yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mugabuga:
Google Services is consistently accounting for 15% of my battery usage, and keeping my device awake almost 100% of the time it's on. Is there any solutions for this?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
See http://xdaforums.com/oneplus-one/general/guide-google-play-services-battery-t2832525
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] KaoDome:
Hello, I think this would be the right subforum to post this thread but if it ain't feel free to move it where it belongs.

I'm helping out a friend which has an S5570I. His phone used to work but all of a sudden it didn't so he downloaded Odin and started to do god knows what with it following a YouTube video until it failed. End result: the phone seems to be soft-bricked.

In essence if started normally it would stay put in the Samsung logo, recovery can be accessed and the download mode apparently too. It was too bad this morning when I didn't see a procedure detailed here to (try to) restore the phone, so I'll try that when I have the chance.

Before knowing that it was bricked I was downloading the stuff necessary for a reflash, the questions I have are related to the firmware for the device.

I looked for the right firmware for it: matching model number and latest version matching current customization (just in case) which happens to be Movistar (Spain). I downloaded an archive with the firmware. Then I downloaded the latest version I could find of Odin (4.43 although I have 4.38 and 4.42 around here as well) and an OPS file for the model (named TASS_v1.0.ops).

So doing a dry-test here (without the actual phone) I did the following:

- Opened Odin (4.38 and later 4.43).

- Selected the OPS file.

- Checked the "One Package" option.

- Selected the tar.md5 file in the proper section.

And that's where Odin crashed, so at first I though "OK... bad firmware image?". I went on and downloaded a different one, customized for Spain as well but without any operator branding specifics; only to arrive at the same result. So the thing should be the image unless that other one was corrupted as well...

I started researching about that "tar.md5" format and it seems it should be a tar file (in ustar format) with the results of an md5sum execution appended to it.

Examining any of the firmware files I have through an hex editor I saw the output of the md5sum program in the end, which was expected, but then what should be a tar archive didn't seem to be (or I don't recognize its format). There is no magic number at 0x101, and the "file" utility in Linux recognizes the files as data instead or tar archives.

I'd like to know if anyone knows something about this, if there's anything wrong with the firmware or if those files were created in different way. I'd like to convert them to the appropriate format to use with Odin once/if the phone is debricked.

Thanks everyone for the time dedicated to at least read all this ;).

PS. I uploaded the files I have here to a hosting place so that you may download them if you wish to help out, here are the links (add https:// before the link because I don't seem to be allowed to post links just jet):

(S5570IBGMB2_S5570IXECMB1_XEC in SamMobile)

Link: copy.com/poYZ64CZLLvU

(S5570IXXMC1_S5570IOXXLK3_PHE in SamMobile)

Link: copy.com/onfqEYD3rQlw

PPS. By the way, how should I detect the phone when connected in download mode in the device manager? I'm unsure of what to look for there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] silrosriv:
This just started happening a couple of days ago. When I get a text message, no matter whether it's from 3rd party app or stock, my lock screen won't register touch. It takes me a while to swipe to unlock. I have been hitting the home button a lot and sometimes it will unlock long enough for me to dismiss the text popup before it locks again. But once I dismiss the popup I can unlock just fine.

I am rooted and have several xposed apps running, but nothing that should affect the touch.

I can send a logcat if anyone is willing to help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] d34thbl00m:
Does it do it on all the lockscreen options, swipe, pin, pattern etc.?

If you use Titanium Backup I would start with Xposed Framework and modules and freeze all your root apps one by one until you figure out whether or not an app is causing the problem. Once that's determined it will be easier to figure out the next action to take.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] silrosriv:
It does it on swipe for sure. Haven't tried it on pin or pattern. But I will test it out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] d34thbl00m:
Did you get it sorted out?
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] Alfa_G:
A friend of mine brought me a brand-new GT-I8260. The device was working properly until a couple of hours later when the lcd became unresponsive. I tried everything,factory reset,cache clearing,pulled the battery out for 10 minutes etc but nothing works.The hardware buttons work properly though.Any ideas whats going on?Its brand new without any rooting!
[Samsung Galaxy Core.] Mach5:
Hardware defect, why don't you go to Samsung service center and sue them?
[LG G2 Mini] djnino4style:
Hi guys

I accidentally deleted quickremote. Can anyone get me back up to the original APK lg mini g2? And odex file .. Thanks
[LG G2 Mini] bihslk:
I can do it later tonight. Dont have time right now but i will get in on my dropbox for you... Stay tune
[LG G2 Mini] eta82:
please here [URL=http://www.4shared.com/rar/K9mng2Oxba/qRemote.html]qRemote.rar[/URL]
[LG G2 Mini] emsiti:
Here you are

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7q3sa5059ge4h41/AABxwB5bLWlLWRkocqrWW8yva

Tapatap!
[LG G2 Mini] cripii5:
The LG G2 can control another thing like air conditioners and stuffs like that, installing the apk from te LG G2 in the G2 mini is not gonna work, right?
[LG G2 Mini] djnino4style:
unfortunately it's true!
[LG G2 Mini] bright night:
HI

I have a same problem

I downloaded Qremote.rar but i don't know how should i install it.

should i convert it to zip file and install in recovery mod?

please lead me

thanks
[LG G2 Mini] eta82:
This is not the file to install the recovery.

Unzip and copy the folder

system / app

give permissions

-rw-r - r--
[Xperia Z1 General] omnius1:
Just curious how many of you have removed the built in anti shatter film and put their own screen protector on? Mine has a few scuffs now and I'm considering doing it and putting a tempered glass one on. But I'm worried about losing the logo in case I sell it to get a Z3 this fall.
[Xperia Z1 General] jenol:
Mine are removed front and back the Sony logo stays on
[Xperia Z1 General] omegahanggara:
Me. Just remove front, and the front logo has gone.
[Xperia Z1 General] infra4800:
bought second hand, later realised it already had front one removed, no sony logo in front
[Xperia Z1 General] sahirhussain:
removed both front and back and applied tempered glass on the front. the phone looks and feels sooo much better now.

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why dont you make it a poll?
[Xperia Z1 General] NiM72NiK:
here is a tip for you my friend... if you want to keep the son logo try to remove this asf and apply a new one. so you have sony logo.. then you can put on the tempered glass too

how does that sound?

BTW the phone isnt so ugly without the SONY logo on front.. most of the phones have the logo just on back side and they are clear from any sign of manufacturer above the screen ;) so dont worry. u can remove ASF and apply the tempered glass on
[Xperia Z1 General] ravi_buz:
Removed my front asf but later my phone was replaced for some defect. Will remove the front one again soon
[Xperia Z1 General] reza_v:
What if I don't replace ASF with anything? Does the screen scratch easily without asf? What about the screen sensitivity?
[Xperia Z1 General] emccccc:
I heard that the ASF scratches faster than the glass. The glass is tougher than the ASF.
[Xperia Z1 General] c312eal:
I removed my front and back ASF. Used a regular back protector and a glass protector upfront. The sony logo is gone and the phone looks way better than before. I have a white Z1.
[Xperia Z1 General] omnius1:
The screen underneath has no coating so it won't have any smudge protection or be as smooth for swiping. Screen sensitivity won't be affected.

Thanks for the replies everyone, I'm going to remove mine and put a tempered glass protector on.
[Xperia Z1 General] youwonder:
Can anyone with the Z1s comment on whether or not the "-T-Mobile-" logo on the bottom will come off with the back screen protector? Only thing I really don't like about the phone, god damn carrier logos.
[Xperia Z1 General] jenol:
My tmobile logo stayed on:'(
[Xperia Z1 General] kingchristy123:
Screen sensitivity is majorly affected with no protector on whilst ASF is off, slightest oily touch and the screen goes crazy
[Xperia Z1 General] zigory:
I just removed ASF. Now I wonder how to bring back the oleophobic coating. On Z forum I have read about special car wax. Someone knows any lubricant or other ways to bring back this coating?
[Xperia Z1 General] youwonder:
Damn. The xperia logo stay on as well? I really wanted a clean black slate.
[Xperia Z1 General] jontr:
I have removed front ASF and left back one on. applied a protector film on front instead of original ASF.
[Xperia Z1 General] m666p:
I removed mine front and back a month or 2 ago after the service center said my phone is bent and my warranty void but the phone feels great now and more premium ive always had touch issues they didnt go anywhere after the removal but there is a fix for it and its working better after the clearpad.idc fix ,also it reduced the yellow hue slightly and its brighter too and i have no scratches yet with rough use e.g zippo,coins,keys in same pocket...
[Xperia Z1 General] olidroid:
Just watched a YouTube of how to remove the ASF... that looks scary! Has anyone damaged their screen doing this?
[Xperia Z1 General] vinnyz007:
Removed the front and back stock ASF and applied Nillkin Amazing H+ Tempered Glass Screen Protector. The SONY logo at the front is lost, but the logos on the back stays on.
[Xperia Z1 General] m666p:
You dont need to do it like that ,bro all i used was a safety pin and btw guys i got my first set of scratches on my phone but they arent visible unless under direct sunlight and even in direct sunlight they arent really visible unless you are looking for scratches
[Xperia Z1 General] viiv:
You guys are all idiots. The proper way to do things is to apply a screen protection OVER the ASF before you scratch it all up.
[Xperia Z1 General] LaosPerson:
You can scratch the asf simply by touching it or your nail touches the screen lmao
[Xperia Z1 General] Kanes_Inferno:
I considered removing it off my Z1s but decided to just put a Skinomi over it instead and it's been smooth sailing. I did hear that with the Z1s the Sony logo stays though..
[Xperia Z1 General] LifeHacks:
ive removed only the back one
[HTC Droid DNA] jics91:
So, I bought a DNA from eBay (Verizon phone) and it came with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, now I want to update to the new KitKat 4.4.2 Update and I have seen there is a way to do that if you can not get the OTA, I live in Panama country that's why I can't get the OTA. How can I update my phone by flashing a .zip file or firmware? I searched on other threads but I can figure out how to update it?
[HTC Droid DNA] finanandroid:
You need to be S-Off to flash stock rooted KK , if you are S-on you must use Rumrunner to S-off http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2559232

Then flash firmware's then the Rom here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2560010
[HTC Droid DNA] jics91:
I'm trying to unlock the bootloader with HTCDev but I get an error when submiting the Token. Error 160. Unlocked failed. I have read about changing the CID or so. Is there any easier method to unlock bootloader? I will use rumrunner to s-off but first need to unlock bootloader. :(
[HTC Droid DNA] finanandroid:
Rumrunner

Unlock ur bootloader

, S-OFF and root your dna :cool:

in other note: you can not change the CID

http://rumrunner.us/
[JAMin, XDA Neo, S200 Software Upgrading] uccoffee:
I had tried a few different ways and still no success.

Can anyone help please?

I need to downgrade it to send to repair cos the speaker is not working after hard reset.

update: I just re-flash the ROm to the newest Prophet_WM5_AKU_2.3_lvsw_edition

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=282751

the speaker suddenly work again, but after I use the ptravel alarm, the speaker dropped dead, and need to flash the ROM to make it works again....
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jppcarvalho94:
Hello guys, my girlfriend bought an L7 a year ago and it worked well for some months, then somehow it became really slow and laggy... I flashed Cr3pt's Paranoid rom to see if I could make it faster, but it's exactly the same..

Is there anyone with the same problem? Is there any solution for this problem?

Thank you for your time.
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paget96:
Try http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2675983 :D

work good for my,and battery is good :D

In performance

set cpu

min 122mHz

max 1008 mHz

governor smartassH3

and tick undervolt the CPU to save litle bit of power

tick set on boot :D

I/O scheduler SIO

also tick set on boot :)

enable allow purging of assets :)

enable 16bit transparency

Battery is awesome :D for kitkat ;)

View attachment 2881510

View attachment 2881511
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jppcarvalho94:
I'm using that ROM, let's see if this improves the performance of the phone!

Thank you sir! [emoji1]

Sent from my GT-I8190 (S III Mini)
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paget96:
and I add few lines in build.prop, maybe 3 or 4 :D to save battery,and for scrolling :)

I do not know if that has any effect on kitkat, but I see little improvements

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and,yes I forgot to say, turn off google now, that cause devices wakelocks
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jppcarvalho94:
I don't know how to do that, I'm just a normal user, not an expert on this matter :/

testing it all day I realised that it is a bit faster, but there's still a lot of lag on scroll, openning apps, during apps, always.. I don't know what else to do.. Could it be an hardware malfunction?
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paget96:
Idont think so, go to settings>performance and enable 16-bit transparency, go to cpu set min and max :) min 122mhz mah 1008 mhz

governor smartassH3 i/o scheduler SIO :) rebot device ;)

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wait :) I make screenshots for you, I need 20-30 min :) can you wait?? :D
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jppcarvalho94:
Sure! Thank you! :)
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paget96:
1.Go to settings

2.Click on my device

3.Go to performance pannel

Now you have this :)

4.This is for processor setup and setup like this

5.Input/output setup like this,chose SIO,and enable set on boot

6.Go to memmory managment and enable purging of assets

7. And the latest, set 16bit transparency,this reduce shadows and transparency and raise performance :D

thats it ;)
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jppcarvalho94:
I have already done that, and it isn't much better :/
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paget96:
rebot device :D
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jppcarvalho94:
Same thing. Really slow :/
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paget96:
set max cpu to 1008mHz or 1100mHz
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jppcarvalho94:
I already did it, same story... Does it have something to be with the baseband I have?
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paget96:
try this ROM :D

this is v20 baseband

https://mega.co.nz/#!3k5D0b4b!xF85VHg9EbFgKx2kiqfJirziLQuTxJVELHsjUTQSIbA

and ROM: :D

https://mega.co.nz/#!VFtRgbIS!fYfhwk77OYw9H6NxpPALxmYNTTetVBoA26pXqD2ZgoY

Im using this ROM, very smoth ;)
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jppcarvalho94:
[MENTION=5514152]Paget96[/MENTION] , which one is this ROM? How do I install the v20 baseband? Sorry for being a noob at this.. It's my first time doing this, so, thank you a lot for your time :)
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paget96:
Go to recovery

wipe data

wipe cache

wipe dalvik-cache this is on bottom of recovery (advanced)

go to mounts and storage

mount system

format system

format /sdcard

go to install zip

and flash rom ;D

after flashing ROM

wipe cache

wipe dalvik cache

flash baseband v20

wipe cache again and dalvik

rebot device :D

device may stuck on XPERIA Logo, then pull out battery and pull back , go to recovery mod and wipe cache and dalvik-cache :D

thats it

Rom is based on cm10 :D

look lke xperia Z
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] freshwhyte:
Hi everyone,

So earlier today I was standing in Walmart when my phone froze and I restarted it, after booting up it indicated that the Public Mobile network was unavailable, since then I've been unable to connect to any networks. I can scan for networks, select public mobile, it sits there for five minutes trying to connect and then says "Please Try Again Later".

Now a couple of months ago I had my phone unlocked by a local place, they initially did a bad update because my WiFi stopped working, and then I noticed that they put a Rogers Firmware onto my phone which originally comes from Telus. Could this pose an issue ?.

I've also noticed that my IMEI number on the back of the phone is completely different from what is on screen. What can I do to get my phone working again or am I f***d ? I have no experience rooting or flashing my phone but if someone could walk me through it that would be awesome.

My phone is a Samsung Galaxy SIII (SGH-I747M) Telus, running android 4.4.2

Thanks !
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
You could try re-injecting the original IMEI using nvwriter.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1804117
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] freshwhyte:
Thanks, I tried following the steps but couldn't figure it out, I don't have the original IMEI number backed up, but I do have it, is there a way I can go in and change it ? When I tried to use nvwriter it tells me my phone isn't responding.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DocHoliday77:
Oh boy.......I'd go to wherever you had it serviced and find out exactly what they did. Sounds kind of like they put a different motherboard in and did not tell you. They probably did something to really screw up the original but didnt want to admit it or pay for it, so they gave you whatever they had on hand. This just a guess of course, but it would explain the firmware and the IMEI being different. You shouldn't be able to flash the Rogers firmware on any other carriers device or vice versa. So I find all of that extremely suspicious.

Check the IMEI's to see if they're blacklisted. (Im worried the one you see in settings will turn up to be so....hopefully not).

Do not try to change the IMEI though. If my suspicions are correct, it means the one its using is the one belonging to that board. Not only does changing the IMEI often cause a lot of ither issues, it is also almost always illegal.

***(And just fyi, be careful posting the tools or instructions for doing so, is against XDA rules. Same for just about every forum on the net.)

Even if all of that were not anything to be concerned about, you have to consider that if they did swap your motherboard, they may have fixed it later and now someone else has it with that IMEI. If you put it on your device, and both are seen on the network with the same one, it'll get blacklisted.

I really hope I am wrong....I really really do. But if I am not, i don't know if you will be able to do much without more info from whoever worked on it.

I am sorry btw, Im not trying to scare you about it, that's just what I see as the most likely scenario based on the info provided. Like I said, I could be wrong.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] freshwhyte:
Thanks, I just took it back to the place that serviced it. They said to leave it with them for an hour or so and I should be good, didn't sound like he's going to charge me anything either since he remembered when I was in last and he said he had to reinstall the OS. So fingers crossed, otherwise I'm just going to grab a new Moto G to use with my network. I'm kind of over the SIII anyhow, so if its not fixable its not the end of the world, still sucks nonetheless lol
[HTC One Max] superman2k2:
Hello I havea Galaxy Tab 3 for sprint with unlimited data and I have a Htc One Max for sprint wirh a bad esn. Can I flash my Htc phone wirh my tablet information and use it for sprint? Will I be able to use thw unlimited data on the phone?
[HTC One Max] thayl0:
I highly doubt that.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xlfalconlx:
Hi to all community of Xda, im a new subscriber of this awesome community, i've always downloaded rom's from this site, since i had my first gt i9000, and now i have a question for the community, actually i have an lg g2 d802, and my girlfriend have a galaxy s5, i see, when she shoot a photo with the galaxy , when she tap on the screen for focus, the flash start to bright for focus, why the developers can't introduce this things to our g2? i think it s a better function for this great phone, because we can do better macro and better photo with low light conditions,

thank you, and sorry for my bad english,

<3
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Brian9391:
Running latest AOKP 4.4.4 and TWRP for the S3, no custom kernel. But seems as though I can only flash full stock gapps. If I try flashing the modular full gapps package usually 9 out of 10 times get caught in bootloop. Sometimes I can keep resting the phone and will eventually boot up. No idea why.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Did you try wiping in recovery after you flash GAPPS but before the first boot with GAPPS?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Brian9391:
I have. Tired wiping before flash, after flash and combination of both. Even re-downloaded the gapps file.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
I was also using TWRP on my phone when I first got it back in January, 2014. It gave me issues (status 7, aborted installations, etc.) and switched to Philz Touch which didn't give me such errors.

A possible solution may be to switch to Philz from TWRP. Philz can be flashed via Odin.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shlomoreuven:
after installing rom stock the sim not work

i was try to find sulotion with the region loack away and its not work

please help me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tkun:
No matter what rom I use, AOSP or TouchWiz, I get a bootloop. Usually I can solve these issues myself, I've softbricked my Android devices tons of times since I got my first Android (Samsung Fascinate) in 2010, and I've managed to get out of all those situations, but this one has me stumped.

The problem began today. Randomly after booting into Philz Touch recovery, I got an error that read "could not mount /data to setup /data/media path." I used this fix and it worked, unfortunately, I lost all of my internal SD card data. However, since then, every 4.3 and 4.4 rom I've flashed (TouchWiz and AOSP) just doesn't work. To be more specific, I initially tried today's (8/02) Cyanogenmod nightly...bootlooped. Then I tried the rom I was on when the problem initially occurred...bootlooped. Then I flashed this rom later...bootlooped. Naturally, I did a factory reset/dalvik wipe/cache wipe before each rom flash.

Do I have to flash stock 4.1.2 again? I really don't want to if I can avoid it, but I'm downloading the rom anyway.

EDIT: I flashed 4.1.2...it bootlooped. I performed a factory reset and cache wipe and it STILL bootloops. Something I did notice is that it says "E: failed to mount /efs (Invalid Argument)." I noticed that earlier back when I was using Philz recovery as well. Could that be a reason for all of these bootloops?