yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto X General] samwathegreat:
Another informational thread for those of you using Xposed.

So I haven't seen any info about this in the Moto X section, and since many of us are using Xposed I wanted to bring this to your attention.

Unlike AdFree / AdAway (see edit near bottom) this method is superior (in my opinion) because not only does it block ads like the popular ad-block solutions, but it ALSO removes all the "white-space" taken up by those ads. It works on every app (that has ads) that I have tried so far.

The only MINOR drawback to using this Xposed module is that you must place a checkmark next to each app that you want to block/remove ads for, and a reboot is required for the changes to take effect.

It's really great! No more empty space where the ads are supposed to be!

Ok, so you have gotten this far....the Xposed module is called "MinMinGuard" (strange name for an ad-blocker, huh?). I'm not going to mention the DEV because they would like to remain anonymous, as they have had second thoughts about taking away other DEVs rights to place ads in their apps. Now there may be something to be said about that, but since XDA supports other AD-block apps, I don't see how this one is any different.

Nonetheless, the Module is still available in the Xposed repository. Simply download, and activate it, reboot, then open "MinMinGuard" and place a checkmark next to any app that you want to completely remove ADs on.

I think you'll just love it!

Also, this is an excellent option/alternative for those of you who are using TEMP-ROOT with Xposed and cannot use ADAWAY due to no write access to /system.

Enjoy guys. I've been using this for several weeks and it's just great being able to open all of my apps without those annoying ads, OR losing the screen space that they take up...

BELOW is a before and after of an app that contains ads. First shows the ad, second has the ad completely removed with MinMinGuard, AND screen space extended where the ad used to be....

EDIT 8/23/14: It has been brought to my attention that "AdAway" also removes 'white space' taken up by ads. I have tested and confirmed this to be true. As a result, I would only recommend this to those of you who do not have write-protect disabled (and hence can not use AdAway), but are still able to use Xposed (temp-root users). Since AdAway is also capable of blocking ads in Chrome, pop-up ads, etc., I would consider it the superior option IF you have write protect disabled.
[Moto X General] iSecks:
IMO MinMinGuard is great, but it should be used in conjunction with a hosts blocker [like AdAway.] If you've only got temp root, you can use UnbelovedHosts [here and in the xposed repo] instead of AdAway, as it doesn't touch the actual hosts file.
[Moto X General] samwathegreat:
I'm curious why you recommend that you use it in conjunction with a hosts blocker? Are you recommending it for redundancy? Like just in case MinMinGuard doesn't work for a particular app?

Because according to the dev: "I actually block the api call before the ad download and this way can block all the ads from supported ad networks."

With that in mind, so long as it works for all of your apps, a hosts-blocker is completely unnecessary as the ads never get downloaded form the host in the first place...

Redundancy I can understand, but can you clarify your reasoning? Personally, I never cared for host-based ad blocking. They can break legitimate sites, and the hosts files quickly become outdated if you don't update regularly.
[Moto X General] vikramkhalsa:
Been using minminguard for a long time and I can say its worked out great! Now whenever i see ads in other peoples phones I get so annoyed because I'm used to an adfree experience, even in free apps.

Definitely recommended!
[Moto X General] APeaceofStrange:
I'm not positive, but I don't think minminguard blocks popup ads in chrome. Maybe someone else can verify
[Moto X General] samwathegreat:
It does not. It blocks APIs from downloading the ads. In the case of a web browser there is no api controlling said ads. Perhaps it's just the sites I visit (or rather, don't visit), but I don't have any issues with pop ups in chrome...
[Moto X General] NobleDroid:
Gone give it a try and post review later :)
[Moto X General] iSecks:
This is exactly why. MinMinGuard is great for apps, but hosts file blocking will work in any browser, webview, and block ads for ad networks MinMinGuard doesn't support [though that last one is likely a non-issue]
[Moto X General] devilsdouble:
Thanks for informing about this, have not really heard about it before. However as a AdAway user for pretty long now I can say that it also removes the white space occupied by an ad.

There is also another ad blocker, which is referred as the mother of ad blocking :D , http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1916098

But don't really wanna try it, as it might disable the localized sponsored ads in a browser which I would like to see enabled.
[Moto X General] chrisp6825:
Yea adaway does. Though I've had problems getting it to work on a write-protected motox, so I've been using minminguard.

Xposed is great for this, I just hate adding in modules as the more I've got, the faster my battery drains. On top of Tasker and power controls running...

tapa'd on my moto x
[Moto X General] 640k:
1. Is AdFree still "available"? The last I checked their website/tried to perform an update, all signs pointed to "defunct".

2. Sam, are you from the Cincinnati area?
[Moto X General] samwathegreat:
1. Haven't used AdFree, but AdAway is available at f-droid

2. Nope, but not too far....
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akaell:
Link for download of the official Rom for HTC One M7 AT&T Developer Edition?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seanie280672:
Post your fastboot getvar all without serial number and imei please so we can identify your ruu
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Themes and Apps] enotar:
Is it possible on our tablets?

Thank you
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] resettailor:
I am in China now but Google Play is banned here. How can I use Google Play on my newly S4?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adizzzle:
Root, wipe, flash ROM + Gapps.

Gapps contain all the necessary

Files / framework for Play Store.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lnxpro91:
if your internet provider doesn't allow access to play store in china get a VPN SERVICE based on somewhere else and be happy :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] resettailor:
Thank you so much!
[MDA Compact II General] msm1111:
Hi all!

first, thanks for the Charmer forum!

I think it is a good idea to separate it from a mixture of Magigian an Wizard forums..

(... and it is nice to be the first thread )

Does anyone know how to update or change the installed BT stack on an MDA Compact 2? Using AKU2.

The idea is to make PAN connections possible. Also Data sending via BT would be nice..

Thanks!

Michael
[Moto E Themes and Apps] rushu:
Plz suggest music player with full features, effects like paid app wamp player, for non rooted xt1022; with link/thread to it.....plz suggest best one music experience......
[Moto E Themes and Apps] DAVI FELICIANO:
apollo

(Sorry my bad english)
[Moto E Themes and Apps] TheStrix:
Sony's Walkman is also good! ;)
[Moto E Themes and Apps] Nik_:
Sony Walkman which i have ported ;)

original thread - http://xdaforums.com/moto-e/themes-apps/ported-xperia-z2-walkman-moto-e-audio-t2850212

please click the like button to support my work :)
[Moto E Themes and Apps] kunalchitara:
walkman if rooted and poweramp for non rooted..
[Moto E Themes and Apps] luvk1412:
Poweramp
[Nexus 5 General] gnarlycs:
The problem I am having is with my T-Mobile sim in the Sprint nexus I get very weak UMTS/HSPA signal where I normally get full signal. Constantly dropping signal and what have you.

I also cannot get LTE. In LTE only mode, when I am outside where I get good LTE signal on my google play nexus 5 (capable of 30 megs down), the sprint nexus 5 sees every network except t-mobile's. I'm talking about the search for network menu, it shows AT&T almost always, shows verizon and metropcs' old network (311 660) and also shows sprint's lte network. All but T-Mobile's

So I decided I would swap out the antenna (the piece at the bottom held in by 4 screws that also has the loudspeaker attached to it).

With the sprint nexus' antenna in my google play nexus, everything works just fine in my google play nexus. With the google play nexus' antenna in the sprint nexus, nothings different and I cannot get LTE at all and weak HSPA.

it says "HH.SKU.1.0905" on my google play nexus 5, on the sprint one it says "HH.SKU.1.0816"

both hardware version 11. the water sticker on the sprint nexus is slightly pink, but i havent noticed any other problems

once i get in touch with my buddy who has sprint im gonna test his sim in this and see if i can get full signal LTE or what
[Nexus 5 General] MrObvious:
Assuming it didn't get too wet to mess things up, are the radios the same and ROMs the same and the bands in *#*#4636#*#* under Phone, menu, Bands?
[Nexus 5 General] gnarlycs:
When u say radio do you mean the firmware or the physical hardware? How do I check that and can't I try some different radio firmwares and maybe one will work?
[Nexus 5 General] bbedward:
Firmware. Verify everything is the same in Settings -> About Phone (Baseband version, build number)
[Nexus 5 General] laofan:
Maybe i am wrong. But how could you expect a Sprint device to get GSM LTE? They(sprint) use different band and different technology for LTE than T-Mobile's.

I already mod my sprint lg g2 and galaxy s4 to work on att 3g network. But there is no way they could get att LTE. No a chance. It is hardware difference.

You could unlock a att device to work on T-Mobile LTE. But not a sprint device. Physically can't dow
[Nexus 5 General] gnarlycs:
i tried with stock L preview and then went to stock kitkatt 4.4.4 and now im using multirom with cm11. the basebands are the same

sorry to bust the news but you are wrong because all nexus 5 devices (not counting overseas) support the same frequencies. sprint uses 800 mhz lte, tmobile uses 1700/2100. all american nexus 5s support both those
[Nexus 5 General] bbedward:
The nexus 5's are all the same. The S4 and G2 he was referring to are not (but we are talking about the nexus 5 at least :P)

If everythings configured the same, probably some other fault in the device. I'm not entirely sure what antenna you removed but are you sure it's the right one?
[Nexus 5 General] gnarlycs:
here's an update. the guy i bought the sprint nexus from wants to buy it back from me. so i'm guessing there's nothing wrong with it considering he wants to use it again
[Nexus 5 General] Circaflex:
I recently ditched sprint and went to tmobile with my sprint n5 I had to do a factory reset but it works perfectly.
[Nexus 5 General] Ltdrev:
Now that all the noise is gone ...

Sure the problem wasn't one really it's just some Sprint exclusive settings which you can change ...

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/n5-hidden-field-test-mode-t2524744
[LG G Flex] Atratus:
How well does gravitybox work with the flex? I searched for it and didn't find really anything.
[LG G Flex] cuoresporttivo:
It works like a charm..i allways use the smart radio to save battery..it switches automatically between 3g/2g..
[LG G Flex] Atratus:
Everything I read about it says don't use unless you have a CR. Unfortunately, I do not, so I am leary of using it without one.
[LG G Flex] mattwheat:
I wouldn't do much of anything with xposed mods if I didn't have a custom recovery. So many mods can be so wishy washy especially when you have to reboot.
[LG G Flex] Atratus:
Right.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iantung329:
Hammerhead (KTU84P), rooted. I tried to turn on ART by going to "developer options" and under select runtime, select ART, then it will ask me to reboot. But after reboot, I come back to the developer options, it still shows "Dalvik".

Anyone can tell me how to turn on ART? Thanks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTI6speed:
You're running xposed yes?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
By uninstalling Xposed.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iantung329:
(face palm)

Xposed is not ART compatible? I can't believe that I am this stupid not to realize this pitfall. Guess I have see if I want ART or Xposed....

Thanks for pointing this out.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLastSidekick:
XPosed does not currently support ART runtime. You're going to need to uninstall it as said above in order to utilize ART.

Sent from Tapatalk on Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Nope. Dalvik is a "Just-in-Time" run time. This means translation of code happens at the time it happens - when it is needed to be executed. Xposed allows modules to intercept these commands and change them.

ART is not Just-in-time. It does all translation prior to the application running, which means that there is nothing for Xposed to intercept
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Rigor@:
Hi,

I just flashed my phone, using CM 11 to KitKat 4.4.4. Everything went smooth. However, I left 1 GB for data partition and the default size for system and cache. After installing a few apps I found that I have no more space, so I'm gonna repeat the procedure increasing the space for these partitions. My question is how big these partitions (data, cache and system) are in the stock ROM (in my case JellyBean 4.1.2? If I return to the stock ROM do I have to determine the partitions, or it is automatically?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arknailed7754:
I've seen camera examples from the n5 which look great but mine look grainy..any ideas what settings do people use
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DummyPLUG:
Try compare the exif info.

P.s. it is not a problem of setting, it just if you know some basic photography techniques.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
sorry, i got to laugh first.. lmao!

settings could be different for every single photo.

and [MENTION=743361]DummyPLUG[/MENTION] said it right, its about learning some basic photography skills, and knowing some basic physics about light helps. one thing is for sure though, dont just press the button. touch the screen first, where you want it focused. point and click, youll get better looking photos as well.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrObvious:
Enable HDR.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
why? i refuse to use it. photos that come out of hdr do look nice, but also lose out on a lot of detail, as tbe image size is also reduced.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
This

This

and this, where ever possible.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
see, i dont agree to enable hdr whenever possible. sure, overall images seem to look better. but you lose so much detail by using it. if detail is important to you, like the detail in my photos to me, than its the worst thing to do. as i can get a better looking "hdr" images by editing the photo after, than the hdr camera can capture.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
To me, HDR + gives a truer account of the actual light conditions in front of the lens and also better pictures in lower light.

My HDR pictures are bigger. Just done a low light test. 800KB vs 1.2MB

Edit, oh maybe you mean resolution?

5992704 vs 583680 in my tests. 6mpx vs 5.8 - not a lot of detail really.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
that's a 33.33% reduction in size. not counting the hdr effect which ruins the actual detail(zoom all the way in to look).

instead, id say use touch to focus whenever possible. as just pressing the button will give you an average focus over the whole image. but touch to focus will give you detail where you need it.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Sorry, i though you were saying a smaller file size is a BAD thing. Im confused, are you now saying its BETTER?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
wait, your saying the hdr photo is larger or smaller. to me it sounded like you said smaller.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Even though I used the word bigger?

:p
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
the way you wrote the photo size.. but i just checked as well, pixel size is smaller in an hdr photo, not mb in the file size.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
To me, HDR+ looks sharper too.

I'd upload a couple of examples, but they get compressed on TT or Photobucket. Maybe G+ doesn't compress? That said, I don't like using my real name in forums so... hahah
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
na, g+ does as well.

i guess if you dont have much photography knowledge, then hdr+ might be good to use Lp
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Well HDR+ is designed to give more detail where a normal camera would lose in dark and light areas. To me the results are better on a phone where you cannot adjust the shutter speed, iso or aperture.

I think its very unfair to link the use of HDR+ to photography knowledge. Its about the result. I myself am a keen amateur photographer and understand photography principles well, but it doesn't change the fact that HDR+ gets more information on a point and shoot than without.

I guess its slightly subjective as to whether you like your photos accurate or not. But technically, HDR + is better

Edit.. For those who don't know what we're debating, here's a link

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-dynamic-range_imaging
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
well.. detail. hdr does make darker areas lighter, as thats why i do make many images hdr like, or faux hdr. from that point of view, sure, details get somewhat better. well, not better but you can see the details better. but on another hand, when you look at the details when you zoom in, the tiny details, they are worse. but thats just because of the nature of hdr on mobile, on taking several images and meshing them together. in my photography, those tiny details are very important, since many of my photos are macro-like, and focus on a specific point while everything else blurs. using hdr+, it tends to not catch the fine details.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Well macro is a different kettle of fish. I use a completely different set up for macro, ie not a phone

To me a phone is for snaps. I find HDR+ gives a better snap

Anyways, whatever. Use it, don't. The op has enough info to decide now
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
or use it in certain types of shots. anyways, its a personal preference. and absolutely! :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
[MENTION=2872010]rootSU[/MENTION] [MENTION=1811927]simms22[/MENTION] people never understand this.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Well it does that and it does it well.

Knowing and understanding are two different things. I didn't KNOW this, but I UNDERSTAND it now.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Yeah, it in fact does in the right conditions. But its not the same as HDR (an actual photography technique rather than a closed source proprietary algorithm). Its also why the resolution is a little smaller with "HDR+" images.

Realistically, HDR+ has nothing to do with real HDR apart from multiple images being taken. Google probably named it as such so it sounds better. Lol. Results in the majority of people thinking HDR on a 3rd party app is the same thing.

There is no real comparison of which is "better" as they're totally different things.

---------- Post added at 05:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:18 PM ----------

Yeah I forgot to think while I was typing and ended up mixing them up :p
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Edited above by the way...

But yeah I was never comparing HDR+ to HDR as which was better, but that HDR+ was better than nothing on the N5 for me. I did however cite information about HDR to back that up technically, but this was because I didn't know HDR and HDR+ were not related.

In this case however, any examples of decent cameras with true HDR?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Post also added above :angel:

HDR+ is definitely better than nothing, unless you're doing closeups like [MENTION=1811927]simms22[/MENTION] always does (you lose a little bit of pixels (bad for closeups) and there isn't that much to correct as far as HDR+ can do, plus it takes longer).

Recently also found that HDR+ also detects slight motion blur and corrects it if one of the two images it takes isn't blurred. Unfortunately we'll never know all the exact details of what it does. :p I may be wrong but its probably licensed under gapps.

Personally I use the AOSP Camera for normal pure shots (too lazy to just toggle HDR+ on and off), Google Camera for HDR+ and a 3rd party camera for actual HDR.

Still trying out various camera apps to see which has a better actual HDR mode.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
I have pro capture, which I got for the High res Wide Screen before google introduced it. Now I just toggle on and off, but wouldn't mind trying true HDR
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Does Pro Capture have a HDR mode? Might give it a shot if it does.

Another thing to mention.. usually HDR is done manually (exposure settings and number of shots) and the multiple shots are merged afterwards (again manually) in Photoshop or whatever. HDR on an app does it ALL automatically so you have WAY less control and the result varies from one app to another.

Focal's HDR mode takes 3 shots at different exposures but doesn't merge them for you. I've been using that because I like the extra control I have merging them manually (can't adjust original exposures nor number of shots but at least it doesn't merge them). But I'd still want a decent app that does it automatically when I'm lazy/don't have access to my PC for Photoshop.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
No it doesn't which is a shame... Although I'm slightly annoyed he brought put a new version and charged separately for it, so Pro cpature is off my list of apps to continue using. I used to hve something called "DSLR Camera" which had quite a lot of control. I got it when I had an S3 from teh Samsung store, but it was removed so I cant get it any more.

I dont really want to do much post processing with my phone. Anything taken on my phone pretty much is for facebook etc. I'll happily post-process my SLR shots though. Well I take in JPEG + RAW anyway
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
There's one named DSLR Camera Pro on the Play Store, no idea if that would be the same one.

I agree, post processing images taken from a phone is a little silly since most images would be for social media (hence looking for a decent app that does HDR all automatically) but sometimes I do it for the hell of it. Lol. Sometimes it turns out nice too.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
I managed to find it in my Titanium. It has ISO control, but it doesn't work on the N5 it seems (which harks back to an earlier conversation with [MENTION=1811927]simms22[/MENTION])...

Plus no high res Wide and no HDR

Hmmm....

May have a search.

Edit > Sounds OK https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.besthdr

Seems fun: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ht.cameraapps.LayoutActivity

Fake HDR: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lyrebirdstudio.hdr.lite

One more to try? : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almalence.opencam
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elluel:
Might give some of those a shot. The fake HDR one just looks like it's increasing saturation and contrast lol.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swat4samp:
Could anyone of you provide screenies of hdr, hdr+ and bla bla. Pics are worth more than 1000 words for me :p Honestly, i don't care about cam because i hate taking pics or others taking pics with my phone. Just for showoff perhaps, as [MENTION=5666997]Lethargy[/MENTION] said, HDR+ is closed source.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Not really.

You can do HDR+ vs no HDR in one camera app and HDR in another, so there's no scientific baseline