yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G3 General] acparker18:
=f2bacon;56020451]What about this is illegal? Maybe in my case because I purposely bought a bricked phone but many people paid a good amount of money for phones that are no longer functional. That sucks, and considering LG has no issue fixing it, it's obviously under warranty, or I'd like to think they'd really bust my balls about it.

Maybe if the bootloader wasn't still locked people would be soft bricking their devices, instead of hard bricking. In my opinion if you want a phone that fights you in customization get an iphone, and stay off xda. This is where people make actual tutorials on how to purposely void your warranty.[/QUOTE]

It's not a matter of legality regarding just voiding the warranty it's about fraud and purposefully lying about how you screwed your phone up after you read a legal agreement that stated you were knowingly abolishing your rights to your warranty by performing certain actions. The worst part is that this is a prime example of what LG is trying to stop by locking bootloaders. So this kind of behavior, regardless of being in protest or not, only adds fuel to the fire for LG. I apologize if I was rude but I just don't like seeing this kind of information on a public forum that LG definitely monitors and will look to for excuses to make it harder on all of us in the future.
[G3 General] f2bacon:
I didn't screw my phone up, someone else did, and sold it on ebay, for a pretty cheap price. I bought it with the intent of fixing it, couldn't, found out its covered by warranty, and sent it to LG to fix. I admit I'm definitely taking advantage of the warranty, and I guess I did break the legal agreement regarding the warranty, but it turns out I didn't have to. I could've just said "Hi, my phone is broken. I need an RMA #, and an address to send my phone to"
[G3 General] acparker18:
You're missing the entire point. This kind of behavior is harmful to the entire development community and just gives phone manufacturers incentive to keep us from being free to do what we want with our device in the future. Regardless of how you view the legality of the situation, you sent a phone back to LG knowing the warranty had already been voided by someone else. This is the exact reason that boot loaders are locked and our phones don't allow root access without exploits. Phone manufacturers see people like you who knowingly send in a user damaged phone and end up costing LG more money to repair it. Whether or not you think this hurts LG monetarily is aside the point. To those at LG, this is a problem that is solved by trying to keep people from making modifications like this to their phone at all, and that is the way LG is going to view the situation for the foreseeable future. So whether or not you violated warranty agreements or broke any laws doesn't matter now and I know that no further action will be taken, but what does matter is the fact that threads and advice like yours are only going to hurt the relationship between phone manufacturers and the indie developer community. If you are going to do this kind of thing, well I can't stop you. However, I do ask that you not publicly post your taking advantage of the system as it only causes more tension between us and the companies that make the devices we are trying keep from being locked down in the first place.
[G3 General] f2bacon:
But no matter what, people are going to bork their own phones, bootloader locked or not. By having the bootloader unlocked it wouldn't be a hard bricked situation, and they wouldn't have to inhouse jtag these devices. And more importantly what do you suggest? That the people who paid $700 for a phone, that tried something like installing xposed on a phone without root or something, should just be happy with their brick? I mean sure it's their responsibility, their phone, but they come to developers, to see how to fix it, and if it's soft bricked they can fix it themselves, or have some dingus fix it for them. I'm just pointing out LG will fix it. If they start noticing damn so many people are sending back hard bricked devices, maybe they should make it so that doesn't happen. Don't lie about voiding your warranty, just don't mention it. At no point did they ask how it was bricked.

I'm not trying to debate the ethics, I'm just saying LG can and will fix hard bricked g3's for free. For the many other people who are just holding a $700 literal brick, there is a fix.
[G3 General] Richieboy67:
The solution is, if someone bricks their phone by messing with it then they pay the repair.

Believe it or not it costs lg big money to cope with things like this and this is why they keep it locked.
[G3 General] f2bacon:
But by keeping it locked, they're making it a bigger issue! If the bootloader wasn't locked, users could get into recovery mode. Hard bricks would be soft bricks, and the fix would be easier, regardless of who does it.
[G3 General] teddy0209:
You've got the wrong belief... If it's unrooted and BL locked, user won't be able to modify the system and install kernels, recoveries, etc...

If unlocked, you can almost do anything up to the kernel level which might end up bricking the device, the very reason why OEM's locked their devices for warranty purposes...
[G3 General] Toledo_JAB:
Well that was not what I expected to see.

I admit that I forgot to clean the thread after talking with the OP and re-opening the thread.

As it appears that all have said their peace, I am going to just close this for good.

I hope that common sense will rule after one reads this thread.

Thread closed
[General Topics] Don164:
I was wondering exactly how do I initate the live multiplayer on my Note 3 ?!

I was aware of a time shifted ghost multiplayer but it has been upgraded to include live multiplayer with your friends but how do I do it ?!

Thank You
[General Topics] mezo91:
There is no live multiplayer
[General Topics] Don164:
I believe their is, the update was made December last year
[General Topics] mezo91:
Asphalt 8 has real time live racing.

Real racing is just player times uploaded and u compete with their times.
[General Topics] Don164:
http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/18/real-racing-3-real-time-multiplayer-ios/

This is were I got my info from, I read a few articles to make sure.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrigoo:
Are there any ROMs for the Exynos Internation version s5? Can i use any of the ROMs from the unified ROM thread???:confused:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sielhadi:
And recovery with fix external sd
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrigoo:
Did not get you ...so i can install any ROM from the unified development on my g00H ?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ice.modding:
You can flash roms for your model (G900H).

ice [N]ation
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saj070:
Hi

I wanted to Root the ATT factory unlock currently with T-Mobile.

SM-900A i know you can't root it as the Bootloader is locked

Is there anyway to tether ? every-time i turn on hotspot it tells me invalid sim or no network

I tried paid version of FOXFI still the same i am guessing ATT is blocking something

Is there a workaround for this

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 4 General] inco9nito99:
I am currently out of contract with Verizon and am debating whether or not I should switch carriers. I was originally with a single line, 2GB paying roughly $55.00/mo with my VZW Note 3. Now that I am married, and have to take care of my mother, I need to change to a family plan (mother uses very little to no data). I'd much rather outright purchase the Note 4 and am debating between the following: VZW/TMo/AT&T.

-I like the fact that I can swap out SIM cards if I were to travel abroad, (not all that often mind you, but nice to have).

-I like the fact knowing I won't have issues running into data caps/limits, (2GB I REALLY had to limit my use to only WiFi for the most part).

-I would like a reasonable family plan that would allow more than 2GB/line, (I'd have to get 3 lines regardless whether on single lines or family with either of the providers listed).

-I like the fact that the device has multiple antennas should I want to swap my provider after buying the phone.

-I like the fact that there will be strong support in the rooting community.

With that said, VZW/AT&T have the strongest signal/service quality in my area with TMo coming in 2-3rd place in some categories. I suppose my question is, what do you guys feel would be suit me? I know with the VZW Note 3 you could pop in a GSM SIM and change out APN's to allow usage on, say, tmobile and thus was a great version to buy.

What do you guys think? Any input would be great!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] natienn:
I have cricket which are owned by att and use their signal. 3 lines with unlimited talk text and 3gb data for each line (throttled to edge after 3gb) is 120 (no taxes or fees charged its already included). If someone doesn't use much data drop that line to 1gb to save 10 bucks bringing it to $110.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] mtpktz:
This is what your monthly would be on T-Mobile for the exact same plan (if you plan on purchasing the device outright) FWIW.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] natienn:
I know of T-Mobiles pricing and tried them but signal here is horrendous. Dealbreaker
[Galaxy Note 4 General] RiNo808:
Well I would say t-mobile of you don't mind the reception in your area, and if got are going to root since the bootloader should not be locked down like att and vzw. If you don't mind that the bootloader might be locked then I would say go with att since now they have a promo with their shared plans... You get double the data. The promo ends Oct 31. The promo starts with their 15gb plans and up. So you would get 30gb for the price of the 15gb and so forth... Hope this helps...

Sent from my Note3 Rocking DynamicKat or my G3
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dabbill:
I would say T-Mobile and just get one of the new cellspot routers for voice over WiFi. I got one of the cellspot routers, the range on the WiFi is really nice. With my old Netgear wndr4300, I would barely get 2.4ghz signal upstairs, and 5ghz wouldn't connect most of the time. With the T-Mobile (rebranded Asus) router, I am able to have almost full 5ghz signal all over my house and even reaches halfway across my yard.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jam90:
Hello everybody!

Do someone noticed this abnormal drain battery from"Android OS" process ("Sistema Android" in this screenshot) after this 38R update?

I already fixed the "Google Services" issue (this way: Privacy Guard -> Privacy Guard settings -> include system app -> find Google Service and long tap on it -> deny authorization for "awake" and "keep wake"), but this Android OS still drain a lot of battery than the 33R

Thanks to everybody who cares
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jam90:
Up
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caedanne:
Try to uninstall Facebook and see what is the beaviour ( I've noticed the Facebook App is taking more than 80% CPU usage even when is not working )
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] fone_fanatic:
I have an I-Mate JasJam with the JasJam rom and i'm heading back to Texas after tomorrow. I was wondering if there is anyone out there that has a JasJam and they are using it in the US with the Cingular rom. Are the symbols on the keyboard the same as the JasJam keyboard that has arabic+english? Also are there any problems you ran into with the cingular ext-rom on the device? (app or hard button problems.)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] fone_fanatic:
no one? so i'm the first!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] CJNYC:
I am using the latest JasJam ROM from the Wiki on my JasJam. I would NOT make the change to the Cingular ROM. I'm in New York and have been around the country with this ROM, and it is completely stable with great reception and significantly better battery life. I can't see the benefit to going with the Cingular ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nowayjose93:
I have successfully rooted my GS4 and I now want to flash custom roms. By flashing them will knox be tripped? If so how do I flash a rom without tripping it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nobody291:
If you used CF-Auto-Root, you've already tripped the Knox flag. That's mentioned in its thread in the development forum.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nowayjose93:
Welp nevermind I guess it did get tripped. So does it matter now if I put a custom rom on my sprint gs4?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] nobody291:
Not as far as the warranty is concerned. Find something you like and give it a try!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maulixo:
Hi all.

Someone can say what i clean up on "/sys/devices/virtual/log_" ?

It has a lot of log files there and i dont know if i can delete them.

Thanks in advance.

m.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maulixo:
:(

no one knows ?! :(
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jenge:
I have not been able to successfully proof #Bash loophole myself but the Question is whether we can use it in the latest firmware releasing soon to gain root access on a locked bootloader. As previous possibilities have most likely been patched.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arrrgh:
android doesn't ship with bash. So nope is pretty safe assumption ☺
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] tencleal:
Hi everyone,

I really like this Seraphic Rom and it runs really well, however this bottom bar with navigation buttons is pointless since the phone has hardware buttons, and I can´t seem to find an option to disable it.

Anyone know how to remove this bar?

Thanks in advance!
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] sportik555:
add for build.prop

to end

qemu.hw.mainkeys=1
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] tencleal:
Thank you! Much better!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxultimate21:
I am trying to use my flash drive with otg cable. I connected my atrix with a USB hub, powered it and also connected another pen drive to it but there was no notification.

Is otg not working in kitkat 4.4.4?? Didn't try in 4.2 or previous version.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] palmbeach05:
OTG is probably not going to work at this time. It is important to keep in mind that Z is working on stability and things along those lines. OTG is not something needed to have stability.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuel426:
Try using the "USB host controller" app.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corallus:
I'm from the UK so please forgive the ignorance, what's with verizon screwing up phones for its customers?

I've just seen the Z3v and many are saying it looks like a Z2.... No it doesn't, it looks like a mash up of left over bits of all z series so far.

Is it verizon who request this or sony? Does verizon do this kind of thing regularly on flagships or is it less common than that?

Again, sorry for the ignorance, it's just if, say O2 over here put out that, they wouldn't sell many with other networks putting out a better product.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paperWastage:
Verizon/carriers generally get their way with what they want on the phone(i.e. logo/branding on outside of device, more bloatware/carrier apps on device). Verizon generally has the best coverage/service (and they use CDMA, so you can only use their phones), so people HAVE to stick with them for multiple reasons

Verizon has a history of removing useful features (Moto Razr days, they would cripple the bluetooth to prevent file transfer so that you have to pay Verizon's data network to get the file, Lumia Icon had microSD support removed)

You can't say that the Z3v was crippled (it does have a Verizon-exclusive Qi charging), but everything else besides CPU/RAM is dated from Z2 (camera lens is from Z2, body from Z2, etc), magentic charging ports removed(though the Qi is an upgrade IMO)

There was a rumor earlier this year of Z2 going on Verizon (eventually, only the Z2 tablet went on Verizon). Perhaps that Z2 was delayed for some reason, and eventually morphed to this Z3v
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] corallus:
Thanks, explains it a bit. Looks very fat in comparison.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paperWastage:
it does have Qi charging (the Qi coil would take up some space). thinnest qi coil that i can find is 0.5mm

http://imageshack.us/a/img600/3386/20121012212240.jpg

Z3v 148.5 x 73.4 x 8.9 mm @ 170.6g

Z2 146.8 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm @ 163g

Z3 146 x 72 x 7.3 mm @ 152g
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssj_jaypee:
Wow the Z3v is a massive downgrade. It's bigger, fatter and heavier. Plus the materials look like a cross between Z1 and Z2.

I would be offended if Verizon tried to sell me this phone and told me it's a Z3. It's not a Z3, it's a Z2.5.

Plus I'm sure it will have their bloatware running on this.
[XDA Assist] 2SHAR:
In micromax a27 after installing dreamboltxv2 rom it does not start and get stuck on bolt logo and continue vibrating please help me experts
[XDA Assist] Perseus:
We do not have a Thread for that Rom. Please post in

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

So that the right experts may be of help.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
So, I just purchased a glass screen protector for my G2. It's no Spigen ultra thin ultra everything... it's a no name, I guess. Acquired from eBay (China-based seller, of course), for about 3.5 bucks (with slow, but free shipping). There's even Chinese written on the packaging, so it's Chinese alright.

Link Dream Glass-Protector. Cleophobic Coated Chemicaily Treated Glass For Mobile Device Screen.

That's the title. And there are numerous typos all across the packaging. They clearly didn't put much effort into that, but they did some parts right.

The scratch resistance is 9H (so nothing else except sand, glass, diamonds etc. should scratch it - I have a feeling that even metals will scratch it, so I doubt it's 9H), and the thickness is 0.33mm (doesn't say on the packaging, but I know).

Anyway. Delicate touch is advertised (on the bottom of the packaging) - they even say it twice in the four images depicted on the packaging, captioned Oleophobic Coating, Delicate Touch, Whole Transparency, Delicate Touch.

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Well, they got me with the transparency. It's transparent alright. I can't say much about the oleophobic coating - it feels pretty much like any other Gorilla Glass-coated screen feels... I guess. I mean I never really used any of my phones for more than an hour without a screen protector on, and this is the first time I use a glass screen protector, so...

But they didn't quite get me with the delicate touch part. I thought they mean the sensitivity is high (as it is advertised on every screen protector there is, lol). Actually, by delicate touch they probably just mean that the glass feels nicer to the touch, compared to plastic film protectors. Which is entirely true. It even says on the "box" : Smooth touch: the elimination of common sense jerky film touch, feel smoother, more fluent operation.

I just installed this screen protector a few hours ago, and I noticed I can't knock-knock the phone as delicate as I used to in order to wake up the screen (some times). So I'm guessing there is some sensitivity degradation - it's very slight, but it seems to be present...

Alright, tl;dr time. My question is... Is anyone else here having a glass screen protector on their LG G2? If yes, what brand is it, how thick is it, and have you noticed a slight sensitivity degradation since you installed it?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vPro97:
I purchased the panzer glass tempered glass screen protector for what's equivalent to about 33 dollars. It has been on my phone since early January. Honestly I only used my phone for 6 days with the original screen protector (yes, with all the text and stuff - I still found the screen to be gorgeous). I recall losing a bit of sensitivity, but you'll eventually get used to it. Now, since you only paid 10 percent of what mine cost me, I'd assume it's lower quality.

Tldr

My phone doesn't seem much less sensitive - but maybe a bit.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowjinyik:
Having a tempered glass screen protector definitely has a hit on touch screen sensitivity. It is noticeable but doesn't make the device unusable. It is just not as sensitive to touch as something like my iPad.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
You have one on your LG G2, as well? Or on another phone you may be owning...?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
33 bucks... damn that's expensive. I got mine for less than $4, so...

Anyway. January... that's a lot! Has it gotten scratched yet? It really shouldn't, but...
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vPro97:
Yeah it's really expensive.

Not really. It has some really hair-thin scratches but you need to turn the screen off and put it under direct light to even see them.

The only annoyance is that it had a small bubble when I applied it (my fault) and that bubble is now 5 cm tall. Fortunately it's along the far left side so it doesn't bother me

If you don't mind searching for it, I have made a review of it in the G2 accessories.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sjk971005:
I purchased a NILKIN glass protector which I put on my phone yesterday. So far I do not feel any difference in touch sensitivity and everything works well. Even the sides are not raised from the screen that much. I'm very happy with this and recommend it to anyone who wants a glass protector. It was under 10 dollars on ebay :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
Mine already had a few scratches on it. At least I think they were there... because when I applied it, the glass only had one protective film (on the back, where the adhesive is). I guess the manufacturer thought the glass is strong enough to not become scratched during shipping & handling and such. Anyway, the scratches are extremely thin and only become visible when the screen is off and at an angle, under direct, strong light.

I don't have any bubbles. It's weird, because when I applied it (well, my girlfriend actually did - turns out she's good at this, especially if in a steamy room like a bathroom, so there are no dust particles, you know), the glass seated itself only about 5 seconds after me and my girlfriend thought it was installed. I mean we could see the glass sticking to the phone, gradually, you know...

There are some... things... Not exactly bubbles. When I take my phone out of the pocket, I see a lot of horizontal (not 100% horizontal, they are a bit tilted) lines, which go away if I clean the glass with a T-Shirt for example. :eek:

Didn't know. Will do. :D
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
I was curious and made a search for it. Found no such thing for the LG G2, but many for other devices. Such as this one. And this one. Since all they advertise is the amazingness of the screen protector, and NOT the thickness of it... I'll assume it's just like the rest : 9H, 0.33mm. So... just like mine... which was less than $4.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] south956:
I have mine installed from ebay.....i havent noticed a sensitivity loss .....maybe on knock code ..maybe but on other things such as games or even photoshop touch it works flawlessly and with no sensitive loss. Cost me @ 8 dollars as well plus has an extra coverage area that matches the face of my phone

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=201079066290&alt=web

For your own custom Sig : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1922304
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Formhault:
Nice. 8 bucks, that's not too much. But shipping anything from the US to Romania is either impossible (for this seller it sure is) either very costly to the point it's not worth it anymore.

I noticed some touchscreen sensitivity degradation yesterday... was walking a long way and was browsing an e-mail via Chrome... scrolling just stopped responding. Had to turn the screen off & on again to regain functionality. Stuff like this happens at least 3 times a day. It's no biggie, but I'm gonna start searching for a better glass screen protector (from China, so I get free shipping).