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[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkeaver:
so when I go into recovery now I get a image of a htc one with a red triangle and exclamation mark inside of it?? since I have never went into recovery on this phone before isn't it supposed to look like any other stock recovery??? and if this isn't right I have tried flashing the recovery already and still get the same result... can someone expand on this for me pls
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenPope:
You have stock recovery.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkeaver:
so it doesn't give you flash update and wipe and all that anymore.. sorry like I said I have never went into recovery on this phone.. just making sure...
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenPope:
I think you have to hold volume up and hit power or something.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkeaver:
ok I am good.. thank you... I'm putting everything back to stock because someone bought my phone and I just want to make sure everything is correct on it now.. thanks!!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkeaver:
i sold the phone and this is what they requested. I know the OTA wont work and I never keep stock recoveries on my phones but.... I guess they will find out for themselves :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkeaver:
and btw thanks everyone for the help. I hit my thanks button but on my browser it it isn't showing it just to let you know....
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Sounds like somebody that is a bit ill-informed. They want root, but they probably also want OTA (the 2 don't go together, IMO) and heard that you need stock recovery for OTA. I suppose they can change everything back that they modified with root, and unroot or hide root to install the OTA. But it just seems they are making life more complicated than it needs to be.

Also sounds like its a person that wants root, but not willing to do it themselves. But I suppose that's not really your problem!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Option to root and have ota is very easy :

Stock rom (unmodified but rooted)

Stock recovery

And you can ota. The ota will probably delete superuser but that's about it. The ota will not fail because its rooted as long as the stock rom/apps are unmodified

:)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkeaver:
yeah this is what I did for them so who knows.. I've never tried it that way but i guess it would work like that
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Rooting doesn't affect ota's, at least not in my experience.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Only if absolutely nothing was changed with the stock ROM.

Its more my point there is little point to installing OTAs on a rooted device.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
I don't understand that statement. I still run stock sense, but with a few additions that don't affect ota's. So I still get updates while having things configured the way I want. I can also run things that require root such as titanium backup and a few others.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Because once you accept an OTA, you will be unrooted. You will have to root again, either by installing custom recovery (than back to stock recovery so you can OTA) or the trick of booting custom recovery via adb to flash SU (as described here). Its just a lot of jumping through hoops with little added value.

On the other hand, if you have custom recovery installed, you can flash any of the array of stock rooted or awesome custom ROMs posted here. This includes stock rooted ROMs taken from OTA updates from lots of versions (often posted within days of the OTA starting to roll out), not just your carrier, so you can possibly get an update much faster than waiting for the OTA to roll out from your carrier (although that depends on what carrier version you have). You also don't have to constantly be worried "well, if I change this I won't get OTAs". You can do whatever the heck you want, and isn't that really the whole point of root?

Its just my opinion. And a lot of this may stem from the fact that I'm on AT&T, who are not only agonizingly slow about rolling out OTAs (sometimes 3-4 months or even later than other carriers on my past HTC device) and have even went to the effort to close exploits and prevent unlocking of bootloaders when rolling out new OTAs (on the One X EVITA). In fact there was even a bug (I assume it was a bug - others may accuse that it was intentional) where installing the Jellybean OTA with SuperCID and S-on

bricked the phone

.

As I said, its just an opinion. But there are many others on XDA that will agree that OTAs have no place on rooted Android devices.

And to be fair, I did cover myself and stated "there is little point" instead of "there is no point" ;)
[Micromax A110] rahulk23:
sir i am using custom roms above 1 year ,now i want to shift canvas 4 and want to give canvas 2 to my father,so i want stock rom,so that i will be easy to use for elder thank you in advance
[Micromax A110] varuntheraj:
yes u can do it..two ways of doing it

1.goto service center turn off the device and give it for software update so that they dont see that the phone is rooted.

2.in android development of A110.u can find link for stock ROM. u can flash it manually to stock rom

heres the link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2172561
[Micromax A110] @B#!:
Yes, you can!

Hi there!

Yes, you can get your device back to Stock ROM which came with your device. You can download a Stock ROM to your PC and then Flash it to your device using SP Flash Tool. Remember flashing using SP tool will delete all your data on your phone except the media files on your SD Card.

Let me know if you need help on steps to flash your phone back to original Stock ROM. :)

Easiest way to get it back is to visit service center and get it done on chargeable basis.
[Micromax A110] rahulk23:
thank for the help i want to know the process of the flashing back to stock rom and need stock rom link
[Micromax A110] @B#!:
Here is the way

Hi Rahul23,

I have attached a txt file in this reply with all the steps and link to download the Stock ROM.

All the best :good:

If this helped you, a little thanks hit would be much appriciated:cool:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
For about a week now I've been having persistent messages asking me to select a default keyboard. I have tried a uninstall/re-install of my google keyboard, as well as a reboot without any success. Does anyone know how to stop the persistent message? It's getting a little annoying, and my Note 3 had the same issue, but I never figured out how to stop it.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phonetechkid:
I have been using the Korean LG G3 for a while with my AT&T sim card and I did not have any problems up till now. I have pulled the sim card out and put it back it multiple times now and it will still not be recognized. Does anybody have any ideas on what I should do? Thanks in advance!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
Try getting a new sim card, and go from there. The issue could be that your sim card is old, or your phone does like it anymore for whatever reason. Alternatively you could try the same sim in another phone if that's an option.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phonetechkid:
Thanks for the quick reply. I have actually already switched the sim card and it is working on my other phone. So I am pretty sure something is wrong with my phone not the sim card. I have also reset my phone one time. Still nothing. Any Ideas?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
You could back it up and do a hard reset this isn't ideal, but it usually fixes things.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phonetechkid:
Just hard reset it and it is still not working. I think it might be a hardware problem.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
Are your pins inside damaged?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phonetechkid:
I'm not sure is there a way to check?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
Check the slow where you put your sim card into and see if any don't look like they are contacting the card. I wouldn't mess with them, because they are fragile just look.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phonetechkid:
I looked at the pins and I'm guessing those are the ones in the top of the slot. It seems like two pins to the very right are not touching the card.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Unbreakable118:
I have the same problem in my skandinavian (international (unlocked)) i think it has something to do with the boot speed(fast boot) because i got it to work when i backed my phone up and it rebooted but it always happens again when you just pull your battery out when the device is still on i factory reseted and it fixed it self permanently
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomkins0752:
I'm having a similar issue as well with the Verizon version. It won't read a micro sim (the one that was activated in it) but it will read a nano sim that I have placed in an adapter to make it fit. Both sims are Verizon, active, and have different numbers. I have no idea what the issue could be.

EDIT:

It seems as if a pin or two weren't making contact with the sim card. After putting a little piece of 3M tape on the sim card, it created enough contact and all is well.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ch0c0lateb0yctg:
I have the exact same problem if i put a micro sim card it wont read but if i put a nano sim with a sim tray it will work...any solution..
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jruasap:
I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to post an update just in case someone else was having this problem. I ran into it with my VS985 a few weeks back. First it was just not reading my sim, but then got worse and wouldn't read any sim I put into it. I was able to correct it by slightly adjusting the pins on the sim reader. I took needle nose pliers/ a knife and gently bent them up a bit. After doing so the phone immediately read my sim card.

I hope this helps someone else if they encounter the same issue.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patm80:
I have a similar problem. My G3 only accepts and sees one sim card, the one from my old provider. With all other sim cards there is the message "no sim card detected". I tried different working sim cards, no of them are being detected. I switched my provider a few weeks ago and since the problem exists. Before everything was fine.

I also tried adjusting the pins a little bit but so far nothing helped..
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thiago_oliv:
OK, I have the same issue: my G3 shows "no sim card" message. The solution is to replace the sim card/microsd slot. However, my phone is not covered by warranty anymore and the incredible honest guys here in Brasilia (Brazil) want to replace the whole main board and charge me for it. So, I'll have to replace that slot by myself. I bought two slots on eBay (search for "lg g3 sim card slot"). Micro soldering is not an easy thing, but there are some videos online that can help. And, if necessary, you can always look for a repair shop to do it for you, providing the piece (the slot). Until the slot replacement, you can try this, it's working for me: I noticed that if you ever accomplish to start the phone normally, you should never power it off to keep it going on! It seems that the sim card is "checked" only at boot time. (I managed to keep my phone connected to the operator for days, but after a stupid friend of mine restarted it, the error came again). To help getting a successful boot, with no sim card errors, I suggest to firmly press the sim card/microsd against the phone while it is starting, from the moment you release power button until the lock screen is shown. This proved to be very reliable, at least for now.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecker2008:
Thanks! This worked for my Sprint LG G3. Kind of a pain to boot while holding the SIM card down but it'll do until I upgrade my phone.

Also, I noticed you don't have to reboot the phone - it will also check for the SIM card when updating PRL. So you can go to Settings->System Updates->Update PRL while holding down the SIM card. Once the PRL update completes it should recognize the card.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thiago_oliv:
Yes, it's hard to hold the simcard through the boot time. Here it takes 30s...

Unfortunately, GSM versions don't have PRL option. And I haven't found another way but rebooting.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Memento24:
Reboot your phone multiple times until it detect the sim card. Once done go to security then set up sim card lock and and enable sim code identification. Now wen you reboot your phone it will ask to enter the pin code to unlock your phone and it will detect your sim card.

The issue is because it rebbot too fast i guess.

For the boot loop issue change your battery.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamica:
Thanks all, i set little schotch tape on my card now it can recognize it!

SORRY FOR MY BAD ENGLISH!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dspectron:
The pressing down during startup method worked for me! Took a few tries though, and it only worked when I removed the micro SD and pressed directly on the SIM.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shehabskull:
Hello guys I have a problem in restoring my data using back up and restore app when I click on restore button I got these 2 massages :-

And when I click on "OK" I got this

Any suggestions? =[
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
Are you using the same firmware you were using when you backed up your data?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shehabskull:
nope I make a backup in kk firmware (10.5.A.233) and then downgraded to 4.3 JB firmwaee (10.4.B.0.101)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
You have to be on the same firmware to be able to restore a previous backup
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shehabskull:
nope.. I made a backup on kk firmware (10.5.A.233) and then downgraded to 4.3 JB firmwaee (10.4.B.0.101)
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shehabskull:
so I can't restore my data :|
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
You can, but only on .230
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
IDEA!!

Root .230 ans install TWRP

Go to TWRP and select to backup the data only and nothing ELSE!

now you can restore it on any ROM!!!

;)

Xperia™ Z (C6602) with Tapatalk
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shehabskull:
Oh thanks but I restore my data in kk and then make a backup on my memory card using Android assistant app and them downgrade to 4.3 and install the apks manually ^~^
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
But you dont want the data of the apps/games/messages? O_o

Xperia™ Z (C6602) with Tapatalk
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shehabskull:
No need for data all my game Data on my Google and fb accounts and massage I lost him but I don't care
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
Ok AS!!! YOU!!! WISH!!!

Xperia™ Z (C6602) with Tapatalk
[HTC One E8] teck_keeda:
This is a thread where you can give your opinions and experienced about sense UI

I made this thread because i m going to buy new HTC E8 because it packs very good specs in terms of hardware...

Before hearing about htc m8 i was planning for lg g2 as perfect in hardware and software with tons of feature...

So here i m not asking about gimmiky features but i m asking about WHAT THE SENSE UI is all about...

I saw many reviewa of htc one m8, htc desire 816 to understand what this UI packs in it... But i dont find many features over stock android... So wanna ask some feature sense UI have??

1. Small app (floating apps like lg skin or sony small apps)

2. Quick settings ( add or remove option fir toggles in quick settings drawer)

3. Does it allow to download more themes like sony allow to download from sony select and playstore.

4.does launcher can give scrolling effects or horizontal scrolling for apps in app drawer?

5. Does it has different lock effects like samsung and lg g2 or g3?

6. Does camera has more shooting modes or zoom to voice clarity options like lg g2?

7. What more features it provide over samsung and lg phones?

8.what that zoe mode provide other than slide show in gallery.

Here i m not criticize any OEM skin... I m just here for some queries.. Plz dont take it as personally... I did use samsung and sony phones before thats why n m asking it before buying HTC E8...
[HTC Desire 601] tonydd:
Updated thread to say it works with xda posted fix
[HTC Desire 601] Kolma:
Updated what thread...?
[One (M8) Android Development] juvezavala:
This thread is provided solely as a link to the HTC provided 4.4.3 OTA update zip. This is for the HTC M8 Developer Edition. It will not work on an M8 running carrier firmware. This OTA should work on a GSM (T-Mobile or AT&T) M8 that was fully converted to the Developer Edition. Neither I nor XDA Developers bare responsibility or liability for any damaged or bricked phone. You flash or update your own device at your own risk.

Method 1

-Download the OTA here Join Copy with this link and we both get an extra 5GB of storage!

-Download also mirrored here

-Copy it into /sdcard/Download (This is where it downloaded to for me)

-Enter recovery (You must be on the HTC Developer Edition Stock Recovery)

-Hold Power and Volume Up for about 4-5 seconds and release so that Recovery Options pop up

-Apply update from sdcard and find the zip location

-Flash the OTA update

-Re-Root if so desired

-Profit

Method 2

-Download the OTA here Join Copy with this link and we both get an extra 5GB of storage!

-Download also mirrored here

-Copy it into your fastboot binary directory on your PC/MAC/Linux machine

-Power your device into the bootloader and enter fastboot mode

-Run a terminal/command prompt for fastboot and do "fastboot oem rebootRUU" your phone should boot into the HTC black/gray logo.

-Run a terminal/command prompt for fastboot and do "fastboot flash zip yourzipname.zip" replace "yournamezip.zip" with whatever you rename your OTA package to.

-Re-Root if so desired

-Profit

Hit Thanks if this post helped you!
[One (M8) Android Development] exocetdj:
Awesome!!! Thanks mate!!

for all those who feel brave enough to convert to dev edition, HERE'S MY GUIDE
[One (M8) Android Development] EternalAndroid:
I tried the OTA & it failed, complete stock, no root or custom recovery. Then tried the method above, installation aborted please help.
[One (M8) Android Development] hdorius:
maybe your device is not developer edition?
[One (M8) Android Development] EternalAndroid:
It is I have the actual dev edition.
[One (M8) Android Development] atsavlis:
Guys im rooted and running revolution 9.1... Can i flash this using tw recovery, or only if im running official recovery?? I'm looking to update my firmware to the latest...
[One (M8) Android Development] sardroid:
You must be on HTC Developer Edition Stock Recovery.
[One (M8) Android Development] exocetdj:
I dconverted fully from unbranded international to Dev edition last night and applied ota automatically without issue
[One (M8) Android Development] EternalAndroid:
I figured it out on my own, running 4.4.3, thanks anyway.
[One (M8) Android Development] juvezavala:
fastboot oem rebootRUU

Sorry I took a bit to reply but awesome that you were able to figure out also. I updated the OP with a second method and hopefully it helps someone.:)
[One (M8) Android Development] prathik7:
any other way, when i try to apply it says parsing failed..
[One (M8) Android Development] erapmicks:
Anyone have the BS_002 2.22.401.4
[One (M8) Android Development] robstunner:
This worked absolutely perfect on my s off dev edition converted att m8. Flashed via stock recovery! Thanks so much.
[Networking] RickoT:
RE: Disabling Activesync Internet Passthru

OK,

So I've seen about a million threads about it but no one ever answers the eternal question...

How does one disable internet passthru on activesync 4.1 and above?

I have searched all over the internet and on several forums to no avail... PLEASE I hope someone has a good idea on this

Thanks!

~Rick
[Networking] marclouis:
in activesync, file connection settings.

change "this computer is connected to:..." from "internet" to "Work Network".
[Networking] RickoT:
That doesnt work, it just nags me about not being able to find a server assigned IP address
[Sony Xperia M] RedLedLight:
A really entertaining game ;)

DESTROY! Fun as I said ;)

4x4 Mountain Racer [Xperia M] I should drive 4x4s: http://youtu.be/d-2fy53EwfQ
[Samsung Galaxy S Duos] Killwish:
Have you tried?

volume down + Power + home

Volume up = recovery mode

Volume down = odin mode or download mode..

If you can go in download mode... Flash cwm or stock recovery with Odin

Hit thank button if this post helped you
[Samsung Galaxy S Duos] snehashish93:
First of all

Galaxy S duos GT7562 is running on Android 4.0.4 coz i own this device..

Here is the simple rooting and CWM installing method

1) Search "Poot.apk" in google and install it

2) Open the app, it will prompt you to Playstore to download Ministro II, download,

3) After downloading Ministro II, go back and click on "Click here to root"

( it will root your device permanently and will install Superuser)

4) Reboot

For CWM,

1) download and install "Mobile Uncle Tool" from playstore or from anywhere

2) locate to "recovery.img" stored on your SD card, select it

3) It will install the recovery image file and your phone will reboot

I hope this will help you
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Senaphur:
So i lost my warranty recently and seen that there is a new version out... my old one was the standard 4.1.2 which i wanted to upgrade... so i installed a new bootloader

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2747963 (the "Latest nd3 bootlader" http://d-h.st/TQq)... used Odin 3.9, shut my n7100 down, booted it up in download/odin mode and connected it to the PC. it worked, then i flashed the Bootloader... seemed to work... it reseted.... and is FOREVER STUCK on the first loading screen "Samsung Galaxy Note II GT-N7100" until i grab the battery and get it out.

then i can go back to the download mode.... i wanted to try a factory reset, but even this doesn't work, because i can't get into the recovery mode....

that made me so mad... i thought it worked out really well... and then this... right in my face :(

heeelp plssss...... :(
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] singhpratik87:
You were on 4.1.2 and flashed a kitkat bootloader? Did you even read instructions carefully? The latest KK bootloader only works on 4.3 and higher android versions.4.1.2 is not supported.Now download a stock 4.4.2 ROM flash it via odin( ND3 firmware and higher)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brammieman:
I have the same issue. I was running the latest aosp 4.4 build rom and still it freezes on boot. Can get odin to flash so will try to revert to stock rom
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Macrodomings:
Hi there,

Have been playing with Galaxy S III for a couple of months and really happy with the device. Right now, the disk space is in short, i need to move some of the unused data to computer for backup purpose. I knew it can be easy to backup photos, videos, etc... but it seems difficult to backup sms, music and contacts. I am curious is there any easy tool for this kind of purpose? Any input will be great appreciated.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] verny94:
SMS backup

Contacts export to SD from SD backup to Google acount ;)
[HTC One Max] skatastic:
I have VZ HTC One Max with basebase 1.36.60.0122 running stock ROM rooted with S-OFF. As the title says my GPS stinks. It has a hard time locking on...always. After it locks on it'll lose signal even on clear days. I have GPS toolbox but that doesn't seem to help the situation. Is there a new baseband that might help me or any other tips that I've missed. I found this page http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2776135 but it doesn't have any links so I don't know where to look for new radios.