yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Device Reviews and Information] madsquabbles:
that's where I've been keeping an eye out. nothing yet except stuff in china.
[Device Reviews and Information] mingkee:
Finally I got mine from Best Buy.

The way I root is following the instructions above, but...

1. choose T2 in command prompt

2. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE 32GB or lower SD card (CWM does not support FAT64).

Compared with ME572c:

572 is a bit louder

Quadrant is around 14000 (572 got 18000)

Antutu is 37000

It's recommended to have protection on the back

Bootloader is not locked (as of now even after updated to latest ROM)

The viewing area is about the same with 9:16 videos

It only supports B/G/N Wi-Fi, no 5GHz

Backup from 572 can be restored in this unit except system apps

You can tap the screen twice to wake like LG units.

The store rep told me Z580c is selling pretty fast, and I found it's already sold out in many stores in Manhattan (I got mine at Atlantic Terminal store where only has one unit left)
[Device Reviews and Information] madsquabbles:
congrats on your new toy. good to hear it's selling well. hopefully someone with some skills will pick one up soon.
[Device Reviews and Information] mingkee:
Actually, I'd like to get the 10.1" model as well, but BH (bhphotovideo.com) doesn't have it in stock yet.

$180 with 2GB RAM is pretty unusual.

If 10.1 models came with unlocked bootloader, it will attract a lot of developers.
[Device Reviews and Information] madsquabbles:
pretty good specs for under $200. i'm supposing they didn't include 5ghz on this model either given how cheap it is. 1280x800 isn't as bad a resolution as some people make it out to be at such a small size unless you're looking at tiny old fonts. movies have very little benefit going to 1080 at this size.
[Device Reviews and Information] rachelm920:
It seems that it fits in the generic 8 inch tablet cases. Bought one at Five below yesterday... Said it fit the kindle HD and iPad mini. The hole for the camera even lined up. I brought the tablet with me to make sure it fit.
[Amazon Fire Phone] lihw1984:
I downgraded the firephone to os 3.5 locked version.But then I found I could not login in the amazon account.And also the root is not perfect.

So could I upgrade to os 4.6.1？How to solve the problem？

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] InfectedPhreak:
I got my phone rooted with KingRoot and then I got Super-Sume to get rid of KingRoot. I wanted to make sure that I had a backup of my phone so I tried flashing a recovery, which has lead me to having my phone forced to boot into Odin mode ("no normal boot"). I've tried using Odin and a stock image from here but with no luck.

This is what Odin currently looks like on my PC.

I'd seriously appreciate any and all help trying to fix my phone, all I wanted to do was remove all the bloatware apps and make sure that I had a backup in case I had to revert back and I got myself into this mess.
[XDA Assist] sadche:
I have Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-i9100 and I used mobile software update. Once update has downloaded and clicked on install and it was installing (appearing Green Man) and it restarted. When i try to Turn on my phone it wont turning on. when i plug usb to pc its showing Battery Cycle icon then Green man logo and then it goes black and its keep doing this Battery cycle->Green man->Turn off->Battery cycle->green man..... if its not plugged into pc its totally blackout.

I tried to HARD RESET by doing POWER BUTTON - VOLUME DOWN - HOME BUTTON or VOLUME UP - POWER BUTTON either wasnt working.

HELP :confused:

SAMSUNG GT-i9100GSMH
[XDA Assist] Razvan:
Hi there,

You'd be best served asking for help from the experts who own your device here:

[Q&A][SGS2][Newbies][Experienced Users][RCs] New members friendly Q&A thread

Also please see this threads:

[GUIDE] Fix an unflashable or soft bricked GSII (I9100G/M/P/T VERSION INCLUDED)

[INDEX of GUIDES/TUTORIALS] SGS2 GT-I9100 [Updated: 29/07/2013]

Good luck
[Ascend Mate 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dekraan:
Hi all,

How can I reset my homepage wallpaper? I never changed my lockscreen and love the images and how it changes every time... Can I set the same effect for my home screen? (PS I am using nova launcher and am on KitKat atm!)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Accessories] cy80rg:
Hi all,

Been driving me nuts here...

Trying to get my M3100 to connect to my TomTom Go 500, so I can share the GPRS connection to get traffic etc.

Have tried all sorts of guides that say setting the manual details to

Access Point Name: internet

User Name: web

Password: web

IP Address: Automatic

DNS Server: Automatic

Dial: *99***3#

Login: at+cgdcont=3,"ip","internet","",0,0

(admittedly they WERE for Orange - this is just an example!)

Tried all that - nothing.

Also, the M3100 isnt in the list of known handsets on the TTG settings.

Of course, our dear friends at Orange support were worse than useless - basically took 5 seconds to say "Oh, we cant support that..." then hung up!

This is driving me bonkers - any idea guys?

Help much apreciated!
[XDA Assist] K0media:
Alright, so... I'm trying to flash CM 11 on a GT-N5100 device but even that I installed the custom recovery (tried both CWM and PhilZ) it says I'm on a wrong device. On CWM it was saying "The package is for N5100 and you are in a N5110, update aborted". And on PhilZ it says "This package is for kona3g, kona3gxx and you are on a konawifi, operation cancelled."

Now what am I supposed to do? I just can't install CM 11??? So sad...
[XDA Assist] Razvan:
Sir,

This forum is for helping new users to help members navigate the site, not for support. You have already pointed in few threads.

I see you've found your device section and already asked few things there and that is great!

So please note the sticky from the top of the Assist section: The Purpose of XDA Assist [Please Read]
[ZenFone 2 General] blazzer12:
So which earphones / cans do you use to listen to music.

On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, how would you rate the audio quality?

Have you used ASUS earphones/headphones with ZF2?

Discuss!
[ZenFone 2 General] Archmage1809:
I used NT100 in-ear (I buy the 550ML, lowest spec, so no quick-charger and earphone included)

Playing music with PowerAMP, customize EQ, Limiting activated. At highest volume, I didn't hear any clipping like my old phone. I usually use it at 50-60% volume.
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
Really, I have to say that I could not diffrentiate between phones audio output once Viper4Android is installed with same settings. No earphones with my ZE551 4Gb ... I think US version gets that removed.

p.s: Using Yamaha EPH-50 Gold earbuds.
[ZenFone 2 General] cmendonc2:
No earphones with my 551ML either. Not that i would ever use them lol. I use a pair of Sony MDRs and it sounds alright, without Viper installed.
[ZenFone 2 General] vegasdiceshooter:
1 mine is awful
[ZenFone 2 General] ansebovi:
Using Sony headset, great along with viper4android as default music fx..
[ZenFone 2 General] grorg:
I am using monster beats + EXTREMEMusic + stock music app. Result is cool ?
[ZenFone 2 General] quicksilver53:
I use Helium earphones and Google Play music app on my Zenfone 2 4go/64go model and it is awesome.
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
Try Viper4Android?
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
The speaker on the Zenfone is pathetic. The tiny single speaker on my old phone (iPhone 5) is both louder and clearer. I got the ASUS headphones with my 550, but they are awful (I hate all inner-ear headphones anyway, but these sound very muddy and over-bassy and they keep popping out of my ears). Get much better sound through my old iPhone buds, which I always thought sounded good despite getting a lot of criticism. Max volume of the phone seems a little low to me, and reduces still further if you turn off the ASUS AudioWizard. I would like to try the phone with viper4android and some better headphones.
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
+1 ASUS AudioWizard is needed for proper sound. I wonder if there is a way to boost the speaker just like MTK devices ... The speaker is as big as the G3 yet the G3 sounds 2x louder. Boosted speaker with viper4android, its better than stock now.
[ZenFone 2 General] Induced_Apathy:
It's not bad or about middle of the road for me. Primarily use aux (jack) for the cars. Bluetooth works fine. Speaker sucks. That's the best description. When I need to use Waze (nav app) I need to jack in or use bluetooth since you won't really hear it. 3.5mm audio jack and bluetooth are on the quiet side but the only improvement over the sub par speaker.
[ZenFone 2 General] cangcan:
im using jabra step bluetooth headset with viper4android..makes me feel like partying in a club using SRS Audio (Extreme Trubass) convolver..
[ZenFone 2 General] sdrawkcab3:
I'm going to echo [MENTION=5510605]aziz07[/MENTION] - AudioWizard is necessary. If you've disabled it thinking it was bloat, go back and restore it or push it from a stock ROM.

After I had "cleaned up" the ROM, I had the most hollow-sounding audio: no bass, it was all harsh mids and treble. In my car, the woofers were barely engaging. Viper4Android did nothing except bring up the mids and make it sound even more hollow. That's when I realized there was something else EQ-related that was missing. I then restored AudioWizard and all was well.

The audio quality is good with this phone. It's a bit bass heavy (when things are default), but that's pretty objective and easily adjusted. Using cheap in-ear earphones, there's thump.

I don't think it sounds as dynamic as my LG G2, but I can't make a direct comparison since my G2 died.

I'm no audiophile, but I'm VERY pleased with the output quality at low to mid volumes.
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
I know , it sounded like an empty can of coke :laugh: I told SuperZen Rom maker that it gives more power mA to AUX port ; he added AudioWizard backin R12 release. Along with viper4andorid, it beats my R.I.P lg g2 (Started freezing randomly then would not boot anymore ; anyway it felt so cheap to beginning with and was overheating all the time 74C ; this Zenfone rarely exceeds 50C unless using the 18W quick charge, yet still ~55C ; I have seen my SoC go as low as 29C and battery 25C - Intel 3D 22nm Tri-gate transistors :good:).

I use Yamaha EPH-50 Gold (13.6mm drive) + Viper4Android with Sennheiser HD800 settings lol + AudioWizard Music ; the bass is so powerfull that it gives me a headache and I have to lower it lol
[ZenFone 2 General] HoangLinhxx:
:mad: using a Xiaomi Piston 2 + Shuttle+ here

I can say that the sound quality is HORRIBLE,like one of the worst i've ever experienced.It's so bad i am cosider buying a used 32gb iPhone 5c for $175 just to listen to music
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
haha My iphone 4 sound like crap versus the Zenfone with the settings and boosts mentioned above. Read earlier posts or stay with iphone 5c. Same crappy sound with iphone6+ and worse is that you can't mod them and use Viper4Android. Bass is many times more powerfull in my car's stereo and Harman-Kardon home theater BIC PL-200 system.
[ZenFone 2 General] jooprzol:
Sound quality for me is pretty good. I've tried it with some Panasonic RPTCM125K in ears, koss KSC75, Grado SR60, and a Bose Soundlink mini. The Panasonic's sounded decent, if a little muffled, but no different than what I remember when using them with other phones. The KSC75s sound great, and have decent clarity. I also use them over Bluetooth with this phone via a g-cord wireless audio receiver (purchased on amazon). They sound quite good that way as well, maybe lacking a little detail. The grados sounded excellent, so I use those when I don't need to be moving around. the Bose sounded somewhat muffled. I'm not sure if equalizer settings on the phone and Soundlink were working against each other or what. Although, the Soundlink mini seems to be a bit finicky with the surface that you place it on, and I had it resting on my kitchen table when using it, so maybe that's what was causing it.

Audio characteristics aside, and I'm no audio expert, the audio amplifier used in this phone seems quite capable. TPA2080D1, in case you're wondering. The full Bill of materials can be found at http://www.ewisetech.com/Pages/Product/bom.aspx?s=1961&dt=6820

Edit: I'm running with the audio wizard turned off. Although, I wouldn't be surprised if there's still some equalizer adjustment going on in the background.
[ZenFone 2 General] glock24:
Speaker quality is average at best. Volume is too low, audio is distorted at max volume.
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
Are you using Viper4Android? It made a big difference here even for the external speaker, use Vocal Boost and maxout everything but don't use speaker optimization. You can also apply this systemwide by deleting 2 paragraphs in /system/etc/audio_policy ; --> See Zenfone 2 Resources thread in viper4android section. After audio_policy modding for better V4A compatibility, Its working with Tunein radio, making crappy 32kbps radio stations sound much better, it will work with Youtube, etc ;)
[ZenFone 2 General] glock24:
After V4A audio has improved, it's louder and clearer. I didn't use try before as it didn't make any difference on other devi ces I've owned before.

Thanks for the tip.
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
After I installed v4a the ASUS AudioWizard didn't work properly, and using AudioWizard or Viper (or both) resulted in a drop in volume. Uninstalled Viper and AudioWizard is working again, giving fairly OK sound through headphones. Using in-app eq settings (in podcast republic) also seems to conflict with the AudioWizard. Seems like the ASUS AudioWizard is necessary and doesn't want to relinquish its control of sound to other apps.
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
Weird, I have both enabled and sound is better when both are active.
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
Yeah, strange. After I installed V4A, sound was noticeably louder with both V4A and AudioWizard turned off. The V4A effects (viperbass, clarity, virtual surround) had some effect but gain didn't and as I said, overall effect was lower volume.
[ZenFone 2 General] pato2015:
I notice too once i deleted asus audio wizard...sounds become all treble type ....its glass effect sounds... i think asus wizard plus 3rd party player like im using poweramp gives bass ...sounds perfects...using asus earphones works well for me...i only sets 80% vol and its already loud for me :)...it also depends on quality of sounds youve downloaded.....
[ZenFone 2 General] mWags:
I use stock app and neutron app with either klipsch x10 at work or sennheiser momentum over ear at home. I'm satisfied. I think sound is pretty good. Through speaker it's okay for phone conversations, barely.
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
After I set V4A max Gain dB and 0dB limit in all settings, sound became so strong that anything over 1 click from 0 is loud LoL

As a tip :

Install GravityBox (Xposed module) and enable More Audio Steps. This will allow for more precise Audio Volume control and you will remark that increasing or decreasing volume will take more clicks now. :good:
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
I want to try it again. Can you link to the Viper you are using? I didn't even have an all settings tab in the one I tried before??
[ZenFone 2 General] blazzer12:
Just set the UX/UI mode to expert. You have to enable the expert / advanced view.
[ZenFone 2 General] pato2015:
Is viper4andriod effective for non rooted devices? Since i cant install busy box..im non rooted ty....

lastly upon clicking update i seen 2 files version 2 and version 4....should i install these and what version did you installed? Big ty
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
No, you need root. You are on xda and don't have root lol

v4 is for Android 4 and up. Use that one.
[ZenFone 2 General] pato2015:
im on asus beta program.....so rooting is not a choice for me imo....lol too :)
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
So you get updates in advance?? :D

Oh I see on ZenTalk : http://www.asus.com/zentalk/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=11202

Did you try if the rooting tools work with the beta ROM ?
[ZenFone 2 General] pato2015:
I wish i could but my pc built in powersupply just got blown ... need repairs..now im stock with my ipad and a phone...sucks...regarding beta tools thats sucks too...well ...waiting game is my greatest companion right now...hmmm...im to darn lazy thats all hahaha
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
You don't have a laptop or a windows tablet? You can have windows on the zenfone 2 itself but I wonder what happen if you run the root tool on it. Just joined ZenTalk Beta testing program. Whats their latest beta firmware number? 40.24 ?
[ZenFone 2 General] pato2015:
Nope..but already contacted a rooting service near my area for $ 8...ill let him root my device when i see stable versions roms ...dont wanna go back and forth just to do re rooting :) updates ..etc....anyway have fun on ur rooted device :)
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
Would be great if we get all root customizations directly from ASUS without root! e.g. Themes, UI , etc

p.s: I joined their beta program and I see what you mean, you won't get beta updates with root enabled.
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
Reinstalled V4A and it is definitely working this time :) my old iPhone buds are now booming like a big stack of Bose in a club ;) yay!

Edit: not yay :( next time I tried it was back to having very little effect and being louder when turned off. Strange.
[ZenFone 2 General] aziz07:
V4A has to stay open. Open and keep it in recent apps.

Many ppl will start rating bad because they use cyanogenmod. CM will remove Asus audio driver and its Audiowizard app, extremely reducing sound quality.
[ZenFone 2 General] threi_:
This thread just shows how subjective audio quality is.

Objective measurements taken from this review show that the DAC in the Zenfone 2 does a very good job, with clean, neutral audio output across the entire sound frequency range with no deviation, noise, or crosstalk. Among, if not, the absolute best in it's price class. However that is not what most people perceive to be "good sound". People like lots of bass and treble, even if it is inaccurate sound reproduction.

Here is the frequency reproduction of the DAC in the Zenphone 2:

And for comparison, the DAC in the OnePlus One:

Just some food for thought.
[ZenFone 2 General] Devhux:
Better audio quality than the LG G3 that I was using before this - with far less distortion!

Heck, I almost didn't install Viper4Android as I thought the audio was quite good without it (using VMods VSonic VSD2 IEMs). It's handy for improving Bluetooth audio though
[ZenFone 2 General] glock24:
Well maybe the DAC is great, but the built in speaker is very weak so it's pretty useless, that's my complaint. Haven't tested with headphones.
[ZenFone 2 General] threi_:
Yeah, the speaker is pretty subpar. That being said at the end of the day you can't expect much out of tiny cell phone speakers, they will all sound tinny. If it can play my ringtone at a reasonable volume its good enough for me. For anything engaging (and to talk about anything regarding the quality of the sound), I gotta use headphones.
[ZenFone 2 General] Devhux:
Well, to be fair, ASUS did kind of tease us with regards to the built in speaker. It's not nearly the size of the speaker grille you see on the back of the phone. Also, devices with front stereo speakers do have much better sound, but that's pretty much a given.
[ZenFone 2 General] Shafwan7:
viper4android + smart mode in audio setting apps. perfect ?
[ZenFone 2 General] MynnyD:
I hate to say it, but sound quality with good earphones (Hifiman RE 400) is just awful, worst I have ever seen. Absolutely no bass and distorted highs. Audio Wizard is a bad joke, making these problems more visible. It can be improved with EQ, but it is like tuning TN LCD Panel by adjusting saturation and hoping to achieve IPS colors.

Hope it will be solved with update, because DAC seems to be pretty good. Or could it be HW issue?
[ZenFone 2 General] kanagawaben:
Sound quality through headphones seems much, much better with CM. Audio wizard in stock is just horrible
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Lubini:
Kudos for the udev rules, I finally managed to root my phone and disable some vendor crap thanks to you!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Miss Montage:
Thanks, I'm glad to read that it worked for you as well :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Yoshi_Guy:
Great post!

Just wanted to say you saved me HOURS OR DAYS OR WEEKS of time on the modemmanager thing. I have Arch Linux, successfully ported over this tutorial, but I had no idea the modemmanager package was causing the issue. SP Flash Tool was the last frontier for using my Android devices on Linux. Thanks so much!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Miss Montage:
You are very welcome! Since it took me two weeks to find the cause for "S_BROM_Error [2035]" I wanted to spare other "victims" the experience :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] daltonfury42:
This is a very nice, HQ post. Keep up the good work.

But I would like to suggest two corrections:

1) The mv command is unnecessary. you don't have to copy the folder to the root directory to run it as root.

2) Please also add a final step to delete the udev rules so as to re-enable the modem manager after rooting.

Though most of the people who would be reading your thread would be knowledgeable linux users, they won't need these suggestions, but anyways, it would make your guide complete.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Miss Montage:
Thanks for your feedback [MENTION=5956426]daltonfury42[/MENTION] :)

1) Of course you don't need to move to move the folder to / .As I wrote, you can also use your /home/user directory. But you shouldn't keep it in "/Downloads" or "/tmp", since you might have deleted the folder by the next time you want to use the flash-tool.

Step 2), as you suggest it, is redundant on a private computer, because you blacklist the modemmanager for the flash-tool only, and for nothing else. SP_Flash_Tool uses different Vendor and Product IDs than MTP/USB/ADB/Fastboot mode, and these IDs are not related to your specific device. So the modem manager is up and running - even while you flash - on every other active (network-relevant) usb-port of your computer :) And it will be up and running on the usb-port you use for the flash-tool when you disconnect the phone and then plug in something else - or the same phone in a different mode... But due to the permanent

/etc/udev/rules.d/20-mm-blacklist-mtk.rules

entry the modem manager will be automatically blocked if you connect your phone to the SP_Flash_Tool a second time - no matter which port: no further preparations necessary :)

If you want to check it out, take a look the output of

dmesg | grep usb

connecting your phone "normally" and compare it with the same command -> output connecting your phone to the SP_Flash_Tool - and/or to the contents of the file "usb_setting.xml" in the SP_Flash_Tool directory :) My udev rule simply tells the modem manager to ignore two vendor IDs named in that file.

edit: if you "flash" your linux computer more often than your Android device, you should remember to backup the folder and the udev rules :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] daltonfury42:
[MENTION=6466472]Miss Montage[/MENTION], very informative. Thankyou.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Miss Montage:
You're welcome - but please do not post full quotes :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Al3XKOoL:
Hi. Thanks for the tutorial :good:

I'm getting "PMT changed" error with the right scatter when tried to flash bootimg/recovery only.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Miss Montage:
Where did you get the scatter file? Generally this error code means that the partition table is different to the one on your device. This should only be the case - occasionally - if you flash a complete firmware.

(Or replace Android through Ubuntu / vc. vs.)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Al3XKOoL:
I know this error, so I am surprised

scatter is from my stock rom. Same i used to flash.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Miss Montage:
Hmm, dunno why that is. Can you compare the scatter.txt to the /proc/emmc file on your phone?

And at what stage do you get the error? Immediately after connecting or later?