yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[XDA Assist] customTweak:
Dear reader, I want to make the transition from IOS to Android and I have detailed requirements to the software and hardware of my new Smartphone maybe you can give me your opinion on one or more of this topics:

So basically I want to buy the smartphone which fits the requirements the most. The importance is descend.

I do not care about the price nor the size of the Device.

1. I want to use the Device and the operations System Version as long as possible and if possible set up everything once and then only update Apps if I have to. And do not update the OS because this means all my Xposed Tweaks are gone and there is maybe no version out for the new OS.

For my Iphone I manageed it to use IOS 5.1.1 for up to three years.

2. I want to be able to customize my Statusbar, Lockscreen, physical Buttons on the phone, Notifications ...

I am so used to the following features:

2.1 - In Android world you would call this: Xposed Module Repository -> Physical Button Music Control

2.2 - I need a method that the phone is silent ( no vibration too ) and only wakes up the screen if an email, whatsapp arrives, BUT all calls ( unknown, in contact list, supressed number ) will vibrate or only wake display or vibrate and ring. At least the options for the calls should be easy accessible and I need an icon in the Statusbar that tells me something like: Warning you phone will not vibrate/sound if somebody calls you.

2.3 I want to have the Day,Date in the statusbar eg. "Mo23.02"

2.4 I need reminders that will stay on the Lockscreen

2.5 I need if I get notifications like a new mail, whatsapp message, or facebook message, that this message will be displayed with a preview on the lockscreen and stay on the lockscreen until it is marked as read ( In IOS they without Jailbreak Tweak they dissapear after the first unlock )

2.6 I need that my calender events are shown on the lockscreen

3 Genreally I want a clear structured layout, no fancy animations but to be able to customize behavior of the phone as much as possible. I do not need the newest autofocus, fingerprint technical gadet stuff, but the phone should be as fast as possible. I need it to enhance my productivity in daily life and want to set it up once and use it as long as possible without reconfig it

4 So does this mean go to CM or are there Stock ROMS who can be customized with Xposed Framework very good.

Which Phone in the High End sector can you recommend? Which one is famous for supporting CM or XposedFramework on stock very good ?
[XDA Assist] Vatsal:
Hello,

Try posting your query here Device suggestion thread with all relevant details, the experts there maybe able to assist you.

-Vatsal
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
Hello everyone.

This is my first post here on xda.

As we all know lg has been releasing marshmallow for the lg g3.

I have two variants of the lg g3 dual sim. One is D856 and the other is D858hk.

The only difference among these two models is the lte bands, other than that they are the same.

Lg released marshmallow for D858HK two months ago but upon contacting them they said that they would not release marshmallow for d856.

I know that there is already a ported rom available but it is not the greatest rom and has major bugs.

I just wanted that if someone could port a rom out of d858hk rom and release it for d856. It would be great.

I am thankful.

Take care.
[XDA Assist] Droidriven:
Hello,

Welcome to XDA.

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/help

The experts there may be able to help.

Register an XDA account to post and reply in the forums. Good luck.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] svenvaeth:
I just try to not root my phone :) But the ads are really annoying.

Adaway helped me a lot in the past, but the phone has to be rooted.

Is there any alternative available?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] enlan:
Adguard, you can buy the lifetime license for around 4€ when paying in the russian currency.

Add another 2€ for tasker if you're annoyed of the little key symbol.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] svenvaeth:
Thanks...Tasker I already got.

Cheers man
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Andybaby:
http://www.xda-developers.com/netgu...ntrol-over-apps-internet-access-without-root/

blocks adds with the free version unlike adgaurd. Need the github version to actually block ads.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] svenvaeth:
Thanks guys, nothing is really comparable. But I ll try it a little more.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] MattBooth:
https://block-this.com/ - Free local VPN like AdGuard, but without the insane battery drain.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] svenvaeth:
I tried the 3 apps you suggested:

Atguard

Netguard (from Gifthub)

Block this

But no app could block the ads inside my newspaper app. It is called "Schweiz News" just in case you wanna check it. Quite depressing. With root and adaway, this ads were immediately blocked.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] peachpuff:
I just tried that news app with block this and it blocked the ads at the bottom. Block this is the only free app that can block ads in apps, the others you need to pay for.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] svenvaeth:
Hey, you are right. I just rebooted my phone and now the ads are gone.

Thanks a lot. That's really cool now =)

Cheers

Sven
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] svenvaeth:
One more thing. HowHow can I get rid of the key symbol with Tasker?

I never really used it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Kemby13:
I'm using Adguard since i bought my S7 (don't wanna root it just yet). Didn't notice any major battery drain with Adguard but i will try Block-this for a few days... Just installed it, the app doesn't seem to have any options :/ but nevermind...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] svenvaeth:
Nope, no options....but it does its job :good:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] copenhagen:
For browsers I highly recommend "adblock browser". I doesn't address ads in other apps but it does a fantastic job blocking them while surfing the Internets - and you can get it free from the play store. (No extra setup required. Install and launch) :) great for say... streaming video sites that traditionally would throw a ton of pop ups and redirects at you. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] cingulum:
Couldn't agree more! The only reason I used to root my phone was to block annoying ads and there was no effective way to block in-app ads without a root until I found block-this. This little freebee works like a charm effectively blocking both in-browser and app ads. Few times I do randomly see ads on some webpages, but I can live with that. The only annoying part is that there is a persistent key icon and VPN notification in the notification area but I can live with this, given the comfort this freebee brings without any root.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] svenvaeth:
A guy here mentioned that you can remove the symbol it with Tasker. I tried this, but I have no idea how to do it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] waingro808:
try nochromo browser. search xda. it's chromium, so just like chrome.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] exploreresp:
You can not remove the VPN key icon without being root. Even with tasker.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] LeVvE:
How do you remove the key with tasker?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] POWER1FM:
I see a lot of tasker apps at store.....

A little help please!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Hgneto:
Which of this apps affect LESS the battery life and performance (overall and internet speed)?

Atguard

Netguard (from Gifthub)

Block this

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] peachpuff:
You cant measure that with these apps, just install block this since its the only free app that can block ads in apps.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] abc941121:
there is an ad block plus plugin for samsung stock browser now, just search in play store and you will find it. work like a charm.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] enlan:
Just use the attached Tasker profiles to activate/deactivate adguard while opening/closing chrome/apps/newsreader of your choice
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] LeVvE:
Worked almost I guess, it ignores whitelists and you still get the notification when it's actually running.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Kemby13:
One thing i noticed since i'm using Block this, once again i have adds in games... I didn't have them before with adguard... Anyway i feel that Block this uses a bit less batery, even though it is negligable...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Big_Berny:
I got weak yesterday because of this and rooted it. [emoji4]

But what can I say, I love it. Love adaway and that GPS and Landscape mode are only enabled when some specific apps are used.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Hgneto:
If it's just an Internet ad blocker since it doesn't block app ads, why you simply won't install a browser ad block plug in? Doing that with stock Samsung browser
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Kemby13:
I never said i have ads while browsing , i only said in games (some of them, not all). I don't use stock browser because it lacks text wrapping, i use Opera and i am satisfied with it...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] rootuser11:
Thanks this helped.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] gleggie:
Is there any way to just hide the VPN key icon but still keep the ad blocking service active?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] svenvaeth:
Nope, you need Tasker, and this needs root access.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] liteon163:
Block This seems to be working just fine for me so far, but it hasn't even been one day yet. It seems a bit easier on the battery, too. If it holds up well, I'll probably use the donate button...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] krneki10:
How may I remove the persistent notification from Block This? It's really annoying.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] enlan:
No, the Key is a Android "Feature". I guess that nobody can tunnel all your data without your knowledge.

Having the key displayed only when it's needed is in my opinion a better deal than rooting the device. When the key was displayed all the time it got on my nerves. Now I don't even recognize it anymore
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] liteon163:
It's been a few more days for me, running Block This in the background full-time. I've not seen a negative impact on battery life. Excellent!

I like it well enough I used the in-app donate button to give the dev $5 via PayPal.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] ggsava:
Hi Guys, I'm the developer of Block This. Just registered to these forums as I saw people actively discussing the app in a couple of threads. If you have questions about it you can ask me here or on the official app forum at forum.block-this.com. Thanks for using the Block This! :good:
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] duchkata:
Any idea why I can't install the app Block this?

When I touch the install button nothing happened. Only the cancel button seems to be working.

Obviously, my setting is set to accept a third party app.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] ggsava:
Very strange. Are you able to install any other APKs?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] duchkata:
Yes, no problem with any other apps.

Same effect as it was grayed out.

Really strange, never seen something like that.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] ggsava:
Do you have any screen filtering apps running? If yes I'd suggest stopping it for a sec and trying again. Other than that phone restart might help.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] duchkata:
Haha you nailed it!

It was my app Custom Auto Brightness making the issue.

Everything is working fine now.

Well, we never stop learning somethings every days.

Thank a lot
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] ggsava:
No problems, glad it worked.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] duchkata:
Here's a little contribution for your excellent app.

4WD90963KS107523N
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] ggsava:
Thanks a lot, it all goes to sustaining the app and keeping it FREE for everyone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] jjohn7293:
You can install adaway for free. On unrooted phones, you will need to edit the APN in order to eliminate ads. You need to add a proxy to your APN

Add...

Proxy: Localhost

Port: 2020
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] jarayn:
no you cant.

maybe you mean adblock plus?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] jjohn7293:
Yes sorry
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] kwchan98:
Is there any security issue exist of using some app that connect the VPN to block the ad?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] testacount:
My new favorite ad blocker.

Works good on mobile and wlan.

Blocks ad's in app's to.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lostnet.fw.free
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] blazethelight:
This guy takes ad into this thread.

Maybe inform admin is better...

?

Gesendet von meinem SM-N9005 mit Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] GZA1337:
haha wtf is this ^^

seriously?
[HTC Excalibur] TonyDee:
I am trying to setup my phone to connect to my WLAN at home but I need to know my MAC number. I've checked everywhere and I don't know where to find it. Any ideas?
[HTC Excalibur] quiksand:
If you have security enabled on your wireless lan, you can disable it and allow the device to connect via dhcp and then check the dhcp host file for the mac address or plug it up via active sync and do an ipconfig /all and find the adapter to get the mac address that way. The connection should be named Windows Mobile Based Device.
[HTC Excalibur] indiekiduk:
Mac filtering is very weak security and a waste of time and effort because anyone can simply spoof one of your device's macs and get on your network. So forget mac filtering and turn on WPA security instead and choose an 8 letter passphrase, its the strongest and simplest way to secure your network.
[HTC Excalibur] stevemw:
Temporarily disable MAC filtering and connect to the AP. Then go to Start -> Settings -> Connections -> More -> WiFi Settings -> Connection Status. The MAC address will be available near the end of the list.
[HTC Excalibur] jockyw2001:
Make a rom dump with bkondisk and open bk_02_0005.img in a hexeditor. You will find the MAC at offset 0x47e5c in reverse notation :D

PS: you can also run or flash the USPL (see sticky) and set a MAC address of your own choice. Connect with MTTY and at the command prompt type:

emapiWlanMac 00 01 02 03 04 05 (the six two-digit numbers are the six hexadecimal MAC byte values and should be replaced by anything you like)
[HTC Excalibur] TonyDee:
I use both
[HTC Excalibur] MountainDrew:
Open comm manager

Press 3 to turn on WiFi (if it's off)

Press settings softkey

Press 3 - WLAN settings

Press 2 - Connection Status

Scroll down to MAC:

Your MAC address should be displayed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Haphim:
I'm running KitKat (CM 11 Nightly - 1/11/2016), and I'm having an odd problem with portable hotspot functionality.

If I try to turn on the hotspot, it immediately goes crazy and keeps turning itself off and on and off again - and I see the word "error" appearing in its status periodically. It takes some effort to get it to shut off again.

Note that this isn't visible if I use the toggle tile - it's only visible when I go through the full system preferences (toggle tile causes the same problem, you just can't see it).

I have another phone running the same version of Android (and CM) - and the exact same thing happens to that phone as well. If I reboot the phone - *sometimes* it works.

Does anyone have any idea what's causing this and how to get the hotspot feature working reliably again?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] gasketse:
s7 edge....just this.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] hiepgia:
Hey friend. Just go with S7 Edge and it will not disappoint you again. I am totally love my S7e. It's very very fast and very long battery with very nice display.

Just few issue in software like random freeze and reboot (1 per week) and it will be solved by software update.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] fethi2:
This is the first time a Samsung device surprises me having SOT like this. When S7 (not needs root) a little tweaked (no greenify or 3rd party app) has excellent battery life. I've used every samsung device since S2 (including note series), but this time they solved the battery issue. I'm on LTE network and SOT is more than 4, 4.5 hours.

Update of the samsung devices is not very well so Note has MM yet available, so don't expect N upgrades soon.

I have 6S plus, Nexus 6P and S7 Edge which I use as daily drivers (2 of them are always online). The question is do you want to use ios or android. (as I said this time samsung did the work well)

6S plus' camera is excellent you dont notice a pixel or low resolution but samsung's better. Camerawise S7E>6S+>6P

Screen quality is best on s7e and you will be happy to use (unless curved screen glare does bother you)

As far as I noticed samsung did a very good job on s7e.

Hope this helps you to decide to choose.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Tectas:
Well, the big question (at least for me), if you'd take the edge (I can do that too[emoji14]), would you get over the already present anixity?

Because if you're not, even when there aren't the faults you experienced before, if you look close enough there can be glitches found on every device (not just talking about s7 edge, but devices from every manufacturer).

Of my own experience, I haven't got any of the problems you described, but I read from others having them in here. Some defectife units are pretty normal at such a big amount of shipped devices, but it's always hard to tell how big the percentage is of reported faults.

Let's play a bit.

Let's consider that people in here are just a fraktion of people owning the phone, let's assume 5% of all users. From those let's assume 10% (which probably is much) have an error of some kind (because there are many lurkers as well and people are much quicker in crying out load, if something isn't working as they are with telling all is fine), which would make 0.5% at all units. Now let's quadruple that amount to take people not being in here with such errors into consideration and where at 2%.

That was not even close to being sientific accurate, but I guess you get what I'm up to, the chance of you getting another unit with those faults is rather small. Also, when you're from canada you get the exynos variant, which, considering reports, has way less problems than the snapdragon variant.

Another thing, why just those 2 options, at least from what you want the G5 would be an option as well. Expandable storage, nice camera (comparable to the s7, from what I've seen it has the upper hand at light shots, while the s7 handles low light better) and maybe worse battery, but you can take a spare with you. For sure only if you're fine with dropping the IP rating, design and wireless charging for the modular design and from what I've seen it's kind of fragile compared to other flagships. Or what about the announced Huawei P9, it may have not such a good SoC, but at least from what's announced it should have an exceptional camera performance).
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] M@rs:
Buy the s7 edge again. Had the same shutdown with no button working in the first few days too, I agree it was scary... after an update I haven't had a single reboot.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] CodeBroJohn:
Get the global version GS7 Edge
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Cryosx:
Wait another week and see if the HTC 10 is any good.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] FalconFX:
I have the S7EDGE, none of those issues man. I can tell yoy i had the same experience with sgs4. And man was it painful, way to slow and lags like there is no tomorrow, which made me jump ship and i bought OPO. Now that iam back here at samsung i couldnt be happier. So i would advise you to make the purchase again, because if you get a good unit, which im pretty confident you will, you will have the time of your life :)
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] samitro:
I have a similar feeling about Samsung. They have great hardware but software is awful. Whenever I tried Samsung, I ended up disappointed and said never again. I was using 6s+ until recently when I got S7 Edge and it is really a great phone overall. I know though that I'm not keeping it for a long time and will look later at the next nexus or iPhone 7. The reason is that it will get Android N 6 months later that Nexus and will have software issues and might probably lag as well. Addressing lag by adding memory and better processor is not a smart solution as it will not last long

Why I did switch now? the only reason is the size of the 6s+, it is very big while the S7 Edge is compact. I'm looking forward for a nice Nexus this year, if not then probably iphone 7+ if it will be smaller in size.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] ssgunner20:
I switched from iPhone 6 Plus back to android S7 edge. Iphone 6 plus 6s plus are identical minus the camara n few other things. Didnt think i would ditch apple but the s7 edge is a beauty!!! Loving that i now can connect my push2tv in my truck and send vc txt as eith the iphone i could not. I hate apple with those restrictions. Annoying that i would need to buy an apple tv.

S7 edge ftw!!!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Jooosty:
Be together...not the same.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] elpindian:
You obviously want the consistency of Apple; nothing wrong with that. After 5 years of Android i switched from my s6 edge to iPhone 6s Plus... And loved it for the first month because i had just been so fed up with the tiny battery and horrible RAM management of the S6E. but after that first month... I got bored. iOS is a bore in every way possible to me, the screen looks like sh*t after being used to years of AMOLED screens, and i noticed a horrific drop off in picture quality to the point where I just didn't feel like taking pictures anymore. 3D touch was cool... Until i realized i almost never used it.

Do what you need to do man, nothing wrong if you want to join the dark side. but if you're anything like me at all, you'll always feel the call to the light.

Be together, not the same.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] jsamuels:
I just abandoned an iPhone 6s+ for the Edge and, for the most part, am very happy. The only issue I have related to the compass and the need to recalibrate after every restart. Absent the recalibration, GPS accuracy suffers. Not sure if this is specific to my phone or signs or a more general issue. I'm told the Galaxy 6 also had this issue. I do miss the Apple ecosystem integration as I also use a MacBook Air.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] DroidBiteApple:
Like you i told myself get an iPhone or a Nexus...

And then the S7 Edge came... lol

It is a perfect phone except for one aspect - sound quality is S**T compared to the iPhone, and i own the allegedly better Exynos version.

the volume over bluetooth is just too weak to use, and with 3.5mm its just ok.

So bare this in mind if you are going to purchase this phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] samitro:
yes, all of us are the same but we want the most powerful and newest device so we forgot about it again and again :D I'm afraid I'll regret it again 6 months from now