yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cybertex2013:
The main goal is to recreate EFS partition with your IMEI. It is possible to do with a special soft and box.

For example: Octoplus - you can watch videos on youtube.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Abandoned War Place:
it should be like this :
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Rayman96:
I hope you will do it.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] Morningstar:
Why not do it yourself and learn something in the process?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saarav242:
Hello Guys

Can anyone please tell me, What is latest version of Google Play Store ?

Thanks in Advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techacker007:
I think that depends on your android versions and updates. I am on lollipop and my version is 5.2.1.3

Hope it helps. ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] projektileSAM:
Depends on how Google wants to push/publish them..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] techacker007:
Of course it depends on how google publishes it. That is so obvious. That guy is asking the version for maybe downloading or something. Shut up when you can't contribute but don't talk ****.?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShapesBlue:
Play Store version 5.2.13 here also on lollipop, versions may vary based on device however

Sent from my Nexus 5

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Quite rude of you to say that I may add, no need for that really

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saarav242:
Thanks to all of you for letting me know.

Mine is 5.2.13 with KitKat 4.4.3
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bassmouse:
Hi all,

I got pretty bad lag after flash AEL N4 KERNEL. Everything looks lag, for exanple,typing on keybroad lag every 4th letters, swiping menu lag every 3 lines, even using camera the screen freeze every 5 sec...Then I tried to flash back to stock rom(with stock kernel). no solved...why?! now i got my n910g working like hell which screen freeze every couple seconds while i m touching the screen... please someone show me the solusion!!! so far i've tried flashing stock, fully wipe, even re-partition with odin... nothing work yet!!! please help! so appreciated!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamie1029:
First things first, I am not very techy and am only trying to accomplish one goal on my galaxy s5 - update to lollipop.

I'm trying to do it by going to Settings --> About device --> Software Update. Everytime I try it check's for updates and says 'The Latest Updates have already been installed'.

My device is unrooted and running Android 4.4.2 and is unlocked. My brother bought the exact same phone and got the update over FOA more than a month ago!

I can't find anywhere on the internet to help me out, I don't want to update manually.. I wan't to know why my device won't update automatically.

Any thoughts on what I can try? Does it need a factory reset? Has anyone else got this issue? Help much appreciated.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vampirøs:
sorry my friend the only way is to manually update it using odin on computer.

but, you can try to connect your mobile with kies and see your csc country then look in sammobile website if your country csc got lollipop, if so try to factory reset and then check for an update , but first make backup of your data.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamie1029:
But why won't it update via FOA? Is this a common thing where Samsung picks and chooses who gets it (seems kinda wrong), or is it possible I've got a fake phone? I've got a lot of stuff on the phone and don't really wanna go through the whole backup system restore process. I type on google my problem and it just comes up with stupid articles like 'How's lollipop treating you'.. it's like nobody has my problem but me?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamie1029:
Did some more digging around and found the following info for my phone:

AP: G900FXXU1ANJ1

CP: G900FXXU1ANJ1

CSC: G900FOXX1ANJ1

Searching the CSC on Sammobile tells me that the latest version for my phone is still 4.4.2 (not even 4.4.4?? It's like Samsung forgot about it).

Oddly, it says the country is Portugal (TPH) for this CSC, even though I bought a UK phone. This prompted me to check the IMEI on IMEI.info which confirms that the phone is legit..

I downloaded keys at it tells me the firmware version is:

PDA:NJ1 / CSC:NJ1 / PHONE:NJ1(TPH)

It says the latest firmware is already installed.

I'm wondering if my phone will ever get updated to lollipop (the fact that its still on 4.4.2 tells me maybe never). So I want to try and do this manually. Is there a way to change the country code? Will this void my warranty? Or can I manually force lollipop onto the phone via Kies? Do I need to root?

Some clear instruction for me to follow would be much appreciated. Thanks guys
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vampirøs:
yes that's why you can't update to lollipop

so the only solution is to update manually :/ sorry dude
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamie1029:
I checked my brothers phone and his CSC country is UK??

So I'm thinking to fix this I need to flash my CSC to UK... is this something I can do via Odin?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamie1029:
Can I beg for help here? Pleassseeeeee... I'll hit the thank you button for someone who tells me what to do cheers.. I wanna know how to do this manually.. do i need to change csc? what programs to use
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JacobSenior:
Is your phone still under warranty?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamie1029:
yes it is... but i want lollipop .. will it void it? If yes thats ok Ill go ahead anyway
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
Rather than focusing on the goal of upgrading to lollipop, do some research about whether you actually want/need to.......

Quite a few members have posted here about problems and instabilities with lollipop.

Also, if you intend to root your device and tweak/modify it, the general advice is to stay at 4.4.2, as 5.0.0 tends to 'reduce the possibilities'......

Sent from my rooted kn0x0 SM-G900F S5
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JacobSenior:
I have no idea if it will void the warranty. When I flashed my device to 5.0 with the Polish release my CSC changed to XEO from H3G and my knox is still 0x0. What is your carrier? Head over to sammobile.com and download the rom corresponding to your carrier, and flash it as normal.

^^ I am currently flashing back to 4.4.2 so my stability and battery life isn't wrecked. I would also recommend staying on KitKat.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
5.0.0 seems to be (by all accounts) a bit of a 'rush job'......

5.0.1 and/or 5.0.2 will be more polished and stable.....

Also Samsung have (from what I've read) included a new 'secure' bootloader with 5.0 and beyond, which apparently is causing 'issues'.........

Sent from my rooted kn0x0 SM-G900F S5
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
The latest firmware for Portugal TPH is 4.4.2, Lollipop for that region has not been released yet.

If your brother has 5.0 on his phone with UK firmware than he most likely has BTU firmware

You can update yours to BTU which as actually a UK & Europe generic multi CSC firmware from Sammobile here. LINK

You will need to download it you will need Odin to do it, but after installing you will need to do a factory reset otherwise you CSC will not change and the phone will be unstable

Lollipop 5.0 for me is extremely stable and battery life far better than any other version I have had, screen clip below shows 2 days 20 hours since last charge and phone at 62% this is with light usage though
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamie1029:
Hi ag4751.. this sounds good.. I will get odin and try this. Do you mind being more specific about the factory reset? Is this something I do within settings or do I need to do that volume up power off button thing and access the function from there? Also (probably silly question) but does factory resetting completely wipe all my data and apps? thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
Yes, factory reset will basically wipe you apps, data everything so backup everything, pictures, music etc, anything that is on your internal storage your External SD Card wont be touched everything else will, It resets the phone to the out of the box condition so if for example you are on level 300 in candy crush unless its synced up to facebook you will be back at level 1.

You do the Factory reset through Settings > User and Backup > Backup and Reset.

You will need to enable Developer Options in About Device if not already done as you need to enable USB Debugging.

Factory resetting is a last resort normally but it does tend to clear a lot of problems if the phone is not working properly but do it after you have flashed the new rom.

This is a good guide to using Odin, its on the S3 forum but the procedure is exactly the same with the S5, If you download the BTU rom it will contain a single .tar file you need to extract that from the zip file.

Reply here is you have any other questions regarding flashing with Odin it is simple but if you are not used to it, it can be worrying.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamie1029:
Cool. I'm downloading the firmware now. I've got USB debugging enabled. A question about the factory reset though. Is there a reason why we do this within Settings and not by pressing the power-->volume down--> home button and accessing those options? Under that menu there is also a 'wipe cache' option. Basically I was planning to flash the firmware using odin, then immediately factory reset and wipe cache before actually loading up lollipop. Does that sound ok?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
You can do it that way, the only reason Factory Reset is in setting is to save you having to boot into recovery to do it, its exactly the same, there are additional wipe options in recovery such as cache and the factory reset, a factory reset will wipe the cache as well when its run you don't need to do it separately.

If you want to wipe the cache and factory reset from recovery it wont hurt anything.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] one-option:
Hi All:

Guys yesterday I got a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) & it have KitKat 4.4.2 also no update available for it, my csc is Malaysia where it is update to Lollipop but I didn't got any update OTA.

So I'm wondering which is the best & more stable Firmware for Galaxy S5

1- KitKat 4.4.2

2- KitKat 4.4.4

3- Lollipop

???????????
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amnher:
afaik theres no 4.4.4 and according to others, 4.4.2 is the stable one
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
xperia c default recovery how to download ?
[XDA Assist] It_ler:
Here you go: [RECOVERY]Xperia C[STOCK].

Flashing a complete stock firmware shoudl also bring back the default/stock recovery.

If you have further questions, please register on xda and ask in the Xperia C Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting forum.

Good luck !
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] cuboosh:
so.. i installed photocontacts 5 recently and its pretty nice except it seems to over ride any sound settings i have.. if the phone is put into silent or vibrate it still rings thru @ full blast.. im thinking this is because of their new "profiles" stuff inside the app its self.. has neone experienced this or figured out how to fix it? i turned the profiles off but it still does it..
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
Changelog:

01.08.2015 - Removed Telegram and replaced it with TextSecure

28.06.2015 - Updated useful resources & links

08.06.2015 - Updated useful resources & links

06.06.15 - Added "Trust Manager" by Bluebox to quickly and easily disable a punch of root certificates. Also added Avast VPN app

22.05.15 - Added a good link/explenation on non-trustworthy certificates that are installed on mobile devices out of the box ( https://bluebox.com/technical/quest...into-the-root-certificates-on-mobile-devices/ )

18.04.15 - Added ressources for AV tests and comparisons

07.04.15 - Added more useful resources & links

21.03.15 - Added more useful resources & links; fixed a typo in the changelog

14.03.15 - Added more useful resources & links; also changed the thread title to give an easier view for new updates

10.03.15 - Added useful resources & links

06.03.15 - Added "password managers" and "KeePass2Android online/offline" as recommended password manager

01.03.15 - Added a more detailed description of DNS and why you should care about it

28.01.15 - Fixed typos and grammar
[Nexus 6  General] Deleted member 2842059:
Interesting. Would like to see sections on GPG, U2F, 2FA applications, Android with Yubikey, etc.
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
Thanks, I might add those later but I wanted to keep this guide as "easy" as possible so that every "normal" android user could increase his security and privacy with simple tools in a short time. E.g. yubikey is awesome and a very interesting topic but not very handy for the average guy? :)
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
01.03.15 - Added a more detailed description of DNS and why you should care about it.
[Nexus 6  General] Deleted member 2842059:
http://crashoverridenetwork.tumblr.com/post/109948061867/account-security-101-passwords-multifactor

Really decent overview of general security.
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
Good suggestion, I have a few more and will add both (your link) and my stuff to the thread :)

KeePass2Android offline + KeePass on desktop + syncing via own server = win !
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
Aaaaand it's done ! :) Added password managers to the OP.
[Nexus 6  General] Deleted member 2842059:
Cool. You might want to touch on the open source vs. proprietary philosophy. Just being open source isn't necessarily better but I feel transparency is important part of security.

http://droid-break.info/

https://prism-break.org/en/categories/android/

https://guardianproject.info/apps/

https://people.torproject.org/~ioerror/skunkworks/moto_e/

https://blog.torproject.org/blog/mission-impossible-hardening-android-security-and-privacy

https://medium.com/backchannel/why-i-m-saying-goodbye-to-apple-google-and-microsoft-78af12071bd
[Nexus 6  General] Deleted member 2842059:
http://dimitritholen.nl/how-to-reclaim-your-privacy-on-the-internet/

Another very good privacy and security article.
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
Thanks ! I added all the links to the OP and mentioned you for giving such great feedback and suggestions ;)
[Nexus 6  General] Deleted member 2842059:
http://www.alternet.org/print/news-...ng-encryption-isnt-enough-protect-our-privacy

Interesting take on security in general.
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
14.03.15 - Added more useful resources & links; also changed the thread title to give an easier view for new updates

Added your link... I will soon add a few of my links that I saved in my bookmarks. I will then split the "link category" in something like "good to know and what to do" and "privacy theory articles"... if you know what I mean :P
[Nexus 6  General] Deleted member 2842059:
Cool. Schneier has another book out now. Data and Goliath. This talk is worth the listen.

https://youtu.be/seNHe5oMquw
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
21.03.15 - Added more useful resources & links; fixed a typo in the changelog

Thanks, took me some time to add the link, at the moment I don't have much time to improve the guide.
[Nexus 6  General] Cyclu:
As I'm concerned about privacy and security thanks for your thread but you forgot XPrivacy the best privacy manager I know it's not completely ready for Lollipop but works perfectly on Kitkat it's not about that fault it's Xposed it has a bug which I hope will be resolved soon.

Good luck! Regards.
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
You are right, XPrivacy seems to be a really nice tool but I haven't been able to try it myself (as it is not compatible with Android 5.x) which is the reason why I haven't added it to the list yet :)

I might give it a try on my Nexus 4 with Android KitKat !
[Nexus 6  General] Deleted member 2842059:
https://pack.resetthenet.org/

https://jrruethe.github.io/blog/2015/03/29/protect-yourself-online/

http://www.privacytools.io/

https://tacticaltech.org/projects/security-box
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
Once again thanks for your input. I added them to the OP but I am still really busy with my job/reallife. I hope I can improve the OP soon.
[Nexus 6  General] DarqAnshin:
Question about choices

Hi, I've been juggling this question for a few days now and I'm hoping you will have an answer to assist me. First, I have read your post and this is absolutely what I have been looking for for the past few weeks. Thanks has been given and I hope you keep this up. Second, I read the wildersecurity link but still do not have an answer to this question.

Why choose ESET Premium over BitDefender. Can you tell me what one offers that the other doesn't? I've been leaning to BitDefender only because I have and use an Android Wear device. Again, thank you for any assistance or time.
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
Hey there, well ESET is awesome ! It has a lot of great features and if you are willing to pay 10$ a year for it, then you cant go wrong with ESET. It is lightweight and doesnt drain battery.

Well here is a quick summary of what ESET has and bitdefender free doesn't:

Scan while charging

Scan in Scheduler

Security audit

Anti phishing

Call blocker

Anti theft (although I prefer Googles built in anti-theft)

Bitdefender is a simple Scanner that scans evreything u download/installiert..nothing more :)

It depends on you.. But I use call master AS SMS/call blocker, Googles built in anti-theft and can live without the scheduled scans. either way, both are great companies with great products !

I hope that somehow helped :)
[Nexus 6  General] DarqAnshin:
For me the 10.00 a year is nothing I am concerned with. I will spend more than that on some apps to support the developer.

Have you tried BitDefender Security Suite Pro (Pad version)? Is that comparable to ESET or is BitDefender's suite just a Scanner and that is it?
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
I agree, 10$ a year is worth it :)

About bitdefender pro: I never tried their pro suite. I know that ESET provided top results over the last months/year and that ESET is a very ethical and trustewothy company. That might be the reason why I never looked into BitdefenderPro :)

Feature and dedection wise I believe both are in the same level. ESET is very user friendly and easy to use. And then again the company is my top choice in terms oft reliability and trustworthyness :)
[Nexus 6  General] DarqAnshin:
Ok I have tested both ESET and BitDefender and discovered this (Two separate android devices)

BitDefender (Mobile Security Full):

Malware Scanner

Autopilot (Auto Scan)

Scan Storage

Manual Scan (on Demand)

Web Security

On / Off Only: Web Security Blocks webpages that contain malware, phishing, or fraudulent content, by querying Bitdefneder Cloud Services

App Lock

Pin lock code for applications to prevent access to certain apps without a pin

Privacy Advisor

This is clueful (BitDefender) Privacy reader. This tells you what apps leak what data. For example 1Weather got hit by :

Sending location over internet

Leaking unique Device identifier

Anti-Theft

Web Control

Allows Remote Locate

Allowes Remote Lock

Allows Remote Wipe

Scream (Ties into Android Wear and allows the wear device to make your BitDefender device Scream to tell you where this is. This works regardsless if the phone is in silent/ vibrate/ or sound)

SMS Control

Send SMS Commands Such as:

Locate (Returns google maps location of phone)

Scream (See Android Wear Feature)

Lock (Remotely locks your phone with SMS message)

Wipe

Call Me: Send this command from any phone to your numer to make your device call back in stealth mode (Silently listen in)

Send an SMS to another phone if your Sim Changes

Reports

ESET (FULL):

Antivirus

On Demand Scanning

Automatic Scanning (When Plugged in)

Anti-Theft

All Information Sent ESET's Website and captures

Device Activity (Location/camera snapshots)

Intelligent Watchdog (reports suspicious SIM insertions and Screen unlock attempts)

Automatic Lock

Custom Messages

Remote Wipe

Anti-Phishing

History

List of Browsers supported

Security Audit

Lists Apps that may pose a threat (cost money, leak information)

Settings

Quick test:

Eset was able to detect a script that Bitdefender wasn't

BitDefender's features were more robust such as the Security Audit actually being more in depth web scanner

At this point it is a matter of features. The one that bothers me the most is the one that allows me to turn my phone into a listening device. With that said, yeah the features of Bit Defender are nice , but the great thing about BitDefender is you can get them individually. For that case, I personally went with ESET.

I hope this helps you or others, and once again thanks.
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
Good choice !
[Nexus 6  General] DarqAnshin:
MOAB

I don't know if you are interested, but I came across this as well and thought you may be interested in using this.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1916098
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
Yup I know about that list. For me that massive-list made the phone (including network traffic) a lot slower.

I prefer AdAway where I can add my own (reliable sources) with auto-update. Basically AdAway with its standard sources + malwaredomainlist is perfectly fine :)
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
18.04.15 - Added ressources for AV tests and comparisons
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
https://bluebox.com/technical/quest...into-the-root-certificates-on-mobile-devices/

A good reading on why we shoils disable some of the non-trustworthy certificates that are instaes on mobile devices "out if the box".
[Nexus 6  General] gravitywell:
I wanted to speak up and thank you for this thread. I've learned a lot, and have a much more secure device because of this list.

I do have a few questions for you. If you don't mind.

1) What is your recommended VPN? I've found free ones, monthly paid ones, yearly paid... What is your recommendation? I don't use public WiFi often, I'm typically connected at home, or at work.

2) I just read the article regarding certificates, but I don't see (maybe missed) if there was a specific list I should be disabling. I'm on rooted stock 5.1.1
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
Thanks ! :)

1) Either run your own one (on windows home pc or linux server) or what I find usefull: Avast VPN becsuse it is cheap and has an excellent app with very usefull settings. Better than any other VPN app I have seen so far.

2) I just found out about an app called "Trust Manager" by Bluebox. It does exactly what you need, is free, from a very trusted company and very usefull ;)
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
06.06.15 - Added "Trust Manager" by Bluebox to quickly and easily disable a punch of root certificates. Also added Avast VPN app
[Nexus 6  General] :
I second the request for VPN recommendations...
[Nexus 6  General] :
https://smssecure.org/

I'm not fond of the Open Whisper stuff even though it's endorsed by Snowden. I've been playing with this for SMS/MMS and it's on F-Droid.
[Nexus 6  General] :
https://guardianproject.info/2015/06/02/building-a-trustworthy-app-store-that-respects-privacy/

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Crazy experiment in the name of security:

Using VIM for a password manager:

https://medium.com/@djaiss/the-not-...-to-vim-to-manage-your-passwords-950c162b610f

Android F-Droid VIM:

https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=vim&fdid=net.momodalo.app.vimtouch
[Nexus 6  General] :
Guide for using Keypassdroid:

https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/keepassdroid/android

Really, the whole site should be looked at:

https://securityinabox.org/en
[Nexus 6  General] Utini:
Once again, great link for reading material !

How ever, I still prefer KeePass2Android online/offline over KeePassDroid.. it seems more updated, has a better interface and more features + you can choose to use an offline version which has no network permissions at all.

As always, I have added your link to the OP ;) Thanks !