yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Moto X Q&A] Bebebs:
Hi there. I have a Moto X 1st Gen XT1053 running 4.4.4

System Version 213.44.1.ghost_row.Retail.en.US

Build Number KXA21.12-L1.29.1

My problem is that for some reason, checking and unchecking the auto rotate check box under display settings does absolutely nothing.

Is there any way I can have the auto rotate feature turned off?

I have tried several auto rotate apps from the play store to somehow keep my phone locked in portrait or however, but again to no avail.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

P.S.

Phone is rooted, supersu installed but bootloader is still locked and running on stock 4.4.4 ROM.

Rootchecker confirmed that the phone has root access.

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[Moto X Q&A] Bhargav4591:
Do you have Gravity box installed ?

If so check if the "allow all rotations" in the "display tweaks" has been activated .

Do post your findings .
[Moto X Q&A] Bebebs:
Hi. Thanks for your reply, although i am not familiar with this gravity box. How can i go about it?
[Moto X Q&A] Bhargav4591:
Well, if you haven't used xposed modules , then this is worth a shot .

Downloaded the latest version of Xposed framework . Read all the risks and instructions here : Ref :-

http://xdaforums.com/xposed/xposed-installer-versions-changelog-t2714053 ;

http://xdaforums.com/xposed/xposed-faq-issues-t2735540

Once you give root privileges to the app, install the xposed gravity box module from within the download section of the app.

Soft reboot to activate the module

Open display tweaks and look for the " enable all rotations " .

Check it once and see if rotations persist , Un check and see if rotations persist .

Note : Ensure that you've BACKED UP your current rom before attempting any changes .

Also, this is only a crude method to see if the values for auto-rotation are being changed or not . No guarantee that it will work, but it's worth a shot (Considering that xposed modules are awesome and you might find quite a few of them to your liking ) ;)
[Moto X Q&A] Bebebs:
Thanks for introducing me to this xposed framework. really like what it does. However, it does not seem to help using the enable/disable all rotations, i still get nothing. my xt1053 just keeps on rotating when i rotate the phone. is there any flashable zip files that can revert this back to normal? i am doubtful that someone might have messed up my phone. tsk. i am totally so annoyed when i'm lying on my bed and when i am about to read a text, the screen just rotates itself.

by the way, i already have the bootloader unlocked, and i have had a soft and hard reset on this one. also booted in safe mode but to no success. everything else is working on this great phone except for this auto rotate. tsk. smh.

But thanks again for this xposed framework!!
[Moto X Q&A] Bhargav4591:
You're welcome man.

Don't lose hope yet , it could still do a few things since your boot loader is unlocked . My guess is that the ROM or Kernel is at fault. So,

1) Change your kernel (for 4.4.4) . Try this one :http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/development/kernel-zwliew-kernel-r1-t2926315 - This is because the kernel affects the way your software interacts with the hardware

2) Change your rom , Try krypton, it's 4.4.4 based so you won't lose out on moto features if you want a custom ROM or flash the stock SBF file for XT1053 4.4.4 using RSD lite. Read the general section on how to revert to stock

Do try .
[Moto X Q&A] Bebebs:
I have downloaded zwliew kernel and i am now downloading the krypton 4.4.4 ROM.

I will just have to flash them in TWRP right?

Is there already a stable and battery friendly lollipop ROM for our Moto X?
[Moto X Q&A] Bhargav4591:
First I suggest that you only flash the kernel an check (yes, via TWRP)

only then, change your rom.

IMHO, lollipop in itself is fairly buggy . I'm sticking to KK for now
[Moto X Q&A] Bebebs:
Thanks again man! I figured that it was a ROM issue. i'm not sure why the stock ROM i have was buggy. But i no longer have the auto rotate issue. I have a different issue now though, all the gapps just stops working and force closes. And i dont have anything on my quick action buttons on my status bar. Everything else is ok though. Do have the link for gapps patch?
[Moto X Q&A] Bebebs:
I really dont know what's going on now. I did a clean install of the krypton 4.4.4 ROM. Everything went exceptionally fine, no auto rotate issue, no nothing. i did not install the xposed framework, i just have the bare ROM.

and then i backed up the phone and rebooted.

after rebooting, there i have the auto rotate issue again. this is just crazy, i'm running out of hope now.
[Moto X Q&A] Bhargav4591:
:eek: :confused: that is weird ! Ok, last option. Download the SBF file for 4.4.4 xt1053 and return to stock rom (May fix the problem)

Use these links for finding the correct version for your model:

{

http://www.filefactory.com/folder/dd...how=100&page=1

http://motofirmware.center/files/category/9-ghost/

https://cloud.mail.ru/public/64a43f0fcc1e/Moto_X

}

USE THIS GUIDE BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE

http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/general/guide-newbies-how-to-revert-to-stock-t3104208

And this

http://xdaforums.com/moto-x/general/guide-moto-x-return-to-100-stock-using-t2446515/page79

Be careful and follow all steps to return to stock , think twice , flash once .
[XDA Assist] Stand Up:
currently when I download the SELinux mode changer to change my SELinux from enforcing to permissive it just doesn't work? I basically switch it to Permissive and then when I exit the app or hit the home button and view it back it goes back to Enforcing. My phone is rooted I have double checked it with root checker.

Could the problem be with Knox? I have tried disabling it with Terminal but whenever I try to disable the path: com.sec.knox.seandroid it tells me " Invalid path location " or something like it.

Details about my phone: Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9515 and i'm running Android 5.0.2

Thanks for any kind of help.
[XDA Assist] Razvan:
Hi there,

For future reference you can find your specific device forum here (bookmark/subscribe this):

Samsung Galaxy S 4 i9500, i9505, i9505G, i9506

Within that section you will find a dedicated q&a sub-forum:

Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Within that q&a section you'll find a great q&a help thread here:

[HELP THREAD] Galaxy S4 | Ask any question | Noob friendly

For beginning please register an account on XDA.

Good luck!
[Amazon Fire Phone] namelessxsoul:
Great list! Here are a few questions:

How's the general performance of your device now?

My Fire phone has approximately 35-45% available ram at boot up (thanks Whatsapp, Telegram, Skype, Facebook, etc.), how about yours now?

Do you play games? Have you noticed any improvement in frame-rate/responsiveness?

Has your Battery life improved? My phone lasts about 8-12 hours on very light use (mostly instant messaging over wi-fi).

So, you disabled the Download UI... Do you still get notifications for downloads?

Totally unrelated, but I'm curious... do you think it'd be possible to modify status bar icons and the boot animation?
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bingo Bronson:
@ namelessxsoul

Performance is gooood. Quick responses, fluid navigation. But it should be like that, this is basically a "Galaxy S5 lite" running with a (almost) bare minimum of apps.

RAM used: 400 - 450 MB / RAM free: 1,2 GB. (Then again, I only use whatsapp. Skype is ridiculous on any platform, as we all know.)

I played "Monument Valley" & "Real Racing 3" some time ago while testing. I assume games will perform almost the same, although having less background processes & more free RAM never hurts.

2 days with "medium" usage: browsing (watching videos in browser as well), music, messaging... I can go 4 days+ if I use it strictly for communication. I used the "battery calibration" app, hold on let me finish... This app is no snake oil garbage, no "battery booster", etc. It simply lets the system generate a new batterystats file, so that the full capacity is the actual capacity. This is only useful after flashing / reinstalling OS, or if you tampered a lot with the device, hehe.

I still get a notification bar popping in from the top whenever a download is started and finished. Since I don't need the Download UI only the Download Manager, it's perfect. I manage my downloads with the browser or through repo(s).

Hm, boot animation. I checked the original file: 5 folders and the "desc.txt". If someone wants to try his luck... (I don't care at all). Btw. bootanimation is 19 MB - Amazon splurge mode activated. -.-

Status bar icons? Let's consult ze infamous hydromän. I haven't tested it myself (again, don't care... ^^)
[Amazon Fire Phone] namelessxsoul:
Woah, that is a huuuuuuge improvement overall. I am definitely going to try this out in my own way. Thank you!
[Amazon Fire Phone] ratbags:
Don't like the lack of window previews on recents. Is there away to get Amazon's quick switch assigned as an app to use as a shortcut or gesture?
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bingo Bronson:
@ ratbags You mean the "recents" on the screenshot? That is due to the launcher used at that time, so it won't affect you ^^. (Although QuickSwitch is always active as well.)

Unfortunately, QuickSwitch can only be called by the home button. QS is part of the SystemUI, I found some files in the 'euclid' folder but it takes more than that to create a stand alone app.

You could get involved here, super posh switcher, in app purchases, wall street journal approved, knock yourself out. ;)
[Amazon Fire Phone] ratbags:
I use gestures for several things including bringing up recents with a slide from the side of the screen. Good for multi tasking. Regardless of launcher on the fire phone, recents appear as in your shot. No preview, only icon on window. Anyways, thanks for the other info regarding quick switch.
[Amazon Fire Phone] dfeldt91:
I am a clean freak and love to delete everything but some of the things you have mentioned deleting will cause issues with apps showing in the drawer. After deleting DeviceBackupAndRestoreInternalSDK-release.apk you will get access to 3 apps only: Texting, Contacts and Phone. Everything else, although still installed on the phone, will disappear. The regular app switcher will stop working also.
[Amazon Fire Phone] mazay2:
Оne question. If I use a custom keyboard, calendar, when I install it I should rename it to the original programs name? (com.nuance.swype.input.apk)
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bingo Bronson:
@ mazay2 No need to rename, just install it. Multiple keyboards are supported by FireOS, select your new keyboard as standard after installation and you're done. You can deactivate your old calendar when you found a good replacement.
[Amazon Fire Phone] dfeldt91:
After resetting my phone, I deleted the problematic app and see if it would repeat the issue. It did again for me but I had another launcher installed and the defaults cleared. I pressed home and all apps are visible in home replacement app. So it is only an issue if you plan to keep the stock Fire home app.

Also Stock music app will not open after deleting everything so be ready to find a new music app if it is important to you.

Back to stock again, The settings app does not open which is a big issue for me.

Will try to pinpoint problem at later time.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Kryxan:
tried disabling most of the apps on the list. still have several disabled and would like to disable some more, but don't feel comfortable not knowing whats what. After I had disabled most of the apps in the list my phone deregistered itself, had to re enable apps to re register my phone. don;t know which apps caused the problem, but a non registered phone does not seem to launch all built in apps.

I think with a little more refinement of the list (something we all can add to) then this list would be an appropriate post to make sticky. perhaps an edit with a dependencies list as more feedback comes in. I realize thats a lot more work on top of what you have already done, but i worry about disabling apps I use (or at least have not found an adequate replacement for yet).

for example

*if you do not use the kindle app or audible it seems logical that the bookstore, whispersync, whisperlink etc. are dependant

* conversely, if you take out the fire launcher you will find the amazon quick switch will lose some of the default quick switch buttons. other apps have links to their quick switch as well but im uncertain which

sorry, don't mean to sound all naggy. I did a lot a testing last night and didn't make notes. your work to compile this list obviously took a lot a time and I am really glad to see some mentions of apps I wanted to take out but wasn't sure if i could.
[Amazon Fire Phone] ratbags:
Thanks for all the info. Is there a simple way to get rid of the Amazon lock screen by removing or disabling something?
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bingo Bronson:
@ ratbags You can freeze / remove just the "LockScreen.apk" and leave "LockScreenPreviewer.apk", "LockScreenSettings.apk" & "LockScreenSettingsPreviewer.apk" untouched (so it's easier / faster to undo it later).

Remember that the phone can also be woken up with the home button. Don't "activate" your phone by accident because of a missing lock screen. ;)
[Amazon Fire Phone] ratbags:
I guess you might guess my next question: is there any way to disable wake with home feature? ;)
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bingo Bronson:
@ ratbags I assume this option is buried "deep" somewhere and sadly won't be editable with an XML file that just happens to lay around in the system partition.

Oh, and about the "lack of window previews on recents", it needs an option enabled, something like onCreatethumbnail, so that's android API related, I guess you won't see nice little thumbnails any time soon. Maybe beg a Dev. to include this into an Xposed module. ;)
[Amazon Fire Phone] ratbags:
I froze lock screen but things got a little flaky and the start button starting acting strangely so I've enabled it again. You wouldn't think that disabling the lock screen would have a knock on effect but it does.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bingo Bronson:
@ ratbags

The inconsistency of this OS is driving me nuts. I had no trouble with lock screen (+ LSpreviewer & LSsettings) removed on my heavily modified system, now I'm running almost vanilla and it's a lottery. ^^

Look at the picture on the left, the first 3 entries of the menu are "behind" the header and the search field. Next try, all fine. Btw: My app drawer got messed up too but only after the first time, then it was perfectly fine.

Good thing I wrote "Only delete this if you installed an alternate lock screen" in the app list. Replacing is the way to go, or a "null lock screen". A lock screen that does nothing, just like the "null launcher" and "null live wallpaper". Maybe that would make this drama queen OS calm down. ;)

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Just to be clear: I encountered said problems when only the LockScreen.apk was removed, never had problems with custom launcher itself. 7 / 10 attempts without lock screen were successful, the others looked pretty much like the one on the pictures.
[Amazon Fire Phone] ratbags:
Some weird stuff this fire os. I'm trying to use it as it is to avoid the inconsistencies of an alt launcher but it's tough. Compared to my nexus that is.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Magnum_Enforcer:
Thread closed at OP's request.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brava27:
Hi,

I currently have an S6 and I really want to switch over to the G4 but I see a bunch of negative issues regarding the G4. has anyone switched from the S6 and would it be worth it for me to trade over? any input would be greatly appreciated thank you.

Anyone extremely happy with their G4?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lazarus2297:
I just switched from the S6 to the G4, but I have used the G4 for less than 24 hours so I can't give an full opinion yet but I wanted the bigger screen so that is the main reason I made the switch. I will give my pro and cons later as I find things i like or don't like about the G4 I'm comparison to the S6.

Of you want root then for now stick with the S6.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rippley05:
It depends. Do you play any games on your phone? Watch videos for extended periods of time? If so, the s6 is better. It manages battery better and doesn't get near as hot as the g4. If you're on Verizon, you'll also get the stripped software version, but still fully loaded with Verizon bloat. The g4 screen and camera are excellent on the g4....the s6 camera is better in some situations and not as good in others.

The s6 is also a little faster/more smooth than the g4. I'm returning mine in favor of swapping between the s6 and Note 4. My major deciding factors are battery life and stripped software features. The g4 also drops brightness to 80/90% pretty aggressively after a few minutes of use. The battery life is just pathetic. A lot of people, same as with EVERY phone, are going to claim to have 80 hours of battery with 70 hours screen on time, but it's mostly rubbish. If you wanna use your phone, full brightness, the battery will melt. It also dies on the s6 and Note 4 faster with full brightness. .but not near as fast as the g4 and it isn't near as hot either. Couple that with the terribly slow charging, and you pretty much have the functionality of a 2010 smartphone.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackangst:
I switched about 10 days ago and havent looked back. Im not really having any issues with the G4 myself.

Also, theres several threads on this matter already.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brava27:
Amazing review thanks
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Th3Bill:
VZW really screwed you guys. Not sure why they felt the need to strip the phone down of features, yet left the Sammy devices alone...
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rippley05:
Well they strip Samsung devices too. Not usually as bad, but they did rip the Samsung Browser and app manager apps off. They were easy to replace once we got root.

I hate Verizon. They're really my only option tho. They just really over stepped their bounds on stripping the g4. Apple doesn't allow this to happen, I wish Android would tighten it up a little bit as far as that stuff goes
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] il buono:
Barely got my G4 yesterday so I can't really give a good comparison yet. However, I did notice that the S6 is a lot smoother than the G4. Not that the G4 lags, but the difference for me was obvious from the start.

Sent from my GS6
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dennisg34:
Jesus, this is like the 5th thread on this. SEARCH

Sent from my G4 using your mom
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stl-soldier:
I actually never got that new phone excitement with either one this year. Neither feels like an upgrade from my S4 except in screen size and camera. Overall I probably liked the S6 more sock vs stock, but I get better battery life with the G4. Once we get root and unlocked BL I think this will be the better device. Hopefully an update fixes some of the issues. It seems like LG rushed out a kernel that wasn't fully ready yet. I look forward to the devs improving the G4.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Doogie1:
If you don't mind, can you please tell me what some of the issues you're experiencing? I have a Nexus 6 on Verizon and I want the S6 or G4 as a second phone but, I can't decide. I've had the G2, G3, Note 3, Note 4. So I'm really torn. Both have great Camera's so I've read. I have small kids so camera is huge deal to me. Thanks.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Th3Bill:
If Camera is your main focus, neither will probably disappoint. I have no experience with the S6 (more a refusal to try after my experience with the Note 4 which became a disaster). I have 3 kids, so I know how ya feel about wanting a great camera experience to capture all that they do. I've taken a bunch of pictures with the G4 of my kids running, swinging, bowling in various types of light and they have come out great. I have been using auto only so far, but plan to play around with the manual mode a bit more once I have time off from work and can tinker more. S6 is supposed to be equally good in auto, but lacks the manual control and RAW ability the G4 has...though I will * that as "right now", since I am sure that Sammy will push that out once the S6 gets 5.1.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Doogie1:
Thanks, appreciate that.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Th3Bill:
Anytime! Trust me, I know how hard a decision it is to choose between the 2. Ultimately what sold me was that the G4 was $80-380 cheaper depending on which S6/S6E and how much memory I wanted and LG was offering an extra battery, external charger and 32GB sdcard, and T-Mobile was giving a 128GB sdcard as well. I also think that pictures really make the device look kinda cheesy, when I felt it looks and feels better "in the hand" than pictures would indicate. I'd recommend going into a store that has both and just playing with each. Probably easiest way to make your decision.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] player911:
The G4 on Verizon is seemingly fine for me. It is lasting longer in my daily routine than my LG G2 (which has been touted as having superb battery life). I really can't complain.

I don't see what Verizon pulled out except the "Themes" for the launcher or something... which I replace with Nova. Not sure about the Messaging or Keyboard, but I don't use stock Messaging. And the stock white lollipop themed keyboard is my fav. I don't know what else is missing from the others, but I am not missing it.

I am missing the stock LG Wireless Storage options from the Verizon LG G2.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Doogie1:
That's quite a deal.. And the dimensions of the G4 are more in the range I'm used to. If I went with the S6, it'd be an almost full inch smaller to my Nexus 6. Quite a difference when it comes to handling the phone. The S6 is still intriguing to me, maybe it's the different processor. Never had a phone that wasn't Qualcomm chipped. Thanks again for your unbiased opinions/views.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drewrasmus:
I've seem far more complaints about the s6 than the G4. Not even close.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] finanandroid:
I bought the samsung S6 for the wife, and i got the G4 as other state: camera, display, size, battery goodies, 808 qualcomm , are really good , the display is top notch, like it better than the sammy, I just keeping at 56% and still super nice battery long day and half with moderate use as well disabled all the bloat first, as smartshare.media server and dlna/smartshare provider

Using Nova prime, smooth as hell, but NO Fast and some lag , using from my M8 the power cord to fast charge the battery it does faster but the regular LG power cable it does just fine as well, my wife get jealous of me cause the quality of pics from G4 .

Its a pleasure hold this phone 5.5 LG managed to do in small factor again that gorgeous screen, but no with the software to the end phone look so nice and for me the Samsung g6 is a better phone/user experience than G4

Edit: update G4 going back, ill get the Samsung s6 active
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adz3d:
I had the S6 and swapped it for the G4 and it was a great decision, The S6 is a still good phone what enticed me more was the size but that's just preference and coming from a one plus it wasn't much difference and not to mention that as of now the phone can be rooted where as G4 most variants cant be, that aside the battery life is better and the camera is better. The s6 also I'm sure you are aware of has Ram issues it would use about 75% just being idle, the leather back I suppose compensates for the glass that had the S6 going for. I feel as though Touchwiz is slighty better this time around but I prefer stock android. Lastly the lack of fingerprint scanner which isn't a deal breaker to me but would of been nice to have on the G4.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frigidazzi:
do people really use their phone at max brightness? I use auto if I'm out doors otherwise less than 30 percent. Full brightness hurts my eyes.