yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[X 2014 General] bee mcfly:
Thanked. It's ironic you've been through all three of the phones i'm considering lol. IF Verizon can manage to release a Nexus 6 soon that's what i'm grabbing unless their's a red flag. Could you give a brief overview of owning each please?
[X 2014 General] nogods:
I decided to return the Moto X - had to in any event because the one they sent me was defective - it was randomly rebooting. But I turned down an exchange. I've decided that there simply is no substitute for being able to quickly change the battery in a cell phone. For me that has become a deal breaker.
[X 2014 General] robstunner:
hmm. I used to think the moto x was the nexus 6 mini, but thats not the case. Camera, battery, screen, dual speakers, 805 and upgraded GPU (i used to say that the 801 on 1080p vs 805 on 1440p was negligible but on 6" the 1440p look amazing) make it SO much more than just a bigger moto x. Vibrate is still kind of loud on the nexus but its not rattling like my moto x was. Not to mention wireless charging, fast and easy updates and the OIS (which does great with low light from my small experience so far).

IMHO:

N6 > M8 > Moto X.

With the m8 youll still get better battery (300 more mah and smaller screen), better screen (moto x is a GS4 screen), better speakers, and better one hand fit (moto x is much wider). Moto X is still great, but if it wasnt for the $140 cyber monday i wouldnt consider it a great deal. For $549 for a 32gb plus $50ish in tax and another $25 for leather or wood, your over $600 shipped. Its (IMHO) not a $600 phone. Just like the 2013 Moto X was originally super overpriced.
[X 2014 General] Slicktune:
Thank you so much for this as i was on the same boat, i was so close to ordering my moto x 2014 and also got approved for the moto credit, i was going with the black on black on black everything(design) lol... Total was going to be $525 with motocare and after the $140 discount with taxes... But i decided to check out swappa for the first time and there was a brand new HTC M8 Tmobile varient for $455 new in box, factory seal... So i didnt think about it twice and hit "Buy Now" but this whole week as ive been waiting for my M8 to arrive i feel as i made a mistake but i think you cleared thing up for me... What do you think did i make the right choice..? Was $455 for a brand new M8 worth it... No doubt about it first thing im going to flaah is gpe tho ?.

Please give me your thoughts. Thanks

EDIT: I sold my mom's S4 for $300 and im giving her my S5 for christmas

So all in all i only paid $155 out of pocket..
[X 2014 General] Infinite Jest:
You definitely won't regret the M8. I owned one for a few months and it was great, but the height of the phone was a bit irritating. I have the Moto X 2014 and while I miss some aspects of the M8 (particularly the battery life, speakers, and oddly enough, Sense), I don't feel like this is a downgrade.
[X 2014 General] Slicktune:
You sir are the man, you have finally put my anxiety of feeling like i made a mistake to getting an htc M8 over the Moto x to rest, i can actually sleep now... I spent count less hours back and forth looking at reviews on YouTube (M8 vs Moto X, Moto X Battery life, M8 on GPE) reading articles before the phone got here, i almost canceled my order at one point... then i said it's weird how these reviewers that only use the phone for a day to a week say it's great and all and bash the older phones, but i came here and it was the total opposite, everyone seems to have bad battery life, others have scream burn ins due to Amoled screen, I'm just glad that i saw this thread really helped kill that guilt i had, only thing i feared about m8 was that it might be a bit thick... And how beautiful that 5.2 looks on the X's body.. But other than that i think M8 got the win...

Thanks again!
[X 2014 General] zmeflyby:
Just wondering, have you owned all 3 phones?
[X 2014 General] robstunner:
Yes, embarrassingly I've probably owned every phone you can come up with.

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$455 is a lot IMHO unless it was new from a store. I don't like buying preowned phones anymore. I would say the m8 is still #1 if u don't want the large size of the nexus. Its big no matter how you slice it, just depends if that's what your looking for. Being at $30 a month for the nexus 6 while getting $400 refunded for my blacklisted desire eye and selling my m8 for $300 is a good spot that can get me out of buying phones off contract all the time.
[X 2014 General] Slicktune:
Yes its factory sealed

Yes factory sealed for $455 isnt that a steal? Plus the screen is covered for the first 6 months by HTC... ??
[X 2014 General] robstunner:
Did u buy it from a person tho? Not sure if warranty transfers.
[X 2014 General] bee mcfly:
Wow, it seems like everyone is in the same boat as far as m8 or moto X. General consensus seems like the X is an average phone made better by having stock correct? Is sense 6 tolerable coming from only owning stock phones?
[X 2014 General] robstunner:
Sense 6 is great, and with the m8 you have the option to flash gpe on it and have any benefits the moto x had.
[X 2014 General] Slicktune:
Quick question, which device feels thicker to you tho, I'm afraid the m8 might feel bulkier... I hear alot of bragging about the ergonomics of the X even tho the X is 9.9 cm or mm... and M8 is 9.3...
[X 2014 General] robstunner:
I couldn't tell you, both feel good, but the moto is much wider than the HTC.
[X 2014 General] Elsydeon:
The M8 feels thicker, as well as being quite a bit taller, while the Moto X has an illusion of being slimmer due to its tapered back, and is shorter, but wider. Even with a Case-Mate Hula case on the Moto X, the M8 still ends up being taller. But as I mentioned in my big post, I find the Moto X's ergonomics to be terrible, if used without a case. The edges just get way too narrow to get a good grip on, made worse by the slippery metal. The M8 also feels slippery, but at least the edges are thick enough to get a decent grip on. I use my M8 with a Baseus clear TPU case, which is extremely thin, and it makes the M8 feel awesome to hold. The M8 does feel denser and heavier, due to the all metal construction.

Another thing worth mentioning...if you're a nut about putting a good tempered glass screen protector on, the Moto X will drive you nuts. There's just no way to put a tempered glass protector on it currently, due to the screen's curved edges. The M8 is ridiculously easy to find and put a screen protector on, as the screen is a perfectly flat, rectangle section. Some people may argue about how screen protector's are unnecessary, but all it takes is one Murphy's Law slip for a tempered glass protector to more than pay for itself.
[X 2014 General] Slicktune:
Thanks everyones been a great help towards my decision in keeping my M8, and yes im crazy about protecting my phone's screen so i can imagine the adhesive coming off the screen protector and not stickibg flat due to curved glass would be a deal breaker for me, im an extreme when it comes to OCD.... So i guess M8 it is... Wow you guys have no clue how close i was to canceling my order... I would have regretted it...

Thanks ??

By the way i already ordered the spigen case for my M8

Mind sharing a link or the name to the case you have on your M8?

Thanks in advance!
[X 2014 General] IINexusII:
Mine will be going back too just after 4 days.

Build quality is great, but display, camera, battery life just aint good enough for me, also connected with the Moto 360 i only get just over 2 hours screen on time.

ordered a M8 to use temporarily until the next HTC is out :D
[X 2014 General] Raistlin1:
Been using the Moto X for a few days now and I have to agree with most of what everyone complains about. The screen is nice except for the whites, but I am coming from the Nexus 5 which has very white (almost blue) whites but the colors on the N5 are not as bright as the Moto X. The Moto X without a case is a little difficult to hold, the sides are just too thin for a good hold. To me the battery life is pretty good, my N5 was getting pretty bad on battery on 5 but the Moto X is decent. I love Moto Display, seriously awesome to not have to constantly press the power button.

I think I am going to stick with the Moto X for a bit but I do have to return the one I have because I hate the silver accents, the silver speaker grills on the black front are just too distracting. I can't believe I didn't realize this when I ordered it, for some reason I though the silver would be a nice contrast but I was wrong.
[X 2014 General] slosrtnick:
I had to have Motorola issue an RMA for my X because of an internal rattle when the haptic feedback is on. Its very audible and annoying, also I didn't like the ebony back. Too slick and I didn't like that it was only painted on. So I built a new X, this time with a bamboo back. It should be shipping soon.

Has anybody noticed a slight rattle underneath the camera when using haptic feedback?

Nick
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nyder:
I keep getting in Invalid Argument when I try to use CIFS Manager.

Share Path: 192.168.102/139 (main computer, made a share 139 for the mame roms.)

Mount Point: /storage/sdcard1/cifs (tried a few locations, none worked, made the CIFS directory in them first)

username: xxxxxxxx (used the username for the share)

password: xxxxxxx (used the password for the share)

Options: (didn't put anything in options).

Do I need something in options? Do I need to make special permissions for the mount folder?

thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mrmrmrmr:
I've just tried to unhide my extended rom with help of 2 registry keys. now my device does not boot up. It stays on white blank screen.

What can I do ? (other than hard reset ?)

Is there a way to boot up without reading registry keys ?

:confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mrmrmrmr:
is there a way to edit the registry of a not booted device ?

or any way to open device without reading registry ?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] pvs:
Well, I'm only a newbie myself, so I don't know if this will help. I unhid my own extrom yesterday with reg tweaks. There we more than two changes to make, mind you, including the addition of a dword value that didn't exist on my 8525. You don't offer what type of device you are using, so that might limit how much help you get here, btw.

Anyway, have you tried soft resetting by using the stylus in the hole at the bottom of the device? That MIGHT do something different and let you get into the system.

There is a safe mode that some 3rd party offers ... I think SPB PocketPlus...but that won't help if it's not already installed, and I'm not sure it would help in your circumstance.

Anyway...good luck. I hope this, or someone else's advice can help you.

-pvs
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mrmrmrmr:
pvs,

thank you. I had to hard reset. now I am trying to install everything back.

it will be hard...

Btw, I of course tried to soft reset with the stylus.

My device is I-Mate Jasjam (HTC Hermes)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] MikeChannon:
What you didn't have a comprehensive back up!! Oh dear dear dear. That's a hard lesson I learned a while back. Now I could happily hard reset right now and be fully back up and running in say 10 minutes with SPB backup. A lesson for all.

Mike
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mrmrmrmr:
in fact I am using SK tools for backup. but my backup was too old.

This is a new device and I installed a lot of software lately.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] marisa4755:
Well, look on the bright side, you have cleared out all the 'stuff' that builds up on a system after a lot of installing and uninstalling, and you're sure to build it better this time. It's just irritating that this kind of thing usually happens when you have no time.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] MikeChannon:
Mmmm yes I have that problem remembering to do the backup often enough, sods law something goes pear shaped when you haven't done one for a while:(

Mike
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mrmrmrmr:
exactly :)))

well its going well now...

just losing time.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mrmrmrmr:
I need a little help.

After a crash I hardresetted my Hermes and then used SK Tools to return to a backup point. But now when I try to activesync I get a message on my PC saying that the mobile device has already synced with another PC and it requests a new name for this PC.

I haven't synced with another PC. What shoukd I do ?
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Gully.Moy:
I've recently left my i9100 for an i9305 and decided to start by flashing the equivalent to my favourite ROM from my S2, namely SlimSaber (SlimKat unoffical build with Saber Mod) from here (build 8.0).

Anyway, regrettably i never tested out the phone much with the stock software because i wanted to go strait back to the KitKat experience I'm used to. I did however unlock the phone using USSD code *#19732864# as outlined in method 3 here. I believe I followed it exactly and it worked without a hitch

With it unlocked i put in my GiffGaff SIM and the first thing I noticed was that after every text, instead of getting the regular message saying "woohoo that text was free" or relevant credit update, i just get a similar box with a load of Chinese text.

Then I realised that the proximity sensor doesn't work. I don't mean to go specifically into that problem in this thread but while researching a fix I came across some USSD codes that might help. Now I can get a few to work: *#06# to show my IMEI , *#31# (Checks outgoing caller ID settings) and *#*#4636#*#* (User statistics and Phone Info), but all others I've tried just give me "Running USSD Code" and then "Connection problem or invalid MMI Code". This includes the one I unlocked my phone with in the first place and all the ones that are supposed to help my problem. A couple of the codes (*#526# and *#528#, both for WLAN Engineering Mode) yielding more Chinese text in place of the second message. I've tried putting a coma or semi-colon after the codes to no avail.

I presume that the network messages run on the same system as USSD/MMI and that the problems are connected. Not sure if the proximity sensor issue is connected.

The fact that a code worked before, but then stopped working seems to imply that it was something to do with flashing the ROM. Can anyone confirm that custom ROMs can mess with your USSD codes? Or could the unlock process have changed something? I've tried different kernels but the problem persists. Does anyone know at what firmware level native USSD codes are defined?

Many thanks for any input.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Gully.Moy:
Chinese Gibberish

In case anyone's interested i took a screen shot of the Chinese text and put it through an optical character recognition web site. This is what came out after "Processing USSD code" for *#528# :

口秀一鼬一儡公囿一 找偎偎鬟醋蝌找阡醋份一

Which Google takes as:

Mouth of a puppet show, a male ferret caught a cuddle cuddle find DW vinegar vinegar a tadpole to find a footpath

Not very meaningful but at least quite amusing.

Then where I'd normally get "woohoo that text was free", instead it reads:

囿架架栀架蘖 王含栀揪王含 王含攀砀王含 目月T秋窃沙 昀

煸攀攀 嚣架甄蹴 想锹重毛锹瀵振攀 惋渺 彗沙王含惋蔓毛翼毛

Or:

Caught rack rack rack tiller Wang Zhi Zhi pulling containing containing Wang Wang Wang Dang containing climb mesh containing sand Yun month T autumn burglary

Well despite the problems with online translation it seems like this really is pure nonsense, which at least suggests to me that this is probably some kind of data that was never meant to be interpreted as Chinese text rather than the product of an incorrect language setting somewhere. Might be wrong.

Cheers
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] boomboomer:
Wrong forum, ask a moderator to move it to i9305 q&a.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] Gully.Moy:
Chinese sorted

Right, Chinese gibberish was sorted by flashing updated modem from here as detailed here. However I am still suffering from invalid MMIs.

I should point out that I've tried all the methods outlined here. For anyone wondering how to get a comma or semi-colon on the dialer, add two-sec pause or wait respectively from options in the bottom right corner.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pumpino:
I love my Nexus 5 but would like a phone that's slightly bigger - around 5.2". I really like the look of the Z2 but would probably not be content to run it with stock firmware.

I've heard that the Xperias aren't modder friendly like Nexus devices. Is this true? I've only used Nexus devices for years, so I'm a little out of touch with other handsets.

Is there a vanilla ROM that would turn a Z2 into a Nexus 5 with a bigger screen?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
Questions belong in the QnA section

Xperias are very close to aosp, which means alot of xposed nexus mods work on xperias

Xperias arent super modding freindly but there usualy are enough mods for xperias anyways and xperia 4.4.2 or above mods work on multiple xperias

Those roms are usualy CM11 or aosp roms which nexus run by default
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pumpino:
Thanks for the reply.

You're right - I've posted in the wrong section. How can I move the thread, or do I need to repost in Q&A?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
I just notified a admin/mod

Should be moved shortly :D
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pumpino:
I guess another option is to run the Sony firmware but root and install TWRP. Would doing this interfere with OTA updates?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
Yes as it fails verifacation due to mismatch

Reinstalling the stock fw changes and fixes that but you requrie a locked bootloader

And you can update easily your self using flashtool,

It takes micro bit of know how and your good to go
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZERO-ONE1:
Google announced the newest version of Android (5.0 lollipop) alongside the nexus 6 and 9 but is it there for us to download it yet. And I am asking for the full version not the developer preview.

If it's there please provide a link :D
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1639:
No, only preview is available

Please use this thread for question

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56188343
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rafy_0003:
It was announced. But won't be available until November at the earliest.
[HTC Desire S] QA Bot:
[Q&A] [ROM][07 JUL][4.2.2][OFFICIAL] PAC-man v23.0.0 - The AIO Rom | Built From Sour

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Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [ROM][07 JUL][4.2.2][OFFICIAL] PAC-man v23.0.0 - The AIO Rom | Built From Source !. 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! :)
[HTC Desire S] emiblues:
.zip corrupted?

please check, it doesn't work.

greetings
[HTC Desire S] vojtah1:
seems to be ok for me
[HTC Desire S] KirtZzZ:
Unable to flash it

I was using the CWM Recovery (latest one out for HTC Desire S, touch version) and for some reason i was getting some error when ever i was trying to flash this ROM on my phone. (Status 7)? now i've flashed on the 4ext Recovery and updated it tto the latest, but for some reason it doesn't load the acutal recovery when i try to load it from boot loader, nor from the 4EXT application on my phone (ive already reported this ti 4EXT, however, when this 4EXT problem is solved, will i still get the status 7 error or a failure when i try to flash this rom just like i did in CWM? i did have the same problem on the TeamWin Recovery tooo :'( ) . in need of some serious help.
[HTC Desire S] ChristianFerrer:
How to flash boot.img if HTCDev unlocked?
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
Flash it in fastboot, the command is

fastboot flash boot boot.img
[HTC Desire S] ChristianFerrer:
I'm using a Windows 8 PC. ADB and Fastbot doesnt work with it.
[HTC Desire S] jmcclue:
It does, u just need to search here on xda for instructions. Windows 8 is a bit of a nightmare but u can get it to work.
[XDA Assist] berdica:
Hi guys i have a Nibiru H1 and I changed the rom. Now it doesn't recognise the sim cards anymore. it says Baseband unknown. can someone tell me how to install a baseband. before the seband was named something like moly.wr8.w1315

Thank you
[XDA Assist] Darth:
Hi,

I'm afraid I can find nothing helpful about your device on XDA, so asking here would be best...

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

I can say that finding and flashing you factory stick firmware might be best. You could try contacting the manufacturer about that.

Good luck!
[XDA Assist] berdica:
:(

Yes I'll try there. Thank you.

When I go back to stock ROM it's ok everything works but would like to install a kitkat android on my nibiru and the only one I found doesn't work :(
[General Questions and Answers] luis_juelipe:
Hello guys!

I own a samsung galaxy note 10.1 2014 wich is rooted (yes, I've got "KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1")

The thing is that this gadget doesnt have too much developers and most of the ones who have this device need to reset the warranty bit cuz we're experiencing battery issues, and I think mine is broken, so we need the guaranty

so PLEASE: if u know who created the files for other devices to reset knox

please, paste links bellow :(
[LG G Watch] WSUJabz:
I came across an outstanding watch face application called Watchmaker. The tool is easy to use and the support has been outstanding. Watchmaker is very addicting I started making a simple face and slowly kept on adding more refinement to my faces and now have 3 for various activities. Is anyone else using Watchmaker?
[LG G Watch] dangreene1:
100% agree - I have had nothing but a good experience with WatchMaker and there are some awesome text / shader effects - you can see some of them in my designs below - you can download them from my link below and import them straight into WatchMaker!

Stencil Light / Governor Black

Cloudy Text / Drop Time

Stencil Dark / Shader Reveal

Sweepster / SweepRing

You can just import it direct into the app to play with the watch. All feedback welcome!

Moto 360 Faces Google Drive Folder
[LG G Watch] dangreene1:
Just wanted to share this video I made about how smooth the animation is in WatchMaker vs Facer :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04zN...ature=youtu.be

The whole thread is over at the link below, but I figured it was worth noting for people on LG Watch too …

http://xdaforums.com/moto-360/themes-apps/facer-vs-watchmaker-t2918137
[LG G Watch] Rosch89:
Great app but I'm having trouble selecting an image for a background. Every time I try to pick one or modify an existing one, the app crashes on me straight away. Anyone else with the same issue or know a way to fix it?
[LG G Watch] C0nker:
Really great app. Do you know where to get more .watch files?
[LG G Watch] PHDGaming:
There is a "WatchMaker" community on Google+ that is quite active. They post links to a lot of Watchmaker designs on there.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stappern:
Hi,

i have stock rom,just rooted when im listening to music with google music i wont receive any notification of incoming calls!!

any way to fix it?

i had a g3 and the music would stop when someone was calling me!

thank you