yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ironbabybear:
If you know little about rooting, I will advice you to read more information about sm-g900v marshmallow root, like rooting with one click rooting software, just try their free trail and see if you can accept. Android Root from RenewAndroid has help me to solve this similar issue before, my device is Samsung S6.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Delgoth:
If you compile the Greyhat Root Console for the S5 Device and use a 6.0.1 ROM still exploitable by dirtycow, there is a chance you may be able to adjust the sepolicy on your device enough, or setup supersu manually. I have yet to try this on my MM G900V. But the code is there. It is just down to the device specific commands to run.

People say dirtycow is a tethered/temporal root that only lasts until you reboot the device, but that isn't always the case if you run the right commands in the right order, or have an APP that sets up the temporal root after boot has completed automatically.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c0lp4nik:
My biggest gripe is the native emulated disk-space....I have had LL PB1 rooted on 900V S5 (CID 11) for sometime. But even with de-bloat, tons of lockups, freezing, constantly wiping cache, was hoping a move to MM (with root, hadn't checked in a while hoping bootloader was solved...) would be the savior....

Alas, it seems PB1 rooted is still the way to go as I have an additional "APPS" EXT FORMATTED partition mounted for apps that behave on it...and use APPS2SD and soft-links to keep storage balanced...but it's still a pain...

Now I have that same question, what is panacea? :confused:

If I have to get a new phone (pay exorbitant retail price or some "bargain" on ebay) which is the best root-able/boot-load-able or allows for miniSD expansion (hate the finite XXGB storage ever dictates) with space that can all be recognized for Apps+....

Replies bc or otherwise welcome :)

Col. P.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c0lp4nik:
Adopting MM...

I stand corrected... I now see *Storage Adoption* as part of MM, that could be the ticket for me! Obviously it formats the whole SD as EXT format...which is no big deal for me...at that point, since MM is un-rootable....do I take the leap? Will it really improve the S5?

Thanks for listening!

C0l. P.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Billy7891:
Is it possible to go back to Lollypop version from 6.1
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave678:
Yes
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Billy7891:
how can you that be done .It is my understanding that downgrades would be blocked. Is there another way?
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave678:
i downgraded with no issues.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrkruse:
You can downgrade roms from marshmallow to lollipop or kitkat I have roms and zips too do this for locked and unlocked bootloaders
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kucharskov:
Hello!

I have bricked Xperia LT18i from my dad. I was thinking about connecting camera from that phone to Raspberry Pi/Arduino. But i cant find any camera description, model or datasheet with described pins. Camera have mark "2 k261 082041" and small "15P8C4AA2" aside, but Googleing cant help me.

Anybody know how to describe pins in that camera?

Regards!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] kenet:
Decompil Services.jar

Go into smali\com\android\server\pm\PackageManagerService. smali

Search for :

.method static compareSignatures([Landroid/content/pm/Signature;[Landroid/content/pm/Signature;)I
.locals 8
.param p0, "s1" # [Landroid/content/pm/Signature;
.param p1, "s2" # [Landroid/content/pm/Signature;

.prologue
const/4 v3, 0x1

const/4 v5, -0x3

const/4 v4, 0x0

.line 4751
if-nez p0, :cond_1

.line 4752
if-nez p1, :cond_0

:goto_0
return v3

.line 4754
:cond_0
const/4 v3, -0x1

goto :goto_0

.line 4757
:cond_1
if-nez p1, :cond_2

.line 4758
const/4 v3, -0x2

return v3

.line 4761
:cond_2
array-length v6, p0

array-length v7, p1

if-eq v6, v7, :cond_3

.line 4762
return v5

.line 4766
:cond_3
array-length v6, p0

if-ne v6, v3, :cond_5

.line 4767
aget-object v3, p0, v4

aget-object v6, p1, v4

invoke-virtual {v3, v6}, Landroid/content/pm/Signature;->equals(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

move-result v3

if-eqz v3, :cond_4

move v3, v4

:goto_1
return v3

:cond_4
move v3, v5

.line 4769
goto :goto_1

.line 4772
:cond_5
new-instance v0, Landroid/util/ArraySet;

invoke-direct {v0}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;-><init>()V

.line 4773
.local v0, "set1":Landroid/util/ArraySet;, "Landroid/util/ArraySet<Landroid/content/pm/Signature;>;"
array-length v6, p0

move v3, v4

:goto_2
if-ge v3, v6, :cond_6

aget-object v2, p0, v3

.line 4774
.local v2, "sig":Landroid/content/pm/Signature;
invoke-virtual {v0, v2}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

.line 4773
add-int/lit8 v3, v3, 0x1

goto :goto_2

.line 4776
.end local v2 # "sig":Landroid/content/pm/Signature;
:cond_6
new-instance v1, Landroid/util/ArraySet;

invoke-direct {v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;-><init>()V

.line 4777
.local v1, "set2":Landroid/util/ArraySet;, "Landroid/util/ArraySet<Landroid/content/pm/Signature;>;"
array-length v6, p1

move v3, v4

:goto_3
if-ge v3, v6, :cond_7

aget-object v2, p1, v3

.line 4778
.restart local v2 # "sig":Landroid/content/pm/Signature;
invoke-virtual {v1, v2}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->add(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

.line 4777
add-int/lit8 v3, v3, 0x1

goto :goto_3

.line 4781
.end local v2 # "sig":Landroid/content/pm/Signature;
:cond_7
invoke-virtual {v0, v1}, Landroid/util/ArraySet;->equals(Ljava/lang/Object;)Z

move-result v3

if-eqz v3, :cond_8

.line 4782
return v4

.line 4784
:cond_8
return v5
.end method

Replace:

.method static compareSignatures([Landroid/content/pm/Signature;[Landroid/content/pm/Signature;)I
.locals 8
.param p0, "s1" # [Landroid/content/pm/Signature;
.param p1, "s2" # [Landroid/content/pm/Signature;

.prologue
const/4 v4, 0x0

.line 4784
return v4
.end method

Recompile Services.jar

A2017G_B05_MOD
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Bazzz66:
Hey guys,

I "installed" quickmenu, works great except when I want to go to Settings it states "empty". So I have to "uninstall" to get through the original startmenu to settings.

Does anyone know how I can get to settings with Quickmenu??
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mr_deimos:
That's probably because your windows isn't English. I have the same problem in Polish version.

You can either tap and hold the windows logo (if you haven't disabled this option - i did), so that the classic menu shows up, or go to quickmenu options, then to commands tab. look for an entry named settings, select it and press "Create shortcut". Then place the newly created shortcut in your /windows/menu start/settings (or equivalent path in your language). Now, when you open the steeings section in quichmenu, you'll have only that shortcut in there. When you press it, another menu, this one containing actual settings will pop up.

I like the second way much more, since settings appear in a cascadable menu, not in the standard fullscreen window manner.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] anubis.genix:
or go to /windows/starmenu and create there a folder called "Settings"

you will have then one empty settings folder in you native language and another working one in english :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Bazzz66:
Thanks, works great..

:D
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
Hi

I currently have the 6p, but notice the battery start to degrade fast... Only 2 hours of sot total.

Should I replace the battery?.. Huawei quotes me 50$usd for the repair... But since the phone is already 1.5yrs, I worry that if I replace the battery and other components inside the phone start to fail, which add total fixing cost

Anyone had the same experience????
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
Anyone
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wickidmasshole:
I just got an "oem" battery off ebay for 13 bucks and put it in myself and i went from 72% capacity on the original battery to 101% on the new one. Night and day with on screen time. Just do it yourself dude its pretty easy and 20 videos on YouTube of how to do it.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
You had all the tools & how long did it honestly take you in time+aggravation?

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nexus+6p+battery+replacement

---------- Post added at 06:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:57 PM ----------

https://www.ubreakifix.com/locations had quoted me $90 with quick turnaround (possibly same day with 90 day warranty), how long did Huawei tell you it would take & where would you have to mail it ($50+postage)?

Your fingerprint reader always works flawlessly & how often do you reboot?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
Huawei asked me to wait for five days for the repair.

Quite frankly, the phone is already 1.5yr and I m skeptical now should do I do the battery swap at all
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
Battery replacement for $50 - $90 is worth it to me since it's still a solid device with front facing stereo speakers, something else out there have your attention?

People are reporting the battery replacement as very helpful: https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/help/6p-affected-bij-shutdown-issue-t3547266/page3

Does the $50 include postage (& did Huawei ask you to reset the device or for your password)?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
Sometime, gadget becomes obsolete overtime.

Lets say I done the battery, and later an other components become defective, more Money to pay for repair.

And also, one problem I notice is that the ram use is near 95% on a one day basis. As apps become more.ram intensive, the 6p may not able to handle task later isn't?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
Im looking at oneplus 5 or mi 6...

Don't wanna spend too much on phone nowadays
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
Batteries have a very limited life cycle which is why I prefer user-replaceable batteries but the Nexus 6P isn't otherwise obsolete beyond its original battery & will reportedly get Android O+security updates to at least Sept 2018. If other components do become defective beyond the expected battery you don't have to invest further but my Samsung Note 4 with user replaceable battery still works fine at over 2.5 years, it's just not the best anymore.

Yes more RAM is helpful especially if you like to keep many active apps going simultaneously but many Android devices out there still have 3GB RAM or less so the 6P's RAM won't make it obsolete soon. OnePlus 5 with 6-8GB RAM is an option if you don't mind not having user replaceable battery nor expandable storage but I'm also considering the LG V20 which can be had <$400 in the US now https://xdaforums.com/v20/help/lg-v20-worth-getting-2017-model-t3630476. I have an open mind about new devices especially after they've been thoroughly reviewed but my Nexus 6P battery experience does have me questioning the wisdom of enclosed batteries when battery degradation can be experienced so quickly.

Are you in the US?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
I used to live in US, but now in HK.

Replaceable battery smartphones are good old days, just forget about them lol.

Android updates is always nice, but since the phone battery degrade (not even two years), i wonder whats the really use of the updates. Also, i do notice al google phone had problems after one year since the update, i wonder google did it on purpose or not. if i had the newest update patch update but the phone is malfunction, then what the point right?

my wife had a lg g4 for more then 2 years, and the battery for that phone is still great (doesnt look like and degreation to me at all).

I had been using nexus ssince galaxy, nexus 5 and 6p now. To me, they dont last very long compare to other phone (2 years for all my previous phone).

I think i will get a cheaper phone (oneplus or mi) as i want to be open about other brands phone as well.

nexus or pixel are nice phone, but they tend not to last very long.

I think I will save the 50$-100$ repair $ for the new phone, just wait for the battery to bludge and call it certified.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
Google likely doesn't push problematic updates purposely but Android is fragmented. I would however like to see stock Android offer easy OS rollbacks like how Windows updates does when they cause issues..

Device manufacturers however have a profit motive it seems for frequent upgrades even if it's not best for the environment. High end models especially shouldn't be so disposable so I find the disappearance of user-replaceable batteries-storage somewhat shameful but is the trend lately where fashion (thanks Apple) can be more profitable than functionality.

LG G4 has a removable battery according to http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g4-6901.php , Hong Kong should offer you no shortage of cost efficient options, let us know what you decide to do here..:D
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
Probably wait until my phone really dies and buy a new phone, save the 100$ for new phone
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
Don't mean to sound like another pushy American;) but why drag it out? I assume you find 2 hr SOT unacceptable so why not just resolve it with a battery replacement for your quoted $50 (or even <$100) or use-buy another capable device with acceptable SOT?

Even when I get another device on top of my others, I'll not just toss an otherwise functional Nexus 6P in the trash when a battery replacement for <$100 could bring it back to a reasonable SOT life but I hear you if you don't think it's worth that for you or don't want to risk replacing it yourself but 2 hr SOT deserves to be resolved..:eek:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KLit75:
You seem to have pretty much made up your mind. You could save a $100 OR pay around $15 before you're ready to move on, give the diy battery replacement a shot and sell the phone for significantly more than $100. If the battery is solid youll likely find a buyer at a minimum$200.

And if you fail... you're out $15 bucks. Not a huge deal.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
i just personally think phones are design to last around 2 years (some can go three, but rarely.)

the reason i dont repair the phone are

1st: other components may fail in the future, eg charging port

2nd: ram usage may not be enough. I have already reached 85% on 3 hour usage... as apps are more ram hungry, the phone probably get run slow soon.

3rd: some cheap flagship phone are just 300$ price range, quite cheap

4th: i did had a bad experience on previous nexus 5. i took the phone to a repair shop... but seem the shop installed me a knock off battery, the battery die after 3 months of repair. and i knew huawei didnt put the battery to the market.. i wonder how those shop people get the official battery for u to install? or they are fake at the beginning?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
i dont usually sell my old smartphone as i wil put them at home as my gaming devices. Plus, i need two phone (personal and work).. so i might get a cheapass oneplus for personal, and then enxus 6p become my gamnig/secondary devices.

u know the resale value for 6p now?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
I was just saying you shouldn't have to put up with a 2 hr SOT for a primary flagship (yes such primary devices are typically designed to remain a primary 1-2 yrs max), if it will be a secondary used primarily at home that's another story but I wouldn't just assume other components will fail. Android manages ram, 85%-95% of 3GB RAM could still be efficient use of available RAM unless everything gets sluggish but you could always reboot. There are other cheap powerful devices now you could consider. I don't think any place will warranty an installed battery's performance for more than 3 months but hopefully it won't get as bad as fast as the initial battery but might depending on charge cycles. This whole discussion would be far easier if consumers could just pop a $ 10 battery themselves in under a minute but manufacturers don't seem to care to offer that anymore..

:eek:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
if the user can replace the battery themselves, then i will be still using my nexus 5:)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
This discussion has made me think more about RAM however, I know I'm more chill now with my 16 GB RAM ultrabook over prior 4-8GB models that needed more of my attention to RAM management intervention-lookout for upgrades:

http://www.bgr.in/news/oneplus-5-6gb-ram-vs-8gb-ram-performance-comparison/

https://www.androidcentral.com/oneplus-5-do-you-really-need-8gb-ram-phone
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
3gb on 6p is enough for now... But not sure about the future.....

2 yrs lifespan on a smartphone, I thiNk is well used
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
Well the new essential phone by Android founder (https://www.essential.com/#specifications) only has 4GB RAM along with the rumors regarding Google's next Pixel 2s likely in October so Googlers don't seem to think more RAM is likely necessary for Android for the next year at least. I'm going to take another look at the <$400 LG V20 this week among others & likely get the 6P battery changed once I backup its local data.

Some phone battles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Ivf6Shz2A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4oEsdwF2HY

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtr_4TnjzulPJQ9UjNrnvZA/videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtr_4TnjzulPJQ9UjNrnvZA/about
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
V20? Why not g6?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
To avoid the need for this future thread;), only the V20 has the removable battery..

https://xdaforums.com/v20/help/lg-v20-worth-getting-2017-model-t3630476
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robbyoconnor:
Replacing the battery is easy. Buy a replacement battery and maybe a new housing in case you break it...and do it yourself...Opening up the phone is not simple, but not hard either....
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
I installed Accubattery recently as recommended here & it currently states when charged to 100% under Health:

Updated "Battery health 41%

Estimated capacity 1,404 mAh

Design capacity 3,450 mAh

Based on 24 sessions with 1,197% charged for 16,808 mAh total."

I'm going to bring it to https://www.ubreakifix.com/locations by Monday where they said they could change the battery in an hour for $89.99 but they just used their last replacement battery for the 6P yesterday & they could order another with a 50% deposit taking 3-5 days calling me when it's back in stock. They're experienced & can get it done with only ~1hr downtime for me once they have the replacement battery in stock so I'm going to try them out unless there are nightmare stories here. While the replaced battery only has a 90 day warranty I will monitor it with Accubattery from now on. I like that they said they could get it done in about an hour of downtime for it & if they damage anything during the install they said they'd be responsible.

Only other issue I have with my Nexus 6P besides its terrible battery life often requiring carrying an external battery (&/or sometimes other smartphones) & the related early shutdown (https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/help/6p-affected-bij-shutdown-issue-t3547266 ) is the fingerprint sensor is not consistently reliably fast anymore.

I also reboot it daily to minimize slow downs & turned off the 3 animations in developer options to make it more snappy. Hopefully a future stock update will resolve the fingerprint sensor issue because I otherwise still like my Nexus 6P but do wish it had a quickly removable battery like my Note4.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
Anyone had the same problem

Phone just die on 25%
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
Yes sometimes shutdowns even higher than 25% ( https://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/help/6p-affected-bij-shutdown-issue-t3547266 ) if the power demand is high enough because our batteries have degraded so much that when mine for example says 100% charged it's closer to 42% according to Accubattery so when shutdowns happen at 25% it's not really 25%..

Go install Accubattery as recommended here & tell us what it lists under Health but it should be more accurate with more sessions/days:

From my post above when charged to 100% under Health:

"Battery health 42%

Estimated capacity 1,433 mAh

Design capacity 3,450 mAh

Based on 13 sessions with 662% charged for 9,486 mAh total."
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
Ic

I just order a battery and do the replacement later

Anyone had their battery bulge?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
Btw, anyone notice their phone's become extremely hot?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
Yes my phone got surprisingly hot just today & few other times but not consistently. When I get my battery replaced I will ask about any bulge but I can tell you that I've had plenty of batteries bulge when I have phones with removable batteries that I've replaced myself (e.g. Samsung Note 2 & Note 4).

Why not install Accubattery & tell us what it lists under Health, you don't need the new battery for that.:good:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
Is the battery capacity estimate even accurate??
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
It seems accurate based on the battery performance people are reporting but when I first installed AccuBattery it didn't give me any information under Health so I didn't check back until today days later when it confirmed what I suspected of my Nexus 6P battery so I recommend you install it (there's a free version).. I also just installed it on my Moto X Pure & Note 4 with no Health data yet but will leave them unplugged & check back on them..:cool:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
Just upfated

Estimate capacity 1500

But nothing under battery health
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SMARTPHONEPC:
If that 1,500 mAh estimate holds then Battery Health will eventually show ~43% so it sounds basically as bad as mine at 42% & corresponds with our reported 2 hr SOT.

My other phones still don't show anything, I don't expect my Note 4 to be bad since I replaced its battery not too long ago when I ordered a couple backup batteries for it but my Moto X Pure is also >19 months old like my Nexus 6P so it won't be good but probably not as bad since it hasn't gone through as many charge cycles as my Nexus 6P.

Let us know when your Battery health shows up but sounds like it should be ~43%. Then you should test the new battery & monitor it with the app. I might try what AccuBattery recommends & charge to 80% rather than 100% when practical to see if it could prolong the battery's life (at least on my devices with enclosed batteries that I can't easily swap out I'll be more careful about potential excessive charging).
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
this phone battery sucks and doesnt last long lol.. my wife g4 still working flawless today.

i dont think is worth to prolong the battery by charging the battery to 80%, especially smartphone are always on the go.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rchtk:
For information I discharge my battery down to 0 and let it charge over night. Been using fast charge like every 2 nights or less.

Phone is 10 month old and Accubattery reports 96%.

So I'm skeptic about the 80% rule and the Cx fastcharge (but that one should physically influence aging).

I don't find Accubattery very accurate unless you really go from 0 to 100%.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mousefai0922:
battery health 63%