yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] fuzzynco:
Sandisk 128GB (119GiB) microSDXC class 10.

partition 1 is FAT32 to make the kernel happy.

partition 2 is EXT4 and works for Link2SD.

(for Windows 7 I have a driver from Paragon

that mounts the second partition rw and

assigns a Windows drive letter.)

System info

Device is a nextbook Ares 8 Tablet

(CPU is an Intel Atom)

Came bootloader unlocked

Rooted via SuperSU zip TWRP 3.0

Custom Recovery TWRP3

Custom boot.img to remove encryption

and allow adb root shell.

http://xdaforums.com/android/development/root-nextbook-ares-8-twrp-recovery-t3133165

Model NXABQC116

Android 5.0

Kernel 3.10.20-x86_64_byt

Build v1.0.6

C:\Users\Fuzzy\Desktop>adb reboot bootloader

adb server is out of date. killing...

* daemon started successfully *

C:\Users\Fuzzy\Desktop>fastboot getvar all

(bootloader) partition-type:ESP: vfat

(bootloader) partition-size:ESP: 0x0000000004000000

(bootloader) partition-type:reserved: hidden

(bootloader) partition-size:reserved: 0x0000000004000000

(bootloader) partition-type:boot: hidden

(bootloader) partition-size:boot: 0x0000000001000000

(bootloader) partition-type:recovery: hidden

(bootloader) partition-size:recovery: 0x0000000001000000

(bootloader) partition-type:fastboot: hidden

(bootloader) partition-size:fastboot: 0x0000000001000000

(bootloader) partition-type:reserved_1: hidden

(bootloader) partition-size:reserved_1: 0x0000000001000000

(bootloader) partition-type:test: hidden

(bootloader) partition-size:test: 0x0000000004000000

(bootloader) partition-type:panic: raw

(bootloader) partition-size:panic: 0x0000000002000000

(bootloader) partition-type:factory: ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:factory: 0x0000000001000000

(bootloader) partition-type:misc: emmc

(bootloader) partition-size:misc: 0x0000000001000000

(bootloader) partition-type:config: ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:config: 0x0000000001000000

(bootloader) partition-type:cache: ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:cache: 0x0000000040000000

(bootloader) partition-type:logs: ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:logs: 0x0000000002000000

(bootloader) partition-type:system: ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:system: 0x00000000a0000000

(bootloader) partition-type:data: ext4

(bootloader) partition-size:data: 0x00000002a5ff6e00

(bootloader) partition-type:mnt/sdcard1: vfat

(bootloader) partition-size:mnt/sdcard1: 0x00000012c0300000

(bootloader) max-download-size: 536870912

(bootloader) version-bootloader: 2.0

(bootloader) kernel: droidboot

(bootloader) product: baytrail

all:

finished. total time: 0.475s
[Samsung Gear 2] Avenger-kaz:
Hello everybody

Is someone able to help me? I want to open camera mode sayng: Camera! o something like that. I do not ant enter Voice control. Is it possible?

Regards
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdubya42:
Had the 5X since monday, switched from a 6P. Using PN rom with EX kernel. Since this morning Play Services has just kept my phone awake. I don't use Google Now. I really don't understand this and I've never had this happen before.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mflow:
i got this exact problem few weeks ago. Solved it by clean flashing PN and OpenGapps Pico.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdubya42:
I'll be clean flashing the newest build. I just wanted to make sure it didn't happen again or if anyone knew of like a reason this might happen.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] nullpat:
Any benefit from flashing AT&T SM-G930A onto a MetroPCS SM-G930T1? Worth? Not Worth?

I just bought the cheapest S7 I could find on eBay, a MetroPCS one. I have AT&T, so I'm going to just unlock it and be on my way. Is there any benefit to flashing the AT&T stock firmware, since Samsung released all the stocks. Is there a measurable difference in bloat or connectivity with matching firmware and carrier? Or anything else along these lines? As they are both locked down Snapdragons I doubt there's any fear of playing around, but does anyone know if its worth whatever little effort it would take?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Socotroco:
Where are all the stock versions of the roms for G930A variant? Where can I download it?
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tlxxxsracer:
Does anyone else have this issue? Looks terrible and gets in the way. No accessibility options on either.

Pure nexus and also trafactory

Any idea would be appreciated
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redsmith:
Clean flash? Did you accidentally boot into safe mode?
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tlxxxsracer:
yes clean flashed. and no safemode
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tlxxxsracer:
Issue solved. Booted into safemode and then rebooted. all fixed
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] all_e_guitar:
sorry can you describe what did you do?

I try -Boot into safemode and then reboot- but problem still remain :(
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DracoPiece:
Can anyone suggest the best custom rom for s5 g906s?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Artixine:
Hi everyone ! I'm about to receive my gold gs7e, and i have a few questions for the profis out there !(this might interest beginnersmlike me )^^

First of, how do i subscribe to an insurance for the phone ? Since i paid full price for the phone(i couldn't get a bargain through my carrier), i really believe i need some kind of insurance . Does sammy provide anything like that ? I've browsed their website but didn't find anything except the usual warranty. According to you, carriers insurance are woth a try ?

Then, i will get a "naked" phone, does it mean it will be free of bloatware ?

I've read here and there that to get to grips with the phone it can be a good idea to hard reset it right from the start, before i save any data on it. What do you think?

What do you recommend to maximize battery performance and durability ? How can i take good care of the battery on the long run ? Should i charge it fully as soon as imget the phone ? Or is it better to let it dry out completely and then charge it to max ?

What other things are important to have a good start with the phone ??

I thank you in advance for your kind replies !:good:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] meyerweb:
Welcome, it's a great phone. I think you'll love it.

Since you're mentioning "carrier," I'm guessing you're in the U.S. If that's right, you have a few options.

Carrier insurance: most expensive, but the only one that will cover loss or theft. Typically $13 a month or more, plus a $200 deductible if you need a replacement due to loss, theft or breakage. :( Only you can decide if that's important to you. I've never lost a phone, or had one stolen, so it's not important to me.

Samsung Protection Plan: $129 one time fee, $79 deductible for two years of coverage, up to 2 replacements per year. No loss or theft coverage, but coverage for broken screens, water damage, and electronics failures (after the 1 year warranty is up). I think this is what I'm going with: http://www.samsung.com/us/owners/protection-plus/

Square Trade: Monthly payments, but a lot cheaper than the carrier plans. A little cheaper or a little more expensive than Samsung's depending on how long a plan you get, and whether or not you actually need a replacement phone. Google Square Trade and you can see the options.

Those are the big three. There are a couple of other options mentioned here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s7-edge/646986-insurance-samsung-s7-edge.html , but I'd stay with the big companies that are known to provide reliable claims service. Cheap insurance isn't a good deal if the company isn't actually around to pay your claim.

Not sure what "naked" means. Where did you buy it, and what model (G935F, etc.) is it? If it's a carrier branded phone, it will have bloatware no matter where you bought it from (e.g., Best Buy or Amazon). If it's an unlocked international version, it will have Samsung's bloat, but not carrier bloat.

Won't hurt anything, but it probably isn't necessary. A factory reset simply restores it to the "new, out of the box" condition. Which is the same as what you'll have when you take it out of the box,

Do NOT let the battery drain completely. That was good advice 10 years ago, when phones had NiCd batteries, but Lithium batteries do not like to be fully discharged. The best way to treat Li batteries, if you really want absolutely maximum longevity, is to maintain the charge between 25% and 75%. But for simplicity, just charge it to 100% when it needs it, and don't let it drop below 25% unless you have to.

Read the forums and articles here, and at other Android sites. You'll find lots of good information and tips.

Also, consider getting a case. This is a slippery phone, and the glass back is pretty fragile. I haven't put a case on any other phone, but decided to put one on this one. I wanted the beauty to show through, so I got this one from Spigen. It makes the phone easier to hold, more comfortable (for me) to hold, provides some protection against breaking, and minimizes fingerprints.

http://www.amazon.com/Spigen®-Cryst...&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] dejahboi:
+1 on the Samsung protection plus. I can say from experience (as in this past week) I already had my Gold S7E replaced due to me dropping my phone at 4 feet taking pictures of my fiancé and puppy. In result, a crack screen. Anyways I don't have Samsung Protection plus prior, but bought it, got my claim approved, and the replacement was shipped next day. Keep in mind though, they will replace the phone with the same specs, so the color is not considered. My new replacement was black and they would not exchange it regardless of saying "I'll wait til you get the gold". In the end I sent my damaged phone and had my carrier trade the black for a gold :).

So, to answer your question. Samsung protection plus is awesome (assurant is their insurance) to an extent. And a case is a need! Phone pretty much slipped out of my hand when I dropped the phone.

On a side note, I'm unsure which carrier you're with but At&t (on-line) took care of my replacement at no charge (in-store reps weren't able to fulfill my request, PR at leasty local branch was misinformed).

To top it off, this is Day 1 with my new replaced Gold phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Artixine:
First of, i want to thank you guys for answering my questions ! I appreciate it a ton !

As you both asked,i'm in france and i bought a naked phone online. My service provider here is Orange. Btw, what's the difference between carrier and service provider ?

I would like to ask also if the samsung insurance covers all repair costs ? I mean, i read somewhere that it just help reducing the bill but for instance, a broken screen will still cost about 200bucks to repair !

As for the battery , do i need to go through any calibration process ? I trust everything you told me, but i remember reading somewhere on this site that new phones might need to be calibrated battery wise ? Like, the software may not be fully aware of the battery or sth like that ? This leads me to ask if every piece of hardware maufactured is somehow tested individually before it ships ?

And concerning a protection for the phone i'll go with the silver clear view cover! It really looks stunning even if i'm aware in case of a drop it may open and expose the screen... I also already received my tempered glass ! Hopeflly both will fit together !
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] meyerweb:
I'm thinking that naked has a different meaning here than what you're trying to say. But if you mean it wasn't branded from Orange or another service provider, then I think the answer is that it will still have Samsung's bloat, but not any service provider installed apps. Oh, service provider and carrier amount to the same thing. Here in the U.S. we call Verizon, Sprint, etc. carriers. You'd call them service providers.

I don't know what Samsung's (or anyone else's) insurance plans cover in France. They seem to vary a lot. Here in the U.S, there's a "deductible" of $79 for any repair of replacement. That means no matter what it costs for Samsung to repair or replace your phone, you only pay $79. I don't even know if Samsung offers this plan in France, or what it's terms are if they do. Probably best to go to the Samsung France web site and see if you can find something.

No, you don't. The battery has circuitry in it that works with the phone to keep track of battery status. Just charge it up and use it. There may be some truth that the phone "learns" about the battery during the first few charges, (I don't think so, though), but there's nothing special you need to do.

And concerning a protection for the phone i'll go with the silver clear view cover! It really looks stunning even if i'm aware in case of a drop it may open and expose the screen... I also already received my tempered glass ! Hopeflly both will fit together ![/QUOTE]
[Amazon Fire Phone] Coops97:
I think I screwed up. Tried to turn on nav bar tweaks in gravity box, and when I rebooted there are no keys on the lock screen to unlock it, and the NO SIM message is at the bottom of the screen instead of the top. Running 4.6.6 with root and xposed.

Any ideas?
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
Safestrap is available?

I assume you have no recent TWRP backups?

If Safestrap = yes, then you could try to use the Xposed disabler and pray that the changes weren't applied directly to system. ;)

Does your phone show up with internal storage when connected to a PC? If not, try transfering files with ADB.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Coops97:
had a safestrap backup of 4.6.1, but since it upgraded it doesn't boot through safestrap anymore.

It's not recognized as storage on either of my computers, so I guess I'll try to setup ADB. Can I just reload 4.6.6 from there?
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
Well, that's unfortunate... no Safestrap... at least you can skip the "trying to push zip files to the internal storage" part. ;)

Yes. You can reboot to stock recovery (POW + Vol. UP) and use ADB sideload, this will result in having a clean slate with Fire OS...
[Amazon Fire Phone] Coops97:
/sdcard will remain untouched by sideloading? or can I get anything off through ADB?
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
Reverting back to stock via sideload will erase the internal storage of your device, it's a "60 second wipe out", no survivors. :crying::eek:

The stock recovery (sadly) allows only the "sideload" command. Commands like push, pull, etc. will be closed / aborted.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Coops97:
Managed to get it unlocked. I keep my SIM locked, that number pad to unlock was also not showing up, I moved the SIM to another phone while trying to get the fire unlocked. I turned off the SIM pin on the other phone, then put the SIM back in the fire, and the regular unlock number pad reappeared.

So all is well now, word to the wise, don't mess with nav bar tweaks in gravity box.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Popplegold:
Hi Can You Help Me. I have loaded CyanogenMod 13 with Android 6.01 onto my phone but thought I could install GApps later.

Went into recovery Mode but the install keeps failing. Anyone able to give me step by step guide to achieve this.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mroracle:
I have the same problem

I'm trying to repartition the system partition

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/orig-development/tool-lanchon-repit-data-sparing-t3311747

https://github.com/Lanchon/REPIT
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ophelan:
Hi guys, I just took the plunge and put in an order for a Tilt today; unfortunately the shipping address got botched up so it didn't get shipped out yet. :( I'm coming from a PalmOS background (Treo 650, Kyocera 7135, several non-phones before...).

Does anybody have a suggestion for an app for tracking a couple users and sharing their location with each other?

I see gpsgate has this functionality, but it doesn't appear to have any mechanism for displaying other users. I'd like to pull up a map and see where another user is, and vice versa. I've compiled a list of what I've found and my thoughts (keeping in mind I haven't used them yet), but wanted to get some real user opinions.

GpsGate - Upload only, no way to see other users from the app?

Reperion - Website seems a little sketchy, but the functionality sounds about right. Not real time?

NavXS - Another sketchy website, but the software looks okay.

Mologogo - Java app only, might work though.

GPS Tuner - Nice looking software, but it doesn't have the functionality I'm looking for. It has a buddy function, but there is no "Google Maps" sort of mode. This looks great for outdoor navigation, though.

chtiGPS This looks to be a bit like GPS Tuner, and again doesn't really meet the requirements.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] RemE:
there is a prog called "WIMP" WhereIsMyPhone. You send a text message code to a tilt or Kaiser and it will quietly return a google link with their exact location. Mainly used to silently ping your lost phone and get it's location, but the buddy angle could be handled with it. http://www.wimp-software.co.uk
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] GpsPasSion:
Mologogo seems to be your best bet, but I tried the WM version on the Kaiser and I got a nasty message error upon launch. (UPDATE - only the first time). Still it proceeded and find the GPS module OK. Problem is that it's not reading the first digits properly 48,8141 becomes ,08141 - probably a regional setting, I'll
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] Juan_Largearm:
Hi there. About 5 days back I posted up a question over on the other forum section asking if there was any way to do this and never got any replies. I decided to go searching and found an awesome XDA user called tomascus who in the past has modified other device cameras and some of the Xperia Z range cameras to increase bitrates when recording. He was nice enough to modify the 4K camera APK for me and I wanted to share it with anyone else who has been looking for the same thing as I was. Remember to thank him if you see him around!

There are two files now three files.

The first is;

SuperVideoCamera-xxhdpi-release.apk

This is the file you want if all you need is the 4K bitrate increase. It's set to record 4k@ 80mbps.

To use it copy the file using a file explorer with root access to the

system/priv-app/SuperVideoCamera-xxhdpi-release

folder and give it the permissions 644.

I would strongly suggest you rename the original rather than overwriting it or deleting it just in case something doesn't work or you want to go back to normal.

Clear the camera app's data/cache and restart then you should be good to go.

The second file is just a modified media-profiles.xml

You don't need this unless you also want to modify the bitrates of 1080p@30FPS and 720p@30FPS.

The APK above will change the 4K bitrate without needing this file.

You can use just this file on it's own and not the APK above if you don't want to change the 4K recording but want the increased 1080 and 720.

To use this one, copy the file to the

system/etc

folder and give it permissions 644 and reboot.

Again, I really think you should rename the original rather than overwriting it for the option of changing back.

I set the bitrates as;

1080p@30fps= 54mbps

720p@30fps= 24mbps

These settings also apply to recordings taken using the Timeshift camera feature.

The third file is SemcCameraUI-generic-xxhdpi-release.apk

This one will modify just the 1080p@ 60FPS bitrate up to 54mbps

To use it do the same as the first file and copy it using a file explorer with root access to the

system/priv-app/SemcCameraUI-generic-xxhdpi-release

folder and give it the permissions 644.

Rename the original rather than overwriting it or deleting it just in case something doesn't work or you want to go back to normal.

Clear the camera app's data/cache and restart then you should be good to go.

As far as I have tested everything worked fine. Please let me know if you have any problems and I'll try fix them.

I've added copies of the original files on the next page in case anyone ever needs them.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] Rubensss:
Thanks for the input , I installed the apk and file.xml and I have not noticed improvement in video quality. What I have noticed is that the videos take up a lot more storage space than before ...
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] Juan_Largearm:
Thanks for the feedback. I've not done much testing of it myself yet. I've had time to playback one 4K recording I took on my 4K TV vs. A couple of other ones I'd taken before the mod and the new one does look slightly more crisp. The two videos are in different conditions so it could be the lighting. I'll need to take some before and after shots of the same thing and see how it looks.

The 720 and 1080, I agree, I can't see much of a difference except slightly more dark "noise" and a larger file size. It could be a limitation of the hardware or something. Perhaps it tells it to capture more and it tries - but it just can't.

It definitely needs more testing and more feedback from anyone else who wants to try it would be greatly appreciated.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] Ashray_Vk:
Could other things also be incorporated like some manual unlocked controls ? Or maybe ISO control in 23 MP too? Some of the features from the other camera based thread for the xperias ?
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] Juan_Largearm:
I'm pretty sure I saw something like that for an old xperia camera and there was an xposed module for the z2 that unlocked the 20mpx in certain modes so I assume these things are possible. I'm not a developer in any way though and have no idea how to do that to be honest.

I've learned some stuff so far messing about with this about how to decompile and look through the code but that sounds like a job for someone who knows what they are doing :P
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] Ashray_Vk:
There's another thread there by xswxm containing the unlocked apk. Maybe that could be edited by you to gain these good features too.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] Juan_Largearm:
I've had a quick look at that APK from over there and all I've really been able to see is the ISO names and values. I could change the values but as I don't really know what I'm doing I don't know where I'd begin to enable ISO control at 23mpx. There's nothing simple I can see like "change this to enable it" :laugh:

This is why devs get paid the big bucks and I'm definitely in over my head.

Maybe send off a PM to xswxm and ask him if he could mod the camera for you.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] Ashray_Vk:
It's been unlocked already.

My request was to incorporate your mod into that apk. :)

Edit: just realised that there's a different apk for video, sorry about the confusion. Maybe I need sleep, lol
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] Juan_Largearm:
Ahh seems we both misunderstood! No problem.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] Juan_Largearm:
OK so after a lot more messing around it seems there is a bitrate point at which there is no longer an increase in notable quality of the video but the file sizes still get bigger as you keep increasing the bitrate. 54 mbps to my eye seems to be a good maximum for 1080p and I couldn't see any real increase of quality after 22mbps on 720p. 54 1080p might even be too high still. I'd be interested to know what other people see in terms of quality.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] samantafs:
hello friends

When i want to copy files with root explorer it gives me an error and siad failed to copy files, i try with es explorer and it says these files are read only system files, what can i do? I have z5 premium android 6 rooted
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] Juan_Largearm:
You need to mount the folder as read/write instead of read only or you can't make any changes inside it. Going by what you described you never tried to rename the files you were going to replace first which would give you the same error too and which I would advise you to do too ;)

You'll be glad you didn't overwrite them if you want to change back at some point.
[Xperia Z5 Premium Themes and Apps] Juan_Largearm:
Original Files

Just in case you never kept the old ones and want them back later :laugh: