yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus Player General] Haxxa:
Ok so Firstly I might just explain whats the difference between a VPN and a DNS. There are many disadvantages for people who choose to use A VPN Service when streaming, downloading or accessing blocked/region-restricted content however, the main disadvantage of using a VPN Service is VPN’s are slower than a DNS Proxy.

Because when you connect to a website via a VPN, all of your network traffic is being sent and re-routed through the VPN. This basically slows down ALL of your Internet traffic which results in a very slow and poor quality stream (or download) from the intended website in this case Netflix. Rather with a DNS only some traffic is directed to the US and thus its very fast. - This is explanation overlooks many technical aspects but it gives you a general idea never use a VPN to stream content is reduces speed significantly.

Now changing the DNS is dead simple, its under the settings menu of the Nexus Player, follow this guide to change the DNS - http://ausdroid.net/howto/setup-nexus-player-custom-dns-side-load-apps/

But first you will need a DNS Service they generally cost about $3 a month (CAD) and are available online, I use Getflix which is Australian and has Australian Servers and Australian Billing so you are probably going to want to find a Canadian Option. A quick Google Search found Unotelly and UnblockUS.

So simply follow these Steps-

1. Buy DNS Service

2. Follow Steps in guide to enter DNS Service

3. Watch Netflix

- Dead Easy Right?

That's why DNS is preferred over VPN, easier, faster and cheaper :)

Let me know if you have any issues...
[Nexus Player General] ditybear:
go for unblock-us. that's what i use for getting usa netflix here in australia, and it certainly does work with the leanback version of netflix.
[Nexus Player General] TheShamsMan:
Hey! Thanks again for the reply.

So, I did some research and these are the steps I followed:

1. Accessed advanced settings for my wifi.

2. Change to IP setting to static.

3. Leave the IP address and gateway as is.

4. Prefix 24.

5. DNS 1: 8.8.8.8 and DNS 2: 8.8.4.4

6. Save

I did the above steps, got no errors, but I lose network connectivity. I open Pandora and immediately it tells me it's not available in my country.

Unfortunately I don't have the option to pay for a service, but all my research shows a list of free DNS to use that should work. Am I incorrect in understanding that?
[Nexus Player General] Haxxa:
Without going into too much detail there is no way to get geoblocking properly without paying - its not going to happen - the Server side stuff costs money so They have to make this up somewhere, if payment isn't an option you're stuck with Canadian Netflix....
[Nexus Player General] patt2k:
anyone has a solution to HBO go? installation gives a parsing error.
[Nexus Player General] Haxxa:
Just use the Standard Mobile App - not as pretty but it works at-least - There is code in the leanback launcher that suggests eventually HBO GO and Dish will be added to Android TV. But for now options are limited.
[Nexus Player General] patt2k:
Now that is good to know.. I don't have Dish I just use the live channels w/homerun view app and it integrates in my razer forge very nice.

I guess I will live with casting.. until HBO adds those few lines of codes to leanback :D but thanks for letting me know I did not know that mobile version will appear on the launcher.
[Nexus Player General] reg6ft3:
Hi, thanks for all the apk's so far. I was wondering if anyone has the Crackle apk? I would like that, but seems only US based NP can download it.
[Nexus Player General] TheShamsMan:
Hey guys!

Anyone have the latest Travel Channel leanback apk? I guess the one in OP is an old version and without the latest version, the app will not launch. Thank you!

Also, Haystack crashes on launch for me. Anyone else? Suggestions?

Does anyone have the leanback YouTube apk they can share? Thanks!
[Nexus Player General] natedogg118:
Anyone have the latest food network apk?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hellfire191:
Hi, ive just upgraded to Android 5.0.1 manually (13mb update from 5.0 didnt flash) by flashing each img Individually.

The problem in facing is that my phone no longer thinks it has any storage. Ive tried various different apps and some detect it and others don't. The only thing I have done that might of caused this is recovering my user data, but other than that, everything went fine.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Or does anyone know a fix?

Thanks in advance
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pgriffith:
I had the same issue, 4 reflashes of the full 5.01 later .... grrrr

I can't say what caused it, I can only attribute it to a an app that was causing it. I had google restoring all my apps at once and each time I let it do that the SD would disappear/unmount.

On the last rebuild I installed apps one at a time and so far it's been all good. If it was an app I don't know which one, I haven't installed absolutely everything I had on originally.

No help at all huh ? :)

Cheers
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s3rv1cet3ch:
I had something like this happen . Are you using 4.4 and 5.0?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bm19981217:
This happens quite often. Download a terminal emulator and run "su" (enter) and then "restorecon -FR /data/media/0" (enter) and reboot.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hellfire191:
Haven't tried this yet but I wish this solution was around a week ago, I've had to reinstall everything manually, rather than restoring it

Thanks nonetheless
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
The solution has been around in a thread called "sdcard problems" in general for a long time. Always try to search
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] sbsshadow:
PLEASE NOTE I AM ALSO THROWING IN MY 4GIG SD CARD THAT I BOUGHT FOR THIS PHONE

This is by far one of the best phones I have owned, I have had it for approx a year and a half and always treated it as if it was one of my kids !!

It does have a few scratched and one or two cracks on the casing but nothing major at all.

This phone works fantastically, BUT WILL NOT WORK ON A PAY AS YOU GO SIM

It will only work on a PAY MONTHLY CHIP.

It has everything on it including : office, email, skype, WiFi, internet explorer.

This is the ultimate work tool.

Ask me any question and hopefully I can answer it.

Thanks

Steve

£250 or a sensible cash offer

sbstephensbs@yahoo.co.uk - 07770-574-907
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] mcquiggd:
Sorry, but I bought my (third *) one on eBay, 3 months old, perfect condition, for £180 including a ton of accessories. They are easy to unlock... software available on buzzdev.... I am using an Orange SPV M5000 on a Vodafone Netherlands PAYG SIM, the other a JasJar on a Virgin UK PAYG SIM, sometimes put my Vodafone contract SIM into either one and it works fine... looks a tad overpriced if you want a quick sale...

(* I have had one stolen, I have two others as I simply need backup while working abroad).
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] sbsshadow:
OK

Ok no probs but that is why it says :

£250 or a sensible cash offer

Thanks

Steve
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] xda_kerby:
selling mine mint with 1 gb card for 180

kerbys @ gmail.com
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] sbsshadow:
LOL

I will exept the highest bid over £150,,, With the 4GB SD CARD

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....MESE:IT&viewitem=&item=170090032764&rd=1&rd=1

Thanks

Steve
[Amazon Fire Phone] xutienan9520:
Update for ATT Fire phones is out. Fire OS 3.6.5

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201607550

Download link: http://fire-phone-updates.s3.amazonaws.com/update-fire-phone-133_1.2.5_user_125013320.bin

Still no 3.6.8 for unlocked version
[Amazon Fire Phone] cdudeman:
Is it rootable or able to sideload Google apps?
[Amazon Fire Phone] ractar28:
Assuming it is 3.6.8 for the unlocked version, but with ATT's bloatware, the answer is no, it cannot yet be rooted and yes, you can sideload Google apps. From googling around, it appears that they are the same OS, just that 3.6.8 is the version number for the unlocked (carrier unlocked, bootloader is locked (I think I'm saying that correctly). I have 3.6.8 (mine shipped with it).
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidInsanity:
I have tried finding sources that show how much worse the image quality is when using the camera on the Z2 with an unlocked bootloader, but can't seem to find one, the share your photos thread is the first place I looked, but I may of missed the explanation if its there.

My bootloader CAN be unlocked, And I want to as I am a ROM Junkie, but I use the camera often in low and good light.

does a unlocked bootloader just add more noise to images without losing their detail or does It actually degrade the image qualities detail?

If someone could explain, or post pictures showing the difference, I will be VERY grateful!
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] effective:
There IS a difference with the BionZ missing from your phone when unlocking the bootloader.Can't find the comparison pics now to prove,but there is a noticable difference.Check the general threat.Someone posted comparisons there i think.I am affraid to unlock the bootloader for that reason as well. but check that thingie : http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xperia-z1-z2-z3-series-devices-drm-t2930672 havent tried it. :silly:
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidInsanity:
Thanks for that link. It seems a lot of people can't tell a difference with that MOD :/ to say Sony think they are developer friendly. In a way there not at all. One of the worst in my opinion
[Sony Tablet S] DarkAce41:
I have a sony xperia tablet s sgpt123us/s with a crack screen. Where can I find a new screen for the tablet.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] svtfmook:
before i picked up a moto 360, while i was driving, moto assist would read my texts

with my moto 360, moto assist crashes when i get a text

anyone else?
[Galaxy Tab S Accessories] xmilar:
So I recently got a MHL/OTG adapter off of ebay. The HDMI out and usb ports seem to work no problem. My problem is that when connecting my charging cable to the MHL hub my device isn't getting any power. I have no indications of my battery % going up. That means if I were to stream a movie onto my TV it would work fine but I would run out of battery fast. Does this seem like there's something wrong with the MHL adapter? Is my samsung battery charger not strong enough? Any help with this is greatly appreciated. I have done a bit of research on this and found mixed answers.
[Galaxy Tab S Accessories] b00mb00mchuck:
Actually... That's normal... An otg adapter puts your device into "power output" mode so it can power a flashdrive or other storage device... So the input/charging mode gets turned off.

Plugging your charger into the hub helps power the external devices so they don't kill your battery so quickly...
[Galaxy Tab S Accessories] pibach:
No. MHL 3 is meant to charge in parallel. Works on mine. It charges at 700mA only though, pretty slow. You can check the current by Synapse App + Skyhigh Kernel. I think you can configure higher charging rates as well(didn't try). MHL 3 is speced for 2A current.
[Galaxy Tab S Accessories] b00mb00mchuck:
Yeah... MHL works that way... But the OP says it's also an "OTG hub off ebay" .... So were not just talking about a straight MHL adapter... If it's an OTG hub triggering OTG mode on the tablet... Then it won't charge and it's not suppposed to.
[Galaxy Tab S Accessories] sBel:
Hi, I also have a MHL/OTG adapter like yours (MHL/OTG/Card Reader) MHL-HDMI works flawless but OTG doesn't.

A USB pendrive that works flawless with an OTG cable it doesn't recognized in the hub while MHL>HDMI it's working.

[MENTION=6227232]xmilar[/MENTION] can you please post the link to the MHL/OTG adapter you bought and while yours not charge, are MHL+OTG working simultaniusly?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab S Accessories] iazybandit:
I've looked into MHL adapters for my Tab S 10.5 and LG G3 but it would require multiple cables and if I replace either or both items and the new item uses a different MHL, I would have to spend more money. I ended up just buying a Chromecast that does the same thing and wirelessly. Best $30 I spent
[Galaxy Tab S Accessories] vibecatalin:
Hello, I ve bought an MHL adapter, the one with usb connector to charge the tablet when using the mhl, anyway nothing is working. The tablet doesnt charge, and shows 2 times the following : HDMI Connected, then after one second HDMI disconnected, two times. On my Sony phone works with no problems. I have skyhigh kernel and stock rom.
[Galaxy Tab S Accessories] pibach:
Probably it's not MHL 3?
[Galaxy Tab S Accessories] vibecatalin:
Sorry for the late reply, if is not MHL 3 why is it working on my Sony Z1 compact with 4.4.4 rooted also.
[Galaxy Tab S Accessories] Loftus:
If the adapter works on a Sony device then its probably based on a standard micro USB connector. According to the wikipedia entry for MHL newer samsung devices use a propriety 11 pin micro USB connector for MHL. There is mention of a "tip" to adapt between 11 pin and 5 pin, perhaps you could buy one of these?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] biker57:
I have a M7 with a unlocked Bootloader, but nothing else has been changed. The phone has not been rooted in any way so my question is can I still take the upcoming Lollipop 5.0 OTA update.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] coal686:
Short answer: I believe so as long as you don't have a custom recovery installed. You may have to relock first (I'm not sure).

Long answer: I am s-off with a custom recovery. I was running the stock ROM from the RUU rooted with TWRP. It kept nagging me about an OTA so, after researching it to make sure it wouldn't break my s-off, I took it. It tried to install, but failed in recovery (TWRP didn't recognize the file and wouldn't install it). So, my guess is ... well, see short answer.

Having said that though, I wouldn't take the OTA. Usually within a few days (hours even) of an OTA, the masterminds on here have released something flashable that will not break things. Although you're just unlocked so it wouldn't be too hard to unlock again.
[Nexus 4 General] ngr.hd:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=82219

Status: Declined
[Nexus 4 General] prog19:
Its like that so we buy another phone

I'm a Brazilian without English Course, sorry and be comprehensive :)
[Nexus 4 General] ttheodorou:
this phone is old and on top of that has a crappy camera sensor. so it isn't really a surprise. we lived so far without this option on camera... just be happy it has a nice little processor and enough ram to run android l and nearly every application like a champ!

P.S. buy a cheap cannon camera and install cannon hack development kit to have those camera capabilities if you can't buy a DSLR
[Nexus 4 General] prog19:
Didnt know about that canon thing. But sure, its not like our sensor would become something worth the post processing.

I'm a Brazilian without English Course, sorry and be comprehensive :)
[Android General] :
From Elephone HK on Facebook:

Smartphone developers come and join Elephone!!!

To make our users and fans enjoy our smartphones, we're recruiting developer teams and developers to make more interesting ROMs for customers.

If you love smartphone ROM development, and also be able to make ROMs and CyanogenMod, any type is OK, Lewa, Color, EMUI, MIUI, Samsung UI etc .

... Requirements:

1. Have the experience of making ROMs, being a certain professional degree in this field, and enjoy sharing with others.

2. Make at least four different ROMs for one device in a certain period of time.

3. Share the ROMs you made on all the media and forums as much as you can, payment is depending on the amount of downloads.

4. Manage the customer service and fix bugs.

5. Active on popular Android forums.

If you're interested in the collaboration, please email us at elephone.hk@gmail.com Or add us on Skype elephonehk. We welcome your supports.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aleycat:
Hi, I've been using my OnePlus One for close to two weeks now. Coming from a history of Samsung phones I'm wondering if the outer plastic rim shows any wear after prolonged usage? (For example, the galaxy s3 and s4 have rims that turn black after the chrome paint wears off)

I'm currently using the official OnePlus flip cover so the rim at the top and bottom are exposed.

Is there anyone who has used the phone for a few months and noticed any wear on the rim?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
I've had mine for six months and the rim on mine is still mint.

Transmitted via Bacon
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aleycat:
Have you been using a tpu case that covers the sides or are you using the phone naked?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
I used a TPU case for about a month but mostly naked.

Transmitted via Bacon
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aleycat:
Thanks a lot ;)
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsmyth:
I always kept my S4 in a case and the chrome plastic outer rim held up well with no scratches or chips after a year or so. The one on the OPO does seem better quality as it doesnt seem to be painted or as shiny and so I think it will last well (Im using the oneplus flip case). One of the things that put me off the S5 was the plastic chrome around the outside, it was quite subtle on the S4 but reminded me a of a big chrome car bumper on the S5, very ugly :silly: at least they seem to be actually putting a metal one one on their handsets now.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aleycat:
I had kept my s3 in a tpu case covering all sides and it still manged to chip inspite of me being careful.

Can anyone confirm if the OnePlus rim is painted or completely silver? (which would imply there is no black coating seen even if it chips)
[LG G Watch] jfriend33:
After taking update I got excited. Loved the theater mode and different watch faces. However two days in I'm having issues.

X1 remote will no longer work.

Gmail, hangouts, etc notifications are no longer working, rarely will get notified.

Also android wear app has issue forgetting and reconnecting to watch. Have to reboot watch to get it synced. Watch will not display the cloud with slash symbol and will act like it's connected to my phone even tho it's not online. Then after launching voice search it will finally say off-line.

So what should I do? Reset? Roll back to kitkat?

I have read some people with phones running lollipop that they aren't used to priority notifications. But my lg g3 is on kit kat so that's not my issue here.
[LG G Watch] DaKillaWilla:
Uninstall android wear app, reset android watch. Re-download android wear app from play store, re-pair watch with app. Start fresh...
[LG G Watch] prototovsky:
Another bug is the voltage between pins on lollipop (we lost the lg fix), that causes deterioration; and while theater mode is activated, the alarms will not vibrate.

I didn´t have any problems with gmail, hangouts, or disconnections.
[LG G Watch] jfriend33:
Today no issues after following reset and reinstall instructions. I have been able to receive vibrations with theater mode.

Will research this deterioration thing. Haven't heard of it.
[LG G Watch] prototovsky:
http://xdaforums.com/g-watch/help/update-solving-corrosion-how-detect-t2880710

We´re researching about this, maybe it´s not a bug really.
[LG G Watch] jfriend33:
Wish I could stop this battery use from Google fit. It's disabled.

I obviously can't complain about battery life. I get 3 or 4 days easily with it turned off at bedtime, always on screen disabled,and brightness at 1.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] the-oneil:
Hi Guys

I have an SPV M700. When I pressed the phone green button I used to have advanced dialing features whereby if I press on the Alphanumeric keypad, the phone would lookup the sequence in my Contacts and shortlist the names that begin with my input.

I have recently installed SPB Pocket Plus (A great plugin), and everything was OK, then today I downloaded the Silver Theme, and I lost my Phone Smart dialing Options :(

Can anyone help me get it back :confused:

Thanks
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nick323:
Is there a mod to make the navigation bar transparent or translucent and not black throughout the system or within apps?

Or invert the color of the bar like the LG G3?

http://www.google.com/design/spec/layout/structure.html#structure-system-bars
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AkcezzInc:
Oh yeah, Just like mine now. Take a look baby
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swa100:
What mod is that?

Edit: does anyone know if there's a mod for marshmallow?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swa100:
Nobody?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
Nova launcher lets you change it to transparent.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swa100:
Only when the rom supports it, right? I tried it and it stayed black :(
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
I am on stock marshmellow, although I did buy the Nova prime, that is probably the difference
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swa100:
But.. Does it also work when you're in for instance whatsapp? Could you post some screenshots in some apps? Because it's only transparent on the home screen on my Nexus 6
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gage_Hero:
Unfortunately if the app doesn't allow it, I don't think it's possible:confused:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Here is the deal. When you use a launcher that allows transparency, it is only on the home screen. That is because the homescreen is designed to allow the window (of the application) to sit behind the status bar and navigation bar. Windows for other applications do not sit behind these bars. They stop when they meet them. If you actually had a transparent navigation bar and you were in facebook, you would not see the background of the app behind it. You would see dead space, which may be white, grey or black. Not the effect you're looking for.

Conversely, if the app windows DID sit behind these bars, some functionality would be lost. eg. buttons at the bottom of the app would sit behind the navbar. There are apps and mods that can achieve this, such as expanded desktop, but is it really worth losing functionality for this?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doitright:
That looks pretty inconvenient. What happens when you hit the spacebar? Goes home?

---------- Post added at 06:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:25 PM ----------

To expand on that a little bit, the notion of having something transparent depends on there actually being something behind it to show through, which really doesn't make much sense.

In fact, the transparent "effect" (at least, on the notification bar at the top) is something done by the application itself, by defining the boundaries of the application to extend above the border of the application window, hence drawing something up outside of the application's area.

The nav bar can't be made transparent in the same manner, but the application developer has the option to set the color.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thiagooo:
Installed on my nexus LOLIPOP version through ADB / Fastboot.

How should I do now to upgrade to 5.0.1?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wakamatsu:
Do the same with the 5.0.1 image.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winamp26:
You can With adb sideload update ota manually without lose data
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Edward.Bernard:
Here's how to upgrade to 5.0.1 on rooted Nexus 5

N/A
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beekay201:
Err...

Why are you... Original question has been addressed already.

Yeah. I'm sure. Please stop suggesting toolkits to people.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh :rolleyes: Learn how to use adb and fastboot yourself and teach this to inexperienced users.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MiSSigNNo:
Incredibly complex solutions.......!

Easier just return to stock flash via OTA and reroot... I think this is the easiest method (despite for me is still a little bit ****ty) to go with Android latest updates :(

Don't like the Google Dev imaging and flashing option :o