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[Huawei MediaPad X2] tabletnewbie:
Just curious why so many tried to convert from 702L to 703Ljust to get the OS upgrade?

I am a newbie, please forgive my ignorance. My understanding is Android 5.0 is a lot better in the extended microSD memory management then the Android 5.1 where Google has restricted direct access & direct write to SD memory in the name of "security concern".

Please teach me as to what may be the benefit of upgrading to 5.1 or even 6.0?
[Huawei MediaPad X2] ajsmsg78:
Everyone did it to be able to get ANY updates as the 701L and 702L get the shaft when it comes to updates and the 703L gets them all.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] tabletnewbie:
I believe Google has messed up with 5.1 and even 6 because I read that these upgrades were a great step backward when it comes to "external" SD memory management. A lot of my favorite apps no longer work and data and files are all cramped into the internal memory. Neither can these apps be moved to the SD memory without crashing and locked up after launch. In fact in android 5.1 and 6 the "move to SD" function is no longer available.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] tabletnewbie:
Can someone please tell me why bother to upgrade to Android 6 (or even 5.1 if that matter)? From most of my reading, Android 5.1 and 6 no longer has direct access to SD card and thus rendering any extended memory useless. I suppose Google wants to make sure that devices with small internal memory (32GB or lower) will have to upgraded to have any much use.

I for one has cumulated over 100 GB (over400 hours of 30 minutes sessions) of professional lectures and teaching materials that are sitting in my external 128GB sd card of my Samsung Note 3 that I use regularly with Chrome cast. I found out the hard way that with a new android tablet with Android 5.1 I have no luck in using any of them.
[Huawei MediaPad X2] audioralf:
There is a patch for 5.12.

This issue has been discussed

http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony-themes-apps/request-mod-access-external-sd-card-t3353078

The app developer can implement a user prompt.

I have granted my apps this access.

Otherwise you cab move the staff to the ext-sd/Android/data folder where each app has its files

My device: 701->703 Kang VIP B209
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] jamiller13:
I am a huge fan of instant charging my phones. I swap batteries to make my phone essentially charge in 10 seconds. What I never liked about this is I could never use a case. I really don't want to fool around with removing a case, just to replace the battery. Pretty excited about this phone, but so far I have not been able to find a good case that allows for module swapping without having to take the entire case off and put it back on every time I swap. So far I am only interested in the battery module / default.

So what gives? Are there any cases that allow you to keep the case on and swap the battery? If not... sure would be nice. Also, the camera module... are there any cases that support the use of that module?

Seems strange to me that these things have not been considered yet for cases.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] paperWastage:
get a skin instead...

less protection, but less hassle

no doubt, manufacturers like zerolemon will make an extended battery with built-in case.

I don't think there's a market for a (normal-sized) battery with built-in case. If you look at how the bottom is removed, it's very hard to design a case that doesn't cover the bottom. maybe just a bumper case?
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] jamiller13:
I don't know, a 2 part case seems like the obvious way to go about it. Could even make it interlock on the exterior to squash that 'gap between module and phone' issue.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] dillmanr3:
I just have a cheap TPU case that I got off amazon..., however I can pop the bottom of the phone out to allow access to change the battery and just snap the bottom of the case back on the phone.

http://www.amazon.com/G5-Ultra-Thin...&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] paperWastage:
2 -part.... when you drop the phone, more chance of the case absorbing initial impact, break into two and fly away, and phone gets hurt after

maybe someone will make it for the lg g5.... not useful for other phones (where you remove the back to gain access to the battery)
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] sdotagain:
Even with a 2 part case, the modules are different fits and sizes so I don't think any case would work... unless LG comes up with some slick idea. I don't think the Camera module would work with a case since it fits tight against the back of the phone and the audio module is a bit bigger than the default bottom.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] jamiller13:
I was aware that given designs of modules no single case would work for all modules. But, it is possible to have a case designed to fit a few. Would probably require multiple module cases 1 for each module along with a case that has break away backs to accommodate things like the camera mod. I only really care about the default module though, so I would be fine with that to start.

I am kind of taken back by this. I figure either I am the rare bird who utilizes the removable battery in a way that is rare (10 second recharge time - every time - never plug my phone in), or making a phone case is a much more difficult thing than I would imagine it to be. Either way or otherwise, guess I will just wait for a bit and check around later.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] jamiller13:
I simply do not agree. Are you saying a random company could make a case that falls apart? I agree! But an honest effort at making a 2 part case should result in a case that does not fall apart when dropped from reasonable distances.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Brody5:
I have had a good few Spigen cases for other phones and they have all been good quality. Ive just orded this. Spigen style armour.

http://www.spigen.co.uk/cell-phone/lg/g5/lg-g5-case-style-armor.html#.VwjbJ8vTXqA
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] jamiller13:
Yay, I just found this case and came here to post about it. By far the best case for this phone so long as it protects well. 2 part case - hard to develop and design? Nope. I will be looking at reviews for this over the next couple of weeks to see how it goes. Fired up now. Next step is a modular case that is similar but has a break away for the camera module :).
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] kms108:
check out the case thread in the accessories section for the style armor and the cam plus review, I have posted some information there, I have both, and also a case for the Hifi Plus.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] MikeMulligan:
I have that Spigen case as well. It's not as thick/protective as other Spigen cases I've used, but I do love the modularity.

PLEASE NOTE that you need to be careful with this one if you have a screen protector. It's a very tight slide-on case, which sheared my screen protector off. So you need a little bit of margin on your screen protector for this case. I have seen a few screen protectors that advertise as "case friendly" which might be better with this one.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] kms108:
I haven't actually used me style armor yet , just sitting in my draw, it ok for me, I've never dropped a phone before apart from a flip non android, and that is like 9 years ago.

The thickness is ok for me, never liked those extra thick ones like UAG etc.

I also have a few more cases coming in which are made to accommodate the hifi modular adapter and a few extra hifi modular cover. and looking at the design, those hifi modular cover might even support the style armor case.

also purchased this morning another case that supports the hifi modular adding to my previous cam plus TPU case, I have a few cases that I might not even have a chance to use them all.

I have posted some photos in the case thread.

I also have a few screen protector coming in but not tried them yet.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] jamiller13:
I was shopping around for another LG G5 for my wife, and I found what looks to be the second case that allows for modular battery swapping while the case is on. http://www.toastmade.com/products/lg-g5.html

I have not found any reviews for this yet, unfortunately.

Edit: I spoke a little too soon. I do like this case, but it is not a case. It is more like a wrap, or cover.
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] vikash1994b:
Hello Guys​

Today i Found a Wonderful IconBack While i Was Searching For Some Icon Pack. The IconBack Lookes Awesome So i Thought Why Not Make an Icon Pack of it ;);)

So Here I Present Before You Dark-Framed Icon Pack For Our Xperia Home Launcher

Requirements​

Xperia Home Launcher With Icon Pack Support

ScreenShots​

Themed Apps​

Phone Dialer

Contacts

Messages

Chrome

Music

Album

Videos

Whats New

Alarm And Clock

Calendar

Weather

Calculator

Camera

FM Radio

Settings

Play Store

Youtube

Whatsapp

Xda Labs

Downloads

More to Come Soon

DOWNLOADS

Install As A Normal apk.

Links:V1:http://www.mediafire.com/download/rs3pokg417et5ju/Darl_Frame.apk

V1.1:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_ACsHR2ThfseFBNUUxYT05EMkU/view?usp=docslist_api

CHANGELOGS

V1: Initial Release.

V1.1: Added Support for X-Marshmallow Home launcher.

If You Like My Work,Please Press The Thanks Button For Me,Which Will Motivate Me To Make More Icon Packs for Xperia Phones.
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Alaa | Google Android:
WoW

Very Nice Icons

Thanks Bro
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] nec_d:
Very nice! Keep on!

Sent from my ZX Spectrum 48K
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] Syberyon:
Looks great, please add support for xMarshmallow launcher :)
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] vikash1994b:
Soon ;)
[Sony Cross-Device Development Themes and Apps] vikash1994b:
Updated to v1.1 added support for xMarshmallow home.
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mfsto:
Hi, I use CM13 Nightlies on my Zuk but the camera app (Camera2) is too "empty"...I read that since January, CM13 has a new camera app but I still have Camera2 and that bothers me a lot because SnapCamera is capable of SlowMotion and has a lot more settings than Camera2...so, the question is how can I get SnapCamera on my phone? Is there another way to get SlowMotion videos using CM13? Thank you in advance :rolleyes: :fingers-crossed:
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tilator:
Hi again,

My son prepared a 500GB model to boot Ubuntu from SD card and it seems there is an empty EMMC in the device. That's no news, but has anyone yet given a try to flash this memory? I would like to give it a try, but is there a straight DD copy of the memory available somewhere?

If there is not a copy anywhere yet, will someone make it?
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tilator:
Come on. Is there someone to help with this experiment?

I just need a dump from whole 16BG "disk".
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] Registerme:
Hi guys,

I dropped my Artemis a few days ago in the car, it didn't get any visible damage. But since that day my phone gets stuck about once a day.

When I turn it on the backlight is sometimes off but I can use the device although I don't see anything - backlight of the buttons gets activated as soon as I press them. But sometimes it seemed to have lost power and it restarts when I turn it on. I have taken the battery out and put it in again but that didn't change anything.

Any idea what could be broken? Sound like a broken contact to me that loses connection every now and then, but I'm not sure since I haven't ever seen it from the inside. As far as I remember it fell with the display onto my shift lever

Sebastian
[P3300, MDA Compact III General] neilhhardy:
sounds like a small crack in the logic board.

if you still have warrenty, send it back.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] mascondante:
The petition below may not do any good but it certainly won't with the low number of people that have signed it. Give it a click, cross your fingers and see what happens.

https://www.change.org/p/samsung-unlock-boot-loaders-s7-s7-edge
[Fire HD 6 and 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xSentinel:
OK, I just got an Amazon Fire HD 6 for free from a friend brand new so I figured this would be a great thing to learn rooting android and other things. No cost = no loss if I screw it all up.

Basically my goal is jut to root it to get it to be more like a regular old android tablet and not to have all the Amazon crap constantly running in the background sending all my info to Amazon every minute of every day. From reading here this seems possible. Please tell me if It's not.

Background:

I know quite a bit about PCs running Windows since 3.0 and have dabbled with Linux and Apache off and on over the years but I am by no means an expert. Advanced amateur might be better.

The tablet is running Fire OS 5.1.2. I don't know what it had when I first turned it on but I had no idea what I was going to do with it so I let it update itself until it got to the current 5.1.2.

I tried reading some of the tutorials but they seem way over my head as they seem to assume a knowledge of certain acronyms that I am not yet familiar with.

This is what I think I know so far. Please tell me if I'm wrong...

1. It is not possible to root 5.1.2. I probably should have left it at whatever it was when I got it which was probably 4.5.x.

2. Because of #1 above the only way for me to root this is to downgrade to 4.5.x.

Do I have that right so far? Because if I don't have at least that right then I am way off, so let's start there.

My goal would be for this thread to become a real "how to root your HD 6" for real total newbs like me. Step by step on what to download, from where, what is a TWRP what do you use it for, what is an ADB and what do you use it for, from turning the thing on to ending up with a nicely rooted tablet.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xSentinel:
In case anyone else wants to know what happened and how I accomplished all, the answers are in page 6 of this topic ...

http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/help/help-thread-question-noob-friendly-t3206776
[Fire HD 6 and 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xSentinel:
Here is a full tutorial in one place...

First off these instructions are for the Amazon Fire HD 6 gen4 running Fire OS 5.1.2 only. Will it work on other things? Who knows. Will it work on another of the exact same tablet? I have no idea. Would it work on this same tablet if I had to do it over again? Could be ... but then again, ya never know. So proceed at your own risk. All I know is that it worked for me here today on this particular tablet at this time and I hope I never have to do it again.

All of these instructions can be found at the following link at about page 6 of that topic.

http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/help/help-thread-question-noob-friendly-t3206776/page6

1: First I installed the USB driver from Amazon at the following link:

https://developer.amazon.com/appsan...etting-up-your-kindle-fire-tablet-for-testing

and then I downloaded the ADB SDK tools from links from this tutorial:

http://www.howtogeek.com/125769/how...roid-debug-bridge-utility/?PageSpeed=noscript

After enabling USB debugging on the device I had ADB ability.

2. Downloaded the Kingroot version 4.8.5 apk from here and ran it:

http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461

Let it go to town doing it's thing. Afterwards it claimed success and said that I was rooted.

3. Ran the following commands given by DoLooper from above xda post to disable OTA update:

Open a CMD window from folder with adb.exe by right clicking in that folder and holding down the shift key. Then run these commands one at a time:

adb -d shell "su -c 'pm disable com.amazon.otaverifier'"

adb -d shell "su -c 'pm disable com.amazon.device.software.ota'"

adb -d shell "su -c 'pm disable com.settings.systemupdates'"

Tried to rename OTA file from DoLooper instructions using Simple Explorer with root priviledges (not ES) - fail - does not seem to want to rename the file for some reason.

So at this point I was successfully rooted. But I basically had a virus running on my tablet called Kingroot ;). I checked using another app and I saw that it was constantly connected to China. Bad? I don't know but certainly does not making me feel all warm and fuzzy so next step was to get rid of Kingroot. Problem is that if you uninstall it it sets you back to unrooted default. So ... read on.

4. Installed Terminal Emulator for Android from http://www.apkmirror.com/

6. Uploaded the 4 files from the zip file from wolfdroid from second link in sd_shadow post in that same topic. Can be found here:

http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2015/05/How-to-Remove-Replace-KingUser-KingRoot-with-SuperSU.html

7. ran the 2 commands from wolfdroid website using terminal emulator.

This removed Kingroot and left me rooted. Then I found an updated version of SuperSU and updated it too. So now I have a tablet that is rooted and I can install apps that require root access. Also I was able to uninstall some Amazon apps, disable others and basically stop it from phoning home.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoLooper:
BTW, I didn't recommend disabling com.settings.systemupdates. They do this on the 2015 Fires, but I have not used it on either the 2014s or 2015.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xSentinel:
Yes, I apologize. You are correct. You did not suggest that one. That one I did get from the other topic. However, I did it and I don't see any negative effects so far.

But you know more than I so is there any reason you could see toward not doing that one?
[Optimus L3, L5, L7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michael_vx:
this is my question nomber 4 i think please i hope this time i find an answer

i want to keep my android without google apps

or google play services

is there any app can do this job to make all apps never ask for google play services

and never use ram since i got only 368 MB Ram

my phone is LG L7 P705
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zshanraza:
hi i am worried about my samsung galaxy note 3 wifi ,,,,its not opening when i press the toggle button.this started after update from 4.4.2 to 5.0. i manually updated the phone with odin and my firmware was n9005DXUGBOK3 WHICH I USE TO UPATE,before my phone was rooted ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,so please anyone heeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllppppppppppp
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joku1981:
Install this APP and add screenshots (IMEI not necessary).
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wajid iqbal:
Try downgrade you mobile to Kitkat and check if its working or not and then again update it to lollipop through OTA! May be this solve your problem.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=66220442&postcount=9
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spaceboy60:
As the title says. As soon as I try to install a custom ROM phone doesn't even reach the LG Logo. Just boots to a log screen, with the last line mentioning fastboot mode (however its not in download mode).

Tried going back to stock and trying to reroot and installing twrp agiain, but no luck. Think there may be a problem with my phone.

Last time I had a custom ROM installed a couple of days, it kept crashing giving me a green screen log.

Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] ramheer:
Ladies and gents please check out my review of the very protective Gear 4 Book Case, if you enjoy it please consider subscribing to my channel and give me a thumbs up, many thanks.

Mod Edit
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] ramheer:
Has anyone tried the snap on version of this case?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] felloffthetruck:
So, what is you favorite case so far for the S7 edge?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories] ramheer:
I would probably choose the snap on case by cover - up real wood back for a minimalist case. The Torro leather flip case in goats leather which I have just finished the the video for and will be uploading it tomorrow. These 2 cases at the moment are my favourite at the moment.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] aaronv20:
Looks like some good news here!! Hope I didn't double post ... and that best buy inst pulling a fast one and actually having the snap dragon instead...

Best buy is carrying the Exynos processor carrying S7
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] osmosizzz:
That's cool for some that want it through best buy but ebay's reputable sellers have the phone for about $60 or so cheaper. Heck for, 20 bucks more than what best buy has, you can get the edge on ebay. Got my edge for $700 when 232tech got their hands on it.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hugeadrian:
Well, maybe bestbuy S7 has warranty and working samsung pay?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] russiandivxclub:
I got my Regular SGS7 from 232tech as well. So International version don't have warranty and Samsung Pay not working ? I'd use Google Pay anyhow but Samsung not working with Exynos units ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] osmosizzz:
Warranty, likely. But no Samsung pay

---------- Post added at 06:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:30 PM ----------

The downside about getting international models is not having warranty. Some do offer it but most dont. I bought a third party warranty so I'm alright.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] the Doctor:
Right now Samsung Pay only works with US carriers and devices locked to their networks.

According to this, Best Buy is giving a warranty, and it looks like they are funding it with the ridiculously high $710 price for the S7 flat.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] rootusr:
I want to get this version from Bestbuy, according to a Samsung representative over the chat, Samsung will provide warranty for 12 months BUT you would have to contact Samsung International (whatever that means.) the other downside is that it seems to be more information about this unlocked version having some network performance issues with TMobile, So I contacted them and without specific details they said that they can't guarantee all their network features to be available in this version... I don't know what to do, I really want a version without bloatware and relatively fast updates but reliable (warranty and network performance) any thoughts ?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] lirong:
I purchased one of these phones from Best Buy in NYC.

When I had an issue I called Samsung for Warranty Support. I was told that they would not support this in the US - that not only would I have to connect with Samsung International but I would have to send the phone - in my case to Australia! - to get local warranty support there.

It sounded like it would be a pretty big deal to get the warranty support under Samsung and I ended up returning the phone. Certainly there are solutions to this through third party warranty and insurance, but people should just be aware that this is a potential issue...
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChristopherXDA:
I have Samsung pay working on a UAE firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sd_N:
I use mine in tmobile with no connection problems. 60mbps dl and 20View attachment 3808157 mbps up.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discussion] sd_N:
And yeah...the US unlocked version is a Snapdragon--SM-G930U