yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[X Style (Pure) General] TXJim:
Sorry [MENTION=4438101]Jason.DROID[/MENTION], I didn't get notified of your quote. OK, but how to move it? It doesn't give me the option under Settings>storage&usb>internal like it does for other apps that can be moved... I even tried moving the com.andromeda.androbench2 dir to the adopted card's dir (root>mnt>expand>049Eblahblahblah) but no dice.
[X Style (Pure) General] Jason.DROID:
There must be something wrong with your ROM or something. I can move it on full stock 6.0.
[X Style (Pure) General] TXJim:
Thanks for letting me know, I'll have to search/ask on the Dirty Unicorns thread.
[X Style (Pure) General] TXJim:
A1 SD Bench results for Transcend 633x 64GB

Tried a different app, this one seems to be able to distinguish the card from internal, but results are way different than AndroBench's...
[XDA Assist] :
Hello Xda developers and friends,

As I am about to purchase a new phone, I thought that it would be nice if I installed Lollipop on my beloved Sony Xperia S. I googled and also searched within xdadevelopers however most solutions are either referring to a previous build or the require the use of WIndows or a later edition of Mac OS. Even Android SDK doesn't run on my version of MacOSX.

I checked if I can unlock the bootloader of my phone at sony.developers.com however within the service menu it was stated that unlocking the bootloader is not allowed.

My phone is locked on the O2 UK network (don't know if this is relevant).

Could you please direct me the correct thread where I will be able to locate resources and instructions in order to be able to install a stable version of android lollipop?

Many thanks in advance.

Kind regards,

Anthony
[XDA Assist] OfficerJimLahey:
Hello Anthony, and Welcome to XDA! :cowboy:

Getting around the MacOS problem shouldn't be too much of an issue. All you need (hopefully) is Virtual Machine software (like VMWare or VirtualBox), and run Linux (like Ubuntu) within it. With luck, any device connected to the computer will interface with the "guest" OS (Linux).

Not sure how to get around your bootloader unlocking issue, but your guides can be found here:

> Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion > Xperia S, Acro S, Ion General

Sometimes here:

> Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion > Xperia S Android Development

By the way, this thread is of use.

Any questions you may have, can be asked here (once you have an XDA account):

> Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion > Xperia S, Acro S, Ion Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hope this helps, and good luck! :)
[XDA Assist] anthony.z:
Thank you [MENTION=5720423]joel.maxuel[/MENTION] for your quick response. Unfortunately I am not familiar with Linux and I think my Mac is probably a bit old (13.3 mid 2009 Macbook pro with 4GB RAM) to withhold a VMWare or Virtual Box. I will look into VMWares now and hopefully I can make it work. Thank you so much again!
[Encore Music] QuietusPlus:
Let me preface this by saying I like Encore a lot, especially the interface. There are unfortunately some issues which prevent me from using it as my primary music player. Hope you don't mind this feedback, I would like this app to replace Google Play Music.

"Album Artist" tag

Files using the "Album Artist" tag have a couple of issue. I'll be using Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories" in this example, which has 6 out of 13 tracks featuring other artists. These tracks are tagged as followed (encoded in Vorbis, .ogg):

[ARTIST] "Daft Punk feat. ARTIST"

[ALBUMARTIST] "Daft Punk"

[ALBUM] "Random Access Memories"

Issue #1, Artist Tab: All featured artists get listed, making it cluttered. A possible solution would be a separate "Album Artist" tab, or a toggle within settings to ignore featured artists. (Attachment #1)

Issue #2, Album View: Doesn't display tracks from featured artists, so 6 out of 13 are missing, these DO have the same album tag. (Attachment #2)

Issue #3, Artist View: Clicking on a featured artist doesn't display any tracks, even though they CAN be found under "All Songs". Maybe because the album has already been populated elsewhere? (Attachment #3)

Interface

- (All Songs) The scrollbar overlaps the menu icon next to a song, making it impossible to select. You press the scrollbar instead and move list to another position.

- (All Songs) Either takes a long time to populate or doesn't at all.

- (Album View) Albums containing multiple discs are currently displayed using one large list, would be nice to have each disc separated by a header ("Disc #").

- Whilst grabbing the scrollbar display the letter currently on.

Playback

- Playback of .ogg with a high sample rate (i.e. 96 kHz) either makes the app crash or causes audio glitches. This works fine in Google Play Music.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medromaxides:
Hello

I have a Samsung Galaxy s4 GT I 9505

and i have a terrible problem. The problem is the CPU Overheating.

The phone becomes very hot With only normal use.

I tried several ROMs And stop all device fetures

but It did not solve the problem.

Is there another solution such as using a certain kernel .....???

thanks for help and Sorry for my bad English.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dorian2kx:
Use a fan like me lol, I think all of our s4s overheat so it's nothing to worry about ur not the only one
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orcam:
The problem is perhaps not with your CPU but with your radio, what modem are you using and what ROM?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medromaxides:
thanks for reply

im using 4.4.2 Rom and I tried several ROMs : Lollipop, 4.2.2, 4.3, 4.4.2

i dont know what modem im using.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orcam:
Is this stock or custom roms? Go to about phone and look under baseband. I don't really think this is too much of a problem, when gaming it is normal. I know I had problems with this on Kitkat, but lollipop seems to have fixed it for me. If all else fails, try full wiping everything on a custom recovery and going to stock with odin. Look for the unroot thread which is in general i9505 I think.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] james.sir:
hello there, I bought a cell phone is HTC M8 Sprint Harman kardon from USA , it can not find any GSM network in Canada, I search many topics in XDA forum trying to SIM unlock this phone ,but failed, so I decide to bought the "unlock PIN"

The question is when I insert the non-sprint SIM , the “SIM network unlock PIN” not appear, can anybody tell me how to input the unlock PIN? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Kristian2018:
When u are sim network locked and put any different network sim into the phone it will ask u if u want to network unlock press yes and a screen with tge code entry will appear
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] james.sir:
Thank you for your reply, when I put any different network sim into the phone it shows no network unlock notification and the network did not work, maybe the SIM unlock failed with the method mentioned in XDA forum ,in another words ,the halfway unlock solution applied to my M8, is there any relock method to the network?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Kristian2018:
Strange .... Seek better advice from the forum u found the sim unlock from....
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] james.sir:
I will pay $20 if anyone can help me solve this problem

I will pay $20 if anyone can help me solve this problem ( input PIN or unlock SIM)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] hdenie:
I have the same problem with a sprint HTC one m8
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Mobilelearner:
Even if mobile is locked. I can find network available. But mobile can not register on that network without unlock.

Here is the code to find unlock status of htc *#7465625#.

Factory reset htc and then insert other sim card.

This code #7465625*638*# get network unlock menu. But it work on fewer model of htc.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hippiesky:
Been using cloudys roms for a while now but im curious about all those cm12.1 roms. Are they as good as cloudys? Any suggestions on which one is better? On tmobile d801
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bravho:
You must try. I like the feel of AOSP, it's smooth! But camera is less and sometimes you have some troubles :)

(I like Cyanogenmod en SlimLP, but take a look and try is my advice)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hippiesky:
Appreciate the response! Couple questions , how hard is it to switch back and forth if needed? Hows the battery? Gps? On cloudys rom everything works great, even has a nice ui. Just getting bored with lg lol. Love flashing cause its like getting a new phone :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bravho:
Switching isn't that difficult. If you go to Cloudy: use patch, reboot recovery, restore back up. If you go to AOSP (5.1), flash bootstack, reboot recovery, restore back up.

Cloudy: UI is fine, rom is stabel and fast, battery is ok, GPS is ok, photo quality is better (I sometimes have wifi problems, but it looks not as a common problem)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hippiesky:
So i tried a couple. Very nice but had an issue with the phone not hanging up,has this happened to you? Also dt2w didnt work took like taps to turn screen on. Slim was my favorite
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bravho:
No, didn't happen to me... Dt2w: some people disable "prevent accidental wake up". (but I haven't a problem with it -> most of the time on cm now)
[Galaxy Tab 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elements1984:
Hello everyone,

I would like to know if I can install a lollipop (original or custom) rom from the 8 inch tab 4 (sm330) on the 7 inch tab 4 (sm230) and flashing the kitkat kernel of the sm230 without bricking my device.

Correft me if I am wrong, but I believe they have the same hardware and I see no reason why it wouldn't work. I wonder why the 7 inch version is the only one of the tab 4 family that hasn't recceived a lollipop update yet (no official samsung rom and no custom rom).

So here are my questions:

Why can I not flash the sm330 rom on the sm230? (Tab 4 8 rom on tab 4 7)

If I want to try flashing the rom from the 8 inch version, is there anything more I need to flash? (Kernel, mod,...???)

Will the kernel from the kitkat 4.4.2 work on the lollipop rom? Or will it hard brick the device due to different partitioning?

I am ready to experiment and report the results here (such as potential bugs), as long as I don't get a my tablet bricked.

Thank you for reading and I look forward to some inputs from the community ;)
[Galaxy Tab 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
It won't work, they have different chipsets
[Galaxy Tab 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elements1984:
Thank you very much for the quick reply, I checked the specs and you are right, Marvell chipset for the 7 inch against a Qualcomm chipset for the 8 and 10 inch versions.

But then, is there a device out there (regardless of what manufacturer) that is equipped with the same Marvell chipset and has lollipop? And how hard would it be to port it to the tab 4?

Where can I request this port? (Cyanogenmod, Paranoid-Android, or other rom developement teams?

Thank you in advance for any input :)
[Galaxy Tab 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
It's actually being worked on right now, over in this thread and it sounds like they're close to releasing something
[Galaxy Tab 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elements1984:
Thank you again, your reply was extreamly helpful, I read all the posts of the thread you shared and it looks promising, although it will possibly have many bugs on the first builds once posted and one should not expect anything stable for at least a month or two after the first release.

I have been checking xda twice a week since 2 or 3 months hoping to see a lollipop release and I am glad to see that we are almost there :)

I am satisfied with the answer and will try to be patient for this release :)

But if you or anyone else has more information to share, please feel free to post it here ;)

Have a wonderful day everyone :)
[Amazon Fire Phone] rockpaperlizard:
There is an XDA thread entitled What Is Lost by Moving to CM from FireOS. This thread is the opposite: What is Lost by Staying with FireOS instead of Switching to CM?

Now, obviously, there is a difference in UI, which involves a substantial amount of individual preference. Some people like FireOS, others like CM.

But what concrete things are unavailable that a typical Android user may want?

For example, as of this posting, it appears that Amazon Underground will not (ironically) work on the Amazon Fire Phone.

Which common apps will still not work reliably with FireOS?

Anything else?
[Amazon Fire Phone] DePingus:
That depends. Do you mean to side load Google Play services and the Play Store?
[Amazon Fire Phone] hmoobguy:
I think FireOS (with root, Google Framework etc) you would keep all Amazon stuff.. on CM, you would lose everything related to the Amazon framework stuff. I personally just stay on root for now.
[Amazon Fire Phone] rockpaperlizard:
From everything I'm reading here on XDA, there does not seem to be a reliable way to get it work (and stay working)... or has someone found a way?
[Amazon Fire Phone] ratbags:
I've had Google services running OK since I installed several months ago. I'm sticking with rooted stock with a third party launcher. IMO this combination works fine and I've pretty much zero annoyances with it.
[Amazon Fire Phone] DePingus:
The threads for the roms are pretty clear on the bugs: lots of camera issues, no mute, no nfc, Play service crashes. Some people are also reporting call drops and wifi issues on certain channels. If you read through the thread you'll notice a few people end up switching back to stock FireOS.

My phone updated to 4.6.4 when I got it so Google Play Services won't work (unless I downgrade to 4.6.3, but I don't want to start flashing stuff just yet). Right now I'm using a combination of F-Droid and apkmirror to sideload apps like FireFox and alternate launchers. I've gone through the pre-installed apps and disabled some of the Fire OS crap like Quick Start, AT&T app, Facebook and Twitter connect, Telemetry junk, etc. Some apps like Silk Browser will not stay disabled (because it does an update and I haven't figured out how to stop it from auto-updating).

Right now I'm REALLY missing Google Inbox.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bingo Bronson:
Disable the following apps:

• Amazon Device Client Platform

• DCP Platform Contracts

• System Update(s) - yes, there are 2 apps with that description, disable BOTH

This will stop all updates: app updates and OS related OTA updates.
[Amazon Fire Phone] rockpaperlizard:
This is the part that confuses me... some people say Google Play store is working fine on FireOS and others say it won't work. Can you explain why the different reports? Does it all come down to downgrading to FireOS 4.6.3 and sticking with that version? If so, isn't Stagefright an issue?
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bingo Bronson:
Bottom line: Google Play Store & services...

• ...work well on the "GSM unlocked" OS versions - 35.4.6.1 (461013820) and 35.4.6.3 (463001620).

• ...doomed on the "AT&T" OS versions - 32.4.6.1 (461013320) and 32.4.6.4 (464000420)

• GER version of the OS was problematic as well, tested it myself in the beginning (just as another example)

Using the latest US "GSM unlocked" 4.6.3 (463001620) is the best option, all known Stagefright vulnerabilities are patched in this one*.

And yes, all OS versions can be installed on all devices, netlock is ofc. not affected, multi language support is available.

Using the AT&T verson is a lost cause, because you have to use a work around, e.g. blocking updates of the Play services or uninstalling Play services updates everytime they update.

It's a dead end, because (some) apps will demand a newer version of the Play services, so all the effort is not worth it.

*A little bit of history: Stagefright Patch Round 1: 4.6.3 (463001420) / Stagefright Patch Round 2: 4.6.3 (463001620)
[Amazon Fire Phone] ratbags:
I blocked updates after 461 as I anticipated problems. Stage fright isn't much of an issue because I use a third party SMS app and block auto retrieval of MMS messages. Then again, I never send or receive MMS.
[Amazon Fire Phone] rockpaperlizard:
WOW! That is great info! THANK YOU! :good: That should be part of a FAQ (or a FAQ on its own).

Questions:

If you buy an AT&T Fire Phone, and it includes the unlock code, will you still have the problems since it still is the AT&T ROM?

When buying a phone, besides asking the seller to turn it on and tell you the version of the ROM (which they may not do if it is new in the box), how do you know if it is a GSM unlocked version or the AT&T version?

Does the GSM unlocked version of FireOS only auto-update to new GSM unlocked versions, or has Amazon merged everything into one FireOS version at this point?
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bingo Bronson:
Yes, the unlock only changes some information stored in a chip, eeprom maybe, who knows... ;)

Problems are caused by the ROM, so the best thing to do is:

Receive new phone, boot it up, don't register anything and don't connect to WiFi, check the installed version, if AT&T:

Power off the device, sideload the 4.6.3 image via ADB recovery (there's a link in my sig. "Fire Phone stock recovery: factory images")

Fortunately, the seller doesn't need to boot it up, on the box is a sticker with basic info like: storage size, OS version, IMEI, UPC... so as long as the seller is honest, it should be clear which version is actually on the device.

Each version is independent and it will stay that way, wouldn't make much sense for them to change it and I guess there are some agreements they made with AT&T which have to be met...
[Amazon Fire Phone] rockpaperlizard:
Thanks for all the super helpful info! :good:

Do the outside of the boxes indicate sufficient version info to tell if it is AT&T or not?
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bingo Bronson:
Well, it does read the short version number, like "OS V 3.6.0" but the seller knows ofc. that he bought (e.g.) a pallet full of AT&T devices because it has to be declared on the paperwork.

edit: A 2nd sticker on the other side of the box states: "the device can only be used with a SIM card from T-Mobile" (dark grey font on black background, neat ^^)

I guess they will have a sticker like this in the U.S. for the AT&T variants as well, so that's another good indicator to know "what's in the f***ing box !?!"

The two biggest sellers (regarding Fire Phone) on Ebay (US site of ebay, fer sure) sell the remaining "AT&T UNLOCKED (+ PRIME)".
[Amazon Fire Phone] jwernerny:
Forgive me if I missed in this thread... Which versions of the Play Service and Play Store are you referring to?

FWIW, I am running 4.6.4 with Player Services 7.8.99 and Play Store removed. I get "XXX relies on on Google Play services which is not supported on your device" complaints from some apps, but most things continue to work anyway. That is most non-Google apss - Hangouts and YouTube are problematic.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bingo Bronson:
No version in particular. (All versions I were referring to are Fire OS version numbers)

On the GSM unlocked version, I never had trouble with any version of Play Store & Services, so I just used the latest at that time (updates were also without issues).

Well, as long as it's working for you and all your favorite apps keep working properly, you don't need to switch. Livin' on the edge! ;)

Speaking of YouTube, if you like to download videos / audio from there:

SnapTube (Received more updates lately, still beta, supports multiple media sites, can download audio only on YT as well)

NewPipe (Very lightweight, watch or download videos, just released this week, still new & buggy = be gentle ^^)
[Amazon Fire Phone] RandB fan:
So If you have an ATT phone there is no way to get the software off the unlocked version on it?

I have the ATT and if I need to I will buy an "factory unlocked for learning rooting and installing mods as It has been a couple of three years since I have done this.

I hope the fire phone mod project succeeds and I think it will be great when the bugs get worked out. I enjoy following this but I bought the unlocked ATT because I needed a new smart phone and for $115 with a year of prime...

Ask me about my warranty service from Amazon!!!!!!!! Horror story but thats another forum!!
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bingo Bronson:
Don't worry, there is no "AT&T phone" only an AT&T OS variant. ;)

All Fire Phones are the same, regarding hardware, netlock is no biggie since you already received an unlock code.

You can install the 4.6.3 version on your device, since it is the preferred version when it comes to Google Play Store & services.
[Amazon Fire Phone] RandB fan:
Maybe you could explain that process for all of us ATTers? links?
[Amazon Fire Phone] GeorgeRod:
So I don't screw things up...

Hey guys... could you clarify things up a bit so I do things correctly. My case is this:

I've ordered a brand new in box Fire Phone off Ebay that should be arriving in a couple of days, and I know for sure (as it's clearly stated by the seller) that this is the

AT&T version

. According to the seller they don't open the box, they just provide you the unlock code and you do the whole unlock and activation yourself.

The main reason I ordered this phone is to give it to my kid as his first smartphone but at the same time enjoy the year of Amazon Prime service, since I've been a Prime subscriber for a good 3 years now and I'm up for renewal in November. So essentially my goal is to renew my Prime subscription and give my son a decent Android phone for $35 at the same time.

Based on what I've read I'd be planning initially to keep FireOS to make it stable for him. He also has a Nexus 7 Tablet where he does most of his gaming and school stuff, so I think we can live with FireOS to keep it stable as a phone but still I'd like to install Google Playstore to have access to Google's apps, so I'd guess I'll have to replace the AT&T Rom the Unlocked-GSM FireOS ROM as described by Bingo.

What should be the recommended path for my case?... I don't want to compromise the initial activation so I get the Prime-year with no issues, after that I could play with all the Roms, roots and sideloads that are necessary (and have fun in the process). My concern is that I'd suppose that once I go through the initial activation process for the phone with my Amazon account most probably it will try to update to the latest OS version right?... since these is just a Rom I'd suppose that there should not be issues to let it update and then do the whole safetrap/rooting and sideload the GSM Unlocked Rom?... or should I take a different approach.?

Thanks, George
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kristalfile:
My english is orrible i know... My note 4 have a strange problem every 30-40 seconds but when the phone is under charge work correctly...

I try a lot of rom but this problem remains.

Anyone have the same problem ?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] PianoSam:
Over in the Elf forum we love the htc cube. this is an application that has sides and a face. one side has general apps, one has multimedia apps, and one contacts and phone.

it is very useful but cannot be fully modified.

We all love the cube and want to reconfigure it but cannot quite get it right...transformation issues, and some icons that cannot change, etc.

I wonder if someone could do a similar app that was more configurable? if the animation was too hard what about movement like Tene's Contact Manager or a dissolve transformation ???

Sadly I am no longer a coder but would be happy to donate for such an app...

just thinking out load,

Sam.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] twolf:
This is a small test of a work-in-progress.:

http://rapidshare.com/files/43755638/FlashBox.zip.html

the "oficial" site is actually a portuguese forum:

http://www.pocketpt.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=16424