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[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubmon:
Hi folks,

I'm running a non-rooted Fire TV using the latest firmware (51.1.4.1_user_514013920) that is non Rootable.

I'm trying to run NHL Gamecenter, Global GO and other sideloaded android apps that require me to turn on Google's Location Services.

I understand that I can run NHL Gamecenter under XBMC and Ive gotten that to work but I would like to get other apps such as Global GO to work so I can get live TV streamlining working.

I sideloaded the Settings.apk that was referenced in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/help/how-to-enable-location-services-fire-tv-t2908270

but it doesn't work. The "Settings" app just closes when I attempt to check any of the check boxes under Location Services. If you go back into Location Services, the boxes remain unchecked.

I also found this thread but I couldn't find the specific of Settings.apk that was being used for Bluetooth.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2714494

Does Settings.apk work on non-rooted Fire TVs? or only rooted Fire TVs?

If it does work, does anyone have a newer version of Settings.apk that will work a non-rooted Fire TV running the latest firmware (51.1.4.1_user_514013920)?

Thanks in advance for the help :)
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubmon:
bump! anyone???
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0nkeyf00t:
im not 100 percent on this....but I'm pretty sure the problem is hardware related since location often relies on gps antenna and i see no such antenna in specs. my setting app simply crashes when i try to select location settings for foxsportsgo app.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubmon:
you make a good point m0nkeyf00t! However, location services can rely on WiFi if GPS is not enabled. With that said, I'm not sure if its crashing settings.apk because the GPS hardware is not even available. Based on the previous threads that I posted, others seemed to have gotten it working but I'm not sure if it requires root.

Here's a google reference to location services re: GPS, WiFi & cellular networks:

The Google Maps Coordinate mobile app uses the location information on your Android mobile device to provide an estimate of your location to your dispatcher and mobile team. To estimate your location, your mobile device can access GPS satellites, Wi-Fi networks, and mobile networks. GPS provides the most accurate location information, but you'll improve accuracy further if you also allow your device to access mobile networks and Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi improves location accuracy even if you're not connected to a network).

To use Wi-Fi, you'll need to make sure Wi-Fi is enabled on your device.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m0nkeyf00t:
hmmm interesting im on nonrootable stick I guess im stuck using kobi with sportsdevil or my wifes s5 with miracast for now. pm me if u ever find a fix.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mvanzante:
I know the BT settings doesn't require root because I used it to add a BT keyboard to my FireTV Stick which cannot be rooted.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubmon:
thanks mvanzante! can you do me a favor and try to enable Location Service on your FireTV stick? Can you let me know if that works or doesn't?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mgoldie1:
Anyone able to get an updated settings.apk that will allow location services to be checked off?
[General Questions and Answers] DADER:
Greetings,

Is it possible to use android face lock to lock apps rather than the whole device?

I tried the best app on the market & it doesn't has any quality of A.I. detection as the embeded face lock...
[General Questions and Answers] bassilap:
Which app did you try? "best app" doesn't really mean anything. And what do you mean by it doesn't have any "quality" of "A.I" Detection? Just so we know what you're looking for. Do you mean that the Face recognition doesn't work well?
[General Questions and Answers] qazxcsw:
the best face detection lock is the stock one, you should try to find an application that shows lock screen window every time you launch your app...
[General Questions and Answers] DADER:
I meant that the best face unlock app (face lock for apps) in the market doesn't have the quality of original one embedded in android (/system/app/FaceLock.apk), is it possible to use it instead of market apps?

It would be a great idea ?
[General Questions and Answers] bassilap:
Ok. Gotcha.

Probably not in an easy straight forward way.

Easiest way would probably be market apps.

Have you tried

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...+lock&pcampaignid=APPU_jCWHVIGgBoyxyASuk4GQCg
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lilsidsri:
I'm unable to flash any custom recovery on my Motog XT1033 after upgrading to Brazil Lollipop update. Mine is Asian model, I installed brazil OTA.

When ever I flash TWRP or CWM I always get black screen with multiple flickering white lines.

Any body help me ?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aeonoak:
I have a xt1033 from a friend with a some problem. I cant flash any ROM (stock or custom) on the phone. I gonna try a adb sideload now with the lollipop zip file.
[Verizon LG G3] nuke235:
IT'S A TRAP!

Well I just found out the hard way that VZW is even more evil than I thought.

Called about my G3 because of audio issue with the headphone jack, seeking an RMA.

Without my permission verizon ran some remote diagnosis on my phone and discovered root, right while I was on the call. Tier 2 support did this by the way. :confused:

Not sure how... I froze all the VZW bloat I could find in titanium.

Just wanted to let you guys know to watch your back. I'm not sure exactly when verizon got wind of my root. Whether it was right there while I was on call or the minute I rooted.

Verizon is literally the devil :mad:
[Verizon LG G3] sceadwe:
What did they say once they discovered root on your phone? Just denied the RMA? Would they let you make an insurance claim at least?
[Verizon LG G3] nuke235:
The rep responded "after running diagnostics on your device I see your phone is rooted so your warranty is invalid"

Then he preceeded to try and give me instructions to call LG and get the flash tool to return to stock.

My issue with the audio jack is obviously a HW issue and not an issue with software/root
[Verizon LG G3] tdetroit:
Always put your phone in Airplane Mode if you have to call them. If they say they need the phone turned on to run diagnostics, REFUSE, and tell them that you don't consent, or tell them that the phone is not near you, then continue talking and tell them that you're NOT calling about a software but hardware issue and there's no reason that they need to run a Software Diagnostic.
[Verizon LG G3] nuke235:
Someone else mentioned the same thing however from what I understand their system polls your phone every few hours so that may not help. Even if the phone was offline the system may still show root status regardless of the phones current state.

Couldn't hurt though...

Either way it's a little to late for me. I just hope that someone sees this thread before calling only to get a big fat middle finger from VZW.

Flash to stock and wait a bit on official software to make sure Verizon's system shows official software.
[Verizon LG G3] JJT211:
I woulda said root (software) has nothing to do with audio jack (hardware). Not that it wouldve really gotten you anywhere anyway.

Either way, Verizon doesnt really cover hardware warranty, they just send the phone over to LG, which the rep directed to you anyway. So sounds like youre gonna have to contact LG directly.

Or maybe you even get a do-over. You could flash back everything to stock, and then just walk into store and try the same thing. The reps at the store arent nearly as sharp as the phone reps.

Good to know tho, thx for the heads up!
[Verizon LG G3] nuke235:
Yeah but I got the phone on the VZW website on a black Friday deal. So that would leave me without a phone. I'm assuming they would have to ship it back and would not just exchange it on the spot.

Couldn't hurt though I call tomorrow and ask if they will swap it on the spot.
[Verizon LG G3] JJT211:
I had same exact audio jack prob on G2. They didnt take my phone or anything, they shipped me a new one and i sent back the old one afterwards. There's something like a 30 day grace period to ship your phone back before they charge you for it. Was easy peasy

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Oh and doesnt matter where you bought the phone , its a Verizon phone and youre a Verizon customer so they will help you no matter what. That G2 was from Ebay. If its under warranty by LG, its under warranty. Again, Verizon just assists yoh with the warranty as a customer service. The money comes out of LG's pocket, not theirs.
[Verizon LG G3] nuke235:
Yeah but their service department knows I have root. I'm pretty sure they will just tell me to screw off if I go to swap the phone. But it couldn't hurt to try. Thanks for the info.
[Verizon LG G3] JJT211:
True but you never know, give it a shot and let us know.

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Check out this article from Droid Life. Verizon actually saw tge article and made some clarifications in regards to root, warranty and what they consider void or not void.

I would take the word of a Verizon PR Rep over some call center dweeb. Just b/c he works there doesnt mean he's rhe end all be all.
[Verizon LG G3] subhelix:
I'll tell you what's up there. Worked for the company for a while and encountered this. Rooting does not really void a warranty, as the warehouse does not check for root, they just check if a phone has physical damage to it. Now if your phone is rooted, reps are advised to tell you that it can't be supported any longer by VZW. But that could happen with any company. If you modify a LG TV, LG might not want to support it either. If you are just rooted, it might be one thing, but different roms MIGHT affect different things. Yours probably is the hardware issue though. If you haven't been already taken care of, if you call back in, just let a rep know that you don't want anyone to remotely access your phone. That is not supposed to be done without your permission. I have had a few phones replaced under warranty that had been rooted. If nothing else, just return a phone to stock. But if you don't want to worry about any of that, just turn your phone off, and tell them that you tried to accept the most recent 12B update, and now your phone won't fully boot up, and leave the phone powered off the whole time.
[Verizon LG G3] nuke235:
I would assume that because I have already been caught that they have the voided warranty on record... or is this not the case?

I thought that once they caught you, thats it, the jig is up and they put a note on your account that the phones warranty is void.
[Verizon LG G3] Chuckleb0ne:
I think I might know what happened. I have noticed that when I first rooted my G3 (3 Days Ago) that the Verizon Mobile app asked for root permissions immediately upon rebooting for the phone. I accidentally gave it permissions and it went on about its ways. I later removed the permission and didn't worry about it any longer. Not thinking anything about it I think that once you give the Verizon app permission it will figure out your rooted and sync up with your account (which it does automatically during the setup process) by your phone number tied to the Sim card. I think that's exactly how they knew, and I think a warning goes out and is posted on the account phone number saying its a rooted device.

Possibility? Let me know.
[Verizon LG G3] JJT211:
Wow, now that I think of it, you might be right!

Same thing happened to me a few days ago. I had already granted it access before i even realized it was the actual Verizon app. Shrugged my shoulders after I realized it but thought it had something to do with the actual ROM im running (Jasmine 3.0).

That being said, if it were me, id still try the store. Things arent nearly as automated and recorded as you think they might or should be in the real world.

Not to mention, reps at the store are idiots and dont really know too much about smartphones outside of using the setup wizard. I cant tell you how many times tge in store reps have told me or someone else to call the hotline b/c they werent sure or didnt know. The physical store employees are the bottom od the Totum pole. Halfbof them are fresh out of High School
[Verizon LG G3] pitbull8265:
Its not just Verizon that does this by the way.. These phone companieshave this in place as a standard to protect themselves against people bricking phones, and crying out for a replacement. History has shown them that when people root, they tend to flash custom roms, and more dangerously, custom kernels.. As well, people attempt to change the way their CPU functions, and alter the phone to better its performance.. When these things are done, it changes the system hardware stability, and things can get weak or damaged.

So as a way of cutting you off from future complaints, they make it clear that if you root, your warantee is void.

NEVER tell them its rooted, never walk into a store with a rooted device and ask for help, and if you call for support, dont just put it in airplane mode.... PULL THE BATTERY!!! They are able to access your phone through GPS, wifi, bluetooth, and data connection

If the battery is in your device, it can be accessed... The Government has been doing it for years to track people...and contrary to common thought, I believe I read some documentation that "front facing" cameras were a Government idea...

Anyways, be safe, and be careful...youve just learned proof that someone is watching
[Verizon LG G3] phobos512:
Why on Earth would you grant something root privileges without verifying what was asking first? This is exactly the type of thing more senior folks in the modding community are constantly complaining about.
[Verizon LG G3] oneandroidnut:
yes NEVER EVER GIVE MY VERIZON SU!!! this is what probably happened and it throws flag in their system if you call or request service
[Verizon LG G3] nuke235:
Its totally possible.

From what I understand the response from denying root access and the response from not having it at all have two different signatures.

Once I saw a VZW app requesting root I immediately denied it. But that right there could have been the dead giveaway.

I already tried flashing back to stock using the KDZ method. Still the problem of audio quality persists.

Either way, it's BS this is most definitely a hardware issue and should be covered under warranty.
[Verizon LG G3] GTvert90:
Yes it's BS but it shouldn't really be a surprise. And it's nothing we haven't been warned of before
[Verizon LG G3] subhelix:
I suggest calling back in. If you are now back on stock, you should have no problem. I know it sucks ass, but representatives are just doing a job. What we were told, if someone was rooted, to try to suggest that they return to stock and then we can support the phone, and that is again no matter what the issue might be. Well, as long as it can boot up. So if you flashed back to stock using the KDZ method, root should not be detected anymore. And it might have been noted at that time that it was rooted, but it's a different story now since the phone is back to stock.
[Samsung Gear 2] mroien:
I just got a refurbished watch and the time zone is off. I thought it connected automatically. How do you change the time. The time is correct on my phone. Ive tried restarting both my phone and watch but the watch will not update.
[Samsung Gear 2] mroien:
Sorry FIXED. Phone synced to wrong time and then changed to correct time on phone.
[Samsung Gear S] ade007:
Hi,

I have SIM card in my Gear S and I would like the option to enable/disable call forwarding directly from GearS (when is nor paired with the smartphone). This is how my swipe down menu looks like:

[check the attachement, i cant insert links]

I would like the option to set call forwarding from the Gear S, like in this video @18:28

watch?v=gt8xjMS4rT0#t=1105

[i cand insert yt like either]

Any idea how to enable that option?

Thanks
[Samsung Gear S] zoso28:
The link is broken for me but my gear has the option to toggle forwarding in the call section of settings but i haven't tried to change it while on a remote connection.
[Samsung Gear S] Uniquebarbee:
I did not watch the video but when not paired to my phone (Gear Only mode) I have call forwarding as an option in the pull down menu
[Samsung Gear S] wmandel56:
where do you have call forwarding as an option in the pull down menu? what pull down menu? when i'm in gear only mode i dont see anywhere that there is an option for this. can u please tell me where it is?
[Samsung Gear S] dersie:
Video link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt8xjMS4rT0#t=1105
[Samsung Gear S] quangtran1:
The Verizon version has the pull-down option to enable or disable call forward. The AT&T version that I played with did not.
[Samsung Gear S] dersie:
I saw a samsung Video about call forwading.

Before enable call forwarding in Gear setting (and see the checkbox), you must activate Call Forwarding in setting on Gear Manager on your phone. If it is not selected on Gear Manager the Gear S do not show the Forwarding chekbox.
[Samsung Gear S] Uniquebarbee:
If you saw "Gear only" mode you should also see call forwarding in the pull down menu. Swipe your finger down from the top of the gear. If you don't see it your carrier may not allow

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[Samsung Gear S] foxbat121:
It seems that's a feature only found on CDMA version of the watches, e.g. Verizon and Sprint. There is never such menu on my AT&T watch. Besides, Verizon's version don't even show the status (Gear Only, Connected Remotely or Connected via BT) in that swipe down menu. Yes, carriers can do all kinds of crazy things.

The reason for this specific menu item is quite simple: on GSM networks like AT&T, you can't set call forwarding from another line to your line for security reasons. I guess CDMA networks have a different way to do it without the security concerns. So, on GSM watches, you will need rely on the host phone to send the forwarding command upon the request from the watch via remote connection.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anticristh:
Hola amigos, quisiera que alguien me ayude con alguna app, informacion, tutorial. Lo que sea para eliinar el flaseo de un s3mini Ve (I8200 L), eh buscado y sale el de triangle away, peor este no funciona en ese telefono. QUisiera que me digan si lo hago mal, u otra maenra para poder actualizar el firmware a la nueva version que salio. POr favor responda. Gracias su ayuda.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hazefetish:
I have a problem with rooting my Oneplus One. It all goes well until twrp needs to start.

My screen is all black and its not reacting to anything. I have to wait till the battery is empty to turn off.

Also when its in this stage my laptop gives me an error: 'USB Device is Not Recognized'.

I hope you can help me.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Did you check the md5 of the recovery image before flashing it? Please copy/paste the text from the command prompt on a flash attempt.

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skyguy126:
Can you access fastboot mode?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hazefetish:
It all goes well until i have to restart into bootmode where i have to flash su.

Hard reset wont work when the screen turns black.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
That doesn't make sense, what do you mean by bootmode? And you didn't answer either of my questions, I asked those for a reason, if you're not going to provide the information that's needed it's pretty much impossible to help you.

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gamm86:
You can always turn off your phone by holding the power button for 10 seconds.

Try fastbooting the latest TWRP. => http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/bacon

It's possible that you have flashed a corrupted file or even a TWRP for a different device.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hazefetish:
Alright

Ive tried it again.

At the moment it should boot into twrp the screen turns black.

It shows up as normal adb device, its still connected but my screen wont show me a picture.

I did it with Oneplus One Toolkit 2.0.

Did everything the steps told me.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
You still haven't answered my questions...

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hazefetish:
I didnt check the md5 hash but due to the tool its the right iso.

And i cant copy something out of the command promt because it closes automatically.

When i did it the command promt way i didnt even get a message that something failed.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Stop using a tool to do it and do it yourself. It's simple. I have detailed instructions in my guide thread.

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hazefetish:
I have done it myself and it didnt work...

As i said in my previous post

Thread can be closed i renounce rooting my device.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
If you actually tried to work with us in solving your problem you'd have it done in no time, this is the easiest phone in the world to root. And at no point did you mention doing it yourself, you've only mentioned using a tool.

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hazefetish:
Dude what is your problem?

I said everything i know.

I tried it several times with the tool and command promt.

I did i the exact same way and it wasnt working.

Then you come here, behaving like a pro in this things, turns out: no solution from you.

Just because it worked for you that easy doesnt mean it have to be the same for my opo.

Electronics arent always predictable so why cant it be that something on my opo doesnt work while on yours its working?

I refuse to work with you.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Plus, you should always check the md5 of any file you're going to flash to your device. It's possible you have a corrupt download. If you flash the recovery yourself the command window won't choose automatically, then you can copy/paste the text here. Bit the first thing I'd be doing is checking the md5.

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My problem is you came here asking for help, and then it took me asking three times over the course of 19 hours for you to answer me. We need this information in order to help you, which I'm trying to do. Electronics are predictable, this process is predictable, but you need to go about it the right way (checking the md5, flashing manually with fastboot). Now, have you only tried to flash TWRP or have you tried ow odd the other recoveries too?

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hazefetish:
I didnt say electronics arent predictable per se. But there are situations where you cant comprehend what went wrong or why it went wrong.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
We can though, we can find out what went wrong by investigating. I'm trying to help you, but I need this information:

Check the md5, let me know if it matches or not.

Make another manual attempt and copy the text here.

And answer whether you've tried any recovery other than TWRP.

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kash_si:
Listen to Timmaaa.... His guides & other experts from XDA-OPO forums has helped me understand a lot of things about rooting, flashing & other areas.........
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skyguy126:
Don't be arrogant toward a person trying to help. As he (timmaaa) said its very simple, You need to run about 2 commands and it will take about 5mins. I can make you a batch file if you don't even want to do that.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
It's a nice idea, very generous, but I don't think it's the right way to go, nobody learns anything when using an automated process.

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