yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xXsquirr3lsXx:
First of all, I would recommend staying at MK2. There are many reasons. If you REALLY want to goto 4.4.2, you have to open SuperSU and tap on Cleanup for permanent unroot. Then try taking the OTA.

EDIT: To get root back on 4.4.2, use towelroot.

EDIT 2: If you want to keep MK2 baseband but upgrade to 4.4.2, follow surges method.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Code3VW:
Forgot to list that...I tried using SuperSU but it just sits there with the spinning circle forever and never says it has completed.

I have no real reason to go to 4.4.2, other than my desire to try the new OS...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] richieroro:
xXsquirr3lsXx - Can you elaborate on why you recommend staying on MK2?

Code3VW - The other option you have is to ODIN the NC5 tar.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] rsalas187:
You could use the verizon repair tool , it will load the latest version of android and then use towelroot for root. I had the same problem on my wifes S3 and it worked and it is confirmed towelroot works on the S4.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] decaturbob:
The very very very slim outside chance of finding a bootloader exploit...would most likely be found for pre - kitkat releases.

sent by safestrap powered echo v26
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] xXsquirr3lsXx:
Hoping Dan releases something at blackhat... If nothing this i545 is going on Swappa.
[Transformer TF300T General] Tajmoti:
So, I have was flashing TWRP recovery, everything went fine, restarted the tablet and it is stuck in the boot loop.... Then I looked into then computer and I saw i have flashed the oldest version of TWRP for ICS (and i had JB bootloader)... Now It is stuck in a boot loop and i cant even acces fastboot... I am gonna leave it like this to let it drain the battery and hope i can turn it on by holding the power + VOL - button. I am such a dic*head.... Is it recoverable? Please say it is, It was an expensive tablet and i dont wanna lose it.

EDIT: Battery drained, charged again, tried turning on with - VOLUME pressed and I just cant get to fastboot...

Please help me

thanks
[HTC ChaCha] Arun Av:
Hi all! I just recently bought a Status which is at&t unlocked. A very cute, smart and handy device it is! Though kinda sad to see it under Legacy section on xda.

Nevermind, the problem that I can see is- with the stock rom installed (both the at&t 2.3.3 stock and asia wwe 2.3.5 stock)..friendstream, chat, check-in, pic upload everything works fine...EXCEPT when I try to post a simple text status update. I already have latest fb app installed and tried every possible trick (clear cache, factory reset, revert to stock ruu) but nothing worked.

It's funny how I've been able to bring a great smart device out of this low mem tiny screen phone. Got link2sd working so no problem of storage. Uploading pics at ease with that 'sent from htc chacha' suffix. But normal status update is just not working at any cost. I type it. I touch 'post'. It returns to previous app screen (no FC). I also noticed that if I touch 'my wall' above the status update box.. FC occurs. Any solution? Any of you who's using stock sense rom..can you update text status through f button? Any kind of help will be appreciated. :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sensamic:
Bought a new G2 and it has a slight "problem".

The back of the phone makes a creak noise every time I have it in my hands.

I tried another G2 before and it didn't have this issue.

It's very annoying having paying for a new phone and then seeing it creaks.

¿Can the warranty fix this?

On the shop I bought it all they can do is send it to repair service.

¿Is it worth it or are they gonna tell me it's normal?

Thanks!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michalko5896:
Nope, its normal. LG G2 back is terrible
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sensamic:
Is this a common issue with the G2?

Does more people have this issue on their G2?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sfkn2:
I was under the impression that everyone's G2 does that.. Mine started the first week of ownership.
[General Topics] jkmk:
Just another way to remove the Apex Loader System app in this rom - Remember try AYOR

> Install as normal from this thread - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2470998 (Great Stable rom)

> When you have completed the listed steps in that thread

> install RM Toolbox - I think either lite or Pro will work - i used Pro (in Play Store)

> got to app manager

> select Apex Launcher

> advanced

> convert apex launcher to user app

Then you are free to install other launchers and uninstall Apex from the normal uninstall screen as you see fit

a lot of steps but not really that hard - worked for me and was repeatable

Thanx again
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] surfingnoob:
Does anyone have the FTF file for the NL version? Or does anyone know how to get it now that it came out? It's for customization 1281-2668.

Thanks!

Verstuurd vanaf mijn D5503 met Tapatalk
[Xperia Z1 Compact General] Webalistic:
I'm also looking for the 14.4.A.0.108 FTF for the same customisation.

Nothing has appeared on OTA or SUS.

Has anyone even had this update for a Z1c sold in NL?

Edit: Found the update available via PC companion.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] majortaylor:
Everything was going good up till I needed to use heimdall then my windows xp threw a heimdall-frontend.exe is not a valid win32 app error at me. What can I do? I followed the instructions to a T. The only thing I couldn't do was install the vcredist_x64 because It wouldn't let me
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] majortaylor:
I think I figured out the problem
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deeaycee:
What was the problem, because I'm getting the same error.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] majortaylor:
At first I thought a bad download but that wasn't it. Must be something about my computer as it's a piece of junk
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omaro:
Is the glass completely scratch ressistant? Is it pure glass or is it groilla glass?

I honestly dont understand why u wpuld remove it? Its like a perfectly fit protector u never bought :P
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Hello Omaro,

Z1 Compact uses Dragontrail glass which is as strong as gorilla glass. The glas does however not come with a oleophobic coating

As an answer to your first question there's no glass which is 100% scratchproof. Minerals can scratch pretty much any types of glass, and by minerals I'm talking about sand, stones etc etc.

The reason why most people wants to remove the preinstalled antishatterfilm is due to that it collects dust, fingerprints and its very easy to scratch. It's not recommended to remove it if you're not planning to apply a oleophobic coating on top of the glass.

Hope my answer cleared any doubts,

DevStaff
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ponchofiesta:
The surface of the glass under the plastic film is not as smooth as other phone screens. I think this is because it is not intended to be used without a film above it.

I removed Sonys plastic film and added Orzly Tempered Glass Screen Protector (you can use any other tampered glass protector). nearly perfect for my and much more scratch resistant than with the plastic film.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
The reason because it does not feel as smooth is because of that there's no olephobic coating on top of the glass. You need to apply one yourself using a liquid solution, and it'll feel like on any other phone.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omaro:
thanks guys^

but does this olephobic coating u speak of wear off after time?

EDIT: btw I cant see any anti shatter film on the backside of my phone. Shouldnt there be on there as well?

ty in advance.

btw great phone.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steanne:
nope. the z1c has a plastic black. no shatter-protection necessary, but causes the flashbleed problem. some people have replaced theirs with the glass back from the z1f, though.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patoberli:
I don't have any screen protector and am very happy with that. No need to put some ugly stuff on the front glass.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omaro:
but wont that cause som nasty scratches over time?

My s4 never got scratshes and i didnt use protecotrs. So a glass back would be a neat feature.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Schwinni:
Dito.

Regarding the plastic back cover:

Yes, that will happen.

That's why many people (including me) replaced their back cover with the one made of glass from the Japanese Z1f:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2710603
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] bertlfix:
Hi!

It's the first time I'm posting here, but after some days of search, I've found a lot about upgrading / downgrading, but nothing about my problem.

I've an MDAcompact / T-Mobile PM10A / Austria and tried to upgrade to BigStorage-Rom according this thread: " Magician to 1.13 + 1.13 Radio + BigStorage ALL-IN-ONE Guide ". I've backed up my original Rom, but after the flash, there was no radio-stack at all (booting device: "no GSM" on display).

I've tried to update the radio-stack again - error message: 114 - error upgrading radio-stack, the same with 1.12 and 1.13. I've tried to downgrade the rom to 1.12 - ok, but no radio-stack. I've tried to restore the original Rom via SD-card in bootloader-mode - device says: not allowed.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] docnas:
did u try to use an origional rom? i mean a non Bigstorage rom upgrade ? because that should fix the problem ( atleast i think it shoud)

Try Downloading the origional t-mobile1.13 rom and upgrade ur device using that install file . If i am not mistaken the first thing that is upgraded is ur radio stack then the extended rom and finally the operating sytem ( if u upgraded u would see that it does it in 3 steps).
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] bertlfix:
I've tried that. As soon, as I upgraded to the original rom from T-Mobile, it stopped at the radiostack-upgrade. After that, I opened the "original".exe-file from T-Mobile with winrar and tried to upgrade again, but without the "radio.nbf"-file, what was no problem. After that, I tried to update with the "radio.nbf"-file (stand alone) again, but the "error 114"-statement came up again.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Ultimate Chicken:
I got this error before, but only because I flashed my device with the wrong ROM.

(...I once misread "Universal" as a meaning and not as a device codename, and flashed the wrong Radio stack. Thing worked, but radio invalid, no phone capabilities. Fortunately, a reflash with the correct radio ROM found here saved me. And my $300 investment. -.-)

Either the radio part of the ROM's accidentially corrupted (download again), or the radio driver is incompatible with your device hardware. I'm not aware of Minis being avaliable in anything other than GSM tho...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] bertlfix:
I downloaded the original rom-version from the official T-Mobile website. Fact was: up/downgrade of the rom itself "ms_.nbf/nk.nbf" no problem (I've extracted the exe-file via winrar to a folder and made that several times to up/downgrade), but update of the radio-stack "radio_.nbf" not possible, ended in error 114. The point is: as soon as I start the update-utility, it shows the "Device CE Image version", "Device Extended Image Version" but no "Device Radio Image Version", it looks like no radio-stack is installed at all.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 Software Upgrading] Ultimate Chicken:
I got that exact same error through the aforementioned Universal ROM debacle (-.-). Radio failed to flash, no radio at all.

There should be a standalone radio stack somewhere in the FTP for magician. I know I saved mine with the 1.12.00 version. Try flashing with that, there's a file inside that allows you to bypass the version detection IIRC (which allows a from-scratch flash). Flashing a standalone radio stack will hard reset your system, but otherwise will not touch anything else.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] galihsatriak:
I've searched this site for a week to find Z2 style rom that i can use for my Xperia Acro s 4.1.2. but i can't find it.

Is anyone knows where i can find it? please tell me :D:D:D:D:D thankyou!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] juliantje15:
http://xdaforums.com/xperia-s/s-development/share-based-96-jb-xperia-z2-style-rom-t2806247

Maybe this rom will work, but its officialy made for the Sony Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] galihsatriak:
Where i can find the screen shoot for this rom? i can't open the link. But, thank you btw
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] juliantje15:
These are a couple of screenshots from the post.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] galihsatriak:
is this rom change the notif panel too? best part of Z2 ui is the notif panel, but icant find it
[Nexus 5 Accessories] phoenyx:
Ok, It turns out that not all cables that report "Charging (AC)" are created equal, more on that below.

I got more chargers in the mail:

From left to right: Anker dual port car charger with PowerIQ, CHOETECH, Pwr+ single charger, Pwr+ dual charger.

The Anker dual port car charger with PowerIQ is great. I can get 1A+ on either port on the Nexus 5.

Both the Pwr+ chargers gave 1A+ charging. They have fixed cables. The power supply for the dual charger is a bit big but its still better than carrying two single chargers.

The CHOETECH also worked great, giving 1A+ charging with the included cable. Here is where the interesting part with the different USB cables come in. The included cable showed Charging (AC), as expected. However, when I plugged the stock Samsung or the Motorola SKN6378A from A4C they only reported USB which is odd because they report Charging (AC) on other chargers. They could also only pull around 400mA from the CHOETECH. The CHOETECH's included cable showed Charging (AC) and pulled 1A+ on the other chargers. It was even able to pull 1A+ on both ports of the PowerGen charger when the other "good" cables could only pull good amps off of the NA side.

So it seems that it can be important to be able to pair the right USB cable with the right charger.

Here are the Amazon links to the chargers listed above:

Anker car charger: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D82O68Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

CHOETECH: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IG05402/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Pwr+ single charger: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009STIJWA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Pwr+ dual charger: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JKSMXLC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Nexus 5 Accessories] phoenyx:
Reserved again.. cuz the first one was so much fun!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] raptir:
That's very odd. I have a 2012 N7 charger and I am able to get an average of 1.6A with my Nexus 5. I do my measurements differently (I take the charge time between two known percentages and use that to calculate the average current) but it shouldn't cause that significant a difference. The issue with the current meter widgets is that they're measuring the total current flowing into the battery. That means that anything that is using power on the device (screen, CPU, etc...) causes a fluctuation in the current reading. The charger itself is providing a fairly flat current, your phone's usage is changing rapidly over time.

The reason you see low charging rates on the car chargers/apple chargers with the Nexus 5 is probably due to the charging method being used. Apple chargers put a voltage across the data pins to tell the phone the charging rate of the adapter. Android chargers short the two data pins to tell the device that it's a charger and not a USB port. When you plug the Nexus 5 into a charger designed for an Apple device, the Nexus 5 thinks it is a computer and won't pull more than 500mA off of the charger. If you check the battery menu during that time you will likely see that it says "Charging (USB)" instead of "Charging (AC)." Some of the cables I have cause this issue as well. Monoprice's Premium USB cables are super cheap, guaranteed for life and charge every phone I have tested properly assuming the charger itself isn't an issue.

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9762&seq=1&format=2

As far as a charger recommendation, I love Anker products. Their "PowerIQ" chargers will charge any device at its maximum rate.

http://www.amazon.com/Anker®-Dual-P...MK/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1405347957&sr=8-14

Two Nexus 5s will charge at 1.6A each on this charger. The only issue is that they don't have a good wall charger with PowerIQ. The only option is this "desktop" charger.

http://www.amazon.com/Family-Sized-...ETFG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405348099&sr=8-1

I followed up with them and they said that more PowerIQ chargers were coming over the summer, but I haven't seen anything yet.

You can also use a "charge only" cable to get the maximum from any charger.

http://www.amazon.com/PortaPow-Micr...TYUE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405348221&sr=8-1

That should allow you to get a better charge out of the "Apple" port on the "A/NA" charger you have.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] phoenyx:
Thanks for the reply. Admittedly, it wasn't a very scientific approach and I could have been more accurate but my goal was to just show that two Android phones using the same chargers and cables were getting different vastly different results. Especially that the Galaxy S4 could get 1200mA on the Apple port while the Nexus 5 couldn't even get half that.. and they are using the same charger, same cable and both widgets are showing AC charging (FWIW I tested all the cables on each charger, each showed AC and all had the same results across setups).

Yes, I am aware of that and I guess I should have explained it better. I had two points about this. The first was that the Galaxy S4 didn't fluctuate while the N5 did, but I suspect that has to do with the way the app is interacting with the phone.

The second was that on the Nexus 5 with 4 instances of the widget from the same app, all set to update 1 second apart were showing 4 very different amperage readings when they were supposed to be getting the sample at the same time. I just found it curious is all.

That it what I understood as well. Which is why I am mystified why one Android phone (S4) can pull 1200mA off an Apple port but a different Android phone (N5) can't, using the exact same cable and showing AC Charging on the widget. I would be interested to hear if you have any ideas on why that would be.

I ordered that when I was having issues with the Nexus 5 on my current car charger, it should be here any day now. It was one of the ones I mentioned in the original post that is on order. Their description of PowerIQ made me hopeful, but then I read a product description of one of their other products with PowerIQ on their website and it talked about Apple and non-Apple ports so now I'm just hoping that it will work the way I originally thought/hoped it would.

It was the car charger that alerted me to the possibility of a difference in charging performance between the Galaxy S4 and N5. I noticed that when I drove around with navigation on the Galaxy S4 could charge up decently while the Nexus 5 wouldn't charge much if at all using the same cable and charger.

I almost ordered that last week until I ready that other product description. I decided to wait to see how the car charger above works.

That is great news! If this PowerIQ works like I hope it works, I'll be happy. Thanks for that info!

That is also one of the cables I mentioned in the OP that are on order. Unfortunately since my other cables here are showing AC Charging, I am assuming they have the data pins shorted and so I'm not expecting anything from this. This still doesn't really answer the question of why the Samsung can pull a better charge out of an Apple port than the Nexus 5. Any ideas? Same cables and all.

Thanks again.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] raptir:
Well, what I posted mainly applies to the Nexus phones. I think Samsung has put some more intelligent circuitry in the Galaxy S4/S5 that allow it to charge on Apple ports as well. It's not a hard and fast rule, it's just the "standard." The S4 is hard-capped at 1200mA though, so the Nexus 5 will charge faster on an appropriate charger.

Interesting. My guess would be that even though they're supposed to poll at the same time, they're really pulling the data in quick succession. As in they end up in the service's queue and receive the data at slightly different timepoints as a result.

Well, I don't have a Galaxy device but I do know that the PowerIQ chargers work great for the Nexus 5. I get the full 1.6A current that the Nexus 5 can accept. It charges it from dead in under an hour and a half. It's great for recharging on my way home from work.

I did see on their website that they have a two-port wall charger on their PowerIQ page, but when you click through to Amazon it shows as the old A/NA charger.

http://www.ianker.com/poweriq/poweriq.html

Hopefully they actually update it soon.

As far as Samsung vs Nexus, see above. I've personally never experienced a slow charge out of a charger that showed "Charging (AC)." Very odd. If you're getting the Anker chargers, I would pair them with the Monoprice Premium cables.

http://www.monoprice.com/Product?c_id=103&cp_id=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=9762&seq=1&format=2

I can attest that the Anker charger or my Nexus 7 2012 charger plus a Monoprice cable will charge all the devices I've tried at full speed (Nexus 7 2012, Nexus 5, Nexus 4, Kindle Fire HDX, and my friend's Razr M). Their "non-premium" cables work well also, but I find that they wear out. They do replace them for free though.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] phoenyx:
I see. I was assuming it was the standard that all Android phones used to determine charge rates... lol. Silly me. What you say makes sense and is what I was afraid of. I was hoping I was "doing it wrong" or there was some other trick to getting more charge out of the PowerGen wall chargers that I have. I will give it another shot with the cables I have on order when they come in. I will see how it goes and maybe I'll order that Monoprice to try out as well.

That's kind of what I was thinking too but then again, the widgets are only reporting information the main app is seeing. You would think that when the app takes a sample at a given time, it is that info that is transmitted to all the app instances so the info should be the same. Apparently not. It's not a big deal, I just notice and am curious about strange things sometimes.

That is great news! I'm looking forward to getting mine in the mail soon. I'll post what I find with that charger along with the other ones I have coming.

Me too. I'll be keeping an eye out for that. Which PowerIQ chargers do you have? Just the car charger or do you have this 2 port wall charger too?

I think the Nexus 5 only really got a slow charge with Charging (AC) showing out of the Apple port on the PowerGen and car chargers. When the same cable is plugged into the non-Apple, it works fine. Kind of disappointed that I cant get the same performance on the Apple port like the Galaxy does. I bought a bunch of these when I was using the Galaxy. Makes me apprehensive about buying more chargers that may not work that well.

I'll play around a bit more with the new cables and see what I can find. Thanks again for the info and the recommendations.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] raptir:
I have the two-port car charger and an external battery (second-gen Astro2). I really want a 2-port wall charger (to use with my Kindle Fire and Nexus 5 at home) but I haven't been able to find one.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] phoenyx:
Check out this cable: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JKSMXLC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I just got it in the mail and it works good with the N5. Rated at 4A.

I put the new chargers in the 2nd post above and also noted that cables that report Charging (AC) on some adapters will only report USB (and lower charging rates) on other adapters.