yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] roebling:
Yeah, HDMI's locked down. Mirrorcast, too (video blacked ou). Still, people with Samsung Galaxy 8s report screen mirroring DirecTV Now. But Samsung hates us developers & I hate their bloatware. Love the fit & finish of this PH-1, and the specs, & the backstory. Got a couple of days before I have to decide whether to keep it or take it back. Ordered Samsung's USB-C to HDMI adapter, maybe it will work better than the others. Watching TV in a hotel or in your RV isn't piracy, 2nd screen should be fair use, right?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] gk1984:
I agree 100%. Another one might work as you suggested. HDMI passes DRM information and that costs the manufacturer to license. It's entirely possible some cheaper adapters never licensed the DRM, which would block DRM content from being passed through.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] logic.dsign:
Hey, so which HDMI dongles have you used with your phone? I'm still trying to figure out which one to buy.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] roebling:
Hi. With an LG V20 & an Essential PH-1, I couldn't get the "SlimPort USB-C to HDMI Adapter" to work. Nor did the "Cable Matters USB-C to HDMI 4K 60Hz Adapter" work.

I returned them and the LG V20. Not ready to give up on the Essential PH-1, I got a "Samsung USB-C to HDMI Adapter" and it works perfectly!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XRJDHSR
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] juoliveirabhmg:
Hi Guys,

I discovered the tablet problem. For some reason he only accepted gapps 5.1.

OK

Gapps error 20, solved,

now has another error going on, the 70

It says there is no space to install the gapps 5.1

When I put it in the twrp method, it appears on my windows GTN8000> Internal Storage and External storage

Internal does not have access. In the properties, it says the folder is empty, but I can not access anything.

The external is the micro sd

When I enter twrp, in the file manager session, sd storage has 2 zips, lineage and gapps.

So you mean somehow, it still has sd internal memory, right?

What to do ?, Do you have any ideas?
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] Aman747:
Apparently i am seeing 28s stock has been released. Devs have look.

Gdrive- https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B5mE2yTwXpD8OG4xWC00UGhFUm8&export=download
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] Moon75:
The dev CBG already modified and released the EUI 28S here:

https://xdaforums.com/le-max-2/development/lemax2-cn-26s-developer-rom-unrooted-t3604661

I have not try it yet, good luck
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] jman0:
It works very very well, with a new camera app that includes a better HDR mode, along HDR auto mode, quick setting toggles, and lot of features and optimizations
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] hackerpower:
Where do you got this link from? Official roms aren't stored on Gdrive.
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] Aman747:
I was going through some videos in YT and by chance found this instead. So i was curious if it was real or not.
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] Moon75:
Apparently i am seeing 28s stock has been released. Devs have look.

Gdrive- https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B5mE...xport=download

This rom do not have Google service or Playstore, its stock China rom. A lot of Google force close when you install Google service and Playstore. FC seems never stop so it's headache unless you can stop the FC.
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] min1968:
I am using open gapp pico, all Google apps work perfectly.

I deleted some apps in ROM that I don't like, now it's pretty clean for me.

There is a small problems that, when set to English display, some menus are not shown correctly, looks those menus are in Chinese and not translated to English.
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] Moon75:
CBG 28S v2 also work fine for me, it come with Google service and Playstore, debloated most Chinese apps
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] Amowagou:
I installed the update but keep getting "Google Plays Service has stopped" error message. Can you advise which version of Google Play Service is installed on your phone.

Thanks
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] min1968:
I am using ARM64 6.0 pico

http://opengapps.org/
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] Amowagou:
Thanks. However, my phone has stock recovery and cannot use GAPP zip file. Can you check your phone settings and see the exact Google Play Service version? Thanks again.
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] min1968:
11.7.46.

I am surprised you have stock recovery, I thought that zip is not real stock, so I was able to use tWRP to install that zip. normally tWRP cannot install stock zip.
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] Amowagou:
Tried practically all versions of Google Play Service but still no luck. Keep getting the Google Services had stopped message. Removed the Google account and added it back, then I got the Problem in Communicating with Google Server. Had to revert back to 026S and wait for the official OTA update.
[SuperSU] Paddy14:
Galaxy S7 phone locked has TWRP but its secured only has reboot and wipe and I don't want to wipe data. USB debug is disabled and I can't connect using Odin. Tried installing 15 second adb fastboot but doesnt see phone...is there a way to connect Odin to galaxy S7 and install new TWRP without usb debug? Frustrated and winter is coming. :(
[SuperSU] Ibuprophen:
With so many variants to this device, i can only recommend that you post this question within the following thread.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3341138

Good Luck!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF.

PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] erciyes_1903:
My qtek 9100 start again(always).I isntalled the Radio software,then start the vario always again....:(

http://www.2shared.com/file/2864780/9d905219/18022008_001_.html
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] starkwong:
Didn't get what you mean by "start again"...

Is it "Auto restart" or something?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] zabardast_1:
Ok,from the image you have given,it looks like you have flashed the Button's Rom 1.05 on your phone,as I cud barely make out a jug of bear and ipl/spl 1.xx and its stuck on the loading screen.Soft Reset or do a Hard Reset,hope it'll work fine,then apply lokiwiz02b to sim/cid unlock the phone and upgrade,otherwise,it might be a bad flash.Try to get into bootloaders (tricolor screen) and flash flash the rom again.

Cheers!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] erciyes_1903:
"Soft Reset or do a Hard Reset" i do it but,nothing...

Auto restart and i can't connect the phone,how can i ugrade?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] zabardast_1:
ok,can you explain what were you actually doing when this happened ? were you trying to flash any rom ? what is the actual ipl/spl of the phone,can you post it here ?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] erciyes_1903:
I had a english radio and i update the radio.(t-mobile dutch,radio software update).And then always autorestart......

And now...

IPL:1.01

SPL:1.01.0000

OS:1.5.4.2

Taht's it...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] zabardast_1:
ok,what do you mean by English radio and updated it with Dutch radio software.

Well,what I get it is that you had English Rom (OS),Rom means OS(Operating System) like windows,ok and the Radio Rom is the GSM protocols or software,through which a phone receives communication signals from the cellular network and connects to receives and make calls,But a Rom (OS) is the main operating system like windows on the phone and Radio Rom is one of the essential function and part of a Rom.

Now,were you trying to update the Rom(OS) of the phone from English to Dutch or you were updating the Radio Rom,cuz,it doesn't matter whatever version of Rom(OS) you are using,the Radio Rom always stays the same,it won't change from English to Dutch and it doesn't matter if you are using english or dutch rom,it'll receive and send calls.

Yes! by changing rom from english to dutch will change the language of the OS(Window).So if you were trying to update the phone with a Dutch Rom (OS) then,I presume you had a official T-mobile Rom in English on the phone and you wanted to update with a Dutch language Rom.Ok, now,is this dutch rom a official T-mobile Dutch rom or a custom build dutch rom or a dutch rom from any other carrier then T-mobile ? cuz if its not an official T-mobile Dutch rom,it won't flash to your phone,as your phone is CID locked to T-mobile.Only an official T-mobile rom either in English or Dutch will get flashed on it.

If you want to update to any other Dutch rom,you'll have to get your phone SIM/CID unlocked and update,ok

Cheer
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] erciyes_1903:
Thanks zabardast_1
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r33fd:
Hi fellows !

So I had my n910c for more than 2.5 years now and my worst problem is that I am bored of it .

The phone is still perfect for what I need : big screen, ok battery (I got a new one in 2017), ok sound (very loud), S pen is cool and all so I can't find any legit reason to upgrade for now .

But next year I will definitely replace it (if not for any good reason, just to have something new lol) so I was looking at this year end phablets and don't like the new trends at all :eek: . Pretty much every phone out there is 18:9 or worse (I hate 18:9 cause it's bad for youtube, many games(read hearthstone) and twitch - my favorite 3 activities), lost the removable battery and get exponentially more expensive than 2-3 years ago . The only 2 phones I like are mate 10 (regular version) and razer phone (pretty much the only ones that still have big screen with proper aspect ratio and acceptable price tag) .

Let's discuss: What are your thoughts about current smartphones ? Did you recently upgrade or plan to ?
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kolembo:
I never got rid of my Note 4.

It's the best phone I've ever had.

I bought a Mate 9 which was excellent... No pen.

Bought Xiaomi Mi6 - VERY sexy, too small.

OnePlus 3T - very fast, rapid software updates completely different approach

Htc U11 - Marvelous device, great technology, good camera, again very different approach.

The Note 4 stand out in all aspects. Though it's old, I still use it everyday. I bought multiple batteries so really, I'm keeping it as long as I can.

Not worth selling, just keep it and buy another phone. The Note 8 I think it's too expensive for now.... And a little too safe, as are the Mate 10 & 10 pro, so I'm going to wait a year and see.

Good luck.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phamanhvu01:
If you don't miss the pen, get the V20. It's an upgrade in terms of everything, and the software is better. Sure the screen isn't as saturated, but it's great otherwise. And it does have KCAL-enabled kernels.

I personally will still keep my N910S though. Extremely smooth with PRIME-Kernel, stock ROMs and proper kernel settings.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce lee roy:
Razor... hands down.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iceepyon:
I'd get the Note 8 as I am a AMOLED fanboy.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r33fd:
I was really hyped about it too .

But then I read reviews and the display quality and battery life are terrible, most likely worse than note 4 even . (Actually very few new phones can claim a better display quality than note 4 anyway, only new Samsung are really better - in brightness mostly)

This year there really isn't any device to rule them all .

The best phone this year imo is probably mate 10 pro . cause it has the best battery on any flagship and really nice features (ir blaster, stereo speakers etc) . But even this has some disadvantages compared to our beloved note (smaller screen real estate in most important apps right now, no S pen obviously, no 3.5 jack! , no SD card, no removable battery (this is beyond hope at this point) .

For me if I'm not going to buy a note next (which I probably won't cause the price/quality is not great) I might as well get anything cause they all do the same thing more or less . (Nothing compares to S pen .)

Will probably wait for a nice budget offering to appear till next year . Fingers crossed for oneplus 5t and Honor v10 to be good phones and low on price .
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cherryfish:
Hi!

I just was asking myself the same question, since sadly my Note 4 broke down. :(

A smartphone without pen is no alternative for me, since I have long fingernails and can’t really use today’s standard touchscreens.

I first wanted to just buy the Note 4 again. When I looked up the prices on Amazon.de, the black one (new) was at ~350€, the white one at ~400€. Wow, and that for a three year old model? I looked at the Note 8 and it was 850€ then. Holy sh**t.

My Note 4 started working again for a week, so I thought I might be safe. Then it died again, maybe forever (yeah, I checked the forum, nothing works, just plain dead).

So I went to Amazon again… and the black Note 4 was at ~400€ now, the white (my original one) at ~550€! Wtf happened? Maybe Samsung bought all the old models to push the Note 8? :D

Note 8 had dropped to 800€ so I thought I’d give it a try without really reading anything about it.

I have it since yesterday and my first ten minutes were like “who the hell designed this”.

You need to push in the pen before you then can pull it out.

The finger print reader is hidden on the back, next to the camera, I need five times to find it.

SIM card / SD card in some tiny tray not designed for clumsy people (you need an extra metal pin thingy, pretty sure easy to loose)

With the pen it is a bit tricky to move around items on the homescreen due to the edges of the screen.

Slippery back surface.

Built in battery.

Ridiculous size.

On the plus side:

the biometrical recognition is cool (while unsafe-ish),

it’s waterproof,

excellent (!) screen.

For its size it is very light.

The new OS is really nice.

Battery life is good.

And it has a pen again.

After using it for a few days I got used to it and kinda could warm up to the device… the fingerprint reader is driving me nuts, but the size is really convenient after a while.

However "I can get used to it" is not something I pay 800€ for.

I ordered a used Note 4 for 300€ and will send the Note 8 back once it arrives. Then I will watch the price and may buy it at around ~500€.

tl;dr:

If you don’t care for money and just love new stuff, I can recommend checking the Note 8 out.

If you just want a decent phone, stick to your Note 4 and be happy with it. :D

Regards

cherryfish
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Melissakis:
If there was a better phone, I would have bought it, but unfortunately I can't find one.

Oneplus 5T looks nice, but it's bigger than Note, I won't buy any phone that's even one mm larger than note 4.

Note 8 is way too tall and narrow. And expensive.

LG V30 looks the best alternative, but it's not widely available and has no S-pen, as nearly every other phone.

Note 4 is getting old and I would surely like to make a change, but I can't find a proper replacement. I really don't know!
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce lee roy:
It's a device built for gaming first, then smartphone... and software is built to take full advantage of hardware. Battery size is very good and display is built with only techno that can take advantage of high refresh rate. With all that said software adjustment are built in to extend battery when not gaming. I love this phone. More notably, I love the idea of this phone.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imeem:
this. if i didn't have the note 4, the V20 would have been my choice. last flagship phone with removable battery . the hifi dac is a plus too.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] canada_dry:
I recently moved from Note 3 to Note 4 ... not because my Note 3 was having any issue... just because I figured there aren't go to be many gently used Note 4's up for sale in the next couple years, so grabbed a nearly new one while I could!

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but:

- excellent build quality and repairability

- removable battery

- headphone jack

- pen

- able to install Lineage ROM

I've been hoping consumer backlash would force vendors to return to a removable batter and headphone jack, but no... lemmings will be lemmings. :D
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rogerinnyc:
It's a problem. I still love my Note 4 but, like the OP, am ready to try something new. I've ordered the Mate 10 (regular), as it seemed to check the most boxes I care about: IR blaster, expandable storage, super-long battery life, front-facing fingerprint sensor that can double as a touchpad, splash-resistant, 3.1 Type C USB, dual-sim, and same size (but 10 grams heavier) as the Note 4. Excellent sound and excellent camera (Leica). And comes with Oreo. But no S-pen and no replaceable battery. So we'll see. Not putting the Note 4 on ebay yet!
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bruce lee roy:
Unfortunately, Many of those lemmings reside right here on XDA now days. It was extremely sad to see members vehemently defend Samsung's decision to remove the battery, lR sensor, and SD card in the note 5... Then later defend the decision to lock the bootloader on later Samsung devices.

Wake TF up people!
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kradcliffe:
I'm still loving the Note 4. Rooted, audio boosted, Titanium Backup installed, 256gb SD card and of course a spare battery in my wallet to go back to 100% charge in less than a minute.

I have noticed many of the 8 series Samsungs are getting really bad screen burn, no such issue with the Note 4 AMOLED panel.

I have a brand new one sitting in a cupboard in case anything happens to this one.

Everyone wants a bigger (or removable) battery and literally no-one wants waterproofing but all the manufacturers follow trends so that's where we're at. The Note 8 is truly horrible.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lisbon2004:
waterproofing is for latin america (or america in general), as theres lots of humidity and heavy rains over there. In europe we don't need it much, except for those that tend to drop their devices in a bath.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShaDisNX255:
Same here! I still haven't gotten rid of my Note 3 though. It's running a custom ROM (Note 7 port) and my Note 4 is running stock for now.

My Note 3 is brand new and my Note 4 I bought used.

Both have their pro's and con's
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CSMR:
The Note 4 has a lot of flaws... poor battery life (probably common to android) and poor build quality, but there's nothing else like it on the market.

There is a big gap in the market for a smartphone with a stylus and a 16:9 flat screen. Now that Samsung is curving all of its screens another manufacturer will have to take over.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r33fd:
I don't agree about the battery life .

It might be because you have an old battery but I have one from 2017 and it lasts pretty well . For example today I was at 45 percent with over 3.5 h SoT and 2 days of usage . I think that is more than decent even if not the best out there . Also if I just use the stylus to write in the note app the battery lasts forever .

The build quality is just fine, never had a problem with it in more than 2,5 years . Definitely better than the glass we see everywhere . As long as you don't drop it into water it should be fine .

That's why I can't justify spending money to buy a new phone yet : there just isn't anything I can complain much about the note . I wish I had the newest SoC and camera sure, but the ones on the note are still more than well suited for what I need . Other than that this phone is still perfect for me: the display is one of the best in the market still (don't need that 18/9 gimmick) , the speaker still one of the loudest and clearest (better than the latest samsungs for sure) , and with root the software can do pretty much anything I can think of .

I might just keep this phone until it dies or something exceptional appears. Really hope the s9 comes with loud (stereo) speakers (poor audio is a deal breaker for me) and maybe a more solid material (glass is so fragile - it's a shame to spend a bucket of money on a luxurious smartphone only to hide it into a case , that's just stupid , I never used a case on note 4 and it's still in great shape) .
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CSMR:
I migrated from a Lumia 1520, even older than the Note 4 and from defunct Windows Mobile platform. Battery life of the Note 4 is less than half even with a new battery, gets hot from easy tasks, and it feels much cheaper. It does have a stylus, and all the apps though. I think the market is just not that great for power users at the moment so we stay on old phones.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r33fd:
You are right . The lumia has an outstanding battery . I saw on GSM arena it had a score over 105h endurance . You just can't get that with android . Even something like a mate 10 pro scores over 10h less due to the power hungry os .

Hopefully next your will be better for power users .
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] flipper44:
Had the November Security Update Available 2 days ago, since I wasn't on WIFI I ignored it.

Now that I am on WIFI I checked for it and it is no longer offering it to me.

Did I accidentally Decline it forever somehow? If so where would I clear that?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] jumpmanvi:
Same issue here, actually downloaded it but didn't install. now it's not showing.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] HACK3DANDR0ID:
i wonder if the 8.1 Dev Preview will get the November Security Patch?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] sb1893:
Just download / sideload the OTA. Not sure how critical the November security update is anyways....the KRACK fix missed it. December security update will be more critical from a security perspective. But the November update did have some other bug fixes. Downloading and sideloading the OTA is very easy and straightforward.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] jumpmanvi:
Thanks, I've done that before no issues, I just found it odd for the OTA to disappear. similar to the OP
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] del9800:
I havent even received notification for Nov patch. Anyone else havent received?
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] wazza1991:
Me too. I haven't received the OTA yet. Have been checking for updates every day but no luck so far.
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] trace1er:
Same
[Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers] martan1981:
Same for me.
[Moto G4 Questions & Answers] markusk11:
This is another question on how to unbrick a hard-bricked G4.

What I did so far:

1) Windows runs on test mode.

2) QualcommDrv installed --> Device is shown as "Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM5)"

3) Downloaded "blankflash-MotoG4" package and ran the blank-flash.bat file --> ERROR: sahara_greet_device()->change_mode()->do_hello()->IO error

4) Pressed POWER BUTTON + VOL DOWN while running the bat file: same error

5) out of curiosity I took a blankflas package for G4+ and this took me to " Waiting for firehose to get ready"

but nothing more happened after this message.

Any advice? Thank you!
[Moto G4 Questions & Answers] DimitriFranco:
The same problem is happening with my moto g4.

The same problem is happening with my moto g4, I tried many blank flash, but did not work.
[Moto G4 Questions & Answers] charliemarie:
Can you check the qboot log and see if there's any more info there that might explain what the problem is? An IO error normally indicates that your device can't be detected or there's an issue with the file system