yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jesimpki89:
Hi bladebarrier, I actually just did the same thing a few weeks ago with a used S5 from Verizon going to Straight Talk.

1. Would it be ok to just slap the update file on her phone and let it auto-update using the built in software?

I'm unsure if that would work, someone else may be able to answer as to that method, however I used the Odin tool v3.11.1, downloaded the PD1 image from here. There are some good video tutorials on YouTube and on writeups on this forum as well regarding how to flash the Marshmallow update using Odin.

2. Are there any major downsides to updating to marshmallow, considering it's an official release on the correct version of that phone?

No downsides that I've noticed and seems to have slightly better battery life.

3. Will root be needed prior (I'm assuming not) for using the OTA update file?

You do not need root to flash it if using the Odin tool.

4. Will her information stay intact; email accounts, contacts, apps, samsung account, etc?

Yes, but it's always a good idea to make a backup of everything.

5. While root would be nice for locking down some of the bloatware after, it isn't a deal breaker, simplicity is the key here as she is not an advanced user, but would updating via the OTA file remove all possibilities of rooting the device after (it seems to be the impression I get, as her bootloader is locked)?

The only thing that the locked boot loader affects for now is the ability to flash custom ROMs. I was able to downgrade to 5.0 Lollipop which you can still root, even after upgrading, however I decided to just go back to Marshmallow and wait for an exploit to be found, if one ever is.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bladebarrier:
Thank you very much for your thorough response. It sounds like it will be a nice smooth flash, and I will use the full Odin version instead of the OTA file, to ensure it goes through comfortably.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bladebarrier:
Odin looked like it wanted to wipe the apps, so I ended up using the stock recovery/installer that's built in, and placing the OTA update file on the external SD card.

That worked like a charm. It took a bit, as expected, but all of the apps and info were ok after.

The only thing I can't sort out is why I can't find an option for the "Themes" setting in touch wiz. Any suggestions? I realize I could have her go to a third party launcher, like nova, but I have all of the theme options on my note 3, that's ported to MM note 5, and the theme option is still right there in the settings list, per normal. Maybe I'm just not seeing it, but I couldn't find an option on her S5 during 5.0, or now on 6.0.1. Is that something they never updated for the older phones?
[Note Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Justinb41b:
I was wondering if anything new has come about with the at&t note edge root I can not find anything that isnt a year or 2 old. The reason I am asking is the released a new update the changed my build number to LMY47X.N915AUCS2COI6 but it left the android version the same (5.1.1). Is there still people trying to find an exploit or is it a lost cause.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sadiqeen3210:
Is there really any software that can notify about online whatsapp contact? If yes, then which one

Is it possible for developers to make such an app OR i just stop searching for such app.

Please answer both questions.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Bombo1:
you can try gbmods co
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] danieljenkin:
If you guys read digital fortress, there could be a back door that allows NSA to unlock the encryption through the "Backdoor" allowing all conversations to be available for "spying". So you may think that your conversations but it might not be.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Punraz_:
In the newest WhatsApp mods from GB or other there is an option to get a Toast Notification from ho is online if your phone screen is on
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] HamZa@D:
Just try watchdog for whatsapp
[XDA Assist] Derandomgozer:
Hey people,

I have a big problem and I am a big noob what contains to software, hardware is my thing.

Lets get straight to the point......

I have rooted my device(Kingzone K2) with Kingroot on Android lolipop 5.1.

the first time i tried to root it would not work because my phone had a unknown version of android or something like that, so i reported that to kingroot and a month later they made it possible to root on my device.

now I have rooted my device but I started up my phone and all of a sudden my phone was reset to factory setting.

I thought it would have been a accident with android devicemanager.

And up following I wanted to download apps and stuff but it gave me the error that Android.procces.media was stopped.

And the apps wont download I tried everything to download them, also camera and gallery wont work for the same reason.

So can someone please help me with this problem.......

Thanks.
[XDA Assist] Kdio:
Hi Derandomgozer

Thank you for using XDA Assist

As we do not have an specific forum dedicated for your device yet, our experts at the below forum should be able to help you. Please be welcome to post over in there.

Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Nice regards and good luck.

.
[Java for Android App Development] JvaOneShotzXprX:
OK, So I'm developing this app Specifically for CyanogenMod that Copies a few apps and Sound Libraries to a few Different folders in /System. After the Files download into a folder in the Internal Storage of the Device (An LG L90 running CyanogenMod 13), /SDCard/CmSoundMod, it extracts all the zip files into /SDCard/CmSoundMod/unzipped/*Library Name Goes Here*/ with a separate folder for each Library. I'm trying to copy an example file from /SDCard/CmSoundMod/unzipped/SystemFiles/sample.txt to /System to test it out but All the Methods I know are not working! Ive tried using

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su", "cp -r sdcard/CmSoundMod/unzipped/SystemFiles/sample text /System");

(I mounted System RW, and Remounted RO when finished this is just the main code used for copying)

Can some one point me to a piece of code that works for them? (Java)

Thanks!
[Java for Android App Development] AbA2L:
try with this:

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su", "cp -r sdcard/CmSoundMod/unzipped/SystemFiles/sample[color=red]\[/color] text /System");

the android terminal is based on the Unix terminal. and in a Unix terminal the space in the name of file or folders is not recognized, you need to replace it with "\ ".
[Java for Android App Development] AbA2L:
sorry I made a mistake:

Java does not recognize the back Slash then you replace '\' by:

\\

I try on my device me it works!

Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("su", "cp -r sdcard/CmSoundMod/unzipped/SystemFiles/sample[color=red][b]\\[/b][/color] text/System");
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stnben:
Hi guys,recently found on the street Motorola Moto g (2gen).When I turn on the lights a little bit motorola logo vibrates and immediately switched off. pls help me !
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spammy l:
Question for the group.

I like privacy, security and granular permission control.

I have the Sprint version of the Galaxy S6 (SM-G920P) -- rooted, running stock touchwiz.

For years, I used XPrivacy , part of the Xposed framework. I liked the granular controls, but found it clunky and cumbersome.

When lollipop came out- Xposed was temporarily non-functional with Touchwiz, until the great [MENTION=3562083]wanam[/MENTION], [MENTION=4898097]arter97[/MENTION], [MENTION=2476451]romracer[/MENTION] etc created the fix) solution. So originally I couldn't stay with Xposed and XPrivacy.

In searching for an alternative privacy/security option, I found LBEsec - a Chinese security company that I wasn't previously familiar with. Problem for them though- is they don't have an official english translation (and I don't speak Chinese). However, the great [MENTION=4778078]vuhien[/MENTION] solved this, and has had working English translations (not perfect, but pretty great) http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46695347&postcount=2010 for LBEsec, and I've been using it for over a year.

I found LBEsec to have a better UI and be way more user friendly than Xprivacy, with more functionality (auto Advertisement scanner and blocker, anti-virus and battery monitors, etc etc)- though it didn't have quite as many granular control options as XPrivacy, but came pretty close.

Now with Marshmallow-- I have the reverse problem. Though LBEsec has apparently been updated for Marshmallow in Chinese and German, none of the English translations seem to work yet fully in Marshmallow (the "active defense"- the core of the security- doesn't seem to be working). XPrivacy however, does seem to be working (though I haven't reloaded it)

So the question for me now is--- stick with LBEsec - with its slick interface functionality and stay on Lollipop? Or is marshmallow worth it and I should switch back to Xposed and XPrivacy? Has XPrivacy gotten more user friendly?

Anyone else have experience with both security platforms and have a preference?

Or alternative?

Thanks!

(*Note- originally posted in sprint galaxy s6 sub-forum but got no answers-- apparently not many people have experience with both so I moved it up here)
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stephandroid:
I'm wondering the same thing. I found your thread by googling if there were any better options than Xposed.

You might want to put this on one of the general forums so that other Android users can give their opinions. For now, I think I'll install Xposed and Xprivacy on my Asus Zenfone, unless I can find any more information.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spammy l:
Well I'm glad someone finally replied to this... I also thought of moving it to the 'security' section.

I will note a couple things in terms of 'update'.

1. It doesn't seem that the formerly great working LBESec has been updated with a new english version in a long long time.

2. Rather than XPrivacy, I've actually been using Protect My Privacy (PMP) , which is a project by either Carnegie Melon or the University of California San Diego to provide cell phone privacy options. It's a bit more user friendly than XPrivacy, though a bit less granular. It also occassionally with a recent update slows the phone some-- I'm hoping that is just a glitch that gets resolved soon.

http://www.protectmyprivacy.org
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Tester00x7:
Hi,

I have quite a serious problem with my phone.

I used stable CM11 as my ROM lately, worked nice, seemed to be ok. Now, if I want to boot my phone, it suddenly crashes as soon as I want to enter unlock code. "Funny" thing is, performing a full backup via TWRP didn't help.

So I decided to wipe everything (even sdcard) and do everything from scratch, including flashing boot.img. After flashing the ROM zip, it's still the same.

After that, I flashed boot.img from AOSP 5.1 Unstable, installed this new, different ROM (which I had successfully tested on my device before) and STILL THE SAME?!

What's going on here? It sounds a bit like defective hardware, but I never experienced a crash when I was in Recovery mode, so that's quite unplausible.

My last idea is to flash stock ftf. Perhaps this will help...
[HTC Vox] sblop:
I'm a old palm user, and on my Treo I used a program that could change the back-light to a lower level when it was dark.

It simply measured how "bright" the camera was. If the "picture" was dark then it changed the backlight to low. A very cool program that made the phone more "easy" to use at nights. And it did it completely automatically.

Is there such a program to the vox, or is the only thing I can do is to load one of the programs where I can change the back-light manually?

/Benjamin - Denmark
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] tstolz33:
So far, I've read that maybe the Czech T-Mo firmware works for VoLTE in the US. Can anyone confirm this? Or any of the other T-Mobile firmware options? I'm guessing wifi calling is a pipe dream....

I'm really looking for a T-Mo firmware that allows VoLTE on US T-Mo from a country with Samsung Pay active. Any leads?
[Off-topic] o4i:
Hi XDA Gang! I found this video in the dark corners of YouTube. Am I the only one who finds it very disturbing?

[YOUTUBE]watch?v=mU7-8r_-Ppw[/YOUTUBE]
[Off-topic] :
Maybe.

But thread closed. Too off topic for off topic. :good:
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] Natcu:
:DSo out of curiosity I installed the CPU Z app on my new Moto G plus 4th gen (3GB) and found that according to it the processor is Snapdragon 615 instead of 617. Am I missing something? or something is wrong with the CPU Z app. Not that it makes a difference but I don't feel comfortable not knowing. :confused::confused::confused:

Update: I found some other people with similar case too.

Below is the link to screenshot of the app. I had to alter it.

imgur. com/9pkoQPn
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] zazzy24:
Nope.. It's 617. CPU Z app is not updated and is falsely reading it as 615. Anyways 617 is basically just 615 with better optimization.
[Moto G4 Plus Questions & Answers] kanteon:
same happened with me. just bought it, do you know any updates hit to solve its heating issues?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] f10a:
Just updated my BTU firmware to G930FXXU1APEQ and can no longer store photos to the SD card. I formatted and installed a new one but the same issue - unable to store to sdcard message pops up.

What's going on here?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] SUNUN:
Try to flash firmware via odin using only old home_CSC file it helps me.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] f10a:
What do you mean by using an OLD home_csc file?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] f10a:
This did not work for me :(
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zewarxx:
so i'm using [rom][6.0.1][unofficial][28/05/16] xosp 6.1 [release 6][revision 1] atm

it's all great until it start to become a bit laggy and then the device restart it self i asked about this problem but my question was never answered ! so does anyone advice me with another rom ?

as i see there're couples of them

ROM][6.0.1][Z] Tesla ROM official ~ Ground Zero Roms

[ROM] [6.0.1] Resurrection Remix M v.5.6.9 [YUGA]

[ROM][6.0.1][Z][OFFICIAL] Validus ROM by GZR

i know it's not nice of my to ask for an advice on that :/ but i got no other options to do :)) sorry and thanks in advance for your replies
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zerikwan:
I think there is no best rom in every aspect.

to find a best rom that suits you is to try it yourself

if you ask me, my first fav 6.0.1 rom is RR v.5.6.8 (I think v5.6.8 is more stable than v.5.6.9)

also, you can try AOKP rom and AOSP+RRO rom
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kuciak:
AOSP + RRO + Aireless Kernel
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] logic0622:
Hi,for me

I also like rom 6.0.1 unofficial 28/05/16 xosp 6.1 release 6 revision 1 ,it's so nice!

But I also have the same problem with you.

Now,I use YUGA Development CM13 / CyanogenMod 13,it's ok!

But use cm-13.0-20160509-UNOFFICIAL-yuga ROM,not the last build one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] xda23:
What are the odds of the bootloader ever been on like to just seven you guys think please give you opinions
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] COA4178:
I'm not a wiz on the whole subject but I'll tell you this, I moved from an AT&T note 4 and AT&T service to t-mobile service with the s7 edge. The note 4 till this day, hasn't gotten the marshmallow update while almost all carriers have released it including tmobile. Also the bootloader is locked and also no root. I said to myself I was going to give samsung another chance on tmobile. If nothing happens, then we know where the future of future samsung products go as far as rooting.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions & Answers] baophucdinh31:
For the update.. samsung did a bad job of keeping their products up to date. The mobile carrier cannot make their own marshmallow update for note 4, if samsung doesnt make it in the 1st place. I think they want ppl to buy their new products.. And as far rooting... i think is really hard now since they work with blackberry to make KNOX better... :(
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pickandrew:
Hello to all users ...

I'm looking for a "good ROM" based on Android Open Source Project which is:

> Stable

> Fast and smooth

> Great battery life

Which Custom ROM do you advise? Thanks!
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
For me Turbo (Layers) got the best battery life. Next

Dirty Unicorns (cm theme) . I found them both to operate above my expectations as far as mobile, WiFi and Bluetooth connections concerned. But really they all are top notch can't really say ones better then the other just depends on what fits your needs/style.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sarthak Narang:
Zephyr-OS coming up, stay tuned :D
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] destz0r:
Have u also tried exodus? How is that rom?
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
Yes actually another descent aosp ROM. Go thru them and see what features your looking for and also if you want cm theme or layers. If your using open gapps would suggest prior to may 10th to avoid issues. You can update play store later with XDA labs or google search. Slim and delta gapps are also good choices.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saurabh40629:
I would say Turbo as well. On my 7th day of trip and not a single hassle. Super smooth and battery friendly.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jackshot:
I say Slim6.. It has limited features but the speed and stability it delivers, is not from this planet :P

You can test it from here if anyone's interested >> link

All credits to [MENTION=4139665]martinusbe[/MENTION]
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LolHacker17:
Kernel?
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saurabh40629:
Candied Boeffla
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martinusbe:
what does that mean?
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scoobyjenkins:
What the good lord does with confectionary in his spare time is his business, I'm sure ?
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phoberus:
I can not decide between Validius (or Slim?) and Turbo :) Which one has the best battery life?
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saurabh40629:
I am using Turbo at the moment and battery life is good. Can't say about validus.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pickandrew:
I'm torn between:

Dirty Unicorns

Paranoid Android

TurboROM

Some advice?
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saurabh40629:
DU and Turbo are basically same . Only difference is Du has CM theme engine while Turbo has layers support. Paranoid is also good but read that there are some call audio problems and battery life is not that great. FM is also missing if you care about it. Since Paranoid just started development, it will take some time before it gets stable.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Drockk_Xm:
My Fav Dirty Unicorns
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CertifiedBlyndGuy:
PA is great

---------- Post added at 06:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:58 PM ----------

It was sort of a joke on my part. Everyone demanded support with rohitporolis ROMs so I provided it alongside my remix of Boeffla ;)
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
Rolling with validius OMG this ROM is on steroids. I don't know what they are feeding the kernel but it is the fastest ROM yet that I've tried.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phoberus:
I'm also on validus now. Perfect rom
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thisbansal:
A man wants to try it.

A man is going to need a link.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
Ground Zero Roms google + page and direct link for Onyx, https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24580943222146341
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phoberus:
Oneplus Forum: https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/martins-aio-onyx-tipsy-tesla-validus-slim-6-0-1-official.437885/

edit: Ou, I was too slow ;)
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adesh15:
Which ROM are you using Validus or Tesla ?

Did you try the X os Rom, it is super fast too :cool:
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bunnahabhain:
Interesting find! I thought XDA would be the place to go :D

So far AOSPA and Sultanxdas CM13 ROM are the smoothest and most stable ROMs i tried. But this seems to be promising as well.

Can anyone answer some questions though?

What exactly stands AOSPB for? Especially the B :)

Is it a project name such as F-AOSP or S-AOSP? I am confused.

Furthermore i am eager to try tipsy, validus or tesla.

I don't need many features but want it smooth and most importantly STABLE! Which one of these should i try? I need my phone for work and can't switch as often :(

Cheers
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pickandrew:
I just flashed the Dirty Unicorns ... let's see how it goes!
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pickandrew:
I believe that AOSPB is based: AOSP + CAF + Some stuff from Slim

Between 3 ROM personally found myself very well with tipsyOS
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamsonal:
How is the battery life in validus rom? I read the comments and found that its very fast.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haree:
hi

assuming i need to flash gaaps on validus rom ill chek it out today
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamsonal:
Check purity Rom. I feel its the best ROM right now.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
I found the battery life on validus to be average. But considering the Horse power it pumps out I guess that's pretty good lol. Currently I'm back to DU. Just discovered a nice audiofx called 'Extreme Music." if anyone's interested head here http://xdaforums.com/android/software/mod-beatsaudio-e-xloud-installer-t3029951
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] destz0r:
would u recommend DU as daily driver? im on turbo right now
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phoberus:
What's better in your opinion in DU?

By the way:

Extreme Music is very overloaded, i recommend Arise
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
Yes daily driver for sure. I prefer cm theme engine over layers that's only reason I left Turbo.

Thaks for the suggestion. I like the work of the Dev that created DU, Turbo ,Candy etc. Like I mentioned above I prefer cm themes and the amount of tweaks is incredible. One thing I've noticed though in all is I had to edit the build prop because getting echo on speaker. But real easy fix.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cokesucker:
Could you share with us your buildprop tweaks to fix the speaker echo. Thanks
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
Absolutely! Change this line ,

persist.audio.fluence.speaker=true

To this

persist.audio.fluence.speaker=false

I use root explorer to edit. All my information comes from here

xdaforums.com/oneplus-x/general/solution-noise-cancellation-testing-t3366363
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phoberus:
Validus has also cm theme engine, so you switched because of the tweaks and the battery life?
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
Validius scared me a bit it was the first ROM I've seen set at 2.8Ghz lol.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gouthamgoumi:
Does your phone charge slow... Did it say charging slowly(500mah) on lockscreen... Let me know... Mine does..??
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
That's not good. Highly doubt it's bad charger it's pretty solid design. Maybe try installing blue_spark kernel and see if it changes. I didn't like the in house kernel OC cpu to 2.8.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gouthamgoumi:
Nothing wrong with charger as I reverted back to RR and everything seems to be fine... Will try it with bluspark..Thank you.
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gouthamgoumi:
it did change after I blusparked it... Thank u..?
[OnePlus X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gouthamgoumi:
[MENTION=7287771]Exodusche[/MENTION] it did change after i blusparked it.. Thank you?