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[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] petegunns01:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3161227 - Ran across this recently; Genius idea - just have to make time to give it a try. Essentially allows you to make your nandroids odin flashable, which would be extremely valuable/convenient when there a need to start over "clean"
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Product F(RED):
I noticed that a lot of the scrolling lag in Recents has to do with thumbnails being constantly regenerated while scrolling up and down. Any way to tell the phone to cache them instead of constantly regenerating them?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Dmkarkutt:
Hey Mega did you see there is a new Base POF2 for W8 released the other day? Curious where could I look for info on what changes there are between Samsung base upgrades? Oh and BTW did I get some amazing pics from vacation thanks to the PRv6 camera. People everywhere were shocked and could not believe the photos my phone was taking. So just another big thank you for all of you efforts. I will try and post some in next few days was trying but xda was being ignorant and not letting me upload lol.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
What? lol dude the pm.jar couldn't be corrupt or the build wouldn't run properly lol...you need to find out what your doing wrong from kk to lp because that's the most significant change to account for...not some random jar file in the framework folder haha but for sure there may be issues with the security in lp blocking what you're trying to do

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
I know you posted yesterday about using xposed...that's a huge part of the problem...on my v6 setup the recents are pretty much instant and has very little re rendering needing done tbh

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Product F(RED):
Hmm, could be it. I don't know what happened, but after upgrading Xposed to the new Krait-optimized version, my system is snappier. Recents comes up within 1 second tops and apps are much faster to open. Phone runs cooler too. Battery life is more or less the same though.

There are things I need Xposed for like...something for Pandora which I cannot mention here, and Wanam Xposed (smaller clock, hide AM/PM, volume controls as media keys, remove S-Finder/Brightness panels, etc).
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Sure man that's fine...but you do know the sacrifices and the problems it causes...it's a trade off you make you'll just have to deal with otherwise to be honest

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
No...but given how little they updated the previous base I doubt I bother with it to be quite honest...i doubt it even makes sense for you guys to bother odin flashing it and going thru the whole ordeal again as they only seem to update the security and bloat apps as they're coming with carrier updates faster than any new base updates are coming from Samsung lol

Idk try sammobile or Google maybe you'll find a change list but if it's like sprints last build it was 185 mb of crap lol....looking forward to checking them out bro for sure

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Dmkarkutt:
Thanks Mega I had a feeling as I remember you stating there wasn't much change on the BOE1. I did Google and Sammobile earlier but to no avail. From my searching I don't think Samsung posts the change lists anywhere, strange.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
No they rarely give out actual lists of changes just arbitrary numbers...but that's because most people think updates mean improvement or advancement...if we saw literally they only patched security and bloat apps in a list vs generic "bug fixes" it would show just how little they support these devices after the sale

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Dmkarkutt:
Awful really!!!!

So sad but true!!!!!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] GatoL0c0:
Take it with a grain of salt...

http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_galax...ed_on_august_13_with_microsdxc-news-13183.php
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] pstarkey001:
Still sucks without removable battery not to mention 3gb ram instead of 4gb and the camera ? is lacklustre too.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Product F(RED):
Regardless of what they do, I'm just tired of Samsung in general. Touchwiz keeps using the same ugly colors, and they don't like supporting phones after release. I have a Note 3 and this Note 4. They have different UI elements despite both being on 5.0.1. Samsung purposely disables/doesn't bring over new Touchwiz design elements to their "older" devices. I had to use an Xposed plugin to enable the S5's Touchwiz design (KitKat) back when my Note 3 was on Kitkat. It was actually in the latest stock ROM, but Samsung disabled it unless you changed the build.prop to make the phone an S5 or used an Xposed module.

Samsung doesn't give a **** about users; they just want you to keep buying the next phone. I'm crossing my fingers HTC comes out with something worthwhile, or I'm gonna go with LG. Tired of not having a voice when it comes to Samsung. Even Sony right now is doing something where they want users to help them make a new skin from the ground up (apps included) for the next 5.1 update. Samsung just wants to copy Apple and make phones for the average Joe. Samsung is forever doomed to make awesome hardware but terrible software and with terrible CS. I feel like I have no voice with them.

I tried tweeting them the other day to ask them about 5.1, and they asked me what carrier the "N910T" is for. They also told me that maybe "disabling the application Touchwiz" will help with the lag.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Stark please correct me if I'm wrong...but you odin to a newer sprint base then downgraded back to run poprocks v6 like a few weeks ago right?

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Yea dude it blows my mind that not only as individuals...but even as a massive community of thousands of people in these threads and other websites dedicated to samsung devices...have no voice...they're so consumed with trying satisfy whatever little fad is going on each summer...glass backs...last year was chamfered edges..the year before was fake leather back and custom back Ala Moto X...they've compeltely lost all individuality...it's like the engineers and designers have no say and a bunch of dbag marketing reps are designing their overly generic devices anymore...they were too stupid to even know they had 2 hw features that were synonymous with their brand and they removed them lmao that says everything about samsung today in a nutshell...

The fact they refuse to optimize touchwiz honestly I can't bash because from aosp nexus builds across the skinned board they all put out generic lazy builds with no care...i do despise the fact samsung out right refuse to port basic features device to device...not back port but ffs note 4 sure as held shouldve gotten s6 camera ui on LP at the least...i still use the s5 ui xposed mod on my n3 setup lol same deal is bs totally agree that's never made sense to me either....i actually have been a fan of touchwiz for a long time but basically only after having to learn to redevelop my own version of it cuz I can't bring myself to run stock on my 800 dollar phone...and typically only after I reskin and re theme it lol

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] sefrcoko:
Hey guys, I took a look at the new W8 base and wrote a summary of my initial observations in the Canadian thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=61902169

Can't tell the difference between this base and the previous one so I didn't even mention it to you mega lol. I still went ahead and prepared the base (deodex, busybox, etc) just for kicks, available in my thread if anyone needs it. I honestly don't see a need to build a new PR for this (plus the base is for Puerto Rico and not our usual Canadian carriers, although that doesn't really matter. Bit of extra carrier bloat too.).
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Product F(RED):
I'm tempted to run stock (no offense to you because your ROM is as good as Touchwiz ROMs can get). I just don't wanna lose the camera quality. My coworker bought a BLU Life One the other day for $99 from Amazon:

- Sony IMX135 (Galaxy S4's camera)

- Snapdragon 410

- 1GB RAM

- Dual SIM

- Stock-ish KitKat 4.4

THIS THING IS FASTER THAN MY NOTE 4. Not raw power faster, but doing anything that doesn't require massive power. Everything is instant. That's how bad Touchwiz has gotten. I look at phones like the Zenfone 2 and Idol 3 and I'm like how is it that these mid-range phones perform much better than my Note 4? Even in the case of the ASUS, it has a heavy ASUS UI on it, and even the 2GB RAM model flies. Instant task switching, great battery life, no lag, etc.

Meanwhile my Note 4 has to stutter and battery life is terrible because of Touchwiz. I feel like at this point they have one generic Android Touchwiz build and they tick boxes for the drivers (Snapdragon 805, 3GB RAM, etc) and features (KitKat camera, Lollipop pulldown, etc) and hit "BUILD".
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Awesome dude thanks alot for all the work...i may pull it and take a look...but i kinda figured after the last time when we were kinda placebo? Or not? Lol it just adds more hassle for you guys than its worth to update imo unless there comes a true updated base

Good lookign out as always bro[emoji106]

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Yea but to be fair your running a severely gimped build from xposed...i have a couple extremely kitted out setups that nothing can touch my v6 setup...just saying your experience running what's about a Note 2 kitted out build speed wise isn't a very fare comparison to anything running a normal build stock or not

If you'd detune a Ferrari to ford focus level performance you really can't blame the vehicle when you get beat off the line by a civic lol

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] pstarkey001:
Yes…but only used modem and boot from nandroid. Also just found out from another thread that you can go back as long as you don't use odin or twrp. You have to flash using philz.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Awesome dude thanks alot for the info....had a PM that said they had odin up to the new base and couldn't come back...just wanted to pass along the info

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Product F(RED):
True, true. To be fair though, after updating Xposed to the V5 Krait version, performance is night and day. I'd say it's 90-95% what you intended without Xposed.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] pstarkey001:
Here…this might help…http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2956667
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] sefrcoko:
No prob [emoji106]. Yes this one definitely seems like a placebo update to me lol. Unless others have different observations I would skip this update and hope the next one is more substantial. Come on Samsung! lol :)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Dmkarkutt:
Thank you for the reply I agree with you and Mega no point updating!!!!!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Lol yea agreed...until there's a reason for everyone to go thru the hassle of downloading and odin the new base and yada yada there's no sense in the update...hell we prolly rip out most of the bloat they updated haha

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
I just pm back your confirmation...as I know alot of misinformation is around about the different carrier practices...i thought everyone was like att and blocked downgrading for a long time.... so I get where hes coming from...least he has the info now if he wants to come back...thanks dude

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Rounding out the additions of the new system extracts of a couple new devices to the op2 boxes...here's a few icon sets reco to me and a few from my collection for completing the themes... The stock sounds are already in the op2...as are the backgrounds...will add the full theme packs later on

Mega

Htc M9 (Sense 7)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.szp.sense7

Lg G4

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kk.launcher.theme.gfour.tj

Galaxy s6

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=designedly.theme.gs6

Android L/M

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=designedly.theme.lcons

I'm gonna pull all nexus 6 sounds and stuff from the poprocks nexus 6 build as well so I'll upload that kit later on...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] nautica2450:
this is my defacto icon pack:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.natewren.linesfree

it's perfect for my tastes. hope you guys enjoy it.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Lmao dude i love the contacts icon hahah...looks great with your setup

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Product F(RED):
Preventing downgrades is a Samsung feature called Rollback Prevention. It's not decided on by the carriers. Samsung phones have had it since the Note 3; my S4 didn't have it and I was using an AT&T S4 with Loki. I was able to upgrade and downgrade the modem as many times as I wanted at the time.

It's part of Knox, but it's built into the bootloader whether or not you use Knox. I kept my S4 on a pre-Knox update bootloader, which is probably why I could flash whatever I wanted.

Here's more info:

Page 5: https://www.samsungknox.com/en/syst...roid security maximized by Samsung KNOX_3.pdf
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Yea you can't downgrade the knox bootloader once you go up...but like we can freely odin between kit kat and lollipop on tmo...with att locked bootloaders that enforce the knox key checks throughout the entire firmware there is no even system downgrading on an att device past the knox Integration during the S4 days...before that even on att we could freely go up and back...i too have a modded att n2 with a pre knox boot that I can go back to 4.1 up to 4.4.2 with no issue...but my att n3 when I moved the rom from firenote 4.3 to FireKat 4.4.2 it was a one shot deal with no chance of going back which is so annoying...locking the bootloader is the biggest issue cuz my intl galaxy Mega can also downgrade between 4.2 and 4.4.2 with no issues with knox boot

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Product F(RED):
Yup. I think it's bootloader and modem though now even for us N910T users. I wouldn't mind bootloader locking if ever carrier added the "Allow OEM Unlock" toggle. That could then be set permanently off by an IT admin in an office if the device really needs to be secure.

I think the reason AT&T and Verizon lock their devices down, besides being jerks, is because they have a ton of corporate customers unlike T-Mobile and Sprint. If you think about it, our Notes are the least secure because the bootloaders are unlocked. But if they shipped locked but with a toggle (Sprint's S6 and S6 Edge were updated and bootloader locked, but got a toggle), that would fix the issue. Similar to disabling camera access, for example, IT Admins could just disable the toggle in corporate environments.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Dude its just like root...why boot unlock and root access are not simply hidden in the already hidden dev options has never made sense to me...it could have a massive toggle...YOU AGREE TO FORGO WARRANTY AND ASSUME ALL LIABILITY...check enjoy ...makes no sense to me regardless of their reasoning for locking it...to not offer the unlock

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Product F(RED):
They did, but not in our part of the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTTgXqaP7Rk

And look, this is from the Sprint S6 EDGE:

APK here if you're interested, but it's strictly for Chinese-region S6/EDGE: http://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/samsung-factory-bootloader-unlocker-apk-t3086609
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Dude that's so sick...i will hate att even more if they've blocked or removed this given sprint offers it it's not a carrier block out by samsung...i hadn't seen that in the sprint s6 build that's so badass dude

Added...nice I'll check it out...it's probably doe for an Asian carrier boot but still a killer option for that region I def give samsung props for offering it...def step in the right direction imo

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Product F(RED):
Yeah so what happened was in California they decided every phone has to have factory reset protection (when you reset the phone you have to punch in your Google credentials, like an iCloud locked iPhone). So in order to adhere to that (US-wide, not just Cali), Sprint/Samsung had to push out an update to lock the bootloaders because it's a requirement of FRP. That "Allow OEM Unlock" toggle exists in stock Android. The difference is Samsung was probably asked by AT&T and Verizon to not include it since they don't want users unlocking their bootloaders/rooting.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Yea I knew about aosp having it just from working on the nexus 5 and 6 builds...and I do get partially why att and vz locking it in a sense to start...for whatever bs they offer average customers about "security"...but it's absurd on a whole other level they one don't offer those of us that need or want unlocked boot the option esp when it doesn't keep the device from being sim unlocked and used on another network lmao...and to remove the option again after samsung leave it in the modded source is just strait screwing us over really with little justification or cause which really bothers me man great find...thanks for the info because that gives me all the more ammo to try an crush them to everyone that will listen lol

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Product F(RED):
Lmao do you remember back on the Note 2 when you could do a permanent SIM unlock without even rooting? Just dialer code and go through the menus.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2176719

Did that on my Note 2, instant permanent unlock. But yeah man, you're right. Even if they have justification, there are ways around it. They just don't wanna give the people power.

Unlucky for them, they're GSM and the International versions of phones are starting to all have the US LTE bands ;)

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EDIT: Holy sh*t. Sony's new UI is stock Android with Sony apps: http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2015/07/22/launching-sonys-concept-for-android-initiative-in-sweden/
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] GatoL0c0:
Ooohhh, I can has? Lol ?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Dude I actually really dig that icon set...I like their mix of the classic Sony icons like the camera and stuff...with some of the better lp stock ones...that's actually a big step forward from their little circle icon set imo...that looks really good

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Me make icon set...u use eye con set yes...it make feel g4 on u fone. .. lmao that's hilarious dude I didn't even spot that

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] force70:
I guess if improvements they mean more security and more bloat the yeah the people got it right lol.

Updates = good for normal people but mostly not so good for us :(

Sent from my Nexus 6 or Note 4

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If it truly stays with the sd card thats at least somewhat in the right direction. Removable battery i can live without especially if its 4000+mah.

5.7" screen is not acceptable however, they need to go 6" before they get my $ this time around.

Sent from my Nexus 6 or Note 4
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Lol yea that's been my experience on all but 1 incrimental update ever...and that was announced and planned as it was the baseband to enable lte on att for my note 2 cuz the first 4 months lte didn't function tho it was sold as such haha...even our "massive overhual" from kk to lp was a theme and recoding bits of dalvik and calling it art haha

You can see it on sites like sammobile...it's always baseband xyz updated today...same features ui and speed but some bug fixes patches and app updates...Yay lol

Mega

Sorry if I'm slightly bitter lol...spent 2 days wasting my time rebuilding a new base for my megas megakat rom and it's worse than our base from last year...literally no changes but a dimmed screen and slightly throttled cpu setup to improve stocks mediocre battery life...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] RaymondPJR:
First pic straight out of an advertisement! Awesome!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Thee_illuminati:
That's what I was thinking
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] RaymondPJR:
Feel about the same! I'm gonna sit in the fence and not jump in at release time! It wouldn't be so bad if they'd just give us a bigger battery and stop competing with Apple for the thinnest device! Quick charging is no replacement for better battery life. If it comes in S6 thin and has no increase in battery life from what we've seen lately on all phones, that's it!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Thee_illuminati:
The only way I'd get a note 5 is if it's ridiculously fast and doesn't cost and arm and a leg to buy.....looking forward to any deals before I buy one. I mean I can do a 128 as well and be ok with it for a while, but man it sucks not being able to remove the sd or batt.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Yea I agree the sd helps alot...but for me I'd much rather buy another note 4 if note 5 is 5.7 for the 3rd time in a row...least I'd have a similar performing device...exact same camera sensor minus a mm aperture change...and a much more open moddable note with the option to run kk or lp with mods...we have no clue if mods will ever function normally on lp 5.0.2 let alone 5.1 or android m...i don't think anyone's even thinking about actually using the device yet lol but that's a huge issue all the extra security being added and the hole were already in...throw on a note 4s ish note 5 vs a true successor and it'll be a really really difficult purchase for me not to buy a new n4 for much less money and a more equipped device

100% agree if it's not a min 5.9 inches I'll have a hard time finding any reason to buy it but I'd love to see the sd remain either way...I'd at least consider a 5.7 inch device...no sd no chance

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] FormeriPhoney:
Hey guys. Got my new note 4 today from tmobile & Tekhd thread had me rooted & unlocked in 5 min. So great.

I need to wipe & bring my current one back to stock. What's the best way to do that (or thread).

Want to make sure it's clean as a whistle
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Just odin stock and it's back un rooted on stock...Wipe storage and it's brand new

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] FormeriPhoney:
OK... Is this the correct file to flash in PDA in Odin?

(bottom highlighted)
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Yup that's the one man...cod6 tar like 1.6 or 1.8 gb...will take it a couple mins to initiate in odin...yea pda slot ...once it boots just use settings/storage format and your done

Mega
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] FormeriPhoney:
Is it supposed to be a tar or md5 bc this looks like it ends in md5. Its the same one I had in my Note 4 stock files folder since cod dropped
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] megalomanic14:
Yea no worries...md5 is a checksum system of tags that make sure this fw goes with this specific hw like serial numbers so it'll error out if it detects the wrong device...the home xyz .tar is the base itself odin flashes...it's the right file

Mega