yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Doom Tints:
Dumb idea. What if the answer to someone's question is one of the forums that they can't access? Won't the "use the search, n00b!" argument be even more useless then?

What if they find a thread that answers their question but they don't have access to ask a follow-up question? They'd have to start a whole new thread in some other forum that they DO have access to!

This just goes back to my original argument. Those of you who do not like 'n00b questions' all seem to have 'ideas' that would only compound the problem. If you want an elite 'members-only' forum, this doesn't seem to be the right place for that. I think that those of you who are intolerant of people asking questions simply need to address your own issues. If you want a public forum that will have a reputation of being helpful, then you need to be helpful, or at least tolerant. Period. If you want an elite club where you won't be bothered by new people, www.non00bsallowed.com is available to purchase.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Cavey.co.uk:
Hi,

I was reading this thread and had the idea of using the Wiki to try to cover most of the basic software questions as it would be easier to keep things in the right place using a Wiki when compared to using a forum for the same thing. It would also allow people to reply to a post with a link to a page which will most likely contain the answer without having to resort to "Use the search function" type comments.

Anyway, I dropped a thread in the "About xda-developers.com" forum here to try to get more feedback on the idea and it contains a brief elaboration by me.

If it's a dumb idea (or not allowed which is why it doesn't really exist yet), please let me know.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] maevro:
Haha, I have never seen so many people get upset because someone on the internet yelled at them.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Doom Tints:
No one is upset at all.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] chainbolt:
I agree. I find it amazing that some of the "regulars" can go away with that. Some of the language used would led to an immediate ban on a few other prominent sites I am member. Maybe it would help to have a "newbie" forum? The way how some of the new members (and their innocent questions) are treated is really disgraceful.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] st3v3:
ok so when you girls are finished having a cry and crocheting a blanket or 2 how about we get back to what this place is really for tweaking our already overloaded devices?
[XDA Assist] Skrumpy:
I have a S4 that I am trying to upgrade to Lollipop. I tried through the AT&T Software update and keep getting "Software Update Interrupted." I remember I had rooted it quite awhile ago (towelroot)? But I am selling the phone now and just want to restore it to stock and upgrade it to lollipop. Kies says it is updated (which of course it's not). I do not have an external SD card. I did a "Factory data reset" from settings to see if that would allow me to update but it didn't. I did some reading and a lot of old Google posts said just to bring it to Best Buy. Are there any other options as those are outdated and I am doubting BB will be willing to help. Any and all help appreciated! Thanks!

Current Info

Device Name: SAMSUNG-SGH-I337

MODEL number: SAMSUNG-SGH-I337

Android Version: 4.4.2

Baseband version I337UCUFNB1

Kernel version 3.4.0-505595 dpi@SWDD5521 #1 Tue Feb 11 22:24:31 KST 2014

Build number: KOT49H.I337UCUFNB1

SE for Android status: Enforcing SEPF_SAMSUNG-SGH-I337_4.4.2_0004 Tue Feb 11 22:24:31 2014

Secure boot status: Type: Samsung

Security software version: MDF v1.0 Release 2
[XDA Assist] Skrumpy:
Really, no one? All I need is someone to point me to the proper thread so that I can get this thing back to stock without bricking it. Someone out there has to know the thread! :(
[XDA Assist] jd1639:
Hi, xml to put for using XDA Assist. If you're rooted or made any system changes the ota will not work. You probably have to flash the nb1 tar file in Odin and start over. See this, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2616221. Also see this, http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s4-att
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jaysue21:
Hello, I've been looking for forums to ask this question and this would be the closest thing i could find, so here it goes. My wife has the Pen Up app on the Note 4 and she's trying to get the Facebook link to go directly to her Facebook Pages business page not her normal page, is there a way to do this? Thanks.
[LG G Watch] Versatil2010:
Does root stay after 5.1, if not how can i re root..same way, same file?
[LG G Watch] Versatil2010:
Did root stay after update for any of you guys??
[LG G Watch] scream4cheese:
If it doesn't stay, you can just simply root it again. The root for 5.1.1 is out already.
[LG G Watch] Versatil2010:
You mind linking me to it? Just in case i haven't ran into it.
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeiraHoward:
I have a unlocked and rooted XT1021 with 4.4.3 (Global GSM). I had previously installed TWRP but wanted to get back to having stock recovery to be able to access OTA updates. In several places in the forums, it was said that all I needed to do was to have the stock recovery (instead of TWRP) and I would be able to have OTA updates, no problems.

I was unable to find the exact stock ROM for the 4.4.3 Global GSM /USA phone, but I did find a XT1021 4.4.2 ROM and a XT1021 4.4.4 ROM - and it sure looked as though the recovery files were identical in both of those, so I tried flashing them to my phone. It did not work. In both cases, I was able to flash the files perfectly, but when I then tried to go to recovery, I get the little android on his back with his chest open and a red triangle, and the words "No Command."

So.... what have I done wrong?

My ultimate goal is to have the device set back up so that it receives OTA upgrades as they are available, but also remains rooted. Is this possible? Any suggestions/help would be appreciated. :)
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeiraHoward:
I figured out my own problem. :) The little icon with the "no command" error was normal and supposed to happen. This indicated the recovery was properly installed but did not actually have any command being sent to it. I could verify this by pressing the up volume button and tapping the power button, it then gave me the regular recovery options. After confirming this did work, I then allowed the software to take the OTA update and successfully updated to 4.4.4 ... I expect to possibly go up to Lollipop soon.
[Moto E Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PoseidonKing:
If available, search for the stock firmware for your device. Follow this thread http://xdaforums.com/moto-e/general/guide-one-moto-e-beginners-guide-t2807891 dont forget to hit the thanks button.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ctzw:
1) MSL Utility.apk does not work (works in my Samsung S4 though). It quits whenver I try to open the app.

2) CDMA Workshop does not display MSL (SPC) when typed in the password (this trick worked in my EVO 4G before).

3) Neither ##prl# / ##SERIAL# works on my phone (Android 5.0.2) so I cann't use MSL Reader or HTC-One-MSl.exe introduced in these two threads:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2700973

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2254578

I just ran out of ideas.... Can anyone help?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Sloth:
MSL Reader still works on Lollipop
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] ctzw:
Thanks. It works. I was able to flash the phone in CDMA workshop and QPST (even with S-ON) :) Now, I definitely don't need to pay for S-OFF at the moment...
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lost101:
system.img was never flashed - you make the same assumption as most people - Fastboot is user-friendly. It is not designed end-users. Look again at what it is saying:

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes​

What that means is: Sorry, cannot flash this file.

You should be using mfastboot, available here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23578570567719065

EDIT: Also do the commands one at a time manually.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Purplezigar:
I wasn't using mfastboot because the bootloader is unlocked. But I'll try with that and get back.

Edit: Thank you! Thank worked. I had initial trouble using mfastboot where it wasn't working but fastboot was, so I continued to use fastboot instead.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jovani87:
Thanksss Dude..... I had that problem and the trick is, use mfastboot.... Thanksssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmamedov:
I can't boot into recovery using volume down + power button, the only way I can access TWRP is if I choose "reboot into recovery" in advanced reboot options when I'm in the OS. My TWRP version is 2.8.6.0, and I'm running official CM12.1 nightly. Also, whenever I boot, notification light doesn't light up, which it should do because I have a custom recovery installed.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
How are you implementing the button combination? A lot of people get it wrong. You need to hold volume down, and then power (so you're holding them together), when the phone reboots and you see the OnePlus logo you need to let go of the power button but keep holding volume down until you reach the recovery. If you keep holding the power button when you see the OnePlus logo the phone will just keep rebooting over and over, this is where a lot of people get it wrong.

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmamedov:
Thank you! It worked. What confused me is that on my old phone the combination is different (Volume UP + Power), and the absence of LED indication of where I'm booting (my old phone would show orange for system & purple for recovery).

Thanks!
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
That's normal, the button combos can be different on different devices.

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[Android Head-Units] m.r.davies:
Hi

These seem to be same unit... Maybe specs are a little upgraded on joying:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H9ood6RvLro

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=0QUaVJfPv8M

Any idea who makes them? .... Ideally an aliexpress link?
[Android Head-Units] saifbarry:
Pumpkin is a reseller. Joying appears to be a manufacturer. These are RK3066/RK3188 based head units.

More information can be had here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2660662.

Links to manufacturers and stores: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60512706&postcount=11813
[Android Head-Units] m.r.davies:
cool

this one is way cheaper!!

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Andr...o-GPS-Bluetooth-WIFI-RDS-800/32301685430.html
[Android Head-Units] m.r.davies:
That's the unit I've gone for

Quad core and 1024x600 screen

What would you say the down sides?
[Android Head-Units] JPS11:
Mine works great! No downsides really. Audio sound is good when you adjust the equalizer. Bluetooth sound is ok. A little slow to boot but it is ok with me. I use pre-rooted ROM from Malaysk and add Apex launcher.

Only small issue is when listening to music, starting another app, like GPS, causes the sound to be choppy for a few seconds. This might be fixed with your quad core.
[Android Head-Units] nixfu:
Check out this thread about this unit.

http://xdaforums.com/android-auto/a...oying-rk3188-rk3066-2-din-head-units-t3193170
[Android Head-Units] jtskir222:
satellite radio?

I just bought a vw passat tdi 2015. the stock radio is pretty bad.and no gps .

i was looking at these.. I am wondering if you can get satellite radio with these units? i have not seen anything about it .and if so how?
[Android Head-Units] jtskir222:
Does anyone know a nice head unit that has or can use sirius xm satellite radio and not just the apk for it..
[Moto X Accessories] ronbareh:
So, I'm ordering a power bank which comes with a 2.1A output is it safe to use it for my moto x?

here is link to the powerbank from flipkart

http://www.flipkart.com/f-d-lunar-p...0-mah/p/itme5egfmqzttzgy?pid=PWBE5EGFVFADUZCZ
[Moto X Accessories] nijom:
why not the MI powerbank?

yeah its good. I have an Ambrane 20800 mAh one with 2.1A output.

But Mi Powerbank will be restocked often.. and its 999Rs only
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] rachelm700:
Probably posting in the wrong place, but giving this a go.

I have an SPV m2000 with a broken touch screen and need to replace it, I am expecting one in the post and want to know if anyone has step by step instructions as how to do so. I have alreay bought one and broke it trying to change them over.

Any advice would be very much appreciated.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 General] LGSilva:
I never changed the screen on my BA but I have disassembled it to paint the housing (wich isn't bad but already have a new one on the way).

I simply removed every screw I've found and I belive in the wiki there are some pictures of "where goes what". As far for the screen I don't really know how you broke it but when I opened my device and put it back again I had no problems.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gj13:
I have been experiencing a rather annoying bug on my S6. After unlocking the screen, sometimes the status bar will not pull down. This happens about 1/5 unlocks. I have to lock the screen again and then unlock for it to work again. Since the status bar is usually the first thing I use after unlocking, this becomes a real pain. I was hoping that the recent update would fix this, but it's still happening. :(

Is anyone else experiencing this issue? I couldn't find anything on the forums or Google.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gj13:
Shameless self bump. I think I may be the only one having this issue. Can't find a mention of it anywhere on the interwebs. Looks like I might have to try a factory reset, or an exchange if it comes down to it. Ugh :(
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gj13:
Looks like I'm not the only one. I also posted this over on the AT&T forum and someone else voted that they have this problem too. I wonder if it's only happening on the AT&T variant.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gj13:
Looks like I'm going to have to factory reset. I was hoping more people would at least vote on the poll -.-
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gj13:
Wireless charging possible cause

It seems like this issue only happens if you use wireless charging. I did a factory reset on the phone and used it for a couple weeks with AC charging and I did not have this issue. As soon as I tried wireless charging again, the issue came right back.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrMeeseeks:
With no custom kernels available for us on stock, I decided to try to build one from source. Then add a few governors and maybe a few other things but first I need to get a stock one fully working. I have got it working except for the WiFi will not even turn on. Ive tried placing the modules in /system/lib/modules and just about everything else I can find to try but it will not work. Has anyone been able to get a kernel compiled with working WiFi? If so what am I missing here?

Edit: I think it may have to do with wlan.ko. It is not compiling with make or make modules. I downloaded the source code for it on Moto's Git but I'm not sure how to get it to compile. There is no Makefile in the source. Any ideas?
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zwliew:
Check out my git: https://github.com/zwliew/victara/commits/kitkat. It has the relevant commits to compile the wifi module.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrMeeseeks:
Ok, I got the module to build but it says the file size is 41.2mb. This seems very large. Also, will this need to be renamed to pronto_wlan because in /system/lib/modules there is a pronto folder with that module located in it?
[XDA Assist] yessnoyess:
I have a note 4 on sprint. And i have a problem. my downloaded album dissapeared. Whenever i try to download a picture ffrom online it goes nowhere. I go to my gallery app and i cant find the "downloads" album. Pls help
[XDA Assist] dagger:
It might be possible that there is a ".nomedia" file is created in your downloads folder which is stopping the pictures to appear in gallery.

I would suggest you to manually navigate to /downloads folder and look out for a file named .nomedia and delete it.

Also if you look into that folder further, you will find that all your downloaded files would be present there so you can access them via there.

Hope that helps,

Cheers.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] blacksh3333333p:
As the title says my s3 took a dump on my today. Its stuck on boot loop it gets as far as the Samsung logo that glows bluish. It also can go to the part where it has the android guy and says downloading. This is weird because I was using it 10 as my gps minutes earlier totally fine. No i didnt do anything to it, its not rooted nor did i attempt too, it just happened to me while i was on groupme. Is there anything i ca n do to fix this issue in a way that doesnt involve a factory reset(i want to at least save some of my texts,notes,contacts, and pics)
[Sony Xperia M2] cheuslacerda:
Hello, Good evening

My Xperia M2 aqua D2403 this with a broken LCD, the screen is partially black. I wonder if just change the LCD lose waterproof? You must change the Touch with the LCD to not lose dagua proof? For not only against the LCD for sale, only LCD + touch already glued.

await answers
[LG Optimus G (International)] ntocampos:
Hi guys.

This post was made with the intent of help those who are having a hard time trying to update from CM 12 or older versions to CM 12.1.

Inicially I was having the "blkdiscard" error when trying to flash the ROM.

After a lot of searching, I found that the partitions where in a "wrong" format.

So, I tried and tried to change this manually with TWRP, with no success.

Looking in a post about a similar error, I found the answer of ircalf.

I'm posting it here with some modifications.

Italic text means my comments/adds to the guide. Normal text means ircalf comments.

1) The reason why I couldn't flash cm12.1 before was that my /system partition had a different size than what was expected by the cm package.

Apparently, that happens with the e977 original firmware.

So I flashed the european v10h kdz, in order to remake all the partitions in the correct size.

The .kdz file mentioned can be found here (used the V10H Europe Open). I used the LG Tool found here.

My setup at LG Flash Tool 2014 as follows: type 3GQCT, phone mode DIAG, open european kdz mentioned above. Then Normal flash > Start > English language > OK.

At the middle of the process, a connection error was given by the LG Updater, but don't worry and don't click OK at the new window. Just drag it and see that the process still going on.

2) I rooted and unlocked the booatloader again, same as always.

3) I flashed the latest nexus 4 bootloader and philz recovery (personal preferences, don't know if it makes any difference)

Nexus 4 bootloader can be found here.

4) I flashed cm12.1 and gapps, and it didn't boot (went to a black screen right after the bootloader logo)

Here it booted, but the initial configuration app always crashes.

5) I formated the /data and /system partitions and installed cm11, and it booted alright.

I didn't installed CM 11 but I did formated /data and /system. So...

6) I flashed cm12.1 again and it booted.

Didn't worked for me. Same initial config app crash.

Then I installed the latest Kevinjoa build and it worked.

7) I think that cm11 had nothing to do with it. The reason why cm12.1 didn't boot at first was probably because of the /data partition that needed to be formated.

... I also think that.

This process was made on a LG E977 device. I didn't tested on the E975, but probably it works there too.

If you did tested and it worked, please tell me so I can remove the "(not tested)" from the title.

Many thanks to everyone from the mentioned posts, you helped a lot.

Sorry for my bad english. Hope it helps.
[LG Optimus G (International)] niki810:
Lg g2
[Nexus 6  General] bash_array:
Here is the official OTA ZIP package for the LYZ28E OTA release which enables T-Mobile WiFi calling. Works great. Flash in stock recovery. Must adb sideload. Must be bone stock!

https://android.googleapis.com/pack...Z28E-from-LMY47M-fullradio-fix-superblock.zip
[Nexus 6  General] adewey234:
The wifi calling works well, fyi you have to turn it on, it's not on by default. Open up phone and hit many and settings. Go to call and turn on wifi calling
[Nexus 6  General] bash_array:
Yes, it works very well!!!!
[Nexus 6  General] bash_array:
Lock screen
[Nexus 6  General] davemlinux:
problem is the MMS or sms duplicates or it takes for ever to send while enabled unfortunately and eats battery not like with custom kernel but i could be wrong sorry
[Nexus 6  General] Smallsmx3:
Way to take someone else's upload, create a thread and claim it as your own
[Nexus 6  General] f1ip:
who's upload was it?

the link is from google, so who cares?
[Nexus 6  General] gee2012:
There are allready sufficient threads like this one http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6/general/ref-nexus-6-stock-ota-urls-t2906493 about this topic so why create another one?

BTW you have to be on 47M to be able to install it.
[Nexus 6  General] f1ip:
I happened to have found this on top of the page, that link got buried in the middle of the page. already.

yeah I just installed this. had to downgrade, then upgrade, then upgrade again.

Wifi calling works great. and so does SMS and MMS while on the wifi.
[Nexus 6  General] engloa:
No need to create a new thread for something already posted.

Search before posting

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56042357&postcount=1

Thread closed
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] salaria25:
all online stores show that samsung galaxy E5 does not have corning gorilla glass. But corninggorillaglass.com listed the devices with corning gorilla glass 4 and it also shows galaxy e5 in this list....So clear this confusion any body know about it ..Is really samsung galaxy e5 have gorilla glass 4?????:confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] whodisname:
My wife has the s5. It was in an otter box. It just got ran over by a car going what had to be 40 mph. Its Bella smashed up looking but she is on the damn thing right now. I am quite impressed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] whodisname:
Looks bad but it really took a hit.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] whodisname:
Update: the microphone doesn't work during calls. It works just fine on speakerphone. Anyone have any ideas for awokaround that would be cool (can't just go buying one of these every day) but I don't expect any, its full stock 5.0. Never been modded.

Just thought I would share this little....experience. . !
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] phillybits:
Share it with Otterbox. Maybe you'll get a new sympathy phone.
[HTC Desire 510] OnlySomeDood:
Since this thread is no longer just about me trying to get lollipop running on this phone (I AM still doing that though) I decided to 'rebrand' it as a general development thread for OSA. What's OSA? It stands for Only Some Android...ok so whats that? A team name I came up with to make myself feel more important (btw we're always looking for contributors).

So instead of focusing on just lollipop I will be discussing pretty much anything and everything I am doing in regards to the Desire 510.

Original Post Below:

Hi all, I am currently working on getting lollipop working on the Desire 510. So far I had a successful compile of LiquidSmooth 5.1.1 a couple nights ago but not a successful boot. I am currently 97% done syncing the CyanogenMod 12.1 sources (5.1.1 r3) and am now using the omni twrp sources to ensure a higher compatibility for the recovery, I am hoping for a successful boot soon.

I have the virgin mobile cdma model of the device and that's what I will be targeting although I will do my best to make sure the device tree is universal. If anyone has any insight or advice I am all ears.

I am going to use this thread as a development thread until I get the required 10 posts and I get a booting rom.