yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Ultra General] _ck_:
it's kitkat 4.4.4 - the only option right now unless you have a developer model or paid for sunshine so you can use cyanogenmod, etc.

SU6-7 rom was built December 2014 (sunshine cannot unlock this one)

SU4.21 rom was built June 2014 - sunshine CAN unlock this version but if anyone has accepted the OTA, it's too late because now the phone is SU6-7.3 and fuse blown

I can send you either SU4 or SU6 to play with
[Droid Ultra General] beaups:
So sunshine is available for these models and people skipped it? Or on too new of firmware to use it?
[Droid Ultra General] _ck_:
SU4 hasn't been available for a year now, maybe longer and you cannot downgrade these phones

verizon now ships all of them with SU6, so no sunshine, and verizon refuses to let motorola unlock the bootloader like they did with the X
[Droid Ultra General] beaups:
Verizon hasn't shipped these phones in a couple years either, right? So people take the ota not knowing any better or?
[Droid Ultra General] _ck_:
Verizon actively sells the droid mini for both postpaid and prepaid, both in stores and online:

http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/droid-mini/

http://www.verizonwireless.com/prepaid/smartphone-plans/droid-mini-in-black+prepaid/

it's marketed as their entry-level phone but this phone is more powerful than some quadcores - has 1280x720 with gpu acceleration, qi wireless charging, NFC, 5GHZ wifi, 2GB of ram, so it's not entry level at all

but it really could benefit from 5.1 - at least cyanogenmod exists for it as 5.1

https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Obake_Info
[Droid Ultra General] beaups:
Interesting, didn't realize they still sold it.

--beaups
[Droid Ultra General] _ck_:
yeah it beats the pants off the Moto E, there is no other phone that can replace it

and impossible to find a smaller phone today

I went from the Motorola Defy to the Mini, cannot stand the huge phone movement

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/size//phones/4875,7993,9502

pm me where to send yours :)
[Droid Ultra General] JH1108:
[MENTION=711482]beaups[/MENTION] most people took the ota like I did just because it's new and there is always the possibility of another exploit, even if Lollipop was released tomorrow I believe 75% of users would update right away
[Droid Ultra General] Skrilax_CZ:
CM13 is in development (mostly done by ghost guys), as I'm still dealing with Moto MAXX (quark).

[MENTION=6337435]JH1108[/MENTION] Well, I don't think most people went with OTA and expecting another exploit, but:

1) The phone was already on post SU4 firmware

2) They were not intending to unlock BL and use aftermarket firmware at the time of taking OTA

Typically additional amount of people will switch to aftermarket firmware when official support ends, to upgrade the OS.
[Droid Ultra General] _ck_:
I always get confused that the Maxx internal is Quark, while mini is Obake

So the X 2013 is Ghost and vaguely related to the mini/maxx/ultra - even the TWRP for ghost was ported to obake - because the X 2013 also uses the 8960pro - so good to know we have a cousin.

But except for the screen size and battery size, aren't mini/maxx/ultra virtually identical inside?

Actually even the X 2013 is almost identical, same cpu, same gpu, same resolution, same clock speeds, same ram, same sensors, same camera

http://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare//phones/7993,7970,7885

So the next bl unlock exploit for the 8960pro should work on ALL our phones, X2013, mini, maxx, ultra - and for the latest patched 4.4.4 - maybe, crossing fingers
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
Actually you will get 6.0.1 there is an unofficial build out now and it is way better than 5.1. My maxx is unlocked an I'm running it now very smooth and fast.
[Droid Ultra General] _ck_:
I don't see anyone working on that in the dev section, who is doing it?

Do you mean the CM13 build that came out this week by notz76?

That would make these phones extremely popular and give them another couple years.
[Droid Ultra General] bigv5150:
Yes cm 13 is 6.0.1
[Droid Ultra General] ratman6161:
Yup, my wife had a Mini. She was looking for a new phone but she likes the size/form factor of the Mini. Unfortunately, the newer generation of phones all seemed to have gone big screen and much bigger overall size compared to the Mini. Any phone you find that is smaller is also low end and not all that small. It looks like if you want a small phone that is also higher end, they just don't exist and the Mini might be the bset you can get at this point. In the end she ended up with the One M9 but is still nostalgic for the small size of the Mini.
[Droid Ultra General] GnatGoSplat:
Sad. I think the Droid Mini was the very last decent spec'd small Android phone. Even today's Sony Xperia Z5 Compact and Samsung Galaxy S6 Mini are huge in comparison.

I still have my Droid Mini, but I switched to a Sprint MVNO (RingPlus) for my daily phone. I refused to get a large phone or a disposable one with crappy resolution and worthless camera, so I had to switch to iPhone 5S. Bleh.
[Droid Ultra General] jdawg334:
Not only are they still selling the Droid Mini, they were still manufacturing it as of late last year. My wife got a mini yesterday to replace her broken maxx which of course Verizon no longer carries. It has an assembly date of 12/14/15. It also has an LED light that lights up to the left of the earpiece/front speaker. Perhaps all minis have that but my Maxx has never had an LED light as far as I've seen.
[Droid Ultra General] _ck_:
Yeah I have a mini with a 12/2015 date too.

The question is how long will Verizon still sell their only kitkat device but I think it is safe at least until xmas 2016

The indicator/message light has always been on the mini, interesting if the maxx didn't have one, I hated how the Moto E never had an led, strange place to save 25 cents in manufacturing.
[Droid Ultra General] GnatGoSplat:
LED is one of the things I love about the Mini. I didn't realize the other phones didn't have it.

I even installed an app so I can have a different colored LED for different notifications so I can tell without even touching the phone if it's an email, text, or if battery is getting low.
[Droid Ultra General] JH1108:
[MENTION=3932136]_ck_[/MENTION] may I ask where did you hear about this exploit that could possibly unlock our bootloader
[Droid Ultra General] mushbert:
The notification LED was added to the mini due to the lack of an AMOLED display. Active Display is a significant drain on the Mini's battery, especially if the notification is recurring like an undismissed calendar event. The other difference was that WiFi ability was reduced from AC to dual-band N.

I would love to see renewed dev interest for these.
[Droid Ultra General] daddylonglegs:
I unlocked the bootloader on my Mini a while ago by using a program called Sunshine (I believe). It was $25.

Also I really hope this isn't the end of small smartphones. I tried the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 for 2 days before I had to go back to my Mini. I think if the iPhone SE is popular then we will see Android device-makers following suit and releasing smaller phones.

My only gripe about the Mini is the battery life is terrible. I've been reading that Jellybean was supposed to be much better with battery life on this phone. Since I have my bootloader unlocked, should I switch back to Jellybean? If I wanted to, is there anywhere to download the firmware? All I see for downloads are 4.4 releases.
[Droid Ultra General] kitcostantino:
you cant. moto bootloaders dont allow downgrading. our only hope is to get Moto to unlock our bootliaders like the Moto X 2014. https://twitter.com/medicbeard/status/729317175450865665
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saintdias:
Hi, How to Unlock Xperia z2 to run my sim card ???
[Xperia Z2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sajad Askari:
Hi

Are you flash Rom with Falshtool 0.9.19.10?

And without simlock tic?

You Most Reflash Rom with Flashtool 0.9.18.5

Select [Unknown ] in Exclude and ReFlash The Rom

ŚĔŃŤ ŦŔŐM MŶ ĶĨŃĞ ЖPĔŔĨÁ Ź2
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jellyfish1994:
Hi,

Since I upgraded to android 6 my battery life got so much worse, I tried about 5 roms, still sucks. Why is this ? should I update radio or something ?

Thank you for reading
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PunishedSnake:
How many days are you giving it before trying another rom?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtfour88:
I have a similar experience updating stock OTA update. LP gave me more SOT prior to update. I then factory reset my M8 which improved battery slightly but still not as good as LP
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Anonaru:
Consider installing something like GSam Battery Monitor in order to figure out what's sucking down your battery.

Also, your battery life will be lower until you make a full round in your phone-- that is, using everything you normally use once or twice, as caches and the system optimizes to your usage. Consider giving a new ROM a few days to a week.

Consider also doing a full system / cache wipe before installing another ROM.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jellyfish1994:
thx for the feed back guys, will try to give it time =)
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biggiestuff:
After the February patch updates I can no longer see my nexus player to cast to. I've tried switching from 5ghz to 2.4. Tried rebooting the nexus player as well

Anyone else experience this? Google cast is updated and running
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nephilim3883:
Force stop, clear data and uninstall the update, reboot the NP and let it update Google Cast again. Also, if you have more than one NP give the players a unique name in the About section within Settings.
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nd4spdviper:
I did all of this and I'm still unable to cast to my Nexus Player. Doesn't make any sense...
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nephilim3883:
It's so weird. It works fine on mine. They're both updated with the latest Android updates. I also have the Chromecast app installed on my phone, I don't know if it even makes a difference but I am just trying to think of things that I have done.

You have the casting app updated? From Reddit: The problem didn't have to do with either Marshmallow or the most recent APK update (though the timing was understandably suspicious), but we're pushing an updated APK that resolves the actual issue.

You should see version 1.16.45911 (Settings > Google Cast) once you've updated.

You could try to downgrade the app if it still doesn't work: http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...ast-receiver-1-12-28389-android-apk-download/
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nd4spdviper:
That's the Chromecast receiver version I have. I read on reddit and here and some people has the same issues but no fixes apparently. I'm not saying its MM, just that it's not working.

I might do a factory reset this weekend (thus losing root) to see if it gets fixed. Either that or just live without Casting...
[Nexus Player Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biggiestuff:
I just had to reboot my router
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lepracon87:
I have a galaxy s6 s-mg920r7 I recently downloaded a apk twrp 3.0 and flashed to it which caused soft brick I can now only get to download mode. When go recovery it loads twrp up fine but touch screen doesn't work if try boot up normally it bootloops any suggestions be really appreciated

Carrier: ntelos

Firmware:5.0.2

:confused:
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lepracon87:
Update I was able to get working again by flashing sprint stock rom that comes with skipsoft android tool
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lepracon87:
Update #2 I am doing stock 6.0 update I'm starting by flashing 920f UK 5.1.1 firmware then downloading galaxy care .apk will update wen or Thurs for update on how went
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lummujaj:
Wtf ... You cannot flash different model roms... It can couse hard brick from bootloader ...
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lepracon87:
As of right now can't get beta mm yet but got 920f rom on idk if it's cause the phone u get from ntelos "sprint owns" is a really which listed as generic CDMA no carrier bloat but always use 920f and 920p roms
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] makemesmile:
Sm-g920r7 root

INSTALL BACK TO STOCK THEN use the cf auto root download this use google to search first one that comes up use that link go to model sm-g920p cspire and sprint uses

the same network . Use odin to install i have same phone and have mine rooted in this way. So far tried using the sprint version custom rom it will work but you can make phone calls but not the data side for phone internet. Make sure you go to settings in the phone under find my phone and turn off activation lock
[T-Mobile LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] achatha84:
I downloaded google now launcher on my lg v10 but the app drawer scrolls horizontal instead of vertical and google now is old style not new style any ideas why?
[T-Mobile LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZDeuce2:
Setting menu...

Zdeuce2 now with golden rays of sunshine
[T-Mobile LG V10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supergear:
Upgrade Google Search
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] islandxp:
Hello out there..

I'm new to this forum and intend to buy a HTC Advantage X7500.

Here my Q:

Using WifI a lot at hotspots, I need to monitor the Field Strenght to find a good location for a connect.

What onboard possibilities are offered to read the field strength, and in what is the resolution? (the number of steps e.g. each 5dB etc)

On my FUSI N560 that I'm currently using I have only 4 steps plus off. This is not really usable.

Also I have no idea of how the X7500 Wifi compares - working range wise - to laptops with installed WIFI cards?

Thanks

Dietrich
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] Madhadder:
Start | Settings | Connections |WLAN

There you will find your WLAN strength meter.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] wgary:
Also BatteryStatus Today plug-in can display your current strength of networks. See attached screen -- this is in 192DPI RealVGA. I noted the current network and available network lists.

You can show more networks at a time; I only show 3 (and only 2 available in my neighborhood this morning). You can also make the font bigger. :) It would be sweet if you could launch WiFi setup from there. I use the tiny tray icon at the bottom for that...
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] islandxp:
Thank you WGARY

for attaching the screen shot.

That helps a lot. From this I assume that the field strength resolution is 1dBm - which is excellent.

Currently I'm using WIFIFOFUM on my Loox N560 (running WM 5)

Should be no problem on the X7500, I think I'll order soon.

Dietrich
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] lmf_slacker:
you can also use PeekPocket which can be found HERE
[Mate 8 General] mahst68:
:D

So whether you like buying stuff from a foreign middle east country or not... this is really the only place I have seen the NXT-L29 version of the Mate 8 for sell, not sold out... Mine has already shipped and should be here in the States by Friday or Monday... Tracking shows it in Germany right now... Plane transfer probably, then onto the States and DHL for delivery.... :good:

Don't know about customs charges but just did a quick calculation on pitney-bowes site and they said it might be $1......

Have fun!!!!

https://from.ae/en/huawei-mate-8-dual-nxt-l29-64gb-4g-lte-champagne-gold

:D
[Mate 8 General] killuminati206:
Thanks for this i just asked gizok for a refund as mine has not shipped and its been a week. will def buy from them thanks
[Mate 8 General] mahst68:
No problem... Just passing on some good info so everyone can get this awesome phone!
[Mate 8 General] killuminati206:
i guess gizok will is sending now so i just left it. Its the chinese version but im going to load google and all it stuff. And debloat it i should be good
[Mate 8 General] copysat:
As i am from UAE I'd like you to Try this trusted sites.

http://ae.pricena.com/en/product/hu...9-2Nd6sDjXo7fcuZm0t6LX5-oiySdMuu7EaAjkZ8P8HAQ
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
lol, complaining cuz it takes a week to get from china halfway around the world :D i got mine after 8 days and i thought that was blazing fast! (china to UK to germany)
[Mate 8 General] pasil.pt:
www.wondamobile.com

I am waiting for my 4Gb/64Gb mocha gold NXT-L29 mate 8

With ascendi express shipping no problems with Customs fees, that will be assumed by seller if they occur
[Mate 8 General] killuminati206:
clearly you didnt read it correctly. It has not even been shipped and its 8 days.
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
chinese new year my friend :) clearly u didnt pay attention to the date ;)
[Mate 8 General] killuminati206:
indeed
[Mate 8 General] mahst68:
from.ae is one of the sites listed so I guess it is trusted! I do like the link you sent though next time I'm looking!
[Mate 8 General] mahst68:
from.ae is the place!!!! :good:

Got my Champagne Gold 64GB / 4GB NXT-L29 full retail packaging on Monday!!! Superb!!

Notifications work so much better than the AL10 Chinese Version!!! Updated it to B160 when I got it as well!!! :laugh:

No Customs Fees... $637.00 US Delivered by DHL!!! :good:

Here's to a great phone!!! Can't wait to compare it to a Galaxy S7 when I get it from T-Mobile next month! :highfive:
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
holy crap *lol* how many phones do u buy? :D chinese mate 8, international mate 8, S7?
[Mate 8 General] Leo_83:
I wonder if it really is the L29 model since Mocha brown should only be available for AL10. I think you will get AL10 with L29 rom but I hope I'm wrong.
[Mate 8 General] pasil.pt:
Hi

All colors available on L29 model, and I can confirm that all information displayed on phone and box are correct

http://consumer.huawei.com/minisite/worldwide/mate8/specifications.htm
[Mate 8 General] Leo_83:
Well I stand corrected, did not know that
[Mate 8 General] Cydras:
I want a black 64GB version :(
[Mate 8 General] rowihel2012:
hahaha

he is a rich man :laugh:

---------- Post added at 05:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:25 PM ----------

say **** to huawie

making gold and brown for only 64 mate

say **** to huawie

:D:laugh:
[Mate 8 General] mahst68:
No... not really, just got to know how to play the system... Had an AL-10 didn't like the Chinese stuff and it had the notification issue a lot worse than reported L29's with google related apps... sold AL-10 for profit on swappa and bought L29 even cheaper... Getting S7 Jump On Demand for $0, if I like it better than L29 than I will sell the L29 on swappa at a profit and keep the S7... If the S7 isn't as good as the L29, than I will return it to TMobile or sell it for a profit...

The only thing I don't like about the L29 is that I'm a big Android Pay fan... sadly since its an international phone, Android Pay doesn't work... And I'm not wanting to root the phone to find out if I can get it to work with some kind of workaround (don't even think the workaround works anymore anyway)....

Essentially if you like new, state of the art phones, there are ways to invest very little $$$$$, always have the latest and greatest phone :good: :laugh: :victory: :D
[Mate 8 General] jbmc83:
lol, couldnt bother doing that, way too much hassle involved ^^ ill stick with my mate 8 for the next 2-3 years without looking back or buyer's remorse, problem solved ;)
[Mate 8 General] tdamocles:
Please delete. Found info.
[Mate 8 General] VANLUC:
Wondamobile

I'm waiting mine tommorow (Gold L29 64 Go) from "Wondamobile". The communication with the seller (Roland) is very very good. As soon as I'll have received my parcel, I'll say here if all is ok with the mobile. ;)
[Mate 8 General] mrstatler:
From.ae

I order saturday evening, and phone was delivered tuesday morning. Everything is ok. I am from Poland.
[Mate 8 General] UAESouq:
Find Out Latest Version at souqprices.com
[Mate 8 General] SlyUK:
Would someone kindly explain the difference betweens the models ie NXT-AL10 & NXT-L29 ?

Which model should someone from Europe purchase ?

EDIT:

NXT-L29 is the international version, NXT-AL10 is the chinese version. Therefore NXT-L29 it is :)

Thanks :)

---------- Post added at 03:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:31 PM ----------

Which country does the phone ship from ?

EDIT:

I see they are based in Hong Kong :)

---------- Post added at 03:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:38 PM ----------

For those of you who have recently bought your Mate 8s, the following maybe useful:

http://phandroid.com/2016/01/26/huawei-mate-8-first-things/
[Mate 8 General] pasil.pt:
Yes, from HK to UK. In UK they clear goods in Customs and then deliver to other european countries with no more problems with customs
[Mate 8 General] SlyUK:
With regards to any import duty, what is the amount likely to be (if at all) ?
[Mate 8 General] pasil.pt:
when you chooose that shipping option, on checkout, you pay extra £10 and they assume all risk

http://www.wondamobile.com/billing-information

For me it was great because if item stops at our customs direct from HK I would pay some 30% more. Coming from UK is free custom...

and they provide a fast delkivery (like FEDEX or UPS) and good tracking system
[Mate 8 General] SlyUK:
I'm from the UK, what happens then ?
[Mate 8 General] pasil.pt:
I think that UK has a much more "friendly" Customs than Portugal and item is delivered in UK in less than 3 days. But contact them by mail, they always reply fast (according to HK Time :) )
[Mate 8 General] SlyUK:
Enjoy your Mate 8 when its comes :)
[Mate 8 General] pasil.pt:
It arrived 1 week ago and I am enjoying it already :)

already rooted it and all the rest of things to flash new rom's :)

I hope you enjoy it too if you order it :)
[Mate 8 General] SlyUK:
Cool. Are there custom roms available for it ?
[Mate 8 General] pasil.pt:
On Development section, i used Rayglobe rom (like Stock) and KangVip Slim (adapted from chinese rom)
[Mate 8 General] SlyUK:
Excellent. Hopefully there will be many more customs roms & kernels to choose from in the near future. I think the Mate 8 may be too big for me, so I might go for the 5.2" P9 when it comes out. May well buy a Mate in the future :)
[Mate 8 General] pasil.pt:
P9 will be a great choice, I believe :)
[Mate 8 General] SlyUK:
Hopefully it will also benefit from custom roms and kernels too :)
[Mate 8 General] deepocean1358:
Hello,

I like to purchase a Huawei Mate 8 128GB version. I understand there is a chinese model. This model will support all of the Vodafone LTE German and European bands as well as others.

Question: is it hard to buy the chinese version and flash an English rom on it?
[Mate 8 General] finz99:
Hi guys,

I was wondering if anyone from the UK has ever bought anything from the website " https://www.from.ae/en " because the Mate 8 64GB listed there currently is $550 (https://www.from.ae/en/huawei-mate-8-dual-nxt-l29-64gb-4g-lte-champagne-gold).

I read on some websites saying that Mobilephones are considered as duty free but I still need to pay the 20% VAT price? I'm not sure if I understand that.

Many thanks in advance.
[Mate 8 General] SlyUK:
Anyone bought from http://www.wondamobile.com/ recently. Tried to contact them on their contact form - no response.
[Mate 8 General] VANLUC:
My "L29 Gold 64/4" come from them and all has been perfect. admin@wondamobile.com
[Mate 8 General] nihal1983:
have ordered my al10 from there

they seem like a nice site but slow communication, i was told it will be shipped last wednesday,and get tracking number by friday, then they said i will get the phone only on 22nd apr
[Mate 8 General] SlyUK:
Ok they are slow - but they are authentic/credible ?
[Mate 8 General] nihal1983:
They seem authentic. I have seen the reviews on trustpilot. Also I guess the issue for them was they said the model I got the 128gb was a low selling model for them hence they didn't have any stock. So they had to get supply from their supplier which was delayed a bit. They have me a case or screen protector as an apology. They usually ship within 4-7 days Max after payment
[Mate 8 General] SlyUK:
If they got the 128GB model on special request for you. I guess thats a good thing :)
[Mate 8 General] nihal1983:
true

very true. lets see how it goes:o