yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ebullube25:
Hello guy.... ;)

I have problem in upgrading my phone to Ics version or newer version of Android. After reading a few treads here about the hardbrick Im now afraid to flash Ics or higher to my Samsung galaxy s2.. I read that Ics 4.0.3 or lower are safe? is that true??

Please confirm me if it is true..

I already check my phone if it contain a faulty chip.. and yeah.. i have faulty chip and now Im stock to gingerbread Rom.

please tell me some safe Roms and safe steps in upgrading my phone to Ics. .. please :)

I don't want my phone to die.. please help me guy.. thankyou.. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Toby0897:
ICS is not really a very good rom and I would recommend KK or JB

you should be good if you go from a GB firmware to a JB one

or if u want you could flash a custom kernel in odin and then flash a KK ROM like CM11 or Slimkat
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ebullube25:
thanks Toby :)

but is it safe to flash JB firmware, KK ROm and Slimkat in my phone? won't it harm my phone or lead to hardbrick?

can you give me some safe Rom that i can flash to my phone? or links?.

I'm searching but im afraid to use other ROm aside from GB.

thanks again Toby.. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corsicanu:
It`s very safe to flash Jellybean or Kitkat. :) Download the latest jellybean from sammobile and flash it with odin.. Look around for tutorials how to. Note that you will lose all your data, but your phone will 100% work. That brickbug was only on 4.0.4 version.. To be sure and safe flash jellybean and after that flash PhilZ-cwm6 - Safe Stock Based Kernel. If you need more info, i`ll help you. Cheers!:good:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ebullube25:
:)

... only ICS 4.0.4 are know that has the emmc_erase_cap code within it? how about JB or KitKat they don't contain emmc_erase_cap codes? hehehe sorry i have so many question,. i just want to be sure and safe.. :) hehehe

umh do i really need the philz-cwm6-stock-kernel-cwm6-root-exfat? :) what does this app do?

amh.. did you try this JB Rom to a Samsung galaxy gt-i9100 that has a faulty chip?

thanks again corsicanu..
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cvanalp:
Hi,

Since the update to 10e, I have problems to zoom on photos from Facebook or photos taken by 3rd party camera apps like camera fv-5 or camera 360.

I don't have any problem while zooming on photos that I took with the default camera app of the LG G3.

Do you have the same issue?

LG G3 - D855

Android version 4.4.2

Kernel version: 3.4.0

Software version: v10e-EUR-XX

Unrooted
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salzak:
I've searched on google for solutions as I found the efs file which got corrupted. I've used this thread here trying to solve the issue. This is the thread I used http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=859914 still the imei has not changed. It keeps on showing this IMEI-00499901064**** IMEI SV0*. Is these the what is causing the network not to respond. I have even used google to find solutions but still the imei is not changing. I even installed the modem mg4.tar file through odin and still network won't pickup. I even flashed back to 4.1.2 stock firmware and it didn't fix Imei. The imei was deleted before since it used to restart at the samsung logo then used adb commands to get the efs file remade or so. Now if the network is not picking up is it because of the imei. This is referring to gt-I9300......How can the imei be restored?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElimElim:
had a similar issue yesturday, luckily i took a backup of my efs folder before i started messing around with ROMs

if you dont have a backup its goodnight vienna, you will need to get it serviced
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vinodr5371@xdaroms.co.in:
How to backup give me easy way.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justjes_02:
There are many ways to back up efs of a galaxy device.. use search button buddy:laugh:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salzak:
I got the efs files restored but the imei is corrupted. It just keeps on showing IMEI-00499901064**** IMEI SV0* how do I fix the imei, I even used google to search for solutions on how to repair corrupted imei but still the imei is not changing. Is there someone here who knows how to fix corrupted imei which is IMEI-00499901064**** IMEI SV0*. I coul'd send the efs folder and you can see how to solve it and then sent it back to me. If the imei woul'd return to the way it's suppose to be showing.I used this to restore my efs when it was saying it coul'd not mount it.

Restored efs using this guide below which I found on google after searching:

How to fix EFS not mounting :

Download and flash official firmware for your phone

Flash CWM recovery and root your device using recovery method.

Install ADB on your computer.

Boot your device into recovery mode

Connect your device to PC via USB cable

In recovery mode Choose “mount and storage > mount /system”

Open ADB command window and type :

adb shell

su

mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p3

mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3

reboot

The thing is the imei won't change how to fix this I have flashe stock roms from 4.0.4, 4.1.2 and 4.3 rom still the imei just doesn't change. How to solve this?
[Android Apps and Games] X10_minipro:
Introduction

Pictures

Features

Installation instructions

Changelog

Downloads

Bugs

Future plans
[Android Apps and Games] X10_minipro:
Reserved for future.
[Android Apps and Games] upaupa:
well done thanks man
[Android Apps and Games] MusterMaxMueller:
works on liquidsmooth lollipop for sony z ultra (c6833).

tested with pushbullet and sbh50.

thanks alot for the app.
[General Topics] ronpierre:
I really need help!!!!

just purchased an xda exec recently. here are my problems:

-when i connect the charger to charge, lid indicator keeps blinking. (shouldnt it be a solid non blinking light when charging?)

-i charge the phone with the required hours indicated, but the battery power status under the settings says, main battery unknown, battery power remaining 0

-whenever I conect my SD card, notification comes out indicating "Main Battery Very Low"

-when connected to active sync, shouldnt the led indicator have a steady light as if you were charging? it keeps blinking.

Please advise. I am so frustrated with these problems I am having.

I have tried soft resetting and hard resetting my device but the problem still persist.

Id be so glad to hear from anyone.

Thank you so much for all the help you could extend.

Pierre
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Apipote:
Hello everyone!

I installed the snapshot from 6 to 8 and the latest nightly (2/8/14), and C11 small gapps, through TWRP 2.7.0.0 with full wipes (except sdcard).

It's frustrating the many hungs up and random freezes requiring reset. The screen freezes and the apps are useless by themselves activated.

I do not know what else to do.

I beg you to help me.

Sorry for my bad English, and greetings to all.
[HTC One X] aromerblz:
Was reading about the new experimental Google 3.10 kernel, what would this mean for our device?
[HTC One X] Thant:
Nothing we are on 3.1 kernel :)
[HTC One X] aromerblz:
Well upgrading the device is the best to get the latest.
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
But it makes no sense if you want to test a new experimental kernel when the OS will never support it (I mean newer than 3.1, because the hox will not get any big updates anymore)
[HTC One X] aromerblz:
Sorry, I really ment getting a newer device since that's the case.
[HTC One X] Mr Hofs:
Ah like that. Yep....that means a new device :)
[Samsung Gear 2] psycho-sonic:
The title says all :)

Any ideas?
[Samsung Gear 2] psycho-sonic:
No one?
[Samsung Gear 2] javispedro:
So, it's the first time I've actually managed to send a notification to my Gear 2 and...

Wow. The vibration is so weak it's useless.

So I join the question. There should be a way to be able to either increase the vibration strength or lenghten the patterns.

So far all, I know is that this is not something that can be modified from the phone side.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ammarsg:
Hello every one ...I got new problem in my new phone s4 i9500 ..suddenly loss vibrat touch during using the phone in custom rom ...I flash sokp at first custom rom and got that issue then flash hassan rom based on stock at first flash the issue present but flash it again and then work after that flashed aicp rom and after some days today the vibrat gone even in recovery mode ...what can be the problem ? My phone still new 1month ago ..can it be from kernal philiz ?? Thanks for any suggestion
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ammarsg:
any suggestion or throw my phone from window :D:D ......software or hardware problem ?????
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdullahmk:
Hi Ammar,

I think your problem is in software. If I were you, I install cwm or twrp recovery, do all wipes including system, preload and internal memory, then flash the latest official firmware with Odin. If problem stands still, I do all wipes agaün and install the latest official firmware again. Even if this is does not work then I decide the problem is hardware based.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ammarsg:
thanks for reply my friend ...i will try by odin and see
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Software problem mate.

Try coming back to the stock rom and revert.

It should work on the stock rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ammarsg:
thanks ..i will try surly but what can be the problem from cm based custom roms or from apks if you know about that
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Well I cant comment on what went wrong.

I was on slim rom once and my vibration Intensity was tooo too low. Because of that was missing calls.

Or you can download an app for checking vibration. Once my proximity sensor and speaker stopped working, i ran a test and everything was back to normal.

Try test you android from the playstore and see if that test works.

Well here is the app

But again as I said, let us know if this is happening on the stock rom.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdullahmk:
Once my Wi-Fi stopped working on a Cyanogenmod based rom. I flased stock firmware many times but it didn't work. Then I installed cwm recovery and do all wipes then it worked. As you understand, such wierd things might happen sometimes that we couldn't understand.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ammarsg:
i sent my phone to company and told me that vibrate engine is broken :confused::confused::confused: and they change it and now work good but what is the problem that caused this i dont know exactly ...as they said either by drop the phone or by water but non of these happend with my new phone :rolleyes::rolleyes:

thanks guys for help
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abdullahmk:
We are human being and as you know human is not perfect. So anything produced by human is not perfect naturally. If you could't find a reason for fault of a device then this is the only and certain reason :laugh::good:
[G3 General] MythicBlue:
Just a heads up...I was looking into unlocking my G3 at&t. I came across an app in the play store called imei unlocker.I installed it to see what it offered. Quite simple. After going through the process and submitting my order which only cost me $6 through PayPal for the unlock code... it took about 15 minutes till I received an email with my code. I put in my kids t-mobile SIM and booted up...my G3 asked for the unlock code...I put in the code and poof...it said unlocked successfully.finished booting up and it was working perfect on the t-mobile network.I shut it down put in my at&t SIM...booted up and was on the at&t network. The only reason I tried this was the $6 price and if it didn't work the offer your money back.
[G3 General] NewMan4Life2010:
I paid $3.00 for my unlock code.
[G3 General] aminedj:
Only 2CAD in freemyblackberry.com website !!!
[G3 General] autoprime:
ya $6 is a bit expensive in the world of LG unlocks.
[G3 General] ant78:
Any cheap UK websites?
[Desire 816 General] afiqq:
rounding up users to see how strong and popular this phone is.Line up!

- afiqq

edit: single sim LTE variant in general hands up!
[Desire 816 General] =Oberon=:
SEA region?

Dunno,but Im in AUS and I have the single SIM LTE model...in grey btw :good:
[Desire 816 General] hongaun:
count me in, single sim LTE from malaysia here.
[Desire 816 General] afiqq:
:good::laugh:
[Desire 816 General] feix1:
Austria, Single Sim, white.
[Desire 816 General] sunand777:
Singapore .... single sim... dark blue
[Desire 816 General] drummer1839:
Single sim EU Poland T-mobile
[Desire 816 General] smartzac:
Single sim from Malaysia
[Desire 816 General] sexmaschine:
another single owner from Europe
[Desire 816 General] bonczas:
Grey single sim from Poland. T-mobile
[Desire 816 General] hoyler30589:
Single sim vodaphone spain :)
[Desire 816 General] bigbear1308:
816x from thailand

(who has CWM backup of 816x SEA please sent to me please)
[Desire 816 General] hongaun:
yesternova uploaded the backup you require :).
[Desire 816 General] bigbear1308:
i've found it 2 days ago. thank you again for tell me
[Desire 816 General] khalid1393:
white single sim LTE saudi arabia
[Desire 816 General] bfm27:
Single Sim User from Germany :eek:
[Desire 816 General] Hady Badawi:
HTC Desire 816 Single Sim in Dark blue color ... Egypt .
[Desire 816 General] mytohn:
Single SIM From Thailand
[Desire 816 General] FoxyDrew:
Single sim, US , black :D
[Desire 816 General] Aerotinge:
Single sim, Taiwan, black
[Desire 816 General] jettino92:
single sim, from Italy
[Desire 816 General] Mindinspired:
Single Sim US

HTC Desire 816 Single SIM, US user
[Desire 816 General] Suadburee:
Single sim from Thailand

??
[Desire 816 General] biwajung:
me too

Im from Thailand:o
[Desire 816 General] sirrx7:
US 816 Single Sim checking in
[Desire 816 General] matshah:
count me in...on single sim white, Malaysia.
[Desire 816 General] shezaan27:
Single SIM 4G LTE... Dark Blue from Sri Lanka, Maradana, Colombo-10.
[Desire 816 General] kr338r:
Single, US Virgin Mobile
[Desire 816 General] crazykurzz:
single sim from philippines :)
[Desire 816 General] aspot72:
Single SIM Desire 816n white color, SIM free.
[Desire 816 General] klaud004:
this is my second single sim 816n :D
[Desire 816 General] Johnnykillertech:
Hmmmmm, I sold my Virgin Mobile Single sim. Im really contemplating buy one again though. Ill have to see how development keeps going for this amazing Cellphone
[Desire 816 General] aftertzf:
Single sim lte in France (rooted the day of purchase) :)
[Desire 816 General] ayham-dj:
Navy blue single sim ... Happy wit hit

Sent from my HTC Desire 816
[Desire 816 General] whitemusketeer:
Single SIM, White, Austria, H3G
[Desire 816 General] peyotr:
Single sim LTE, Poland, Play (P4)
[Desire 816 General] musab:
Single sim ,Saudi Arabia ,unlocked
[Desire 816 General] dizmatic2001:
Single sim US Virgin Mobile
[Desire 816 General] LegolasK:
Which guide did u use..i still confuse which one is suitable for desire 816x aka single sim...
[Desire 816 General] creedtwins:
816x single sim, Taiwan, rooted!
[Desire 816 General] GreyCelt:
Single SIM on Virgin Mobile USA here...:cool:
[Desire 816 General] the_Victorian:
I'm on the single SIM US Virgin Mobile version?
[Desire 816 General] bregga:
single sim

Single sim usa virgin mobile x2 seeing i bought my wife one
[Desire 816 General] mart3:
Single sim Holland. Rooted from day 1.. Using cyanogenmod.
[Desire 816 General] thirteen_percent:
Virgin Mobile USA single sim, here.

a5chl
[Desire 816 General] masterspy46:
Single sim lte from malaysia
[Desire 816 General] panaut0lordv:
Single SIM from Poland here loaded with CM lollipop unofficial build.

Though I'm just a maintainer of the device - not the user
[Desire 816 General] bakounine59:
Single sim a5-ul LTE bouygues France loaded official cyanogen mod 11
[Desire 816 General] jasonyu007:
Single sim loaded cm12 in Taiwan,and happy in daily use now.
[Desire 816 General] cyrano_ARG:
Single sim a5_ul Spain, CM12
[Desire 816 General] james3833:
Single SIM. Orange/pink. Totally stock and non rooted. On 3UK 4G
[Desire 816 General] frank9184:
Taiwan, single sim, gray
[Desire 816 General] mutantkeyboard:
beauty

Hi guys. I come from Croatia and I am proud owner of this phone. I have a single sim dark grey version.

I must say that I'm more than happy, but there are things I miss since my previous phone was Samsung Galaxy Nexus.

And those things are:

- more memory available in userspace (internal SD)

- S-OFF (I forgot that this can be a pain though I owned HTC devices before)

- More ROM's (I'd like to see a MIUI or SlimRoms port for this device)
[Desire 816 General] FoxyDrew:
Both MIUI and SlimROM exist for this device.

However the developer of SlimROM stopped supporting it.

Edit: Liquidsmooth, not SlimROM. MIUI does exist however.
[Desire 816 General] Invicta:
Hello , count me in too, dark grey manufactured in November , Greece
[Desire 816 General] mutantkeyboard:
[MENTION=5995633]FoxyDrew[/MENTION]

Didn't see the MIUI in the ROM index before. Found what I needed. Thanks bro
[Desire 816 General] the_Victorian:
Yep MIUI is unofficially supported for the 816n and unofficially-unofficially supported for a5_chl (816v)? By me with support for other models coming soon. If you have any questions my thread with the ROM that I tweaked is in android development forum, with support for all single Sims coming very soon.
[Desire 816 General] flameteam:
Turkey- S-SIM Blue Vodafone
[Desire 816 General] widgetgrrl:
single sim, USA
[Desire 816 General] Clarkie_955i:
Single sim 816x Orange

S.OFF

Unlocked

Super Cid

Sense 7
[Desire 816 General] bigsupersquid:
single sim a5_chl, black, s-on

(US virgin mobile)

last cm12 nightly from their site

eventually going to work on some software for this nice toy.

it runs ubuntu in chroot pretty good already, out of the box with cm, with xserver-xorg as gui when not straight up terminal in connectbot.

not sure what non-linu project to work on, though, with PAC and CM and more already on here.
[Desire 816 General] webmasterturk:
Single SIM (a5ul), White, Turkey, Vodafone TR
[Desire 816 General] Railjan:
Single sim taiwan version, cid_621
[HTC Desire C] hardymall20:
I am presently Using CM10 (jb4.1.2)..Is there any way that I can have toggles in Notification as in 4.2.2+ cynogenmod ...if there is ,please tell ..would really appreciate...

:):screwy:
[HTC Desire C] Quasar:
There is a modded systemUI.APK out in the themes and apps section. You can find them on the index thread.
[HTC Desire C] hardymall20:
I have to install that like all other .apk file......will that work ?
[HTC Desire C] hardymall20:
Can give me the link of thread ..I couldn't find it ...thanks already :thumbup::thumbup:
[HTC Desire C] Quasar:
I'll send when I get home ;)
[HTC Desire C] hardymall20:
Sure ..will wait patiently:thumbup::);):o
[HTC Desire C] Quasar:
There are two. Choose whichever you like :p.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2411205 this, and

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2410481 this.

and if you dont mind, hit thanks ;)
[HTC Desire C] hardymall20:
Thanks...Really helped ...:thumbup::p:D
[HTC Desire C] hardymall20:
can i use this in mini CM10?:(:mad:
[HTC Desire C] hardymall20:
Thanks. Again :thumbup:
[Moto X Q&A] giligan:
I have a Moto X -Xt1052 in India. I would like to root it and install Xposed framework. I am running kitkat 4.4.4

I would like to know is there any rooting method that wont affect OTA upadtes Because some people say thay if you unlock bootloader and You try OTA you brick your device. is it true???

and is there any way to reverse all this : Bootloader unlocking> getting back stock recovery> unroot complely so that there is no harm when you Update via OTA.

M really confused as there are mixed view over internet..
[Moto X Q&A] KidJoe:
a few items to clear up....

The ability to root, and how you root vary depending on if you have unlocked your bootloader (or can you) or not, and what rom you have.

Being rooted itself does not impact the ability or inability to take an OTA. Its additional mods like custom recovery (you need to flash stock recovery back on before taking an OTA or you'll be stuck in a boot loop), deleting bloat (common in the USA where carriers like Verizon install a lot of extra apps and stuff as part of their rom), etc. The OTA performs a validation check before it installs. Modify too much on your phone and you will probably touch something that will cause the validation check to fail, and the OTA wont install.

Xposed gets in the way of OTA updates. You need to disable it or un-install it before taking an OTA.

I have never seen an unlocked bootloader be the cause of bricking a phone, taking an OTA or otherwise.

Attempting to down grade your ROM then later taking an OTA can/will brick your phone. But if you've never tried to downgrade your rom, there is nothing to worry about.

Once you unlock your bootloader, there is no need to re-lock it. It wont get in the way of an OTA. There is a process re-lock your bootloader if you want, but there is no reason to. Also keep in mind there are 3 states of the Moto X bootloader. 1. Locked - as it ships from the factory, 2. Unlocked - after you get your bootloader unlock code and use it, 3. Re-Locked - after you follow the process to relock the bootloader. And Once unlocked, we can only toggle it to RELOCKED. We can't set it back to LOCKED.

There are many ways to get back to "stock" after rooting and modifying your phone. I've outlined a few HERE
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giolte_:
I have a 32 GB version Nexus 5, but now I see this in the memory section of the settings:

I run Slimkat+ Code Blue kernel... what is happened?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Covered million times. Even in some of the sticky threads. Please use search
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giolte_:
You mean the fact that 32 GB isn't really 32 GB but something like 29 GB?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
No. I mean a 32 GB version showing as a 16 GB version
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giolte_:
I find it... so I have to do a factory reset to solve this?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giolte_:
If I full wipe the smartphone and then I restore the nandroid backup of the Slimkat (a nandroid of how I am at the moment) it will work?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Possibly.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giolte_:
Ok, let's try.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giolte_:
It doesn't work..

How can I do?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giolte_:
Ok, I'm going to use the second method. (Second post of the thread "how to flash the factory image"in the sticky roll-up)

Just a question: flashing the factory image will delete my nandroid backup, right?

If yes, I can save a copy of the backup in my pc and paste it in the device after flashing the factory image and restore it?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
The factory reset would also have deleted your nandroid if you'd done it from stock recovery like the thread says.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giolte_:
In fact I see this after the factory reset with TWRP, anyway I can do what I said in the last post?

To flash the recovery stock I simply use the command fastboot flash like I was flashing the factory images or I have to do anything else?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Backup your nandroid to computer
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giolte_:
Now I try, thanks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
Flashing the factory image will wipe your device if you use the flash-all bat. Copy your nandroid to your pc. You can copy it back after you re-flash install your recovery
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Giolte_:
Ok, it worked, now I have only the last question:

In the "TWRP" folder in the Nexus now I have to put only the "BACKUPS" folder or "BACKUPS" and ".twrps"?

Thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
You'll need to put the nandroid backup file in twrp/backups/your device serial number/