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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zetadrivetech:
miui v5 & v6 porting

PLs can you help with porting miui v5 and v6. ..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickyrock:
guys can u tell me how to port cm12 to htc desire c??

thanks in advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ALAN JO K:
Can i port Omnirom 5.1.1 made for samsung galaxy s to samsung galaxy s duos

ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GALAXY S DUOS AND GALAXY S IS THE SIM FACILITY AND ANDROID BASE.

REQUIREMENTS ARE THE SAME ,ie , resolution,cpu .

WHEN I TRY PORTING , IT GETS STUCK ON BOOTLOGO.

AND .................... I DONT KNOW HOW TO USE A LOGCAT ...............OR DONT WHAT AN ADB SHELL IS.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arc7ful:
Suppose I want to port cm 12.1 from yu yuphoria to redmi 2, which rom should I download as a base rom and which rom should I download as a port rom?
[Xperia Z2 General] nokian70:
So i decided to make a new latest version of the Xperia Z2 (D6503) Firmware included's NUT's latest Locked Recovery v2.8.15 and Chain's SuperSU v2.46 that's all thats been added everything else is the same as my previous firmware which i pre rooted. Screenshot and Links below Enjoy. Welcome Back the close all tab buttons :) :good: Remember to Wipe Dalvik/Cache

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Link Download
[Xperia Z2 General] H786:
Will this work on a Locked Bootloader??... i cant even update my damn phone via pc companion due to no usb 2.0 in my pc haha its saying i cant do it with a usb 3.0 port and so my last resort is to either wait for update via air or flash via FlashTool
[Xperia Z2 General] tamasrepus:
Does this work for locked bootloaders?

Also, from which FTF did you create this?
[Xperia Z2 General] nokian70:
Yes it will mines a locked bootloader too.
[Xperia Z2 General] nokian70:
Yes it will and screenshot below of which one i used.

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[Xperia Z2 General] keyz86:
Thanks so much again for another rooted UK ROM! You make my life so easy! :)
[Xperia Z2 General] nokian70:
No problem :good: :) glad to be of service.
[Xperia Z2 General] nokian70:
You're welcome :)
[Xperia Z2 General] H786:
Sorry to be a pain but could you point me to the right direction on how to install this?... im used to installing ftf files but not zip so i dont know exactly what to do xD
[Xperia Z2 General] nokian70:
Its just like installing a custom rom yet its not a custom rom just stock with pre root access. if you have rooted before and have twmp or philz touch whiz recovery just install it from the recovery option wiping Dalvik and Cache and then installing this zip then reboot system and you're good to go. shouldn't be hard follow some guides on youtube if you don't know.
[Xperia Z2 General] H786:
what if i have never rooted before?? because ive got a locked bootloader with 100% stock rom and havent flashed any custom stuff... all i did was get the phone from vodafone and then i flashed the uk firmware (same as the one you have minus the root)
[Xperia Z2 General] nokian70:
Well i downgraded mine back to kitkat then root you could try root from this post http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2/general/root-t3108230
[Xperia Z2 General] H786:
i had to flash 17.1.A.2.55 then run the rootkit from doomlord and then flash your rom via recovery and then voilah xD... lets see how it goes as im just starting the process now

EDIT: installed wrong version haha
[Xperia Z2 General] rubiicon59:
Nice work with the Flashable zip.

Apart from the inclusion of the 'clear all recents' button what else is improved upon, or not forgotten, in comparison to the earlier Lollipop updates?

My Z2 is still showing V 23.1.A.0.726 ready for downloading but so far I've resisted this so-called upgrade, its too half-baked. I'm still on KitKat until I get more feedback on this being a better attempt at an upgrade.

What are your impressions so far?
[Xperia Z2 General] nokian70:
Well since ive been using it daily I found that the battery has been draining fast soon as I take it off charge its down to 98 percent already I have lollipop ? on my moto g doesn't drain this fast. I was getting issues with keyboard on z2. This seems to fix that bug. Haven't noticed any other changes so far just seems to be minor bug fixes.
[Xperia Z2 General] nokian70:
:laugh: good luck
[Xperia Z2 General] Unique:
thx for the zip

So, as I understand

move the zip to my sd card,

flash from recovery( my Z2 is 17.1.1.a.0.402 root with dual recovery) the zip and that is?????

nothing else?

Do I need flashtool or everything else?

i am asking bcause I saw other guides that said at the end to flash with flashtool the ftf fimware:

like step 11 at following link:

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2/general/4-4-4-creating-rooted-update-package-t2933155

"Never exclude = never check (x) kernel. It is the main reason we're flashing this."
[Xperia Z2 General] H786:
I've noticed when i was using the stock rom (1000000% uk stock with no extras) i could get around 3/4 days battery life which includes having the bluetooth on all day connected to my helmet and sbh52 and after i installed this im getting half that xD....
[Xperia Z2 General] rubiicon59:
So the increased battery consumption is another reason to stay away from this. I get plenty of usage on KitKat, thats with BT and Wifi on nearly all of the time.

From all the negative aspects I've read about Lollipop on the Z2 it seems like its anything but an upgrade.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rj2763:
I was wondering if anyone had problems with their Bluetooth mice (the kind with a USB dongle) on the Amazon Fire TV My friend says she can not use her mouse on the fire TV after the new update mine however works fine. She said something about it days ago and said she looking it up on Amazons site. I Obviously came hear and searched the forums but I found nothing. I had her send me a screen shot to make sure she didn't have USB debugging on too but she doesn't so I have no clue Just reaching out to see if any of you had similar issue with a bluetooth mouse . She is driving me nuts lol
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] porkenhimer:
Not the last update, but the one before that, the mouse stopped being visible on the default Fire TV launcher and on system menus. I guess Amazon does not think we should use a mouse cursor on their system. The mouse still works, you just cannot see it on the launcher or on system menus. Example, if you open ES File Explore you can see the cursor, but if you were to install an apk from inside ES File Explorer, the cursor would become invisible when the system install menu pops up, and would only become visible again after the install menus were off the screen. The mouse is visble inside all third party apps, but its invisble inside all Amazon made apps. I have tried with USB mice and bluetooth mice and they all are invisible on the system, but visible inside apps. Wukong Remote has a different cursor, but it is visible on the whole system. Its just hardware mice (ie USB and bluetooth) that are no longer visible. I actually made a thread about this a month or sso ago, but not many people responded, cause I am guessing most people use their android devices for a cursor so they don't realize USB and bluetooth mice are not visible.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cloxed:
Hi everyone

I've been using NFC on the S6 to transfer files and was wondering why the transfer speed is so slow. With my S4 I used to transfer large files in a matter of seconds... now with the S6 it takes me 10+ seconds to transfer a 2.5MB file to other Galaxy flagships (S3, S4).

I noticed we don't have the S-beam feature anymore in the new Touchwiz and Android Beam is used by default. In fact, that's the only option that appears in the NFC menu. That seems to involve using Bluetooth to transfer the files, hence the slow speed, as opposed to S-Beam that used Wifi-direct and allowed high transfer speeds. I've also noticed that the S-Beam apk is on the phone, but it doesn't seem to be a way to reach it.

Have anyone else noticed this? And does anyone know how -if possible- to get S-Beam back?

Any comment of the matter will be much appreciated
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewNY:
Have you tried using the 3rd party app SuperBeam? It uses WiFi to transfer the files so it's usually quite quick.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.majedev.superbeam
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cloxed:
Haven't tried that. However, my guess is it's less straightforward than the original S-beam or Android Beam. Can't imagine bumping into a friend on the street and asking him to download the app before I can actually transfer pictures of last night's party :p I'll give it a shot, thanks. Although I'd wish there was a way to get back the actual S-beam from Samsung.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wazabii:
S-Beam feature is still there. I just experimented by transferring photos and videos from my old S4 to S6 Edge. The file transfer was fast. It's a mystery why Samsung decided to limit the feature to just receive files. IF anyone finds out how to re enable S-Beam for file transfer please share.

Superbeam on the other hand works quite ok but it needs 1 extra step before beaming files.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cloxed:
If that's the case, it's even more intriguing. There must be a way to access the S-beam send function. Although I don't see many people interested in this, I hope someone comes up with it.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwinfiniti:
SBEAM for Galaxy 6 Edge

I love the SBeam feature & it is way faster than Bluetooth! Anyone that has a S3 or S4 or S5 I have sent pictures to. I love it. And the people who didn't know about are always so amazed when I show them the feature. PLEASE bring it to the Galaxy 6 Edge!!!! My work cell is a S3 and I just upgraded from a S4. Please, please bring it back!!!
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alta1r:
There's a Wifi Direct option in the wifi settings (the page where you see all the available networks, next to 'More'). Haven't tried it as i'm using Superbeam, but i think this should be what you're looking for.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wazabii:
Well S-Beam is practically using Wifi Direct to transfer files to other devices. The difference is the process is much simpler.

For example photo transfer. Instead of doing these steps with Wifi Direct:

1. Select photos

2. Tap Share

3. Tap Wifi Direct

4. Select Device

5. Wait for the other device to connect

6. Done

You just do this:

1. Select photos

2. S-Beam them by getting both devices together (NFC)

3. Tap the screen to send

4. Done

Problem with the current S6 is that S-Beam is functional only when receiving files.

I'm surprised most Samsung users don't know how to use S-Beam. It's been there for ages! (from S3 i believe?)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cloxed:
That's right. You can Beam them by getting both devices together. Beam them, not S-Beam them. As stated in the original post, this method engages the bluetooth transfer protocol used by Android Beam, there is no way to start S-Beam (that uses Wifi Direct) without using the Share+Wifi Direct method or the Quick Connect button on the notification panel.

You can try transfering a large file with the second method you proposed, you'll see it takes way longer than with the original S-beam. This happens when transfering files from an S6 to other devices. Transfering files from other S devices (S3, S4, for instance) to an S6 remains unchanged.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krelvinaz:
Kinda assumes that the person you want to share pictures with is physically there and has a Samsung phone.

That for me is basically never. I use other methods like Hangouts. Do it every day many times a day without issue.

Not all features are useful to all people.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wazabii:
Exactly! Edited my earlier post for better understanding.

---------- Post added at 09:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:40 AM ----------

Not everybody has a fast enough internet or quota to be wasted on huge file transfers. I can even S-Beam my 15mins long video in less than 1 minute transfer. Or Even a full length 720p movie in less than 15mins without wasting my internet quota. I know it can be done by manually connect to other phones by Wifi-Direct but why remove a great feature when it's working so well?

Yes. not everybody uses Samsung phone. Not everybody uses an iPhone or LG too. All my family uses Samsung phone so it's an awesome feature to have. Not useful to "all people" doesn't mean "some people" don't need it.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lori531:
My husband has an S4, I have an S6. He transferred files to me (S4 to S6) by using the S Beam, which is turned on in his settings. We simply put the phones together and they transfer automatically. When I want to send files to him, (S6 to S4) I get the photo or file on my screen, I click on the bottom under the photo and when Share comes up, I click on share and icons come up, like Facebook, Messages (such as if you want to share the photo on Facebook or attached it to a text message) but also Android Beam is a choice. Click on Android Beam, touch your two phones together and just follow the instructions on your screen. When it says touch to transfer, do it.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cloxed:
As stated before, Android Beam engages the bluetooth transfer protocol (in this case, instead of selecting a device to send to, you just put the phones together), with slower transfer speeds. S-Beam used to engage Wifi-Direct (which is now used by Quick Connect, by selecting a device and not by putting the devices together) with transfer speed far greater than bluetooth.

The thing is that now there is no way to make Wifi-Direct work as it once did, by putting the phones together (aka S-Beam).
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frederic5000:
hi everyone, after some white stripes show up from nothin while i was using the gps and the weather was a bit hot and that maybe damaged my screen. So i changed the wole screen. Some white stripes shows up on screen when i put the back cover on. For example if i turn of and put the back cover and turn the phone the stripes will appear. But if i remove the back cover and turn on the phone it wont show up. And sometimes when i turn on the phone with the back cover the screen gets grey aand i cant see so i have to turn off and turn on again.

I think maybe the flex cable might be broken.

I tried dissembly the phone twice but the problem still here. I tried going back to stock rom(JB, KK and LOLLIPOP) but nothing help

if any1 know what is problem plz tell me adn sorry bad english

Edit:

The problem Was the flex cable that was broken
[Desire 816 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omar_khaled12:
I got an HTC 816x (A5_UL) and I'm on Kitkat, I'm trying to update my phone to Lolipop but it says "system variant update" and also tried to restore a Lolipop backup it but the wifi isn't working also the touch is weird.
[Desire 816 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sang6iru:
are you updated to OTA or CUSTOM ROM? :confused:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] moosiegirl:
Is there a registry key for the backlight on the keyboard? I would really like to set it to a longer time before going off.

TIA,
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] nothin:
nobody wanted to say it to me...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=308686

i found method for no kbd and phone buttons lights... but geez somebody could say: yes its possible i will write program to override driver functions....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D4Dabe:
Hi, I'm building a ROM for my device and I was wondering if i needed to download all the devices mentioned in the manifest . So to compile lollipop (5.1.1), manifest would be here and inside the manifest (part of it), needs these devices

<project path="developers/docs" name="platform/developers/docs" />
<project path="developers/samples/android" name="platform/developers/samples/android" />
<project path="development" name="platform/development" groups="pdk-cw-fs" />
<project path="[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]device/asus/deb[/COLOR]" name="device/asus/deb" groups="device,flo" />
<project path="[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]device/asus/flo[/COLOR]" name="device/asus/flo" groups="device,flo" />
<project path="[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]"]device/asus/flo-kernel[/COLOR]" name="device/asus/flo-kernel" groups="device,flo" clone-depth="1" />
<project path="[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]device/asus/fugu[/COLOR]" name="device/asus/fugu" groups="device,fugu" />
<project path="device/asus/fugu-kernel" name="device/asus/fugu-kernel" groups="device,fugu" clone-depth="1" />
<project path="[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]device/asus/grouper[/COLOR]" name="device/asus/grouper" groups="device,grouper" />
<project path="device/asus/tilapia" name="device/asus/tilapia" groups="device,grouper" />
<project path="device/common" name="device/common" groups="pdk-cw-fs" />

So i was wondering if I must include all the devices or can i skip some to save disk space if I'm compiling for a device not mentioned in the manifest? (PS: I have a 1.5TB HDD)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] berryman13:
NEVER touch default.xml

If you need additional repositories, there is a place to do this that is safe to the rest of the ROM structure...

.repo/local_manifests/roomservice.xml

Yes you need to leave the default xml intact, completely. But the roomservice.xml tells repo what devices to grab.

example for flo:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<manifest>
<project name="arter97/android_device_asus_flo" path="device/asus/flo" remote="github" />
<project name="arter97/android_kernel_google_msm" path="kernel/google/msm" remote="github" />
<project name="TheMuppets/proprietary_vendor_asus" path="vendor/asus" remote="github" />
</manifest>
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doublewhamy:
I have the SkyDragon port downloading right now. Should I go for another one?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Your own choice, there is no "best" rom. Try some when you want to determine YOUR best rom. We can't tell which is the best. The best one is the one that suits you the best with the features you need.

:)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SickAttack:
You gotta be kidding me!!! No one helps around here?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SickAttack:
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[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drew1ind:
I'm not familiar with this phone, but I'm sure that a ROM can't disable fastboot. Try to install the previous firmware, if it exists (if it does not, then try a custom firmware.)

Hope this helps,

Drew
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SickAttack:
[MENTION=5004027]drew1ind[/MENTION] - Thanks for replying.

The issue is that it doesn't let me enter fastboot mode. I flashed the recovery witch is found in the rom and the phone got stuck in bootloop. And it doesn't let me install any other firmwares but the orange rom or pretty much do anything.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drew1ind:
How different is your phone compared to the one which can use the ROM you're trying to install? Only ever install a ROM if it's for your specific phone. An example would be for Samsung phones; some carriers make different versions for some Samsung phones, which require different ROMS. If you installed the bootloader from that phone's ROM, then you probably hard bricked your phone, meaning it's gone for good. How did you flash the recovery if you couldn't access fastboot? Also, why can you only install the orange rom? I would recommend staying with the orange ROM if it's the only one that works. You might not be able to access the fastboot/recovery because you're using the wrong key combination. If nothing else works, I would recommend a nexus phone as they're easily moddable, and almost impossible to brick.

Best of luck,

Drew
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SickAttack:
The rom is from the same phone, but it's from a different carrier. I think the reason that it just restarts over and over is because my phone only has 4GB and that one has 8GB and the partitions are messed up or not compatible with my phone's storage.

I had access to fastboot mode the first time I flashed it, but I can't access it now or I don't know how to.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drew1ind:
It has to be with the same carrier. As for fastboot, either something happened to your volume rockers/power button, or it somehow changed it the combination. Also, is 4GB available for the other phone's carrier? If not, that *may* be the problem. One thing it might have done is flash a different broadband from what your carrier gives you (a broadband is basically a .img file that is also called a radio which dictates how your cellular functions handle). Some phones are known to brick from bad radio files (I think, atleast).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SickAttack:
The buttons still work, if I press all of the buttons it will bring me to download mode, I assume. It's a black screen with the led always on, but I don't know what I can do there.

What I need to do is either edit the current rom of orange and sign it with the certificate and key, but I need to put the key in a .pem file (the key and certificate is on the main post) but I cannot do it. Or I could flash the recovery of the other rom that works on my phone which is for 4gb phones, but I need to flash the recovery for that rom but I can't seam to do it.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drew1ind:
I can't help you with that, as I don't have your phone. Also, it doesn't have a sub-forum on the main page, meaning that this phone isn't very popular. Sadly, all I can say for you is to get a new phone. What to learn from this:

Only flash files that are for your specific phone, and possibly carrier

Look through multiple guides, and double-check everything.

Best of luck,

Drew
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] SickAttack:
I just bought this phone, how could I buy a new one?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] drew1ind:
Save money, I guess? I would recommend that you get a phone that much more people use.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] softek:
help!!!!!

Please send a dump of the firmware, for 2 months can't repair hard brick(((( zte blade apex 2
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] softek:
help!!!!!help!!

Please send a dump of the firmware, for 2 months can't repair hard brick(((( zte blade apex 2
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Sharashchandra:
Try with voldown +power as you see the logo

Conmect your phone to PC and run "adb devices" if it detects then type "adb reboot bootloader"

When u run adb devices it may show the device I'd like "?" This (in my case it showed like this)

I think it may help

U can try digitel rom for u r device it may work

http://playdroidv.blogspot.in/2015/07/rom-stock-digitel-zte-blade-apex-2.html?m=1
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ouedcnissoo:
send me the rom of this phone (zte blade apex 2 ) and i show you how to flash

:o