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[T-Mobile LG G3] Frankenscript:
Hi folks,

I just dropped my Samsung S4 and cracked the screen. :crying: It still works, but it's time to move on. I never buy new / latest devices; instead I wait and buy last year's model from Swappa or the like, selling my old phone to partially subsidize the purchase. Looks like my S4 is going to the Boneyard.

What I've been looking for is a 2014 model, 5.5" screen, rootable/unlocked bootloader (I like custom ROMs :good: ), phone with a multicolor notification light and good battery. Was thinking to go up to Nexus 6 but it's just too big for me.

The LG G3 looks just about perfect. I've spent the last hour reading up on it. The T-Mo version should work fine for my AT&T service, and it comes unlocked, both SIM and Bootloader. Can any ATT users attest to the phone working well on that network? (EDIT: I googled a bit and found it works fine)

There seems to be plenty of development, though surprisingly I don't see a plain vanilla GPE 5.1.1 ROM out there. Most of the development I see seems to be around AOSP (I'm a fan of SlimROMs and have had good experiences with Dirty Unicorns too, been considering Bliss on other devices). Have I missed a very plain GPE (at least 5.1) compiled for the G3? Doing my research it looks like the latest OTA is still 20G (5.0.1), and it sounds like Marshmallow will eventually come out (I'm not sure I want it...). Would love to hear what the most plain GPE like 5.1 ROM is.

I'd love to hear any experience or recommendations... anybody get a G3 recently and wish they got something else, instead? Or is this a device we can all love for another year or so?

Thanks. I'm itching to pull the trigger and just need some encouragement, or possibly a conk on the head to look into some other phone.

One last question: how intense is the vibrate function on the G3? My S4 isn't strong enough vibrating, and I often miss calls and stuff when I'm in silent/vibrate mode. Looking for something a bit more attention getting if possible!

Marc
[T-Mobile LG G3] ayo234:
I dropped my note 3 for thus phone. Although it's rootable the g3 seems to be fragile when it comes to flashing roms if you don't know what you are doing. Not worse than the note 3 though ( ATT murdered that phone).
[T-Mobile LG G3] Frankenscript:
Thanks for the reply!

I've gone ahead and purchased the D851. It should arrive today, and I should have it set up later this week. Looking forward to it. I've bought an iCarez 0.2mm screen protector for it and am looking into bumpers/wraps to keep it minty.

I'm a bit concerned since there's no 5.1(.1) GPE ROM available, but many of the Dev'ed ROM options look attractive. I'm going to start by rooting the thing and subtracting bloatware. After that, we'll see... On the S4, the T-Mo boot animation was reason enough to flash a ROM. Loud and annoying.

I'm curious, are you stock, or have you flashed something (if so, which ROM)?

Again, thank you. I appreciate your reply.
[T-Mobile LG G3] Octopunch:
I was practically in the same boat. I had a GS4 , but cracked the display, the actual display not the glass, and bought a G3. I replaced the front glass twice before that, its a very fragile phone. But otherwise I loved the S4 for the screen, the plain design, ROMs, expandable storage, and removable battery.

The G3 is very comparable to the S4, the screen I'd say is slight upgrade. You can barely notice 1440p vs 1080p, and I'd say its viewing angles aren't as good, but I still like it over my S4. I'm running paranoid android 5.1.1 on it now. Its similar to AOSP. If you liked the GS4 you'd probably like the G3 but it wasn't that great an upgrade. Still though, its logical to get the G3 if your S4 is broken as its pretty much an S4 with more up to date components and an LG logo on it.
[T-Mobile LG G3] Frankenscript:
Thanks for the input ! I did buy a G3 and will set it up this weekend. I will look into the ROM you mentioned too. :)
[T-Mobile LG G3] Aalendi:
I wish I'd seen this sooner. I'd have steered you clear of the G3. Biggest piece of garbage unless you're running boring stock. Even the CM team can't figure out how to make a stable ROM for it... And they've been at it for over a year! Bluetooth audio will never be right, Bluetooth LE will stop working altogether and you'll experience major network connectivity issues... All on day one and with any of the custom ROMs out there. It seems that the LG is so proprietary that nothing can control it aside from the boring, bloated, ugly and battery eating stock.
[T-Mobile LG G3] Frankenscript:
Thanks for the opinion, but I have to say I'm loving my D851.

I rooted it and installed TWRP straight out of the gate, so that I could make some changes I wanted to (such as uninstalling T-Mobile specific system apps, not needed for me on ATT), but I never even needed to change out the ROM. The phone works great on the stock ROM (minus a few things I manually debloated), and doesn't feel bloated or laggy. I didn't even bother to install the Cloudy ROM (debloated stock).

I did install the Google Now launcher, because I wasn't a fan of the stock UI. I like the things Google Now brings to the table and it cleaned up the UI.

After the first few days I stopped playing around with the phone because everything works great. Bluetooth to my car, no problem, great WIFI antenna and Cell receptivity as compared to my Galaxy S4. Nice screen, battery life is outstanding...

Loving the phone.
[T-Mobile LG G3] pj1000:
Can't disagree with Aalendi more. I've had the 851 for almost 18 months and running SR Lolly V6 - Final on it for the past 6 months. Works perfectly and even though I'm tempted from time to time to "upgrade" to another phone, I cannot find enough differences out there to warrant it. Android 6 is already emerging and I'm waiting to upgrade the ROM when I feel its almost glitch-free (which it's not at the moment. I think you made a fine decision. JM2C
[T-Mobile LG G3] jimjones570:
Manual debloat?

I am sorta/kinda new to the ROM party and am able to install TWRP and flash/root my D851. However, I went back to the stock ROM because of Wi-Fi calling and more stable network connectivity than 3rd-party ROMS. My question to you is what do you mean by 'manual debloat'? Is that a function of TWRP or simply removing/disabling apps? Thanks.
[T-Mobile LG G3] pj1000:
Manual de-bloat refers to you being able to remove programs that carriers or manufacturers install on your phone when you first purchase it. Rooting your phone allows you to do this yourself.
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
I have a Verizon note 4. I have been trying to hook it up to my blu ray player through usb n mtp. No luc . I got ahold of samsung they said their devices are locked down from that. I was wondering if someone has a hack hopefully without rooting the phone. If I root it I'll just use mass storage.
[XDA Assist] dansou901:
Hi,

when Samsung says their devices are locked down, normally you can't do anything without root. But you can try your luck here after registering, maybe someone else there knows more.
[Moto 360 2015] Edu616:
Hi folks just wanted to know your opinion. I'm torn between this two and can't decide, so decided to open this thread for other people too that are torn between this two smart watches. So which one dou you think I should buy and why?

Note: I have a Moto X Pure edition (2015)
[Moto 360 2015] Kinsman-UK:
I would say the Moto 360, but I'm biased because that's what I've decided on :)

Check out the 'Why the Moto 360?' thread: http://xdaforums.com/moto-360-2015/general/360-t3220206

I suppose the answer is: what do you want to do with it? The Gear S2 will not have as many apps as an Android Wear device - so while it might be great for notifications and tracking fitness etc, anything else you want to use it for might be more difficult (at least in the short term until more apps are developed for Tizen). On the other hand, the screen on the S2 is probably better (although smaller?) than both 360s, and the rotating bezel is a nice trick. The straps on the S2 are not standard watch straps as far as I know, so that might be another deciding factor.

There are some helpful YouTube videos that might give you some more information to help decide between the two:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV1X-9lFxhs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnswpfFDZ-w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqkhUyJ06DQ

Check out Jeremy Judkins (who decided over the period of a week to return his Gear S2 and get something else):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVCmhiottGg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTiUNvVhQ5Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj3ffsOEoyw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nqwiwZMwtE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKwkU0nW9Ag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ombNZ_m5Nfc

As you already have a Moto X Pure, I would say get the 360 - but maybe others with actual experience of the S2 can chime in.

EDIT: Also check out the Gear S2 forums here http://xdaforums.com/gear-s2 - and here is a review written by an owner http://xdaforums.com/gear-s2/general/gear-s2-review-t3227584
[Moto 360 2015] Edu616:
Much thanks for your response! Based on all your information and links, I think the moto 360 is the better buy, and also found that some peoole are having trouble to reconnect their watch and phone if they have the marshmallow update. Also the lack of apps could be a bum on the gear s2 . I really like the rotating bezel of the s2 and I think is a really clever way to operate a smart watch, but overall the moto 360 and android wear are the superior watch and operating system.
[Moto 360 2015] iggdawg:
Moto. Because the ecosystem around Tizen is stagnant or dead depending on what you're looking to do with it.
[XDA Assist] hidigk:
htc one m7 custom rom

so. i accidentally deleted my phone's OS. I than proceeded to download a ROM for the google play edition of the HTC one m7 thanks to this link.http://xdaforums.com/htc-one/development/rom-google-play-edition-lollipop-v1-00-t2963927?nocache=1

everything is working out all fine and dandy until i finish the installation process on the phone. it will proceed to display a rotating blue triangle. i left for and hour thinking it was booting up. when i came back the phone was extremely hot. i have no idea what to do. I stopped and tried to go to twrp recovery but it went back to the blue triangle .

EDIT: now my computer won't recognize my phone. nor will adb.

the blue triangle looks like this http://postimg.org/image/842eeftol/

phone stuff:

htc one m7

twrp recovery 2.8.5.0

s-on

h-boot 1.61

bootloader is unlocked

any help is very useful.
[XDA Assist] Calin:
Hi and thank you for using XDA Assist :)

So you're having an HTC one M7 Google edition or the HTC one M7 normal edition, because there are differences between two devices.
[XDA Assist] hidigk:
i have no idea what model phone i have. i got it from wind ans it was all good until now. i thought if i were to flash this rom it would have worked.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zorachus:
Looks like I took to long to pick up a 32GB Could White Nexus 6 for the reduced $299 price.

Is that deal still around anywhere ? I can't seem to find a "brand new" Cloud White for $299 anywhere in the U.S.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dislplin01:
Its not white but it's a great deal

http://m.ebay.com/itm/201441516709?...23&_trksid=p2141725.c100338.m3726&_mwBanner=1
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zorachus:
Thanks, but I am really set on the white color.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mulhiny:
Wish I saw that deal. I just picked up a refurb for $269.. Would have been worth the extra $30 for new. Oh well
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zorachus:
Oh well, I guess no White Nexus 6 for $299 anymore, my loss for waiting.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PolishDude:
it will pop up again, im pretty sure of it. Picked mine up for $280 :) $300 buy it now plus a $20 coupon
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zorachus:
Thanks, was your deal on eBay ? I hope that pops up again, specifically for the white color.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leondestiny:
it will pop up again like he said mate, at first i was going to fetch it off eBay for 299$ it was a white one, but i wanted the midnight blue, and i didnt want to wait until they have the Midnight version back in stock again and i had thoughts that they could sell me a refurbished one,

so i just went on ahead and bought my midnight blue off amazon for 349$, and my bad luck i am now dealing with a defected screen , its not that bad , but it is annoying.

good luck with your purchase , you wont regret buying this beast.

( looking at your history of phones LOL i assume you already own one? and you know it is a beast of a phone, sorry it could be that your buying it for someone else, anyway good luck! )
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jst07:
If you don't want to wait Amazon has 32GB for $349 and 64GB for $399. That's where I got mine.

If 64GB interests you, they have the warehouse deal for $339 again, which is how I got mine. The one I received was an open box, but the device was mint condition. Sprint had some trouble activating it so Amazon swapped it for a new one at the same price, no hassles.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00R1984FG/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zorachus:
Hopefully the White Cloud pops up again.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trent999:
CloudWhite 64gig warehouse deal is up now. Only like 3 left.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zorachus:
What site ? eBay or Amazon ? And are these brand new unopened box ? Or used ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PolishDude:
they are usually open box, thats what i originally ordered but the one i got was missing the original motorola charger and was clearly used

the 2nd one i bought was from ebay
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illcat2000:
Just got a 32 gb off of eBay when Android police posted the deal alert I was contemplating a nexus 5x bit I couldn't pass up on the deal and I'm very happy with my nexus 6 from what I can tell it's way more premium feeling then the 5x I can live without a fingerprint scanner I just got rid of my 6 plus.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Not_A_Dev:
32 GB Cloud White $329.99

64 GB Cloud White $369.99 (I picked one of these up a couple of weeks ago)
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zorachus:
Thanks, are these brand new never opened box ? Or used / refurbished ?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Not_A_Dev:
These are brand-new (at least mine was), in an unopened box.

Edit: Expansys is an outfit in Bloomington, IN. I didn't really have any issues with them, but I had ordered the Nexus 6 along with a turbo car charger and a Poetic case which were not immediately available. So they hung on to the Nexus 6 (which was available) for a whole week in order to be able to complete-ship the order. For part-shipments they are asking for $5. I got on the phone with them and read them the riot act about delaying the Nexus 6 shipment for $5. So they waived the $5 and shipped the Nexus 6 and I received the case and the car charger two weeks later. It's all good. Love the N6.
[XDA Assist] areon73:
I am having problem with local streaming from external hard drive. Its mostly related to large files more than 4 Gigs or high resolution videos 2k or 360 , 180 scopes which need more than 40Mbps bitrate .first i thought is the router or harddrive problem .now im certain that the phone cant receive very high bitrate videos and get intrupted every now and then. I used different apps and transfer protocols and didnt work the only way is streaming directly from local memory .

I have no problem streaming 4k content directly from internet , i dont know why i cant do the same thing from my external hard drive. I can stream 4k without any problem from external hard drive to my pc or surface .

Anyone knows a way i could fix this?

Is it the android related problem or the phone itself ?

How the same phone can stream the same content over internet but not over local network ? You might say try plex and such and my guess is i have less problem with apps with dedicated servers but i need this to use with some cardboard player app for virtual glasses. Thanks
[XDA Assist] Calin:
Hi and thank you for using XDA Assist :)

Try to ask over here >>> Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting in order to get better help.

Good luck!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] medloh:
There's a 240 fps slow mo hummingbird video from the 6P on youtube. I'd post a link, but I can't because I'm new to the forums. :(

There's at least a couple versions of it on the net, I downloaded the 19.5 mb version, and decoded it into its image frames:

892 frames at 720x1280 resolution.

My tool told me the MP4 was running at 30 fps for approx 29.733 seconds. If it was recorded at 240 fps, then it means this video is slowed down 8X, and real time it was only a recording of approx 3.71 seconds. My computer is not quite fast enough to speed it up that much, the best I can do is run all 892 frames in about 6 seconds. At that speed it really looks like a guy is just holding the camera in his hand and you can tell its moving around a bit.

Does anyone know more details of the slow motion options available for the 6P?

Are there any other 6P 240fps slo mo MP4s out there in the wild?
[Amazon Fire Phone] Bklynrx7:
Hello everyone, I recently picked up a fire phone. I am running the stock software but I used bootstrapper to downgrade back to 4.6.3 so I can install the play store and nova launcher. The battery life is atrocious and it seems to be stemming from the screen not staying off due to a constant stream of BS notifications that turn and keep the screen on. Some were from apps but most were from the system regarding wallpapers, lock-screens ect. I left the phone on the desk untouched and watched the battery drop 30% in a couple hours.

Has anyone else encountered this problem, and if so how did you resolve it? I could not find any setting that would allow me to stop notifications or stop them from turning the screen on. Thanks in advance.
[Amazon Fire Phone] ratbags:
Go into settings then sound and notifications. You'll be able to select which apps notify you. Better than that though is to uninstall any crappy apps that insist on spamming you.
[Galaxy S6 Themes and Apps] MarkerBean:
Latest android 5.1.1 update for galaxy s6 has brought new uniform icon shape for all the samsung stock apps. It is nice but the problem is that other apps downloaded from the goole play store won't have the same icon shape and have its own icon shape that does not fit into the stock apps icons. If there is anyway to make all the apps (stock apps and 3rd party apps) to have the new icon shape present in the note 5 or latest 5.1.1, kindly post it here. I think that many users prefer having uniform icon shape.

With or without rooting. Thank you!
[Galaxy S6 Themes and Apps] Oscarandco:
I agree...For now, the easy way is to install another launcher ( Nova prime or another ) with an icone pack ( many choice on Playstore )...:cool:
[Galaxy S6 Themes and Apps] MarkerBean:
Yeah it's what I'm doing right now, downloading icon packs. I installed WizIconer. It needs root. It can apply theme pack installed without having to install a 3rd party launcher, just the stock TW launcher.
[Galaxy S6 Themes and Apps] Oscarandco:
You can try a custom Rom like WanamLite or another who accept Xposed framework and then install a module ( I mean Unicon ) and it will be working. Look at this thread

http://xdaforums.com/xdaforums.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3180960 and http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
[Galaxy S6 Themes and Apps] MarkerBean:
Thank you for the info! ?
[Galaxy S6 Themes and Apps] Oscarandco:
More easy...Download "Icon Changer Free" from Playstore, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jy.iconchanger.ad&hl=fr , download an icon pack and you can apply the one you want on your home screen.

No root, free app, just a little time because you need to change the icons one by one...enjoy...;)
[Galaxy S6 Themes and Apps] mrassol:
can't you apply a theme ? I use the material theme
[Galaxy S6 Themes and Apps] Oscarandco:
Sorry I haven't tried....I use just on stock TW launcher ....Still tuned I give you the response in a few minute...:)

Yes it's works...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] mobelby:
Hi,

Quick Question.

Can anyone tell me what a good or correct value is for the following registry key (pretty sure responsible for volume in windows media player):

HKCU/Control Panel/Volume/Volume

Thanks in advance

M
[Amazon Fire Phone] ashram:
I've had this phone for about three weeks and after around two weeks, I noticed that the pictures were starting to come out fuzzy and overexposed looking. Finally realized that there was dust under the glass covering the camera lens. Unfortunately, since it's under the glass, I'd have to take it apart to clean it (or possibly send it to Amazon for warranty, if they cover it).

The issue is that even if I take it apart and clean it, the issue will come up again and I'd rather not have to constantly take it apart and clean (especially since it happened only after two weeks). Does anyone have any suggestion to prevent this from happening again, besides not keeping it in my pocket?

This seems like a poor quality design to me. I carried my previous phone in my pocket for four years without any issues.

Thanks.
[Amazon Fire Phone] hanjosep:
I also seem to have this problem. I need to look up how to open my fire phone, because my pictures aren't focusing well anymore. I now have a phone case, so I hope dust will stop going under the lens.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Jose-MXL:
I got the same issue, and I actually send my phone for replacement. That being said, before sending it I took a compressed air can with the tiny tiny applicator and sprayed inside the microfone on the back and and the gap in the bezel, it blew away everything inside blocking the camera. I suspect there is a defect where there is too much gap on either the microphone and the back or the bezel and the back, so I just returned it anyways. If I had no warranty, that's what I would do, just be gentle with that microphone or it will die, the compressed air released at full throttle will break that microphone.
[Amazon Fire Phone] theprov:
I had the same problem (is quite common), but it's easy to fix if you have a little bit of manual skills. Just buy a torx t3 screwdriver and a suction cup, open the phone, clean the glass in front of the camera and close. 5 minutes of work.

If you search on ifixit there's a fire phone teardown that explain how to open it. Simple and fast.
[Amazon Fire Phone] buhloon:
I got mine replaced from Amazon.
[Amazon Fire Phone] ashram:
Called Amazon, but they said that since I bought it from eBay, it's not covered under warranty. Considering I had the phone for only a few weeks, you'd think they'd support their own product. Ah well.

Initially I wanted to avoid opening up the phone, as to not void the warranty, but as it turns out, it's not covered anyway.

I've followed the iFixIt video and cleaned out the lens. So, it's good as new; however, this isn't something I want to be doing on a regular basis. Does anyone have any suggestions for keeping the dust out, besides not keeping it in my pocket?

Thanks.
[Amazon Fire Phone] mikeyek:
Unfortunately there's not much that can be done about this AFAIK. As stated above, there is a design flaw where the microphone on the back let's in the dust, so unless you cover it, you'll end up needed to clean it every once in a while. But I've also noticed not too much distortion in the photos.
[Amazon Fire Phone] DigitalSnow:
iFixit has a great pictures and guides for dismantling the fire phone. This is what I used to open mine up to clean the camera glass. Note it is well worth cleaning the lens as the camera auto focus works much faster when clean.

https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Amazon_Fire_Phone
[Amazon Fire Phone] stunvn:
I have to clean my camera every month.

I think I should buy a new phone right now.
[Amazon Fire Phone] theprov:
I do the same every other month. Very annoying. At least with the right screwdriver and a suction cup is pretty fast and easy to open and clean it.