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[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xavier2k3:
I absolutely love mine. Originally pre ordered a gold one which picked up literally all fingerprints. I remember seeing the white one when I left the Samsung store after pre ordering and realised I made an error.

My preorder messed up and then I opted for white. Couldn't be happier. Phone is so nice and clean and fresh. No fingerprints at all. Couldn't recommend more!
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eatonjb:
I hate all Samsung white phones.. the soft keys always give a halo behind them, and it looks like an old Stomper toys where the lights would blaze through the plastic hood.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oliv3:
This is my problem with the white version. I can't believe they haven't manage to fix this issue. My s2 did this... Four versions later and they didn't bother to fix this.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] optimummind:
All of my previous phones have been white, my preferred color. For the S6E, however, I passed on the white & went for gold bc I didn't like how the back of the phone looked in white. More specifically the camera part. It was too much white for me & I was looking for some contrast.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vmod32:
I cracked the glass on my Note 4 and just got a new replacement though my insurance. It's always been easy to do a full backup on rooted devices in the past but I can't say I've ever done it on a non-rooted phone. Can anyone provide some advice on the best way to go about cloning my old phone to my new? I gave Kies a try but it does not copy any system settings or apps over.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eskomo:
In the past I have always used MyBackup for txt's and call logs and that stuff. But its so easy now to just get all the apps I use through My Apps in the Play Store that there is no need for app backups. But system settings and the rest would still be useful to use MyBackup. I'm sure others have good suggestions too.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vmod32:
Kies took care of everything but apps and system settings. I guess I'll have to let the play store restore the apps it can, but that does not help me with sideloaded apps or any system setting and UI tweaks. I was just hopping there was a better/easier way much closer to what we could do in Safestrap or custom recovery.

On another note does anyone know where to get a Developer Edition Verizon Note 4? Samsung is sold out and it does not look like they are going to sell anymore of them any time soon. I can't find any on swappa or ebay either. I knew I should have jumped on them last time Samsung had some in stock.

If I can't find a DE Note 4 I think I may give this replacement phone to my wife and take back my old Note 3 with Jasmine Rom.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfld:
I would go into each app and use its backup feature if it has it. nova and stuff like that usually lets you back it up. the new way that lollipop installs apps is good though
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foolie:
I use Helium/Carbon to backup all my apps/data; and SMS backup/restore.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tribalb:
Try Samsung smart switch from the play store
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minipac:
Hi All:

just to check with all , what happened to VoLTE option after upgrade to lollipop.

thanks
[P3600 Software Upgrading] PGMMA:
After upgrading to official HTC GPS enhanced ROM, I can not send SMS when in GPRS/EDGE areas - receive is OK. When in WCDMA (3G) areas, SMS works fine. Has anyone else experienced this and perhaps found a solution?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 5518680:
We all have gotten a sneak peek of Sony's lollipop update onto our beloved z1 compact. Through the many ways available I for instance used an ftf file. But they do not come pre-rooted like the zip file alternatives.

The only way to root ftf I am told is to flash a kernel pre-installed with a recovery then flash SuperSU zip. I have flashed like 3 different boot.imgs only to find no TWRP/Philz/cmw recovery.

Can anyone give me a WORKING kernel that will boot into a recovery? Would really appreciate this.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 5518680:
We all have gotten a sneak peek of Sony's lollipop update onto our beloved z1 compact. Through the many ways available I for instance used an ftf file. But they do not come pre-rooted like the zip file alternatives.

The only way to root ftf I am told is to flash a kernel pre-installed with a recovery then flash SuperSU zip. I have flashed like 3 different boot.imgs only to find no TWRP/Philz/cmw recovery.

Can anyone give me a WORKING kernel that will boot into a recovery? Would really appreciate this.

Found my solution

Edit: I just found a cm11 snapshot boot.img kernel, flashed it. Booted to recovery and flashed a pre-rooted rom zip. Easy as pie.

Thanks all.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kokkss:
Just flash KK firmware 108, root it, install recovery latest version, and afterwards flash any customised prerooted ROM of your choice.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 5518680:
This is too much work. Work that I have to do. It's the only way to root this ftf. damn it
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kokkss:
It's up to you.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martin091:
I've done it.

I made a pre-rooted ftf using PRF creator and compiling the SUPERSU v2.37 and Z1C locked dual recovery 2.8.12 from Nuts site.

You can use Xperifirm to download the the firmware, then use Flashtool to decrypt the fileset and create the FTF, then you're good to go.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kos25k:
Hello guys.Does this method works??Without unlocking the bootloader? http://techchomps.com/root-14-5-a-0-242-android-5-0-lollipop-on-sony-xperia-z1-compact/
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaxPayne3004:
Hello,

No don't work. With LB, you can't flash boot.img.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kos25k:
So i must unlock it right??Can anyone please send me the directions on how to unlock and root?
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 5518680:
Awesome, which version region did you use? Mind sharing?

I am almost running out of options
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackArtsInc:
So after everything done can we restore TA partition and relock the bootloader?

Not sent by me!
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martin091:
I'm from the UK but I used the "Customized US" version. It works all the same, I've put together a UK one now but I'll need to wipe data before I can use it.

I'd share if I didn't have awful internet. The file is massive, unfortunately.

You'll find multiple threads on how to do different parts.

You need to create your pre-rooted firmware, then you'll need to download KK with Xperifirm (probably .108) and flash it with Flashtool.

Root KK using Easy Root Tool and install XZDualRecovery using the desktop client.

Once you're rooted with SuperSU/SuperUser and Recovery you can install the pre-rooted firmware (PRF) as a flashable zip within Recovery itself.

There's also work arounds for Xposed which you can find too, I've used them and it's all working as it should for now.

I also have a locked bootloader, so don't worry about unlocking it. I'll have a look around for the threads I used and post any I find.

---------- Post added at 08:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:24 AM ----------

Working Xposed work-around

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60298690&postcount=123?

FR pre-rooted firmware with extras (not sure on your region or if it'll work properly. Worth a try?)

http://xdaforums.com/sony-xperia-z1-compact/general/14-5-0-242customizedfrpre-t3083055

PRF Creator

http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/tool-prfcreator-easily-create-pre-t2859904

Xperifirm

http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/pc-xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142

Flashtool

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2335555

I'll leave you to find your own SuperSU or SuperUser zip, same with XZDualRecovery as they're frequently updated so you're better off finding the latest versions.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackArtsInc:
But how can you flash 108 if you are already on 242 and you have a locked bootloader? You must unlock it first...

Not sent by me!
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c6nsor9d:
What I did is that I downgraded with Flashtool, rooted KK, and then flashed a prerooted rom through the recovery. No need to unlock the bootloader.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackArtsInc:
How did you downgrade really?

You just flashed the 157 FTF in flashmode? It's doable?

Not sent by me!
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzerfong:
OK, there seems to be some loss in translation somewhere. Hope this will clear up some stuff:

1. Flash KitKat (kernel, system, everything).

2. Root it.

3. Install recovery (here)

4. Since you don't want to make your own pre-rooted firmware, here. Click on 'Google Drive' for the zip, and FTF. You need both.

5. Put the zip in your SD card/internal.

6. Boot into recovery and clear all data (dalvik, system, data, everything).

7. Flash the zip. DO NOT REBOOT.

8. Shutdown and use Flashtool to flash the .ftf you downloaded. Check System and Baseband on the 'exclude' column.

9. Have fun!
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackArtsInc:
[MENTION=6182897]dazzerfong[/MENTION] OK,first of all thanks for your answer. What I'm asking is how did you do the first step with locked bootloader.

Flashtool->Flashmode->KitKat 157 FTF->Then root it blah blah?

Are these steps correct or not? Im about to try today cos I really miss root on my phone.

If you are already on Lollipop and your bootloader is locked you can get root this way.

1.Download the correct KitKat (.157) ROM for your country/operator using Xperifim.

Convert it to FTF using Flashtool. (there are tutorials,search)

2.Flash the FTF you created using Flashtool's Flashmode. Include everything.

3.Root your KitKat (.157) using the forum's tutorials and also install [NUT]'s recovery.

4.Boot into recovery and flash your pre rooted ROM in flashable zip format.

(There are also tutorials on how to create this with Xperifim and PRF programs).

5.Enjoy rooted Lollipop with locked bootloader.

Not sent by me!
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzerfong:
Yep! All done with locked bootloader (or, if you want, unlocked, but you're wasting your time if you're unlocked). So, first you flash the FTF of a KitKat ROM.

Rooting, use Towelroot or something. No idea why, but Towelroot refuses to play with my TWRP (recovery), so I used the old method.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackArtsInc:
[MENTION=6182897]dazzerfong[/MENTION]

One last question cos I just did all the steps but I couldnt reboot into Lollipop after flashing my pre rooted rom zip file.

On step 8 which FTF you mean exactly? I assume you mean the FTF from which you created

your pre rooted zip initially? In my case the Customized GR version?

N.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzerfong:
You should have downloaded 2 things so far: the zip, and the FTF. That FTF is Lollipop stock: doesn't matter where it's from. Flash that in Flashtool, but remember to check 'System' and 'Baseband' in the 'Exclude' column.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c6nsor9d:
Downgrade to .108 (with flashtool) in order to directly root the phone, whereas with .157, you'll have to flash an older kernel with flashtool in order to get root.

Once rooted, just get yourself a flashable prerooted firmware (zip file) and flash it from the recovery (after a wipe factory reset; wipe data; wipe cache; wipe Davilk Cache and Wipe System).
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackArtsInc:
At last I managed to root it!

Thanks a lot! I was missing the part about flashing the FTF excluding system and baseband!

Not sent by me.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzerfong:
All good mate! Hope you enjoy the phone.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] louis0815:
Forgive me being a bit thick and asking silly questions....

I am on locked BL and rooted stock KK .157. After reading this thread I would assume I could skip steps 1&2 above and start off at 3. Is that correct?

At step 4 I haven't yet made up my mind whether to create my own files (based on my own FW) with PRF or use an existing one, but anyway.

Step 8 would use the Lollipop .ftf as said already.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazzerfong:
Yep! I started with .157 KK, locked, rooted, but I already had TWRP installed. Of course, if you do 1 & 2, it doesn't hurt, but you're wasting your time. And God, does it take forever to load!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milesius:
Hi,

I am using a fairly stock ROM on my S5 that has been rooted and debloated. The phone was Verizon branded, but I am using it on T-Mobile. I like 4.4.4 as my system, and have safestrap installed.

In order to get full band functionality I had to enter service mode and select LTE/GSM/WCDMA instead of CDMA preferred.

I also edited the build.prop to ensure LTE preferred and GSM mode enabled after reboots.

My problem is that if I enable Power Saving on the phone and it goes to sleep after a minute the network completely drops and I cannot reconnect to T-Mobile network. Additionally the phone seems to reset itself to CDMA preferred.

I have to turn off the phone for a few minutes then boot and now my network is restored.

The easy answer is that simply never use power saving - and why bother when I get great battery life anyway.

However - it begs the question - why would power saving kill network carrier connection? Is the antenna powered down?

If so - where else do I need to modify settings to stop the phone from returning to CDMA?

Lastly - why is it so difficult to configure a new phone like the S5 to jump carriers ? the phone is global in its band support and fully capable - but carrier branding renders this useless. Shouldn't custom ROMs be more universal in their nature and exclude carrier locks- or at least enable menus for users to select the carrier they prefer to use?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tropazr:
Hello! I was able to restore to stock my KK LG G2 D800 from KK to JB last week using the TOT method. After I restored to stock I went ahead and took all of the AT&T OTA's until I was running stock LP. After I got stock LP I was able to root and install TWRP.

Last night - stock LP was running sluggish (go figure) so I decided to go ahead and do a factory wipe in TWRP. However, out of habit - I went into advanced and wiped everything but the SD card. I went to reboot and...now I have no system installed on the phone.

For whatever reason - I cannot get the phone to boot into recovery. I've tried the physical button presses a million times in a million different configurations but it just won't boot into recovery no matter what I do.

I plugged it into the computer through USB and the phone is being recognized but I cannot get ADB to find the device so I can issue commands.

I am able to get to the phone into download mode no problem - just not recovery.

I tried to go back to stock using the TOT method again - and LG Flashtools fails giving me a download error before it starts.

Any help and/or advice would be greatly appreciated. I took it to AT&T Device Support Center and the guy told me LG hasn't given them any flash tools - could just be because the phone is rooted.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nabril15:
You state that you tried the TOT method using LG Flash tools, so I assume that you followed all the little nuances of that method (going into device manager and setting correct COM port, removing the cable one time and reconnecting), etc. I don't remember all the steps with 100% accuracy, but any guide (either xda post or you tube video) contains all of them. I did the same thing as you a (wipe system) a while back, and there was no way to get back into recovery. I had to do the entire TOT procedure.... Good luck
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tropazr:
Thank you for your reply. Yes, sir. I tried the different .dll's and changed the port to 41 and everything. I did just fix the issue - I was able to FINALLY get into recovery (gotta make sure the phone is COMPLETELY OFF!!!! - whoops). Once in recovery I was able to download Grola or Simple ROM and flash that through TWRP. Everything booted up perfectly and I am back on Lollipop. Once some D800 LP ROMs start popping up - this won't be an issue anymore.
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BR7fan:
On my PC I get 50 Mbps. On my AT&T M9 I get

7.37.

I used my some M8 and I get 17±.

Any ideas what is causing this ?
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gonzo237:
Do you have WiFi optimization on? I believe it slows down WiFi speeds. Its in WiFi>advanced
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[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] applehater00:
Hi guys looks like I'll be going for the Note 4 as I defect from Apple. What's confusing me however are the the options 910C or 910F i.e.e Exynos or Snapdragon. I'm in the UK on O2.

I've done LOTS of google searching on various forums and reviews, and read most forum posts in English as well as other languages translated and if there's one thing I've learnt is that there doesn't seem to be a consensus. I've learnt some swear that C (exynos) is better, others say F (snapdragon). I've heard it suggested that one of them is better for sound quality (can't remember which). I've read that C is better in benchmarks but not in the real world (and I've read the opposite!). I've read that F is better for games due to the better GPU but C better for multitasking. I've heard that now C is better as lollipop uses 64bit, but I've read people say that's not true. I've also read that F is better for custom ROMs (but again I've also read the opposite!) Basically I've heard opposing views for everything and am putting it down to (as ever with internet searches) older posts perhaps before lollipop and people not being able to compare.

So today, 22nd April 2015, when more people have been using these and lollipop is now mainstream can anyone shed light on the latest opinion?

I'm paritcularly interested in:

General speed

Support for custom ROMs etc

Any opinions appreciated!!! I know you guys are mainly developers (and I apologise if I'm wasting your time - I've read some threads on here already on 910c v 910f) but you're the best as you understand the benefits of the extra cores more than anyone else and are more likely to have tried both!

Thanks in advance guys :)
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdm9mm:
I previously owned the F and I saw a little lag when scrolling. It also overheated and stopped charging in my car when I used it for navigation. I am not sure if it was a faulty unit but my N version has no lag and very cool even when I run 2 navigation apps at the same time in split view.

I'll let the others answer your question.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Salim.Keady:
[MENTION=6618396]applehater00[/MENTION]

Snapdragon have more support for custom roms, a bit faster then exynos, overheating a bit(depends on which chipset and your usage)

Exynos are a bit cheaper, a bit less perfomance, more battery friendly, no overheating at all
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannstarr:
I had the n910c exynos. Experienced minor lag only when using the app switcher / previous apps button. Was a lot slower to open apps than the nexus 6 I sold it for. Didn't like the poor signal strength, which is ultimately why I sold the phone, however, I can't say whether any of that was related to the exynos chip. Lack of choice in custom ROMs bothered me slightly, however, with the wanam lite ROM, I didn't really need any other.... Even on my nexus 6 I keep it stock and just change the kernel.

Nexus 6 has much stronger signal strength and is by far my favourite phone I've ever owned. Note 4 has put the nail in the coffin for Samsung for me until they can ditch touchwiz and leave android the f%&£ alone.

No overheating issues with the exynos note at all.

Nexus 6 has the same snapdragon chip as the snapdragon note 4, and I'd choose this phone every time over the note 4, however, if I did go back to a note 4, it would still be the exynos version
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] applehater00:
Thanks guys for the replies but this illustrates the problem

One of you suggests snapdragon may be relatively laggy, one of you suggests that actually exynos is slower and one of you suggests that although in your experience and exynos chipped device was slower than a snapdragon chipped device you used, you'd still go exynos.

Really appreciate all replies so far thanks! Good to know it's still as muddy as my reading suggested!
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mixailo:
It all boils down to whether you want to install custom AOSP roms or not.

If you like Samsung software then get either of them, the performance differences are negligible either way. You have a detailed benchmark at phonearena, but all they show is that Exynos is a bit faster cpu, while Snapdragon is a faster GPU.

On the other hand, if you like Android as Google designed it and want to use AOSP or CM, the Snapdragon version is currently your only choice. Exynos has CM development, but they have a hard time of getting the radio working.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] applehater00:
Cheers I think you've probably hit the nail on the head.

I don't know anything about romming as I've only ever been an iOS man. I jailbreaked a lot there but jailbreaking is different I imagine. Jailbreaking is something I did partly for 'free' apps initially (but I soon realised apps aren't very expensive anyway and buy them anyway) but mainly because iOS is extremely limited and basically junk unless you free it up. I'm tired of havign to JB iphones all the time just to bring them up to Android's standard.

So with Android why would I want to ROM? Wouldn't I lose all the S-pen and other features?

Ok, I realise now this is veering off the original topic somewhat so feel free to flame me for hijacking my own thread and deviating it, but it is relevant, because it seems that if I want to do this then I'll go with the snapdragon, otherwise I'll go Exynos.

As a techy type guy who loves control I suspect I'd love to rom it (or whatever) but not quite so sure about it yet....
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mythos234:
You can thank Samsung for much of the lag, like the Recents Button.I can only recommend our SimplRom collection for the C and the F, we managed to increase the speed and new builds with tons of enhancements are coming very soon too. Both chips are similarly capable and it really comes down to custom rom support in my personal opinion. Which is better for Snap, no doubt. I'm developing SimplKernel for the C and F at the moment and there is just more there for Snapdragon than for Exy. Its easy and fun making stuff for F and a huge pain with weird stuff everywhere with C.

I can only recommend you the F, both for installing Custom stuff and also if you should ever want to develop for it. Kernel-wise at least ;)