yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ice_cold17:
So in the end is should wipe anyway? Oh well I was trying to avoid that only as a last resort. It wouldn't even let me unroot through the toolkit for some reason...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fubofo:
I, too, would like to know this. I have looked through many forums and sites to try to find an answer.

My Nexus 6 is:

- bootloader unlocked

- TWRP recovery

- rooted

I would like to update to the latest 5.1 without wiping my device. I don't want to lose my setup and accounts.

Is there a flashable update.zip that allows the update to 5.1? (I have seen a few, but they usually have encryption disabled - which I believe will cause me to lose my data?)

Would it be easy enough to restore stock recovery and unroot, which would allow me to flash the OTA normally - then just flash TWRP and root again?

How would I go about this?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0087:
Why not just download the factory image of your choice, then fastboot flash everything but user data. You will keep all your data. Many users go this route. Personally, I like a fresh start that doing a factory reset gives. I backup everything to the cloud and then restore what I need to have on my phone. I mention this because it is recommended to preform a factory reset after installing the images separately. Thus avoiding any boot loops or force closings.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fubofo:
So do I need to flash all the images?

Can I also leave out the recovery image - or do I flash it and re-flash TWRP after?

Does flashing the OTA (normally) factory reset the device wiping all accounts and setup?

I don't want to perform a factory reset as I use the device for business and have many email accounts, sync accounts, contact accounts and other tweaks that I don't want to have to spend a few days setting up again.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0087:
I understand, everyone's situation is different. No, an OTA will preserve all your accounts and data. Your best bet in your situation may be to flash stock recovery and remove root. Then you could sideload the OTA. Also, though I don't use or really recommend the use of toolkits, the NRT may have options available for your needs as well. There is a possibility that just removing root and TWRP may still leave traces behind. Enough that the OTA may fail.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fubofo:
Could you point me to guides for returning to stock recovery and re-locking bootloader?

I can only seem to find many, many guides on how to flash a custom recovery - not the reverse.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Relocking the bootloader wipes the device, so you don't want to do that.

What is your ultimate goal? Your absolute ideal situation, once you're updated. Let's learn that and work from there.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0087:
You don't have to relock your bootloader. That doesn't matter. As for recovery, I believe all you have to do is obtain the proper recovery for the build you are currently running, the fastboot flash it from bootloader.

Look here for more info:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3063857
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fubofo:
I already stated this in my first post (first page):

"...I would like to update to the latest 5.1 without wiping my device. I don't want to lose my setup and accounts...."
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0087:
OK, let me ask this, what is your current software? 5.0 or 5.0.1?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
No. That is not enough information. That is your IMMEDIATE goal. I need to know what is your ULTIMATE goal?

Right now you're rooted with twrp. In order to give you the best advice I need to know your ultimate goal is. Why are you rooted with twrp? Do you need this in the future? Why are you thinking about locking the bootloader

All this has an affect on what method you use.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0087:
Thank you sir for helping! :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fubofo:
Thanks [MENTION=5302753]Evolution_Freak[/MENTION] I'll give a shot at flashing just the stock recovery, unrooting and trying the OTA
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] QA Bot:
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[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tathagatab:
This happened to me once. Turned out the /data partition hadn't got wiped. I was happy at first, but then the system started acting weird, crashing. Went back and wiped data, and reinstalled my apps from source. Then everything was OK.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xyourxhighnessx:
help

I'm attempting to use the twrp app and its asking me to choose my internal and external SD card locations however the n10 has no external SD card. By default the same directory is listed as both (internal and external) change or leave alone?

Just checking before I install
[Honor 6, 6 Plus Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b0g:
hy,

i have l02 model and i saw that firmware b313/314 consume more power.

i need to know if is true from who has this firmware installed

thank you
[Honor 6, 6 Plus Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryd3r89:
Well, I am on b313, and I see no major diference between this and b308.
[Xiaomi Mi 4] niteshneela:
can anyone help me finding the mi4 stock indian fastboot rom ??

i've flashed the global rom and now i want to get back to the stock Indian rom with playstore / flipkart apps .. the global rom has mi store , video and other apps which i dun prefer :/
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] pacman420:
SInce Greenify works with the new MOFO method, I thought it would be interesting to see how it's affecting the Turbo's already superior battery life. How much further are people getting on a single charge?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] johnbravado:
i completely forgot about that. i will let you know. may take a couple days though to really see.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Demiurge7:
I've been using greenify since owning the turbo. Without xposed, root only allows for hibernation without having to turn the screen on. Otherwise, I haven't noticed much of a difference - though it is nice not watching the screen turn on, stop processes, then turn off many times a day.

Sent from my device
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] johnbravado:
i thought without root it could not autohibernate. before root you had ot manually hit the button to close apps. at least i couldnt find a way to have it auto hibernate without root
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Demiurge7:
No it can auto hibernate without root. You just have to set greenify as a device administrator - and it has to turn the screen on to stop apps. This function may require the paid version (dont remember), but not root. I think root may also allow hibernation of system apps, but even then I think that was an option without root.

Sent from my mobile device
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] yvmexcl:
does not work 100%?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] hotrodwinston:
My workaround was to use fast reboot pro since it stops apps without root or turning on the screen.

Haven't rooted my turbo yet (not paying for it when they give disclaimers and there was a bounty) but frp seems to save some battery plus switching to ART helps as well.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] wadamean:
I don't think greenify will do much difference because it requires more of cpu downclocking and Governor change.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Demiurge7:
Huh? Greenify does not "downclock" or change your governor. It keeps wake locks down, and prevents apps from using battery by running when they don't need to be.

Sent from my mobile device
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] maximuscesar:
My battery barelly holds 16 hours and I have the donation package of greenify. What am I doing wrong? My Z2 battery used to hold like 18~20 hours or even more.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] wadamean:
I am well aware of that. My lack of not seperating the sentences may have brought confusion. What I was implying, was that greenify won't do so much of a difference because to obtain legit battery improvements it requires tweaking of kernel and cpu and governors and achieve the best battery possible.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] wadamean:
Do not be mislead to how many hours it lasts in the long run of quantity but focus on screen on time which matters most. I am not rooted whatsoever and I constantly achieve this battery life.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Demiurge7:
I see. I do think greenify does its job, and certainly helps battery life (especially in conjunction with xposed). I would, and I am sure many others would agree that it's still an effective and legitimate tool. I agree, not as much so as throttling, but that's not really what I thought this thread was about. We are unfortunately far from kernel tweaks at the moment ☺

Sent from my mobile device
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Diego1751:
apps not waking the cpu from deep sleep and being more efficient than a super fast cpu running more slowly and performing the tasks for longer. sounds better to me at least thats the idea behind the new job scheduler api in 5.x and greenify thats longer that all the components on the phone have to be operating and creating heat Im not an expert but my 2 cents
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] BEDickey:
53?!?

Thats right, 53 hours, or around there at least. So I am using the original root image from mofo, with Greenify Donation Package installed, so I get auto hibernation, but not the system function hibernation....yet. I may be updating to an Xposed image soon, to unlock those features. I have every app possible except Carbonite Mobile (Auto Pic/Video backup/access) and TextSecure ( 3rd party SMS/MMS) set to auto-hibernate, including my 3rd party email K-9 Mail, I don't use the normal GMail app. With my current combination, normal usage inc. phone calls, texts, (mostly) web browsing or stalking the XDA app, I got a whopping ~53 hours of battery life before I had to charge at 2%. My phone is also my alarm clock. Unfortunately I forgot to take a screen shot, but I will try and duplicate it and take one.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Droidavie:
That's intense.

Just rooted and got xposed working last night to hibernate some system apps. Excited to see how it works.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] hipsh0t:
Sooooooooo..... Battery life with greenify and lux after root and disabling bloat. My location services are on high accuracy. My Bluetooth is always on with my moto 360. Wi-Fi and data are also always on. I receive all notifications. How can I ask for any better.....
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] JasonJoel:
That picture doesn't really mean anything without also showing screen on time.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] hipsh0t:
Because of the moto 360 not a lot of screen time. I reply and skip music through through the watch.

So for people like me that means a lot. Just news when I'm free for screen on time.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] poncespr:
XT1225, Kit Kat with some apps greenified and some bloat removed/frozen.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] getupandbeit:
My previously awesome SOT of 6.5hrs is now left in the dust. This phone ftw.

Sent from my Droid Turbo
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Xsequence:
Hi! Can you tell me if greenify works only with a rooted droid turbo? I own that phone but the system doesn't allow me to use it...thanks
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Cobra04:
Unlock the bootloader and get root and yeah it'll work fine
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] manbk401:
Can u tell me how to do that? Unlock bootloader and root for droid turbo? Thanks u
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Cobra04:
Follow the guide in this thread

http://xdaforums.com/droid-turbo/general/guide-how-to-unlock-bootloader-install-t3292684
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Xsequence:
But unlocking, will I get the regular updates?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] TheSt33v:
Yes. But if you install TWRP recovery, you'll have to re flash the stock recovery before you can take the OTA.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskay993:
Hello

I just fresh installed the latest pre-rooted firmware (thanks as always rbox.. beer on me incoming!) and I forgot to do the "yank the ethernet cable" trick to get past the initial update. My router has the domains blocked and previously they were working fine, so I would have expected the check to fail, but it happily went though to the registration screen. Of course there are no updates since this is the latest, so no harm done this time round, but just wondering if any domains may have changed?

Also checking update status in "About" and it says last checked today (normally it just says "Checking now...."). When I click on Check for Updates, it says there was an error. Which suggests nothing has changed, but I'm confused by the above.

The other possibility is that the new firmware doesn't hang on checking for updates, so if it fails it just goes through anyway (good for peeps who are having internet trouble, etc).

Anyone else have this experience? I have updates disabled so not too worried, but just wondering for future reference in case I need to fresh install and a newer update is out.

Cheers
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech3475:
Try downloading the update through aftvnews, it may be your firewall isn't blocking it.

I just discovered my Asus router wasn't blocking the updates until I re-enabled the firewall.

edit:

Or may because you're on the latest update it skipped the update.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLit75:
Just an observation...you shouldn't need to do the Ethernet trick with custom recovery when updating prerooted firmware. It will check for updates then nothing should happen.

I've been running the same prerooted firmware for a long time so my memory isn't perfect but I thought just updating it wouldn't take you to the registration screen??? Unless maybe this new firmware isn't set up like rbox's. Are you saying you had to setup your account, check adb and unknown sources, reinstall apps, etc? This would occur if you wiped data before installing the update maybe...

Anyways. If it running OK I wouldn't worry much about it.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskay993:
Thanks for the reply. Yes I did a complete fresh install / format data etc. Wanted to start fresh. I have done full wipe install with rbox's previous firmware in the past and I did have to do the ethernet trick to get to the registration screen. But not with this latest. My guess is Amazon have changed it so that it doesn't just hang if it encounters an error at the stage. Or something else has changed.

My router is definitely blocking the servers. Once I am in KFTV launcher, it shows they are being blocked (updates just says "Checking now..."). So probably nothing to worry about, just wanted to be ready, so to speak, in case I need to do another fresh install in future.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] navigates:
I tested this out. With the latest firmware that was just released by rbox. The update still shows the same error as before. After every update. I ensure that I disable the update service via SU and the update links are blocked on my router anyways. I don't do opendns as I believe in manual physical blocking.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mfordky:
Hi all, need to have some help before I try to upgrade my Media pad. Right now I'm on 4.2.2 with EMUI 2.0. I'd love to get on 4.4.2 and EMUI 3.0.

However, when I try to download anything from Huawei's website, it's so slow and fails times out or by the MD5 Checksum. Then I thought I'd just get one of the images here and flash it. However, every ROM I find says I must be on x to use this rom, of which I go looking for x and it says I must be on x to use THAT ROM (etc, etc, etc).

I am leery to start because I cannot even download the original ROM (same fail to download from Huawei's site) in the likelihood that I will muck this up.

Can anyone please provide me the route to getting from 4.2.2 to 4.4.2? Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!!!
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] potatohead:
this is the emui3.0 B011 full rom

http://www.mediafire.com/download/sd2gru3bal3rl95/7D-503L_EMUI3.0_Android4.4_V100R002C208B011.zip

after which u may wish to flash the kangvip mod below for optimization and root

http://www.mediafire.com/download/8b0cxbb0mpma1pt/X1_3G_4G-EMUI3.0-B011_Kangvip.rar

if u get FCs after flashing the mod, activate plane mode and install xposed framework 2.5.1 (apk below)
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mfordky:
Thanks!

I'll give it a shot and let you know how it goes. I especially appreciate the links! :D
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mfordky:
So far so good!

I got it up and running! Big thanks potatohead. Got an error extracting the kangvip ROM. Going to try doing it on my PC or redownload.

I see what everyone's saying about the EMUI 3.0. And this is the ROM Huawei should have came out with. So smooth.

Thanks again.
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] mfordky:
So far going great

Potatohead,

Before anything else, I want to thank you for your guidance. You've help me get my Mediapad just the way I want it!

I did get the KangVIP installed (saw it in the build number). I just don't see any app or mod/tweaks and didn't know if it was all under the hood kind of thing or am I looking in the wrong place?
[Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard] zekaplus11:
tel me how

---------- Post added at 05:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:22 AM ----------

Soft Brick: Huawei mediapad x1 and unable to Boot/access Recovery after use kangvip
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] General_Led:
So I'm planning on pre-ordering the gs6. My question is, does the phone come with a sim card or will I have to take it to att. I'm on a gs4 and I'm pretty sure the gs6 takes a different size sim.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Planterz:
S6 uses a nano SIM, S4 uses micro SIM. So yeah, it's different. But the chip itself is the same, and only needs cutting down. If you take to an AT&T store, they can probably cut it down for you. Or you can go on eBay and pick up a cutter for a mere few bucks (including an adapter that lets you use the nano SIM in a micro SIM phone).
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevin_23:
Good, is feasible if one tablet nvidia shield 4g buy power in the near future make regular voice calls via GSM and other tablets? or is this just a dream of mine? greetings and thanks:good:
[Shield Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vatharian:
http://usterki.hobby-elektronika.eu/jvc.html

I hope, I understood right.

The model sold in Europe, is in fact capable of using VoLTE, or Voice over LTE, and it's simply a software switch to turn it on. However as far as I know, no one discovered, how. We only know for sure, that the modem incorporated into Shield tablet is perfectly capable of this feature.

Also, your cellular network must be able to support VoLTE, which for example, in my country, hasn't been enabled by any operator, with no plans to do so (or public info about such).

Also, as far as I know, LTE bands used in EU and in North America are different, so no compatibility here, even if it's only potential one.
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
I have Samsung Galaxy Note 3 model SM-N900 Bought from Dubai...can i get OTA Lolipop update from India or i have to wait until it is released in UAE ? Can i get my phone updated in any samsung service center in india for lolipop update released in india or can i update through Kies....pls reply
[XDA Assist] Razvan:
Hi there,

You will receive update from country where you buy it, that meens from UAE.

Please register an account on XDA and read/ask here :

Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Good luck
[Moto X Q&A] jonny5449:
Hello everybody. I'm looking to re-root my moto x. I currently have a Sprint Moto X running Android 4.4.4 Kit Kat. I have my boot loader unlocked and I have prior experience to rooting. I've been looking for a while now and I can't find a thread showing a 4.4.4 root method. Any links or guides would be highly appreciated. Thanks!
[Moto X Q&A] CrazyIvan3700:
If you are bootloader unlocked just flash a recovery in fastboot and then flash the current SU zip from chainfire's website.
[Moto X Q&A] jonny5449:
Thank you sir. Much appreciated. Didn't know if it was like the old jellybean method but apparently it is. Thanks for the advice
[Moto X Q&A] CrazyIvan3700:
Yep, no problem. It's the same no matter what version you are on.
[Moto X Q&A] royrkaup:
Were you able to get this done? I'm thinking about updating to 4.4.4 but want to have root as well. I'm on the Dev Edition for Verizon.
[Moto X Q&A] KidJoe:
With a VZW Dev X, just get the bootloader unlock from Moto's site, use it to unlock the bootloader, and you can always root.

Heck, since moto gives out the bootloader for your phone, you could even update, then get/use the unlock code, and root at any time.
[General Questions and Answers] side:
hello everyone.

i use cm12 rom and i would like to ask if i could somehow ,run the command "apktool d myapk.apk" from terminal ,to decompile apks

from my mobile?

thanks :)
[General Questions and Answers] root-expert:
I don't think you can run this command to your phone terminal becuase it's a jar file. But you can pull you apk, decompile it, do your changes and recompile it.

adb pull /system/app/myapp.apk

And then to push

adb push /system/app/

:)
[General Questions and Answers] side:
yes i know how to do it with my computer :) thanks
[General Questions and Answers] root-expert:
okay then... But you can try on your mobile but i don't think it'll work. You will not loose anything if you try...! ;)
[General Questions and Answers] side:
already tryed ... with no luck :/
[Android General] RoedyGreen:
I have posted an idea for an app on my website which xda says must remain anonymous. Its intent is to prevent distracted driving. It automatically suspends cellphone activity while driving and automatically instates it when you stop driving.

I have no experience with Android. I wondered if it has the necessary API hooks to pull this off. Anyone is free to implement the idea.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Kingmajnu:
hello all,

sony xperia have build Xperia Theme Engine for making THemes For Xperia.

can anybody have made theme from there?

if yes Pls Upload here.

Thanks,
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] shiron1970:
to get my imei and to recover the old base band had.

someone can pass me the version 1.00.20.0120 ?

thk
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] local2:
Have you bought the device on Aliexpress?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] gjmptw:
Did you managed to get it or did you find any other compatible radio yet?

Even I need the same.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] RickWestthe1:
It's not even in the test phase as of yet:

https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/software-updates#tmoSUPDocTitle

folks, we got a while to wait ;)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] dc/dc:
Sweet Moses on a unicycle! How many bloody threads on this topic do we need?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] RickWestthe1:
How many threads exist about the readiness of the software for the t-mobile galaxy note 4?

besides, what's with the metaphorical analogies?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] jdkoreclipse:
Too many threads...or maybe not enough. I'dk. I just want lollipop.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] JLundberg:
... Next version

For my wonderful Note 4 I guess I'll just forget Lollipop and go directly to... Sucker :)