yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 General] gegabit:
OMG! Thanks a LOT!!!

It was 4 month on new display and almost without GPS!

And i fix it! Twice disassemble my nexus 4 =)

[IMG="Nexus 4 fix GPS antenna"]http://gegabit.lsn.su/uploads/2015/07/2015-07-11-1024x576.jpg[/IMG]

for russians in my blog.
[Nexus 4 General] Persechini:
As I'm most of the time leaving my location in battery saving mode I had no idea my gps was completely busted until very recently, after flashing fixes and checking apps I found this thread and upon inspection I found one of the gps contacts was broken and thus not making contact with the back cover, probably from when I popped the phone open to exchange the old battery . Thanks for tin foil and thank all the tips posted here, my N4 has gained a whole new life ahead of it
[Nexus 4 General] gkonstanto7:
Thank you very much. You solved my gps problem after screen replacement

Excellent !!!!
[Nexus 4 General] mirxx:
Nexus 4 GPS Fixed

You gave me balls to open up my Nexus 4 to understand the inner workings of it, and help me realize I don't need to spend $800 on a new shiny Nexus 6P just because my GPS failed to work after I replaced my screen. Next step is to replace my battery and phone will be like brand new all over again. Thanks for your help, boltthrower56.

Tip for those who faced a bootloop after putting back the phone together: make sure all connections (screen, digitizer, headphone, camera, USB/3G/Wifi) have been secured back to the motherboard. I realized I forgot to plug in the headphone connection back to the socket (since it got caught under the motherboard). It got stuck on the boot logo. Once I plugged then back in, all worked well.
[Nexus 4 General] MandoH:
Having issues with proximity sensor. When I make a call screen goes black and can't get screen to go on to use keyboard. I press power to turn on and goes black right away.
[Nexus 4 General] shadowncs:
I was today on a hike after screen replacement and my Nexus 4 was a nightmare to navigate with. This was the first Google hit and it worked great!

My replacement digitizer-lcd-frame assembly came with aluminium foil on top but with no group points. Porting over ~3 ground sponges to the new frame - the most important I think being the one behind the camera with a pattern - worked wonders!

I can hardly believe it. Thanks guys, would have never figured out what's going on.
[Nexus 4 General] nexus learner:
that s why the gps work as well now !

there wasn t any conductive sponge....i didnt have Cu so i put aluminium kitchen and my gps work as well now... but i will open again my phone to replace aluminium by Cu because the phone seems to be a bit to hot..( resistance ?)

anyway ,i was about to buy another smartphone and don t need now :)

THANKS A LOT !!
[Nexus 4 General] chinadyj:
Thank you very much :good: you are right. Broken GPS on my nexus has been fixed.
[Nexus 4 General] TheTomerP:
Hello all,

I've had the same GPS problems after replacing the screen. As it turns out, my replacement screen, as well, did not arrive with those conductive patches.

After tinkering with it for a while, I found out that the specific spot that had to be filled with conductive tape was the one below the camera slot. It's the spot that's marked as number 2 on gegabit's photo.

I've marked it on ssturmann's photo as well, but I can't upload the photo because I'm a new user or something like that.

Good luck!
[Nexus 4 General] syamilsatanick:
Just had my screen replaced and it didnt came with the pads.

Tried to use aluminium kitchen foil but no good.

No satelites detected and of course no fix.
[Nexus 4 General] syamilsatanick:
Good news!

Previously I was on PA 6.0 and using Quanta kernel. Using those same aluminium foil method, I didnt get any satellites signal plus GPS Status mentioned that my Gps is unavailable in this device.

I decided to try official CM13 build and flashed it with Revival kernel, and to my surprise, it does lock 11/22 satellites.

I just put around 10 layers of foil at position number 1, approx 5 layers at position number 2,3,5.

I'm glad that now I can use Waze again.
[Nexus 4 General] gbetous:
OMG !!!! Thanks all for this thread !

I switched my screen/digitizer a month ago, and no GPS at all (zero satellites, whatever the place). After reading this thread, I did the foil trick... worked for me ! Just locked 12 satellites in 15s while indoor :)
[Nexus 4 General] syamilsatanick:
Congrats! [emoji4]

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] jackching:
Worked

This is the one that worked perfectly for me. Thanks for the info..
[Nexus 4 General] backbone_ws:
Thank you very much for the article!

Many times repairing my Nexus 4 e960: 4 times changed the display (1 of them - pasted on the original frame), changed the camera to fix the bug with auto-focus. After the last display replacement I have noticed problems with satelites. Yesterday I tried to catch at least one satellite in the street, and did not work. Today, from the balcony of repeatedly conducted experiment - the maximum that satellites fall into "In View" for a few seconds and disappear, and no sattelites in the "In Use" list. Then I remembered about this article that already once pasted foil, but then it did not really help. Today has done the same operation, the pre-wiping all the metal contacts on the boards with alcohol, bent metal springs and the phone began to catch the satellites even at home after a couple of seconds after the inclusion of GPS, In View = 21, In Use => 8 :)
[Nexus 4 General] dapidc:
What material are they? Can I use aluminum foil on that points?

Hi,

I have two Nexus now. One of them just recently got touchscreen replacement, and same as you guys here, cannot lock on GPS. So, I check the frame and the new frame doesn't have anything on that points in the picture above. Just plain frame material. While in the frame in which GPS is working, there are metal-like material, but with textures.

What are those? Can I use aluminum foil on that points to replace the metals? I doubt because I know the other side of the foil is not conductive (adhesive, usually non conductive). So, what should I use to place on that 8 points? -- 8, because I don't think the point 9 has anything to do with this problem.

Oh, and I still have the old frame, so I still have the 'materials' on the points. How to move it to new frame? What adhesive should I use?

Thanks,

Dapid
[Nexus 4 General] Likn'_ùs:
This hack worked for me too! Thanks a lot to you all!

Cheers! ;)
[Nexus 4 General] bogdan2011:
Hi guys,

I'm still using the N4 as a navigation & Strava device, but since changing the screen and back cover, I get no GPS signal (no fix). I've redone the grounding points and there's continuity back to the battery clip and microusb port. The digitizer chip came in already shielded. What should I do?
[Nexus 4 General] Fidelator:
I have never replaced my screen, however what I have replaced has been both my battery and my power button, I don't remember if my phone used to get a lock but now it takes forever to get one and it loses the satellites right away, could the pins connecting the main board to my back panel be responsible for this? If I add aluminium foil forcing it to touch the back panel, in case it isn't making contact do you think it would help boost the signal?
[Nexus 4 General] Swanee123:
Worth a try. I have had experience in restoring GPS signal by bending up those contacts on Mako
[Nexus 4 General] mull3s:
[MENTION=6482583]webguruu[/MENTION] You solution worked for me.

Please note that my digitize chip is not covered with copper or alu foil, still getting a fix a couple of minutes or even seconds.

Thanks so much to this great community, it is so much fun to have the GPS working again. Especially for Bike Tours.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MalekoUK:
Yesterday it was, today only let's me watch 720p.... Anyone else getting this?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MalekoUK:
Err....
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dicho:
yes, anyone know what happends?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joejoe23:
Me too and so is my friend using s4.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MalekoUK:
Nope... It's like Google have stopped sending us full HD formats...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MalekoUK:
Hmmmm, haven't done anything to my phone...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mth7386:
Same here.... Not sure why it's happening
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhoneBill:
Also having this problem. VS985 was showing beautiful 1440p videos and now can manage only 720p with a rare 1080p. I have uninstalled the YouTube updates, cleared cache and data, and reinstalled the update and the problem persists. I can't think of any mods I did after the last successful 1440p viewing a few days ago. I am rooted via Stump.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MalekoUK:
Sounds like a common problem now. I've only rooted my phone, no other tweaks or mods installed. Rooted from day one as well.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] katsika:
my yt app plays 1440p. Listen to the other guy and fix the app by uninstalling the updates, clearing data and update from play store. This should fix it
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhoneBill:
As I said in post #10, that did NOT fix the problem.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] katsika:
lol actually you re right, i can watch videos up to 720p. Thats really weird as i can swear that a few days ago i could watch them perfectly at 1440 resolution. i havent root or updated, so i guess youtube has stopped streaming at these resolutions?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Still_living714:
its youtube. they stopped streaming high resoultion idk why tho
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mth7386:
Yeah. Looking at the comments on play it looks like more than a few people are having this and other issues.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rodeojones:
Same issue here. And I know for a fact that 1440p videos were possible before. In fact, to test I had just searched for 1440p videos and had plenty of options. Now playing those same videos gives me 720p at best. And as stated already, uninstalling the update doesn't fix the problem.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dicho:
any news?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illmatters:
Yep, same here! Thought it was just me for a second. Not liking this at all. Any fix?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oadam11:
Same here. Max I get is 720p. I have tried uninstalling update and installing previous versions. No go. I even tried converting it to a user app and nope still 720p

Sent from my LG G3
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bendotson:
Same here. Haven't updated and all videos show a 720 max res.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tarroyo:
I noticed this over the weekend, The only way to reach out to google is thru the youtube app menu then select 'send feedback' Let's see if we can get higher resolutions turned back on!

Edit: They got 1080p working again in the OnePlusOne forums, Not sure if it'll work for our devices

https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/...be-on-all-1080p-android-devices.86854/page-10
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oadam11:
Got 1080p. But no 2k

Sent from my LG G3
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MalekoUK:
Yep 1080p is back!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tarroyo:
What steps did u do to get it back?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oadam11:
Nothing. It just randomly appeared again

Sent from my LG G3
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tarroyo:
They must be rolling it out in phases then, Still stuck in 720
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dicho:
i got 1440 agin, i reset my g3 and instal youtube 5.9.0.10 apk , and no upgrade. :)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mth7386:
I got all options back by installing the 5.9 and not updating. But if i select anything but 720 it doesn't stick. Like the options are back but i can't use them.
[Omni Q&A] maxwen:
Clear clock app data should be enough
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] 52me52:
Hello everyone,

I have an att s5 that somehow got water in it, and now its dead...

So, i checked around and bought a bad imei s5 (not stolen, just has a balance due) that was in perfect condition (physical) and I'm trying to swap my old clean water flooded s5's imei with this one that has bad imei. I've googled around and found some sites and videos here and there but I wasn't sure if i should trust them so I am asking if anyone here has any experience,

thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] kclive:
I may be wrong, but writing or changing the IMEI is illegal, and if that is the case you won't get much help here.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
[General Questions and Answers] muslimcurry:
I want to add flashing and unlocking services to my families business because it's in demand. I didn't see any general guide pop up on the search list. Can anyone help?
[General Questions and Answers] the_scotsman:
There's no "one guide fits all". Each device manufacturer has a slightly different way of dong it. You have to visit each device forum and find the HOW-TOs on how to unlock and flash each device.

it's not difficult, but you have to ensure you do it properly or you risk potential damage.
[General Questions and Answers] •axe•:
the most comman way to unlock and flashing is-

first make sure you have enough drivers for devices (can also use ADB driver installer to find drivers)

and you also must have stock rom of that device (in tar.md5 format)

start with downloading drivers and stock roms of many devices you can.

after download them put them in your pc and creat a list of devices which drivers and roms you have

also download latest version of odin and some videos about "how to flash rom with odin" these vedios will help you in future.

test yourself by flashing your own device first

if everything done correctly then you can try it on customers device (which is in your list)

dont do anything else with devices only connect them>install them with right drivers> open odin select tar.md5 files and flash

if unsuccessful return them their device and ask them to contact mobile care...

[do everything on your own risk]
[General Questions and Answers] trbvm:
Posting what device you want to flash/unlock would be a start
[General Questions and Answers] takeoutttt:
Using the search button is the answer :)
[General Questions and Answers] ishaang:
For flashing custom roms, to begin with you should figure out how to do the following by searching on XDA:

1 - Install ADB drivers

2 - Root a phone

3 - Unlock the bootloader

4 - Install Custom Recovery

5 - Make Nandroid Backup

6 - Flash Custom Kernel

7 - Flash Custom Rom

The methods and files are different for each phone but broadly speaking they are the same. So perhaps you should try it out with your own phone first, then try more and more and you will get a good hang of it. Its not really that hard, just make sure you read and follow instructions properly otherwise you can brick the phone.

For unlocking phones, I am not sure. If you google there are some methods for popular phones like on this site - http://www.wikihow.com/Unlock-Mobile-Phones but I do not know if that works. You can always use a website to get the unlock code and charge your customer a little bit more than what you pay for the unlock code.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] shawndoc:
Hi everyone. I just got a second hand S4 to replace my HTC One that I got wet and died. So far I'm really liking the S4, but I'm having one annoying issue. About once a day I have it lock up after I wake the phone via the power or home button.

The screen turns on and shows me my lock screen, it then freezes up for a few seconds, then the screen goes black. If I wait long enough it may reboot itself, or I may need to remove the battery.

SPH-l720

4.4.2

Baseband: L720VPUFNG2

Build: KOT49H.L720VPUFNG2

I've googled around and seen other people reporting similar issues, but with rooted phones and non-stock firmware. Is this a common problem on the S4 non-rooted? Any suggestions on how to fix or work around?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] shawndoc:
Tracked it down to a problem with Wi-Fi.
[Android Apps and Games] jaustin0116:
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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] DarkAngel:
I have used several from which all have the same issue, the "Edit Page" in landscape mode is off as well the folder preview in Landscape mode in the App Drawer is off as well.

These may be easy fixes for some but for others it may not. I was offered help in fixing these issues and hopefully many, as I, will learn off of it. Hoping in providing the fixes and code modifications here as well as added mods done to the Stock Launcher.

I have looked and the closest I have seen to a S5 Launcher coming close with everything is the launcher posted by member xxxcachepxxx here which is at 240 DPI: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2714071

If there is a complete launcher please let me know, I have not found one as of yet.

@tx_dbs_tx
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] tx_dbs_tx:
Thanks for the background info. Sounds like some xml edits are needed. So basically you are trying to achieve a fully functioning landscape enabled S5 Launcher? From my past experiences with landscape launchers, some apps and widgets also need to be modified. I remember doing this on HTC EVO with tommytomatoe a few years ago. Ofcourse HTC Sense is completely different but the fundamentals are the same. I have seen another landscape S5 launcher project somewhere here on XDA. I'll post link when I find it.

Here's the one I found that looks like a lot of work has been done thus far... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2708234

Find me on Google Hangouts so we can compare notes and I can get caught up with your progress and current area your working on. txdbstx@gmail.com.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] showboy5302:
I have been trying many many many times to get my S4 LTE-A to work on the AT&T Network. I used the device on the SKT network, and had no problem getting LTE-A service. I have been using the BYOD Go Phone plan by AT&T for service while I am staying in the United States. I am able to obtain 3G, and "AT&T 4G" (HSPA+). I have verified that I have the correct APN settings, and my account is provisioned as a LTE Device. AT&T has verified my IMEI number as well. I have even fooled around with the SKT Hidden Menu, but I still cannot get LTE service. I saw someone post a tweet about getting LTE on AT&T, using the B17 LTE band, but for some reason, that one is not accessible on my device on the SKT Hidden Menu. Can anyone help me out? How can I get LTE service on my device? I was told many times that the device should get LTE, but no one at AT&T has any idea why I am not getting LTE. (I am in an area of LTE coverage. )

Thank you so much for your help!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] mambojambo:
Hi guys,

I have a situation there where my uni technicians have configured my BA to connect to their campus wireless network by keying in the WEP key for me. Now.. thing is, I'm going to have to hard reset soon and I really don't wanna go all the way back to them just to get them key in the WEP for me.

DOes anyone know how to extract the WEP key saved for a particular SSID recorded in the PDA? I coldn't find any software for PPc that can reveal the asterisks.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] kerio:
You shouldn't look for software that can reveal the asterix but how the WEP passwords are stored in registry. It can't be so secured:)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] fraser:
Agreed, the answer lies in the registry. I did test a PC application once that when you pointed test automation utilities at it, you could look at the password field and see the value despite the asterixes!

A good way to start would be to search the registry for the SSID (name) of your wireless network.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] mambojambo:
Thanks guys for answering. I have tried searching the registry for the SSID and I found them. But definetely no values of the WEP key. For a start, I connected to my home wireless and keyed in my own WEP key. Later on, I searched for that key in my registry but couldn't find it. I however found the SSID for it.

I'm not sure what I should be looking for in the registry. I'm sure its coded in one of them.

Can someone help me on the registry part? Fraser? Kerio?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] fraser:
I just tried that as well, no luck. It's probably using some form of basic encryption for the key. Can't be all that super-secret as the phone needs to be able to read it to use it!

I did try jumping around. First I looked for my SSID, then I looked for references to the same GUID that it listed in adjacent keys. Might be worth a shot for you to try.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] kerio:
Hey and what about the easiest solution - take your notebook - download some good auto-sniffer and WEP key is yours:)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] mambojambo:
haha. Thanks guys.

I'll just ask them to configure the notebook.. and then I'll find a way to dig the wep key from the notebook. Worst come to worst I'll just have to sniff packets! haha.
[X 2014 Accessories] Tap053:
Anyone know why the Motorola Skip & Skip dots would be incompatible with the X 2014? I have not been able to test this myself as i have not received my X 2014 yet. On the Motorola website the Skip page states in the description "...unlocks your Moto X—(1st Gen. only) and Droid Mini, Ultra and Maxx too—with a single tap."
[X 2014 Accessories] knitler:
I just tried a SKIP with mine (never used it before its been on a shelf) and all I get is a message saying: New tag collected and some code that I would assume allow the SKIP to work on the 2013.

I think the SKIP software just has not been updated for the 2014. The version in the store says its incompatible.
[X 2014 Accessories] nomadism:
They don't work. Moto specifically says it only works with the first Gen Moto X. I didn't notice that until I had already bought it. Oh, and a Moto Support agent said it would work so I want to blame him / her.

http://www.motorola.com/us/accessor...t-Gen.-Moto-X-only)/motorola-skip-moto-x.html

If you are rooted and use xposed framework, you can try

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/unlock-your-phone-using-nfc/

If you do, go to the apps and disable "tags" or you will be continuously nagged with a some endless screen.
[X 2014 Accessories] brecklundin:
I found this:

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2014/0...-for-the-moto-x1-leaks-out-with-new-design-2/

I kinda like those Dots and the original Skip though because I don't like a bunch of junk hanging on my key chain.
[X 2014 Accessories] eksasol:
It won't matter once Android L is released, because it will allow any phone to unlock with NFC tags.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Muhff:
I have the galaxy tab 3 8.0, I just got it recently as upon taking it out of the box I rooted it almost immediately. I come to realize after rooting and using it for a couple weeks that the battery is faulty, can I send it in for repair being rooted and or am I out of luck? Its got horrible battery life and when its dead and i plug it in it shoots up to 20-60% charge (random every time) which leads me to believe its the battery. I'd really like to get this fixed because I enjoy my tab but I cant use it for more than an hour without it dying :(
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HanZie82:
Did you investigate the law in your country?

As every country has different laws about waranty.

Let us know how it went, because if you don't try why should we?!
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Muhff:
I have not, where would I go about investigating this? I live in the USA.