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[General Paranoid Android Discussion] TKruzze:
Frankly, I’m a bit overwhelmed by much of the anger and resentment being shown to me on XDA for the manner in which I chose to stop supporting my GApps packages. My intentions were to make a clean break, NOT to “take my toys and go home”. I am very disturbed by the notion that there was any obligation for me to leave on anything but my own terms. That was also the driving force behind my decision early on not to accept or ask for donations.

From the very beginning, the major premise behind PA GApps was to provide current up-to-date GApps packages with customization features. I believed that leaving behind outdated work that would “live forever” (with my name on it) would be totally counter-productive to what we had set out to accomplish. This was the driving force in my decision to pull the packages when I closed my threads.

That said, as a gesture of good faith, I am posting links to the most recent builds of my GApps packages. I am also making available the OP posts from my threads in case anyone wishes to continue my work. With this, I am also hereby granting approval for anyone who may wish to continue my work here on XDA. My only caveat is that I will NOT be making myself available for assistance with any questions or problems you may encounter. I have turned off PM’s so I won’t be reachable, anyway.

The links below will remain active until March 31, 2015 and then, once again, they will be removed. That should provide sufficient time for interested persons to gather anything they may want for the future. Feel free to share the links or create your own mirrors.

4.4.4 GApps Packages

5.0.1 GApps Packages

5.1.0 GApps Packages

4.4.4 OP Posts

5.x OP Posts
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] dwibbles33:
Thank you for all your hard work and for posting these, goodluck with whatever you do next!
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] techfanatic9:
Thank you! I really apperciate all the work you have done for this community! :good:
[General Paranoid Android Discussion] Darth:
Thread closed at OP request.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] RichardKAthena:
Do any developers have some insights on these ideas/issues? I'm considering getting Visual Studio/WM5/6 SDKs and having a go at programming again (yes, it'll be a LONG haul, as I... um... was more familiar with COBOL *cough*) and I'd like to be able to tweak sources and my machine.

Sources, I'm thinking of freeware ports of emulators and the like - my main target being FuseSP. There's a SmartPhone (hence the SP) port that recognises the VGA screen, but doesn't display on it; I want to make emulators work on 640 x 480 devices with keyboards so they simulate old computers rather more accurately - no more onscreen keyboards, pixel-for-pixel or pixel doubled screens instead of odd scaling...

But, without doing any work/research yet, I've seen the same bug a few times on the Athena and Universal. Does HTC implement a wierd way of rotating the screen? Basically CaSTAway and PhoenixStudio (and AudioBox) seem to override a lot of the basic CE appearance in favour of a fullscreen interface - often forced portrait mode - and the touchscreen maps incorrectly to this. It's as if the display is rotated, but the touchscreen isn't.

The same bug seems to affect TCPMP on the Ameo (at least in 0.8.1 Beta, I think I'm going to go back to 0.72 or just get CorePlayer as the subtitles are so limited as to be useless anyway) in that no matter what preferences I have, it starts up in Portrait mode. I never had this issue on my iPaq, which of course defaulted to Portrait anyway but happily rotated to landscape.

The second issue, and third-by-sort-of-connection, is MS Voice Command. I want to add more commands. Specifically, I want it to be able to close the foreground application (so if Media is still running after I've listened to music, I want to be able to issue the equivalent of a long-tap on the close buttong), and I want to be able to connect my Bluetooth headphones without going through the menus.

The way I see it being possible to do this is to make applications that perform these tasks - one that basically does the equivalent of going to "Bluetooth" and setting "Set as Wireless Stereo" on a given device - and invoking those applications with MSVC's "Start" command. Clumsy, but feasible?

I don't see anything to suggest that MSVC is at all extensible. It does what it does when you install it and cannot have abilities added. Which is a real shame - how many of us would like to be able to hook the car kit up, tap the earpiece and say "Start TomTom Navigator" "Navigate to Postcode blahblahblah"...

(Actually, CoPilot used to add a "Navigate to" tab in Contacts - TomTom doesn't seem to have done that, but Google Maps, for what use it is, has added "Show in Google Maps". Being able to say "Navigate to Fredd Bloggs at Work" would be good too).
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] lbendlin:
Indeed, the X7500 screen is a Portrait screen (480x640) which is casually forced into landscape by the operating system. You can do performance comparisons, and you will see that the X7500 performs a bit faster in portrait mode.

Voice control within applications is not yet supported (apart from the stock MS stuff). It is also highly unlikely ever to happen, given how the application owners (namely TomTom) are cutting down on developer support - they have discuontinued their SDK.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gyrex:
I just updated my SM-T800 to lollipop 5.02 (T800XXU1BOCC_T800XAC1BOC4_XAC) and I'm using google keyboard. The problem I'm having is that I can't add words to the dictionary. ie. if I type "haha" I have the option of selecting "Hanna" or other similar words but I can't select "haha" and "touch to save" doesn't appear. I think there's a problem with the personal dictionary or loading the personal dictionary. When I go into [settings-general-language and input-google keyboard settings-google keyboard-text correction] and tap on personal dictionary I'm routed to wifi settings. I have tried a factory reset and reflashing the stock rom twice.

Is anyone else having this problem? Is anyone able to help?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kilgeever53:
No personal dictionary

Yes, I am.

The normal route to add to or edit sends me to my Network settings.

Using stock android, Google Now launcher. 5.0.2.android. Google keyboard

Had to reset tablet and reinstall everything. Since then...gone.

Annoying obviously.

No idea why, how it happened.

Harry Carson. UK
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azertix:
Hi. I have the same issue. Non more solution ?
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nugroho2:
This problem persists until now, June 2016.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] getwhatuask4:
Yes I have this also. Android 5.0.2 on a note pro tab. My phone (6.0.1) does not rout me to the wifi settings in the same way, but still seems to be missing the option to add words on the fly as you type them. Does this mean that the only way to add words to your personal dictionary is to record them somewhere and then do so directly via the settings interface? How archaic..

It also took me a while to realise that the settings can only be accessed via the comma button (long press) from the keyboard itself, as there is now no flag to alert you to this since the recent update, and apparently no other way in.

Nevertheless, and even in the absence of any 'add to dictionary' option, the dictionary did seem to fill up with endless amounts of partial, wrong, or capitalised words (for instance I just got 'Calif' when I typed the 'capit' just now - what is a Calif'???).

I deleted all data from the app, but still they come, as Jare said. I would love to be able to access whatever dictionary this thing is using, and kill it, because it is not English. If there is a supplementary dictionary of acronyms and abbreviations and cultural slang then that should be an option you can opt out of.

A Spell checker should never autocorrect to a word that is not correct in the language you are writing - this is rather obvious I would have thought. For people who work on this gear full time a bit more control would be great.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] EmpiricalDepth:
Hi. I had no problem after following various threads finding out how to downgrade from 5.0 to a release prior to june 5th 2014 and towelroot but I do not wish to buy mobileodin and upgrade or ever end up with 5.0 but I can not find the answer to this anywhere...

How do I block OTA updates? I have found most devices you can change the extension of one or more files under system/app and that is how I would like to do it if possible. Thanks

PS I even tried searching Prevent OTA, Block OTA, Stop OTA, so I'm sorry if there is a thread on this already and it looks dreadfully obvious to someone else.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
There are a couple of services you can freeze with Titanium Backup but I think you have to have the Pro version (which means you will have to pay) but if you are rooted, the OTA won't install successfully anyway. It will download and warn you that it's going to install, and then try to install and error out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] EmpiricalDepth:
what services? will titanium tell me which ones? If I know what the services are and their file names, can't i just add ".bak" or anything to the file names? This is the problem, I dont know what they are called. I'm considering getting titanium anyway, so thanks for that info.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
Sorry but I don't remember which services they are. But if you do some searching you should be able to find them in these threads. Titanium Backup will not tell you which ones. It's just a backup program. But it does have a lot of features and can freeze programs you don't want to run.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] EmpiricalDepth:
thanks but the reason I posted is because I can't find them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] gspears:
I did a simple Google Search on "services to freeze to block ota on S5" and found many articles that talked about it. You might want to give that a try.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] EmpiricalDepth:
when you say "found many articles" do you mean you got many hits? I have gone through nearly every one of the first couple pages of results I got from that search before comming here. The only one that actually talked about the specific files did not mention the T-Mobile variant, and the files for the other variants were not the same. All the other results refer to different phones entirely, or talk about using an app. (which is not what I'm asking). There was no reason other than to be a jerk to tell me to google it. If you actually found an answer, why didn't you just tell it to me? Right, because you didn't, because it's not that obvious.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] The Sickness:
Go to system/priv-app and delete "wssyncmlnps"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] EmpiricalDepth:
Thanks! Do you think adding ".bak" to it or something will be enough, or would it be better to just copy it to PC and remove it entirely? (I just feel more comfortable having it to put back if ever).

If I don't get a reply, I will just remove it to be sure.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] The Sickness:
Either way will work
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QA Bot:
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[Huawei Ascend Mate 2] leo5111:
reason i ask is my current phone it does NOT, i use the send audio clip function all the time in Facebook Messenger,the i bought a cricket wireless Zte grand x max+ and found out that function does NOT work also that phone is not root-able so now im looking at this phone, thanks
[Android Software Development] sallu786:
http://zidroid.com/download-samsung... we do with this to our grand.any one explain
[Nexus 6 Accessories] raijin32:
Anyone know of a good external storage unit that works with our N6? Just bought the Sony MicroVault 16gb but it seems the phone doesn't recognize it.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] harvickgm:
i just recently got a Nexus 6, i have had HTC and LG in the past and both of them recognized it automatically. but if you download ES File Explorer for free off of the PlayStore. insert your OTG device and open up ES, in the top left hand corner you will see the 3 lines for the drop down menu, click it and open up the section called "local" and you will see where it says USB3002 (at least thats what mine says) and click it and you will be able to see/transfer your files. when you are done go back there and hit the eject button right next to the USB button and then remove your device.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] griff22usmc:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.chainfire.stickmount

Allows use of a USB stick. I use a Meenova micro USB with a 64gb card. Came with a nice silicon case that attaches to my key ring.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] raijin32:
Yup that did it! Thanks so much my friend!
[Nexus 6 Accessories] raijin32:
Thanks griff22usmc. Downloaded stickmount previously and although it now recognized the OTG I still couldn't access the files. All is good now though. Might get that Meenova for the wife. Thanks again bud.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Sammath:
I want to buy that but I can't find them on ebay.

I guess you can say, buy it from their website but they don't support PayPal (credit cards ain't common in the Netherlands) so I'm hoping they will pop up on ebay sometime :p

I still have a 64gig microsd in my note 3 that's collecting dust now :p
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Tower1972:
http://www.sandisk.com/products/usb/dualdrive/

This is what I use, storage and both plugs built in. The only issue I am having is finding a proper file manager to use. I really dont like ES file explorer , and most of the others. I may be overly picky but most seem to not let you see thumbnails or play videos unless you transfer the file over to your phone in the first place
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Elnrik:
I too got the Sony micro otg, and couldn't use it with either the Sony app or with Stick Mount. I'm replacing it with this:

Eaget New Intelligent V90 64GB USB 3.0 OTG Flash Drive For Android Smartphone and Tablets Devices https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NL5F1LY/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_XSBfvb1B0DNHA

Haven't received it yet, but in hoping it works.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] raijin32:
Let me know how it works out for you Elnirk. I'm checking out the Stellar Patriot on Amazon. Looks pretty durable. Of course I don't know if it'll work any better than the Sony otg. Lol!!
[Nexus 6 Accessories] raijin32:
Tower1972 the issue seems to be with the Nexus 6 as the otg loads up perfectly on my wife's Note 3. Thumbnails and all.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Tower1972:
When I tried ES Explorer, it seen the USB right away. Seems other file mangers will not unless you use something to mount it (And I tried MANY of them). After making my own thread about something similar, I needed to get StickMount, and started using Solid Explorer, and everything works peachy.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] cybertec69:
Here is a nice one, plug and play. 64 GB.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GMG2GEO/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

And another one, a bit shorter but only 32 GB.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J0825JC/ref=pd_luc_rh_sim_03_04_t_img_lh?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Nexus 6 Accessories] raijin32:
Have you used either one of these? Don't see the Nexus on the list of supported devices.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] raijin32:
Checking this one out.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00L6..._rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=2015187942&pf_rd_i=mobile
[Nexus 6 Accessories] AkumaZeto:
where you able to see if it worked well with the N6? very interested in buying this if it worked!
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Elnrik:
It did work, and quite well too. I'm running CM12 and have stick mount installed. In ES File Explorer, you can't open the device directly, instead use the path provided by stick mount. /sdcard/usbStorage/sda1

It is much smaller than I thought it might be. Very pleased with it.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] AkumaZeto:
awesome!!! gonna snatch one of these up tonight thanks!
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Elnrik:
Works great! I'm running CM12 and stick mount. In ES File Explorer it has a way to directly access the USB device, but that wasn't working well for me. Instead, use the path provided by stick mount. ( /sdcard/usbStorage/sda1) I can create folders, copy files, etc without issue. I copied my TB and TWRP backups off the phone to the otg storage to free up quite a few GB of space.

It is a fair bit smaller than I imagined it would be too! (Which I'm very happy about.) I took a picture to give you a good idea of it's size.

Enjoy!
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Elnrik:
oops, sorry for the double replies. I closed the XDA app on my device mid-reply and thought it didn't post.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] dave2metz:
I have been using the Meenova for my Nexus 5 & 6 for the past year or so. I have the older style, not the new one with the rubber guard over it. It has always worked great, and it's inexpensive.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] brizey:
That looks pretty nice. I have the corsair one that is really similar. It just doesn't have the ring...It has a tiny hole for a lanyard instead. I have a quick release lanyard...would need to figure out a way to easily release this one from my keys.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Elnrik:
That was the thing that made me decide to go with this model. The Sony I got would not fit on my key chain loop because the hole was too small (that and it didn't work), but with this, no worries.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] TBarb169:
I picked up this Sony 64gb at amazon. After installing stick mount it works great!

http://http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MCJPT2G/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Nexus 6 Accessories] harvickgm:
I know with ES File Explorer it will let you play right from the thumb drive. I have never had a problem streaming from it. also check out an app called QuickPic on the play store. I have never really liked any stock gallery apps, but when i mount my USB, QuickPic will recognize everything on there and you can see it all in thumbnails. give it a look and see what you like. Plus with QuickPic you can choose to hide folders if others use your phone from time to time
[Nexus 6 Accessories] bill3508:
I have the Patriot 64gb and it works fine. Speeds seem good with it.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nazalweazel:
Apologies if this has been proven currently not possible on the Nexus Player.

I've been following the main Sony Remote Play Port thread and have unlocked and rooted my Nexus Player. The port is installed and opens fine.

However, whenever I try to select anything in the app, it comes up with a dialogue box saying "you don't have an app that can do this" and proceeds to do nothing.

I've tried having the companion Playstation app installed concurrently, but it doesn't help.

Has anyone managed to get the Remote Play app working on their Nexus Player, or has encountered the "you don't have an app that can do this" error anywhere else?

Cheers!
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nazalweazel:
[Solved]

I've figured it out! I didn't have Chrome (or any other internet browser) installed. When trying to connect to the PS4, the app needs to log into PSN and uses a browser to do so instead of doing it within the app itself.

Thus, the "you don't have an app that can do this" error on the Nexus Player can be solved by installing Chrome.
[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] Johannes Goß:
Hi,

recently, after Flappy Bird was put off Google Play Store, there were a LOT of Flappy Bird clones published to Play Store. I'm wondering if these kind of easy casual games are still profitable, considering the amount of time it takes to create them and the money you gain from banners/interstitial ads. I guess most of the games just don't get enough attention because of the enormous mass of casual games nowadays.

Are there any developers out there who can make a living out of creating casual games? Or do bigger projects equal bigger money? Need to hear some experiences about that, still not sure which dimensions to choose for the my next couple of games.
[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] Im Saint:
I would recommend you head over to App Annie and read up a little bit. They can tell you what is trending and what markets to hit with your game. They have some very valuable market statistics to help you determine your goal.

As far as casual games go? Take a look at this article. I would venture to say you're still good for awhile.
[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] Johannes Goß:
Interesting link, thanks! Seems that casual games aren't that outworn - for now.
[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] FancySloth:
I'm a casual games dev and I make more than the average salary with them, so I think the opportunity is definitely still there. I also think it is pretty difficult, and some of my worse games are the best money makers, so I think luck plays a role as well.

Thanks for the great article. Would you be willing to give me advice on what kind of market stats can be used from App Annie to help with marketing games?
[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] Im Saint:
Interesting that you should ask. They just released another article relating to the Advertising and Monetization of Apps. They draw some statistics from 2013-2014 regarding Advertisements in-app and on the web to show how lucrative mobile development can be. That's one way you can use the statistics to help market your game. Furthermore, they show what works and what doesn't.
[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] FancySloth:
Thank you! I have app annie accounts, i wonder why i didnt see an email about this.
[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] Howdyhi:
Interesting read 'Worldwide App Annie Index for Games February 2015'

I read on a Unity flyer that Crossy Road generated $1million in two months from add revenue.

Think its testament to the fact that if its novel an original you just never know.
[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] Im Saint:
You're absolutely correct. You can really develop a one-off and not even know it's going to be successful. My advice is to keep making games to increase your knowledge of coding and some of those games where you may be just testing a physics engine or special concept might be the most fun.
[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] nexus74350:
I made some Game with > 1 millions users, and I earn only $100-$200 every month.

3 years ago, with less users I earned $1000 by month.
[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] Sayak96:
What kind of game did you make?
[Design, Prototyping, UI, Graphics] cmcasey:
It's not a binary question but more of a sliding scale. Casual games can be profitable, but to move towards the point where profit is more predictable and less of a coin toss, you really need an ecosystem of small, solid games rather than a few make-or-break titles. Apps by the same developer cross-promote to some extent, and a lot of other little things play into it.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garment69:
Just bought the N910U. Are there any lollipop roms that I can flash or am I stuck until something official is released?

Thank you!
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EP2008:
The updates for the n910u seem to be taking forever! I'm subbing to this thread to see what options we've got.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garment69:
Let me ask this way, can I flash a n910C rom on my N910u note 4?

Thank you.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LTE-X:
No, you will brick your device if you do. You can only flash ROMs that are made for your specific model number.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] garment69:
Thanks bro.