yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azerty728:
Strange. Did you connect the usb cable to your phone AND maintain volume down button?

Because USB debugging OFF is only when your phone has started Android. When in Flashmode Android is not started.

So after pushing red hard power off button and phone vibrates 3times (it's important it vibrates 3 times) :

- close and restart Flashtool on your computer,

- choose Flash button (strike icon), choose the FTF of the stock firmware then validate and then check 'Flashmode' then OK, it will work few seconds and bring you a new screen explaining you how to get into flash mode with a phone and cable in a Window,

- take your USB cable in left hand,

- push down volume button with your right hand

- connect your cable in micro USB port AND maintain volume down for

a few seconds

I decomposed the steps because it is important not to wait too long when connecting cable onto your device and launching Flashtool (that's why I prefer to launch it before, as described above), because if the phone detects current in its usb port, it starts system. It is important to be ready and having Flashtool launched BEFORE plugging the cable.

Send the results.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lexykon:
I followed step by step your guide when i push the volume down and connect it to my pc my phone's led is red and after 1-2 seconds turns off and nothing happens... and if i let it connected to my pc it says device with usb dubugging off is connected :/
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azerty728:
That's quite wierd. The fact that phone's LED becomes red is a good sign, i.e. going to flashmode.

IS it Flashtool saying the phone is in USB debugging ? If not, you can then flash after the LED ran red with flashtool.

Flashtool may say it's USB debugging OFF if Android is booted.

If in flashmode, Flashtool should say :

03/043/2015 15:43:18 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

And then you can flash...
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lexykon:
Thats my flashtool ;/
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markuz85:
Have you tried fastboot? Volume up while plugging cable.

Perhaps you can flash a boot.img from there and use recovery at least.

This is what happens to my phone when the kernel fails to flash, usually after restoring a nandroid.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azerty728:
Ok you shouldn't have that in your flashtool log.

Without the phone connected to the PC, you

should

have the following message, especially "Please connect your device into flashmode" :

03/049/2015 16:49:48 - INFO - Selected Bundle for Sony Xperia Z1 (C6903). FW release : 14.4.A.0.108. Customization : Generic FR 1276-5833_R5C

03/049/2015 16:49:48 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

03/050/2015 16:50:49 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.

From my point of view, it doesn't seem your phone is powered off.

Then to Power Off hard press the red button near sim card, just above the chrome power button until phone vibrates 3 times :

[IMG="Hard Power Off"]http://static.xperiablog.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Xperia-Z1-User-Manual_2-640x555.png[/IMG]

(extract from the "basics" thread of the following post by the excellent DooMLoRD : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2440565).

Then do the steps I gave you before.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lexykon:
yes i did all of that and the only thing happens is that log at flashtool and my phone has a red LED and after 2 secs it turns off
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azerty728:
Ok dude. Sorry but I can't help you anymore. Maybe advanced developpers could. My knowledge on flashing Z1 is 2 days old only :D

FYI, my LED is blinking 1 time red and 1 time green very quickly when I power on my Z1 in flashmode. Nothing on screen, but Flashtool detects my device in Flashmode.

Maybe, as proposed by markuz85, you should try Fastboot mode (volume up instead of volume down)... but I never tried this and I won't be helpful on that.

Good luck and tell us if you have got something.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lexykon:
I went to Sony and played stupid... so they will replace it with my warranty thanks btw guys really appreaciate your help :)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -Happy Feet-:
When I look at your screenshot I think "have you pressed the left button at the flashtool before you connect the device?" only after that you can select the flashmode at this tool.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TomJordens:
I can't make any video calls on the stock phone app from the bl9 fw

Is this a known bug ? I tried reinstalling the fw with factory reste doesn't help
[HTC Excalibur] kid:
when i try to go on any website i get this error

Error 501 - Bad Request

The server could not esolve your request for url:

can anybody help me out?
[HTC Excalibur] lafester:
it would help if you told us your carrier, data plan, settings etc.

my guess is you have tmobile with either no data plan or tmobile web plan.

if this is true make sure you have the proxy setting put in correctly.
[HTC Excalibur] kid:
its t mobile and im using it prepaid
[HTC Excalibur] hondaguy:
can you access the net with a prepaid sim? you should check with t-mobile to see if your account is authorized to access the net.
[HTC Excalibur] djdanska:
T-mobile Prepaid users do not have access to the internet. Just a limited amount of sites. (and i mean limited..) You can use wifi to use the internet. Sorry..
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wired335:
My contract is coming up for renewal in late February and I'm thinking of replacing my phone with a new Android device. I realize this might be the wrong forum section to post in, but who better to ask than my fellow Shield lovers.

I had a Galaxy Note (original) and a Galaxy S2 prior, and they weren't bad. For the time Touchwiz, and a poor email client really put me off of Android as a phone primarily for me is a communication device, but I still like to have fun with it.

I ended up going back to Blackberry and have been rocking a Z10 for a long time. But won an iphone 5s through work and have been using that for about the past year. I bought a Z30 recently as it was being sold at a stupidly low price new in box from factory and I am sick and tired of the small screens and piss poor battery life of the iphone.

I also have a first gen Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, and I've been complaining about it for the past 6-10 months because of it's size and weight and now that apps are being optimized for newer OS versions it's getting really slow. So my wife bought me a Shield for Christmas and I absoltuley love it!

I love how the UI is on this tablet and now know what all the fuss is about for Andorid. Touchwiz ruins the experience in my opinion. So I'm thinking for my new phone I'm going to get a Lollipop device for sure...the question is which one?

I don't want a Nexus as I don't like the idea of non-expandable memory and my 64gb card in my Sheild is getting pretty full, no way I could survive with a device that isn't at least 64gb (my iphone is 64gb and is usually between 50-60gb loaded up with music and media.)

So which device has a UI that is as close to the Shield as possible with expandable memory and isn't the size of a house. 5" is about my max screen size. There is no need to go larger as I already have the Sheild, and I want it to be pocketable. I got rid of my Note because I just kept leaving it on my desk. I would also love to get a 16-20 hour day with heavy use. FWIW my iphone 5s is completley dead by the time 2:00pm rolls around when it comes off the charger at 5:30am. I'm usually not near a charger again until 6:30-7:00pm on average. It's going to be a lot to ask but a 5:30am to 10:00pm battery life would be fantastic...
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] otto888:
If you want a stock OS look and MicroSD, get the HTC M8 Google Play Edition. Stock Android, front speakers, and MicroSD support just like the ST.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whoamanwtf:
Not going to be a popular opinion around here but the iPhone 6 gets much much better battery life than the older ones, if you are already invested into iTunes that may be a valid option for you. For me I have the 6 plus and it is cool because I get awesome battery life and then I get completely different games then the ones that are available on my shield tab so I have pretty much the best of both worlds.

Also my reason for going to the iPhone is because I have ATT and needed a carrier subsidized phone, tried the Nexus 6 it is utter crap build quality and the Note 4 is not even rootable, there is not much else that is really modern on ATT.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nintonito:
As far as gaming ready devices, all Qualcomm Snapdragon devices fall into a mediocre range. None of them are really "smooth" at gaming and all of them work hard to provide perpetual fluidity. Bad video drivers and non-existent high clock efficiency mean those devices scale vey poorly, and gaming takes a monstrous drain on the battery for even simple 2D games. If you are looking for a device which can handle gaming in a manner similar to the shield (and aren't too concerned with what you might lose) then tegra phones and iPhones are your best option objectively. It's impossible to recommend a Qualcomm device as better for gaming. If you are just looking for a simple phone with light gaming, then something like the upcoming HTC M9 or a likewise lollipop based device would be fine. But if gaming is your concern (which you don't seem to mention) then my above statements hold very true.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] primetechv2:
All "stock" suggestions should definitely fly with "but shall include excessive Google bloatware that wouldn't be accepted from Samsung or any other OEM." That much said, crap like Drive Earth Docs Sheets Slides Newsstand Books Music Movies Plus Fit Now Wallet Keyboard Chrome and the ever constant location stalker CAN be disabled quite easily.

Preliminary reports say the S5 is shaping up to perform amazingly on Lollipop. A simple comparison of this tablet and the Nexus 7 and the iPad-Mini-esque Nexus 9, has shown me that it's all about the implementation of lollipop, not comparing who has the biggest version number, that is essential in determining which device is best.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xonix240719mu:
Google Play Edition phones like HTC One M8 or Galaxy S4.

The Moto G and X phones also offer nearly stock OS.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wired335:
Gaming is not a concern for me with a phone, thats what the Tablet is for. a Pretty stock non-bloated with manufacture crud OS is whats most important I think. Touchwiz was just annoying when I was test driving a Note 3 and on my S2 when I had it. Just didn't enjoy it. I also don't like how big the S5 and such has gotten.

I'll take a closer look at the Google Play edition phones. I wanted to get something direct from carrier to get the subsidy and save some cash... I'm on Rogers in Canada... No Moto X is avaialble, and it doesn't appear to have a micro SD. However the Sony Z3 seems to have a pretty stock version of Android... what are peoples opinions on that device?
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nintonito:
Well I wouldn't say it's stock by any means. It's actually fairly heavy on skinning, but it does look nice. Updates will be very slow for Sony phones. But the battery life is fantastic, and the overall hardware is nice. Sony phones can be problematic, but since it's a carrier device you can always yell at Rogers.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wired335:
Yea, I'm reading more on the Z3 forums and seeing stuff I'm not overly happy with.

One thing that is ever important to me is the speed and quality of the camera, something I'm addicted to on my iphone. I'm a part-time professional photographer along with my day job. So I got a camera for manual control and taking beautiful shot. I love my iphone for the quick burst that I can do within a couple of seconds on the fly (and thats about it that I've found as a pro over Android). I don't know if there is an Android phone out there that can compete, which is very unfortunate. When I was test driving the Note 3, one of the few major reasons I returned it was due to the crappy camera speed/AF. (The others were size and touchwiz)
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icase81:
Moto X, Moto G, Nexus 5, Nexus 6 or the Google Play Edition phones from the play store. Thats about it. I guess the OnePlus One fits the bill also.

I can't recommend the Moto X enough. Mine is absolutely amazing and I've owned QUITE a few different phones over the past few years including Samsung, HTC, Sony, Nexus, ZTE. The Motorola lineup of the past year or so has been nothing short of phenomenal.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nintonito:
I disagree on the basis that the battery life is pretty bad. Like iPhone levels of battery life frankly. I'm surprised people just glaze over that. 2300mah battery with lollipop+amoled is battery hell.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icase81:
Do you own one? Because I do. And I routinely hit 18-19 hours with 2.5-3 hours of screen time. Everyone I see complaining about battery life doesn't own one, and are just parroting FUD.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] romracer:
I'd also have to agree. I was hesitant about the phone when it was first announced because of the battery and held off buying one until the Cyber Monday coupon deal. Since then, I've added a wireless charging module (thread in the accessories sub-forum for the phone) and I couldn't be happier. Not saying you need a wireless mod, I just missed that from the Nexus 5. But even so, the battery has been above and beyond what I expected, the phone's performance is top notch, Active Display or whatever its called has no second best and Motorola's adherence to near stock Android is the cherry on top.

Like icase said, unless you have one and have something to back up your comment, you're just blowing FUD. My go to devices today are my 2014 Moto X and my Nvidia Shield Tablet.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lebdiabolic:
Hi, just my two cents, IMHO the Nvidia Shield is a great tablet but to play PC games you have to stream to Nvidia, so if I want to recommend to you a similar device, the closest phone you can get is the Sony Experia Z3, Android 5 Lollipop, battery levels are very good, beautiful design and you can connect it to a playstation and play the games wireless on your phone with the PS controller. You even get the sound from your controller by connecting the headphones to it.
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notyu1459:
I have a couple of ideas.

If you can wait, the HTC Hima promises to be a beast. A Snapdragon 810 with a 1080p screen means that it will probably crush every other phone in terms of performace, thanks to every other phone jumping on the pointless 4K train. Look it up. It looks pretty nice. *drool*

If you need something now, then....I know you want a smaller phone, but....I can't recommend the Oneplus One enough.

-It is actually thinner than and not as wide as the Note, dispite its slightly larger screen.

-Even though it has no expandable storage, 64 gigs of internal storage has actually proven more useful to me. I never have to worry about limited storage for application data.

-The battery life on this thing is nuts. I'm a heavy user and I only need to charge it every other day.

-1080p screen. This is a plus because it it uses less resources than a 4k display. And honestly, most, if not all people, cannot tell the difference.

-Snapdragon 801 with 3 gigs of RAM. This thing flies, and multitasks like a champ. I remember a time not too long ago when more than 2gb RAM was considered excessive for most DESKTOP computers. I think its more than the specs that make this thing fly, though. Something in the hardware implementation must be special, because people have been reporting some pretty unbelievable benchmarks. Oh, and Sonic Adventure 2 runs smoothly in Reicast.

-The XDA scene is HUGE for this device. Its the most popular device on the forums. There are, like, 73 billion ROMs for it and maybe 2.5 billion kernels. I've never owned such a popular device. :D This is my favorite feature.

Its also the one of the only devices I have right now that isn't defective in some way. I tend to have horrible luck when purchasing electronics.

I hope I've helped you reach some sort of conclusion. Good luck. :good:
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wired335:
thanks guys,

I went into my Rogers store and manhandled what they had on display as well as a few open box units. I also took at look at Telus, but they can't meet me on my plan so no point in switching over. But the Moto X seemed like the best device. :(

I found the Z3 to be the best value for me right now. As I originally mentioned I'm not looking at the phone for gaming, but to be a workhorse and get me through a very heavy use work day. Not having Touch-Wiz was a huge plus for me, and I really enjoyed some of the things they changed in the skin. The camera performed a lot better than the other phones I tried in store. the HTC M8 was a very close contender, but the camera just sucks so horribly it got kicked out of the running faster than I could blink. I honestly think that Nokia/Windows Phone has the best camera interface after playing around with phones the past week, but the Z3 does a pretty good job.

For me it was the battery power, the UI, and the pretty impressive spec sheet that (hopefuly) will not force me to upgrade in the next 18 months that caused me to go with the Z3 overall. Rogers has a pretty limited offering right now which is annoying. I almost went with the Samsung S5, but remembered how much Touch-Wiz pozioned me the first time.

If they had a Nexus 5 32gb in stock I would have probably gone with that instead...and dealt with the size limitiation...but none left for corporate customers.

So my Black Z3 is in the mail and I'm really looking forward to it. Especially since my time frame for getting a new device really escallated with an unexpected smashy smashy of my iphone (dropped it and ran it over with a stroller by complete accident. One of the only times it wasn't cased!) now I need a case for my Z3
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr_raider:
My N5 has gmail 5.0 and it combines gmail, imap and pop3 accounts as well as exchange. On the oneplus, I have still have to use the old email app for exchange.

What gives?

I;m running a stock rooted build with 44s update.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] instinctellekt:
Interesting, I'm curious as well. I just checked my OnePlus One l and I don't have the option to use GMail for exchange accounts. either. My rooted HTC One S running CandyKat does.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ollie6286:
You'll need download the exchange services apk. Can get it here http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/exchange-services/exchange-services-6-5-1533254-apk/ or do a google search for exchange services apk
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dude360:
Gonna pick a AFTV up for my Dad and was wondering:

Can you log out of the Amazon account that its purchased under and sign in with a different one?

or

Is there 'Profiles' on it?

Might seem a daft question but couldn't seem to see on the videos and screenshots I've seen.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jacksmyname:
You can deregister the device on the Amazon web site. Your dad can then use it with his account.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] BuQQzz:
[IMG="Candy5"]http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/11/30/be9f9a3ce13148bb361a064d6bd05e22.jpg[/IMG]

This is Candy5. Built straight from CyanogenMod source with commits from a variety of different Sources/ROMS. We wanted to give the users a fun, fully customizable ROM.We aim to add more features as this project progresses.

Check us out on the web @The-Candy-Shop

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Will be up shortly. We are still in transition from CK

Disclaimer: We here at The CandyShop are not responsible for any bricks you may obtain. Please follow the thread rules and steps and everything will be gravy. Remember, backing up before flashing is always recommended.

Features List can be found in post #2

Changelog can be found in post #3

Steps:

Download Candy5.zip

Download 5.1.+ Gapps(Optional)

Boot into recovery

Full wipe (Dalvik Cache, Cache, System, Factory Data Reset)

Flash Candy5.zip

Flash Gapps

Reboot and Enjoy!!

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Candy5-KFHD7

* Sweeteners! - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95897840722645458

* Gapps - http://opengapps.org/

Or use 5.1 Gapps of choice

Boot takes a while, be patient have a lollipop xD

Candy5 is in early stages and will inherit CyanogenMod bugs and issues. But some we have resolved ourselves.

The base has been tested and passed most users needs for a Daily Driver.

Special thanks to Hashcode, CyanogenMod, SlimRoms,and Liquidsmooth for making their source open.

Sources:

Cyanogenmod

Slimroms

Liquidsmooth
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] BuQQzz:
Features

*Candy Interface

*Navi Bar Height...Candy Interface

*Battery Percent ...Candy Interface / Status Bar

*Status bar Weather...Candy Interface/ Status Bar

*Network Indicator...Candy Interface/Status Bar

*Remove Carrier logo from lock screen...Candy Interface/Status bar

*Vol skip music track...Candy Interface

*Custom HeadsUp options [thanks Slim]...Sound & notification

*Recents Panel Options ...Candy Interface/Recents Panel

*Clock and Date Options...Candy Interface/Clock and Date

*Ambient Display...Display

*Wake Options ...Display

* Rotation 360 degrees...Display

*Custom Notification Lights...Sounds&Notifications

*Lockscreen Notifications Per App...Sounds&Notifications/App notifications

*Gesture Lock screen Security...Security/Unlock

*IME options from 4.4+ ...Language and input/advanced options

*Disable Ime selector (thanks cm)

* Visual improvements

*ALL of Cm's Latest Feature Additions*