob:
what is CandySweetener?

do I need it?

what do I get with?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ToRt1sher:
I have just tried this rom.. Although it is new for the Arc, it shows promise!! Nice Work.

---------- Post added at 06:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:09 PM ----------

It is a kind of icon installer. It is a menu, inside the recovery, in which you can change the wifi, signal, lockscreen handle and many, many more. I suggest you try it.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rofl022:
After installation I always get the error "com.android.phone" has stopped, if I restored my SMS and Phone data. Anything I can do against this?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] arc_n_krizt:
yes you can.... by the way always full wipe before you install any custom for you get error, or just reboot your phone, if you still get then full wipe for recomendation.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] arc_n_krizt:
ScreenShoot for CandyKat

this is for screenshoot....

[MENTION=1945569]afi1982[/MENTION] : broo can you make this thread project so if anyone submitt review people can read and make review on this ROM. just suggest

Regards
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rofl022:
I did always a full wipe, but I'm still getting this error...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ishakcez:
ion for xperia ion?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kaliyaakakallu1:
i flashed the candy sweetner1 v2.3, but it didn't worked, anyone had flashed it successfully??

And i am having that no-deep-sleep issue, i used the CM 11 latest kernel and slimRoms mini gapps??

i have heard that its a gapps problem, so which one should i use??
[Xperia Arc Android Development] redprince:
Deep sleep issue... battery runs out quickly please help
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
8/15/2014 - 1.5.8

added heads up/hover disable on lockscreen option

brought inline with slims source

reduced background apps for low memory devices

improved splash time boot up

added slimsizer (systemapp/privapp removal) to candy interface

added tap to hide setting for hover

added hover swipe gestures (right to dismiss from hover and left to clear entirely)

Anzu=video recording fixed
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
here you go CandyKat Rom V1.5.8

http://yairpatch.com/blog/2014/08/candykat-anzu-4-4-4-release-v1-5-8-unofficial-20140814/
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Black_Eyes:
No theme engine?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
no.. Slim doesn't have theme engine .
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Black_Eyes:
Will try SlimKat when it will be there :)

Keep up the Good Work ;)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
try this ROM it's same as SLim Kat but with much more options/
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kaliyaakakallu1:
is native app2sd (asec on sd card) present in this version?/
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
Themes are here!!!!!! enjoy my friends.

CandyKat-v1.6.0-anzu

Changelog:

*merged with a bunch of slims latest source. for full details refer to slimrom.net for all the specifics

*translation imports

*added CandyCenter (SlimOTA) big thanks to [MENTION=4678269]Flashalot[/MENTION] for doing the edits

*removed AppRemover from CandyInterface as its included in CandyCenter

*updated drawables and reworked settings interface to make it cleaner

*last but not least.....added ThemeEngine support and squashed all major bugs along the way (this is still a new feature so functionality may or may not be affected but for the most part there are no major issues. refer to the FAQ before posting any bugs please)

will be out today.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Black_Eyes:
Would you Mind Updating SlimKat ?

That will be Great :)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
slimkat and this are the same but with theme engine
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Frodo1910:
Yo afi. I have been checking your web for the 1.6, but i can't find it.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] afi1982:
yeah for some reason I forget to upload it .. it will be there soon.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] myil:
hi, does anyone have a solution to the deep sleep issue?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dropsy1234:
try flashing latest lx kernel, deep sleep is fixed since 6.9.2014

if this ROM will work with that kernel it should fix deep sleep.

or just wait for afi1982 to update. he is doing great job with his ROMs
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zdravo4:
Hi,

Yesterday I got S4 GT-I9506 and I managet to root it.

Now I ould like to get rid of bloatware, how to do it?

Instal custorm ROM I suppose?

Which one is good and stable?

Any advice???
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamtrash:
Rule ONE: Do NOT root your phone until you would know what for you are doing this.

Obviously, you ignored this rule:rolleyes:

There are plenty of solutions to remove or to freeze the bloatware, just to name one: Titanium Backup from Play Store.

One side advice: if you will install another ROM, if it is not rooted, your root will be gone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zdravo4:
OK, I set it to previous state.

Uninstalled some apps/crapware which culb de uninstalled, the one which could be disabled I have disabled.

What now?

I dont use, chat on and few more apps, what to do with them?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamtrash:
As I said before, there are many way, one of which is titanium Backup, where you can FREEZE application.

It is much safer way, as if you'd screw something up, you will be able to easily return to normal by unfreezing.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zdravo4:
Thank you very much, I tried this thing with "freezing" and it's amazing [emoji2]
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spamtrash:
you're welcome.

One final advice:

Quidquid agis, prudenter agas et respice finem... what means: use common sense, for example: if you phone is secured with PIN, no NOT freeze keyboard, otherwise you'd have serious problem with its unlocikg:)

Anyway: good luck and ... have fun with the toy:D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] [W]ar[H]ead:
I notice that after update GP Service to 5.0.84 I have bigger battery drain. Anyone else have this problem too? Maybe it's because you can use "OK, Google" hotword everywhere?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mako0:
I have massive drain too.. Is not GoogleNow because I don't have it installed..

I've turned off location report and history, removed and reinstalled PlayService, wiped cache and dalvik, tried with ART runtime too, re-logged in with Google account and other things..

No active sync, GPS off, nfc off etc..

But other friends with same ROM - Nexus 5 Cm11 M7 stock CM kernel - don't have this problem..

Mumble mumble...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lemmi1:
I get the new google services 5.0.84 these days and hoped, that the akku drain is gone, but its not.

When I use the services I need, akku drain of google service goes up to 70 percent and more.

I want to use everything, but without akkudrain.

Normaly the screen was the biggest user of akku, thats normal, but I dont think, that is normal at google services.

My phone is a sony xperia zr with android 4.4.2.

Greetings Lemmi.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mako0:
my drain screenshotted