yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] xda-amg:
Xperia Z Ultra is great in terms of build quality and speed.

But if you are looking into alternatives, if you just want tablet (not phone) you may look at Asus or Lenovo line of products.

Also, you may look at Motorola Nexus 6. Now that new Nexus phones are announced previous Nexus prices are dropping. It is a great phone, large screen, and with the Android 6.0 it works better than before (according to several user feedbacks).

Good Luck!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mingkee:
Be aware the Intel X3 based tablet is NOT rootable, and the performance is poor (only 7000 Quadrant).
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darren653:
Hi guys,

Been reading these forums for the last few hours but still struggling to make my mind up...I would like to know your opinions on the best method of rooting my phone (SM-n9005 on lollipop 5.0) and what ROM and kernal you recommend please? The most important factor for me is stability/lack of bugs but without going back to an earlier version of android. Or would that mean that it would make more sense to keep the stock ROM/kernal?

I apologise in advance for any stupid questions as I am pretty new to this but very eager to tinker! :)

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nijom:
my choice!

* Root via CF Auto Root

* Flash AryaMod ROM (via TWRP)

* Flash Lean Kernel 6.3 (via TWRP)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Well my choice for rooting is simple. Install a custom recovery (TWRP), then flash the SuperSU zip from there, done.

My preferred custom ROM (for you) would be Arya, cause it comes with lots of features, and it's based on stock Samsung TW ROM, so its stable as hell.

Kernel? Well I am sorry to say I can't say that, probably Audax? I am on Stock at this moment, and all I know if I move to a custom kernel it will be Audax at this moment, cause honestly I don't see any reason to use any other kernel other than that. I prefer a kernel for its additional features, and those aren't available then I don't see any point of using a custom kernel :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darren653:
Thanks a lot for the help! By the sounds of it then, i will definitely go with the Arya ROM...I'm assuming this and Aryamod are the same thing? Also, will this offer many more advantages as the stock ROM and will it be as stable? The main reason i have decided to root my phone is to get more out of apps requiring root and to get rid of bloatware.

With regards to the kernal, i guess being a novice, all i understand is that they can improve battery performance and phone performance so i would like to go for one fitting this. Unless i have missed the idea completely lol

Thanks again mate
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
This is Arya mate, http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-3/development/rom-aryamod-v1-tw-lollipop-t2990920

Yes, the ROM is damn stable, as stable as stock ROM, I used the ROM for almost two months, and in fact I am downloading it now, getting bored of stock ROM.

Yes, kernel can improve battery life and performance, if you know what to tweak.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darren653:
Thanks a lot! I'm just backing up my phone then I'm going to try to root it and install the ROM tonight! I think i'll leave the custom kernal for a while so I can see how i get on with the stock kernel. At least then i'll hopefully be able to compare once i do flash a new one.

Thanks for being patient :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Sure mate, we are here to help. Just do a wipe before doing all that, cause without wiping the ROM and all its features might not work and the ROM won't be stable anyway. Wipe everything from TWRP, under Advanced wipe section, except external SD card of course. Take a backup beforehand. Remember, if you do that advanced wipe thing, then you won't have anything on your phone, so better download Arya before doing all that.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darren653:
I've managed to root it without any problems so I'm well chuffed :)

I decided to get the hang of titanium backup and TWRP backup before i start messing about too much with custom ROMS. Which for me, is a very sensible decision ;)

I've been looking at the Arya rom which like you said, seems amazingly stable now, and the Darklord N5 or S6 port, which apparently is stable now too. Do you have any experience with the Darklord N5 or S6 ROMs? How do these compare to the Arya? Lastly, now that I've rooted it, is there much to gain from a custom ROM as it seems that you can get many different apps to customise different things whilst keeping the stability of the OEM ROM?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Unfortunately I don't posses any idea about those ROMs mate. As much as I would like to respect and admire those developers (you have no idea how hard it is to do even a simple mod, let alone a full ROM like that), at the same time I will have to say almost all the ported ROMs have some sort of issues, be it S6 or Note 5 or Note 4, yes, they might be negligible to some, but I want my phone to be performing as stable as possible. And as Arya is based on Stock Note 3 firmware there is no chance of any instability. But if you find Darklord Note 5 port stable and don't encounter any problem then use it, by all means. Heck if Samsung doesn't release 5.1.1 i next couple of months then I too obviously will that route, but for now 5.0 is okay enough for me.

And yes, with a custom ROM you can do a lot of things as you have already experienced. You rooted it to install the custom ROM, and then there are the ROM features which need root, so yes, custom all the way. This is coming from a stock ROM lover by the way, but as I said before, Arya is as stable as a stock ROM, and comes with some really handy features additionally, so its a simple decision for me :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Darren653:
That sounds like good advice mate. Thanks for all of your help! :)
[Xperia Z2 General] pseudoheld:
http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2015/10/07/sonys-concept-for-android-marshmallow-edition/

Let's hope this can be ported quickly!
[Xperia Z2 General] kokesh:
OK, so who is up to be the first one to compile AOSP 6.0?
[Verizon LG G4] sefirosu0522:
Hey guys,

Does anyone know how we can get the rollback number on our devices? I was reading this thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/g4/general/psa-warning-try-to-downgrade-g4-t3197675/post62748057#post62748057

I guess you need to know your rollback number to do a KDZ becasue there is a chance of a hard brick. I tried the numbers highlighted below but it didn't work for Verizon. Anyone know how we could get this information?
[Verizon LG G4] laurasaurisrex:
If you are still on the original software version 10b, then you have v0. If you took the OTA (or flashed the KDZ) to 11a, then you have v1.

We have a new OTA out now, 12a. I'm not sure what version that one is, but I'm willing to bet it is v2, and you will not be able to rollback if you install it.
[Verizon LG G4] sefirosu0522:
Yeah right now I'm stuck with 11A and I'm not sure what I should do. Even though my phone sucks the way it runs, I'm gonna hang in there and wait a couple weeks. See what comes out of 12A.
[Verizon LG G4] player911:
Well I don't believe there is a way to check or there is a known way of finding it yet. Apparently there is an APK app that reads it. Perhaps we can rip it from another rom and access the APK via the same method we do for accessing the Themes (using a launcher to do custom shortcuts).

The inability to KDZ back to original software is ridiculous. Just like 12A and the broken notifications. How stupid is it to force broken updates yet make it impossible to go back to previous backup/software. I am half tempted to just take the 12A update and force Verizon to give me another phone just to emphasize my dislike for their method of locking the system down.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] morgiee:
Hi all hope you can help 2 questions

1. the internal storage of my MXIII is small think its 5gb but i was wondering is it possible to insert a 32GB micro sd card and create the new inserted sd card as my internal storage? e.g. internal storage now is running off sd card making it 32gb big and leaving the internal 5gb as spare unallocated storage?

2. The version i have is:

MXIII

version: 4.4.2

build number: 113k4

kernal version: 3.10.33 Oman@ubuntu#1

Can i update it to lollipop? as the standard android way just says already up to date and mx way says check failed! your OTA servier Argent

Thanks again
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] dk1keith:
I would like to know this also. I see there is no response to this question since 7 Oct, is there another forum for this device?

I would also like to be able to use the sdcard as internal storage if that is possible.

Thanks
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] Ddarlington36:
Yeah you can add a 32gb micro sdcard

Yes you can add upto 32gb micro sdcard is exactly what i've done. in conjunction with link2sd you can point all downloads to use your sdcard from now on. But what it really does is move all the apps to the sdcard

but for it to really work it you need 2 partitions first Fat32 / 2nd ext4 thats where it relocates your program aps too. And your free to add anything you like to the fat32 mind you that you won't have read/ access to the ext4 but for me its not an issue.

But if you're needing it i'm sure there's an app for that' i used 'aparrted to do the partitions from Android but you can also do it from windows. Before you partition make sure to unmounted the sdcard first and after you have created the new partition restart the tv box and it should remount the sdcard.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] dk1keith:
Thanks for the answer. I'll give link2sd a try. On another note if you don't mind me asking, have you installed a custom recovery such as TWRP? I can not get the stock recovery to see the recovery.img on the sdcard or a usb thumb drive?

thanks again
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] Ddarlington36:
Well first you need to download the sd card variant of the update/rom that you wish to upgrade to and open the zip file and place the 3 files in the root directory of the sdcard. After that place the sd card in the tf slot unplug your box and hold in the reset switch (behind the av port i used the insides of a ballpoint pen to activate the switch ) while pluging the power back in turn it on and keep holding in the reset till you see the recovery logo at this point let go of the reset switch. And from this point it should update on its own if it doesn't work try it again.
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] dk1keith:
I know this thread is kind of old. But do you know where I can get the sd version of the lollipop update for this box?

thanks in advance
[Android Stick & Console Computers General] Ddarlington36:
Sure I've used the tronsmart roms pretty regular with great success so I'm guide you to the stock 106l lollipop rom. the instructions are identical to my previous post

http://www.tronsmart.com/?p=4778
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] flyhigh:
helllo.

previously in WM6 i've tray icons - colored battery indicator and commmgr icon in standart in tray.

now i have WM6 6.6.6.666 WWE and these icons are not in standart. i don't have Init_tray.exe in windows originally. now i have downloadet init_tray.exe and created shortcut in startup... after softreset i still dont have this two icons.

the only icon is a ScreenRotate - i've addet it in startup.

any idea with battery indicator in tray? commmgr icon i could create with battery status.

second question: how to hide bottom bar, not hiding task bar. vjtoggletodayiialpha.exe - this hides upper and bottom bar. tray stays, but it deform wallpaper.

thx for help.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] flyhigh:
it seems that i need TrayAp.exe. any one could attach it?
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] tejav2s:
Can any developer help the Indian A5 variant users get a AOSP custom rom. As [MENTION=6446790]mygalaxya[/MENTION] discontinued his work for that variant. I am not a developer but would love to work on porting the rom if someone guides me on the procedure.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mygalaxya:
Don't worry, I can adapt BlissPop to any variant since now I have completz device tree for it. Send me a PM if you're really interested.

I'm also working on another build, it's a simple clean and fresh build, since all bugs are fixed we may adapt it to all variants. :)
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] camilo1402:
Hey i can help on the port for a500m, I am very happy for this custom rom! I am intersted in testing!!
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] MonoIiths:
I built actual AOSP, enjoy :(
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] tejav2s:
Cant find

Can u please give us a link of the AOSP ROM thread for SM-A500G,
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Ahmed_Khalifa:
SM-A500H Dual SIM variant.

And what about the dual sim variant Mr. [MENTION=6446790]mygalaxya[/MENTION] because these devices are not easy to configure to make the two sims working properly, I don't know what's the problem or where it lies, but for example check this: Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 cyanogenmod by mukulsoni with cyanogenmod 12.1 from 22nd November 2014 until today.

yet, dual sim functionalities -calling and internet- are not working as they should be.

I don't want to be a disappointment or frustration but, we should give our SM-A500H dual Sim a chance so, I wish good luck for all of you.

I'm eager to help with my phone.

Thanks.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mikeloury:
That's right. We really need Dev's help in this area. There are many custom roms for a500f/a500fu but none for any other variant.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mikeloury:
Hi I just received an OTA update for my a500g(India) of around 830 MB. I think this should be the lollipop update.:)
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] tejav2s:
Can you please check if its Lollipop? because Its not yet updated in youmobile.org and i have a rooted device
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mikeloury:
Yup it is the lollipop update of 830 MB.:)

And just install wanam Xposed and make your device status official and it will let you download the OTA. I also have rooted a5.

Edit: After downloading OTA you can find the downloaded update in root/data/fota.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] tejav2s:
I didnt get it, I checked for update. My baseband version is A500GXXU1AOB2 build number is KTU84P.A500GXXU1AOE2
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mikeloury:
It's weird. I have the same baseband and build number.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] tejav2s:
Is there any way that i can force the update?
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mikeloury:
Don't know buddy.:(
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mygalaxya:
Download the latest ROM for your variant and flash it using Odin ;)
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] tejav2s:
Lollipop ROM isnt available yet :(
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] mikeloury:
It seems like there is actually no lollipop release for a500g(India). But than why I got that update? Can it be an experimental build?

I have filed a complaint to Samsung about this a week ago. Do you think that is the reason why I got that update? Also the Russian lollipop update for a500fu was of 920 MB while mine was of only 830 MB.

Anyway I think I will wait for Indian lollipop release. Damn my 830 MB is wasted.:p

Edit: Just checked on gsmarena. A user there has reported that he has also got lollipop update on his a500g India if 830 MB. So I have got the right update.:)
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] tejav2s:
Phones with CSC INS got the update . That may be the reason they didnt release official roms. I flashed INS kitkat ROM and got the update :)
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] samukcham:
Dnt worry buddy...its an official update.i also got da update.. whole new ui...battery back up is very gud...still no bug yet...no lag...no heating issues...only problem is i wnt to root it..thts alll:laugh:
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] isthatxavier:
Did you manage to build the ROM? :(
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sabiza:
Hello,

I updated my OS to CM12.1 and I also installed Ubuntu Touch as a second OS. Unfortunately tablet get stuck in the boot "loop" after the success Ubuntu installation.

If I plug the tablet to electricity, it turns on for a while and it's stuck on Google screen - i.ytimg.com/vi /cPmc58vrBlY/maxresdefault.jpg

If the tablet is unplugged and I press Power button, it shows just the battery icon - i.ytimg.com/vi/EU7cJWaqmQk/maxresdefault.jpg

The magic triple click is not working so I cannot get to recovery mod and be able to wipe the device.

Do you have an idea what I can do and how to fix this 10" bastard? :(
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsgraphicart:
Can you at least boot into the bootloader to flash the factory image?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sabiza:
I was able to somehow load the screen where "Downloading..." message is. Nothing else.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jsgraphicart:
I don't know what screen that is. Turn your device completely off if you can. Then press and hold all the buttons (Volume, Volume up, Volume Down) and see if you can get into the screen with the Android on it's back. If you can get there, follow these instructions:

http://androidforums.com/threads/guide-how-to-flash-a-nexus-factory-image-manually.706533/
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charesa39:
That's the Download Mode found on all Samsung devices (even though this is a Nexus device). As jsgraphicart said above, you access the bootloader by holding down both volume buttons + power button.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sabiza:
Turned out that I used a wrong command in Terminal so that's why I wasn't able to find an online device and also found out that the battery was completely dead. Problem fixed, tablet is working.

Thanks for your suggestions! :)
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Bird40:
Requirements:

Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet (SGP521) with root and recovery.

Instructions:

Download: SGP521_23.4.A.1.232_1281-7867_R4C_flashable.zip ( 1.31 GB ):

cloud.mail.ru

mega

Copy zip-file on SDCARD.

Go to recovery.

Factory Reset (recommended).

Install zip-file.

Reboot the system.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Hhunted:
Thank you good sir!
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] choiia:
Will this version work in Germany? Thx in advance.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Bird40:
Yes. This version will work in Germany.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] sbyrd:
Thanks. I can confirm that this works on Japanese Docomo version SO-05F.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Stevie T.:
Damn, this version doesn't have any recovery.

So, I've made my own "Customized DE" incl. DualRecovery and SuperSU (for SGP521)
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] givebacksome:
No root..no recovery..

I don't have root..neither do I have recovery..is it just me ??:confused::(
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Stevie T.:
Nope, bro. See my post before.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] givebacksome:
Oh OK.. I got root now.. Thanks !!

There's another post on the devb forums which has the supersu zip that can be flashed as well..

Thanks mate...:o;):)
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] amtomio2004:
Are you going to work in the preroot of the new version? >>>> SGP521_Customized DE_1282-2019_23.4.A.1.264_R3C
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Bird40:
Look here ;)
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] amtomio2004:
Thanks very much. I would like to learn to do root (or preroot). Can you teach me?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Bird40:
Instructions for creating the flashable-prerooted firmware

Requirements:

Flashtool

PRFCreator

SuperSU Zip

Recovery Zip for your device

Instructions:

1. Run Flashtool and select XperiFirm

2. Select your Device, CDA-Market-Operator, Release and press Download

3. After the download firmware, press OK

4. Close the window XperiFirm Downloader

5. Close the XperiFirm

6. Wait until Flashtool creates the FTF file

7. Close Flashtool, run PRFCreator, select FTF file, SuperSU Zip, Recovery Zip, check Kernel, FOTAKernel, Modem, LTALabel and then press Create

8. The pre-rooted firmware will be created in the directory of the executable and called flashable-prerooted.zip

Credits:

Androxyde, IaguCool, zxz0O0, Chainfire, [NUT]
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] amtomio2004:
Thank a lot!!!
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] rcll:
Thanks for your great works Bird40!

I hope to flash this Prerooted 23.4.A.1.232 firmware you posted but I wonder if there will be a problem flashing my SGP521?

My SGP521 is just back from Sony Service Center and I see they flashed onto it 23.0.1.A.3.12. In Service Menu the Phone Software Version and Customization Version are not matching: 1278-4804 vs 1281-8152. Have you seen this before, is it a problem? I attached screenshot picture from Service Menu.

Can you tell what steps are required to flash your Prerooted 23.4.A.1.232 onto this Stock 23.0.1.A.3.12 SGP521 with not-matching version numbers?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Bird40:
You can flash this prerooted . If you want, you can then change the customization number by editing system/build.prop using RootExplorer or Build Prop Editor.
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] rcll:
Thanks. So I can flash this Prerooted 23.4.A.1.232 directly over current Stock 23.0.1.A.3.12?

Do you know how I can make backup of TA partition first? Do I need to flash old 17.1.2.A.0.314 and then root and then do TA backup? Can I keep bootloader locked or must unlock bootloader?
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] Bird40:
You can follow these steps
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] rcll:
Thanks, but for those steps to do BackupTA v9.11, I need to first flash old firmware like 17.1.2.A.0.314? Or can I do those steps with current Stock firmware 23.0.1.A.3.12? I think EasyRootv5 method was patched already in 23.0.1.A.3.12 right?

Edit: Flashed with Flashtool 17.1.2.A.0.314 HK Unbranded from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2782628 ( mega link ).

Rooted with EasyRoot v12.4 via adb successfully, Installed XZDualRecovery v2.8.24 via adb successfully, but BackupTA v9.11 failed to backup TA file.

So had to backup TA manually from adb root shell (adb shell, su, dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/TA of=/sdcard/TA.img)

Then flashed from Recovery your zip of this thread SGP521_23.4.A.1.232_1281-7867_R4C_flashable.zip

Everything looks good!
[Xperia Z2 Tablet General] rcll:
Only question, has anyone confirmed that Xposed works on this 23.4.A.1.232 Firmware? There are reports of Sony 5.1 Firmware causing bootloop if you try to install Xposed:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811

If someone is running Xposed successfully on this ROM can you say what version of flashable zip and what version of Xposed installer you are running?

Edit:

Xposed confirmed working on this ROM. Using: xposed-v79-sdk22-arm.zip and XposedInstaller_3.0_alpha4.apk from Xposed thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811

Not sure what Sony ROMs have the bootloop problem because of corrupted services.odex, but the ROM of this thread seems ok. :)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mercedes722:
hello guys i need stock firmware kitkat 4.4.4 for c60903 i dnt like lolipop couz fast battery drain and 4G not working .

THX
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goztepe:
here it is

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2469191
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mercedes722:
Thank you