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[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ceriain:
Guys,

I'm setting up my mother-in-law's new phone.

I don't seem to be able to add birthday, anniversary dates, etc to a contact unless I link all the contacts to Google; something I don't want to do.

Any ideas how to do this without attaching to Google?

TIA

Edit: Got an answer/suggestion elsewhere. http://xdaforums.com/moto-g/help/adding-birthdays-to-contacts-t2833770
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsp23:
Just got my s5 yesterday. Love the phone so far. Just one problem in the twitter for android app. when I do a search in the app (for example - looking up a twitter user) when I click their name I get a message saying unfortunately Samsung keyboard has stopped. I only get this error in this app doing this search function. I have deleted the cache for Samsung / twitter / uninstalled and reinstalled twitter and did a reset of the phone - the error continues. Does this sound like a phone or an app problem?

Thanks for the help.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fffft:
I've never seen that error, so just you. Or more likely something with your app or phone configuration.

I'd guess it's a problem with your Twitter app, a bug or incompatibility in how it passes information to the keyboard, causing it to crash. Try going into the Settings menu application manager and clearing both cache and data for your Twitter app and the Keyboard. Note that clearing data will remove customized settings and passwords..

If the problem persists, try using a different keyboard.

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ebhk:
Hey everyone

I have the Oneplus One 64GB version, i have have some weird lag.

while a play music or streaming it through my music player (Wimp) my phone lags a lot. the lags is very noticeable when I slide between my home screens and opening and closing apps.

The same things happens when i chromecast Youtube videos or Netflix to my TV.

My last phone was the Nexus 5 and it didn't have any lag at all while doing these things.

Anyone ells have this problem? I searched this forum and others but couldn't find anything on these problems.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JnManso:
Hi! There exists some problem on the WIFI. Check the error that i detected yesterday.

http://xdaforums.com/oneplus-one/help/xmbc-buffering-problem-t2832572
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ebhk:
Thank you for your post, but i'm pretty sure that this is not a wifi issue. The lag is there when i play music and not connected to a wifi. :(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] fantastic_mr_q:
Is it true there will be an 8525 shipping with AKU 3.0? I know it is slightly different from the TyTN as in no internal camera but can we steal AKU 3 from it for our TyTN's?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] pof:
No AKU 3 for hermes yet, they ship with 1.34

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=282465

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=283273
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] dude64:
Here is a response from HTC UK about the AKU 3.2:

We are expecting a ROM update come Q1 2007, but no official date has been set as yet.

So I guess we'll have to wait and see. I personally would prefer to use an official ROM at least till I have warranty on my device.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ceriain:
Guys,

I'm setting up my wife's new phone.

I don't seem to be able to add birthday, anniversary dates, etc to a contact unless I link all the contacts to Google; something I don't want to do.

Any ideas how to get round this?

TIA
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grahamgo:
Hi, this may or may not help! My method. My wife and I share the same contacts/calendar list. So I created a dummy gmail account. On our phones, tablets we only allow that dummy email address to sync its contacts and calendar. Vice versa, on our real gmail and Outlook accounts the contact and calendar sync is disabled. This works quite well. If that's not you want try searching for CardDav. This is what my Blackberry is using, it works perfect. You should find a number of Android app's and corresponding CardDav servers. Hope this helps.

But you mention birthdays, anniversaries etc, wouldn't it be more advantageous to put these items in a calendar, setup to give timely reminders of upcoming events?

From Wikipedia quote" CardDAV*(short for*Card Distributed Authoring and Versioning) is an*address book*client/server protocol designed to allow users to access and share contact data on a server. "Unquote.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ceriain:
Hi Graham,

Thanks for the reply, mate. I think just turning off the sync is probably the way to go, and that's what I've done.

I'm grateful for your input.

C.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] THC Butterz:
I haven't had this phone long enough to really dig into the is, but I am wondering weather or not it's theoretically possible to keep the boom sound headphone amp, but remove the stupid beats eq, I love that beats raises the volume of my cans, but I can't stand that it screws with the eq levels, and would like to use my phone without having to flatten the sound manually with power amp
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Cinneide:
I updated my Sony Xperia U. It was successful, so I unplugged my phone and then turned it on. Then the boot loop occurs. :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] deshx:
how did you update ..Sony PC Companion or Sony Update service ?

if it was flashtool, try flashing again using stock ftf, properly downloaded.

usually after a system update, the phone can take about 2-5 min to boot. check it for some time before removing battery.

and in future,describe the problem thoroughly, for better help responses.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jems_fame:
How to upgrade xolo Q700 with kitkat 4.4.

Thanks in advance
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wiz561:
I'd like to disable LTE while I'm at work because we don't get reception for it here. It then believe it kills the battery because it's constantly trying to find a signal and flips from 4g to 3g, etc.

I'm running CleanROM 8.2, which is Android 4.3. I've seen other posts that say use Phone Info, but the app crashes. I've also seen to dial a special number, but that number doesn't do anything.

Is there an easy way to disable 4g LTE with later versions of Android?

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] meishkov:
What's to prevent you from just disabling mobile data altogether?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] wiz561:
We have wifi here, where I can still get data...but I want to be able to send and receive txt messages and phone calls.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Speedy712:
You should still be able to receive calls and texts because I do that all the time on my phone and those things still work. If it does't then I don't know what to tell you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
If you disable data you can't receive texts, being on wifi enables Internet access but not texts or phone calls when data is shut off

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] poppers162:
Uhm, I don't think that's the case. Mobile data is solely Internet and multimedia messages. Phone calls and texts still work without data.

Sent from my Unlocked SCH-I535 running AOKP
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Your right man I don't know wtf I was thinking with that comment lol

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] poppers162:
Everyone has those "what the hell, how did I get that wrong?" moments.

Sent from my Unlocked SCH-I535 running AOKP
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ShapesBlue:
Dude sometimes I have those every few hours lol

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] poppers162:
You've tried *#*#4636#*#*

Sent from my Unlocked SCH-I535 running AOKP
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdagfg:
What app is the best or recommended before flashing a new rom?One that saves contacts sms apps etc.Thanks for any suggestion.
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdema:
there are two possibilities:

1)titanium backup: for apps & system options (wifi network, BT device etc)

contacts: there is google sync, enable it; else in the contact app there is import/export menu (it save a .csv file in your sd)

i prefer for the sms: sms backup & restore link

2) if you want an all in one G Cloud Backup
[LG G Pro 2] rowihel2012:
how can i install the new update ? it sayes your phone is rooted cant install
[LG G Pro 2] letschky:
Go back to Stockrom,make the Update and root your Phone.
[LG G Pro 2] saurabh_goyal93:
I want Indian KDZ file to go back to stock rom. Can you please give me that?

Or is it safe to flash some other country's kdz file if my model number i.e. D83810a is same as the version mentioned in the kdz file?
[LG G Pro 2] mike2959:
Easy fix

Just install superuser and choose full unroot.
[LG G Pro 2] saurabh_goyal93:
Seriously? Will that change ROOTED to UNROOTED in download mode too??
[LG G Pro 2] mike2959:
Well I had a update and it wouldn't accept. I was getting a error, so I downloaded superuser, did a full unroot, then checked for a update, it took about 5 min, then after I was done I used towel root and rooted again.
[LG G Pro 2] saurabh_goyal93:
I tried it. Same error. Unable to update.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] Stolaire:
My Xperia J was briefly subjected to heavy rain five days ago and had a small amount of water ingress. When retrieved and dried out the phone continued to make an unusual noise and the blue social media notification light stayed on. I have tried drying out the phone by removing the cover and battery and placing it in a warm environment, in a box of rice etc. but the blue light remains on. I have also done a factory reset but it has not solved the problem.

Would appreciate any ideas on how to solve this issue as I cannot afford to change to a new phone. Please don’t get too technical as I am not an expert on anything. Apologies if the subject has been covered in another thread – I have been unable to find any reference to it.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andytom69:
My phone have mod and enable the italian radio band , but the bar say only 3g .

Is only visual problem

this is not true really

Do y have a mod to enable H or LTE icon?

Tks
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justanicename:
I try to tweak the phone to save as much battery as it can, but I still want to be able to use the Lost Phone functionality. What settings do you suggest?

For now I'm using these settings:

- Allow WIFI to sleep when in sleepmode

- Allow WIFI to scan even if WIFI is turned off

- No GPS

- Location is on battery save mode

- Don't allow mobile data connection when screen is of (using Llama)

Now im using the default Google find my phone website. For the theftie I installed Lockwatch (it will take a pic after a few tries of entering the wrong code). But you need a data connection / wifi for the app to sent the mail? So how to circumvent this if wifi and data is off after the phone goes to sleep??
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grahamgo:
I don't have Lockwatch. But it looks like a really nice simple app. From what I can read in the product description it implies that Lockwatch turns on the required features by itself GPS, WiFi, etc. Have you tried "stealing" your own phone with your power saving settings activated? The other thing not mentioned in the product description is does the app continue to send periodic emails to update the phones location after it has been stolen and is moving? Maybe you know? I am using Lookout which can be interrogated at any time to located the phone. But it is not a lightweight app, which makes Lockwatch all the more interesting. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I can't answer your question, but maybe someone else can, plus my question!
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giugo:
I monitored the battery life of my Moto G LTE for a while and I can say that in standby doesn't drain battery, even if gps and mobile networks are active (I tried using Runtastic while riding racing bike for about 15km: 1h of gps and mobile network consumed about 10-15%).

Remember that, even if you turn on location, doesn't mean that phone searches costantly gps signal, it searches for it only when apps request for it.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justanicename:
You're welcome. I try to test it a few times. I'm still not sure when the mailing and gps kicks in. I do receive a mail when fake stealing my phone ;) So it works good from time to time.

There is an premium feature that will try to sent again when there is data connection again.

If you want even more lightweight, im now using Avira with Lockwatch. If you like your phone to take pics for app locking, you can try Smart App Lock. And if you dislike Chrome, use CM Browser ;)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grahamgo:
The "time to time" bit sounds worrisome! I'm on this group because I gave my wife a Moto G. She just wants a working phone, so now that it's pretty much setup right and she can "drive" it proficiently I tend not to mess with it (read - I am not allowed!) . We live in Peru 6 months a year and we both like the fact that I can ping her phone using Lookout if necessary to see that's she's safe. However, they removed the photo taking feature from the free version, and the paid version is now about $30 p/a. Quite reasonable, but this has prompted me to see what else is out there before giving them my money. I have read good things about Avira ($10 for Pro version), so your recommendation might be perfect. I have also just looked at avast! Anti-Theft (pro version $15 p/a), this also seems very comprehensive, I am not too worried about antivirus protection as she only uses the basic's. Anyway I'm still looking around to look at all possible options. Thanks!

Oh, and sorry I don't mean to pull your thread off track. But you do want a location app that overrides your battery saving setup when needed. So the more possible options open to you the better right? On our Moto G, the WiFi/3g data is always on. We get a 2 to 3 day typical battery life.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justanicename:
It's ok, maybe some good anti-theft app can do this overriding the battery saving setup thingy. Im now trying "Android Lost", "AntiTheft & Find My Phone" and "Theftie" (all free of course) . Since we are just both users, maybe we can help each other here on XDA. :)
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grahamgo:
Sure, I for one would like to know which app you consider to be the best. Also the reasoning behind the decision.

I hope that you you find one that can override your power saving settings. I would hope that they all can...
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justanicename:
After a few tests, i think Theftie and Lockwatch are the best. But I still need wifi or a data connection. And as a backup i keep Android Lost. So in the end i cannot save battery if i want to use the anti-theft functionalities.

Let me know if you what you decided.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agusaon:
Have you tried cerberus? It's one of the most complete out there at a reasonable price
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grahamgo:
I have to say Cerberus is very complete, I think this is the first app I have seen that specifies in its description that GPS is turned on even if its turned off. Edit:- not quite, only on systems earlier than 2.3.3 on later version you have to jump through hoops and convert Cerebus to a system app. Then In the case [MENTION=5730131]justanicename[/MENTION] the phone still needs to get access to a WiFi of GSM internet connection. I presume the only chance is that if the phone is stolen the thief will try to use the phone and the GSM data connection will become active when the screen comes on?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justanicename:
I did some further research on the battery saving settings and found a discussion sayin that actually turning on/of the wifi/dataconnection/gps is draining the battery more. So I will try this for a while. Cerberus looks really nice, it seems that Theftie does a lot of what cerberus does too.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grahamgo:
Hi, I tried Cerberus yesterday. It does everything as advertised. The memory footprint is 4.4mb, compared with Lookout's 19mb, though Lookout does provide antivirus protection. I started to try Theftie today, but was putoff by the requirement to sign in using Google+ a service that I don't like and don't use. So I removed Theftie. I will go with Cerberus costing the one time 3 Euro. Thanks [MENTION=5559133]agusaon[/MENTION] for the pointer.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agusaon:
Great app! I hope you enjoy it and never have to use it ;)
[General Topics] wilson77:
Hi all,

Could someone provide a comnparison on XDA II and XDA Neo wrt performace ? I have come to know that I can upgrade XDA II from Windows 2003 to WM5 - how does this conversion affect performance of this ?

Thanks..
[General Topics] Rudegar:
upgrading xdaII to 2005 dec the performance
[General Topics] wilson77:
Thanks for your reply...but to how much extent..do you see performance degradation ? Is it quite visible with normal operations...?
[General Topics] afhstingray:
its not too bad, main problem is the lack of ram....but i think some newer tweaked roms solve that problem. i upgraded my housemates xda II for him and hes had no complaints-he's not a power user....however i am, and when i used it i dint really have any complaints either other than the RAM thing
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bukmba:
Hi.

On my G3 D855, I can't stream videos from Dropbox / Carousel.

It does work only, if I favorite the movie so it downloads to my phone.

But real streaming doesn't work. It says things like I don't have internet connection or simply it can't play this movie.

But on my G2 or on my G-Pad 8.3 it does stream just fine. Using Dropbox since ages, I never had such issue until I came to the G3.

I contacted Dropbox support as I am a Pro User but they can't investigate because they don't have a G3 yet.

So I wonder if any of you could test so I know whether this is a bug or just a problem on my devices and wipe it.

Also when I try to stream from GDrive it works fine. YouTube works fine, everything. Just from Dropbox can't stream anymore.

Uninstalled and reinstalled it already, still no go.

Thanks for any help .....
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShoePhone:
Any solution that you've discovered?

I have the Sprint G3 (LS990) and I am having the same issue with Dropbox.

Thanks
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bukmba:
LG released a Firmware update a few weeks ago and since then, it works.

So the issue was with LG and not with Dropbox / Carousel.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noy-z:
Good info. Was wondering why my videos streamed via my GS3 and not my ATT G3. I guess I'll just have to wait for ATT to release an update for us.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShoePhone:
You have the Sprint G3? Where did you see the update?

Thanks
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bukmba:
No I do have the International Version of the G3. (D855)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Swizzle82:
Same issue from day 1 of ownership. D851
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] z005:
I have Verizon Moto G.

Model: MOTTX1028PP

OS version: 4.4.4

Tried MSLUtility to read SPC but not work (A fatal error has occured. Could not change SPC. bla bla bla)

Maybe somebody know some solution :confused: Please help.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gc33:
facing the same problem

Please let me know if you are able to find a solution for this as i am also facing the same problem
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] japskren:
Same thing happend in here :crying:
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pophunter:
Try go t bp mode. On keypad, ##626+dial. input "000000" as SPC. Then use DFS to read SPC or Change SPC.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajeevlal:
what the need to read SPC, is there any way to unlock the bootloader on 1028 model?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laserman49:
Hello.

I just buy this phone GT-I9515, but there is nowhere the method for Root it or to change the ROM on it, so how to do it please ?

I'm not the only one who wants to do that, so please, answer to my question please.

Thank you by advance and see you.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
Do you even use the search?

http://xdaforums.com/sitesearch.php?q=i9515%20root
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laserman49:
Yes, but everybody that tried have some problem to do it. Or have the problem of Knox who pass at 1 or have no Tactile after Root. So, before brick my new phone, I want to be SURE that is there a SURE method that don't have any problems, do you understand my opinion ? I'm not agressive when I say that, just to say that I really don't want to brick my new phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laserman49:
Nobody can answer me please ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentdeep:
Use Towelroot, I rooted mine since Day 1.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laserman49:
OK, but have you the tactile on the Recovery ? Because I read in XDA that everybody Root the I9515 have no tactile after Root this phone.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jauk66:
Step 1: Download both CF-Auto-Root Android 4.4.2 Package and ODIN3, and extract the files to the computer.

Step 2: Power off the handset and put it in Download mode by pressing and holding down the Volume Down, Home and Power buttons together. After a warning screen appears, press the Volume Up button to enter Download mode.

Step 3: Run Odin3 v3.09.exe as an Administrator while the phone is Download mode, and connect the Galaxy S4 to the PC via USB cable. If connected successfully, a message showing “Added!!” will appear in Odin’s message box.

Step 4: Now, click on the AP button, and select the CF-Auto-Root file that was extracted in Step 1.

Step 5: In Odin, check the “Auto Reboot” and “F. Reset Time” options.

Step 6: Click on the Start button in Odin to begin the flashing process.

Step 7: Once the process is complete, the Galaxy S4 will restart and a PASS message with green background will appear in the left-most box at the top of Odin.

You can now unplug the USB cable to disconnect the handset from the PC.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentdeep:
I wont recommend this coz it will trigger Knox 0x1.

Towelroot can root your phone but Knox will stay 0x0
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laserman49:
Knox stay to 0x0 but do you have the tactile in the recovery after root ? Cause lot of people that have root their I9515 have no tactile in recovery after root. So, I want to be SURE that I have it to have no problems later with a recovery custom like TWRP for exemple. To install a custom ROM like CM11 or other.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentdeep:
Installing a custom recovery will trigger the knox to 0x1.

I just rooted my phone but with stock recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laserman49:
OK for Knox, but for the Tactile ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentdeep:
What do you mean by Tactile? if you mean Tactile as Haptic Feedback feature on S4, then Yes, Haptic Feedback is working after Towelroot.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laserman49:
No, I want to say the tactile screen, evrybody has root their phone I9515 has no tactile scrren in the recovery, so I want to know if it's real or not please.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
Nobody here know what tactile is. Are you sure you are not mixing things up? I never heard of tactile in the recovery.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laserman49:
Sorry for my bad english, I'm French, so I wanted to talk about touch screen. I read that it doesn't work after Root in recovery, is it real please ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] agentdeep:
If you just root using Towelroot, touch is fully functional.

But if you install TouchPhilz Recovery or CWM Touch, touch won't work. The same also if you install custom ROM, touch won't work.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Laserman49:
I just search for the method of Towelroot, but don't find it, could give me the tutos to do it please ?