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[OnePlus 2 General] jerdog:
Not going to continue to debate this - drinking the kool aid is one thing; accepting a cost control strategy is another; and accepting marketing strategy is another entirely. Their stocking fees on the One were actually nil due to a number of factors I am sure - and their outlandish marketing got the word out, not their invite system. Typical supply and demand dictates your manufacturing orders, and preorders help you understand your needs from the beginning so that you can meet need. And then when you need to ask your supplier to manufacture more your ordering system says you're out of stock/back ordered and a preorder system kicks back in. The point is that you let people buy when their impulse is at its greatest, and then you keep that flowing because people don't have to beg/compete/etc. and as such turn off your group of largest buyers.

Heck - even a Kickstarter/Indiegogo process would have been/is still better and invites accountability.
[OnePlus 2 General] puremind:
It was both the invite system and their unconventional marketing that got the word out. They used the promise of invites to encourage evangelists to spread the word through social media. You can't dissociate their invitation system from their marketing strategy. They worked hand in hand.

Anyways, people who are arguing against them are either blind or jealous of their success. The fact is they succeeded. Two days after the launch of the OnePlus 2 and the Moto X, the 1+2 has close to 4m hits on GSMarena. The Moto X Style has below 700,000.

So you can try and give them lessons all you want, at the end of the day reality proves them right. Those who are asking for them to change their system are not being realistic in their expectations. I mean isn't it crazy how quickly the world owes them something better than what they didn't even know was possible one year ago?
[OnePlus 2 General] paras33:
OHk guys so I had chance to use Oneplus 2 at delhi event and here are my views...

1) one simple word 'Overhyped'

2) looks -only the side frame thing is a lil premium but not much..same as before,front button does spoil the overall look...does look samsung..swype covers raises the look if u purchase that .they are beautiful..

3)camera is better and faster but dont hv high expectations..its only an improvemnt over 1+1 nothing ground breaking

4)screen is definately not at all worth extra praise..its same old ..just a lil brighter..Im not a Qhd supporter but damn S6 will make this phone cry if u compare

5) Now the main thing that disappointed me was performance with all the hype of sd810 v2.1 4gb ram..it might be just the test units thing with unfinished oxygen os but damn it was laggy in app drawer and homescreen scrolling... the app opening(especially chrome was slow)..I compared side by side with 1+1 n it failed.

The whole evnt was a **** in itself..no management at all... total chaos

(luckily due this i got extra time to spend wth the device).

Initial impressions tell me its just a total value for money phone 25k.They nailed it in pricing for sure .Dont get ur hopes high...Ul be disappointed like me.

Big words - Flagship killer 2016..haha its not even killer for 2015(it will fall infront of an S6 or G4 in almost every aspect).

Just my review nothing to hate if You dont like
[OnePlus 2 General] gtg465x:
Got some hands on time with the 2 today.

I thought the Rosewood back looked the best, but the kevlar back felt the best. The kevlar was smooth, yet soft and grippy. Similar to the black Nexus 5, but better. The sandstone back didn't feel quite the same as the one on the OnePlus One to me. I didn't like it as much.

The phone felt really premium in hand and I really liked the metal sides.

It also felt smaller than I was expecting, but maybe that's because I've been using a Nexus 6 recently.

Performance was smooth and snappy. Definitely smoother than the OnePlus One.

The screen was plenty sharp, colors seemed fairly accurate, white balance was on the cooler side, which I like, and it got really bright. It might have seemed a little washed out, and I'm not sure about black levels, but I would need more time to know for sure (only had about 5 minutes).

Not so sure about the capacitive buttons. I had to think about which one to press because they aren't labeled / both use the same symbol. But I would probably get used to that.

I took a couple shots with the camera and they seemed good, but the camera app is super basic and quite lacking. No auto HDR, no 1080p60 video, no manual settings AT ALL. HDR shots seemed a little slow to process. Slower than the S6, G4, and even Nexus 6.

I like Oxygen OS. Seems a little more simple and polished than Cyanogen OS, and the dark theme and accent color setting are cool.

Will probably wait for the new Nexus phones before buying. There will be a lot to choose from this Fall. OP2, Moto X Pure, Nexus 5 2015, Nexus 6 2015, Note 5, and possibly others. Going to be a tough choice.
[OnePlus 2 General] puremind:
They hired a horde of engineered to work on the camera app (raw, manual controls, better low light performance), so you should expect definite improvements in that area. I think it has potential to be up there with the best.

Last year they pretty much shipped with the default Sony drivers...This year they are putting a big emphasis on camera (like other brands) so it will be interesting to see who will come out on top.
[OnePlus 2 General] RISHI RAJ:
Im mainly concerned about screen.Are the colours still washed out just like opo.Is there setting to tweak just like before.Can you compare the screen with other phones screen (better or worse) so I get an idea.
[OnePlus 2 General] paras33:
Screen is improved in overall refinement if I say but not upto mark of S6,g4,note 4 kinda.But obviously they cost higher so cant complain.
[OnePlus 2 General] gtg465x:
Not saying it won't happen, but in 5 years of buying Android phones, I've learned to never buy based on promises and expectations, only on what the phone has when I buy it. Far too often companies promise the world and deliver much less.
[OnePlus 2 General] puremind:
Yes, it has been a recurring problem of Motorola with their promised clearpixels and what not. But OnePlus so far in early tests have praised the camera. And the update will arrive before the device is sold, so we will be able to see the in-depth reviews before pulling the trigger.

The Omnivisior sensor with its larger pixels and hardware overall has great potential.
[OnePlus 2 General] shhbz:
completely agree to your views indeed it was cheap event and unorganized and such big saying of flagship killer sucks big time. Indeed they did not even bothered to share invites to attendees who register , saved my money by just visiting the event

Thanks One Plus atleast the money was saved
[OnePlus 2 General] Tactrus:
Looks cool
[OnePlus 2 General] gtg465x:
Really, I thought those of us who attended would get invites? They took our email addresses and said we would be given priority for invites. So I'm expecting that we will get invites before or around the time the phone first goes on sale.
[OnePlus 2 General] samir_a:
A8 from Samsung I strongly belive will be competition to One plus 2 though its 30% expensive as things go with Samsung mobile the price will be lower then the MRP and drop after launch once it is within 20% of 2 i belive it will be a much better phone

So the big dady of smartphones has decided to take on Xiaomis and Oneplus of these world heads on

In looks there is no comparision between the two
[OnePlus 2 General] j4v3d:
The long wait.. :confused:
[OnePlus 2 General] JLSC:
I'll wait for the nexus (2015), to make the final verdict. My LG L40 has to go into retirement, but not now ... ;)
[OnePlus 2 General] zapikoe:
Well, I thought the event in Jakarta, Indonesia was a let down. But looks like it also happens in several other countries. There was a 'preview' event last week held in Jakarta which we had 3 minutes of hands on. They brought 5 units, with different back cover.

Initial impression is the handset had better grip compared to One, with quite natural color reproduction in terms of screen.

Tried to take a sample photo of tree and leaves outside, showing clear details and great outdoor color reproduction. Tried to take indoor photo, but the hands on room, had enough lighting - so not much different here. In terms of back cover, it looks very thin, and I preferred previous wood back cover, it felt more bamboo like.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amanraza704:
I have a samsung galaxy s4 i9500.

It is the 16gb version.

For some reason, whenever i install a custom rom, my mobile network and data doesnt work. It simply cant detect my sim. All works fine in the stock rom. I tried modems but none of them work. I heard xda has good helpers so please guys help me out ! ???
[One (M9) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asestar:
I come from HTC One m7 world where it was possible to have S-on phone and still flash new firmware, as long as the CID was correct.

Now I have a M9 with CID Y_13 (and OS 1.40.401.8) using TWRP 2870 with ViperOne 2.3.1 rom. I found a firmware zip 2.10.401.1-Firmware.zip that is for Y_13 CID.

Can I flash it in either download or bootloader mode, at all? I have tried and so far get errors ERR ZIP ERROR CODE, 14 etc. I searched but didnt get a clear answer.

PS: I did make system image backup on my stock rom (1.40.401 something) but cannot find a stock recovery.. if taking official OTA is the only way to go.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raied115:
Hello everybody!

I would like to know if you guys, doesn't really matter where in europe, got the V10C update.

I'm in Germany and about a month ago I got the V10B and it kinda got stuck there...

Any solutions?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raied115:
up
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tripex2k:
Germany o2 and got the 10c update.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raied115:
Weird. Is there a way to just flash it on my device without losing warranty?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fpsq:
Germany o2 (sort of). Stuck with 10b!!!
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tripex2k:
I got my update OTA, so I don't know whats wrong with yours. Don't know if you can find it somewhere to flash, I used the root image of the 10C for my G4 after the 10C OTA came out.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fpsq:
10a to 10b; 10b to 10c

What was you version to begin with? 10a or 10b?

Found this:

http://xdaforums.com/g4/general/v10b-euro-kdz-download-link-t3141650

http://www.android-hilfe.de/thema/neue-firmware-v10b-eur.699530/page-2
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shasoosh:
After the upgrade to Lollipop the 3 seconds light on the buttons stopped working. I can force the buttons to always lit or to be turned off but the 3 seconds option won't take. Any one experienced something like this with Lollipop?

I've tried doing a complete reset and than a restore to factory settings. No change.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tinderbox (UK):
The thread below might help.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/touch-key-duration-bug-lights-stay-set-t3128015

John.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Never experienced this in any of the Roms I've installed stock or custom.

If this is/was a bug I would have thought Samsung would have brought out an update to fix it by now.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shasoosh:
Thanks. Tried the app from that thread but I'm getting the same behavior. Always on works. always off works ,1.5 seconds stays always off.

Well, there's definitely a bug on my device and on the devices of users from the other thread. I suspect that only some region roms are effected with this bug. I've read that guys from Brazil are experiencing this. My rom is an Israel \ Hebrew one so this might be related.
[Galaxy Tab S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashyx:
Well considering the fact I've run a French, Swiss, Nordic, UK, Arab emirates and Canadian rom on my tab without issue, I doubt it's rom related.

Its more likely to be a kernel issue if it is actually software related.

Update your kernel and you may find the problem goes away.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bozzlehead:
They shipped me a phone with a rootable ROM (G920AUCU1AOE2, May 3rd, 2015)

Is it possible to dump / backup every bit & byte of this phone

and

fully recover before I modify *anything*?

I'm not new to rooting, but I think some of the threads I've read about about corrupt IMEI's or bricking the phone have me more nervous than usual (to say nothing of the fact that this is a $950 computer I'd rather not destroy).
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sharano7:
I can't flash twrp into my phone cz every time i flash it,my imei becomes null/null can any one tell me how to flash it.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidwizzard:
possibly wrong TWRP version - which exactly and complete name?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sharano7:
version 2.8.6 and its t03g
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidwizzard:
t03g + ? What is behind?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sharano7:
x
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidwizzard:
This is my very last answer to any of your questions in the last days and future as I think you're making a fool of people trying to help. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sharano7:
hey look I'm a noob...its only t03g written on twrp version
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidwizzard:
One last chance for you: the file you have flashed with Odin I suppose has a name and that is NOT t03gx - there MUST be more otherwise not flashable.

Point at the file from here: https://dl.twrp.me/t03g/
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sharano7:
twrp-2.8.7.0-t03g.tar
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haifish9999:
Try to follow this method :

- Flash TWRP via Odin.

- On Odin / don't check the Auto - reboot option (it's mean disable auto reboot).

- After finished,reboot back into recovery via 3 hardware buttons.

Hope this may help.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sharano7:
Noo..it's not
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sharano7:
No not working
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sharano7:
I tried but still it's not working when i select the file AP ON odin the log is empty it doesn't check the file.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidwizzard:
Screenshot of Odin attempt please
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sharano7:
still the same thing
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sharano7:
that's how i flashed it but after flashing twrp the imei becomes null/null.
[Other Tools & General Discussion] xkidduh:
Hi to all the people of xda

My question is if you have any tutorial or how can i make a like exchange app on android.

What is a like exchange , you have to login and you like others people photos and they like yours , can anyone say me how to create a like exchange for ask fm, thanks to all! Have a good day
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] vin-saint:
Hi I know this is abit off topic but is there anybody who can help me with my dopod 838 or HTC Wizard? The pda side of the unit is working great but the connectivity is no working. The phone feature is not working(e.g. can not find any network signal on different providers ) the IR, Wifi, Bluetooth and the GPRS is not working. Worst i can not re flash it becasue the computer only says "Unknown Device" when i connect it via USB. I am using activesync 4.5 on windows xp. It would be a great deal if anyone could help.:( thank you.

the details are as follows :

ipl : 2.21

spl : 2.21

gsm : 02.19.11

os : 2.21.13.1
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] starkwong:
Try to upgrade Radio ROM with Wizard connected in Bootloader mode (Camera + reset)
[Galaxy S6 General] Dr.Pepper:
Fell free to discuss all updates and bla bla in our(Russia) country!
[Galaxy S6 General] Dimich2005:
Совсем мало народу
[Galaxy S6 General] vovadvnovlineru:
Our 4 PDA sitting here and it is unlikely that prduc...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] adityaonline07:
Lumia 580 stuck on starting logo.Restarts and again stock on logo.Please help!
[G4 General] jamtre:
Spent this weekend putting all my root goodness back on my G4 -- thanks again to all the devs who worked on this. I didn't realize how much I missed being rooted until I was again!

I had been running AdBlock Plus on my previous phone, galaxy S4, and never thought much about it, but in the course of reading various threads while waiting for root on the G4, it seems like most people mention AdAway as the preferred ad blocking tool. I gave it a shot, and it seemed to be far inferior to AdBlock. So I feel like I must be doing something wrong and was hoping for some discussion on this.

AdAway works by changing the hosts file to block known ad sources. For me this caused several problems. Web pages still load slowly (perhaps because of timeouts associated with trying to access a non-responding server?). There are still large areas on the screen with broken link icons where the ads used to be, which is pretty ugly. I tried using the AdAway local server, to provide a response to the spoofed/blocked domains, it didn't seem to make much difference. Finally, using the default config, many commercial web sites are just blocked entirely, which is a non starter.

My understanding is that AdBlock instead creates a proxy. With AdBlock web pages load MUCH faster than with AdAway, even when running the local server. It also removes the content entirely, instead of just blocking, so the output is a lot prettier.

The difference in web browsing experience was stark for me. AdBlock was the clear winner. So I'm trying to understand why so many people seem to prefer adaway. I would rather use a more light-weight solution if it works as well, but it just didn't seem to for me. Am I missing something?
[G4 General] spotmark:
I prefer AdFree, http://adfree.bigtincan.com/.
[G4 General] geoff5093:
Just a thought, but AdBlock Plus has to be running 24/7 in the background, so some people may notice or think it takes a hit on battery and system resources. I am running AdBlock Plus now as well, but I downloaded AdFree after the user above recommended it, I'll give it a go.
[G4 General] jamtre:
I'll try AdFree too, hadn't seen it before. But it seems to work the same way as AdAway does so I'm not expecting much difference...
[G4 General] gonzo237:
I used to use adaway but it broke my Pandora app, and after switching to adblock plus it hasn't crashed
[G4 General] Algernon:
Some people don't like ABP's "Approved Advertisers" (or whatever they call it), where some ads aren't blocked by default. I know my boss complains about it, but it doesn't typically bother me. That may be the reason some people prefer AdAway (or some other similar host blocker).
[G4 General] Lightshield:
I noticed that with Adblock Plus, anytime I tried to go to Android Central i'd get a Error 400 and couldn't open the site. With Adaway it loads fine, minus the godawful scrolling ads.
[G4 General] Hendrycks:
I used to use AdBlock Plus but I remember there was a reason I switched over to AdBlock instead. I think they were blocking all ads, even those you should just leave alone to support sites you enjoy or something along those lines. Since switching to AdBlock I'm never bothered with ads and enable ads for sites I respect.
[G4 General] Zorque:
I've never really had any of those issues with Adaway. I haven't used ABP in a while but the last time I did (and to the best of my knowledge out still works this way) it was just a proxy, which newer versions of Android wouldn't let the app configure itself. I could never get it working without being really slow and clunky and I couldn't figure out how to use it on a data connection at all. I'm away from wifi a lot so something that doesn't work at all half the time and works poorly the other half was useless to me.
[G4 General] jamtre:
That's only if you aren't rooted. There is no manual config if you are. You need to be rooted for adaway no matter what so seems fair to compare root mode of ABP only.
[G4 General] truckerdewd:
I have been using adfree since before they pulled all ad blocking apps from the play store. Adfree doesn't slow anything down or leave broken links in web pages. Pages load fast like they should plus it blocks ads and popups in apps also which is great cause I have been going almost postal on some of these ads popping up when I close some apps. I guess I'm OCD about that.
[G4 General] player911:
Yea I noticed that when using Adblock Plus, my links on SlickDeals.net won't work. They get a redirect error and just fail.

Going through a Proxy is dangerous too since any and all traffic goes through them, so be careful when entering login/credit card information. You are also creating a bottleneck where all traffic must go through, so if the Proxy is overloaded or offline, so is your connection unless you change your local routing (I guess by uninstalling the app).

For me it is a back and forth issue. I prefer NOT to use a Proxy. This is a work related phone so I do not want to have any 3rd party company playing Man-in-the-middle with my data traffic.

Personally I like to just block apps on my device. Yes it causes longer page loading times while crap sits there and times out... but at least my data is safe and the page is easier to navigate once the ads are gone.

I just downloaded AdFree from the official website but it requires Root (I haven't rooted yet). I think all Ad blocking apps require root.
[G4 General] bendsley:
Many sites on slickdeals redirect through viglink.com or similar for revenue. All you have to do is whitelist those [*.viglink.com] and it will begin to redirect just fine
[G4 General] seb93:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but the proxy is on you own device. Not in any other server.
[G4 General] clockcycle:
Either way adblock downloads the whole page ads and all then removes it. Adblock app has to be running in background to strip ads.

Adaway blocks access to the ad site altogether.

As for site formatting being wrong or not pretty would be the site page programmer programming certaib spaces in the page dedicated to thr ad that was supposed to show there.

I also like no ads in apps and youtube. Hence why I prefer adaway.

Parcing a large host file may require more resources..

In both you can whitelist if youre missing content you'd prefer to see.
[G4 General] seb93:
I was just saying that adblock is not "dangerous" because he thought the traffic goes through another server.

Envoyé de mon LG-H815 en utilisant Tapatalk
[G4 General] bendsley:
Correct. Proxying elsewhere can be very dangerous.
[G4 General] IlyaKol:
I think I can answer this question...ADP sucks (and I use it religiously in Chrome) when it comes to your phone.

It COMPLETELY broke MMS for me (on Cricket). I removed ADP, rebooted, and was good to go.
[G4 General] larsdennert:
I've always Adfree as it is simple and lightweight only modifying the hosts file.
[G4 General] Eric618:
Adblock kills MMS for me. Cannot send or receive.
[G4 General] solokiller11:
For me I use NoChromo as my browser so no ads there, and for ad blocking on apps I used minmingaurd with xposed framework, but since xposed isn't working for now I will give a try for adfree
[G4 General] Furma:
tried out adblock plus, adfree and adaway

adblock plus - needs to run in the background, which probably affects battery life + I do not want to be connected over proxy

adfree - did not block most of the ads on websites in my country

adaway - blocks everything, is easy to use and lightweight - hassle free

no ads are displayed, both in apps, youtube and on websites

websites open fast enough with it - have not noticed any slow downs
[G4 General] Snakecharmed:
I've actually noticed ads still appearing in YouTube with AdAway. Anyone else see them?