yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Success100:
The camera on this thing sucks. Period. The front camera is ridden with distortion as is the back camera. I have a pro camera as I am a photographer, howvwer I expect my phone that was advertised as having amazing camera. to at least take decent pics. It just doesn't. I do like take the occasional selfie, but never end up using it because there is just too much distortion. People say we expect too much from cell phone cameras. BS. I had a G2, it took excellent pics. As did all of my iPhones. This phones camera is a POS
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] gstanke:
I honestly have no issue with the camera on this device. Ask the selfies I've taken turned it great. Maybe your camera lenses need to be cleaned?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Success100:
I've had two m8's. Both have suffered from terrible distortion. Start your front camera and take a pic of yourself. Notice how if the camera Is on anything but the same plane as your face your head gets distorted. The top of your head looks stretched out, etc. There have been a lot of other people complainging about the distortion and that isn't caused by a dirty lens
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ronniemayo:
As a photographer you should know that even with a dslr you get distortion depending on focal length and lens.. You expect better from a front facing cell cam??I Don't personally use the front cam as I don't take selfies but rear cam has produced some great shots, but it's a cell phone so instagram is all that I use it for. Wouldn't dare pull it out to take pics of clients.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Success100:
You are absolutely right, but they also have in camera software that automatically corrects it under certain conditions. Or you fix it in post. Heck it also depends on the lens manufacturer. One lens can be 50mm with almost no distortion, the next 50mm lens could be riddled with distortion so it also depends on the lens you choose. Also with SLR cameras there a thousand lenses so it's a different ball game. This is one lens, one phone, one focal length, with absolutely repeatable results. That could not have been possibly been missed during the testing of this phone. If they wanted to keep costs low, understandable because it IS just a phone canera, but they could have easily compensated by fixing it in the cameras software It's bad enough to a point where I'm ready to switch devices... as much as I love this phone. If you don't take selfies that's fine, but for us that do, having your head elongated and your facial features distorted if the phone is not absolutely 100% perfectly parallel to your face is to me, absurd..considering there are a ton of other phones, similarly equipped camera wise, that do not suffer from this issue.

It boggles me. I can deal with a little distortion. However the distortion in the "selfie" camera is extreme. Ruins every shot. This should have been a situation in which during testing and software development, which IM SURE THEY EXPERIENCED, that they have put a script in there to fix the distortion. They knew they put a wide angle lens in the front camera assembly, and should have put the software fixes there to correct it, because every m8 experiences it (I've tried SEVERAL. and there are tons of complaints about it) Do I expect too much? NO! There are a thousand other camera phones that have wide front elements, that do NOT suffer from the same level of distortion, and if they do have it, they were smart enough to have the software fix it before it spits out the final picture to you. Flagship android device, ruined by a terrible front facing camera. My opinion
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ronniemayo:
Completely understand, and maybe that's why in the new phone models they went in a different direction with the front cam.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Success100:
Yeah I hope so.. but then I gotta shell out more money again lol. It doesn't have to be perfect, but it does need to be at least usable
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ajones7279:
I still think "sucks" is a stretch. I, personally, haven't had any issues, aside from when the camera lens film started getting scratched up. Removed it and problem solved.

And I'm not the only one that thinks that. Some of these photos shocked me to have come from a phone.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51415071&postcount=8428

https://www.flickr.com/photos/rt425/sets/72157642908546733/
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Paleryder:
Maybe it's your face LOL
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Success100:
Hahahahaha dude I spit my pop out I wasn't expecting that.

But to the above poster I don't mind the rear camera, it's the front one
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mswlogo:
I agree. it does suck. I tried to convince myself it was usable. It was. But after having the Galaxy S5 camera there is no question, the M8 camera sucks.

In fact it's one of the few things that's preventing me from switching back from S5 to M8. Lot's of other things suck on the S5. But not the camera.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] downjesse:
So I unlocked my S4 L720 by Using this ==== > " http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2703955 " I am using it for T-mobile. Once it was unlocked i flashed back to NAE I have signal I have 4G/H+, but kept having issues with different roms. On every rom I have used either from sprint s4 or tmobile s4, 2 out of every 10 text that I send say fail, then I click resend and it says sending. Also I sometimes wouldn't be able to make a phone call, as if their wasnt service, but i could clearly see full bars and H+ signal. Finally after about a minute or so it'll send. With every sprint rom I had the S4 didn't receive mms, but I could send them. Then with some tmobile roms when i would make a call it wouldn't be able to hang up, but I would be able to send/receive mms. I re-did the whole unlock process 3 times and still the samething. Anyone else had this problem? I have honestly tried about 10 different roms from sprint/tmobile. Im currently about to try a stock tmobile base rom DEODEX see if that'll help. Im not exactly a noob, but im also not smart developer. Any help would be appreciated thanks everyone!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] anthonyherbz:
Sounds like an APN issue. What APN settings have you been using?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blackops11252:
You might have a bad setting or radio. Download the app advanced signal status from play store & make sure you have proper bands selected. Which should be LTE,GSM,CDMA (auto PRL) under device settingss.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshm.1219:
Go to Settings/Mobile Network. Make sure you are on "LTE/CDMA/evdo". Download LTE Discovery from the Play Store. Go to the left page in the app and hit restart cell radio. If there's an LTE signal around you, that app will catch it.

If you're still not getting signal and you're sure you're in an LTE area, we can start exploring modems, EFS, etc.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] awskier08:
Tried this, only was able to get 4g by selecting LTE in the list under device settings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] awskier08:
Will give this a try next and report back, thank you guys. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] awskier08:
Tried both of them, the advanced signal one lets me select LTE and 4g does come on then, but then when i select auto, it goes back to 3g.

the lte discovery was able to reset it, but doesn't really do anything, still says 3g or hspre.

gonna try to download hyperdrive again and see what that does.

i tried all the nc5 modems from surges thread, here as well, no luck

any more sugguestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ebsk8er06:
You need a new sim

---------- Post added at 05:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:17 PM ----------

Had this happen to me and I put my wife's sim in and had 4g so I went to a Verizon store and got a new sim and it all worked again
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] awskier08:
Do they charge you for a new sim?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ebsk8er06:
Free if you call 611 and tell them you need a new sim, if you go to Verizon store I think there around 10 bucks with tax

---------- Post added at 06:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:11 PM ----------

Try a friends verizon sim first to see if that's your problem
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] awskier08:
Chatted with a Verizon tech and they tried their troubleshooting steps, looking for the apn, refreshing the sim on their end, it didn't work when i was chatting with them, so they are sending me a new sim, but maybe an hour later it refreshed and there was 4g again.

This might help some people that are having this problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] awskier08:
I keep losing 4g, gonna try stock for a few days and see what it does.

hmmm
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] awskier08:
Still on 3G, even updated to the NC6.

I hate Verizon. :rofl:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] blackops11252:
4G works find for me, might be your area
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 999blb:
Hi everyone,

I updated my phone to the latest ROM version, and the setting to change the screen color of the One is missing now. Why is that, and is there any way I could get that back? Thanks!
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
CM removed it.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
And it's been discussed many times in the Mahdi thread, a search would have uncovered the answer probably dozens of times.

Transmitted via Bacon
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigv5150:
Ok I unlocked the bootloader and took the latest update. All of a sudden no 4g I will have it for a few minutes then it goes to 3g. The only thing I can see different is my imei is 0. I have seen where this can create a problem with network connectivity. I have done all the standard stuff like FXZ downgrade to .10 then back up to .15 still no imei. I have searched and searched I tried QPST but can't get it to recognize my phone and can't find anywhere a tutorial that helps. If anyone knows how to reset the imei please let me know my wife want to kill me (it's her phone).
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezknives:
here is the thread that discussed this issue....

We cannot teach people anything; we can only help them discover it within themselves.
[Droid RAZR M Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigv5150:
Thanks for the reply looks like it is not possible to write the imei on a razr m. Motorola is sending a new phone anyway. I have never had anything like this happen before. I have flashed bricked fixed and bricked again several phones never lost an imei. With this phone, I took an update and lost it. Thanks for the help.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masters1222:
Hi,

So I've taken the time to create some videos showing exactly what my problems are, and I'll start with the first one.

Ever since the last update for KK was released, I have been unable to update (due to a second issue we'll get to in a bit) so I've just been delaying the update until I've had the time to troubleshoot the other issue. However, I believe not updating is causing the update screen to randomly attempt to appear and then disappear really quick, you'll see it in the video. It mostly happens when I'm watching videos, or using the browser at all. It's super annoying as it stops videos and just generally interrupts anything I'm doing.

Non-the-less, here is the video.

http://quickvid.org/watch.php?v=3SLcUguDAyT

In addition to this, I cannot currently update as my recovery is either corrupt or just not working right.

Here is a video of what happens when I try to boot into recovery...

http://quickvid.org/watch.php?v=RvnxD-fXrUu

Since the recovery is not working, when I try to do the update, it reboots the phone, attempts to go into recover (sits at the moto logo for 2 mins then boots the phone like normal). It does this about 5 times then it just fails the update.

I've tried to flash multiple recoveries, and this all started when I flashed Clockwork mod recover (which obviously did not work). I've even tried flashing back to stock recovery, but with no luck.

Any help is appreciated!

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Oh and as a side note, in case anyone is wondering where these videos are uploaded to, it's a website that I own called QuickVid. It's essentially Imgur, for videos. So if you ever need to upload a video to post on the forums or something, feel free to use the service ;)
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBolski:
If your bootloader is locked, you won't be able to flash a custom recovery. Depending on what version you are on, you want to get the correct FXZ to retrieve the recovery.img file and flash that. Flashing anything else could result in issues.

First things first, please let us know the answer to the following questions:

What version of Android is your system on?

Is your bootloader unlocked?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masters1222:
Hi thanks for taking the time to reply.

1. Kitkat 4.4.2 183.46.10.XT926

2. Yes my bootloader is unlocked.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBolski:
Then you just need to get the correct FXZ, extract the recovery.img file from it and then reflash it to your phone from your PC with the following command:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

You can get the FXZ from here -> http://sbf.droid-developers.org/download.php?device=5&file=902
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masters1222:
I will try this, I believe I have done this in the past, but I'll try again and post results.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masters1222:
Okay so I just flashed that recovery, and now I have an android guy laying down with a red ! triangle coming out of the chest. Doesn't sound good.

Maybe I am flashing wrong?

I am booting into the bootloader, with USB connected, then using fastboot with the following command flash recovery recovery.img and it is finishing.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masters1222:
OH wow come to find out this is the stock recovery. I just need to hit up + power button to get the menu. Okay great this might have fixed the issue then.

I'll try and do the update now and see how it goes.

Edit: The update took! Seems that I was just flashing the wrong thing the whole time.

Now to just find out how to restore root via flashing.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masters1222:
Oh and I don't think I ever said thanks, so thank you! this worked and the update took!
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i General] notlep:
Hello all.

Well I have spent the last 3 weeks, since I bought the above software, trying to get it to work.

Nobody else on all the forums I have looked at, has had the same problem, so it is a real challenge.

THE PROBLEM....

I get the GPS OK thru the serial port. BUT the routing part of the software does not talk to me. (talks otherwise - eg when it calculates a route).

Maps work OK except when it comes to re-routing. NO VOICE.

I've soft resetted, hard resetted, aborted during hard reset, deleted all installed software, pretty much done everything except updated or changed the extROM. I have to live with an Asian version for OZ, which O2 says there is no upgrde for the O2IIi.

Has anyone out there had any similar problem where the GPS Routing software will not talk to them ???

HELP PLEASE

Peter
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i General] animelover:
What says the support team of the Route 66 Mobile 7 manufacturer?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Themes and Apps] enotar:
Any idea someone why Netflix is not connecting anymore?

This happend recently

My daughter has an iPad and connect fine.

Thank you
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Themes and Apps] GalaxyNotesTx:
Did you log in? Lol
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Themes and Apps] enotar:
cant
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Themes and Apps] Keradon:
I am still able to connect to Netflix on my 10.1-14.

I was wondering what happens when you try to connect? (Error messages or just really long lag times.) Also if you've restarted it? Also if you've updated the firmware on it recently?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Themes and Apps] mikep2323:
What rom are you on? You can also try a earlier version.I dont have any problems but I also havent updated it for a while.Im using a old blacked out version and works fine.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Themes and Apps] enotar:
I change rom to xkat and it works now, thank hou
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Themes and Apps] Zionator:
For future reference you need build prop editor made by jrummy from play store and then change the model id from T800 to P600 then reboot and Netflix will be fine.

If how ever it has the same issues then it's because it remembers the old incorrect model no and then you need to go settings then application manager and find Netflix and clear the data and cache.
[Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) Themes and Apps] enotar:
Thank you
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BeauSmith:
I'm currently looking at the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4. But I'll be spending money upgrading my phone to the LG G3. Will development for the Tab 2 continue for a while, or should I look for an upgrade? Any thoughts?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung...a031985f614ae4&id=1219093181535&skuId=3715001
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tokenpoke:
At this point there are much better options in the same range the tab 2 was when it sold the most. About $217usd
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] voroskoi:
You have not mentined a single reason for change, so why would you? If you are satisfied with tab 2, then why would you spend money on a new toy? Btw in 6 months your tab will be outdated again and so on. If i were you i would keep tab 2 as long as it satisfy my needs and go for a change when necessary.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] que3jxp:
My Tab 2 with CM on it is plenty fast for all the things I do on it so it will be my tablet till it dies or until something comes along that it cannot handle.

I am reevaluating versions of CM for battery life but otherwise, I am totally happy with it.

I use it for mail, Youtube, browsing, remote consoling, some games and playing videos from my media server.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Themes and Apps] adudz:
Need stock SystemUI.apk and SystemUI.odex for tab 3 7.0" (SM-T210).

I tried to change the notification panel and screwed up. I REPLACED the STOCK System.apk and DELETED the STOCK System.odex without having a backup. After that the notification panel is gone and the background turned black but i can still use the tab.

Any advices?? ??

Model number : SM-T210

Android version : 4.1.2

Kernel version :

3.4.5-1256430-user

se.infra@S0210-12 #1

SMP PREEMPT Fri Jul 5 10:45:18 KST

2013

Build number :

JZO54K.T210XXAMG2
[Galaxy Tab 3 Themes and Apps] Oxyandy:
If you search your Build Number you will find a full firmware you could flash

Is rooted ?

I wonder what a factory reset 'available from menu' would do ?
[Galaxy Tab 3 Themes and Apps] adudz:
Tried factory reset but the prob still remains. I think factory reset depends on the files on the root folder of the device. So if i change or delete something in the root/system/... . Factory reset will just erase the files outside root folder. Its juz my understanding though. ?
[Galaxy Tab 3 Themes and Apps] shayind4:
Install stock firmware for your device, and always make a nandroid backup.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] roll-back:
I am trying to fix a Samsung Note 2 (Model No. SGH-i317) that refuses to boot.

When you push power, the white Samsung logo appears and just stays there until you pop the battery and remove USB power.

It will not go into the recovery menu after pushing Power+VolUp+Home.

It will however go into download mode after pushing Power+VolDn+Home. Once in download mode I tried to update the kernel to no avail. I also tried to install CWM thinking that maybe installing a new recovery over an old stock one that was corrupted somehow might help. Both approaches did nothing.

The device was originally running stock Samsung; I never attempted to load another ROM until this problem hit. So the phone was just as it was from the factory two years ago when this problem recently hit and I have been trying to fix it. After trying to flash the aforementioned things, the counter on the download screen (i.e. Odin), now shows the number of different times I have tried to update the recovery or the kernel, which is currently at four or five.

So, some aspects of the phone are working but clearly not enough for me to even get it to recovery, let alone boot. Any advice? Many thanks in advance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] cnote74:
Try to odin the stock firmware then before it boots up boot into recovery and wipe dalvik and cache then boot it up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] roll-back:
Flashing Kernel did not help

I run Linux and don't really have access to a Windows box and have been using heimdall to flash things. When you said

is that the same as trying to loading a kernel image and then going to recovery before it fully boots? If so, I tried that with the following command using the image I downloaded from sammobile.com. This is the command that I ran:

heimdall flash --kernel KIES_HOME_I317UCAMA4_I317ATTAMA4_578342_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 --verbose

That resulted in the same as when I tried to flash a new CWM recovery. It doesn't allow me to access the recovery, it just boots and shows the white Samsung logo and hangs there till you pop the battery & remove the USB cable.

If what you are suggesting is something different than the flash that I did with the image from sammobile.com, please let me know. This is my first attempt to fix something like this. Many many thanks.
[XDA Assist] swing4thefence:
I have an Acer Iconia Tablet that I corrupted the preloader on while trying to unlodk the bootloader. Now it just continuously loops on the manuafacturer logo. I can NOT boot in to recovery and when I connect to my PC, the preloader connects and disconnects on about a 3 second cycle. SPFlashtool I think can fix it if I can get it to stay in Pre-loader long enough to flash it. Does anybody know testpoints for this tablet? it's an MTK 6589 and I'd really like to revive it.
[XDA Assist] :
Hi,

This would be the place to ask for help....

>Android Development and Hacking >Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Good luck!
[XDA Assist] swing4thefence:
Thanks. I'll ask there. And hopefully a MOD will come along and close this one.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] syn3h:
Rise and shine, Mr. Freeman... Rise and shine...

This is a boot animation for those who like Half-Life 2. It is a QMG and a Zip. I have also included startup and shutdown sounds from the game, and am taking sound requests.

Screenshot

Installation [TW ROM]

Animation:

Copy bootsamsung.qmg to

/system/media/

Copy bootsamsungloop.qmg to

/system/media/

Copy shutdown.qmg to

/system/media/

Sound:

Copy PowerOn.ogg to

/system/media/audio/ui/

Copy PowerOff.ogg to

/system/media/audio/ui/

Crowbar is optional, but highly recommended.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] syn3h:
Edit 24/11/14

Version 2: Black with City 17 Logo loading icons
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Themes and Apps] glados19965:
its good but why with dove
[General Questions and Answers] wrongway213:
Delete please
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bassilap:
Has anyone tried using the Email variables in Tasker?

I installed K9 and Aqua Mail to test it out, but in neither of them were the variables populated when I got a new email.

Any help would be appreciated.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] farhantahir:
HI all android one users i am facing problem in sharing apks or any file using wifi direct or bluetooth. While using wifi direct it simply cancel the download and in bluetooth no pop up comes up to accept the file and other phone shows not sent:crying:. I can share the same files and apps using wifi direct and bluetooth .

Any suugestions for this to work properly. [MENTION=4309448]varun.chitre15[/MENTION] if you can help please help.:cowboy:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vineetpratik:
superbeam

I dont think google allows sharing apk over bluetooth , better use superbeam , Software data cable , or ES file explorer lan share(after connecting to same network)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeChannon:
Moved from development