yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S6] lizaSB:
As far as I am aware, yes. The audio blobs are only specific to T/W8 in general. The kernel itself is the device specific factor
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marmistrz:
Some Android distributions (e.g. OxygenOS) come with a load of Google proprietary apps, not all of us may want it. I simply don't want Google's hands getting everywhere for my information. While I may accept OnePlus's blobs, I want to clear my device of all Google's proprietary blobs. Or at least the ones that can access the Internet.

One can say: get an alternate ROM, but then the camera quality may suffer.

There's a lot of such apps, so I'd like to build a comprehensive list of the applications and their FOSS counterparts. But it's difficult from the start.

Do you know any decent alternative for the following Google's apps (apart from the ones listed here - in square brackets)

- Phone

- Messenger [QKSMS]

- Contacts

All of them have the unlimited Internet access permission (sic!)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Nido221:
Android 5.1

Build Su 4tl-44

Camera app version 5.0.21.2

Flash led on my recently bought Droid Turbo stopped working.

It was OK for 5 days. At one night I tried to switch on the flash light to use it as a torch. At first it turned on and blinked three times then went off.

Then I tried again to switch on but the right led just blinked once and turned off. Left led do not have any response.

I switched on the camera and take a picture. Led behaviour was same (right led just blinked once for a short time then switch off while left had no response).

Then I changed the 'Flash' settings in camera from Auto to On and again tried to take a shot but the Led behaviour remains the same.

Any help in this regards would be appreciated...
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Nido221:
After googling i found a solution that suggested that draining the battery completely and fully charge after that will solve the problem.

However, i tried this method twice but it did not solve the problem.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Nido221:
Moreover, i tried some typical things like uninstalling the updated camera app to factory.

Factory resetting the phone and clearing the cache from recovery.

But none of the tricks solved the problem...

Now Fingers crossed....:rolleyes:
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] maciejpil1985@gmail.com:
Solved

I had the same problem. It was strictly mechanical.

I removed back panel and clear from dust and it solves it. I recommend to replace 2 sided tape too. MOTO XT1254
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Rongwey:
Two taped

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The tape actually MUST be replaced because as you said, the flash is a piece connected to the back casing of the phone. If it's not securely connected the insides of the phone, the points that touch the flash board won't be touching consistently and you'll wind up having to take it apart again. You've got to go the extra mile and buy GOOD 2 sided tape as well.. The cheap stuff turns loose as soon as the temperature gets to high or to low. To many people bring their phones in because their fix stopped working.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Q&A, Help & Troublesh] Faateh:
While pressing both flash LEDs firmly turn on the torch
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rag888:
I have been routinely flashing CM 11 ROMs on nightly basis since the past year without any problems. However, the last Nightly I installed started giving me errors like xyz.process.com stopped etc etc. So, I decided to wipe everything through my TWRP recovery by wiping cache, data, internal storage (I have done this before for a clean install many times), but this time even when I wipe EVERYTHING and flash the latest nightly and the Gapps, the tablet boots into the same old version. I have done this repeatedly but with no success.

The strange thing was that when I even tried uninstalling individual apps, like I installed Whtsapp, Viber, Twitter, a few games, they did get uninstalled but on the next reboot, all the apps were back?! How is it even possible?!

Steps I have done to resolve this issue:

1-Flashed the newer ROM, nothing changed.

2-Tried wiping everything to no avail.

3-Tried flashing stock ROM like 20 times via Odin but it always fail midway.

4-Tried flashing Philz recovery via Odin, it succeeds but when I reboot in recovery, the same old TWRP recovery is there.

5-Tried flashing newer TWRP recovery via img file by booting into recovery,finding the img file and flashing it, it also succeeds but when I reboot into recovery, it still boots into the older TWRP recovery.

6-Tried flashing newer TWRP via Odin, it too succeeds but when I reboot into recovery, the old version is still there.

I mean, anything I do, the system wont change/wipe. Please help!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android-Andi:
16gb Tab2?

Sounds like a emmc issue,maybe a emmc firmware update is needed to get back right access to your tab, in bad case the emmc needs a replacement. If you are from europe: i know someone from austria who can fix it for you. Added some notes about that issue on the faq on my github userpage.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android-Andi:
Can you install https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.vinagre.android.emmc_check and post a screenshot of it?

~ All my work, news etc. on http://andi34.github.io ~
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rag888:
I tried install the app but was unable to as the gapp.google.com stop working thing wont let me. So I tried installing it through the web, it didnt install but the tab rebooted and is now stuck at boot. Wont shut down either :(
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rag888:
How to fix the emmc issue? Update? I m far away from Europe :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android-Andi:
Update the emmc firmware (only via ISP possible) or replace the emmc. Maybe you can find someone who's able to do it...
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rag888:
Via ISP? Pleas explain. And are we sure that this is am emmc problem? Because I can boot and use the tab to some extent, it's not totally bricked I guess. What about the procedure here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-tab-2/general/discussion-alternative-tab-2-emmc-bug-t3306862
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android-Andi:
I am not an expert on this, someone else would have to explain it if you have further questions about ISP etc.

I am quite sure it's the problem, if wipe / format does nothing and flash via odin also doesn't change anything... Your emmc is read only...

From the EMMC data sheet:

On a faulty EMMC firmware it happens a lot faster.

There's no way to boot from microSD, you would need to flash a modified boot.img at least which is imposible if the emmc is read only.

~ All my work, news etc. on http://andi34.github.io ~
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rag888:
Thanks for your input. Well, Odin is able to write the recoveries to the Tab, and shows that they are pass, doesnt that mean it is still writing? Also, Odin attempts to write the stock firmware but fails half way, I also also suspect a faulty cable. And should I try the procedure given in the link I quoted?

I am also downloading the Jtag suite like here: http://forum.gsmhosting.com/vbb/f672/p5100-how-repair-2118618/
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rag888:
Ok, I just saw your website https://andi34.github.io/faq_de.html I think I am screwed. :D
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] skyeking69:
I'm trying to transfer some photos from my note 7 to a usb stick and it keeps triping back to usb charging??

I have...

in developer options

usb debugging "on"

networking

usb configuration

MTP selected

when I plug the stick in I pull down the notification page when I tap "supplying power via usb"

I try to select "Transferring media files" ( MTP) for 2 seconds in engages then automatically switches back to "Supplying power via usb " ??? I can't transfer anything ???

any ideas on this one ??
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] jcadduono:
Your usb stick is not a computer, it does not need to read your phone with MTP protocol.

The phone should provide power to the USB stick, exactly as it is saying, so that your phone can read the contents of the USB stick.

Get a File Manager like FX to transfer items to and from your USB stick.
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] edsol:
I have the same problem. It always says usb charging and I could not transfer pictures to my usb using the usb-c/usb adaptor. I tried using file manager app but I get confused with all these asking permissions and I end up unable to transfer anything. I never had this problem with my S7 edge before. I tried connecting the phone directly to the mac using android file transfer but could not connect. I would really appreciate if someone can give us a more detailed steps on how.
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] skyeking69:
I tried that I have ES file explorer like "edsol" said it won't mount the stick because it's in charging mode

I tried several time to switch it off of charging mode but always flips back after a few seconds.

if "edsol" has the same problem then I guess it's not just my phone........there must be a fix for this??
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] Goremael:
I had the same situation, and I had to format the USB stick in "exFAT" to be able to copy files to it. NTFS is supported only for reading, but not for writing.

So check that your USB stick is not NTFS.

FAT32 and exFAT are the same, the difference is that exFAT doesn't have the FAT32 limitations (maximum file size of 4 GB)
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] skyeking69:
Thanks...but it is exFat......I did a reformat just incase.......still a no go ??
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] pete4k:
you probably need some file manager to do what you want, Android sucks when it comes to manual file management.

Anyway I have ES file explorer loaded on my phone, so plugged in USB c to USB2 adapter, put in 32 GB FAT32 memory stick, ES file exp. open up and I transferred couple files from stick to SD, just to test it if it works. It did, but you would have to pay me a lot of money to do it on regular basis, so awkward. I just plug my phone to PC and use windows click and drag to move files around. Now I run into problem, when I was transferring my pictures, couple days ago, F???? Android lock my sd card for no reason (F????? Google is messing SD cards on phones since at least kitkat). I had to fix sd and take write protect off, but I'm sure it's Google not Samsung. Anyway, it works like a charm, just watch out for Google's broken permissions showing it's ugly head.
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] Goremael:
What File Explorer are you using? Some of them can't write to external storage because of Marshmallow permissions.

"My Files" of Samsung worked for me while "ES File Explorer" didn't work (before root)
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] pete4k:
I used ES File Explorer, I'm sorry I said wrong in my previous post, I moved couple files to phones DCIM folder, not SD, it's so awkward and I just wanted to see if it works at all, it did, I confirmed the files were moved, before deleting them. So actually I don't know if it would work on SD card, but I would never ever transfer files like that: I would use my pc laptop for direct transfer between SD and stick. So the concept I described works, but as far as permissions to particular folders go, they're so messed up and don't even want to test it again against SD. In theory it should work at least for transfer to root directory, since card is not protected, may not work for transfer to folders created by other programs due to permissions. At some point I may have to root this phone just to fix those stupid permissions, but I haven't used Marshmallow until now, so not sure how broken those permissions are here.
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] skyeking69:
I've tried a few file programs including My Files..........but the usb stick isn't recognized because it stays in charging mode

so can't even attempt to transfer anything....this is frustrating !!
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] amjadakmal:
I have down the TWRP recovery and then installed SU Root. It was working fine untill I mistakenly disabled developer options in my settings.

I have done the following already but none of them worked:

Downloaded Kies 3 and Smart Switch Firm Upgrade and Initialization. Tried giving my S/N and Model, but somehow, it is not recognizing my details correctly.

I do not want to load a stock ROM since I do not have a backup of my calls and contacts which are most important to me.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] #Henkate:
Ive had same problem earlier, just because ive wrote "stop" command in terminal emulator without knowing what it does lol, so never write that.

At me was saying FAP, not FRP though, but the way i solved my problem should solve yours too.

GUIDE to restore phone from "Custom binary blocked by FRP/FAP"

If you dont have a backup and you dont want to re-flash stock rom and lose all your stuff, then this will help you.

Like me, you shouldve learnt something from this. ALWAYS have a backup.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] lorfo123:
Firmware link is bust
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] #Henkate:
Im not sure what you mean by "bust", but you can download stock firmware from other website too, although sammobile is recommended.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] Winf2005:
got the same issue (but with J5 (2016))].

Is this working as well?

About data backup I do not care.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] jedsnow:
Thanks a lot. Followed all the steps and worked like a charm. Working on model SM-J510GN :)
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] snsmosko:
HI

I have same problem with custom binary blocked, I tried your fix, but I can't download in download mode, it says MDM MODE CAN'T DOWNLOAD !!!!!

Please help!!

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] snsmosko:
Hi

I have the same problem . but I can't download in download mode, it says "MDM MODE CAN'T DOWNLOAD"

Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] Joser96:
Hi would this method work if i have the recovery.img and not .tar ??
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] saykecske:
Thank you #Henkate, very cool!

Jokes and Trump references aside, this method really worked, worth a try. I downloaded the firmware from sammobile, the speed was limited to 300 kB/sec so it took me 50 minutes but the everything went quite well after, the whole thing took about an hour.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] vvn2302:
Hi, doen't work, see comments,

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> boot.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/006> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/006> boot.img

<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/006> FAIL! (Auth)

<ID:0/006>

<ID:0/006> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

I didn't have choise to execute step 6 : BL choise not activate,

Thanks for Help.
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] Emilyr1992:
Thank you

I've spent a week trying to open my phone again! It worked. I watched videos etc and changed each file to tar with Odin tool but I couldn't figure out where each img went once it was in tar format! You are awesome
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] Hunter22X:
Your selfmade J500FN stock recovery & kernel broke my phone now it wont boot and theres green screen
[Samsung Galaxy J5 Questions & Answers] nikoskon32:
After aaaaall tose years this method still works! You are a legend. The only thing to note is that I was not able to locate "Caboomi's_Recovery_img2tar_odin_maker". I just googled "img2tar_odin_maker" and I found a working program. Time to see what I had on my very old phone!
[Sony Cross-Device General] BlackSoulxxx:
Hi guys, today I'm gonna share part of the codes of Sony proprietary camera SW. Via this, developers will get useful knowledges out of this to make the best out of Xperia. The code was partially from stock Lollipop .236 for Xperia Z1, released under Team Project Desire's Project XperiVision.

P/S: Not for ordinary users, for devs only

PP/S: Keep dreaming about it, Sony Mobile legal team...

Download

http://goo.gl/5NgXZf
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] kwoodall:
I've got the usual, Normal, Silent, Outdoor, etc...but I'd like to add a few others here. How do you do it?

Kermit Woodall
[Non-Touchscreen Windows Mobile Other] Osmos:
I've tried to do this. When trying to modify new profile's settings, blank screen appeard...
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LORD MJ:
Yesterday I got my brand new Nexus 5x and I was extremely pleased with my new phone. It arrived 6.0.1 so after applying all the security fixes I tested everything on the phone to make sure it's working properly.

After that, I upgraded to N by flashing the factory images and restored my apps and data from my Nexus 4. Everything was working perfectly except for the heart rate monitor, the Polar H7.

The problem is that my 5x sees the sensor, but when I initiate the pairing process nothing happens. It just says Pairing... for a while and then nothing. I tried to tap it a few times and it just didn't want to pair.

What I tried to do:

1) Force stop the Bluetooth Share thingy and remove data/cache.

2) Reboot my phone

3) Try to pair the sensor directly from the fitness apps I use, Polar Beat and Runtastic Pro.

Polar Beat sees the sensor, but when I try to pair it, it either says sensor inactive or doesn't display my heart rate before dropping the connection.

Runtastic Pro can't even find the sensor. It has to be paired in the Bluetooth setting for it to work properly.

4) Factory reset the sensor as I found on the Polar's troubleshooting page.

5) Factory reset my phone and try to pair the sensor before restoring my apps and data.

The sensor works just fine on my Nexus 4. I paired the H7 again with it after the factory reset and it worked just fine. The battery is almost full and I do wear the sensor on the chest strap when I try to pair it with my phone.

I've seen a few threads on Nexus support forums where users mention Bluetooth connectivity issues and even a few mentioned their H7s not working on 5x and 6p after the update.

Anyone here ran into this problem and is there a solution? Other than to pray that Google fixes the issue.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philz03:
I'm glad you are having the same issue, I was already starting to think my Polar device was broken. I'm also using a Nexus 5X with Nougat.

I have also logged this on the official Google Support forum:

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/EgBjK6mutb0;context-place=forum/nexus
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naturekid:
I have the same Problem with my H7 from Polar. Went back to 6.0.1 and it's working again... Hope it gets fixed soon.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LORD MJ:
I have reported the issues on the AOSP bug tracker. Some Google employees labeled the issue for DevPreview-N. Sadly no comments, but I hope this means they will sort this out with the next Android N update.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreaMazzario:
Same problem here, Nexus 5X, Android 7.0 with September security update. My Polar H7 was connecting just fine before upgrading to Nougat, cannot connect any more after upgrade. My wife's Polar H7 connects just fine with her Samsung, but does not connect to my Nexus 5X with Nougat.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marspoki:
i Have the Same Problem with H7 and Nexux 6P Nougat 7.0
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flowsn33:
Same issue over here on a Nexus 5x Build-Nr. NBD90W and Polar H7 as well as Polar V650 bike computer.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssagar186:
I still have NBD90S and it is pairing with the H7 and working with polar beat.

I have a custom recovery so I didn't grab the latest security update yet. Will update and let you know if it then fails.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] philz03:
Upgrading through the the beta program to 7.1.1 (NPF10C) solved the problem for me.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 777.300:
Hi Guys,

Same problem here, not able to pair the H7 on my N5X running PureNexus 7.0.

Very annoying.

So is the 7.1.1 beta the only solution found untill now?
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobulie:
Updating to Android 7.1.1 worked for me too. Yay.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 777.300:
Same here, all fine now
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davort:
FYI: I have a Polar H7 that would no longer pair on my Nexus 6P on Nougat 7.1.2 nor would it pair on my Samsung Galaxy Tab S on Marshmallow. It would just hang on 'pairing' in the polar beat app and never complete the process on the latest polar beat APK (2.3?). I rolled the Polar Beat app back to 2.0.1 via an APK download and it paired with no problem, so try that if you're still having issues.
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] formel1_freaks:
How ca I update the Android 7.1.1 to my Huawei P9
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umbesca:
Hi, first sorry for my english :p, when I insert the charger appears the charge symbol but actually the battery does not charge. I have GT-P5100 with android 4.2.2 original flashed today from 4.0.x to see if it was a Rom problem with heimdall 1.14.1 for linux. Cable, charger and battery work 100 % because I have a GT-P1000 using the same cable and functions while the battery unmount the P5100 and P1000 to connect to load it (is very slow but works :D:D:D:D )

It's a motherboard problem? If you saw how much you can bypass the problem with some hardware change? For my jobs is a good tablet and I will not throw it
[Android Apps and Games] arter97:
Huge thanks to [MENTION=3562083]wanam[/MENTION] for helping me doing it in the smali way :)

/* Info */

We all know removing ads is possible via YouTube AdAway module on Xposed.

Unfortunately, there's a quite a bit of people who don't want to go install Xposed just because of it.

So here are patched APKs, which don't require Xposed.

Unfortunately, this requires root :/

I'll update whenever I have time.

/* Downloads */

APK : http://arter97.com/browse/youtube/adaway

Installer : http://arter97.com/browse/youtube/arter97-youtube-installer.zip

Please read the instructions!

nodpi works for every device.

However, if you're annoyed to see Play Store's update pending, use the APK dedicated for your device's DPI.

/* Notes about the installer */

I've made this installer to make it easier for the users to install.

This installer is only for Android 4.4+.

If you're running older versions of Android, install manually.

This installer is not a complete flashable zip file!

It still requires the APK file to be in /sdcard/Download.

My installer will search through the download directory and install the latest APK.

(This means, you don't have to remove the old versions of the APK in /sdcard/Download)

The installer will extract the APK and install the necessary libraries.

If the ROM is compatible, the installer will also install an addon.d script,

so that you won't have to run the installer again whenever you upgrade your ROM.

/* Steps */

1. Download the apk.zip file

(Refer to http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/youtube/ for which apk you should download)

2. Extract the zip and place the apk file in /sdcard/Download

3. Download the installer

4. Flash the installer in the recovery

/* Thanks to */

Wanam

apkmirror.com

OpenGapps
[Android Apps and Games] pearljohn:
That's so awesome guys.

Would it ever be possible to make this work without root?
[Android Apps and Games] IRoN MaN9:
When read the title i was like ?then complete reading post figured out it's for rooted devices ?
[Android Apps and Games] arter97:
Somehow, Google Service rejects test-key-signed YouTube app.

I need to figure this out, to make it work on non-rooted device.