yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
Major things that affect your battery life are not ROM related so it is pointless to compare ROMs. Your signal/usage/syncs/location/apps/brightness/setup are the contributors to battery life more than anything else.

Please do not start a ROM comparison thread as it is meaningless and will end up closing the thread.

Thanks

FNSM
[Sprint Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willowmaker420:
Sorry want trying to start a rom comparison thread at all was more looking for battery life and to see what the rom was people were using to get it so I aplogize for the confusion
[Mi 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajay7jain:
Dear all

Needs help.. Strange behavior of stable apps like

SwipePad on MI3: the Hotspots don't appear.

Adfree App: Not able to locate and update the Host file

Titamium: Backup completed only 98%

Fuel Log Not compatible with the ROM..
[Mi 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] overclockthesun:
Sygic crashes upon launch
[Mi 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k4mik4z:
did you root it?

hosts file cant be updated without rooting AFAIK
[Mi 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dafreaking:
Under security enable Pop-Ups and auto-start for Swipepad. Reboot, it should work, I got mine to work this way.

You need to be rooted for Ad-free and titanium backup to work. Titanium Backup was not able to restore ad-free/ad-away so I just re-installed it.

If you are using Sygic MapMyIndia, it will probably not work because MapMyIndia and Sygic got a divorce.
[Mi 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajay7jain:
Can u pl share where the security POp Up setting is.. Unable to find it...
[Mi 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dafreaking:
In The App Info page of an app.
[Mi 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajay7jain:
It worked..
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dowdheur:
Hi !

This morning, as usual, I booted my Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 and plugged it on my PC. I was surprised when I saw that windows 7 didn't showed any pop-up. Nothing on the explorer, and no notification USB icon on the notifications bar...

Perplexed, I search about 2 hours (!!!) to find some drivers, but NOTHING did it. I'm

very

dissapointed because everything worked fine yesterday.

My device is rooted and it's on CyanogenMod 10.2-20131221-UNOFFICIAL-lt01wifi.

I think about restore my old backup of the stock ROM and hope that the drivers will be automatically installed (like all my other devices). Do you think I could works ?

I really need to resolve this problem, because I'm losing time on my app developpement... :(

Any help will be greatly appreciated :good:
[AT&T LG G3] flaystus:
I've got a problem. Same problem I had on my G2 and I ended up getting rid of the G2.

For some strange reason at times when I press the button on the back to unlock/wake the phone the screen comes on and it goes RIGHT BACK to sleep.

At first it seemed like it was when my hand is touching the top of the phone but this morning I couldn't duplicate it on command.

Any clue whats happening?
[AT&T LG G3] christcb:
I know this isn't any help to you, but I am seeing the same behavior. It took me 5 minutes to get the phone to unlock last night. If anyone has any ideas on this please help! Thank you in advance.
[AT&T LG G3] Jduncan312:
i use to have this trouble with the g2 it may be the sensors but sometimes i notice i have my hand over the sensor and it cuts off
[AT&T LG G3] flaystus:
Well crud. No explanation or solution but so far at least I know I'm not alone.
[AT&T LG G3] christcb:
It seems to happen to me when I plug it in. Has that been your experience?
[AT&T LG G3] flaystus:
No it can be anytime. Usually if a finger is on the top of the phone but not always there and not every time it there.

Its weird.
[AT&T LG G3] jevan24:
The only thing that I can think of is the feature they use with the sensors next to the camera on the front. If your phone is in your pocket and the power button is pressed the screen will shut back off. You can test it by holding your hand over the proximity next to the camera. Then press power.
[AT&T LG G3] sic0048:
I know I mess up when I disconnect my phone from the power cord in the morning. The phone's screen automatically comes on when you unplug it, but I have a habit of trying to turn the screen on myself. What happens is that the phone automatically turns the screen on, and my actions immediately turn it off again.

I realize this probably isn't the same issue that some of you are facing, but it does annoy me!
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] wase4711:
So, I am total stock, not rooted yet, waiting for the 2.22 firmware update from TMO.

I have a 64 gig sd card in the phone, and, in apps like root explorer, I can see the card, and all the files I put on it.

I also have been able to move a few programs to the external card, at least partially.

but, in some programs, when I try to save a file to the external sd, or, sometimes when I try to open a file on the external sd, the card does not show up in the path. I have some movies on the card, and when I open BS Player, it doesnt show the external sd card at all.

I think I read that rooting the phone will fix this, but I am not sure if just rooting fixes this, or if you have to do something else to make it show up all the time.

I know there have been issues trying to write and save files directly to the external sd, but I think this is something different.

Thanks in advance!
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] theob_gyn88:
SD card communication issues?

There's an app I found in google playstore, called "NextApp SDFix". Try it, it just might do the trick.;)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mchlbenner:
Hi

I have looking how to open a system. sin.

Thanks
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
Use flashtool to decrypt it as ext.4

Then use ext2explorer to navigate through it
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eccanoone:
Hello. Can anyone help me to root my tablet? It's Mytec MT737.

BuildInfos:

Android Version : 4.2.2

Release Codename: REL

API LEVEL : 17

CPU ABI : armeabi-v7a

Hardware: sun8i

Board : exdroid

Brand: Allwinner-Tablet

Device: polaris-p1

Display : GT736FB25Cd-TPa2-V1.0.0.0-20140327release

Please, anyone.. Help me..:crying::crying:

FYI, already tried One Click Root, Kingo Root, E-Root, Myamar Root, Master Root....No luck..Cant root either..FYI also, i cant detect where my adb on sdcard.. and....theres no auto install phone device when i connected my tablet to PC via USB..Please9.. Help me......ANyone????Tysm for advance....:crying:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mazlum78:
Try Framaroot
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wase4711:
I also posted this in the Tmobile specific thread, so I apologize if you are seeing this twice. Not sure where stuff like this should go when there are "multiple" sections for the same phone.

I am total stock, not rooted yet, waiting for the 2.22 firmware update from TMO.

I have a 64 gig sd card in the phone, and, in apps like root explorer, I can see the card, and all the files I put on it.

I also have been able to move a few programs to the external card, at least partially.

but, in some programs, when I try to save a file to the external sd, or, sometimes when I try to open a file on the external sd, the card does not show up in the path. I have some movies on the card, and when I open BS Player, it doesn't show the external sd card at all.

I think I read that rooting the phone will fix this, but I am not sure if just rooting fixes this, or if you have to do something else to make it show up all the time.

I know there have been issues trying to write and save files directly to the external sd, but I think this is something different.

Thanks in advance!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
You are correct, in that the new Google policies under KitKat only affect

write

permissions. This shouldn't affect the ability of apps to

read

the card. I think there is something else going on. How is the card formatted? Is it new, where did you buy it?

I've seen other folks have random issue with the M8 not reading the card (even when it works with other devices) and re-formatting on computer fixed it up.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wase4711:
its one I have used for at least a year, with no prob..I assume reformatting, to fat 32 would be best for use on this phone?

I dont remember if I re formatted before inserting yesterday; best to do it on a pc and not the phone itself?

thanks for your input!
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
FAT32 is probably the most universal (was probably formatted that way out of the box). exFAT is supported, and some folks like it since it supports large file sizes (>4GB). But I never use files of that size, so it doesn't matter to me. Just my feeling, FAT32 is the simplest and probably safest (most compatibility) way to go.

You an try to format on the phone. But the other guy I saw that had issues, formatted the card on the phone, still didn't work (but other devices still could read it) then he formatted on PC and it worked perfectly.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wase4711:
unfortunately, I had to just do exfat as well, since my win 8.1 computer, and my wifes win 7 only offered ex fat or ntfs; didn't want to try fat 32 on my sons Imac, just to avoid any mac to pc issues..
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lynx12:
Hello, it is a mystery why in Total Commander can not see the normal view external SD card. Does anyone know what the problem is?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j81gu6s5got5y8h/Screenshot_2014-08-14-09-26-27.png
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
So did formatting exFAT help?

There are some good 3rd party Windows applications what will format to FAT32, if you still want to try. Thge other guy with a similar SD read issue used one such program to fix it, but I can't remember the name of the program. CNET and other websites have some reliable ratings, recommendations for such free software.

---------- Post added at 10:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:06 AM ----------

Try to format the card as being discussed on this thread.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wase4711:
I think it did: i can see the external sd in more programs now, but not in all of them.

Possibly because not every program is coded to use an external sd card for storage or access to files.

Once the new firmware gets released by tmobile,(supposedly by the 18th) I will root, s-off, and unlock and see if that changes anything.

Thanks for your follow up:good:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lynx12:
The format I do first after you insert the card into the phone ....
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
MicroSD cards almost always come pre-formatted (usually FAT32) and I never use the formatting offered on the phone. I've seen reports of cards formatted on the phone not working right.

Use a computer and card reader to format the card.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lynx12:
did not help...
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmoneste:
I had kind of the same issue on KitKat the card came new but for some reason it was not working fine.

On Win 7 or 8.1

Insert card and note the letter assigned

Start "RUN" with keys [Win-Logo]+[R] and type in »(Edit-Box) "diskmgmt.msc" and press [ENTER]

Select the drive letter for the card and do a right click > Delete Volume, accept the prompt

Then select again the drive and select New Simple Volume

Follow the wizard. Assign a letter. Sometimes you may not get the option of selecting FAT32 from here in some cards. If you don't get the option, select no format. Finish.

Remove card and insert it again, Windows will prompt to format the drive. Select FAT32

You should be done
[HTC One S] eLiTeOneS:
On viper jellybean, home button presses itself repeatedly on random occasions ever since I've started to use a Talkmobile SIM (which uses vodafones network). My previous network is Orange. I really don't want to flash an RUU which seems like the next step for me :/

Is there any proper solution? I only see the WCDMA quickfix
[HTC One S] 808phone:
This might be a hardware bug with the one s.

http://htcsource.com/2012/06/htc-one-s-bug-causes-home-screen-helicopter-dance/
[HTC One S] eLiTeOneS:
Thanks, I realised it was that problem but I'm struggling to find a solution. My phone is well out of the warranty period so I can't send it back anyway.
[HTC One S] KVAndroid:
I have the same problem. HTC customer support said just factory reset your phone and it will be all right. But no it is the same problem again, 2 years, every week...
[HTC One S] 808phone:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1679649
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] lanwarrior:
I have a 8525 that has been unlocked and SuperCID, with all the Cingular ExtROM stuff removed. When I use the phone with a 1 GB MicroSD, I don't see any performance issue or slowness.

However, when I upgraded to SanDisk 2GB MicroSD card, it seems to slows down the unit by about 10-20%. As a matter of fact, pressing the ON button give a delay of 1 seconds before the screen turned on!

I just want to verify if this is a known issue or I have a defective card or I need to upgrade to ROM 1.09.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] BRad Barnett:
Holy crap on a stick!

So that's why the Hermes is so slow to turn on when I hit the button! ;) When I bought my Hermes (TyTN), I bought a 2GB micro the same day.. and slapped it in! It hasn't been out since, really. I definitely see your behaviour here!

Hmm. This is the reason I wanted my screen to stay on, when I'm on a call. I hate that it takes me about 2 seconds to hang up, after the call is done.

If there is some way around this problem, phone-call-long-hangup-annoyance goes away too. ;D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] lanwarrior:
Hey Brad,

Thanks for the info. So it seems like this is a known problem that the device slows down with 2 GB card.

Just out of curiosity, are you running a TyTn / 8525 and what ROM version do you have?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] BRad Barnett:
I'm running a TyTN, but the ROM version is whatever the beast was born with. I did perform an upgrade on the radio side, and I did perform an unlock.. and I was at 1.04 out of the gate...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] hookhook:
I have a Sandisk 2Gb MicroSD Card and running 1.35 bl1.09 Rom. I confirm when pressing the ON button gives a delay of 0.5-1 second before the screen turn on when the MicroSD Card is inserted, but I don't think it slows down the whole system. That's fine for me. No big deal!:)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] jasjamming:
does it make a difference if the screen turns on 0.5 to 1 second later?

I mean it will take you the same or more time to place the phone to your ear...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] lanwarrior:
It may or may not, but it is ODD to someone (me) who previously saw the screen turn on INSTANTLY, and then later on saw that it doesn't. Furthermore, some slow down was experienced in overall system operation.

IN any case, this is called TROUBLESHOOTING, not about someone being picky about having the screen turn on 1 seconds later...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] jasjamming:
point taken,

microsd cards are relatively slower than the internal ROM in the hermes, therefore it is expected that performance will slow down if you have apps installed on your micrsd, or ringtones, or tsk files.

if the microsd card is purely formatted (blank) is there a performance penalty?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] BRad Barnett:
Uh. ;)

Well, first, you don't turn on the phone and then put it to your ear. If it is an incoming call, the screen turns itself on. If you're calling out, you turn on, wait, then go to phone.. then call...

As well, the phone goes to my ear in about 0.1 seconds here. ;P I'm not a 72 year old arthritic man. :D

Seriously though, the only reason I care, is because when I hang up, it sounds like I _am_ an addled old man! I say "bye", take the phone from my ear, press the "on" button, wait 1.2 seconds or so, then hit the end button.. and wait for the hangup. All said and done, that can get close to 2 seconds, just to hang up.

Yes, that is a long time. How long does it take me to hang up on my Treo, or on a land line? The Treo's screen is on during calls, so... perhaps .2 or .3 seconds. Landline? I hang up before I even manage to get the phone from my ear! The button is 2mm from my thumb when I'm holding the phone!

Anyhow.. someone commented in another thread that a lot of these problems are because the tech is new. Well, I'm sorry, it isn't. It's because companies aren't learning, and because Microsoft isn't developing the OS fast enough. I bought a Compaq IPAQ in 2000. Literally all of my complaints with it, about the contact system, about syncing, about backlights and leds, about dialing.. they're all still here!

MS needs to address some of these usability issues. It isn't a big deal to allow the backlight to dim more than currently, or provide for toggling leds off, or screens on during calls. It isn't a big deal to improve the contact system after 6 years.

It's just poor production values.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] shogunmark:
most of the 8525 users i have seen on this board all had the same complaint about the backlight taking 1-2 seconds to turn on.. and sorry to say mine does it with or without my sd card. my 8125 was instant.. and i would imagine after a few updates all of this will get better
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] lanwarrior:
Yes, I am aware of the slowness od Flash memory (SD, MicroSD, MiniSD, etc.). However, I didn't have this type of slowness in my 8125, MDA, or even on the iPaqs.

I have formatted it before, but to no effect. I didn't install any "system" type file in the card, such as .tsk or ringtone that is used by the "phone" application.

On another note: when I took out the card and reinsert it, sometimes the PDA won't recognise it. I.e. nothing shown under Settings -> System -> Memory or in File Explorer.

In any case, I want to find out if I have a bad SD card.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] zahar:
What is the speed of your cards? Faster rated cards could be a solution...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] lanwarrior:
It's the standard SanDisk 2 GB card. I no longer have the box, so I don't know the speed.

Regarding faster speed, I don't think any manufacturer now have a faster version (i.e. Ultra version type). The only one I know that is very fast is ATP brand, but they don't have the 2Gb version.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] balld:
Not too seem contrite here, but why do you(when hanging up) first push the on button? Is this something that must be done on the TyTn and not the 8525? Please keep in mind that I'm a newb here. I just hang up "normally" on my 8525 by hitting the end key. Even after it has gone into "pseudo stand-by mode". Screen comes back on, if I choose to hit the power key to cycle device into stand-by mode, fine, if not, I'll make another call or let the backlight/system go into stand by a short time later. Please advise :confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] BRad Barnett:
How can I hit the end key? I *must* set my device to ignore all buttons but the power button, otherwise it just keeps coming on in my pocket.

So, when the phone goes off because of a call, only the power button awakes it. Which key is the "end" key, anyhow? I don't think there is such a hard key on the phone, is there? Anyhow, even if there were, again.. I have it set to ignore all button presses except the power button, when off.

Of course, a mature and "cool" OS, would realise that there should be a checkbox for "When on a call, and when phone is off, button X still works". :P
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] silent_killa:
SanDisk have a 2Gb Ultra II available (10 mb/s!!)

Seen this one on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SanDisk-2GB-U...ryZ98876QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thinking of upgrading my Kingston 1Gb to this :)

S.K.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] shogunmark:
even when mine is asleep and i am on a call it still recognizes the send/end button, i am able to hit the button and end the call
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] lanwarrior:
??? SanDisk website didn't even advertise this, how can this be?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] hitch:
I just ordered the 2gb Ultra off of Ebay yesterday, I'll let the group know how it does regarding speed preformance in a few days.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] jompao:
Did anyone try to change the clustersize when formatting the card? I think this cuold improve read/writespeed. Also it usually improves things to defragment also a memorycard.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] lanwarrior:
I don't think you can. When trying to format the card, the Allocation unit size is set as "Default" and can't be changed.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] hmsq:
I have the scandisk ultra 2GB, its quite fast but i also see the light taking time comming on but this was with and without card.

the scandisk card really nice playing videos and music no issues there, quite fast on pc too ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] balld:
Yeah, not sure why the author of this post is going through an unnecessary step just to end a call. FYI: Just called my 8525 from my home phone. Answered it like I normally would, then while on the call hit the power button on the side to place phone/screen into stand by mode. Call remained in session, screen backlight and the backlight for the call start/ call end buttons

(Bottom left/and bottom right) turned off...again call was still in session...Merely hit the call end button(right side) usually backlit in red, and call was ended, and phone came out of stand by. No need to hit the power button to end a phone call.

BTW I too have the 2 gb Sandisk card, no performance loss here, but then again, I only have a couple of movies/photos/attachments on it at this point.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] lanwarrior:
Errmm.. I am the author of this thread and I was not asking about the slow-in-ending-call, but more on turning on the device.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] jompao:
http://www.cnetx.com/format/

Will even let you change this on your device. I'm sure there must be a way to change also on a PC?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] balld:
My apologies sir! My previous post should've been to one of the respondents BRad Barnett who appears to have problems with his phone coming out of standby.:cool:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] lanwarrior:
Hitch,

How did the 2GB ultra perform?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] SkyyBoy:
to adjust format settings for the microSD card, you can use Storage Tools for PocketPC, see http://www.softwinter.com/storagetools.html

It's shareware, but I think there is a trial version...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Dandie:
Slower turn on with SD inserted - I can confirm this. I have a Sandisk 2 GB standard Micro SD now and had a (slow) noname Micro SD before. Both lead to (a little bit) slow turn on time. Turn off is fast though. Without the card it's fast. I remember my Magician was even slower at turn off and on. There I also had a slow 2 GB SD card.

Reason: As far as I know, before resuming from standby, Windows Mobile initializes the SD card (turns its power on and waits till it is ready). This is needed because you can install software onto the card such as today plugins which need access to the memory card. I would call this a mature design!

It may be possible that there is a difference in "boot" time for memory cards but I would be careful by stating that faster cards turn on faster. Could be, but mustn't. Maybe someone with a standard and an Ultra Micro SD can compare the power on times?

Regarding the phone call issue: As far as I know, while in a call, you can always press the end call button while in a call, despite the configuration of the key lock. The Hermes has some weird behavior when the screen is off which caused some trouble with MortPlayer for me. I have it now configured to only lock the buttons when the ScreenLock is on. Works fine and should work perfectly with the phone as well.