yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] mackaby007:
Micro Drive...inaccessible.....

Well I'm sorry to say, that I now have had first hand experience of the MD being seriously up the creek.

Fortunately it's NOT my unit, but unfortunate for my cousin, who is now on Unit number 2.

I remember posting some trouble he had, having to chase a thief in the act of stealing his Ameo...anyway the Ameo was drooped and badly scuffed & dented and scratched....yet the device still worked....can't remember wether he had any issues with it.....can't recall any. Anyway, he got a replacement and has managed to drop it on several occasions, as can be on all corners of the device...which probably broke the brunt of the fall each time.

It now seems the MD is damaged as I cannot format it for the life me.:) Seriously though, I've tried low-level formating, Flash Format and several data recovery tools that Run from the PC and others that run directly from the PPC.

I simply cannot delete or format the darn thing...getting all sorts of messages like:

1) The Micr Drive cannot be formatted... there has been a sharing violation.

2)..please make sure no their program is using the app...blah blah.:)

3) The MicroDrive may be in use

Last but not least,the following exe seems to be always present in the running process list:FormatMicroDrive.exe.

I've done all the usual hours sifting through search results on xda and on the web. It's now obvious that there is a percentage of people who are experiencing this issue and I am yet to see a working solution or a success story from anyone who had the same experience.

I'm rather careful with my Athena, so have never dropped it etc (I know accidents can happen to anyone :)), but some have suffered this fate whilst be just as careful as I try to be or more so.....seems to me like a hardware failure with the outward appearance the it's a software issue.

I flashed WM6 to my cousins Athena, hoping the ROM may have something to do with it, but no, nadda change...same problemo.

I thought I'd take on his plight, 1) because he hasn't a clue what to do 2)I'm always expecting other peoples bad experiences with the same PPC to work itself around to my turn. I just like to be prepared and armed with a solution should this happen, and somebody needs to put it on the wi-ki, if this is a know problem is some devices...but truth be told, I've read many scenarios where they sounded very similar, but there was always something radically different about them too.

Hope someone out there has already found a solution to this...basically I cannot format/wipe/clean the MD..I'm simply that there has been a violation....ensure your card is not locked.

Q] Can our MD's be locked, unknowingly or otherwise,preventing Mobile Windows writing to it?

Gotsta go peeps...it's 5:13 over here now...better get me some shut-eye,;)
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] skoop99:
MD failure... Yup...

I'm on device #3 by now. Got one of the first Ameo's in the UK, the only one my T-Mobile shop had. Arrived that morning. That evening, MD disappeared. No quibbles replacement from T-Mobile. One week or so later, same again. No apparent reason, just suddenly not there anymore. Gor it replaced again, but had to do some fast talking to not be charged anything this time... Device 3 seems ok, although it "blips" occasionally - just losing the drive for a minute, after a soft reset it's OK again. Does anyone know if T-Mobile are now sending devices with flash memory instead of spinning thingies?
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] irus:
I don't think so cause evey pic i have seen of the in side has a MD in it
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] skoop99:
PS, that 3rd device - I still have it! Still works a treat - no probs with MD anymore!

My missus uses it as a dedicated TomTom sat nav nowadays...
[Nokia Lumia 1020] yelliver:
I am really disapointed when selfie by Lumia 1020 front camera. The quality of preview image and saved image are different too much

Anyone can explain to me WHY?

IMHO Nokia has a bad algorithm when save image after captured

[IMG="Preview"]http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af112/ml3108/2.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Saved"]http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af112/ml3108/2.jpg[/IMG]
[Nokia Lumia 1020] Daj_Studio:
Try lumia selfie, example, or another camera-app.
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
Hi, I recently bought a Sony Xperia Z2, at this time I'm very happy with my purchase, it's my first time with Android System, but I have a few questions

1. Which are the benefits of rooting?

2. If I do the rooting incorrectly I can restart to factory settings my tablet?. I mean I always had Apple's iOS, and if you do incorrectly the jailbreak you prees 10 seconds home button, then 15 home button and sleep button and the device automatically enters a mode that you just plug it to your computer and reset from iTunes, here with Android is the same?

3. If the thing above is possible, could you please explain me?, please

4. And at last also explain me how to root my device

Thank you, sorry for all my questions but I'm new in all these Android World
[XDA Assist] 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
[XDA Assist] Slade112:
Already did it :victory:
[XDA Assist] Razvan:
Ok then, thread closed thank you.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danielsbee:
Hey there. I was wondering if it's possible to double tap to lock screen inside apps? For instance - I'm in a gallery and when I double tap it locks the screen.

The double tap lock screen function works fine when you're on the home screen, but not in any app.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBolski:
Not that I know of since with Android, the app (activity) that has the focus on the screen accepts all the taps.

You could try swiping down near where the status bar would be to make it appear and then double tap that. That's how I get it to work with Nova launcher. Well, I don't have to swipe down since the status bar is there. I just double tap the status bar to turn off the phone.

I use knock to turn on the phone.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pdj7969:
Use it with Nova as well.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danielsbee:
Didn't even thought about it, I'll stick to this method for now. Thanks ;)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acparker18:
There's also a reason they don't have this feature added. What if you were trying to play a game and everytime you tapped the screen too quickly it turned off? Or you were going through some menu fast enough that it registered you tapping two different options as a double-tap. There would have to be some sort of per-app filter like the stock rom has for hiding the nav buttons in certain apps. Not saying this idea couldn't work, because if you or someone else ever gets it working I'd be glad to use it!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danielsbee:
That's true, but I was asking the question because when my phone is flat on the table or something with gallery opened, it's uncomfortable to slide your finder to the back of the phone to lock the screen so I wanted to know if there's a chance to lock it with tapping. But when I'm playing games, it's different story - I already have my fingers on the back of the case so it's no longer uncomfortable to lock it.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iBolski:
That's where I'd say swipe down to show the notif bar and then double tap the notif bar. That's what I do so I don't have to pick up the phone to turn off the screen. Then, using a knock pattern, I can turn on and unlock the phone via the knock pattern. Don't have to double tap the phone to wake it up and then unlock it (either via pattern or pin). Instead, with knock, just knock the pattern and it turns on and unlocks all at once. Love it!
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danielsbee:
Yeah. Like I said previously, I'll be using this method ;)
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Artimis:
If you use Xposed and G3 tweakbox, there is an option to double tap the nav bar to lock the screen as well.

This will give you a place at the top and bottom of the display to lock the screen when in an app (or using a launcher replacement).
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danielsbee:
I don't see why to use that option to 'enable' it when it is already enabled and working in default.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Artimis:
By default it works on the status bar (top of the screen). The option in G3 tweaksbox allows it to work on the Nav bar (bottom of screen) as well which is not enabled by default.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Danielsbee:
Oh then it's a nice option to enable then.

I got confused about the nav bar, I thought it was the status bar.

But the tweaksbox requires root which I don't want to do :s.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Amb669:
You don't need to pull down the notification bar at all to double tap to turn the screen off.

You just double tap the very top of the screen where your notification bar would be.
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
So, after about a week with the Gear VR, here are my initial list of improvements. Feel free to add.

- Youtube Mode,

- Ability to disable Gear VR Autostart upon insertion.

- Ability to run Cardboard Apps

- Ability to run Oculus DK Apps

- Back button twice removes the need to confirm yes or no.

- Ability to delete videos

- Ability to disable my photos from showing in Oculus ( yes, my personal photos in dcim)

- Ability to change seats in the theater.

- Subtitles in movies etc.

- Ability to fast forward/ rewind Oculus 360 Video Files.

- Ability to swipe up and down in oculus photo so you can jump to next category of images instead of just next image.

PS - From the oculus site, the best way to insert the Note 4 without triggering vr app is to first tilt the usb port on the gear vr upward then slide the Note 4 below it.

.
[Samsung Gear VR] johnnobts:
Oh sure, more to add:

Netflix, Google play, amazon streaming tv and movies in oculus cinema mode would be epic. Being able to run any app on the big screen of the cinema mode would rock, like emulators limelight game streaming, etc., using bt controller.

Double tap back should open the pass thru camera mode so I can quickly see what's going on. Adding wireless download of cities 360 images on the fly.
[Samsung Gear VR] revjonnyflash:
I would say this is the most important one and would resolve much of the rest of the list. Thanks to cardboard there is already a lot of VR content that, while it may not be able to use the additional sensors and controls int he Gear VR, will still work with it. You can not entirely insert it into the USB port o accomplish this, but this is a very poor workaround and it seems like the buttons should still be able to work even out of the app since it's seen by the device as a mouse input.
[Samsung Gear VR] Powerslash:
Maybe you can activate the private mode and put your personal photos in there, so that they can be only accessed by your fingerprint or password. Then they shouldn't show up in the Gear VR aswell.
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Yeah that's defintely an option but more work I shouldn't be doing. Gear VR automatically showing my dcim videos on Oculus Cinema is kinda weird. I only want it to show videos under it's own folders.
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
Yeah, i'd love to be able to disable it. Maybe there is a way to disable one of the main Oculus app with the application manager. I'm not quite sure which one to disable at the moment as there are quite a few oculus related apps showing. Will tinker with it.
[Samsung Gear VR] AspenMan:
To enable/disable subs just use the gallery viewer to find the movie you want. From there there's an option for subs once the movie is playing . Only get the void viewing option though.

Here's a thread on using cardboard apps and playing SBS 3D video on BS player (should work on other players too) : http://xdaforums.com/gear-vr/general/gear-vr-google-cardboard-3d-vids-t2973607
[Samsung Gear VR] ChickenWingSoup:
- Ability to focus eyes individually - This would require moving the lens rather than the phone, but if your eyes are not the same, one will always be blurry. Unless you have contacts i guess.

- Better ventilation - My lens gets steamed up
[Samsung Gear VR] flyguybdaname:
how to

how do you put gear vr in Youtube Mode,

- Ability to disable Gear VR Autostart upon insertion.

- Ability to run Cardboard Apps

- Ability to run Oculus DK Apps

can you make a video or upload a how to on here
[Samsung Gear VR] VRVoodoo:
Adjust for different eye distances.

My eyes are close together (low PD) and I feel like it may be affecting image quality. Samsung IPD claims is 55mm to 71mm, so I am at the low end.
[Samsung Gear VR] JippleStar:
This basically?

- Ability to use the phone like normal

- Ability to record videos and take pictures when using the see-through function (kind of useless but meh)
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
I figured out a surefire way to stop Gear VR from starting for now. I just use Titanium Backup and the "Gear VR Service" WILL show. I just freeze it and unfreeze when needed. I tried the other app that was recommended but that for sure did not show Gear VR Service on the list of apps to disable.
[Samsung Gear VR] JippleStar:
No root required? O;

edit: eh, ill figure it out XD
[Samsung Gear VR] boodies:
I'm not sure as I have root. But one great thing about this is, it actually lets me use the trackpad on the Gear VR. I can even swipe forward and back along with the regular tap.
[Samsung Gear VR] JippleStar:
*Jealous* :crying: That sounds like fun though~ Can you use your phone like normal and load up oculus stuff still? o.0

edit:

A tablet made for the gearVR would be cool too! Something like a drawing tablet that ends up functioning and looking like the fancy tablets in those marvel movies :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] XDA Visitor:
Hi Team,

When i purchased xperia p wifi is working fine and i got OS update to Jellay Bean(4.1.2) and updated.But after that wifi is not working and it's not showing any connections also.Can you please suggest me on this issue.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Negan:
I see you have already posted this question here http://xdaforums.com/xperia-u/issues/wifi-updating-xperia-p-t2973135

Hang tight and one of the experts with that device will get back to you

Thank you
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00399:
Hello,

my stepfather just bought a new Nexus 5 directly from the google play store as I did half a year ago.

At a direct comparison of both phones I recognized a huge difference between both displays.

At the attached pic you'll see his brand new Nexus on the left hand side and mine on the right. I'll hope the quality fits to show what I mean.

As you can see the nexus on the right is much more "snow" white compared to the "beige" looking white on the left.

Both brightness setting is to maximum. Power saving mode is disabled on both too. The only difference is stock rom on the left and cataclysm rom on the right.

Is that normal or better to ask, is it possible that the display quality can various that much?!?

I know each phone is slightly different produced but I think this is a huge difference..

Thanks for any reply ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Display quality varies. Many people report yellow screens.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00399:
Thanks for answering so quick! I never thought that there is a big difference ?

In your opinion, any chance of a warranty case?!?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theesotericone:
Give it a few weeks before you try the RMA route. A lot of folks have said that it gets better with time. I don't really buy into any electronic "burn-in times" but you've got nothing to loose at this point. Also people have RMA'd and gotten a device that looked worse.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Not really. You're likely to get a worse one

Some said it was the glue and it got better. Others just corrected it with kernel profiles.

No idea what the cause is myself.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00399:
Thanks for the suggestion! ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BirchBarlow:
People have been reporting screen color variances/yellow tint since the device first came out over a year ago. Even if Google will allow it, exchanging the device isn't likely to yield better results. Color calibration can be changed with a custom kernel. The simplest way to correct for yellow tint would be to flash ElementalX kernel with the option for cooler color profile enabled.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lightsout:
Anyone been able to score an APK? I can not download it to any device including the nexus player. Would like to give it a test.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tv
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] capcanuck:
So... I would like to flash the new radio.img, but the only computer I have available is a macbook pro.. Is it possible to use a Mac to flash IMG files? I can't find any guides, so I'm guessing no.

Since there is no flashable zip for the new radio, am I hosed?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geebee1932:
You bet. All you really need is ADB and Fastboot. I would download CF's autoroot which have both files already in them for use. There is also an auto tool in the development section for Mac that works great as well.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdandashly:
Flashing is actually easier on mac than windows due to not needing to set up drivers. Google guides. Theyre out there. Look for Nedus 5 guides. Its the same process.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lensgrabber:
I've got ADB/fastboot on a Macbook Air, Pro Retina, and iMac. They all work great. Look here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9842005#post9842005

If you run parallels, Wug's toolkit found here also works great

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/development/toolkit-wugs-nexus-root-toolkit-v1-9-8-t2947452
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] mindestens:
Tweaked Deodexed [Stock ROM] [G800H] [XXU1ANK2] [14.12.2014]

[IMG="mindestens"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/b7cbn0u8imj3m4f/mindestens.png[/IMG]

[IMG="S5 Mini"]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/9ex3s7x7flpa7wv/s5mini_620.jpg[/IMG]

As a new owner of a Samsung Galxy S5 Mini Duos i was wondering that for this device are not really much ROMS/TWEAKS/MODS available. :confused:

My first steps in this direction is to publish a DEodexed Version from the original ROM ;)

Source:

GH800HXXU1ANK2_GH800HXXU1ANK2_SER.zip (released in November 2014 on sammobile.com)

Features:

2 different Download Options:

Full Version [G800HXXU1ANK2] (includes whole stock apps)

Cleaned Version [G800HXXU1ANK2] (removed some preinstalled system apps)

MODS:

No Increase Ringtone [G800HXXU1ANK2]

FullScreen Call [G800HXXU1ANK2]

DEodexed for directories:

cleaned Version available

Mods available

Removed apps from cleaned version:

If you have installed a update form the market for one of the apps above, the apps are already installed after you flashed

the

cleaned version

- BUT you can now easy uninstall as usual - and this apps were also gone ;)

Note:

Please do not tell me its same stock rom as before, I know that. But this tweaked version is DEodexed and in my opinion it is better than the completely stock rom :)

Try it and post feedback. :p

Installation:

BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP...!!

Copy zip on sdcard

Reboot to recovery TWRP --> here

Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache

Install zip and reboot.

Done!

Download Area:

XXU1ANK2 Full Version --> Download Tab

XXU1ANK2 Cleaned Version --> Download Tab

XXU1ANK2 No Increase Ringtone --> Download Tab

XXU1ANK2 FullScreen Call --> here

Please don't post any mirrors. I count the downloads

Info:

(WARNING: Use at your own Risk. You lose warranty of device. I am not responsible for your bricked phone.)

Tested ONLY on a Galaxy S5 Mini Duos - SM-G800H

I`m not a developer - I do it for my own and publish with the community - and - I do it in my free time! :cool:

Thanks to [MENTION=4924398]rutvikrvr[/MENTION]

PLEASE HIT THANKS IF YOU LIKE MY WORK ;)
​

XDA:DevDB Information

Tweaked Deodexed [Stock ROM] [G800H] [XXU1ANK2], ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini

Contributors

mindestens

ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat

Based On: Stock

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: 1

Created 2015-05-26

Last Updated 2015-06-09
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] mindestens:
Changelog

09/06/2015:
* Moved Download Area to xda (Check out the Download Tab)

25/01/2015:
* added FullScreen MOD --> Full Post [URL="http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5-mini/themes-apps/mod-theme-fullscreen-call-s5-mini-t3012715"]here[/URL]
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] mindestens:
25.01.2015 - added FullScreen MOD --> Full Post here
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] jirzinn:
Touchwiz

I removed and replaced TouchWiz need Apex or Nova launcher
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] Markus2014:
hello,

Could they perhaps also for the Galaxy Mini 5 SM-G800F a Rome that would make horny?
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] mindestens:
Sorry my friend, i only have a G800H as basic for my work - i couldn't do this for a phone that not in my possession..
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] vatastala:
Hi, I have a very strange issue with this rom. I have a G800H with XXU1ANGF rom, I follow exactly the installation procedure doing a total wipe and installing ANK2 deodexed from external SD card. The installation duration is about 20 secs and after reboot I have the OS starts from scratch BUT the firmware is XXU1ANGF too. So I think that something went wrong, also I downloaded the deodexed firmware file two times, so maybe the location of the source zip file? Do I have to put It in internal SD? Or you have other suggestions? Thank you

News: trying copying installation file on the Internal mem same issue, also I have to flash twice because first time causes impossibility to use the phone on boot with continuous apps installation errors "unfortunately installation apps has stopped" or sothing else...
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] User_99:
Think you have a bad download or corrupted file after copy to your device.
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] mindestens:
..i didnt add the ANK2 systeminfo - only the edited files - but you can check if the installation was successful: System Settings --> Application Manager --> Swipe to "ALL" --> Phone --> if here listed the version ANK2 the installation was successful.

For the proper device information please try to flash the attached zip after you flashed the DEodexed version
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] vatastala:
Ok, in any case when I flash the rom at first boot I have the message continuously apps installation errors "unfortunately installation apps has stopped" or something else...When in TWRP I did a default factory reset twice, or manually I deleted dalvik, cache and internal data, anyway It's impossible to flash It
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] vatastala:
Any news regarding my issue? Thank you
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] mindestens:
i can`t reproduce your issue..

My steps:

installed the

G800HXXU1ANGF_G800HOJV1ANG5_KSA

firmware with odin,

restore the default settings (in original recovery)

delete cache

boot to system

finished the first time wizard

reboot to download mode

flashed TWRP with odin

reboot to TWRP recovery

installed

G800HXXU1ANK2-deodex_install (FULL).zip

reboot to system

and after all no force closes or messages like "installation apps has stopped" ..
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] drnag:
I also had the same issue.

What I did is I deleted the dalvik, cache after installing the rom. It solved the problem.
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] fariz haikal:
nice.....
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] vatastala:
Hi, have u installed the cleaned version? My issues are the same also after cleaning cache and dalvik after install...

---------- Post added at 03:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:09 PM ----------

Hi, because i am trying with the cleaned version, and the issue still remain after [MENTION=1855685]drnag[/MENTION] suggestion, I have a doubt on the filename...in the zipped cleaned ver the filename contains a test saying"delete all existing apps before flash"...what does this mean?