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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MyKoJunLe:
Hey guys!

I'm having this slight issue I hope you guys can help me with.

Basically I've suffered from the softbrick that some of you guys experienced (Audio-FX/CM Lock Screen/Bricklooping)

[GUIDE]Fix!!! Brickloop/Audio FX FC/EFS Corrupt!!!

I managed to fix my phone & was able to recover from one of my nandroid backups.

But in any of the ROMs I recovered from my SDCard isn't available (Files, Music, Movies) nor do they show up on my computer when plugged in. Which is weird because I can access them in recovery (Philz) & flash a new ROM which are located in my SDCard. But if I do flash a new ROM from that would put me back in the loop.

I've read the guide above to fix loop. But I read further in the guide that to fix everything I'd have to wipe my SDCard clean to basically make a new one.

Is there a possible way to recover or pull the files from my SDCard before clearing them? or a possible way to remount?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bklm1234:
My gpad is not rooted, running the latest stock Rom with KitKat 4.4.2. I just can't side load anymore. I already enabled Unknown Sources. Anyone knows how to make it work?
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hyperxguy:
You may have an older version already on your tab ? If yes, then uninstall it first.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chad_H:
Ok, I'll admit it. I had high hopes. I loved my trusty Moto X like a apple phanboi loves Steve Jobs memes. It was the most usable and intuitive phone I've ever used. It was also just the right size. However. The camera ...ahmm...uhhmmm... Sucks. It's terrible and awful and slow. So when my trusty Moto X dove headfirst into the tile and said goodbye to life I decided that the only other option in the right weight class was the Z3c. PLUS, WHOOPPEE.. I'd get a jolly good camera upgrade out of the deal. Yay me!

Now after 2 weeks of trying to convince myself that the camera is great I have to tell the truth. It's mediocre. Or maybe I have a sliver of hope left... Maybe it's just a software problem. Maybe it can be resurrected by a really good aftermarket camera app. I've tried CameraZoom and it has some neat features and I "feel like" the shutter lag is a millisecond less... Maybe.

Has anyone found a zippy and fantastical camera app that will help me get over the feeling that I wasted 2 weeks on international shipping and $530 on a pretty decent 2012 phone?

Puhleeese?

Thanks!

Chad
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clouds5:
Google camera? The hardware is brand new btw. It's just the camera that isn't completely up to date. But it still makes some great pictures I think. It's not the best camera on the market but when you use it in manual mode it can make some good pictures.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radicans:
I have tried a few apps, but the particular flaws I find annoying (the sharpening and general over processing) are still there. However, the color balance seem better in some other apps, like google camera and snap camera, and possibly slightly sharper detail. But these are all subjective opinions, it's not like I have done a proper test in controlled conditions. Definitely worth checking out tho!

I'm hoping for the RAW capabilities in Android 5, and ensuing apps, to solve this problem.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] liquidraven:
I know we don't have root or anything yet but wondering what everyone has done to theirs to increase battey life, disable boat and what not?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] BigggJack:
I used the App Manager to "turn off"

Caller Name ID

DT Ignite

Family Base Companion

Flipboard

Google Books

Google Movies

Google Newssand

IMDb

Isis Wallet

Messages

NFL Mobile

Slacker

VZ Navigator

I also deleted some other apps that I could,but, I didn't take NOTE of them

Not sure if there is anything else hiding in there I can trim right now, haven't had too much time to look at it
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] azumandias:
+1 on the DT Ignite. Check this story on the possibilities of Verizon pushing new apps at us without our knowledge/consent.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] danielnorkin:
I changed the launcher to apex. I wish I could delete the Verizon cloud. sucks so much data it's crazy. I had to change it to WiFi only or else I would run out of data too quickly.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will.bates94:
What settings do you guys change in the developer menu? I set my runtime to ART and have sped up transitions. Do you guys change anything else? Also disabled all the apps listed or I would of added some also.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] timmyd463229:
Has there been any difference from Davlik to art?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oneandroidnut:
just get a developer edition and root it

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i deleted it!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] waco2hot33:
You can turn it off in app manager or app info
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] danielnorkin:
Yea thats exactly what I did. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will.bates94:
Didn't get time to test dalvik on this phone. Only downside for me is rebooting takes a good 5-6 minutes. Might switch back to dalvik in a few days to see what numbers I get for battery life and performance.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tyiphius:
Took the xposed "cool tool" apk from my nexus 7 and put it on my phone. Everything works fine! =D (obviously every app won't work because some depend on xposed)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mlin:
I had no idea. Thanks!

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The DE program is a bad joke. Depending how the lollipop update goes and how that translates to a fully functional build for the DE, I may consider getting one. But, the lack of updates is quite ridiculous.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oneandroidnut:
it will if tmobile devs build one here they can port lollipop
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mlin:
The lack of firmware updates could present problems though, right?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kimdoocheol:
the settings lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] PizzaSauce:
Changed launcher to Nova

Hid and disabled a bunch of apps

S Pen Toolbox for some S Pen tweaks

And modified the DPI to 540 to make use of the magnificent 2k panel
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will.bates94:
How did you change the DPI? And is the S Pen Tool box a third party app?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Kevins89notch:
I am rooted. Via Tasher and SecureSettings, the second I open Google Maps it toggles on both WiFi and Location. If I click back, it toggles both those back off.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kimdoocheol:
My guess is dev edition man
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] PizzaSauce:
Just made a thread for it! http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon...modify-dpi-t2960644/post57213367#post57213367

And yes the S Pen Toolbox can be found in the Play Store

Nope, just made a thread if you're interested
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will.bates94:
You are the pizza sauce to my bread sticks ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kimdoocheol:
That's really cool, but 540 seems big?

You should upload pics too btw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] PizzaSauce:
I have one pic of the settings page on my thread.

The setting determines what size the phone will make elements on the screen.

If the DPI setting is low like that, the device thinks it's a tablet and will scale things smaller for the bigger screen.

The device knows the screen's resolution. The device needs a setting to scale screen elements to a good size for the size of the screen.

So lower DPI effectively tricks the phone into thinking the screen is bigger than 5.7" and scales elements smaller for the bigger screen.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kimdoocheol:
Yeah, I mean I just didn't know it would be 540. Phablet mode is way better imo and one of the reasons I could not stick with this phone. I used a dpi of 240 on my note 2.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] PizzaSauce:
Just tried out 240. Not for me, I thought 540 was small already!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oneandroidnut:
i dont think so. i am not one bit worried about it
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mlin:
I just read this post and it made me a little weary.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57111525&postcount=9

I know with HTC devices, not having the latest firmware can cause issues with WiFi among other things.

But, to each their own. Enjoy root and your DE!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oneandroidnut:
doesnt worry me. dump all your files including bootloader and be careful and you will be fine. i used note 3 de for 9 months without a hitch
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] caifan:
Anyone find a workaround for native wifi thether hack? I'm on unlimited and we can't hotspot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] will.bates94:
X2 same situation I'm in.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] motorsports601:
Fox fi works had to pay for it though.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tu3218:
Really wish you didn't need root for this! I want to do this big time.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] WalterWhite010383:
Pleaseeeee

anyway you could link that apk u used for that along with any instructions please?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] eskomo:
This ^^
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] azumandias:
I would say Google it but xda has a nice "search all forums" field at the top of every page. First result: Cool Tool by deviantstudio.

Sorry if I came off too pedantic but I wanted an excuse to use the word pedantic ;)
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philc21:
I've been noticing my battery has been draining a lot lately, and the majority is going to Android System. I did a search and found another post about this with no answers. I'm not getting much more than 12 hours on a daily basis, and I hardly use my phone. I'm including a screen shot of the battery usage. Is this a normal usage amount? I remember this phone being better on battery than this.

What are you guys getting for typical usage?

Anyone have any suggestions?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q4axktwglfqg4ac/Screenshot_2014-10-23-21-11-07.png?dl=0

[IMG="Screenshot"]https://www.dropbox.com/s/q4axktwglfqg4ac/Screenshot_2014-10-23-21-11-07.png?dl=0[/IMG]
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tgeery:
as of yesterday, I'm seeing the same problem. Didn't have short battery life before that but several apps updated yesterday morning and now I have something like 50% on Android System and an unusually high "Stay Awake" - we're talking something like 10 hours when I wasn't using the phone for anything in particular - certainly not 10 hours worth!

So, I'm wondering how we tell what is keeping a phone awake?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elliwigy:
usually we need more info such as what rom your using and when it started to happen..

second post might be one of the apps thats causing it so id backtrack them n see if u can find the culprit

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also, better battery stats on xda is your friend.. android system can be a ton of different things
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scadilla:
I had big time battery issues when I was running NI2, and similar to what you were seeing Android System and Kernel, my battery would be nearly drained after about 10 to 12 hours. I rolled back to NE9 and my battery is back to being great I am usually at about 60% after about 10 hours. For what it's worth apps and programs were the same between both builds. Not sure this is much help just figured I'd share my experiences and what worked for me.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CollinFX45:
This was the solution I feared. I'm having massive battery drain on NI2 as well. Unfortunately, won't we lose "HD Voice" or VOLTE if we roll back to NE9? Not a deal breaker I guess.

It's really too bad Samsung/Verizon broke the phone with an update. This is seemingly pretty common now. Hope another small update gets released soon. I'm on international travel starting Friday and having a phone dead by 3pm doesn't sit very well with me.

-Collin-
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scadilla:
Yes, you will lose HD Voice / VOLTE unfortunately. That was a sacrifice I had to take I couldn't deal with my phone being dead by 5:00pm.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CollinFX45:
agreed. Yesterday was a complete joke. By 2pm with light use, I was down to 21%. Dead by 3:30.

I hate that I have to flash my phone back to a prior version because Verizon/Samsung broke it.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elliwigy:
it is what it is.. there are ni2 roms with great battery.. few have reported battery drains but not me.. ive tried a few ni2 roms and not had a battery drain since before ni2
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyberpodS2:
Wake lock detector and greenify are your friends...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyberpodS2:
My about phone.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tgeery:
so, after posting the second post in this thread I'm happy to post that my battery consumption returned to normal by the next day. I don't know what was going on but I'm still on NI2 and regular battery consumption - what I've been used to seeing on the phone all along.

that said, it's great to know about some of the apps that are available for better tracking/info about wake-locks and battery use.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Alx31:
Many thanks to [MENTION=4803217]Gabrieljbl[/MENTION] for screenshots

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[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] PeterGeorgiou:
Thank you for keeping the development alive for our device! :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] iliasr21:
Flashing :)

Amazing rom with many tweaks the only problem is with the sd card, can't remove apps in it doesn't show on the apps section.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] djfm:
How is the mic volume?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] iliasr21:
The same with all custom roms
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] lexman098:
Yeah I have a feeling music play back skips too. I'm so done with this phone.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Berik84:
I don't have any problems with music skipping even with V4A on super audio quality.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] lexman098:
Are you playing from an SD card over bluetooth?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Berik84:
Nope. I believe that's a known issue then. Try to switch off Wi-Fi while playing through bluetooth.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Nidzo80:
Impressions? Anyone?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] thedisturbedone:
Used the first release before this thread was created. Has every feature I can ever think of in a ROM yet it was solid and stable. Havent tried the second release yet.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] CS Fan 991:
Can I flash it on my 4.4.4 Neowave ?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Nidzo80:
I flashed boot.img with Flashtool first.

Nice ROM so far by the way ?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Alx31:
when coming from aosp/omni/cm blabla u don't need to fastboot flash the kernel, its only when coming from stock to avoid "error 7" status in recovery while flashing.

u only need to full wipes as omni cm aokp pac have different base and dirty flash will be a mess ; trust me ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] CS Fan 991:
That means I dont need to flash a custom kernel ?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Alx31:
read back what i said...if u coming from stock u DO need to fastboot flash provided kernel...if u coming from a non stock or non stock based rom, u DON'T need to flash it.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Nidzo80:
How is your battery life? I am not impressed but it was first charge.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] iliasr21:
How can enable external card to move apps in it because i love this rom. The card issue is annoying
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Alx31:
i will check if there s a work around; i saw one on my device related to fusion3 common; i will see if this can apply to blue common as well (for t tx v)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiznoroe88:
I am about to unlock the bootloader and root my Nexus 5. I have had the phone for a long time so I have a lot of apps and data on my phone that I don't want to lose. I need a way to do a 100% backup of my apps, app settings/data, and personal data. I would like to create a custom rom of my phone, then flash that rom back after I unlock and root. Is this possible to create a custom rom backup without an unlocked bootloader and rooted phone? Will this backup everything on my phone like I want or will I need to do something else?

I have unlocked, rooted, and flashed ROMs before on my Droid X and Nexus 4.

Thanks in advance for any help.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vin4yak:
Use Helium to backup apps and rest of the stuff can be copy pasted to your computer.

Do check the thread linked in my signature before you start flashing things!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiznoroe88:
Thanks for the reply.

I have Helium and have been using it for a while to backup but I haven't restored anything yet. It seems to always run into errors or fail to backup everything but every backup app I have used does the same. The best backup app I have used is titanium but it requires root which makes it useless for this.

Android needs a cloud sync for app settings/data. This would solve one of the biggest android problems. I hate losing my game progress and other app data.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vin4yak:
I have used Helium only once when I was full stock to backup some 50 apps and it did it's job without complaints.

Almost all games which I play are synced with Google Play Games. So, even though local phone content gets erased, I can sync via Play Games and start where I left off.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shiznoroe88:
I have synced with Google play for the games that Can but some games that I have a ton of progress in don't have that option. Need For Speed: Most Wanted for example. I lost all of my progress when I rooted my Nexus 4 and then again when I switched to my Nexus 5. I tried every backup method I could find and the only one that ever worked was titanium.

I am reading the thread you mentioned. I am pretty confident in my ability to root and flash. I have used command prompt to unlock, root, and flash several times. I am currently using the skipsoft toolkit because it is easy and quick and I hate typing all of the commands and directories into cmd prompt. I just flashed stock android 4.4.4 onto my Nexus 4 and rerooted it a few hours ago. It did have an issue where the play store service was messed up so I had to reflash it but it is working flawless now. Planning on selling the Nexus 4 so I just wanted a clean and updated install.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] onthecake:
I am curious if anyone knows if motorola will allow motocare to be purchased for the Nexus 6.

Their deductible is cheaper than squaretrade so I would like to use it.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] _MetalHead_:
If they end up selling the Nexus 6 directly which I suspect they are going to, then they will most likely sell MotoCare for it as well. It's a great plan, I have it on both my Moto X's. They do advanced replacements which gives it another huge one-up over Squaretrade. I'm about to pay the $35 deductible and get a new 2013 Moto X just to get one in pristine condition to hold on to for sentimental reasons.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] TheGeeZus:
Not a bad idea but honestly a day apart and no announcement, I thiink that we should not get expectations high.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Silentoath21:
Moto Care

Motorola states they will not offer MotoCare for the nexus 6 per their forums https://forums.motorola.com/posts/1b06206026
[Nexus 6 Accessories] onthecake:
Well. That really sucks
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Silentoath21:
I completely agree. I will be returning the one I purchased from Motorola as soon as I can order one through T-Mobile. I need some sort of insurance for such an expensive purchase.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] PaisanNYC:
SquareTrade is offering much better rates and deductible than T-Mobile's 3rd party insurance does.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Coderedpl:
But then if you have the jump program, it's not that much better.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] onthecake:
Actually it looks like they have changed their mind and will now be offering it in the future:

https://twitter.com/MotorolaSupport/status/531511035447218176
[Nexus 6 Accessories] PaisanNYC:
JUMP is not for me. I thought about it alot, and realized that its a gimmick to keep people coming back to T-Mobile when new phones come out. It's exactly like leasing a car. I like to own my own car and my own phone outright, and pay cheaper insurance for both :D
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Coderedpl:
The one doesn't make much sense but i have the original one so it's a bit more worth it, can have a new device pretty much every 6 months and i never really reach anywhere close to full retail price of the phone.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] PaisanNYC:
I totally understand, JUMP1 is way better than JUMP2. However, it's still just leasing a phone until you finally separate. i figured I can make out more by buying my phones outright, and selling the old one on Swappa. I only upgrade once a year to the new Nexus, I don't get multiple phones a year. So financially, I am better off without jump.

Off topic, I was seeing a girl from Valley Stream. Nice town, too close to Green Acres though lol. I work close to Long Beach.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] jasonleb1:
Well that makes my decision with where I'm gonna buy it from easy - Moto it is. Moto Care only applies to orders made directly through Motorola right?
[Nexus 6 Accessories] onthecake:
Not sure but it does look like you can buy it for the Moto X regardless if you purchased it from moto or from a carrier. There is a drop down that allows you to select your carrier and if you purchased it in the last 30 days.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] jasonleb1:
lol back to square one I guess, thanks.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] eep2378:
So you can only purchase Motocare within first 30 days of purchase?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Nate Rules:
I was curious which had better video. My GoPro hero3 Black or my shiny new Note 4. So I attached them to a board and took some side by side video. I feel like the GoPro still wins but it is close and the Note 4 does a lot of things better, Especially OIS. Anyway, what do you guys think. Sorry I don't have the Hero 4 black yet.

http://youtu.be/LdLsR_VbB8E

http://youtu.be/PN2iuNgMbBw
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] boodies:
Great thread! The images are definitely sharper on the Note. It seems the GoPro has a higher exposure and a wider lens. Slow motion, the Note appears much slower but GoPro, again, has more to see around the subject. I think if we go 4k, there won't be a challenge lol A real technical comparison would be great.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Nate Rules:
Actually after watching these videos again. I think the image stabilization on the Note 4 makes for a better video over all. I'm tempted to buy one of these, http://www.amazon.com/Magollc-TM-Waterproof-Shockproof-Crashproof/dp/B00NOO74VM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1414165936&sr=8-2&keywords=waterproof+note+4+case for when I'm goofing off around water and don't want to bring my GoPro. Add in the fact that the GoPro doesn't have a camera that can do 4k in 30fps and has a view finder, really makes the Note 4 the better camera. If someone has the Hero4 Black, I would love to see a side by side 1080p in 120 fps and 4k.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Nate Rules:
I tried a head to head shooting 4k. It isn't a fair comparison cause my GoPro only shoots 4k at 15fps, but it shows just how much better 4k shooting has gotten.

http://youtu.be/2IIlEYf76V4

http://youtu.be/6yCD6c-s11s
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
Sony and others big corp. with big R&D cant keep up and outsell GoPro. Why?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Kawaisa:
GoPro does one thing and they do it well that's why.