yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] maddom73:
Good idea. It is a simple app but it's very nice and useful. I think that you should insist in promoting because it has a lot of possibilities to success
[Android Apps and Games] dancer_69:
1.1 Version at Google Play

-Added first use guide

-Added icon mode option as trigger for the dialer

-Added three option to sort Starred Contacts list: By name, surname or most times contacted

-The search list on dialer is now alphabetic sorted

-Other small fixes
[Android Apps and Games] 12er:
Just tested your app on my Galaxy S II, and I think it's great, good work!
[Android Apps and Games] jumpy_goat:
Nice work!

Greate app!
[Samsung Gear 2] Simple G2:
Are you guyscan play xda app in gear2? Iwanna do it..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] richy240:
This may be a dumb question, but I can't find the info anywhere...

How do I cancel the ExtROM installation when I hard-reset my TyTN? I am thinking of reflashing with a Cingular ROM.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] URPREY:
Soft reset before it begins customization...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
it's on the wiki, Upgrading FAQ #13:

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_UpgradeFAQ
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] richy240:
So it is... Sorry :(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] seal:
if you don't install the extended roms, do you still get the video phone software or is it just loaded as normal phone app like jamin? Is the video calling software in the extended rom or main rom?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
it's on the ExtROM.
[Galaxy Note II Themes and Apps] chsarbajit1:
Can someone please port HTC's Music player for our dear old Note 2? Or if I'm blind and can't see where i can get it, can someone redirect me to that page?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] christopher_poole:
So I have never used a Samsung device. I had an HTC HD2 and now an Evo 3D and I am pretty satisfied, but will inherit the S3 from my father in a few days, I plan installing a lightweight rom like cyano.

So what do I need to know about this device? On my evo, pressing down+power gave me the opportunity to chose between fastboot, recovery, etc.

tl;dr gimme all knowledge about this phone
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolhof:
Wrong forum...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=27254541

And for the rest use google.

Send From A Devil3 - f2fs - Dualboot Jb4.3/cm11 Powered Machine
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Simple G2:
Bat file doesnt work how can i do........
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suljo94:
try redownloading and following instructions in tread
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sergialess:
Thanks for sharing this info. I'm going to follow your instructions. I'd like to see a "new system" by replacing all the pieces :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Edgarngg:
Thanks a lot for this man, so should we just delete phonesky apk from the zip and contacts and calendar sync and then just install fdroid and move on?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] latenightchameleon:
I haven't been using gapps for a long while (I actually removed everything associated with google, except maps), and my battery life has improved dramatically. For anyone (like me) who really misses the play store, there's a great alternative, which has most of the apps from there and has a built-in updater, so your google play apps will be detected and updated. Here it is
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
There are lot of 3rd party stores like appbrain, 1mibile market as u mentioned, I tried it recently it's gud but there are few security issues when u use them. As I mentioned security patches are about to be sent through GPS, without them I won't trust any 3rd party app store except FDROID....BTW we r free to choose and I got to admit that 1mobile is pretty but I felt the laginess after few days, during app installs phone lagged heavily just like in play store..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] latenightchameleon:
Well, unlike the play store I can at least greenify 1mobile to prevent drain:good:

Anything is better than gapps
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
Yeah u could, If u are nightly flasher u r gud to go ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hetalk:
[MENTION=4699837]pvkiniyan95[/MENTION] Buddy, I've been wanting to do this for so so long. Read a lot about it, but read that some games and apps need google services to work. I got a lot of games on my device, for my son. Did you encounter any app that wouldnt work?

Also, I've got a couple dedicated servers to my disposal. Can they be used to create my owncloud service?

I really am all geared up to do this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
honestly i dont play games at all in my gnex besides afaik Games dont depend upon google play services completely, they are just optional to store scores on cloud, i think games might work. Regarding owncloud, yes u could if u have a domain to, head over to owncloud.org and they have a good guide over there....:fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sanitynl:
Thanks for this!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Edgarngg:
Telegram is really fast and has no delay since it doesn't depend on Google cloud server. But on 1mobile there's a newer version of it. I guess that one drains more battery that the old one at fdroid. I really love it I think I'll tell my friends to migrate. But which version of it is better. It's kind of conflicting having fdroid and 1mobile at the same time
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
I don't trust 1mobile, I'll suggest to go with fdroid one
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Edgarngg:
In terms of security overall? So updating one by one checking on apkleecher would be the only option? Because fdroid only detects some of the apps. My battery has improved though, so I think I might not go back to Google services maybe until I get a new phone with larger battery. And even then I'll give it a second thought :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
I am mostly trying to move to open source apps, also u can use the apps without updating as long as we want coz they will be stable and work well...nowadays most of the apps notify u when there is an update, spend a few mins in the weekend to update them...technically I felt 1mobile is just another Google play service coz they all work with Google analytics ads etc etc etc....choice is urs
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shazb0t:
I didn't know there were that many people who didn't like running gapps. I don't really have any issue using gapps and google play, but it's nice to know there are other options out there. Thanks for sharing this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Edgarngg:
Is not that we don't like them. Is what they do to our battery what we don't like.

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I haven't been able to sync my contacts to owncloud. Can you point me to a good tutorial on how to do that. Also jabber account. It's all new to me
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
Use davdroid it works perfectly, use help in the app if u haven't....jabber is useless unless u have friends, but Facebook can be signed in as an xmpp account, try Google for that
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Edgarngg:
Swiftkey was my main keyboard before getting rid of google services . any keyboard with good offline backup and word deleting that u know of? Can't find any at fdroid.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thenemis:
emh osmand~ on fdroid is the same of osmand+ on store ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
Osmand+ is a premium version with a support of more than 10 offline map downloads while osmand on fdroid restricts to only 10 maps which is for me more than enough
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
Sorry buddy, I never tried any keyboard other than aosp...I think any keyboards can be downloaded from apkleecher
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thenemis:
mmh osmand~ on fdroid have not restriction...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rlparnell:
blend

i have found my own blend of apps the break me free of Google framework and ends up being better

really the only thing i "have" to do is

save my contacts,sms

to a .vcf importable file and update it from time to time

save it on the phone,drive,computer.

and its viewable from more than just your phone

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black market has developer releases of most apps that come out before normal updates

then, no framework frees up the issue with a few apps.

it helps with ROM toolbox by jrummy.

a lot of newer roms have their own spin on the music,maps,email,and calender.

i dont any issues with cyan and slim.

totalcommander has a lot of plug-ins to help with more accessibility you may need. the windows and linux program are a huge help too if you configure it up to your phone too
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AgentSmith:
No Google Play services means no GCM I guess. How does e.g. Whatsapp behave without GCM?

I am thinking about switching back to Exchange. Android has native support for that also after all. I've had my mail, contacts etc in "the cloud" since before the iPhone era so I really don't want to lose that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maximinus I:
I just converted over to no play services and I am a very happy person. My phone hasn't ever been this smooth on kk and my battery life is awesome. Thank you for this thread I would have never thought of doing this. Also updating apps is pretty simple for me at least. I update from the play store on my tablet . Then grab the apk and send it to my phone. Then I don't have to mess with black market or shady grey market websites.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AgentSmith:
Do you use Whatsapp or similar messengers? How do they respond to the lack of GCM in Android?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
They just work fine for me atleast
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AgentSmith:
That's interesting because normally those apps rely heavily on GCM. Or at least that's what I've read about it. But it could be that certain apps have backup systems built in in case of lack of gapps on the device. This would be great of course as it would make the transition to a gapps-less phone a lot easier.

For now I haven't found a nice replacement for the Play store. I have only my phone so your way of updating apps is not an option for me. And I've tried the Amazon store but it doesn't have all the apps that I like to use.

Too bad the Play website doesn't allow to install directly from the browser...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rushead:
Google the .apk files you are looking for & you can find many of them downloadable. Or use es file explorer to copy the .apk from your existing build. Then get rid of Google
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maximinus I:
...... Mistake post
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AgentSmith:
That's far from ideal. Apk's from unreliable sources, no automatic updates for the many apps on my phone. Sure I can just copy the ones I have on my phone now but that isn't really future proof.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maximinus I:
Well it is far from ideal but the benefits far outweigh the negatives. There are a couple of ways to handle updating your apps. The first is as mentioned above and I'm not a fond of that way. The second would be if you had a tablet you could update through the play store and send yourself the apk. I use that method. The final would be to keep a nandroid with play services and restore it weekly to grab updates. Then either grab the apk or use titanium backup to make backups and restore them in your non play services rom.

But let's be honest we are not getting rid of play services to make things easier. Because play services is the easy button. We are getting rid of it to have a smoother more usable phone and better battery life. It's not for everyone especially if you are looking for apps that update themselves.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rushead:
Exactly. ^^^

If you want ideal, keep Google & enjoy your automatic updates. If you want a phone that runs much faster and more reliably, then deal with one of the workarounds. Or better yet, figure out an even better way to do it & share it with us!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
Ultimately we all have a choice ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AgentSmith:
I think it's safe to say that the people who post here don't consider Google as part of the ideal. ;)

On the other hand there is user friendliness. I am most definitely not going to spend my free time on updating the apps on my phone... Yes there is choice and I choose to keep looking for my ideal. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AgentSmith:
Still wondering about Whatsapp. Could it maybe fall back to using a web socket in case GCM is not available in Android? I can't find any conclusive info online. If it's true it probably has a negative impact on battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Christopher8989:
I use Locus map by asamm software and it pretty powerful.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maximinus I:
It isn't that we don't want Google Play services or see them as ideal . As a matter of fact I think they are very well integrated and useful. But the fact is they affect these older phones so much it drives people away. I just wish google would give options for older phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 7175:
Great thread OP! Our devices must have some sort of quantum entanglement going on because I do the exact same thing. The OP covered some nice extra apps like Telegram that I haven't tried, but down to liquidsmooth and Vanir I do the same thing which has worked great for over a year now. The one thing I do differently is that I use outlook for email, calendar, and contacts. For those that don't know "outlook.com" is microsoft's gmail, and it used to be hotmail. I bring this up because it may be a more viable option than building and using your own server. (Deep down though I gotta say using your own server is the best way.)

One thing I've done lately though is make a really minimal gapps installation. I add Google Play, Google Login, Google Services apks to /system/app. I add framework and permissions from gapps to /system/framework and /system/etc/permissions. Then I patch Google Play with lucky patcher to keep it from updating. I keep these google apps frozen and patched when not in use, but when I need an app I unfreeze them. This way google play services doesn't drain the phone. My screen battery usage is around 70% of all battery usage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hp13:
I noticed crazy battery drain on Google 4.2.2 gapps and its just not usable. Current happy with 4.3 ROM set up. I tried figuring out the play service usuage but didn't have time to do further analyzing . I think its just Google search which causes it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arigr:
feelin old on gnex some days....:eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sergialess:
Install latest dirtyv. My phone is like new ;)

Enviado desde mi Galaxy Nexus usando Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GorfDroid:
Just got rid of gapps.

Best move yet. Phone feels faster than before and I have more free ram.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GorfDroid:
Also aptoide is better than Google play. It has apps that were taken from Google play.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MrPutuLips:
I've been using the latest PA 4.6 beta 3, ART, Fancy Kernel R51 (most stable kernel I have used), F2FS and am using the Google Play services. Feels as smooth as an iPhone to me, with about 4-5 hours SOT @ auto brightness, wifi on -- I get way less when off WiFi due to the horrific signal here.

Google Play Services' apps don't lag for me. I actually quite like them, and like the constant backup sync system. It also doesn't drain my battery as far as I can tell. It's like 80% screen, 10% system and apps are <10% aside from video streaming.

Does anyone have any actual stats on how much it uses battery?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gabboplano:
I'm coming from a totally different phone but well, I thought I might ask.

I want to remove all the GApps except the contact sync and the few apks related to it, I have a flashable stock ROM ready with all the GApps, what do I remove?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Rushead:
Use 7-zip, navigate to /system/app and /system/priv app and remove the apks from there. Save a copy of your zip before you start.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] isajoo:
I was about to get rid of these services since I've noticed the latest updated Google play services 6.1.83 has been keeping my GN awake in sleep mode "all the time" and killing my battery life @ >10% every hour.

Only solution I've found so far is to force close from app info, which really help extend battery life @ <1% every hour, but once I start using my GN it resumes running all the time, again draining the battery.

Greenify free version doesn't allow this to happen automatically, so wondering if there's any other free app that can prevent it from running whenever my GN is in sleep mode?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
it is called Google Galaxy Nexus for a reason and Google is marching towards GOOGLE ANDROID so every update is a step closer to it, i m sorry Google Play Services is the heart of the OS.....

sorry i couldnt help, now i went to sailfish os now...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlvlawrence:
I know times are tough, but doing this just to squeeze an extra hour or 2 out of a gnex is ridiculous. It defeats the purpose of using android. Get a moto g or a used moto x and enjoy android for how it was meant to be used.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maximinus I:
I really don't think you lose much by not using Google services. It can all be replaced by something else and it is about on par. But the increased speed and lack of lag as well as increased battery life are very nice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
trust me, its worth it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sergialess:
I have some serious dependency with gmail+contacts+sync :_(

Enviado desde mi Galaxy Nexus usando Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
owncloud is my saviour;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CoDe LaZaRuS:
Will google apps like keep, Google maps, Google now work without google play services
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Maximinus I:
No they won't they all rely on play services. Really you won't be able to use any google app including YouTube although I got og YouTube to work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] idrather:
Please Clarify

Can you clarify on what make the Moto different from the Gnex? I've been waiting for the Moto X 32gb GSM to go below $200. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pvkiniyan95:
Honestly u can't compare GNEX and Moto X, GNEX is now the grandpa...honestly if u can get moto x for less than 200$ go for it..
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ensboarder:
Can some one tell me what's this ? Sometimes happens when I unlock my phone
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pankajramnani:
this is creepy.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Citizen_Snips:
Virus / Malware? Have you noticed any odd charges on your phone bill?

Kill it with factory images. Be careful what you download next time...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ensboarder:
Its a new phone
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Citizen_Snips:
Well you're the one who came here asking for help.

I'm 99.999% positive that's not a feature enabled on the phone to brighten your day, but I could be wrong about that.

What does a new phone have to do with it? Nothing, that's what. If you take it out of the box and download an app that installs malware on your phone, then guess what? You have malware now. Viruses/malware/spyware/WHATEVER doesn't really care how old your phone is.

Download and install a virus scanner or flash factory images and start over. Next time be smart about what you download on your phone. Older phones aren't susceptible to viruses any more or less then new phones... -_-
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vin4yak:
It's not malware or virus or anything of that sort AFAIK... It's a carrier message which pops up when Data is enabled/disabled.. I've seen this kind of behavior in another thread.

However, it could also be an app which is causing this though as said in earlier posts.

Remove the sim card or put the phone in airplane mode and use it for a day. If the messages don't pop up then there's a good possibility that it's a carrier message!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech96:
Maybe your phone's alive!I guess it wants to talk with you!

Just kidding,I guess its something related to your carrier.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLastSidekick:
Wow that is super creepy. I don't know. I'm super paranoid as is Haha. I'd probably do with [MENTION=4610119]RoyJ[/MENTION] had described.. However I never encountered this.

Seeing a stupid comment on Google Play about an app you love and marking it as "spam". You've done it too.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vin4yak:
Here you go: http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/help/quick-question-smiley-appearing-screen-t2779035

It's most probably a carrier message as I said earlier. There's no solution to it as it's being sent by your carrier. Changing the runtime to ART was a temporary solution which the OP of that thread found! :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1ManWolfePack:
Download Air Push Detector and run it...
[LG G Pro 2] nimoolia2:
my g pro 2 (D838)

after updating to D83810f my phone works normally but after tow days, its flashlight doesn't work.

please help me!! :(
[LG G Pro 2] kate_go:
I have the problem like you and I can't fix it!
[LG G Pro 2] kaudo9:
same problem

Same problem here
[LG G Pro 2] shaz79s:
flashlight not working properly

I have updated my LG gpro 2 to lollipop but after capturing 2 camra

Photos flash light not working properly

Help plz
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mjaaay:
Hello XDA.. my first time rooting and I think i bricked my new Galaxy Tab S 8.4

I followed the guide here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/development/root-cf-autoroot-t700-t2805366

I booted my tab S into download mode, clicked volume up, then clicked AP on Odin 3.09 and chose the "CF_AutoRoot_Port_T700_BeansTown106.tar" file. The tab then went into ODIN MODE and says "Downloading... Do not turn off target !!"

I then clicked Start on Odin and it said something along the lines All threads complete.

But after 15 minutes my Tab is still in the exact same screen as described after clicking volume up. Now I have deplugged the USB cable and the Tab is frozen in this screen. I've tried a lot of combinations to try and restart my Tab but nothing works...

combinations I tried: volume up + power + home / volume up + power / power / volume down + power + home / volume down + power (all for around 15~30 seconds)

I'm quite sad, I don't know what I did wrong, the steps were quite unclear in the guide since it assumes everyone to be an expert in rooting, and if rooting is supposed to be this difficult, then I will stay away from rooting if I can ever fix my Tab.

Does anyone know how to save my Tab?

edit: here's a pic of my tab: http://imgur.com/fZtvUXV
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mjaaay:
edit2: nevermind, i fixed it. i also rooted it. the guide is super unfriendly to newbies, just fyi to those who's thinking rooting, be careful if ur not experienced.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LadyAngler:
I'm glad you got your tablet fixed! ?

What do you think went wrong?