yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pilz:
It is faster at saving files and opening my photos app without encryption. I have 3000+ pictures on my phone from that I took on my G3 and its much faster and there is almost 0 scroll lag now.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phekno:
Have any developers actually dug in to the kernel to validate that it's using software encryption only? It could be that the Snapdragon 805's crypto module is just slow. Surely there has to be a way to enable hardware encryption if it's not available.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] P1 Wookie:
I don't have time to go look because I'm about to go into work, but I believe the person that made the modded boot image was the one that figured it out.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evo_Shift:
I feel I don't need it. I have used a smartphone for years now and they could have been encrypted at any time but I chose to rely on my lock screen and the ability to remotely wipe my device. I don't want to give up the performance for something I don't feel I need. If there was dedicated hardware, which it looks like there isn't, I'd leave it encrypted. Apple, for example, uses dedicated hardware so that the encryption doesn't impact performance which means they can use encryption and still get speeds equivelant to or faster than most phones out there now.

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But there are videos showing the Nexus 6 performing operations slower than a Nexus 5 or did you mean it outperforms every other encrypted phone?.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Berzerker7:
The slow down is not noticeable by any significant margin. It's purely in benchmarks and possibly when installing some larger apps, you might notice it taking a bit longer than it should. After disabling encryption, it's most likely placebo that it feels faster, but the phone did not feel "slow" by any means with encryption enabled.

I just don't care enough to have my data encrypted, I don't keep anything of vital importance on my phone, so I just decided to get rid of it anyway.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj14:
I'm not sure it is just benchmarks. Not based on the video at http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014...premium-price-still-comes-with-compromises/2/ anyway. App launch, boot everything seems to be slower on the encrypted device (vs an un-encrypted N5).

Maybe it was pre-release software, so dunno if the issue is still as bad
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Berzerker7:
At least personally, I haven't noticed any real difference and the phone felt plenty quick while I was encrypted. I just wanted the piece-of-mind and wiped early so that I wouldn't be bothered later when the phone was more used and it would have been more of a hassle to wipe.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kashk5:
Another issue to keep in mind is the hit to battery life. If encryption is taking place in software, that's going to tax the CPU much more than if it was being done via dedicated hardware. Removing encryption will reduce CPU load, thus increasing battery life. So even if the device "feels" the same with and without encryption, you still benefit from disabling encryption.

Anecdotally, yesterday I experienced better battery life than what the reviewers were getting (about 5-6 hours of SOT). We already know that the I/O speeds are objectively faster with encryption disabled, so I'd love to see some objective tests done on battery life.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sireniankyle:
I may opt out then. I'm not a criminal or part of a sleeper cell of any kind.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradputt:
i don't even have a lock screen.

do i need encryption?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xileforce:
Encryption is just another barricade protecting your data beyond a lock screen. As far as I know it basically means that even if someone manages to pull data off your phone, they won't be able to view it. Could be wrong though.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
In simple terms without being all technical, it is pretty much the process where you (Point A) is communicating with a user or server (Point B). A unknown identity (government, adversary) is possible to take the data you sent to Point B but then they will have a difficult time to "decrypting" the jibberish to translate it into something that is useful.

E.G. I send the following string "Hello"

The unknown identity would receive the encrypted text as "A45K1K1JKNN" (just a example)

Read more about cryptography if you're interested.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xileforce:
Thanks for clarifying it further, that's pretty much what I thought the general idea was.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phantom Shadow:
The encryption is just for the contents of your phone, even if your phone is encrypted if you send "Hello" to Point B over an unencrypted channel anyone will still be able to read it.

If you don't have a lock screen encryption is rather pointless, all someone would need to do is turn the phone on and they have full access to all your data. While the phone is running the software can access the data, encryption only protects you if someone has physical access to the device, it isn't powered on, and requires a password of some form when you turn it on to access any data. The data is also only encrypted on the device. If you plug your phone into your computer and copy some photos off, it will be unencrypted before copying and no longer protected.

Think of it like a hard drive in a computer. If I take the hard drive out and put it in my computer I will be able to see what is on the drive unless it is encrypted. However, even if it is encrypted, if you are using the computer and turn your back without locking it/logging out, I can just go on and access all the files.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
I was giving a example of encryption in general, not encryption specific to N6. With a general idea of what encryption is, it can easily be translated to encryption via a secured line, file encryption, etc.

If someone is very paranoid about all this then they shouldn't even use a Google phone with Google Applications as it contains a large # of tracking related apps in there anyways. Personally for me, I prefer the additional speeds over encryption as its not a important factor to me.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehdi_s82:
You don't notice because you haven't tried the phone without encryption. It's substantially faster from every aspect.
[Sprint LG G2] sidgallup:
So i got a secondhand g2 from craigslist, everything works except there's no sound at all, it was already rooted and running a custom ROM called N5 project, so i tried flashing CM11 and Pacman ROMS and both give me bootloops.

Also the phone recognizes my GSM sim and carrier, but i can't make or receive calls, even when i automatically get the APN.

Could the bootloop be caused by an incompatible kernel? which one should i flash if i wanna use CM11 or an AOSP based ROM.
[General Questions and Answers] abdullah 9:
hello

I have asus memo pad hd 7, i rooted it using frameroot,then i try to flash recovery.img using app in google play. after that the app told me to restart the device ,the device restarts repeatedly. now i cant enter recovery or fastboot.

can anyone help me????
[General Questions and Answers] pokrajac:
Which app did you use? Are you certain you flashed the correct recovery.img?
[General Questions and Answers] abdullah 9:
I used flashify...and get thr recovery from forum on google
[General Questions and Answers] pokrajac:
Could you please link me the recovery?
[General Questions and Answers] abdullah 9:
sorry the link was on the tablet....i tried to flash official rom but i cant because when entering recovery or fastboot the device restarts can you help me??
[General Questions and Answers] pokrajac:
Sadly no, the tablet is probably stuck in a loop since it probably has a bad recovery flashed so it has nothing to fall back to. The only way would be to take it to a service center where they will fix it up. If it's under warranty and you'd prefer not to pay, you can try telling them that you were playing a game, and that the tablet shut itself down, and that the problem started happening ever since you tried to turn it on.
[General Questions and Answers] abdullah 9:
ok....thank you very much.

i will send it to service center
[Moto X Q&A] QA Bot:
Q&A for Android L data miner

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[Moto X Q&A] 815turbo:
This can be removed, right?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] joetheman61:
Hello everyone Im sorry to bother you but my htc has gone in to softbrick after I tried flashing a rom and there is not much I can do with it. I can go in to the boot loader and and fast boot and I have twrp on it but nothing is flashing or working i have tried some ruu's but dont know which is the right one. please help sorry to bother. anything advice will help its tampered and unlocked
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sloth:
If you are s-on you have to flash the rom twice.
[Verizon LG G3] luke1987:
I haven't seen VoLTE discussed lately. Is this something aosp can bring or will it take a modem update?
[Sony Xperia M] pincheraro:
It's possible sign a custom kernel to install as stock one, like bump on lg G3?
[Sony Xperia M] gamer649:
Unfortunately not, all stock kernels are specially signed by Sony with a signature what can't be replicated.
[Xolo Q700, Q700i] nrsaran:
Hi Friends ..

I have a peculiar issue with my Q700. Automatically my phone switched off yesterday night and when i switch on the phone it comes to boot screen stays for a seconds and switches off.. if i put it in charging, it continuously loops in boot screen.

How to restore my phone and i need the backup of my data...

thanks..

NRS
[Xolo Q700, Q700i] sachin.r.fulzele:
In off condition, press volume up+power button, in recovery menu move with vol down button to factory reset and press vol up button, then wait for a while n reboot the phone. Chk it out
[Xolo Q700, Q700i] nrsaran:
Hello Sachin,

Thanks for the answer.

i tried that mode and it says an error that factory reset is disabled by XOLO SECURE..

Is there any other way ?
[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] GravM:
[Edit: Ultimately I went with no status bar and top banner ad]

[Edit: App launched at Google Play - "DailySoop"]

[Original post]

Please vote for your preference using the poll.

Either :--

[ Full Screen App -or- Not Full Screen App ]

AND

[ Top Banner Ad -or- Bottom Banner Ad ]

Looking for your opinion.

Thanks a whole bunch for helping out.

Your input could possibly help me see which way the wind blows regarding these issues.

For the following two issues, what is your preference?

Issue 1: Full screen or regular screen (Only difference is status bar would be visible or not visible) (It gives the app more screen space, not by much, but still)

Issue 2: Admob banner ad - Top or Bottom of screen (Portrait) (Is either of the two significantly different from the other? How do you see the positioning? Does it matter to you?)

Context: Its a web view app. Function is image/content viewing.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] dinosaur1:
Best one to use with my N6?
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] akellar:
Pocketcasts
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] theyownus:
+1

Accidentally thanked you akellar... Enjoy
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] Randy.Reid101:
Beyondpod
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] bigkevbosky:
Pocketcasts is the only one worth using.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] dannydpx:
Pocketcasts, even more so when they drop their 5.0 update, I hear they are working on it now...
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] mtpease:
I have only ever used BeyondPod, and I don't have any major complaints.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] Konikub:
Thanks. I've been looking for a good Podcast app, and saw a video review on YouTube for Pocket Cast....and I'm sold.
[Nexus 6 Themes and Apps] maamdroid:
I have used doggcatcher for quite awhile now and like it a lot. They have a free version that works great, though I eventually purchased the full version.

I like being able to add a virtual folder that allows my to drop mp3s or whatever in a folder and it treats them like a podcast.

I'd try other ones out as well, but it would have to have that custom/virtual podcast ability for my own files.
[Xolo Q700, Q700i] nrsaran:
Hi Friends ..

I have a peculiar issue with my Q700. Automatically my phone switched off yesterday night and when i switch on the phone it comes to boot screen stays for a seconds and switches off.. if i put it in charging, it continuously loops in boot screen. When i tried to factroy reset it says it is being disabled by XOLO SECURE.

How to restore my phone and i need the backup of my data...

thanks..

NRS
[Xolo Q700, Q700i] sachin.r.fulzele:
Then u can try sp flash tool to flash stock rom, but all ur data on phone will lost.

One more possibility is that password for xolo secure may be in ur mail box, check ur mail
[Xolo Q700, Q700i] nrsaran:
Thanks Again for the reply.

I know the password of XOLO SECURE but i could not boot in to disable the feature..

can you please tell me how to access XOLO SECURE with boot loop issue..

Thanks

NRS
[Xolo Q700, Q700i] sachin.r.fulzele:
Use sp flash tool n flash stock rom for xolo q 700
[Xolo Q700, Q700i] nrsaran:
Thanks for the reply .

My winows 8 pc does not detect my phone when i connect through USB cable.moreover it is continuously in boot loop (displays logo ,switch off, displays logo,and again the same). tell me how to flash the stock rom
[Xolo Q700, Q700i] nrsaran:
Solved:

I installed the mediatek drivers in windows 8.1 by follwing this link.

http://thebroodle.com/android/install-mediatek-mt65xx-usb-vcom-drivers-windows-8-8-1/

then i flashed the STOCK ROM and the problem got solved though my data are lost.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QA Bot:
Q&A for Micromax Elanza 2 Flash File (Stock ROM)

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparky_reachardson:
unbrick my hard bricked elanza 2

Hi!! All is ok but is there any way to unbrick my hard bricked elanza 2
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fawazahmed:
Hey I've deleted file called build.prop phone still running

Delete file called build.prop of my elanza 2. Phone still running because I've still not rebooted the phone... And it has lost its root(rooted via vroot)... Bro will you solve this?

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Deleted file called build.prop of my elanza 2. Phone still running because I've still not rebooted the phone... And it has lost its root(rooted via vroot) to rename the backup file... Bro will you solve this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spbokade505:
about stock ROM installation

i have downloaded that zip file..

extact that zip file and run that .bat file...but my cmd says..

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

error: device unauthorized. Please check the confirmation dialog on your device.

for not erase modemst1 and modest2

< waiting for device >

PLEASE help me....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SAM3110:
pllzzz help

i have done all the things acording to u.. but my software has beeen wiped out... now when i start my phone it shows recovery mod when i click on reboot now agian it shows recovery mod :crying::crying::crying::crying: what should i do now.. :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CA8OOSE:
Ok let me start by telling you how everything started.

i got a fancy galaxy note 2 for next to nothing so i got it home and i immediately came to XDA because its my go to site for anything android....anyways i seen the DN3 information and thought hey that is cool and i really liked my S5 and everything so i thought tooo easy...so i followed the instructions and was rolling with DN3 on my note 2 flawlessly...well until my problem 2 days ago. i put my phone on the charger the other night and it was hooked up to a laptop...well the laptop shut down in the middle of the night and well my phone didnt charge obviously. Well i woke up and i had 10% battery i was ok cool when i get to work ill beable to throw it on a charger really fast...and this is where the problem arises....in the midst of leaving my house i forgot the wallplug but had the cord...my buddy at work has a recharger that takes 4xAA batteries and gets a phone about 20% charge from where its at, well by the time i got to him my phone was at 1% then shut off...i thought no problem ill just plug it up to this charger and everything will be good...well when i hooked up the charger i turned my phone back on...it booted up at 0% then shut off, this happened a couple more times....about the 5th my phone rebooted with first the Samsung Galaxy Note II logo then said android in grey....i thought to myself no problem ill just wipe and reload when i get it charged....well i got the phone charged up, wiped, reloaded DN3 cause of level of awesomeness it was...well i load DN3 and phone will not get past the glowing Samsung logo, i have tried going back to stock where nothing happens, i cannot get past the boot screens, now i have tried wiping the data and everything to no avail, only error i see is the E:/ Failed to mount /efs (Invalid argument) in the recovery...ive tried different kernels and everything but i still cannot get it working....i just need to know what my first step should be, i think i have to rewrite the efs but i cannot even begin to know how to do that on a t889....any help would be awesome.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] super114:
What custom recovery do you have? TWRP or CWM? have you try odin? DId you make a nandroid backup of the phone before?
[Huawei Ascend P7] haninatoon:
Stock Huawei file manager from EMUI 3.0. Is installed as usual apk.

Download

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[Huawei Ascend P7] luca3011:
Thank you
[Huawei Ascend P7] Shahryar_NEO:
Thanks.

Please share other emui 3.0 apps like dialer . Also where did you find it ?
[Huawei Ascend P7] derecklatino:
here is a new version; Huawei File Manager 6.30.512.apk
[Huawei Ascend P7] maxens63:
Thank's a lot.

A little taste for emui 3 before official update.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YourCancer01:
So I'm thinking of rooting my note 4 as I had with my previous mytouch3g mytouch4g note2 and note3 but always get worried about if I root and some issue comes about that should be covered under warranty or using jump I want a new phone will I be able to return it to tmobile or will I be stuck with a outdated "haha" phone in six months?

Just looking for opinions anyone had trouble returning a rooted phone? My N2&N3 I had no trouble returning them after Flashing stock and triangle away
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BACARDILIMON:
Lol search. Search search. XDA rule number 1 should be mandatory search before you can post.

BAD ASS NOTE 4
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shreyanshk:
Are there any measurable performance advantages of 64-bit processors and do they also reflect in real life usage?

I'm torn between buying or passing Nexus 6 as I've no idea weather 64-bit is actually useful or just market gimmick because I'll be holding off my purchase of Nexus 6 if 64-bits bring reasonable improvements to the scene.

Thank You
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aznalan15:
Right now phones dont go past 3 gb (which is one reason you may need 64 bit) and apps arnt optimized for the 64bit architecture.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jamesadalpiaz:
The only 64-bit enabled Nexus device as of right now is the Nexus 9. The 6's SoC is 32-bit in software and hardware.

EDIT: I misread your post. You already know the Nexus 6 is 32-bit, my bad.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jlmcr87:
Maybe the most noticable advantage of 64 bit arm v8 is the hardware encryption, wich in the nexus 6 reduce the performance a lot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kamy:
​

Hello everyone I am Kamy and welcome to this thread.

Samsung stock theme always gives a strong motivation to make a theme with less bluish color, loool. In this theme all elements were carefully designed and reworked giving your device a high quality interface. Some elements were used from Google's open source material-design-icons-1.0.0 so you would be experiencing almost the same material design in lollipop the rest of elements were totally designed by Adobe Photoshop software and I did my best to keep the theme uniform. Hope you enjoy it.

This project is newly born and I may consider to update it and cover more apps depending on my free time and your support. So let us begin. :fingers-crossed:

Added on November 21 2014

Just make sure to be running stock TweakedN3 3.95 stock theme otherwise flashing this zip might cause theme issue or force close

To make this theme I used inverted phone and contact so make sure you are also on same apps if not flash modificationator from the tweaked rom thread to avoid any graphic issue.

Download theme zip and be sure MD5 sum is matched

Reboot into recovery (I tested it on TWRP)

Make a backup in case explosion happens :silly:

Flash the theme zip, wipe is not necessary

Reboot and enjoy

There is also an icon them for stock TW launcher in this zip so you can apply it in theme chooser

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The best credit goes to [MENTION=4041997]dwitherell[/MENTION] for his wonderful ROM, amazing support and friendly manner

[MENTION=222739]google[/MENTION]

[MENTION=4304825]foreverloco[/MENTION] for inverted apps (phone and contact)

[MENTION=4948919]xperiacle[/MENTION] being a good friend and his supports

[MENTION=1007992]everyone[/MENTION] using this theme
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kamy:
Download section

Tweaked_Materials_Theme_V1.zip - Mirror

MD5: 4434312abbf0b0a4d9142092041c14bf
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kamy:
Here is icon theme for TW theme chooser on stock launcher it comes with the theme pack, you can apply it in theme chooser
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cuezaireekaa:
Weeeeeeee its so beautiful!!!!!

And on my birthday to boot !! 11/21 Thanks

Sent from my SM-N900T
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kal-El7:
Happy birthday!

Sent from my lonely, Tweaked-starved Galaxy Note 4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dramitt_live:
Yeaah! Another theme to play with! Thanks for sharing buddy looks sick!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Kamy:
Happy birthday then, hope you like my gift
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Jamonguyen:
Looks awesome man! Can't wait to try it out. THANKS FOR YOUR WORK!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tdgillihan:
Sweet! Thank you, looks great.

Always thank those who are helpful... and just ignore those who aren't.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sshafranko:
Beautiful theme. i may trade my son my N4 back for my N3??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JONGAR1357:
So elegant yet so sexy....

BEAUTIFUL THEME. Thank you so much for making this for us to enjoy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] CZ Eddie:
Is there any way to download this without creating an account just to download it?

It's prompting me for a password when I click the above link.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MajorTom_:
There's a mirror...