yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Bradikitty:
How do you figure? Note 5 isn't waterproof lol. And as for the single speaker, I think there is another speaker in the ear part at the top. 1.2w I think. And the bottom one is a 1.5w
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
The S7/EDGE are water proof which I was refering to.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] clarkgable:
I have asked on another thread, but I wonder for those who have tested the speakers whether you have used the HTC devices with front facing speakers, how does the s7 edge compare to them? I ask as if I was to get the S7 edge, I'd be coming from the HTC One M9+.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] terragady:
its like low end Skoda to high end Mercedes :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] krico:
Or just use headphones.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] zachto:
Has any one else with a Kaiser had problems with the wi-fi seeming sort of flakey?

Let me explain a bit....

I am sitting here at my lap top with a wi-fi connection that shows 4 bars and my kaiser seems to float in and out of wi-fi connectivity. If I look at wi-fi signal on the Kaiser ... Comm manager -> Settings -> Wireless LAN I get between 1 and 2 on the signal strength meter(stops just above the P on the 'Power Mode' tab).

I have the power tab settings set to best performance thinking that it boosts wi-fi amp gain or something but it doesn't seem to make any difference.

Today at work I sat immediately under a wi-fi antenna and while my lap top connected transparently with full bars my Kaiser while it could see the network could not connect.

On one or two occasions I have come back home and the kaiser would not connect at all. I shut it off and restarted and that at least got me connected...

Is this unusual? This is my first ppc and I am not sure how much I should expect.

Thanks.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Lavachild:
my wifi works flawless at work and at home. havent tried on a public network yet.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Davebravey:
Same here, mine works fine.
[Sony Xperia XA Guides, News, & Discussion] limestar:
Hi this is my sneak Peek of the Xperia XA https://youtu.be/TvGAb4OXwqE
[Sony Xperia XA Guides, News, & Discussion] id3alistic:
Does it have the same camera as the X with less megapixels only? I really like how the XA looks, but I don't want a bad camera.
[Sony Xperia XA Guides, News, & Discussion] mrklintscher:
:good:
[Sony Xperia XA Guides, News, & Discussion] tango007:
I can not commit any thing about performance but Sony will not disappoint you by its camera quality :good:
[Sony Xperia XA Guides, News, & Discussion] PuffDaddy_d:
Sony consistently disappoints with its camera performance. Check all the z series forums and you'll see plenty of disappointed users. [emoji22]

Sent from the only flagship device that can fit in my hand... Sony Experia Z3 Compact
[Sony Xperia XA Guides, News, & Discussion] tango007:
Really what about u , you are using the same . whats ur experience.
[Sony Xperia XA Guides, News, & Discussion] PuffDaddy_d:
Here's my experience:

http://xdaforums.com/z3-compact/general/sonys-camera-isnt-worse-t3102790

The X series has not been released yet. It could be released sometime in Q3 of 2016 when NO ONE traditionally buys a new phone, so once again, Sony will release a device under the radar and sales will be minimal.
[Sony Xperia XA Guides, News, & Discussion] tango007:
I dont knw whats wrong with sony's business team whay they are revealing these phone in Q#:rolleyes:
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uscg.matthew:
Hey all.. my V495 is pretty much toast. I need the stock rom for it. I have tried roms from the v490 but it fails. Anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you!
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbaez2008:
i need help too

same issue and mine boots to a black screen
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lggpaduser480:
Yeah I have same issue. I want my tablet working again. V495 stock rom or a working custom Rom. Any
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sleeper0013:
Any one work at ATT? :D
[G Pad 8.3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roirraW "edor" ehT:
[MENTION=2867181]uscg.matthew[/MENTION] look in the General section, a link in the V495 thread for the UK495 KDZ (different device) apparently revives the V495, with mobile data the only thing not working since I presume the UK495 doesn't take a SIM card.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] szaim:
While we were waiting endlessly for the second iteration of Z Ultra which never happened, Sony has apparently decided to shut the whole Z series down:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3037...a-z-range-of-smartphones-is-no-more.html#jump

http://www.xperiblog.com/2016/02/xperia-z-series-is-dead-officially.html

This is the official statement from a Sony rep:

“The Xperia Z line has reached its culmination – Xperia X series represents a new chapter and evolution of our product strategy. Whilst the Xperia Z series was all about bringing the best of Sony’s advanced technologies to smartphones, Xperia X series is based on bringing smart, adaptive Sony user experiences across camera, battery performance and hardware / software design.”

To me, this is a grudging acceptance by Sony that they could not compete in the flagship segment of the competitive smartphone market. While Sony's Xperia Z series were fine devices, they could never reach the sales levels of Samsung's Galaxy S series or LG's G series. The Xperia X series will probably be cheaper devices but then, Samsung on the one hand and the plethora of Chinese makers on the other have already flooded those segments with all kinds of phones at all price points.

Sorry Sony, this is all but your fault. In today's environment, a fine phone with a few defects here and there will not simply cut it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] IGnoTon:
Life goes on.

I hope they will be smarter with X series and won't go with 6 month update cycle. Also, X Ultra, I'd want that.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] BC BO:
Is there any info about support or is it open season for custom programing ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] speculatrix:
the X Performance is the only one in the new line-up which I would vaguely consider, if there was an Ultra version of it.

I have resigned myself that a Huawei Mate 8 might be the successor to my XZU.

http://consumer.huawei.com/minisite/worldwide/mate8/specifications.htm
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] erfanzz:
it s look like all xperia x phones has same screen size .. and there s no phab versions and compact.. if this is true it is really stupid move
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sooohzawn:
Hi xda,

I am beginer with the interest of exploring android devices. I have unlocked international version of htc one m8 and I want learn rooting it so that I can get best out of it.

Could you assist me so that I can root my device safely.

Regards

Sooohzawn
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcPlasmaa:
firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try agai

My tablet was stuck in CWM screen when I tried to update my su binary, so I went to reinstall the factory version by odin and in the middle of the process has this problem:

firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again

and the problem is that it is then not of restarting to restart the process by odin as it is connecting and disconnecting, I need help please!
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
I ask this because the site I have to be able to visit and function 24/7 is aspx-based. Here is some details to understand my issue.

The site is an affiliate-type one and I transfer money from once bank account to users, and I have to do it, when they ask it.

So, it's not a big deal for me to do that, when I'm at my workplace or my home, but I have life and I cannot be 16 hours a day at home. When I tried to access the website from my smartphone (TCL 5042D) using Chrome and Firefox and Browser (phone's own browser)(I encountered the same problem at the same spot from all 3 of them-I'll explain the problem right now), I logged in just fine. The customer's accounts are in one page and from there simply press the + or - buttons (depends on what the customer wants) and then a popup will appear, having a 2 boxes that I have to write the amount of money and a description for the transaction. As soon as I press to the boxes, the smartphone zooms as it supposed to be (in order to see what you're typing) and the popup dissapears from the screen disabling me to press the ok and to put description.

What, do you believe? Could it be a bad-written aspx site, or is it natural to react that way? And what do you suggest?

(English is not my mother language, and if you find any difficulty to comprehend the text above, post to the thread your question, in order to clarify what you didn't understand)
[XDA Assist] Droidriven:
Hello,

Welcome to XDA.

Please post your question in the forum linked below.

http://xdaforums.com/android/help

The experts there may be able to help.

Register an XDA account to post and reply in the forums. Good luck.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] sydtrakked:
I was hoping this was a newer Android feature but it seems to only work on my LG G4. The reason I want this is because I have my Nexus sitting at the bar between my kitchen and dining area plugged into a pair of speakers but I also want to play the audio to my soundbar in my living room over bluetooth at the same time.

Is it possible to get this feature on our Nexi somehow?
[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] k23m:
You can wait for a half-baked kernel hack which may work sometimes or get this hardware solution:

splitter

transmitter
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tahaa7:
Is there any reason to update/flash Android version (5.1.1 -> 6.0.1) on the S6 Edge via PC, rather than using OTA? I'm thinking that maybe doing a clean install from PC using stock firmware file might make Android run smoother and faster, but that might not be the case.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] selbyftw:
It's a bit subjective but I prefer to do the latter and go for a fresh install using stock file, I find it's smoother but might just be placebo.
[Nexus 6P General] Agret:
Impressive efforts to open the phone. How do you go about sealing it back up when you are finished?
[Nexus 6P General] bobbarker2:
Using a heating gun to re-melt the adhesives to make it sticky again. Buying thermal paste for a phone that is so difficult to take apart (2/10 repairability score on ifixit) is a complete waste of time/money/effort. If someone does this, they will see little, if any, noticeable gains where it effects the way they use the phone, and they will have severely weakend the bonding strength of the adhesives in the process. Not to mention the numerous ways of messing up the disassembly/reassmbly and resulting in a brick. And now since the warranty is now voided, they have to buy a whole new phone at full price to replace the one they just turned into a paper weight..

It's just asking for trouble and definitely not worth it. Tons of risk for little gain.
[Nexus 6P General] ksoze:
OP - that is way, way too much thermal paste. Even if you were to only apply it just to the CPU like your pic above, it would have been too much - yet, you double downed by applying just as much on the heat shield as well...

Chances are if you were to take it out again, it would have gotten everywhere by now. I wouldn't be surprised if it started leaking out at one point.
[Nexus 6P General] itzsnookums:
I ended up doing kinda of the same thing on my M9, except i used thermal paste under the metal rf/heat shield, then i had a couple xbox 360 motherboards laying around, and instead of using thermal paste from the heat shield to the metal casing i used a thermal pad, i cut it in half to make it thinner and reassembled without creating a mess. and no bulges during reassembly.....

just my experience
[Nexus 6P General] dastinger:
Yep, definitely too much. For a CPU that size, something like a grain of rice should be enough.
[Nexus 6P General] Nitemare3219:
Way too much paste. Also, spreading it around like that creates air pockets which are a no-go. Not a huge deal for this little processor, but still something to note. Also, toilet paper? Hell no - at LEAST use some high quality paper towels. Toilet paper would make a mess and fall apart.

Good on you for being brave and trying it. Some real tests would've been cool to see how much of a difference was truly made though!
[Nexus 6P General] d1ez3:
Way too much paste. The paste is a lot less conductive than the metal. A LOT. You only want it to fill the air gaps which is way more insulating. Hopefully it works out for you
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
OK, I might have gotten over the edge with the thermal paste and I see that in case I would want to remove the motherboard again, it would be a lot harder now. This kind of thermal paste is also quite sticky.

I've created the guide to show you what would be possible to achieve with this phone, in case you like stuff like this.

However, like I mentioned in the OP, this modification is very hard to perform since opening the device involves many risks.

I like experimenting though and if my Nexus 6P should fail, I'm out of luck.

I also have my doubts that most guys would want to perform this Mod too but what if someday the battery fails and needs to be replaced? You would have to open the device anyway and also use the chance to apply fresh and better thermal paste ;)
[Nexus 6P General] chewdaniel:
with that amount of TP it's gonna heat up even faster and in a few days you'll be left with a hardened up layer that doesn't conduct heat
[Nexus 6P General] republicano:
I was thinking to get another plate of copper, if there is a gap,or some thermal pads, not alot you can do, better to have an efficient SOC or implement a better way to get the whole phone to absorb the heat.

As above, alot of thermal paste, a small dot would be better as you used a better paste than stock,

Anyway it's silly to think we should have to do this,
[Nexus 6P General] PoisonWolf:
OP, thermal paste is not the same as icing on a cake. You don't try and layer the CPU in it. :confused:
[Nexus 6P General] Tempie007:
WAY to much paste .......
[Nexus 6P General] SirSoviet:
Yeah...... No thanks
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
Thanks for all the Feedback. I´ve updated the OP ;) I don´t force any of you to perform this Mod and I will use less thermal paste next time ;) For now, everything is still OK and I didn´t see any thermal paste leaking through the motherboard and the whole case. I got over excited and used more paste than really necessary which is a waste of material but didn´t change the results for the worse.

I´m performing a series of extra Tests which will also include a overclocked device in order to see if I can somehow teach this guy the "Art of Heating" again and trying to burn my fingers.
[Nexus 6P General] nicknitewolf:
Just asking if this would work on other devices?
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
It should work on other devices too because many of them are built in a similar way. Other devices might be easier to open though, like it was the case with my Nexus 5 (2013) and Nexus 7 (2013) ;)
[Nexus 6P General] nicknitewolf:
I hope so because some devices do not even have thermal paste/ whatever it is on their CPU and the CPU is usually soldered and tightened down.
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
It depends, the SoC of the Nexus 7 (2013) faces towards the back and not the display frame. A slight improvement is still possible because you can use a thin metal plate or a thermal pad to connect it with the lid of the EMI shield. It´s better than nothing.

Even if you manage to find a gap inside the case and to glue a thin plate of metal to eg. the back and connect the SoC with it, it will be a great improvement. This kind of ICs can perform very well, even without a passive cooler attached to them.

What I noticed now is that my battery temperature is lower because it gets less heat from the SoC now. The heat is dissipated faster through the better thermal paste. I will post a few Screenshots later and also describe the measuring conditions used by me ;)
[Nexus 6P General] syntrix:
How did I get here?

Oh yeah, WAY too much thermal paste. That's counter-productive. Thermal paste basically fills in the scratches/imperfections to help heat transfer. A goopy snot of bubble gum wadded there will insulate the chip, and it will have less cooling ability.
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
I admit that I used more paste than actually required but you also have a thick gap between the SoC and the lid of the EMI shield. There is another gap between the lid of the EMI shield and the metal area of the display frame.

That´s the reason why I gave this phone some extra paste and the heat transfer is still OK. On a regular CPU you can expect a very small gap which will need indeed less paste in order to fill the scratches of the used metal heatsink.

I guess that a thin thermal pad might have been a better idea to use for the SoC and the lid of the EMI shield but it really depends if the pad is soft enough to adapt itself to the structure and to fill the gap without bulging the lid. I´m not sure if the 17W/mK Eisschicht 0.5mm Pads I used in my Nexus 5 (2013) Mod would have worked too without making such a mess because It´s really hard to measure the actual gap. Like I said before, if I open this device again, I will provide additional pictures but for now the results are still better than the Stock condition of this device.

Don´t worry about the extra paste on the metal surface of the display. Like I said before, it will cover a larger area and in theory also connect a higher surface of the lid. I don´t think that this will hurt the device but since this paste is really sticky, it might be harder to remove the motherboard again. Everybody who used Arctic Silver 5 or similar paste might know what I´m talking about, this stuff is like some sort of glue..
[Nexus 6P General] Evil_Sephiroth:
Nice mod...

This thing about the "rice quantity" paste is out of hand..

I'm doing quite decent OC on my old 2600k (4.8ghz) and the rice grain is simply too little quantity..

I obtain better thermal condition with 3 rice grain on my CPU and a little more work to cover all the cpu (till the apex)

Yeah yours paste quantity look like a lot, but you have a gap and not a screw tightened dissipator like on PC motherboard..

Then in this mod you have to achieve contact withouth hick pressure/tension lock system.

nice job
[Nexus 6P General] kamranhaghighi:
you can maybe use the metal body as a heatsink :? (if this isn't what is already happening!) you can maybe add a tiny metal sheet to spread it around and 3d print a thicker back for it :D maybe add a thermo couple to the cap? :D

Great mod btw :P
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
I tried to connect the metal body as a heat sink too but this device has a very tight fit. The main problem would be eg. the connection of the built in antennas to the motherboard. If you raise the gap you might lose your GPS and other stuff ;) The metal body however is still connected with the whole display frame and can still dissipate some heat too :D
[Nexus 6P General] kaefers:
Thumbs up for the idea and effort, but really, that is way-hey-hey too much paste.

While too little paste is really the only thing that is 'bad', too much paste will gunk everywhere when the processor is warm.

That's mainly just messy when non-conductive paste is used, and a very bad idea for any paste that is conductive = potential short. 'Viel hilft viel' doesn't apply :D
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
Don´t worry, this sort of thermal paste is not conductive, I´ve experimented with Arctic Silver 5 and similar thermal pastes before and also measured the internal resistance ( which is next to impossible since it´s very high under regular conditions ).

You need to apply a lot of pressure which is nearly impossible to ever achieve, even with a huge metal heatsink and screws connections. The liquid metal type of thermal paste is 100% conductive and very hard to apply. It resembles quick silver from the looks of it.

This is the stuff I will never ever use again since it´s tough to apply on regular surfaces made of metal and also tends to react with the metal itself ( like a galvanic element ). You won´t ever remove it without traces, I had my bad experiences a while ago with a old S775 CPU. You need to sand the surface again and polish the living cr*p out of it and you will still see a grey layer.
[Nexus 6P General] baronmax:
I know a lot of folks have already talked about the paste issue, but nobody has really said how much you actually need to use. It's about the size of a grain of rice. That's all that's required...for future reference. :)

I should also state that I haven't had any thermal throttling that I've noticed. I use the PN ROM and the ElementalX kernel.
[Nexus 6P General] Zlatty:
I had to do this to my G3 since it was constantly overheating. I haven't had any issues with my 6p when it's working hard. I guess you have to be pushing the phone for a long time for the throttling to kick in.
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
Ok, I guess we can end the discussion about the components drowned in thermal paste ;) Would a faulty phone with bad cooling obtain such a great score?:D
[Nexus 6P General] aygul12345:
What is the default score? What had you before?

---------- Post added at 06:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:56 PM ----------

And when do you notice that the phone throttling? What does it do during gaming? Is it then lay or what
[Nexus 6P General] kaefers:
Indeed, I used Coollabs Liquid Ultra on my cpus before. Messy to apply, and while is performs ever so slightly better, especially direct-on-die on delid cpus, it's overall a mess. Also conductive, dries out after a few months, and difficult to ever remove again properly (as in properly...). Thus, using NT-H1 on my delid cpu these days and works just fine, just not too much paste :D

Just giving my two cents :)
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
A benchmark never delivers the same score because it depends of the starting temperature of the SoC, used RAM, active Apps etc. I got in Antutu around 85000 most the time. I reached the 94k with all CPU cores overclocked and forced to run at full speed, short before I started the device ;)

I use a Stock based Custom ROM, ElementalX Kernel.

All devices will throttle sooner or later, especially if you force them to run Benchmarks or heavy games for a while. I barely play any games at all and in normal use the SoC won´t heat up too much either. Now with the better thermal paste the whole system feels a lot smoother while browsing the web etc.
[Nexus 6P General] talvigi:
I would never go that far on my little child, it is indeed an LG G3 (an old guy) but i still love it that much that i can't use this mod on em.
[Nexus 6P General] Gorgtech:
Nobody would want to hurt their children ;) I don't look at electronic devices that way ;)
[Nexus 6P General] farnell:
You're right. This is a really hard mod.
[Nexus 6P General] WolfsFang:
AM I reading this correctly? Are you comparing the size of a desktop cpu to the mobile cpu?
[Nexus 6P General] Evil_Sephiroth:
Nope...

I'm not from english native country, then probably i file to explain my point...

The "one rice grain" stuff go also on PC world..

Personally i found that quantity too little everytime to cover all the CPU...

Same goes here imho but for another reason like gap beetween CPU and cover, and way more irregular CPU surface.

It's obvious that a PC CPU is way bigger..

But People tell to use one Rice grain also on bigger CPU
[Nexus 6P General] appsmarsterx:
Despite applying too much thermal paste , this is a very brave mod imo. Without spreading the themal paste manually, you could've used a method like pea, dot, line for more cleaner results.

According to the recent test by Luke (from linustechtips), applying too much thermal paste will not cause any higher temps. but still should avoid it, since excessive thermal paste can leak all over the circuit..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2MEAnZ3swQ