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[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uratrtl:
Thanks, that certainly does help, but heavens is that convoluted for such a seemingly simple request.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N'ayam Amarsh'e:
http://freaktab.com/forum/tv-player...3728-tool-windows-androidtv-wallpaper-changer
[Blu Vivo XL] Sqrley:
How do I stop it from turning on by itself
[Blu Vivo XL] combatplane57:
I had to take off the battery... yeah it's quite annoying. Not sure if perhaps after rooting and flashing it gets rid of the issue, but seems like rooting this phone is pretty hard/high risk.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Magissia:
Hello,

OEM's rom doesn't handle ext4 for external storage and asks for reformatting to exfat, telling it is "corrupted".

Manually creating an exfat first partition and a second ext4 partition doesn't work to vold mount the partitions, but mounting manually works for using the filesystem, yet the system aggressively asks me to format the whole storage.

How should I proceed to format "correctly" my sdcard to make vold stop ask me to format, yet keeping a whole storage ext4 partition, or a small exfat partition and a big ext4 partition.

On device tools that touches /system are outright banned as it will break safetynet stuff. (But root is available)
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] YourTheBest:
Hi,

How much storage should I see when I remove overything with TWP?

I see 50.5 free of 53.6.

Is this good? Or not? I guess I'm missing somewhat
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] iCstyle:
That's fine, I see the same.
[OnePlus 3 Questions & Answers] YourTheBest:
Thanks bro.

Love you.
[Raspberry Pi Development] viktorgino:
Hi guys!

I'm working on a Car PC software and I'm looking for contributors. You can find the project on github: https://github.com/viktorgino/headunit-desktop

More about the project:

Some screenshots of the GUI: http://imgur.com/a/pnrpy

And a screen recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26EYhQuH-Xs

I'm using the C++ and Qt for this project, the front end is QML.

If you are interested in helping with this project, then PM me here, hit me up on Gitter https://gitter.im/headunit-desktop or drop me an email on me@viktorgino.me
[Raspberry Pi Development] madvillainy:
Pretty excited about this, wish I could help
[Raspberry Pi Development] umi83:
very interesting project today I try it on my p9 lite. any help files regarding steering wheel controls and buttons?
[Raspberry Pi Development] chrisfromwa:
This is exactly the type of experience that I was looking for, something that allows AA but also maintains AM/FM radio so this can be used as a replacement to the current stereo.

I've been trying to get this installed, but running into some issues in the instructions.

I have the PI all setup, and now following the instructions here:

I'm stuck on this step:

After you’ve installed Qt add the lib folder its installed in to the library load path, the bin folder to your PATH and the lib/pkgconfig folder to the pkg-config path.

I'm not really sure what it's telling me to do here or how to do it.

Can anyone help?
[Raspberry Pi Development] chrisfromwa:
So i got this up and running, this has a lot of potential.

Hopefully development of it can continue soon.

I have a few questions I'm hoping someone can answer.

Questions on current build

1. How is the progress for the FM radio going? Do you know what hardware requirements will be to use AM/FM?

This was the biggest draw to me, to allow me to use this as a replacement to a standard head unit.

2. With Android Audio, when I push the button to go into AA mode. When I plug my phone in, nothing happens? I have AA installed on my phone and it works on other devices.

3. I have a red box at the bottom of the screen that says 'no valid device found use Null device instead.'

What is this trying to tell me? Message is there regardless if phone is plugged in or not.

4. How do you enable the bluetooth so it can connect to the phone contacts etc?

Features I would like to see:

1. Customization navigation bar.

This will be going in an older car, with old fashion lever type heater controls, so I really don't need the climate control button on the screen. Be nice to be able to swap that out for something else.

Also I don't think DAB radio is available in the US, so that would be another one that I would like to remove. Any plans on HD radio for those in the US?

2. Will this support wireless AA at some point?

3. Suppress the Pi Login/Password screen on boot. It seems if you wait about 20 seconds it skips over it automatically. Would be nice in the settings if there was a way to turn that on/off.
[Raspberry Pi Development] Map63Vette:
So I think this is almost exactly what I have been looking for as a carpc setup, but I had a couple of questions/suggestions. It would be great if you could customize the "action menu" on the right to open other apps that are installed on the system. Like chrisfromwa said above, I have an older car and have no need for the A/C controls, but would I do have an aftermarket fuel injection system and have tuning software currently running on my Raspberry Pi that I would like to be able to open from the "desktop" environment. Also, while I realize that you can do mapping through Android Auto, it would be great if you could launch a navigation system that is installed on the Pi itself like Navit. That way I could have fully offline maps and navigation via a USB GPS dongle and not have to worry about my phone having a signal to have mapping info.

Ultimately I'm really just looking for a "launcher" of sorts that can do FM radio, navigation, and open my tuning app, but that has a nice interface that is easy to use in a car with the 7" touchscreen I have. This is one of the most promising I have seen and would love it if it could launch other apps from the main screen.
[Raspberry Pi Development] Youdoofus:
i would like to ask a question, and please know that i mean ABSOLUTELY no disrespect by this, but why build one? I ask because there are many head units that are double din, touchscreen, can play darn near every file known to man, have android auto, can interface easily with your car itself, much less the steering wheel controls (cheap interface built with the molex plugs needed for plug-n-play use. Again, i mean no disrespect as i tried doing this a few years back. I gave up because to do it properly, i found that i would have to pretty much rewrite the kernel so that it could idle when necessary and go into full-on ready in seconds vs a full boot every time. Creating an output section thats worth a damn would also prove to be expensive, which is what inexorably led me back to the pioneers, kenwoods etc etc etc of the world. I guess if youre wanting full, unrestricted access to what android has to offer while driving, that would explain it then. But you can also achieve this with some automated processes in your phone to lie to the deck and tell it that youre not moving etc etc. Anyways, just curious of your reasoning for doing this
[Raspberry Pi Development] talon_dgnr8:
I've built my own and after you see so many people having issues with their official head units, it is nice to know that you have the control and aren't at the mercy of a car manufacturer or company. Also, I can use it to play retro games and more. Plus I have a unique dashboard that I have helped design in some ways. Honestly I've tried this project and while it was heading in a good direction there wasn't enough for me to use it as it is currently. I have something else and don't have to pay for like Openauto pro. It's called OpenDash and while it functions as is, it is continuously adding functionality and customizations that you can't find in anything commercial.
[Raspberry Pi Development] Youdoofus:
Right on. What model car?
[Touch Cruise General] mouseymousey:
Hi all

I've just bought a Cruise from DeviceWire but was wondering if anyone had heard anything from Orange (UK) about when they will be taking this phone?

Cheers

Matt.
[MX Player] Toonarmy67:
I'm trying to install MX Player Pro onto my Firestick. I can send it the through apps to fire but when I get to the install stage (FRAMEWORK) it wont let me install it. It blanks the install button out and only lets me uninstall. Any idea why? I'm not a technical genius by the way lol: confused:
[MX Player] Thirumalai.K:
MX Player Pro is not compatible with amazon devices. Amazon has changed the account management system. So, MX Player won't work. Try free version. If it doesn't work, let us know.
[MX Player] SJUnlocked1099:
How to install MX Player APK on firestick
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] anothadave:
ive recently got an S7 edge and im in the process of setting it up as i like it... ive had a galaxy alpha for 2 years and ive got the samsung weather app widget installed. the new samsung weather app doesnt appear to have the animated background like the old one. its just transparant and frankly boring lol.

i tried to install the old app on the s7 (its called AccuweatherPhone2014_s_lmr_HD its the same as the S5 weather app too) but of course that would be too easy. it fails and says "the package conflicts with an existing package by the same name".. i cant uninstall the new version and i cant seem to disable it either.

is there a way to install the old app? i figured that changing the packageID might do it. i tried APKeditor pro and also apk cloner. neither seemed to work. but im no expert with APKs.

any suggestions as to what i can do?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Boseka:
You can try to install the package disabler or the package disabler pro version for samsung devices, and then try to unable the package of the new version of accuwither app and then try to install the old one.

If that's not working you can root your phone and then you will be able to do with it almost anything u want.

Or u can flash a custom ROM and download the app you want
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] anothadave:
didnt want to root the phone as i use the sky app at lot and that doesnt work with rooted phones as far as i know.

in the end i tried a few other weather apps.. one was called weather live and that was really good. i liked it enough that i ended up upgrading quite soon after (for a whole 50p lol) and its just as good, maybe slightly better than the other one.. it even displays information in the AOD which the other app didnt do.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Gino76ph:
Hi there.

I'm currently stuck in choosing between the Xperia X, the iPhone 6S & the Moto G5 Plus.

In terms of camera quality, no processor overheating + a balanced performance and battery life which one would you guys choose?

Which one also has a louder speaker than the other?

And which one has a camera lens that doesn't scratch easily?
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] YasuHamed:
iphone6s price wise very expensive - low ram / single sim / no sdcard

MotoG5, very good speakers, good performance, overheats, battery drain high over 4g, nice stockrom to enjoy daily interactions/ snapdragon430

XperiaX, low speaker volume, very good performance, never lags, overheats sometimes, moderate batter drains over 4g. powerful stockrom offers amazing features / snapdragon650
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Gino76ph:
So, I take of the three the Xperia X offers a fine balance of everything?
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] YasuHamed:
I would give the answer in a diplomatic way!

If today as Xperia X user i am given a choice to buy between the 3 devices you asked.

I would buy Sony X again!

with all its other flaws , X looks amazing in hand the screen is pure and vibrant that in night the icons seems like floating. touch sensor is highly sensitive and unlocks even before my thumb touches the powerbutton. the camera is amazing!
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Gino76ph:
Even if the battery of the Xperia X is so-so?
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Ptikjp:
I have the G5 Plus and the X.

The X has better camera (mostly due to OIS).

The X also has a better screen.

The X has more sensors, however the g5+ has fewer senors but it uses them better (moto actions and gestures).

The X looks better than the g5+

The G5+ has a better fingerprint scanner (but both are good).

The G5+ has fingerprint scanner gestures for navigation.

The battery life on G5+ is better. The G5+ does not over heat at all.

The G5+ is smoother than the X (overall performance) but both are pretty smooth.

G5+ camera probably scratches easier (so use a case)

G5+ speakers are louder (and headphone jack louder)

If you want a premium experience (almost flagship) you might want to go for the X.

If you are a social media junky, then you might need long battery life and should go for the g5+ (3gig or 4gig model).

Both phones are fantastic.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] FoxTheLegend:
I guess you already have made up your mind, but here is my addition: The xperia x's speakers aren't of high volume, (you can't hear well if the place has lots of people or noise) but for a phone's speaker (dual-tone btw) I love how it sounds. Though, in order to get the most out of it it obviously needs to be placed on a flat surface. After quite some time, the lens haven't got a single scratch. The only complaints I have for the XX is the paint around the phone (where the buttons are). I'm not a wreckless user and it has a couple of marks (paint woren off). The screen is also a bit more scratch-prone than you would expect, get it a screen protector
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Gino76ph:
Have seen reviews of the G5 Plus and they all seem to have common themes:

Photos seem a bit bland & poor low-light photos

Multitasking & app loading is near abysmal as apps load constantly and doesn't load quick enough

True?
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Ptikjp:
Photos are definitely not bland... I'll take a couple with both phones and post here for comparison. That said, Ive been pleased with the pictures the G5+ takes. Apps load very quickly on both phones, and if you get the 3/4 Gig version they stay in memory. The G5+ is a very very snappy phone.

I haven't had the x for long. This is just my general opinion. The general feel for the G5 + is that it is the best midrange phone, and I can say I agree with this statement. Anyway, photos to come.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Gino76ph:
Will await for the photos.

So, 9 out of 10 written reviews and video reviews are either liars, trolls or paid to give negative reviews?

I need evidence photos taken in good light (outdoor), indoors (natural or artificial), low-light & night shots are better than the previous gen. I have yet to see a video that has some sort of EIS which again reviewers (& Moto) doesn't say has.

The UK only has the 3GB model and I'm quite concerned that again as per the videos Ive seen apps DO NOT stay in memory and they reload all the time which is a sign of poorly optimised software and poor memory management.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Ptikjp:
Ill post some photos tonight or tomorrow. Still won't make much of a difference. The X takes better pictures than the Moto G5+.

I know some reviews panned the G5+ for its camera. Others praised it. It is more than sufficient for the price in my opinion. Yes, the rear camera does seem to have EIS, motorola's product web page say it does also. It works OK, the X's works a little better.

Just a realistic run-down:

The G5+ on amazon is selling for 179 pounds . You only have the choice of 16Gigabytes which stinks, but you do get 3gigs of RAM.

Battery life will be better, pictures are sufficient and no its not the best in low light, but it gets the job done. Screen is plenty bright, the device is plenty snappy and Ive personally never seen an app reload. [Disclaimer, 4Gig/64Gig model here]. I'm not a social media junky. Need more internal memory? Buy a quick read/write rated micro sd card and use Nougat's adaptive storage option. A good micro Sd card costs 30 pounds. You don't have the option to do this on the Xperia X (out the box - you can enable it).

The Sony Xperia X is selling for 293 pounds in black -- ( more if you chose the other color options).. That's more than 100 pound premium over the G5+, but you get 32Gig of storage, a better camera, a sleeker package , a better but but smaller screen and a hit on battery life.

Now i wont be able to convince you that the G5+ is a better phone, but for the price and my use it is better. I bought mine for $299. My Xperia X can be had at $250 if I look around enough. The X @ $250 is a fantastic deal. the G5 model I have @ $299 is just as great a deal.\

If camera is the most important go for the X for sure. Just don't expect 4k recording on the X (G5+ can do it).
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Ptikjp:
Sony Xperia X pictures

Moto G5+ pictures

Both Cameras are using auto matic modes, I-Intelligent for Sony, Auto for G5. I just started the camera , pointed it, and hit the shutter button (and or physical button).
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] FoxTheLegend:
what are you talking about? As soon as I got my XX I instantly popped in micro SD without problems.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Ptikjp:
You're taking about adding an external micro sd card. I'm taking adding to the internal memory size (where you store actual applications). Both phones support adding external microsd cards. Moto g5+ will let you do adaptive storage. Google: Android adaptive storage
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] FoxTheLegend:
Ohh I see. That's nice. Tho you can do that to your SD card too in XX (Merge it with internal storage) if I remember correctly there was an option for this in settings.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Gino76ph:
Hey Cheers for the photos. But if my eyes aren't decieving me the G5+ photos looks slightly better than the Xperia X. Would you agree?
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Gino76ph:
If the Xperia X had a bigger screen then I would by it in a heartbeat. I find the 5.2" (or more) to be a sweet spot in terms of holding the phone, screen real estate, etc. But I still can't seem to shake off those other issues of the G5+.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Ptikjp:
Honestly .2 inches of real-estate isn't that much. The G5+ took some nice pictures indeed, so did the Sony X. I would say the Sony X is a tad more reliable in better pics in first shot. The G5+ will require that you hold the phone still for low light pics which can be problematic, but the shutter speed is more or less the same. Its not Samsung Galaxy low light performance... but it is fine for most people.

Good luck
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] FoxTheLegend:
Really, for 0,2 inches? The xperia X is very nice to hold and surprisingly it seems when you are holding it that it isn't only 5 inches. I did compare it to an other ☓peria phone with a bigger screen (5,2 or 5,5?) and honestly the difference was incredibly minor. I wanted to go for bigger too, but this phone has a very appealing size
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] saifallah:
Balanced choice would be the xperia x, but if you want performance, consistent camera (video and stills), and a good investment you can't go wrong with the 6s; it's a beast (used to own it as my main phone and I still miss it)
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Gino76ph:
I'm gearing towards the Moto G5 Plus because of (supposed) more optimised (and stock) Android, the bigger screen real estate and the nano coating.

But I still can't get an issue out of head: having no image stabilisation and somewhat poor memory management so apps reload and not kept in memory.

Are these true?
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] FoxTheLegend:
Look. Just head to your local store and compare these two if you haven't already
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Ptikjp:
There is no image stabilization outside of filming (where EIS is activated). And memory management is great on the 3Gig version. Please go to the Moto G5 plus forum for more opinions. You will see this memory management claim is false.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] iH8Ecchi:
I'm a gaming guy, so I'm gonna talk about performance only.

The 6S is still one of the fastest phones out there. Unless you want Android's convenience that badly, pick it.

Among the 2 Android phones, I would say the X performs much better than the G5. Snap 650 processor brings a really enjoyable experience, on both native Android games and emulated (PPSSPP) games. Also Sony's software is blazingly fast. Heating isssues doesn't happen during gaming, only the camera makes the X overheat.

tl;dr: X is better than G5+ on gaming, and 6S is just... Apple.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] FoxTheLegend:
Agreed, X does indeed not overheat during anything except the camera.. for some reason
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Gino76ph:
Among the three phones the only phone available to try is the iPhone 6S; the Moto G5+ and the Xperia X are only available to purchase and are not on display. And even if the 6S is available it will either be on demo mode or the wifi isn't connected or the software isn''t updated so it's a hopeless situation hence I go to forums like these and ask Youtube users.

I'm finding it hard the X is "better" than the Moto G5+; In terms of performance the SD625 is a better performing SoC than the 650.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] FoxTheLegend:
Really in your shoes I wouldn't worry about those little details you ill never notice, go with the main things you want. If you can't do without a slightly bigger screen get the g5+. If you want better battery life go with g5+. If you want better design (which is based on opinion actually) go with XX. If you generally prefer sony style phones / support, slightly better camera go with XX. Don't let the details like my phone is 1 fps better in this game than yours drive your choice.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] YasuHamed:
yes, the battery survives 5hrs of constant 4g usage.

on stamina mode, i can stretch it to 8 hours of heavy browsing
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] FoxTheLegend:
I don't know how you are doing this, my battery is utter garbage
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] iH8Ecchi:
What makes you think S625 performs better than S650? 14nm architecture only means it's more power efficient. S625 also has worse GPU and single-core stats. You can check benchmarks online, they exist for a reason.

Although I wish I had picked S625 to save a little money for my PC build.

In my experience the "initial" Nougat build has the best battery life. Later builds aren't as good, maybe Sony tweaked something with CPU settings.
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] YasuHamed:
keeping

1. animations OFF

2. ram cleaning (auto) is on

3. notification access is moderate (facebbook, instagram has limited access)

4. I not using sd card to i am saving read/write power ( its 64gb device! i am not a photo junkie)

5. encryption is off

6. ROOTED device with modified Stock kernel ( see my post https://xdaforums.com/xperia-x/development/root-xperia-x-f5122-android-n-34-2-2-47-t3594502 )

7. location is off (unless i am driving)

8. not using duplicate apps ( using 1 browser, 1 launcher, 1 dialer,

9. using two sims (one data, one gsm) ( if i use single sim, the batter time further increases)
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] FoxTheLegend:
Smart, but what do you mean by animations off? In the home screen?
[Sony Xperia X Guides, News, & Discussion] Ptikjp:
^^^^^

This is correct. The X is a nicer looking phone. The G5+ can be nice looking with a case. Both phones will get the job done. Sony's has a nice look and feel to it (minus the swiftkey keyboard that I personally dont like). The camera is slightly better in that it is a bit more reliable .... but if you dont have either phones side by side to compare, you will not know the G5+ takes better pics. The battery life of G5+ rocks and that is right out the box ... no modifications needed. Both phones have quick charge, so if you're never far from an outlet ... then the difference is played down some.

ORRR wait for the G5s ....lol