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[Nexus 9 General] Diesel779:
I owned an iPad Air last year and whilst it was great in build quality and had great battery life, it bored the life out of me. I ended up dropping it anyway. I then purchased a Nexus 7 2013 just to tide me over until the Nexus 9 came out. I just hope there's nothing wrong with mine when it arrives tomorrow, I'll be really disappointed if it's got the issues some people are suffering. I had a bad experience with my Nexus 5, I had to RMA it 3 times. If my Nexus 9 is all good tomorrow I'll be over the moon.
[Nexus 9 General] dtl:
so in the end you are getting the N9. It was not clear
[Nexus 9 General] jdellingson7:
I purchased the Black version on release day and was incredibly shocked at how bad the build was. The back popped and I also had major light bleed. So I returned it and ordered a white one to see if it by chance could be any better. I can say that the white version seems better all the way around. No popping on the back and minimal light bleed. I can say I'm very happy and would say this tops all android tablets out there and I have owned at least 10 to 15 of them.
[Nexus 9 General] daneoni:
Can anyone confirm if this popping back issue has been fixed in new batch or is it still there in black version? I guess I will get mine replaced if it is. I guess choosing white version would be easy fix but it is not available in Finland Play store.
[Nexus 9 General] dtl:
Sorry I was confused by the wording. It was not clear that you meant the N9 in the end and meant to type ipad. I guess it reads that you returned the N9 for the ipad and returned the ipad for the N9. So cool
[Nexus 9 General] nandihno:
I have the white 16 GB version and can't see any defects on it the build quality is like my wife's ipad air it feels solid and battery life is amazing almost 4 days Jo charge on par with ipad battery life os maybe the black one does have bit different materials??
[Nexus 9 General] y2whisper:
I too bought the white mainly for one reason - fingerprints. I already have experience with the N5 and N7 which I ended up getting skins for. with the white it shows up much less.

Got the bonus of it having great build quality. very happy with my decision.

And my wallet and I are back on speaking terms!
[Nexus 9 General] brushrop03:
Also bought the White (32GB) and have no issues with the back popping. It feels solid.

Light bleed exist but is very minimal in a couple of corners. When watching letter-boxed videos, I don't even notice.
[Nexus 9 General] androidtoy09:
Add another one here.

I bought the black one the first day it came out. NFC didnt work, the back cover clicks, the tablet was laggy (older firmware). Returned it to Best Buy and got the white version. Wow, what a difference. I have none of the problems above.
[Nexus 9 General] AjunNg:
I believe these are all in people's luck.

My black version is solid, with really really "good" (comparatively), lightbleed. No flexing and no back cover clicking, plus no #gapgate.

I don't think the white is constructed with better QC than its black brothers.

Assuming all units are the same, and each has a 50% chance of a bad turnout.

Your next N9 could simply have struck luck and got a good unit, regardless of black or white.

Show the black one some looooooove! It's feeling left out!
[Nexus 9 General] nimdae:
I bought my N9 32gb black the day after release. It's pretty solid in build quality with no clicking and minimal light bleed (a lot less than other devices I have). Everything appears to work. I'm very happy with it.
[Nexus 9 General] dinocgeo:
Same here. I love it.
[Nexus 9 General] brushrop03:
It's just really bad quality control on the part of HTC/Google.
[Nexus 9 General] supposedmonster:
I bought the black version for myself and white for my mom, and I'm now very jealous. White is much nicer, and it's actually a very handsome matte pewter color, not the somewhat feminine glossy white many devices come in (sorry, I'm a dude). Black one feels cheap, white one feels classy. Night and day.
[Nexus 9 General] hirndurst:
How does the back of the white feel like? Is it less rubbery and thus more slippery? Aesthetically I like the white one more but I fear it is more difficult to hold it in one hand.
[Nexus 9 General] supposedmonster:
The texture is like soft-touch rubber, so very nice, but it's actually plastic so it's slippery. I think tablets of this size definitely need a good case for comfortable handling, but there aren't great options out just yet. Amazon has a bunch that will be released end of Novemberish.
[Nexus 9 General] hirndurst:
Thank you for your answer!

I'm generally interested in the comparison of both rubbery backs. Does the white version feel more slippery than the black one? Or does they feel very similar? I would prefer to use the N9 without a case at home, so it's important to know for me, if there is a difference.
[Nexus 9 General] androidtoy09:
The white one feels a little more sandy(less rubbery) in hands. I actually like it more than the previous black.
[Nexus 9 General] supposedmonster:
I second that, white seems to have a slightly rougher texture. It's also just nicer in general. A big complaint about the buttons is they're too flush, but the white doesn't seem to have it as bad. I discovered this myself and then this review verified: http://www.androidpit.com/google-nexus-9-review. Also, the aluminum trim on the white is very nice, but it's painted black on the black version, which hides the "premium" material. Black version feels like a big slab of plastic, white version feels like the premium tab that HTC promised.
[Nexus 9 General] Geeba:
Still rocking a xoom running 4.4 - I was really looking forward to the Nexus9, but the quality issue does bother me.... Might look at the white version... I was going to stick with the xoom until the next premium tablets are here...
[Nexus 9 General] Philio25:
I have a white 32Gb. The back is a bit squishy in paces around the Nexus logo, the bezel is inconsistent, minor bleed on dark backgrounds. Purchased from Amazon UK. Returning to Amazon UK soon. I've always found HTC products lacking in one way or another.
[Nexus 9 General] soundneedle:
So I bought both colors to compare differences. The white is not grippy or rubberish at all. The texture is similar to paper. Try putting a piece of paper over the back of a tablet or phone and then rubbing the back. That's what the texture of the white color is like. Also the color is not white, it's more of a grey cement color. The bezel on the white is also beveled giving it a more polished look in the black version. In general, the white version looks like a high-quality Nexus device. The black, looks like a Chinese knock off.
[Nexus 9 General] Jsunn:
I'm returning my white 32GB. Lots of light bleed. I'll buy again later. My picture is posted in the light bleed thread. I really did like the size and the tablet itself. just disappointed with the light on the screen.
[Nexus 9 General] ram130:
Buy another. You should get less light bleed. Happened to me. :)

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Nexus 9 General] mkygod:
The white one has a very smooth egg-shell like texture. It's bare plastic, but has a very matted texture to it; similar to frosted glass which gives it a bit of a silky feeling when you run your fingers through it.
[Nexus 9 General] warriorscot:
Just returned my white 32gb this afternoon, light bleed was horrendous and when you held it in portrait with either one or two hands it would flex and make the light bleed worse. Ordering a new one and will see if it's better.
[Nexus 9 General] hdfilmx:
Ben bu cihazdan nerden temin edebilirm fiyatı nedir.
[Nexus 9 General] low.humidity:
i have 2 N9, both black. i have had no issues at all. i have yet to use GPS much so i do not know if that has problems. i wonder if the serial numbers are sequential in that 07002 would indicate a build later than 04004. if so then i guess it would be possible to create a database of various build "sets", so to

speak. the only thing i do not like about the unit is the cheap sticker on the

back.
[Nexus 9 General] davy917:
I had a black one and exchanged for a white one. I'd have to agree that the white one does look nicer but imo the black felt more premium in the hand. Also the white model I got has ridiculous amounts of lightbleed. Even my wife who couldn't care less about gadgets looked at my screen on a black screen and said "ew wtf is wrong with your screen?"
[Nexus 9 General] rolrctermaniac:
The white one feels great to me! love the backing, though if the buttons stick out better on the white one, i cannot immagine how bad they are on the black version. my only real issue with the device is the crappy buttons
[Moto X Q&A] ArticHood:
Hello

I recently bought a Moto X (European version) and I would like to have the Xposed framework on it. To do that I need to have root access as I understand it. To gain root access I need to unlock the bootloader, or do I? I have read a couple of threads where an unlocked bootloader wasn't needed to root the phone, there was apparently some sort of exploit to forgo that. I'm wondering if that is possible with the Android 4.4.4 and European version combo?

I appreciate your time and help!

Best regards

ArticHood
[Moto X Q&A] Darth:
Yes you need an unlocked bootloader to Root 4.4.4.

See the one stop shop for Root in the general section, right near the top. ?
[Moto X Q&A] KidJoe:
With 4.4.2, the vulnerability/exploit used to disable write protection on the 2013 X was patched and no longer works.

With 4.4.4, the vulnerability/exploit used to root phones with a locked bootloader has been patched.

With 4.4.4, the only way to root and disable write protection is to unlock the bootloader.
[Moto X Q&A] ccnmnm:
Link to Moto X unlocked bootloader?

I am new to this site and am not sure where this "one stop shop" is. Can someone provide a link? Thanks!
[Moto X Q&A] ArticHood:
Here you go: http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/general/one-stop-shop-how-root-moto-x-confusion-t2826159
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mrvanx:
Hey people, im sure this will be locked fairly quick but, does that mean ALL the ROMs we are playing with will be removed!??!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] walshieau:
unfortunately it does...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mrvanx:
well that SUCKS!!!!

I guess we shall be hosting our own then, the FTP may be gone but we can get around that surely!? (possibly a nice breach of T&Cs there....but dammit!!)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jasjamming:
ok,

what we need now is to host all the ROMS on rapidshare ASAP.

Does anyone have an unlimited account on there?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] walshieau:
what i can say is everyone start getting your hands on all roms from the ftp you can and ill have a server setup in a few weeks that can host 1TB with a 100MB connection.... so everyone start downloading...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mrvanx:
GO GO GO!

i cant believe M$. Just shows how large this site is getting if it attracts such attention
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] stinger32:
downloading :-)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] trion:
okay, I think my next phone will be a Nokia again.

Hate the lack of support from HTC and M$ now makes it even worse.

Never had problems with Nokia and the official 1.18 rom just sucks..........
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mrvanx:
I wouldnt quit on the HTC front JUST yet, its just the ftp that is affected by this remember. We will sort something out ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] cyberdrakula:
This is INDEED a SAD SAD DAY ! taking a deeeeep breath !
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Wiper:
Gawd damn, stop d/lling, you're killing the forum :D

Anyway, Im not shocked that MS asked that, just dissapointed.

But Im sure this won't be the end of days. Since there are already good How to -guides available in the forum and the operators/manufacturers still provide ROM updates, so what we could do, is to create links to manufacturers/operator released ROMs.

Then with good guides we can do ROM upgrading/tweaking and stuff like before.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mrvanx:
See my sig ;)

I guess we are slowing this forum down BIG TIME!

Im surprised there isnt alot of threads about this in the other devices forums?!?!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] hknoener:
Well, i think the M$ was very stupid doing that. The first and most important is that a community like Xda-Developers only do something good for them: marketing, development and support their mistakes!

Well, that was not the first stupid thing that came from M$...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] TheMaster666:
You know I really liked my P900 back in the day..

The Sony really took a beating and lasted a long time.. The SE website wasn't too bad either..

If they came out with something better more along the lines I would have no problem Dumping M$ for all there $hit they pull..

This is a DEVELOPER Forum..

How are people going to DEVELOPE and Test if they do not have the resorces..

Anyway it won't stop anything.. the files will just be hosted elseware..

Anyone with google will be able to find them...

All this does is gives us another reason to hate them..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Ninja1:
Thanks. Please be sure to let us know if there is anything that we can do to help.

Ninja1
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mrvanx:
The FTP content for Hermes (EVERYTHING), including the Uploaded folder is now on my home fileserver too.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] elivne:
I have the whole hermes site up and tuning on p2p.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] spiritofseth:
why not go bittorrent sevrer? great for deniability.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Olipro:
no... easier than that;

an IRC bot that people have to issue a command to; when they do so, their IP is added to an access list and they can login to an FTP server; after each file download they must reauthenticate with the bot.

this means access is no longer public and somewhat more "underground" although instructions on how to access it is easily available; this is precisely how the Xbox distribution service Xbins works (note that Xbins do not distribute "warez" only modification tools and hacks for the Xbox)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mrvanx:
I agree there should still be a centralised way for us to access ROMs, just so frustrating since we have ALL paid for the devices, which in the process pays M$ for the WM we get, we are the best source for them to get bug reports and in field tests carried out on the software. Its not illegal (as in piracy, stealing software) but this software is readily available to people who look hard enough!! (from the operators!).

If it wasnt for this site ALOT of people would have abandoned the WM platform (i know i would have if i had to stick with the ORIGINAL ROM i had on my HTC TyTN!).

My opinion is a torrent would be the best option for us. If i knew how to set one up id have one running for the content the Hermes uses.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] BigBen:
Anyone know a lawyer willing to jump in and stick up for free speech or something? :mad: How about the ACLU going to bat for a maligned minority?

Seriously, though, maybe if the forum were to go to a "membership only" status, with a nominal fee ($.01 through Paypal :rolleyes: ), this would put it into the same category as if some of us got together at my house and cooked all the ROMs we wanted?

It's a shame.

Ben
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] honestabe:
a format like #xbins is a great idea..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] spiritofseth:
BitTorrent, isnt this an excellent oporrtunity to take advantage of?

so what countries are easy going about having a BT tracker running in them?

I have bought

2 Mpx220, 1 HTC Excalibur 1 HTC Wizard and 1 HTC Hermes and sold hundreds, yes hundreds of 8125s, 8525s, 2125s, 3125s, and smt5600s, my wife sells tons of MDAs and Dashes all day long. one of our number one tools for building enthusiasm (among IT enthusiasts especially) is pointing customers to this forum. With its many available custom rom options it built many (probably now former) lifelong HTC/Microsoft customers . I still really love WM but I may end up in linux land if things keep getting restrictive.

custom roms cant just disappear, with BT there is the real option of putting custom roms out of the reach of those who would rain on our parade. remember there is always a Tor network to be built.

Im gonna puke if I start seeing microsoft advertisments all ove the place.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Arktronic:
I believe BitTorrent is indeed the best way to go. It can be as centralized as needed (DHT can be disabled) and, depending on the tracker software, torrents can be almost "moderated".

I cannot comment on any legal repercussions, however, which happens to be our main problem. While it would always be possible to have unofficial places to download ROMs, if there is any way to be legally detached and yet directly link to the torrents on a single site in the Netherlands (where this site is hosted) that would probably be the best option.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jeRrRKKKK:
anybody need ROM files?

I've got the following left:

RUU_Hermes_HTC_WWE_2.05.255.1_6275_1.34.00.10_108_Test

HERM_1.27.00.00_type2_radio

Hermes_SplashScreen_Pack

SPL-1.01MFG_Pack

NBHextract

HTC_Hermes_SIM_Unlock_v2a

if anybody needs these files, let me know, i run a forum at www.forumics.com where we have a 'shared' webserver to host all these 'friendly' files
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shogunmark:
here is what i gather from the letter... they only want their roms removed as it contains their intellectual property... however no one said anything about the tools to do what you need.. and we can still discuss on how to do things.. we just wont have the roms readily available from the ftp...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] cyberenz:
I bought both my Jamin then my TyTN after joining this forum and enjoying the enthusiasm about these products we all share. I paid for the Microsoft product in my machine when I bought the unit and no matter how we manipulate all that goes into the ROM, the Microsoft product stays the same...Win Mobile 5, a product I paid for and licensed to own. I can install, remove and reinstall the same into my TyTN as many times as I need to, because it's all part of the ROM. Considering the lack of support we all get from HTC, Microsoft should welcome the posting of any ROMs and fixes, etc...after all, WE PAID for the Microsoft portion of that ROM and if we want to modify the ROM's utilities, patches for extra functionality and the like, we should be allowed to freely distribute such to our forum members because this is like a club for tweakers, experimenters and problem solvers. I have a license for the Microsoft portion of that ROM. Who are they now to tell me that I cannot tweak the functionality of my TyTN by downloading our forum ROMS, when I have a license in hand for the MS software that runs in every ROM. Think about it. Who is going to give me the support I need when my unit trashes out? Microsoft? No. HTC? No. This forum? Absolutely. It provides a service for people like us who enjoy tweaking and experimentation. They are wrong in requesting we take down the ROMS and I don't know why we're just playing dead to their strong arm tactics. We all own and are licensed for a portion of that ROM, the Microsoft portion, so posting the ROMS does not violate anything, except MS' licensing agreement with us, which they are now breaching by not allowing us to post ROMS because they contain MS product, which we are licensed to own no matter how they want to twist this against us. What's fair is fair. It's ours! We paid for it. We paid to use it. I certainly hope that somehow, someone sets up a bittorrent server to post our files and we all bid Mr. Gates and his crew adieu. They're way out of control. Thanks for hearing out my rant. You all have a great day. (POF, you're awesome, dude! Thank you!)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ibeqa:
torent style

I agree that all the roms should be moved to a torent site (like Pirate Bay which is based in Sweeden, or any other country that does not have stupid laws like US). Rapideshare does not work for a lot of users.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] TaurusBullba R.I.P.:
I agree with cyberenz. For example, say this was a site for "tweaking" a packaged set of tools, utilities, etc wrapped around an actual unlicensed copy of Windows XP or Vista. I can obviously see the illegality of that. We've all seen compilations like that floating around the internet. That software can be installed on home built computers. Computers that were never sold with a licensed copy of Windows on it. Fine, that's illegal.

However, there is not one single HTC product out there that does not come with a FULLY LICENSED version of WM on it. Every Hermes made is running WM5, nothing else. No one here is breaking into MS code to tamper with the actual OS either. So, who's breaking the law, and what law exactly is being broken? It was already brought to the attention of the site operators that they had to pull WM6 off of here. Fine, that was illegal to have on here, and it was pulled off right away.

So, what exactly is the issue here? To me it just seems that this site, along with hundreds of others I'm sure, are being bullied by Microsoft's lawyers. I don't think they actually realize what this site is and what we are doing with the software on here. Nor do I think they care. I believe it's out of simple paranoia and ignorance that MS pushed the admin to yank every image off the FTP. And they know that a simple website can't fight against a company run by the richest man in the entire world.

I think this all runs into "fair use". I believe we are all using sotware we've purchased. As I said, we're not altering the OS. No one is downloading these roms who don't have phones that were originally licensed with the OS version that came on their phone.

I'm probably rambling a bit. It's late. But I hope I made some sense and if anyone has any thoughts on this, chime in. I'm not some kind of MS hater. But, I just really think that we are in the right and MS is in the wrong on this one (big surprise).
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] jeRrRKKKK:
i bought a hermes instead of a SE P990i device BECOS of this website

now that they've removed all the roms and the possibility of flashing your own rom, i should have went with my beloved symbian OS instead...

dang...
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daman9292:
I have a S4 SPH-720 that can not connect to the network (sprint) and is missing all data from the EFS, Carrier, Data, and Tombstones folders. It also reads Unknown for all of the following: baseband version, Network, Mobile network type, MIN, PRL, MEID, IMEI, ICCID. This device was working fine until I used a recover program to try and save my text messages that I forgot to back up. Any one have any advice? Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Try changing the kernel and the modem afterwards. Might solve.

If it doesnt, go to the Samsung Service Center.

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moloch993:
What program did you use ?

Regards

M.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daman9292:
I used a program called Dr fone for android. I obviously don't recommend it.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeepankarS:
Buddy this can only be solved by flashing the full STOCK ROM for your phone via odin and keeping your phone off for a while after the flash.

You have a corrupted efa folder now which only samsung can correct. :)

Or use a z3x box to recover it.

"If someone helps, never forget to hit thanks ? "