yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] psargent:
Same problem here with my first Tilt. I returned the next day because this thread hadn't popped up yet so I thought it was just me and one defective unit. I subsequently got one that (knock on wood) has performed much better. Still notice a few jutters here and there, but the wheel doesn't feel as "scratchy" as mentioned before.

When I had my first Tilt, I noticed it much more when moving the wheel slowly. Here's hoping the problem doesn't start again because so far so good with my new one.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rock4mayo:
hello i'm using htc Tytn II

rom version : 1.81.707.0 WWE

rom date : 09/05/07

Radio version : 1.27.12.11

Protocol version : 22.45.88.07H

CE OS 5.2.1620 (Build 1825.0.4.2)

and everything works fine up,down and push.....

cheers
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] RedVash:
Just got a Tilt 3 days ago

Just got a Tilt 3 days ago and Im having the same erratic scroll wheel problem.

I see that this is an old thread, so I'm wondering if any conclusion as to this being a hardware or software problem have been made?

Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] robroth:
The issue went away with mine after a few weeks of use.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jsjazz:
I have this problem on 2 Vario 3's. I only notice it using Mobipocket reader when sometimes scrolling down doesn't work, occasionally screen scrolls up a page instead! Originally I thought it was due to the reader software, but then I noticed the same thing scrolling through a long list of files. When the wheel is unresponsve the joypad button is also unresponsive and needs 3 or 4 presses to start working again. Maybe its a problem with the ROM/hardware scrolling through long documents?

It hasn't got any better after 8 months of use for me.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] ed_sp:
Mobipocket hint

I had this same laggy issue, I uninstall the Mobipocket reader and re-install it on the main memory of Kaiser and I've got some serious improvement on the scrolling speed. Give it a try and give me your feedback!

Regards!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] sagi456:
Solved a similar problem

People I had the same problem with my Hermes100 and found the solution to my problem, it was so simple that I just didn't think about it straight away:

I thought about rotohammer's replay: "Usually wheels of this type are metal contacts against a circuit board" and a possible answer came into my mind::eek:

I opened the plastic cover and found out that the insides of the hermes was FULL of dust, I blew at it a couple of times to clear away all the dust and WONDER: the scroll wheel functions perfectly!!!:):):)

So all of you out there experiencing a similar behavior with your scroll wheel - just open your devices and have a look inside!;)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] ZimriXDA:
I was trying many apps to use as a launcher on my rooted kindle fire hd 7". None of them would let me pick a wallpaper. It would just give me a black background. Anyways while looking around I found an app by Microsoft called "Arrow Launcher".

Screenshots:
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] drubio:
This is the BEST and probably the most right to the real point post ive ever readed in this particular forum since I joined....

Forgive me if I say I have had lost the faith on sony's z4t development here... It's a real pleasure to know there's still ppl working on what I think should be the right development direction on gettin' control of our loved devices, instead of breaking them and throw a lot of expensive features to the flush.

Thanks again mate to share it.
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] Stevethegreat:
Interesting, if I downgrade do I also lose my Marshmallow data and settings (i.e. is it the same as factory reset?)

BTW Finally this tablet becomes viable, almost a year after its release...
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] najoor:
If you want to have a stable system you will need to overwrite the user data which means you will lose your apps and settings and possibly (depending on how you flash) your internal storage so make a back up.

In general application data of Android firmware are not downward compatible with older versions.
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] Electronic Punk:
Hmm, but if you can also temp root then you can backup everything using TitaniumBackup anyway before unlocking.

So if I understand this right, if you can back up TA we can infact unlock the bootloader now with no loss of DRM ?

So can now actually get full root based on that ?
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] Stevethegreat:
I will only downgrade to get a TA Backup, so stability is not an issue to me (after the TA Backup, I'll go back to MM and probably unlock it).

My only issue would be if downgrading would actually harm my data and/or my capacity to get the TA backup properly (if I'm not wipe first I mean).
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] najoor:
I don't think it will affect the TA back up process by it may harm you application data (not your sdcard data). The reason is that on every reboot android cleans up the) /data partition as much as it can (for example if it sees that an app has been uninstall but it has left some data behind). I'm doing so lollipop may corrupt some of your marshmallow data,

Why don't you take a backup of your data before a downgrade and the restore them later? The tablet itself has a utility to do it and I hear Helium is a tool that backs up your app data without the need for root.
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] Stevethegreat:
Mostly to save time as I have too much data. I though to do it like this

Downgrade to Lollipop -> Use the Exploit -> TA Backup -> Upgrade back to Marshmallow.

In principle everything should have had worked as by the end of it I would be back to Marshmallow (I would not linger into Lollipop). But now that you're telling me that lollipop may corrupt my data permanently I have second thoughts.

I thought, that my data would not work well on Lollipop, but that wouldn't matter to me; but now you're telling me that they won't work when I'll back in Marshmallow too, which is a totally different beast. Am I understanding you correctly?
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] Electronic Punk:
Does everyone need to downgrade tho?

Once we have the TA partition available to restore, once its made available online surely everyone else can just restore the same one?

Or is the key unique?

Kinda assuming here that all the stuff that needs the TA partition will work with an unlocked bootloader, or does it have to be locked to be usable again?

Edit: Can we restore TA partition after unlocking bootloader?

Yes but this will also relock the bootloader.

Bugger :)

Ultimately never rooted my device for fear of losing something (that I will never use anyway!)
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] Stevethegreat:
DRM Keys are unique, in fact that's the whole point of TA backups.

Also there's a talk (on the other thread) of a tool that would merge your particular keys with a particular custom kernel.

That way you'd keep all Sony Exclusive features, but also be able to make use of root apps. It would be great if such a tool becomes usable with AndroPlus Kernel...
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] Electronic Punk:
Nice, had all but given up hope of being able to unlock my Z4 so that sounds promising!
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] D0MINO:
I am looking for a high-end tablet and it seemed the Z4 Tablet was the best one for me over the Pixel C and even the iPad Air 2..though I did consider the budget Nvidia Shield K1 also.

The next thing I did was see if the bootloader could be unlocked and custom ROMs installed as I really hate the Sony UI that I have experienced with my sisters M2, and I never stick to the stock ROM in any of my phones. I just love knowing and doing customising!!

..Unfortunately, it seems like I will be stuck with it so I may have to look for another brand now :mad::(
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] najoor:
I don't know how you got that impression, since the whole point of the OP and the links I posted with it is that you will not be stuck with the stock firmware.

So to summarize the points mentioned in the OP:

As of today, the following is possible with a tablet Z4:

1- The TA partition can be backed up.

2- The booloader can be unlocked.

3- The unlocking is reversible with the help of the backed up TA pertition

4- When the bootloader is unlocked a custom kernel can be flashed (currently one is posted in the Z4 forum courtesy of [MENTION=5169444]AndroPlus[/MENTION]).

5- When the bootloader is unlocked the stick Kernel can be patched to retrieve the Xperia proprietary facilities that are lost to the unlocking process (courtesy of [MENTION=357342]tobias.waldvogel[/MENTION]).

6- When the bootloader is unlocked /system can be fully modified. That means flashing completely custom ROMs.

So you can either make your own modification to the system, or wait for someone to make a ROM. In light of the above possibilities it is only a matter of time before customs ROMs start to pop up.

By the way, to the extent that the stock firmware is customizable without unlocking the bootloader, it is actually a good ROM and you can change a lot of things from the general appearance to the default launcher.

PS: Tablet Z4 is my second Sony tablet and the third Sony mobile device and I have about 10 of this kind of devices at any given time. The other android devices are miles behind in terms of elegance and manufacturing quality. There is just something about a Sony device that is unique and unmatched.
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] odicamillo:
Can anyone confirm how to re-lock the bootloader once unlocked?

I would say:

1. Flash a stock firmware (the lollipop version that you used to backup the TA partition).

2. Use the iovyroot temp root batch tarestore to restore your TA partition.

3. Reboot and that's it: you are back to unlocked bootloader unrooted original drm included stock firmware.

Anyone already tried?

Thank you.
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] El_Rey:
I unlocked the bootloader and rooted the device SGP771.

Bevor that, i backed up the TA.

Then i flashed the androplus kernel.

Everything works great.

But you cannot modify androplus kernel with that tool. That means DRM restore is only possible on stock rom.

When you restore TA to stock rom, your bootloader will be in a lockes status again and there is no more root. Too bad :(
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] RJASSI21:
Can ta be restored on any fw like marshmallow or can it only be restored on the fw that you backed it up from?
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] scoobydu:
This looks very promising, thanks OP.

Has anyone else managed to get it to work as described?

Thanks in advance
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] retikulatus:
Dear najoor,

are you telling us that, now, we can unlock a z4 tablet which has the "rooting status: Bootloader unlock allowed: NO" , in the service info/configuration area ?!?

if it is the case, i would be delighted to know how to proceed step by step, as i would love to install a lineage rooted custom rom on it (it is the SGP771 one,with phone capability)!!!

thank you

kind regards from France
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] najoor:
Unfortunately if that is the case you cannot unlock the bootloader.

I am just curious, why does yours look like that? Do you have myXperia or some other find-my-phone service activated on your phone?
[Xperia Z4 Tablet General] retikulatus:
Thanks for the fast reply even if you ruined my hopes :p

no, i don't think i have myXperia , i checked on my apps and find nothing.

Since i had display issues with my tab s (sm-t800), i tried the z4 tablet for its LCD screen instead of the super amoled of samsung...

My bootloader was already locked when i purchased it, i updated it thinking it will change that but unfortunatly that did nothing.

It wasn't a new one though, perhaps the previews owner messed up with it and got its bootloader locked :/

Because it is some kind of lotery to have a bootloader unlockable with sony, i will wait patiently until samsumg release its 16:9/10 tab s4: imho, the tab s3 actual 4:3 format is a nonsense....

Thank you again

Kind regards from France
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] podkilla:
I have two contracts (Vodafone + T-Mobile Business both in germany) and two devices (OPO + G3).

A couple of days ago i decided to wipe the OPO (vodafone) from lollipop and install the newer CM13 which i have run on my G3 (tmobile) a few months now.

On the new CM13 installation, i realized that i cannot connect to any messenger (hike, xmpp, threema) on the OPO (vodafone). I tried the vodafone sim in the G3 as well - same problem, no connection to any messenger.

The tmobile sim works flawlessly in both devices.

So i figured, maybe a vodafone issue and called their support, they send my a new sim card, but that did not solve the problem. With the new sim i have the exact same behavior on both devices (no connection to any messenger app).

I then completely wiped the OPO again and reverted it back to stock lollipop - same problem.

I tried different modem/radio firmwares and had different results, but no success. Whenever the sim was detected i had the exact same problem.

Btw. i can send and receive sms, and i can browse the web and get my emails with the vodafone sim.

I would be very glad if somebody could shed some light into this, as i dont know what to do any more. To me it looks like a vodafone problem as my tmobile sim works flawlessly in both devices with any firmware, but i have no idea what to tell the guys on the hotline.....

[solved]

my girlfriend figured out the problem - we had to manually set the apn from wap.vodafone.de to web.vodafone.de
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafirk47:
Hello friends i need help about Exodus 6.0

I'm using cm 12.1 lollipop 5.1.1 rooted and twrp recovery 3.0 installed ... Now I want to enter to the WORLD of custom ROM and I have downloaded "exodus-6.0-20160331-NIGHTLY-tomato.zip" and mini gapps package

I did following steps and get some error stuck at " patching system unconditionally .... "

For more than 1 hour

Steps I did are

First I have taken Nandroid backup using twrp backup

Then copied ROM zip and gapps package zip to internal storage

Then enabled android debugging and advance reboot to developer option

Then reboot to recovery and done wiping dalvik,system, data and cache

Then go back to main screen then install select exodus-6.0-20160331-NIGHTLY-tomato.zip and started flashing zip

It started for first showing target yureka 5.0.2 ....s1k1 (not exactly what the line was but something like this)

And at this stage " patching system unconditionally ...." I got stucked ......

Please guys help me find out what is the problem

Am I doing something wrong???

Any Help will be appreciated

I'm am using YU yureka AO5510
[Galaxy S 4 General] salah eltony:
Hello guys

Today i will teach you how to check any samsung battery

( Original or Not Original )

Just follow this video​

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BvdJUz...ature=youtu.be
[Galaxy S 4 General] meohmy:
Unfortunately page shows that video does not exist.
[Galaxy S 4 General] sway8966:
The video showing how to check the barcode on the battery.

Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvdJUz20AMk
[Galaxy S 4 General] meohmy:
Thanks for the link but youtube states that video has been removed by the owner, it is unfortunate that I cannot access my computer everyday and have missed it once more but thanks for trying.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jhaddad83:
Hi I have a tablet Tolino tab 7.

I the wifi signal is weak. I need to be next to the router to get 2 bars only. I only get full signal if I put the tablet on the router. I opened the tablet to check if there is a hardware issue. For example a loose cable. I resoldered the wifi cable from both end ( the cable is soldered it is not a connector). No luck with that.

The tablet is 4.2.2. I wiped it and didn't make any different. I used the wifi booster apps. Doesn't make a difference.

I thought maybe I should upgrade to KitKat but I don't know where to start. I tried to backup with ROM manager. The device is not compatible so I can't even back it up.

Please any advise ? Beside getting another tablet.

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jhaddad83:
Resolved it myself

I opened the tablet, changed the antenna ( bought a used antenna from EBay) laptop wireless antenna.

Solder it and the signal is much better.
[XDA Assist] mechasnyper:
Hello,

There's this process I noticed in my battery usage settings and it uses so much battery and I have no idea what it does. I took this into notice after I felt that my phone, an Amazon Fire Phone, was warmer than usual. So I checked my battery usage, and I see this service, mdnsd, using 50% of the battery. Now, I checked the internet and XDA about this issue, and it says that Firefox is causing this issue. Problem is that I do not have Firefox installed. Now, what I want is what does it do? Why is it using so much battery? And can I disable it, since I have a rooted phone running CyanogenMod 11.

Thank you in advance,

mechasnyper

[IMG="Battery usage..."]http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160402/197c625d5c6592d9b02de5d0f8d7d7d5.jpg[/IMG]

Also, moderators, please delete this thread of mine... thx.
[XDA Assist] Vatsal:
Hello,

You may try posting your query here Ask any Question Newbie friendly, the experts there maybe able to assist you.

-Vatsal
[XDA Assist] mechasnyper:
Thank you, I will try asking there. Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derYASIN:
Hi Bros!

need urgent help here , if any of u bro can help my problem please

Problem:

new cool game called Evilbane came out and installed <<< should try bro

try to run then i says need to get download additional files and stop running with error

"SECURITY alert xposed detected"

i want to keep xposed

please HELP!!

P.S

It lies on the Xposed App, not at the framework!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BatDroid:
then why don't u try lucky patcher and set new patch to make ur game less dependent from verify or checking ??(talking about hack, patch isn't allowed.

hope u will use it for better)

And post this things on Q/A forum not in apps.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derYASIN:
When I that do, the App don't start! :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BatDroid:
coz u applied the wrong patch
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenJacobs:
Hi

How to change CSC country code?
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arunmohan16:
Unofficial build is stable enough and no activity is seen on https://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/q/project:CyanogenMod/android_device_oneplus_onyx. Will there be an official build anytime soon?
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Calvin2394:
Yes, there will be.

A button commit is waiting to be merged, then we'll have official nightlies.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedrof1991:
Any idea on how much it will take?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rmcalhany:
I've read so many posts, you'd think I could get this to work.

I've run the QuickGPS that comes w/ my AT&T Tilt. It shows a download time and that it's valid for a little over 6 days from now.

When I run Google Maps, and try Track Location, I get the standard error message that says my GPS receiver is not responding.

Anyone have any thoughts/pointers?

thx

Robert
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] McHale:
did you go into settings and change the GPS settings?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rmcalhany:
Wait. I just found another thread that says I need to run something besides QuickGPS to get Google Maps to work.

I'm confused. I need to run (i) QuickGPS, (ii) another application (such as GPS Test or GPS Viewer), AND (iii) google maps?

Or, do I just need to run (ii) and (III)?

thx

Robert
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rmcalhany:
Yes. ONe of the first things I did.

Com 4, 4800 baud.

R
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jomo25:
In theory, it should work with only (i) and (iii). However, in practice, it seems people (including me) only have success if you do (i), (ii), and (iii).

E.g. Run something like Windows Live, get the Satellite fix, then run Google Maps. I know its cumbersome, but it seems that Google Maps' tolerance for waiting for a sat signal is too short. And since all other progs work with the GPS without such actions, I'd say its a Google Maps issue, not a Kaiser one.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] exzist78:
I have never had a problem?

I feel like i am missing something...I have Tom Tom, and google maps, and have never done anything except run them? Works flawlessly for me, are you guys running htc rom?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] TaurusBullba R.I.P.:
I've seen elsewhere that some people that have changed their GPS settings on the Kaiser/Tilt have needed to hard-reset to get the GPS to work again.

So, I would suggest doing a hard-reset and be sure to just not touch any GPS settings following that.

You DON'T need to run any other 3rd party apps to enable your GPS or anything of that sort. Just install Google Maps and go outside to test it. It could take up to a minute to get a signal. It's also possible you might get the error you previously mentioned, the first time you open Google Maps. Just click "retry", and that should do it.

Give that a shot and report back. :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] McHale:
I used TomTom last night (I downloaded the free Chicago map but don't live anywhere near Chicago) and it truly is a slick app.

BUT

I use Windows Live all the time with it and am very very impressed how it works. I don't have the Google app loaded so can't comment on it specifically.

But I was having issues with QuickGPS and had to hard reset to fix it.

-Mc
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jomo25:
It all depends on your location and how quick your unit finds the satellites. GOogle Maps has a very short timeout allowance. So, yes, sometimes, retrying over and over will work. Sometimes not. Running another program that has a higher timeout tolerance helps in those situations. E.g. I was in Portland this week and with the heavy cloud cover and rain, it took about 2.5 min for it to get a fix. Thus Google kept timing out. So, I switched to Live which waited and waited and waited, and then when it had the fix, worked nicely. I could then stop Live and switch to GoogleMaps and it would work nicely.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] gogol:
Yes, it is a problem with Google Maps apparently :)

It has a very short timeout to get satellite fix.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rmcalhany:
This is getting frustrating. Maybe I'm just an idiot. I installed Windows Live and configured it to Com 4. I then had Live "center on GPS" and instead of Palo Alto where I am now, it shows me in Oakland. When I switch to Google Maps, I still get the timeout error.

Arrrgh.

Guess I should try GPS Viewer or something instead of Windows Live?

Robert
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] RemE:
Yes, try GPS Viewer to see the number of sats you are receiving.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rmcalhany:
Well. Downloaded GPS Test (not GPS Viewer) and it shows about 3 satellites (usually 2 are green, 1 yellow). At the minimum, I have one yellow bar. I'm on the 6th floor with a large window that I can see a HUGE amount of sky out of. So I'm kind of disappointed. (Well, now I show no satellites).

It's been indicating "GPS Starting up" for over 3 minutes.

Google Maps still won't get GPS to work

Anyone have any idea what's going on?

Robert
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] tonydt1g3r:
i had alot of google map problems also. after setting to com 4 and 4800 baud go outside and try the track location feature. also it helps if its not too cloudy. Most of the times I was testing it I was inside the house which didnt work.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] rmcalhany:
FYI. GPS Viewer has the following error on my device:

java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError

Robert
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] MrByte:
... and where do I find GPS Viewer? As far as I can tell, it is not on my phone..?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Ves:
You need to download it, search the forum. there is a link to the site/file somewhere
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] MrByte:
found another cool one, free :) http://www.visualgps.net/VisualGPSce/