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[Sony Xperia ZL] th3m0dd3r:
Does anyone know of a better battery that will work with the zl.

As we all know this phone really suffers from poor battery life and overheating. I've managed to solve the overheating problem by flashing miui v5 and have it undervolted @ 987mv @ 1512mhz with doomkernel and kernel tuner, the phone is very cool now compared to before. However battery life is still dissappointing lasting only 10 hours a day dropping 10% every hour with light/moderate usage. Onscreen time it will die within 3 hours :(

So I wanna open it up and put a better battery so I can use a different rom cos miui is very restricted imo. xposed framework doesnt really work well with it.
[Sony Xperia ZL] chimnino:
Stock firmware gives me 4,5 hour screentime MINIMUM! So its NOT as we all know. It's your phone and your apps. Mine lasts a good day with more then moderate/light use. 13 hours with 75% left at the moment and 1 hour 10 min. screentime. Wifi always on. When out of house, 4G/LTE always on. NFC constantly on. So its you. Not your phone.
[Sony Xperia ZL] chimnino:
22,5 hour on single charge. 4,5 hour screen time. 8% left. I can't see your problem.
[Sony Xperia ZL] th3m0dd3r:
Yes you are correct, Im using paranoid rom and battery life has improved a lot. I also found that heavy undervolting uses more battery life. I'm new to android so didn't know this. What roms are you guys using exactly?
[Sony Xperia ZL] llPierell:
battery life

So? is there any after market battery?

heres my battery life, can someone help me?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Simeon Petkov:
I get around 15 hours with the stock rom. I switched to existenz but i havent tested it yet.

And i really want to change the bat.

If there was a way to put a LiPo 3000mah in this thing...
[Sony Xperia ZL] givemered:
aliexpress.com

You can buy new battery for xperial ZL from aliexpress.com. Not many vendors though, but its pretty cheap.

I ordered mine and it reached from China to India safely in around 1 month. Seems good and genuine, but have not tried it yet. As others have said, it may not be a problem with the battery at all and changing battery wont do any good. Check if its really a battery problem or not.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Krunal:
i also ordered one from ebay it says made in japan now its working smooth and giving me extra 3-4 hours of battery life
[Sony Xperia ZL] control freak:
after three years of extensive usage, my battery has now reached the end if its life. It now dies at around 30%- 40%. I tried battery calibration but it works only once. after a full 100-0% run, the next run dies at the same 30- 40% level. I have been monitoring voltage via ampere app. when it reaches 30- 40 % range, the voltage drops significantly from 3.5 to 3.2 and below and shut off abruptly. also, now during heavy usage, battery temp goes up to 50 C.

Does this mean the battery is completely worn out? or something else may also be bad?

anybody else with 2-3 years of use notice the same?

and if the battery is at fault here, can someone suggest me a link where can i buy one?
[Sony Xperia ZL] murdock477:
Same here, phone shuts down around 40% and whats worse is that the battery has deformed and pushed motherboard up causing a lot of problems. My ZL USB port short circuited blowing smoke and now won't boot up at all. Tested the battery and got voltage around 2.8V, which means safety triggers won't let me charge it
[HTC One Max] JeffBea:
I see the HTC One Max has the AWS spectrum antenna already. Anyone know if its been activated in the Unofficial Sense 6 Ruu? From what I'm reading Verizon is saying that the LTE symbol will not change when it connects to a XLTE tower, it will just work though. I live in central Ohio and Columbus is on the list of cities that have the new XLTE. I will have to keep an eye on my speeds. :good:
[HTC One Max] Flyhalf205:
It should work with any rom. The unofficail vzw sense 6/NuSense Rom/CM11 I get at least 40-70mb download speeds
[HTC One Max] JeffBea:
I guess I am getting the XLTE after all. I hate Verizon sometimes but when the do this kind of stuff I love them, lol
[HTC One Max] andrewjt19:
This is on the Max right?
[HTC One Max] cstrife999:
Yup its the max forum lol.
[HTC One Max] andrewjt19:
I was asking cause I saw on Verizon's website the list of xlte phones and ours wasn't on it
[HTC One Max] JeffBea:
Just google xlte compatible phones and you will see the One Max listed. I've done more speed tests in other areas around the city and I've hit much greater speed then before. Amazing!
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SimpTheChimp:
I have an ASUS TF300T running stock 4.2.1 build JOP400D_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902. I'd really like to, at a minimum, root this thing so I can boost it up a little bit. And at the most, install another ROM like CM 11.

I've rooted other machines (Droid Incredible, and my current Droid Razr) so I am not a novice by far. But after searching around I am finding that I can't really determine the 'best' method for rooting the TF300T. By best I mean - easiest and safest. With this in mind, can someone suggest the best method (and URL) for rooting the TF300T? And if I want to go so far as putting CM 11 on it (like I did for my phone) can Safestrap be run on this tablet? Any caveats?

Thanks in advance!

P.S. I might mention I use a Mac, so if whatever root method can run on a Mac that would be great. Otherwise if the method can work under a Win 7 VM (VirtualBox) that would be fine too.

-Tom
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
I don't know about safestrap, but this is one of the pickiest tablets when it comes to ROMs: One mismatched bootloader, and it becomes an expensive paperweight.

There are several root methods in the General Forum if thats all you want to do.

For Customs ROMs, you will have to first unlock the bootloader, then update to the latest stock ROM, install the right TWRP, then pick the corresponding ROM. Never click wipe data in the bootloader menu.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SimpTheChimp:
Yeah, that's my worry, from what I read it seems this is a very 'picky' tablet - and I don't want to blow it up... so maybe I'll just start with rooting it. That way I can at least customize a few things, get rid of bloatware, etc. Hopefully that will help it a bit.

So what would you consider the 'easiest' and 'safest' of the root methods shown in the general forum? Any suggestions? Also, I assume the latest stock ROM is still the 4.2.1 build JOP400D_epad-10.6.1.27.5-20130902? I haven't got anything newer yet via System Update. That's why I was thinking of going to CM 11 like I did on my phone - to get Kit Kit. We'll probably never get it directly from ASUS....

-Tom
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
To root, you can try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2685628
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SimpTheChimp:
Hmm, I'll give this a try. So is this what you used to get root on your TF300T? It looks like it works for a variety of different machines.

Does this only do root? Or also bootloader unlock so you can run other ROMS? Also, if for whatever reason I had to revert root and reinstall stock, will that work after rooting with this method?

Thanks!
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
This does ONLY root. Your bootloader is still unlocked, but if you reinstall stock, the root will be removed. If you do choose to unlock your bootloader, it can never be relocked and your warranty is forever void.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SimpTheChimp:
OK cool, I'll give it a shot. I'll first start with root and see if I can then optimize the tablet to run a little bit better (and get rid of the bloatware). Then later on I may consider unlocking the bootloader and trying another ROM - especially KitKat.

-Tom
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SimpTheChimp:
CMendonc2:

IT WORKED! Not only that, it was easy and quick!

Thanks!
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
Glad to hear it! Don't be afraid to ask any other questions
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SimpTheChimp:
OK cmendonc2, I like having root, but I think I am about ready to unlock this baby and put on another ROM. I know the risks, and that my warranty will be voided - but I've had this a couple of years so it's not under warranty anyway.

So... I got the ASUS Bootloader unlocker program from the ASUS site; and I have what I believe is the latest TWRP. Is there a good place for instructions on how to unlock this thing and install a new ROM? I know it can be picky so I want to do it right and not brick it.

Also any suggestions on a good ROM? I was thinking CM 11, but I've also heard good things about OmniROM.

Thanks.

-Tom
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
OK so you have bootloader 10.6.1.27.5. That's the latest version, so you don't have to worry about upgrading stock. This TWRP (http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23329332407579270) is compatible with the bootloader. Download any 4.4.4 ROM from here: http://xdaforums.com/transformer-tf300t/development. Then download the latest GAPPS from here: http://goo.gl/ZcwCW9.

After unlocking, extract the TWRP blob and put it on your SD card. type this into Terminal Emulator on your tablet:

su

dd if=/sdcard/twrp.blob of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4

Then restart and go into TWRP. Wipe Data and cache, then install your new ROM and gapps.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SimpTheChimp:
Thanks, cmendonc2... I'll give this a shot tonight. I think KitKat will perform better on this tablet (I hope). I think I'll try OmniROM first.

BTW, I thought I read somewhere that there was one TWRP option (a specific Wipe option) that I was to NEVER use or I would brick the tablet. You know what that option is?

-Tom
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
Thats the Bootloader option "Wipe Data". You see that when u press vol down and power to get the three icons. It is the icon on the far right. Selecting that will result in an expensive paperweight.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SimpTheChimp:
OK I got the TWRP but when I extract it there is no .blob file. So what am I missing? There doesn't seem to be much in this .zip file.... I guess to do it the terminal way (seems the easiest to me) I need the blob file. I've googled left and right but I can't find a TWRP 2.7.0.1 blob.

Or would this ROM Manager app work?

UPDATE: Never mind, I figured out how to flash recovery using Fastboot on my Mac! TWRP is now installed and working! Going to try flashing OmniRom and see how that goes. So I think the only question I have left is: When I am flashing a new ROM (i.e. over the old stock) what wipe options in TWRP should I use first? Obviously cache and Dalvik, but which other ones? System? Data? For this first flash I obviously want/need to start fresh.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmendonc2:
For factory reset: wipe data, cache, dalvik

For dirty flash: wipe cache, dalvik cache
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bchaney16:
I keep reading that most people prefer the Sony ROM over GPe. Why is this? What features in the Sony ROM are not in GPe? I'm thinking of switching to GPe because I haven't used many of the Sony apps/features but maybe there is something that I'm missing.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
I have been testing the GPe for the last few days and other than some slower benchmarks performance (havent tested games really yet), the phone still feels very smooth (smoother?..I will know when I change back to .108). The only thing I am missing so far is the Small Apps. You still get X-Reality engine and the Sound Enhancements which is cool so is not missing as many things as I thought at all. :)
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] David.Dunbar:
I have pretty much decided on getting the Tab S Pro 32gb (best buy) as my first tablet but see I can get a factory refurbished Tab Pro 12.2 32gb for $400. That is quite a discount. It is returnable and has a 90 day warranty from Samsung.

This would get me the USB 3.0 and a slightly bigger screen for $150 less than the new BestBuy price on a 32gb Tab S 10.5. I give up the Super AMOLED screen and weight and thickness advantage. I am thinking that having a brand new one from a brick and mortar store would be the better idea. If it has issues out of the box I can return it.

Can anyone suggest any reason to go with the 12.2 Tab Pro vs the Tab S 10.5?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mitchellvii:
Well it all comes down to how you feel about having really black text and no light bleed. On a super LCD screen text will always appear just slightly gray and its the luck of the draw on light bleed. Other that that these two tablets have very similar guts. Also with a factory refurbished you don't know what happened to that tablet before you got it. Did someone use it for a day and return it to the store or was it a defective unit that got refurbed?

Direct buy from Samsung or EBay? I'd stay away from refurbs by anyone except Samsung direct.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alfick3:
So, in the past I've put music files into a folder called Alarms and I can use them for my alarm sound. Yesterday I flashed stock 4.4.3 firmware onto my phone (I had been using CM11 for almost 2 months), and put an mp3 file onto the stock Alarms folder. However, I can't see that file in the choice list. Before this I was able to use custom sound as alarms and I am sure that I had placed the sound file into that alarms folder. Does any one have any suggestions?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StenchBag:
I'd also like to know how this is done as well as setting a custom ringtone.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alfick3:
For the ringtone, put music files into the folder called Ringtones, on the sdcard, and then you can select them when you assign a ringtone to someone.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] modem_man:
Hi,

Just purchased a cradle for the universal which has a USB and an AC adapter connection.

The USB works fine for charging the Universal.

The AC Adapter connection on the other hand doesn't charge the PDA at all.

I thought I remember reading something concerning a fix for this but can't seem to find the post for it.

Any body got the solution for it or do I have a faulty cradle?

Thanks.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] nabuhonodozor:
I would change usb cable
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] vbJoe:
Did you ever find a solution to this?, I have the desktop charger jobby. The grey one that looks like a docking station. It has an ac adapter and a usb out on it .. but like you the charger doesn't seem to work.

p.s its the one with the stylus that stands up straight at the back.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] modem_man:
Nope.....

Never found a solution for it.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] vbJoe:
Dam...

Does your original jasjar/xda exec charger work? mine doesn't.. only my 5v dc 550ma motorola charger works ... oh and the usb direct cable works..

Does you pda charge while sat in the cradle with just the usb attached?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] modem_man:
Here's what I have working:

FYI, I have the Qtek 9000.

Original Power Charger - working

Aftermarket Car Adapter charger from Proclip - working

Aftermarket Desktop Charger (AC powered) - NOT working

Aftermarket Desktop USB plug - working

Aftermarket USB cables - working (at least the ones I've tried = 3)

Joe,

I remember reading that you should be careful of what you plug in to power up your HTC-Universal because the voltage needs to be regulated.

Also, don't even go buy those Alkaline battery powered travel charger - they don't work. I even tried with a 9V Altoid Tin Battery Charger (with the required 5V USB regulator) and it didn't work.

I just gave up and carry 2 batteries with me. Planning on getting a bigger battery later on.

Hope that helps.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] vbJoe:
Thanks for the reply,

Just checked on the web and the moto charger is regulated so it should be fine to use, I was thinking that my original charger may be buggered but because my new desktop charger doesn't work either I don't know what it could be. I'll need to try my cradle with just the usb attached tonight and see if it charges... if it does thats ok .. I can live with that.

My Cradle has a built in usb cable for the pc and a separate dc in socket for the wall adapter so unless it switches between the two i'm thinking that maybe the pins for charging are hardwired to the wall adapter and the data to the pc so it will only charge from the wall and not from the pc..

Maybe I shouldn't have bought such a cheap one :-)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] modem_man:
Joe,

I believe I might have the same cradle as you do.

I've open up the cradle to see how the connection is soldered and the points for the ground and powered seemed soldered into the USB port correctly.

I do remember reading something concerning the pins for the USB are wired differently (last 2 pins are shorted - on the Universal-wiki I think) for powered USB charge. Maybe that's why the cradle AC charger doesn't work while the USB cable works.

FYI, I've tried putting both the AC and the USB and you'll find that having the AC in is useless....you're just wasting electricity cos the PDA is still being charged by the cable (just turn off you PC and you'll find that the PDA is not charging).

Does your cradle have the annoying blue LED?

I think all aftermarket cradles are created equal = "CRAP"

If somebody out there have a cradle that have AC that works, please post where you bought it so that others will know which one to get.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] vbJoe:
Sounds like I have the same cradle as you fella :-), I've tried the usb on its own and it seems to charge ok .. I tested it by putting a movie on and leaving it plugged in, started at 67% its now 77% so its charging through the usb.. dam it .. I could probably send the cradle back since I wanted it mainly for AC charging. Wish there was another one I could get that worked!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] vbJoe:
Thinking of getting this one instead:

http://www.addonsworld.co.uk/product.php/28408/0/

What dya think?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] modem_man:
joe....

According to this guy on this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1097137&posted=1#post1097137

his is working just fine.

If you can return it for another one, maybe you'll get one that's working properly.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] vbJoe:
i'm thinking maybe we have pda's from the same manufacture date.. and the hardware revisions are different and thats why our desktop chargers dont work, surely its not coincidence that both of ours dont work?

And if thats the case getting another of the same won't do much good.. theres just no way to be sure about any of this, think I may just send it back and try a different one entirely
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro Accessories] modem_man:
Joe,

Good luck!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mayankgamer:
I want to ask that the life log app is not logging the number of steps or running time.The only thing that is working is the calories burn.I have installed all the required things .Do I need to turn on the internet all the time for it to work.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funky0308:
You have to turn GPS all the time and BT of course.

It needs some time to update LL but it'll populate all infos.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mako2580:
Hello everybody,

I have rooted Doogee DG800 and i tried to use fastboot to boot custom ramdisk. But it didn't work. Fastboot downloaded kernel image and ramdisk but didn't boot the system. I also tried kernel and ramdisk from my current ROM but it also didn't work. Fastboot only says "booting..." and that's all.

PS : I'm doing this because I want to buy a cheap tablet with Allwinner A13 and install Debian on it. But I want to try it first on my phone.

Thanks for answers
[Galaxy Tab S General] ziprar:
Hi

Please somebody confirm is Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 capable of playing 1080p 10 bit (mostly anime) videos?

(please also include info what player you have used, mode of playback, hardware, sowftware, version of a tablet etc)

I am really interested in buying this tablet and the screen is just gorgeous but I am also an anime fan and would like to watch my anime in the highest possible quality on it.

Thanks

Ed
[Galaxy Tab S General] Provinomico:
Bump!

I'm considering getting one of the Tabs to avoid carrying my -huge- laptop to watch stuff in other rooms. Also, maybe there's a difference between exynos vs snapdragon regarding video playback capability. Any input appreciated!

And just to confirm... from what I've been reading, T700=Exynos and T705=Snapdragon? there's no T705-Exynos based?
[Galaxy Tab S General] Satorikn:
I have yet to see the first Snapdragon for the Tab S series, all of them have been Exynos, i believe that they might use Snapdragon in the NA models to come around november to Verizon and T-Mobile but right now, the LTE and WiFi versions T700-705-800 and 805 are using Exynos.

Video playback has been smooth on my T705 (lossless 1080 flac).
[Galaxy Tab S General] Provinomico:
So T700 is Exynos-wifi, and T705 Exynos-LTE.... if they finally roll out Snapdragon based TABs, there should be a new model number, right?

I tried a Hi10P video on a Snapdragon600 based S4 mobile and playback was very choppy -using BSPlayer-, do you know if there's 10bit HW decoding support on the Exynos running the new TABs?
[Galaxy Tab S General] heatfire:
tried some 10bit with mxplayer and that was choppy on the 10.5" tab s
[Galaxy Tab S General] Provinomico:
What player were you using? SW or HW decoding? Prolly in SW decoding mode any of these won't be able to produce smooth playback and from what a quick reading on the specs and a couple of sites, the Mali GPU on the Exynos SoC would not support 10bit video decoding... so if I'm not wrong, there goes my hope...
[Galaxy Tab S General] CazeW:
There's no GPU, PC or mobile, that supports hi10p decoding. That said, I have a hard time believing that the Tab S wouldn't be able to play 1080p hi10p videos smoothly as my old Nexus 10 with a far slower CPU almost pulls that off and my Z1c with a Snapdragon 800 plays them smoothly (granted, it's a much lower resolution screen but still) with MX Player.

I've put a test video in the link below that people can try to see if it plays smoothly. MX Player is recommended.

http://www.fileswap.com/dl/4GAia6Pop/
[Galaxy Tab S General] edan1979:
Lol full metal alchemist... love the anime... it play fine on my tab s 8.4 with bsplayer and its extra 7arm codec.

Mxplayer was ok last time but now since they lose some codec due to licensing issue some of the high quality video just play choppy since its use sw mode only.

Btw the tab s also lacking some codec. Dont know why samsung left out some of the codec although the device are capable.
[Galaxy Tab S General] heatfire:
HW wasnt supported. so it was SW.
[Galaxy Tab S General] NixxonExxo:
It's working just fine on my tab 10.5 exynos processor. However i had to turn off all the codec codes and run on pure hardware acceleration for it to work. Goes to show the exynos processor can play videos just fine without any hardware codec or software aid.
[Galaxy Tab S General] Provinomico:
I wouldn't know about the Mali GPU capabilities, but I also thought a Snapdragon800 should be able to playback Hi10p, hence I was interested on getting the 'supposed' Snapdragon version of the Tab S 8.4.

The new Mali -T764- though, seems to support 10bit decoding and H265/HEVC, so I was kinda hoping the T628 Mali would do also 10bit decoding...
[Galaxy Tab S General] Provinomico:
I hadn't read you... so you got that Hi10p sample that CazeW posted playing back smoothly? which player did you use?
[Galaxy Tab S General] Itchiee:
That clip played fine on my 10.5 thru BS Player but SW mode only. All my 1080p rips play in HW mode so not sure... This is still a great device for multimedia.