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[Acer Iconia A500] outcold84:
Hello, I believe my kid had rebooted my tablet during an OTA update. I've been diligently reading page after page of posts trying everything possible to reflash this.

What I know:

- a500 16GB / win8 server / debian VBox

- a500 was rooted prior to OTA update

- can enter apx ( blk screen, wht power) and recovery mode (loads update.zip)

- I can get most recovery update.zip's to start, but so far, all have failed.

- A500 manager detects a500 in APX mode but states i need to install drivers. (repeated this many times)

- nvflash does not communicate (i'm thinking due to the incompatible drivers)

- "fastboot.exe devices" returns nothing- SBK and CPUID

What I don't know:

- the last version of OS on the a500. Maybe HC?

- if the device retained USB debugging before it bricked

- whether or not I installed CWM or other needed programs (was almost 3 years with no issues)

I have tried any images i can locate; mostly in the forums here. I'm not positive if I can just load them from SD, in recovery boot ( if the files are correct format) or if I need prior steps. I have tried every zip making sure it's "update.zip" although the contents of each are not always the same.

Any ideas or perhaps "guide for idiots" would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

edit: so I have located the CPUID and managed to find a working SBK calculator. Now I'm having issues related to .NET 2.0 when running the nvflash utility? I'll attempt an XP vbox to see if it's now due to win8.

new edit: the drivers don't seem to work on Win 8 or 7. I tried installing an XP vbox but I am not able to activate, therefor install proper utilities for the nvflash program.

It seems I'm stuck, unable to work around the .NET 2.0 conflict and the driver installation.

Perhaps I'll start looking at linux alternatives and hope someone could provide some more of an updated approach.
[Acer Iconia A500] rickdtweet:
Check this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1585907 and/or this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2755126 to unbrick your tablet and begin your unlocking process again.
[Moto X Q&A] patrdris:
I have an XT1053 running Android 4.4.3 (KXA21.12-L1.21) on T-Mobile.

I noticed a strange problem recently. Whenever I am using the phone (i.e. the screen is on), and I receive a call, the phone rings/vibrates as usual but the incoming call dialog does not pop up on top of whatever I am doing. The phone icon appears in the status bar as well, but all the on-screen navigation buttons disappear and the status bar becomes disabled. This means I can't answer the call, therefore I miss any call that comes in when the screen is already on. This also means that the phone is basically unusable while it rings. Incoming calls work normally when the screen is off or on the lockscreen.

I do run with Xposed and GravityBox, but I entirely disabled Xposed and the problem persisted, so I am wondering if this is an issue that came along with the 4.4.3 update. I can't remember being able to answer a call with the screen already being on on 4.4.2, but I also don't remember NOT being able to.

Does anyone else have this issue or know how to solve it?
[Moto X Q&A] samwathegreat:
Follow the instructions in the "Return to Stock" thread to flash the entire 4.4.3 TMO SBF file. Something appears to have gotten corrupted - it has nothing to do with 4.4.3 for sure, and it definitely isn't normal.

After flashing the entire SBF (all the links you need are in the Return to Stock thread), you will need to re-flash TWRP to gain root access again, and re-install all your apps.

Good Luck

EDIT: Before you SBF back to stock 4.4.3, I have a suggestion:

Did you reboot after disabling Xposed? If you are using GravityBox, there is an option under "phone tweaks" called "non-intrusive incoming call" - this keeps incoming calls in the background when you are using the phone. Is this box checked??

If it is, and you did not reboot after disabling Xposed, this option could still be enabled...
[Moto X Q&A] patrdris:
No, this box is not checked, and I did reboot after disabling Xposed.

Is flashing the entire SBF necessary, do you think it'd be possible to just do a factory reset?
[Moto X Q&A] Groid:
Both a factory reset and flashing the SBF will result in wiping data and your installed apps. The SBF procedure would probably be the more thorough method.
[Moto X Q&A] kappadappa:
I had the exact same problem on my Droid Maxx using xposed module and gravitybox. The only thing that fixed it for me was a full factory reset unfortunately.
[Moto X Q&A] samwathegreat:
I usually recommend trying factory reset first, but SBFing only takes a few minutes, and as [MENTION=2559910]Groid[/MENTION] says, it is much more 'thorough'.

SBFing back to stock can actually repair a corrupt filesystem. A factory reset can not - it simply erases your data without touching or replacing the contents of the other partitions.

Let us know which method works for you.
[Moto X Q&A] patrdris:
I did only a factory reset and the issue was resolved.
[Moto X Q&A] Cheese92:
Same problem with N5

I have the exactly same problem. I've got a Nexus 5 with 4.4.4 stock with root, custom kernel and xposed framework. I didn't find a so closed thread in N5 forums so that's why i'm posting here. I did find actually a N5 thread similar to this but it was more about a black screen while call incoming..

I'll give a try with some options before flashing a factory image and i'll update here.

However I think it's an android bug.. maybe a file system or something.. because other phones seems to have similar issues.
[Wear OS General] sadoway:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/71CymwAbA7A/

I was reading the article. And he said tamagochi. Now. When I was a kid this was awesome. But as a phone app. It kinda sucks.... But a watch is totally the right form factor. I would totally use it. Maybe something like digimon where they battle... Yeah super wrist watch fun.

What other cool things would you guys want to see? There are so many cool things these watches could do, but I haven't seen many people talking about any cool ideas. Actually, info has been only trickling.
[Wear OS General] AstroDigital:
What is a digimon?
[Wear OS General] sadoway:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Monster_(virtual_pet)
[Wear OS General] schmanke:
I'd like to see an app that automatically controls the the brightness of my watch, depending on what my phone's auto brightness setting is.

Since both these devices (LG and Samsung) don't have an ambient light sensor, a simple app like that would be genius. The other, simpler option, is to have an Android Wear app, that from 8am-8pm, full brightness, 8pm-8am (or whatever time windows you choose), lowest brightness. Simple workaround hack/app until ambient light sensors are built in.

Thoughts?
[Wear OS General] spiderflash:
Brilliant idea!

+1
[Wear OS General] johnus:
I'm not sure what the point would be. If you're using your watch... It's probably because your phone is in your pocket or somewhere lying idle, correct? If your phone is in your pocket, the lighting conditions would be different. Not to mention for this to work, your phone would need to leave the ambient light sensor on all the time, causing an additional unnecessary battery drain. Unless of course you're actively using your phone... But then that leads us back to... Why are you using the watch?
[Wear OS General] spiderflash:
You still get your phone out every now and then. It's not like you don't need it anymore when you have the watch. And every time you turn the phone on it could push the brightness over to the watch. Turn down brightness when in the cinema, turn it up when it's sunny outside etc. Would be quite useful
[Wear OS General] johnus:
Sure, but the brightness levels will change more often than you get your phone out. Doing this will put more of a reliance on the phone. Say you're in a theater, you pull out your phone and the watch dims. Now the movie is over and you head outside into the super bright sun. The watch will still be at minimum brightness until you either manually adjust it or pull out your phone to correct it again. That goes against everything Android Wear is aiming for.
[Wear OS General] schmanke:
Somewhat true... but I don't know about you, I'm pulling my phone out after a movie at least once before I head outside.. check all those messages and emails I received during that 1.5 hours because I'm really popular.. ;)

Again, the app idea is a BAND-AID.. not a true solution, as an ambient light sensor is, but a temporary solution. As [MENTION=5911552]spiderflash[/MENTION] says, I'd like it to remember the last brightness state of my phone, and push that over to watch, until a new status pushes over. It'd work fine about 80% of the time.
[Wear OS General] johnus:
Better Band-Aid: Get a Moto360 ;) (It has an ambient light sensor) Hopefully the thing doesn't cost $500 when it's finally released...they keep leaking all these goodies and it's starting to sound too good to be true. :|

I do think the tamagochi idea would be a winner...people seemed to go nuts over it when one was released for the Pebble. And we all know the Wear version could be awesome.

I'm trying to get back into development, and perhaps I'll end up making it myself...but I think Wear is a perfect platform for a nice car finder app. I already have one I love on my phone, but if I could navigate back to the stored parking space without taking my phone out? Perfect. Have it tie in to Google Maps (but start with ped navigation). Maybe incorporate a radar function, since these have pretty decent magnetometers.

I'd suggest a "share your current location with someone" app, but I just noticed Glympse has already taken care of that.

EDIT: for auto brightness, I just found this - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.danvelazco.wear.displaybrightness

It uses a combination of activity detection and local sun rise/set times to adjust brightness.
[Wear OS General] sadoway:
Good find for the brightness. O crank it during the day. And turn it down when I go to bed
[General Questions and Answers] r14:
Hello,

I discovered the text-to-speech function with "google play book" to read books, but if I turn the screen off, the voice stops. I would like to know if there is a way to avoid this ?

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] AdequateGreen:
Have the same problem

Did you find a solution?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheWhiteChallenger:
dont have a sim dont need one, how do i kill this damn pop up
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bweN diorD:
do you have an old sim, used up or burned?

i keep burned sims in all my old phones to avoid this exact issue.

the phone acknowledges the sim, so no popup, but calls and data dont work obviously.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] RisingSlayer:
Can anybody find me a thread that works for the stock rom I've been searching for one and I can't find it. Thank you
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tom78:
Hi Guys

I'm trying to get an install file for Samsung stock messaging app (like in S4) to put in my girlfriend's s3 mini which I've rooted to android 4.4.4 but the messaging app there hasn't got an option to share contacts like I have in my stock S4

Tried to google it but cannot find it anywhere. Can I somehow copy it out of my S4 and install it on the s3. would that work?

Your help would be much apriciated

Thank you
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the great heisenberg:
while following the xda guide and youtube video listed here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2733523

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCGj0rOuiR4&index=1&list=PL1sUEhaksHWiSi_vtKtb4KPQNHqEEq1L1

I was able to make it to the 9:00 mark on the video or the part in the xda post stating to type the command fastboot reboot-bootloader to boot back to a clean gpe rom to continue the process. What happens now is the google logo shows up without the padlock icon(locked?) and transitions to the boot animation but it never boots to the welcome screen.

I would not mind going to recovery but i can no longer do so. When choosing recovery through the bootloader menu it boots to black then 30 seconds later there is an icon that has a caution sign in the middle. The design style of the icon is HTC based.

I am doing this with a tmobile variant m8 using the super cid
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BerndM14:
Somewhere you HAD to have missed something. Many people have gone to and from GPE with these conversions without any problems.

Did you flash the RUU file twice? Maybe retry again from the top.

If you flashed right then I don't think it should show the google logo but instead the stock HTC as you are now on WWE version and not google anymore, so you missed something somewhere.

What does the caution sign in recovery look like? Small phone with red triangle and upside exclamation mark? IF so then that would be the stoc recovery. :eek:

But as long as you can get into fastboot still then you can at least retry the guide.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the great heisenberg:
Thank you for the prompt reply. Thank goodness i kept a backup of my gpe. I used HTC One 2014 (M8) All-In-One Toolkit V2.0 yesterday and i was able to reinstall twrp which the led me to eventually restore my backup. It would not restore initially, but i found that twrp has its own built in file manger.

After navigating to the backup in the external sd i copied it to the root of the phone's internal storage under the TWRP folder. After that the backup was able to restore.

I'm posting this in case anyone else has problems like this in the future.
[General Topics] kunz:
Hi guys,

I have an XDA ATOM and a BT dongle using Bluesoleil.

I've paired them both up and I am able to use the computer as a "Wireless Stereo" - thus rerouting music/sounds to be played via the computer speakers. Now I can play mp3's and other audio from my PDA direct on my computer speakers.

This is great, but not exactly what I hoped for. I was hoping to route the phone audio instead ("Wireless Headset"). That is, routing the audio that I hear when I'm in a phone call. I've configured the Bluesoleil application to have the "Wireless Headset" service enabled, along with all the other services.

The weird thing is, my Atom only shows up "Serial Port" and "Wireless Stereo" when paired with my computer.

Any ideas on how I could get it working?

Thanks in advance.
[General Topics] hdubli:
Hi,

You need to set yr Atom as Handsfree in yr Bluesoliel BT Software....
[General Topics] kunz:
Hi,

Thanks for replying.

How exactly do I do that? I dont get any options which I can change when I'm pairing up the ATOM with my computer. It pairs up as a "Device name" and then BlueSoleil picks up all the services the ATOM is compatible with, ie. DUN/File Transfer. It doesnt seem like its possible to specify the ATOM to be a handsfree device in BlueSoleil itself.
[General Topics] hdubli:
look for the services after the device discovery..there are options for BT Audio..
[General Topics] leepriestenator:
I'm able to connect to my computer and use the Audio Gateway (in the headset mode) (computer is being used as the headset)

I can enable the handsfree when in a call. I'm able to see the number of the caller on my computer when the phone rings. I can answer the call from my computer.

Problem is I can't hear a thing.

I have switched the audio mixers between Realtek AC97 Audio (my soundcard), Bluetooth Audio and Bluetooth High Quality Audio and I still can't hear a thing. Is there a way to map my BT dongle's audio gateway output to my soundcard?
[General Topics] leepriestenator:
BUMP.... anybody?
[General Topics] AlanJC:
The BlueSoliel software is notoriously crap, it's why it's used on all the cheap dongles, because they charge so much less for their licenses.

This should work fine with the Widcomm bluetooth stack on your PC, I have done this before as it was nice to use my PC's headset while I was gaming to take calls also.

Haven't tried it in a couple of years though, but it definately worked with Widcomm.
[General Topics] Rudegar:
if i were to get a bluetooth dongle i would buy one directly from broadcom

(who makes the widcomm software)

because even if other makers also license the software

broadcom release firmware to match the later versions of widcomm

if other dongle makers dont newer versions of widocmm dont work or dont work very well with the software
[General Topics] leepriestenator:
Well that's the thing... with Blue Soliel I would expect this kind of a problem, but I have a dongle which uses the Widcomm Stack. I've tried everythign possible and yet no sound. I even tried it with another laptop which was using a Blue Soliel donle... tried doing it both ways... ie accessing sound on both ends... but nothing.
[General Topics] leepriestenator:
BUMP........
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsychoBaba:
I am a new guy around here. So please tell me more about XDA and development. Please super devs i know u don't have time but help me.

Sent from ur gf's phone
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djdarkknight96:
It's best to just browse the Q&A section.

Free TBO Updater App

Fix Gmail

My KlearKat Nexus 7 sent this using tapatalk
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pintothakur007:
ya its besr
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Masrepus:
It also is really good for the beginning but also for when you are more experienced, to read the xda portal posts either on xda-developers.com, in tapatalk or with the rss reader of your choice
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] LittlEvil:
Hello Today I have Bring Another Guide How to Disable Scrolling Cache for Smooth Scroll So Lets Start

Requirement

framework.jar from Your Phone

Instructions:

Step 1 :- Decompile Your Framework.jar

Step 2 :- Open smali/android/widget/AbsListView.smali

Step 3:- Search for

.method private createScrollingCache()V

Step 4 :- Change 0x1 to 0x0

Step 5 :- Search for

.method public setScrollingCacheEnabled(Z)V

Step 6 :- Change enabled to disabled

Step 7 :- Search for

invoke-virtual {p0, v1}, Landroid/widget/AbsListView;->setScrollingCacheEnabled(Z)V

Step 8 :- Replace with

invoke-virtual {p0, v2}, Landroid/widget/AbsListView;->setScrollingCacheEnabled(Z)V

Step 9 :- Now Compile

Step 10 :- Pus to ur Phone
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] MrPhamHpGYC:
what
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] LittlEvil:
About That

Its Make Very Very Smooth Scrolling Yes Its Work
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] LittlEvil:
Reserved
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] christopher devz:
sample video sir

:D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] LittlEvil:
Sorry

Sorry I can"t
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] dansoy92:
SUCH HYPERION 8 and LENOX EVO V3 :D

those custom roms had scrolling cache !
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] LittlEvil:
Ya

Ya Many Rom Like Hyperion 8 Lenox 3 etc
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] zigbye82:
deleted
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] LittlEvil:
What
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] christopher devz:
:)

tnx sir
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] LittlEvil:
No Need to Say Anything Just Press Thanks
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] gavster26:
hi [MENTION=5930923]AndroidFire[/MENTION] is this applicable for other android devices and what android version is it for
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Mranggapo:
i cant open any app after using this mod -_-

and neither i cant view my installed apps in settings

help please !
[MENTION=5930923]AndroidFire[/MENTION]
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] garynych:
very strange... this how to greate work on nexus 5 (this mod have many costom roms) !!!

if no work,replace the framework.jar back to stock
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HsHTCsen:
Hi, I'm using androids default HTC Sense Input 6 keyboard with predictive text and it's so frustrating. There are so many nonsense words suggested in predictive text and only half the time when I need "me" or "no" do they appear, among other 2 letter words - and these words can't be added to the personal dictionary. And then there's the automatic [space] after every selection!! Is it possible to decompile and add words and then re install? Would it be the HTC Sense Input apk or a language pack?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stick1300:
I'm wanting to update my gf's M to 4.4.2 and am wondering the easiest way to go about it. It's currently rooted and running a custom ROM, but she doesn't care about any of that. Could I just download the sbf and used RSD Lite to flash it? Or would I need to flash an earlier build and then take the OTA? I'm not worried about keeping root or an unlocked bootloader, but would there be any way to keep her Candy Crush data (that's the only thing on the phone that means anything to her)?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezknives:
Yea just grab 4.4.2 KitKat and flash it with rsd. . then flash SuperSU or use towelroot to get root back
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stick1300:
Awesome! Any chance at saving her game data? I was going to try Helium, but I remember that Moto broke it.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xKroniK13x:
Titanium Backup attempts to recover/restore app data. It works on about 75% of apps I try, but some lose their data.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thad137:
Will this work if I already have an unlocked bootloader (from the exploit in Jelly Bean)?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xKroniK13x:
Sure will. You will lose root but not the unlocked bootloader.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5318008:
You can edit the .xml file so that it doesn't wipe userdata, and that should let her phone keep all its settings, apps, data, etc. It'd definitely be smart to also back that stuff up with TB as well, though. If you do edit the .xml that RSD Lite uses to flash, make sure to use something like Notepad++, and not just Windows Notepad. I think you also have to edit out the getvar line if you're flashing over a non-stock ROM. If you've done the NV edit with RadioComm, supposedly you can also delete the modemst1 and modemst2 lines, and you shouldn't have to redo the GSM hack.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thad137:
Is there a way a person could flash just the bootloader in RSD instead of wiping my custom rom?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xKroniK13x:
I've seen some reports that you can do the boot.img file, but it softbricks most devices. I'd suggest just backing up your stuff and flashing stock and then go back to your ROM. Or just leave it, unless its CM11.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezknives:
I believe the answer would be no... I think your asking if you could go from the jb bootloader to the kk one or vise versa via rsd by only flashing the boot loader and keep your current ROM... if that's the case no as the Roms (not sure how it all works) have become dependent on which boot loader you have... So the ROM your on probably will not function if you could flash just the boot loader... Like as I'm on kk I can't use PAC man as it needs the jb boot loader or whatever... And if your on jb (last I checked) you can't use the newer builds of kitstalk... So your best bet would be stay as you are or flash the whole thing IMHO...but I may be wrong

Edit... That's the second time we have started a reply at the same time [MENTION=5864364]xKroniK13x[/MENTION] you get it out faster tho....
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xKroniK13x:
At least we post similar responses! ?
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thad137:
Thanks I'll just go ahead and go through the entire process of flashing everything for the new version of Paranoid Android.

UPDATE: I manually flashed everything but "system" and "recovery" and then flashed dhacker's recovery from here ( loki.rombitch . com/Devs/Dhacker29/msm8960/TWRP2710-RAZR_M-KITKAT.img ) then I flashed the Paranoid Android update and everything is working.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xKroniK13x:
Paranoid has a 3.4 kernel ROM? How did I miss that?!
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tech_Savvy:
heres a link..http://www.drdevs.com/devs/?dir=cj360/Aospa
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thad137:
I'm still new, so I can't link it, but... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2696606

(second post) (I think he meant 07-02-2014)