yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
I actually think that the HTC 626s is a great phone - for the price... For $80 (after rebate with MetroPCS), you get an excellent 4G LTE phone with a nice screen. The biggest drawback (in my opinion) is the lack of internal storage - and the lack of a development community (so far). Otherwise it's a lot of phone for $80!

If you are the type that installs hundreds of apps - or plays games on your phone, then it's not the right phone for you. If, on the other hand, you normally use a limited number of apps and don't play games, the 626s is hard to beat for the price. Also, with MetroPCS, you can get unlimited data, text and talk for as little as $30/month! The "unlimited" data is only 1GB @ 4G LTE speeds and the rest of the data at lower speeds, but if you need a lot of 4G LTE data, you can increase the amount of 4G LTE data as needed ($40/month for 2GB, etc). Hard to beat the price of the phone and the price of the service.

Just a few years ago, I paid $300 for an HTC Evo 4G (Virgin Mobile rebranded EVO 3D) - and it was MUCH less phone that the HTC 626s. It had such limited internal storage that you NEEDED an SD card just to install anything!
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fireball0093:
I'm not one to game on my phone a lot at all unless it's something like Alphabear or Dots, which wouldn't be a problem there. I do install a decent bit of apps but I have an 8GB micro sd card laying around for my Nexus 4. I would also be using it on H2O Wireless, since AT&T's network is the best in my area and MetroPCS has no service whatsoever in my area and some of the surrounding ones here in PA, the downside of T-Mobile's network. With that being said, I am probably going to get my Nexus repaired because it's factory unlocked and it's the 16GB model which is plenty for me. That and I already know what to expect from it, the screen alone on it has spoiled me :p I do appreciate the feedback, thank you
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
Interesting - I'm in PA as well (about an hour outside of Philly) and the T-Mobile network has been AWESOME for me! I get 4G LTE speeds most of the time - and the phone automatically roams to other networks as needed. Actually been very happy with the service so far. Had Virgin Mobile before this and it was HORRIBLE!

MetroPCS also supports wifi calling too, so anytime I'm connected to wifi, it does the phone calls over wifi , which is pretty nice if you are somewhere where you don't get service.
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fireball0093:
I'm about an hour east of Grove City, around Clarion. It has a partner network here but someone I knew had it once and it was not the best for our area. AT&T has the best coverage for my particular location, followed by Sprint or else I would actually go to MetroPCS. I was doing a ton of prepaid carrier research the other day for when I get my phone repaired :p
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
Hey - I'm familiar with that area! Used to live in Emlenton, PA *many* years ago! :) It's wild how the different networks are so different in a relatively small area... Virgin Mobile (Sprint) is absolutely horrible around here!
[Desire 626 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fireball0093:
Ah good old Emlenton, I'm very familiar with that town haha. Quick sad note about it, the old Mill burnt down :( Networks are interesting like that. The whole reason Sprint's network is really good is because of Interstate 80, they almost always have service along it and I have maybe one or two places without service. With AT&T though, the only place I didn't get service was in my house since it's partially underground which is why I'm switching back to it probably next month after my Boost Mobile month runs out. Verizon is just horrendous around here, I keep urging people to switch to a different provider :p
[XDA Assist] DursyArts:
ok i have a problem with Odin and my S3 since a year

i tell you my story. i have an S3 and its bricked since a year. some times i tried to flash with Odin v3.04 and other version but nothing works. :confused: today is it again i want to try to flash it. but i tried EVERY tutorial, every method. but it shows evertime IN EVERY FLASH THIS

ok and i readed anything about i should try another cable or anything, but does it really help ?

at the moment i try it with this ROM: I9300XXUGNG3_I9300DBTGNG2_I9300XXUGNA8_HOME.tar.md5 but it wont work :/

so pls help me <3
[XDA Assist] Adi Shakthi:
i see a communication fail in between flashing tool /computer and device ...this may be due to damage in your usb cable or may be damage in your port of device. You can try flashing again with a new usb cable .

in case you need pit file visit here

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/help/solved-pit-bricked-dead-problem-gt-t2535367
[XDA Assist] DursyArts:
ok i have 3 USB cables and 3 PC's but i wont work, i tried all combinations and it shows the same error :/ and when i boot in recovery mode it shows many error like "Cant Mount E:/" bla bla when i want to wipe it shows the errors too :/
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LllysiumPtolemus:
So I did some benchmarks with my new 6p(stock and unrooted) and for some reason the phone got better results from 3dMark with battery saver on compared to battery saver off. (1609 with battery saver and 1491 without battery saver.) Is there a reason why battery saver helped the phone get better scores?(I can't post the picture since i'm a new member. If anyone wants to see the results I can pm.)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dizz232:
The phone vibrates pretty strong when you double tap to

Power to launch the camera. I don't see any option in settings to adjust vibration

Intensity. Anyone? Just wish I could turn off the vibration.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechBSwift:
me too
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akellar:
I'm actually rma'ing mine because the vibrate sounds like it's rattling against something or is loose. It's very audible.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mopages:
Anyone got a root solution for this? The work around is to use battery saving mode then there'll be no vibration but there must be a better way?
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fbiryujin:
New to 5.x from 4.4. Is there a way to exempt hangouts from priority mode either entirely or just make it so my watch still has notifications while priority mode is on?

Root or no root.

Thanks
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TrenchKato:
Settings > Sound and notifications > App notifications View attachment 3528013
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fbiryujin:
Awesome! That worked perfectly. Thanks so much!
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rak7roll:
wrong update utility

attempted ruu update from htc site, used update for m7 ,

but program came up with "error 152 image update error.

please get the correct update utility and try again."

rom I tried 7.17.15407.7

rom required is 7.19.401.30 CL482424 release keys or 7.19.401.22

now stuck on ruu install page, black screen htc logo in center with triangle in each corner.

disconnected usb from pc and slowly started removing from phone and if i wiggle it a little, bootloader screen shows up, but with no option, all option are gone.

no factory reset, no boot to bootloader, no fast boot, no IMG file, no bar code scan, nothing, no options.

cid number is 11111111, but i do not have access to serial number. unlocked bootloader, s off.

before problem, i took photos of software info and more screen, but have no more info on phone.

ran update utility three times with same results. can not find this ruu update utility.

is my phone a bricked?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
you're stuck in "incomplete RUU mode flash"; please post a "fastboot getvar all" (excluding IMEI and s/n), do

not

relock bootloader, and do

not

even think about S-ON

you need to complete a proper RUU mode flash (doesnt necessarily need to be a full ruu, but we'll get to that when you post the getvar)
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rak7roll:
how to get getvar

I do not have access to anything that was in the boot loader how do I get getvat without that?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
go to bootloader screen (i believe it also works in RUU mode - the silver HTC logo screen), and "fastboot getvar all" and post it (excluding IMEI and s/n), ... or at least a screenshot of bootloader
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rak7roll:
no acction possible on bootloader screen

[MENTION=2605798]nkk71[/MENTION]

I do not have access the bootloader screen unless I pull that USB cable part way out and wiggle it around. I did take a screenshot of it with my other cell phone but I don't know how to upload it on to this post. as far as everything that on the bootloader screen there is no possible action that could be taken everything that gives you an option is gone. there's nothing to scroll up or down to.this area is blank.
[XDA Assist] Darth:
Duplicate post.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] today-g:
Recently I found my Z3c had a dramatic drop in earpiece volume. I could barely hear the caller's voice when in a quiet surrounding (like office or home), and impossible to follow the talk when outside. This was quite annoying, because it's a phone and making calls is one of its essentials regardless of whatever extra functions added to it. So I did a lot of work trying to bring the volume back. I rooted the phone (eventually), tried some sound mod, and even worked on the mixer_paths.xml directly. None of these gave me any luck. As the problem seemed irrelevant to the software flaw at the stage, I was thinking about possible hardware cause.

The first thing I did was to open the top side flap, which covers the micro SD and USB. Then I made a call to my voicemail and compared the voice I heard from both the flap opening and the top speaker. I could tell immediately that the sound was much louder and clearer from the flap opening, while the sound from the top speaker was distant and isolated. Wait a sec...

From my research on posts, I was told that there is a film lying on the speakers to make the Z3c dust proof. You can see them through the speaker cuts. To allow the sound goes through it, the film has to be perforated. Could those tiny holes be blocked after spending time with dust, water and soap (yes I did wash my Z3c frequently, thanks Sony for the water proof!). A user did mention the volume on both speakers were much gained after removing those films. I don't want to go extreme, but that did give me a hint.

So I used a pair of tweezers, with pointed tips. I slightly scratched them on those films. Immediately the color changed from dark black to lighter gray. I kept scratching them and made the grey evenly, and made another call to the voicemail. Guess what...the earpiece volume was noticeably increased! Then I airbrushed those films and tried again, this time I could not tell the improvement, but the sound was loud enough that I could hear the voice even from a distance. Now the sound coming from the flap opening would also match with that from the top speaker. I would call it a success.

To summarize: what I did was simply cleaning those meshed films on the speakers, by scratching dust off them. These films can be penetrated if you pushed too hard, so please be gentle. And I'm not sure if this trick would work for others, I'm just sharing my experience, with a good wish that this could work for others who are also bothered by the low in-call volume as I was. Still, try those software fix as well, as the cause to the same phenomenon may be different.

Thanks for reading. Let me know your comments/thoughts/tricks and treats (Happy Halloween!)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Shizuwi:
Thanks for sharing, I have same issue --- did you test its waterproofing if it still works after cleaning the speaker's mesh?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Shizuwi:
Has anyone issue with the lower speaker? I actually tried to touch it, its very hollow --- are all units like this? Thank you.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] today-g:
Had it showered once, nothing wrong so far.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Shizuwi:
done, so far great improvement with sound, i can hear the other person on the phone better --- but not sure about my bottom speaker, its very hollow.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] JamesMars:
This was one of the reasons why I'd sent in my phone. I thought the speaker was broken. Seems they've just cleaned or replaced that mesh because the volume works well on the returned phone.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 7ossam14:
Thanks for sharing :good::good:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] goulies:
I push chewing gum in to the grills and mic to clean them out.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] adryanodej:
wow.. it realy works... thanks a lot bro ... !!!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Imintanoute54:
Thx for sharing I'll try it
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PuffDaddy_d:
How does such a thin layer of perforated material manage to block so much sound?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] master66:
You're my hero!!!!!

I was about to send it back cause of the awfully low earpiece volume. Now that I have cleaned it it's even too loud!

Thanks mate I really appreciated it

Cheers:good:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] haythama:
Great tip bro. Immediate improvement to volume level. However I guess I pushed it further that the sound is now cracking at high volume when the phone rings.

But am still happy that I can hear the other party.

Good job man.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PuffDaddy_d:
Those of you who are claiming this works, could you please go into your service menu (*#*#service#*#*) from your dialer and run the stereo speaker test? Do both speakers have the same volume output or is one significantly louder than the other?

Sent from the only flagship phone that actually fits in my hand... The Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PuffDaddy_d:
So, I'm almost embarrassed to report that I had no issues with my earpiece, but thought I'd give this method of "cleaning" it out a try. I used a piece of chewing gum to remove any dirt from the screen and almost immediately noticed a drastic DECREASE in output from that speaker. Now, calls sound hollow and tinny, and the stereo speaker affect is nearly gone because the top speaker is so much quieter.

I'm afraid that I somehow caused my top speaker to produce less sound by trying this method. I've tried to wipe away any sticky residue caused by the gum, but nothing seems to help. I can't send my phone back to Sony because it's been rooted and they wont honor the warranty. I can't believe that thin piece of speaker grill would actually be able to block sound. What now?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] zar69:
I managed to get higher volume by cleaning the upper speaker with a chewing-gum but my operation removed the thin grey layer. Do you think I've lost waterproof?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] 2russell:
No you haven't. Speaker attached to the lcd panel by a plastic staff so water can't goes inside.. I removed the speaker cover too but i admit without that cover phone looks ugly
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] zar69:
OK, thanks.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Cirra92:
Has anyone tried replacing both speakers with Z3/Z3 dual/Z3+ ones? I was looking at the pictures of spare parts and it might be possible to put some of those in our Z3c, since the sound on Z3c is really low by default, and the ones on Z3 do sound quite louder.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] NickR:
I had same problem, could barely hear a phone call. I scrapped off the black material protecting the speaker now I can hear through the earpiece. I'm guessing now the phone is not water proof..
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] luxpast:
Could anyone who has successfully done it post a picture of the speaker after that scratching? I've tried it, but I think I've been a way to gentle...but I don't won't to brake the speaker neither...! Thanks!!!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] NickR:
It's obvious removing the material that covers the speaker, I think other people just cleaned to fibre material covering the speaker slot. Anyway here's a photo.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] kanapowiec:
Tried to scrap it with no result but if you make a hole in it it will work.

I checked everything before - new speaker, mixer_paths edit, mods, different ROMs with no result.

If you don't want to remove the membrane, take the stanley knife with new blade and cut very carefully through the membrane (not too deep obviously).

I've done it on both speakers and it works like new!!!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] NickR:
I just picked it out with some very sharp nail scissors.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PuffDaddy_d:
I still can't believe the speaker cover is truly blocking that much sound. Isn't it designed to let sound pass? Otherwise, it wouldn't work at all straight from the factory. Something else must be contributing to your low volume playback issues.

Mine was clearly a malfunctioning speaker as one was half the volume of the other. Sent it in to Sony under warranty and got it fixed for free and back in my hands in only a week.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] kanapowiec:
You can believe me or not but it worked like a charm.

Now I can hear everything loud and clear, before I couldn't hear anything.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] NickR:
Well maybe the membrane gets clogged up, saying that the volume hands free wasn't to bad so in theory Sony could increase ear piece volume in software but I'm sure they won't.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] AlfredS:
maybe that stuff you got off the speaker was some kind of "water protection" for the z3c... im going to try to clean it with compressed air maibe that could work
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] JamesMars:
Yeah, sounds like it's there for water resistance but just clogs up over time. Pretty annoying. One of the few weaknesses of this phone.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PuffDaddy_d:
Well, let me phrase it this way... I don't doubt that you guys are getting louder sound after removing the speaker cover. I just question if a thin layer of dust or dirt can dramatically hinder sound from getting through? That seems so counterintuitive to me.

Sent from the only flagship device that can fit in my hand... Sony Experia Z3 Compact
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] mohsensf:
hi

the customer gave me a z3+ in my work shop

its dont have voice on the baazer in music or voice call and dont have handsfree voice

i change the bazer and flat but its dont have voice yet

do any body know whats the ic i shuld be replaced???
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] mjz2cool:
i've got the same issue on another phone, a general mobile gm5 plus, in call volume is very low. it had this issue from the start, and it's my second gm5 plus as my previous one had a faulty display. is there any way to boost the volume? it's not my main phone, so i could try to open it and see if the earpiece has a bad connection or something like that
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] PuffDaddy_d:
This is a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact forum. Not sure that we can help you with your General Mobile branded device.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Zokonja:
I have also problem with low earphone volume during voice call.

I try cleaning grill procedure but it didn't help.

Can someone check in service menu *#*#7378423#*#* left and right speaker function test

and report here.

Mine left sounds lower and with missing deep frequencies compared to right one, I'm not sure is this normal because I see that this speakers have different ordering numbers so I'm not

sure is this normal or not.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Cial515:
Mine messed up for no reason, i saw this post and very gently pushed rhe mesh notixed it was already loose, i rubbed it with a thin peice of metal ended up squashing the mesh slightly, sound works fine now lol also srill waterproof just slightly pushed in mesh.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] kanej2006:
Only way to increase all/any values for volume would be in the system/etc/tfa98xx folder as well as manually editing the mixer_paths located in System/etc.

You must be rooted and have a root explorer for this.

Final easiest option would be to flash a sound mod. Link - https://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/ths-dontbelive-marshmallow-stereomod-v1-t3366065

May I suggest flashing V20. Personally I am using the V20 sound mod from the given link and it blows me away.

- Far more volume

- Louder notification/ringtones

- Stereo speakers when using loudspeaker for a phone call

- Louder in call volume

- General media/youtube/movies and music far louder than stock.

You must have root and recovery to flash the above mod. Remember to make a backup should you want to revert back to stock for whatever reason.

V25 I believe is the latest update, however, from V20 onwards all the sound mods are great, give them a try.

Please give credits for the developer ''dontbelive'' for his efforts and hard work. For many years he has been making sound mods for various Sony devices and is very well known here. Go flash a sound mod and enjoy!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] leo.chirkov:
Thanks a lot, man! Worked like a charm. Just completely removed this small piece of material and the volume became even too much high )))
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kramernunez:
Hey guys I cant not find an answer to my dilemma anywhere on the blessed internet, maybe I'm asking wrong I don't know... Yesterday I bought a battery for my S3 and even though I asked for an original samsung battery I THINK I got duped. I put in the new battery in my phone, had half a charge and went home so I could drain it and give it a full charge... A few hours later I noticed I had no signal whatsoever but I just turned it off and let it charge. I wake up this morning turn the phone on and I am greeted by insert network unlock pin or whatever... I immediately downloaded sim unlock apps, none of them did the trick. Then I remembered I got the code when I originally got the phone from the company it was locked to, they just give it to you on their website if you provide the IEME. Code didnt work... Then I got GalaxSim Unlock, the xda version, and it tells me I AM unlocked... What is going on??? How can a new battery do this to me???? What are my options? I almost went and bout a $50 S3 that the tactile display doesnt work and planned on swapping it with my current screen idk...
[X Style (Pure) Themes and Apps] rsa 329:
This is the boot animation from the Droid Turbo 2.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzjB2NI5b0HSckNsV3BIck5tUzQ/view?usp=sharing

I personally would appreciate it if someone could take the vz watermark out of this animation, and repack it. Feel free to add a link if someone could do this.

Thanks
[X Style (Pure) Themes and Apps] ronj1986:
Can you post a video of the boot animation?
[X Style (Pure) Themes and Apps] abrin:
Watermark Removed

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B10Q5GI14MLtRTVqY0VpZWRLcDA/view?usp=sharing
[X Style (Pure) Themes and Apps] rsa 329:
any way to restore the audio?
[X Style (Pure) Themes and Apps] abrin:
Sorry about that, here it is with audio

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B10Q5GI14MLtTjNMa2pIXzdtb0U/view?usp=sharing
[X Style (Pure) Themes and Apps] rsa 329:
I haven't had any luck repackaging this into a working boot animation. Have you? If so, would you share it?
[X Style (Pure) Themes and Apps] ddubz:
If you have root you can copy this file to system/media. First change original bootanimation.zip to bootanimation1.zip then copy file to same folder change permissions to rwrr. Worked for me

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B61OGtrMtwTfdkliV3F5NUdNUWs/view?usp=docslist_api
[X Style (Pure) Themes and Apps] ronj1986:
Thanks for removing the watermark and posting. I installed following the directions above with no problem. I am on Marshmallow if that helps anyone in the future.
[X Style (Pure) Themes and Apps] browcantor:
you would have logo.bin droid turbo also friend?
[X Style (Pure) Themes and Apps] rsa 329:
Sure I do.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzjB2NI5b0HSSGxrOXIyMTlkNlU/view?usp=sharing

1. rename "logo.bin" (no quotes)

2. flash using fastboot command "fastboot flash logo logo.bin" (no quotes)
[X Style (Pure) Themes and Apps] browcantor:
Thank you my friend
[X Style (Pure) Themes and Apps] browcantor:
wanted to return to the bootanimation sewing, you have a friend?