yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xx_OpenSource_xX:
I am on a rooted galaxy tab 4, t330, wifi only model running android 4.4.2 stock rom. I had this a while now and just the other day chrome has been updating all on its own despite my every attempt to stop this. I have done the following.

Ensured that any option to auto update was de-selected.

Cleared data and cache of all google related app. (i.e. play store, download manager ect.)

Used titanium backup to restore back to previous version and detached from play store.

None of this has helped and I am forced to keep getting an update I don't want. Seems almost like a virus as it does this in the background without any input or warning. Also when I do catch it updating and click on it it will not let me cancel the download from play store.

Anyways. Now I'm here. Asking for help to stop this. Is there a file that can be modified or folder that can be deleted. Any input is greatly appreciated!
[Galaxy Tab 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thisisapoorusernamechoice:
Flash a cyanogenmod rom without flashing Gapps. Why are you so adamant chrome not update itself??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mobearpig:
Okay, well i got this cheap phone for boost mobile, but the stock firmware takes 4gigs of already small amount of 8 gigs. I want a custom rom and I CANNNTTT find one at all! I saw some threads on how to root it, so I'm sure I wont have a problem there, but seriously there is nothing out there rom wise. Can anyone help me?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mobearpig:
anyone know anything??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mobearpig:
should i just give up?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fuqe:
rooting LG Volt 2

I'd be real careful about following the directions out there all the way to the end. a train phone technician informed me back simply using Philz recovery image which a number of those directions suggest that you do after you download kingroot Flashify could break your phone. I've got the same phone and the same problem there is nobody working on volt2 anything that I have found yet. I tried running super SU me which temporarily rooted my phone but it didn't last long after I removed it. you can't install TWRP recovery or ClockworkMod without having a recovery image to flash so I am busy working on creating a recovery image for the LG Volt 2 that's the missing piece of the puzzle. Otherwise I am pretty happy with kingroot and purify which allow you to shut down everything you don't want running and uninstall quite a bit. together you at least get root access for Battery Doctor and Ron toolbox Pro which will allow you a whole lot more control over what runs and what doesn't. I know my battery lasts a whole lot longer since I touched that combination of tools onto my phone and removed all of that bloatware... Be careful purify identifies symptoms of bloatware that you may not want to remove. please say something if you find a Volt 2 recovery image so that we can install TWRP or ClockworkMod recovery what you really want before you experiment with a new mod. Good luck
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Msg808:
Possible LG LS751 Volt 2 Stock Recovery.img

I came across a possible stock recovery for the LG LS751 Volt 2. I am in no way able to verify if the file is legit or correct and complete. If this is still a file that you need, let me know and I'll get it to you. I also have a copy of one of the Updates that was pushed to device also.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] denny_za:
Hello,

Please forgive me if this post is misplaced.

I recently got given an I-Mate K-Jam (G4), which wasn't working. I stumbled upon these forums, and since then, haven't left.

I started off by loading Wizard Love, which bought the device back to life. Imagine the smile on my face when I realised that I could instead load WM6! I'm now running XDAm6r3, Radio 2.69.11, skype over wi-fi, etc, along with a few additional apps installed and loving it! iPhone? Please! Who needs an iPhone! Heh.

Anyway, the question I wished to ask was if anyone here is aware of alternative alarm clock software. The built in alarm is rather annoying. See, I'm the type of person that likes to simply hit a single button to snooze the alarm for another 5 or 10 minutes. The existing software requires at least half an open eye and three button presses to snooze (Menu, snooze, choose time, etc)

(Coming from an extensive Nokia background, this is something that's always been built into their alarm software... Kinda looking for the same, where the right soft key is an instant snooze...)

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Denham
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] funy:
try pocketalarm, its not free but its very good. when alarm goes off you can snooze for 1,5,10,20 mins etc and also just stop it. it does mp3 alarm and repeated alarms .

one thing though the phone needs to be on for it to work, i use psshutxp to switch the display off on my wizard and then leave on charge next to my bed , so the phone stays on but doesnt burn out your screen :)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] thezoltar:
pTravelAlarm has been my favorite for a couple of years now. Look for it at

http://www.burroak.on.ca/pta.html

I see I need to upgrade myself. You get a 30 day trial period to see if you like it before splurging $9.99. So far for me that works out to about $2.50 a year........
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] hotdog53:
Here's the best alarm clock program out there, and it's FREE forever! Snooze settings, easy to understand options, very reliable. Activates if phone is shut down, suspended,etc.
[Android Apps and Games] ki8441:
Are you lucky today?

At the begin of the game, the secret number eg 36 will be generated randomly.

A range of the number eg 1-100 will be shorten after the number selected.

Repeat and repeat until a user (computer/user) who selected the secret number will lose the game.

Feature

- Real user pronounce (1-100).

- Play with computer or friend.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=game.guessNumber.guessCharacter.openYourMouth
[Android Apps and Games] ensignT:
Simple but addictive!

I've made a video of the gameplay:

[YOUTUBE]UvX0alakCWY[/YOUTUBE]

If you like it, you may use it on the page of your game in GP.

My best regards!
[Repurposing Old Devices] XDARoni:
Use An Android Phone As A Dashcam

This is at least the 60th car accident I've been in this year. I swear it's not my fault but as soon as the judge sees my driving record, I'm toast! I've been telling myself that I'm going to get a dashcam for the past few years and I just never get around to it. If a dashcam is just a camera that starts recording when the car is moving, then why can't I just use that old Android phone that's collecting dust in my BDSM chamber? Well now you can!

This will work best with a phone that has lots of storage or an SD card slot.

To convert your phone into a dashcam, you'll want to use the app DailyRoads Voyager.

Download DailyRoads Voyager

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[YOUTUBE]9MA1euptC7w[/YOUTUBE]

You'll want a sturdy window mount to get the best footage. you can find them on Amazon for around $20.

Here are some of the features you'll get with the DailyRoads Voyager app.

Background video/photo capture, with optional buttons over other applications

Auto start and shutdown based on car dock detection and related options

Videos/photos are timestamped & geotagged

Automatically determine street address of retained videos/photos

Display videos/photos location on a map

Display speed, elevation, timestamp and GPS coordinates on videos/photos

Option to change speed units (km/h, mph) and date format

Overheating protection

GPS can be disabled to reduce power consumption

Brightness adjustment option allows less distraction when driving at night

Built-in file manager, video/photo browser

There are several apps that offer dashcam recording but this one definitely has the most useful features. Give it a shot and stop putting off getting that dashcam!
[Repurposing Old Devices] droid_bob5:
perfect

This is a great idea! I am going to try this out with my old phone.
[Repurposing Old Devices] obsidianwings:
This looks great, going to give it a go with an old phone. One question, can you have the phone screen off while driving and it still records or does it need to be on?
[Repurposing Old Devices] XDARoni:
The screen has to be on but you can just set it to be very dim.
[Repurposing Old Devices] lentm:
AutoGuard supports background recording:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hovans.autoguard
[Repurposing Old Devices] ephestione:
This is a nice idea that maybe 90% of the people already looking for a dash camera thought about.

The real problem here is not finding a suitable application (like the one you thoughtfully suggested) but having your phone actually behave like a normal dash camera: turn on when the car turns on, turn off after you turn off your car. Especialy, not having the huge delay in starting up as every android phone has: a dash camera starts up (I mean from totally off, with a dead battery sitting idly in there) in just a few seconds.

The first problem might be solved with tasker, joining the "charger on/off" event to the video recording app, the second one is not easily solvable IMO.

I wouldn't know tho, since I own a chinese dash camera which sadly has no GPS, but which I paid less than any decent second-hand android phone (16€ because I wanted a "good" one) and worked as intended straight out of the box without any intervention on my part other than setting up the resolution :)
[Repurposing Old Devices] tashrif:
Well, the solution is not let the phone switch off. I don't think its much of a problem considering the fact that it will be connected to the charger throught out the drive
[Repurposing Old Devices] ephestione:
Pauses when the veihicle is turned off might drain the battery in standby for so long that the phone could turn off automatically. Chances are also that the old phone you put in your car for this purpose already has a dying battery (not that brand new battery won't die pretty fast by being on charge during most of the time)

Unless you take power from a different outlet than the cigarette lighter, which is powered on only when the car is on, but that in turn will drain the very own car battery, albeit it's got way more power reserves, but still a overdrain risk if your car stays off for long periods.

Having to remember to turn the phone off and on again when you need it is still bothersome, plus as I said it will take some time to be operative when you turn it on.
[Repurposing Old Devices] GalaxyA325G:
I thank the op and others for bringing up the two suggested dashcam apps (DailyRoads Voyager & AutoGuard Dash Cam), and I agree that a phone doesn't "act" like a built-in dashcam (e.g., go on and off with the ignition switch) but I wouldn't expect an Android dash-cam app to be as good as a built-in system anyway.

It just needs to work, where I'll test the two suggested dashcam apps on my next road trip, but I will note for others first that I had to loosen my FOSS Google Play Store client to even find the two suggested apps above (both, unfortunately, require GSF and both even more unfortunately, contain ads).

DailyRoads, free, contains ads, requires gsf, rated 4.1, 1M+ installs

AutoGuard, free, contains ads, requires gsf, rated 3.8, 1M+ installs

The goal, of course, would be to find a dash cam that is at least as good as those two but without those two unfortunate developer decisions (which I understand why they choose them).

UPDATE: The AutoGuard Dash Cam app requires a login to a mothership which, even though it allows for "guest", seems like something an app suggested for general purpose use should never need, given the obvious negative privacy implications. Maybe someone can expound on why it needs any login to anything when all it's supposed to be doing is recording onto your own personal device.
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
am in south africa and i have the g3 d855 made in korea, i have been enjoying my phone without problems until recently i was attacked by a virus or malware that it begun misbehaving so i installed lookout antivirus which showed me the malware called com.android.h5play which acted as a system app but unfortunately it could neither delete it or uninstall it itself. before no antivirus could tell me why anonymous apps were installing themselves on my phone however much i would uninstall these apps,so i rooted my phone and using root explorer app i entered into the system folder and i uninstalled some file which i suspected to be the virus and that was the beginning of my suffering. when i switched off my phone later at night,on restarting it, it switches on but stops by showing the lg logo all day until battery runs out. i have tried hard resetting my phone which shows korean or chinese language by the way, but nothing has changed.

1. my phone stops at lg logo and can show battery percentage when charging using my us cable on my laptop

2. has a chinese or korean language menu

3. i have a windows 8.1 laptop but my lg pc suite and lg drivers i downloaded even when my phone was still working could not recognise my phone

so anyone here who knows what i can do please help. i know xda is my saviour ,do not forget i have no warranty coz i rooted my phone.

joshua
[XDA Assist] OfficerJimLahey:
Hello Joshua, and welcome to XDA! :cowboy:

This guide should help:

> LG G3 > G3 General > [Guide] LG G3 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) KDZ & TOT Method With LGUP

Please note any personal data, apps, etc will be lost in this process.

If you have any questions or problems, can post in that thread, or the following Q&A one:

> LG G3 > G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > [FAQ][HELP THREAD] LG G3 | Ask any question | FAQ in first post [Noob Friendly]

Also, you will need to have an XDA account before you can post to any of those areas.

Hope this helps, and good luck! :)
[XDA Assist] ssemuyaba:
how do i find my lg g3 drivers on my windows 8.1 laptop

guys how do i find my drivers location on my windows 8.1 laptop?

---------- Post added at 06:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:33 PM ----------

thanks let me try it out though my biggest problem is i cant locate my lg drivers on my windows 8.1 laptop
[General Questions and Answers] DroidTim:
Galaxy S5 SM-G900F running Lollipop (BOE5) rooted with CF-Auto-root worked fine for about 5 months until few daus back. After device restart it entered download mode with message "Could not normal boot; ddi: mmc_read" failed. It does not boot into recovery either, instead it enters the Download mode with the error messages. Any flashing attempt with Odin stops at "Odin : flash read failure" on the device and the "There is no PIT partition" error on Odin on PC. Is the device really hard bricked and cannot be repaired via Odin or similar?

Things I have tried so far:

-flashing Lollipop and KitKat stock ROMs with Odin

-flashing TWRP and stock recoveries with Odin

-booting with SD with S5 debrick.img (boots into DM with errors)

-flashing PIT file only and PIT file together with stock ROM

-different Odin versions, different USB ports

Odin output when flashing ROMs:

<ID:0/008> Added!!
<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..
<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..
<OSM> Please wait..
<OSM> G900FXXU1BOJ1_G900FOXX1BOJ1_G900FXXU1BOJ3_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.
<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..
<OSM> Leave CS..
<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Initialzation..
<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/008>
<ID:0/008> There is no PIT partition.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Odin output when flashing PIT:

<ID:0/008> Added!!
<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..
<ID:0/008> File analysis..
<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/008> Initialzation..
<ID:0/008> Set PIT file..
<ID:0/008> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!
<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..
<ID:0/008>
<ID:0/008> There is no PIT partition.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

Unfortunately cannot add picture link wtih DM errors.
[General Questions and Answers] jerkybeef:
hey, man. did you ever get this fixed? I'm having the same problem with my G900v
[General Questions and Answers] DroidTim:
I have not gotten it fixed. Got another device, the g900f is waiting for repair if that will be applicable.
[General Questions and Answers] DroidTim:
Got the device back from repair, looks like they have replaced the internals (board (?) and/or the memory chips; I don't know that much about physical architecture).
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yassero:
1) Where can I find the option to select apps I want to freeze/disable?

2) Is there a secure/open profiles?
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbmc83:
im using titanium backup to completely remove unwanted apps and files. no need for freezing ;)
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yassero:
I don't wanna root. I have freeze option as well as the open/secure profiles on my Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbmc83:
check the settings in the Apps section, there u can disable the apps
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yassero:
No. There is no disable app option over there.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbmc83:
sure there is. u can either force stop or disable individual apps there
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yassero:
There is force stop and uninstall. That's it. No disable at all.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themissionimpossible:
For the installed non-system app there are no disable option since generally they can be simply uninstalled (and reinstalled if needed).
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbmc83:
maybe u can try and use a debloater app from the play store in ur case :)
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chu222:
In Android original design, pre-install app you can disable it.

However, there is only uninstall for the app you installed from app store.

You can refer the Nexus serious phone for this case.

If your phone has disable for "all" application, it's modified by your phone manufacturer.
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themissionimpossible:
Generally it's also possible to uninstall some non-system app preinstalled by the manufacturer or the network carrier (for. ex. some games or shopping apps).
[Mate 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yassero:
On my Vibe Z2 Pro I have the option to freeze any app I select as well as I have the option to switch between open and secure profiles, so both run simultaneously as two separate OS's. I was hoping Mate 8 would have both options.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idksomuch:
I was trying to switch from elementalx to franco kernel t give it a try but little ol' me went into franco's kernel app and pressed install within the app while I was still on Elementalx kernel. So now my phone is stuck in a bootloop and I don't have my usb c adapter with me until this Saturday. Anyways, does anyone know if it's possible to unbrick my device without having to connect to a computer? Thanks.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loepen:
Dirty flashing your ROM might do the job. Or restoring kernel backup if applicable.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idksomuch:
Unfortunately I didn't make a backup. I'm on stock rom so I'm not sure how that would work either.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loepen:
I guess you have system root which is not compatible with franco. So you would need to unroot or flash a kernel with the right sepolicy.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeoYL:
If you have flashed TWRP on your device, it's possible; otherwise no
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idksomuch:
How so? Also, I used Heisenberg's root guide, no systemless.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loepen:
If my guess is right and su is the Problem you could have a look at this post and try to do what the updater script (in the attachment) does manually via the terminal in TWRP (or in ist filemanager)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=63615067
[Unboxing and First Impressions] Lokifish Marz:
No.1 D5 Hybrid Round Smartwatch

(some may know it as the K18 mini or K8 Mini)

[YOUTUBE]p3ZfPTrK1AA[/YOUTUBE]

Specs

Android 4.4.2 KitKat

1.2 GHz dual core MTK6572

512MB RAM - 4G ROM

360x360 1.3in 16 million color IPS display

300ppi range

GSM 2G/3G world support but only 850mhz support for 3G in U.S.

Nano SIM slot underneath the back cover

WiFi, BT4.0, GPS

Mic/Speaker

IP65 (splashes, rain, no immersion)

450mah battery (1 day use / 4 days standby)

Stainless Steel 46 x 12.8 mm Case

Stainless Steel Back

Accelerometer, Heartrate, gyro, pedometer

Almost 30 watchfaces

Leather band (no band swapping)
[Unboxing and First Impressions] tkdsl:
Thank you for sharing
[Unboxing and First Impressions] tkdsl:
I am interested in the new UI, I have received 3 watches from them and they all have the old UI.

thank you for sharing
[Unboxing and First Impressions] Lokifish Marz:
I'll be doing a review soon and post a workflow image from screenshots. Right now I'm up to my neck in development on the device.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eltoffer:
Please help me providing me a backup form 6.0.1 (TWRP i prefer) my phone is in a boot loop and i don't want to miss any file :/ so i just want to apply the backup to boot normally thank you so much in advance
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonelydra:
You should install 6.0 if you don't want to lost everything else :) i asked for several time for system dump and no one share. wish you lucky with this.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eltoffer:
yeah but how to install 6.0 if theres is no firmware or at least i could not find it, thanks
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eltoffer:
come on guys please a full 6.0.1 rom dump :/ i just can't flash anything (only the beta but that doesn't fix my problem)
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonelydra:
There is Flashable zip TWRP version in S6 edge development thread. Did you try it?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eltoffer:
thank you i finally fix the 6.0.1 from my phone :D now i do have a backup fully working and also rooted :D thank you pal
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonelydra:
Can you share the nandroid backup?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eltoffer:
sure, there you are https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8s5_g_D0wWZUm1ZczY5bEd4VGs/view?usp=sharing
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonelydra:
thank you so much
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdisCZ:
So, If I understand it correctly. I just put your backup to my TWRP folder and restore IT? Do you gave G925F?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonelydra:
Just try it.

Btw, im trying to create a flashable zip to flash via TWRP.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eltoffer:
no restore EFS
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roxx302:
hey guys,

i tried to root my ss6 edge smg925f on 5.1.1 but i think it gor bricked. now it says use emergency recovery function in the smart switch in pc. smart switch is not detecting my phone. so i tried odin 3.10.6 to install its stock firmware after i press start in odin. odin does not respond. its just doing the process and running but there is nothing in odin showing that the process is going.

please help
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK0087:
Greetings,

Thank you for using XDA Assist. I have moved your thread to your device's Q&A forum. You'll receive expert advice here. Good luck!
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomkok123:
So i have a korean LG g4 f500s and i can only get 3G signal. :crying:I got a sim card right when I am back to the States and the LTE was working fine for the first few minutes. However, it can only get 3G no matter what i do. Does anyone having the same problem? Can someone tell me how to fix it? Thank you so much!:good::good:
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomkok123:
Does Anyone know how to fix it??
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nelsonong:
My phone, softbank X01HT hang at splash screen, after I have installed buttonflo. There are no response from the activesync. There are no response from the buttons that i pressed. Can someone tell me what to do. Thank you