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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLoverMan:
Hey all is it just me or are the Microsoft apps getting much better now (i do mean android versions and i dont mean windows os)

They look and run so nice on my nexus.... i know can not believe i just said that myself :o

what u guys think ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PaisanNYC:
Why does your subject line read "Windows"? It should just say Microsoft. MS does make software for many different operating systems.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Its one of the best and the most stable OS around, the trouble is that nobody wants it (or MS can`t sell it) ;)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLoverMan:
Got their mail app, onenote and onedrive.... they work great and look great on android i have never used a newer windows phone (or os or whatever u want to call it, still windows in my eyes) so i wonder if they look and feel like that on their own os.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
I had some windows phones and the OS is very efficient and works fluid and fast even with a 2 cored cpu. Android is much more power and RAM hungry then WP8.1 or iOS.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheLoverMan:
thanks for the feedback mate :)
[T-Mobile LG G3] regP:
I'm going to be taking my phone over to AT&T soon as the unlock code I purchased comes. Will I be able to enter the code on an AOSP based ROM or will I need to flash a stock ROM to enter the code then flash back to AOSP?
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vpxf:
I've been very interested in a Nexus 5 32GB or Moto X 2nd Gen 32GB.

My first choice is the Nexus 5 32GB but it seems quite difficult to locate a US GSM version in new condition and within a reasonable price range.

While reviewing the Moto X 2 there is an alarming of reviews stating that the screen crackers very easily.

I would like to know what others have experienced while dropping their phone.

Did your screen crack? Did you have a case or screen protector?
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xKroniK13x:
Just get a thin case or halo and you'll be fine. The glass goes to the edge of the device so you so need a cushion there. I have the Naked Tough Case and my X has taken some falls with no issues. I also don't have a screen protector on and have zero scratches after a couple of months of use.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vpxf:
There is already a case and screen protector in my shopping cart. A large amount of reviews stated that the screen was really fragile but close to none mentioned if they had a case on the device or not. To me: not having a case is you get what you get.

But none the less without having accurate information negative reviews can be concerning for such an expensive buy. Thank you for your input; hope to hear from others too.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrMeeseeks:
I don't use a case. The other day I dropped mine out of my shirt pocket about 3-4 feet onto a tile floor. I didn't even get a scratch.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seco2004:
I dropped mine two times (no bumber or anything), both times it fell out of my jeans pocket. It got some scratches on the edges but absolutely nothing on the screen. I bought a bumper from Case Mate about a month ago (it was really cheap on Motorola brazilian webstore) just as a fail safe, because I'm usually very careful with the phone, the problem is when I have a few beers :eek:
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imaginaryenemy:
My phone had a MAJOR fall AND bounce and my phone didn't have a scratch on it. No case, no screen protector.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vpxf:
Great, thanks all for your feedback. I just wanted some opinions outside of the reviews.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyus2:
If you drop it, it will break at some point. However, the screen is built better than others. You just need a very thin screen protector for the sides and it won't break. Mine fell on solid concrete face down, no scratches.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Inverted.:
had my phone for about a month, had a case on the entire time, dropped it numerious times no proble. Decide to take the case off just because I missed the look of the phone, 2 hours later I dopped it facedown on concrete from about 3 feet, I was on a park bench, completely shttered the screen. I bought moto care so everything was fine.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UnnamedFile:
I've dropped mine on a concrete floor from about 1.5m high, no case, screen shattered - phone is now officially worthless.

It was just too beautiful a device to be hidden away in a case!

Now it'll be hidden away in some drawer until screens for it become cheap, because I'm not going to pay 200 bucks for the repair, for a phone that would be worth 200 bucks if it weren't damaged. So yeah, after all, the experience with my Moto X was quite a fail. Nice phone and all, but the way how the display is glued to the front glass is just a major construction flaw, because it makes it impossible to easily repair the glass (although there are spare parts being offered for about 10-15 bucks out there).
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt99017d:
Mixed for us. First off, we bought insurance on both of our phones.

My wife dropped hers twice and it shattered.

I have dropped mine countless times. Some of those times I picked it up and I was shocked that it wasn't broken. It really depends if it lands on the corners of the glass side.
[X 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fiffan86:
Any smartphone I have ever had that i dropped without a case, the screen has shattered. That's why I have a case.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] absar20:
How to fix dis problem

Cell getting detected in flash mode nd half way it stop flashing

My usb debugging is off
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DastanShaikh:
Use different ftf... May the one you are trying is corrupt
[Windows Phone 8 General] winphouser:
FINALLY!! Now I can have DuckDuckGo as the default search provider in IE on my 640XL 8.1.2!!

I wanted this quite badly so I'm very happy now! THANK YOU XDADEV:ERS!!

Howto - hope it helps someone:

Lumia Interop & Cap unlock using vcREG by vcfan. Live unlock is enough.

Download the attached CustomPFD_0003_CAP_SEARCH.xap which is CustomPFD by Pasquiindustry with the searchprovider cap in the manifest.

Deploy it using wppt

With CustomPFD on phone, navigate to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchProviders\ and create a subkey DuckDuckGo.

Then create these strings:

...\SearchProviders\DuckDuckGo\DisplayName: DuckDuckGo

...\SearchProviders\DuckDuckGo\Url: https://duckduckgo.com/?q={searchTerms}

DuckDuckGo is now available as a Default search provider in IE advanced settings.

Link: Windows Phone Dev Center: Additional search providers
[Windows Phone 8 General] titi66200:
Can't write new key with CustomPFD_005 but works with CustomPFD_003 or vcREG.
[Sprint HTC One (M9)] maethem:
HTC added a carrier folder inside root main folder which it is contain carrier related files.

This folder does not exist on M7 & M8.

I am not from USA & I have unlocked sprint LG phones like LG G2 & LG G Flex by just replacing that folder, so I am asking the developers to take a look, may be we can unlock it by modifying these files like like LG phones.
[Sprint HTC One (M9)] maethem:
Any one with sim unlocked device can send me a carrier folder to compare it with my sim locked device.
[Sprint HTC One (M9)] OMJ:
how many sim unlock threads do we need? lol
[Sprint HTC One (M9)] elmy2424:
xDDDD
[Sprint HTC One (M9)] jackeagle:
Use existing thread here

Thread Closed.

jackeagle

Forum Moderator
[Nexus 4 General] SpookyTunes:
Under All Apps (bottom) I have "Google Connectivity Services" listed as Update Available. The Update indicates "This app is incompatible with all of your devices."

I was able to download the latest APK version "C.1.5.3 (1977963)" from APKMirror web site and sideload it. My WiFi actually seems better, but it could just be a placebo effect.

I was curious if any one else tried it...
[Moto X Q&A] Comrat:
OK. I have searched and searched and now my eyes are bleeding. If you search anything with Google Now and mic there are 100000000 posts about it not working in phone calls and Google Now triggering automatically.

Anyway, this is what is going on, I have started runnning 5.1.+ and ever since the mic in any of the gapps have not worked. I know its not hardware because I have flashed back to stock and it works out of the box. Today I found out that if i have headphones with a mic plugged it works fine. So somehow the Gapps are trying to listen on a non existent hardware until the headphones are plugged in. If this is the case how do i go about fixing it, and why are more phones having this problem. Thanks!
[Moto X Q&A] brickhayabusa:
i don't know

i had the same issue, i don't know why because i buy my moto x a few days ago.

i going to try now the gapps of the official page of CM

sorry 4 my bad english
[Moto X Q&A] Comrat:
I underestand. Thanks for the reply
[Moto X Q&A] brickhayabusa:
Solution

I had the isue.......i think the same of gapps

But i go to a service reparation and has a hardware problem

He fix it.!!!

Sorry for my english
[Moto X Q&A] Comrat:
It's not a hardware thing. If I flash back to KK it works fine.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] cppforlife:
hi all

i am new to all these stuff but i have some experience in programming. I have wm2003 and i installed slide2unlock and launcher.exe. Now my problem is that i want to make launcher.exe never close and always be there instead of today screen. so basically i wont to put launcher.exe instead of today.

i also have another question. how do i set slider.exe as my screensaver.

thanks in advance.

-dmitriy
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sweyn7:
Hi there, first topic on XdaDev, as I really need some help here.

I flashed the wrong system file on my Zenfone 2, I installed the 550ML version instead of the 551 one, at first I had a black screen but managed to get a clean install and the phone seem to work fine. But it is also running at the settings of the 550ML, which means 720p resolution and lower CPU frequency, and I would like to roll back to the original settings of the 551ML with the stock firmware if possible.

My issue is that I cannot load the System.img anymore. I follow these steps :

In CMD:

"Adb reboot-bootloader"

Daemon started successfully - The phone reboots in fastboot mode

Then I enter:

"fastboot flash system system.img"

but I encounter the "cannot load system.img" issue

What am I supposed to do now ?

Thanks for any advice you can provide guys.

PS : The system file is inside my fastboot folder and this file is a rooted one, I also downloaded the firmware from Asus but I have no idea how to use it.

EDIT : So I finally managed to go back to the correct rooted system, which is the 551ML, thanks to this topic : http://xdaforums.com/zenfone2/general/asus-zenfone-2-flashing-recovery-mode-t3096596

But I have another question, as it is my first android phone : If I want to update my system, will I encounter issues with the rooting ? What if I want to roll back to the stock system, how do I proceed ? Thank you guys, amazing forum you have there.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CenereZar:
you can't go back right now,a file need another compatible file so you just have to reflash all the stuff from the beginning.

enter bootloader.wipe cache.in bootloader.ABSOLUTELY DONT SHUT DOWN.it can takes 15-20 minutes too.download latest firmware (2.19.40) for 551ml from here mega.co.nz/#F!k4MHiAgL!dVuOKeH3eokcwPSNI79ffw check if your device is ww or cn.unzip the file and move the files in the adb/fastboot folder.these are the sizes of the files you should have in the adb/fastboot folder

droidboot.img should be ~ 13MB

recovery.img should be ~ 11MB

boot.img should be ~ 11MB

system.img shuld be ~ 2GB

connect to pc.enter bootloader again.type ' fastboot devices ' to see if your device is recognized

flash files in this order.at the end of each line type enter

fastboot flash fastboot droidboot.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash system system.img

then choose normal boot in bootloader.after all,wipe cache again

you will have a rooted firmware.good luck man
[XDA Assist] hgdsc123:
This has probably been covered before but I couldn't find the topic and I apologize if there is a specific area for these sorts of questions and I ask that this topic be moved there if need be. Anyway, I have an unlocked Galaxy S3 which I purchased off Ebay and activated on MetroPCS. The activation went fine, the IMEI is clean, but my question is, if I install a custom ROM will it change my IMEI? And if so, what sort of problems could that cause for my phone being able to use data or make phone calls? I've never flashed a custom ROM to a phone before so I'm not sure if it CAN change the IMEI, I was just warned by a friend that after he flashed his, the last few digits for his changed and he had to call his provider and it voided his contract. I have installed custom ROMs before but they were on an android based MP3 player so I never had to worry about an IMEI, however I enjoyed the special features that ROM had compared to the stock ROM and was wanting to have similar features on my phone.

Also on an unrelated note, my girlfriend had an old Galaxy S2 that sat in her closet for about 2 years. It had stopped working so she packed it up and was about to throw it away until I decided to fiddle around with it. It's model number is SPH-D710 so it doesn't look like a traditional Galaxy phone, so holding the home button does not help me boot into download or recovery mode. My problem with it, it doesn't boot up, it stays at the Galaxy SII screen and doesn't move passed that, Odin fails when attempting to flash a ROM onto it (Custom or recovery), and holding vol up+home+pwr does not boot it into recovery. She told me her brother previously rooted it with a custom ROM (No idea which) and it worked for some time before ****ting the bed. My theory is that he did a poor job at flashing and somehow removed the recovery menu completely and so the phone is stuck as a soft brick. That would mean my only option to save it would be to flash it but it fails every time. Is there anything more I can do to save it or should I just scrap it for parts?

EDIT: I went for it and installed it. IMEI is still the same and phone works fine as a phone. Currently my only issue is that it can't read my SD card nor can I copy files to or from my SD card to my computer. I have windows 8 and it says unspecified error when I try. Is this a problem with cyanogenmod or did I kill my SD card when I flashed?
[AT&T HTC One (M7)] K1ckflip360:
I'm new a this so I try to follow steps very carefully, and I did, I successfully rooted my phone. But then after about 4 hours I wanted to get xposed installer, so i downloaded the app and the zip so I can flash it, and when I tried to flash the zip, it said that everything went ok, no errors or anything. So then I rebooted my phone and it booted until it showed the HTC One screen and froze. So then i went into recovery and wiped the dalvik cache, cache partition, and then i did a factory reset. Then I rebooted and after the first HTC screen it goes to a blue-ish black-ish screen and does nothing. I can still boot into recovery, but don't know where to go from here.

Please help asap, and hope to hear from someone soon.

Btw i have a at&t HTC One m7 32g, and have CWM as recovery, I'm new at this so tell me how to fix it simply.
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] negativecr33p:
It takes time for the SD card to read especially when you have alot of data on it, and also depending on its class. Some SD cards take long to load like class 4 SD cards.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ctcollins9:
Hello guys. I am new here, so please bear with me.

I have a Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4, running android version 4.4.2 kitkat. It has no root, custom roms, or anything.

When I try to update my software (settings > more > software update > check for new software update) it tells me "Software update temporarily unavailable. Try again later". It does that every time I try it (I have had the phone for 3 days now, wanting to update) and obviously, I was connected to a WiFi network.

I contacted Samsung via their "Live Chat" function. The lady I talked to told me to boot into safe mode and update, and that it would work (of course, it didn't).

Is there something I am missing? Why will it not update?

The phone is not activated, if that makes a difference.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eddie Hicks:
You can try downloading and installing it from the following link. http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/46723/I545VRUGOC1_I545VZWGOC1_VZW/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Killnolife:
Did you Notice him that its smartphone bootloader will be "secure download" locked if he updates its phone so he will never be able to flash or root?

Maybe he will later want to root its smartphone, but he will face the most locked bootloader ever.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ctcollins9:
I am just to figure out why I didn't get an OTA update?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Eddie Hicks:
I just assumed he just wants to update to Lollipop. His issue is that he is not able to get the OTA update and he was looking for a solution. If he was successful in getting the OTA during his attempt the result would have been the same in regards to rooting. Rooting and installing ROMs is not for everyone. Probably most people don't do it.

---------- Post added at 12:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:14 PM ----------

There are several methods on this forum that will help you get the update. There are method's I believe Killnolife is referring to that allow you to root your phone and install custom ROMs. The link I gave you in my first reply is the official update and once installed you will not be able to root if that is your goal. But just search through the post on this forum and you should find a solution.

EDIT: The instructions to upgrade to Lollipop are in the S4 General forum.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] ctcollins9:
Ok, thanks guys! I did want to root my phone (I actually just did that) so I don't want to update to lollipop then.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsuzmir:
so the phone was acting wierd last couple of days: battery went from 15% to zero in matter of seconds, it was a bit slow at times, it got stuck while playing a game couple of times. not sure if this is relevant but that was my observation. after battery went dead, i recharged it and switched back on, but there was no connection to network. i rebooted it and nothing changed. today, i tested sim card and it is working fine in another phone. so then i went to do factory reset. after this i got my conectivity back, but then when apps were installing i realised that i went again after few minutes. i did reset again and exactly the same thing happened - initially conectivity was good, as it used to be, but dropped after approx half an hour. any thoughts? thanks!
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smh.saad:
i recently brought s6 dous from gulf country (uae) and forgot to open and make a call for 5min or more to lift regional sim ban

I'm in India now what to do ??

it has pin code lock now

can anyone help asap
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] robbieboy_dm:
for whatever reason i needed to find the imei number in s6 edge verizon, which was reactivation locked, *#06# wouldnt work because it can only be accessed from the emergency dial , and it does not work, i tried the adb dumpsys command and it kept saying device not authorized , any way i couldnt get it via adb, since this phone is waterproof sealed i did not want to try to open it, breaking waterproof seal, needless to say i didnt have the box or any paper, i looked in here but couldnt find anything that worked for me, if you are in this situation this is what you should do:

put the phone in download mode , when it asks you to confirm by pressing the vol up key, press home button instead, and voila there is your imei number

to exit download mode press all buttons for a few secs and it will take you to another black screen from where you can select turn off
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] elliwigy:
you do know the s6/s6e isnt waterproof at all right?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] meraz9000:
you can get imei from the bootloader screen and also it is laser engraved in the back of the phone...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Snowby123:
Don't forget that the IMEI is also written on the box the phone came in.
[Verizon LG G4] oldblue910:
Hi -

Has anyone with a Verizon G4 tried using an AT&T Quick Circle Case for Qi wireless charging?

Even though the AT&T packaging clearly says it's for use with PMA charging, I've read people claiming that it works fine with Qi, but I just wasn't to make doubly sure before pulling the trigger.

I can't find a Verizon store within 100 miles that has the wireless charging quick circle case but there are plenty of AT&T stores nearby that have the PMA ones.
[Verizon LG G4] player911:
Can you order the Qi Stickers like everyone else? I am not sure if they are compatible, and I am sure you would want to know IF it would even work first. All of the magic is in the sticker, so as long as the pins line up, you should be good. I retrofitted several devices with Samsung Qi Stickers.
[Verizon LG G4] Tomyk89:
There are a couple stickers on the market already. I believe there is a thread in the Accessories section on it. Sounds like some modification is needed to get it to connect properly but it sounds like it's been fairly reliable.
[Verizon LG G4] oldblue910:
I'm not going to deal with stickers personally. If the AT&T PMA circle case won't work with Qi, I'll just order the Qi circle case online from Verizon.
[Verizon LG G4] oldblue910:
So, I ended up buying the PMA quick circle case from AT&T and I'm happy to report that it works fine with a Qi charger on a Verizon G4. :good:
[Verizon LG G4] ezrider55:
NFC ?

Does this case have NFC also ? Love my G4.
[Verizon LG G4] oldblue910:
Yes. NFC works fine.
[Verizon LG G4] iRoNeTiK:
I have a LG G4 from AT&T and AT&T'S quick circle case and it is not working with a Qi charger i got from Ikea. Any ideas? QI Charger DOA?
[Verizon LG G4] oldblue910:
That, or your AT&T version doesn't support Qi.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Blizzard22:
I really love my Note 2 and I'm still rocking 4.1.2 based rom (Wanam Lite 3.9) with Adams Kernel 2.7 because I can't customise 4.4 to my liking as much as the old version.

I currently experience a lot of force closes of the system ui and its really annoying and I would like to know how to determine what it causes and which app is linked with the issue.

I don't know how to do it and appreciate any help and suggestions!
[P3600 ROM Development] isx:
Does anyone have the trinity xip handy?
[P3600 ROM Development] FAMAN:
Trinity XIP
[P3600 ROM Development] ervius:
you have it in your hands, only find the right utility to extract it from dumped rom...;)

try to find "rore kichen" for trynity or hermes it have also xip extractor!!!!

bye!
[P3600 ROM Development] isx:
what utility can i use to extract it ervius?

i tried searching the forum but couldn't find one and i know it was posted a while back in the wm5 trinity forum but i must be blind.lol

thanks for the help

-edit oops didnt see your post untill i refreshed FAMAN, thanks
[G4 General] Z3ldaFan88:
Just wanted to give a quick heads up to anybody else that has US Cellular and let you know that mine did a self-update at some point (from the US99110b it showed up with to US99110c).

I have NO IDEA when the phone did this, as I never got so much as a warning or a notification or anything (Hell, I have not even rebooted the device). Just figured I would check the "Software Status" for ***** & giggles after reading a couple posts on here and happened to notice it was at 10c now.

.......I mean I at least have the .kdz of my launch firmware so I can go back if needs be, just annoyed that these devices are doing what they want when they want at this point.......I've seen iRobot and I know this never leads anywhere good!!