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[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] andrewsc:
On TobyDeals, there is a 30% difference in price between the 2Gb/32Gb version and the 3Gb/128Gb. I presume 2GB is insufficient for today's software, which may explain why the offer is so cheap.

Has anyone successfully used the T510 with 2GB RAM ? Does it move at any spead ? Or, does it just spend time swapping from memory when switching between apps ?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] lewmur:
Just look at the number of people in this forum still using the T580. It is much slower than the T510 and yet it must satisfy the needs of a lot of people. I was quite happy with mine for years. I now have a T510 with 2gb and a T720 with 4gb. I pretty much use them interchangebly and don't notice much difference. But, then again, I don't use a tablet as a "computer". I have 3 desktop computers at home and only use tablets when I'm "on the go". IMHO, this push for more and more RAM is highly overrated. :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] andrewsc:
I get your point. My current tablet is even older than the T580, being an S2 SM-T810 first launched 2015. I'm still using it, and it has 3Gb RAM. It's my main connection to the online world, but it's slowly giving up the ghost. Hence my interest in current alternatives.

Generally, I agree that the pursuit of "bigger, better, faster" is approaching a plateau in Android. But 2Gb RAM is not there yet. My concern about RAM comes from professional life as a Java programmer. A decade ago, I was able to run my webserver application in 1.5Gb Ram. Now it runs out of memory at 1.5, even before coming up. It hardly moves at 2Gb. It comes into its own at 3Gb, but works better with 4Gb. In Java, the objects have gotten bigger in 64-bit devices. Overheads (the preambles of each object) have also become bigger. Same thing in JavaScript which runs inside the browsers. As I'm writing this on my desktop, Google Chrome takes up 1Gb, without any other windows open. I know it can easily go up to 2.5Gb - just a browser.

As is the case so often, software uses up all resources available. For an analogy, I'm reminded of Microsoft Word which was running 25 years ago at exactly the same speed as it does now - admittedly, with fewer features, but those extras are seldom used now.

BTW, the specs on Gsm Arena show that the version of T580 which have an S-Pen do get 3Gb ram. This doesn't say much, because people who bought the T580 as a low-cost option most likely didn't buy it with an S-Pen

https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_tab_a_10_1_(2016)-8090.php
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] lewmur:
You pretty much made my point. As I said, I don't use my tablets as computers and most people don't either. If you are using yours as a professional developer, you should be able to afford a higher end tablet than a T510. The T510 is the "budget" tablet in Samsung's line. You can get a T720 with 6gb.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] andrewsc:
I'm not developing on Android. The webserver I mentioned runs on Linux, and occasionally on Windows 10 when I'm debugging. That's how I know about the increased memory requirements, and I have good reason to extrapolate this to Android.

Before the lockdown, I spent most of my free time at home with the tablet, trying to relax away from work. Facebook, browsing. So the tasks are light, but at 69 I'm sensitive about ergonomics. Eyes, fingers, palms. The triangular tablet-pillow allows me to hold the tablet more easily. So instead of the 380 grams of my Tab S2, I could go with the slighly heavier current tablets from Samsung.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] aveemashfaq:
Yup. I use T-510 with 2GB RAM and 32 GB storage and expanded it with micro SD. Even though it is not silky smooth, it is not frustrating. Apps might take a second or two to load but I mostly read books or watch movies. So, that lag does not make a difference for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] droid4lif3:
I just bought the 3gb/128gb model today from costco for $220, they had $80 off the original price. I can honestly say that so far it's been a smooth experience but I've only played with it for about 30 minutes. I got on xda to look for lineage os support, I already want to get it as vanilla as possible
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] jserio:
Mind saying which Costco you got this? I'm northern CA it's $299. I've been waiting for it to go on sale again but so far it hasn't.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] droid4lif3:
I'm in SoCal, found it at the Costco in Norwalk, CA but I also went online and the Costco website had the $80 off deal as well, its not live anymore though.
[OPPO Find X2 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] GunGirlYuna:
https://www.gizmochina.com/2020/08/...p40-pro-vs-oppo-find-x2-pro-specs-comparison/

Neat little comparison between Oppo Find X2 Pro, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Huawei P40 Pro
[Shield General] JakeyPie:
Hey everyone just ordered a Nvidia Shield Portable..so excited been wanting one since they were released, found one online for a good deal so I had to grab it..can’t wait for it to come!!

I’m also quite new to android have always been iOS user have tried android tho.

My questions are;

What are some of the first things I should download for it, i mostly think I’m going to use it for emulation if you could recommend which ones work best?

Best way to root it?

And lastly how would I like factory erase it back to new if need be, don’t really trust inputting passwords on Operating System that’s used.

Thanks everyone love you guys!!

*Bonus pic from seller*

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[Shield General] JakeyPie:
Guess not lol
[Shield General] painkiller_93:
there's no need to root it unless you really need it for something

For emulators you can use Retroarch (free) for almost everything. Other interesting emulators are Reicast for Dreamcast, MD.emu for Sega Genesis, Drastic for DS, Mupen64 for N64 and PPSSPP for PSP.
[Shield General] JakeyPie:
Thanks a bunch I’m loving this console!!
[Shield General] Berserker2812:
I highly recommend tell tale's games. Any if them! Tales from the Borderlands and the wolf aming us work sooo great on it! As well as portal and half life 2 for a nice puzzle experience or some classic early 2000s fps action!
[Shield General] Techlore:
Welcome. I am still rocking mine from when i originally bought it at launch. The most important program i found was Ultimate Rotation Control.
[Nexus 6  General] 0sA:
Hi,

I'm thinking of upgrading my old and beloved Nexus 6 to something newer and faster.

I am looking at the brand new Xiaomi Poco F1 and Mi Mix 2S because I could buy them for a good price.

Unfortunately, neither of them include an Amoled display which makes me feel hesitant - I really don't know if it's a good option to go from amoled to LCD.

What are your opinions?

I love my Shamu, but I'm slowly looking for a newer and faster phone.

Wysłane z mojego Nexus 6 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Nexus 6  General] 93zx7:
I'm not familiar with your market or the price point that you're trying to stay under. Between the 2 phones you listed, I would go with the mi mix 2s.

Are there any other phones available to you that you would consider? I'm in NA. I upgraded from the N6 to the OP5T after the OP6 was released to avoid paying the full price for the OP5T. That was a significant jump in performance for me. I chose OP because of the strong XDA community support. I currently own and daily drive the OP7P (which I bought after they announced the release of the OP8 series).
[Nexus 6  General] panaut0lordv:
2.5 years later and I still don't see good replacement on the market. Sure, there are some nice phones with dual speakers and flat screens, I own 8T since around the time you posted that thread and I'm more or less happy.

Still, every now and then, I just wish I was able to have something a bit more wider (82-84mm+).

It could have a bigger battery then.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] qazzi76:
Reliable bluetooth keyboard connection anyone??

Freedom mini bluetooth keyboard refuses to pair with my diamond.

Has anyone managed to get the freedom mini bluetooth keyboard to work reliably with the HTC Diamond?

Coming from a hermes I thought I could by the diamond and pair it with the freedom keyboard but its so eratic/touch and go...

I'm hoping I wouldn't have undergo the pairing process (typing in numbers) every time I need to use the keyboard.

I've only successfully paired it once!

during the pairing process it pairs then prompts that the keyboard would like to pair, requests a passcode and even though I type one in and type it on the keyboard it never works.
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] Sergio PC:
Search!!!! Brada. Or u gonna get burned.

If your a bum then go here
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV General] qazzi76:
I have searched and searched and am in NO mood to branded a bum - Period.

I have been using this forum since the damn SPV so I know why I am asking specific questions about specific hardware and how it functions with the HTC Diamond.

So if you don't have anything constructive to offer on this specific hardware (freedom mini bluetooth keyboard and it's pairing process) then please don't bother.

Thanks
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] youlee85:
Hello,

just got this box and i'm really impressed.

Just wondering if it's possible to install android 10 on this box. If not what other customs roms people that have this box use?

Thanks in advance!
[Android Stick & Console AMLogic based Computers] redmustangford:
I have the same question.

Official support told me that "Amlogic S905x2 is not compatible with newer Android", which is a technical bull**** wrong answer.

If someone here has info, please let us know !
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turb1te:
Hi! :)

Today I downloaded a firmware(DL09C100B018CUSTC100D001) for my tablet. It is in UPDATE.APP format, not writable images.

How can I install/flash the UPDATE.APP file (the firmware) with my PC? Which software can I use?

For my Alcatel tablet, I use SP Flash Tool, but I did not find such software for Huawei tablets that use UPDATE.APP format.

I found one way, and that is to extract the images in the UPDATE.APP file using https://xdaforums.com/chef-central/android/tool-python-2-3-splituapp-update-app-t3711929. Then use fastboot to flash them. I haven't tested this method yet because I haven't unlocked the bootloader yet.

Is there another option, or is this the only one?

Thanks! :)

Device: Huawei MediaPad T2 7.0 (BGO-DL09)

(Sorry If my English is bad)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] Paiong:
Hi all,

I've been using my Galaxy Note 10+ 5G model shooting 4K HDR10+ videos and using the Gallery app to share them (or use the Instagram button to upload) and it converts it (though it says it is "compressing video") to standard SDR (so that people won't see a washed our HDR video on their non-HDR screens). So far, it's been good and works fine.

However, today I hit upon a problem where I was waiting for a video to convert/compress and it got stuck, so I cancelled it and tried it again and now the video won't share to Instagram properly, it says the file is not supported. I tried sharing the same file onto my cloud and downloading it onto my PC from there and the video is corrupted, so from what I can see is the SDR converted video file outputted by the gallery/video player app got corrupted during conversion and is useless as a converted video, but the original HDR10+ video in gallery is still fine and I can watch it in the Gallery app, but I can't RE-convert it as the gallery/video player app thinks it is already converted and if I try to share it, it just shares it fine without trying to convert it (again, as it thinks it has already converted it).

I double checked the original video file by downloading it onto my PC and since my monitor is not a HDR monitor, the video plays all washed out, showing that the video is still indeed a HDR10+ file.

I think my main question then is: where are these converted SDR videos actually stored on the phone? If the gallery/video app is converting these video files to SDR to be shared, are they stored somewhere? Or is it some kind of look-up table applied to the video file by the Gallery/Video player app and then shared out (but the original is still untouched as a file)?

I even tried clearing my cache in all the apps to see if it will re-convert the video but nope, as far the app is concerned, the video has already been converted.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Try converting another vid. May be just that one is mistagged. Clear data too if clearing cache doesn't get it done and my favorite cure; try clearing the system cache.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] Paiong:
Other videos are fine, it was just that one video! I tried clearing cache, didn't work, so I'll try to clear data on the Gallery and video player app. If that doesn't work then I'll try clearing the system cache.

So no one knows where these converted files are stored or whether it is just some kind of lookup table applied to the file to convert to SDR? Surely if I am converting hundreds of videos, it should be taking up space on the phone's storage?!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] Paiong:
Ah! I cleared the Gallery app's data (because clearing cache didn't work) and it reset the Gallery app and now I can convert that video file again and it works now! So the metadata or converted data is stored by the Gallery app somehow...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Yah. I was fearing it was the maybe video's metadata that was screwed up...

I really don't know how people who don't play with their Androids get by.

It's unnerving how easily Androids sometimes seem to pick up bad habits out of the blue. A lot of bugware out there.

Usually it's a simple fix if you play with it for a bit.

I loathe the "techies" who always fall back on the hard reset option in a blink of an eye rather than actually trying to find the issue.

I've had a lot of trouble with photo gallery apps since migrating to the Note 10+, you're not alone.

I don't use Samsung's... the native one worked so much better on my stupid S4+.

Progress? MS style maybe... I had to replace many of the Samsung apps that use to work fine on the S4+ with 3rd party ones to get the functionality I needed.

One of Samsung's subtle failings.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] Paiong:
I know what you mean! I'm always fiddling around with my phone's settings. This feature of converting HDR to SDR videos bugged me for a while as I never knew how exactly it did it (coming from a PC video editing world, files obviously need to be stored somewhere and outputted somewhere if they are being converted) so it seems like the converted files are somehow stored inside the Gallery app, which is a bit strange but it would explain why once a video has been converted, it never needs converting again if you share it more than once (unless you clear the data like I just did now!). But I've had this phone since August 2019 and this is the first time the conversion messed up somehow...

I never liked the default Samsung gallery apps before, this is the first time I actually use it because I actually find the Gallery app on the Note 10+ to be half decent as it integrates with the video player, the conversion etc... and also the pics and videos actually look kind of decent in this app vs past apps, but in the past, on my S3 and Note 4, I've always used QuickPic as my gallery app (until they got bought out and went downhill from there). The only thing I miss on this default Gallery app is when you're scrolling through a lot of images and videos, on other apps if you hold the scrolling sidebar and scroll, it will bring up the date of the file so you know how far back you are scrolling (sometimes I need to go back to last year or even further back depending on the folder of pics I'm looking at) but the Samsung Gallery app doesn't highlight the date so you just have to find the file without help...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
I use DV Gallery a lot. No ads.

Like the options it has for files it shows and more importantly ones it doesn't. Scanner images aren't what I want to see in my photo browser.

My biggest issue is with imported pic folders I loss the picture order. It's maddening. I have thousands of images with no easy way to restore them in date taken sequential order.

My PC based Canon apps can probably do it, maybe... stupid Android!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Questions & Answers] Paiong:
Ah yeah, frustrating! I know QuickPic used to be able to "fix" the date (although sometimes temporarily) and sort it in date taken sequential order. Doesn't the default Gallery app sort by date taken order? There's never one perfect app that covers all needs! I feel your pain.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Serjeel_Ranjan:
Long story short:-

My device is locked usnig "surelock" so i don't have access to anything on it. I want to remove it and put any OS which will let me use my tab in normal way. I don't want any data from my tab, i just want it to function like a normal tablet. Due to this lock i almost can't do anything on my tablet. I am stuck only on one screen.

ABOUT DEVICE:-

TABLET - Lenovo Tab 4 10 TB-X304L

I don't know the android version but it was manufactured in 2018. and is now out of warranty.

WHAT I HAVE DONE TILL NOW

Tried Hard Reset:-

Ofcourse i tried doing a hard reset on it but in fastboot mode it didn't had any hard reset option. (since images are not allowed or maybe i don't know how to put my image using url i will type what it showed to me in italics.)

FASTBOOT MODE

PRODUCT_NAME -

VARIANT - QRD eMMC

BOOTLOADER VERSION-

BASEBAND NUMBER-

SECUREBOOT - enabled

DEVICE STATE - locked

now when i went in recovery mode it showed

REBOOT SYSTEM NOW

REBOOT TO BOOTLOADER

APPLY UPDATE FROM ADB

APPLY UPDATE FROM SD CARD

MOUNT/SYSTEM

VIEW RECOVERY LOGS

RUN GRAPHICS TEST

POWER OFF

2. Now since there is no hard reset so i tried to update the firmware using adb. After a lot of work i was able to find the firmware file for my tablet (still not sure if it is perfect for my tablet) other sites claimed to have it but asked for money.

Ok then i tried to flash the device it with the firmware using both adb and sd card but it showed this error in tablet. This error came while using sd card

E:footer is wrong

E: signature verification failed

E: error: 21

Installation aborted

While using adb from pc it detected the sideload but it showed this error

Total xfer: 0.00x

and Installation Aborted was showed in tablet.

FINALLY

I am finally posting it here to know what possible solutions are left for me. This tablet is quite expensive for me so i want to make it work badly. Please help if you can. I am okay with any operation system.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
[MENTION=11028123]Serjeel_Ranjan[/MENTION]

Take note that with tablet's Stock Recovery you can only flash a Stock ROM / OTA - means a ROM / Patch that is signed by tablet's OEM/Carrier.

To get rid off of SureLock app you can try this

adb devices
adb shell "am kill com.gears42.surelock"
adb shell "am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN"
adb reboot

2nd command kills SureLock. 3rd command ask you for home app: a window comes up, select TouchWiz Home and select Always, Android home screen will come up.

Finally uninstall the SureLock app.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Serjeel_Ranjan:
its shows this single error.

error-closed

[IMG="screenshot of commands"]https://imgur.com/5Bwr2Po[/IMG]

[IMG="screenshot"]https://i.imgur.com/5Bwr2Po.png[/IMG]

plese tell if you are able to view the image.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
[MENTION=11028123]Serjeel_Ranjan[/MENTION]

Screenshots provided shows you are running in wrong ADB mode.: Sideload mode.

To leave Sideload mode enter

adb devices
adb reboot

Then run the command sequence as previously listed
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Serjeel_Ranjan:
see when i do type the commands in fastboot mode. my device is not detected in adb mode but detected as fastboot device

[IMG="fastboot"]https://i.imgur.com/KW0ZzUm.png[/IMG]

how ever in sideload mode device is detected but no commands are running

[IMG="sideload"]https://i.imgur.com/0nVB5Ro.png[/IMG]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
[MENTION=11028123]Serjeel_Ranjan[/MENTION]

The "error:closed" you are receiving is most likely due to outdated and/or not-matching ADB driver.

Download the official Lenovo driver matching your device from here.

Good luck.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Serjeel_Ranjan:
I installed the exact driver for my device from the website but that didn't made any difference.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] deeznuts2:
Downgraded back to VZW stock rom...lost voice and data connection.

Voice was easy to get back - got a new a-key

But losing data was a little strange - called tech support, tried a bunch of different things. Issue was a "wrong username and password". Strange thing was that even after entering the correct username and password, it wasnt saving it

So tech put in a support ticket regarding dmu reset and maybe some other stuff....have to wait 24-72 hours

I'm wondering if I should just exchange the phone (I still have 3 weeks left in the return/exchange period)

Is this a common issue when going back to a stock rom? I read in the wiki about connection problems but those arent really what I'm experiencing.

And yes, I took note of my EPST settings - they never got erased

One interesting thing I noticed by downgrading is that the warranty date code gets reset to the date you downgrade...
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] gc14:
What's your PRI version in Device Information?
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] deeznuts2:
PRI version: 1.35_002
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] gc14:
Hmm...weird you'd need a DMU reset then...
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] deeznuts2:
I even tried deleting the data connection setting that is automatically generated and creating a new one. The new one was able to store my username and password, yet I still got the incorrect username/password message when connecting.

It seems there is definitely a problem on their end, though I dont know why the data account that is created on my phone when I program it is not storing any username or password.

I'm just going to chock it up to a problem on their end that I hope they can resolve soon.
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] gc14:
Have you tried having them completely remove data features from your account, then add them again? This sometimes addresses data connection issues.

Though I'm still not sure a DMU reset is necessary in your case, we can check just to be sure. Go into EPST (make sure you choose Edit, not View), and navigate to M.IP Default Profile. Take a look at the AAA Shared Secret, and HA Shared Secret fields. Are they blank or do you have encrypted values?

Next, navigate to Security (still in EPST), and take a look at the HDR AN AUTH Password and PPP PASSWORD fields. Are they blank or do you have encrypted values?
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] deeznuts2:
Tech support removed my data plan and re-instated it with no resolution.

As far as those settings you asked me to check:

AAA Shared Secret and HA Shared Secret fields are both blank

HDR AN AUTH Password and PPP PASSWORD fields are both blank

Is this a really bad thing? Can I fix it myself or will a DMU reset resolve these?

BTW, I really appreciate your help on this. Heading to Boston next week for a convention for a few days and really need data in case some of the presentations are not stimulating enough for me
[Mogul, XV6800 ROM Development] gc14:
Did you recently attempt to flash a Sprint update? Maybe for a radio? Did you run any PPST programs? If not, I have no idea how your DMU keys were erased, but yes, if they're blank...the only way to fix it is with a DMU reset. Once Verizon issues the reset your data will be good to go for your convention.

Where's the convention?