yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] otyg:
yes, it is safely unmounting the filesystems and closing all the apps (like linux does), the screen and buttons will stay lit until it fully shuts down.

also if its plugged into a charger it might boot up to show the big battery charging icon, then turn off.

this is fully shut down / off mode used for storage or if you just want to save the battery a little, press the power button for 5 seconds to turn tablet back on :)
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] Dankees:
On a side note, is there any benefit to storing applications on my SD Card?
[Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, 10.1, 8.4 Q&A, Help & Trouble] otyg:
Well when you move an App to Storage it is really moving it to /mnt/sdcard/.android/ (hidden folder, usually with a tmpfs mount hiding the contents so people can't mess with app data :)) , this is still the tablet memory since Samsung just uses a big partition (at least on my device), so whether its under /data/data/(app) or if its under /mnt/sdcard/.android it won't matter since it's still the same space on the same partition, really no benefit there. (though on some other devices the /data/data/ and /mnt/sdcard might have separate partitions and it can help free up space ..etc , it varies from device to device)

if you want to use an external sdcard to store app data (like big obb files for games ..etc) you will most likely need root (at least until android 5 comes out) and use a program like "Folder Mount" to redirect the mount points to the external sdcard..

for example you can make symbolic links ie: "/mnt/sdcard/Android/obb/com.rockstargames.gtavc" will redirect to "/mnt/extSdCard/Android/obb/com.rockstargames.gtavc" , this way the big content will reside on the external card, and the apps will still be installed on the internal storage but take up much less space.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ImmortalSoul:
Dear all,

How do I restore my bricked 'X1 Prospero' that runs on Android?

I wanted it to upgrade with official update.img with bootable microSD-card, I've used Rockchip SD Firmware Tool v1.43 with SDBoot v2.16, but the use of that version of SDBoot was my fault, cause I needed to use this version of SDBoot v1.17 only, but I already flashed it with SDBoot v2.16 and now it hangs at bootup.

I've already tried flashing it back with SDBoot v1.17, but it was already to late.

Cause for some way SDBoot v2.16 changed something on the system structure and thats why it hangs at bootup.

Is there any way to restore or recover the Android system? Any instructions are very welcome and appreciated!
[Nexus 6  General] Master Ramy:
Just got the update notification and pulled the zip for all who would like it.

https://mega.co.nz/#!UlxASQZC!GIH-zUaSDDrLnSR2R0jlKJRxoDHqjFPVjIbU0YtRejs

Enjoy!!

- Master Ramy
[Nexus 6  General] marc.ientilucci:
Does it matter what carrier?
[Nexus 6  General] upndwn4par:
Why would this go in the dev section?
[Nexus 6  General] zephiK:
It doesn't... I've reported the thread. Plus there are many other threads relating to this OTA.
[Nexus 6  General] marc.ientilucci:
Even though the OP is posting the flashable zip & no one else has? I guess i can see if its not *rooted* but this is where I came to see if there was a flashable stock ota file first
[Nexus 6  General] zephiK:
It has been posted, http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/general/ref-nexus-6-stock-ota-urls-t2906493/page5

8:45 PM.. this thread was created at 9:35 PM Eastern.
[Nexus 6  General] upndwn4par:
No development in OTAs.

No development in flashable zips.

No development = no dev section no matter how important or useful it may be.
[Nexus 6  General] marc.ientilucci:
Completely missed this thread, thank you kind sir!
[Nexus 6  General] dadymon53:
Was hoping for a flashable zip! I received a notification for an update, I rather do a zip!
[Nexus 6  General] jvjidNite:
Agreed, flashable zip would be awesome. Anyone?
[Nexus 6  General] Master Ramy:
Sorry guys, I wasnt aware its already posted, im almost done uploading on my work network.

the file is the pure OTA file, not a modified, unencrypted root zip (sadly) im hoping posting it this way helps a dev create the kind of file we need to flash.

I believe this is a dev thread as it is a flashable zip (even though its unrooted and encrypted) and can help with development.
[Nexus 6  General] SREEPRAJAY:
Thread does not belong to Android Dev.

Moved to General section.

OP,

Please take care.

THANKS
[Nexus 6  General] TMZ_Andrew:
Error on OTA install

So I know there are tamper checks for if you root, but what if you get an error while sideloading and you aren't rooted?

This is the error I get:

verifying current system..
"EMMC:/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/modem:68063232:5e6a3181f924d811370e9e2c0f3b880e6404a9dd:68063232:df489009750ae8b9b1bbc88ab880f920163563c8" has unexpected contents
E: Error in /sideload/package.zip
(status 7)

Any thoughts guys?
[Nexus 6  General] Dr Faustus:
Odd. I got the OTA despite being Rooted and using a custom recovery.

Should I install it or should I wait until a flashable zip can be made?
[Nexus 6  General] kurofox23?:
This. Its quite annoying.
[Nexus 6  General] upndwn4par:
The new file system format for the OTAs is designed to fail at the slightest change to your device. If I understand things correctly, there is no chance to use the OTA unless you are 100% stock. This is new for Lollipop.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...e-means-update-will-fail-system-modified-way/

https://source.android.com/devices/tech/security/secureboot/index.html#block-otas
[Nexus 6  General] TMZ_Andrew:
I wouldn't be mad if I knew what I changed lol. Haven't done a thing
[Nexus 6  General] droseum20:
I have the exact same error. Not quite sure what to do.
[Nexus 6  General] TMZ_Andrew:
Least I'm not alone on this. Have you done anything to your phone? ie root, rom, etc.?
[Nexus 6  General] Cheater912:
I believe they do a diff on the entire partition, so even removing added files or undoing edits won't fix it. Timestamps were updated and new filesystem blocks were allocated.
[Nexus 6  General] capecubano:
Can i flash this zip in twrp?? anybody tried??
[Nexus 6  General] androidtoy09:
no, you can't flash the stock OTA itself yet. Wait for a flashable zip.

Btw, looks like there is a new Radio version in this OTA
[Nexus 6  General] nyijedi:
You'll get the OTA when rooted, it will just fail if you try to install it.
[Nexus 6  General] TMZ_Andrew:
I ended up just flashing the individual images in the bootloader and that, of course, worked fine.

I recommend to those who are having problems with the zip or can't wait

---------- Post added at 01:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:03 PM ----------

I know this is unrelated sort of but it's a bug I'm having, even on 5.0.1 and I can't start a thread

Has anyone had problems on Lollipop where you go to add a google account and the app goes white? As soon as I type in the email address and hit next, it goes to white and freezes. Mind you, the phone doesn't freeze, just the app and when I go to app switcher, it says the frozen app is Google Play Services.

I tried to reinstall services but that didn't work so I'm wondering what the deal is.

I have long logcat for it but you have to download it because it's too damn big for pastebin bit.ly/1B6eJLc

Thanks guys

Edit: Apparently it's only happening on .edu addresses
[Nexus 6  General] icrzymonkey:
Has anyone been able to create a flashable zip for root users?
[Nexus 6  General] flyinj54:
Delete
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frank_Gmz:
Hi, I bought the Tab S 8.4 (T-700) two days ago. Today, I noticed a strange blue mark at the bottom of the screen, as if was a blot of tint or spilled paint inside the screen. It started growing upwards, every time I turned on the screen the blot seemed bigger and darker, I attach some pics here. Is it something common or a known issue?

I've googled and found nothing related to this problem. I asked my brother who has had many tablets over the years and he told me it looks like I dropped it or put great pressure on the screen, that maybe if I take it to the Samsung center they would not receive it under warranty beacuse it looks like that. I'm confused and sad, because I also bought a protective case and always had it with me, not somewhere it could be dropped or damaged.

Right now we're traveling outside the country and will not have access to a Samsung center to get it hecked until next week. It sucks a lot.

What do you think? Is it something serious? Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
By the looks of it.. It looks like part of the screen is dead. It shouldn't even be like that either. I think it might be defective from the looks of it. Was it like that out of the box?

Sent from SMT800 using Tapatalk.

-Helper around Tab S forums√

Active Everyday√
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frank_Gmz:
It wasn't like that two days ago. In fact, I just used for maybe 2 or 3 hours for browsing mindlessly on monday, yesterday I used it to check my email at night and the screen was still intact. Now, today I turned it on and there was the ink-like spil in the screen, but the strange thing to me is that touch and the tablet in general is still working flawlessly, except for that horrible dark blue mark that keeps growing.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
It's probate defective if no one else touched the tablet. It doesn't seem like you pit pressure on it. I'm not sure how are you going good to explain this to Samsung.

Sent from SMT800 using Tapatalk.

-Helper around Tab S forums√

Active Everyday√
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frank_Gmz:
I know, I'm afraid they won't take it under warranty. I just hope they can replace the screen on a reasonabale price... :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DUHAsianSKILLZ:
If they don't cover it,They might replace the whole thing. That's gonna be a a really expensive replacement if they do. Like at least half of the price of the tablet.

Sent from SMT800 using Tapatalk.

-Helper around Tab S forums√

Active Everyday√
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frank_Gmz:
Well, today the ink-like blue spill grew much more and covers the screen totally. The device is still running perfectly except that I can't see anything on the display. Still hoping samsung's technical support takes it under warranty, as of now it doesn't look like I put pressure on the screen or dropped it by accident like in the first pics, and I do now that I didn't drop it or something like that.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NJ_RAMS_FAN:
where did you buy it? you might be able to get an exchange?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koanaihe:
Looks like the LCD broke. The "liquid" part is broken and spreading. The same thing happens when you leave a cheap lcd calculator out in direct sunlight for a long time. I hear there are many ways this can happen such as a sudden impact to the screen, the sun, pressure etc. I would bet though its the liquid in the lcd. Only way to fix it is to replace the whole digitizer.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] dboogie2288:
Ok, so I bought a SM-G8508S on craigslist. Seems like an interesting phone and I like the samsungs.

So, clearly the previous owner has messed around with it. A precursory search didnt seem to bring anything up. When I try and go into whats typically a download mode, I get "factory mode" in times new roman, and then the chinese/korean/etc menu I posted here. Can anyone tell me what exactly this is, and if there is an odin recovery for it?

View attachment 3058114
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] dboogie2288:
So I'm wondering if I got one pulled over on me on this one.

The BOX says SM-G850F, but the sticker on the phone say G8508S. Also the IMEI on the sticker doesnt match the IMEI in the ROM. The software is also running like crap. Sad day, but glad I didnt pay too much.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] neofral:
what you have there is the fake Galaxy Alpha. you can see this to be convinced https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEqYOdtecGM

if you have that phone, non of the methods that are posted here will help you and i would suggest that you don't mess with that phone unless you get clear instructions for that particular fake phone
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] dboogie2288:
Dammit.

Well luckly i didnt pay much, but DAMN its a good knock off!
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Simona Simmy:
but it is not bad phone.. I bet u have IPS screen and nice white color .. bright ..
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] neofral:
After all this comolaining from you on every thread about Galaxy Alpha, i'm begining to think that you were flanked with a fake also. I'm still waiting for another single person to sexond your remarks (besides the screen tone).

I took a small magnifyuing glass the other day and tries to look for dots you mention on the screen and i had to be disapointed - couldn't find any, the images/text is so smooth :p
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Simona Simmy:
man u have to translate ''comolaining'' it does not make any sense..

So! If u could NOT find any why u saying i have fake phone?!?!?

do u see yourself what u typing>?? u talking rubbish illogical.. !

So when I say i have crap display .. and u not, that means I have original with old amoled screen used in galaxy I or II .. OK ?

I DON'T HAVE FAKE alpha.. !

Everybody knows that screen is crap but they don't admit it .. but they know it is crap.. !!

and u HAVE copy from china where ALL smartphones are made with IPS .. !!

SO U HAVE IPS screen we have AMOLED ... CAPITO ???

So THAT IS WHY u dont see dots OK? did u already get it ??

jeeez I have to explain everything here like in pre-school to kids.. seriously !!
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] neofral:
sorry about the typo. it seems it got you a bit nervous. it's a typo that you could easily guess from comPlaining. and i see what i'm typing i just don't use spell checker and sometimes things like that slip.

i don't think the display is so crappy as to have someone so mad about it. and for this issue, i suggest you open a polling/voting thread and collect the opinions of other people also. just because someone doesn't find it justifiable to reply to you back on that, doesn't mean they agree with you.

and no, i didn't CAPITO. if you like so much IPS screen, why do you even buy a Samsung device? i know that almost all their phones are with Amoled displays (i've had Amoled since Galaxy S2). everybody knows what are the pro's and con's of Amoled, and colors/tones being not to everybody's taste. i personally think this is why they have the dropped sales this year and i hope they understand this issue and change it
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Simona Simmy:
I HAD NO idea that it will be so bad .. I didn't expected that samsung will be CONMAN .. samsung they did it on purpose.. !

I thought screens in 2014 will be great without discussion ..

All reviews on internet says about it.. check..

u have clone alpha but u dont know but u have actually better phone ..

I compared screen with my mate's S5 and he laughed at me ..

S5 has completely different type screen! white color is nicer colder .. like u see here
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] neofral:
in Samsung Amoled devices there is an option called Screen Mode. did you check the different modes? i use Amoled Basic and i have decent colors/tones. i also turn off "Auto adjust screen tone" and "voila" i'm a happy and proud Galaxy Alpha owner. (voila is a french word used as a synonim to = here it is, unveiled.

however, i can say yo one more thing. i did have in my hands another Galaxy Alpha and did witness slightly different screen tones, however, the resolution was the same and quite OK for a 720p device
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Simona Simmy:
man i repair phones , iphones , dont worry i know what screen mode is.. it is about collor saturation and richness .. that wont help have white actually white.. if u have new TVs lg or sony , samsung ull find u can increase degrease color temperature picture below ..

well u have screen tone whe havent that feature unfortunately .. am telling u your clone alpha is better..

haha mate waht u think I am . from another galaxy?? u think? my sister teaches french :) come oon man
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] hensk:
as I can see in upper picture,I cant compare SamsungAlpha with other phone screen
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Simona Simmy:
what do you mean ?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] hensk:
is more brighter,more density screen on Alpha I dont know what your setting are,but it`s obviously
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] TheEndHK:
http://www.samsung.com/cn/consumer/store-products/mobile-phones/product/SM-G8508ZWSCHC

SM-G8508S isn't a fake Alpha but it is the specific model for China market so what you see is the Chinese word.

http://www.teamandroid.com/2014/12/13/root-galaxy-alpha-sm-g8508s-lte-chinese-android-firmware/

And it is Qualcomm s801 cpu, not Exynos.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] sahmedkh:
Is there any Upgrade of HP 6828 to WM6 ??
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] kryptonite:
Nope...Sad But True
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] texasez:
I am stuck on the start up screen which shows Samsung Note 3 and Custom. I have an old nandroid file but how do I put the file somewhere where TWRP can find it. It will not show up on the micro sd card. I cannot access anything on the phone by plugging it in to the computer. I dont know how I got in this mess but I did the full wipe on twrp and I could never get past the start up screen after that. I have tried to flash alliance 2 but it never gets past the start up screen. I cannot flash a custom kernel. I show it failed.

Any suggestions. Again this is developer edition.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newuser134:
When TWRP makes a nandroid backup, whether on sd card or on the internal storage, it creates it inside several folders like /[storage]/twrp/serial_number_folder/... , the backup you made, is it still inside that level of storage folders? if you can get to twrp / recovery mode, it should let you search for the path of the nandroid backup. If that doesn't work, go to beans' file collection thread in the Development forum, there he has a MJE full restore tar file for the dev edition, make sure you use that one and not one of the retail edition tars. Flash the MJE dev edition full tar file through Odin, and it should put you back at an almost fully stock dev edition setup, then from there you should be able to get into your phone and find your nandroid backup and restore in twrp, or you can install other roms. Make sure you DON't restore /efs in twrp, it'll mess up your phone's nv partition and then there's almost no way to fix that, so when restoring in twrp, always make sure the check mark next to efs is OFF, do not restore /efs from twrp. Good luck!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDM inc:
Ok so I looking for a xperia z c6603 motherboard for under 150$ ebay is all sold out and that's my source for all things electronic so I ask for help here.

This is a rather odd thing to ask so I won't be surprised if no one knew..

I found this but is this a trustworthy website?

http://m.aliexpress.com/item/32216373860.html
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akash Naik:
Aliexpress Is trustly Website.And this website is worldwide so you Can buy.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDM inc:
Ok thanks, will buy someday.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] Biermann:
I have a 5110 wifi only. Of course we in Australia are not getting the Kitkat update it seems.

Which other region firmware is ok to use here in Australia? I was thinking if there are issues in regard to wifi frequencies or Gps algorithms configured for the southern hemisphere, etc?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] gooberdude:
Hi mate!

That is odd that Aussie 5110 tablets are not getting 4.4.2.

I started with a yank 5110 to get acquainted with Android after moving on from an HD2.

I upgraded to UK firmware after finding custom ROMs were not as functional as stock. UK ROMs should work fine anywhere... Just minor tweaks need to be done.

Use Odin 3.07 with UK 4.2.2 firmware. I kept mine 4.2.2 but acquired a 4.4.2 for testing and customization. I prefer 4.2.2 as it works just fine with minor tweaks. 4.4.2 on the other hand is buggy and apps are still behind with proper updates.

gps.config can be edited with proper server information, just find a preconfigured one or search for info to copy and paste.

Don't worry about build.prop edits unless you need to adjust memory settings.

To me root your Aussie tablet with safe root and disable DVFS, scrolling cache, Google music, and use greenify. Once properly setup, there is not much difference between BJ and KitKak, but BJ works 100% of the time, as KitKak still has CPU core throttling issues and video playback issues along with random reboots.

Check out my 4.4.2 vs 4.2.2 in the general discussion thread.
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] Biermann:
Cheers. Sounds like its best to just stick to 4.2.2
[AT&T LG G3] chrisphoenix7:
Anyone else have a lot of creaking around the speaker and charge port? Mine seems to constantly pop and creak. Dunno if it's just me or a common issue.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmtnripper:
Dear Smart People,

I current have a a 2 TB HD and a 1 TB HD in a jbod setup going to my airport extreme (older model). The drives are both formatted with mac os x journaled since thats what the airport supports. When I launch xbmc it takes between a minute to 4 minutes to load certain files. It streams fine from 1channel and other online sources. I have tried running a cat 5 cable to the fire tv from the router and that still has slow load times. I have gone so far as to buy a new HD enclosure. I need your guys help to figure out why the load times are so bad. Any ideas will defiantly be helpful.

Best Regards,

Josh
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmtnripper:
Latest Information

alright guys,

after hours of testing I realized if I got thru the video tab then to files and play my file thru there it loads very very quickly. I was hoping someone could shed some light on the fact that if I got thru the TV Shows tab of confluence it takes a long time to load. I really could use some help since I am stumped. Can't wait to see what people say!

Josh
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmerrilljr2:
How are you adding files -- smb share, UPnP?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigmtnripper:
they are connected to an airport extreme using the AFP file sharing. this worked perfectly on my ATV. I have done some internet research and have found out that the database maybe corrupt after it scans the files in since it loads very fast from the files menu. Please let me know how to fix this. I have a pastebin with my log file

UPDATE:

I have changed the location of the files to use SMB and now it appears to be working very well. Thank you so much for everyones help!
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] XDA Visitor:
android software is 4.3.3 bootloader unlocked and rooted s-on
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Razvan:
Sir,

Please wait until mods will move this thread to the device specific forum.

For more replies or questions you must register an account on XDA forums.

Stand by

Good luck
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Magnum_Enforcer:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2718150
[HTC Desire Eye] Baldilocks:
Are there any for this phone that would allow you to change the order of the navbar softkeys?
[HTC Desire Eye] Xdevillived666:
I havent seen any. Ive tried almost all the modules,and the only one even semi working is sense 6 tools:-/
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcjose48:
Hey everyone so I just received my moto x 2014 pure edition and noticed that it only says I have 10.17GB of available space. I bought the 16 GB model. Now I know that i dont obviously get the whole 16 gb to use but I was just wondering if the phone is listing the appropriate amount of space I have. I guess I just feel like since its almost near stock that I would have more space. I dont game at all so its not a big concern but just curious.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3rdstring:
My 32GB pure edition has [MENTION=228884]27[/MENTION] so that sounds about right.

Sent from my XT1095