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[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbdoshi:
Well, I have tried both ways by checking/unchecking the option in StickMount, no mas. At this point, is there any manual way by writing a script to do the mount? Do I need to create a block device in /dev/block. I am still trying to understand it, coming from a Windows background. Clearly, there is a bug in StickMount, unless I am missing something very simple. I have scoured through the logcat and I don't see any mention of my partition label name. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neo3D:
Has this bug been fixed yet?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbdoshi:
I am not sure. I stopped using StickMount a long time back (probably around the time of my OP) as it never worked correctly. E.g. it used to give a bogus message that my USB was mounted when there was no USB connected to FTV.... I used the "OTG Helper" after that, it did not have the mount name option, but it did work correctly as far as basic functionality was concerned. Finally stopped using USB and now use WD MyCloud for my needs.

As regards to the other Q about buying the paid version, I had bought it through Google Play Store and not Amazon. Thanks.
[HTC Incredible S] zizou_cr:
Hi guys,

I want to open these post, for a people like me, who doesnt turn on her HTC Incredible S, because it has a bricked soft..

Me history begans, when after many weeks with the KitKat ROM from lord master szezso, without problems. One day the phone shutdown for empty battery, when I return home and put them to charged, nothing happens, charged light dont works,phone dont turn on :(

I have a external battery charger and other battery, I tried with these one, but phone dont turn on. Them I buy the usb connector for the phone, I changed, with a tester I check energy on the motherboard and energys comes ok, to all the phone components. Becuase these, I considered my problem a soft problem, I dont know with or how, but something doesnt give the phone turn on.

Maybe, between all of us, we can make a Brainstorm of ideas, for all people who gave similar problems.
[HTC Incredible S] 072665995:
Plug it in for like half an hour and just leave it alone for said half hour. Just a battery with no juice.
[HTC Incredible S] zizou_cr:
Thanks, but these was one of the first test I made, but dont work..

I plugged without battery for a few time, them I put battery, but no turn on..

I plugged on some USB ports (variuos PC, wallet USB port, etc..), but no turn on..

I tried with other charged battery, but no turn on..

I replaced the phone usb conector..

Maybe its really dead, but my question its why, suddenly dead maybe...?
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
Our G2 is a battery beast already, but a lot of people are still looking for that extra sip that'll help the phone make it through more time in the hand and less hooked up to the wall.

And there are definitely many ways to do just that.

THE LIST IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST, GIVING LINKS TO THE POSTS CONTAINING THE TIPS. NO NEED TO SEARCH THE THREAD (if I do my job correctly...)​

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There are many topics around battery life like this one which is very rich but nothing that consolidates those advices for a simple search.

I propose to maintain a catalog of tips on this OP, and simply link to the post containing the tip.

A tip will be added to the OP if it's confirmed by multiple users (either through replies or through thanks)

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Now let's put some ground rules for sharing our tips:

The objective is that the tip can be applied easily, based on the sole post that contains the tip. You need to edit it if necessary, a tip is worthless if one has to read through 2 pages to figure it out.

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THE DON'Ts

- Tip must NOT be "install this ROM/kernel it's much better".

- No battery-life bragging: No screenshot of your awesome battery life, let your tip speak for itself when we apply it.

THE DOs

- Tip is specific (specific setting, app setting, freezing a particularly useless and battery consuming app,... )

- Tip can require to be rooted but must be clearly indicated

- Tip can be a kernel setup (governor/scheduler, underclocking,...) but you have to be very clear on how to set it up (which kernel tweaker app you use for instance)

- As much as possible, provide screenshots of the target setup

- It is better to update your tip (especially for kernel settings) rather than posting a new one for the same thing.

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Preferably, use the following template for your tip:

Use the following for your post's subject:

I'll provide a couple of examples below.

I hope you fellow G2 users like this idea!

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THE BATTERY-SAVING TIPS

Generic tips (rom settings, kernel settings,...)

ALL ROMS

[ALL][NON-ROOTED][ROM SETTINGS] Deactivate "Allow Wi-Fi scanning"

[ALL][NON-ROOTED][ROM SETTINGS] Adjust auto-brightness level

[ALL][NON-ROOTED][ROM SETTINGS] Check your Fast Dormancy setup (RILJ and DataTracker-FD wakelocks) /!\Carrier-dependant/!\ also on this post with additional info

[ALL][NON-ROOTED][ROM SETTINGS] Disable/reduce window/app animations
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LG-BASED (STOCK) ROMS ONLY

[STOCK][NON-ROOTED][ROM SETTINGS] Disable unused stock apps also on this thread with many suggestions for apps to disable

[STOCK][NON-ROOTED][ROM SETTINGS] Disable Knock-On (external thread)
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AOSP/CM-BASED ROMS ONLY

App-specific tips

[ALL][NON-ROOTED][GOOGLE SEARCH] Deactivate the "OK Google" detection from any screen

[ALL][NON-ROOTED][GOOGLE SEARCH] Deactivate location reporting / history (NlpWakeLock and NlpCollectorWakeLock wakelocks)

[ALL][NON-ROOTED][FACEBOOK] increase the refresh interval

[ALL][NON-ROOTED][LUX] Use Lux app to improve auto-brightness
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[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
[ALL][NON-ROOTED][ROM SETTINGS] Deactivate "Allow Wi-Fi scanning"

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In the Wifi connections screen, open the "Advanced Wi-Fi" from the menu

Uncheck "Allow Wi-Fi scanning"

This will prevent the location services (whether google or else) from scanning for wifi network for improved location accuracy when Wi-Fi is OFF. I have seen no degradation in the functionality of Aviate, Tasker and Google Now with that option deactivated however it does save a lot of wakelocks (wlan_rx_wake). This will not change the Nlp*WakeLock though.

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This is mostly for people living in metro areas where cell coverage is dense and sufficient to have a decent location out of cell towers only.
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
[ALL][NON-ROOTED][GOOGLE SEARCH] Deactivate the "OK Google" detection from any screen

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With its last update Google Search allows the "OK Google" detection from any screen. This is a battery sucker.

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Open Google Search

Open the settings from the menu

Go to Voice > "Ok Google Detection" > Uncheck "From any screen"

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This will prevent the AudioIn wakelock which can be significant and that not everyone might need (I for one use a search button on the navbar which opens Google Now voice input when long-pressed, the effect is strictly the same)
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
[ALL][NON-ROOTED][FACEBOOK] increase the refresh interval

Most people could probably live with auto-refresh of their Facebook happening less often.

Head to the settings of the app and increase your refresh interval. That's a little bit less waking up the device and using the data connection.
[G2 General] fknc:
[ALL][NON-ROOTED][ROM SETTING/LUX]

Set custom automatic brightness curves using the Lux app (app store). Link desired brightness levels directly to the device's light sensor readings.

Default auto brightness settings in LG's ROM are finicky and depending on your preferences, you may be able to live with a darker screen.

Lux tutorial and setup should guild you through setting custom curves. Additionally, you can allow other apps to over-ride the Lux settings, for example, if you turn on LG's battery saver function and force the brightness automatically to a very low %.

Disadvantage is the need to keep the persistent icon to prevent the app from being killed. Increasing the priority when rooted can help, but it still seems to be occasionally killed.
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
[STOCK][NON-ROOTED][ROM SETTINGS] Tune down the brightness in auto mode

Auto-brightness can be adjusted, that is when active, use the slider to have an overall brighter/darker screen. The slider is not just for manual adjustment.

No downside on this one ;)
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
[ALL][NON-ROOTED][GOOGLE SEARCH] Deactivate location reporting / history

This one is a big battery sucker, although it seems that it's more noticeable when running Dalvik runtime than ART.

What Reporting does is periodically polling your location so Google Now will be location-aware and provide you local suggestions, travel time to your home,...

History, on the other side, will save these location reports and allow Google to build your location profile (most visited places typically) and for instance let you know ahead of time when it's time to leave for work depending on the traffic or transit status.

Now, if you don't care for these location aware suggestions and/or your concerned about your privacy, turn these suckers off.

This will typically affect the wakelocks "NlpWakeLock" and "NlpCollectorWakeLock" which should go down dramatically unless you have other location-aware apps.

Open Google Settings, under location turn off both reporting and history. You will save a significant amount of juice.

Obviously the downside is limiting Google Now functionalities but those not depending on the history will be available "on demand", that is when you open Google Search (the location will be determined then only and you'll get your suggestions, instead of these happening in the background)
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
[STOCK][NON-ROOTED][ROM SETTINGS] Disable unused stock apps

This one will be a try-and-see. I for one don't use smartshare at all.

And it has happened that I'd have that Smartshare.MediaServer going all crazy and sucking up to 15% of my battery for no apparent reason.

So I disable it and if it doesn't really save a lot of battery on a day-to-day basis, I'd say it can't hurt anyway.

People may want to do that using Titanium or ROMToolbox, I guess that is a personal choice.

If you experience any sort of issue (haven't myself) then simply re-enable it.
[G2 General] vPro97:
I got a thread on this in my signature. Some thing are general, other things are more specific. If you choose to use any, feel free to do so.
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
I'll definitely try these out and include them!
[G2 General] mazroui:
Since [MENTION=5500870]vPro97[/MENTION] got the wakelock covered i guess ill just delete my part in all of this ?
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
Thanks for that. The FD is included in the previous post (not mine) but I haven't had the time to update the op yet. I need to figure out which carriers have are applicable for the FD tip though

However I did a not of research on the fast dormancy and it seems that if you enable it on a carrier that does not support it then it's a battery killer. By default it is NOT activated unless your carrier did activate it in which case it's likely that it does support it.

If not activated then it simply does not save battery as it could if your carrier supports it.

That is, at least, my understanding
[G2 General] mazroui:
Thats correct [MENTION=5513357]AnteusFogg[/MENTION].. in my situation every rom i flash, i end up with a FD status unknown and have to manually switch it off for the wakelock to disappear on my phone/operator...

I guess those tips will make for an excellent sticky thread with more to come and an organized OP for the new users
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
Can you give the name of the wakelock for my reference?

I'll update the op tonight.

Also, feel free to give advices on how to organize the op for easy reading ;)
[G2 General] Vlad Paul:
I disabled many of unused apps by LG or google, i got 9 hours SOT

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[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
Which apps in particular? Can you please put up a list or a screenshot of the disabled apps in your post? (ideally edit your original post rather than posting a new one)
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
Mind updating your post on top of this page so I have only one post to reference on the OP?

Thanks!
[G2 General] goodmamba:
[all][non-rooted][animation speed]

[ALL][NON-ROOTED][ANIMATION SPEED]

If you want your phone snappier and using less battery you can easily try reducing the amount of time allowed for the animations. Just enable the Developer Options, scroll down and reduce or even disable the animations. If you multitask and need allot of Screen On Time, this tip can save you plenty of juice.

See the pic below.
[G2 General] AnteusFogg:
Never thought of that as a battery saver... It does make the phone feel snappier but battery saving really? Did you observe a noticeable improvement?
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juggalofr33k:
Does anyone know if other Tab 3 firmwares can be flashed onto the SM-T2105 Kids Model? Ive tried to flash a few with TWRP and the device just reboots back into recovery. Tried to restore my nandroid and it rebooted back into recovery. I had to push the stock firmware with ODIN. Is it possible to push a different stock firmware WITHOUT the kids mode? Like the firmware from the SM210r?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kin Kira:
I've got a Verizon Note 3 SM-900A and I've been playing around with rooted stock rom for awhile and I'm looking for a change. What can you guys recommend? I've loved everything about cyanogen but there isn't anything when I google cyanogen on a non developer verizon note 3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinstre11:
You won't find any cyanogenmod for retail note 3 as our bootloader is locked. If you are looking for an AOSP style rom check out Eclipse.

If you are looking for the most customizable rom for Verizon Note 3 check out AllianceRom.

We also have an S5 ported rom. If you like all the Samsung proprietary apps check out Jasmine Rom.

I am personally been on all 3 at one point or another but am currently sitting on Alliance for it's customization. I don't use any of Samsung's apps, I just like the hardware.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] rain:
Teksoft Speed Booster offers you the posibility to adjust the speed of your opened tasks, by the use of a friendly interface.

With SpeedBooster you can increase the speed of your favourite game,GPS application or other high CPU consumer task.

The main interface contains several items, each item represents one of the running tasks. The items show the task name, CPU usage, and contain a real time adjustable slider for the process speed.

You can also press enter to switch to the selected application. You can also scroll the list using the two arrows, or just with the up/down keys.

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[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] amf:
I tried this but I don't think it has any effect on my TyTn.

EDIT:

I tried it again. Seem to have some effect. In Resco Explorer, clicking on the windows folder is about 2 secs faster when set to high compared to above idle setting. Also, the colored circle that usually appears when processing no longer shows up in apps I tested.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] jcb_home:
This might be a nice little stop gap measure until someone figures out how to overclock the Hermes.
[General Questions and Answers] patzhong:
Are there any mp3 player app. that can play a song in an endless loop and repeat a playlist and repeat it in endless loop ?

If so, which Android app. I can download which could do that ?

I try Andless mp3 player which I like except it doesn't play in an endless loop.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] multicrazy125:
And what is the best model to buy I'm trying to buy one but im just ao confused because of the amount of variant/models they are. SMG900H, SMG900F etc

And which variants support the download booster option?

Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
The SMG900F is the best supported model if you like rooting, flashing and modding and It also supports the download booster. It has a Qualcomm 801 Quadcore cpu.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fffft:
International is a vague description, but 900F and 900H would best fit the appellation. As noted above the 900F and a variety of other variant models have the download booster feature. You could check with carriers or search the forum if you want to learn whether specific variants also utilize that feature.

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[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] multicrazy125:
Okay thanks guys :) i like flashing roms and rooting so i think the GM900F would be a good option since it also has download booster.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] algnerd:
Hi, I was using my sim card with the xperia U then used it in a Samsung Galaxy Young for couple of weeks then I got back to the XU and now I can't use it on the XU went to my operator and gave me and other sim card still not working and when I use it in other phones it works. Also when using other sim card from the same operator and other it works just fin.

On the XU: it says Sim card blocked contact your operator and it ask me for PUK and PIN code and can't type in any of them.

What should I do?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rlvl:
So you have your SIM PUK , but you are unable to type them?? The keyboard is not getting triggered?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] algnerd:
Exactly!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Dutchdeveloper:
Try a Factory reset or flash a ftf
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] algnerd:
Tried it it doesn't work
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Onestoptekshop:
Hi last night I went to plug in my bionic to same plug as always; same cable that came with the phone; and it sparked, burnt my hand, and smoke was coming from phone. Smelt the smell of burnt electronics. It turned on this morning though should i get it replaced? or what should i do? Thanks in advance.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] hugh a:
you say it turned on, does that mean its functioning properly? try replacing the charger, maybe it just shorted out:confused:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Onestoptekshop:
Cant get data to engage at all and hardly any cell signal. It powers on and can use apps they connect to internet like Pandora but cant search Google or receive Google voice calls/text some times make out bound calls cant receive any incoming.:eek:

At first they went going to help me out at Verizon.:mad: Then i got on with the district manager and they are giving me a note 3 and a nexus 7 both with otter box cases, for note 3 also car dock and extended battery. :victory:

Also here is a image of my burnt fingers from this ordeal. :(
[Motorola Droid Bionic] hugh a:
good for you,donate the burnt one to someone that can use the parts:good:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Onestoptekshop:
Thanks; actually i do training for ex-cons teach them I.T. skills, so i'll let one of them fix it and have it.:highfive:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] larski156:
So is the charger working right?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Onestoptekshop:
Yes charger is fine on other phones it was thee bionic that little pice of plastic with usb connector snapped causing a short
[Motorola Droid Bionic] larski156:
Surprised that 1 amp @ 5V can create that kind of heat that quickly! Danger danger will Robinson
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Onestoptekshop:
I was also but part of it was my hand getting stuck holding it due to prior nerve damage in my hand. I was using a 2.1 amp charger that came with phone.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] dtziheucdavis:
At medium brightness, how long can you stream a Youtube video using the Youtube app in Android 4.4?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Q&A, Help & Troubl] krico:
You should be able to get at least 5 hours. I do. I'm always watching YouTube videos.?
[T-Mobile LG G3] pandacookie:
It's all here, folks: http://androidandme.com/2014/08/new...ed-data-users-who-engage-in-p2p-file-sharing/

UPDATE: Here is more clarfied info related to yesterday's news: http://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-clarifies-plans-to-throttle-unlimited-customers_id59381
[T-Mobile LG G3] BACARDILIMON:
Thank god I have WiFi like everyplace I go.lol
[T-Mobile LG G3] partylikeaninjastar:
I hope they don't mind occasional p2p sharing. I do use a lot of data, but don't really torrent often at all.
[T-Mobile LG G3] DigitalChris602:
I'm sure this is to target out people who think they are funny when they use 300GB - 1TB in a month. They say "well unlimited means unlimited" with a complete disregard for the TOS in regards to tethering, torrenting etc.
[T-Mobile LG G3] Opensystem:
Same boat; sometimes it's just convenient to grab a torrent over the network. Hopefully they do it right and crack down more on abusers than users. Or some kind of technique can be developed as a work-around. This is a slippery slope, I can see the endgame here being higher costs for plans allowing the "privilege" to stream content and connect p2p, while lower tiered plans only allow for web browsing mms/sms. Short term, we could be throttled back essentially at their discretion for what they're stating in their memo. Which, incidentally, covers more than just torrents and hotspots
[T-Mobile LG G3] dems86:
I assume you can just use a VPN to get around it. I have unlimited but I'd almost never torrent on 4G, not to mention when I ever do its straight to a cloud based torrent capturing service.
[T-Mobile LG G3] raw2000j:
Lol I got a letter from cable company for downoading 2 movies with torrents
[T-Mobile LG G3] BACARDILIMON:
What............... Wtf. Who is our cable company
[T-Mobile LG G3] raw2000j:
Verizon fios
[T-Mobile LG G3] BACARDILIMON:
Say no more
[T-Mobile LG G3] partylikeaninjastar:
I've only gotten notices from Comcast when I've shared things I've downloaded. Never for just downloading.
[T-Mobile LG G3] xda23:
So if I use a lot of data by using netflix, red box I alright correct? Thanks
[T-Mobile LG G3] ThePagel:
If you torrent you share as you download. Unless you use one of the Leacher torrent programs but finding one that actually works is hard. You probably have just been lucky and haven't connected to a IP address that reports on any IP it connects with.
[T-Mobile LG G3] JustLok:
Yes, you are fine. This Tmo notice is for those are use their mobile connection as an always on, live data usage connection that is constantly saturating the connection with the tower/antenna, such as torrenting, webcasting or such.

But as Opensystem said, I think (and hope) this is to crackdown on the abusers and not users of their mobile connections. I've seen online others who are using their Tmo phone as a hotspot for ALL their internet use, including at home with multiple wifi connections working off of one device, because their LTE connection is solid and faster than their own DSL or cable connection and they cancelled that service and live off their Tmo LTE now.
[T-Mobile LG G3] motoridersd:
You should never use a public torrent site unless you have to, and if you do, try not to share. Private trackers are more secure, but even then, nothing is completely secure. Even VPN providers have to abide by the laws of the country they reside in or risk being shut down.

I think T-Mobile is being very lenient here by only throttling. There's no mention of service suspension or termination if the user keeps doing this.

I am ok with this policy. T-Mobile should not be used as an ISP replacement (nor should any mobile carrier), that is why data tethering plans have caps. The unlimited plans are offered with the assumption that most users with a phone will not use more than a certain amount a month on average. The excessive uses must be dealt with accordingly, spectrum is not cheap, and if it's laid out in the Terms and Conditions, one cannot whine when the rules are finally enforced.

I have tethered outside of my tethering cap, but I use about 10-12 GB at the most (total between phone and hotspot). I'm technically still breaking the T&C, so if I end up being throttled when I exceed my tethering allowance, I won't be upset.