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[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] SlyDogJeff77:
NOOOOOOB with an 8525

Yea I have read enough forums in my life to know how to use the search. I remember back in the day of Modding my old Nextel i80 and i95 color! WOOOo

OK so I'm a new Cingular/AT&T 8525 customer! Veny proficiant Windows Mobile user too. I instantly got home and found my old account here on xda-developer and quickly upgraded my phone to the new vp3g wm6 rom. i did everything on the guide even though I wasn't entirely sure of what I was doing. Anyway. i'm here asking "What is the Radio ROM?" Not even sure if that is the correct terminology.

What does the different radio versions do? Is this new 1.48 radio version compatible with the 8525? I currently have 1.43... what should i expect by upgrading the radio version? Do these rom's all have that RUU? Which by the way made everything WAY EASY!!! I was able to try the Black version, and the new at&t offically released and rebranded wm5 version. Decided i wanted wm6 back.. so i'm back to vp3g with any of its querks.

This might be a bit out of this thread but i noticed that i dont have caller id after upgrading to the new roms. it just says 3G AT&T... Incomming Call.

thats actually what started me searching today and i found this thread!

some one PLEASE direct me. I usually don't resort to this where i can leave myself open for a burn! :) but hey.. i'll post pics of my wife's boobs if someone can point me in the right direction! :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] todd_jg:
Most radios would work - they are just "tweaked" for a given network usually. 1.48 is an "AT&T" radio.

I have not lost Caller ID since upgrading. You probably wiped out your contacts in the upgrade. Resync and they will be back.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] scmguru:
drove around to areas I KNOW are UMTS/HSDPA area with 1.48.. nothing .. tried the tweak to enable HSDPA.. nothing.

Rolling back to 1.47.00.10..
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] wpbear:
I am on 1.48 and was able to get some 3G but I noticed Bandswitch 1.23 does not work to switch to UTMS with this radio. I do not see any benefits of 1.48 so I am going back to 1.43 tonight when I get home.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] stevebonning:
At first blush, here in Baltimore, MD., I'm getting stronger signal but a little faster battery use. It's only been a day, but the battery loss is noticeable for me. Will give it a few more days to see how it pans out over time.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] odie3:
Anyone know how to update to the newer Black Com Manager? I get an error stating the installer does not have the proper rights (or some near that).

Also, every darn cab I install it asks if I really want to install it! That really gets on my nerves! I have got so use to non-offical ROMs with out that check... how do I remove it?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] fun_key:
Setting>Memory>Kill the comm manager & start the installation again.

You cannot override files in use!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] RAvenGEr:
Well I upgraded from 1.47 to this radio ROM and I have so far experienced great joy. I am able to use all of the services on my Hermes (3G and HSDPA) without an issue. Seems like this ROM could be a candidate for an official Australian Dopod release. I guess time will tell. If you are on 3 Australia, I would recommend this ROM, as with my testing it has given me the best results.

Well, after some further running with this ROM, I have encountered the same error that I got with the 1.47 ROM, so unforutnately for those of us on 3 there are limited options and few ROMs that work 100%.

I have now upgraded to my own cooked OS ROM (Based on Pandora's Kitchen v3 Beta3) and now I am able to use this Radio ROM without any problems.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] odie3:
Gee, I thought I had it closed but you are correct - installed and working.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] weinson:
Did you try bandswitch 2.2? Seems to work for me
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] guapinoy:
you should download bandswitch 2.2 no problems with the radio :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] wpbear:
Ver 2 start a 15 day license then must register though.

EDIT Also it isnt the radio fault. I am back to 1.40 and realized it is messed up as well. My phone with BandSwitch 123 or 2.2 wont come out of flight mode sometimes and wont switch UMTS to Auto sometimes either. I think it is the ROM hybrid of VP3G and Bandswitch. my guess is that the newer advanced dll in the ROM are causing problems with the Bandswitch kinda like when WM5 and WM6 the bandswitch app was modified to work with WM6.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] HardRoc:
Atlanta, GA, US

I've been using this radio ROM for a few days and it is a marked improvement over 1.40 and 1.41 (the two best radio ROMs for the SE US). Definitely a must install for US Cingy (AT&T) customers.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] whatledog:
I dunno... I haven't noticed anything majorly different in Raleigh, NC area on my 8525 with AT&T, except battery seems to drain faster with 1.48. Still will keep it for a while.:p
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Prerna:
I'm not sure, but imo, base station equipements can be configured/tuned as per operator's choice, which would then generate lot more variations.

shogunmark, I'm curious to test the latest "universal" rom as you mention, and compare it with with 1.48. Do you know which is the latest "generic" rom?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Kallisti:
Seems to me to be a pretty disasterous change from 1.40 on T-Mobile in the UK, at least for GPRS data. The bars don't look great for GSM either, but not actually tried that. Gonna try it for a day or two to see if it's really worse or not.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] spastico:
I had my first issue with Band Switch 2.2 & this Radio today. It wouldn't come out flight mode for me either.

Tomorrow I plan on re-installing whatever version of BandSwitch I had before and see if the issue persists.

However, I do believe I am getting better reception.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] zim2dive:
So far I'm indifferent to 1.48, but I'm only using it for calls (no data).

I did open the band setting back to "auto" to see if it could handle 3G calls any better. Have not noticed anything significant in battery usage (better nor worse)

Raleigh NC, Cingular.

Mike
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] alylea:
No Change

First of all, Thank You Mark...

Install went fine. No improvements in signal strength which I had hoped for. :( I live in Westchester County, NY just North of White Plains.

"The New AT&T" like the old Cingular sucks. Their on-site coverage map shows "Best" reception for my area but the truth is there is ZERO coverage at my house and for 2 miles North, 1 mile South and 1 mile East or West. North of the 2 miles is spotty at best for another 5 miles.

I called ATT and they said "you have 50 towers that you should be able to hit in your area. Bull****... They are sending a tech in a car out to my area to see what's going on and I offered to take a ride with him but they declined. I had a Nokia e61 prior to the 8525 and had the same issues. They blamed it on a non-Cingular so I got the 8525 with a contract. I love the device except for the crap phone performance

I may file complaints with the FCC, PSC and Consumer Protection since what they show and claim on the site is outright fraud. They have promised me a call-back on Friday with the results of their field engineer report. We'll see where we go from there.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] lonelyguy:
I've been on this radio for two days now. Call quality and reception is almost identical to the 1.47, battery life on the other hand seems to a little better. With lots of Wifi, some bluetooth and a handfull of calls, I still have about 10% battery left after almost 2days. (ofcourse I have backlight set about 30% when on battery). I dont have 3G coverage where I live, but the edge was consistent at abut 100kbps which is about what my friend (he has the HTC excalibur) was getting. So this upgrade was not as impressive as the time I upgraded from 1.16 to 1.40 (which, by the way, I think is the best radio out there)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] joedoe:
FYI: The TyTN/8525 has one of the best phone performances around.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] strmrdr23:
i'm a super noob to all this but i just flashed the radio today. i get poor signal at my house in bellevue, wa but i'll check it out after i get home from work today and see if there's any improvement. i'll post my findings on here. woot woot ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] nkognegr0:
with this radio i could not connect to windows live messenfger went back to 1.40 and i can. im using tmobiles network.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Abo Forat:
I tested this Radio couple days and went back to 1.47. I thing it has best performance for AT&T users. My region is Scandinavian
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] strmrdr23:
i just flashed the new radio yesterday and i had no noticeable difference at my house :confused: sucks...i live in bellevue, wa (a suburb of seattle). haven't noticed any improvements in battery life either.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] bapski:
this radio version did not do any good to me.

heard echoing when i was conversing. also im having audio and freezing application problems since i installed this radio version.

back to 1.47 and see if still have the same issues.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] whatledog:
Well, after 2 1/2 days of use in Raleigh area, the battery certainly drains faster than 1.40 on my 8525. But, I'll still keep it, for now. Why? It's the only radio that will show AT&T coverage in my company's (Please no rude remarks!) bathrooms and locker rooms. So, for me, 1.48 is better.:D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] bwzippy:
Initially 1.48 was fine for me. Battery life was about the same as 1.47. Recently though in the same areas I started getting pretty poor reception and lots of garbled voices on the other end of calls.

I've backed off to 1.47 for now and will update this in a day or two with a comparison.

I'm in the northern parts of Pittsburgh, PA (Cranberry Twp, Mars, etc). No 3g up here yet. Pretty solid Edge connections, just voice is a little garbled sometimes and a few more dropped calls.

Is there any official list of changes between radio versions? Like a release note or something? It seems that everyone just shares their experiences even though we have no idea what was fixed between builds.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] wpbear:
today in the metro in dc I had some service....it was bleed over from above ground so 1.48 is GOOD or ATT up there strength ALOT
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] stevebonning:
Update for the Baltimore, Maryland area; used 1.48 for couple of day; noticeably and consistently stronger signal but also noticeable worse battery drain as well. IMO 1.48 is the better radio ROM if your signal is weak or if signal is the #1 priority. I'm flashing back to 1.46 for now since I want less battery drain.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] batster:
coverage in Louisville KY

With the 1.48 radio version i see a noticeable difference in signal strength compared to 1.47 and earlier. The whole city is a 3g area. Normally I have full bars but with 1.48 I see the strength has gone down...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] bwzippy:
So, 1.47 is a lot better in the call quality area for me, so I'm sticking with that for now.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] epsilonkore:
1.48 performance review vs 1.40

I have the following

8525 on AT&T network in Nashville TN using vp3G's version 3.0 ROM

with the 1.40 radio firmware

dslreports 620kbit/sec average from 5 tests with .591 latency average on 1mb test

4 bars of strength

with the 1.48 radio firmware

dslreport 796kbit/sec average from 5 tests with .333 latency average on 1mb test

4 bars of strength

Power meter is showing the same draw in Edge modes and in HSPDA mode in either firmware, so no apparent power difference when stuck in a certain mode. The main thing other than the performance boost is the perceived performance boost, this radio seems to "hold" the HSPDA mode longer before flipping back to Edge or 3G mode, thus making web surfing much more enjoyable, along with google maps and even testing bandwidth. Normally the mode switching is what gives me the perceived slowness. Having said that, with the radio stuck in HSPDA mode more often (instead of quickly shifting back to the slower, but more energy efficient 3G or Edge modes) should increase battery consumption if you flip in and out of data/voice modes often. That being said, so far I like this new 1.48 firmware since I tend to use data quite a bit and the "shift hold" seems to help calm my nerves. Has anyone else noticed this?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kinghung:
For me, 1.41, 1.47 and 1.48 performace are almost same

but 1.48 drains power much much faster , almost 50% more (from my own test)

I am using 3G (disable HSDPA)

:(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] tiptoekirk:
Can someone with 1.48 radio use the upgraded comm manger to turn off the 3G and see how well it works? Does it drain the battery as much? Is the signal better in GSM mode with this radio like people are reporting the 3G signal is better??
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] oldominion:
I've been running with 3G turned off (1.48 radio) and my battery life is really good. I take the phone off the charger around 9AM and it will be at around 80 or 70% (depending on use) by the time i put it back on the charger around 2AM (Thats 17 hours I believe). I can most likely run my phone for over 2 days with out it running out of battery.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kinghung:
May I ask what did u do during that 17 hrs?

================================

I have tested

1.41, 1.47 and 1.48

from 7am fully charged.

I have 30-45 mins phone call

2-3 hrs internet browsing

couple of sms

1-2 hrs ebook reading

2 mins wifi

I can have 50-60% power remained at 9pm-10pm (1.41 and 1.47)

but I have got 50% power remained at 2pm (1.48)

U could see how worse it is.

:(
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] tiptoekirk:
Thats pretty amazing... I never have service in the DC Metro when I am on it.. Verizon has the only contract for service in the metro, so you must have been close to ground level or ATT is using Verizons towers... Ummm...
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] oldominion:
Thats probably why your battery drains so quickly. I mean 1.48 I think switches bands frequently so it wastes battery life. If you turn off UMTS/3G except when you need to download something from the net, then you should have a little more battery life.

I mainly use my phone for calls, text messages, and internet browsing. I don't think I use it as much as you.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] kinghung:
I don't think that could be the main reason.

Because I have also tested radio 1.41 and 1.47 (also 3G)

But it doesn't drain power that much and fast

:)

And that is quite inconvenient to switch 2G<-->3G all the time when u are on the street!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] hardcore:
Hi kinghung,

With radio 1.48, did you try to switch the Band mode to GSM900/1800 + WCDMA 2100 instead of leaving it in Auto?

I noticed that the radios with versions ending with .00 behave differently from the radios ending with .10, and this behaviour is also related to the Band mode setting.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] oldominion:
For some reason when I switch my phone to GSM900/1800 + UMTS2100 I don't get any network connection. GSM1900+850 + UMTS1900+850 works fine though.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] wpbear:
I was pretty deep and it was definitely bleed over from above ground. I hate verizon! I smell fraud in the contract that let verizon be a sole metro provider....can you say kickbacks!:mad:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] AlbertoM:
Cities have exclusive contracts all the time. Cable. Taxis at airport...no kickbacks need to be involved.....
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] hokiemiata:
Cingular/ATT in the USA provides Service for GSM in the 850 & 1900MHz Band. They also Provide service for UMTS in the 1900MHz band. There are a select FEW markets that have service for UMTS in both 850 and 1900MHZ. So the bottom line is that if you set your phone in GSM900/1800 + UMTS2100 mode, you WONT get service, because it does not exist.

I say this becasue I have been involved with network design and deployment for GSM/UMTS for Cingular........
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] rjh1:
So how do I turn off UMTS/3G???

Thanks,

Rick
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] mcorrie1121:
There are comm managers with a 3G on/off button.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] rjh1:
Thanks for the info BUT I have been looking around for about 1.5 hours and still havent found any.... can you tell me where to find this.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xOutcasTx:
Is it any different on the latest official lollipop update?

Do i just flash TWRP through download mode and install the rom in the normal way?

Thanks. Im a noob with the S4. My previous phone was the HTC One X
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xOutcasTx:
Anyone?

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Flash a recovery then flash a ROM. I recommend reading the tutorials in the General section, but there's nothing special involved in installing a custom ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xOutcasTx:
Whats the knox bootloader?

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
Knox.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ludoke:
At first root your phone then Flash TWRP RECOVERY, download a custom rom for your model ,put the rom on external SD CARD and flash it in Twrp .

DO SOME SEARCHING AT FIRST

Flashing TWRP maybe won't work without root (just replied to post with issue) i had this issue also
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xOutcasTx:
I flashed philz touch. Then indstalled supersu zip. Then flashed twrp after.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ludoke:
Just root with Chainfire then install TWRP 2.6.0.0 or higher and forget Philz Touch
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xOutcasTx:
Yeah i rooted and installed latest TWRP recovery. Just waiting on my 64GB sd card to arrive and then its time to install custom roms[emoji41]

Sent from my GT-I9505
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ludoke:
You could have mensioned that...did not get your initial question in OP ??
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xOutcasTx:
I was asking if the process was any different on lollipop.

Sent from my GT-I9505
[NFC Hacking] winsol:
Hi there,

I have bought some NFC tags, but I realised I have a major problem. I want to set the app to enable the GPS and the Mobile Data. Unfortunately, this can only be enabled with a rooted device.

Is there any chance to enable the GPS and the mobile data, WITHOUT rooting my phone?

I am using a HTC One M8, and I have tried a lot of apps (Trigger, NFC ReTag Free, etc)

Many thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] der-cyanoge:
i have a problem and i dont know how to fix this and yes im a newbie pls help

problem while building cyanogenmod 12.1 for huawei Ascend-G7

target Generated: libRS_32 <= frameworks/rs/rsgApiFuncDecl.h.rsg

target Generated: libRS_32 <= frameworks/rs/rsgApi.cpp.rsg

ssstarget Generated: libRS_32 <= frameworks/rs/rsgApiReplay.cpp.rsg

starget thumb C++: libbcinfo_32 <= frameworks/compile/libbcc/bcinfo/BitcodeTranslator.cpp

In file included from bionic/libc/include/sys/ucontext.h:63:0,

from bionic/libc/include/signal.h:53,

from bionic/libc/include/pthread.h:33,

from system/core/include/log/log.h:33,

from system/core/include/cutils/log.h:1,

from system/core/include/utils/Log.h:31,

from system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.h:37,

from system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c:31:

/home/johannes/cm/out/target/product/hwG7/obj/KERNEL_OBJ/usr/include/asm/sigcontext.h:53:2: error: unknown type name '__uint128_t'

__uint128_t vregs[32];

^

target thumb C++: libbcinfo_32 <= frameworks/compile/libbcc/bcinfo/BitcodeWrapper.cpp

target thumb C++: libbcinfo_32 <= frameworks/compile/libbcc/bcinfo/MetadataExtractor.cpp

system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c: In function 'softap_handle_custom_event':

system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c:46:56: warning: unused parameter 'len' [-Wunused-parameter]

static void softap_handle_custom_event(char * buf, int len)

^

system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c: In function 'Java_com_qualcomm_wifi_softap_QWiFiSoftApCfg_SapC loseNetlink':

system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c:275:34: warning: unused parameter 'env' [-Wunused-parameter]

(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj)

^

system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c:275:47: warning: unused parameter 'obj' [-Wunused-parameter]

(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj)

^

system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c: In function 'Java_com_qualcomm_wifi_softap_QWiFiSoftApCfg_SapW aitForEvent':

system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c:283:47: warning: unused parameter 'obj' [-Wunused-parameter]

(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj)

^

system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c: In function 'Java_com_qualcomm_wifi_softap_QWiFiSoftApCfg_SapO penNetlink':

system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c:299:34: warning: unused parameter 'env' [-Wunused-parameter]

(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj)

^

system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c:299:47: warning: unused parameter 'obj' [-Wunused-parameter]

(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj)

^

system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c: In function 'Java_com_qualcomm_wifi_softap_QWiFiSoftApCfg_SapS endCommand':

system/qcom/softap/jni/QWiFiSoftApCfg.c:311:39: warning: unused parameter 'obj' [-Wunused-parameter]

(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj, jstring jcmd)

^

make: *** [/home/johannes/cm/out/target/product/hwG7/obj_arm/SHARED_LIBRARIES/libQWiFiSoftApCfg_intermediates/QWiFiSoftApCfg.o] Fehler 1

make: *** Auf noch nicht beendete Prozesse wird gewartet …

#### make failed to build some targets (02:35:18 (hh:mm:ss)) ####

so pls help and thanks :D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ciuffy:
You can either delete the unused part of the code or abort warnings that are treated as errors:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions...e-unused-variable-warnings-coming-out-of-gcc

Ciuffy's SM-G900F CM 12.1 spirit hath marked this way. Thank if helped your soul.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] desalesouche:
I don't know if you have fixed, but here is a fix;

https://github.com/Hima-Dev/android...mmit/605b40b38a32d60d9b244a3312a8314e435b8e1f

Let me know if it works for you.

From here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60176899&postcount=10

and following post
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] der-cyanoge:
I habe fix this but with a other Method

But thanks for your help
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] falcon26:
Ordered mine last Friday. Still says building. Has anyone had theirs actually ship yet?
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tedr108:
Ordered over the weekend ... and still no shipping notice... I'm hoping they put me ahead of you. :p :D
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krsmit0:
I'm in the same boat, ordered Sunday, no shipping notification yet. Says expected delivery is this coming Tuesday.