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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
More informations about the Disadvantages of KitKat 4.4.2

Take this Link: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56548111&postcount=8

Let me tell you some of the Disadvantages. (First Quote

In this post i... Ok, let's simply quote it here:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
[IMG="Horrible Ugh"]http://xdaforums.com/images/icons/icon4.gif[/IMG] Horrible! Terrible, isn't it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
External Links

Here are some External Links.

Random Google Result: http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/533857/20140111/android-4-kitkat-issues-problems-know.htm#.VJQlAQFBA

Amaƶon Review (sorry, it's in German.) ♦ http://www.amazon.de/gp/aw/cr/rR3LGGOY36WM0H6

...yes, he downgraded to the Z1.. Only FullHD-Recording.:crying:

But a better Android Version. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.

I am so much poorer for reading this, but it makes clear just why Hannah would go and recommend an AT&T ROM to a user in Ireland. She's met Cthulhu and lost her mind. ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
Camera Icon on Homescreen

The Camera Icon on the Homescreen will only help, if you haven't got a Screen Lock Code/Draw/PWD...

If your screen is locked by something, Camera Icon isn't possible so this new useful feature of 4.4.2 is nearly useless. :(

A physical button - something what really every device needs. Remember?

Nokia 6111

Nokia 6220

and Smasung Omnia 2

...those old phones have a Physical Button! :angel:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
Urm ~~~

Sorry, but everybody makes Mistakes!

Nobody is perfect ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Had you given some thought to what you were saying then perhaps my previous post in this thread would not exist, but it's clear you were totally careless in posting. Had the guy followed your advice, he would now be without his phone. So yes, you made a mistake, and yes, you're not perfect. But admitting to it does not negate the fact you were careless.

In the future, slow down. Take the time to read the posts you want to reply to, then do some research if needed. Look at it a second time and make sure it says what you want it to. Then post it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
Again: Sorry.

But if you reply to ME, please Quote a post from me or mention my XDA-Account Name. [MENTION=6011384]Hannah Stern[/MENTION]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TonyStark R.I.P.:
No need you're automatically notified, being that you are the OP.

Mentioning or quoting you would be duplicating the systems efforts. Either way, you are notified. Mention's are only needed if a question is requiring a response, in a thread other then your own.... But you already know this;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
Thank you for clarifying me to this :laugh:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
Evil Code

You see?

Android 4.4.2 is Bogus.

Hope 5.0 fix the most of it.

But the worst thing is still THIS:

(https://source.android.com/devices/storage/#multiple-external-storage-devices)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Wow are people still complaining about this? I think it is time to get over it. This is the way google wants it and that is how it will be.

You can either have 100% freedom or 100% security. Not both.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lin_ux:
How to fix the SD card write problem...

The SD card write problems can easily be fixed, you just need to root the device then claim back full write asccess to the SD card, not hard to do...

Below is a quick "How to" describing the method for removing the stupid KitKat write restrictions on the External SD card.

Perhaps a disclaimer first to say that if any of the following seems like techno-babble you should NOT do this, just leave it the way google intended it to be, or find a local droid geek to assist you...

*Out of habit I use ES File Explorer to edit my android system files directly on the device, it has a decent enough text (note) editor and also has the easiest way to visually confirm that the file permissions are correctly set after you have edited/moved/copied files.

================

WARNING: Incorrect file permissions are your biggest danger, the phone will probably not boot if they are set incorrectly.

Whatever happens you should proceed with extreme caution! Recheck everything several times before rebooting...

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In ES File Manager toggle the "Root Explorer" to on, and then navigate to the following file:

/system/etc/permissions/platform.xml

Note: You deserve to have problems if you don't make a backup of the original file first, so make a copy of it in the user memory space or on the SD card.

Then open the file in the ES note editor and scroll down until you find: android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE and android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE lines.

In the ES text editor click the top right menu and chose the pen, this will give a cursor to allow you to write text.

These are XML sections, you need to make them look exactly like the strings below:

<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" >

<group gid="sdcard_r" />

<group gid="sdcard_rw" />

<group gid="media_rw" />

</permission>

<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE" >

<group gid="sdcard_rw" />

<group gid="media_rw" />

</permission>

Save the platform.xml file (do this by hitting the back hardware button once, it'll then ask if you want to save changes.

Then exit the editor and refresh the directory listing, chose view and select "small detail" and make sure that platform.xml file permissions are set to "-rw-r--r--" (in geek speak it needs to be 644) before rebooting your phone.

*Don't forget to turn off the "Root Explorer" toggle in ES File Manager after you have edited the file and confirmed the file permissions.

That's it.

Once again, if any of the above seems too hard then DON'T do it.

*In the past I've tried apps from the playstore to perform this tweak on other devices, but none of them worked, so now I just do it myself, it only takes a couple of minutes to edit the file.

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Don't forget to press the THANKS button if any of this helped you ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
Clean up - JUNK?

I do ALREADY Know a way to fix the SD-Card

ACCESS

problem.

But not a way how to fix THIS:

The WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission must only grant write access to the primary external storage on a device. Apps must not be allowed to write to secondary external storage devices, except in their package-specific directories as allowed by synthesized permissions.

Restricting writes in this way ensures the system can clean up files when applications are uninstalled.

This caused some photos to be deleted, because i wanted to reinstall CameraMX. (Don't ask me why... ;))

Or is there a way to DISABLE it somehow?

The SD-Card Acces Restriction is a much lower problem than this.

Not deleting the files will make more freedom without removing security.

Well, yes, i know, sometimes it's really JUNK to get rid of but sometimes it's something which isn't to delete...

Why didn't the device warn me in front of Deleting all CameraMX Pictures?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lin_ux:
I'm not sure that I understand your problem, but losing photos is obviously not something you want.

I've never tried CameraMX so I can't know if this has caused the problem.

I use the default camera on some of my devices, and on others I install and use SNAP camera, but I always get them to save photos and video to the DCIM/Camera/ folder on the external SD and have never had any photos lost or deleted, even after un-installing SNAP camera.

The platform.xml tweak I described in my post above allows any app to save files to any folder on the external SD card, instead of locking it to it's own specific folder as per the KitKat permission rules...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
Deleted Data on USER STORAGE ‼

You don't have to ask for a Thanks.

If your post is useful, you get your deserved thanks :):laugh:

What i mean:

If you uninstall an app on Android 4.3 or lower, following things will be deleted:

The App Itself

App Data Stored in the Root Folder of the App

But if you uninstall on 4.4.2, the system erases:

App

Root App Data

...and also Files made by this app which are stored in the USER Storage‼

Thanks however for trying to help me :) All the best/Have a nice day‼ ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lin_ux:
But it worked, you thanked me..!! :victory:

I thank you for your thanks... :good: :good:

You too... :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
App ops

App ops was a Nice Feature ;)

But it was only in

Android 4.3.0

Android 4.3.1

Android 4.4.

Android 4.4.1

And died before 4.4.2

It was still there in 4.4.1 ...

Wikipédia Link: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Android-Versionen
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lin_ux:
It's all gone very quiet in here..!??! :confused:

Maybe it means that there are no more disadvantages with KitKat... :laugh: Lol

---------- Post added at 01:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:01 PM ----------

I would be curious to hear about the disadvantages of Lollipop, I'm sure there are probably many.

Are there more than with KitKat?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
Because all disadvantages are already Mentioned.

Also Read this:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hannah Stern:
Saved my Life

Actually, the SD-Card-Write-Restrictor rescued me from deleting a 4K-Video-File!!!

(ES File Explorer 3.1.0.2 thinks, the files are deleted and does not show them until you refresh the file list)

But the new ES 3.2.5.5 is not foolish enough and displays an error message, which indicates you, that the deletion of the file failed.

So ES File Explorer 3.1.0.2 can do fake deleting (sthealthy deleting) with Android KitKat!

This time i am really proud of Googles Idea from SD Restriction.

But the best is Andriod 6.0, and 4.3, because they've got App-Ops, which enables you to restrict ES File Explorer to Write-Access the Memory Card.

The RecycleBin of ES is only for Internal Storage - on every Android Version.

And yes :), i've also got Dumpster :svetius:
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muclemente:
Hello guys,

I've been reading a lot of threads about some issues regarding the new Moto G in this forum and in Motorola's forum.

These issues generally are:

Touch screen not responsive

Scrolling not responsive

Notification sound with delay in sleep mode

Music playing through earphones stutters when in sleep mode

Aggressive app closing due to RAM issues

I know that it is more common to find threads about complaints and issues than threads about good experiences and approval.

So I would like to know: did you get the new Moto G and had any of these issues?

Edit: I would like to add that I did not follow the launch of the old Moto G, so I don't know if there were similar issues before and they were patched afterwards.

Thanks for the feedback!
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iG0tB0lts:
I had a Nexus 4 and I must say the New Moto G is a massive upgrade in terms of battery. As for the screen, it is a little less sharp, but nothing noticeable unless compared side to side. I find the responsiveness is the same, maybe a little less responsive, still, nothing noticeable. Scrolling is fine.

I have noticed however when streaming songs from SoundCloud / HTML5 grooveshark, there is a weird stutter. Music starts, stops for 2 or so seconds and back again. However once I pause for around 3 seconds it plays flawlessly.

I have not noticed a notification sound display in sleep mode, however, though maybe because my phone's on silent mostly :P.

As to the app closing I have noticed, compared to the N4, that it shuts down more apps. The N4 had 2GB ram anyways.. I would suggest using MinFree apps(Play Store, requires root) if the closing of background apps bothers you.

In conclusion, this phone would be a definite upgrade from a 2/3 year old smartphone. Fast, no lag, and a few minor problems. Totally in love with this phone :P

TL;DR: Buy it, for the price it is most definitely worth it, without a doubt.
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muclemente:
I see you have the same story as I have!

I owned the N4 for 10 months and never dropped it. The first time it fell off my pocket the screen was shattered and the touch screen stopped working.

The replacement is over US$150,00 where I live in, and it's a generic LCD/digitizer that probably is less responsive and the colors/contrast are worse than the original one. :(

But thanks for your feedback!
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyall29:
Since you have had the Moto G 2014 for a while now, would you still recommend the Moto G over buying a refurbished Nexus 4? Thank you in advance. I'm trying to make up my mind between the 2. I can get a Nexus 4 factory refurbished for $149 from Expansys.
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iG0tB0lts:
Yes, and then- maybe no. It depends on what sort of user you are.. For me, when I had the Nexus 4, battery was the main concern. In terms of such, the New Moto G is much better. I was sceptical about the 5" screen but I've got so used to it now that I prefer it tenfold over the N4. Now about the ram, once again, if you're a power user go for the N4. Almost Identical specs yes, but the 1GB ram in my opinion makes a difference. I use Razer comms for VoIP when I game(on PC or android) and when I play games on android + Razer, due to low ram Razer stops.. There's a slight lag here and there, almost non existent but sometimes you may come home to an empty-home screen, and find yourself waiting for a few seconds before they appear again. The Camera/Speakers are a MAJOR upgrade, on par to the N5. If you're an avid after market ROM flasher, the Nexus 4 definitely, but I guess the New Moto G will catch up soon.

TL;DR I definitely say go for the New Moto G, rather than a 2 year old Nexus 4. Also, guaranteed Android 5.0!

PS. OTG too!
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyall29:
One more thing. I use navigation all the time. How is the gps on the new moto g?
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iG0tB0lts:
On that I can't give a detailed reply, since I hardly use maps but while playing around with it/ using it once or twice I didn't notice any difference. With the G2 battery, you'll be able to navigate even longer ;)
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyall29:
I just placed my order for a Used-like new Moto G 2nd gen from amazon warehouse. Thanks for the input.
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay2the1:
I can tell you mine is flawless, I have it set to use Device Only meaning it only uses GPS/GLONASS lock on is fast and accurate every time.

I don't have any touch screen issues as others have described however I do have the notifications delay, music occasionally stuttering and even though the device does have aggressive RAM management (it starts closing apps when you have 300MB of free RAM left) I keep a very lean device and don't multitask much so it doesn't really affect me, my tablet only has 1GB of RAM the same and even when using that intensively it doesn't close apps the same way as the phone does.
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyall29:
[MENTION=4849602]jay2the1[/MENTION], I wonder if the notification delay will be fixed either with an update or a custom rom? I hope mine doesn't have any touchscreen issues.
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jay2the1:
Motorola is currently investigating it I suspect they can fix it with an update but we need to wait until they investigate further, there is no notification delay while the phone is charging or when you are playing music and it only affects 'data' notifications like WhatsApp and email, that's why I think they can fix it as it seems to be something being too aggressive when the device is sleeping.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CybPL:
Hi

I was using Wanam for some time. Now I would like to use only one function - Call recording. Is there any way to activate it on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 Stock Rom, without instaling Wanam and framework ? Of course I got Root access.

I want to keep my system as clean as possible. Without any additional apps. Anyone know how this Wanam app do the trick ? I was trying to do some changes in other.xml file - no result. I was trying to replace SecPhone.apk - no result (maybe I was trying with wrong version). I think Wanam is doing some changes in files, but I dont know what exactly is changed....
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] SteveYorks:
At approximately 1:30 PM today, my phone teamed up with the force of gravity to conspire against me. The unfortunate chain of events began when I decided to employ the services of a spare sock as a surrogate phone case, as I have yet to acquire my free case from Clove. Turns out the phone is as slippery as a snake in oil when cradled by nothing more than the downy comfort of a quality walking sock. The inherent danger is further exacerbated when exiting a car in a cheerful and care free manor. This is all it took for my 26 and half hours of fun filled ownership to come to an end. Its not all bad news though, as the thing luckily landed face down and received nothing more than superficial chipping. I see it as character building, and I think its learnt its lesson.

I'm now considering other case options.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] degraaff:
Good thing the glass held up! :good::laugh:

I assume the phone is only slippery to the sock, not so much to the skin?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] SteveYorks:
I had a screen protector on and that took a few scuffs, I've removed it now. It does seem a little slippery with the glass back but it's a good size to grip in the hand anyway, and I'd still use a case unless your very careful. Yes the phone and the sock is like the rat and the goose, never mix the two.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] degraaff:
Hmm, I've just seen a report of someone who had his Z3C screen crack from a couch-height drop onto laminate parquet. http://www.androidauthority.com/community/threads/sony-xperia-z3-drop-test.9638/#post-31182

I've also seen a report of the screen cracking by itself in the front pocket, after sitting down. So far this is the second (published) self-cracking report. http://gathering.tweakers.net/forum/find/poster/623785/messages

In both of these cases, the upper half of the touch screen is apparently not responsive anymore.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Bialynia:
I've dropped all my Sony phones a ridiculous amount of times, my wifes z1c hits the ground on a daily basis due to our kids. We've never had a screen crack. I don't think the z3c, which has very similar dimensions, will be any more prone to cracking unless the glass manufacturer delivered faulty parts.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] degraaff:
I'm interested, does the glass on the Z1C lay slightly deeper than the frame, level with the frame, or does it stick out from the frame? On the z3c the glass is said to stick out from the frame very slightly, but that would indeed make the glass a lot more prone to cracking as opposed to glass that sits slightly deeper than the frame.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Bialynia:
Hopefully my z3c comes tomorrow, I will let you know then.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] degraaff:
Alright. But can you tell me about the glass on the Z1 Compact? Is it sunken in, flush, or protruding?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Roundabouts:
Keep in mind that the Z1C has a plastic back while the Z3C has glass on both sides, so the latter will have a much higher chance of the point of impact being glass.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] snoopje77:
On my Z3 compact the glass isn't flush with the all of the frame. On the front side the screen is slightly sunken compared with the left and right side of the frame. The rest (front and back) is flush.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] kaiowas82:
Mine is arrived yesterday morning, having to work all day so I just opened it around 11pm...after 10 mins, I was cooking, left it on the microwave and it managed to slip down on the counter and then on the hard floor of the kitchen face down.... I felt like had to kill myself, but not a single scratch, I've been very lucky
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] SteveYorks:
When mine made it's leap for freedom from it's cozy sock tent it landed face down on onto stone chips on the driveway. It probably took the brunt of the force on about 5 or 6 points of contact, chipping the metal frame and it also looked like the the screen was chipped in about 4 places. On removing the screen protector the glass was still perfect. I'm convinced that if the protector hadn't been on there the glass would have chipped.

The free protector though does dull the screen somewhat, so I'd recommend that if someone doesn't want to use a case, that a good quality screen protector (front & back) is a must. Maybe those high quality glass (as opposed to plastic) ones will be available soon.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] degraaff:
The frame is metal? :confused:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] SteveYorks:
There's a thin band that goes around the glass at the front & back, I'm assuming this is metal, it would make sense to build it that way & not have glass held in place by plastic. Certainly the whole rest of the frame is plastic.

I don't want to chip it any further just to test my theory though. :silly:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] _Belial:
The back glass on mine has cracked today too, only a day after I received it :(
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] degraaff:
Does it feel particularly cold, like metal? My Xperia Acro S has a similar kind of band around the glass, but it's plastic. It never chipped though, despite having it dropped on hard floors multiple times. I think Sony chose a material that is easily chipped in order for them to prove "abuse" more easily.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] jimmy cricket:
Drops

I've had mine a couple of days, and am to frighted to use it, it looks very fragile after my blackberry, the ports are crazy flimsy, I won't use it until I get a really good case, first impressions are that it will easy break, maybe I should send it back and stick to my reliable blackberry. So sorry to hear about the phone drops, it scares me to use mine.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] galuquetta:
How this happen?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] degraaff:
How did it happen?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] _Belial:
It slipped off the arm of the sofa about 2 feet into a wooden floor. It's very slippy and it certainly needs a case I've never had this happen on a phone before.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] degraaff:
The IMAK clear case seems interesting, it doesn't hide the design of the phone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAoQgSAIpN4

---------- Post added at 09:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:46 PM ----------

Are you the David guy who commented to that Youtube video? (the video with the dropped Z3C)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] _Belial:
Nope, not seen any youtube vids about dropped Z3C's yet, will go hunt them down now though!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] SteveYorks:
Can't tell with the 'touch temperature test' as the band is too thin. Maybe if someone does a teardown we'll find out.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] degraaff:
Ah. There's a guy who had almost the exact same incident as yours. Fell from a couch onto laminate parquet and the screen cracked.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] _Belial:
I'll give the sony centre a call tomorrow to see how much they say it'll cost to repair and report back :(
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] degraaff:
In my opinion, a phone should *never* be designed in a way where the glass protrudes from the frame, not even the slightest bit, even if it "feels more premium".