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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] kind3r:
I just got my Alpha SM-G850F last week and I went straight to flashing 5.0.2 on it. After a couple wipes and reset to defaults it's now working fine but I'm still not happy with the battery life, especially while the device is idle.

My idle drain is about 3% per hour, which to me it seems a lot coming from a Z3c which usually has around 1% per hour in the same conditions (on WiFi at work or home).

Deep sleep seems to be active most of the time (according to CPU Spy), no rogue apps seem to be active (I even removed the official FB app for this tests) and I don't know what to look for anymore.

Here are the stats:

https://goo.gl/photos/fC5BbXqfZ8PpZFmy7

Some info on my setup:

- no power saving

- brightens on auto set to minimal

- location ON with high accuracy

- Bluetooth ON paired with G Watch R (switching it off at night does not make much difference)

- WiFi ON and connected

- Google Now OFF

- Nova Launcher instead of TouchWiz

- S Voice, S Health and the rest of S Krap disabled

I was wondering what's the average idle drain on WiFi for you guys.

PS: Is it normal that CPU Spy does not report above 1300Mhz (was it not supposed to go up to 1800) ?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] kidi:
First of all, Sony Xperia Z3 Compact has a bigger battery, 2600 mAh compared to Alpha's 1860 mAh battery. Second thing G850F has 2 processors, one clocked @ 1.3 GHz, second one clocked @ 1.8 GHz. I recommend turning all these settings off when you can (e.g. WiFi, bluetooth, location)

I've got a question though; does your touch screen work at the top left corner of the screen, like you can try swiping the navigation bar slowly from the top left corner and tell me if it goes back to its place (when im playing games buttons sometimes dont function)..

Best regards,

James
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] kind3r:
Of course there is a battery difference but still there is a big difference. Assuming the Alpha was half size that would still mean at most 2% drain. That's why I was asking for people to share their idle usage so I can compare. At the moment I'm flashing KK and I will report back after the weekend. I'm not about to dumb it down by turning off all the smart features that I use. I also remember I had the same high drain in the first version of lollipop for the z3c, but they fixed it in the meantime.

Regarding your touch screen issue, I saw your thread but I'm not experiencing it. I have no games to try with but in other apps I do not sense this issue.

Perhaps it's related to CPU usage which I assume it's pretty high during gaming ?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] kind3r:
Battery is better in KK, idle drain dropped to less than 1.5% per hour, also memory management is way better and most of my apps are always in ram so they resume instantly, tho the system overall does not feel as snappy as with LP.

I miss the lock screen notifications and smart lock but I'm gonna stick with KK until a new version of LP turns out (hopefully 5.1.1).

Here are the stats:

https://goo.gl/photos/nAQuZzLzdyD2imV39
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] hensk:
I dont understand your statistics,but obviously Android system & kernel drain your buttery and this is not normally

but we have only first build of 502 jet,and I think newer version of 502 will be much better
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] kind3r:
Actually that's normal when you don't have any apps wreaking havoc in background when the screen is off. So basically what you're left with are the notifications, communication (WiFi, Bluetooth & GSM), location and the rest of the google/samsung stuff that you can't really control. Overall 26h with 1.5h SoT for such a small battery is reasonable to get you through the day.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] 93drago:
Here is my idle drain after full charge and leaving the phone untouched through the night.

View attachment 3365181

Power saving is off and I`m on Ozcan ROM. With my pattern of usage battery lasts for 2/2,5 day with around 2,5h SOT (no power saving and brightnes on auto 5).
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] dgjl:
Looks good. My battery went down about 14% over night from fully charged (as much as 20% on other 5.0.2 roms). Do you have exchange accounts? I've found them a bit of a drain in the past. I'll try again tonight and post some stats.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] 93drago:
I have facebook, messenger, snapchat and 4 gmail accounts that have push notifications. I also use greenify with experimental functions enabled - it indeed saves some battery power.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidsan:
Hello Fellas, am posting here as I haven't found help elsewhere. Kindly Respond to my woes. I have a rooted Galaxy Note 3 N900 running official Lollipop with IMEI Null/Null and No Baseband version. The IMEI just disappeared totally out of the blue as no custom ROM has been flashed on the device!! This has happened 2 months after updating from 4.3 Jelly bean. With no prior EFS Backup here's what I have tried:

1. EFS Professional (backup&restore complete but no luck)

2. EFS Restore express ( backup.bat>Odin restore)

3. GSII Repair tool

After hitting no luck with the above tools and without any "/EFS mount errors" in recovery either and WIFI working fine, I came to a conclusion that most probably the EFS folder partition on my Note 3 is still intact and most probably this could be a case of a bad modem which would explain the loss of Baseband Version and thus the Null IMEI. So I tried flashing back to KitKat with N900XXUENG1 firmware and separately flashed a few modems compatible with Samsung's new EFS System: N900XXUENG1_MODEM, N900_XXUENF2_MODEM_CWM and also gave a shot at recommended N900_XXUENE1_MODEM_CWM.ZIP which seems to restore baseband for many users with this issue but this failed as well.:rolleyes: After much searching I found a 4file_N900XXUGBNL8 Lollipop Firmware with PIT from Dev-Host, flashed all files in Odin&even repartitioned the device but still no baseband!!!:confused::confused: WIFI&everything else runs smooth except the damn baseband/Null IMEI! Almost Exhausted my options...

Now I trust we have some informed members and developers here, NEED YOUR VALUABLE IDEAS HERE mates! Someone, anyone.....Thanks!:eek:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longcoming:
Have got any guarantee of the device?If so,send it to service ıf your guarantee continiues.

If you bought the device from another country,This may occur ıf you didn't register it.(In my country this is how it works.Turkey)

Or someone cloned your imei,check your imei ıf it is valid.

This is not because you upgraded your device to android 5.

If ıt was the case,you would have already faced the problem after just the flash.

I would say flash another modem

But,You say you tried flashing other modems.So no luck with that.

I had seen s3 with the same problem.I had flashed a modded modem.

It worked.I dont know if there is one for your device.

Briefly this is an imei/modem problem.

I don't know ıf the suggestions above help you.

I hope so.

Good luck.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osamazhar:
try flashing stock rom from sammobile via odin. you need to backup efs folder everytime you flash a new rom, that's my opinion. may be wrong.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barabysok:
I think I used to had this problem with my Note 2 as well. If you come from 4.3 you should flash stock ROM Jelly bean 4.3 from Sammobile or Samsung-updates website. Then flash lollipop 5.0 over 4.3 when you can see your IMIE. Maybe it will work.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] white7561:
So. If u in L bootloader. U must! Flash the L modem that sometimes didnt get flashed by the odin while flashing stock rom. So just extract the modem.img and things for modem. Then just flash it using dd command or make flashable zip. Then it works fine. I have it on s4 exynos. That if i in L bootloader then even i install kitkat rom with L bootloader. U must still flash the L modem. K. Hope it works
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m6112:
1. İf you couldnt recover with efs professional , probably you've been lost your original imei files like nv_data.bin etc. and there is no backup...

2. So try to remake this kind of files with-again- with efs professional. But there is not so much info about this "creation" process.

3. I had the same situation. . . . And i'm still sorry. . . ( . . . The other solution is JTAG, more easy, cheaper in total and psychologicaly healty !!!)

GOOD LUCK....
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidsan:
All EFS folder files are present including nv_data.bak&.bin Am a bit reserved to go the JTAG way just yet.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidsan:
Thanks for that but as I already said I was lucky to find a 4file partitioned Lollipop ROM with separate modem. Flashed that through Odin and even repartitioned the device but that hit a rock as well!:(
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidsan:
It's an old device, no warrants. Am indeed looking at the possibility of someone else allocating the IMEI to their device, though i doubt. But if that was the case shouldn't the Baseband at least be present?:confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] longcoming:
Did you try downgrading to 4.3 with official stock files?

If not,give it a shot.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr.ketan:
I have explained it earlier, Actually it is kernel. Newer kernel makes some changes on EFS partition and that changes can not be read by old kernel but in this case once you flash newer modem it will be solved. If your issue doesn't solved by flashing latest stock ROM then only possibility is messed up EFS partition and for that you must have a backup which was created when your device was normal. If your EFS partition is corrupted and you don't have backup then i think only option you have is to go to service station they can repair it easily. Though your device is not under warranty but you have official bill then still they can do it with paid service. Now a days samsung have changed policy and restoring IMEI they needs to do it online with samsung server (this information I got from service center owner in my city who is my friend and he did same for one of my friend)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidsan:
UPDATE:

Thank you Dr.Ketan for that information. You have been a great help to many. I have followed your posts about this issue and I feel there is still hope.

UPDATE:

I WAS ABLE TO RESTORE THE BASEBAND AND NOW THE IMEI IS GENERIC, READS 004999010640000. [/B] I was able to restore nv_data backup from /Efs folder and deleting bad nv_data. Here's what I did:

Using root Explorer in /EFS:

Deleted corrupt files;

nv_data.bin ( 18 April 2015)

nv_data.bin.md5 (18 April 2015)

Renamed backup files (dated 31 Jan 2015) to apply;

.nv_data.bak > nv_data.bin

.nv_data.bak.md5 > nv_data.bin.md5

Using ADB shell:

adb shell
su
umount /efs
mke2fs /dev/block/mmcblk0p3
mount -w -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 /efs
Reboot

However, the baseband and generic IMEI come&go across reboots and seems not to stick permanently. Any possible steps from here???:rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidsan:
NOTE: Previously I have been able to restore Unknown Baseband and Null IMEI in Galaxy S2 i9100 using the above adb method (Code Only) http://www.selftechgenius.com/?p=284
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Muthumbi:
Try this out

I always have that problem when I downgrade to jellybean but solving it is easy. Just flash THIS modem file under the AP option Odin. Tell me if it works.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Journyman16:
If flashing modem via Odin you MUST turn off the phone then start it in DL mode. Simply doing a 'reboot' into DL mode will not let the modem be flashed.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aj7400:
Guys i am trying to restore my moto g to stock 5.0.2 by flashing the untouched version file of 519 mb through twrp .. but it always fails and gives me a error ...

Please help what to do
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sjandroiddeveloper:
What is the error?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] black.pearl:
Just a question that jumped out of curiosity.

Why does the Zenfone bootloop on applying OTA on rooted firmware??

The 2.18 OTA zip has patch files to system apps. I dont see why it should cause bootloop on a rooted device which has all the system apps intact?

And on unrooting, OTA works perfectly. What is the reason?? How does the OTA zip understand that the device has been rooted even if no system apps have been tampered with?

Anyone with knowledge on this please post your reply.

Thank you in advance.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafyvitto:
Its probably an OEM root check at runtime, if runtime detects an SU binary the zygote runtime will halt, this could be confirmed with a logcat while booting, its a guess here but im pretty sure thats whats going on.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SquallDNA:
does this always happen? i mean, is there a way to root the device without getting a boot loop after applying OTA?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
I think the other question to be asked is why a fresh install of the pre-rooted firmware allows an OTA to go through with no problems...

I have installed a pre-rooted image on 2 phones now and then done the OTA update.

It seems to check for something altering the system AFTER the firmware is flashed as a pre-rooted firmware does in fact have supersu already installed and will allow the OTA update to work (or at least that has been my experience with 2.18.40.X and 2.19.40.18.).
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SquallDNA:
what happened after OTA update? did it went boot looping?

asus obviously doesn't want thier devices rooted.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
Booted fine, no bootloop or other problems and updated to latest firmware. Either I lucked out and got 2 aberrant Zenfone 2's that update fine with the pre-rooted image or there is some other factor involved.

Just a quick note, I re-flashed a pre-rooted image over the old system. It was the same firmware version, 19.40.18 over 19.40.18 so it essentially just reset to how the pre-rooted image was before supersu was updated. OTA worked fine like this.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SquallDNA:
that's awesome. which variant of zf2 do you have? i'm using 551 2gb 1.8ghhz variant under 2.19.40.22.. if you dont mind, can i have the exact same root tutorial you followed?
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
I have a 4gb 64gb 2.3ghz and a 4gb 32gb 1.8ghz zenfone 2. Both work fine. As I said though I have unlocked the bootloader and rooted prior to doing it this way. It may be the bootloader goes through a check.

Way I rooted was to install the pre-rooted image a long time ago but when I have OTA'd I used the temporary CWM to reroot with latest supersu.

Once I found we could put TWRP on the Zenfone 2 I unlocked the bootloader and then installed TWRP 2.8.7.0(?) though I believe reflashing the pre-rooted image back on may have removed this.

I was using this for a while when the new OTA came out. As I had updated SuperSU I reflashed the pre-root image for the firmware installed (I believe it was 2.19.40.18) then installed the OTA from settings.

When the OTA came out for 2.19.40.22 I reflashed the pre-rooted image on again (2.19.40.20 this time) and then ran the OTA update from the settings again. No boot-loops or anything else wrong... Been running fine since on both though I got the flashing bug and flashed the custom rom SuperZen on my 1.8ghz 32gb Zenfone 2. Again no problems but I haven't tried reverting that back yet...
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SquallDNA:
thanks man. i found this, http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596, and i believe you used the 1st method of rooting. i prefer using the 3rd method.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
I used both 1 and 3... Flashed pre-rooted image then downloaded OTA using system settings and flashed with system update. Didn't download the OTA and copy tophone as system update did this for me...
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knowledge@heart:
I do not think so.

Why would Asus bother with what YOU do with YOUR phone.

Bootloops are caused if you delete something from the /system directory or modify something on which the system depends upon (e.g. v4a, busybox, etc)

As long as you do not touch any system stuff, Asus wouldn't bother. If they wanted their phones to strictly remain untouched, they wouldn't have released bootloader unlocking tools for the previous gen devices.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
They haven't released bootloader unlock tool for the Zenfone 2. By your logic they do care until they release that, then it should no longer matter...
[General Topics] marian933:
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[General Topics] marian933:
Gsm Europe

http://www.roaming.gsmeurope.org/index.cfm?lang=EN
[General Topics] marian933:
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[General Topics] TaurusBullba R.I.P.:
Thread moved to more appropriate forum. :)
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playguy1:
can someone show me a way out of my nervousness about flashing what firmware ? because i wanna flash a lollipop rom and i dont hve the latest frimware, i know how to flash it. but i m confused that if i flash verizon firmware then only verizon rom will work on it and i wont be able to use any Sim Card other then Verizon ? and my fastboot getvar all shows my device is m8__wlv. but it was running My sim card which is not verizon because im not in a country where there is verizon. My device will be useless if it wont run my sim. Any help?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] josh.walker.9242:
You could try flashing the international firmware. I have an AT&T M8 but I use the international firmware with no issues. I still get great service and everything works like it should. Is there a reason you want to flash Verizon firmware?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
The Verizon version supports CDMA is different in hardware from most other "GSM" M8 versions. Therefore, firmware is also different.

If you try to flash firmware meant for a "GSM" version to the Verizon phone, it won't work. Might even brick.

---------- Post added at 01:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:55 PM ----------

The firmware does not dictate what ROM you use.

And the firmware/ROM doesn't dictate what SIM you can use.

The Verizon phone is SIM unlocked from the factory, intended to be used with non-Verizon SIMs. And that is with stock Verizon ROM and firmware.

Update with Lollipop Verizon firmware; which is probably your only option anyway, due to the hardware/firmware differences I mentioned above.

After that, you can run non-Verizon custom ROMs. If the ROM is meant for the GSM version, flashing a custom kernel will typically get the ROM working on the VZN version.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mksk84:
Is it possible to trick apps, app stores, etc. to think I have a different G3 variant than what I actually have?

I have an AT&T (D850) variant but I want to be seen as having a F400S (SKT) variant.

This is because I brought my D850 to Korea and currently use SKT as my service provider... but I cannot use the telecom App Store and some of its telecom specific apps because it says my device is unsupported.

If it is legal to do this than how would I go about doing it?

I have tried editing build.prop once before but it still said my device was unsupported.
[8.9" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lekhwani:
Hi guys. I received my kindle fire HD 8.9 one day back.

I want to watch 1080p Videos on YouTube. But, couple of applications I downloaded from kindle store are having options upto only 720p.

Why is it so?

How can I watch 1080p?

If I need YouTube player and root, kindly tell me the easiest procedure that serves my purpose.

Thanks a lot.
[Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps] masham:
Dear members,

I have been trying to find an offline answering machine software so that I can bypass my traditional voicemail service, with no luck.

Today, I came across a post stating that Xperia Z2 has a built in "Phone Answering Machine" and it can be ported to other Xperia phones. The link is as under:

http://www.gizmobolt.com/2014/03/04/install-xperia-z2-phone-answering-machine-port-xperia-smartphones/

I was wondering if someone can modify the application to work for Note 3.

It would be a really nice addition to our phones.

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FAD007:
Hello xda members

I downloaded a stock rom for android 2.3.3 for my device(Galaxy ACE) and flashed it using odin.

Trying to open wifi but it gives me an error and do not want to start.

I found that the extracting of system.rfs (to delete some APK file) and compressing it again in the rom causes this problem, So i flashed the stock rom without extracting system.rfs

and the wifi starts normally.

I need to delete and add some APK file to the rom. ANY HELP,please.:confused::confused::confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androier:
Extract the zip package, add your apk into system / app, compress zip, get a signature rom package. That's all.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FAD007:
The rom is .tar extension not .zip

I can not sign it
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xthetobs:
Hey guys :)

I did change my One m8 sense to gpe. Is there any option to proof if I did it right and my phone is able to receive OTA's? Maybe kinda stupid question but I am new to this.:confused:
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
If your bootloader screen is black, and your MID and CID match those for the GPE, you are good to go.

You can do adb getvar all to check MID and CID. No need to post the getvar output here. But if you do, be sure to delete IMEI and serial number (private info).

Also, if you installed custom recovery at any point, boot into recovery and verify you are back to stock recovery (should see a red triangle with exclamation). Stock recovery is required to OTA.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xthetobs:
Everythings working fine. CID ist GOOGL001 and MID 0P6B17000. So I am able to get OTA's? No Rom. It's the official RUU.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Yes, you should be all set to get official OTAs.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gonzalezpito:
Guys am using a huawei honor 3c I have rooted it I want to change my host file to clash of clans server host so I can be able to enjoy gems please I have tried for long without luck I have used almost all d host editor in d play store I have even tried adb pulling the host file and adb pushing it was a failure d problems seems to be that my phone can't be read write can anybody help me I heard this was d best place to ask for help so please help an really losing hope
[One (M8) General] xthetobs:
Hey guys :)

How is your battery life after changinge sense to gpe :)? Mine sucks quite a lot. Maybe a half day on average usage. On sense I got a full day.
[One (M8) General] Bullet89:
Keep! I am also very interested in it!
[One (M8) General] El Niche:
I didnt convert to full blown RUU GPE. I am however using stock 5.1 ROM from the GPE. I get around 4hrs SOT with my use (im not a heavy user, never play games). Again this depends to each persons daily use/signal/services, etc. On sense I think I would get maybe around 15min more SOT. not much of a difference. Keep in mind there are many variables (I had a time that Google play services was draining my batt a lot, so these variables are not ROM related). so the best way to compare is to try them both for at least 1 week. For me, about a month ago, I think I saw minimal better batt in Sense. I wouldnt expect dramatic improvement.
[One (M8) General] Heisenberg:
We already have a battery discussion thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2694719

Lets move this discussion there please.

Thread closed, thanks.
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
The stock recovery doesn't have any option to flash mods and I am not able to find recovery for this device anywhere.