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[Android Apps and Games] xdagee:
Google’s New Messenger App Lands on Google Play Store

Y'ello Everyone :)

Google's New Messenger app is now available on the Google Play Store from today.

Here is the full feature list.

Faster sharing:

Select or take pictures and videos directly from the app and share easily. You can even send audio messages to your contacts.

Easy search:

Search through contacts and conversation threads to find exactly what you are looking for.

Purposeful design:

New, fluid, material design that is intuitive and delightful.

More control:

Ability to block SMS senders. No interruptions when you don’t want them!

More features:

audio messages, emoji support.
[Android Apps and Games] navinshark:
Force Close

Downloaded from google play store, tried in Defy (CM 11) and Mi3 (MIUI 6). While creating new message Force close issue.
[Android Apps and Games] xdagee:
Maybe :silly: Unfortunately for you
[Android Apps and Games] navinshark:
No heard same issue from many users.
[Android Apps and Games] xdagee:
even after they have updated on Playstore.
[Android Apps and Games] navinshark:
Yep, its happening in custom roms.
[Android Apps and Games] xdagee:
Worked for me on CyanogenMod 11 M11 on my Desire HD
[Android Apps and Games] navinshark:
Trying in Defy Plus CM 11, and Mi3 with miui 6. In both device same error.
[Android Apps and Games] xdagee:
If any of you could try and take a logcat so we can see whats actually causing the fc. myabe a lib is missing or not; or whether it requires one?
[Android Apps and Games] -CALIBAN666-:
Worx perfect on my LG L5 with LiquidSmooth 3.2 (4.4.4).

TEAM-OPTIMA-XDA!!!
[Android Apps and Games] xdagee:
Are you referring to the version from the playstore?
[Android Apps and Games] navinshark:
catlog

Please find attached catlog.
[Android Apps and Games] Rarscaryfrosty:
On my Nexus 5 when I go to take a photo within Messenger, the photo is extremely low res and very pixelated. On my other devices, it seems totally fine. Has anyone else had this issue with the new Messenger app?

Here's a photo for reference. Even if I take the photo, it looks just as bad.

http://i.imgur.com/B7DO1mU.png

EDIT: I tried rebooting, force stopping, clearing cache, all with no avail.
[Android Apps and Games] monacoo:
Has anyone any idea how to fix unicode characters?
[Android Apps and Games] xdagee:
Which ROMs are you guys on?
[Android Apps and Games] .romdroid.:
Is there any way to remove the hideous alphabets next to name of the recipient?
[Android Apps and Games] josephpatrick:
does this have option to save sms to sim? does it work?
[Android Apps and Games] diablos222:
I would love to have chat heads in this app.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Serinety:
Now that we are starting to see a bunch of folks get their phones, I'm creating a thread for those of us with unlimited data to discuss if we lost our plan or not and if the extra data plan on the dummy line was able to be removed.

my dumb line had an available upgrade that I used to get the note 4. I did get a notice saying I would have to keep the data plan for the duration of the contract.

However, I did the upgrade online with an online customer service rep who assured me multiple times that I could move the note 4 to my unlimited data line, put the dumb phone back on the dummy line, and drop the data. I was very specific with what I wanted to do, and she was sure I could do it. I kept the transcript of the chat and she also told me if I had any problem that I could reference the chat and she would also put notes in my account about it.

Of course she could be full of crap, but I'll find out on thursday.

Here is the transcript
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mngdew:
That loop hole got sealed off on Aug 24.

http://www.droid-life.com/2014/08/10/unlimited-data-users-losing-another-upgrade-workaround-at-verizon-come-august-24/comment-page-3/
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oneandroidnut:
doesn't matter Verizon will say the rep wasn't familiar with that and they will screw you.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Serinety:
I'm familiar with the documentation stating the loophole was closed. And I still have 15 days to return the device should they not honor what the rep said. I have been a customer for 12 years, hopefully I have a little influence when making my argument
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mchief298:
Unfortunately no.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mngdew:
Don't bet on it. When it comes to VZW, they don't honor customer loyalty.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] theoretically:
To the OP, this SAME exact thing happened to me. I was told by vzw chat I could remove the data plan and even upgraded at a local corporate store and the manager removed the data plan from the dumbphone line. Next month the data plan was back on the dumbphone line and the dispute started. It took over a month for them to finally agree to remove the data but as others have referenced it definitely was implemented on August 24th... Good luck but I would honestly just cancel the order now
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] deathshead:
I have been a customer for 12 years, hopefully I have a little influence when making my argument...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!

I RECORDED VZW reps blatantly lying and even posted clips.

Never ever believe anything a vzw rep tells you.

Verizon is the Honeybadger of Wireless carriers
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Serinety:
ive generally had good experiences with customer service with reguard to getting things done outside the "normal" scope. I am certainly not claiming that becuase of this chat record im going to instantly get it removed. The point of this thread is to give people a place to discuss their situation, what worked or didnt work for them, and a general status on how keeping unimited data, and/or removing the data from a dummy line works out. I would like to get more reponses from people who are actually trying to keep their unlimited plan while using a subsidy upgrade. There are legitimate reasons a customer may choose to remove a smartphone from a line and replace it with a non-smartphone. In these cases I cannot see the carrier enforcing the customer to keep a data plan they cannot use. Im not saying they won't, but from a purley buisness standpoint, it wouldnt make much sense to do so.

in either case, over the next few days, I hope more people chime in once they get their phone on their success or failure of accomplishing this. If it comes down to it, I will just return/repurchase the phone at retail but hopefully it wont come to that. I plan on giving them a call later today just to discuss the matter and get a better idea on what to expect. If anything, it gives me more tools in my toolbox when it comes time to make my case.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mugenfa5:
wow thanks for the heads up about the situation. I can confirmed that is the case now if upgrading a basic "dumb" phone, you are forced to keep the 2GB data plan. FYI, I had to go through two reps till someone knew about it. Most of them don't know about forcing us to keep the 2GB data plan and I asked them to double check before I proceed upgrading my basic phone.

Thank you Verizon for screwing over your customers once again and I can finally leave. In my area Tmobile and Verizon coverage are almost the same but Verizon just has a slight edge in mountain areas. No way I'm gonna pay full price on a phone on a subsidized plan.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Serinety:
So I just called and asked some clarifying questions. I informed the rep what what my intention was, specifically. I said I want to put the Sim card I have now into the note 4, and then re-activate the older, dumbphone, on the line the note 4 was orderd on. I told her my concern was that I would either lose unlimited data, or, I would be stuck with a $30 a month data plan I wont be using.

I told her about the article stating that customers would be required to keep a data plan on a line that was used for a subsidy upgrade. She was not aware of this at all, and said "if thats true then Im gonna need retraining!" She put me on hold and consulted a supervisor.

She came back and informed me that the requirement is , if you are going to keep a smartphone on a line, it must have a data plan. If you do not have a smartphone, or, you add a non-smartphone to the line, then of course the plan can be changed. In fact, she said that a data plan CANNOT be attatched to a line that does not have a compatible phone (read: smartphone).

Just to make myself feel better, I asked to speak to the supervisor. he got on the line and confirmed what the rep had told me. I asked him "So I will be able to keep my unlimited data plan if I swap sims?" - yes , "and I will be able to remove the data from the dumy line?" - yes

Just to cover my bases, I called back and got another call center, I asked the same series of questions and presented the same data. The rep again said he had no heard of making customers keep data on lines that were used to upgrade to a smartphone, and then removed. Again he spoke to a supervisor, confirmed that I would be able to do what I am looking to do without a problem. I again asked to speak to said supervisor, who again confirmed what the rep had told me.

Though this may not work out in the end, at this point, Im not seeing how placing the note 4 on my main unlimited line, and returning the dumb phone to the dummy line, and remvoving data is not going to pan out as expected. Unless when they go to actually make the changes, their system prevents it, leaving me to make a case with the supervisor if needed.

Has anyone else lost their unlimited data, or been forced to keep the data plan AFTER moving a dumb phone back to dummy line?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mugenfa5:
That's the thing, either there is some inadequate training or it's possible to remove the $30 data plan. You can check this article and see a screenshot about Mandatory Disclosure.

http://www.phonedog.com/2014/08/25/...t-allowed-cheap-upgrades-with-unlimited-data/

At this point I'm fed up with Verizon with loop holes trying to keep unlimited data, late firmware updates, and locking/crippling the phones.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] sandman1987:
I don't know about the whole dumb phone loop hole, but I am going to try a similar tactic to keep my unlimited. I have two smartphones on my plan. Mine has unlimited data and my wife's has the 2gb plan. My phone is eligible for an upgrade, but her's isn't until Jan. '15. I transferred my upgrade to her line and pre-ordered the Note 4. My plan is to activate it on her line and then switch it over to my line (putting her phone back on her line afterward). Then in Jan she can upgrade normally. I'm hoping this will work and I keep my Unlimited.

So now I have a question because I have never switched smartphones on my account. When I activate the new Note 4 which SIM card should be in the phone when I do it? Should the new card that comes with the phone be in it? Or should I put her's or mine in it? Then when I switch the Note to my line, do I put my SIM card from my current phone in it?

My thought is that I activate with the new SIM in the Note 4 leaving her SIM in her current phone. When I switch the Note to my line I put my SIM in it. Then re-activate her phone with her original SIM back on her line. Does this sound right?

Any help would be appreciated.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] theoretically:
I plan on doing the EXACT same thing. I'm going to go ahead and activate the note 4 with the new sim on the 2gb line. Then after its activated I'll swap my sim from the unlimited line into the note 4. I'm doing it this way just so Verizon can see the note was originally activated on the 2gb line (line that used the upgrade)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] sandman1987:
Well it's good to know someone else thinks this will work. Let's hope so! :fingers-crossed:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] theoretically:
I've spoken to Verizon and they've confirmed this will work. I was tempted to just order thru Verizon so it would go smoothly but I couldn't pass up the $200 offer at best buy. Hopefully bestbuy doesn't give me a hard time. Worst case scenario I'll have them activate and leave the note 4 on the 2gb line and I'll swap it myself when I get home. Hopefully my note will be available this week, I'll let you know how it goes.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] sandman1987:
I ordered mine through Verizon. I traded in my old Samsung Nexus that has been sitting in a drawer every since I got the S3. I got $12 for that so I will get $188 back through the Samsung rebate. The plus side of going through Best Buy is you get it right then as opposed to having to wait. But since Best Buy is 30 miles away from me I figure I make out by not spending gas money :D

I'm glad to hear VZW told you this would work though. Hopefully if I run into problems doing it myself online I'll be able to call and have them do it without any run-around.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gerg004:
You can do this no problem. You're able to swap devices at any time.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] johnchad14:
Agreed, the Sandman method will work fine. I move devices around between lines all the time. The new bit that is the problem is just to make sure you are paying data on the lines upgrades happen on, and you are, so all good...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] theoretically:
Awesome
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Jacob2kD:
thats what i did used another line on account that has the 2gig plan and was able to upgrade, i just put my sim in the note 4 :good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Serinety:
Update.

I got the note on the 23rd like most of you. I put the Sim from my current phone into this phone. Worked like expected.

I noticed some of the apps like wallet, etc, need and an NFC enabled Sim (like the one the note comes with) so I called vzw, told the lady I had am NFC Sim and I wanted to replace my current Sim card.

She notices that the note 4 on my line was ordered on my "dummy" line, and she asked me "do you want to remove that data plan on the other line? There is no reason to have it since that line doesn't have a smart phone." Of course I agreed. She joked "you guys with unlimited data know all the tricks don't you?" We talked a bit about unlimited data and if it might ever come back (she said no).

Then she changed the Sim over to the NFC sim. All in all, the call took less than 10 min.

Hope this helps my fellow unlimited data folks out there!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gcforreal:
I guess it just depends on who you talk to because i tried two different Verizon stores and both said I'd have to keep the data man you're lucky lol.the way I had to upgrade was I got the note 4 on contract but I had to start a landline with Verizon which adds 15 to my bill but I got the note 4 for 100 (samsung 200 credit) and I'll use the Verizon landline for business purposes. I still have unlimited and my bill only jumped 15 bucks considered I was only paying 65 anyway I can't complain.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] buhohitr:
You don't have to go through all the hassle, just transfer the upgrade from your unlimited data line to your wife phone, when you received your note 4, just call VZ and activate the new phone with your number (unlimited line). You don't have to activate with your wife phone then later switch to yours.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Serinety:
Oh I just used the upgrade from my 3rd line. With the 3 lines the upgrades pop up often enough to keep it rolllin. Wife has a note 3, i can't convince her to switch yet.. she's not a "techie" lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] busta6975:
I did early edge on my dummy line to get the note 4. Then got home and put my line with the unlimited data. I then put the dummy phone back on the dummy line and asked did I have a data plan on that line and she told me no. So I checked online to make sure and there wasn't never none even when they activated the note 4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Serinety:
Did you activate with the Sim that was in the phone? I wasn't sure if that would cause me problems so I used my old sim and then called to switch it to the NFC one. Good to know that that step wasn't needed.

So I wonder what loophole was supposedly closed since it seems that there is no problem using the "upgrade and switch" method. I mean, I read the article that talks about closing the upgrade loophole but apparently it's not being enforced or the details what what the loophole is was mis-stated
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Blackiisky:
I just want to add in my experience in this matter. I also sent an upgrade to a dumbphone line and used it to purchase the note 4 at the upgrade price. I received my note 4 on Thursday, like many others did, and activated the phone on the dumb line because there was a "Pending Order" on that line so I couldn't make changes to the line until i activated the phone.

Even after activating the phone the pending order status stayed so i wasn't able to put the dumbphone back on the line to take off the 30$ data package needed to order the note 4 on that line. I talked to live chat about it and was told usually the pending order block goes off right away but in some cases it does not so she would send the information to her supervisor to remove the block and it would take 48-72 hours to be removed.

I waited until Sunday and saw it was still not removed and that my bill was going to be higher because of the data package. i then talked to live chat to have them put my oldphone back on the dumbline themselves since i was unable to myself.

*irrelevant detail, she accidentally activated the phone on the wrong line at first* After she successfully put the phone back on i saw a red mark on that phone lines data "This is your data usage since your recent plan change. Your new plan allowance is prorated for this bill cycle 0.00 of 67.742 MB Used"

I believe this indicates the 2GB data plan is no longer on that line. I am now freely to use the note 4. I don't know if this was an exception or is to show there was no loophole closure in this case. Just posting here because i was one of the ones that feared i made a grave mistake by continuing to use this loophole after hearing reports it may have been closed.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xdadevnube:
A rep at a local seller told me I couldn't drop the 2GB plan from the the dumbphone line which is the line with the upgrade.

Is it possible to keep unlimited by using the alternate upgrade and still be able to drop the 2GB feature?

It seems like some people are saying yes and others are saying no.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] V-Ty:
I don't have a set in stone answer but verizon has blocked all loop holes for updating and keeping unlimited data. Only way to keep it is pay full retail from now on:mad:

Sent from my SM-N910V using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xdadevnube:
Nah. I can upgrade an unlimited line and keep it. I just want to confirm a way to drop the 2GB when using a dumbphone line upgrade in the unlimited line.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Mr. Toad:
From what I understand if a line is directly upgraded you can't stop the data. If the upgrade is transferred it does not require the data.

I purchased an iPhone 6 for my wife directly from Apple. I directly upgraded the line. When the phone arrived I immediately removed the sim card and activated it on her line. This bypassed the data required on the dumb-phone line. This is like Best Buy method to keep unlimited data.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jidcman:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ve...p-unlimited-data-verizon-335.html#post4278685

See posts 8355 & 8357
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Rootuser3.0:
Verizon hates me right now
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mjlewis0102:
I remember those days...lol I went over 300Gb in a month, 2 years ago. Took a screenshot and posted it on one of these sites. I calmed down since then. I don't go over 100 and rarely go over 50. Depends what I download.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Rootuser3.0:
A lot of damage with an unlimited data sim card in a Verizon 4G Lte Router. I usually go over 300gb every month. Most of it is from gaming and streaming. I rarely download anything, my torrent days are gone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Jacob2kD:
hmm so if i bought a Verizon 4G Lte Router off ebay, i could just pop my phones sim that have unlimited data it will work on the router?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Rootuser3.0:
Absolutely, that's what I did.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] eighty1:
Would it work just like my home comcast router? Basically, does it put out the same reach and signal strength throughout home or would I need to be close by it since a cell signal and sim card?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Rootuser3.0:
I had Comcast before and I see no difference in strength. I have a 3 story home and get signal throughout the house with no problem. I get about 40mbps down speed but varies on your location. If you have good 4G coverage in your area then you shall see good speeds with the router as well.

---------- Post added at 09:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:46 PM ----------

You can also put a Sim card in a 4G modem stick and throw that in a cradle point modem and that works as well.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] sbrownla:
You are on another level, entirely.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] disoriented:
All of that will work, sure. But just download Foxfi and use it as your wireless hotspot. I do a few hundred gigs a month from my unlimited verizon plan instead of paying for cable Internet too. I'm able to stream Hd and game.
[Verizon LG G2] saintsantos:
Hi guys, just a quick question. There's a lot of junk on my phone from old app installs and I want to clean them up. I was thinking of simply formatting /data/media or using the factory reset on Philz recovery(not clean to install a new ROM) but I saw my modemst1.img and miodemst2.img files in that directory. So I was wondering if anyone could explain why they are there and would it be safe to format my /data/media partition? I've tried searching around and haven't seen any info I've considered reliable enough to just five in and risk screwing things up. So if anyone could possibly she'd some light on this that would be appreciated.
[Verizon LG G2] bouchigo:
They are backups of your efs partition, most likely made when you rooted your phone with ioroot. Just back them up, and then format your phone.
[Verizon LG G2] saintsantos:
Ah, thanks.
[Verizon LG G2] mjones73:
Nevermind, it's your signature

*shakes tiny angry first* :)
[Verizon LG G2] saintsantos:
No nightly. I'm running Mahdi 9-20 release. Old as hell and still working great.
[Xiaomi Redmi 1S] KopiJahe:
This is the default ROM for 1s in Indonesia, sold by lazada. It includes Gapps and English-Chinese-Indonesian language.

The backup taken from Redmi 1s before even booting to android. Then I immediately flash CM11 :D

I backed-up all partition, because there's some sort of customization data in /data partition too.

How to use:

1. Download from here or here.

2. Extract to your /TWRP/BACKUPS/<phone id>/ folder (can be internal or external memory).

3. Restore, and you're done.

ROM description taken from build.prop:

ro.build.id=JLS36C

ro.build.version.incremental=JHCMIBF32.0
[Xiaomi Redmi 1S] jatthedarxda:
hi i want to backup my current(default) rom with everything installed on my phone including my msgs n contacts

and i only have 1 gb sd card but 16 gb OTG usb

i tried to search for the tools to backup my rom on OTG or PC but was unable to find.

hope you can help me (or anyone one else)

thx in adv:)
[Xiaomi Redmi 1S] as9333:
Move all ur files to 16 GB USB from internal memory

Take backup to internal sd
[Xiaomi Redmi 1S] KopiJahe:
Hi, even if this out of my topic:

1. For backing up sms/call log/contacts, I use Super Backup, it doesn't even need root, for backing up app it need root (only if you want to backup app+data)

2. For app backup, I use Titanium Backup, it does need root though.

Both app is free, and at least in Super Backup you can specify where you want to place the backup.
[Xiaomi Redmi 1S] KopiJahe:
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some how it double-posted