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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bobbyphoenix:
So it's working now? The one I suggested?

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 5545167:
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[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
Post any Tips and Tricks you may know of for the Sony Z3v D6708 model.

I f the phone won't shut down or gets stuck -- open Sim card door, press the off button hidden there (above Sim slot) to shut down phone with a small object, something not sharp.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Advanced -> Toggle everything off by "Wi-Fi Optimization.

Turn on NFC and Bluetooth only when needed as it drains battery.

Now my list of apps I've disabled...

Amazon

Amazon app suite

Amazon Kindle

Amazon Music

Amazon Appstore

Audible

Black Hole

Bubbles

Caller ID

Cloud

Enchanted Forest

FamilyBase Companion

Gmail (I use Cloudmagic)

Google Korean Keyboard (include Chinese if you don't use Chinese either)

Google Play Books

Google Play Games

Google Play Movies & TV

Google Play Music

Google Play Newsstand

IMDb

Isis Wallet

Message+

My Infozone

News & Weather

NFL Mobile

Phase Beam

Pico TTS

Podcast

Slacker Radio

TalkBack

TV Launcher

Verizon Location Agent

Verizon Support & Protection

VZ Navigator

Wikipedia Extension

Wireless Emergency Alerts

Xperia Social Engine Sharing

Xperia with Twitter

Youtube karaoke extension

I'd disable the Email app, but there were frequent popups telling me is crashes. So I just leave it enabled. This as as far as I can think on the top of my head. xP
[Xperia Z3v General] Marine6680:
Can we get a thread started dedicated to finding the apps safe to disable? This list is a good start for that.

Isn't the verizon locator agent the cell network location system? Or is it purely spyware...

Wish I knew what some of those more obscure apps actually did.
[Xperia Z3v General] Stormwing:
Seconded on the locator agent, among other nebulous apps.

Maybe killing Wireless Emergency Alerts isn't a great idea? Those are the weather, amber, and presidential emergency notifications.
[Xperia Z3v General] Casper34:
I've already disabled most of them, I wasn't really sure what else I could disable without screwing something up. Thanks for the list, I will do more tonight.

Sent from my ghost white Z3!
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
I could go ahead and open up another thread since we're now free to post more to expand this new forum of ours. :D

Eh, when there's a giant tornado coming, I'm pretty sure I'll know what's coming when I see one. LOL

Jk, the real reason is the Amber alerts. Several times I've been alerted for a situation that occurs in a driving distance that's 6-8 hours away from me at 3 in the morning. What kind of BS is this? >_>
[Xperia Z3v General] Marine6680:
You can disable amber alerts in the wireless emergency app.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
If anyone else wants to know, our phones can do double tap to wake the screen to reduce wear on the power button. A feature most phones have to get root to add. :D

And if anyone is taking underwater photography, don't forget to enable No Touch to prevent the screen from spazzing out during your shoots.
[Xperia Z3v General] tsachi:
Copy number from phone log

Copying number from log is a two step process here. Long press and choose "edit before call" then you can copy it
[Xperia Z3v General] pvcdroid:
Try the slow speech effect in call settings. It's amazing tech and sometimes really helpful when dealing with people that talk too fast. There is an article about it here...

http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...low-talk-feature-slow-speech-voice-calls.html
[Xperia Z3v General] nateperro:
Starting the camera app from the short cut options (camera key or from lock screen) resets any setting or mode that was previously active. To keep your settings active don't use these shortcuts.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
Nice tip! I've noticed it always starts one way or another depending where I'm coming from. Right now I'm seeing there's about 4 ways to activate camera.

1. From physical shutter button

2. From lockscreen

3. From Camera app in app drawer or home screen

4. From the Camera widget (not including the other downloaded camera features)

Obviously 1 and 2 is advised not to reset, but the latter two is then what you should use to activate the previous settings. ;)
[Xperia Z3v General] nateperro:
Now that I understand this camera feature I actually find it useful. Sometimes I want to fire off a quick shot using the short cut to start the camera in SA (superior auto mode) as I don't have time to check settings. Other times it takes a double tap unlock and then selection of the camera app to keep previous settings when I know I have time to think about the shot. [emoji4]
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
In case of emergency when your phone freezes and all else is unresponsive

A couple days ago, I was playing asphalt 8 and my phone froze when I tried exiting the game. My power button just pinged the notification ringtone, my camera button played the Cybershot sound but didn't change screen, and I couldn't pick up calls despite my ringtone playing. I thought my last resort somehow was to either wait for the phone to die (sure, waiting 2-3 days is definitely an option here due to battery life greatness, pfft) or use Android Device Manager and factory reset.

Unfortunately I went with the latter and then found out this one incredible tip: a hard reset button. I never knew such a thing existed for our phones and I would like to inform all new users of it too. This is thanks to [MENTION=660540]jhwookie[/MENTION] for the info.

Tl:Dr, there's a slightly brown button found inside the SIM compartment. Grab something such as a toothpick to press and hold onto the button for a few seconds, and voila. The phone will be hard reset to where you were previously.
[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
Thanks for elaborating further I had mentioned this in OG post.
[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
To make the phone appear faster go to Settings>System>About phone>tap Build number several times till you get Developer options>Drawing>Window animation scale>off,Transition animation scale>off, Animation duration scale>off, x1 is default and x.5 works well too, I prefer "off", don't like animations.

YMMV
[Xperia Z3v General] BladeRunner:
THat's good advice for most devices. Smooths out the transitions.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
If you guys go into Settings -> Data Usage, you can see which apps is draining the most data. If you want to restrict its background data, select the specified app, and scroll to the bottom to enable the checkbox.

If any of you guys have Snapchat installed, I highly recommend it since it's been noted it takes way too much data since its January 27th update.
[Xperia Z3v General] jpraven:
Creating new folders in Sony Album

I find that Album isn't completely intuitive when it comes to creating a new Folder to help organize all your pictures. Here's how:

1. From the Album app, swipe from the left side of the screen to open the menu and select "Folders"

2. Open the folder where the picture is currently

3. Find the photo you want to move and long press on it

4. Click on the menu button on the top right of the screen (3 dots), then select "Move to"

5. Click on the plus (+) on the top bar to create a new Folder

6. Name your new Folder and select whether you want it on the SD Card or in Internal Memory
[Xperia Z3v General] darker_slayer:
I've dogged lollipop a little already for not being much of an upgrade, but something I hope it brings is a facelift to the dialer. Man that thing is ugly

I tried exdialer, but didn't care for having two separate apps. Also it's contact search was only in the phone . . . if you have an exchange account connected the standard contacts app will search that address list without requiring you to copy the whole global address list to your phone

Any suggestions?
[Xperia Z3v General] darker_slayer:
Okay, so to tick the list of replacements if anyone cares

Lollipop Dialer 5 - NO global search of exchange server contacts

exdialer - NO global search of exchange server contacts

Contacts+ - NO global search of exchange server contacts

Simple Dialer - NO global search of exchange server contacts

KK Dialer - INCLUDES global search of exchange server contacts

Sweet! KK Dialer it is, looks much better as well. The only real downside is the ridiculously sluggish recent calls list
[Moto G General] cryptoncore:
Good morning/evening everyone.

I am writing this to say goodbye to you all, as today my 4th Moto G died. This was the last straw.

I will now be moving on to an Asus phone and for that reason will be developing no new "toolkits" or anything of that sort, however, for the users of the phone even if I have found the phone to be...less than satisfactory, I will try to fix any bugs of MotoFlash if any are found, or if the method has to be changed at any point.

If any bugs are found please still don't avoid messaging me, I just won't be browsing these parts of the forums any more.

Goodbye everyone, it was fun. =)
[Moto G General] nirmalbalaji:
Your Moto G will rest in peace. Its such an awesome device to lose.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarhn007:
My tablet Galaxy Tab S 10.5 (SM-T805) screen went black. I can’t see the screen.

Touch also does not seem to work. However it’s on. it is receiving calls and other messages. It is connected to WiFi.

Power button, volume button are working but I can’t power off the device cause I can’t see the screen options.

When I plug in to the charging cable it vibrates but does not show anything on screen.

It didn't drop or hit by anything. i have been using it for 3 months now. it just happened by itself or may be by some update that I don’t know.

Please help how to bring it back to life
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pibach:
GUI crashed. Press Power+Vol up+Home (for approx 20 sec).
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarhn007:
I tried several times.. nothing happens... any other suggestion please
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pibach:
Power+voldown+home.

If this does not boot, you could try with usb dongle.

Or full run down to empty battery.

Next chance would require to open it.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AV1d:
It's not bricked so calm down. It just had a cyber stroke. It will be fine just let the power run out and recharge the battery so u can turn it on again. Same thing happened within days for getting mine.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarhn007:
yes... I am waiting for the battery to be completely dead. so far its on...taking calls and sms..I don't howmuch % of batter is left cause I can't see it.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdolton2000:
I had the exact same problem once....and i had a hunch that the screen was fine, it turned out it was thankfully....but....im aware that on 100 percent battery in standby it can last a good week or so....i was too impatient...so i ran my fingers around the edge of the backing and slowly was able to pull out the back of tge case and unclip the battery...worked straight away when turned on.

But also what i discovered does reset the tablet forcefully is holding power, vol down and the center button at the same time....try it a few times for a minute each time...if successful you might get a message about being in download mode but then just do the same thing again but imidiatly release your fingers once you see the screen go off from download mode or it will just go bavk into it...good luck m8
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Itchiee:
Have you tried holding down the power button for awhile, like 30 seconds? This should shut your device off....Then take it from there.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdolton2000:
Doesnt work on t805...dunno why.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarhn007:
Correct .. i tired many times... it does not work... may be the device is on...

How to run down the battery its still on .. its third day today...
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdolton2000:
Seriously on my tab right now i just held vol down, power and center button whilst on and after 25 seconds screen went black then gave the "are you sure you want to enter download mode." Then i tapped vol up......t805 as well.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarhn007:
Battery completely empty.. tab S turned off, i plugged in the charging cable (1 ) battery meter does not appear (2) Power+vol does not work for me.. if it does.. i can't see because of the dead screen...

i have 2 options now..

(1) send it back in warranty.. this will take a lot of time and they will only fix not replace.. i guess

(2) open it and fix the display.

Thinking,,,,,,,,
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdolton2000:
Well 160 dollars for lcd , digitizer and frame ...

http://m.aliexpress.com/item/2016775924.html?tracelog=storedetail2mobilesitedetail

But if it turned out it was something else causing it nit to display like a board fault im not sure they will help ya only catch m8
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeknun:
Hello,

Did you finally got some result?

I have exactly the same problem with a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5. The screen suddenly went black although the light leds (home, back) were on.

I tried different combinations of buttons, usb charging and nothing. The only difference is that now the light leds are off.

---------- Post added at 08:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:32 PM ----------

I have achieved to boot up the device because I have heard the start up sound and some notifications. However, the display doesn't work at all: the screen is black and there is no response when touching it. In addition, the light leds of the buttons are off now even when I push the home button.

Volume keys are working (I hear the sound then touching them).
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Hard reset is VOLUME DOWN(left side on a 10.5) + POWER. Hold until it restarts.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeknun:
That doesn't work, as sarhn007 said the problem is that screen is dead:

But I can't figure how could this happen in a new (2 month) high-end product... I think that I will have to use the product warranty with the cost in time it involves.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Barbaselo:
This has happened to me twice during the last year. The last time was just ten minutes ago. I tried everything mentioned in this thread. VolUp+Home+Pwr for a looong time. Just PWR for a long time. I saw on my Wifi Router that the tablet was connected, but no screen. What helped me was to do a combination of everything mentioned here. What eventually got the screen on was 1. I turned of my router and 2. Home+VolDOWN+PWR for (what I believe was) 10-15 seconds. Then I got the choice to do a normal restart or a device reset. If you come this far, be sure to press VOL DN when asked. Otherwise your data will be lost. Obviously, I can't say if the router pwr off was necessary or not.

What's really weird is that my LG G3 went into a boot loop at about the same time (less than five minutes apart). They are not connected other than using the same router. I've had my LG G3 for exactly one year without ever experiencing a boot loop. The LG G3 is rooted, but my SM-T805 is not.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beut:
It's easy fix, most of the time due to loose LCD cable. If you can hear anything on the background but blank screen, 99% is loose cable.

Remove the back cover, disconnect and reconnect LCD cable, make sure it's fully inserted, then secure the connector with tapes. Test by plugin to charger, press the HOME button.

If you do correctly, the battery icon should show up on the screen. Then put back the cover, you're done.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avinash6614:
really thanks dude...nice work..

my phone samsung on nxt today stopped working in same manner...your idea worked...really thanx..i tried all...as i am also a tech guy.....but nothing worked..ur idea worked for me...thankx a lot...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] katie_ttt:
I'm not sure if this is the right thread but....

Sometimes when I try to send files to my phone through Activesync, it disconnects, and when I check on my memory on my phone (Cingular 8125), it shows a decrease in storage memory.

If I wasn't able to send the files to my phone, how did my storage memory decrease? And is there a way to get it back? I've tried soft resetting it, but it didn't work.
[Android General] burduli:
Hello guys. I found a new way to make Google Opinion Rewards work in every country! There are several methods, but this one is new, so please moderators, don't delete it. Okay, start.

Requirements:

Fake GPS

Psiphon

Internet

1. Go to Settings -> Location -> Set mode to "GPS only".

2. Open " Fake GPS" and tap on Search, type in "New Jersey" and when papp will find it, tap on "Set location".

3. Now open " Psiphon" and go to "Options". Select "United States" and tick tick "Tunnel whole device". Wait until it connects and close the app.

4. Now open "Google Opinion Rewards" and tap on "Get started".

5. Type in your first and last name, or any text what you want.

6. In " Postal code", type in this ZIP: 08205 and tap on "Continue".

7. After tapping "Continue", the surveys will appear. Please, keep in mind that every survey is not paid.

8. That's all, happy earning.

P.S: I'm on smartphone right now and OP will be updated soon.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dkanas:
Hi, I have bought a prototype z ultra, probably BROWN - the tech support said customers aren't allowed to have these, and there's no way to update it. Can I install any custom roms on it? Please, help me, I'm really despaired...

UPDATE:

I flashed cyanogenmod 10.2 on it, but it didn't recognize my sim card, the radio was off, mobile service not working.

Then I flashed the AOSB ROM, now the IMEI has gone lost. Before I made any changes I backed up that TA partiton, maybe that can help in some way? Then I unlocked the bootloader, and flashed the cyanogen.

Does someone know if it's safe to flash an ftf file on a prototype device?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Was it on the latest firmware?

I thought that prototypes mostly couldn't unlock the BL, but then there as some on here that could...? confused...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dkanas:
It was on some early software, 14.1.B.1.263, android 4.2.2. I couldn't update it with pc companion and the update center on the phone. The imei was beginning with 0044.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
restoring the correct, or even a new, FTF will bring back the imei.

the next issue is if flashtool will flash a new FTF, if it will then you can then use a 4.4.4 or 5.0 ROM hopefully
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dkanas:
I flashed cyanogenmod 10.2 back, the IMEI is now back - but still no mobile service. Any ideas what could be wrong?

Settings -> About phone -> Status:

Network: unknown

Mobile network type: unknown

Service state: radio off

Roaming: no roaming

Mobile network state: disconnected

IMEI: 0044***********

IMEI SV: 17 (before messing with custom roms it was 01, or 11, can't recall now...)

Baseband version: 8974-AAAAANAZQ-10220006-17

Signal strenght: 2147483647 ASU 255 - that's weird.

Also, network mode is set on WCDMA preferred and I can't switch to another option - it immediately switches back.

Update:

Dial *#*#4636#*#* ---> phone info ---> there is a switch to turn on/off radio - >didn't work either :(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
I cant see that the partition layout would have changed can uou use adb shell to list the partitions?

adb shell
su
fdisk -l /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/mmcblk0

output should be:

Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT

Disk /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/mmcblk0: 30535680 sectors, 2622M
Logical sector size: 512
Disk identifier (GUID): 98101b32-bbe2-4bf2-a06e-2bb33d000c20
Partition table holds up to 25 entries
First usable sector is 34, last usable sector is 30535646

Number Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name
1 256 4351 2048K 0700 TA
2 4352 5375 512K 0700 sbl1
3 5376 5887 256K 0700 s1sbl
4 5888 6015 65536 0700 dbi
5 6016 7039 512K 0700 aboot
6 7040 8063 512K 0700 rpm
7 8064 9087 512K 0700 tz
8 9088 10111 512K 0700 alt_sbl1
9 10112 10623 256K 0700 alt_s1sbl
10 10624 10751 65536 0700 alt_dbi
11 10752 11775 512K 0700 alt_aboot
12 11776 12799 512K 0700 alt_rpm
13 12800 13823 512K 0700 alt_tz
14 13824 54783 20.0M 0700 boot
15 54784 75263 10.0M 0700 ramdump
16 75264 108031 16.0M 0700 FOTAKernel
17 108032 108095 32768 0700 DDR
18 114688 147455 16.0M 0700 LTALabel
19 147456 150527 1536K 0700 modemst1
20 155648 158719 1536K 0700 modemst2
21 163840 166911 1536K 0700 fsg
22 172032 188415 8192K 0700 apps_log
23 188416 4947967 2324M 0700 system
24 4947968 5357567 200M 0700 cache
25 5357568 30535646 12.0G 0700 userdata
root@togari:/ #
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dkanas:
[MENTION=3534362]blueether[/MENTION]

Disk /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/mmcblk0: 15.6 GB, 15634268160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1900 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/mmcblk0p1 1 1901 15267839+ ee EFI GPT

This is what I got

I see I have EFI, and not MBR, which doesn't sound good, am I right?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
not sure on the effect of EFi vs MBR
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dkanas:
[MENTION=3534362]blueether[/MENTION]

I got this from parted: (sorry it's only a screenshot)

Althought diskinfo utility for android is showing the same values as your fdisk results

[IMG="asd"]http://screenshu.com/static/uploads/temporary/kn/5a/jn/9mdjl8.jpg[/IMG]
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dkanas:
[MENTION=3534362]blueether[/MENTION]

I flashed the newest FTF and it's working! I'll be grateful to death! :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] herogjan:
for partitions you can also use parted

adb shell
cd /dev/block

# you can use

ls

if you want to see which partitions are in this folder. mmcblk0 is the one were everyting in is stored, mmcblk1 is your sdcard.

parted mmcblk0
print

.

now you see your partitions, with parted you can also adjust them (Don't do that, you'll brick when you make a mistake)

for commando options in parted use

help

or

parted

(i forgot)

Anyway good that you fixed your phone, just wanted to share
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mackien95:
Can brown devices receive OTA updates? Ever since I have my prototype XZL, I never received a single update from sony, the only updates I receive are those from apps installed via the playstore.
[LG G Watch] Apoplectic1:
I was wondering if there was a way to keep non-notification cards from crawling up on the watch face. I just hate seeing 30% of my watch face being blocked with how many steps I've taken, or what the weather is like.

I know you can swipe them down, but doing that every time just gets old.
[LG G Watch] motrinHD:
I know you can turn off the step count. Swipe right until you get to the settings on the step count. and read through the settings until you see the option.

i dont know about weather.
[LG G Watch] Apoplectic1:
I believe I just found out how, open the Android Wear app on your phone, go to your LG G Watch settings, and deselect the Card previews option.
[LG G Watch] SIlvRav:
and the new update now allows you to say not to interfere with the watch face.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] holywhitebread:
Just an FYI in case you all haven't heard, AT&T now has rollover data for those on a mobile share plan. You don't need to call or do anything, you're automatically enrolled. Cheers. ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Android300ZX:
Awesome. I was waiting for them to do this.. Have a 30GB and this month my mom has been raping it without lube watching her soap operas. I should have never taught her well. Previous months I had like 15GB's left. Sigh...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] JChespirito24:
They only roll it over for a month
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] holywhitebread:
And?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Clienterror:
AT&T used to have minutes roll over for a year. I remember having an insane amount of them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] holywhitebread:
Right, but data is quite different. I knew there would be people still complaining, naturally.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] JChespirito24:
I apologize if that sounded rude.

Just trying to contribute