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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricola7:
Hey guys and girls,

I am a long term Windows Phone / Windows Mobile user and am thinking about switching to android... The reason is the app gap that is getting bigger every day with more and more companies shutting down their WinMo apps... And at the end of the day apps are the core of smartphones...

Nevertheless, I really love the WinMo experience itself...

- the live tiles,

- the snappy performance,

- the concept of the home screen on the left and all apps in a list on the right...

- the integration of social media in the contacts,

- Cortana,

- Offline navigation with Windows maps,

- the interaction between my phone and my destop PC (synchronization of messages in the message center etc.)

- and much more

Regarding android I am mostly sceptical regarding security issues and stability. On the other hand I heard and read that nowerdays stability is not a big issue anymore with android...

Long story short... Are there some guys here that made the step from WinMo to android and did never regret it?? Maybe you guys can even say sth. to the points I listed above and how these look in android. I think there is even a launcher that "emulates" the WinMo experience on android...

Thanks in advance.

Greetz Ric
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Forgot10Concept:
Did you find a sweet phone and how was the transition?

I am wondering about the same - been an Insider since day one, but tired of the app gap ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricola7:
Yes, I bought the Honor 8 about a month ago. So far I am more than happy with that purchase. And so far I dont miss Windows at all.

Maybe the only thing that I miss a bit are the live tiles, but other things on my new phone make up for this.

- Performance and stability are better than on WP

- Google maps offers muc more information and information are easier to find than on MIcrosoft Maps

- I found a launcher that is completely customizable (total launcher) With this launcher I did kinda rebuild the vertical scrolling of the WP home screen (only better)

- I think I dont have to mention the apps...

- Only thing is the Office sync. I had to buy an app (called nine) for a perfect Outlook desktop sync. The Microsoft Outlook app doesnt let you edit contacts / create new contacts....

So for me the decision was the right thing.

Greetz Ric
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lowranger:
Please advise a tech challenged senior who needs to upgrade.

Still using a Galaxy Nexus that I purchased nearly 3 years ago (January 2014).

Committed to Sprint

Need bigger display for my aging eyes.

Removable battery STRONGLY preferred.

I'll be rooting or jailbreaking whatever I purchase.

Option 1)

Note 4

32GB

Has everything that I want

Dated

At $200-$300, pretty spendy compared to option 3 (see below)

Option 2)

LG v20

64GB

Removable battery and storage, looks promising

Latest android, great hardware, feature rich

At $350, spendiest option

LG reputation seems uneven, boot loop problem ???

Option 3)

iPhone 6s Plus (I only included it because of perceived value)

64GB

Smooth, efficient functionality

Non-Removable battery

Apple seems control freekish

$199 w/warranty is appealing

I've been eyeing the Note 4 for a while and was ready to bid on a used example on Ebay.

Called Sprint to pre-clear the ESN.

They mentioned these other options and I paused to reconsider.

Is it TOO late to purchase the Note 4 simply because it is relatively dated ?

OR,

Is it STILL current ENOUGH compared to these other devices ?

If I have omitted OTHER Sprint phones in my above list please advise.

I lean heavily on the expertise and knowledge of the XDA Community when I upgrade because I don't have the time to follow developments as closely as I'd like.

It was XDA that helped me select the Galaxy Nexus.

It was my first Android Device and I've been very happy with it.

But it's time to move on.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aaron74:
I strongly advise against the iphone. It might be a biased opinion because I'm anti apple. But in my eyes android is way more open and customizable than any apple device.

I don't know much about the Lg V20 to give advice on it.

But as far as the Note 4 goes. Yes it is an ageing device but that also lets you get it cheaper. It still has a small group of developers. It has Nougat for it in the form of CM14. It's hardware might be older but is still better than new low to mid level phones. It has all the bells and whistles. (Battery, ir, sd, finger, etc). After what happened to note 7, this is best note series phone out there.

I will keep my note 4 until it blows up.

As far as where to get phone, yes beware of fakes and such. Never used it but i hear Swappa is suppose to be good place. Just make sure the imei is clean and it's Bootloader shows it to be the device is being sold as. And if it's too good to be true, it probably isn't.

Happy hunting!

Ps. I don't use sprint but do have sprint note 4 and very happy. Yes I'm sure sprint would rather you buy a new device, that's why they gave you suggestions .

But Maybe some actual sprint user devs can give you some input. If you do your research and make sure it's developer friendly device. Im sure you'll be happy with whatever you get.

If you look into another device, check if it's got a thread here and check it's development.

Good luck.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lowranger:
Thanks for the helpful replies.

After considering all available options I picked up a brand new Note 4 on Ebay for $300.

I SHOULD have picked one up when they first came out but I kept hoping for a new Nexus w/ replaceable batteries, like my Galaxy Nexus.

Anyway, the ESN is clean.

The phone is new and beautiful.

I'd NEVER even seen one in person before I purchased mine.

Now I'm trying to learn how to root it and install a custom recovery.

It was so easy with my Galaxy Nexus.

I simply used the Wugfresh Nexus Root Toolkit and it did all the work.

Sadly, I think I may have screwed up when I first powered it up three days ago.

I was prompted to update and, without thinking, I let it.

Well, it installed Marshmallow 6.0.1 and now I can't find the "enable OEM Unlock" toggle that is supposed to appear after I enable developer options.

This is needed to proceed to root, as I understand things

Come to find out that the Marshmallow upgrade eliminated it.

So I need to figure out how to address this before I proceed.

Anyway, I'm sure I'll find the answers here at XDA.

I've learned alot since I joined up in 2008 to educate myself about my first PPC, the Windows Mobile HTC Touch.

I'm very excited to join the others here who have selected the Note 4.

I'm sure it was the best choice for me and I expect to keep her for a couple of years anyway !
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aaron74:
You'll find out things will be done differently but it is still an easy process to root and Twrp.

Correct, there is no more oem unlock in dev options, But you do want to make sure reactivation lock is off. It's in settings>security. Attached pic.

Couple things to know, custom roms will need you to be on certain stock firmware (eg. PJ1, PK1, etc). If your gonna install any newer roms then your newest firmware should be fine. Just if you go to install any older roms you might have to downgrade your stock firmware.

All stock firmware is installed with pc Odin program.

Just know if you go custom it will trip your knox counter. If you don't know what that is google it. It has to do with security using your phone for work, and also warranty. Me myself it's junk but i guess some people need it.

If you want Root and custom though, first thing your gonna want to do is install Twrp with Odin, and make a complete backup of your phone.

But all the info is hereto find and if your unsure just ask.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smarcin:
I had that same HTC Touch! There was a dev here on XDA that figured out how to run Android on the Touch. You copied a file to your microSD card. Then you booted into Windows Mobile. From there you ran "HaRET," which was a script to run Android on top of WM. I ran Myn's Warm Donut. It's hard to believe I was running this almost 7 years ago! FWIW, the HTC Touch forum is still up and running here on XDA!
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lowranger:
"it is still an easy process to root and Twrp"

Well said,

I was able to TWRP and ROOT w/o too much trouble.

I was briefly interested in the KingoRoot (one-step root).

But I researched and thought better of it.

Anyway, I'm very happy to have the flexibility that rooting offers.

Sweat a few bullets as I proceeded but it all worked out OK !

I'll look at Custom Roms but probably will be happy to simply enjoy my device as is.

My limited appreciation of Custom Roms is that they promise many things but there always seems to be a price.

Battery life, loss of features, random glitches & hitches.

Still open to learn though and XDA is certainly the place for it.

Anyway, I feel like I've found a new home among helpful friends and I'm grateful and happy to be here.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Seduce:
Hi guys,

I want to use the power control widget but I'm not glad about its setting.

Is there a way to customize the buttons like I can in the statusbar?

greez
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khalitas:
Hi,

I recently got me a Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) and the first thing i wanted to do was installing CM13 as I always do with my new phones. However, when i followed te steps on CM wiki using Heimdall to flash TWRP the blue bar of the downlaod mode increases a small bit, then stops and in the command promt it says something about error with finding PIT. After trying this for three times i decided to go with Odin, which I do prefer anyways.

I tried flashing TWRP , the blue bar is filling to 100% but then on the little screen where Odin usually states FAIL! or PASS! it just says RESET! and my phone is restarting. Shortly after it restarded you can see the RESET! turning to PASS!, but when I tried checking in TWRP is installed, it wasn't. I tried it again and then Odin suddenly says FAIL! After restarting my phone it says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I couldnt even enter download mode anymore till I tried if getting out the battery would work. I could enter download mode again and flashed the same TWRP on my phone again, and aigain it says RESET! but after that my phone worked again. I tried flashing with another version of Odin and TWRP but same thing happened - First run it said RESET!, second run FAIL!.

I thought maybe rooting the device and installing TWRP via their app afterwards could do the trick. So i tried flashing Autoroot with Odin but it made my phone showing a screen with Samsung logo and in the upper left corner something about recovery mode, seemed to be a loop/freeze. So i took out the battery again and flashed TWRP and that solved the problem again. At last I tried rooting by using TowelRoot but it says the service is not available for my device, even though S5 is listed as a supported device.

I really have no idea what to do anymore, would be very grateful if someone could come up with a solution.

BTW: Is it possible to flash CM13 without using custom recovery by using stock recovery?

Greetings

Khalitas
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Youdoofus:
RESET! is basically the same thing as PASS! What version of TWRP are you installing? The keis screen you got is the same as download mode. Why are you using heimdal? your idea to go with Odin was a good one. Anyways, download TWRP 3.0.2 (not 3.0.2-1 or 3.0.2-2 as they are buggy) and flash it in Odin, reboot to recovery and install the ROM you like, of course following its specific install instructions. No, you cant install a custom rom with stock recovery
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khalitas:
Thanks for your answer, meanwhile i managed to fix this problem. Had to flash the latest Firmware because twrp (could just install the oldest version otherwise I had no option to boot into recovery at all) said no OS installed. After rooting via Odin worked like it's supposed to.

Why did I use Heimdall? Because I wanted to stick to CM-wikis instruction and they used Heimdall.
[XDA Assist] XDA Visitor:
I'm in need for recovery image and rom that is suitable for intex aqua speed HD (1+8)

Recovery image is important because in my phone I tried to go recovery it display a blank screen
[XDA Assist] malybru:
Hi,

It seems that all the intex aqua speed threads on XDA are out of date or no longer used.

Your best bet may be a Google search.

Good luck!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thepar:
Does anyone have a oden flashable stock rom for the glaxy s3 i747 that is past 4.3. Sammobile seem to only have older versions.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Maabus95:
http://www.androidayos.com/samsung-galaxy-s3-stock-firmware-2/

Here you'll find newer Odin flashable firmware hope it helps
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thepar:
That helps a bunch. Just sold a phone. They wanted it back to stock. I really loved that rom it was on... alas it must go. Thanks again.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
I would flash this: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3-att/general/4-file-sgh-i747ucufne4v4-4-2attall-odin-t3305899
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thepar:
I saw that post I was a little confused if they got it working or not.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] StoneyJSG:
It's working. It was confirmed by Chuckles.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phalanxguard:
Hi guys, I've looked far and wide for a stock rom for this device (Originally by China Telecom I believe) and I've failed to find one. There's also no custom roms that are compatible as far as I'm aware. Just looking to see if anyone has any advice, maybe knows where to find one or if anything else will be compatible?

This is my own stupidity tbh, didn't backup before the wipe -_-

I've seen there's also someone else looking here:

http://xdaforums.com/general/xda-assist/j3110-vs-j320-firmware-rom-form-help-t3519678

I couldn't post on the thread for some reason though...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JevonsDU:
you can find the stock ROM for SM-J3110 here:

http://www.cnroms.com/device/samsung-j3110

the web site language is Chinese. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jr1945:
try this link http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers] m1s3rys1gn4l:
i wanna create modified system.img file, anyone can tell me how can i remove mi cloud service from system.img ?

i mean which files i should remove ?
[Xiaomi Redmi 3s Questions & Answers] Voodoojonny:
Just delete "MiCloud" (maybe itÂ´s written in chinese - then use google tranlator) under System/app (the whole folder all the appdata is stored in the .apk).

But itÂ´s important to disable the install-wizard, it will crash without cloud-service: Delete /system/priv-app/SetupWizard
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] TheMadKing:
So, I unlocked by bootloader and went s-off in order to turn my HTC 10 into the US Unlocked version, so that I could get Nougat. Everything went well, I unlocked it using HTC dev, installed TWRP, flashed super su, installed Sunshine, went S-OFF, changed CID and MID, relocked, used the RUU.exe to get Nougat.

But now, even when the bootloader is relocked, I still get that red warning text that appears when the phone is booting up. Is it normal? Back on my old M8, relocking the bootloader took out the red text, as far as I remember. I tried to go back to S-ON, but the command failed.

Is there any way to get rid of that red text?
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] ariewtf:
something like this?

http://xdaforums.com/htc-10/development/bad-sprouts-hidden-red-text-aboots-t3397548 you need something like this just follow it step by step
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] TheMadKing:
Yes, that text. But there is no firmware for the Nougat version I have on my HTC right now, and returning to Marshmallow to get rid of that text would pretty much cancel the thing I made this for from the beginning.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] ReaperHack:
Hi, just a bit of warning when using the modified aboot, flashing this carelessly will result in an unrecoverable brick, search for the Sneakyghost thread for flashable zips, he explains very well why he dropped support for them, too many bricks.

http://xdaforums.com/htc-10/how-to/2016-05-27-fastboot-flashing-firmware-t3387520/page112

This is an example of someone bricking their phone:

http://xdaforums.com/htc-10/help/htc-10-brick-t3521251

For your particular case, I think I read somewhere that changing the MID could cause the red text to appear, but I'm not 100% sure on that, in my case I only changed the CID for the US unlocked one and left the MID the same, I don't have the red text and I'm on Nougat, S-Off and unlocked, so relocking is not necessary to get rid of it.

I have seen the red text but only flashing a different kernel, running the Nougat RUU got rid of it.

Just my 2 cents, maybe it's not worth to have a brick just to get rid of some text you only see when rebooting.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] TheMadKing:
Well, I surely didn't want to risk that, so I did what you mentioned. Yeah, the problem might have been from the MID. I changed it back, and flashed the RUU with the original software I had, locked the bootloader, and the text is gone. Thanks!
[MTCD  Android Head Units Q&A] ed_bracam:
Hello everybody,

I'm an Android advanced user but beginner developer. I did and applied already some tweaks and I would like to go a step further with my project.

I did a Volvo RTI GPS retrofit replacing the original integration and replacing the old 6,5 inches TFT display (low resolution and analog only) by a 800x480 HDMI display (AT065TN14 from Inolux) with a resistive touchscreen. I added some inputs like the rear camera on the AV input and the source is automatically switched when rear gear is engaged.

The integration was hard but the result is very good!

Connected on HDMI, I use a Chinese Android TV box Beelink M18 that is strong enough to have a reactive unit. I keep the original Volvo radio Unit and the Android TV sends the audio via Bluetooth that allow the avrcp to contol the application with the steering wheel buttons.

See the result:

The problem is the Android TV box firmware. By default it is not done for a radio unit and not at all for a 800x480 display. I was able to tweak the resolution and DPI but there are a lot of limitations:

- The lower ribbon with virtual keys doesn't support more than 199dpi (220 is optimal)

- The GPS drivers are not included (added by me)

- The mouse cursor is too small (I didn't found yet how to increase the size and change the color)

- My 3g dongle doesnt' work (Huawei), something is conflicting

- I use xposed module to increase DPI of applications.

I have seen that Ownice or Joying interfaces are very nice and ergonomic for car application, app switching and so on.

I would like to port some part of the rom like the notification ribbon, the interface setting and why not the 3G dongle drivers and interface modules.

I would like to get from you some recommandations about how to start and with cooking tools are adapted to my needs.

Of course I can give details information about how I transformed my poor very old Volvo GPS (en of 90's) to and Android system. It can be applied to the Volvo S60/V70/S80/XC90 1999 to 2007 and why not for S40/V50.

Thanks very much for your help.
[MTCD  Android Head Units Q&A] ed_bracam:
Hello,

I got already a lot of information about what I have to modify.

My idea is to move the software key to the status bar and increase its size. Reduce the lower bar but keep a small one because the low part of my screen is not easy to access (due to the dashboard).

I know that now I have to customize framework-res.apk and systemui.apk. I already extracted it via apktool and stated to modify it.

I would like to extract the content of update.img from the ownice build. Which tool runing on Win7/10 can I use?

My idea is to build a TWRP package for my TV box including:

- TV box firmware base (boot.img and the main system files) --> I have available

- New framework-res.apk --> I have to do

- New systemui.apk --> I have to do

- USB GPS driver and system setting to use it as integrated gps --> I have available

- USB Modem driver and system setting to use it as integrated modem --> port from Joying or ownice FW. As worst case integrate ppp3 widget.

- Custom shutdown trigger when pressing power button (triggered by the carpc power supply) --> I have to do to replace the xposed module currently used

Remains:

- Find a smart active task switcher (switch between waze and Play music application) and avoid press home --> deploy status bar --> click to the notification of the application.

- Get an always visible left vertical bar with the favourite applications (Waze, maps, Here maps, Google play music)

If you have suggestions, don't hesitate to tell me ;)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] word2u:
Hey there...

Does anyone know of a hack for for the ATT Tilt...specifically for us left-handed users?

I would LOVE to get the scroll bar that is on the right side over to the left side. I cannot believe that they left this out again....for over 20% of the population is left-handed....

Any help on this would be great....and if there is not something out there....does anyone out there have the where-with-all to create such a hack???

Thanks...

Drew

word2u@excite.com
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] mr_magoo:
This would be nice :) Down with Righty LOL
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Farsquidge:
I don't think there is a 'simple' method to do this.

If you search around MSDN there are a few blogs stating that this is in much demand and on the 'Want to do' list of the embedded CE (base of all Windows Mobile) to be included in a future release at some point by MS.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] wizzzard:
Being one of the 80% I may not understand your problem, but with the jogwheel and the finger swipe scroll with touchflo on the kaiser is there a need for scroll bars?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] portos03:
i am left handed as well...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] GerooTech:
My Manager is left handed as well, i would be glad if we find such a solution
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Farsquidge:
You know him THAT well??? :rolleyes:

Soz, dark humour again....;)

This is a Political request really, and I fully support this achievable function of MS....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blksith0:
App2SD uses symlinks and moves stuff to the sd card, so will be there any conflict if you then try to backup the data using TB?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blksith0:
Is there another forum that the Android Pros migrated to after all the n00bs (like me) came in? Sure is quiet.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] countthesaints:
I just clean flashed the latest weekly build (slim-oneplus3-6.0.1.build.1.16-WEEKLY-20161216-0722) and my home button no longer functions. This is the only ROM which I've had this issue so I'm curious as to whether I'm doing something incorrectly or if there's something else I need to flash as well? Thanks!
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] Justas A.:
I had this issue. You need to flash an older Oxygen Os, like 3.2.2 (or something in that range) and then flash slim (wipe system, cache, etc). Older roms have incompatibility with home button when you're coming from a newer OOS rom.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] countthesaints:
Thanks! I grabbed the 3.2.2 firmware file, flashed that and all is working again.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] bombaglad:
i'm glad you got your issue solved, but let me give you a tip for the future ;) people will appreciate if you press the thanks-button instead of saying thanks ;) that way you increase their thanks-meter, which is an essential thing for everyone else in the forums to determine if someone is experienced and trustworthy.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] countthesaints:
I was about to do that actually. ;)