yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidifyIt:
Didn't find anything interesting, but then again not sure what I'm looking for besides something related to the word setting. I searched in the apk located at /system/priv-app/SystemUI.apk

I think I saw that Samsung doesn't provide an api for it btw.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] daniel.eriksson:
Hey there. Just tried the CE =S 5.2.1908 (build 18508.0.7.0) from anonymous. Really, its one of the best i think.

However, since some roms ago, im having huge problems with the phone cutting of calls EACH 2 minutes that passes.. I thought at first it was 3g switching. but when i changed to GSM it still cuts it after 2 minutes more or less exactly.

Any ideas?

All help appreciated. Thanks for all your great efforts.

Daniel
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro ROM Development] Sigiel:
hope that it help

look at my post, maybe you can salvage yours

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=1511789#post1511789
[General Questions and Answers] radora01:
my english speak and write "down" please help install firmware for nokia 5230 EU _flash tool +firmware thank´s Ps Sale in Italia no Czech lang. please help .Product 059C4G2 install firmware V 51.0.002
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keypepper:
Hi everyone,

Looking for some help on updating my Samsung S5 to the latest Verizon update which looks to be LRX21T.G900VVRU2BOK3. I have found a lot of conflicting information on updates so first hand experience would be great. I need to keep foxfi working as I have unlimited data :) and the phone is rooted with towelroot. Details are

Verizon Samsung S5

Android Verion 4.4.2

Model Number SM-G900V

Baseband G900VVRU1ANCG

Kernel Version 3.4.0

Build Number KOT49H.G900VVRU1ANCG

Looks like Foxfi is supported on Android 5.1 but does anyone have first hand experience? I would also like to keep root if possible. I currently have Titanium Backup and SDM frozen, would it be best to take the over air update? Lastly anybody have bad experiences with the LRX21T.G900VVRU2BOK3 update?

Any help is greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Salcykhan:
dont know if bok6 version will work on your g900v. but the battery life is awesome.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keypepper:
That's good to know Salcykhan :) Yep BOK6 is the verizon update and G900V is the Verizon S5 variant.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Salcykhan:
Then install this version and root it and remove all s5 crappy app.

Plus add very few mod which make phone little sexy

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/themes-apps/s6-weather-fix-t3276470
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wlhovde:
Hey Keypepper,

I'm in the exact same boat as you and would love any insight you may have--if you decided to pull the trigger on un-freezing (thawing?) SDM to grab the OTA update. Root would be great to keep, but I'm pretty sure that's no longer possible in the same fashion beyond 4.4.2. Hence the massive push back to this version and utilizing the ease of towelroot. Either way, if you can pass on any add'l perspective you have, I'd appreciate it.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keypepper:
Hey wlhovde,

I decided to apply the Samsung policy update to keep it more secure. This did not break root.

I'll probably will add the latest kitkat version when I get the S7 or when my contract expires.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
For reference.....even if prior rooting hasn't broken OTA updating (it probably has) and the OTA downloaded, installing it WILL break root......

http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakuryu42:
Hate to revive this thread, but I am in the same boat and my main concern is just patching the stage fright vulnerbility so I can have my MMS back.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
You can adjust the settings in messaging so that attachments aren't automatically opened. That will help.....

http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakuryu42:
Thats all you need to do? I'd still rather patch it to be on the safe side.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
That's all I've done.....and as long as you know/recognise/trust the source of the message, that's all you should need.....

http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakuryu42:
From what I am reading it doesn't just have to be MMS it could be from a video on a website as well. Is there no way to update and keep root?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
Ah....I must have missed that part about Web videos.....mind you I don't use my phone for watching videos......My laptop has a larger screen lol.

About updating and keeping root....There are 2 ways I know of....it just depends whether you want to keep knox intact or not.....

1) Use Flashfire (by Chainfire) to keep root while upgrading with knox remaining at 0x0.

2) Odin flash (or OTA) your upgrade....this will kill root but it can be re - obtained by flashing TWRP and SuperSU afterwards.....

This method will trip knox and WON'T work on devices with locked bootloaders.....so if you're running a Verizon or AT&T device, don't go there.....

http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakuryu42:
Ok so I am on Verizon so the second option is a no go, are this instruction appropriate?

http://xdaforums.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/general/how-to-update-to-g900voe1-5-0-keeproot-t3149784
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
I haven't done much reading on that thread as my device is the F variant so I've never had to worry about locked bootloaders......but that thread has 77 pages of comments, so I'd say it's a reasonable bet that there's something to that method.....In fact, the members in that thread would probably be able to give you way more help than I ever could. .....

http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bakuryu42:
I have Xposed installed right now will that be an issue since it seems Xposed has a different version for Lollipop?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keithross39:
AFAIK Xposed doesn't play nice with lollipop touchwiz......it's the installer itself which isn't compatible (I think)......

If I remember correctly, somebody has created a modified installer which I think is SDK specific.....but I can't remember where I saw it......

http://i.imgur.com/rVnFwJM.jpg
[Android General] Krystyna:
Thanks for your helpful information
[Android General] clsA:
I'm going to just put this here, it really doesn't need it's own thread

This is a TWRP Restore of some stuff I put together for my Tablet​

You need the latest Lollipop software installed from #4 above (A10-70F_S000121_151222_ROW_clsA) - and you need the latest TWRP from [MENTION=5919159]Tzul[/MENTION] as your custom recovery.

How to install:​

01. Boot to TWRP.

02. Create a backup on your external SD card. (Backing up "Boot" is more than enough. We only want TWRP to create the needed directories on your SD card.)

03. Download the backup I uploaded here >> nova.xposed.gsam.airdroid.supersu.zip

04. Unzip the downloaded backup.

05. Copy the unzipped backup folder to "TWRP/BACKUPS/Lenovo_Tab_2_A10-70F/"on your SD card.

06. Restore the backup.

07. Boot to system. First boot may take about 3 or 4 min.

Here's whats in the Restore​

Nova Launcher (you can choose it on first boot or use the normal launcher, your choice)

Busybox

SuperSU

Xposed + Xprivacy and Gravitybox

Gsam Battery Monitor

Airdroid

ES File explorer

Terminal Emulator

Custom Wallpapers

bloat apps removed (most google stuff left in)

Boot and shutdown animations disabled.

Here's some screen shots - it's nothing too fancy but it should save you some time setting everything up if you need to redo your system.

If you like these Apps buy the pro versions in the Play store

If you want to thank Tzul for his work you can do so here >> http://xdaforums.com/donatetome.php?u=5919159

Thanks go to
[MENTION=5919159]Tzul[/MENTION] for TWRP
[MENTION=4630246]Hashbang173[/MENTION] for the Xposed
[MENTION=5008415]C3C076[/MENTION] for Gravitybox
[MENTION=2799345]M66B[/MENTION] for Xprivacy

and [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION] for SuperSU
[Android General] suhridkhan:
Thanks a lot again, I shall update the OP with these original links.
[Android General] suhridkhan:
Xposed working on Kitkat

Just found out that xposed is working on the stock kitkat rom.

View attachment 3592887

At this point I am not sure which of the modules are working.

I tried few settings in GravityBox, which worked. Some benefits were obvious, like modding the statusbar, and advanced reboot menu.

View attachment 3592888

Also tried 'Minminguard' and 'HandleExternalStorage'... The last one is quite handy as it fixes the sd card write issue in Kitkat.
[Android General] clsA:
thanks for the tip.

FYI this tablet is on sale at Best Buy right now for $160 or less (Open Box - Excellent $135)

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-tab-2-a10-70-10-1-16gb-navy-blue/4097025.p?id=1219618213212 - Same deal on Amazon
[Android General] suhridkhan:
Sweet deals! But you won't believe, how much I got it for.

It was around black friday form Jet.com. They give an special offer to first time buyers, plus there was another discount on my Amex credit card. I got it for 120$ only. Can you believe it!

It's a hell of a device for the price.
[Android General] Sparkrite:
Great post suhridkhan, you should ask one of the mods to place it on the first page of the usual forum.

Just one thing, maybe you should mention in Step 3 that the tablet should be powered off when connecting it to the computer, for both installing the preloader drivers and for flashing.

Again thanks for the post.
[Android General] Old faithful:
Great summary! Helps clean everything up for newbies and help them avoid the lengthy learning process we pioneers had to go through to gather all the necessary information :)

---------- Post added at 14:54 ---------- Previous post was at 14:36 ----------

Amazing! In Canada the best deal was 250 loonies before taxes (approximately 160 dollars at the going rate? Or is it 140 now?:mad: ) In my case though, I got a 200 loony voucher from a colleague for a professional reference so in the end it only cost me 92 loonies (about $60). Better yet, my 64GB card cost me 37 loonies including taxes (about $26), just needed to fat32format it and add a line to the platform.xml file in system/etc/permissions folder to make it possible to use on KitKat :D

In case you were interested:(added 2015-12-31)

- using a root explorer, go to system/etc/permissions/platform.xml

- in the file find "android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"

- under the line "<group gid="sdcard_rw"/> add "<group gid="media_rw"/>

Save and reboot. Remember to make a backup of the original platform.xml in case of problems ;)

the only other thing SDFixr7 does is to revert the permission to stock should you chose to do so (honestly I cannot think that anyone in their right mind would ever want to do so)

I'm off to another endeavour now, to try to install the ICS based Motoblur Launcher with the CirclesWidget3D that I originally got from my wife's old Droid RAZR HD, it was a lot of hacking back then to get to run on my Note 2, but it's beautiful and the launcher is very efficient, I just can't stand the confusing Lenovo Launcher. I give myself until the end of the week to succeed ;)
[Android General] suhridkhan:
You are right about the lenovo launcher, it's totally unpleasant to the eyes. I am using nova launcher. Have you found a way to change the lockscreen wallpaer to sth other than the built in ones, all those are really ugly.

I just hope that somebody ports an AOSP rom for this tablet. I am no developer, but given that the source code is available, may be someone with the know how can make an attempt to it.
[Android General] suhridkhan:
Noted and updated in the OP. Thanks for the clarification, this one is a very important step. I had to struggle quite some time for not doing that.
[Android General] Old faithful:
I simply removed the lockscreen altogether using Smart Launcher... But I'm going to take a look into the system files to see what I can do and get back to you on this.

As for the launcher backgrounds, I am totally in control of them now :)

There are two things you need to do, Simple Image Wallpaper, it's a live wallpaper, allows you to select two different images one for horizontal and for vertical. Basically I use both so I get the full frame in horizontal and vertical and voilà, perfect backgrounds :)

Horizontal:

Vertical:

And before you ask... No, this isn't the CirclesWidget3d, not nearly as nice, no 3d, but this version works with any launcher. This happens to be the Smart Launcher with Smart Launcher 2 theme. Good enough for now... Pictures are from my neck of the woods, taken a couple of months ago.

---------- Post added 31st December 2015 at 00:49 ---------- Previous post was 30th December 2015 at 23:50 ----------

So I looked up the the lockscreen image, the file is system/etc/keyguard_wallpaper.png and is exactly 1800x1800. So make one in that format, make a backup of the original and rename your custom image with that name, reboot and let us know what came of it. Heck, while you're at it why don't you try a transparent .png, who knows, perhaps you'll get your homescreen wallpaper showing through the lockscreen? Nah, it'll probably be a mess, the lockscreen clock will interfere with the one on your homescreen ;)

Disclaimer: remember this is untested... make sure you know how to restore that file from recovery should your custom one prevent normal startup... I didn't test this... you are going to be the guinea pig... Caveat lector! :evil:
[Android General] suhridkhan:
First of all you live at a lovely place. The picture is so great. :good:

Smart launcher is a nice touch. But I think I am sticking with nova launcher because of its aosp look. (personal preference I guess)

There is a much simpler solution to changing lockscreen wallpaper, I have been stupid to not see it before. If you open any image with the stock Gallery app, then go 'set picture as', it gives you option for changing both desktop and lockscreen wallpaper. :cool:
[Android General] Old faithful:
Hey thanks for the compliments... I use QuickPick and it does as well... But for home screen wallpapers (I don't use a lockscreen, heck, I usually don't even lock the doors to my house) nothing that I've tried so far beats simple image wallpaper :)
[Android General] Tzul:
Good guides, suhridkhan!

Some notes:

In section 3. Install Custom Recovery, you wrote "speedboot". That should be fastboot.

In section 4. Flash Stock ROM with SP Flash Tool, I'd explicitly state to use the "Download Only" flash mode. It's the default mode, but some people might be tempted to play with it, and that's bad, as the other two modes (Format All + Download, Firmware Upgrade) will wipe clean the entire flash memory, as far as I know. Including invisible and important partitions like NVRAM. Just take a look at this bad guide (on the official Lenovo forums no less) that uses Format All, and how people who followed it comment that they're getting NVRAM errors (because they lost their WLAN and Bluetooth MAC addresses and config)...
[Android General] Old faithful:
Sorry, that was my mistake ;)

Totally agreed and I thought I had made it clear in my prior postings when I insisted on Download Only, precisely for the reason you state, after having read the exact same thread you refer to...
[Android General] suhridkhan:
Thanks for pointing those things out. I shall clear those up tonight when I get to a computer. I better add some screenshots to clarify any confusion to the new ppl.
[Android General] Sighfighter:
BTW: New Update for Lenovo Tab 2 a10-70F

A10-70F_S000120_150907_ROW_TO_A10-70F_S000121_151222_ROW

316MB

I do this update at this time. I hope all problems will be fixed.

EDIT:

FAIL, because rooted Device I think XD
[Android General] Old faithful:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you have to unroot and replace the carliv recovery with the stock one before you can update.
[Android General] suhridkhan:
That's a big update file... hopes are high. Going to give it a shot tonight. I believe you are right about unroot and stock recovery.

I am also going to back up my apps on sd card before doing that.
[Android General] loner.:
Good gets better:

TWRP 3.0.0-0 Released

Feb 5, 2016

TWRP 3.0.0-0 is out now for all currently supported devices.

What’s new in 3.0.0-0:

Completely new theme - Much more modern and much nicer looking (by z31s1g)

True Terminal Emulator - Includes arrow keys, tab and tab completion, etc. (by _that)

Language translation - It won’t be perfect and especially some languages that require large font files like Chinese & Japanese won’t be availble on most devices. Also some languages may only be partially translated at this time. Feel free to submit more translations to OmniROM’s Gerrit. (mostly by Dees_Troy)

Flashing of sparse images - On select devices you will be able to flash some parts of factory images via the TWRP GUI (by HashBang173)

Adopted storage support for select devices - TWRP can now decrypt adopted storage partitions from Marshmallow

Reworked graphics to bring us more up to date with AOSP - includes support for adf and drm graphics (by Dees_Troy)

SuperSU prompt will no longer display if a Marshmallow ROM is installed

Update exfat, exfat fuse, dosfstools (by mdmower)

Update AOSP base to 6.0

A huge laundry list of other minor fixes and tweaks

WARNING: This is our first release in a long time. We have a lot of new and somewhat aggressive changes in this new release. The changes to the graphics back-end may cause some devices to not boot up properly or have other display-related issues. If you are not in a position to reflash an older build of TWRP, then wait until you are or at least wait until others have tried the new version for your specific device. You don’t want to end up with a non-working recovery and have to wait several hours or days to get to a computer to be able to fix it.
[Android General] charlestek:
loner, I was under the impression that Tzul customized TWRP for the Tab 2 A10 in his zipfile. So right now I would be only interested in using that version. However, I'm not installing any version until I can get confirmation that I can uninstall TWRP and replace it with the stock recovery.
[Android General] Old faithful:
Corrected ;)

The SP drivers v2 mentioned in the OP are the ones that contain the MediaTek USB VCOM drivers, they are the only ones that work in my experience. Here's an excerpt from my tutorial-in-progress, should you have problems getting the drivers to work:

PREPARE THE PC FOR FLASHING:

- Prerequisites:
. SPFlash (latest version, I use 5.1532), used for flashing the device
. SP_Drivers_v2.0, for the PC to initiate communication with the device
at the lowest level (essentially, so you can access and program its
fundamental systems)
. USBDeview, for viewing and removing failed driver installs on your PC
. A fairly clean Windows install with power management turned OFF.
. *** CAUTION: YOU NEED A UPS FOR YOUR COMPUTER OR A GOOD BATTERY ON YOUR
LAPTOP IN CASE OF A POWER FAILURE. AN INTERUPTION DURING FLASHING CAN
BRICK THE DEVICE! ***
. A direct USB port, USB hubs may not work
. A fully charged battery on the device

- Install SP_Drivers_v2.0:
. Run USB Deview to clean up obsolete drivers and failed installs:
Look for Mediatek entries and delete them.
. For good measure, run an elevated command prompt (run cmd.exe as
administrator) and in the command window, type:
set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 [Enter]
devmgmt.msc [Enter] -> Device Manger starts
exit [Enter] -> The Command prompt window closes
. Switch to Device Manager.
Click View, Show Hidden Devices
Uninstall every Mediatek Device if you want a clean install.
Right click the top level device, usually the name of your computer
Select "Add Legacy Hardware"
Click Next
Select "Install the hardware manually"
Click Next
Click Next
Click Have Disk
Browse to SP_Drivers_2.0\cdc-acm.inf
Click OK
Select ONLY "MediaTek Preloader USB VCOM (Android)"
Click Next
Click Next (Don't worry about error messages - normal when no devices)
Click Finish
Reboot.

hope it helps!
[Android General] loner.:
Your correct AFAIK [MENTION=5919159]Tzul[/MENTION] is the only one to port twrp for this device, so far. As far as replacing twrp with stock recovery, a big step backwards IMO, unless your wanting to return the device to where you purchased it.
[Android General] charlestek:
Yes you are correct, I need the option to restore the device to factory in case I needed to have warranty work on it. I still need confirmation that you can do this. I just unrared the base stock KitKat build and I see the file "recovery.img", so I suspect it can be done, but I need someone with experience to confirm this for sure.
[Android General] Old faithful:
It's easy in SPFlash - Once you have the drivers correctly loaded, you'll be able to take the scatter file for your ROM version and simply load only its recovery if you so chose, but do that only after you have unrooted. The custom recovery is flashed the same way. And although clsA thinks that you can simply use the custom recovery image as supplied in the zip file, since it's named "recovery.img" in the scatter file, it needs to be renamed "recovery.img" as well otherwise you get an SP Flash BROM error.

Just remember that if you change ROM types (say you want to go from KitKat to Lollipop), you MUST flash the whole ROM first , as it uses different kernels, recoveries and if I understand Tzul correctly, even a different preloader. Only then should you flash the custom recovery for that type of ROM.

That is pretty much what I aimed for in my tutorial... 'But its something like 20 pages long ;) and I still need to look for a way to better summarize it and format it in such a way that I will be usable both for full newbies and for more advanced folks.

First, prepare for resetting to factory condition
- Unroot (if you were rooted) and shutdown
- Press [VolUp][Power] for 10 seconds until small type screen
with three choices appears
- Press [VolUp] to start Recovery
If you are using TWRP, Wipe (factory reset): cache, data and dalvik
>> this will reset your phone except for any tweaks you may have done
to the /system folder and any OEM apps you may have deleted

Start SP Flash
- in Download tab, load the scatter file from the OEM ROM
- Select only the recovery
- Click Download
- Connect the device while OFF
- Flash
- Disconnect
- IMMEDIATELY start in recovery mode
Once the factory Recovery has been successfully loaded, you can reboot

Your device should now be back to factory condition (except for any root mods you may have done to the device as described previously)

---------- Post added at 01:23 ---------- Previous post was at 01:20 ----------

You are correct indeed. Let me know if you need further help. I'm about to go to bed, big day tomorrow, but I'll be online for another half hour or so. After that I'll be pretty busy with work until at least Wednesday.
[Android General] charlestek:
Old faithful, Thanks for filling in the details. However in Tzul's instructions he made it sound like installing TWRP automatically roots the device, though I had skipped over the initial section where it talks about rooting with Kingroot or whatever. I see on other forums and the rooting thread you were active in, all kinds of issues rooting, especially when running Lollipop.

The beginning of this thread did not make it clear about rooting.