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[Nexus 4 General] oversteps:
As much as I love the Nexus 4, it's got some flaws. The Nexus 6 remedies them.

Speaker placement is no longer terrible

AMOLED display for active notifications and battery efficiency

Larger battery

A camera that doesn't completely suck

If it had the headphone port on the bottom, it'd be the perfect phone in my eyes. I hope to get one before the end of the year.
[Nexus 4 General] 3xeno:
I have been contemplating, but on deeply thinking about it, for my needs, I only need a better camera, apart from which I still dearly love my N4. I still like its design, and the size/ergonomics of the device. Also, it seems from previews/reviews the N6 uses the same camera module as on the Moto X, which is very good, but not excellent. This, coupled with the ungainly size and price (I am ok with 650$, but will probably be closer to 750-775 if it launches in India), will probably see me hold off, and keep the N4 a bit longer. Besides, the N4 is still getting official updates. Had it been EOL, the itch to upgrade would have been far stronger.

Damn, if only the N4 had a better camera, I wouldn't even have contemplated upgrading. :(
[Nexus 4 General] mustyrash:
Have you heard of the don't QX10, its an NFC camera that attaches to any android device. Its expensive but here's a review:

http://www.pocket-lint.com/review/123782-sony-cyber-shot-qx10-review

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 General] cpanos:
The N6 does not use the same camera module. It uses the newer IMX 214 sensor with optical image stabilization while the moto x 2014 has an IMX 135 sensor.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/First-Nexus-6-camera-samples-surface_id61811

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Moto...MX135-sensor-and-more-daytime-samples_id60299
[Nexus 4 General] PVL_93_RU:
For me a 1.3" jump is a bit of an overkill. Even though I got used to N4 after owning Desire S, and those two had a 1" screen size difference, I don't think I could handle a 6" display. It's just too damn big. I'm considering Nexus 5 as my next phone, but I might stay with Nexus 4 as well. Only time will tell. Maybe the jump wouldn't be so bad if Google had a OnePlus One-like sized device. Then 3.7" -> 4.7" -> 5.0" -> 5.5" -> 5.9" jump would go smoother.
[Nexus 4 General] Planterz:
Look at an LG G2. Same internals as a Nexus 5, practically the same dimensions, but with a much larger battery and slightly larger screen. Development isn't as extensive as on the Nexus 5 (few phones are), but there are a number of custom ROMs and kernels available. Pricing should be about the same as the Nexus 5 too, or at least it is on this side of the planet.
[Nexus 4 General] Vlad Paul:
I have Nexus 4 and LG G2 but i feel both the same in my hand

Sent from mako via tapatalk
[Nexus 4 General] acejavelin:
I carry both on a daily basis, the is a significant difference in size between the N4 and the G2... Although neither is awkward to use, the G2 is definitely larger.

Don't kid yourself about custom ROM on G2 either, I have tried and retried dozens of them, all are flawed to some degree, some are significant and some you would barely notice... You can find lots if acceptable Roms, but it took me months to find one that didn't annoy me after a few weks with bugs.

My point is comparing the Nexus 5 to the G2 isn't really a comparison, both have very different capabilities and audiences, one is an unlocked device designed for development and customization, the other is retail mass market device that is locked down and has to have work around just to do simple modifications... Don't get me wrong, the G2 is a decent device, just don't accept it as a substitute is don't know what your in for.
[Nexus 4 General] kirito:
Too big for my pocket.
[Nexus 4 General] Crisisx1:
Why is google allowing a 6 inch screen... So dumb

Leave that to the other nexus devices.
[Nexus 4 General] uncle_buckman:
I think we'll all have to rethink the way we carry our phones now, jumper/jacket pockets should be fine.

I want to get the Nexus 6, I'm just waiting for the UK price £399 for 32GB would be ideal.
[Nexus 4 General] ierrors:
Then, next year they will announce Nexus 7 , 7 inches with call capability?
[Nexus 4 General] styckx:
As a long time Nexus device fan.. The price is ridiculous. It is the exact opposite of what Nexus devices were all about.. Bang for buck.. I still have no idea why this stupid device costs so much. Sad days for Nexus fans.. I'll end up buying a Nexus 5... The 6 is far off my radar
[Nexus 4 General] onetik:
Too big and too expensive. I will have to pass in favour of a N5/G3/Z3/M8. Also, although the N4 has undoubtedly been the best phone I've ever owned, I am getting a little tired of vanilla Android and its plainness. Time for a bit of a change.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edu_stoicescu:
Hello.It's been a long time since i accesed xda,but i have a strange problem and i need users help.My problem is that google services eats my battery.I saw that when my google chrome crashed while i using it.Since then,in my battery information i see google play services keep my phone active.I have location services off ... Google services version 6 and xperia z1 4.4.4.Help me please!Thanks!
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Themaniacboy:
My google play services drain is at 9%. I guess it's normal because almost every app uses google play services.​
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] electrash:
Mine is around 7% always.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edu_stoicescu:
Yes but keeps my phone awake around 1-2 hours and that drains my battery.is this normal?google services never show up in my battery statistics and now,for 3-4 days are there... I have stock rom non rooted
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edu_stoicescu:
And the others are normal?especially phone and android system.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Themaniacboy:
Android system is 16% here, but it depends how much you use the phone. Do you call often?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edu_stoicescu:
A little bit often.So ...my phone is ok?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Destroyedbeauty:
Google Services Fix

Install this app and follow instructions and see if issue are solved!
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edu_stoicescu:
So ... I am a little bit confused.phone,android system is ok?i have only problems with google services?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edu_stoicescu:
I mean in battery stats, consuption of phone and android system is ok?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Destroyedbeauty:
Check partial wakelocks instead
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edu_stoicescu:
I don't have root
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edu_stoicescu:
Any help please?google services keep my phone awake 2 hours per charge ...please ...
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edu_stoicescu:
The other 2 are normal?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bogdan wst:
Here are my "phone"/"android system" readings. I think yours are a bit high. I am on 4.4.4. rooted, with trinity rom.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Themaniacboy:
Try repairing your phone with Sony pc companion if possible. I hope that might fix it.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jcsy:
Mine would hover around 6-9 % which is quite a lot

Its even higher than my gaming which I do once a quick while every hour (clash of clans)

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Tapatalked from Sony Xperia Z1

Stock JB 4.4.4 | Root | Deodex | Cam Mods | Dalvik/Bionic
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnrgKrshn:
HOW do you get that battery? Do you even use your phone? I have 4 hours screen on max, at 13-14 hours. Usually lasts around 16 hours with 3 hours screen on can you please post your settings? Much appreciated :D

I'm on ROMAUR 9.1 With trinity kernel 1.9
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bogdan wst:
I use my phone mostly for calling, facebook and xda forums. My settings are the default ones. As i said: i am on rooted 4.4.4./.108, trinity rom, locked bootloader. The phone is one year old (if it matters) and i am using brightness settings on "auto".

Before this, i was on 4.3 stock, rooted, odexed and locked bootloader and the battery life was not that great.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thepiet:
Hello,

I think I found a strange bug on my nexus 5. I just recently installed the xposed framework and now inside the youtube app I can not use the 1080p option anymore. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there a solution to this?

Thank you very much!

Occasionally it even works but only for one video and the next video then only has the 720p mode option.

(All the videos that I have tested are HD videos that I know and which do normally have a 1080p option)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] talz13:
I've noticed my home screen redrawing a lot lately, as well as other apps launching fresh each time I re-enter them (feedly in particular, since it has a splash screen). Looking at the memory usage, the little curly brace shows the running tasks taking a small amount of the blue bar, and the cached tasks taking about half of the gray bar (in the "free" memory region).

I got my nexus 5 connected to the Android Device Manager to take a look from a different perspective, and the memory usage screen shows 1.3gb being consumed by "Unknown". I assume this is the sum of all the processes running, as it matches up with the running process bar on the phone.

How can I figure out what is eating my available memory, that's not listed in the Running processes, and not in the background?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Ram is supposed to be used on android. Free ram is wasted ram.

So, if your lagging, it's probably another issue. An app running that's lagging you out or something.

When in doubt, try clearing cache and dalvik in recovery. That usually can help.

Worst case....reflash Rom/firmware and start fresh. ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrObvious:
This ain't Windows bro. The only time I worry about RAM on Android is when I try to run a 4.0 or 4.1 ROM on the OG Droid with 256 MB of RAM. Kitkat doesn't even begin to tax our device in the RAM department. If your phone is lagging, it is something with your config.

First off you have the FB apps and those are just badly programmed apps. When I say bad, I swear I get half the battery life when it is installed and it doesn't show up in the battery stats.

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Also, RAM is used to cache stuff so it doesn't have to go to the storage. It is because apps can load faster when they are preloaded in RAM versus having to read from "disk". That is why apps use that space up. I have seen even comparing my OG Droid with the N5 in the same apps the RAM usage is way different because it has the space to use.

Why buy a Bugatti Veyron if you aren't gonna throttle it? Similarly if you have one of the top phones (granted it is a year old now almost, but the specs are still pretty high end) why not use the horsepower it has?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] republicano:
you need to download a task manager to see what app is using alot of ram, in settings/Apps its always around 700mb used for me but thats excluding cached,inactive etc. its really 400mb free.if you got apps redrawing when multitasking you need to check running apps and freeze some that you have installed, i dont know what apps you have.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] pgraham:
After a recent update my SGH-I337M has not been able to get service. When I try and choose a mobile network I get the error "Please insert SIM to access network services" even though there is a SIM. If I go into Settings > About Device it tells me:

- Baseband: Unknown

- IMEI: Unknown

- IMEI SV: Unknown

Prior to the update (NE1 I believe) the phone had been modified to have the AWS band enabled I believe using QPST, but I did not perform this mod myself so I am not 100% and don't have NV data backup. Also, since I haven't been modding this phone there is no EFS backup.

I've tried flashing a new modem and several stock ROMs found on SamMobile using Odin. However, I'm not able to flash anything pre 4.4. I tried MK6 but it fails when flashing aboot.mnb. Do I need to tick repartition to downgrade to 4.3?

Any help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
I don't have an answer, but do not tick re-partition in Odin. I'm not that familiar with the i337m but on the i337 you can not go backwards in firmware. It might be the same case on the m.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RayOfDoom:
Hello.

I am new to xda so sorry if i posted this thread in wrong place.

I don't live in US and i am sorry if i made any grammar mistakes :D .

Yesterday i rooted my phone and i tried to find kit kat rom for my device. I had no luck but i found "solution" i decided to install kit kat UI. Then every time i pressed home button android asked me which launcher i want to use. That annoyed me so i decided to UNINSTALL old (stock) launcher :( via app called APK master. Everything worked fine untill i installed new boot animation. After reboot my phone is in infinite boot animation loop. Please help me!

Some info:

Model: Quadro sq 50e85f(SOWA 8880) Chinese clone of samsung galaxy s4.

Manufacturer: alps

Android OS: 4.2.2(Jelly Bean)

Processor: MTK A7 Dual core(6579 i guess but i am not 100% sure)

RAM: 512 MB

And yeah i have 2 backups but that is useless because after root my recovery can wipe data/factory reset and it can't restore backups. I mean it can but after that everything is same!

I also can access meta mode :-/

Please help me!
[Android Apps and Games] BednarThe:
Hello,

i am a young game developer and for 7-8 months i have been working on something like framework (i know, I'm young, without experience etc. but this is the best way to learn how to create games) and after all i tried to do something nice looking and WORKING.

So here it is, 2048 Waterfall - yes... 2048 again, but i have never seen this kind of 2048, maybe because I never sought something like that.

Because i can't insert here URL from outside you can find app by its name "2048 Waterfall" in Google Play.

Anyway, 2048 Waterfall. I hope that you will enjoy my game i my ask is: please rate this, tell me what is good, what is bad, what to add etc. After first publication many of my friends tell me advantages and disadvantages and it is very useful when i'm thinking about next project, but... they are not programmers. But, i hope, you are.

PS i am sory for my english skills, i need to learn better this language :) .

Thanks for all,

Jakub Bednarek
[Android Apps and Games] Tgo1014:
Creative game. Nice work!
[Android Apps and Games] Rampkin:
Hmm. Nice game, but graphics is too similar to original 2048. I think you should change it...
[Android Apps and Games] qba161:
2048, but something new - and still addictive. :good:
[Moto X Q&A] jonortiz:
I'm running 4.4.2 unlocked bootloader . I was able to root using TWRP

I love the stock system so i dont care for a custom rom atm, i only wanna keep root.

If i do the ota 4.4.4 update will i keep root? Or if i lose it, can i just install via TWRP again?
[Moto X Q&A] Wansanta:
You have to return to the stock recovery to take the OTA. If you are not totally stock system, you have to return the system to stock. Totally stock means no Xposed framework, no tethering mods, no changes to the system at all.

Yes of course - TWRP and SuperSU or whatever other Superuser you use.
[Moto X Q&A] jonortiz:
1463

could you link me to a way to return to stock recovery?
[Moto X Q&A] Wansanta:
Its in one of the stickies either here or on general how to return to stock to take an OTA.

Basically, you get the 4.4.2 sbf for Verizon Moto X. Then you unzip it and use mfastboot to flash recovery.img. But the site with the sbf's has been down alot lately. You may be able to use regular fastboot to flash recovery. I think you only need mfastboot to flash the system.img.

Be sure and make a nandroid before you flash the stock recovery!
[Moto X Q&A] chrisp6825:
Can just use the 4.4.4 fxz in general. Less steps, forgets about OTA...

Then just flash recovery and root. Back to gold

tapa'd on my moto x
[Moto X Q&A] rocketsaucev2:
Do this it's super simple

Sent from my XT1060
[Moto X Q&A] Wansanta:
While the 4.4.4 sbf is available for Verizon, it is not available for ATT or TMobile. For sprint, there is an unofficial one.
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
The OP is on Verizon. This thread isn't about the other carriers. ?
[Moto X Q&A] Wansanta:
I see that now that you mentioned it. The new layout is truncating the thread titles on me. I really don't like the new layout for reasons like that, but I suppose someone must like it or they wouldn't have changed it.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] Danogentili:
Hello!

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Danuntu is made to be easy to configure and use.Wireless configuration is simplified by wpa gui, and then you can have fun browsing the internet and playing games!

Lots of flavours.

Lxde, xfce, gnome, unity and kde desktop versions are aviable. Also a base version without desktops is provided. I am working on the enlightenment e19 flavour.

Pure Ubuntu experience.

Only a few additional programs are installed and everything is up to date.

Can be installed everywhere.

Danuntu can be installed not only on rk3066 sticks but also on any other arm(hf) stick, phone or tablet. I am providing danuntu versions without a kernel so that you can install your own.​

To install danuntu simply follow the instructions on my danuntu website: danuntu.magix.net

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[HTC One S] samstheman42:
My Old One S (Formerly running one of the ViperOneS Rom's until I buggered something up trying to do a factory reset/wipe) is in dire need of some serious upgrades and I could really use a little guidance on getting started. It's been a few phones and probably ~2 years or so since I've really done anything with this device so I'm pretty rusty as far as HTC processes, etc. go, so please bear with me. I want to make sure that I do this right and save myself from tearing my hair out :)

Some pertinent info:

I use a linux (Ubuntu 14.04) system with my primary box and prefer to do all work with it, though I do have an old laptop with XP on it if I absolutely HAVE to use Windows for something.

Carrier: T-mobile US

Phone info from Bootloader:

VLE PVT SHIP S-ON RL

hboot: 1.14.0004

Radio: 1.08ts.50.02.16

Fastboot devices: HT2xxx407xxx

Right now I can access the bootloader, fastboot, and recovery (TWRP v2.3.3.0).

Please help me with:

I want to upgrade this to a 4.4.4 ROM such as the CM11s port from the OnePlus One or possibly the latest Venom ROM for the OneS (4.3.1) since I had a great experience with the last version I used :) I know to do this I'll need to RUU to 2.15 or 2.16, but from what I've been reading/researching here on the forums I'm starting to feel a little overwhelmed and want to make sure that I execute the proper sequence of steps to do this correctly.

Where do I start? Should I work to get S-off first, then try to RUU to the latest hboot? Knowing which ROM I would want to use, which RUU should I download? What do I need to do about the radio? At what point should I try to flash a new recovery?

Much thanks, I really appreciate it!
[HTC One S] Bad.Fish:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2527194

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Try that tool
[HTC One S] samstheman42:
I appreciate the recommended tool Bad.Fish, but that's for the M7 (not the OneS) so I'm not sure that'll work, especially since it says I need to be S-Off and I'm pretty sure I'm still locked so...

Also, a development...

I just tried pushing the previous Viper rom I was running (2.1 I think) over adb to the sdcard and when I try to flash it I get a bunch of errors that it's unable to mount /cache or /sdcard. What could possibly cause this? After rebooting the recovery, the .zip file I pushed using adb doesn't even appear as available anymore...
[HTC One S] samstheman42:
More info from fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) version: 0.5

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.14.0004

(bootloader) version-baseband: 1.08ts.50.02.16

(bootloader) version-cpld: None

(bootloader) version-microp: None

(bootloader) version-main:

(bootloader) version-misc: PVT SHIP S-ON

(bootloader) serialno: HT2xxx407xxx

(bootloader) imei: 35990xxx3722xxx

(bootloader) product: vle

(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8960

(bootloader) modelid: PJ4011000

(bootloader) cidnum: T-MOB010

(bootloader) battery-status: good

(bootloader) battery-voltage: 4151mV

(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic

(bootloader) security: on

(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP

(bootloader) boot-mode: FASTBOOT

(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: 8b9e2080

(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11

(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0

So, I have the dreaded "can't mound sdcard" issue that requires installing a stock recovery before re-installing a custom recovery. Knowing my CID is T-MOB010 I see 3 different recovery options from THIS THREAD being 4.19.531.10, 3.24.531.3, and 1.27.531.11. How can I tell which of these I should use?
[HTC One S] samstheman42:
shoot, I'm just really frickin lost at this point guys, I don't know what to do anymore :(
[HTC One S] touch of jobo:
I would guess the 3.24 (just based on age) but it probably doesn't matter, as I doubt the recoveries are different.

Also, in reply to this: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55885509&postcount=523....

You can not 'upgrade' from 2.15 to 2.16 by just flashing a hboot. You have to update all firmware. If I remember correctly, there is a RUU-mode zip for that somewhere. (I no longer use this device, and I never went past 2.15.)

-Jobo
[HTC One S] samstheman42:
Any help/advice you can give me on how to fix this/get back to a working device would be SO appreciated! Right now, about the only thing that I can get it to do is boot to recovery or into the bootloader, so I know that there's hope! I tried running an RUU yesterday but that failed partway through (I'm not sure why, maybe cause I didn't have the right recovery image?). I know I might need a little bit of hand holding, but I will be so grateful to whomever helps me figure this out.
[HTC One S] samstheman42:
Ok, I might have FINALLY gotten something going here... running an RUU right now that appears to be working, so with any luck, I'll finally have a working device again :)

This is really good news because now I won't have to spend upwards of $250 on a new phone! lol
[HTC One S] samstheman42:
Great success! Phone just booted up and we're back on stock! Woohoo!!!!! Now to start the rooting/rom'ing process :)
[HTC One S] Bad.Fish:
I used it on my one s

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Use rumrunner to s-off
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] bigfdaddy2:
I'm currently on 4.4.3 with the newest bootloader that firewater doesn't work on. My question is can the bootloader be downgraded to a version that fire water works on?

Yes I know about sunshine and feel that 25 bucks for one phone s-off is ridiculously expensive.I would be willing to pay for the program if it gave an unlimited amount of s-off..I do pay for all my apps and donate to the ones who comes up with s-off or any other unlocker I use ....
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] spinninbsod:
No because you have to be s-off to downgrade firmwares sunshine is worth it they worked hard to get it to work
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] bigfdaddy2:
Yes I agree but let's say u gotta send phone in or do insurance claim and u get another one that's another 25 to s-off again ...should at least give u certain amount of uses or something not just a one time deal
[T-Mobile HTC One (M8)] spinninbsod:
True