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[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seimus:
For battery is pretty good the stock OOS. But if you want cROM then try Skydragon which is pretty good for battery or OrionOS or RessRemix
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Equals_Android:
I have tried quite a few roms. I find that official cm13 or stock OOS works the best.
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demongokul:
Try official ressurction remix from RajGopi or Exodus.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] animehq:
Hi all,

I made this small update script because sometime when you try a rom and use a backup to restore the previous one the authentification get broken, so this script will just remove all locks and allow you to start your phone without any data lost.

I'm not responsible if something is going wrong.

Flash using any twrp will probably work.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] arpan.123654789:
great. will try :)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] gagan7:
thanks!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] c_/\/\_k:
well we can delete gatekeeper files manually from the TWRP file manager, and everything is fine, no data lost. :p
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] sujitbph:
Great will try
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] animehq:
Yep probably, but for most of people here it's safer to use a script than let them find the files manualy.

And maybe faster
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] c_/\/\_k:
you deserve compliment for your work :D, but it takes only one file to delete to remove passwords or lock. and its neither lengthy nor unsafe, i have seen your script, it deletes to many things.. which is not required i think. And your updater script has spelling mistakes too bro.. :D
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Rohit DK:
Does it also removes the mi account? Device locked because mi account think the device is stolen.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bogeyof:
Which file do you think is the only one to delete?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] animehq:
Nop sorry and there is no easy way to do it as far i know.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] c_/\/\_k:
If its patternlock, then its gatekeeper.pattern.key, if its password then its gatekeeper.password.key, you can delete both.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Guides, News, & Discussion] unimatrix725:
Successful Using RX & Deletion of /data/validity/template.db

Doesn't work for me! Ran rx from recovery, wiped caches, & rebooted. Typed in backup password, unlocked (same as b4). Went to the Settings for fingerprint this time it constantly rejects any attempt saying too many incorrect pls wait. Prior it wouldn't take fingerprint or password.

Any suggestions for this?

PS: Would be nice to list what each file does /is for. I am also an advanced user...

After running This Rx use (root) X-plore/etc F. M. Then DELETE:

[*W/Rx SUCCESS*] /data/validity/template.db [*W/Rx SUCCESS*]

Reboot. Type in Previously Used BackUp Password. Go to Fingerprint Settings & setup new fingerprint & backup password!

[*MIA*] data/system/users/0/settings_fingerprint.xml [*MIA*] Could not find this file, so I assume not needed.

This was done on Stock Base Marshmallow ROM N915 (Note Edge).

BTW Thanks for RX & Could You Please add the above file to RX?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funkybone:
Hello, i recently flashed the AryaMod 6.5 with default kernel.

I have downloaded apps and HD games already, Modern Combat 5 is already running as well as NBA 2k17.

But when i tried ModernCombat4 which is obviously a lower version of MC. The app keeps saying "Unfortunately, MC4 has stopped" upon installation. I tried to change storage locations, overwrite files after error. Still no good. Can someone tell me whats wrong? Is it the app?

Thanks.
[Palm Treo 750] parrothead2567:
Is there a tweak program like HTCustom for the Treo 750? Im running the WM6 AKU 0.7.0 cooked version.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. Morning Star:
Hello,

I wish to play music from my USB drive (via an otg female USB to male microUSB adapter) on my N5. The problem is I can't find a(n) (free) app which can browse the specific usb directory; they all just show the internal storage one. My friend's LG G4's default music player detects the songs and plays them just fine.

Any help is highly appreciated! Thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Antares9:
dude, have you solved this? I want to ask the same thing
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mayankkhajnchi:
Es file explorer will do the job
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhagl:
Hey, I'm using StickMount for this. It mounts the USB Stick in the data partition so all apps can see and change its content. Its working perfectly for playing music with my music players (Shuttle, Poweramp) on my N5, give it a try ;)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] damijanp:
Thank you. I was just looking for something like that. It works perfectly!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Antares9:
hey, so I try to use StickMount. The tost notification said that my USB has been mounted to /sdcard/usbstorage. I checked the folder with Root Explorer, the folder is there, but it's empty. in fact my USB mounted to mnt/media_rw, jut like the normal mounting without StickMount. any idea to make this work?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhagl:
Hey, maybe its the filesystem of the stick, I can remind myself that at the beginning I had problems with it but it should work with NTFS. Otherwise I think you can ask chainfire, he will know what to do :)
[Other Tools & General Discussion] larryse:
I am only posting here because it wont allow me to post in the other forums.

i am taking a photo with my app then rotating if needed then resizing. after that i am saving the new rotated and scaled down pic to the sd card. the photo does rotate and the byte size changes but when i view the new photo it still has the same dimensions as the orginal photo.

my resizing and saving calls are

//resize for preview
using (var bitmap = _file.Path.LoadAndResizeBitmap(300, 225))
{
//resize for saving
Bitmap resized = _file.Path.LoadAndResizeBitmap(800, 600);

BitmapHelpers.saveBitmap(resized,_user_id,_dateStr);

//shows preview resize
photo.SetImageBitmap(ConvertToBitmap(bitmap));

}

public static Bitmap LoadAndResizeBitmap(this string fileName, int width, int height)
{
//First we get the diamensions of the file on disk
BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options { InJustDecodeBounds = true };
BitmapFactory.DecodeFile(fileName, options);

//Next we calculate the ratio that we need to resize the image by
//in order to fit the requested dimensions.
int outHeight = options.OutHeight;
int outWidth = options.OutWidth;
int inSampleSize = 1;

if (outHeight > height || outWidth > width)
{
inSampleSize = outWidth > outHeight
? outHeight / height : outWidth / width;
}

//Now we will load the image
options.InSampleSize = inSampleSize;
options.InJustDecodeBounds = false;
Bitmap resizedBitmap = BitmapFactory.DecodeFile(fileName, options);

// Images are being saved in landscape, so rotate them back to portrait if they were taken in portrait
Matrix mtx = new Matrix();
Android.Media.ExifInterface exif = new Android.Media.ExifInterface(fileName);
string orientation = exif.GetAttribute(Android.Media.ExifInterface.TagOrientation);

switch (orientation)
{
case "6": // portrait
mtx.PreRotate(90);
resizedBitmap = Bitmap.CreateBitmap(resizedBitmap, 0, 0, resizedBitmap.Width, resizedBitmap.Height, mtx, false);
mtx.Dispose();
mtx = null;
break;
case "1": // landscape
//mtx.PreRotate(-90);
//resizedBitmap = Bitmap.CreateBitmap(resizedBitmap, 0, 0, resizedBitmap.Width, resizedBitmap.Height, mtx, false);
//mtx.Dispose();
//mtx = null;
break;
default:
mtx.PreRotate(90);
resizedBitmap = Bitmap.CreateBitmap(resizedBitmap, 0, 0, resizedBitmap.Width, resizedBitmap.Height, mtx, false);
mtx.Dispose();
mtx = null;
break;
}
return resizedBitmap;
}

public static void saveBitmap(Bitmap bitmap, int userId, String dateStr)
{

var sdCardPath = Android.OS.Environment.ExternalStorageDirectory.AbsolutePath;
String fileName = "bb_" + userId + "_" + dateStr + "_new.jpg";
var filePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(sdCardPath, fileName);
var stream = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Create);
bitmap.Compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.Jpeg, 100, stream);
stream.Close();

}

when it does the first _file.Path.LoadAndResizeBitmap(300, 225) the inSampleSize is 3 and returns new height,width of 640,360

when it does _file.Path.LoadAndResizeBitmap(800, 600) the inSampleSize is 1 and returns original values of 1280,720
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yeungcsm:
So last week the phone was stuck in bootloop at google screen and sometimes even pressing the power button and no response, anyone got any idea how to resolve this?

It was running latest stock android 7
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamterence:
Flash a factory image if you're purely stock.

Next time, post this in the Q&A section, not here.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] AdmanAbou:
Last night I noticed that my soft keys and notification bar have already started to burn into my phone. I was planning on keeping this phone for years. Is this happening to anyone else? Should I try to get a replacement? It is still a pretty brand new phone.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] TurboBot247:
This is pretty normal, actually. The biggest disadvantage with AMOLED-screen phones is that the screens degenerate before you get rid of the phone. My Turbo 2 started getting screen burn-in about 5 months after I purchased it, but I exchanged that one for a new one. The On-screen buttons on an AMOLED display only makes the problem worse; AMOLED-screen phones with capacitive keys will only get burn in at the status bar, in typical conditions. Another thing: since the AMOLED screen is primarily made of a multitude of LEDs, these LEDs are driven very hard when white is displayed on the screen, and the LEDs turn themselves off when black is displayed on the screen, so that contrast between the black bar and the white buttons causes the bar to "reverse burn", where the bar will show colors the way the entire screen did when the phone was new, the other parts of the screen will be darker and dingier than the bar (and the status bar), and the on-screen buttons will be the dingiest part of the screen. Also, by "dingy", I mean the AMOLED, over time, will take a noticeable shift to yellow, where every color will have a yellowish cast, due to the Organic Decomposition of AMOLED screens (they are made of organic material) as well as the fact that the blue subpixels are the first to decompose, because they shine the brightest. The yellow shift over time cannot be changed or reversed. The on-screen keys and bar burn in can be slowed/ counteracted by downloading an app called GMD Immersive, which allows you to put your phone in Fullscreen mode in most situations you are using it. You do have to bring up the on-screen keys when you are using the keyboard, but in most other cases when the screen will be on for extended periods of time, the on-screen keys and black bar will not burn in as quicky and this app is a good thing to use to counteract this. However, the GMD Immersive app also allows you to take the status bar out of view, as well. This is a very good app for any AMOLED-screen phone to counteract the eventual burn-in that you will receive. *Side note* I know this is unrelated to what I just said, but the belief that AMOLED screens are more efficient than LCDs is not always true. It largely depends on the content you put on the screen. An AMOLED screen will be more efficient than the LCD when colors displayed on the screen are darker/closer to black, where the AMOLED's LEDs are not driven as hard or are not turned on at all, whereas the LCD's backlight is still active when displaying dark colors/blacks (It is a good idea to surf the web in invert cors on an AMOLED-screen phone if you want to save a lot of power). An LCD display is more efficient displaying lighter colors/whites, because the AMOLED's LEDs are driven very hard when displaying whites/lighter colors, and are shining brighter and using more power to do so, whereas the LCD's backlight is working no harder to display whites than it is to display darker colors. For my usage, LCDs would be more efficient than AMOLEDs due to the fact that most content I display on-screen is usually white or a lighter color.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] californiarailroader:
It's usually not permanent, it's more image retention than burn-in. If you're worried about it, just run this program, or one like it regularly-

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blasterbyte.burn_infix

CRT's and Plasma screens, however, are very prone to burn-in, especially Plasma. Screen Savers help on CRT's, and most newer Plasma displays have tools built-in to help keep the screen free of that. LCD and OLED screens are much less prone to burn-in, it can happen, it's just pretty rare.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] AdmanAbou:
It is permanent, and running that app for hours and a bit each day didn't fix it. After using another phone for a few minutes, I noticed just how yellow the screen on my Z Force had become in just a month. I'm so sad. I really wanted to love this phone but now I just see yellow sadness.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] bignazpwns:
I haven't had any screen burn since my Galaxy S4. And i just checked my Z and nothing. I have about 5 hours of OST a day and have been using this since launch.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] californiarailroader:
No, it isn't always permanent.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] AdmanAbou:
I sure hope not. Still trying that app. Verizon offered to replace it, but I don't know if it'll just keep happening.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] TurboBot247:
What I would do is simply get a replacement Z force, and when u do get your replacement, I would use an app called GMD Immersive (look it up on the play store), which will allow you to slide your on-screen keys in and out of view, and/or your status bar as well. My turbo 2 got burn in after 3 months of using it, but ever since I started using GMD Immersive on my replacement Turbo 2 (the other had battery issues) I have little to no burn in even after 2 1/2 months of use.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] cpufrost:
I know this sounds silly but are you sure you don't have some shift enabled that makes the color temp plummet in the evening?

Since Apple came out with night shift there are people taking their phones in because they are yellow at night! LOL
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] Shah1989:
Really hope mine dosnt get screen burn. Im using the gmd app as suggested but I find the keyboard gets buggy. My Moto XF also got burns after few months. Really hope this isn't the case for this beauty of a phone.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] trav473:
Waiting on a warranty replacement from Moto. Had to take pictures showing the burned in images and email them. Going to try the app from day one and hope for the best.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] sonofevil77:
Yup just noticed mine has a highly visible burn. That's just crazy. My 3 year old nexus 6 has no burn at all. I would request a warranty but I do not want a refurbished phone.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] Silentwidow:
Could the yellow be from the plastic upper screen protector?
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] Jesus_Saves:
Workaround And Alternative Explanation

I have/had burn issues with my Moto G4 (IPS LCD Display). The problem is in the pure whites on screen, those are the objects which burn in. Since pure Android Marshmallow or Nougat don't provide a different colour tone setting, I worked around it by downloading a Bluelight Filter app (I recommend Hardy-Infinity's filter). I select the neutral black filter and put the intensity to 11%. that resolves all the burn ins, while used.

It's quite an annoying problem, and the only reason why I refrain from buying anymore pure Android phones, until the OS comes with an integrated screen tone setting.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] xdabubba14:
This "issue" is totally normal with an OLED display, and there's really nothing that can be done to stop it, or "correct" it, other than not use the display!

The menu bar will be the most noticeable artifact in the early going, but with years of use you'll see the entire screen, with the exception of the typically-black menu-bar area(!), will no longer be as bright. The whites will be more grayish and the colours will be more muted.

All-in-all, you'll probably never really notice or care about it, but that said, no magical app is going to restore what is a natural, unavoidable, process for these screens.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] Guyinlaca:
Well, a relative of mine got the Z Force for Christmas last year, and the screen had severe burn in and the shattershield was fuzzy from discoloration and hairline scratches. The burn in was so severe that the navigation bar, the notification bar and home screen icons were all visible on solid backgrounds. Fortunately, Verizon replaced it under warranty. I've loved Motorola since the StarTac days and have recommended them to everyone, but seeing the burn in issues on the Z and the lack of innovation in the Z2 Force, I can't recommend them anymore.
[Moto Z Force Questions & Answers] Fromptious:
That late reply you weren't expecting..

Yes, the screen burn issue is real, very real. Among other user + upside down port-a-potty issues constantly popping up.

I had experimental high contrast text on for minimal time but think it likely had more to do with me leaving vibrant colors mode set on for a couple months before I noticed the burn-in of Google emblem and notification bar.. yep, the same notification bar that always is wasting scarce screen space instead of scrolling up and away like on every decent phone on the market.

I enjoyed my Droid X as a more user friendly and functional device than the MOTO Z, which has been an ongoing hate-hate dysfunctional relationship.
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akshay09:
hello guys i want to know if i can actually unlock my phone without pressing the home button with fingerprint sensor? :confused::confused:

I have samsung s6 edge(SM-G925I)
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thereassaad:
If u mean like double tap 2 wake then u need custom kernel support this features for TW fw etc ok

Tweaking fingerprint Ummmm , i don't guess this happened & no one till Tweaking fp sorry , for disable the pressing home button , this need framework edited so i suggest u check S6 forum , exactly development section so in this forum u will see roo much custom roms so maybe some or 1 of them this have features ,,

Thank you for using XDA Assist ,,
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rosli59564:
Samsung phones have physical home button, unlike those phones with no button. Haven't see such mod.

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Akshay09:
No actully what i mean is fingerprint should scan without even pressing home button
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rosli59564:
Yes that's what i mean. Purposely because samsung phones have physical button, hence it has to be pressed to use finger unlock.

Sent from my SM-G925F
[Samsung Gear VR] mkhoury:
I have Downloaded few 3D movies but can't get them to work. I have tried few different players but can't getting the settings right. They will show top and bottom out side by done but can't get the full screen in 3d effect.
[Samsung Gear VR] jimmymyx:
If you want to play them in oculus video you need to put the 3d files in a folder named 3D in movies folder
[Samsung Gear VR] Mediocrates:
This may help you... http://www.ultravr.org/samsung-gear-vr-ultimate-guide/
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FaustusC:
Hey All.

Looking for something a little different. I usually carry two phones (One for Work, one personal). I'm hoping to set something so that in the event I forget one or the other, the phones will Buzz/Scream/Make Unpleasant sounds until brought back in close proximity.

I know I can do something similar with those tag things, but that only works for the tag. I'm looking for Device to Device.

Has it been done? I couldn't find anything on here about it.

Can it be done?

I'd love to try and start it myself, but I'm new to coding.

Thanks in advance,

Faustus Caligula
[General Questions and Answers] lenover9000:
Need recommendation for an app that will disable/"freeze" system apps for a rooted phone while leaving the icons for the disabled apps still accessible.

Thank you.
[Wing, P4350 General] Dr.Nemo:
Hi!

Please post the Suomean (Finnish) Herald rom WM6.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] hanbaoquan15:
If you look at the screen shot, there's a notification count on the settings icon, but I can't find where that setting is. This happens after T-mobile software update You can see it here http://s10.postimg.org/a108w9iuh/Screenshot_20160924_021341.png

Anyone has any idea? Thanks
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] rsacipher:
Software update?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] hanbaoquan15:
Yeah T-mobile pushed a new software update for the green icon battery
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
Hi everyone!

I'm looking for a minimum-risk solution to gain temporary root access on my Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 running Android 5.0.1 build oj2.

I'm looking to recover my Google Authenticator database, as a first step towards migrating it to a new phone.

While looking for an answer, I found several solutions using a local root exploit (adb push psneuter /data/local/tmp style), things like motochopper, pwn, which would be exactly what I'm looking for, I think, allowing my to save (pull) my Google Authenticator db to safety. Unfortunately, all of the exploits that I've tried fail to work, it seems that the firmware I'm running has patched all these exploits.

I'm more worried about losing access to my Google Authenticator db than anything else.

So flashing and other such actions are things I want to avoid for now.

Thanks for any pointers towards something I could try to access this one file with as little risk as possible!
[XDA Assist] Vatsal:
Hi,

Please post your query here S4 Q&A Forum with all relevant details, the experts there maybe able to assist you.

Also you may register for XDA account to post and reply in the forum.

-Vatsal
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarkoParkovic:
Anyone else experince issues like very slow browsing, loading pictures, buffering videos all the time on wifi even if signal is full on z5?
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] francisamarsingh:
My z5 had this issue month and a half ago and also the bluetooth connection. I send in for service and they changed the motherboard screen, side frame as well.. I have almost new phone now
[Xperia Z5 Premium Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icaruswalks:
I went through the arduous process of learning how to root the Z5P trying to solve this issue, hoping some of the aftermarket ROMs would solve the issues. None of the ROMs I tried were particularly stable so I reverted to 32.2.A.0.305. The 305 firmware actually restored my speeds back to how they were when I first got the phone.

I would try doing a clean install of the latest stock firmware and see if that clears up your issue.
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazkaz116:
Anyone know how to network unlock an o2 s6? Codes from o2 don't seem to be working, can I do it myself with a ROM or kernel etc etc
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazkaz116:
As long as they work, I've read a few horror stories where people pay and the codes never work on s6 and they end up with a unusable phone, I've been to o2 and they want account holder to do it! No good as they no longer own it