yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[SlimRoms Q&A] riding1:
Hi,

Stock ROMs aren't really trustworthy by default (e.g., phandroid.com/2014/11/06/carrier-iq-settlement).

Some manufacturers' devices aren't really trustworthy, even with stock ROMs removed (e.g., theepochtimes.com/n3/830922-chinas-xiaomi-smartphones-may-be-spying-on-you).

Cyanogenmod went donwhill:

(from cyngn.com/legal/privacy-policy) They started on this path long ago, but I won’t go there now.

I would like to buy a new Android phone. I won’t have national secrets on it, but I still don't want any Google-style spying. Assuming I don't add GApps, is SlimRom a good choice for me? Does it respect the privacy of its users? Does it contain any components that would ever connect anywhere to trunsmit any information like GApps do. Obivously, I'm not talking about user initiated events.

One more thing, does it have a permission manager? Ideally, something that allows the user to choose for each permission for each apps whether real, fake or blank data is shared, but a bit cleaner than XPrivacy.

Thanks!
[SlimRoms Q&A] wh00p:
Slim has App Ops but it's missing the Advanced section that can be found in CM, Carbon and others, which I think gives more control. Still doesn't beat Xposed though. Is there a reason you don't want to use it? I don't know the downsides, if any.
[SlimRoms Q&A] riding1:
It's not that I dislike Xprivacy, it's just that the controls are quite messy, and I was wondering if there's something with similar functionality, but cleaner. Looking at the privacy guard function in CM, that's no where near complete, though. It only blocks permissions someone chosen to allow us to block, so Xprivacy it is.
[SlimRoms Q&A] wh00p:
I'm with ya, middle-ground would be nice. Something like ProtectMyPrivacy for iOS.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filthydani112:
Hello, I just bought Note 4 and me previous phone was Note 1! Its a big change but some stuff isn't in Note 4 or maybe i dont know how to use it yet

First I want to use customized widgets on lock screen, I could do that in jellybean but in kitkat i cant put any widgets on lock screen and there I tried to Google it but couldn't find any options called "enable lock widgets" in security settings, its not there!

and I dont want to use and thrid party softwares like lockgo

2nd question is about S-Note software, in Note 1 I could type some mathematical equations, i dont see this option anymore in Note 4, and I could make Squares and Circles manually which isn't available too
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nh97103:
That is a huge leap!

I don't know about lockscreen widgets, as I never liked, nor used, them, but my guess is Samsung ditched them because they won't be in Android 5.0. Instead, we'll get notifications on the lockscreen, which I think will be infinitely more useful. I do know how to get S Note to recognize formulas, though:

Open S Note. Write a formula with the S-pen (or your fingers). Then, select it using the selection tool at the top. (It will tell you which tools are which if you hover the S-pen over them.) Then, click Transform Into when the menu pops up. Finally, click formula. :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filthydani112:
Ok thanks for the answers, i have one more question

I could use a wide wallpaper and when you move your home screen it extends to far right and left so you could see more of the wallpaper but now its always fixed picture,I tried to use some other software from Play but none of them worked
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nh97103:
You're welcome, and as far as I know, it would take root to change that. Maybe someone else knows something, though.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gohabs93:
My i747m 's usb port was damaged (not charging). So I soldered a new one. The phone gets detected in download mode, I can flash anything but does not get detected in Windows anymore (it charges however). It doesn't make a sound when connected and nothing shows up in device manager/ usb DevView . I uninstalled drivers, re installed., nothing works. I don't understand what the issue could be since it gets detected in "Download" Mode.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrzhadow:
Do you have USB debugging on?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gohabs93:
Yes I do have it on. Off/On dont make the pc detect the phone. I have android 4.4.2 but I can't access the IOTHiddenMenu. I tried setting hidden menu to ON in efs/carrier/ but I still cant access it.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrzhadow:
My buddy is having a problem with his. He can't get it to boot. Only the kies message pops up telling him to boot into recovery with kies. I'm assuming he tried to update and he unplugged the phone during the flashing process. Now he can't get Odin to recognize the phone. He did a fresh Odin/drivers install but still nothing. The PC says the device is corrupted or didn't install correctly. I never had that problem before. He is able to get in download mode but can't get it to connect.

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One thing that could be your problem is if your device manager is not letting windows automatically update drivers. It should be under device manager somewhere.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gohabs93:
But the pc detects the phone in downloading. I was able to flash a rom. It's just in windows. I believe samsung removed the IOTHiddenmanu in 4.3+ so I cant access usb settings.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Have you tried flashing back to a completely stock ROM? Not sure if that would make difference.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gohabs93:
I never flashed a custom rom on this phone. I just flashed the stock 4.4.2 to see if it would work and it did.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Do things work properly after flashing stock?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gohabs93:
No they don't. Could it be the port I soldered? If it was defective it wouldnt have have been detected in Download Mode
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] corleno:
hey guys

is it possible to upgrade my JASJAR to wm6 with bootloader 0.06 ???

I hav another Exec with BL 1.00 and I had no troubles

any suggestions would be great

thanks a bunch
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] aniel1:
Better you upgrade bootloader to higher version prior rom upgrade.:)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] SpyderTracks:
You can upgrade to 1.01 I'm pretty sure, don't know if there's a later 1x version.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] N1TeSH1FT:
I updated till Helmi v1.1 with mine. It was bootloader 0.63 but now I got my MDA Pro exchanged and now I got v1.01
[AOKP Q&A] riding1:
Hi,

Stock ROMs aren't really trustworthy by default (e.g., phandroid.com/2014/11/06/carrier-iq-settlement).

Some manufacturers' devices aren't really trustworthy, even with stock ROMs removed (e.g., theepochtimes.com/n3/830922-chinas-xiaomi-smartphones-may-be-spying-on-you).

Cyanogenmod went donwhill:

(from cyngn.com/legal/privacy-policy) They started on this path long ago, but I won’t go there now.

I would like to buy a new Android phone. I won’t have national secrets on it, but I still don't want any Google-style spying. Assuming I don't add GApps, is AOKP a good choice for me? Does it respect the privacy of its users? Does it contain any components that would ever connect anywhere to trunsmit any information like GApps do. Obivously, I'm not talking about user initiated events.

One more thing, does it have a permission manager? Ideally, something that allows the user to choose for each permission for each apps whether real, fake or blank data is shared, but a bit cleaner than XPrivacy.

Thanks!
[Note Edge General] NineToTheSky:
I have had my Edge for a few days, and I may change my mind on a few aspects, but this is what I feel at the moment.

What has stood out so far is:

The cost. I am happy to pay a fair amount for my technology, but this phone is very expensive. This alone will ensure that this will remain a niche device. Maybe Samsung see it as a prototype for the allegedly forthcoming Galaxy S6 and are more interested in the response to it than sales.

The battery. It leaks power at a rate I haven't come across before. Which makes it very fortunate that it charges so very quickly - and that it has the ultimate power saving mode. I would really rather not have to use my phone in black and white though.

The curve. This is, of course, what makes it unique. It feels and looks wonderful and is very well made. Handing it around to some friends today, they were all very impressed. It makes accessing my apps very easy, but I'm note sure that it is a life changer when compared to accessing them from the regular screen(s). I'm not going to call it an edge, because that would demean it as it is a beautifully manufactured curve. It really ought to be called the Note Curve.

I really can't see what I should be doing with S pen. I have googled it and no one else seems to know either, so I suppose it will have to make do as an adequate tea stirrer.

The screen is simply gorgeous. The size of the phone fits well in my large hand. I am ostensibly left handed (there are several things I do right handed), and hold my Edge in my right hand. Accessing the edge strips seems natural and easy. Contrary to some reviews, having the wake up button at the top doesn't seem problematical to me.

Overall it works very well, and is very appealing to use. It is exciting in the way that, say, the S5 never was. But at that price, it really should be.
[Note Edge General] jah:
Omg. Don't know what to do with the S Pen? Fair enough, but I make business notes most days with my S Pen. Wacom digitisers are not new so can't believe you can't find YouTube video on what to use stylus for.
[Note Edge General] NineToTheSky:
Do you find it easier to make handwritten notes rather than to type them or say them? Do you use the pen for anything else?
[Note Edge General] mike_m:
I'm using out of the box unmodified Note Edge and battery life is comparable with the Note 4 which is to say it's great

What Widgets are you running? Do you use the phone in a bad signal area?
[Note Edge General] jah:
Notes includes diagrams. Difficult to do ad hoc mind maps with a keyboard. Not acceptable to make notes in a meeting with voice input. I use hand written input some times for short entries and some times keyboard. I also have the Note 10.1 2014 and can sync notes with OneNote.
[Note Edge General] NineToTheSky:
The only widget I use is a weather one. My signal is OK.
[Note Edge General] avenging:
Lol at tea stirrer. Give the s pen a chance it might hook you lol
[Note Edge General] NineToTheSky:
Yes, I have only had it for a few days. I have found I can do the most amazing Islamic type of calligraphy with it, though. I can see the use that jah has for it when it comes to diagrams. But I was serious about Google: try something like 'what to use the S pen for', and virtually nothing relevant comes up.
[Note Edge General] verks:
My first search came up with this:
[Note Edge General] NineToTheSky:
The first one has one short tip on how to configure it, the second one again has one tip for the pen. The third - the video - is pretty much what I have been looking for. Thank you.
[Note Edge General] princeasi:
IMO, I think many make the mistake of purchasing a Note smartphone w /o keeping in mind that its design is moreso catered for those who know how to utilize the Spen i.e. note taking in meetings, journalism, school, etc. It appears to me that many will buy or have bought this model only for the performance and size, and the Spen will only be regarded as an extra accessory rather than an integral part of ones need with this phone. For me, I bought this phone knowing exactly how the Spen could become useful for my everyday needs. Therefore I find myself using it practically everyday.
[Note Edge General] CreekDirt:
If pens were more mainstream I think most people would buy a phone that has one. If people take an hour to see what the pen can accomplish then it would make more sense to them as to why these phones are far superior to other phablets. Most people don't need the pen, but for me it is invaluable for work. It makes excel file editing far easier. That's the majority of my use. I also use it on my 12.2.

I have the iPhone 6 Plus as well for a personal phone and it is fairly useless for what i need. Once we have profiles in 5.0 I will sell the 6 Plus. I don't want to have to use Knox or Private Mode to seperate my work and play phones.
[Note Edge General] princeasi:
I agree!
[Note Edge General] IMBAE75:
I use my pen all the time... Notes for class, phone numbers for study groups, writing on photos of items for sale, clipping images off websites to put in my scrapbook and notes, research I've done while waiting for the kids. I could go on and on but there are many different ways to use the pen. I haven't used the power save mode too much because I have been having great battery life like my Note 3. The edge screen has been very helpful switching between apps, I was working on something else, a quick thumb tap and I'm on top of things that needed my attention, quickly. Multitasking made easy. Oh and Office 360 works like a champ on here. Keep on messing with it, you will be addicted soon.
[Note Edge General] htcmaster:
Penabled

Im used to penabled tablets and used to making notes. I have a pen since the note 2 but it is not as usefull al on en full tablet. No place to lay your hand down, so note functionality is limited in my opinoin. I bought the phone for the size, speed and unique formfactor.
[Note Edge General] Ukbondraider:
lol. Ive previously owned three note devices and despite being a heavy phone user never used the S pen.

Never thought about using it as a tea stirrer :D
[Note Edge General] nhoxcutengox:
I like note 4 edge. But im using note 4 by Exynox. How do to it alike note 4 edge. Im in vietnamese and i waiting for next of Note 4. I very like Spen on Note 4. Anyone can help me to root Galaxy Note 4 Exynox? Its coming
[Note Edge General] MSK1:
What are the best benefits of the curve in practical terms?
[Note Edge General] NineToTheSky:
For me, I like having all my frequently used icons, notifications, S Health results and appointments all in place. It's not like life changing, but it looks great and it's very nice to use.

But - the more I use this phone, the more I like it. The quality of the screen is amazing; the colours and the crispness really leap out. I've got the Flip case, and it integrates with the phone beautifully. I really like the feel and use of it.
[Note Edge General] Oditius:
I like the idea of using it as a tea stirrer. I don't use it much, because my handwriting is atrocious!! :rolleyes: Battery life is ok, to me not much different than any large smartphone I have owned. Key is to go through the App Manager and disable anything you are not going to use. My biggest drainer was the S-Health. I don't need my phone telling me I walk 3 to 5 miles a day at work. So once that was disabled, and a few other items I don't use, my battery life went from 20% left when I leave work, to 55%. And I use live wallpaper too. I don't gimp my phone, but I do shut off stuff I don't use.
[Note Edge General] oscarwylde:
I use the pen in my free time to sketch and layout art designs painting I do in the garage. Saves me a ton of time and space without having to bust out the laptop for photoshop and illustrator. At work I use it to capture signatures on workorders. Blows signing with a store bought stylus on my iphone 5. Customers love it and it looks just like their actual signature

Sent from my SM-N915T
[Note Edge General] horpah:
What about lefthanded people and edge at right side of device?
[Note Edge General] Oditius:
The phone has a 180 setting, the buttons are more inconvenient, but it puts the edge on the left side.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Ekkoria:
So after all the hype for Lollipop and whatnot, I've been wondering what exactly the differences are between Lollipop and KK. Other than the theme, the lockscreen notifications (which we already have with moto display), and ART. Are there any other major differences?

Furthermore, what's the general opinion on the odds of root being achieved? I know it's more likely on KK, but is it worth waiting to update for, or should I take the Lollipop update when it's rolled out? I don't miss much coming from a rooted device, other than the firewall. Xposed would be nice but I can probably live without it.

Basically I just want to weigh my options for when the time comes.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] matheus_sc:
I will wait.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] ccheww:
Also - what can now be achieved without root?

For example:

A lot of apps now support functions that required root before

Tasker

Greenify

Etc.

Being able to disable apps somewhat replaces the need for titanium

Sent from my XT1254
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] jgowell:
Is there a way to disable the updates coming from Verizon? I want my phone as "stock" as possible in case we ever get root so I'm trying to freeze the HD Calling/VoLTE update from installing but not sure if there is currently a way to do that without having root?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] orvon.freeman:
New to the VZ and Droid scene

I just got my Turbo and that update so far has been more than just the Volte after doing an FDR I actually noticed a little better responsiveness. I am looking into battery life now. Even without root or unlocked bootloader it is a pretty cool phone. Aside from the battery draining bloat, does anybody have big drain issues with command center after the update ( that Verizon did instore )
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] jal3223:
One of the main reasons I want root at this point is to disable the capacitive lights. They stay on a lot of times when they really shouldn't, like when watching movies or videos.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] ccheww:
Theres a way to disable the capacitive lights without root:

Download "Darker"

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mlhg.screenfilter&hl=en
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] jal3223:
Awesome! Thanks.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] zathus:
Thanks
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Coronado is dead:
Amazing. Thanks!
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] ccheww:
Absolutely! Every day I find a new app that replaces a need for root. If anyone else has any other similar discoveries (apps that can do things we normally needed root for) please don't hesitate!

Example: My GPS was toggled by itself once (I think through tasker), so I have high hopes that there is some way to toggle GPS without root.

-I'm trying to replicate what happened and what variables I used in tasker.

Sent from my XT1254
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Tunameltsalad:
I think this is a very good discussion. Is there any news on someone even possibly finding a root method for 4.4? I'll wait if there's any hope of root, but I haven't heard any new info regarding root or even if there is any word of someone even looking into it.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] abrahamjones:
Same

Should we wait?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] the_rooter:
I dont think you should wait to get lollipop once its released. I feel the hold up currently is because lollipop is close to getting released thats its pointless to release a root method now. After the first lollipop update dont i wouldnt take anymore
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] adrynalyne:
Do you currently have a choice?

:D
[G 2014 General] tnvu1:
This seems silly, but I'm on 22.11.6.titan_retuaws.retuaws.en.US.retus and have encrypted my phone. When I copy the OTA to the sdcard and then boot into recovery to apply the OTA, it never prompts me to decrypt the phone. Does anyone else have this problem?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gfusion:
Hi

I accidentally deleted with TWPR the system of my OnePlus One and it seems I cannot install a new rom.

I downloaded gapps and the original Oneplus One rom (zip) file and also the android stock. None of them works. It seems I need a

different format/special rom do recover from this. To make things more complicated I have a Mac and most instructions I've found are for windows.

Is there any rom I can transfer after mounting and flash via TWPR? I don't know much about android development so I appreciate technical details in replies.

Thanks!
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Exactly which zip files are you trying to flash? What are the filenames?

Transmitted via Bacon
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moldovanos:
use a toolbox and an option to flash to stock
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playya:
i assumed you fixed this since we have not heard back from you. Just an fyi - can you at least let people in your thread trying to help know you have been successful in doing what it is you were trying to do.

If not then simple download any rom transfer to your phone and flash it with TWRP and thats it. May I also suggest you dont use a toolkit since it will not give you the knowledge to fix your phone in the future
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gfusion:
Indeed, i fixed it last night. Thank you very much.

It was too late for me to be able to do the captcha (actually, even now it's difficult).

I was using the Mac OnePlus One toolkit which is a real life safer. I already learned quite a bit but I was grateful to have the support of the toolkit. There are quite some hoops to jump through and I needed to use fastboot. Due to some reason I wasn't able to just flash a rom.

Cheers

Gfusion
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ek69:
Here's a hint. Fastboot IS how you flash a new room for the first time ;) had you not used the tool kit you would have seen this and done it that way lol
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
This started with my trying Online Nandroid Backup from the Play store, which I've used on my previous Android phones. I made a backup with it (I had TWRP v2.8.2.0) while Jasmine 4.0 was up and running, and then I booted to recovery, made a regular backup directly in recovery, then wiped and tried to restore the backup that Online Nandroid created. I saw something in the restore log about uboot partition. It restored the rest of my partitions fine. Then I made a bad choice and I told TWRP to reboot. I thought I should still be able to get into TWRP even if the ROM won't boot, but negative.

The only thing I can get into is the menu to choose Factory Reset, Wipe Cache, Power Off, Continue Boot, and I think there's one other option.

I've tried them all. I've tried leaving the battery out for more than a minute and then trying again. No matter what, after a brief show of the LG logo, the screen goes dark and the notification LED toggles between green and orange repeatedly.

No ROM booting, not even starting, no recovery at all. The computer doesn't see it in this state. I've tried LGMLauncher.exe, LG Flash Tool 2014, and as I expected nothing will see it, which makes sense.

Any ideas? I expect I'm SOL.

Thanks for your time.
[Verizon LG G3] BladeRunner:
looks like you have stock recovery and that's it. Have you tried getting it in to download mode?
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Hi, thanks for your suggestion.

Maybe you mean something other than "Stock Recovery"? I had TWRP on there previous to restoring the backup, and the backup had TWRP in it too. All options from the menu resulted in the same Green-Orange-Green, etc LED.

I just got home with a replacement. Ugh.
[Verizon LG G3] cobrien13:
Something like that happened to me.once the whole lg blank screen then the led lights... I just flashed a stock ROM with the flash tools and solved me problem