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[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chandanbs:
I'm using Z3 6653 since a week now in Mumbai, India with vodafone network. Network signal strength is quite weak and signal losses have become frequent especially when i go indoors. I never had this issue with my nokia lumia 920. Even my wife's moto g had better reception at few places.

I'm on stock rom at present, havent rooted on this phone as i want to give few months on stock :).

But, signal issue.. looks to be a dampener on this otherwise great looking snappy phone..
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rozamar:
Southeast Europe here. Biggest provider, but no lte yet...

-73dBm atm inside a house ment for bunker :D

My old HTC 1s barely stayed connected here...
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aronuser:
The m8 of someone I know looses signal while the signal of z3 is still 2g.

Compared to my old s4 mini it's also better most of the time.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Entropy512:
I haven't seen any significant difference between any device I've used (and I've used quite a few) in years.

Nexus 4, 5, Oppo Find5, Oppo N1, Oppo Find7, Z3, Z Ultra GPE (Only the F7, ZU GPE, and Nexus5 were LTE) - all provide nearly identical reception performance (losing and regaining signal) at my desk where reception is extremely weak. If there were any appreciable differences between any of these devices, some would've simply never had signal at my desk, while others would've had consistently weak but usable signal.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnboatcat:
6603 on AT&T Florida

4 G

HTC One+ = -85 dBm

Z3 = -95 dBm

Z3 with Devilcase bumber = -99 dBm

Data speeds of H+ and LTE almost the same down. Up, LTE much better.

Still can't receive calls or SMS with LTE turned on. If I make or receive a call it will work for several minutes but then send calls directly to voice mail. 15 minutes later I get a voice mail notice but no missed call.
[LG G Flex] 52me52:
I have accidently bricked my device, I rooted the phone and installed the Freedom Flex TWRP. I then thought to take the OTA for KitKat which ended up bricking my Flex. Whenever the phone turns on it boots past the LG logo and straight into TWRP. I tried sideloading the DFUSE stock att rom but I get an error saying "cannot read sideload". I have no other options, any help is appreciated.

Solved thanks to jacktackle!

His steps:

from the TWRP terminal command type

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota

then hit enter (it should copy some file. if nothing happens then twrp backup is only option.) if there is some activity then type the next command.

where you have to change only the last word

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc

then hit enter and reboot
[LG G Flex] johny101010:
Good news. U can get to recovery you are not bricked. Even better news it is a easy fix. I was in the same boat.

To fix it:

Download the stock JB zip room. It is large, about 1.7 Gig. Make sure it downloads correctly.

Copy the file in your adb directory.

Boot into recovery and connect your phone to the computer.

Adb devices should give you the device info. Afterwords enter:

adb push <name of the zip> /sdcard/

It will take about 10 minutes for it to complete. In the meantime you will see no activity. Wait.

After it completes, do a factory reset and install the zip as normal.

Done.

Reboot, do a factory reset from the settings, accept the ota and root with stump root.
[LG G Flex] 52me52:
Its not showing up, re installed drivers about 3 or 4 times now, im going to try to update adb drivers.

Im running Windows 7 Ultimate x64bit

Edit: Didn't work doesn't even show up in device manager.

Going to try it on my WIndows 8 laptop
[LG G Flex] johny101010:
Mine was on Win8 laptop but if all fails just connect it to a Linux box and it should work fine.
[LG G Flex] 52me52:
Same problems, tried to sideload but i get "cannot read sideload" and adb push shows device not found. I don't have a linux box, but is there any other to fix this? I hear the pop up sound whenever I plug the phone into my WIn8 Laptop but nothing comes Up (i.e. USB/adb/etc.)
[LG G Flex] johny101010:
What happenes if you enter <adb devices> ?
[LG G Flex] jacktackle:
This LG fLEX is full of problems :P thanks for XDA Developers site for retriving so many devices and next is you in the list brother.

Ok it's very easy.

do you have a backup of twrp? saved somewhere? if not ask any one on the forum with d950 varient who have a backup can help you to upload it.

after you get a twrp backup, come back to me. it's a piece of cake then.

in the mean time, try this from TWRP recovery

from the TWRP terminal command type

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/fota

then hit enter (it should copy some file. if nothing happens then twrp backup is only option.) if there is some activity then type the next command.

where you have to change only the last word

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/misc

then hit enter and reboot
[LG G Flex] 52me52:
edit: Tried the terminal emulator thing and it worked! Thank you SO much!
[LG G Flex] jacktackle:
wellcome anytime. glad that we can help the needies
[LG G Flex] slickwidnick:
same boat as op but cwm

Hi I have tripped and stumbled down the exact same path as the op, but with cwm. Will this fix work for me?

I could really use someone's help with this, there is no terminal emulator in cm and my computer reads my D950 in device manager as a D959.. I don't know what to do to fix it..
[General Topics] Menneisyys:
You may have heard (particularly if you’ve been following my past articles) about the differences between the Microsoft Bluetooth stack coming with HTC Phone Edition devices and know its major shortcomings when compared to the major alternative, the Widcomm / Broadcom BT stack:

It lacks BT PAN (albeit the latest AKU3 has some basic support for BT PAN server functionality) support, which would be of high importance in, say, chatting / talking apps (for example, 4Talk or Microsoft Portrait or multiplayer games)

It, as far as versions prior to AKU3 are concerned, lacks support for BT FTP (see THIS ARTICLE for more info)

It has wildly inferior A2DP (stereo Bluetooth headphones) sound quality

No wonder a lot of people have been actively trying to “hack” the Widcomm BT stack on Pocket PC models initially coming with the Microsoft BT stack. Of them, the WM5-upgraded Dell Axim x50(v) and the x51(v) may already be known to you (I’ve also posted a lot on the project; see for example THIS).

Some weeks ago, well-known XDA-Developers hackers started to work on the port to HTC Phone Edition phones; for the most part, with success.

For the most part, you may ask? Yes, unfortunately, there still are problems; they are as follows:

Currently, it’s not possible to use traditional Bluetooth headsets for calling. Upon trying to connect to the headset, the PDA will just display an error message as can be seen in HERE. In the Hermes Widcomm developer thread, people are working on fixing this issue; so far, with little success. This will be a showstopper for many.

You won’t be able to use the PDA as a modem via Bluetooth (see my tutorial here) using either pre-AKU3 DUN or AKU3 Internet Sharing BT PAN. Also see this thread for my posts on this problem.

That is, if the lacking functionality is a showstopper for you, do NOT consider switching BT stacks as yet.

Model-specific tutorials / threads

Check them out for a discussion and / or a tutorial for installing the BT stack on your particular phone model:

HTC Wizard

HTC TyTN (Hermes) (my earlier report)

HTC Trinity: it seems it still doesn’t work at all (I’ve tried hacking very hard).

HTC Universal; well-known Pocket PC hacker and coder Helmi has just announced he’ll really soon release a working version even with headset support. I'll keep you posted.
[General Topics] banannq:
it may sound silly, but does this stack appear in the uninstall list? so, am i able to remove it?

i'm asking because last time i changed my bt stack i ended up with my wizard being mute all the time. luckily i was able to restore my old bt version by uninstalling new one. so how is it with this one?
[General Topics] Menneisyys:
BTW, here's the Headset-enabled (!!!!) Universal BT stack hack: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1115973
[General Topics] Menneisyys:
Yes, it can be uninstalled - I haven't had any problems doing so on my Wizard and on the Trinity. Note that the Universal uninstallation is a bit more tricky.
[General Questions and Answers] obbama:
Hi, I have a moto g 2014 dual sim, and I'm trying to find if it is possible to pre-set the phone to always send texts (and/or make calls) from one of the SIM Cards to a certain number. E.g. use SIM 1 to send texts to X and SIM 2 to send texts to Y.

Regards,

Obbama
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Surreel:
Hello XDADevs,

I had previously experienced boot issues after installing the ARHD 21 ROM on my wife's phone, only to find out that I was flashing the wrong ROM. I switched to ARHD 11.2 and was making better progress, when I started getting errors after hitting the 'HTC One Powered by Android' splash screen. The errors being "Unfortunately, the process com.android.systemui has stopped" popping up every time I tapped OK. The screen would then go blank and would not turn on again, though I could tell the phone was running when I pressed the volume buttons.

Using CWM recovery, I cleared all the caches I could find and re-installed the ROM. This time, phone boots to a blank screen, no responses. Was told by [MENTION=1162986]Captain_Throwback[/MENTION] that I needed to be using the TWRP recovery image, so while in CWM(because that was the only way I could interact with my phone via adb) I loaded the TWRP image.

Now, I cannot open Recovery, and cannot interact with my phone. Tried different methods of trying to connect, with no positive results.

C:\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb kill-server

C:\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb start-server

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

C:\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb devices

List of devices attached

C:\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>

This was my first time unlocking, rooting, and flashing a ROM on any device. I used SunShine to unlock and S-Off, loaded SuperSU(everything was fine), then after that I tried loading ARHD 21, which is when all the trouble started.

All I wanted to do was to make my wife's phone work better after porting this phone from Verizon to T-Mobile by changing the band frequencies from CDMA to GSM.

So now that my recovery is not working, how can I connect my phone to the computer again to get this to work?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
I'm not sure how you loaded TWRP from CWM, but you should be flashing TWRP through the bootloader, using fastboot flash recovery nameofTWRP.img. I'm not clear on what exactly you did. You will always be able to get to the bootloader, which is good, because that's where you need to be to flash recovery. Do you know how to get to the bootloader and can you fastboot flash the recovery image? And what TWRP file, exactly, are you flashing?

EDIT: You should've posted this in the Q&A forum for your device. Those are the people that would most be able to help you. I'm not sure why you posted it here. Ask a mod to move it.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Surreel:
I flashed the recovery the only way I knew how, which was through adb running fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.2-m7.img

My phone will not connect to the computer anymore. since running that command.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Captain_Throwback:
You realize that file is for M7, right? Start by downloading the proper recovery for your device. That's why I asked where you got it.

And you didn't use adb, you used fastboot. The two aren't synonymous. Fastboot is for bootloader operations and adb is when the device is booted up or in recovery. If you just get back to fastboot mode, you can flash a proper recovery.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] Surreel:
I figured that out earlier today. Flashed the correct recovery and am now looking into getting a different ROM loaded because the ARHD 11.2 isn't working.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SgtStringCheese:
I have been trying to use the KFU to root, but at the end of the command prompt, it says Waiting on Device. I have left it like this for 15 minutes to no avail and I can interact fully with the kindle. I'm running 6.3.3 on the kindle and windows 8 on my laptop. I have tried installing the drivers but no matter what I do, the kindle still shows up as Kindle Fire in device manager, although if I click the drop down arrow, it says Android Composite ADB Interface. When I load up KFU, it registers that the device is connected and says ADB Status: Connected, but Boot Status is unknown. I don't know what to try, can anyone help?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
kindle Fire utillity does not root 6.3.3

see [How To][Root] Kindle Fire 1 update 6.3.3
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SgtStringCheese:
Ohhh thanks!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SgtStringCheese:
I got my kindle rooted with a custom recovery, but now I'm stuck in a boot loop, can you help
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Can you get to TWRP?

What do you want to do? Install a custom rom?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SgtStringCheese:
Yes I can get to twrp, but I cannot boot into the OS. If I boot up and select boot normally, it goes to the orange kindle fire logo then the screen cuts off. I'd like install CM 10 which I have downloaded on my laptop.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Just use mount sd card option in twrp.

mount>check sd card >mount usb

should get a popup in windows>click view files

copy CM10 and Gapps to sd card

unmount usb in TWRP

wipe>factory reset

install Cm10 and gapps
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SgtStringCheese:
You're a lifesaver dude! I'm in cyanogen mod now
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Great, If you want to upgrade to CM11 you will have to upgrade twrp first.

http://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire/development/kindle-fire-flashable-recoveries-twrp-t2811253
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adit18:
hi folks

I'm in the UK and have a number (four to be precise) of imported Fire TVs for USA.

Now that the FireTV has been released here in UK, I thought that my USA fireTVs may have automatically downloaded the UK firmware but this hasn't happened. I've tried the 'check for updates' option in the menu but that doesn't change anything either. Is there any way to force the USA fireTVs to update to the UK firmware version?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
If they are rooted you should wait for a PreRooted release of that FW or you will loose root. It takes time for Amazon to cycle the new FW thru. Don't think one can force it like with other platforms.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adit18:
Hi thanks for the reply. None of my imported units are rooted, I saw no need to root as all I wanted was xbmc.

Now I'd like my imported units to run the UK fimrware becuase (needless to say) it's more suitable for those living in UK.

Any ideas?

Anyone?

Thanks
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
U might still be able to root depending what FW they are on. But that's u'r choice. So far there has been no branching of the FW. So there is no UK/GER/US FW. All the FW is the same. The Amazon account is the main difference. That is why US accounts can trick Amazon into allowing them to download or they can sideload UK only apps & vice versa.

It takes days if not weeks for Amazon to cycle the new FW thru the whole AFTV landscape. I would say stay patient & with no Amazon IP blocking if you don't care for root. I myself will just wait for [MENTION=3991724]rbox[/MENTION] to release a PreRooted version of the same FW everybody will get (unless actively blocking updates) in good time.

Note - Rooting would give you access to the Google PlayStore without the need to sideload & USB storage. You don't loose access to anything when rooted. You only gain. I see it as Owning your AFTV vs Renting it.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adit18:
Y314K my man thank you so much for this info, very useful.

Having read your last post I agree there are some uses to rooting, such as the ability to load apps directly in FTV interface (via google play) and to use USB storage.

Could you please explain the meaning of:

"with no Amazon IP blocking if you don't care for root"

and also

"wait for a PreRooted version of the same FW everybody will get"

I don't understand - thanks.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adit18:
Also, there must be some kind of different firmware between countries, because the USA version doesn't allow you to change the time zone to UK time zone. I really doubt somehow that the UK fireTVs have the same restriction, surely the software on the UK fireTVs allows you to change the time zone to UK time zone! and this must be down to the firmware version...
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
"with no Amazon IP blocking if you don't care for root" = Using the "Method 1: Domain blocking with Router – Recommended Method" from http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-setup-a-new-fire-tv-without-blocking-root/ to block updates. To keep the FireTV from updating to a FW that is not rootable at this time. FW 51.1.1.0_user_511070220 is the last rootable FW at this time.

"wait for a PreRooted version of the same FW everybody will get" = Us that are rooted & use CWM recovery. We can still update to latest FW once RBox has release a PreRooted version of it. Which is usually a few days after Amazon releases a link for it. Found here: http://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/development/prerooted-stock-images-t2882337 (This PreRooted FW is only for rooted FTV's & it is installed thru the CWM custom recovery...)

There is no difference within the FW about countries. Right now the discrepancy is on the version of same FW each country is on. Not on any country difference. Eventually we will all be on the same version with the same options. Amazon does not update all FTV's at once. It does it in stages.

Read the descriptions on this page on each Stock FW version - http://www.aftvnews.com/software/

51.1.3.0_user_513011820 - Most of the US FTV's if they are not blocking updates are on this FW.

51.1.3.0_user_513011520 - Germany FTV's launched with this FW but the US did not get this FW until a week(s) later. Or if I am not mistaken it skipped us all together. We got upgraded to 51.1.3.0_user_513011820.

51.1.4.0_user_514006420 - UK just launch with their FTV's on this version. Eventually the German & US FTV's will be updated to that FW too & will have the same time zone options.

It is not UK FW or GER FW or US FW. It is Amazon Fire TV FW. But we don't all get updated to the latest FW at the same time. If they find any bugs on the 51.1.4.0_user_514006420 you might get an update even before the rest of use get updated to 51.1.4.0_user_514006420. Repeat: Amazon releases the same FW to different regions in different stages.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adit18:
Thanks for spending the time to provide all of this information, I now understand.

I've finally sat down to set up my UK FTV just now, it's dowloading the latest software as we speak (I have no option I must do this).
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Y314K:
It seems AFTVNews is trying to get proof that all FW is equal here= http://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/general/uk-german-fire-tv-software-actually-t2916979 . I think it's equal but features are dependent on the Amazon account associated with your AFTV at setup.

http://www.aftvnews.com/freetime-parental-controls-excluded-from-non-us-fire-tv/

[IMG="FreeTime"]http://www.aftvnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/freetime-us-message.png[/IMG]

This screen capture proofs it. Amazon is not telling you to change FW to get FreeTime access. It's telling you to change Country in your Amazon account to get FreeTime access.... I call that corroboration :highfive:.
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Q&A for [MOD] On-screen navigation bar 23.3.23

Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.

Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [MOD] On-screen navigation bar 23.3.23. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.

Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy! :)
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kbl1224:
Will this work on 23.3.24?
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr. Carpenter:
Gotta love the QA bot... Had no notification for your post. Anyway, I don't have an update yet for 24, but probably will tomorrow. It does appear that the update does have a patch for the framework file that this mod changes, so do not flash this version on 24. It should fail the compatibility check and abort anyway, but just don't do it lol.
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bendrum30:
Awesome! Thanks! That would be great!
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr. Carpenter:
Aaaand this is why I shouldn't give ETA's... Maybe this weekend :P
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bendrum30:
Thanks! Could you point me in the direction of a tutorial to do this? I know you and WhiteChallenger were going back add fourth about this before, but I can't seem to find the thread. Thanks for your help!
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr. Carpenter:
Yeah, sorry, I've been meaning to get this done, just been crazy busy.

You'll need to have some form of apktool installed (I use android multitool, on mobile right now so no link, sorry). Pull framework-res.apk from system/framework. Decompile it using apktool.

In the decompiled folder, navigate to /res/values and open bools.XML. Notepad++ works great.

Go to around line 71 and change the "shownavigationbar" value from false to true. Then around line 178 change "config_showmenubar" from true to false.

Save the XML, and compile using apktool. Be sure to follow the directions to replace the manifest and meta-inf folder. I use 7zip for that.

Then, use 7zip again to replace the apk in the installer zip with the one you just edited. I would first make a copy of the installer and rename to reflect the new system version.

Finally, in 7zip, pull out the file META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script. Open in notepad++, and edit the ro.build.version.full line to match the new system. You can find this in the build.prop using root explorer on your phone. If this doesn't match, it won't install.

Save the file, and copy it back into the installer in 7zip, replacing the old one.

Flash and enjoy :)

Edit: this is off the top of my head, so if anything is wrong/doesn't work, let me know
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bendrum30:
I'll give it a shot and let you know! Thank you!
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bendrum30:
Great instructions! Worked perfectly on the first try! Thank you so much for taking the time!
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr. Carpenter:
Glad to hear it. I'd really appreciate it if you could post it in the main thread for others to use.
[Droid Ultra Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bendrum30:
Posted to the main thread. I wanted to make sure all the zips worked. Thanks again!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] millicent:
Streaming Bluetooth audio to my LG soundbar works only within 6-7 feet, everything beyond it gets choppy frequently.

I did the same experiment with an older ipad2, sgs2 and the newer Nexus 7 2013. All worked fine within the soundbars specs, 30ft. The nexus actually stretched it the furthest, I streamed from my second floor with only one slight interruption.

Is it that my phone is faulty or is just the compatibility with this exact soundbar? Are there settings or other means to improve the bt signal/range?

Sent from my HTC One