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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
If only I had a stock answer saved in my ever notes, that I could just paste in every time.

Oh.... Wait....

"Best" ROM.

There is no such thing as a best ROM.* The question itself is*ambiguous.* "Best" is obviously a subjective term.

What I want from a ROM may well differ from what you want from a ROM,*ergo - what is best for me could be worst for you.

If you are asking what the most popular ROMs are, or which ROMs people*are using, you can see which threads stay around on the first few*pages (and have the most posts) in the*Android*Development or*Original*Android Development forums. You can also see what other people*are running by reading the*What*are you running on your Nexus 5 thread.

If you are asking which is the most stable, being a Nexus device -*they're all pretty stable.

If you are asking which is best on Battery, ROMs only affect battery*if they have a feature that is badly coded.* You will likely be able*to read about this in the ROM threads.* ROMs do not impact battery*life.* The only impact to battery life are your apps, your settings,*how you use the phone and mostly, environmental issues such as Phone*Signal.

For tips about improving battery life, please read*[Battery*Life Help] Troubleshoot battery issues here!

"Best" Kernel

Also, please note that as above, "best" is still subjective.* What we*all want from a kernel is different. Again, many people have the*misconception that Kernels affect battery life.* Let's get this*cleared up.* Although Kernel devs will build in optimisations and*efficiencies that will improve battery life, these are very, VERY*tiny...and if 1 kernel has these optimisations, they likely all have.

People will often say "Kernel x is better than kernel y for battery*life".* This is actually wrong. *Kernels respond to user settings.*Setting up the governor to favour either battery life or performance*is simple enough to do, you just have to do some learning.* The reason*people think Kernel x is better than y is because developers set their*kernels up with their preferred governor settings.* This is what we*refer to as out-of-the-box settings.* The out-of-the-box settings for*kernel x may well produce better battery results than the*out-of-the-box settings for kernel y, which favour performance.* The*fact is, you as the user have the ability to tune kernel x or y to*perform the same, be that battery or performance - so start learning*how to do this yourselves - that way, you can choose the kernel based*on the FEATURES you want, and not the fictional performance benefits*of one kernel over another.

Hope this helps
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bblzd:
As for sound, check out Viper4Android.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.joshuanice:
Thanks all for opinions rooted and flashed elementalx kernel so far happy with sound
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Primokorn:
Try ViPER4Android as suggested. You will notice a damned difference!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.joshuanice:
I have installed fauxsound app and viper4android
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Use one or the other. You will cause conflicts otherwise. My bet is on Viper.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.joshuanice:
No conflicts I use fauxsound with quality and viper4android for the rest of the settings the only thing is that I'm using the driver from viper but no problem sound is great I feel that soundstage is better than what I had with note 3

PS : any opinions on sound on lollipop I know that on l we have support for 24bit 192 kHz
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
You can't possibly know if you're getting conflicts or not. ...but you will be. Use one or the other, or you may find excessive battery drain. good luck!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.joshuanice:
Thanks I will remove faux app
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxKINGxX2580:
How can I change to the N6? I'm on T-Mobile and just bought the Note 4 1 week ago. I still have 1 more week to return it. And after that 1 week, there's still 10 more days until the Nexus 6 comes out on T-Mobile.

I could just return the Note 4 next Friday, get another phone, and return it the day the Nexus 6 comes out, but there's a $50 restock fee. So, what ideas do you guys have?

I already sold the phone I had before the Note 4.

I really like it, but TouchWiz ruins the phone for me. It slows the phone down so much it doesn't feel like a Snapdragon 805 and 3GB of RAM. With TouchWiz, less than 1GB of RAM is available WITHOUT any apps open. And I really don't want to trip Knox for when I return the phone.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxys:
Ask your store if you can have another few weeks with Note4 until you can order the Nexus6....
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skripka:
Pay the damn restock fee, like a man.

You knew what you were doing buying a Note4 before the N6 announcement, accept the consequences of your choices.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nexus6R3plicant:
Or go to Craigslist and buy cheap t mobile phone and turn in note 4 and wait for nexus
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charesa39:
This is probably what I would do. It's always good to have a backup phone anyways. At least IMO.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XxKINGxX2580:
I got the answer. I'll return the phone on Friday and get the iPhone 5s test drive for a week until the N6 comes out.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raazman:
http://swappa.com/listing/BDA299/view
[Moto 360] qualitymove13:
Just downloaded it but changelog is vague per usual Google.
[Moto 360] Sfkn2:
No update on my end yet. Are you able to post an APK?
[Moto 360] neilrl79:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/android-wear/android-wear-1-0-2-1534065-apk/
[Moto 360] Sfkn2:
Thanks!
[Moto 360] TurboD:
I keep checking Android Police and Droid Life for info, but nothing yet. I see the card description in the settings menu has changed from show/hide, to watch face dependent.
[Moto 360] robber:
Just got it and the watch is forced to reboot, kind of interesting.
[Moto 360] Crsdr37:
Didn't force reboot mine did you update your watch yet though. I am wondering if it just forces peoples watches to update.
[Moto 360] robber:
I updated to the newest firmware on the watch yesterday. When I downloaded the Wear update today I noticed the watch reboot and figured it had crashed. Then I saw the note in the Wear app.
[Moto 360] mmx6688:
Installed it thanks for link.

But anyone can tell me what is the new change is " This update adds a 'Card preview' setting which can be set to "None" or "Watch face sets card preview."

I test it but do not see difference.
[Moto 360] mmx6688:
ok I figure what it is. And it is the setting I really need after recent OTA. After OTA on change is you can keep the notice card by swap down. It is nice but the problem is if you not aware income notice at first place after screen off the notice will automatically hide. Next time when you turn on screen you will not find any new notice unless you swap up. Or you will get old notice when new is coming.

It make me missing lot of notice. So if you setting as NONE, it will behavior like this, but setting another item, you get old way how notice show.

It is perfect now we can have choice for what we like.
[Moto 360] madpete:
Yep it rebooted mine too, and I was on the newest firmware. Wonder what its upto?
[Moto 360] Diamondback:
The watchface dependant preview is in preparation for the 2.0 update. The watchface API will allow developers to make a few settings, including how to display the preview cards (size, opacitiy, whether or not at all, etc)
[Moto 360] thesparky007:
Are we gonna see a special tool from you for that once official api comes in?
[Moto 360] Diamondback:
There's no need for a tool, the watch face developers can set these in their watch faces. So Facer for example will either have a global setting or a per-face setting for these things.

Dedicated watch face apks will just set these based on what they want or also allow customization via some sort of interface I guess.
[Moto 360] dolebomo:
What is the new wear card that looks like a green wifi symbol? There is no text. The only option is open on phone, but does nothing. My phone wifi is turned off. Thanks!
[Moto 360] 640k:
this. i completely agree. new change is a nice addition.
[Moto 360] cigar3tte:
I believe it indicates whether your watch and your phone are linked or not.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stagester:
Is there any wayof putting 4.3 on a new z2 tablet (17.1.2.A.0.314) that came with factory 4.4 as its more compatable with software that I am using

Many thanks for your help in advance :)
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hasenbein1966:
No.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BabelHuber:
The tablet was released with Android 4.4, so you won't find Sony-ROMs with 4.3.

CM11 is also Kitkat-based. If you want to use 4.3, you have to create an own CM 10.1-version for this device :D

But seriously, which software are you using? I have never heard about such problems...
[Nexus 9 Themes and Apps] borchgrevink:
What do you guys prefer having on your home screens when it comes to widgets and apps?

Do you go for usability, productivity or design?
[Nexus 9 Themes and Apps] Sweerts:
I don't like text underneath the icons on my homescreen and I shrink the icons in the app drawer. In all those years I regret that Google doesn't offer those options. So that leads me to ADW EX launcher, which I use on all my devices.
[Nexus 9 Themes and Apps] joshndroid:
use nova launcher, have done since its initial beta release. i got for a default home screen which is minimal then a second right screen with a few more frequent apps. I always have a dock at the bottom for most frequent apps and try and increase the dock from the standard size with smaller space between icons. I dont like text underneath any icon
[Nexus 9 Themes and Apps] borchgrevink:
I've used Nove for some time. Great launcher. Love swipe gestures. But I like functionality on my N5. Wondering if there are any useful widgets worth considering on an Android tablet.
[Nexus 9 Themes and Apps] crazyandroid:
xposed

I like xposed framework because of the neat different transparencies and other features that it brings to the overall setup. it's going to be interesting to see how framework helps Android lollipop 5.0 customizations.
[Nexus 9 Themes and Apps] wifesabitch:
I use Nova as my launcher and use of the gestures.

Only one homescreen, no icons, only Dashclock widget. Keep it nice and clean. Swipe up to get the app drawer and that's only one page. Swipe down for Firefox. That's all I need, clean and simple.

I disable the lock screen too, waste of time.
[Nexus 9 Themes and Apps] jestermark818:
no lockscreen

nova gestures 1fingerup drawer/ 1fd notificarions/ 2up settings/ 2dn novaset/clockw playstore/ccw chromebeta

1 blank homescreen

random cycling wallpaper doubletap to switchnow

slimrom

notification drawer shortcuts to titanium es-explorer chromecast

swipe-up to top-middle circle for screenoff/longpress for boot menu

softnav keys back/ home/ recent

longpress killapp/ home /fullscreen

drawer is set up in 6 folders 3x3

some folders have subfolders
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] the_ziom:
Hello I have recently boughed a n5110 vesion of the samsung galaxy note 8.0 but the amount of roms for it is really low so my question is Is there a rom ported from the note3 or at least with its features or is any dev planing to port one(the rom)?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mmachenry:
Hello,

I've had a long saga of failures trying to unlock my T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S III (aka sgh-t999). Firstly I started by trying to convince T-Mobile to give me the code but they gave be the bureaucratic cold shoulder for a year. After threatening to cancel they finally produced an incorrect SIM unlock code for me from Samsung. I tried it and it failed.

I then took my phone to one of those shady SIM unlock places in London and paid them to do it. After a day of waiting they sent me an email of the same, incorrect SIM unlock code which again failed to work.

I decided to try a common method I found all over tutorials that works as follows.

Go to the dialer

*#197328640#

[1] UMTS

[1] DEBUG SCREEN

[8] PHONE CONTROL

[6] NETWORK LOCK

[3] PERSO SHA256 OFF

Wait 30 seconds then press Menu and back

[4] NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ

Wait 60 seconds then reboot

Sadly no matter what I do that last menu option simply does not exist on my phone.

This fails on Android 4.1.2 which was on my phone when I started so I recently got a stock 4.1.1 ROM which the tutorials said was necessary. So I rooted my phone, installed ClockworkMod recovery so now when I go into recovery mode I get that CWM. I then used that to install a pre-rooted 4.1.1 build and tried to do the above SIM unlock method and it sadly it failed again in the exact same way. Option 4, NW Lock NV Data INITIALLIZ does not exist.

Does anyone know of anything I can do to SIM unlock my phone? Anyone know of any specific links to firmware and or OS ROM images that they know installs an OS that this works on? Are there apps one can run as root that will unlock? Remember I can't use anything that goes through Samsung because it ends up being incorrect. :(

Thanks for the help.

-mike
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
Your rom version has nothing to do with it. Your modem must be 4.1.1, but it wont work if youve ever updated to 4.3.

The code you got is not wrong. Especially if you got the same one from two sources. Its based on your imei so every decice has its own unique unlock code.

There's a thread in AT&T forums where someone posted a way to get it to work if having problems. Its at the end of an unlock thread in the General section I think. See if you can find and try that.

Hope it helps.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] stevet99uk:
Can anyone explain to me what the 4.3 update does that stops this unlock proceeding? Surely the update can be removed.
[General Topics] datasafe:
Hi guys

The T-Mobile MDA Compact III has FM radio.

Does anyone know if the FM radio audio is transmitted by bluetooth? Also the mp3 audio!

If not, I'm looking for a PDA (Windows Mobile) WITH radio that does transmit the radio audio over bluetooth - does such a unit exist?

The reason I want this feature is so I can use my Nolan bluetooth motorbike helmet to listen to the radio!

Cheers

John
[General Topics] 8Ball:
I don't know about the phone itself, but I think the helmet would have to be a2dp compliant? I'm not sure the Nolan bluetooth helmets are. I think they only support the handsfree profile.

Was thinking about getting one of those helmets myself. Are they any good?
[General Topics] mikealder:
You can play mp3 audio over the Bluetooth but the radio refuses to play this way, I have tried many combinations/ settings and never got the audio to output via Bluetooth. That said the mp3 audio over Bluetooth is very good quality if a little low in volume - Mike
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] p4ran0id:
i have made a Flat (Material Style) Note2 IME for Touchwiz KitKat 4.4.2 Roms. its only in "normal view" themed and not finished.

!!!only tested on KitKat 4.4.2 Note2 Port!!!

Download:

https://mega.co.nz/#!R1xSkQQD!r5uTVVGi1AZFmJGkVajTUfdr2HxD4KgsoyZjb7e_R04
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] broken920:
Works fine on Blekota S5 Lite
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] robert2103:
Good ! Flash only?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] p4ran0id:
yes, download and flash in Recovery.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] broken920:
Works great also on S5 Sensation ;)

Inviato dal mio SM-G900F utilizzando Tapatalk
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master Ramy:
So as we all know, Nexus has previously not been a photocentric brand. Nexus phones' cameras have generally been somewhere between acceptable and downright horrendous. (I say this in comparison to other Android flagships, not in comparison to DSLRs.) Now, this Nexus seems like it will have the hardware to produce potentially exceptional photos, on par or better than other flagships, but Google Camera has traditionally been limited, so I expect many of us may end up using third party camera apps. I am personally coming from a Galaxy S5, which ofcourse has a ridiculous amount of camera features in software, which brings me to the point of this thread:

What are your favorite camera apps and why?

Think quality, functionality, the best ways to squeeze top quality from our N6s

Sound off below!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marcellus1:
I like to use A Better Camera sometimes because of all the different shooting modes. Here is a list of what it offers, from the Play store page:

* HDR (photos and video): vivid colors and rich detail, photos looking like taken with a DSLR and processed with Pro software

* Panorama: up to 360 degrees, up to 100 MPix

* Unwanted objects removal: remove objects from the photo with a tap

* Night mode: capture sharp and noise-free photos in any illumination

* Group portrait: make everyone smile, fuse faces from series of photos into one

* Video recording + time lapse

* Pre-shot: capture what happened before you tap the button

* Sequence shot: capture the evolution of the dynamic scene

* Burst and expo-bracketing: Pro functions in your mobile camera
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrashTestDroid:
OnePlus One camera app is the best so far. I found it's a big improvement over the Google camera, stock cam, and a few paid camera apps I've used.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master Ramy:
Sounds promising and covers some of my favorite Samsung features...will definitely play around with that one.

Not familiar with the one plus camera app, is that in the play store or only available as a ported apk?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dafunk2:
You should give a shot to Lenovo Super Camera
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dizbstretch:
I've been using the HTC Sense camera on my M8 so I'll be testing it on the Nexus 6 when I pick it up tokorrow
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fadakar:
You won't be able to because HTC Sense Camera requires HTC Sense.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
Is there any way to get the stock moto x camera app to work on the nexus? I need root to move the files because I can't install it normally on my nexus.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hsj1906:
Any luck now that we have root?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
I got one version of it to work but it was form the Moto G and didn't have an HDR option :( I like the look of the new version that was released yesterday but I can't download it because I don't have a moto x. If someone could post a flashable zip or the apk & odex I'll give it a try. I wish I didn't lose the working version of the camera and gallery that I had before I had to wipe my phone to get rid of encryption.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjohnson4580:
Can someone post the one plus one camera apk?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andre08:
I just use the stock Google app
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mejori:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95747613655042903

source:http://xdaforums.com/oneplus-one/themes-apps/app-cm11s-camera-apk-xnph30o-t2845080;)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeyddr:
anyone know of a good camera app that has a good macro filter
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kashk5:
Same here. I've tried all the other apps and the photos always end up darker than the Google Camera app.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
I like the one plus camera but it FC's on the Nexus both when you manually install and install normally.

Edit:

Also I got the moto camera app and the pictures are noticeably dark. Its so bad that you can't even discern details in my room. I took the same photo with the Google one and it looks fine. I wonder when devs still start to tweak the camera APIs and make it better.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brizey:
I have been using Snap, which I really like, but this sounds freaking bad ass, and I am not really a camera nerd.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] casonswag:
After i install it and open it fc?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] digweed4me:
Camera fv5 is the best one so far for me and I just talked to one of the devs of fv5 on google plus . he said with new lollipop camera api they gonna have raw,4k etc

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flavionet.android.camera.pro
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric Violette:
The day I received my Z3, I went ahead and claimed my free copy of DriveClub (Digital download). It took them less than 24 hours to confirm my eligibility and sent me my code. However, I don't see anything for the 3 free movies we are suppose to get: Ghostbusters, The Amazing Spiderman 2, and Captain Phillips. Supposedly, once you log into the Xperia Lounge (app), the redemption link is supposed to appear. Anyone have any luck in getting their movies? or is it for other carriers and not T-Mobile?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weebnuts:
Let me know if you find out.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glitchhawk:
They have yet to approve my driveclub :( its been like 22 hours xD
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] se1000:
The movie offer will post in the Xperia Lounge app once it's available. If you have a device that qualifies, you just click and get the movies. I got mine for the Z2. I don't think the offer is up yet for the Z3 yet.

http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/apps-services/offers/movies/
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhinav.tella:
I never got a paper bill from TMO what did you use for the reciept? I might have to go and get one printed unless the order confirmation showing the cost of the phone (Its like 2 lines big) is acceptable.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eric Violette:
I just used my t-mobile email receipt.snap the picture and sent it with the imei number
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weebnuts:
Movies are now available to redeem in the Xperia Lounge. Had to wait for the official T-mobile release date, which was today.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abhinav.tella:
I too was worried, got mine after 3 days (today). So don't worry.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HappyGreg:
I redeemed my offer for the 6 free movies on the Xperia lounge app on 10-27-14... this was actually 2 days before the official start date of 10-29-14.... I dont know if its because of this or another issue, but i do not have 22 Jump street. it is not showing up in my video unlimmited list of movies with the other 5. I see that 22 Jump street is available for early streaming purchase, but its not on blu-ray yet, so maybe thats why i dont have it yet.

also the driveclub code came to me in like 3 days just fine.

If you show 22 Jump street in your movies library, reply to this so I know if its just me or not. Very weird that I got 5 out of the 6 movies.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ngvuanh:
Submitted at 9:40 morning, received code at 14:20.

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[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toddbecker:
Is anyone else having any issues with Google Authenticator? I am trying to set it back up on my new Moto X, however, each time I try to scan the QR code the app crashes. This occurs as soon as I select the option in the Authenticator app. I have reported this when it happens, I am able to add the key manually, but that is a PITA.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Restola:
I have not had any issues. Are you using Barcode Scanner v 4.7.0?
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toddbecker:
No dedicated barcode scanner software, just the native camera. I don't think Authenticator would reference another app?

Added the barcode scanner software, works like a charm. THANKS!!!
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeremy702:
While i didn't have that problem when i installed.. the inability to backup and have multiple devices for guath stuff made me move to Authy.. and that worked great right out of the box. Just another idea.. see if another tool works.