yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idreamido:
Hi

I managed to get in trouble with note 3...I have listed my entire trial & error here, can someone please help me bring this phone back to life.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-3/help/soft-bricked-samsung-note-3-n9005-t3058408/post59580154
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatradioshackguy:
My Galaxy S5 was working fine. Then 3 days ago, it would not charge while it is on. Once the phone is off it will show the charge symbol, the battery display does not appear. Instead, it goes black for a bit then goes back to the charging symbol. It DOES charge but very slow. Idea's? Thoughts? Thanks for your time.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
Sounds like it's trickle charging, have you tried a different charger?

Might be worth clearing the cache from recovery, and maybe even a factory reset
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatradioshackguy:
Have tried all 3 no luck
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paolonicus:
Looks like either the Mini USB Port or worse, the MotherBoard is at fault. There is nothing you can do now but bring it to a Sammy Service Center.
[Spirit FM] Nimadroid:
Any one can help me to use sony fm transmitter in z ultra???

several app i used

Just force stop

And notworking...

I heard slimkat rom for Xperia SP have this feature

But I cant test it

I think it's possible to port it from slimkat rom SP to Z ULTRA

Sorry for my bad English
[Spirit FM] mikereidis:
Spirit Transmit on Play should work on rooted Xperia T and most Z and Z1 class Sony devices with Qualcomm FM chips, like Z Ultra.

Spirit Transmit is based on Spirit2 now. The latest 20150317 release fixes problems with device detection: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fm.a2d.st

The older v1 of Spirit Transmit, based on the Qualcomm app, is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1059296&page=845#post55456171

Also the latest 0317 beta releases of Spirit2 and Spirit2 Free have a working transmit mode, although with fewer features than Spirit Transmit.

Spirit2 Free 0317 is here: http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3215671&d=1426618705

For transmit mode, set Menu>Set>Tuner>Mode to Transmit and restart Spirit. Not required with Spirit Transmit, which defaults to transmit mode, but can receive (for testing) too.
[Spirit FM] mikereidis:
Copying my post from here for posterity: http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z-ultra/help/z-ultra-fm-transmitter-app-t3057193

Transmit capability in Sony Qualcomm FM/combo chip devices may be an "accident".

To transmit, the so called "Internal Antenna" pin of the chip must be connected to wired headset as the antenna. Most other Qualcomm chipped devices use the "External Antenna" pin which can only receive.

I'm not sure why Sony used the "Internal Antenna" pin. Hypothetically, the electrical characteristics, like impedance, of that ping may have suited the designers better.

But I lean towards the idea that designers wanted to be able to provide an FM transmit ability, while management did not want the extra costs associated with app creation and testing for this.

T-Mobile did this with a phone once; I have a leaked transmitter app and it works on 2 of my now very old phones. They changed their minds.

If nothing else, you can get a phone to market faster without additional testing, and the smartphone market has been fiercely competitive to get their devices out first.
[Spirit FM] Nimadroid:
Oh yea......

Tnx man U R Amazing.....

Finaly it's work :))
[Spirit FM] gouster3:
Will that work on CyanogenMod rom too?

Thanx.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Laxxium:
I'm troubleshooting my friend's nexus 7 2013.

It's stock, not rooted and still locked.

The table won't boot into the OS and recovery isn't working either. They both get stuck at the google logo.

I've gone into bootloader and tried

ADB devices

and

fastboot devices

neither ever show the nexus 7.

Now I have my own nexus 7 2013. I've unplugged his and plugged in mine and it recognizes my right away, so I doubt this is a driver issue.

I'm not sure where else to go from here.

Any ideas?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] graphdarnell:
Bootloader only works fastboot. But not if the usb port itself or the boards on the tab have gone south. Did you check that? In my experience if non-booting was caused by Lollipop OTA, the motherboard is messed up beyond a possibility of recovery even for Asus. No unlocking means no flashing of anything. Shows vital signs, but really catatonic.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] Laxxium:
Not sure what you mean here.

How do I check this?

So is the tablet a lost cause? There's no saving it?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] graphdarnell:
We're talking 3 different things here:

1. While on the bootloader page, only fastboot works; ADB won't;

2. Assuming the rest of the equipment functions properly (PC, cable, SDK, drivers), and the USB port is bad, fastboot won't work evidently. The quickest way to test is to use OTG. But since your tab is not going past the Google logo, OTG can't be accessed. If you have an HDMI adapter that hooks your tab to an LCD TV, you might get a mirror image on the TV. If that happens, then the USB port is still good;

3. If the tab turns out the way it is as a result of your "upgrading" it to official Lollipop via OTA, it's more than likely hard-bricked. The only solution is a replacement motherboard.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manikant_009:
After S6 Edge announcement and watching videos I am too much confused between Note 4, Note 4 Edge and S6 Edge.

What i like about Note 4 is 5.7" Screen and clearity of camera, Multitasking While in note Edge i like the Edge features so I was confused in between this two devices but after S6 Edge announcement i am going crazy as i am not able to decide which should i buy. I like the S6 Edge features like People Edge Contacts, Dual Edge, It's look and Notification animation it's very cool but it also have some demerits like Non removable Battery, Non Expandable Memory, No proper usage of Dual Edge Screen because of small 5.1 inch screen. So plz help me to decide which one to nuy. If you were in my position then what you would have buy ???.

I want to buy anyone from the above devices so i can start making My Previously made Black Metallic Theme for my New Device...

Those who want to have a look to my Black Metallic theme which is made for Note 2 can visit the below link.

Black Metallic Theme by Manikant
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] manikant_009:
Poll have been added which will help me to decide
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alvaretto:
I'd wait for the Note 5 release. That way you'll get the new s6 features as well as the big display with the curve on the edges.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonus76:
For this moment note4 with Exynos. May be note 5 at the end of the year. Note edge and s6 edge are very dificult to protect.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayesh:
Get the note 4. Really cannot go wrong with this phone even now, with the sterling battery life and that screen. Lollipop will show up eventually and it will only enhance the note. Sure enough s6 looks good, but its a first generation product where i am concerned and a bit of a hail mary. It's the first time they have gone all in with their own processors and lack of expansible storage and removable batteries, eschewing that for a wonderful design.

The note 4 has both of the above, sterling build quality, the current best screen on the market ( i got both the nexus 6 and 6 plus and believe me only iphone even comes close in fidelty), all around great shooter and wonderful battery life.

As much as i admire the s6, i think its one product to sit out until they get it better next year. Golden rule... never buy a first gen product.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixfox2:
If you must absolutely get a samsung device, get the S6 edge.

There is currently little-to-no support for the Note4
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cj chitwood:
How do you define support? I'm never going to catch up with all the threads in this forum for the T-Mobile one alone, much less Note 4 in general. There's certainly development happening.

----

I was going between the Note 4 and Note Edge and while I was realllllllly hoping the Edge would come down a bit in price, it's clear that T-Mobile has a high opinion of its flagship and isn't coming down any time soon. I sprung for the Note 4.

I hadn't even heard of the S6 or S6 Edge until after the 4 had arrived at my door. Now that I have, I see they don't have an S-pen.

It's not my whole existence but I do send enough text from my phone that I really do benefit from a thick, heavy, slide-out keyboard. I'm not one to carry a bluetooth KB around either, so I really wanted a phone with an integral hardware KB. Nobody makes a decent one any more: the MyTouch 4G Slide was better specced than the current LG slider they offer, and coming off of that phone, I wasn't about to pay for the LG and get worse hardware, and none of the other carriers offered attractive options.

I can write about as fast as I was able to type on a phone keyboard, so I decided the next best option was a pen. The Note 3 would have been more affordable, but still more than double what we paid for my MyTouch 4G Slide, so considering the cost, I decided to go all in and get the better hardware of the Note 4. Again, wanted the Edge, but the additional nearly-$150-or-so was a major turn-off for nearly identical hardware.

Aside from stock twitch-whiz interface and bloatware apps, I'm pleased with it and the handwriting recognition does pretty well for me.

I hate Samsung devices, though. Mainly because of twitch-whiz, to be fair.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] jashsoft:
Hi all,

I want to know how to access the Extended Rom on my Magician. I tried installing Total Commander and going to "Extended_Rom" but it didn't work. I accessed it once when I hard reseted my phone and it was plugged in the USB cradle. I need to access the Extended Tom so I can make a copy of all pre-installed application setups.

Please Help.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] zerimar:
The trick is after a hard reset, imediately do a soft reset immediately after the last screen alignment step. In this way the ext rom files are not installed and are viewable and can be copied to another partition of your device or to your pc via active sync. this procedure doesnt totally unlock the ext rom, thus you cannot delete and/or copy files from/to the ext rom partition.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] graemelisa:
In your windows directory find the exe - loadvdisk

run it

this will 'show' your extrom
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] gerddevries:
Does it really not work

Some people had written, it should work to edit the extended_rom.

But all I found don't work on the magician. There are many unlocking tools for the extended rom.

The only way seems to be the big rom, where the memory of the extended rom is added to the storage folder. But with that method you will lose the contents of the extended rom.

OK, it is possible to save it on a sd card, but i am searching for a edit-solution, so not to delete the contents but ossible to use the free 5 mb in this folder.

I hope that sometimes anyone will find a simple solution not to hard reset the magician.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Koostis:
Hey guys,

So I've been using my Z2 quite much in the past few days and I've noticed some kind of a strange pattern. After I plug my charger out, the battery percentage goes from 100 to 90 in like 20 minutes. It keeps dropping at this pace until it reaches around 40%. Then it slows down to about 3-4% in those same 20 minutes and basically keeps this pace until death. The usage is pretty much the same and I don't understand where this might be coming from. Is it possible that the battery is somehow uncalibrated?
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bdithug:
To be honest I'm no expert with this topic, but I know with my old phone (Samsung Galaxy S3), battery calibration was a myth. People bought into it and played it up as if there was truth to it but in the end, it was all bs. For Sony devices I'm not sure. The one thing I may recommend (which might not even do a thing) is charge your phone to 100%. Then without unplugging the charger, load up the dialer app. Type *#*#SERVICE#*#* to access the service menu. From there, click on service info, then factory charging. Not sure if that resets any sort of battery info or anything but it's worth a shot.
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
as far as i know it calibrates on the hardware side

charging to 100% and then using normally till 0% and cycling this quite a few times will actualy balance out the battery in most xperias
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Koostis:
Yeah, I've heard this one, done it a few times right after I bought this phone :)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Envious_Data:
Well android is android and it will out stupid its self rarely so sometimes rarely battery calibration will sort of fall off just a tiny bit.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dunphe:
Hello,

My nexus 6 is about to arrive tomorrow, I'd like to flash 5.1 right away but I know there are two models of this nexus, one for the US and one for the rest. I'm not in the US, my phone was bought from a third party so I'm not sure which model I will get. Are firmwares/flashing/rooting/etc tools are different for each model? (I have a note 4 right now so I know I can't flash a N910C firmware on a N910U, for example).
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
it doesnt matter, all nexus run the same software :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VintageGuitarz:
Hi, . . . I'm a Noob to Rooting, get that out of the way.

I just bought a used ASUS TF101A with KB dock off EBay to replace mine that suffered a premature death in a flood. I was running (poorly) the last version of ICS, 4.03 If I recall. This one was advertised as "Excellent" and it is very clean but stinking of cigarette smoke, except that the jerk EBay seller failed to mention that was Rooted and running KatKiss 4.4.4 which I hate, the desktop is essentially blank, there are like 6 apps in the library and no Google Play access.

While I do want to install a "Factory Image" of KitKat 4.4.4 as if it was a OTA install, I want to get this awful KatKiss off, even it it means going back to a restored last version of ICS so I can even use this TF101, which it is completely useless in this state with katKiss.

Not being familiar at all with Rooting and Flashing, can someone please help and direct me on how to:

1 - Remove KatKiss and restore it to at least a full Factory install of ICS with all the original apps, Play access ... well like it wold have been.

2 - OR preferably, install a "street" Factory Image of normal KitKat 4.4.4 - Is that possible at all?

Thanks so so so much and remember you're deal with a Noob.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pattonsj:
1. If you un-install KatKiss it will be a huge mistake. There is no better rom for the tf101 than it except for the 5.1.0 version. If you follow the direction word for word from the OP it can't be beat. Tim is also one of the nicest and most helpful devs that I know.

2. No, it's not possible.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rbird2:
There is no "Factory Image" of KitKat 4.4.4. the latest ASUS update was Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), Android 4.0.3.

My opinion is that the KatKiss ROM KitKat 4.4.4 is the best you can install on your TF-101:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2592890

A clean install will most likely fix any concerns you may have on this ROM.

If you really want to downgrade to ICS, the easiest way will be to use Easy Flasher:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1688012

You will need to install the APX Drivers:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1514942

TF101 will need to be put into APX mode:

With the device off, hold down the volume up key and the power button at the same time for ~10-15 seconds. It will look like nothing happened but when you connect the cable from your TF101 to computer USB port the APX drivers will get recognized.

You really need to do some reading on the XDA forums before attempting to install anything on your TF101.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nhshah7:
Hey all,

Picked up a tab S 8.4 last week and I love it so far. Contemplating rooting because I can't stand the bloat. But that's aside from the point lol.

Using the stock charger, I can't get my tablet to charge. The battery icon shows an X to indicate that it's not charging from 9%. However, it will charge with my N7 (2013) charger (1.35 amps) and with my 1+1 charger (2 amps). This is while plugged into a power strip. I tried just now at 18% again with the regular charger and it started to charge, both in the power strip and directly on the wall. This isn't the first time it has refused to charge with the stock charger with low'ish charge.

Has anyone seen this before?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdolton2000:
Exact same thing happened to me pal, was just a faulty charger in the end, not often but not unheard of.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nhshah7:
Okay, thanks for the heads up! Wound up ordering a new tab for a lower price so will have a new charger with that.
[XDA Assist] claurama:
I've been using my THL T11 for two months on Android 4.4.2 and it restarted 2 or 3 times every day. Also, each time it restarted, all my widgets disappeared. Few days ago, when I installed the Google Keyboard it restarted again but this time the android UI got broken, but I could hear all the sounds (low battery, new messages) and even I was able to turn on the torch. I decided to flash it with a new CWM Recovery and install a new ROM, which is an edited version from the latest official ROM with some issues fixed.

Some issues were fixed indeed, but the phone randomly restarted again several times. Each time the phone restarts (either voluntarily or unwittingly) some of my settings or preferences are gone and set by default. For example, each time I open an url, it asks me which internet browser I want to set as default. The same happens when I open photos, videos, launcher, keyboard, etc.

On the other hand, each time I plug the phone to the computer as USB storage device, the phone restarts immediately. But if I plug it as Media storage or Only charge, it works fine. I googled this issue and it comes that it must be some app installed on the SD card that crashes, but I can't find out which app causes this. It also restarts automatically undefinitelly , but by the time being I have to find the reason yet.

So, can anyone give me some help with these two issues?

Thanks in advance
[XDA Assist] Heisenberg:
Hi :)

Thanks for writing to us at XDA Assist. Unfortunately I can't find anything relating to your query on XDA, but a quick search allowed me to find this thread:

ThL T11 Smartphone MTK6592 2GB 16GB 5.0 Inch FHD Gorilla Glass 8MP camera

It might be a good idea to ask your question there to see if anyone else with this phone is having the same issue, or knows how to fix it.

Good luck!
[LG Optimus L90] EpicSaga:
I am using the cm-11-20150309-NIGHTLY-w7 ROM. I want to put the latest nightly onto my phone from my pc via usb, but for some reason I keep getting a pop up message that reads "Cannot copy item The device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected.". I tried to drag and drop the newest ROM from the desktop of my PC to the SD card on ym phone and also into the internal storage, but I keep getting the same pop up message. All of the drivers were installed after I plugged the phone into the PC except one, which was for the modem. I don't know if it would help, but I did notice that USB Debugging isn't enabled. I looked for it to enable it, but I couldn't find it. Any help is appreciated.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mangtas_666:
Hi anyone could help me with bluetooth always crashing and wifi disconnecting.. Please
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] ToanZodiac:
Can the Galaxy Note 3 (Exynos) connect to the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller using the adapter and USB OTG? If yes, how can I do it?

My phone is rooted!:confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 Accessories] dewiator:
Just plug Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver to Note 3, will work.
[HTC Desire 510] jdmedeiros:
Could someone on a VM/Sprint confirm the existence, or not, of a file named init.qcom.rc on the root of the internal storage? To verify its existence you would run

adb shell ls -l init.qcom.rc

Thanks very much!
[HTC Desire 510] Stp_0:
Hi,

I was checking on the root on my HTC Desire 510 from Virgin Mobile and this file doesn't exist. I found the next similar files

init.qcom.sh

Init.qcom.ssr.sh

Init.qcom.ril.sh

Init.rc

Init.ril.rc

Init.target.rc

Init.trace.rc

Init.usb.rc

Let me know if you need I check another files.
[HTC Desire 510] jdmedeiros:
Thanks very much for your help. Now I know for sure :)
[One (M8) Accessories] xs11e:
I purchased an Otterbox Defender case for my HTC M8 in April of 2014 and after a couple of months the rubber had turned mushy and swollen to a point that it no longer fit so, off to the VZW store for Otterbox Defender 2 which broke the retaining clip for the holster after a month or so, off to VZW for Otterbox Defender 3 which also broke the retaining clip and also suffered mushy rubber which resulted in my getting Otterbox Defender 4 today.

The warranty ends next month, if it'll last that long.....

I cannot recommend this case, there are MAJOR design flaws!

The concept is perfect for me, wish the execution was better. :crying:
[One (M8) Accessories] Rantrave07:
I have used Spigen, UAG and currently Incipio dual pro but i have not faced any problem like Otterbox (rubber getting mushy and swollen) so maybe you can try another case. :good: otterbox is way overpriced imo.
[One (M8) Accessories] xs11e:
I can't find another case I like as well, as for overprice they're under $25 on ebay. When this one dies I won't buy another Otterbox but I'll miss it and all the things it can do!

I use the belt holster daily, I use the kickstand nightly as my phone is my bedside clock and my phone is unmarked, no nicks, no dings, no scratches but it's hit the concrete from over 6 feet up several times, I don't know if another case can do that?
[One (M8) Accessories] xs11e:
Today I received Otterbox Defender Case FIVE! The rubber on case 4 turned to mush. They're pretty cheap on Ebay so I went that route. Next time it'll be a different case, I'm about done with Otterbox...
[One (M8) Accessories] batkinson001:
How the hell does it turn to mush? Are you leaving it out in the sun or microwaving it?

I have had defenders for my galaxy nexus, galaxy note 2, galaxy tab 2 10.1, and an iPhone 4s over the years.

I don't have one for my m8 (way better phone than all the Samsung's listed above) yet.
[One (M8) Accessories] xs11e:
The soft cover turns to a mushy spongy soft stuff and swells up so it no longer fits around the hard shell after a few months of normal use.
[One (M8) Accessories] batkinson001:
did you ever use the cases with a glass screen protector already on the phone?

I found a blue defender on ebay for $41 CAD after shipping and conversion from US funds.
[One (M8) Accessories] xs11e:
No.

I paid $16.95 USD with free shipping for the black one I just got from Ebay.
[One (M8) Accessories] xs11e:
Today we welcome Otterbox Defender case SIX!

The retaining tab snapped off the belt holder again, the rubber seems to be fine so far.

I'm using the holder from case number 4.

When it breaks or when the rubber turns to mush I'll be done with Otterbox, I already have another cheap case, it doesn't protect as well but neither does is break or disintegrate every few weeks...

Again, can't recommend this case to anyone, but as always, YMMV.