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[Fire TV General] roustabout:
Amazon video works on my phone and tablet pretty well. I did need to sideload the app from my phone to my tablet, but once I did so it was good.

I wonder if some of the issue being described in the thread above is like the one that some folks have with xbmc on the fire: XBMC won't 'let go' of the video hardware easily, so launching a video app from within the Android Apps menu of XBMC results in video not playing. I deal with it by killing XBMC once firetv launcher or netflix are running.
[Fire TV General] sebr:
fredphoesh couldn*t summarize it any better. The hardware is great but the software does indeed cripple and limit the use beyong anything. This device is entirely made to only exist in the Amazon world and makes you buy Apps from their own App store and pay for instant video. Nothing else should and could be done with it flawless. See how hard the locked it. Unfortunately there are some more examples of locked down hardware in past time: Apple TV 3rd gen, Surface RT & 2 etc.

Thats why I put this useless brick on ebay as long as people go crazy for it - for whatever reason I don't know. For the same money you can get a very decent Android Box without and restrictions and full root access!
[Fire TV General] mjbxx:
The problem that a decent Android box alternative, with the possible exception being the new Android TV, is they do not get Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu type apps to go along with XBMC. This is the very reason why people are going crazy for it. It is nice to have everything I need and that Amazon provides it all in one OTT box.
[Fire TV General] Nedle:
Might take a bit of effort but if you set it up right the fire TV can work very well. Mine is being used not only as an XBMC box but also as my download center and NAS. Couldn't be happier with it.
[Fire TV General] Y314K:
I am guessing rooted. The problems is that the folks doing the reviews now have never had the option to root. UK & GER shipped with rooting blocked.
[Fire TV General] goggles99:
Clearly out of the box the AFTV is not the most open/flexible experience. It is really easy to mod though. Root, install custom recovery, flash latest rooted rom, install Xposed (Fire TV Mods), alternate launcher, Google framework/play store and it's a completely different experience.

It is fine to complain, or give a bad review about a stock interface, but not here. XDA is a modding/tweaking community, I don't know why you are giving a review on a stock rom's nearly out of the box interface. A bit of work and most (if not all) of your complains are moot.

At least look around first to see if there are solutions to your complaints before just whining about them. :laugh:
[Fire TV General] sarcoptic:
Don't count this box out yet...now that someone has the ability to write custom kernels and we have a custom recovery I can only hope someone brings out an amazing AOSP build for the box or someone is quick to port over Android TV to it. Unfortunately I am not one of those capable of but would donate :)
[Fire TV General] fredphoesh:
Perhaps you have not read much of what's being said about the newest Firetv boxes... Unrootable and heavily censored blocking movie streaming sites on xbmc, and dismally poor app support too.

As it is now, it is useful for two things only, Amazon prime video and netflix... Neither of which I want or need.
[Fire TV General] barrist:
Was this confirmed outside of just one person's experience?

Also, devices get updates that prevent root all the time. Often, the devs figure out a way to root them. I'm waiting on my Fire TV I ordered from eBay, hoping it's rootable. But even if not XBMC and Netflix is all I really wanted it for anyway (and not to use the crappy streaming add-ons but my own collection)

If Android TV is somehow ported to the Fire, then this box will become a great device. Right now it's worth the 100 bux alone just to play around with imo.
[Fire TV General] nhumber:
i think your having more of an "operator error" than anything.. amazon isnt messing with xbmc. The fireTV has been working fine for everyone else for like 6 months now. if you dont like it send it backm sucks theres no root for UK people yet.. but no need to whine about it on here..
[Fire TV General] madusmacus:
From a new UK Fire TV user - I totally agree "DISMAL EXPERIANCE" :¬(

Spent a lot of money on Plex only to find it has to use fire tv sdk and so no 5.1 DD surround sound over HDMI - if you have MKV content :¬(

I can sideload xbmc which works! and is the reason why it cant be on the amazon store - But I cant find a skin that is nearly as nice as plex)

Blocking root is way annoying too

I sideload'ed chrome and firefox and they seem to have patched it so that the remote does not work - nice one fire tv peeps (the browser in ES file manager works better - grr)

Sometimes I think they try to PISS people off on purpose

guess it makes them chuckle all the way to bank

at least it only cost 49£ so im going to ritually destroy it and jump up and down on it till I get blisters

AND also bye bye amazon prime!
[Fire TV General] Y314K:
Did anybody do any research before pre-ordering & before & after the German launch (around 9/16/2014) to know what to expect. The majority if not all of this "issues" where known weeks or a month ago.... And some of this are not real issues at all. Like demanding not promise features. Or "operator error" issues... There is usually a FW update shortly after a launch to deal with true issues that arise from it. So be on the lookout for one.

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[Fire TV General] goggles99:
As far as I can see, you are the only one to have experienced this. Perhaps the dns servers for these sites are being recently blocked by your UK ISP (Your other devices may have the dns entries cached for a while). In any case, one person having this problem is not much proof of this, thus is hearsay.

Why go on a long tirade when your real complaint is that you cannot obtain root? Why post a non-modded devices shortcomings on a modding site that has solutions to all but one of your problems? join one of the other "rant because I can't root" threads. :rolleyes:
[Fire TV General] fredphoesh:
actually i dont care about root

i want to have the apps I can have on my android tv working on this box.

they dont

it is a giant fail largely due to facist isp's in the UK and control freakery by amazon.
[Fire TV General] goggles99:
They do for me

Wrong forum/web site then. This is what I have been saying all along. :D
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 General] arcadia2uk:
notspike on the P-900 forum just announced he had Debian running using FrameBuffer on the P-900. I don't know if it's still to early for him to start a development project, but I'm sure something will show soon enough. Wouldn't this be an interesting alternative to have under bonuzzz's MultiROM
[HTC One X] skipjack10:
Hi guys i need help, because when i am in a call, the people can´t hear me. And isn´t one person but all the people that i call or receive call´s from them. Exist any fix for that or i need to change my phone?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cassinni:
Hi,

i got a 9005 rooted 0x0 on latest stock firmware. Now i was charging it and turn on the display and there is a green dot in the upper center of the display.

I downloaded the play store app to fix this, it ran 30 mins. but the green dot remains. The Note is from October 2013.

So I went to Samsung's website and they say that Super-AMOLED displays get ONLY fixed if there are at least 3 dead pixels.

Is that true?

What should I do now?

Also do I need a receipt to turn it in?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vndnguyen:
Yes, and AFAIK it is also Apple policy.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cassinni:
i was told recently that i do not need a receipt because the build number of the phone is enough.

to my eye it looks like only 1 dead pixel, is there a way (e.g. app) to tell me exactly how many pixel

are dead??

the phone is still knox 0x0

thanks
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shane.kelly55:
Hey guys,

I have a vanilla non-rooted Nexus 5 and i'm trying to get Lync 2013 to work. it installs, i find the lync server fine and i installed the cert but it still says cannot verify the certificate.

I install the exported cert into my N5 and it says it installs but under User Certificates nothing is listed.

Here is what i have found on the interwebs:

https://android.stackexchange.com/q...laims-success-but-android-acts-as-if-cert-isn

I have not tried the above because i am not in front of a linux terminal right now. My fear is unless i do this from the lync server, my cert wont be signed with the correct key so it work anyways.

I have tried taking the cert i have and exporting from IE into the DER format but that doesnt work either.

Anyone have any ideas?

Shaner
[Android Apps and Games] vndnguyen:
Use to calculate Qualcomm NV items for adding GSM / WCDMA / LTE bands.

Do you want to add any GSM / WCDMA / LTE bands to your phone? Then use this app to calculate all needed NV items.

This app is only useful for phone with a Qualcomm chipset.

If you don't know how to add GSM / WCDMA / LTE bands to your phone, please refer to this thread. That thread is for S5 model, but the same principle is also applicable for many other phones, e.g. Samsung, LG, Sony, HTC, Nexus...

You also need some NV editor software (e.g. QPST, QXDM, EFS Professional...) on the PC to write these NV items to your phone.

>> NV items description:

- Adding GSM / WCDMA bands:

NV 01877 - RF Band Configuration

NV 00441 - Band Class Preference

NV 00946 - Expand Band Preference 16 to 32 Bits

NV 02954 - Bits 32 to 63 of Band Preference

- Adding LTE bands:

NV 06828 - LTE BC Configuration

NV 06829 - LTE BC Configuration DIV

DOWNLOAD: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.nvcalc
[Android Apps and Games] vndnguyen:
This app can show the calculation result in 3 formats: Decimal, Hexadecimal and Byte-swapped Hex.
[Android Apps and Games] vndnguyen:
Update v1.0.5:

- Fix UI issue on some devices.

- Add separate notation settings for GSM/WCDMA and LTE calculation. You should not change the default settings unless you know what you are doing.
[Android Apps and Games] phred14:
I'm intersted in Qualcomm NV access, but not for cell band issues. There appear to be GPS issues with some Samsung phones, and there is some indication that those issues are related to a NV "privacy flag". Apparently older ROMs can turn this bit on and off, but newer ROMs don't - whatever value was left there is "stranded" there. There are people flashing back to CM10.x, setting this bit, then flashing back to CM11. I'm presuming that what is really happening is that they're tweaking this on NV location.

If we could simply read the NV location, we could compare its value to GPS functionality, and see if this is really the issue.

If the above is true, and if we could simply write this one NV location, we'd have a heck of a lot simpler GPS fix.
[Android Apps and Games] Anunak:
Thanks, vndnguyen, for your app. And it would be very nice if you add CDMA bands to your app. Thanks again.
[Android Apps and Games] retr13:
if i am interested in enabling umts bands in somewhat old msm7227a based motorola, running gb 2.3.7, with no custom recovery, no custom roms or anything, but rooted.

should i even try?
[Android Apps and Games] xdax1:
thanks for making this, i wonder if my Snapdragon 600 on LG G Pro E988 can use this to enable China's TD WCDMA and TD LTE, since FDD is kinda different than TDD
[Android Apps and Games] ChazzMatt:
Got a question. I found a discrepancy in your calculator.... Your NV calculator values do not match the NV value of the LTE bands my phone already has. So, how can I trust the calculator to give me correct values for additional bands I wish to enable?

It's at the bottom of this post, but I am putting a lot of information about my phone first, so you know the whole situation.

I have 5.2" 1440p, 3GB RAM Moto Maxx (XT1225), which has Snapdragon 805 -- same as the (Motorola) Nexus 6. In fact it was being tested by Google to be the Nexus 6 (or a Nexus 6 variant) as late as mid-August -- but Google decided to go with the larger size variant and only the larger size variant.

Motorola re-purposed this phone as the Verizon Droid Turbo (XT1254) in the USA and as the Moto Maxx (XT1225) now being sold in a handful of Latin America countries. We already have root, TWRP recovery.

When this phone was being tested by the FCC, it had these LTE bands:

But now being sold as the Moto Maxx (SAME FCC ID number), Motorola enabled more GSM bands and changed one of the LTE bands.

They disabled LTE band 5 (a minor AT&T LTE band), and enabled LTE band 3 (which is used more in Latin America countries).

QPST confirms the 2G/3G bands Motorola now claims for this phone:

Which means the LTE bands they now claim (2, 3, 4, 7, 17) are also probably correct.

Again this phone has the SAME FCC ID NUMBER. And as it's being sold in Puerto Rico (U.S. territory), that is very important. That means there's been no hardware change since U.S. FCC certification -- only software change.

Motorola also promises it has the SAME HARDWARE (including antenna) that the Droid Turbo (XT1254) has (even though the Droid Turbo has a different FCC ID number):

This is also important. It means really, Motorola could not sell the Moto Maxx (XT1225) in Puerto Rico (U.S. territory) under that FCC ID number if any radio-specific hardware had been changed at all.

Thus, we know the additional GSM bands, change in the LTE bands by Motorola was software modem change.

With me so far?

___________________________

Now the discrepancy...

In QXDM NV browser, in Line 6828, the XT1225 phone showed a value of 65630 (for LTE bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 17).

Yet, according to your app, with THESE LTE BANDS enabled (2,3,4,7,17)...

it should be THIS value: 65614.

Now I admit that's CLOSE, but it's not the same.

Therefore, how do I trust the calculator to let me enable MORE bands if this default number does not match in your calculator?

I have edited the values of that line to theoretically enable more LTE bands, but if the beginning number from the phone does not match what your calculator number says, then what exactly have I enabled?
[Android Apps and Games] vndnguyen:
Thank you for your patience for a such long post :)

But the problem was too simple.

If supporting LTE Bands are [COLOR="Blue"]2, 4, 5, 7, 17[/COLOR]:
NV 6828 = [COLOR="Red"]65,626[/COLOR]

If supporting LTE Bands are [COLOR="Blue"]2, 3, 4, 7, 17[/COLOR]:
NV 6828 = [COLOR="Red"]65,614[/COLOR]

If supporting LTE Bands are [COLOR="Blue"]2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17[/COLOR]:
NV 6828 = [COLOR="Red"]65,630[/COLOR]

I don't how how many bands does your phone support. But if the value of NV 6828 in the QXDM NV browser is 65,630, that phone should support the following bands: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17.

There is NO discrepancy here.
[Android Apps and Games] ChazzMatt:
So, you are saying the phone supports LTE band 5 out of the box, even though Moto only lists 2,3,4,7,17 on the retail specs?

That after FCC testing they only enabled additional LTE Band 3, but did not disable LTE band 5?

If so, that's interesting.
[Android Apps and Games] Portgas D. Ace:
Only to get you correct: this mod is only to extend the range of usable LTE/GSM bands for roaming, not to extend your connectivity while using your default provider in your home country (e.g. to get better coverage in areas where your default provider has a low signal strenght), right?
[Android Apps and Games] ChazzMatt:
Or when changing from one carrier to another in the same country. Many carriers lock down bands the phone could receive, because they want the phone to only be used on their network.
[Android Apps and Games] sweetandsoursauce:
Okay so I'm not really understanding the whole idea behind this. I have a Sony Xperia Z(C6603) and my phone already supports the LTE bands(LTE_BC1, LTE_BC3, LTE_BC5, LTE_BC7, LTE_BC8, LTE_BC20). My problem is that by default my phone and service provider should be able to have LTE working since my service provider also supports LTE band 4 and 7 on their network but upon choosing LTE network modes it has no reception at all, only 3G and HSPA. So I'm assuming I need to do additional unlocking here on my end for my phone but am not really sure why.

I'm able to access through the hidden menu of *#*#4636#*#* and change radio bands and network modes:

But I haven't changed the radio band and tested it yet because I don't know what the outcome will be and if there are any risks or hard bricking of it and don't know how to revert back to default. My service provider's network supports LTE band 4(2100MHz) and band 7(2600MHz). Would I need to go through QXDM to have these 2 frequencies enabled on my phone? Because I noticed how from the radio band list of my phone shows Euro Band which ends up to be 2600MHz but I'm not sure if that's how to enable LTE because it's Euro radio band. Am I okay as it is with my phone's default radio band and just unlock band 4 and 7 somehow through QXDM? Sorry I'm just really clueless and don't want to risk hard bricking my one and only phone.
[Android Apps and Games] ChazzMatt:
Your provider supports LTE bands 4 and 7. Of those two, your phone can receive LTE band 7, but you don't see it. Are you sure LTE band 7 is in your area?

My carrier supports five different LTE bands (and my phone can receive them all), but in my area I only see two of those LTE bands. The others are not used in this area by my carrier (AT&T).
[Android Apps and Games] sweetandsoursauce:
Yeah my carrier supports band 4 and 7 in my area, the towers are everywhere.

I checked it using this website: http://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/cancellsites.html

both 2100/2600 are within all the cellular towers in my area.

edit: so if I'm able to choose LTE network mode on my phone, does that mean the LTE network mode consists of all these frequencies of LTE_BC1, LTE_BC3, LTE_BC5, LTE_BC7, LTE_BC8, LTE_BC20? So everytime I change to LTE only or LTE/GSM etc etc, automatically my phone has 2100MHz and 2600MHz included? Which means I don't need QXDM to unlock anything further? It might just be a sim card defect or something maybe. Sorry I'm just trying to understand more
[Android Apps and Games] kolpa06:
Hi

I am trying to use a US note 3 (n900a) on Europe, but I frequently lose connectivity (although bars are full). The only solution I found is to fix wcdma to 2100 freq, however this also means that I lose reception when there is only GSM coverage.

This app seems to be the ultimate solution for me to calculate a custom NV for GSM+wcdma2100. Am I right?

If so, may I use a NV writer without a box, by just using my usb cable?

Thanks a lot
[Android Apps and Games] vndnguyen:
Update v1.0.6:

- Fix UI issue on some devices.

- Remove the word 'Qualcomm' in the app's title to avoid violation of the Content Policy.
[Android Apps and Games] vndnguyen:
[MENTION=6516067]tatozan[/MENTION]

Hi, in this app you can also find frequency bands

Regards.
[Android Apps and Games] thereassaad:
[MENTION=2018502]vndnguyen[/MENTION] my friend this app not showing on my country please fixed

Don't Pray For An Easy Life, Pray For The Strength To Endure A Difficult One.
[Android Apps and Games] vndnguyen:
Hi, I have check and all of my apps are distributed in all countries, including your country (Lebanon).

Please check it again.

If you still cannot see it, you can request the apk here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2392504

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] thereassaad:
Thanks my friend but see ss

Don't Pray For An Easy Life, Pray For The Strength To Endure A Difficult One.
[Android Apps and Games] vndnguyen:
Sorry I don't know why, but I have selected all countries.

Here is the screenshot:
[Android Apps and Games] thereassaad:
Hmmmm maybe bug from Google Play

Don't Pray For An Easy Life, Pray For The Strength To Endure A Difficult One.
[Android Apps and Games] vndnguyen:
Could you check to see if my other apps are available in your country or not?

E.g. this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.advcallsettings

Or this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.shortcutmaster.lite

Tks.
[Android Apps and Games] thereassaad:
Both working my friend ss::

Don't Pray For An Easy Life, Pray For The Strength To Endure A Difficult One.
[Android Apps and Games] tatozan:
Thanks mate, i was using your app but i was confused with who was the creator....now i know XD. A short question maybe you know. I have ZTE Grand S2 s291 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AB (RF360), i'm using your app to open LTE bands 4 and 28. I saw the NV item values have changed correctly, but i can't connect to these network....any idea? I'm using CM11 ROM. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] vndnguyen:
Sorry, I only know the calculation of these values.

The procedure for adding bands is different from device to device, you should consult in the specific topics.

Regards.
[Android Apps and Games] jkjambo:
Hello

can you tell me , how are LTE values connected with 3G values?

what i want to say , we're getting 4 values when we choose 2g/3g bands , right? and i think somehow lte values should also added with them, i just don't know how

What i mean is that, when i unlocked lte bands on sony device with only changing LTE bands nv value (6XXX) , i've lost 3G (h/h+,ect) ... so that's why i think that it's also is connected somehow to at least 1877 value
[Android Apps and Games] esternin:
I have to agree with the assessment in http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/general/how-to-add-rf-lte-frequency-bands-to-t2886059, that is I think you have a minor problem with the calculator. It's not so much an error, as it is kind of making it confusing to the user.

Here's an example: to enable LTE channels 1,2,4,7,12,13,17 we need to turn on the following bits: 0000 0001 0001 1000 0100 1011 or 0x01184B which is decimal 71755

Byte-reversed it is 0x4b1801 which is decimal 4 921 345. Your drop-down menu offers Decimal /Hexadecimal / Byte-swapped. But what one really needs is the number to be entered into the QXDM fields 06828 and 06829, which is Byte-swapped, decimal equivalent, in this case 4 921 345, which of course your calculator does not offer. This is an unfortunate mis-feature.

I suggest you modify the interface to include this option, or simply show both numbers (decimal and hex), side-by-side, and have a radio button to select byte-swapped as an option.

Otherwise, quite handy, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] vndnguyen:
Thank you for the suggestion.

But at the time I written the app, I don't know that option as you have said (Byte-swapped, decimal equivalent). I only see 3 possible options: Decimal /Hexadecimal / Byte-swapped.

For now you can overcome this problem by using calculator (on Windows/Mac) to convert Byte-swapped value to the Decimal value.

I will add that option in the next update.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] Fstop:
Are there QPST & QXDM comparable tools for linux powered PCs searched this question without any success? Waiting on 1+X to arrive in USA believe band limitations are software related? Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] esternin:
I looked long and hard, and in the end it was easier to find a Windo$e box to run this on.

However, a word of warning: I was not able to make a Verizon-brand HTC One M7 work on Bell Canada (WCDMA) network, even though I successfully, according to the tools, enabled all bands (the phone was, as expected, locked down to Verizon's band 17). It is entirely possible, there is additional filter hardware installed on this phone, at least, and possibly, others. There appears to be no definitive information on what Verizon does with their branded phones.
[Android Apps and Games] nxb:
look in your qualcomm logs... my R530 says invalid NV configuration and refuses to scan when some extra LTE bands were edited. mess with 3g bands and it keeps resetting diag port... the problem is the modem FW which you can't alter on security enabled phones. if s-off allows you to flash other radios please try them. there is no HW filter, just more evil software.