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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cushmape:
Dear XDA,

I purchased a used Alcatel one touch pop 8 P320A running Android 4.2.2 and now I noticed that the SD reader seems non-functional. when I go to storage, it seems that for a second it sees the card but then quickly it turns to gray as if there is no card in the device. The SD card is good and it works both in my PC and my cell phone. I connected the tablet to my PC and still can't see the SD card. I checked the device with Root Checker and it says the device is not rooted.

I contacted Alcatel and they will not repair it without proof of purchase, and I don't have one since I bought it on Kijiji. I appreciate any suggestion as how I can fix the device.

Thank you very much.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Hnk1:
Credits

zxz0O0 for rootkit

If you think I have missed your name and you deserve to be in the list, please do not hesitate to inbox and I would gladly update it.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Hnk1:
Reserved FAQ

FAQ 1

If you do not wish to flash recovery and only want to gain root. Use boot command instead of flash. Or delete files as stated in the recovery guide

I have an error/question!

stuck at cleaning up

Close the tool and run again.

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error: more than one device or emulator

Check if you have installed any windows android emulater like bluestacks etc

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stuck at Waiting for device

Make sure device is connected

Make sure USB-debugging is enabled

Make sure no Sony PC Companion or other Sony software is running

Make sure you have adb drivers installed

Make sure the computer is permanently authorized for connection on the phone (you get a dialog the first time you connect)

.[*]How to unroot?

Flash factory firmware in flashtool. Exclude everything except system. No need to wipe anything.

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[*]Will I keep root after factory reset?

Yes
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] kvi:
"PREREQUISITE : USB DEBUGGING + USB DRIVERS"

"Firstly I suggest you make a full backup of your applications/data especially TA backup."

As you make a backup of TA without root?

Backup TA -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292598

Q: Do I need root for this?

A: Yes, you do need root for both backup and restore to work. I would advice to use [MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION]'s excellent Easy Rooting Toolkit for this, when not already rooted.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Hnk1:
Thank you so much for your feedback. The guide is still in process and I would make necessary changes as well once it is completed.

Making TA is a suggestion and NOT by any means a step to the process. I am going to work a bit as it needs editing at places

UPDATE :

Guide updated
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Hnk1:
Firstly always quote me in the right forum and NEVER ASK me questions in PM. If you next time do it, I will simply ignore.

Well, The recovery clearly states it works for your device so go ahead and flash it.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] waichai:
I apologize for the PM. I should have read your signature. Thank you for your reply.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] -Zeta-:
I am on 4.4.4 and 23.0.1.A.0.167. I tried method 1,3,5 and none of them works, i thinks it's because of the 23.0.1.A.0.167 is not rootable using the exploit method ?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Hnk1:
I suggest you try the Chinese method. I rooted with that but download the Chinese version because it's 1.83 while English version stands at 1.78
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Lrclaros:
Noob question... unlocking bootloader will make me lose DRM right?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Hnk1:
It is wise to make @ backup. However, I have always unlocked my boot loader via official Sony website and never had any problems even without a TA backup.

Good luck
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Hnk1:
Guide updated and changes made!
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Boki_Srb:
I have unlocked bootloader, by oficiall way (Sony site). Phone is full reseted now. Can I back all data, whole system? I've made backup of all on the internal mem with TRWP. Will everything works normaly after that?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] EricSP:
So if I access the service menu in the root section it says I cannot unlock the bootloader.

Is there a way to do so through unofficial means?

I did backup my TA so I just need to be able to do that :/

So far I'm unable to unlock the bootloader and never upload a custom recovery.

My model is D6603 with version 6.x of Android OS.

Is the capacity to to unlock the Bootloader bound to the android version?

I heard that I could root the phone if I downgrade to an older OS version and then do it... anybody can confirm?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] RedWave31:
For those with any trouble and that can't flash twrp, a full procedure for injecting TWRP into the kernel is here:

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=74528751&postcount=22
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] a_prabhu7:
Going to try it mate tnx
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] 54NJ41:
Welcome try it and let us know.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] thetitanium:
Has anyone tried this out on N900????
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] 54NJ41:
Try it your self and let us know. i will promise you that it will not touch your primary rom. Any time you can go back to normal.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] vagenrider:
tried on my 4.4.4 vn rom-set kernel-failed to set kernel.. :confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] 54NJ41:
1. First of all have you grant super user permission for Dual Boot Patcher. If not just reboot and try again.

2. Do you have enough space in your sdcard (internal) for the backup of the kernel.

3. Just check if there is sdcard/multiboot/primary/boot.img is their.

4. Try the 8.0.0.r1119.g9c51715 version of dual boot patcher if the above didn’t help.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] vagenrider:
tried all mate but nothing.. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] 54NJ41:
Hi bro can you please send me the link to the rom which you are using. I will try and let you know.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] vagenrider:
here you go http://samsungviet.vn/threads/note-3-snapdragon-vn-team-vn-rom-v7-0-online.1034/

apreciate very much your time-effort etc thank you :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] 54NJ41:
Which version 7.2 or other
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] vagenrider:
7.2 ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] NightForce:
Here we go! I have complete dual Boot on my Note 3! It's awesome! My first Rom is Aryamod 5.3 and my Second Rom is temasek unoffical cm rom! Thanks to the Developers for your great Roms! And now Thanks to you 54NJ41! Your tutorial is great! I wait over 1 year for dual Boot on my Note 3 and now I have it!
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] dream_catcher79:
does anyone knows how i could get more system partition space?

I tried to use titanium backup to move some apps but it says my system is 2.38gb full
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] pixelsphotopro:
Rogers Note 3

Anyone can tell me if I can install it for the Canadian Rogers Galaxy Note 3 ?

Thank you
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] thermax04:
you said:

Download and keep your desired (Secondary Rom) CM or AOSP rom + Gapps zip files

the second must be CM or AOSP?

what about if i want to use Arya and Omega roms for example?
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] 54NJ41:
I have tried the rom but same result as yours. But don’t worry I have an alternative way to set the kernel for your primary rom.

First make folders in your SDCard, “MultiBoot” in it “Primary” it should be like: Sdcard/MultiBoot/Primary

Then extract the boot.img from your rom zip and copy it to Sdcard/MultiBoot/Primary

So the result will be Sdcard/MultiBoot/Primary/boot.img

It’s done.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] 54NJ41:
Welcome bro
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] 54NJ41:
To make space in your system partition.

1.	Delete what ever apps you are not using from system/app and syatem/priv-app (Don’t delete if you don’t know what it is or what your are doing.)

Example: shealth, etc.

2.	Move some google apps from /system/app to /data/app to make them user app using root explorer.

Example: maps, gmail, chrome, etc.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] 54NJ41:
To dual boot two TW roms is very hard. Because there is not enough space to fit both system file in your system partition. Other wise you have to deboalt the primary rom and you have to deboalt secondary rom zip before flashing. And by doing so you will lose most of the features of your TW roms.

And if you want to use CM as primary and TW rom as secondary its possible but not recommended. Because you will have trouble with flashing mods etc for your TW rom.

The better option at the moment is to keep the TW rom as Primary and others a secondary.
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] Molitann:
Hello, my friend gave me this phone and if I can repair it I can keep it :D. I have this problem: it's stucked at the bootanimation. I tried hard reset, unlocking bootloader and then flashing TWRP (can't unlock, I don't know why), flashing B510 through system recovery give me this error: "assert failed: file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerpint..."). When I put update.app into dload folder and press vol+,vol- and power it only loads stock recovery. I tried flashing system.img directly through fastboot, but it says that the max file size is 800MB and the system.img is 1,37GB. Any ideas? (It's on 4.4.2 but I don't know which version.)
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] tileeq:
Try flashing Chinese firmware like B508 since it is on stock recovery.

Sent from my SM-G850F
[Huawei Ascend P6, Mate] Molitann:
I have to downlaod it from chinese site, so it takes ages. I just found out, that if I flash b510 through stock recovery, it needs b132 version in build.prop. Will post my result after download.

EDIT: Can't flash B508 either: "signature vertification failed".
[XDA Assist] motog98:
Ok now i have managed to reinstall the os, but forgot to flash Google Apps, so now everytime i try to set up the device on cm12.1 it says "setup wizard has failed". And now with the device reset, usb debugging got disabled and thus i cant do anything in fastboot either. If somebody could help me with bypassing the set up wizard or giving me an alternate method to flash gapps, it would be great. Do keep in mind though that my phone is not detected by my mac.
[XDA Assist] jackeagle:
Hi,

Please do not create multiple thread for same reasons you have already created the thread here .

Thread Closed .
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucaurso:
Hello, I've a problem with my Galaxy Tab S 8.4 Wifi.

Every now and then (usually 1h) my wifi disconnects from the wifi network and reconnects after about 30 seconds. I had the very same problem with my Nexus 7 2013 and I solved that problem by setting the frequency to 2.4 GHz only.

I tried to do the same with the Samsung tablet but the option is not present under Wi-Fi> advanced.

There's a way to do the same with the samsung tablet?

I'm on KitKat.. Lollipop will bring back that option?

Note:

- the tablet is NOT rooted

- I've no power on the router because I live in university's campus accommodations

- I saw in another post that this app might help: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brilliapps.wifiandmorefixer&hl=en I would like to not use an app that doesn't explain how it does that kind of things (I use my tablet for work and I've some private data on it)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FriendWithin:
If I flash a factory image on my Nexus 6, will the device ask me for my google account, or does that only occur with a factory reset.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phurkus:
If you wipe the data then yes. I assumed since it's gonna be a whole ddffrent OS. Then yed
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0087:
Click the top link in my signature for info. Especially if you are thinking of re-locking the bootloader.

You should remove your Google account and any security pin/password/pattern lock before hand. Then do a factory reset from settings before you begin. Safety first.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FriendWithin:
My screen is broken. I can't see a thing. Forgot to mention
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
So then it doesn't matter what it asks for
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FriendWithin:
Giffgaff said they'd need the device protection taken off

"Don't forget to remove your PIN or lock code, and any other kind of protection so the phone fixers can turn on your phone and confirm the issue."

However it can be turned on and the PIN encryption is gone, I just don't know whether they will need my google account to get further into the phone seeing as it's a factory image flash. I can't lock the bootloader because i can't see anything on the screen and I cannot force it off without it auto rebooting.
[MENTION=2872010]rootSU[/MENTION]
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
If the screen isnt working, they can see the issue long before getting to boot up. To turn off device protection, you must remove the google account before a factory reset. You obviously cant do this without seeing what you're doing. And you wouldnt want them to have access to your google account. All you can do is flash factory and send it as is. Device protection isnt going to prevent them fixing a broken display issue.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
On a PC or any other device with a browser you can access your Google account. Than change the password.

That is the first thing I should do ....
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0087:
Just remember, you have to wait 72 hours before performing a factory reset after changing your password.

https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6172890?hl=en
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
Yes. Two things to do, when sending the device for repair the display.

If possible flash a factory image.

Change the Google password.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
Why change your Google password? They cannot get into your Google account if you factory flash or reset.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
Because many people has gmail and other passwords in browser's memory and other data.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0087:
By flashing the factory image, in its entirety, all of your account information would need to be entered before you could use the device again anyway. After the repair process, when the device is powered on, they would only see the start up screen, as if it were a new device.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danarama:
No.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
True.

OP wanted to avoid access to his device by others. In general it is good practice to change password from time to time.

It is a point of view. Do not rely only on the security of a system.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0087:
I agree. That's why in my first response, I said that very thing. However with a broken screen, he could not do this from his device. So it was recommend that he do it via the web. But with the new features of security, you must wait 72 hours after changing your password before factory resetting. I think it's a time issue and the OP wants to get their phone off to be repaired. :)
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MJ999:
So I was on KK and the phone was rooted and also installed NUT's dual recovery.

Yesterday I downloaded the Lollipop offical rom from [STOCK][LOLLIPOP] D6503 23.1.A.0.690 BAL | Rooted | No recovery |and flashed.

But when I try to access recovery from NDR Utils, the phone just reboots, nothing happes (tried both Philz & TWRP)

Can anyone help me on installing recovery on my phone ?

Model : D6503

Build : 690

LB
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Radu_Stancu:
Install latest Dual Recovery and it will work. A fix was found a few weeks ago. The only thing is that you need root access. I did the same thing as you when the prerooted ROM appeared and now I have full recovery and full root access.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] ZootHornRollo:
hi,

i called T-Mobile yesterday to enquire about them upgrading existing devices to WM6, i was told that if the manufacturer made the updatees available then so would they. i told them HTC were making updates available for their own brand devices so the girl went off to speak to the technical department and came back to tell me that i should keep checking the website as they were expecting some kind of updates to be available in june but couldn't tell me exactly what.

sounds promising...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] padlad:
Lets hope so!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] djstegges:
Thats quite wicked.. not sure how the rom are going to compare to the rom's that have been cooked here but they have changed their tune...

They did say that they were not going to update the handsets and that you would have to purchase a different model..

We shall wait and see....

D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mccreath:
Bonus

Great news, then we can get something solid and supported back on our handsets and lets the ROM Chefs take a holiday (though probably a quick one!)

:) :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mrvanx:
I can say if you are looking for something stable on tmobile UK....Black Dymond with radio 1.40.30.00 is a winner at the moment.

ROCK SOLID, i tested all beta versions (beta, RC1 and RC2) and this ROM has had alot of work put in it.
[Other SmartWatches] Deleted member 3493119:
Hello everyone,

I've placed an order of the R-Watch M26s and all I've found about it is that it's an upgraded version of the R-Watch M26. I've bought it at Gearbest as they were having a coupon for it, and it'll arrive in the coming days. The specs for the watch is the following:

As there's very little info about the watch itself, so I'm interested to know if anyone else have it here and wants to share their experience about the watch?

I'll be posting a full length review once the clock itself arrives, and I'll also post the coupon I used to get it at a lower price if the item is good and worth it's price :)
[Other SmartWatches] Deleted member 3493119:
The watch came today, and I've just been having a initial look at it. I must say that it's better than I expected, but the thing that keeps the band in place could've been better and the band itself is big. Other than that, it's a good watch for the price. Full review incl. video coming up in the next few days so stay tuned :)
[Other SmartWatches] Deleted member 3493119:
Review of the watch (Will update with pictures :) )

I've now used the watch for a week or two, so here's my thoughts about said watch. The watch itself is built out of mostly plastic, that's chromed and slightly dark colored. The plastic feels sorta solid, but I must say that there's one downpart of the watch being made out of plastic and that is it's extremely hard to put the watch strap back on if it falls off or if you remove it.

The screen at the front seem to be covered by glass, as I've not been able to scratch it with keys. With that said, I should add that the watch has a capacitive screen with a LED screen. It's not the sharpest screen I've seen, and there's quite a bit of color change when looking at the screen at angles. However, this is expected for such a cheap product and it's not too bad at all.

The software on the watch is a custom OS by Mediatek, based on Nucleus. It's easy to navigate and there's quite a bit of builtin apps in the watch, but there's some disadvantages with the OS. One of the disadvantages I can see is there's a lack of third party apps. This can be said about most affordable smartwatches so it's not unexpected.

The app for the watch that's supplied (Mediatek Smartdevice) is decent and does the job just fine, it's stable but it's not as good as the Android Wear app but it's decent enough.

The watch have sorta decent battery life, and it lasts around 3-5 days depending on use, and I've only charged it 2 times since I got it.

The main disadvantage with this watch is that it does have a built-in speakers - that's poor and will redirect your phones sound through it and it's far from a ideal solution. I would rather see the watch not having a speaker, as it's far from useful and it's not the best implentation ever.

I bought my watch here with the coupon "GBM26S":

http://www.gearbest.com/smart-watches/pp_149274.html
[Other SmartWatches] Sophia Lee:
Hey friends, I have just ordered another watch from this site.

How long it will take to USA?:o
[Other SmartWatches] Deleted member 3493119:
Hello,

My watch arrived within 2 weeks but that's because I ordered it with NL Post as courier. Usually I would say it takes around a month atleast.
[Other SmartWatches] Sophia Lee:
Thank you:o

How about the watch? You will upload a full review?

Is it used well with Iphone? I have ordered an M26, it is pretty cool, but no iphone~
[Other SmartWatches] jgeert1:
It doesn't work with iPhone !

I received the watch last week and have been trying to use it with my iPhone 5S (IOS 8.3).

I was able to pair it but it disconnects for some mysterious reason (sometimes after a minut, sometimes after a few minutes) and it does not automatically reconnects. This issue makes the watch useless for me.

The only thing that seems to work is the notifier, so I'm able to see the notifications on the watch.

But no way to receive/answer any calls or even place a call.

I bought it at banggood.com and have contacted them and supplied them all information (a video that shows that it doesn't work).

Now I'm waiting for an answer/solution...
[Other SmartWatches] Deleted member 3493119:
Have you installed the app on the phone? I'm sure Banggood.com will provide a solution for you, as I've bought stuff there in the past and have had a great experience there :)
[Other SmartWatches] serch826:
I got my today, everything works awesome, very easy to setting up with my Nexus 4, phone calls work nice too.
[Other SmartWatches] jgeerts:
Yes, I did install the app. As the iPhone is already supporting bluethooth v4, no additional apps are needed to use the dialer, phonebook and the call log. The app is only needed for the additional functions (like the notifier and that one works very good).

Personally I think the issue is related to the fact that Apple changed the code in IOS 8.3 to support their own Smartwatches and as a result disabled or changed the protocol to support the "cheaper" (read non-Apple) smartwatches.

Banggood came back to me and is now sending a new (the same model!) smartwatch to me to rule out hardware issues (they think the watch is defective). So I'm waiting on the delivery of it.

To be continued...
[Other SmartWatches] kanzi83:
SmartBlue

Hi, iOS devices have to dl "smartblue" to use the push and sync ..

https://itunes.apple.com/app/id948624905

.... but it's iOS ;)
[Other SmartWatches] jgeerts:
Yes, I know. That's the app I'm running to be able to receive notifications.

Meanwhile I received a new watch (replacement) and that one works as a charm with my iPhone (all issues are resolved).

The only difference I can see with the previous watch is the version of the firmware. The new one is running V03, the one that doesn't function runs V01.

So it might be a firmware issue (I can't test it as I do not have V03 firmware files to upgrade the watch - So if someone knows where to find it, I would greatly appreciate it).
[Other SmartWatches] kanzi83:
and find the way to flash it ...!
[Other SmartWatches] jutei:
Hi, have a couple of questions about this watch. Does it work with Spotify? Can I get notifications from whatsapp and Gmail?

Thanks :)
[Other SmartWatches] davidmarli:
I received tha watch yesterday, and I'm not able to have notification.

I can make a call and receive it, but if I want to go to messages it says "failed" and write empty. ...

The firmware is the v004.

Please help....
[Other SmartWatches] king.a:
Can you reply to messages on it or you can only read messages but cant reply. also does whatsapp work on it or just wechat as advertised?

i am starting to feel like the watch is a bit useless if you can only answer calls and the speaker is not great so you probably cant hear a thing and you can only read messages and cant reply. so whats the use?

am considering getting this but is it worth getting? or what would be a better smart watch to get compatible with a samsung.