yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] gadget069:
That's not what I want to hear lol.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Sophos1:
Same story.

I had an early production P2XL with screen issues (white flashes & bottom half pink) and they sent me a fairly worn RMA. Back of the phone is faded and scratched plus there was noticable lint/debris build up in the speaker grills. I logged a complaint but I'm going to keep the phone because I just don't feel like continually dealing with them just for a CHANCE at a better unit. Shameful refurb department through.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Az Biker:
Refurbished usually means that it has cleared all the OEM checks that new devices go through before being sent out.

When I received a refurb'd 6P from Google, I also got a 1 year manufacturer warranty. I can only image that Google would do the same for the 2 XL.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] gadget069:
I received my refurb yesterday. It's in excellent shape. I'll have to keep an eye on battery life. This phone seems to be dropping quicker than my previous phone.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] wilflare:
sending my phone in due to burn-in issues.

but seems like I only qualified for a Refurbished unit from the US Google Store :/

looking at the replies so far - it's rather discouraging :/
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] gadget069:
The phone I received sense to be in great shape. Minimal blue shift in the screen which I'm quite happy with. What I'm unhappy with is the system lag that is creeping back in. The May update had really messed this phone up. I might have to sell this phone and go back to my s8+.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] FlamingAngel82:
UK, just got my replacement, slightly older build than my previous (was November, now October). Screen's identical with a slight blue hue, looks like new.

My issue was that there was white noise audio on video recording of quieter rooms. Not seen this on my replacement.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] wilflare:
how do we check the build/age of our device?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] daniel4653:
https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/how-to/check-phones-build-date-imei-t3694175/page1
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] gadget069:
What contacting Google themselves to find your build date?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] FlamingAngel82:
Nah, as soon as it's sent, they email you the IMEI of the replacement unit. You can then use the link from the above poster to your question and you can check there.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Jaygo7:
I may have been extremely lucky. The is the first RMA where I received a refurb. Like new, screen has minimal blue shift and better color compared to my last 3 RMA's which were new devices. Speakers are loud and clear, this RMA was for the bottom speaker distortion.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] gadget069:
Mine has a manufacturer date of 12/21. Too bad it doesn't tell you why the phone was returned.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dhwang_Exploitz:
Whenever i do the code right.

BACK

Q

0000

BACK

It will cause my phone to go onto the screen it wants to go- The main menu. then it goes back onto the screen i was on from the start of *#0011*
[OnePlus X Themes and Apps] intoxicated.mad:
Hello everyone I'm sharing this camera app I found somewhere in this forum. Which is working on my onyx with most of 7.1.2 ROMs. Please check it out and share your views on it.
[OnePlus X Themes and Apps] intoxicated.mad:
Download

? HERE
[OnePlus X Themes and Apps] yayakuya:
just test it...

running on AOSP 8.1... what's working:

- HDR & HQ

- 4K video recording

- Panorama

- Slow motion

- Oneplus watermark

Issues:

- Flashlight read false cpu temp even though my cpu under 45 degree celcius

- No photos when click on results (we need OOS Gallery to work)

Test this on very low light condition atm (just woke up tho)

will test this outside after take a bath :p

btw, thanks for sharing :good:
[OnePlus X Themes and Apps] Kéno40:
That's cool to share but you should tell who did the work to give him/her credit.
[OnePlus X Themes and Apps] psychem:
HDR working

1080p max video recording.

no manual mode present

Panorama mode needs image stabilization, shaky photos.

where is 4k?
[OnePlus X Themes and Apps] yayakuya:
it'll be there if you were using Sultanized ROMs

example; AOSP 8.1 nor LOS 15.1 by YumeMichi

or use any ROM by Sultan XDA

it's HAL related thing
[OnePlus X Themes and Apps] psychem:
ok i'm on lineage 14.1

is panorama mode working better on sultan based roms?

is manual mode present?

can i flash sultan hal on lineage 14.1?
[OnePlus X Themes and Apps] yayakuya:
i didn't try it (LOS 14.1) yet, so idk idea

you might have to try your self

then, good luck
[OnePlus X Themes and Apps] psychem:
LOS 14.1 camera has the sutan camera GUI. Dont know which hal it is using.
[OnePlus X Themes and Apps] buzz-27:
Very Good, but no save in SD option. That probably because de OP5 don’t have SD !
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MR20878:
Hi all. I just bought a Note 3 off of eBay and was told that the phone works but the screen is black. When it turns on, you can hear the sounds, you just can't see anything. The seller said the screen is in new condition and has had a hard screen protector from day 1 so I'm guessing that the screen is not broke. What should I do? Is there a fix for this?

Thanks for your time and effort![emoji85] [emoji85] [emoji85] [emoji85] [emoji111]
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
Return it as soon as possible for a full refund.

It will be difficult to fix the problem without having a working Note 3 to swap parts.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerryspring:
U got jipped
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerryspring:
Left u an in-box
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nijom:
should be a broken screen... you cant easily see hairline cracks...

my note 3 is in same state now. i dropped it :/
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
so i downloaded the CAB file and installed. but it doesnt appear. i still have the bland home screen. i did a soft reset and nothing. any help?

in my mind i followed the instructions from this link http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-htc-home-plugin-v1-0.html to a "t".
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] jymbrittain:
it cant be this simple...

I dont suppose you went to Settings > Personal > Today > Items(tab) and adjusted your settings.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] MikeChannon:
Connect device to PC. Use Active Sync to move the (unopened/unextracted) CAB file to your device (storage card or if not main memory).

Then on the device use file explorer to find the CAB and tap on it to install it. Choose install to main memory for this CAB.

AND follow above posters advice to ensure the plugin is set to show on the Today Screen.

Mike
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
not that simple

already done that.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
ditched the original link and downloaded schen's version on these very forums. so far so good!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] grandpareza:
look for schen's HTC Home at pocketemu.com. Then download HTC Home Customizer from the same Link and use it to customize your HTC Home.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
weather

i know i've seen this question asked elswhere but how do you switch the temperature on the weather to not show celceius?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] grandpareza:
2 ways

HHC can do it for you under one of its tabs

or

Go to the weather tab on HTC Home, tap on your city name and change it from the Menu option corrosponding to the right soft key.

Play around with it first and see if you can figure things out.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] 944obscene:
I downloaded the home plug and schen's cab, but the today screen only appears as the HTC home plug should appear. I tried reinstalling the cab file, but nothing changed. I can't find it under settings.

:EDIT:

I'm not even gonna bother deleting my previous post here. That was dumb of me. I thought I was to look around in the settings... Then I checked programs. You may now bash.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
Screen not responding to the stylus?

I can not for the life of me get my stylus to work on my tilt. this is my first touch device but im sure its not hard. i can tap the screen and im fine but when i go to use the stylus it wont respond. could i have disabled something by accident?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] GSLEON3:
Have a screen protector??? May need to adjust the sensitivity. Don't have the exact key, but I know it's in several posts. try filtering your search with the term pressure threshold.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] sunglint:
No, it happened to me today too

Tilt w/Duttys latest.

I was reading email, when suddenly the touch screen stopped working. I could use the DPad, but no response to touch. Opened and closed the keyboard, still no response. Soft booted and it went back to normal.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] angel-78:
I have had it happen 2 or 3 times on my tilt with dutty previous release. Rebooted and it went back to normal.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Audio:
The problem is usually related to FTouchFlo, a simple soft reset cures the issue. If you don't have FTouchFlo installed, I'm not sure what could be causing it :(
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] fone_fanatic:
I can also say that the issue is coming from touchflo. happened to me twice before so i've just disabled touchflo and hasn't happened since.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] tk123456789:
Me too!!!

Check out this thread. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=337979

I did everything in it, but sometimes my screen stops and freezes for a few seconds. Sometimes it gets so bad that it freezes like every 20 or 30 seconds when I am typing something using the stylus. I don't think I have touchflow because I never installed it. I just have the stock HTC rom.

Any ideas greatly appreciated.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] grandpareza:
same here. i removed touchflo all together
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
i got it working again. just had to realign the screen.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
What we browser are you using?

I have an att tilt so i have internet explorer mobile and im not really feelin it to much. what browser are you guys using?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Rudegar:
many people like the latests beta opera mobile
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] XtreMe_G:
opera mini seems to be well liked too
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] phan10m:
skyfire beta.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
if i plan to use a different browser other than the one tht came with the phone, should i uninstall internet explorer first?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Rudegar:
no you want even uninstall it it's located in the rom which can only be changed when one flash a new one
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] thesoulpoet:
Opera Beta 9.405, Still have internet explorer as default browser for playing videos through media players I have installed.

All works great. :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
anyone know an ETA skyfire will be released? i think the beta is already out.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Calmplex2g:
i use netfront browser 3.5...never tried anything else except basic ie...and it sucks,but netfront i find good,anybody who are using opera ever try net front if so what do u think,am i missing out?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] phan10m:
Ya the beta is out but no clue on when the real thing is coming. I like it better than Opera
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] grandpareza:
I wish skyfire would stop being a ***** and make the beta public release. As much as I like Opera mini and its speed, it just sucks at many other things. But, the fact that it presents heavy graphic (the picture kind of graphic) pages so fast is worth the trade off.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
HTC Home Customizer Add-ons

I am trying to download some add-ons from this link:

http://www.pocketemu.com/downloads17.html

and it says to extract the "files folder". i dont see a files folder! any suggestions?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ljinsane:
if you are trying to use pkcet I.E.....its not gonna happen.....use opera instead. Pocket IE does not handle downloading of zip files well

edit...the file is 17mb.....I hope you are not trying to use pocket IE.....or opera..better to dnld to your pc 1st
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ChInEsE ChIcKeN:
you should add some screenshots
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
Spb Mobile Shell VS HTC Home Customizer

Which one do you use? they seem to do pretty much the same thing. Pros & cons of each?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] grandpareza:
my dear friend, your posting in the Kaiser general. This thread seems to belong in the General forum, if not there, then at least the Kaiser Software.

Make sure you read the description of each forum as it save you time in getting what you need, and also save you from the verbal chastisement. :)

Woops, forgot to add my comment. HTC Home is the way I go. I like the fact that its on the today screen. spb didn't seem to integrate well with today, so i left it alone. I want the Spb screen to replace the today screen...and it doens't do that...if I want some app opening up or some menu popping up then there are a bunch of free things that can do that, why pay money for it?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ChInEsE ChIcKeN:
to me i preferr the spb

i have used both of them and i think that spb gives you more options or customize and it also work with other spb products very welll....

plus the new shell 2.0 used less battery and also less memory consumption
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
how do u add screenshots?

and im on my pc so not using internet explorer mobile
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] jcrompton:
I definitely like the SPB software ver 2 better. It really offers so much more than the other can (or is designed to do), not to mention the weather plugin is much more customizable with smaller cities (like where I live) without having to tweak anything. I love the favorites dialer on the Mobile Shell app.

Lastly I like the separate screen on the Mobile Shell app, i.e., the Now Screen. It kinda adds to things to have the separate screen
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] gavink:
I use both of them at the same time, but like the interface of Mobile Shell 2 better. Will probably remove HTC Home and go entirely to Mobile Shell once my trial runs out and I purchase it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] hshortt:
I use both too, but don't display spb on the home screen, just htc home. The gesture provides all I need - start with your finger on the start menu and drag to the middle of the screen.

:)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] MobilePhoneUser:
spb...not free but *very* finger friendly.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] vsitterding:
I have used both and have to agree with everyone here. I used htc home screen and hated that it always took up my today screen. I wanted something that was functional but that I could still see my picture/screen saver and not have all this clutter on my today screen. Now I have it perfect the way I want it. My music player and the 5 people I call most on the today screen ( and I think you can add up to 3 rows of 5 people on the today screen) for great convenience and can enter the SPB menu when I need it. Hands down love the SPB mobile shell version 2.0 and couldn't be happier!!!!!! Worth the money :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] mchapman007:
Spb for me..... :)

Pros: I like it and so far it likes me! Waiting to see what it will do on the Tilt....

Cons: I've grown tired of HTC Home! A lot of the Hermes ROMs had HTC Home cooked in till the light versions gave you more options...

For me at least, with the combo of Spb MS2.0, PocketPlus, Phone Suite, Spb Time, Spb Weather, And Spb Diary. I can customize the living S*#t out of my Today screen.

With HTC Home you can change Icons, some fonts and colors, remove some tabs but you're still left with the basic outline of Home. After a while of tinkering with that combo, I grew tired of it and went back to my Spb riddled ppc.

Please remember, this is just my preference.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
Weird text messages?

I keep getting text messages from "1111470400" and all the text says is "WVCI 1.1 444". it comes like every 5 minutes. WHAT DID I DO?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] NotATreoFan:
Check out this thread on the AT&T forums. It seems to be related to Instant Messaging programs.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Gibbs:
I use SPB mobile shell, SPB pocket plus and SPB time. Together they are muuuuch better than HTC home. So customizable, and I love the interface of SPB mobile shell. I won't ever go back to HTC home.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] PR1090:
yeah, i had that problem. It was because i hard reset while aim was running, it went away though.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ~~Tito~~:
Its OZ messenger. The one that comes in the at&t rom. Log on to the computer and it should go away. If not it will keep going on and on and on. It wont stop ;).
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] 1999TL:
I use SPB 2 as well, but do you guys notice a drain on the battery? I'm not quite sure of the exact cuz, but I think it's SPB
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] gavink:
I haven't noticed any worse battery drain than normal.

What I have noticed though, is trying to get HTC Home (the one I installed from a .cab file) off of my tilt looks like it's gonna need a hard reset to do. Sigh...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
Removing programs

i installed this "battery indicator" and now i cant remove it. this is what i installed:

Choose a server below to download:

LVMTopBat (4 KB)

LVMTopBat is a taskbar battery meter which is very special because it's tiny. Only 8.5 KB.

and this is waht it says when i try to remove it:

"cannot delete file. there has been a sharing violation. the source or destination file may be in use"

it does not show up in task manager either. any other suggestions?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] mightyox:
Can't seem to get the weather working on the Spb Mobile Shell 2.0. It just doesn't seem to update with WIFI or ActiveSync.

I have bbconnect installed and tried suspending it but still no luck.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] zaki67:
I am using SPB Shell 2 and it does cause battery drain ,very noticeable drain not slight
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] kms108:
I think there is a bug with spb shell, when you lock your device, the keypad icon (bottom of the screen) is still visible and can be pressed.

I am using it with spb traveler, spb phone suite and spb pocket plus.

appart from this, it's a very goog program.

kms
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Mikulec:
Did you look in task manager only to running applications or also to running processes?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] mchapman007:
Have you tried Spb Weather 1.7.4? This was released on the 14th to specifically integrate with MS2.0!

http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/weather/?en
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] GSLEON3:
It can also be caused by PTT. If someone tries to PTT you when it's disabled you get tha as well.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
gotcha. its now removed. thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] closet410:
Internet explorer mobile not working

it was working before i installed kaiser tweaks. when i hit the internet button i get the home page, but if i put in any web page, say yahoo.com for example, it says the current connection cannot be used for your request. please end the current connection and try again. i did remove att bloatware and install the htc home plugin, but again it was working even still untill i put teh tweaks on. any advice?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] :
If all else fails master reset.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] Mikulec:
glad to help
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] myteematt:
Battery Drain

Yep I noticed severe battery drain as well. Almost drains twice as fast. I think that SPB should be made aware of this. If someone has time to run SPB Benchmark or BattBench .Net battery tests. once without Mobile Shell installed then once after it is installed you will see the difference. I am currently doing battery testing in a separate thread. Mobile Shell is an amazing piece of software but its a battery hog, just like Wisbar Advance, and Wisbar Desktop or alot more people would be using the Iphone/Kaiser interface. I switched from HTC Home to Iphone using Wisbar, to Mobile Shell and the only one with good battery performance is HTC Home. I think that today plugins also cause serious drain too and most users with Mobile Shell or PocketPlus will have multiple tabs with multiple today plugins embedded in each tab. This makes matters even worse. I have come to the conclusion that every user must find their own balance of interface options and battery life to get what they want out of their device.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] CrazEtooN:
I am also noticing heavy battery drain while using Spb Mobile Shell.

I am running the most recent stock HTC/Att ROM and Radio.

I check for email once an hour with Kaiser Tweak set to turn off data after 1 min.

Backlight set to 40% (4th notch).

Turn off screen after 30 seconds, turn off device after 1 min.

No programs running in background except for Spb Mobile Shell.

I am also keeping it in the Spb Menu, because I find it kind of silly to use the stock home screen with this app installed.

Today, my phone came off charge at 6:30am with 100% battery. It is now 11:57am, and in that time frame I have checked for email as stated above, had about 10-15 total minutes of phone calls, sent 1 text message, received 2 text messages, I ran MemMaid once, and I have had one reminder go off. Other than spending about 5 minutes using the device to set up my favorite programs list in SpbMS, and what is listed above, the phone has been in sleep mode. Anyway, the point is, my battery is currently at 83%.

Almost 20% battery loss for doing the things I have listed above is definitely on the excessive side. I absolutely love this program because it is finger friendly, it looks nice, and it is fairly intuitve, but I think it's getting uninstalled today for the fact that I can't have my battery draining that fast. As a matter of fact, my first call was received around 9am, and the phone had not even come out of sleep mode before that, yet after taking that 1 minute long phone call, my battery was already at 94%...

I definitely think I am going to write an email to Spb about this...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] ChumleyEX:
You know what would be awsome and could make this thread worth while.

Do a real side by side, split screen comparison. Show screen shots of one and then right next to it shots of the other. Then pros and cons.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] jcscuba:
That is why I use both HTC and Mobile Shell I have the weather from HTC as one of my options on my shell.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Themes and Apps] mchapman007:
This is the one of the largest topics on the Spb Mobile Shell forum:

http://www.spbclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15371

I have same battery drain issue w/ Spb and Tilt....