yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
No it won't let you run XBMC....

Two most noteworthy benefits to root...One may actually be something you might like.

1 - You get to use the Eureka Whitelist which can allow some apps to work earlier than they they would because Google has delayed whitelisting it. (Screen Mirroring was available to rooted users even before Google announced it because rooted users had it whitelisted while Google waiting until Google IO) What those Apps are varies as they are released and as Google adds them to their list so a comprehensive list is not really possibe.

2 - (And the one that might interest you most since you appear to be in the UK)...Rooted makes it much easier to use VPNs and custom DNS settings so you can access region blocked content without the need for complex settings changes on your router which can sometimes affect other services. As time goes on this may be the most used feature for those not in the US and want to access full content from Netflix and Hulu. or even those in the US who would like access to content that is blacked out in the US and only available in Europe.

In time as more people are able to get root you might find some more developers willing to create apps that take advantage of the rooted CCast but there are Millions of units sold and I'm not sure but I'm betting less than 100K actually have achieved root in the initial hack and perhaps now many more will be able to boost those numbers.
[Google Chromecast] theronkinator:
Is that £25-30 including the Chromecast price. Because if you have a memory stick already, the teensy and usb otg Y cable is about £10.
[Google Chromecast] fs1023:
Asphyx thanks for your knowledgeable reply, you have convinced me to root.

theronkinator thanks as well for your reply. Looked at prices in OP and they seemed to be more that £10. Thanks anyway I will shop around.

Will this product do the same as the Teensy? A-Star 32U4 Micro
[Google Chromecast] ClarkyCat:
I managed to root my four chromecasts using an A-Star 32U4 micro.

The LEDs don't light up at all during the process and there's no reset button so you have a short a couple of pins, but apart from that it works fine.

Tim
[Google Chromecast] fs1023:
Thanks for the reply Tim. No sure what you mean by " there's no reset button so you have a short a couple of pins". I have tried to put the teensy hex file on it but it does not work. Do I need to do this part of rooting? Can you please explain the process of how you rooted your 4 casts?

Regards

fs1023
[Google Chromecast] ClarkyCat:
You need to get the A-Star into bootloader mode in order to load in the HubCap teensy files (I used regular_16664.hex). There's no reset button on the board so you have to short the GND and RST pins twice within 750ms. The board LED kind of pulses when it's in bootloader mode.

Have a read of the docs here: http://www.pololu.com/docs/0J61/5.3

I programmed the board using:

avrdude -p atmega32u4 -c avr109 -P /dev/ttyACM0 -U flash:w:regular_16664.hex

Perform the root in exactly the same way as in the youtube vid. The only difference is that the LED on the A-Star doesn't flash in the same way as the teensy++ in the vid does. You just have to watch for the Chromecast LED colour change.

Cheers,

Tim
[Google Chromecast] ClarkyCat:
Actually, try the hex files I attached to my post on the HubCap thread.

I've rebuilt them with A-Star 32u4 LED support, so it blinks the same way as the teensy2++ does in the vid.

Tim
[Google Chromecast] fs1023:
Once again thanks Tim your help is much appreciated.

Not really sure what I am doing here but I have installed the Winavr software. When I click on run I get dialogue box error message - Error loading "C:WinAVR-20100110/bin/avr-gcc.exe": not in executable format: File format not recognised.-

Any idea what i am doing wrong?

Regards

fs1023
[Google Chromecast] ClarkyCat:
I used linux, so I'm not sure about using winavr - is it supposed to provide some kind of cygwin-ish shell? Perhaps you need to run it with Admin privileges?

You'll need to change the -P parameter to whatever format windows needs. The user guide suggests "\\\\.\\USBSER000".

Tim
[Google Chromecast] fs1023:
Ok thanks Tim. I will buy a Teensy as this looks easier to work from. Would have bought one in first place but hard to find online for UK.

Regards

fs1023
[Google Chromecast] reggaetonero:
Hello people, quick noob question.

I can stream something from a website to my phone but when I mirror my phone to tv, the tv screen goes blank and just hear the sound.

Is this something I can fix with rooting chromecast?
[Google Chromecast] fs1023:
Hi reggaetonero

I have not yet rooted the Chromecast so I don't know what root brings. Sorry I can't help. You might be best either starting a new thread with with your question or maybe posting it here.

http://xdaforums.com/hardware-hacking/chromecast/root-hubcap-chromecast-root-release-t2855893

Regards

fs1023
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Rooting Chromecast won't help in this case as the problem is likely some capability missing from your phone or its ROM.
[Google Chromecast] miniminus:
hey, is there any chance you could help me by showing which section you altered in the source to change the LED pin ?

as im trying to get a sparkfun board LED going ! cheers :)

EDIT cannot see where to delete post, as i think you just answered this in a dif thread ! as i posted this ... Thankyou EDIT
[Google Chromecast] miniminus:
think yourve missed the point a bit then !

plus you didnt HAVE to spend that amount to get it going,

a under £10 ATmega 32U4 equiv is ok, plus you can make a OTG cable for free...

plus its future proofing IF sothing come out later

and its a great hobby too !
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GusArb:
i have read a lot in the forums of users claiming that their phone is lasting 1 day and used to last even 2 days, but... mine got close to 16 or 14 hours max when i first got it with android 4.2 on it, now its not getting even to the 8 hour mark, what could this be? any tips on how to make battery life better?

thanx
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Destroyedbeauty:
Install custom ROM and kernel..
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GusArb:
can you plese share a some info about it with me?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrled:
first battery life depends on usage, signal , screen brightness, etc

i have one day or two of battery with aprox. 3.5 to 4 h screen time on.

if you use Bluetooth, gps, take a lot of pictures, use the screen reading and writing you will have a few hours of juice.

too if you have a lot of social applications that connect a lot to internet or make a lot of calls.

to test disable all radios ( WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, DATA, NFC) too disable synchronization and try for couple hours.

view the results... I usually disable all on night and have 5 percent of drain in 6 or 7 hours.

you can do a master reset and test for couples days, with no app installation or less possible, and see.

Sorry for my English..
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GusArb:
do i need to root my device to install a custom room and kernel?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Destroyedbeauty:
For installing custom ROM - you need root and [Nut] Dual Recovery.

For installing custom kernel - you need to unlock bootloader.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GusArb:
ok, then is there a way to ROOT 4.4.4?

thanx
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcsy:
Yes I just did it 5 days ago

Also, u might want to download CPU spy app, to observe Deep Sleep %

-----------------------------------------------------

Tapatalked from Sony Experia Z1

Stock JB 4.4.4 | Root
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GusArb:
i have seen some people saying that without unlocking the bootloader you cant or shouldnt install a custom ROM, i already did the ROOT.

my z1 sais it cant unlock the bootloader...
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] Microman1934:
///WHAT IS MICRORASTAKAT?

MicroRastaKat is RastaKat with stock look and more modifications. It is android, the way I want it.

///WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT IT?

It retains the fast speeds that AOSP has to offer, and some mods that do not break the framework or make it unstable

- Status bar modifications (Brightness control, Battery Percentage, Clock AM/PM style)
- Navigation Bar Height
- Volume rocker wake (Adjustment sound, Panel style, Key cursor control, volume rocker wake, rocker music controls, safe headset volume)
- Double tap to sleep (Status bar, Glow pad, Pin/Password, Pattern)
- Kill app back (In Developer settings)
- Wakelock Blocker
- More to come!!!!

SPECIAL THANKS TO @RASCARLO AND @LICHTI1901

///DOWNLOADS

Flo

Changelog:
- Changed strings
- Changed default device name (e.g. AOSP on Tilapia)

///HOW TO FLASH

latest TWRP is higly recomended

- full wipe if coming from a different rom, else skip this step

- wipe cache

- wipe dalvik cache

- flash rom

- flash gapps

- (opt.) flash SuperSu/Superuser

- reboot

- log into google and let it sync

- (opt.) reboot

- live up​

XDA:DevDB Information

MicroRastaKat, ROM for the Nexus 7 (2013)

Contributors

Microman1934, Rascarlo, lichti1901

ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.1.x

ROM Firmware Required: Rooted with custom recovery.

Based On: RastaKat

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: 1

Stable Release Date: 2014-08-19

Created 2014-08-28

Last Updated 2014-08-28
[Nexus 7 (2013) Android Development] 0l1v3rof:
First... Looks nice, used to love rastakat.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gersonhaus:
Hi.

I'm installing Imperium ROM (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2706844).

When install Bloatware_6.1.zip I get:

E: Can't open /storage/sdcard1/Bloatware_6.1.zip (bad)

I already download the file again: MD5 = 7cff9cf93b340f9b9cfef64338fbad10

and the same error ...

Any tips, please?
[General Accessories] reneftw:
Hello.

For those of you that use a universal micro USB wireless charging receiver, how much mA does the product claim to deliver and how much it actually delivers?

For example, my receiver says it delivers a 500mAh output but that isn't constant. In average, it delivers about 300 mAh per charge, as you can see in the screenshot.

The app used for measurement is Battery Monitor Widget Pro.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] interframe:
This started happening with WhatsApp on the Nexus 4 like 2 or 3 updates ago. Any other Nexus 4 WhatsApp users who are in a group chat experiencing this issue?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BassBlaster:
Nah, I'm in a school whatsapp group and it opens just as quickly as any other chat. Maybe your kernel, or maybe you limited the max freq?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] interframe:
It doesn't seem to be anything OS-related, the rest of Android works fine. And the its not maxed out in terms of group participants. ALso i know at least one other person who's Nexus 4 has the same problem with WhatsApp group convos.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BassBlaster:
Very weird. Can you try to sideload an old version of whatsapp and see if that still happens?

EDIT: that won't work because I think whatsapp will prompt you to update, nvm
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] netaxiz:
my settings icon from my start menu on my universal has disapeared!, so when i click on start < settings , (their is no settings) which means i cannot remove programs, amongst other things, i seriously don't want to re-install

(i may have accidently deleted it, )

i think it is just a folder with some short cuts in it and was hoping that someone would be kind enough to browse their universal to windows < start menu < and zip up the settings folder and then email it to me

any help or advise, muchly appreciated

my email address is netaxiz@gmail.com

thanks in advance

cheers

NetAxiz
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] joannaex:
Create an empty folder named "Settings" (no "") in \windows\Start Menu\ and then soft reset.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] netaxiz:
perfect, thanks a lot

it works.

only thing now is my remove programs shows no installed programs, luckilly they show in pocket mechanics uninstaller, so i'm good to go
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chuxmix:
Ive been using download blazer and utorrent pro for all my downloads so I figured I nolonger need "download manager" system apk. So I deleted it.

Then I went to update a user app and my playstore has no connectivity....

Is there a way to find and install download manager apk " or should I just flash the NC5 again?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] idone:
These are from nc5d.

remove .apk extension from odex file. I only added the extension to upload here.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chuxmix:
This is the download apk I dont think this is the one. It had a sproket icon and it said "download manager" I think it is an app store specific system apk. I dont know why I deleted it but when I went to troubleshoot the play store glitch. One on the things it says is to check the "download manager" and I think I need to start fresh.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] BHurst:
are you rooted? you can just re flash the Rom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] idone:
Hmm I'm not seeing it. You could always just unpack nc5 and figure out what what you're missing so you dont have to start fresh. Well good luck.

***edit***

Do you have secdownloadprovider.apk? in system/priv-app
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chuxmix:
Yeah thanks I installed it but how do I unpack the nc5? Would I use androzip or is there a better file extractor?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chuxmix:
True I am rooted however im running the official NC5 firmware with busybox, twrp, with the free native hotspot thanks to idone!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] idone:
I do it on my pc with winrar. then there will be a system.img.ext4 you could mount it to a directory on your phone from command line or do it on pc with any of the various ext4 tools out there.

ext4_unpacker is a good one for pc. Not sure who wrote it though.

***edit***

here it is http://sourceforge.net/projects/androidicsjbext/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chuxmix:
This was it. Found it. Also if anyone has this problem you can pm me and I or you might could just pull the system apks off titanium backup from the official nc5. Thanks for all the help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] awanshrestha:
Before installing any ROM, I always wanted to know about the real battery life.Please do inform the average battery drain issue on this ROM.Thank you
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tej XFire:
Hello Everyone !

I was just curious to know whether anyone sent their M8 for a second repair. What happens if the device was repaired for the second time ? Its obvious for the fact that they need to damage a small portion(really small) to open the device to continue the repair process. Removing the speaker grills is somewhat tricky and in the process of removing it, there could be dents formed, and the speaker grills could be bent. I had my M8 repaired once. They put a lot of scratches on it. My speaker grills seemed to be bent at the edges after the repair. Now I'm worried, if in any case, what happens if mine visits hell again ? They could do the same I mentioned above, or perhaps even worse !

Has anyone sent their M8's for a second repair ? Please feel free to share your experiences before/after the repair.

Any suggestions/answers are most welcome. Thanks in advance. :good:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dressanderc:
I've only used my carrier for warranty claims, but they've sent me two units now as I've had defects on them. Might want to contact their warranty claims department before contacting HTC again
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tej XFire:
Thanks for the reply. Well, the two units sent to you were probably refurbished. I'm like worried because if something happens,I can keep my mouth shut,else get it damaged again. All thanks to their pathetic service, who snub people. Mine is a carrier-free device. :(
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dressanderc:
Yep, they were refurbed models, but cosmetically, they were in mint condition.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tej XFire:
Thanks again :good: . I guess you own an M8 now. Does it have scratches on the display ? Mine seems to pick up scratches very easily. Although they aren't visible since I don't wipe the display that often. But, when I do, there are many many of them. Some are about 2 cms long ! Poor craftsmanship by HTC :eek: Does yours behave in a similar way ? Lemme know.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dressanderc:
Actually, not at all. I've had my original since April, and I've had this replacement for about 2-3 weeks now. No scratches on the screen what-so-ever.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m.omdaa:
When you call someone who is already having a phone call there was a toast notification saying "call is waiting" but there is nothing on my opo although i'm activating vibrate on wating and event notification from call setting so any help?!

I have samsung i9082 and i get the toast notification normally as some say it's a carrier issue
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playya:
there was? never seen that before maybe it was phone specific
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m.omdaa:
i mean on Samsung but since i used CM on it and then here on the opo i can't get any notification for call waiting status of the person i'm calling !
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playya:
Not sure there is supposed to be an indicator like that. I thought you simply saw the photo or number of the incoming call waiting. Do you have a link that shows this feature from another phone
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m.omdaa:
https://jira.cyanogenmod.org/plugins/servlet/mobile#issue/CYAN-4945/comment/33905

According to the comments it will be included in the next m10 build nightly!!!!!!!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] griffin_1:
Hi,

As we all might know, the s5 fingerprint scanner doesn't always get it right. There is a option on the screen to input a password, but i would prefer to have a pattern instead of a password.

So my question is: is there a way (like a mod), to make the pattern unlock available with the fingerprint scanner and have it visible(meaning, without having to press the option to input pattern)? So basicly we would have to authentication methods and choose the one that is more covinent, but basicly its when the scanner fails 2 or 3 times i would just like to use the pattern right away to unlock

I haven't seen anyone metion, or even making a request for a mod like this, but maybe there is one out there that i don't know about or a way to do it, or maybe more people will show interest in it.

I would look into it or try if i knew anything about code/programming =/

Thank you in advance!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackguy101:
bump to the extreme
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prof Peach:
That'd be a good mod. 2 options on screen. Sometimes it's a pain juggling the handset to get the print.

Sent from my Galaxy S5 running NeatRom 0X1
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] griffin_1:
Thats what i was thinking. I have had a few problems getting the print to work sometimes and then have to wait 30sec :/ it can work fine(better than i expectes actually) but if not in proper angule or speed it can fail.

I havent seen anyone mention something like this before, but im glad to see that there is interest :)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhinitagrawal:
sorry if i have posted in a wrong section.

i just wanna know how to edit CSR Racing save game with CSR Save Editor. I have LG G3 but can't connect my non rooted G3 with it.

please anyone help....:confused:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Svid:
To gain money? They will ban you from multiplayer. Had this on my friends phone. Play fair.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abarthcoupe:
I flashed the new room from Gatsrom today , and I love it

There is only one thing, it is in english.

Anyone know how to change this to dutch? Do I need to change the csc code??

Cannot change it in the settings , there is no Dutch there
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
If it's not in the menu, the language isn't available. Changing the CSC makes no difference.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] petercohen:
Have you tried MoreLocale 2?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikLSP:
I have regularly used Hangouts on my other devices and while the quality has never been great, it got the job done.

On the Z2 though, Hangouts is unfortunately completely unusable for video calls due to an awful and constant noise.

As soon as the call connects I hear what sounds like popcorn popping and this only increases with time or trying to talk.

Mic noise suppression makes no difference and neither does turning the mic off and in again as the noise comes straight back.

It's very disappointing that this great device is seemingly incapable of handling a simple video call, does anyone know of a solution?

Sent from my Xperia™ Z2
[LG Optimus Black] rinzller:
Hi guys. Tell me a rom, 4.0 and up, best for games, in asociation with a good kernel. I want to play Real Racing, but new version doesnt work on android 2.3. Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zubair130:
Hi Friends,

Please please read & solve my problem.

I have Qmobile A35 with android 4.2.2 jelly bean installed. Yesterday, I downloaded a CWM recovery from somewhere and used Farmaroot to root my mobile and used MTK mobile uncle to install CWM. MTKMU showed that it is installed successfully but when I tried to reboot into recovery both my stock recovery and CWM recovery gone. When I try to go into recovery, logo of qmobile is shown but, instead to go in recovery like in past, logo remains there for sometime then screen goes to black then logo appears again but this time mobile normally reboot.

2nd problem is big than 1st one.

After that mistake, I did another one. I was not unable to restore factor settings through builtin option as mobile restarted and no changes. So, I used 3rd party app named SRSRoot for Android to wipe all data through my PC.

Now when mobile restarts, it shows error message that "Unfortunately the setup wizard has stopped." and I am not able to pass it.

Any suggestion? Any one can help? I have heard that on this forum every one gets the solution? Can I get it too?
[P3600 General] leecotton:
Hi all. I tried to pair my P3600 with my Tomtom Go 300. Although the GPS system saw the phone, it claimed that the phone didn't have the correct features to complete the connection. Anyone know what features it's talking about, and why the P3600 doesn't have them?

Lee
[P3600 General] Touxe:
Is there a solution to pair the trinity with tomtom one/go ?

Regards,
[P3600 General] Nigel Cone:
Doubt it, don't think you can share GPS over anything.
[P3600 General] Touxe:
Hello,

The probleme is not to share GPS but Bluetooth to access Tomtom Plus services (traffic for example) on my tomtom One.
[P3600 General] mutantstargoat:
I'm having identical issues with Tomtom Go 500. I rely on the tomtom for handsfree and texting in the car. Has anybody found a solution yet?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masteris:
I am Brazilian and I am new here in the forum! I followed the tutorial and got the easy way to install Android Revolution HD 10.2 thanks for a tutorial so well done I'm loving this version! My question is about firmware! Firmware comes with installing a rom or low separate installs? My version is 2.22.401.4 CL365360 release keys I believe! How do to know if my version is the most current? and it is good to update the firmware? what is the difference and how do update? HTC is on my m8 2.3 ghz! I would like to upgrade if possible help me! Sorry my poor english!

Ass :. Israel Martin Winter, Joinville, Brazil
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5m4r7ph0n36uru:
Where did you get the version number from?

The best way would be using fastboot commands:

1) adb reboot bootloader

2) fastboot getvar all

Could you please post the result of those commands, without IMEI and serial number, so I can have a look. Latest firmware is 2.22.401.5 for all WWE devices having x.xx.401.xx firmware versions.