yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjohnstone:
I would trust the result of the built in diag screen then a 3rd party app.

I'd say you're on Band 12.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randommonth:
Hi Guys,

I just bought my brother an ATV as a gift as he wanted a simple media player that would work well straight out of the box. I have a lot of experience with building Windows and RaspberryPi HTPC's that run Kodi, but he is far from the type who likes fiddling and 'hacking' so I thought a Fire TV would be a better solution.

We live in Australia, so I knew that most of the channels wouldn't work here with out a VPN but was disappointed to find that the USB port doesn't support mounting of an external HDD. I really should have read the fine print closer before buying, but all my brother really wanted to do was play movies off his external drive and so far the ATV has turned out to be a unusable paperweight.

I've suggested he upgrade to a NAS for his home network, but in the meantime I've been investigating other options. I have plenty of experience in rooting my android phones and loading custom ROMS and I know that this is all possible with the ATV.

Could anyone out there suggest the best option (ie. the name of a specific custom ROM) for achieving the following:

1. Loading straight into Kodi

2. Supporting USB external storage

3. Google Play for downloading apps for all other streaming services.

Thanks
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLit75:
You need root for all those things. Amazon is supposed to open up the usb port with a soon*to be released update.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] randommonth:
Thanks for the prompt response.

Yep, it looks like external USB storage will be enabled in the next update, however there is doubt over whether local file access (ie. for movies etc) will be permitted. Do you have any proof that it will work?

Otherwise it looks like I'll still be needing to root and install a custom ROM, which is no problem for me.

I'm just having trouble tracking down the name of a suitable ROM...?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLit75:
Well, first...rooting is not so simple. I have no idea how the units arrive in Australia but if its anything like Germany and the UK, you just can't do it except maybe by hardware which very few have done. Amazon's gone through great lengths to prevent root (lookup efuse to give you an idea. Sorry.

Second, we don't have any custom ROMs yet. We have prerooted firmware that enables rooted users to enjoy updated features and bug fixes but its identical to the amazon updates (same ui)

You know...this news about the USB port is like 3 days old. Like you, I noticed the talk was more around games. I honestly have no idea if they can restrict personal media but if they can I think they will. But for the sake of all the non-rooted users I hope it supports mkv and mp4 files. Good luck!

On a side note-- I downgraded to a small USB flash drive because all my media comes from network drives. The flash drive stores thumbs and very little else. This is ideal for me. If he travels a lot I guess this setup won't work but for home use its definetly the best way to go I think.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] diptenkrom:
i installed cm12 nightly 3/25/15 clean on my tmo s4. i downloaded the gapps and modular addons from http://xdaforums.com/lg-g-pad-83/development/app-minimal-gapps-gapps-lp-20150107-1-t2997368 - i do realize that the link is in lg g-pad section, but the page says "all devices".

i got no errors on the installation or boot process. i flashed a new CWM recovery, new DL of ROM, and fresh DL's of gapps.

i installed the base package and about half of the add-ons including the now launcher. and for the first time in a long time i have only soft nav keys, and the capacitive ones do not function or light up even. do i need to reinstall, or is there a way to get the capacitive to work from here as i don't want screen real estate wasted on soft keys? i was trying to clean up my install and cut out a lot of gapps that i don't use, and pa-gapps are gone now. i would have used mini modular and added the chrome browser but that is no longer an option.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] PanchoPlanet:
Where did you download the nightly from?

Sounds like a Nexus rom, they use on screen soft keys.

Pp.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] diptenkrom:
okay. im an idiot. i reinstalled, and left out some of the extra packages. but that wasnt the problem. there is a checkbox on the screen with the cyanogenmod setup and it gives an option to use softkeys instead of the hardware ones... i hit it by mistake. problem solved.

however i did not see an option to change it once setup to begin with. if there is an option then maybe someone will still post it here. i hope this will help someone else in the future.

btw the ROM that was installed to begin with and reinstalled, was from the cmupdater on the phone. it was for the s4.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] PanchoPlanet:
Beware of nightlies, always do a backup before flashing.

Pp.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sexfreak:
Im on stock image 4.3 with root. I just installed TWRP 2.8.6.0 version for 4.3 . As I was looking at the rom's the majority of them want me to be on bootloader 4.2 or 4.4 before I can use the rom. What is the safest and easiest way to get there? the last time I modded a phone was with my HD2.

sorry for the noob question. I have been out of the loop for a while.

Thanks

Freak
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sexfreak:
If I goto sammobile to download N900TUVUENK3 and flash it with odin would that give me the boat loader I need? also would I need to upgrade twrp at that point? is there a document that covers this? any help would be appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] richardlibeau:
Yes just be total stock 4.3 then flash the N900TUVUENK3 rom using odin and you will be able to flash any 4.2, 4.4, or 5.0 rom available. You just have to be 100% stock to do it including recovery. After you install the new rom then you can root it and install any custom recovery you want. Thats what I did. Revert to total stock, flashed the NK3 rom, rooted, then installed recovery. After that you will have a 4.2. bootloader and will be to install any rom out there. Hope this helps you out.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sexfreak:
thank you. that worked like a dream
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] efishta:
I could have sworn that before the update I could use the ok google detection anywhere (after I enabled it search settings). I tried it again, and it's grayed out in the Search, Voice settings in Google Search. Only the top main option to enable OK google voice allows me to toggle it on or off.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Fishdj:
Are you sure you weren't using Google Now launcher?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] bleuiko:
Disable S Voice in app management, reboot, then go back to Google Now settings. It shouldn't be grayed out anymore.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] efishta:
Woot! Your response led me on the right path. I am and was using the Google now launcher, but the reason I kept referring to Google Search (which is actually just called Google in the app store) is because I thought it was a separate app responsible for the search functionality and that it hooked into the Now launcher. So I uninstalled the standalone Google app, rebooted phone, and now the option is no longer grayed out in the voice detection section of the Now launcher settings.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] efishta:
I think it's strange that Google allows the Google search app to coexist and override the built in Now launcher search functionality (or at the very least seems to pull the standalone Google search app's settings when I try and configure them through the Now launcher)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] efishta:
I'm sooo confused right now. What I uninstalled was just an update. The "Google" search app is still installed and asking me to update it, which means it came built in to the firmware. Aarrghh!

I updated it, and the option for OK Google functionality anywhere in the phone (different apps, screen off, etc) now became grayed out again. So its' at least linked to that it seems. I also don't get the ability to train the OK Google voice recognition (also grayed out) with the updated Google (search) app. The stock, original firmware version of the app does allow it. Aggravating!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Nizda1:
Yup I noticed the same thing, the ability seems broken after the update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] efishta:
I followed the advice to disable the s voice app through the application manager, rebooted... And forgot to check it till today. Yes! Its working. I'm 99% sure it was disabling s voice that did it, and 1% possibility it was an a background google update... So I'm leaning toward the s voice fix.

Thank you to the 2nd poster above with the recommendation. Fixed it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Mad383Max:
Hmm. My svoice is enabled and I am able 'ok google' from anywhere. Including the lock screen. I haven't actually used svoice since the update so I will try it and then see if ok google still works from everywhere.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] morbidz:
I can 't force stop or disable S-Voice and OK Google options are grayed out. Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] efishta:
In the past I was not able to disable s voice through the application manager, but this time I was.

A couple of possibilities I can think of. In the s voice settings, disable any available options that may be enabled, such as activating it via home button, etc. (Don't recall all the various settings now because it's gone completely from my application settings section)

Also, go into the Security settings of the phone and make sure s voice is not listed as a Device Administrator. I've noticed that apps can't be disabled or uninstalled as long as they're listed in this section as device admins. As usual reboot after just in case, and check if you can disable it then.

I haven't modified anything on the phone other than manually disabling a bunch of apps through application manager and replacing touchwiz with the Google Now home screen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] morbidz:
it was a device administrator. once removed, i was ale to force stop/disable s-voice
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oddtrey10:
Actually not fixed.

I'm running two ROMs on my device, one which is running Lollipop 5.0.2 (Screw'd) and another running 5.1, PureWhite.

Data works just fine on Screw'd, but barely on PureWhite. I encountered the same problem with another 5.1 ROM, Cataclysm's latest release.

Any help?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oddtrey10:
Issue wasn't fixed.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oddtrey10:
Help pls?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] socioteq:
Who is your carrier? I am on sprint and seeing this same problem on 5.1
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oddtrey10:
Yeah, I'm with Sprint
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beekay201:
International N5, sim unlocked, no such issues here.

What baseband are you guys running?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oddtrey10:
m8974a-2.0.50.2.25
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uodii:
So far Cataclysm is the only 5.1 ROM that works for me with our lovely Sprint carrier. I tried the latest Terminus and Euphoria this morning and neither of them work. I tried adding the stock 5.1 OmaDmclient and UpdateSettings apks but it didnt work on either rom. It should that I was receiving a signal (ehrpd), but couldnt connect with 3G or LTE.

I really hate Sprint.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oddtrey10:
Problem is still present with me, tried multiple ROMs (including Cataclysm; none have worked.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uodii:
I'm not sure if he released a newer version of cataclysm (march 31 last I checked), but he provided a flashable zip fix for sprint users addressing the problem.

And I just checked, the April 4th beta should have fixed the problem.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zagorteney:
It's not custom ROM related. I got this also on stock.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zagorteney:
SOLVED!?

It seems that flashing bootloader and radio from 5.0.2 solved this issue. For me it works. Please, try and report.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beekay201:
Running 5.1, correct?

Mhm, weird.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zagorteney:
NO SOLVED!

Sorry guys, it doesn't work. I've post it too soon.

Yes, it happened on both - LMY47D and LMY47I. Funny, changelog says "some SIM card fixes". Tried everything I've found on internet, but non of solutions worked for me, even in Safe mode. It's really annoying, at least for me. Back on 5.0.2 for now.

Regards, Zagor
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] duckredbeard:
I am thinking this is a good time to update my device. No… wait… locked bootloader!
[General Questions and Answers] SteQu:
Hi!

Anyone help me port recorvery?

I trying port a clockwork MOD for my GoClever Quantum 400, but i can't.

Can I please for anyone to port a recorvery? Thanks.

In attachment I add two files, important to port recovery.

Sorry for my ban english, but i from poland.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdsguerreiro:
I've had this problem since i got my i9505 but i have no more ideas on what to do next...

Since i got the phone i am not able to mount external sd card. With stock 4.4.2 it was detected but it would mount and unmount.

I flashed some other roms and most of them won't even detect the external sd card...

I am now on stock lollipop, rooted. No external sd card is detected and the Mount SD Card option is in grey. I've changed already the SD/SIM modulo and no diference.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ranger4740:
What format is the sdcard?

Eg. Fat32, EXfat, ext1 2 3 or 4, ntfs.

Is it a primary partition or secondary or logical partition?

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To get it to work it needs to first be primary partition, but be careful as I think Fat32 is going to be dropped from andriod at some point.

My sd is primary partition and formatted as EXfat.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rdsguerreiro:
Tried in every possible way... And with different cards...
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsayre2010:
I recently purchased my OPO probably 2 weeks ago and I am experiencing just 1 issue. My GPS will be hit or miss. Some days it locks on immediately and works great, others I have to reboot the phone, factory reset it or just give up. I have factory reset my phone probably 5 times now and I am dying to use my phone at its full potential. I understand by rooting my phone I can use FasterGPS, or install a different gps file all together. I really don't know if its in my best interest to root the phone or not. I keep reading these forums on how to do it (I've failed at all of them). I simply don't place the files correctly it seems. Can you please help me figure out what I should do. Thanks!

:confused::confused::confused:
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
Have you read my guide? It's pretty straight forward.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2839471

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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thex2:
I need to know the do's and don'ts with adding a non-Verizon branded Nexus 6 to the Verizon network. For example, I read that dialing *228 with Verizon will disable some features on the phone.

1. I purchased the Nexus 6 64gb through the Google Playstore and plan to activate it through Verizon. What are the do's and don't of getting the phone operational?

2. What are the do's and don't after getting the phone operational?

3. Screen burning looks to be a concern. Is there any screen break-in procedure to help prevent screen burning?

Are there any threads out there that have all of this information in one place? Similar to the rooting thread found here: http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/general/how-to-nexus-6-one-beginners-guide-t2948481

Thanks in advance for the help.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Norwester:
I just stuck the sim card in and booted up. Next went to the Verizon site and activated Advanced Calling. Then did the following...

"In order to enable the setting on your phone, head into the dialer and type in *#*#4636#*#*. When you hit that last *, your phone will jump into the hidden settings menu. Choose “Phone info” and then scroll down until you see an option for “TURN ON VOLTE PROVISIONED FLAG.” Tap that and then reboot your phone (I had to reboot twice for some reason to get it to work). Once booted, head into your phone’s regular settings menu, tap on “More” under “Wireless & networks,” then “Cellular networks.” You should now see an option for “Enhanced 4G LTE Mode” and it should be toggled on."

It was already provisioned evidently from activating on Verizon. It'll say TURN OFF if you're already provisioned. While I was in the "Cellular Networks" settings I changed Preferred Network Type from Global to LTE/CDMA. Then unlocked the bootloader,rooted with The Nexus Toolkit(because I'm getting lazy) and then flashed a 5.1 rom. You may (or not) want to leave your bootloader unlocked according to this thread. I don't know ,I haven't read the whole thing and wasn't planning on re-locking anyway.

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/general/relock-bootloader-time-updating-to-5-1-t3053497
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bill3508:
Tag cause mine arrives tomorrow. Same deal.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eric082684:
I traded for an at&t n6 popped my Verizon Sim in and everythings been smooth, it was already rooted and boot loader unlocked, I've installed twrp. My question is, are there any Roms I shouldn't flash, or are all Roms for the n6 game?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Norwester:
They're all good. Only differences are carrier branding.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JulesJam:
*228 is not how you activate a 4G LTE phone on Verizon - that is only for 3G and basic phones.

Call Verizon and tell them you are buying a used Moto X for your line and get them to mail you a nano SIM card.

Then when you get the N6, call Verizon tech support and ask that they put your new N6's IMEI on the whitelist - they need to fill out a form to do that. Call back the next day and have them activate the SIM card they sent you in the N6.

If they can great, if not, then wait another day and see if the request to whitelist the IMEI goes through. If not, then you need to get an IMEI of a Verizon branded phone to get the SIM card active on your line.

What phone is on your line now?

Then after you get the N6 active on your line, you need to get HD voice active on the line.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eric082684:
Sweet, also, I had already activated advance calling on my note edge, will I have go back and reactivate it? I just went into the hidden menu and I don't see the "turn on volte
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thex2:
Great info man. Thanks for the reply.

Thanks for the reply. Great info here.

I called Verizon yesterday and told them that I needed a nano SIM for my Nexus 6. They over nighted one to me and I'll have it today. Was this a mistake? Do I need to call back and tell them I need one for the Moto X? And if not, does that mean I don't need to request the IMEI whitelist?

My Verizon Galaxy Nexus is the phone that's currently on my line.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DebianDog:
I went to the Verizon store handed them my Google phone and they made it work. Maybe I was lucky I don't know.

Sent from my Google N6 on VZ
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsdiamond:
I didn't call Verizon for anything. Just cut my sim card down from my S4 and inserted it and booted up. Done.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JulesJam:
That's fine. But it won't be active when you get it - you will still have to get it activated. You need to request that your N6 IMEI get on the whitelist - ask tech support to fill out the form and submit it.

OK, well that uses a micro SIM card so you can't use it to get the nano SIM activated. But hopefully they can get your N6 IMEI on the whitelist.

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Right, but what does it show when you log onto your account? And did you get HD Voice enabled?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itzleo94:
I have a question. So what happens if you would want to sell the S4? (Currently in that situation) will the person that buys it have trouble activating it?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkiRacer2144:
I'd be curious to know this as well. Is it listed as a "Non VZW Device"? Or does it show as a Nexus 6? I called 2 different CS reps, and they all told me it is no problem to activate a device from Google Play Store. Same response from a corporate Verizon Store. Further more, I asked about the $25/month discount sticking and he says the discount is subject to your contract. Not your device on the plan. As long as your device is not on EDGE, and you're not on contract, you are entitled to the $25 monthly discount.

I purchased a sim cutter, and I'm jsut up in the air whether to get a 64GB from the playstore, or just buy from Verizon.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JulesJam:
Yes, you are entitled to it, that is not the issue. The issue is that if the system shows a non-Verizon device on the line, the discount hasn't been sticking through to the next billing cycle and people have had to call to get it readded each month. YMMV.

That just depends on how important 64GB vs. 32GB is to you.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Norwester:
The sim card is tied to your account so you wouldn't want to include it in a sale anyway. The buyer needs to pick up a new card and have it activated.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itzleo94:
Thank you!...I just always remember putting in the IMIE on Verizon so I thought the device was tied to the account as well but thank you for the clarification.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marsdiamond:
Just get some scissors and cut your old sim down to fit. Really easy. You can download a guide to use. Why pay for an extra sim when the one you have will work just fine.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JulesJam:
Verizon gives you SIM cards for free and lots of people mess up their SIM cards when they cut them down.

You only have to pay for a SIM card at a VAR.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thex2:
^this. Verizon overnighted the card to me for free. I didn't want to risk cutting the old one and then being without a phone. It's a business phone, so I can't afford to go without it.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_rooter:
You do realize u just told someone to do something illegal.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thex2:
Last question for you guys. I plan on unlocking the bootloader, rooting, etc... Do I have to wait for Verizon to add my IMEI or can I go ahead and customize the phone to my liking while I'm waiting on them to whitelist it?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JulesJam:
You can go ahead and unlock, root, whatever, it has nothing at all to do with getting your IMEI whitelisted.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cybertec69:
4G phones does not require you to anything, just pop in your SIM card and boot up, and that goes for any 4G phone on Verizon, we are in 2015. I used my SIM from my Samsung S4, used a SIM cutting tool and shrunk my micro SIM to nano SIM size, popped it in my white Google nexus 6 64 GB and booted up, easy breeze, and I have a nano SIM to micro SIM adapter so I can just switch between phones.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Whyldchld:
I popped in a previously activated Micro sim (S3) cut down to nano to use in a Google Play store 64GB that was used in a Motorola (Amazon) purchased 32GB (sent it back) and it won't activate. Shouldn't the sim still work? Was on the phone all day with different reps and tech support people and they flat out said they will not activate this phone nor will they send out a nano sim for a Moto X (trick) Said it all has to be done in a store. What gives? I'm beginning to wonder if its this pending order on the account ($10 off the bill) isn't the culprit. Anyone have any ideas?