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[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paggps:
I have just moved to a Note 4, with Android 4.4.4 kitkat.

I am trying to understand the relationship between "Location Services" and the use of the GPS.

The new Android 4.4.4 on the Note 4 does not have anymore the "GPS toggle" button, to turn GPS on/off.

Under "Location Services", I see that we have the "Locating Method". I have chosen it as "High Accuracy" (GPS, Wifi and mobile networks).

My main question is if the GPS is really ON all the time under "Hign Accuracy" method, draining battery, or not.

According to my observations, I have seen that when an application using GPS (like a tracking app), a location icon appears in the status bar. It seems that at that moment (when the application is "requiring" the GPS), it is being turned off. And I think that if NO "GPS application" is executing, the new Android is keeping the GPS turned off and saving battery.

If I am right, this is a huge improvement over the previous versions of Android: I can have location services allways ON, but saving battery, and the GPS will be turned on ONLY when it is really needed by a "GPS only" app.

Is this correct ?

Thank you very much.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedmond:
Well, you do have the GPS toggle. Just look for it in the drawer (use 2 fingers to bring all the toggles in view). EDIT - I see what you mean now - you're right!

If GPS is on, of course it's not really functioning all the time - just when needed. You have to be careful, though, a misbehaved app could use it quite often, increasing dramatically the battery consumption.

Oh, and make sure to turn Report Location off from Google location services. It's a battery killer and you don't really needed (it's used for some - far from all - stuff in Google Now).
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BarryH_GEG:
I don't think anything has changed. "Off" means off and all location services including GPS are disabled. "On" means whatever location method you've chosen is all on. So if it's high accuracy GPS is still primary and Wi-Fi and carrier signals supplement it. When the little icon appears in the notification bar it means GPS (the actual GPS radio) is active. There used to be some devices that didn't have GPS radios that only used Wi-Fi as a location source but they were tablets and it was a long time ago. When apps call for "location" the GPS radio is always activated, as long as location services are on.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paggps:
Thanks for the answers.

I have been using my new Note 4 for a week, all the time with "Location Services" ON, and in the "High precision" mode. And I can confirm that the GPS is being turned on only when a "GPS only" application is launched. The small GPS icon on the status bar is always off. With this configuration, I am having extremely good battery performance (over a day), and the GPS is "always ready" to be activated when a "GPS only" app needs it. For me, this is the optimal configuration, and is a nice advantage over Android 4.3.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ldx00:
I sort of agree, but why take out the toggle. There will be times when you just don't want GPS to be used by a particular app, potentially a rogue one as mentioned. As far as I can see, there is no per-app setting for the location method, it's a global setting so you have to turn it off for everything, or have it on for everything, at the level you choose. There is a way to disable GPS altogether in the power saving settings somewhere (which I can't find now...) but that doesn't really help either. It would be pretty cool and totally the best implementation if you could select which app used which location methods. Pity I don't have root... I suspect XPrivacy would sort me right out...

If anyone knows a hidden shortcut to a menu where you can manually turn GPS on and off on a non-rooted phone, please let me know!
[Moto X Android Development] CurbThePain:
This is SimpleAOSP Rom based on Google AOSP. This ROM is as we want it and this is as Simple as it gets.

Google Plus Community​

SimpleAOSP on Droid-Hive​

Rom Features:

- Cm Theme Chooser with all bug fixes

- Hover with floating window

- Peek

- Auto brightness Configuration

- Advanced Power Menu

- Battery light

- Configurable Auto rotation

- PA QS Tiles Customization

- PA Pie 2.0

- PA recents clear all Button

- PA Battery Icons (Including 'Percent only' & Hidden Battery options)

- Expandable Volume Panel

- Gapps Backup Script

- IME selector notification Enable/Disable option

- Incoming call in Background

- Incall vibration options

- Increasing ringtone

- Integrated Supersu in Settings

- Lokscreen Slider Shortcuts

- Lock screen see through

- Lock screen Blur

- Lock screen wallpaper

- Lock screen widgets

- Notification Light Customization

- Nav bar Height customiztion

- Navring shortcuts

- Notification Count

- Quick unlock

- QS swipe to switch

- Quick Settings Pull Down

- Scroll effect

- Slim Clock customization

- Smooth Progress Bars

- Statusbar Double tap to sleep

- Screenshot: Quick delete

- Status bar: Date/Time actions

- Statusbar brightness control

- Telo Rdio

- Two line layout for statusbar Date/time

- Volume wake/music control/safe headset & cursor control

- etc...

Kernel Features:

- Based on Linux Kernel version 3.4.42

- CPU Overclock 1.890 GHz (1890 MHz)

- Governors CPU: interactive, ondemand, userspace, preformance GPU: preformance, ondemand, simple, conservative, interactive

- Fastcharge

- MP Decision

- Voltage Control

- TCP congestion control: cubic, reno

- I/O schedulers: noop, deadline, row, cfq

Screenshots: **soon to come**

Instructions:

*Full Backup

*Wipe All

*Flash SimpleAOSP.zip

*Flash Gapps (optional)

*Reboot system and enjoy!!

Downloads:

v1.0 11.4.2014 11:54:12 https://www.mediafire.com/?py2y5ighp83hh3x

Credits

Gnome

snak3ater

N5 Experience Team

Google

Paranoid Android Team

CyanogenMod

Slimrom

more?

There is no sources yet. n5x's github is down atm.

Updates/Changelog:

First Build was unsuccessful but with a logcat the fatal error was found that the surfaceflinger driver was faulty. (wrong driver)

XDA:DevDB Information

SimpleAOSP, ROM for the Moto X

Contributors

CurbThePain, Gnome, snak3ater, p_machado

ROM OS Version: 4.4.4 KitKat

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.42

Based On: AOSP

Version Information

Status: Testing

Created 2014-11-03

Last Updated 2014-11-03
[Moto X Android Development] perfoliate:
Looking forward to this.
[Moto X Android Development] Megatron007:
Another a New Rom :D will Flash It
[Moto X Android Development] Tonystarki:
waiting for new rom
[Moto X Android Development] whisper13:
[MENTION=5334172]Gnome[/MENTION] looks like business is starting, all we need is your kernel :)
[Moto X Android Development] Gnome:
OP has our permission to port our ROM. Once I get my own motox this device will definitely get support like the nexus devices we support. ;)
[Moto X Android Development] 18712886438:
cool
[Moto X Android Development] p0179417:
Do motorolla apps come with the rom or can we install them afterwards?
[Moto X Android Development] CurbThePain:
You will have to install them afterwards.
[Moto X Android Development] p0179417:
Forgive me for my noobiness and please correct me of any mistakes I might have. I checked on the Motorola website and couldnt find the equivalent of "Gapps." To my understanding the motorola apps are system apps and in order to install system apps to least bypass factory reset is to install them through custom recovery.

Any clue on where to find the apps if not on the motorola website?
[Moto X Android Development] CurbThePain:
You will most likely have to look for the motorola apps separately. I think it may not be possible to get them on an aosp rom. Go to the Q&A section for the moto x and request a dump of the motorola apps. Also request they be de-odexed to be safe. Again they may be framework dependent so AOSP may not work with the motorola apps.
[Moto X Android Development] CurbThePain:
UPDATE

So it looks like the surfaceflinger error is kernel based. I dont have the ability to modify kernels... If anyone has the time and skill can someone compile a kernel with the correct drivers? Here is an attachment of a partial logcat.
[Moto X Android Development] Gnome:
Do you have this booting? Just finished with L on Hammerhead, what's the issue here? And can you point me to your git please?

Regards,

Francis
[Moto X Android Development] CurbThePain:
The thing is i cant use git
[Moto X Android Development] Gnome:
Ok, what device repo tee you using? CM's?
[Moto X Android Development] CurbThePain:
I don't build Roms from git because I don't have a Linux computer at the moment but I used paranoidandroid
[Moto X Android Development] CurbThePain:
If you can, can you try to build simpleaosp from our cm source? I know you don't have a moto x but I can test for you.
[Moto X Android Development] Gnome:
Blind development is a pain, but I'll see what I can do. ;) but hopefully I get the device soon, I'll support it with simpleAOSP and the kernel.
[Moto X Android Development] mac1996:
Request, screenshots please..
[Moto X Android Development] perfoliate:
Any luck with this Gnome ? I see you guys got an L version up and running on mako. Great work, slightly jealous over here [emoji6].

Pm me if you need anything
[Moto X Android Development] Gnome:
Currently busy with something will go to this once time permits. ;)
[Moto X Android Development] tekanina:
Coming from a nexus 4 to a moto x sucks. I love the phone but development sucks. I really want a N5 cause I miss the action. N6 is way out my price range. [MENTION=5334172]Gnome[/MENTION] I used your Roms before you're great Dev dude. I hope you come this way and I really want to check this ROM out. We need more action. Moto stock is not stock android.
[Moto X Android Development] Gnome:
Thanks man, I looking forward to support this device, I just need to have money to buy it first. ;)
[Moto X Android Development] kenosis:
is this ROM working?
[Moto X Android Development] Gnome:
Not at the moment, send me a moto x and I'll make it work. ;)
[Moto X Android Development] CurbThePain:
Hey gnome if you do a test build i could test it out for you :) it seems ive hit an impass with this. Ive tried flashing the moto x stock aosp drivers for the surface flinger and the chipset but it just keeps saying the same thing in the logcat. Which really doesnt make any sense.
[Moto X Android Development] Root-Maniac:
Send him a phone so he can get the ROM working. Oh and a heads up. He will need donations for a new PC also in order to complete a build.. LOL j/ k
[Moto X Android Development] aryma:
i cannot see before :) i must try
[Moto X Android Development] br0ok1ynb0i:
Just a heads up, moto x verizon dev version on Amazon for 200. Not bad at all for unlocked bl and carrier sim.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] norman1080:
I hope this sparks development and an unlocked bootloader.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/11/03/moto-maxx-possibly-a-droid-turbo-variant-for-non-us-markets-spotted-on-google/

[IMG="Moto Maxx"]http://cdn.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/nexus2cee_Testando....-4.jpg[/IMG]
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] DoctorB0NG:
The form factor and all the internals look identical to our variant. This is good news.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Jaocagomez:
its beautiful and in spanish! its coming to me.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Onismurai:
man can't wait. I really hope this one will support Tmo band, love the specs and the battery life.

Funny thing is, 3 hour SOT in my nexus 5 considered good battery life, while in this beast 6 hours SOT is some kind of "weak"? Wth? This is QHD. I absolutely love this phone despite a lot of hater out there are screaming everyday
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] krabman:
I don't see this released to a few countries alone, I'm thinking more likely it will international with broad release but excluding the US. In other words Clove and the rest are going to have it for sale and getting it will be strictly a matter of dropping the plastic. But then again maybe that's just wishful thinking. :)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] fury683:
The US Droid Turbo works on International networks via GSM, right? So if this one has identical hardware, less branding, it could potentially work on VZW, right?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Character Zero:
Not exactly. It would need a CDMA radio. Then it would need to support Verizon LTE bands. And then even if they pulled a Nexus 6, because of the CDMA radio, Verizon would have to allow it on the network, which is doubtful because they want to sell you a Droid Turbo.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] fury683:
I was thinking of how the Nexus 6 worked out of the box, even though it didn't really come from Verizon. Not sure how relevant that is in this case, though. It makes sense, but I don't want it to :/
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] pjd2011:
I think this is great news! Even better that it's still on 4.4.4. Hopefully it gets announced and released ASAP.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Character Zero:
No one really knows how Verizon is handling the activation of the Nexus 6. Droid-Life was able to pop a Verizon sim in their review unit and it worked. Maybe Google is giving them all the Id numbers and they are just allowing any Nexus 6 to activate in their network? I guess we will see when someone buys one directly from T-Mobile and see if it makes calls.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] fury683:
I'm guessing something similar happened with the Moto X 2013. I bought it from Moto, and it was branded as Verizon. I'd assume Moto told VZW here are all the serials for the VZW XT1060 models. With the Nexus, they may have just given them all of the numbers for all the devices, because I'm guessing you don't specify which carrier you have when you purchase, unless you're doing an upgrade.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] pplux:
is portuguese language ;)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] josfr4ncisco:
Moto Maxx is the global variant of Droid Turbo, if I'm right.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Generic Field:
Is it under Lenovo?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ETS_Turge:
My guess is they just have the full list of IMEIs.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] qwerty12601:
Something tells me the United States is going to be excluded from this. Im sure it can be imported, but thats just going to jack the price up beyond being worth it.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jason56d:
Am hopeful that we get some positive news for us in the UK tomorrow. What time UK is it, about 2pm?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] doitright:
Since the device HAS passed through FCC as IHDT56PK2 (the droid turbo is IHDT56PK1... the PK2 adds in UMTS/AWS = tmobile 3G), one can assume that they do intend to sell it within the US.

The FCC is a US regulatory body, and is only required for importing into the US.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] qwerty12601:
Many devices pass through the FCC and don't ever appear from US consumption. While somewhat promising, its not nearly a sure thing.

Verizon may have an exclusivity right on the model preventing it from being sold on other carriers. At least for the time being. But there's been no press about it being released in the united states, so one can on speculate at this point.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] krabman:
Keep in mind that only means it can be legally imported, it does not show intent to sell. Similar processes are followed throughout much of the world and two variants of a GSM phone can cover most of them. There is little reason not to get FCC certification since it is not an expensive or difficult process within the confines of the larger effort involved in global release and one of the handsets will be suitable for use in the states anyway. I'm not saying its not going to happen, I'm saying the filing does not make it a certainty and more than one phone has seen certification without being sold in the US.

Also to the thread in general the spread of possible IMEIs are public record, Verizon need only block out the range specified for a device in order to block it, they do not need specific numbers off individual devices which are not public record.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juanp31:
So this has been bugging me for a while now. I cant seem to find a solution anywhere.

My moto g has unlocked bootloader, is rooted but at the time of the update I had stock recovery. When I tried updating the progress bar would move a little then the phone would reboot and say that the update was unsuccessful. So I made a lil bit of research.

So I decided to flash a custom recovery. I first used the latest TWRP. Didn't work. Then I tried Philz recovery. Didn't work. I tried formatting cache/dalvik cache.

Some people claim that Philz recovery is the way but I get a message saying that there was a signature verification failure. TWRP gave me a different error but I couldn't remember.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheForgottenOne:
You've got changes on your /system partition, so flashing the OTA won't work. I've used Phillz successfully for multiple OTAs, you just need to see which file has been modified (Phillz will tell you when it fails), restore the stock one, and try again. If you've done extensive modifying it might be quicker to just flash the stock /system instead of manually replacing the changed files.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knizmi:
+1 to that. Last two updates I was too lazy to revert everything I´ve modified, so I just reflashed stock /system, recovery and kernel and updated. The downside is that you will have to reinstall any extra additions on your /system partition like root, xposed, BBS and other tools, whatever you use.

If you manually revert the changes you made, those extra tools can stay on /system while updating.

You can choose whatever approach suits you....
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stimpco:
Short and to the point: If I buy the Tmobile version of the N6, and it is filled with TMO bloat, If I flash the stock N6 rom will it then receive direct updates? I'd love to not have to lay out the whole $700... Thanks in advance! -Thomas

PS My apologies in advance if this has already been asked, I skimmed the headers and didn't see it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edd247:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2925723
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekt8750:
TMobile doesn't have bloat anyway. Just the visual voicemail app, myTmobile and Lookout security. This isn't Verizon we're talking about here.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g2420hd:
So I may have ****ed my Wi-Fi Antenna or hopefully some sort of software setting.

I tore down my Note 3 to examine the ear-piece cause it stopped working. However after putting everything back together again, I noticed the Wi-Fi range has DRASTICALLY reduced. To the point where if it is more than 2 meters away Wi-Fi will not work. However if I am right next to the router it works swimmingly.

The Wi-Fi reception signals reflect this as well. Used to get okay strength from everywhere within the house (even upto 10m away through bricks etc) and now pretty much range is useless.

Was wondering if anyone else had experience similar problems after tear downs? and if maybe there is a setting that auto resets when you unplug the antenna. I had absolutely no problems when disconnecting it and looking at the headers again, they seem to be okay.... no physical damage noted. Just wanted to get some opinions before i get a new replacement that may not even help.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Vilem:
In 30 minutes on the same folder as 1, 2 & 3. (/users/IW25NT)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=IW25NT&btnG=Google+Search
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] imhuy:
Hey Vilem, do you know the changelog or of any fixes?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Vilem:
No, why should I?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] imhuy:
Just wondering if you knew, you knew that it's gonna release in 20 minutes.

Okay, no more useless spam.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] imisim:
Don't bother, no major fixed/upgrade.

Fix wmp which you can do by yourself by using the same fix posted in this forum or xpda.com

Added more free software such as MIDlet Manager, evbruntime ....

No mentioned of minor/major regs fixed.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] imhuy:
Looks like it's up!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] hiimcliff:
no way am i installing this unless a list of changes is posted. i just got my wm6 perfect, the way i want it. :mad:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Vilem:
Just installed it, give u an update in a few minutes.

Stll no MMS.

Phonepad, scroll fixed

added ringtone, 10 minutes.........

midlet

and that's it as far as I can see. So for new starters it's an improved 3, for the ones running 3 already, don't change.

...Maybe there are some reg or internal changes that I'm aware of, but I'm no Xpert.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] CLS_500:
ill be waiting.. im with hiimcliff on this one.. WM6 is running perfect on my phone
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] dodadent:
What is different? I have PdaViet3 !

I download now, and i will install it to see whats new!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] BA_Flash_GOD:
!! yoz !!

well since I only use the 8125 as a phone only basically (get a BA for apps ;) I will install because I don't have sh*t to lose besides resco file explorer haha. :D peace!

I recommend doing a soft reset before the auto-installer so minimum amount of apps gives you 45mb free
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] ClieLeser:
password

please give me the password for this File. tia

ClieLeser
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] dodadent:
I try it.

I will back in PDAVIET3.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] hamed_ppc:
sorry,but where can i dl PDAviet roms?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] DoctorT:
I also didn't know where to find it, but just with the information in the first post I was able to find it within 10 seconds... ;) OK, I will give you a hint: have you heard of a search engine called "google"? Great place to search for anything on the web... LOL
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Vilem:
The next Time I will "share" it as "rapid" as possible........
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] hamed_ppc:
oh,so joking answer.i did find it,but its in edit-by-mod language that i cant understand.so plz give me a link fot it.thx
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Grolloo:
Try thisone: http://translate.google.com/translate_t

It can help!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] ClieLeser:
translate

translate vietnam to english or german ? no
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] faria:
watch your language please...;)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] vippie:
Hmmm.... some ppl mention MIDlet Manager is integrated into this rom, but I can't find it. Can someone point me into the right direction? It's not under programs where I expected it to be.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] canteenboy:
Can anyone login to Windows Live with this rom? It won't connect even though Internet Explorer works with GPRS. Using Wifi doesn't work either. Program complains about no connections to the internet.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] maati:
pdaviet 4 has about 9MB more of free ram than pdaviet3.......
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] maati:
pdaviet 4 has about 9MB more of free ram (25MB vs. 16MB) than pdaviet3.......

Just one reason to update for those who think they want to stay at v3 ;-)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] cuboosh:
the only reason it has more ram is because they fixed their goof in pv3 which u can manually fix.. there arent any real big changes from what im understanding.