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[Samsung Gear VR] axewater:
I think VR is not going to hit the level of realism that Mitchel is wanting any time in the near future. What you need is 16K screens and the power to push all those pixels at 120 fps. Probably 10 to 15 years from now ?

What you can get today with the Gear VR and the Oculus Rift is more like 'a view into the future'. For a lot of people that is an amazing experience. I've demoed to almost 100 people now and only 1 person said 'is this all?' and that was because it was on pause. Everyone is super impressed and excited .. if you are not, your expectations were not inline with reality. Which kinda makes sense for a person that believes in ghosts.
[Samsung Gear VR] BleedingPurist:
It's obvious his brain wiring (not an insult) is not the same as most, though I have to stand up in his defense by raising my own hand as far as "believing in ghosts." Though my experiences are less of the haunted variety and more of the type of visitations you get shortly after death that so many have experienced.. but that's a whole other topic and not one for XDA.

Definitely, if he could dial it back then appreciation for the great strides that have been made to even get us this far to the dawn of VR, he'd enjoy it more. At least he is on some levels!
[Samsung Gear VR] axewater:
I wish it was not so offtopic ... I would LOVE to discuss that subject in depth. It's an interesting subject ! I suggest you read http://www.thegreatcourses.com/cour...ntific-guide-to-critical-thinking-skills.html , dont pay $200 , get the audio book on Audible.com

Oh well .. back on topic. I'm interested in finding out why mitchells opinion is so different than most of us (or the 100 people I demoed to). I'm leaning towards him being quite young and therefore not appreciating how far the technology has come. I've asked him for his age .. Maybe this is something more youngsters will have issues with ?
[Samsung Gear VR] pbelcomp:
He posted that he is 54.

https://forums.oculus.com/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=20343&p=246360#p246360
[Samsung Gear VR] axewater:
well there goes my theory :)
[Samsung Gear VR] zorglub667:
yes. please do this forum the favour of not filling it up with silly ghost stories. theres forums for this kind of stuff where you guys can have exchanges with other "believers", but please not here.
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
Curious responses considering the Moderators have admonished us time and again that comments of a personal nature are not to be tolerated. So dudes, since we don't want to bug her anymore from such a low traffic forum, lets try to chill.

One thing I do find amusing. I am discussing a "scary" game with "ghosts" in it. As an amusing anecdote I shared a personal story about how scary REAL ghosts are. Someone please explain to me how sharing a personal ghost experience when explaining why I don't find a ghost game frightening by comparison is off-topic?

Sidenote: A 2013 Harris poll of 2,250 people determined that 42% of adults believe in ghosts.
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
Think of it like sports.

Let's say you are a fan of a sports team which has been perennially terrible. Suddenly through the acquisition of better talent they are better this year, much better, they are actually winning. Now there will be TWO CAMPS of fans with completely different reactions:

1)

CAMP ONE

: The group of fans who are so thrilled we are winning they take offense at any criticism at all. They're answer to everything is, "BUT WE'RE WINNING!" and they will follow this by lots of personal insults.

2)

CAMP TWO

: The group of fans who although thrilled we are winning, still see areas for improvement. They appreciate that they have come so far but are frustrated that with superior coaching, could be even better.

This is a worthwhile device (as I've said countless times in this thread) but it could be better, not at some future date, but RIGHT NOW. Samsung did not address so many obvious flaws:

1) The overheating. They could have easily provided an aftermarket rechargeable fan battery cover- problem solved.

2) The lense fogging. Incredible the lenses have not been pre-treated to prevent this.

3) The lack of Hulu, Netflix and other streaming content in Oculus Cinema. Again, inexplicable fail.

Now many of you here may feel that my comments are heresy, but they are examples of "bad coaching" when it comes to this device. The Gear VR is cool, it could have been great, not in the future, but now.
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
Quick comment on statistics.

Would you agree that the individuals who view this forum and this thread tend to be more "Enthusiast" in nature than the average consumer? 98% of potential consumers likely do not even know this site exists, nor do they care. Skewed samples render skewed results.

Would you accept the possibility that the sample skews perhaps 20% toward a positive response? If it does (which is highly likely, if not moreso), then we are looking at a 50/50 response in our poll between those who are thrilled with the product and those who are not. Hardly overwhelming or conclusive.

For the individual who tested this with 100 people, please keep in mind you were experiencing some approval bias. Few people will say to your face your device is unsatisfactory, but how many ran out after your demo and plopped down $200 to buy one? I would guess fewer than 25%.
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
[MENTION=4992693]BleedingPurist[/MENTION]

My brain is wired differently than most. Being average is something I've never aspired to. :)
[Samsung Gear VR] Rayan:
I totally agree with you mitchellvii, I too have my fair share of paranormal experiences... All of them experienced collectively by co-workers and even family, so I know I'm not crazy lol :silly:
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
I have a theory. We're all crazy. What differs is how deep you have to go before it shows. :)
[Samsung Gear VR] Rayan:
Hahahahaha true! :laugh:
[Samsung Gear VR] BleedingPurist:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung...68571941&skuId=1107159#tabbed-customerreviews
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
Wow, 13 whole reviews for all of BestBuy? What you aren't seeing is the reactions of 100's who tried the GVR in the BestBuy store and decided not to buy it. Why did they decide it wasn't worth $200? If they did buy it why was it unworthy of a review?

You have a bad habit of drawing broad conclusions from narrow data. You view your own position as correct and determine all other opinions as varying degrees of wrong. I respect your opinion but it is your opinion based upon your experience and expectations. You seem to think that because my viewpoint differs from yours there is something wrong with it. No, I simply hold a different perspective. There is nothing off about my vision or brain or age and making subtle hints that you think so only makes you seem small.
[Samsung Gear VR] BleedingPurist:
Wow! I was just posting the link as "here are the reviews posted so far at Best Buy." Your reaction says a lot more about you.

Don't forget the Gear VR has been selling out in waves along with the good reviews. Best Buy is a newcomer as far as selling it, so I thought it would be interesting to see what user reviews are at this point.
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
Selling out in waves? What are the actual sales numbers? Right, you have no idea. Again you draw a broad conclusion from narrow data. If the inventory is limited (as I'm sure it is), selling out is meaningless other than being a common marketing trick for a low volume product. Good reviews, not great reviews, at least not from professionals and from very few owners. Most are saying what I say, nice first try, could have been better but still not bad. I like the GVR. Solid 3 stars.
[Samsung Gear VR] BleedingPurist:
You're funny. One moment; it's the non-techy/non-enthusiast opinion that counts, the next; it's the professional reviewer opinion that counts.

Where are these pixel-obsessed, 360 video hating professional reviews that agree with you? For the most part, they agree with us: the majority here. At most, the pixels are noted and dismissed. At this point, there is more proof you are the minority than vice versa. You counter with a lot of conjecture, but no data to back your ranting up. Meanwhile, the available data shows you are on the losing end. There is more data for than against at this point.

Nobody is saying there aren't improvements to be had. I have plenty of suggestions. We all do. Very few are pixel-obsessed and practically every professional review rates the Oculus Cinema very highly, an area you fail to appreciate because............... pixels (that magically get smaller when you add foam, another of your things that left you standing alone.)
[Samsung Gear VR] axewater:
The more I read your replies, the more I'm starting to see your point. You seem like a critical thinker, which is something I can appreciate (ignoring the ghost thingy). I think this whole thread (and others with your comments) are just a big misunderstanding. We ALL see the pixels, we just don't mind them or choose to ignore them. For you its sort of a show stopper, which surprises us enthousiasts. You mentioned confirmation bias before, and I am sure that played some part in the responses I got or how I interpretted them. However, one of the most often heard replies is 'how much does it cost and where can I buy it' ? I tell them it's just $200 and they get very excited until I finish the sentence with 'but you need a $700 phone to put inside it'. If it was just $200, a LOT of people would have gone out and bought one. Now instead I have seen only 1 guy go out and order it, because he already had a Note 4.

For me personally, I'm very happy that I paid only $200 to get a look at the current status of VR. And that's all I was expecting, a look into what's coming. I was not expecting a consumer level device with an appstore that will be supported for years. I expected a few short tech demos, just enough to hold me over till something better comes. I think you set your expectations too high.

I like how you're keeping your head high in all of this dude. Don't give in.

ps: I never said growing up with CRT screens QUALIFIES me to judge modern screens, I meant to say that it helps with ignoring the pixels/sde.
[Samsung Gear VR] Sean Z:
Just got mine! What really blows me away is the 360 photos. So amazing.
[Samsung Gear VR] BleedingPurist:
Agreed. Particularly the Mars photos. It's amazing to look around and really contemplate the fact you are not on Earth and that you are looking up at the sun from a position you never have before.
[Samsung Gear VR] Sean Z:
Most definitely! The oculus cinema is CRAZY good too. I might have to download some movies in 3D or something.
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
Well said bro. As with you, I think this device is well worth $200 and I enjoy it every day. My original point of this thread was that although I enjoyed the experienced, I was mystified by users on YouTube who seemed positively orgasmic. While I enjoyed it, I wasn't getting that level of response.

VR may be the most personal and subjective technology ever developed. The human eye was never meant to see from 1/2 and inch away (lord only knows what subtle damage this may be causing) and so everyone will see something different. Add to that prior experience and expectations and you get a real alphabet soup of reactions, none of which are wrong.

The good thing is that competition means this tech can't help but get better. Whether that is actually good form humanity is the subject for another discussion. :)
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
What kind of cat is that? He's AWESOME!
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
There's a great free game in the Play Store (still hate that name almost as much as "Milk") called Orbulus. You need to freeze Gear VR using Titanium to play it, but it has tons of super cool 3D 360 photos. Check it.
[Samsung Gear VR] mitchellvii:
Actually I am funny, thank you. Chicks love that in a guy by the way.
[Samsung Gear VR] Sean Z:
So I just bought this cheap bluetooth controller at Gamestop and I've connected it and everything, but it seems to be unresponsive when I tried it with games such as Temple Run and etc but the analog works for navigating in the Oculus Home. Can anyone tell me how I can configure this controller to work for the VR?

http://www.gamestop.com/android/accessories/tablet-wireless-game-controller-v2/104425
[Samsung Gear VR] zorglub667:
got the same one. i fell into the trap of that little switch on the bottom where you can switch between keyboard mode and gamepad mode, maybe you did too?

if so, please be aware that you also need to repeat the bluetooth pairing process for the gamepad in actual gamepad mode. to avoid confusion, i deleted the previous bluetooth profile of the gamepad in keyboard mode and just repeated the process from scratch.

if thats not what it is, i dont know what it is. all i can tell you is that the gamepad works just fine in all the gear VR games.
[Samsung Gear VR] Sean Z:
Okay, so do I switch it to G instead of K then erase everything then re setup the controller? How do you assign your controller to the games that will use the buttons?\

EDIT: Got it to work! Thanks! Gonna try out the games now. I'm most excited to try the horror games.
[Moto X Q&A] sam0056:
Hi i have a serious problem i am running cm-12-20150217-NIGHTLY-ghost.zip for the last five days. Now this is where my problems started yesterday i flashed a new boot animation after which the device refuses to boot . when switch on i just keep hearing a vibrating sound untill i hold down vol button and go into twrp recovery. I had made a nandroid backup of the functioning cm12 which i know works because i tested it once. But this time it wont work anymore. After restoring the backup i get the same problem vibrates then stops and the occasional flicker of light. i have no idea how to get back to stock i cannot find kitkat .4.4.4 stock for xt1053 anywhere and i think ive bricked the device anyway. I think i flashed the wrong boot animation which may have corrupted sys files.

Any help much very much appreciated im all ears.
[Moto X Q&A] Smash2Bash:
Wrong section, but I'll help. Next time use the Q&A...but okay. Flash the cm12 nightly after wiping and see if it'll boot. And if you got into recovery I'm pretty sure your not bricked.

Edit: if you can't get cm12 to boot without flashing cm11 first, then just flash cm11. If anything boots then it was just your setup.
[Moto X Q&A] sam0056:
hello first of all my apologies for posting in the wrong section . I have just now erased everything cache,dalvic cache,internal storage basically everything and sideloaded cm11 which i know worked before and its been sitting their with the spinning logo for 25mins i guess i must still be doing something quite wrong.
[Moto X Q&A] Smash2Bash:
It's cool man, And you wiped data for sure? If you wiped data for sure, are you sure the cm11 has ghost in the file name? And can you tell me what was the boot animation zip you flashed.
[Moto X Q&A] sam0056:
Ok perhaps we are getting somwhere now i had changed the file name before flashing to make it easier for me to type in i wasnt aware it would have any relevance. the boot animation i used was one from here in the moto x boot animations section and was about 26mb which i thought odd but i flashed it anyway like an idiot. What i dont understand is why my Nand flash didnt work after that. This is the animation i flashed.
[Moto X Q&A] Smash2Bash:
This is available in our forum which you should get it from but....sad part is this boot animation only works on stock I believe. I flashed last week before coming back to 5.0 did you also flash the logo?
[Moto X Q&A] sam0056:
Yes i did now im in the shi% i have just flashed the correct cm12 nightly and same problem just keeps vibrating every 2 seconds and i have to force recovery. cant think what to do next.
[Moto X Q&A] mac1996:
I under you are in serious problem, we would like to help you ..please post this Q/A forum..
[Moto X Q&A] Smash2Bash:
Go ahead and post this in Q&A if this doesn't fix it please, flash this boot logo and animation from recovery and then reflash cm11 or twelve and see from there. http://www.mediafire.com/?mgv23moyuqwaoot it's the logo you wanted but for the X2013

Sent from my ghost
[Moto X Q&A] sam0056:
Omg you just saved my A$$ man i have been working on this thing for nearly 10 hours. It was all to do with that boot animation i just flashed what you sent me and everything fired up your a lifesaver you should be so proud. Thanks again
[Moto X Q&A] Smash2Bash:
No problem. Glad to help! [emoji3]

Sent from my ghost
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vhs-94:
Hello everyone,i rooted samsung galaxy note 3 sm-n9000q.After installing cwm i try to flash lots of roms (original rom included)but every time i get a error or corruption.Now i have no roms.

Any ideas??
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dabenaute:
use odin pc to flash a stock firmware
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cryostasis25:
Also for the roms you have downloaded make sure you check if the md5 matches.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buttmanlsd:
I don't know what happens. All I did was flash slump rom and before it could finish the tab shut off and started a boot loop that would only allow me to download mode. I tried flashing recovery very no several times with Odin but got no wear. Any ideas guys thanks
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shsagnik:
I think your got the popular trim bug, bad luck no solution for it till date,
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buttmanlsd:
What's the trim bug
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SirKunon:
Nand, internal flash memory chip is dead (read only mode). You will not be able to flash anything more. No matter is it custom recovery, Odin, Heimdall or even professional box. Sorry, but say goodbye to your tab or pay for board replacing in service center. But buying a new tab will be probably cheaper.

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P3110 / I9300 / I9100 / NEXUS 5 / iPAD2
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Colonel Travis:
My wife's regular issue, stock, non-rooted phone, not mine, which I haven't updated to 5.0. When you click on the Chrome button you get this:

The number after "document" down there keeps going up every time you close and re-open. It's 90-something now. If you click on the home button or a new tab, you get a normal functioning page. But when you open up a new session you get this confounded thing. How the heck do you fix this?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsbighead:
Try uninstalling all updates, wiping data/cache and reinstalling chrome updates from play store

WTF if its stock firmware why are the softkeys modded?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tdevaughn:
Those are the stock lollipop soft keys
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] sgabriel001:
every time i pull get my phone out of the pouch the IE button gets pressed and IE opens, is there any way to make the IE button push and hold to open IE? any suggestions are welcome. i searched but i couldn't find anything so anyone with any ideas write back please.thanks in advanced. i searched but i couldn't find anything so anyone with any ideas write back please.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] stukes:
Yes

Yes. Lock your phone or turn it off by pressed the power button once. Or you can search on here and google for one of the button mapper programs. Simply pressing the power button should work.:)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] sgabriel001:
thanks for the quick reply, I do that sometimes but problem is that when i get a call or a txt i end up pressing the IE button thats why i was looking for a fix or something so I can make IE button press and hold to open. thanks.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] pvs:
AEButton Plus will let you program it for Single, Double, Triple, and/or Long Press.

You could also simply disable the button using the stock Menu->Settings->Buttons utility.

-pvs
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] bruff1331:
I have a Samsung galaxy s 5 att I am running software version 4.4.4 I am having trouble rooting my device can any help with this I have tried towel root and no luck
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] s8freak:
You can't just use towelroot right away go here and follow the steps in this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3021120
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cinderbane:
So far I have been lead to believe that the only difference between installing GAPPS with an update.zip and installing them via the Play Store is that the update.zip will install the GAPPS to /system instead of /data. There is a feature in Titanium Backup that allows you to move apps to /system manually. Would there be any advantage or disadvantage to downloading the apps I want off of the Play store and moving them to /system myself?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rinkulsk:
guys i will be really appriciate if some one could give me indian version of rom 5.0.1 for i9500 with google drive mirror only plz and i didnt find an working one rom on here xda!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheXGX:
It's up on sammobile.. Are you unable to access that? :)
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rinkulsk:
Actually i dont want to download from sam mobile d9wnload speed i get is 60 kbps and from google drive i get like 12 mbps so i need google drive server and indian rom only any one having it plz upload for me it would be really appriciate
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
Click HERE.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rinkulsk:
Really appricaite!!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rinkulsk:
check out my speed of google drive!! i have 512kbps plan
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jemima1:
Hi Forum

I am in desparate need of a firmware file as follows:

Branding: Telstra Australia

Version: 9.8.2Q-8-XT925_VQU-13 FULL

Android Version: 4.1.2

Bootloader Version: N/A

Requires RSD Lite 6.

I haven't been able to find a copy without a significant payment required.

I would appreciate any help.

Regards,
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoseBerga:
Do you serach it on motofirmware.com?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jemima1:
Yes, thanks for the tip, but they dont have the correct file.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisduclo:
I would like to donate to the one/group who is credited with native notification lights. Would like link. Thank you in advance to the xda community.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akellar:
Pretty sure they just used the same method that was discovered to work with the moto x.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SAW_JOK3R:
[MENTION=760908]JMUT[/MENTION] is the guy you're looking for and here is the confirmation thread of notification LED by him :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akellar:
He didnt create anything, he just played with LightFlow
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SAW_JOK3R:
If you head to this XDA Portal Post you can see the author stating, "This was all discovered by XDA Forum Member JMUT." :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akellar:
He was asking who was credited with native led notification not who stumbled on the fact that there's a light.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SAW_JOK3R:
Can't get you :confused:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
There is no native LED support so there's no one to credit.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
My ROM Chroma has native LED support and works out of the box upon flashing.

It's using the traditional LED customization layout that all other ROMs used on previous devices.

Limitations are: Only red, green, blue colors

solid led, doesn't blink (light flow allows it to blink)

As far as that user, he was toying around with light flow and was able to trigger a led.

If you're looking for the main source then it was a combination of https://github.com/TeamEOS/device_moto_shamu/commit/97c6bee694c5a61bad69ef5e93aefe6ff48f505c and CM's LED options.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
works "natively" in terminus as well. but it has more colors than blue, red, green. as you can get other colors as well.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Ah OK. Yes. That doesn't meet my definition of native.