yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] johnbravado:
what gets me, and no offense to anyone, but those with the skills and knowledge to do this do not brainstorm said ideas on xda, but in other resources and areas or in idfferent areas of xda. Too many people who have no idea what they are doing would hinder the process of accomplishing the goal. while i think this threads are a good thing in a way, they are really useless because the ones with the knowledge do not really come here and discuss the insanely complicated procedure of what must be done in order to accomplish things.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] gqskrub:
Here is another thread with the same idea called Droid Turbo Think Tank.

Nearly every person I've come into contact with has said it is possible to unlock the bootloader so that gives hope. But just don't expect it soon.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] renegadeone8:
When will this issue die? Root ACCESS, and write protection are NOT the same thing. Totally independent of each other. Everyone assuming that they are the same thing is starting to get ridiculous it has been explained here multiple times.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Diego1751:
Can you explain this difference? I now understand they are different. I previously thought root was defined by having read write and execute permissions everywhere (including to the system)

Clearly I'm not right. But maybe you could explain that to me
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] ntxct:
I may be wrong. That said, how I see it and how wiki answers:

Rooting "is the process of allowing users...running the Android mobile operating system to attain privileged control (known as "root access") over various Android's subsystems."

Privileged control "is the act of exploiting a bug, design flaw or configuration oversight in an operating system or software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user"

So by that, we have root. We (really maiko1) have exploited a bug that has given us elevated access to the system partition which is normally protected from us, the user.

Write protection is literally what it is. Protection from unauthorized code to be written.

I look at it as, we have root. A (seemingly large portion) of people had the same definition of Root as you, so those people are all upset merely because they started from an incorrect assumption of what they want. (Write access)

So say every birthday (phone) you have, Im going to get you a cake (Root) And every birthday that cake comes out and all your friends (Write access) surround you to celebrate. Well I never said I was bringing your friends, I just said cake. Then one year no friends come and all you have is cake. Now youre saying this isnt cake, where are my friends.. And my response is, no no no, I said I was giving you cake. Heres your cake, Its not my fault you assumed the friends always came with the cake.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] r3pwn:
Basic Analogy: Compare Android to Windows for a second. Pretend that Microsoft removed the Administrator account, so nobody could use it, and they set up write-protection on C:\ and restricted your write abilities to C:\Users\YourUserName. So someone (maiko1) comes along and finds a way to re-enable the Administrator account, and you can use it, but due to write protection, you can only write to anywhere in C:\Users. Make sense?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Diego1751:
thanks for the explanation guys. I completely understand that root and write protection are different things. I USED to think this when Mofo was released it was the first root I had to pay for and I was also curious about this write protection thing because I had thought (when others explained root to me back when I was a noob) that root was defined by advanced control to the system (which it sounds like it is but this is a VERY loose definition) including read/write/exc acceses to the system and subsystems. after reading for a while to learn the difference I happily bought mofo (partly assuming more dev work will maybe unlock bl or wp) But now people in this thread (and many others) now know
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Harry44:
Can we stick to one thread!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] be free:
0 /boot emmc /dev/block/mmcb1k0p35 0

1 /system ext4 /dev/block/mmcb1k0p37 0

2 /cache ext4 /dev/block/mmcb1k0p38 0

3 /data ext4 /dev/block/mmcb1k0p39 0

4 /recovery emmc /dev/block/mmcb1k0p36 0

5 /devlog ext4 /dev/block/mmcb1k0p22 0

6 /isc emmc /dev/block/mmcb1k0p19 0

7 /reserve vfat /dev/block/mmcb1k0p31 0

8 /carrier raw /dev/block/mmcb1k0p30 0

9 /sdcard vfat /dev/block/sda 0

10 /sdcard vfat /dev/block/sda1 0

11 /tmp ramdisk ramdisk 0

:good:
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] be free:
taken from HTC stock recovery

http://xdaforums.com/sprint-htc-one/general/ota-sprint-htc-one-6-16-651-2-t3071109
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minOu45:
Hi Guys

i cant hear sound normaly on the headphones any solution ?

i have STE rom of [MENTION=5741652]ploiki[/MENTION] and i have i9192
[Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minOu45:
No one can help me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] upandb:
My girlfriend and I just received our Galaxy S6s from T-Mobile. Mine seems to be working fine. When we first set hers up, she kept getting a message that said "Unfortunately, (app name) has stopped." I gave her phone a factory reset. Now, it's happening on the Gmail app whenever she tries to access an email.

She installed the update already. Anyone else have this problem? 64gb Galaxy S6.

EDIT

It's working now. I gave the phone a -second- factory reset, but this time I didn't restore her account. When I opened Gmail this time, I was prompted to install Google Play Services. Perhaps the previous times, the phone was too busy installing other apps and hadn't updated/installed Play Services yet? In any event, everything's fine here, we're all fine, how are you?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] supernova_00:
Same thing happened with my wife's and it was because of google play services being updated as well.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] be free:
Finally HTC had decided to show the stock recovery after update to 6.16.651.2 OTA firmware

here is the firmware.zip :good:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/oiy15g34uyg46f3/firmware.zip

;)
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] be free:
The full RUU roms you may find them here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2795856

or here

http://www.htc.com/us/support/rom-downloads.html#sprint
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] AnthonyCool:
thanks this is very good help;);)
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funkyirishman:
Hi

I was on stock ROM and the phone was rooted ok and Titanium working fine

I then installed the modems and firmware ok. Then I loaded the ROM & gapps clearing data, cache etc

[ROM+KERNEL] Uber CM-12.1---ONEPLUS [AK Kernel] [GCC 4.8 & 4.9]

Phone re booted and its not rooted? Do I have to unlock the bootloader again and then root it again via fastboot and re install as this will wipe the phone data and then re install the firmware, modems, ROM and gapps again?

What options are there?

Cheers
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbergonzi:
root

I don't think you need to do all that--see #4:

http://xdaforums.com/oneplus-one/general/guides-bacon-timmaaas-how-to-guides-t2839471
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
That's because root (the SuperSU app) is stored in system, so whenever you wipe system in order to flash a ROM you lose root access. This is completely normal. Some ROMs come pre-rooted, some don't, so for those you just need to flash SuperSU again to get root again. The bootloader is not affected though, that will remain unlocked unless you specifically decide to lock it again.

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[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dman777:
I was at Tmobile today and I was comparing the S6 edge and the S6. Both were on max brightness with adaptive color profile. The edge had more contrast richness than the non edge. How is this possible when they have the same specs? Are they different panels?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayr04:
I doubt anything is different except the curve. I've had the same phone side by side a few times and they've never looked exactly the same.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dman777:
I want to get the non edge because I like the feel better in my hand. However, it's bothers me that the edge screen color has more pop in it.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poetique:
I believe there was actually an in-depth review put up that decided that the Edge's screen actually was mildly superior, though likely not noticeably so to most people.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dman777:
Actually, I was at T Mobile again today to look at the phones. On second look, the non Edge had a better screen. It was sharper and didn't show some artifacts that I noticed on the edge. However, the edge still has more contrast. At this point I am considering the non edge because sharpness is important.

Specifically, I was focusing on the man's face. The photo doesn't show the significance of what I saw... But oh well here it is anyways
[AT&T LG G2] Delacombo:
Anyone else having issues with every other song on Pandora going silent (but playing)? I'm on CM12 on my D800, and other than that, it's running decent (a little warm, and a few freezes...).
[AT&T LG G2] Clark Joseph Kent:
First read the Forum Rules on posting...moved here, as this does not belong in the Development Sections.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klone96:
I think a few of my apps are crashing and I don't know what it could be. I can be on Instagram for 1-2 minutes and if gives me the 'Unfortunately' message but if I go into settings>apps>running and end the running apps I can get 15-20 minutes
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klone96:
Here is a list of apps that run in the background. I'm sure its not PocketSkip or KIK because I had problems before installing those.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Why exactly do you think its a memory leak? What do you think a memory leak is?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klone96:
Lol, sorry I'm having problems with my gf Nexus5 so I didn't notice where do posted but thanks for noticing
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BCT99:
My S4 doesnt boot it does not show any signs of live at all i mounted it with link2sd after partitioning with minitool partition wizard.

It doesnt boot up or show any usb contact with my pc what happened ?

PLEASE HELP ME:(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
I guess you messed up the partitions.

You'd have to flash stock rom with PIT file I guess.

But the PC has to recognized the phone for this to work.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BCT99:
but how can i get it too boot into download mode again ?

it doesnt vibrate or power on i think i mounted mmcblk1p2 or 3 i dont really know i clicked on create mount-script for FAT32.:crying:

it recognizes it as qualcomm device what should i do now ?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BCT99:
Can someone extract the contents of this pit file https://mega.co.nz/#!ddIF2LjD!LJL7LYvUlbjMQONxlrM8mXgY_ScsJ0CcAXrsJdToAKU in .mbn and the other things and upload it for me please i need it so bad.:cowboy:
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DSA:
Why can't you?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BCT99:
i dont really know how and what to use :(
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DSA:
Use a zip program like 7zip
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BCT99:
i dont know what programme to use and all i want is torepair my phone and recover it from hard brick
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DSA:
I just told you, use 7zip to extract what you need
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BCT99:
oh sorry i didnt read it before writing
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BCT99:
still not working cant extract 7zip doesnt recognize the pit file:( it doesnt open it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DSA:
You use 7zip to extract the pit file and Odin to flash it with
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BCT99:
no i meant the things inside the pit file like aboot or smb.mbn or something like that
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DSA:
Flash the pit file as a whole file, you don't extract anything from it
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BCT99:
i cant get in download mode and my pc just recognizes my phone as qualcomm hs usb qdloader 9000
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DSA:
Then you need to send your phone in for repairs
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erawtik:
Iv had android since the vey first android up until 2 years ago I wnt with iPhone. My contract is up and I want to come back to android I miss widgets and flashing roms. So I've been looking between the nexus 6 and Galaxy 6 edge. Can you guys tell me why one or the other? I'm on Verizon if that matters and I know the edge isn't released yet but the specs look nice.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DebianDog:
Sent from my Benzo'd Google N6 on VZ
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crosserson:
You are asking in the Nexus forums, :D. I had the Samsung S2, Note 2, Note 3. I decided a change was in order and got the Nexus 6. LOVING IT!! I don't ever see myself going back to Samsung and touchwiz (as gorgeous the edge is). I can't stress enough the vanilla experience of Android and how fluid the N6 is. The lack of bloat, ease of root, flashing, etc...Nexus all the way.

I will say it looks like Samsung really stepped up their game with the S6 series, now if these were Google versions, that would be a tougher choice for me, but I still love the 5.96 screen. :D
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erawtik:
Yes I've never been a fan when my wife had her Galaxy 2 but the new 6 edge looks nice and the specs are nice. I Asked in the nexus forum for input from people who have switched from Samsung and would have opinions of both.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oddspec:
Get a nexus I've seen a bunch of reviews that say the edge isn't worth the extra 100 dollar price tag and that its gimmicky most reviews say get a reg s6 I went nexus from the s4 cuz I'm tired of att locking bootloaders took me all of 10 mins to get cm12 running on this thing and to remove the 6 att spamware items
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oak:
For me, it's all about the bootloaders. N6
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yellowman82:
If you love to flash get a nexus because I'm pretty sure Samsung is still shipping with know and those Samsung devices are loosing a lot of devs because of it. For the note 4 sprint and T-Mobile are the only carrier that's still kinda surviving in the development options while at&t and Verizon are struggling last I checked unless Verizon makes a development version.

Nexus 6 will hold it's ground this device is great, I was waiting for the LG G Flex 2 but with all the negative reviews and rumors I jumped on my first nexus device and had got a great deal for a brand new sprint sealed variant and have no regret plus I still have my upgrade so when the new nexus comes out I'm jumping on it lol.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] travisjshepherd:
I've had the Galaxy Nexus (VZW) then after 2 years upgraded to the S4 after seeing the huge dev outpour, turns out it was impossible to rom, so after I was eligible to upgrade with VZWs EDGE upgrade plan, I jumped back to the Nexus. My point is I have had 2 nexus phones and a samsung phone, Nexus hands down is the way to go.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erawtik:
Thanks guys that is what I was figuring, you guys just helped seal the deal now the end of month can't come any sooner :D
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xterra91:
Nexus
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ooofest:
I appreciated TouchWiz value-adds on my Galaxy S III and like how they've integrated with Lollipop on my spouse's Galaxy S5 (which is very responsive, btw).

A friend of the family is a Samsung product specialist for a local Verizon reseller and has been nothing but frustrated with his Note 4 (which was on my short list of possible phones . . . based solely on specifications and online reviews); I saw up-close that it was having problems that any phone can have + more. It has wonderful features, but is vexing him weekly with weird drops in signal and hangs/reboots.

All my prior Android devices were Sense and Touchwiz-enhanced. The Nexus 6 experience is like flying with a very solid custom ROM that has just what I need, in comparison. Sure, I might want to root for tethering or such some day, but Android OS 5.1 is meeting all my needs, thus far. And, I *can* unlock, root, etc. at will, too - lost some of those abilities with the Galaxy S III after an OS upgrade. At my pace, not the carrier's.

Nexus 6 is a great size for me, I don't ever want to go smaller if that can be avoided. It has a growth path based on easy ability to apply future stock or custom ROMs, and its hardware has been satisfying to use.

I'm sure the Edge will be a terrific phone, but there will be differences and you should probably consider what's most important to you, feature-wise.

- ooofest
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobpantsspongesquare:
You answered your question right there. The easiest to root, direct updates from Google, NO TOUCHWIZ.

I had a S2, N4 and now the N6 and I can not see myself ever going back to a non-Nexus. The phones are smooth as can be. Just think about it, Lollipop was basically designed to showcase the abilities of the N6, here come the flames. Simply put, if you want 100% flexibility of customization and you like the idea of a fast device built for the OS that it runs, you have to go Nexus.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bill3508:
KI came from the m8 and I was mainly worried about the battery with the N6 but its fine. From the early reports I've seen on the s6 battery life I would not get it. Very happy with the Nexus so far. Had mine unlocked, rooted, and running builds a couple hours after it arrived.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jley22:
I bought a Note 4, and then a few months later sold it for a Nexus 6. I loved the Note 4, but everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING was limited. It's all heavily locked down and restricted. The Nexus 6 is pure, and totally open. You can do anything you want. There are no restrictions, and there is absolutely nothing holding you back. The best part: Carrier Freedom. You don't have to stick to anyone. You can do whatever you like, whenever you like, no Knox, no history, no questions. I had a Samsung N2, N3 and N4, and loved them all, but the Nexus 6 has changed my perspective of freedom. If something breaks, there is a fix. If you want a new feature, developers hear you and fix it. If you want to design your own ROM, there's a guide for that. If you want pure updates straight from Google and no bloatware, it's there with no strings attached. Want a remarkably easy toolkit to do everything you could ever desire on your device? Done! Twice over even! The Nexus 6 is the only flagship ANDROID device because it is exactly that, ANDROID. I would highly recommend it to you and anyone else.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oak:
Here's a chart I saw that might help.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redshirt72:
You mention liking to flash ROMs, so I'd go with Nexus 6. Seems like with Samsung using Exynos SOC in the S6 and the touchwiz framework mucking things up you'll never get as good performance on a custom AOSP based rom with things like camera, bluetooth and Wifi since Samsung , in the past at least, has not been forthcoming with drivers.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave2metz:
I'd just wait for the upcoming Nexus to be released. It's looking like it will be based on the upcoming LG G4. In my opinion, why buy a phone that will soon be last year's news? Not taking anything away from the Nexus 6, I love it. It's the best phone I've ever owned. The Nexus 6 is not an old phone, but we both know that something better is right around the corner.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bgenesis12:
I was a blackberry person for a long time when smartphones first came out. I later bought a cheap metro android. Since then i've had a Samsung Galaxy S3, an iPhone 5, LG G2, and now i have a nexus 6. I went from the S3 because i wanted to try something different. I got bored with different. The iphone isn't customizable at all. So i went back to droid and the G2 is a beast but the nexus 6 is a bigger beast. Go with the nexus. It may not have all the cool features that an S6 has but you probably wont use all those features anyways. Nexus 6 is stock with the essentials plus its for a more technologically savvy person that understands specs and performance. Im not hating on the S6 i know it has great specs too but its a phone everyone will have.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audscott:
don't see all the fuss……

I jumped on t-mo from a note 4 to N6. I've been using sammy products sine 2011, including all the note series, with a g3 and opo for good measure.

The samsung devices were easy to root, coming unlocked from t-mobile. The note 4 has considerable development on a t-mo sub forum. I flashed several times a week and edited build. prop and mixer. path files to further customize my experience.

Oh, and touchwiz was not the monster it's made out to be. I use apex launcher, which on the note 4 is a similar experience to the N6.

I will say samsung is rightly blamed for bloat and some wicked lags, something I have yet to see on shamoo.

I'll say I'm enjoying my nexus, but all this endless chatter about the "pure android" is nonsense from my perspective.

So, if someone asks if the note 4 or Nexus 6 would be my choice, I'd go with the N6, but maybe because I haven't had much time on it so far. Then again, it's a matter of unlocked bootloader with the right carrier. (T-Mobile)

Don't think I'm going to regret my choice.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] James2k50:
I have the LG G3 and I can say this is the best phone I have ever had! Believe it or not even better after running Lollipop :)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigballa:
Bruh I have two HTC M9s, M8, M7, Moto X 2013 & 2014, every Nexus phone (except that curved crap one) and a OnePlus One and two days ago I ordered myself a Nexus 6 haha. Once you experience stock android man there is no going back.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssgtob1:
Nexus all the way. My wife has a Droid Turbo and Galaxy S6 and the Nexus smokes them in every aspect (except for the Turbos battery life). The screen on the s6 may look nice to some, but with color tweaks on the nexus 6, I think it looks better.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bb709394:
As someone stated... Nexus 6. Vanilla android, unlocking bootloader, root, custom roms galore. You can even software lock bootloader again...

No messy Touchwiz to deal with, no Samsung crap security to unlock bootloader to deal with...
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cleozilla:
I can't speak for the s6 as I've never touched one but I moved from the s4 to the n6 and I don't regret it one bit. Rooting took minutes. The S4 was also pretty amazing for all of that stuff but like other have mentioned the n6 is made for this stuff.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whoa1331:
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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] riotburn:
I have to say I just got the nexus 6 and its a lot better than I expected it to be. My phone died and I was forced to buy a phone. I was on the fence about the nexus 6 because of no SD card, removable battery. But I'm really enjoying it. I have 5.1 using the upgrade trick for ATT. Its smooth and runs really well. The phone itself feels really good to hold too. Quality build.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brandonjcreek:
Ask yourself this: Do you want (A) a pure Android expirience with super fast updates and the ability to easily unlock the bootloader to customize the experience to your liking, or (B) do you want amazing hardware with arguably dull/skinned software and slow as **** updates? If the answer is (A) then it's simple, go with a Nexus.