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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 318sugarhill:
I can tell you Verizon can and does detect tethering no matter the phone or plan.... But can't really stop it on the grandfathered unlimited plans. It's usually small fish to fry for them at this point. With their stance on 100gb a month or they cancel you has pretty much eliminated the big abusers (I pass No judgment as I just last week finally ditched my grandfathered udp). In the pixel they provided block after block if you were not an early purchaser and used depixel8 to unlock the bootloader from firewaterdevs. @ Jan 17 a Google update finally put a stop to depixel8 (it was after all a bootloader security flaw) and if you purchased a pixel from VZW that had been updated to 7.1.1 you were SOL. There have been some tricks to pop the sim card in and out to enable tethering but many were difficult and the timing had to be precise. I am/was a pixel owner..... Back to my N6p. Daughter got my wife's S7, she took my pixel since the 6p is too big for her liking.

While the pixel requires a bootloader unlock to root and enable tethering or install a custom ROM done for you already.... The 6p is VERY different from the pixel as far as it never being a Verizon issued phone as well as not having the split A/B partition (you'll all find out about that on your next upgrade) VZW is well aware of your tethering usage. Just a matter of making an issue out of it....which unless you are using it as your home wifi.......there are fewer and fewer grandfathered plans left to bother with.

I tethered while traveling with the kids and the largest data amount I ever tethered was 25gb. Usually more in the 10-12 range. I finally gave up the UDP because to add a phone for my kid (middle school now) it would have cost 30 more for data and I would have only gotten 2gb for her. With 3 lines on new "unlimited" I pay $15 less than I was paying. I'm not upgrading to the higher unlimited plan until I need to travel again. Right now I've seen zero difference in my service but I'm definitely keeping an eye on it. Honestly on a 5inch screen it's not a big deal to have dvd quality vs HD. Once my wife's contract ends in March from the S7 subsidized purchase 18 months ago we'll upgrade to the higher UDP with the 15gb tethering cap.

My only question is that 15gb per line tethering or per plan?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] threestripebrand:
I also received the text alert and email. throttling appears to be set at 600kbs as per the email. using pdanet to limp along till theres a better solution.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imitebewrong:
Me as well (using pdanet), I have satellite internet as I am outside of City limits. Frustrating Verizon is regressing rather than progressing. Mainly due to greed.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maximum90:
I ditched my GUDP last month based on the info from this thread. I used over 30GB of tethering last month, and Verizon shows I used 0GB for tethering. I was excited until this month, as I just got a text that I hit 15GB of tethering and I'm throttled at 600kbs now. Something else I noticed is that when I log into my Verizon account, it shows I'm currently using a Huawei - H1511. If I remember correctly, Verizon couldn't recognize it was a Huawei phone on my account up until now.

Can anyone confirm if using PDA Net or ClockworkMod Tether works around this limitation? The free trials are too limited to fully test them out, and I don't want to purchase the paid version of the apps if I'll be stuck with the same tethering limitations of the stock hotspot.

Thanks!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imitebewrong:
Pda-Net works Via USB to PC, as for CWM I don't know.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paco3346:
Ditto on this. I'm now really regretting having moved away from the grandfather plan.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheesiepoof:
Thank you all for posting, you’ve convinced me to keep gUDP. I am tethering in excess of 1TB per billing cycle. On contract of course. Now to extend the contract...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paco3346:
Found a fix!

I feel silly for not having found this sooner.

https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/enable-free-wifi-tethering-android-marshmallow-0167832/

tldr;

add

net.tethering.noprovisioning=true

to your /system/build.prop file and reboot

Just tested with my new unlimited plan and can confirm I'm now back above the 600kbps mark!!

Lineage OS 14.1 on Axon 7

Edit: Nevermind. I'm not sure what I did the other day but I can't recreate this.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bled82:
So I hit my 15gb hotspot tether limit on the new verizon " unlimited" plan , I then was limited to ~600kbps as described in the fine print , I however can confirm that if I connect pc via usb or wifi hotspot and place pc or other tethered device on a vpn such as Private internet access I am able to then able to get normal speed ~15mbs I also streamed youtube in 1440p for testing for ~10mins . I will test tonight with my 4k tv watching netflix and see if I can continue past the 22gb limit and still get UHD streaming . FYI im on ipad and iphone , host device does not seem to matter the trick is the device connected to the hotspot must be on a vpn that does not use split tunneling .
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] warriorpluto:
Still working out for you?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jagster936:
I doubt this will work. They aren’t that dumb

I’ve been trying to use various vpn tethers that route hotspot data tru vpn without much luck. Very unreliable. I need to check into iptables and all that.

I have Verizon s4 haven’t had much luck finding a way to make vpn hotspot routing work
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akhenax:
So to be clear, there is no phone only method to create a hotspot where Verizon won't throttle at 600kbs, rooted or otherwise?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jagster936:
Not reliably that I found. Need VPN router (this wasn't super reliable either). I ended using a MOFI router with TTL on the modem set to 64. All mobile style devices like tablet and ipad connected to mofi wifi don't get throttled. PC does because they look for PC like activities that only a PC can do. I set TTL on PC to 65-66 and run expressVPN on it, it's stable, and is never throttled. Only deprioritized.
[Motorola Droid 4] Ulyaoth:
I just got my Droid 4 off of Ebay, and I'm going back to Android after 5 long years of Windows Phone. Rooted and installed the latest version of Safestrap that lets us used the (now)unused partitions. Seeing the lack of ROM diversities, My question is: Which ROM should I install? xD

All the Marshmallow ones and the Lollipop one I tried where really slow after installing just a few apps. So I went back to 4.1.2. There is a KitKat one that I'd like to try but the links are dead. I also found a thread suggesting to modify the booting of Cyanogen 12 with apparently good results, but I didn't look too much into how to do that.

Tbh I'd love something like SFOS but it looks like it's being worked on right now. So it might be a while till it's ready for daily usage, if it's ever brought to that point. :/
[Motorola Droid 4] Borchuck:
Hello,

I'm using stock one JB 4.1.2, heavy debloated and overclocked. You can add some functionality from other roms by instaling xposed.
[Motorola Droid 4] schmatzler:
I recommend the latest Lineage 13.0 ROM. This is my daily driver and it's amazing.

I also have Mentors' debloated Stock ROM for dualboot, in case I ever need it. The biggest contra of the Stock ROM is the extremely bad GPU performance. It can't even display Snapchat because there are graphical errors everywhere. It also stutters while scrolling in a lot of apps.

These problems are all gone with CM13. I played through Red Dwarf on it and the game worked smooth as butter, with some nice, detailed graphics. Get an overclocked kernel from the forums here, while you're at it.

You should also never use the Stock ROM as the main system, because it lacks years of updates and has severe security holes in it.
[Motorola Droid 4] Ulyaoth:
I tried Lineage with an overclocked kernel yesterdat but it was still quite laggy. I also couldn't install the google apps due to insufficient space. Did you do anything else? Also I'm on cdma so I stayed away from Mentor's ROMs.
[Motorola Droid 4] schmatzler:
Instead of the original GAPPS, I'm using:

- XPosed

- the FakeGapps module for XPosed

- the MicroG Play Services from here

- and the Google Play Store. Got the APK from apkmirror, installed it, copied the files from /data/app/com.android.vending to /system/priv-app/com.android.vending and chmodded the files to 644 and directories to 755 (this has to be done, otherwise the Play Store cannot login).

This is a bit of work, but it runs much faster and doesn't drain my battery as fast as the original GAPPS do. The last step isn't even required, you can use FakeStore or BlankStore instead and just get all your applications from apkmirror if you want it.

Bonus feature: You can now use Google Maps with the Apple NLP backend.
[Motorola Droid 4] belrei:
I tried to follow this, but Google Play Store crashes. When I run the app, the Google Account is created, but thats it, I cannot run Play Store. Do you have any advice?
[Motorola Droid 4] schmatzler:
It still works fine for me with the same instructions posted above.

Maybe you have a different version of the PlayStore? Mine is from here and doesn't crash:

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-store/google-play-store-7-8-32-release/

You may have to kill the app after the first login and open it again so you can accept the EULA, though. Otherwise you'll get a connection error.

(Useful: 5 second back button killing in the developer options.)

If it still doesn't work:

- Open up the microG Settings and check if signature spoofing is indeed enabled

- Open up Xposed and check if the FakeGapps module is activated. If it isn't, activate it and reboot.

---

A completely different, even more lightweight method to get PlayStore and microG working:

1. Flash the latest LOS13 ROM.

2. Enable ADB debugging on the device and connect it via USB to your PC.

3. Install adb and python on your PC and run the Tingle application (cmd.exe: "python main.py")

This will patch the installed ROM on the fly and replace a system file. It enables signature spoofing, which means fake Google Play Services will run WITHOUT XPosed. No XPosed means even more free resources on the device.

The rest of the instructions is unchanged:

4. Get the MicroG Play Services from here

5. Get the Google Play Store from apkmirror, install it, copy the files from /data/app/com.android.vending to /system/priv-app/com.android.vending and chmod the files to 644 and directories to 755 (this has to be done, otherwise the Play Store cannot login).

This method is a lot more extensive, especially on Windows systems where you'll have to install ADB and make it visible in the system path. You'll also have to install python manually. A pain. Much easier on a Linux system. :)

But it's the only method to make it work on LOS14 at the moment, because there is no XPosed for Android 7 out yet AND the only method for people who don't want to use XPosed.

Just FYI, maybe this helps someone.
[Motorola Droid 4] mp107:
You can get CM11 and other CyanogenMods for Droid 4 here - http://web.archive.org/web/20161226224516/http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=maserati.

You can get Sailfish OS for Motorola Droid 4 here - https://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=99031.

It's not 100% stable but worth trying out (though not as daily driver for me).

Of course using Safestrap you can have more than one ROM installed on the device so you can follow the development of each ROM/OS you are interested in.

For example I have CM11 as my daily driver, stock ROM in case of problems (didn't have to start it until now) and Sailfish OS to look on its development.
[Motorola Droid 4] belrei:
Many thanks, this was the issue. Works perfectly also with newer play store version. :)
[Motorola Droid 4] belrei:
After some frustration with LOS13 (Bluetooth not working, laggy performance) I'm using now Mokee ROM (with FakeGapps for Xposed). Workes nicely, especially I appreciate the Aegis app for controlling app behaviour (autorun, wakelocks, background services, hibernate, broadcasts). Restarting the phone every 2nd day prevents performance lags which build up slowly.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] matheprat:
Hi, is there any way to change the left soft key in the messaging app from 'Delete' to 'New', like in WM5? I keep deleting messages by mistake.

Many thanks.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Menneisyys:
Go to Tools / Options / Message and tick in "Warn when deleting messages in the message list".

Also, make sure you rea all my articles - I think I've also mentioned this in the Mailer Bible.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] matheprat:
Thanks for the reply.

However, your solution doesn't remap the soft key. Maybe I wasn't clear. I want to change the soft key from 'Delete' to 'New', as in WM5.

Thanks.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Menneisyys:
I don't know of any hack to do the trick. (The switch was a deliberate and, IMHO, very nice change between WM5 and WM6. I really welcome it as I need to use deletion to get rid of spam than create new mail or SMS.)

BTW, if you do tick in the checkbox, you won't be able to delete anything by mistake as you'll be shown a Yes/No dialog every time you (accidentally) press the left softkey.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] therealholg:
but i was very used to the old way. and i don't delete mails on my device, since they get lost after a while anyway, so it should have been an option instead of getting forced to.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Facegarden:
Yeah, i'd also like to do this, i pretty much never delete things, and wouldn't mind having to go into a menu to do it, but obviously i create new messages all the time. I'd also like it to technically be a "new SMS" button, since i rarely send picture messages, but since SMS and MMS are combined in WM6, it would have to specify...

-Taylor
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Beeble:
Also wanting this, but all i can find on google & xda-dev is the same answers, you can easily map a today softkey to create a new message/e-mail/pop e-mail or even give you a "new" drop-down list. But changing the one in messaging.....cant fine any answers :(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Beeble:
I've settled for this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=356322

Just assigned my PTT button (short press) to start a new blank txt msg
[XDA Assist] flyyboyy:
Hello all. . .

Longtime reader (learner), first time poster. Trying to bring son's GS5 back to life -- it's stuck in boot loop ("Samsung GALAXY S5" splash screen appears, reboots). Unknown cause, not due to any flashes, ROMs, ROOT, etc

All attempts to enter recovery mode (Vol up + PWR + Home) initially successful (get blue text: RECOVERY BOOTING. . . .) then display goes black, repeats. -- never see Recovery screen. Yes, I've cycled power, battery out, wait, etc, etc.

Can successfully enter Download mode, Odin v3.09 recognizes connection, but all attempts to write to memory fail.

GS5 displays:

ODIN MODE:

PRODUCT NAME: SM-G900P

CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Original

SYSTEM STATUS: Official

REACTIVATION LOCK(KK): OFF

KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0

QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE (CSB)

AP SWREV: S1 T3 A1 A3 P1

SECURE DOWNLOAD: ENABLE

UDC START

<press Odin Start button>

Odin displays:

<ID:0/008> Odin v.3 engine (ID:8)..

<ID:0/008> File analysis..

<ID:0/008> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/008> Initialzation..

<ID:0/008> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/008> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/008> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/008> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/008> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/008> FAIL! (Auth)

<ID:0/008>

<ID:0/008> Complete(Write) operation failed.

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

Device display adds line:

SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 3 > Binary 1

____

Cannot determine build number and original box long gone. I've downloaded a couple firmware zips from sammobile (Sprint CDMA) using files nearest to best guess for purchase date. Is it necessary to match the exact files which originally came installed or should later firmware releases also normally load? In other words, is the fail due to trying a wrong firmware revision?

Any other info I need to include here? Thanx in advance!

flyyboyy
[XDA Assist] xanthrax:
Hi !

I see that you have already posted here https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/help/bootloop-issue-t3563503/post71193444#post71193444 , that`s a better section

Please do mention the specific variant you own , there are some more , it is verry important to flash the exact firmware .

For A-T&T here https://xdaforums.com/att-galaxy-s5/general/fix-samsung-s5-att-sm-g900a-lollipop-5-t3305497

Good luck !

thread closed
[XDA Assist] SingularityHRT3:
Is a there any method to pull only the status file from WhatsApp in a mobile (Moto G2) without root running Android Marshmallow 6.0... The recent update deletes the status file from the device so I want to get that file before updating, too many emotional memories... I could do it in My other mobile with root using a root explorer but I had no luck without root in Moto G2...
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rogermax:
I'm done flashing roms. Lotta awesomeness but lotta bugs too. Currently im on ASOP Extended ROM 7.1.1 with TWRP (Hybrid) 3.0.2 and I want to go back. Way back, to lollipop or something. Where everything is stable and it works. Somewhere oxygen OS.

1)So would the method be a twrp flash of official firmware ?

2) I want to retain superuser priviledge and TWRP Hybrid. How do I do that after flashing official stuff since the firmware resets everything to original ?

3) I'm just looking for battery life. Would you suggest reverting to oxygen os lollipop or marshmallow ? ( NO I DON'T NEED VOLTE PLEASE SPARE ME. I JUST NEED 2 SIMS TO WORK.) (got a better rom ? suggest !)

Thanks IN ADVANCE XDA ! You've been great !
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Letrix:
Hello.

Actually, my device is charging very slow (10-12 h. full). It began to happen after doing a 'Format All' on SP Flash Tool for flashing Stock ROM.

This could be the reason of this?.

I started monitoring the charging with 'Ampere' app and the max. of charging is 150 mA (sometimes) with the official charger.

Any way to solve this? I already tried with calibrating the battery but still same.

Thanks
[LeEco Le 2 Questions & Answers] KnightRider01:
Hi,

Great work, thank you. Finally Lineageos on my x620. Everything works fine in German but I have a, lets say cosmetical error. On the Lock Screen and when I swipe down the status bar it's not showing the carrier name, it's showing the carrier network number. When I go to settings SIM it's showing the carrier name. For example, let's say my carrier is called A1, in the settings I can see A1 but on the Lock Screen and when I swipe down I see 23251 instead of A1...

As I said it's just cosmetical but maybe you can find something...

One question, two days ago I did a clean install with version 21 and minimal gaps and then installed my Apps and set everything up. Is it possible to install version 33 without swiping? So to say to install version 33 over version 21. I have a lot of Apps and it takes a few hours to set everything up after a swipe so I thought maybe something like that would work.

Thanks

Again Great Work

P. S. Sorry, I can't answer in the original thread because I'm a new user...
[LeEco Le 2 Questions & Answers] laikexpert:
I post your answer

in original thread :)

https://xdaforums.com/le-2/development/rom-t3560750/page4
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] note4 guy:
Having issues with front camera taking blurry pictures . Anyone having same issues. Please suggest possible solutions ?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jinkerz9430:
First thing first. Check if it is an external or internal issue. To check if it is external, take a closer look to the camera (if possible with a zoom ?) and if you see the lens is foggy or some moist inside there, then you will have to open it. To check if is internal, install 2 or 3 other cameras that work with selfies and see if it is blurry too.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] CHH2:
Could you post an example?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jinkerz9430:
1st, if you want someone to answer to you, you must click on the reply button. otherwise, that person might never know that you are asking him something.

Now, this is a picture of how more or less a foggy/moist lens would look like (like fog accumulating on the interior).If you take a close look and you dont see anything abnormal, then it is more likely to be something inernal (software related) but in order to see whether is that too then, you might want to install several camera apps and try each one. if none of the show a blurry image, then it is software related. if all of them show you the same result then ... it might be external and you would have to open the phone.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] CHH2:
A) If the OP is serious about this thread, they'll come back and actually check it and see my request. If they need me to hit the reply button, that's just lazy and not giving a care. If they don't care, I don't care.

B) If you meant to attach a photo, you forgot to.

C) I'm not really interested in seeing what you have, I'm here to help the OP. I've been doing photography for over 30 years now. I pretty much have seen it all. Not sure why you think I want to see what you have since you are not the OP.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jinkerz9430:
This is what i mean.

https://www.google.com/search?q=fog...AUIBygB&biw=424&bih=632#imgrc=A7--V8Kg202lBM:

And to be honest. If you want s fast response then the usual approach is a reply.

Seems like you took my comment the wrong way. i dont know why since it is just a suggestion which make sense (didnt they created the reply button for that reason?) . Also, you are talking to someone who had that same issue. Maybe not with this phone but with the samsung galaxy s5.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] CHH2:
Er, the OP started the thread and commented about blurry photos, what made you assume the thread was suddenly about you?

And there's about a million different reasons for photos to come out blurry which is why it is best to ask for examples instead of jumping on a solution that is probably somewhere at the bottom of the list out of possible reasons first. Makes complete sense that I was talking to the OP if you're actually here to help the OP.

---------- Post added at 12:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:26 PM ----------

Since someone else seemed to hijack, I'll need examples please.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] jinkerz9430:
Ah. nevermind I thought I was talking to the OP but now i figured out i was talking with someone else.

Do you know what a hierarchy chart by any chance? (dont go taking this question the wrong way now)
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] CHH2:
Yes, I know what a hierarchy chart is but I fail to see how that solves the OP's issue without the OP coming back and giving us examples of his/her blurry photos.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Tinmania:
To get back on track, and yes this is almost pointless without samples of the blurry pics, my front camera seems to "smooth" selfie pics as if to make them seem better. They look, to me, like they have been processed to look "better"--like some people often do on Facebook to pics of themselves, particularly if they are above a "certain age."

Mike
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] note4 guy:
Thanks for all the suggestions. It turns out lens had collected dust under the screen protector. I took some pics without screen proctor they came out just fine. I am sorry to reply so late due to hectic work schedule. Truly appreciate the advice. I didn't mean to post a question and disappear.