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[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daemos:
I should state, you are the FIRST person I've ever met that has used warranty as the warranty between you and the store, and not you and the manufacturer. Your usage of the word "warranty" is not common, which is where all the confusion comes from. The common use of warranty when speaking about voiding warranty is typically's manufacturers warranty, and not the warranty you get from a store, as that's not very common. This is why everyone was confused about what you are saying, other than your self.

1) Most stores I know (outside of carriers) do not offer their own warranties for electronics unless if you pay for their either 1) Extended warranty or 2) Product insurance. Extended Warranty just extends the Manufacturers warranty (usually following similar terms & conditions), and the product insurance is a catch all well insurance.

2) Yes, if the store offers (which again, I spent most of my life in North America) and you PURCHASE the extra warranty/insurance then this is different. However, most electronic stores I know, if you buy an unlocked, unbranded phone, or any other electronic device and do not want to pay extra for such things, then you are only left with the manufacturers warranty.

3) No LG cannot void your warranty between you and the seller, but they CAN between you and LG.

PS I haven't signed for a receipt for a very long time, where I live now they've abolished stupid things like signing for receipts and replaced that with PINs.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitrous²:
[MENTION=2810169]Mad_Duke[/MENTION] [MENTION=267884]Daemos[/MENTION]

Please, tell me what legal codes you use as reference. Because, you know, none of your words mean anything unless they're in compliance with current law, under reserve, since even if, you'd still have to have a law degree at least. It's all easy, fun and games until you become so specific that one might wonder; Is this guy entitled to profess such things as fact?

'Just curious...
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daemos:
I rely on common law, which has origins back to well...the UK. To my knowledge all commonwealth countries + USA use common law. For the may points relating to contract law, the principles are quite old, and can again be traced back to UK law, on which other country's common law was adapted from...newer principles will most likely be country specific, as it depends on the judge, legislation etc of that country. Most countries rely on Civil law, so how they resolve matters is not something I can profess to know anything about.

However, at least for this, I believe both mad duke and I are making a simplifaction and referring to contract law, which, in common law countries, is basically based in common law, so it may be difficult to find a statute that outlines those principles, but they can be found in case law.

But assuming what Mad_Duke states is true (getting warranty from the store, not LG) LG cannot set the terms for that warranty, nor void it. But I'm 99% sure that that store will have it's own terms which are similar to LG's but I have no idea. Outside of carriers, I've never purchased any electronics from a physical store that offers their own warranty without purchasing it, unless if the store or chain, also manufactures that product. This is different for grey market import stores, which because they sell parallel imports, they do not carry a manufacturer's warranty, they DO offer warranty, but you often have to ship it back to the country of origin (usually Hong Kong, China or Taiwan) to have it serviced.

I should state, everyone should get their own legal advice, as you can't really 100% rely on what the internet says.

And Just like doctors go to doctors when they get sick, lawyers will get lawyers to represent them especially when it's an area of law outside their normal practice.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PunishedSnake:
given that g4 will get 6.0 before all other oems except nexus?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daglesj:
I used to root and do all the kernel updates. Then I just realised that I was spending all the time fiddling around with that (and in hindsight, for no real purpose) and not just using the smartphone...as a smartphone. Realised that life was too short and other people have zero interest in such things (you become a smartphone bore) so I just went back to stock. Been that way over two years now. No intention of rooting my G4 either. Just can't see the benefit.

Rooting is wayyyy overrated. Smartphones are getting a whole lot better. They don't need as much nursemaid handling as they did.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitrous²:
Yeah, that's the thing here in Europe. Not sure about the states or canada. Any corporate entity selling electronic goods is legally obliged to give two years of warranty. This is the warranty you're getting from the store. The OEM has no part in this.

Then there's the warranty you get from the OEM, which he is not obliged to but offers anyway as a service to customers. It's absolutely voluntary. It can cover whatever time period the OEM wants it to. The OEM warranty is the one you void by unlocking the bootloader, if you happen to live in the EU. Unlocking the bl does not necessarily void the warranty you get from the store.

Now, if you RMA an electronic device, the store will try to get it repaired under the OEM warranty. If this doesn't work because of reasons (e.g. bl unlocked), you apply for the warranty you get from the store. Within the first six months, the store carries the burden of proof for the damage and its cause. After this time period, it's the consumers job to prove that he is not the cause of the damage.

Please take this, especially the last part, with caution. I am not a lawyer (but inactive, trained, nationally certified merchant in wholesale and foreign trade, studying industrial engineering)

Last sentence above ^
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daemos:
That makes sense. In USA and Canada (to my knowledge) has a limited form of legislated consumer protection, but it's more regarding cooling off periods, fraud, misleading and deceptive conduct.. most places will exchange right away within 14-30 days depending on store policy. However, many (but not all) retailers will act as a point of contact between you and the OEM, so you take the product (with receipt) back to the store/chain you purchased it from, and then they send it off to the OEM repair center for you. That's why sales-people (especially on commission) love selling "extended product warranties" or "product insurance" as it costs quite a bit of money, and most people don't make use of it. However, I have never really needed to really extensively research into this area at all.

Australia has some strong consumer guarantee rights (may not be as strong as EU though) , the issue is, some of what they describe or guarantee is vague, and leaves plenty of room for interpretation and discretion. They even have a website dedicated to it:

https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/consumer-rights-guarantees/consumer-guarantees

https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/consumer-rights-guarantees/warranties
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le grande magnetto:
so custom roms are very limited with G4 because it is not possible to unlock BL?
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sguerra923:
Yes, only root at the moment
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nitrous²:
On all models, except the H815 European model and T-Mobile H811. Both unlockable via developer.lg.com official website.

So there is no G4 on the market that can be unlocked? Interesting. Let me tell this everyone I know....
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] le grande magnetto:
Thanx for the info. I am looking for the next phone to buy and was wondering about G4. As a member of xda for quite some time, I'd like to be able to unlock BL and do various things with it.
[Android Apps and Games] drose379:
Hello everyone, new here at XDA forums and just trying to get some feedback from the community on a project I have been working on. This application is not done, but I do think that *most* of the main features are in place and its a good time to get some feedback on the UI and maybe more importantly the overall idea behind the application. Basically this app will connect anyone who is connected to the same wifi network. I think this will be cool in large places that share one wifi network, like a college campus, large office buildings, etc.. When you are connected, the app calls it a "zone", so, when you are in a zone with other users, you can live chat with any other user in the zone, and there is also a public board where any user can make posts (images & text). When you make a post, you are able to see how many views that your post has gotten, and exactly who has viewed the post, which is something people may like, I want you guys to be the judge of this though. Please, play around with it, send me a chat message in the app if you'd like, my name is "Dylan Rose", you will be able to just click my name and send a message.

Something you may be wondering is, if this app only lets users interact when they are connected to the same wifi network, how are we going to interact right now? Good question. I have the app set up in debug mode right now so the system thinks that any user who signs in is in one zone called "Test - Zone", so if you see that in your toolbar after you sign in, you're in the right place! :good:

Overall, let me know in your experience, will people want to use this app? I see it being used in larger areas like college campuses where lots of people are connected to the same network, but I want you guys to be the judge of that, so let me know!

Link to the APK: wikisend.com/download/519920/app-debug.apk

Cant thank you guys enough for trying this out and leaving me with some feedback!

This application does use a Google API to allow you to sign in with any google account. All I actually use is

Display Name

Profile Photo

User ID

GCM-ID (To send push notifications, when you get a chat message)

This application also uses the persmissions

INTERNET

CHANGE_WIFI_STATE

GET_ACCOUNTS

USE_CREDENTIALS (credentials actually used described above)

ACCESS_WIFI_STATE

ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (Used to store photos when you take a photo in-app)

READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE (used to grab a photo that you would like to include in a post)

CAMERA (Used to take a photo in-app that you would like to include in your post)

RECEIVE (Receive GCM push notifications)

C2D_MESSAGE (Receive GCM Push notifications)

Tried to post some screenshots but since I'm a newer user here at this forum I was not allowed to post outside links! :p
[Android Apps and Games] kettir:
I might try it

This sounds like something that would be fun for a business or school environment. My question: what do the following permissions do:

find accounts on the device

use accounts on the device

I'm concerned of course that this app which isn't vetted yet by anyone, might be doing something I don't want it to do.
[Android Apps and Games] drose379:
Permission concern

Hey! Thanks for taking the time to check out my description. As for the accounts permissions that this application uses: The app lets users sign in via google account. In order to use googles sign-in API, I did need to use these permission in my manifest. The find accounts is used when you first click the login button, a dialog of the google accounts that you have linked to your device show up, and you choose which one you would like to sign in to the app with. The use accounts is for allowing my application to know some general data about the account that you sign in with, these include your Display name, Account photo, and your user id.

Please let me know if you have any further concerns, and I look forward to hearing what you think of the app!

Thanks again,

-Dylan R.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] denimjunkie82:
I dropped my N5 a bit too many times, and the last drop this morning was the last straw I guess. The screen no longer works. I need to revert back to my N4.

I'm going on a 3 week trip in a few days, and need a responsive, stable ROM with a long battery life. Tweaks and features are not important to me. Anyone have any suggestions? Should I go M or stick to L, or even K?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsubterrain:
Blisspop, Lollipop Rom, it's very good
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CalculatedRisk:
Can't go wrong with stock kitkat man. Clean flash through fastboot.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ant78:
Hi

Today I received my style but I want to return the device , just a couple of questions that I can't find on the website.

1, I made the phone on the moto maker website with personal preferences so will this affect my return?

2, I haven't open the packaging, will this invalidate my return if I try out the phone?

Thanks in advance:good:
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] civiksi:
No. You have 14 days to return it no questions asked. 30 if you live in Cali. Good luck dealing with the customer service though. It was a nightmare for me trying to get a new replacement after 8 days.
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
Set up the RMA online, it is easy and quick and you do not have to deal with customer service. Since you are within 14 days they should refund it pretty easily
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ant78:
Thanks for the replies, so I can open it and have a little play with it before sending back?
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
Yeah, play with it for 10 days ;) enjoy it a bit. They will accept it back no worries
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paullu:
I call to get RMA # for return and they ask me why......then they transfer me to different person again ask me why......
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
I started to RMA online and got a label quickly sent to my email. That's all you nees
[Galaxy S3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robb1998:
Please that's a great occasion to have Lollipop on our device!

PS sorry for my english
[Galaxy S3 Neo Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malucovisk:
Can someone port it to s3 neo duos?

Can I install it directly?
[LG Optimus L90] helps:
Hey,

I need help with my lg l90. Until recently gallery was working just fine, but now it seems every .gif file I have in gallery won't 'play'. It used to play gifs without any issues, but now all gifs act like regular images. Any idea why it changed and what it could be?
[XDA Assist] engloa:
XDA Assist is not the place for this.

Please read (again) what XDA Assist should be used for

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2764768

Thread closed.
[Huawei Ascend G6] persona78:
This is - parted command - , let you see, for example, the beggining and end from a partition and the size she have.

Install the zip with TWRP or CWM

boot the phone, and with debug mode ON, use adb like this:

adb shell

su

parted /dev/block/mmcblk0

print

parted command

https://mega.nz/#!q0wzSYCC!8rCjSQAPlPP4n8yfBFK8IWd-5LqYxbc7osINsrTxsd8

Find more options here:

https://www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/parted.html
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] PMDColeslaw:
Can anyone tell me is the 5.1.1 update has fixed or helped any of the below issues?

-Memory management

-Battery drain

-antenna/signal strength

-lag

-trusted BT device/fingerprint lock glitch

Also, any other improvements or downsides to the update are appreciated. I know about the anti-root, though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] natefish:
I went from a custom rom, so I can't comment on drain. Feels about the same from when I was on stock. Memory mgt seems better as there is less lag. Trusted devices and place are working better than ever--about flawless.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S6] vang2k:
the phone does feel a little bit less stutter when scrolling up and down. battery drain is about the same, but I usually use greenify and also disable a lot of apps. the trusted apps and finger print lock works fine to me. memory management is still wonky....usually 1.2gb system apps 800mb user apps and like 800mb free for me.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] firebat:
Hi -

This is driving me crazy and I can't find anywhere to answer it (I'm sure it's trivial to most of you).

I copied a game (just the .exe file - not a .cab) into the \program files\games folder. The game icon is in that folder and it runs just fine - from that folder.

How do I get the icon to display whenever I Start/Programs/Games ? I'm guessing that it must be that I did not formally install and register it as a .cab but I am not that familiar with this OS to be sure.

TIA
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Madcap180:
Thats why it doesnt show up, because it's not installed. One thing you can do is get something like iLauncher and make the .exe a shortcut... and the icon will show up on your today screen.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] firebat:
Thank you! Is there a way to package the .exe in to a .cab file such that it properly registers as a game in to the game folder? Again, let me guess - get an existing .cab file and decipher it and use my .exe instead of the one that's in the .cab? Just a guess.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Madcap180:
I have no idea how to make a CAB file... why not just find the game online, download the installer.. install it, and replace the .exe file with yours. ;)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] Confused Stu:
Hmmm.. Not trying to set the cat amoung the pigeons, but I'm not sure you need something installed to have an icon.

A few months back, I downloaded a battleships game that was just an .exe. I copied the exe onto my storage card, then placed a shortcut to it in the Windows/Start Menu/Games folder. When I open the Start > Programs > Games folder the icon showed up nicely.

Sorry, I've got no definitive answer on this, or even anything constructive to add, just concerned that I think you might be heading down the wrong path with the "cab needed" thing. :)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] firebat:
Ok, cool - I can try that - thanks! Right now it's not on the storage card and the program, not a shortcut is in the games folder in main storage.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] firebat:
I found instructions on how to create a cab file on MSDN (Microsoft Developers Network). Search MDSN for "cab wizard".

As for installing one program, and replacing its exe with another, I'd be careful about doing that - there may be checksums, registry entries, other required system files, etc. which may not play well with the new exe.

In the old days, you could get away with things like that. Today, you don't have a clue what and where a cab file places system entries. There are .ini files, .xml files, etc. involved in a cab file and I wouldn't want to second guess what is supposed to go where. (Open one with winrar and check it out).

h**p://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa448616.aspx

Don't know if links like above are permitted - if not - mod please delete and I apologize.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moneymaker44:
please j have samsung s6 edge

j delte in system/bin the wpa_supplicant

with root explorer

j need this please help meee
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] kpitao:
hello all,

I need some help here; never seen this before and it's wierd.

I got a replacement HTC OneM8 (Verizon) yesterday, today I tried to setup with a copy of my Viper rom (5.01) but phone came with Android 4.4.4 so I did the following:

•	used "sunshine" to unlock the bootloader and install SuperSU.

•	install TWRP version 2.8.7.0

•	backup stock rooted rom

•	install lollipop vzw firmaware

all the steps completed successfully

Now my phone is all weird:

If I boot to bootloader it works fine but if I select "recovery" phone goes to TWRP Recovery v2.8.6.1 FROM here (recovery) any option that I choose to reboot the phone reboots to TWRP v2.8.7 even if I asked to reboot system.

I can never boot to the phone itself (system).

I want to completely remove TWRP 2.8.7 and keep TWRP v2.8.6.1

I already tried to flash the recovery over (was successful) but I'm still with this issue.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] andybones:
This should be moved to Q&A section not Development.

But I would run the latest RUU.

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-htc-one-m8/general/vzw-m8-master-ruu-firmware-collection-t2946473

then re-flash (I suggest fastboot) TWRP recovery 2.8.6.1
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] kpitao:
I already completed those steps and when I reboot my phone still shows TWRP 2.8.7...... is there a way to manually delete the recovery
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] andybones:
Flash the firmware.. Has stock recovery. If it boots to twrp after that, you're doing it wrong.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] kpitao:
the first couples times I did, I choose the firmware "m8vzw_AllInOne_Firmware" and " 4.17.605.9 Modified Firmware ".... both did not work in my case but then I did again with full wipe firmware "4.17.605.9 Full Firmware" and did work.... I didn't have nothing on my phone anyway so, the full firmware which wiped worked..

Thanks
[Xperia Z5 Compact Accessories] szkudlarek:
Just tested those two pairs of wired headphones that have three buttons on pilot

- Samsung Galaxy SIII original headphones B00C1ZPD6S http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-3-5mm-Stereo-Headset-Galaxy/dp/B00C1ZPD6S - not working third button - volume buttons working

- JBL Synchros Reflect A (Android/Universal, wired) http://www.jbl.com/earbuds/REFLECT-A.html - not working third button - volume buttons working

I've tried different soft for media headphone buttons - didn't help. Apparently the SZ5C is not compatible with this kind of headsets.

Those headphones work for Samsung Galaxy SIII, Sony Xperia E4.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Accessories] ewans:
I'm using Sennheiser MM 70s, and the button seems to work fine (tested with spotify). They have a volume slider rather than 3 buttons.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Accessories] cioce:
I have tested Samsung Galaxy S4 original earphones and I confirm your test, third button start/stop button works as volume up, volume buttons working.

I have tested also Apple EarPods and only the third button is ok, volume buttons not working.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Accessories] rib king:
Sennheiser MM 30G: only pause and up volume function as expected.

Sony seems to think the multiple clicking of a single button is the way to go. I'm amazed this hasn't been standardized better in the Android realm.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Accessories] rib king:
NOCS 500 for Android: volume works, center button doesn't work at all... no start/stop.

No app seems to help.

cheap Samsung "Galaxy" three button from eBay: volume works, start/stop button works as volume up

Glad I have a 14 day grace period. If I cannot get a three button remote to work on a Sony device, it's going back. It's a shame, I mostly like this device but this whole Android headphone situation is maddening to me as I listen to podcasts all day.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Accessories] DanBartrop:
I'm using Marshall Monitor Headphones that have a single inline button. All this does is increase the volume. I've tried a bunch of apps to change it to Pause/Play with no luck. Seems either the z5 needs an update or Marshall really wants you to turn it up to 11.