yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Play General] MechaBouncer:
Well that's another problem. Even with only a limited number of games, people found out how to copy and hack the PS1 emulator to inject other images. They lost interest in making any more games available because 1. people didn't want to re-buy the games separately from PSN and 2. they were easy to pirate. I'm pretty sure this is what killed them using PlayStation Mobile for PS1 Classics. And then there were very few new quality games released on PS Mobile, which led to Sony scuttling that too.

The biggest reason why the Xperia Play failed, aside from outdated hardware at launch, was the overall lack of support from Sony. They are going to have to really change their minds if a Play 2 ever happens. And right now, they aren't even considering a successor to the Vita. That's pretty bleak.

Don't get me wrong, I would love to see them do a phone and non-phone mobile gaming system similar to the iPhone and iPod Touch. I still think that has a lot of potential and could solve a lot of their problems if done right. However, I have to be realistic and unless Sony can truly lock it down (which is very difficult with Android), then I don't know if this will happen. Maybe they could go the DRM key approach and tie their proprietary games to that?
[Xperia Play General] david7380:
I personally think Sony should forget about the Vita and launch a new gaming phone (Xperia Play 2). A device similar in size to the Xperia Z5c but with full physical buttons would be perfect. It wouldn’t be a good move from Sony to develop a new Vita, right now the tendency is towards smartphones. Also I still think sony can develop a ps2 emulator at native resolution with lets say the Xperia Z5 hardware and if sony sells the Isos at $1-2 dollars I don’t think people would want to illegally download them jut to save a couple of dollars. I mean anyways they are making no money right now from Ps2 Isos. Ps2 emulation is not a must and would be only an extra feature, but I hope sony is developing a new gaming phone.
[Xperia Play General] DrROBschiz:
The Snail W3d is pretty much it.....

And its huge and feature bloated. So depressing that no other viable contenders exist
[Xperia Play General] MechaBouncer:
Actually, what I really see happening (and it's starting now), is Sony pushing PlayStation Now on their phones. The Vita will most likely be abandoned in a similar move and replaced with PS Now instead of any sort of local emulation. That is how they will control the content from getting out and still make money off of it. Eventually PS2 games will become available for that and most likely PS1 games as well. This is most likely why we haven't seen any direct emulation or PS1 Classics done on the PS4. It's all to push PS Now as the future of PlayStation. Once PlayStation is a service, then they won't even need dedicated consoles anymore. Don't believe me? Look how Sony is pushing Remote Play since the Xperia Z3 line using PS4 controllers. It's all about streaming now, rather than native compatibility. This is only the beginning.

Will they do an Xperia Play 2? I don't know. It could be a great front-runner for PS Now and remote play, but the Vita is still in the way of that. Once the Vita dies, we might see it as a concession. Or they might just do a more portable controller as the DualShock 4 isn't very pocketable. Then pair it with the an Xperia Z# flagship.
[Xperia Play General] psxpetey:
And its no closed to release haha
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] kevinw0312:
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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
**You can begin the following process from

any

Build/ROM but you must already have Root Access**

**Required** FlashFire - Play BETA - PREVIEW

1. Join the G+ community using the same Google account as you're using for Play on your phone/tablet Here.

2. Sign up to receive the BETA versions from Play Here.

- Use the link provided after sign-up to download the app.

**Caution!**The process below is only for the AT&T G870A S5 "Active" Variant! Use on any other device may result in a hardbrick.

Downloads:

- G870A_OC5_Stock_Rooted_ROM

- G870A_OC5_Stock_DeOdexed_ROM

Set your screen timeout setting to 10 mins before beginning!

1. Place the ROM onto your device (use either internal or ext-sdcard).

2. Open the FlashFire app and "Agree" to the Terms and Conditions.

3. Press "(+)" twice to bring up the "Actions" menu.

4. Select "Flash Zip or OTA" and locate and select the ROM. Leave "Auto-mount" unchecked under the "Options" menu and press the checkmark to continue.

5. From the main menu Uncheck all options under "EverRoot" and use default "Reboot" settings.

6. Last, press the lightning bolt then "Ok" to begin the flash .

The screen will turn black then display the contents of your system before beginning the flash. FlashFire will pause for about 1 minute while flashing the "system" partition. Once complete your device will reboot and pause on the AT&T splash screen for about 1 - 2 minutes (10 - 15 mins for DeOdexed version) before completely rebooting. Done!

Tip: for blazing fast speed turn off animations from Developer Options and reboot!

Known Issues:

- None!

Optional - Enable Native Tethering:

- G870A_OC5_TetherAddOn (Flash using FlashFire's "Flash zip or ota" option).

Notes:

1. The above process will not affect your Knox Warranty Flag.

2. The process will update your Modem, Non-hlos, System, Kernel, Stock Recovery, and Bootloader to OC5. The OC5 Bootloader allows for downgrading your firmware at any time.

3. As of 5/7/2015 no need to wipe prior to flashing! The ROM will automatically perform a factory data reset.

4. If you do not already have root access or to unbrick you must flash the G870AUCU1ANE4_Full_Odin.tar and root with TowelRoot before continuing with the above process.

5. To learn more about FlashFire's capabilities on locked bootloader devices see here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60070810&postcount=2

Credits:

[MENTION=4259046]nutt_case[/MENTION] - for capturing the ota update.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
As always, quick work [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION]!

Thanks!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] adrock74:
Man I have done all this to the letter. Flashfire force closes everytime I try to select a package. At a loss.. I'm on XDK 1.1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
The joys of Beta........try downgrading to NE4 and start from there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] berniesteven:
Dl now. Will advise. Thanks again [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4259046]nutt_case[/MENTION]!

SM-G870A Peace
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
Good luck! I'm downloading too, but waiting till tomorrow to flash...been a long day and I want to be fresh, just in case.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] berniesteven:
I think I'm going to do the same thing.

SM-G870A Peace
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] d34thbl00m:
Thanks so much for your work! Downloading now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] berniesteven:
Hmm. Don't know if it's because I'm tired, but I've dl 3 times using 3 different browsers, and each time I get an extraction fail. Using AndroZip pro and root Explorer.

SM-G870A Peace
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jasonj711:
I dled it aswell. waiting til tomorrow when I get off work to try it. I just tried using flash fire to select file and it didn't c loo se for me and I am on xdx1.1 too. we will see.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] M.Nabeel:
thanks for the update. Can i use safestrap to flash this rom ? I am on your stock rooted 4.4.4 rom

EDIT: Sorry , i extracted the rar and see that mD5 file was sitting there which cant be flashed through safestarp
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] M.Nabeel:
i tried this procedure 2 time once on stock 4.4.4 then on stock 4.4.2 all the process goes flying but when flashing the system partition the process stops and gives the error "no space left on deivce" i also observed the system partition was 2536mb and the flash size is 2760mb..

what should i do ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Hollywings:
Me too, got the IOException write failed ENOSPC (no space left on device) error. Now it stays on the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active boot screen. Oh shoot what do I do :(. Went from NE4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] M.Nabeel:
odin back to NE4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jasonj711:
so has anyone successfully done this method yet?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] SveninFla:
I am stuck here. Running Dynamic Kat 1.1
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] joeyidk:
question

I have already flashed to 5.0 thru your new method , i was wondering if i could flash an older bl zip to use safestrap but still be on 5.0 then flash back when i am done, could help me with this muniz_ri
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] M.Nabeel:
can you help ? how have you updated , when itry to update it gives the error "not enough storage left" ..... plz help
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] pabent:
5.0 Flash Stuck On Samsung Boot Screen

Followed all the instructions to a "T". Everything worked as noted.......until it rebooted and stayed on the the Samsung Boot Screen for over 15 minutes. Then I tried to press the keys with no avail. Pulled the battery and tried to restart....NOTHING! Same boot screen. I can successfully boot to recovery. I tried the following: 1.) reset to factory 2.) wipe cache partition. Now I am stuck again! Need help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] berniesteven:
You need a minimum 3.5 gb internal storage. Move stuff to ext sdcard or pc. Or use tibu and bu apps to ext sdcard and uninstall to clear space.

SM-G870A Peace
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
OP Updated. Thanks again for testing! Enjoy!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
Don't worry I got the one he PM'd ;)

Thanks for looking out though.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jasonj711:
Wait til he changes the links

nvm didn't know you got test version aswell

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Man I am getting Hella nice benchmarks off new version loving it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] harmgsn:
DLing new test now, will update upon completion of flash

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So far all is working as expected. SuperSU now prompts for root access and all of the apps I had trouble with are working as expected!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] myfishbear:
yeah the new method is 100%... thanks for the revision!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jasonj711:
Now for the fun debloating it lol. Alot of apps to freeze.wish closed worked for samsung.hopefully he gets all the stuff worked out for us.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] harmgsn:
Debloating wasn't that bad for me... Titanium Backup and 5min and it's done. Running super smooth now.

I mentioned this in PM, but the initial "delay" on being able to unlock my phone on boot with the older versions of this would be 20-30sec before it would acknowledge input. Now it's back to normal.... so all of my bugs/complaints/requests/issues are golden now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] assurrak:
so is everyone good to try this now or are the files in the OP not updated yet? I'm confused!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] jasonj711:
U are good to go now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
I'm back up and running now too...first flash was bad for some reason but second shot was golden. All the previous issues seem fixed!

Great work:thumbup:

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] bigwillyg:
quick question. is the tetheraddon being separate because its not in the rom? my phone always had tethering and hotspot enabled since im on a mobileshare plan. or is this for those that dont have it activated?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
If your already on att mobile share your good to go. Pretty sure just for those who aren't already provisioned for tethering.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] bigwillyg:
another question (hestitant to just jump in), since flashfire is basically the next gen mobile odin, am I correct in assuming that it will clean wipe? so then the usual back and restore will be required? sorry, I did read the op but since i have ADHD I like to ask twice and get a more direct answer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
Yeah your going to want to backup first. FF wipes everything except internal storage.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FtaWolf:
Wonder what I'm doing wrong.

When I extract the rooted 0C5 rar the md5 shows 0 bytes.

When I check rar it checks fine. But when I go to extract the md5 it shows errors.

Downloaded with chrome & built in browser both same thing happens.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
I did mine on a pc then moved it over, but I think someone in an earlier post had that same issue.

Did you unzip the firmware rar file. I had the same issue before and I had realized I never unzipped the file. I used fx file manager to unzip. BTW I was also running XDK 1.0.

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Try FX file manager. It's free.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] akilleze:
I use ES file manager for almost everything, but it wouldn't work on this file.

So, as nutt_case suggests, I downloaded FX and it worked perfectly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Infuser86:
I am on 4.4.2. When I got the phone, I flashed the previous kernel to be able to root. Since rooting, I have removed bloat, modded various things with xposed. I tried to OTA numerous times for 4.4.4 and now 5.0. It downloads the OTA then goes to install. Always gets to 25% install then fails. I have heard this is do to me removing some of the bloat. I want to make sure this method will work. Can someone please answer me if it will. Thanks for all your work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Sgt.CM:
no no no. Don't take the OTA. follow the instructions for 4.4.4 and root. Then load 5.0 as instructed. It's already rooted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
OTA only works if your near 100 percent stock...no root. ..etc.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] harmgsn:
Yes. I was on 4.2 and rooted with a bunch of bloat removed. This worked fine for me. OTA will fail so don't take it... if you're rooted, just do this.

Please be advised it WILL WIPE, so backup your stuff before giving this one a shot. It worked for me (I've even flashed back to 4.2 and then done it again... no problems). Latest method works like a champ.

I disable OTA updates as part of the 'bloat removal'.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] akilleze:
Thanks for this comment. I'm going to be coming over from 4.2 tonight and didn't really want to take the extra steps to do 4.4 beforehand.

I too disabled OTA, and have been googling "870a lollipop" for a few weeks (didn't care to waste my time with 4.4)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Infuser86:
Awesome! Thanks!! I will report back!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] bigwillyg:
This worked perfect. I extracted the rar on my pc, transferred to phone, used flash fire and I'm typing this from my lollipop gs5 active.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Fyi......this is just like flashing a stock .tar in Odin in regard to factory stock permissions/selinux contexts but with root! Chainfire is amazing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] bigwillyg:
Yup already took care of the sd write permissions
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] d34thbl00m:
Just FYI the SD Fix app from google play is working on L...fixes read/write perms almost instantly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FtaWolf:
Looks like FX File Explorer did trick.

Thanks. .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
Glad you got it working!

ES is my go-to 99 percent of the time too, but it's got it's quirks. :rolleyes:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FtaWolf:
I've always liked root explorer. Guess I've found new to try out also when things don't go quite right.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] talkingmonkeys:
Don't worry you guys are getting some attention too. I'm trying to figure out how to get cstayton's multi device script for installing working with lollipop. AllianceROM 8.0 too. Hopefully I can add this last touch before putting that out and making a deodexed base to build from.

I'll be looking for some g870a testers when the time comes in the next few days.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] SveninFla:
Count me in. I am just an average everyday guy who has been in XDA since I had a T-mobile Dash. Would love to learn and have the time to do what you Dev's do. Alas, it is mainly the time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] talkingmonkeys:
The time is the toughest part. I need you to be confident in downgrading too. Not sure how it is for this device so make sure you know what you're getting into and have plenty of time to test if you are serious about wanting to do it. I am pretty certain that by the time I ask someone to test it on this device that I'll have it working perfectly on the g900a. I'll be in touch in the next few days. Thank you :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] SveninFla:
I have been nervous about many a ROM Flash. I've invested decent money into this phone and many others. I've rooted and have run custom Roms in all of them. I will be honest and tell you if I am not comfortable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] andytheturtle:
Hello yes,

I've tried doing this, but it didn't work for me. What it did was that it went to a screen where it loaded all of this code and then it rebooted normally, came back on to see that it was in the same firmware, and as soon as I unlocked it, it rebooted again and still nothing really happened, it didn't upgrade to lollipop.

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Okay when I tried it the first time it didn't work, second time it brought me to that red loading screen bar and the last thing I saw was that it installed supersu and then it booted but it was bricked at the android screen. What did I do wrong? When I start over I flash to 4.4.2, is this the reason why?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
I would venture to guess that it's not that it didn't work, it's that you did not follow the directions as written. Please carefully look at the directions and try again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] andytheturtle:
Okay I'll try again. Also I've been using Flashfire v0.15 that I downloaded from a random website because most of all the websites that have it are down, like the link that you have to the article, their link is down, it's not longer on the play store anymore.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] StephenSpig:
I'm just gonna wait until stock 5.0 can be rooted...

But I WILL say that our bootloader can be downgraded to NE3, then take the OTA up to NE4, and then (I) took the OTA up to OL5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] andytheturtle:
So wait, is it supposed to be stuck at the android logo for a few minutes?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
Android logo? It should reboot to the black and white Samsung s5 logo...then to the Att logo where it will be for a few minutes....then on to the setup screen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] andytheturtle:
Then I'm not sure, I'm following all of the instructions completely.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
This should be the final screen in FF before you hit the lightning bolt to flash. Are you 100 percent sure you've got things in the right order?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] andytheturtle:
IT FINALLY WORKED FOR ME. But what I did was oposite of what you did, I put it in this order:

Partition.zip

Firmware

Wipe

Everoot

Reboot.

That's the order I put in and it finally worked.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
Not sure how it worked like that...but if it worked for you. :thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
The order of the firmware, partitions.zip, and wipe is not critical. However problems arise when you forget to add one of these three items......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FtaWolf:
[MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION]

Worked like charm. FlashFire v.15 ..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Sgt.CM:
Flashed this morning and couldn't be happier. No problems to report. Thanks again to [MENTION=4708661]muniz_ri[/MENTION] for all the hard work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
No worries, appreciate everyone being so willing to test things out while I play with my new toy, i.e. FlashFire. Loving it!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FtaWolf:
Looks like Samsung gutted call blocking mode by doing away with Custom feature.

Liking FlashFire also. It would be nice if it was custom recovery. Seems pretty straight forward.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Yes, having twrp is great(have it on my G900T), but love the versatility of FF. It's like safestrap and Odin in one.

One thing I wish I would have known before uploading the firmware .tar is I could have used .zip compression format instead of .rar. The download would have been the same size but instead of having to extract the .tar you can just move the .zip to your device and flash away.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FtaWolf:
That's fine we've all learned lot. Extracting the .rar I thought root explorer was tops, tried es explore, finally did fx file explore which finally worked. It's hard when u on road to find pc like some used.

Lol. [emoji106]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Ocires:
Ringtone volume

Has anyone else had an issue with ringtone volumes being VERY low after performing this update (which worked flawlessly by the way once I followed the instructions properly)?

I can barely hear my phone ring now when it's in my pocket and have missed several calls because of this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] FtaWolf:
No all seems fine here. Did u check volume setting under sound?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Ocires:
It seems like the ringtones start out at low volume and then go to full volume on the second ring. I can't seem to find any option to disable this. ;/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] timjbirke:
WORKS!

Worked absolutely flawlessly. I was running 4.4.2 with towel root. Followed your steps exactly, and I'm now running 5.0 rooted! Thank you for the wonderful work!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
If you have already checked sound settings and they are correct then the issue is due to either third party app incompatability, system mod's made post update, bad flash, idk....You can try reflashing the firmware file only with FF without wiping.

If the problem persists try doing a factory reset to confirm if a third party app is causing the issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Sgt.CM:
Ok, so battery life is bad. Is it safe to do a factory reset and will doing so lose root? Everything else is good and turning off animations from Developer Options made it faster then ever. Any other suggestions before I do a factory reset would be helpful. Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Yes, factory reset does not affect root access.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
I'm 2 days in and for me battery life and performance are through the roof. :thumbup:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] d34thbl00m:
Definitely, runs smooth as butter. Listened to Pandora on 4g for 4 hours, been unplugged since 630 am and have 80 percent left. Just really can't wait for Xposed, gonna make Lollipop shine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Uploaded new Firmware file in .zip format.

This means that there is no longer a need to extract a .tar from a .rar before flashing. You can now download the .zip file directly to your device or PC and move the .zip file to your device and flash. Follow the updated instructions in the OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] adamtcote:
I performed a backup in recovery, flashed the file in the app w/ root permissions, and my Active is stuck in a boot loop-- doesn't hang like the instructions said it would.

edit: fixed with Odin with the provided file in OP. Any reasons it might have stuck me in a bootloop?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] nutt_case:
Did the same to me first shot too...not sure why...second shot worked perfect.

FF still experimental. ..could have been that or I just missed a step.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] muniz_ri:
Never mind on this..using a .zip format for the firmware file has proven unreliable on other devices. Not ready for prime time.

Previous files once again reflected in OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] Kosh_Jelly:
Stuck.

I followed all these steps and im stuck at the S5 active powerd by android screen