yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bsg411:
I played with the phone today in the Verizon store. I don't typically like white phones but have to say the white one looks better and more polished and blends the glass and metal better than the black phone does. Also the phone in person is technically dark grey not black. Whats crazy is they call the phone very black and it turns out it's barely black at all!! Quite black is what the ip7 jet black is....this is more like quiet black!

The phone also is not as premium feeling aiPhone or HTC 9 or 10. It looks and feels like a mid range phone $400 phone. Also the screen does not get as bright as the galaxy note or edge phones. The People that are underwhelmed feel that way about the phone because of the price not because of the phone itself. At $900 it's subpar.... while at $500/$600 it's great!
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] chazall1:
Black all the way! LOL
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mikeutsey:
Black....looks clean
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] oneandroidnut:
Black phones matter
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] johnciaccio:
Anyone have the blue yet? Hard to get a opinion about it from videos or pictures. Wondering if it is a metallic blue. But the white and blue to me does not look good together.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] riz157:
I agree it definitely doesn't feel as premium as Iphone or htc 10 in particular. I disagree whole heartedly it's a mid range phone, no way.

No phone is worth £819 be it Iphone or google but comparing the 2 side by side I do prefer the overall feel of Iphone 7 plus. The overall experience including ui I prefer pixel xl.

The price difference between the 2 should about £100. iPhone is £819, google ideally should be £719.

If the Iphone was 719 then google should be 619.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] socalracer:
I ordered both, one for me and one for the wife. I thought I would like the black more, but its kinda muted. Its more dark dark grey, even the chin is lighter on the pixel than the 6p. I am thinking of getting silver if I can
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bsg411:
Fair enough.

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Correct....the black is not black its dark grey....I feel deceived that they went as far as to call it quite black.....and yes the bezels on the 6p are way darker/blacker than this phone. I hope they come out with a jet black or true black version soon.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jasbur17:
Not a fan of the dark grey. One thing I've always liked about the iphone is how black the front looks when the screen is off. In most lighting you can't see where the screen ends and the bezel begins.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] riz157:
Jet black pixel xl now that would be nice. Instead we get very grey!!!!
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] socalracer:
I am waiting for my clear cases, possibly gonna get a dbrand skin with a clear case. I don't think getting a silver is gonna be easy. I really really really wanted a xl 128 in blue, but damn you google!
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ChrisAC84:
I think the black does a better job hiding the large bezels, though.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] riz157:
True
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] socalracer:
does everyone realize the bezel is the same size on the 6p, and nobody complained about that, im guessing cuz it has a speaker in the bezel, its kinda nitpicky to me, but whatevs
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ChrisAC84:
The good thing is, that's really the only issue I have with the phone. And once someone told me it was for the Daydream VR, I was cool with it. I had a 6P, but you don't notice the bezels there because you're too happy to have the dual front facing speakers lol
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Flexia32:
If the silver came with a black face that's what I would have got. Kinda wish there was mix of options like that
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Belimawr:
but you don't need a large bezel for VR, look at the Note it was designed to go in the Gear VR and they were tiny, I'm sure there will be some reason somewhere, but it would have been nice if they could have shrunk them a bit, more so due to the fact it has no physical buttons or anything else so they are just empty space.

still a nice phone, just would have been nicer if they could have shrunk the bezel and either had a slightly smaller phone or squeezed in a 5.7 inch screen.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] hollowlog:
Yup. This is what I was hoping for.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bsg411:
I would also get a blue xl 128gb version. I think once they see how popular the color is they will offer the color in that size
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gizmoe:
Got the black. I like how black it is on the front. Hides the camera, sensor and speaker pretty well. If they had an all white I would probably get that. Wife's got the blue one. The blue is actually really nice looking. In the pictures online it's looks more crayola blue.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bsg411:
Don't you think the metal and glass on the front and back is a dark gray instead of black?
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gizmoe:
Yeah the metal is ashy. Not complete black. I don't mind it though. I think the contrast is fine. IMO of course.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bsg411:
You are correct ash or ashy is a better description than dark grey.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] SupaDupaFly24:
I got the Silver! I like the white front, and black phones are kinda boring to me with the exception of the Matte Black iPhone 7 that looks bad ass to me..
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] m3lover1:
I dislike white fronts, as imo it ruins the cinematic effect you get with black front. Even if the front for the pixel isn't completely black, dark grey is still better than white for me. If the blue color had black front (and 128gb), I'll be all over that.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] biggiestuff:
Same here. I was drooling for the blue until I found out it has a white front. But seeing how easy the front is replaced, I should have gotten the blue and replaced it with the black front a year down the line after I accidentally broke the screen. [emoji12]
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] m3lover1:
Or probably could slap a dbrand skin for the front as well. But I'm OK with the black version. Looks good too
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dems86:
I got the Silver too, I'm still waiting for mine to ship, but the Silver just did it for me...haven't had a phone with a white face in a while either and figured I would change it up...glad to hear the Silver looks just as good in person.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] riz157:
I've ordered dbrand and slickwrap marble finish, might take 10 days for delivery but looking forward to see how well it looks.

Really happy with white front not so keen on the back finish.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] epsix:
Silver/White 32 gig here...
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] 2real2141:
Got the black and loving it so far. Wasn't really a fan of the white front on the silver. Same reason I didn't order the blue, well, that and the fact it sold out in 30 seconds. To me the black makes the extra bezel look less distracting on the front.
[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dondavis007:
Silver all the way

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[Google Pixel XL Guides, News, & Discussion] cccoltsicehockey:
I and checked the phones out at Verizon for a second time and still honestly don't know which color I prefer. This has to be the first phone I have not really liked either of the color schemes of the phone.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] shailendra1993:
I tried a lot to unlock the bootloader of my phone but I am getting the error that says account on device is different from the current.

I have tried everything that I found on the MI Forum:

1. Flashing and trying to unlock through China Dev ROM

2. Going to i.mi.com and invoke find device and then unlock.

3. Relogin on mobile phone and login through Mobile Phone everywhere.

4. See if device is shown on i.mi.com

5. Tried on 3 different computers 2 physical and one VMware

6. Tried after 2-3 weeks

7. Mailed Xiaomi

None of the thing worked for me, I have posted regarding this multiple times on Mi Forum but the mods just send me links of things which I have already tried and when I say that it's not working they stop responding and then when I make a new thread they delete it.

Please help me and please don't ask me to unofficially unlock because if it fails then those idiots at Xiaomi will not fix it.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] banana_bender:
Have you tried flashing a different ROM? People here: http://en.miui.com/thread-226193-1-1.html had success by doing that. Try flashing the Dev ROM for your phone here: http://en.miui.com/download-301.html . If you try this and it doesn't work out, it's probably best just to unofficially unlock it.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] goofball2k:
Do you have access to a VPN? I've heard some people have had success logging into a server in Asia somewhere (taiwan, korea, china) and then using miflashunlock tool. I can't say I've had that issue. Do you use phone number to log into i.mi.com or do you use email? I've only ever used email to link my phone and the account, and it's always worked.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] shailendra1993:
I am on Dev ROM
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] FranciscoGool:
Hi everyone!!

I have a big problem (or little)!!

I have an Xperia M4 Aqua with "Bootloader unlocked allowed: Yes" originally, and I unlocked bootloader. When I was trying to root (Marshmallow firmware) , i somehow bricked my phone, and I reflash stock firmware (Marshmallow) to repair brick and my bootloader becomes "Bootloader unlock allowed: No"

What's the reason? How to change "Bootloader unlock allowed: No” to Yes?

Thank's and sorry for my bad english

P.S. I found same case on Xperia P (JellyBean?) on the next link:

http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Android-development/Bootloader-unlock-allowed-No-SONY-solve-it-please/td-p/181271/page/8
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] maXDAmn:
make sure your FTF match to your device. also the CDA number

check it on xpericheck.com
[General Accessories] Alberto96:
Archeer 21W Solar Charger

Unboxing

The Solar Charger is packaged into an eco-friendly packaging and basic accessories: 1x Micro-USB Cable, 1x User Manual, and the Solar Charger (of course).

Just like all Solar Chargers, also this one has a Synthetic Foldable bag where the three solar panels are inserted together with the USB Adapter that provides 2x USB Ports using the power obtained from the Solar Panels.

The USB Adapter is hidden into a slot, where there is enough space to fit a Smartphone or anything else that is slim and compact, providing maximum 1A (somehow not 2A) of Output Power. I'll talk about its performance in the next paragraph.

As regards the Solar Panels quality, i do not see any imperfection or such that would make me think negatively about their quality.

Efficiency

All tests have been done using my own USB Meter, and under direct sunlight for best results.

On Idle the output voltage stays on 5.00v, matching USB specifications.

I have tested the USB Ports using my USB Capacitor (1A/2A), and the voltage seems to get a bit low on high-load, but nothing serious. 4.83v are still accepted by the USB protocol.

With 2A load well...the Adapter isn't able to obtain enough power to handle such high power output (shutting down the output) so...based on my measurements, this is a 1A Adapter, not a 2.4A variant as specified by Archeer.

Conclusions

Based on Specifications and Product Details this might seem one of the most powerful Solar Chargers available, but as you can see, unfortunately, it isn't. Even though this has been rated for 2.4A, even under direct-sunlight in a clear day, i wasn't able to handle more than 1A from the USB Adapter.

So...do I recommend it? If you are a light user that doesn't need to charge any powerful device that would require more than 1A, then this is a good choice, otherwise i can't recommend it.

Pros:

- 2x USB Ports

- Portable

- Micro-USB Cable included

Cons:

- No Flashlight

- No Quick Charge

- 1A Maximum Output lower than declared 2.4A

Rating: 7.8

Packaging and Accessories: 8

Design and Materials: 9

Performance and Efficiency: 7

Price: 7 (based on Amazon price)

Official Product page: NOT AVAILABLE YET

Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/Charger-Archeer-Foldable-Samsung-BlackBerry/dp/B01I0TA1I8

You can find full-res images (I know, Quality isn't excellent) here: http://imgur.com/a/qujOp​
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] sijav:
Hi,

So here I am I thought to myself it would be good idea to test US firmware so when I found an update (it was 32.2.A.0.305) I changed to us version but ended up not having fingerprint at all, so I checked everything a bit and figured it out that there are apps and libs and permissions and etc... missing from the system, so I download another firmware (MEA) and run a whole difference process to find out what has been changed in the system, so I deodexed the whole system, add the missing things (but deodexed though it would be good to someone tell me what is this fidoclient thing and fpc?) and then reflashed it, didn't worked at first, but as I had been added libs I suspected that there must be a change at the kernel level so I flashed MEA kernel and things started to working, I had finger prints at lock screen and telegram (boy I'm so happy right now :victory:)

Conclusion (Results):

There have been changes and some apps were missing from app and priv-app, libs were missing from libs and libs64 and vendor, permissions were missing in etc/permissions, a shell was missing from bin, and kernel should be a non US version to work! and that's it!

What you need:

A US 32.2.A.0.305 firmware flashed on your phone already,

Some Recovery (TWRP Recommended)... so you can flash the recovery file I give you (or by root and put the files in there manually ofcourse)

Flashtool -> http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php

This file which has system addons to flash in recovery

This file

FOR E5803 ONLY

which is a kernel only to flash in flashtool (or a non-US kernel which you can flash it anyway you like which is recommended to having your own kernel for flash)

Common sense (necessary)

Instructions:

Go to recovery (assuming you have one) and flash the finger-print-fix.zip (assuming you know how to flash a zip)

Turn off your phone (in TWRP recovery you can go to Reboot -> Turn off)

Go into the flashmode (or fastboot mode) and flash any NON_US kernel (custom stock kernels will work as well)

Reboot into system and viola! you have fingerprint working :p:o

Report if works!

Enjoy!

Press the Thanks :good: button :D
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] cyberwytch:
This works great for me! I'm using a new US Z5 Compact on 32.2.A.0.305, with TWRP 3 and AndroPlus kernel.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] ggutenberg:
Working great for me too. US Z5 Compact on 32.2.A.0.305 with http://xdaforums.com/z5-compact/general/customized-stock-kernel-32-2-0-305-6-0-1-t3477464 .
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] cyberwytch:
Yeah, I ended up switching to this kernel for the DRM fix to work on the US firmware.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Saaber:
What advantages are there to staying with the US firmware versus installing firmware from another country that already has the fingerprint scanner software?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] JenItols:
I have flashed the LAM version (Latin America) of the E5803. I haven't noticed anything wildly different. I get fingerprint scanner with E5803 specific software. I haven't noticed any difference between call clarity or signal strength. All that with the added benifit of a locked bootloader and full original TA partition.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Murphamillion:
What version of the Latin firmware did you flash onto you E5803? I flashed the Customized UK V32.2.A.0.253 firmware on my E5803, and everything worked great. But a few days ago I let my phone do an over-the-air firmware update to V32.2.A.0.305. After it did so, the phone no longer detected my SIM. It continually displayed the "No SIM - No Service" message across the notification bar. Furthermore, when I would go to device settings to have it display the SIM information, it displayed error for all fields (or unknown, I forget which it was). I re-installed the Customized UK V32.2.A.0.253 firmware again and everything started working.

Just curious to see what version of the LA firmware you installed, I might try moving to that one if its some variant of V32.2.A.0.305.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] JenItols:
In my previous post I was using the firmware for Z5803 Market: "Generic LAM", Operator: "Customized GEL". However, there was a notification that was slightly bothersome that required me to kill an app every time I rebooted. Therefore, I switched to Market: "Turkey", Operator: "Customized TR". I also switched because the Customized TR is actually the same Revison of software "R4C" as the "Customized US" software version. In-fact, I don't know if this is a placebo effect but the device doesn't seem to overheat as much now that I am on the "Customized TR" (Turkey) version.

I have not yet experienced an OTA update with this device yet so I cannot speak to what issues you might encounter using this method with OTA updates. XperiaFirm download and flash process isn't that horrible and since the updates are so infrequent (shame on Sony) it's almost a non-issue.

"Customized GEL" (Latin America Version): The version was 32.2.A.0.305 / R7C

"Customized TR" (Turkey Version): The version was 32.2.A.0.305 / R4C

Bottom Line

I live and work in the US only and haven't noticed any difference between the US version, Latin America version, or Turkey version with the exception of the fingerprint reader.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] Murphamillion:
So you actually installed the E5803 firmware for Turkey and Latin American, and both enabled the fingerprint scanner?

I thought you had to install one of the E5823 International firmwares to enable the scanner (which is what I did).

If the above is correct, let me know. I may try to flash one of the E5803 firmwares.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] JenItols:
Yes Turkey and Latin America both are Z5803 specific firmware and both allow the fingerprint scanner to work. I'm pretty sure any firmware

except

the US firmware has the fingerprint scanner enabled. From what I have read, Hewlett Packard (HP) holds a US patent that would be cost prohibitive for Sony to license in the US.

God Bless America.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] soulz:
was this no sim - no service issue resolved? Do we just avoid doing OTA?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] azuraZura:
Is this work on nougat?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] sijav:
No, It won't

Although I can try and get a fix for that but there might be some other changes which I don't know of.
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] azuraZura:
i want it, can i get it?
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] kado0osh:
Links not working !

Hi

Please can you update the links ??
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] smiley.raver:
i'm having trouble downloading the flashable file that has the system add-on's can you please send via pm or link it in reply on forum
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] kryosan:
Could anyone reupload files? Please…
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] kryosan:
Fingerprint scanner didn't work on any firmware. My problem was in loose contact of FP scanner with it's socket. Disassembled my phone, cleaned, reassembled.

FP working!
[Xperia Z5 Compact General] snigmorder:
Are there any side-effects? Many phones once installed with a custom rom have bad things like that the sim card keeps disappearing
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] berwick:
um...i want to make a 3.62.3 base rom of pandora to become superstorage...can anyone help??
[Google Pixel XL Accessories] baturcotte:
Does anyone know?
[Google Pixel XL Accessories] eighty1:
Yes. They have Speck case in black, Incipio dual protection in black, clear Incipio hard case and Tech21 in black.
[Google Pixel XL Accessories] southernstyle:
Did you see if they had the glass screen protectors as well? Was thinking about hitting the local Verizon store after work.
[Google Pixel XL Accessories] jcarlm:
I need to go to the local VZW store to pick up one of these on my friends manger discount...

https://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/belkin-usb-c-charger-with-usb-c-cable/
[Google Pixel XL Accessories] ExcuseTheN00b:
Yea my local Verizon had a about 5 of them including a clear speck and otterbox. They also had tempered for the pixel xl but it doesn't even cover the entire lcd screen which made it look very weird with the screen on.

Edit: we have 2 Verizon stores less than 1 mile away from each other but one is a privately owned one and they didn't have anything but corporate is where they had everything.
[Google Pixel XL Accessories] MRFERRARI23:
And all are super expensive
[Google Pixel XL Accessories] guaneet:
Got the purgear glass screen protector. Expensive as hell. ~$50. They said I can come in whenever and get it replaced.

It fits perfectly tho. Case friendly
[Google Pixel XL Accessories] jcarlm:
Picture?
[Google Pixel XL Accessories] guaneet:
Here ya go. Sorry wasn't good quality
[Google Pixel XL Accessories] jcarlm:
They have one by zagg as well that suppose to cover more of the face?

https://www.verizonwireless.com/acc...leshield-glass-screen-protector-for-pixel-xl/
[Google Pixel XL Accessories] psychatog64:
if you go to a so called smart verizon corp store they will have glass screen protectors zagg and verizon brand and also about 4 different cases including the otterbox defender got mine today with launch of phone
[General Questions and Answers] shikhar1234:
I'm running on stock rom Marshmallow on GALAXY A7(A700FD).

I have installed TWRP recovery properly and its working properly .

Problem is i cant flash any custom ROM via TWRP. It keeps generating error that "Can't install zip on top of incompatible data"

or "Unable to mount /data "

or "Unable to mount /system"

or "Unable to install ******.zip".

I have tried many different versions of TWRP and tried with CM13 for A700FD and Ressuraction ROM for A700FD but none of them seem to work . I can't install any zip from TWRP!! HELP PLEASE!

THANK YOU

:)
[General Questions and Answers] Sonipawan52:
hey dude i faced the same issue on my a700fd when flashing resurrecction remix 5.6.9 but after wiping data and cache i was able to do a custom rom flashing. try this and tell me if it works.
[General Questions and Answers] shikhar1234:
Nope! Din work?
[General Questions and Answers] Sonipawan52:
did you try wiping the system and then flashing the rom ?? maybe it would work :confused: not sure :confused:

worked for me:D
[General Questions and Answers] shikhar1234:
I did try almost evrything. Nothing works..
[General Questions and Answers] heimdallZ:
Try another custum recovery.Philz or cwm

Envoyé de mon LG-E980 en utilisant Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] shikhar1234:
i checked almost every source, No CWM or PHILLZ for galaxy a7 2015. Can you provide me links to them?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N_V_E:
Hi!

What is the maximum read/write speed of the SD card supported by Moto e 2015 (xt1526)? Does it make sense to buy high-speed SD (UHS-1 and UHS-3) card with read/write speed of 90Mb/s. Can anyone share examples of read-write speed on your sd card?

Thanks)
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dzidexx:
No,

You can buy kingston white&blue for max speed as external/internal memory.

I'm using sg evo - 27/20 mb/s r/w.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N_V_E:
Thanks!

I bought a memory card Transcend 32Gb microSDHC UHS-I (TS32GUSDU1)

A1 SD Bench: Read - 29.89/Write - 20.27