yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aiwnjoo:
Hi guys, sorry in advance its probably been asked 1000 times, I have searched but get mixed feedback.

I have bought a Samsung S5 and unlocked it and want to remove the o2 branding and bloatware as I am on Virgin, I understand I need to root/flash the phone.

I found this which is the latest Virgin rom;

PDA/AP Version G900FXXU1CPL7

CSC Version G900FVIR1CPL1

MODEM/CP Version G900FXXU1CPL1

Region VIR — United Kingdom

Build Date 2016-12-08

Changelist 9493471

OS Marshmallow

OS Version 6.0.1

But others say there is a ROM I can download that is empty with no branding. There is also the custom ones ofcourse but not really interested in going to that level yet.

Can you advise if I am selecting the right ROM to download, I have found a pretty straightforward guide to flash it but if you know any recent ones it would be appreciated.

Finally my current Android version is 5, can I download an Android 6 ROM so in theory I am updating the Android version too when flashing it.

Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Teddy Lo:
Try with German Firmware with doesn't have branding .

https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-s5/SM-G900F/DBT/download/G900FXXS1CQD4/130595/

Before you flash , Wipe Cache Partition.

Make first backup in order if something goes wrong!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] illuminarok:
Hello all,

I'm experience a little trouble by WMWifiRouter.

I think I find a power management bug because this behavior is very weird.

When run WMWifiRouter and the phone is plugged in by AC Outlet, sometimes it will trigger discharge mode. So, my phone will be plugged into the wall and at the same time it will be draining the battery down to 0% from full charge very rapidly.

It only occurs if WMWifiRouter is running - so the wifi will be on, BUT even if I shut down WMWifiRouter and switch off hard switch wifi on side of phone, my phone will remain in discharge mode until I reboot the phone.

When the phone reaches 0% capacity it will shut down even though it is plugged in by wall.

This occurs with wall adapter, USB cable, and XV6700 car charger. All the same.

Since the battery only has a finite amount of discharge/charge cycles, I want to be very careful about this issue so I don't destroy the battery. Also, I can't use direct USB cable for tethering because every five minutes or so, I must disable ICS and then restart ICS since my computer enters USB power save mode which causes loss of connectivity, and this is a little inconvenient.

Only solution is WMWifiRouter, but by use this, my phone will discharge completely in maybe 30 minutes if I try to use it while plug to wall.

Sorry for the long post about this issue.

Hiromitsu
[Mogul, XV6800 General] glenl:
When your phone is plugged in, is the orange battery light flashing or steady? Normal charging should have it steady. If it is plugged in and the battery isn't charging properly (because it's too hot while wifi is on) then the light will flash, which means it isn't charging. Since it's not charging, then it's your wifi that's draining your battery.

Having wifi on makes your battery very hot, and at some point, it may stop charging.

When I use wifi and need a charge, I plug in a USB cable to my laptop. It doesn't seem to get as hot.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Ectropian:
Overheat Mode

When using WMWifiRouter, the battery drains quickly.

1. Make sure bluetooth is off.

2. Make sure beaming is of.

3. USB charging is too slow to keep up with WifiRouter

4. Plus phone into the wall

5. Slide keyboard open to release heat quicker so the phone does not go into discharge mode.

6. Enjoy
[Mogul, XV6800 General] illuminarok:
I just tried your method Ectropian.

By plug to wall and slide open keyboard, it will dissipate heat quickly and won't enter discharge mode. So, this is a fix and I am very thankful for your help!

Hiromitsu
[Mogul, XV6800 General] pflatlyne:
I have found that USB charging is fast enough to keep up. The phone overheats.under some circumstances it can even overheat during a normal phone call. Im trying to get a small fan for it. I plan on using a fat back battery cover for an extended battery,and wiring it to the battery terminals. I will drill some vent holes in it and connect it with a temperature sensor. It will add some thickness to the phone,but should not effect battery life as the fan wont turn on until it overheats.

Unfortunately the 3mm thick fan I want is only available in quantities of 200. I will probably have to go with a 5mm thick fan for now. I dont know if it will fit under the back though. Does anyone have one of the thicker batteries they could accurately measure for me?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] weav4444:
Does anyone know how to set up a password for WMWifiRouter so it is a secure network and no one else around me can use my internet?
[Mogul, XV6800 General] bedoig:
That's a good idea! Hadn't thought of that : )
[Mogul, XV6800 General] illuminarok:
In addition to these good suggestion, I have find that if you also

a.) Remove stylus from stylus slot, and

b.) Turn the phone upside down while WMWifiRouter is in use,

It will dissipate heat even quicker.

You see, stylus to the XV6800 is made by metal, so,, it conduct heat and hold it in that stylus hole. Take stylus out, heat escapes through hole instead of build up by metal stylus rod.

Also, back of keyboard is metal, so turn it up, and air pass over it and remove heat too. (Make sure keyboard is slide open when turn upside down, as previously mentioned by Ectropian. This will improve air flow to heat conducting areas.)

Hope it helps everyone else like it helped me.

Hiromitsu
[Mogul, XV6800 General] sandiegodude:
When you setup the new adhoc connection in wilan settings/comm manager/ (need to have the wifi ant on when you do this) in wm6, you can setup the network name and key.

I want to set up my SSID next time i'm sitting in starbucks for all the people that bring their laptops.

Network name/SSID:

Ask the guy with the coolest phone you see for the network key.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] dagurasu:
read the wmwifirouter thread. Chainfire addressed this issue by making the "unattended" mode. You can and should hit the power button and turn the phone to standby while using wmwifirouter. This saves enough power so the wall charger can keep up with the drain... maybe even the usb charger. I think very few people if any agree with the opinion above that the usb charger is better. The consensus is that it's the amount of power the charger can deliver that's important more than the heat... of course more power is more heat.

Batteries charge more rapidly when they're closer to discharged. Before using the unattended mode... (could maybe happen wth an older battery too) I found that if I disconnected and reconnected power after dropping below about 70% that charging would kick back in and then be more likely to keep up.. holding the charge steady at about 70%. Above this, the charging current probably dropped below the usage current. With the unattended mode it is fine even at 100%.

Edit: Let me make this more clear. A given charger can provide more current because it has a lower internal resistance and lower voltage drop under a current load. Increased charging current increases heat which may increase resitance within the battery and charging circuits and in turn limits charging current, even if the heat isn't increasing the resistance is a sign that lot of power is being lost to resistive losses. It may be that the dominant resistance is due to the device itself, not the charger and that a better charger won't help, but it's silly to say that a better charger will make it worse.. if it's getting hotter it's only beacuase it's charging with a higher current... which is a good thing (at least until the divice is actually damaged). It may be that internal limitations keeps it from charging at a significantly higher current so the wall charger might not do significantly better, but it can't be worse... if it was worse... it wouldn't be getting hotter.. it would be cooler(because of less charging current)... unless maybe there's actually a thermal cutoff? I suppose that's a possibility... but still the end result observed should in that case be that the phone seems cooler after hitting the cutoff, albeit not charging if that's the case.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] pflatlyne:
There is in fact a thermal cutoff. The problem that many people,including myself experience is that while the phone is charging,and the battery is getting hotter,the phone is also producing heat. The battery gets so hot that the thermal cutoff trips and the battery stops charging. I tested this with a can of compressed air and confirmed it was a heat problem. I then placed the phone on top of a small fan,with the battery cover off and the phone ran all night long without over heating. When I dont have it on the fan it overheats,stops charging,discharges and shuts down. Opening the keyboard and removing the battery cover helps,but it does it still,it just takes longer.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] dagurasu:
Well I guess as with most things on these phones.. there are different results for different people. When mine starts flashing it doesn't seem to have cuttoff charging.. but rather just indicates it's not quite keeping up. The wall charger gets hotter.. but the flashing never happens with it.

I'm a little surprised about this strange cuttoff behavior for several reasons, but there are too many unknowns... I guess we better stick with what's observed.

The powersave battery hacks help ALOT. It's also clear that (at least with powersave hacks) the more data rate you use, the more power it uses. If yours is getting that hot "overnight", then either you aren't using the powersave hacks, your phone is broken.. you're continuoulsy downloading stuff for hours which could lead me to guess full data capacity full time, or running a server of some kind with at least some significant use. If it's something like the last two, I guess I'm not surprised some modifications are required to get that kind of steady performance out of a little pocket device. I've had actual wireless routers overheat and lock up in such conditions. It's a phone not a cisco. Still if your fan can make it into a cisco.. then that's kind of cool.

OH yeah.. also I turn down the wireless power all the way in the settings, but that actually doesn't seem that important, not sure.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] akboy82:
I have been searching for a solution to this as well. I have all the power saving hacks and everything on my mogule and mine still overheats and eventualy dies. I found another temp solution, I put it on an ice pack and it doesn't have the problem..lol
[Mogul, XV6800 General] SpeedFre/\k:
better idea than ice pack (I know this is a year old post but owhell)

better idea,.... ice pack could void phone with H2O.

Throw tha ***** in to the freezer and call it a day!
[Mogul, XV6800 General] eigerzoom:
sig material :)
[Mogul, XV6800 General] pflatlyne:
Its not a Cisco? Ive been using it like that for years. Seriously,I have.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] necromis:
I actually use mine in my truck and the nice thing about it is I have a phone holder that clips on the air vent. So while running WMWifiRouter on the road for our laptop I just keep the AC on the back of the phone and no heat issues or charging issues.
[Sony Xperia X Questions & Answers] Aaskereija:
got my X today and testet some custom roms, but after i tested omni, my phone always ask for a password to encrypt the system partition but i never set one.

is there a "general password" or something to get rid of that?
[Sony Xperia X Questions & Answers] YasuHamed:
this is happened when you re flash stock rom and check MASTER RESET but never wipe internal storage.

you will have to reflash / wipe all, there is no other way (at least not that I know of)

all data will be lost and you will get your internal storage back
[Sony Xperia X Questions & Answers] Aaskereija:
i do a full wipe now, but i still encounter this problem. cant believe its just about master-reset because even if i dont wipe it, i get questioned about the password wich i dont know. if i enter "default_password" it says "your password is correct but your files are corrupted please go back to your recovery and wipe your system" but in TWRP this password doesnt work and i cant wipe anything besides cache. I cant even set a pasword if i'm on stock .252

never thought it would be such a pain in the ass to flash a custom-rom on the X...
[Sony Xperia X Questions & Answers] Aaskereija:
so, after some tests, even if i set a pattern lock, after flashing any custom-rom it says my pattern is wrong. i don't know what to do to get rid of this, i hope some of you guys can help me because at this level i just only can use stock-rom

[Edit]

after more research, i found a tipp on a guide for One+ that data (encryption) can be erased in twrp. So, i did and wow, it works. good to know.
[Sony Xperia X Questions & Answers] YasuHamed:
thank you! i didn't know that!

life is diy project!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] n3far1us:
Not familiar with the following apps, are those ok to remove/freeze?

Already froze My Verizon without any problem.

Android 8.1 rooted, using Titanium Backup.

Any info will be appreciated. Thanks!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] pixelsquish:
As far as I know you can just uninstall the preinstalled apps. I think it's three of them
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] n3far1us:
Thanks for the reply. Although, there's only one problem, I actually do not have any apps, they only popup in rooted apps.

I think the reason behind is when I upgraded to 8.1, I had the sim in during the download, but then I took the sim out and restarted the phone then installed the update. So, I think maybe that's why they are hidden?

The MY Verizon app too was not visible in the app drawer, but showed up in the TB list. I was familiar with that so just froze it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] imnuts:
Are you on Verizon or not? I would leave any Verizon app alone if you are on Verizon minus those you can install/uninstall the the Play Store or Settings.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LuchitoZ:
Hi guys, i have a m7 tmobile version, i had it like months using Slim and had no problems, but lately i tested other roms like lineage and xenon, even slim and some calls i cant hear it anything, like 2 out of 10 get the sound and the rest doesnt, what can i do? i've read some solutions with play services but it didnt work, i flashed a radio image too and still no solution, please if anyone of you had this problem or what can i do, thnx
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saturday_night:
If you are using an Android N Rom, you should know about the speaker call bug. If you have the speaker active and end the call with speaker active there is no sound in the next call. Solution: Disable speaker before ending the call. Or reboot your device everytime you used the speaker.
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] Max88888:
Hi guys,

I am building LineageOS from sources. It works.

Now I want to add my app to white list of Privacy Guard, so I don't have "allow root access?" popup when I run my app for the first time.

Any ideas how I need to modify sources to add my app to the white list?
[Honor 8 Questions & Answers] GuestK009:
Hello, Is There A Way To Undervolt Honor 8 Without A Custom Kernel? If Not, Then Are There Any Custom Kernels For The Honor 8 That Supports Undervolting That Actually Works?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kushina_1337:
My Nexus 5X has just decided to die.

It isnt bootlooping, it just will not come on. It wont even open the bootloader. So i cant flash it or anything; anywayy, i purchased a Nexus 6p today because i wanted something similar to what i had been using, blah blah. So, i got home with it, and im looking at reviews and just come across the fact that its only bloody got the same bootloop issue that *might* crop up. Ffs. haha.

So my question is; am i to understand that the 6P will infact bootloop? Its just a matter of time? Or is it that it might not? I was afraid of the bootloop of my 5X and it lasted just over a year before its untimely death.

Should i flash it premeturely so it prevents it? Idk. Please can someone enlighten me?

Thanks Guys

K
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biggolfer:
It is not guaranteed but it is probable that it will happen at some point. I have had a Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X both bootloop.

I would suggest selling the 6P while you can and purchase a used Pixel if you want the same experience. You can skip Pixel 2 to reduce cost.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funnel71:
The 5X was prone to circuit board failure. It would do various things from deactivate the fingerprint sensor to make the screen go off and give the appearance that it wasn't turning on but in fact it just wasn't displaying anything. Not I don't know what truly happened to you but the 5x was pretty unusable at this point and the manufacturers didn't seem to want to do anything about it.

The 6p which is what I am using right now is victim to a CPU Hardware defect which can throw it into a bootloop. Not everybody will have it. Some people will take a long time to have it. I used mine for a year-and-a-half and I am still using it now even after it went through the bootloop issue. My recommendation to you would be to unlock the bootloader and to make sure that you have USB debugging turned on so you can be prepared to flash a fix if you have to. I was able to flash the boot loop fix without losing any of my data and although the phone is a little bit slower than when it was out of the box it is still a perfectly good and usable phone for day-to-day tasks and to do things like watch movies take pictures Etc. I do not know if my phone will decline to an even worse state but for now 2 years after getting it it's still running fine
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjglenn:
We have two of them, my wife and I, and have for quite some time. Both were bought used. I keep them updated. So far no boot loops or any other issues. Been over a year for both of them.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkDvr:
I bought 2 Nexus 5Xs to my parents and both died after about a year and a half. Sent them both to LG, they fixed them for free. I think they replaced the motherboards, but not sure.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wiltron:
I bought mine in Sept 2015 - the week the device was released.

During that time I was horrible with charging patterns - sometimes leaving it on the charger for days at a time.

I've had to replace my battery once due to early shutdown happening at 50-60%, however at no point did I ever see signs and symptoms of BLOD.

My mom also has a 6P, and she's much better at the charging issues, usually leaving it dead for days lol. She's beginning to show battery issues, with early shutdown happening around 10-15%, however she got hers in April of 2016.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] troyd28:
Have a 128gb Nexus 6p and it's still going without any issues.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 400ixl:
No such problems with either of the ones I have had. Battery degradation I have had but never bootloops.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Edmontonchef:
My wife replaced hers with a Pixel because of premature shutdown last year. The other day I put in a new battery and now it's like a new phone. I put my Moto Z in the drawer and use the 6P as my daily driver. I think it's on its final update so might as well unlock the bootloader and try out some roms. It runs well on Los14.1 and AICP13. Currently trying out SuperXE 8.1 with ElementalX 8.1 kernel
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Anonaru:
Hey there,

Haven't seen too much debate on this topic regarding the S8. I hear TouchWiz has come along quite a ways since the S6-S7 days, but am still curious-- Do you prefer Nova or TouchWiz, and why?

I'm on the Oreo Beta, and don't have too many problems with the built-in TouchWiz, but I do have Nova Prime and rather loved it back in the day! I don't have too many of the stuttering / lag / battery eating issues I've heard reporting around using the TouchWiz launcher (at least that I know of), but hear that Nova isn't as lightweight and efficient as it was in the past.

Your take?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Anonaru:
Such dead boards on the s8 section, think the HTC M8 still sees more life haha
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nyastrology:
You're just a lil freaky
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Anonaru:
Because of 3D0 link? :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nyastrology:
yep...:(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Oblox:
I tried using Touchwiz but there were a few things that put me off.

1. It saves your app drawer position. This annoys me a lot.

2. Novas forcing Adaptive icons is great Samsungs drawer is just full of mismatched icons which bugs me.

I could live with Touchwiz is Samsung fixed 1. but otherwise Nova is just more customisable and handy.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] bobandar:
Well tbh touchwiz has improved a lot and it really is a good launcher atm.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] IDan1109:
Evie launcher it's the best for me. Fast and rly good looking. I'm very disappointed from tw. Why don't let people change icons? Just to buy their ugly icon pack on theme store? BTW I'm coming from nova Launcher
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] nyastrology:
Yeah well Nova really seems to do it for me... I had issues with Evie
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Anonaru:
Back to Nova for me, at least for a bit. TouchWiz has gotten pretty nice, but theres some things I just miss
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] VMCR:
The only thing I really like of SE Launcher are the animations, they're so smooth and makes the phone feel even faster
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sofir786:
After the oreo final hits, a lot of people will move to nova launcher, mainly being because in oreo touchwiz, if you swipe a notification away, then the unread badge for that app also clears, this is so annoying, I've been using nova prime and tesla unread to get around this
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
Is this even a legit question? Battery life +performance + features, Nova is the way to go. Why gimp your phone purposely with no real benefit?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Tiongkia:
Nova anytime.

More customisable, more flexible, able to save layout, smoother and faster.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dandroid13:
That's actually quite useful, lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] sofir786:
I don't know how it's useful lol, say you hadn't opened the message or email, you swipe it away then you won't even know that you have said unread message or email. I'm on the beta test and pretty much everyone has complained about this lol.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] dandroid13:
Well, I usually dismiss notifications I don't care about lol. Like any Facebook notification, so swiping them alway won't annoy me anymore with the badge.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] n2851991m:
I have never liked TouchWiz, Squircle icons look like crap IMO. I've been alternating between Nova and Action Launcher for quite many days, and love both the launchers. Though performance wise, Nova always comes out on top.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Atomsk:
Only thing I would like to have in nova launcher is blurring the background when we open apps menu, like we have in touchwiz
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] salim0786:
Have you guys noticed that nova uses more battery than using normal he launcher? In my case it does
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Anonaru:
My battery life seemed to get a bit better after I set up nova and disabled SE / TouchWiz using PDP :good: