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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iiPostMaster:
Is it possible that it could be the wifi antenna? Should I kill two birds with one stone and replace both?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
When searching for networks, does the signal strength look good for available networks?

It's unlikely a antenna would fail. I suppose it's possible but I have never had one fail on me since I joined XDA many years ago.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iiPostMaster:
The signal strength looks good when searching, but upon connecting I immediately disconnect, and networks disappear more frequently than they would when out and about, searching from inside a moving vehicle.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
You could try reseating the wires.

I recommend buying a working, used nexus 5 with a smashed screen and swap parts. I've done this in the past with great success.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iiPostMaster:
After reseating all the connections to the main board, connections no longer randomly vanish, but it still disconnects after a moment of being connected.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
I'm still convinced it's a hardware issue. I'm not sure where you are located but the n5 shouldn't be too expensive since it is a few years old.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iiPostMaster:
I bought mine off Amazon for just over $200 around half a year ago, if not 3 months more. There basically weren't any other listings at the time.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audit13:
I'm in Toronto which had a large user base. I see working 16 GB Nexus 5 phones for $80 CAD:

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cell-phone/...ll/1413324553?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cell-phone/...ne/1413695818?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] mei@:
Do you know that Mate 20 series has a variety of screen capture methods, in addition to screenshots through the phone keys, you can also take screenshots through the knuckles. let's learn together!

First, we have to turn on the smart screenshot switch.

Open Settings - Smart assistance - Motion control - Take screenshot - Smart screenshot, turn on the Smart screenshot switch.

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1. Full screenshot:

Use a single-finger joint to double-tap the screen continuously and quickly to take a full screen shot.

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2. Scrolling screenshot :

Tap the screen with a single-finger joint and then press and hold the letter S. The screen will automatically scroll down. Touch the screen with your finger to stop scrolling and complete the screenshot.

3. Partial screenshot:

Knock the screen firmly with your knuckle. Drag your knuckle around the area you want to capture, and then return to the starting point. Your selection is displayed on screen, the area inside the blue line will be captured. You can also select the screenshot box at the top of the screen for different screenshot shapes. Touch the icon save to save the screenshot.

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The knuckles can be used not only for screen captures, but also for screen recording. Use the two-finger joints and quickly and continuously double-click the screen, then select to enable or disable the microphone recording environment sound, click [Start Recording] to start recording, click the [End] button in the upper left corner of the screen to end the recording.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] bobo have a dream:
It's very convenient, practical and learned.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] zhuhang:
Cannot use knuckle in full screen app?
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] mei@:
Use a single-finger joint to double-tap the screen continuously and quickly can take a full screen shot.
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] Whammamoosha:
NOTE: BEFORE SAYING "yet another memory swapping evangelist", WATCH THE VIDEO: https://youtu.be/sdeKuPiR4II

I have been doing some research on system responsiveness with my good old Mofo Z. Then arrived at this.

24 hours after having configured:

LineageOS 15.1 (root enabled)

Swap file size = 4GB (in /data/swap)

vm.swap_ratio = 100 (default)

vm.swap_ratio_enable = 1

vm.swappiness = 75

I have achieved the readings contained in the attached screenshots, and the system acts snappier than ever. It's actually running pretty cool.

First I enabled init.d processing by adding an RC file to init, then created userinit.sh with the necessary systcl and swapon commands.

No system files were changed (new files were added only), so after an update the configuration won't revert to the original state (swap-less).

The least used pages (some [almost] never used) are being written to the swap file and therefore more room for active code (and cached apps) is made available.

It's almost like I had an 8GB RAM bastard in my hand. This with around 130 apps loaded.

STEPS USED

File init_d.rc was created (as described in https://xdaforums.com/lineage/general/how-to-enable-init-d-to-function-t3810355)

Executed:

$ su
# cd /data
# mkdir swap
# cd swap
# dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1048576 count=4096
# mkswap swapfile

Created /data/local/userinit.sh (called from within already existing /system/etc/init.d/90userinit) with the code:

#!/system/sbin/sh
# vm_swap_ratio=100 is default, no need to set

sysctl vm.swap_ratio_enable=1
sysctl vm.swappiness=75
swapon /data/swap/swapfile

Rebooted and let the system run for a few hours. Things only get better with uptime/usage.

The best part is that you can unroot afterwards and have it still working.

Merry Christmas!
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] murteci:
thanx 4 ur work but i m newbie i dont understand what is for , what makes this for this device
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] Whammamoosha:
It's for making your device multitasking better. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/sdeKuPiR4II
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] Whammamoosha:
Guess what? The Galaxy Note 9 (SM-N9600, 6GB/128GB version) employs memory swapping. It has a 2GB active swap file right out of the box.

I received mine last friday, updated Android and went to check it out after I noticed it behaved and reported much like LineageOS with my mod applied. Then I installed a terminal emulator (no root needed) and ran "free -m".

Bang! The swapping is there!

Can't wait to root it and verify that the swappiness is set to... 75. Kinda keen those Samsung guys, huh? Heheheh.
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] emrebozkurt99:
Can Make this tutorial to Video Tutorial on Youtube ?
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] JuniorCaesar:
it looks fantastic, but does it wear the internal storage after time?
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] Whammamoosha:
Yes it does, everything is a trade-off, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

But the wear level added is roughly same as on a computer SSD, so we're talking about decades of use before everything wears out.
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] Whammamoosha:
I could, but everything is so simple that it's pretty unnecessary.

. Install terminal emulator app from Play Store

. Run terminal emulator app

. Type "free -m"

. Done!

As for the swap configuration for LOS I'm writing a shell script (BIG) that will handle the configuration as user-friendly as possible. Stay tuned!
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] SlashSpeed:
Could this be used on a stock rom as well?
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] Whammamoosha:
This is for LineageOS. For stock ROMs (once rooted) one may make the necessary adaptions.
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] justle:
im noob

Hi, im noob and I followed your instructions (at least what I understood) n_nU

I hope that I did it right, the question is, how can I know that?
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] DragonFire1024:
old thread, but this may not work for most because the script has a slight error:

#!/system/sbin/sh

It should be:

#!/system/bin/sh

then all is well.
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] DragonFire1024:
https://gist.github.com/iGlitch/be70d403ad1cfa42ac7e1d46f1b546db Amend a script to a script to track whether or not it executes. Note: You need to manually create the log folder and logs file in /storage/emulated/0 in order for it to work.

# Push a semi-needed log to the internal storage with a "report" if the script could be executed or not;
# Script log file location
LOG_FILE=/storage/emulated/0/logs
echo $(date) > /storage/emulated/0/logs/script.log
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
echo "Script executed. Enjoy!" >> /storage/emulated/0/logs/script.log
exit 0
else
echo "Script failed!" >> /storage/emulated/0/logs/script.log
exit 1
fi

# Done!
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] SyraAB:
Thanks! Worked like a charm.

I use a bunch of fat apps and this caused a few seconds of load times with almost every app switch.

I'm running LOS 17.1 on gemini with 3GB RAM; swap file defaults to 0.5GB.

I've left

vm.swap_ratio_enable = 0
vm.swappiness = 60

as it was. Simply adding a new 4GB swap file fixed my daily pain.
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] SyraAB:
I have to provide an update on the charm part. (I've tried other settings from first post too).

Previously system was stuck at fully utilized 500 MB default swap. Every app change (I'm using hungry ones) was a pain.

Now system uses ~300 MB more in swap, and for some use cases user experienced have gotten bettter.

I don't feel like this mode would be complete without changing app killer configuration. Would it even be efficient considering the memory read speed in mi5 (or at all)? Idk.

Bottom line.

If you are unhappy with the performance of your hardware and it's because of RAM and your system are using 100% of swap, then it is probably worth increasing the paging file size.
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] mrdet:
Hi SyraAB.

I am glad that you successfully create swap and make swap service work, which I think now you are the only one who can solve my problems.

So I did every step that Whammamoosha said. However, I failed. When I check whether there was swap created using free -m in Termux there was nothing. Then I dig something out from some research. Here is my question:

1)

It appears that I don't have file 90userint under /system/etc/init.d (by the way I believe Whammamoosha meant /system/etc/init here because init.d does not exist in android). Also I notice your ROM is Lineage OS 17.1, which is the same as mine. So I am curious how did you make that work without file 90userinit.

2)

To my best knowledge that sysinit is killed in Los 17.1. There is a post on Reddit regarding to enable init.d on Los 17.1. Link is here. What makes me more curious is that how did you manage to make all things work without some key files? If you don't mind could you tell me how did you successfully create swap?

My phone is HTC m8 running on Lineage os 17.1.

Thanks in advance
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] SyraAB:
Hello mrdet,

I didn't configure applying new swap on startup at all, so I didn't dance around absent init.d.

Increasing the paging file consist of two steps.

1. Create a file to be used as swap. This needs to be done once, as file persist after reboot.

Spoiler content hidden.

2. Activate it. This needs to be done after every reboot.

Spoiler content hidden.

Hope this helps.
[Moto Z Guides, News, & Discussion] janith4:
I confirm that this is as dramatic as the OP makes out this to be.

tested on Lineage OS 20

I was able to load quite a few apps where my RAM usage never went over 65% despite having a bulky Gapps package with many features turned on (Google Assistant always listens, Google News at home).

Usually before this, it ran at 85% - 90% 3-hour average.

Now 65%

Now don't expect it to be equal to an actual RAM upgrade,

Expect something like,

- Bulky apps are smoother now (FB, Pinterest, Chrome, etc)

- more apps are active

- at least for me I observed increased battery life.

I had an issue mounting /system as RW

Couldn’t do that

so ended up mounting /system/etc/ instead. while i was able to add the init_rc and make it work after a reboot. the init_d.rc file went missing after the 2nd reboot for some reason.

Sooo...

I Created a Magisk Module for this. Does not require Init.d support.

https://xdaforums.com/t/mod-lineageos-14-swapfile-mod-magisk-module.4607727/
[Touch Cruise General] KK43:
Well, my T-Mobile contract is almost up, and I've decided to switch to O2 and get the xda orbit 2. Are there any other networks offering the touch cruise? Any way of getting the HTC home application on the O2 version? Thanks.
[Touch Cruise General] prank1:
I don't know about other networks offering the Touch Cruise (but I highly doubt any other network is offering it), but I do know you can get the HTC Home application working on the XDA Orbit 2. No roms, no flashing, just a simple .cab file that you put on your PDA, run, let it install, soft reset and there it is.

I have it running on my XDA Orbit 2.

You can get it from here: http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=47324&d=1187262723

Thats the one that I downloaded and installed on my XDA Orbit 2 with no problems.

Hope you make the right choice

Regards
[Touch Cruise General] KK43:
Thanks! Went for it and now waiting for the phone to be delivered...
[Touch Cruise General] kingsizeriz:
good choice switching to o2, much better coverage i have found.

i was going to get on contract and get a stellar, but decided to settle for a trion on payg :)

let us know what you think of the phone etc
[Touch Cruise General] florinfr:
My advice: stay away from HTC devices.

Since you already went for the device welcome to the frustration club :).

(I'm the "proud" owner of a HTC Polaris very similar with your new toy)
[Touch Cruise General] KK43:
Thanks for the advice, I'll return the phone as soon as I get it, or maybe not.

Well not the best start, called to check if it's been dispatched, CS said it's out of stock, but when they checked stock level it said several available. So they put the order through again and waiting to see wether actually in stock or not. There's no order tracking link in 'my o2' so guessing it's not gone through yet.
[Touch Cruise General] prank1:
Your welcome! I am sure you willl enjoy using the device as I have. As standard XDA ORBIT 2's come unlocked (they came unlocked for me) so you do not just have to use it on O2.

When it arrives though, make sure the first thing you do (after checking all package contents are there as they should be) is to apply the screen protector- that way you keep your screen looking brand new just like day 1 if you ever need to remove the protector!
[Touch Cruise General] Tinnitus:
I've never understood this, whenever I get a new device I never bother with the screen protector. What's the point? What's the worst thats going to happen - the device is there to be used and enjoyed - not covered over with sticky tape!

It reminds me of when people go to gigs and spend the whole time watching the band through their camera phone, recording and taking pictures - whats the point of going if you're not going to enjoy the moment?!!!

Each to their own I guess.

rant over!
[Touch Cruise General] JNGold:
How about permanently scratching the screen? Especially if you say "the device is there to be used and enjoyed", accidents can and WILL happen. Covered by "sticky tape"? Have you actually seen a screen protector lately?

I don't know...the putting on a screen protector does not mean you can't enjoy the device. As a matter of fact, you might enjoy it even more knowing that if you by some-odd chance you do scratch the screen then you can just remove the protector and get another one.
[Touch Cruise General] hambola:
yeah seriously. device won't be nice to enjoy with a big fat scratch across the screen. the screen protector that came with the cruise is a pretty good one out of the box.
[Touch Cruise General] Tinnitus:
The screens are designed to be scratch resistant - which makes a lot of sense when you think about it!

If you are going to do something so harsh to your device that it scratches then it will likely scratch regardless of the screen protector - its only a thin layer of plastic.

I've had my orbit for 12 months, it's fallen down stairs, off my desk in the office, behind my car seat (constantly...don't ask!) and it's hit the pavement when I've been out on more than one occassion - it's always amongst keys and conins in one of my pockets or bags and I've never gone out of my way to take extra care of it. The screen is fine, as was the screen on my I-Mate JamIN a year before that.

Why would any manufacturer build a mobile device to a design that will cause it to scratch its screen easily? Seriously, sticking a layer of plastic over it is not going to make a huge difference! Before long, I'd imagine it would just get tatty and start to peel away anyway.
[Touch Cruise General] sonus:
I can second the no screen protectors ideology. I do fine w/o one and have had scratch free screens on all my phones. I think screen protectors look tacky, they remind me of those people that keep plastic covers on their furniture to keep them clean. They also remind me of the people that drive their cars with leather car bras ALL the time. Seriously, for what? Just so that the next owner can enjoy the fruits of your labor?

Besides, the screens truly are scratch resistant. There's little need to fret about them.
[Touch Cruise General] JNGold:
I don't know who told you that but I know from experience that is not the case. A plastic screen (not glass like the iPhone) can be scratched quite easily. Even putting your device in a case or pouch that doesn't have a soft interior can cause scratching.

I think you are making an assumption of cheap screen protectors that you can buy in Staples or something. A Writeshield from PPCTechs for example can last for years and looks (and feels) exactly like the plastic screen on which it covers.

Hmmmm....then why does HTC INCLUDE a screen protector with the device? That's a first that I have experienced.
[Touch Cruise General] Tinnitus:
They do this solely to keep YOU happy!!!

If they didn’t, you would moan and whine and make a fuss and obviously “the customer is always right” – you would waste more time and expense than it’s actually worth when HTC can just package some sticky plastic in with the phone to keep you happy and stop you from blaming them when you screw up and brake it!

Some people spend far too much energy worrying and moaning about things rather than just enjoying them and getting on with it.

The Wii’s for example, people kicking up a fuss about the controllers slipping out of people’s hands – rather than take responsibility for not being competent enough to hold a controller, they hold Nintendo responsible. Then to shut everyone up because it’s the easiest option and they don’t want to get sued – we now all get free rubber covers with grips on for the Wii controllers! This is the kind of world we live in!

The other poster put it better than I did when using the car seat covers example – it’s just completely over the top.

Also all this quoting and taking my posts out of context is making me feel like I have to repeat myself! I was just stating my opinion; it’s not a personal attack or anything!

If it makes anyone feel safer to stick plastic over their phone then that’s their god given choice and I have no issues with them as a person, I was just making the point that I don’t understand why you would bother. My opinion hasn’t changed either!
[Touch Cruise General] JNGold:
Hey its fine by me if you don't want to use a screen protector. Just don't come crying here if you manage to scratch the screen on your over 700 buck device.
[Touch Cruise General] hambola:
I don't cover my furniture with plastic. and it's not like they have plastic covers for a car. haha. but if i get a scratch on my ride, i do get pretty pissed. i somewhat agree with you to just enjoy the device, which is partly the reason why I don't use that pouch that came with it. but if i can avoid a scratch on the screen of an expensive phone why not. i highly doubt that the cruise screen doesn't scratch.

hey but you're right to each his own.
[Touch Cruise General] JNGold:
If put on correctly you cant even tell there is a protector on.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] hahajoker:
Did anyone else lose the dark mode option in the most recent Phone app update? Been running it in dark mode since they released the option but after the last update it's no longer there and I'm back to the stock white.

I've tried force closing, restarted, uninstalling updates, clearing cache. Nothing seems to help and I'm not seeing it being reported anywhere else. I'm running version 26.0.222848963.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Bryanx86:
Yeah I did, that sucks
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] hahajoker:
Weird because the changelog mentions the addition of dark mode. Maybe it's a server side rollback again.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] TheFuzz:
Same here. Lost it before I did the December update.

Thankfully have pitch black theme installed via substratum.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Eudeferrer:
Mine is working.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] hilla_killa:
Same mine is working
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
Gone here too.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] bigshotrob22:
I don't see the option to enable it either
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] garyHal:
I never had the option.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] GuestK00143:
I got my phone two weeks ago with the November update and have never seen the option in the phone app, same in December.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] lollyjay:
Try this: Settings/Display/Advanced/Device theme - set to dark
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] bigdave79:
They disabled it in the official v26 update. Enroll in the beta program here and it should reappear.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] GuestK00143:
Thanks, that did it for me.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Crepusculi:
What's annoying for me is i sideloaded the beta APK, which gave me dark mode, but took away call screening!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] samnada:
I signed up for the beta, let it update itself, have dark mode which is great, and call screening works just as before.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Crepusculi:
Wonderful! Worked!
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] KDPalekar:
Hi there,

I just wanted to ask is there any with or without root to record the internal audio on OnePlus 5T. I want to record my PUBG gameplays with internal audio. I know Google don't allow to record the internal audio but is there any way with rooting the device.

Appreciate your answers. Thanks in advance..
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] GuestD2811:
https://www.google.de/amp/s/xdaforu...de-how-to-record-internal-audio-t3848927/amp/
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] Ajju22:
https://youtu.be/TyHhD7sOyoI
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] k.harish.r:
Hello folks I was wondering if we can have an android app which can connect with iPhone via Bluetooth and act as remote to Apple music on iPhone >5s iOS 12 to browse through playlist on iPhone and can do play, pause, next, previous etc.
[Samsung Galaxy J7 Questions & Answers] fathooo:
Hi guys, a pleasure to participate in the community, thanks for not having found the solution to this, days and days without being able to sleep

System specifications:

Binary 5, Android 8.0.1.

The root of the problem started when in Z3X I put "CLEAR EFS", then flash and when flash by odin, loaded recovery marking this error, E failed to mount / efs (argument invalid) and then sticks in the Samsung logo unopened the system

I do not have a copy of EFS files. I can not think of how to solve it ... I hope your answers, it would be very helpful: 3, I will be attentive to your comments.