yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] cnstarz:
Does this not help your cause?

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...w-to-root-lollipop-without-a-modified-kernel/
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Dsteppa:
Yes and no.

Yes if we had Android 5.0 now

No: We don't have Android 5.0. So even if an exploit would be discovered, we would technically still have to wait till Sony rolls out 5.0 for our devices.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] espaciosalter20:
Did you read about the new method to root stock config? it's use "Zygote" service instead of init, which is in use on KitKat as well, isn't a lollipop thing... So, i think it's more possible to avoid bootloader with this method than any other exploit to be discover...

check THIS OUT
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] eskamhl:
Sadly this is only a method to USE root without a patched kernel on lollipop, not an exploit to obtain root.

BTW add 5€ to the bounty from me ( Z3 D6603 ), not so much but hope it'll help.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] konsolen:
Does the following methode backup TA partition:

I download with pc companion the firmware for my z3 tablet.

I take the 4 blob files and decrypt it with flashtool.

Now i take flashtool to make a backup of this files.

there is also a b2b and ta partition includet.

Iam not so stable at sonys mehtods, but is this a real backup of my ta partition?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] izzner:
count me in INR ₹1000 thats approx $16
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Pyres:
We're nearing the $ 2500 mark :D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] maxp84z:
Just joined. And just got an Xperia z3. Put me down for 15 bucks. U.s. Dollars. This phone needs root bad.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] fknpwned:
I am in with 60 Euro, cause i urgent need root, because i accidently deleted a lot of pictures from internal memory.

All the recovery tools which can restore data from internal memory need root. MTP sucks!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] MarcraM90:
I guess some of you saw that Chainfire found a way to root any Lolipop Device without switching kernels.

Do you guys think this will work on the xperia z3 compact, too?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Nathan-NL:
I pledge $10 for the Xperia Z3 Compact.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Pyres:
still isn't going to work on z3 series devices until we get an official lollipop release...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] MarcraM90:
i guess i forgot to mention that i meant if we have an official lolipop release
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Pyres:
Hope is that if we raise a good enough amount of money, some dev will bother to try and root our 4.4.4 releases and we won't have to wait for lollipop :D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] sxtester:
Not applicable over here, we need to find a way to obtain root without unlocking the BL. We're talking about KK anyways (for there's no L yet).
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Dijk:
I talked to TheJH (finder of the mentioned vuln) about escalating to root. He gave me a link to an interesting/explaining reddit topic about his findings:

Reddit/r/netsec/comments/2mr9cz/

(can't post links yet)

There is still some effort to be made to actually execute an arbitrary call as system user (uid 1000), as an attacker has to first place the relevant data structure at a known memory position (the address will then be passed to the vulnerable code).

BUT on reddit there are also mentions of vulnerabilities to escalate from system to root, although since system user is already highly privileged, do not pay too much attention to them (in respect to announcing them).

There is hope that other developers will follow this "attack vector" and hopefully produce a root exploit for "post-towelroot" releases.

But still, it would be even better if Sony changed their DRM policy. Over time, one can expect that more and more code vulnerablities in Android will be fixed, making exploitation harder and harder (less likely, the opposite could happen as well as code becomes more complex).

Since I own a Z3C as well, I'll add 10€ for a generic Z3 root exploit or 15€ for one that works out-of-the-box on my Z3C (D5803).
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] guidojusto:
I'm in for 30 USD.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] easyfly:
There are also 10 € if I can not sell it before .....
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] vittogn:
Yeah, the Z4 is incoming and will decrease the appetite for Z3. I hope it's going to a 5.5 QHD (too big, too overkill for me) so I'll stay with Z3!

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[Xperia Z3 Compact General] boxy240:
I'll put £10 GBP in for Z3
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Dsteppa:
If we get root before the 10th of December I'll add +20$

Else I'll retract my offer since after the 10th I'll just unlock my BL without backing up my TA partition.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tearexairz:
i signed up just to throw some money at this as well. put me down for 50$. :p
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] rideoutthetide:
Put me down for 50 dollars!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] theskig:
I'll put 10$

Good work!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] khagenmgr:
Yeah , we got the news posted on xperiablog :thumbup:

http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/11/24/xperia-z3-series-root-bounty-hits-2400/
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] khalisz:
Yes :D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] caqo71:
I have a doubt.

The fact that a rom (any brand) that doesn't have root privileges comes from google (AOSP), or companies do that?. I ask this because it's less damage to bring a factory rooted ROM, than an Unlocked bootloader one.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] sxtester:
Yes, very good! Finally, after I notified them on the 17. Nov. already :thumbup:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] wazzle638:
I'm in for 0,05 BTC.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] wiwcomm:
I'm in with 10$.

(Sony D5803)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] czrealov:
I'm in with 5$. I plan to buy Z3C
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Klaus N.:
A few minutes ago I read this post here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=57033453
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] SweDunda:
Yeah, sure he can work this thing out in a snap for some money. I hope and think he are sarcastic :) can't be sure these day's...

If not sarcastic, what has happend to XDA members...

IF there is someone who sits on the solution and just wait's for the bounty to rise, and it comes out, I will never come back to XDA...
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
This is what I thought soon after seeing this thread :rolleyes:

If someone has already found a way to get root, it's better for him to wait as the bounty keeps on growing...

Money has this power unfortunately. :(

Proud to have unlocked my bootloader :good:

Good luck anyways ;)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] vittogn:
That's a good point.

Unfortunately it is better than having nothing.

My proposal for [MENTION=725850]Pyres[/MENTION] is to stop collecting pledges as the value is already very high.

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[Xperia Z3 Compact General] XQC:
Though this is possible, the pace of bounty offers already went down... I don't expect the bounty to rise much higher than 3,000$ (which is better than nothing)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
Right. You can put a maximum limit, for example 2500$... and from this point onwards, who is faster will get the prize.

I mean, 2500$ is already a good amount of money :good:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] eskamhl:
Guys.. clearly he's joking, c'mon :cowboy:

But if you're still in doubt, supposing someone has found a way to root it's possible that someone else can find the same procedure and then request the bounty in advance :p would be not too smart from my point of view :D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Kratellismorru:
Not a good one though, in our country, you could own a house and lot with the amount he stated. Anyway if someone wants the bounty with the current amount, i'm sure he/she will try to develop a rooting method already :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
We all know that he was sarcastic. ;)

But sarcasm always hides a bitter truth. Don't forget it.

Yes, someone else can get the prize before you, if you're wating too long. True. But keep in mind that only very few people are able to get this kind of target.

So a maximum limit is the best way in my opinion.

Maybe a poll can be helpful.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] eskamhl:
As XQC was saying, I think that we'll automatically reach a maximum soon ( sort of ) .

Anyway I survived two weeks with a smartphone without root, don't know how long I can last :crying:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] elyenm:
count me in with 15$ (Z3 Compact D5803)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] benzo:
I'm in with 15€
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] pricey2009:
This thread is now mentioned on xperia blog.. May bring more attention
[G4] jasonmoe:
buddy put a sim code in and forgot it now we cant unlock his phone to make calls. What do i do get a new sim card or is there anything to help with this? thanks all
[G4] neonkoala:
Do you mean that he put a PIN code on the SIM or change his SIM to another carrier and needs his phone SIM unlocked (i.e. so it can take any SIM card)?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abs_khafan_20:
hi

are there any way that can restore backup when memory card is dead ??

i try to copy my backup file to usb and conneted to my phone with otg and when go for restore backup my phone can not recognize backup folder in my usb

is it a way that can restore my backup from pc to my phone ???

thank you so much and sorry for my weak english...

i have adb can adb help me that direct from pc restre backup of my file

my bakcup is get with TWRp

my phone is lg g3 d855
[HTC EVO 3D] xxxjdoggxxx:
I was using my Evo 3d today and put it on the charger until it was fully charged. After that I pulled it off the charger and attempted to turn the screen on and nothing happened. I pulled the battery and still nothing. Now when I plug it into a charger I don't even get a red or green charging light. I have confirmed the battery is charged with another Evo 3d I have that has a bad touch screen and even tried a spare battery. Still nothing.

I have searched this forum for possible solutions. I have tried all sorts of combinations of buttons (power and volume down, power and camera, ect.) and none of them worked. I tried booting into the bootloader with ADB using my computer and the dos prompt says "device not found". I tried the same thing with my broken Evo 3d and it booted into the bootloader with no problem.

The phone is rooted with S-off. This was done several months ago and I haven't installed any apps recently. The only setting I changed was i turned off usb debugging a couple days ago (maybe this is why the ADB method wont work). Anyone have any ideas or does this sound like a hardware failure?

The only other option I can think of right now is swap the motherboard from the phone with the bad screen into the one with the good screen and pay Net10 again to switch my service over (and go a couple days without a phone while the process takes place). This is very bad timing as I was on my way out the door to take a trip out of state to visit family. Now I can't go because I have no way to tell them when I am coming or where to meet them.
[HTC EVO 3D] xxxjdoggxxx:
Well I pretty much gave up on getting the phone to power on and swapped in a motherboard from an old Evo 3d I had with a bad touchscreen. I got it activated with Net10 and everything works except for the fact that the old motherboard has a bad headphone jack. Does anyone know of a cheap bluetooth device that has a headphone jack on it or perhaps an adapter for the micro usb port with a headphone jack and charging jack? I know there used to be such an adapter for the old HTC phones with mini usb.
[LG G Watch R] Jaydawgx7:
Has anyone else noticed the watchface usually goes a few pixels offset in always on / standby mode? Its a bit difficult to see in most watch faces, but you can see it shift back to center when you wake it up. Its really noticable when you design a watch face that is the exact size of the screen or have something at the very edge because when it shifts, you get a white boarder or small items at the edge go off the screen. I just want to verify I'm not the only one here. I cant imagine its a hardware issue, but want to make sure before I'm no longer able to exchange it.
[LG G Watch R] thenag:
Thought I read somewhere it is intentional to stop screen burn in on OLED. All the watch faces apparently do it...
[LG G Watch R] Jaydawgx7:
Awesome, thank you for the response. That does make sense and now I'm happy it does it lol. I'll just make sure to design my watch faces with a background larger than the template so when it shifts, there's no white boarder.
[LG G Watch R] thenag:
I'm just about to buy one. Being doing a lot of reading up. Finally decided between this and the Moto 360!
[LG G Watch R] Jaydawgx7:
To each their own, but I'm so happy I bought this over the 360. Just personal preference I guess, but I love it so far and don't think i would like the 360 after getting used to the "always on" feature.
[LG G Watch R] thenag:
That's the bit I like and why I decided on the LG. Just need to get it signed off by the wife and is all good...
[LG G Watch R] mitchellvii:
I think the LGGR makes a better choice for a man while the 360 is better for a woman. But let's not forget the ASUS Zenwatch. That's a good looking bit of kit for $200. Once again, IMHO a better choice for the ladies as the lines are somewhat feminine.

The think I like about the LGGR's styling as a man is that it reminds me of a watch an Indycar driver would wear.
[LG G Watch R] Rob1968:
The question is what adjustments can we make to watch faces in Facer so they don't look so bad?
[LG G Watch R] Jaydawgx7:
Unfortunately, there's probably not much we can do about existing faces. I personally started making mine with a square background image (still round face). That way when it shifts, there no white line bleeding through. Search my username Jaydawgx7 on facerepo and check them out. I'm just getting started with the faces so I'm learning as I go, but I think they've turned out well so far. Hopefully more people start making their backgrounds larger than the circle mask in most templates as this watch gains popularity.
[LG G Watch R] Rob1968:
You're right some show white space like this one - http://facerepo.com/app/faces/details/colourful-149b2fe3fdd. but the Mickey Mouse doesn't. - http://facerepo.com/app/faces/details/mickey-dark-circle-full-1499f5d7a90

But I just realized the first example has a white border around it so maybe removing that in Photoshop will alleviate it.

It's just that some watch faces don't look as bad when they shift and others look horrible so there must be some work around even though it's probably a pain to do.

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And I just figured it out. I extracted the images of each face. Both circular images were placed over a square, but the Mickey was a black square and the Rainbow wheel was a white square. Changing the Rainbow one to and all black background fixed it. It still shifts in dim mode, but it's not as noticeable. So it appears that watch faces need to be on a black background in order to compensate for the shift and not look terrible. It's a pain to do, but if you really like a face that has this issue, it's too hard to do.
[General Topics] inuZ:
Any update on your story? I`d like to hear how it went. :D

Das ist wirklich ne zumutung... naja, nichts anderes zu erwarten von MediaMarkt...
[General Topics] Shenhua1337:
Here is additional read I found after we came home, turns out this is more widespread than I thought

(given that I've got a fresh account have to put the link in txt file attached to this reply)
[General Topics] ShadowLea:
I suggest you direct this towards the Metro Holding Group. http://www.metrogroup.de

It's the company that owns the entire Media Markt chain. This seems like a complaint to take a bit higher up if the manager won't speak to you.

I do have to mention, in all the times I've been to Media Markt, the boxes with the Media Markt tape on it were the ones that were previously returned.

New ones had factory seals on it. (And usually a 'If seal is broken, do not buy/sell device" over the rim.) Were those still present on the box when you bought it?

I've always bought about half of devices and electronics at MediaMarkt (The other half at Saturn or Conrad. I remember when Conrad was still just a small store in Boekelo!), in Nordhorn, and Dorsten. I've never experienced what you're describing, as those devices have always had a sticker on it marking them as used.

But I'm not doubting that it happened. Media Markt Netherlands has a tendency to do this as well. And they charge us 100-300 euro more for the same devices, too!
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
Hello, First of all :)

I downloaded a 4k Video Sample from the

Sony FDR-AX100E

and another one from the

Panasonic LUMIX DMC--Fƶ1000.

Both File extensinos are *.

Mp4

.

The Fz1000 Records at

100 mBits/Sec.

and the AX100 does the same at

60

.

But as i know from Sony: MP4<AVCHD<XAVCS in Bitrate:Quality Ratio.

But if i open the both Video Samples (one of them with Sonys XAVCS from the 4K Camcorder, the other one from the Lumix-FƵ1000) with the VLC-Media Player, then it says „H.264 AVC-MP4" or somethinglike that:) on the Codec-Information SCreen (Both the

SÀME

Description!). So: IS XAVCS the normal Mp4? What's the Difference?

What is so SPECIAL about XAVCS? xAVCs is this Codec from Sony. They say it's „Hochwertig" etc...

Second Question: What does XAVCS mean? The AVC in it surely means „Advanced Video Codec“ like in AVCHD (.mts) „AdvancedVideoCodec

H

igh

D

efinition(s)“.

But what is the X and the S?

X= eXtra Advanced

S= Superior/Superieur?

I don't know.
[General Questions and Answers] Hannah Stern:
Don*t confuse XAVCS with H.265‼
[Nexus 5 General] simms22:
i just realized that lollipop has a feature, that nobody has noticed. i didnt realize that it was a feature in lollipop at first, you can add stuff to the quick toggle! what i did was just use a function(hotspot) and it got added to the pulldown. functions like hotspot, or color inversion will get added when you use them :)
[Nexus 5 General] C3C076:
Yeah, not a new info. But there should also be a way of removing them without resetting systemui... I played with invert color option just for curiosity and that damn toggle sat there forever then...

I wonder why Google is always reluctant to add the most requested functionality like quick settings management is...
[Nexus 5 General] simms22:
if you dont use that function for a certain period of time, itll disappear by itself. its odd i havent heard of this function though, lol. not even on xda.
[Nexus 5 General] rayiskon:
Actually it was mentioned several times in the L preview thread, a lot of people were whining that they don't want them there :D
[Nexus 5 General] simms22:
there you go, i didnt hang out in that thread :angel:
[Nexus 5 General] wifesabitch:
Wish it was easy to remove some. I'll never use airplane mode or auto rotate.
[Nexus 5 General] Darth:
L is learning from Sense. ?

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Or Google I should say.
[Nexus 5 General] Curiousn00b:
Was about to post about them not disappearing... Until I read this ;)

I always thought the Color Inversion toggle just got completely stuck there.

Didn't know about the Hotspot one though. :p
[Nexus 5 General] crucialcolin:
Hey cool! I've been wondering if it were possible to add a hotspot to quick toggle.
[Nexus 5 General] gamer.11:
It was in accessibility menu one of the most overhauled aspect of lollipop which no one actually cared about in the past even, except for TTS

start hotspot once from menu, you will get the toggle
[Nexus 5 General] nexuspur:
Wasnt this present in KitKat? Called dynamic toggle
[Nexus 5 General] xzilem:
There is a setting shortcut in widget, when you choose notification log, it will show all of your notification history.

Is this a new features or it's already there since kitkat?
[Nexus 5 General] luckana:
i wouldn't consider this as a feature. it just adds 2 more toggles depending on whether you have used them or not. It's not like allowing you to fully customize your quick toggles
[Nexus 5 General] danarama:
Yes it was
[X 2014 General] qbking77:
Made a bunch of tutorial videos for the Moto X 2nd generation and wanted to share them. Hope they help.

I used a pure edition for all of these videos

How to unlock bootloader:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLNja2M6zc0

How to root:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fPIYhzWlnw

How to flash factory images (return to stock):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS0eVAfpBIo

How to manually update to 5.0 lollipop:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbQ52AAOubg

Review of 5.0 Lollipop on the Moto X:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBSs24qZA2U
[X 2014 General] thiagodm:
This is for all moto x 2014? If not, maybe the supported models should be on the topic.
[X 2014 General] Blue_Calx:
Does this work for the XT1097 from AT&T??
[X 2014 General] qbking77:
Good call. Update OP to let everyone know I have a pure edition
[X 2014 General] Cuetzpalomit:
I got a pure edition from moto maker Mexico the model number is

xt1097 will this root method work on it? Moto anyone has tried?
[Nexus 4 General] Isus <3:
To root download this: http://download.chainfire.eu/297/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-mako-occam-nexus4.zip

[IMG="Root L"]http://puu.sh/cRO5e/0bc19e9101.png[/IMG]

Instructions:

Note, you must have drivers properly installed and make sure your adb recognizes your phone with "fastboot devices"

1. Plug your device into PC and put it into fastboot mode!

2. If you haven't unlocked your bootloader then this will and it will entirely wipe your device!

3. After your bootloader is unlocked, phone will boot cf-autoroot, big red android icon will appear on your screen, wait for it to finish.

4. Reboot, done!
[Nexus 4 General] Isus <3:
I will update link when chainfire makes official root for 5.0, this is cf-auto-root for 4.4.4, but it works fine
[Nexus 4 General] metpage:
if you are already unlocked you can just run the following command in fastboot:

fastboot boot CF-Auto-Root-mako-occam-nexus4.img

just make sure you extract the img first and it should work.
[Nexus 4 General] xp3rto:
Touch recovery 6.0.4.7 works fine
[Nexus 4 General] cjrgalvez:
Thanks for sharing this info, i have installed cwm and root =),

does anybody knows if Xposed is compatible with lollipop?
[Nexus 4 General] bgill55:
the script will bypass the unlock part if you are already unlocked and just flash the img
[Nexus 4 General] sarus_b:
noob here..

Ok so the updated CF auto root has patched kernel or just some patches to fix se linux and other patches to enable root..??

Im asking this because the CF auto root is based on KOT49H so will the kernel be replaced by patched kernel from KOT49H??
[Nexus 4 General] pawan1993:
Chainfire updated the tool. Even if it says it's for version 4.4.4 he's updated it for 5.0. It does alter the kernel to set SELinux to permissible but don't worry about the alterations as it is made for 5.0.

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No. 5.0 uses ART as the new runtime which isn't yet compatible with Xposed.
[Nexus 4 General] Joshua Mr PC Repair:
this works perfect
[Nexus 4 General] Amirreza.th:
Does it wipe data if the bootloader is already unlocked?
[Nexus 4 General] memi_pt:
I asked it before and somebody said not yet!
[Nexus 4 General] ghalalb:
This method did give me root, but broke my camera, had to flash back to factory to get it to work. Don't want to flash cf again in case I end up with a broken camera again.
[Nexus 4 General] Tastycakess:
Weird, my camera is still working here. Running the factory OTA. This did give me root which the SuperSU 2.19 zip didn't (but Super SU gave my root on CM12 fwiw). My bootloader was already unlocked and it didn't wipe anything for me.
[Nexus 4 General] llevin:
Definitely not! It is unknown yet when it will be.
[Nexus 4 General] forever_lol:
Sorry guys if i missed this info...have anybody of you managed to make booting options work like in twrp app or quick boot.

I rooted successfully my N4 today, however booting options don't bring any effect when tapped.

EDIT: reboot command in terminal emulator works as it should though.