yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire TV General] roligov:
Very off topic...You have a very South African accent...Are you from this side of the world?
[Fire TV General] rontonomo:
firetv is the BEST media player out of them all for under a hundred bucks
[Fire TV General] fredphoesh:
Yep!!
[Fire TV General] D33H:
Just ordered one on Friday glad I stumbled onto this post may have saved me a lot of frustration setting my xbmc up.
[Fire TV General] madusmacus:
Uk Fire tv box here using virgin media and xbmc-13.2-Gotham-armeabi-v7a.apk

tested add-ons genesis yify Navix all seem to be doing the job

of course you get different results depending on what server you use to stream content but seemed fine

anyways I don't use those add-ons but I thought I would test it
[Fire TV General] Leejohn2000:
Followed an earlier post and disabled smart setup on bt home hub. All works fine after that. Excellent help from this forum.:)
[Fire TV General] chrootz:
I wanted tell you that amazon fire tv is best, it's true however I just found out that the RK3288 ubox is best this moment with fanless ROM.

Fully unlockable bootloader and easy custom ROM even excellent development support including the person who is work for the company made those products (ubox).

Check it out and oh I forgot to mention the cost is $99 that makes ubox rk3288 superior this time.

Their benchmark went near 41k (geekbench 3) which it blew my note 3 and Amazon fire tv in benchmark performance.
[Fire TV General] elmerohueso:
The biggest reason (for me) to not get one of the hundreds of generic boxes is Netflix. The standard Android Netflix app doesn't support remote controls or HD. The dedicated Netflix apps for the FireTV and Nexus Player do (and no, there hasn't been any success porting them to other devices, yet).

Bottom line: Netflix needs to make the official Netflix Android app support HD on all devices and fully functional with a remote.
[Fire TV General] chrootz:
[MENTION=3244446]elmerohueso[/MENTION] - gotcha
[Fire TV General] spyder3:
Make sure that you UK guys are changing to the unblocked URLs on those repos too.
[Fire TV General] beergut100:
This is incredibly helpful and I have been looking for the answer to this for a few days.

Can anyone confirm that this problem is only occuring with BT, by the way?
[Fire TV General] jmerrilljr2:
That video was posted over a year ago.
[Fire TV General] carpenter940:
And so was the post (24th October 2014,)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fear2433:
Im not an expert.

I heard that google increased the security in Lollipop to such a high level that hackers must post modified kernels for each new app and requires constant high profile hacker support. So only very popular phones like Nexus & Galaxy S series can have any chance of rooting and modding in the future!!

Is this all true?

Are we doomed? Android moving towards iphone style?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinji257:
No. From what I read you need a custom kernel to get and keep root due to new security restrictions in place. However we are in a catch 22 for a while since flashing a kernel usually requires root in itself so if the boot loader is locked and no one can unlock it we might be screwed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fear2433:
Damn.

OEMs will surely lock the bootloader. They dont want people flashing stuff.

Is it true that the Nexus devices can always be rooted and their bootloaders are always unlocked?

So we must stick to nexus?
[Xperia Z3 Compact Accessories] robertkoa:
Sony Xperia Z3 Mini (compact) 0.24mm Glass Screen…: http://youtu.be/aq0C0_VPl_Y

Scratches with knife , pen tip , and drops stapler on it ,

no effect.
[Xperia Z3 Compact Accessories] Iruwen:
But just a single grain of renaceous quartz will probably scratch it to hell ;)
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] iraqlover:
hi guys,

can i root my device with stock recovery? any details how 2 do it pls?

thnx all

:confused:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] clemsyn:
Hi, I want to sell my MDA desktop cradle with external battery for $8 shipped. Basically the battery charger part is broken but the cradle can be used to sync the MDA which will make the mda stand up while on the cradle. PM me if interested and want some pictures. Thanks

Clem
[Samsung Gear 2] raiu:
MY gear manager just updated and after update it crashed. I uninstalled and and went to reinstall it and its no longer in the samsung app store. :(
[Samsung Gear 2] fogame:
Try factory resetting your watch, rebooting your phone, and checking again. Make sure that your galaxy app has updated and your phone is updated to the latest software os
[Samsung Gear 2] edouble312:
I too can't find it in the app store.

Does anyone have a link to the most recent version's apk? It worked great for me with tizenmod 3.0
[Samsung Gear 2] raiu:
yup, did all that and then some. Still doesnt show in the samsung app store
[Samsung Gear 2] edouble312:
I've reverted to this gear manager from July, seems to be working fine with notifications. I'd still like the most recent working apk, I think it was from october. obviously the new update broke something, so they're in the process of fixing it and releasing another update (at this point, gear manager is not in the galaxy app store)

Working with GN4, Tizenmod 3.0:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/ex3ddaf7q4q9f1g/Gear+Manager_2.1.14071502.apk
[Samsung Gear 2] raiu:
Im trying this. I book marked it a while back and forgot where I found it on XDA but thanks to who every is keeping up with it

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/e7h23e12rzesi//Gear Manager
[Samsung Gear 2] edouble312:
whoa, awesome! I'll probably run with the July build, for now anyway. seems fine. let me know how your device turns out.
[Samsung Gear 2] smrsxn:
I got the update yesterday. Post update gear manager crashes on clicking settings. So much for QA by samsung.

Embarrassing for them.
[Samsung Gear 2] treo4life:
Every time I try to use a previous build it automatically updates to the newest broken build.
[Samsung Gear 2] kc2kzz:
When the gear manager wants to update, bring up the task list and swipe it away. Launch it again and it won't ask to update.
[Samsung Gear 2] raiu:
just a heads up, I uninstalled it again today and it showed in the app store and I reinstalled it and its back to working like normal. There is now an emergency notification system built in to the watch and the settings are in that menu.
[Samsung Gear 2] conversehtnut:
I've been having the same problems. Firsrgear manager was crashing when trying to open settings. Then it wouldn't open at all. I uninstalled and reinstalled complete with full wipe and still nothing. I used the other build that someone provided a few posts back and that works for now. But now I'm noticing that the other watch face apps I use (MW and WS) have disappeared from the app store. Had anyone else noticed this?

Side question. I'm new to the gear 2, just purchased last week. If I was to reroot the gear and find an MW apk, is there a way to side load the MW apk without using the phone but still have the phone recognize it?
[Samsung Gear 2] pbutin@aol.com:
Newer Version makes it worse.

How do you keep the old version running when the warning box forces you to install the newest crap version that won't allow the connection? Mine is a brand new Black Friday Gear 2 Neo that was working fine at first, then wouldn't hold the connection. Now it won't connect at all. December update? I downloaded an older version and got them to connect, had everything connecting with the old version and then my phone got commandeered and the newest version just installed.
[Samsung Gear 2] Ipse_Tase:
I kept the old version from this post:

http://www.tizenexperts.com/2014/09...092299-do-you-still-have-problems-need-a-fix/

I keep cancelling the notification to upgrade and it's fine.
[Samsung Gear 2] pbutin@aol.com:
Thanks for the thought. I spent 3 hours a couple of nights ago with a nice Samsung tech who tried everything and then admitted he had had 4 calls that day from people whose Gear 2 would not connect to their phone after the latest (December 1, 2014) update. So in spite of all the updates, Samsung keeps making things worse instead of better.

The idea of swiping it off hasn't worked for me on my Note 3. But I have developed a workaround (not a solution) similar to the Ipse_Tase suggestion just above. I downloaded a really old version of Gear Manager at http://www.mediafire.com/download/yo17ta4qyrx50zj/GearManager1_2.apk , installed it, paired the device to the watch, and a connection was established. If you try to actually open the old Gear Manager after the pairing you will get a threatening warning screen saying they're going to delete everything from your Gear 2. But if you just leave the Gear Manager open and running with the warning screen on (don't click cancel or OK), use the phone normally with Gear Manager running, you can use the pre-installed Samsung programs on the watch. If I click cancel the Gear Manager closes and I have to start over. You can turn off automatic updates in the Galaxy App Store, but you'll still get the threatening message that they're going to hard reset your Gear 2. Just leave the message on the screen, let the program run, and use whatever other programs you want to on the phone.

Advantages: Your Gear is not a brick or just a time piece. You are paired. You're not hard resetting the device or trying to pair and connect all the time. You have access to Schedule, Notifications, Weather, Phone functions, S Voice, anything Samsung-based. You can control any app that can be adjusted from the watch itself.

Disadvantages: You can't change or adjust any app that would have to be done from the phone. Third party apps don't work because you can't use the Galaxy App store to get them or install/run them.

But it's better than nothing until Samsung gets its act together and provides an update that actually improves things rather than bricking your watch.

Has anyone found a way to actually use an older version of Gear Manager to download apps, manage the watch, etc. since all the recent updates seem to cut off the bluetooth connection?
[Samsung Gear 2] pbutin@aol.com:
Fluke Recovery

I decided to try to install the newest Samsung update to Gear Manager one more time--just to get a log to send to Samsung. Cleared Bluetooth pairing, uninstalled everything, reinstalled newest version. Failed several times, then finally paired, then finally ran through the bootup process and I am now connected and reinstalling programs, pictures, etc. on the Gear 2 Neo. We'll see how long this lasts. I'll keep you posted. For now, I'm illogically hopeful.
[Samsung Gear 2] pbutin@aol.com:
Refusing to connect again.

Bad news. Back to square 1. The newest (December 1) update to Gear Manager is no good for Gear 2 Neo with Galaxy Note 3. It will pair and you can get a brief bluetooth connection from the watch to the phone, and sometimes even from the phone to the watch. But it disappears after about 60 seconds. I'm sure it's the Gear Manager update. You can get certain apps to work during the brief periods of connection, but you can't do any settings from the phone, or use the Gear App store through the Gear Manager.

Does anyone know a way to uninstall or bypass the current new version of Gear Manager and install an older version alongside it? If I uninstall it I have learned from bad experience that it will hard reset the watch and I will lose all the time I have spent (3-4x in the last 3-4 days) setting it up. And worst of all, it will delete all Gear Apps that I have paid for from the phone, and I will have to reinstall them whenever I get a connection, and set them all up again.
[Samsung Gear 2] pbutin@aol.com:
Workaround

As I was suggesting last night, the best workaround I can come up with is still to install the older version (linked above) by APK, and then leave the warning message running. This way you can get a steady bluetooth connection for as long as you need it, and you can operate all Samsung apps and some 3rd party apps too. You can't, however, use the Gear Manager. You can only make changes/adjustments that can be done from the watch. But it's better than nothing until Samsung gets its act together.
[Samsung Gear 2] Ipse_Tase:
Just FYI, I got the same setup as you and out of curiosity I DID update Gear Manager (now called Samsung Gear) to get a fully functional S Health (also updated)...seems to be working fine so far. Even Watch Styler still works.
[Samsung Gear 2] pbutin@aol.com:
Sounds like I should try it

Thanks for this tip. I think you mean that you went ahead and ran the update on the new version (December 1?). Or do you mean you ran an update on the older version I mention above? I'd like to try it to see if they've gotten rid of the bug. Are you saying everything seems to be working fine and your phone updated acceptably?

---------- Post added at 07:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:07 PM ----------

Also curious about how long you have been running the new update. It worked for me for about 12 hours--then would not connect after that....
[Samsung Gear 2] Ipse_Tase:
I upgraded Samsung Gear and S Health to the Dec 8 and Dec 10 versions...fingers crossed, everything works.

I still have 4.4.2 on my Note 3 though...not sure about yours.
[Samsung Gear 2] K1ngs:
BRICK

So I think my gear manager just updated last night, as I've just noticed the name change to "Samsung Gear." But in addition to losing the Bluetooth connection to the phone, my watch seems totally bricked. Did you all experience this too?? My watch face is permanently black!

I still see the sound/brightness dialogue from double tapping the screen, and the recent apps list (which is just blank because I literally cannot see/open ANYTHING) when I do the long two finger hold, but absolutely no functionality.

I have the Gear 2 and S5, neither are rooted or running any unlicensed apps, everything working perfectly until about 11pm last night.

Is this similar what's been going on, or something else altogether?
[Samsung Gear 2] Ipse_Tase:
Did you try rebooting the watch? Mine survived the upgrade just fine....knock on wood.
[Samsung Gear 2] K1ngs:
Thanks for the reply!

I've rebooted both the phone and watch multiple times over the past two days, but I cant even see anything on my watch screen. It's really bizarre.

After reset it will connect to my phone for about a minute, able to answer a phone call even, but the screen pretty much stays black :confused:

Then after a minute the connection is dropped and there's just darkness.

I don't want to default to a factory reset if that's avoidable, but in this state I wouldn't even know how to go about that because I can't operate the watch at all! :mad:
[Samsung Gear 2] Ipse_Tase:
Never been in this situation, but maybe this can help:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2766585
[Samsung Gear 2] pbutin@aol.com:
Trying the new December 16 update!

I was hoping I could install the new December 16 update (which I hope will correct the connection problem everyone is complaining about) without a factory reset, but it would connect (like the older versions I was using) but would still try to reset. Functionality was limited and the reset warning screen had to run permanently. No App store, etc.

I finally decided to take the plunge and allow the reset, which means I'll have to reinstall everything again to get full functionality. I am hoping this will be the last time I have to do this!

I'm running the connection process right now....

---------- Post added at 10:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:35 PM ----------

Trying again.

---------- Post added at 11:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:37 PM ----------

Will not connect. Uninstalling the Gear Manager one more time. Of course now I have no programs at all on the watch so it is just a brick. It was at least running the stock programs before.

---------- Post added at 11:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:15 PM ----------
[Samsung Gear 2] pbutin@aol.com:
The watch is still connected to the phone a day later, but the connection is unpredictable and unstable, and has to be reconnected periodically. This is not acceptable for Samsung--it's a brand new watch still being sold, run with a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 phone. Stock apps tend to run fairly reliably (with the exception of S Voice, which is intermittent) but develop apps are very unpredictable. It seems like the bluetooth connection from the watch to the phone is more stable than the connection from the phone (Gear Manager--updated for newer devices to the neglect of the Gear 2 Neo) to the watch.

I found a promising thread that discusses this and suggests the connection problems may be due to a caching difficulty within S Health. It suggests the S Health cache be emptied and everything rebooted. I have tried this and am hoping it will make a difference, but so far, I'm still having connection problems.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...gear-manager-update-has-serious-problems.html
[Xposed General] jasonpohzh:
Currently I'm reading off a SQLITE database and storing the results in memory for further processing, lets call this Object X.

I put Object X is lets say in Class A, so I basically have a static reference to it.

Is it possible in any way to maintain the same copy of Object X in all of the process that I hook to?

Currently, Object X will become null as a package loads via my class that implements IXposedHookLoadPackage (it appears that it has its own version of Object X for every package loaded).
[Xposed General] rovo89:
In short: No. Every process has its own memory. Whatever you set up in initZygote() will be cloned for the application processes, but any changes you do in one process won't be reflected in the other processes (including the main/Zygote process). You have to use some kind of IPC (inter-process communication) for that, like broadcasts or simply a file.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcuell12:
It seems the camera won't focus properly. The close up shots and front camera shots are high quality but the far shots its all blurry. Its not even that far lets say around 4-5 feet and the picture is blurry. Anyone know what might be causing this?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcuell12:
also if i take long shots in selfie mode the pics come out perfect, its just pics from the back camera that r still coming out blurry when taking long shots, for close ups the back camera works perfect but if i move it back say 3 feet its blurry again
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord_Kaizer:
Can you post a sample pic? & You did removed the clear protective film from the back camera?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anaphora68:
I am having the same issue. Protective film is off.

The camera will not hold focus on anything further away than a few feet. It seems to be an issue POST update on T-Mobile.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bilbowd9:
Phone will not focus

My Note 4 takes very bad pictures. It will hold focus for less then a second and when I take the picture its not focussed,
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcuell12:
i purchased the phone brand new off ebay last week, how would i go about on exchanging the phone for another note 4? or would a future update fix this issue? everything else works fine its just the long shots from the back camera
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mx499:
my phone has the same issue, it's not just focus for the pictures, but also for video recording. if i take it little bit far away, it comes out blurry. it actually thinks that little blurry focus is the right focus.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LaDoyers:
Exchange it. Only a handful of us had that issue. My 2nd n4 focuses fine.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hyl4me:
Man, everything works perfect expected the focus on the camera. I already passed 14 days to exchange it. I hope the software update is going to fix it.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoldenMoney:
Lollipop made pictures blurry Nexus4

Camera was working ok with versions 4. x and pictures were nice and crisp.

Once upgraded to Lollipop pictures are blurry now, faces are washed off.

Happened on both mine and my wife's phone.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FormeriPhoney:
How did you update to lollipop? There isn't even an official cm build let alone an official 5.0 build
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoldenMoney:
Automated google update
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BACARDILIMON:
What update? 5.0 is null for this phone right now.

BAD ASS NOTE 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manubaba:
Folks,

Facing exact same issue here is Aus.

Close focus - A OK pics.

Anything >1.5 mts blurry and useless.

Took it to a Samsung Store in Melbourne and now I am been tossed between the Carrier (VIRGIN) and Samsung.

The store staff could see the problem but wont do much.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoldenMoney:
Nexus 4

Apologies, my phone is Nexus 4, but the issue with camera remains the same.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BACARDILIMON:
Oh this thread is for the note 4 that why we all was like it don't exist lol

BAD ASS NOTE 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mardukeme:
I had the same issue as well camera was fine than all of a sudden I noticed it taking blurry pictures, but closeups were fine. Wasn't sure if it was do to being in high altitude area or what. Tmobile swapped it out and the new one works fine now.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZenInsight:
Started a petition thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/note-4/general/galaxy-note-4-edge-blurry-camera-t2973493
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dmarie31:
I'm having the same issue with my note 4. Takes blurry pics from distance, but close ups are sharp. I don't know how I did it, but if I hit the phone a couple times it focuses. Strange. But it works.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arjun90:
Not having issues. Pictures are picture-perfect.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strider5236:
Yeah, not an altitude issue as I live at 7,500 feet and my camera works fine on my Note 4.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mmahrous:
Actually I am thinking on installing the android 4.2 back. Since that was not happening at all before updating ... although after updating it was not happening then ... it happened.

Does anyone who have this kind of problem using the android 4.4.2 here ?? I think all of us now are using the 4.4.4 version ??
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beams02spec:
Yup I'm getting the same exact thing. Blur! I've only had the phone for a moth. It eventually goes back to normal, but it takes time. This should not be an issue for a $700 phone.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BACARDILIMON:
Your phone cane with 4.4.2??????

BAD ASS NOTE 4 + BAD ASS GEAR S
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] masri1987:
eh, there are times where the focus doesn't work, and i shake the phone and it goes back to working again without exiting the camera app
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arjun90:
Every Galaxy S and Note device I've across has a loose sensor mechanism to assist with autofocus, its not a hard defect, it could potentially be software related depending on the build date of your phone. I would advise you to reflash the device to the latest stock ROM in ODIN and then post your results here.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mmahrous:
Yup excatly! It came with the 4.4.2 .....
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mmahrous:
For experts ..

I found somthing weird when I used whatsapp to attach a photo. It asked me to choose the app. I will use (as normal) but check the screenshoot I attached. You will find the original camera app. Which is installed already does not show up as camera ( which is the normal case for android) !?

Does that mean anything for you guys ???I hope that will help?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BACARDILIMON:
You should definitely revert

BAD ASS NOTE 4 + BAD ASS GEAR S