yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] gstoyanov:
Sure, my idea is to wait and see what the new phones would be and eventually buy a new phone. Right now is not the best time to invest in a new phone, I think the best is around autumn when all the new models are released. I was thinking of opening the phone, I have some experience, already trying to open and exchange the motherboard of a Nexus 5, with another apparently faulty motherboard. I have the tools as well, the problem is that due to the fact that this is not a very popular model, finding spare parts for it would be really difficult. As I said, only the display on Ali Express costs 160 Euro. Opening the phone and finding that the problem is trivial would void my warranty and I would end up trying to put a new display with dubious quality on my phone for a high price.

I am just a bit losing hope in Google. A friend of mine got a Pixel 4a 5G because I have recommended generally the 4a line as a good deal for the money and she is complaining that the touchscreen in the lower part is completely unresponsive. Apparently, this is a known issue, which was supposed to be fixed by Google with an SW update and there was a big thread in their product forums. Now the thread is deleted from there and Google is refusing to take a look at her phone under warranty because she had dropped it once and according to them this is enough of an excuse.

I really like the SW experience of the Pixel phones, but this behavior is hard to tolerate. So this autumn, I will think really hard whether to buy a Google phone or buy a phone from another vendor.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
@gstoyanov I've only had pretty good experiences with Google replacements but that was before the pandemic when you could reach a CSR on the phone and even a supervisor. I don't think that's the case now. And then I'm in the US and we are a nation of laws or so I've been told. lol j/k. Do you have 5G there and is it quick? It's kind of sketchy here, hit or miss on speeds vs. LTE. Because if you don't then the 4a without 5G is a steal imo, at least for a temp phone until November.

But what I was thinking is that if you have experience in pulling it apart then why not try it without purchasing an expensive replacement screen and see if you can get it to boot. Well unless the screen is so cracked that it's pointless. But if you can bring it back to life then you can decide if you want to spend the money or run it as is until you get what you want. Just a thought. Actually, I'm curious what is really wrong with the phone haha.

In terms of the 4a 5G screen I'll bet it's been fixed in later builds. Same thing happened here with a gap on the Pixel 5. Early, EU adopters had this wicked gap around the frame but by the time it shipped in the US that gap was gone.

Edit. NVM looks like the 4a 5g is discontinued.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] gstoyanov:
yes, we have here 5G, but I am not so much sold on the whole 5G bandwagon. It would definitely take a hit on the battery life and the 5G network is still not dense enough for this to really matter. As a matter of fact, GSM coverage in Germany is pretty bad, I am coming from an East European country where Internet access is leaps and bounds better than in Germany, not to mention that it also comes for a fraction of the price here.

The screen is totally broken, I don't think that it would fire up. So if I open it, I would need to try it on a screen, meaning that I would need to purchase a replacement and eventually hope that I can return it for free. The problem is that if I order the display from China, there is a good chance to be stopped at the customs, and I would need to go there and pay some additional money and this is a bit overkill maybe.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
@gstoyanov Yeah, not worth it when you put it that way. Oh well, eye out for the 5a 5G, keep it pristine and sell it on Swappa when the 6 comes out in November. ;-) That's my plan with the 5. But full disclosure or trade in with Google. Oh as a side note I dropped my P5 on the cement face down 7 days after purchase. Smashed to smithereens. Brought it into UBreak and it was their first one and it cost me $220 just for the screen replacement which is all that shattered. Not even a nick on the body. They did a flawless job and it is as good as new. I made an insurance claim and got the full $220 back surprisingly. Suffice it to say I handle it with an iron grip or two hands now. One handed only when over carpet. haha.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] gstoyanov:
Did you go over the Google Repair center from the Google Store? There you can select the type of damage to your phone and usually get a better price than directly contacting their authorized repair centers. It is really convenient, the only problem being that you need to pay upfront, and this in my case is not the greatest option.

This is the first time I am cracking the screen, but nowadays all the phones are so slippery. I kind of missing my Oneplus One for which I never bought any cover. Making the back grippy of that phone was such a good idea.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
Take it apart and have a look.

A connector may have come loose... maybe the battery.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
The Google repair center is mail in only and 7 - 10 days turnaround. The authorized repair walk-in is UbreakIfix which is where I brought it and it was repaired within about 3 hours or so. I can't imagine it would be under $200 even if I sent it in to Google. I'd have to go thru the whole process just to get a price. Any idea what they are charging for cracked screen only?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] gstoyanov:
The quotes me

they gave me a price in GBP, which was close to 150 Euro and that in USD is around 180. So I presume it is slightly better than what you paid, but not significantly. You can actually check it for yourself, just go to https://store.google.com/repair put the EMEI on your phone, select a cracked screen and you will see it. I presume it might be cheaper because here the taxes are pretty high.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
If they were worth anything >they< would give you a repair estimate for little or nothing.

Denon Electronics does. That's customer service.

Google just sucks. A local repair shop can do you better.

Having enjoyed many biking excursions myself like you I know you're wishing the hardware healed as easily as the body🤣

Carry on.
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] bobby janow:
$188 for cracked screen + tax in USD. So not much different than I paid. Comes to a little over $200 and I paid $30 more for same day service. Since I don't have a replacement device that wouldn't have worked for me anyway and the fact I got reimbursed, even though unbeknownst to me at the time, made it a good deal. You gonna wait for the 5a?
[Google Pixel 5 Questions & Answers] blackhawk:
The problem being any impact that breaks the display can easily cause deeper damage.

The chipsets themselves can be destroyed by high G impacts alone with no direct contact. A fall from 4 feet onto concrete can generate enough G force to do this. This why using a case is important as it decreases the G force spike to tolerable levels.

The multilayered mobo traces (with internal traces) and solder joints are vulnerable to PCB flexing. Solder joints themselves are a relatively weak, with no lead solder they are downright brittle. Most phones hopefully still use leaded solder, if not even exposure to cold can crack them... no lead solder is not your friend🤣

Never use it on repairs!!!

When a phone is literally run over mobo damage is very probable but doesn't always happen. The other pcbs are also at risk.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Martie:
FAQ

My Kaiser Screen lags/freeze/hang.....

Sure you have install SPL 3.29 or 3.56!!!!

With SPL 1.0 Olipof is only for WM6, for WM6.1 use SPL 3.xx!!

For Manila2d Questions

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=398173

Quick List for FAQ & Fixes: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2277665&postcount=3

Manila 2D Weather (Add your City in HH_0407_WeatherCities.xml)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2644237&postcount=2366 (THX to scotchua)

Why i can not start Google Maps in Manila?

You must first install Google Maps! Go to the Internet-Tab of Manila and tip on "Download Google Maps" and then install it!

For Manilla 2D Customizer alias Manila2d Theme Manager (Manila2D Einstellungen)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=427392

Don´t ask me everything over this App, please!!

Manila2D Skins

Here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=425974

For testing afte activate the app move following files to "\Windows\Themes":

The Original Analog Clock : M-Opal-AnalogClock-Skin

pcarvalho DigitalClock Ver : M-Opal-DigitalDiamondClock-Skin

Don´t ask me everything over Skins, please!!

Enable/Disable Large Start Menu & Large Title Bar

Now here Start - Einstellungen - System - Touchflo and check what you want

Enable/Disable VolumeControl btw. change to Classic Volume Slider

Start - Programme - Zubehör - Lautstärkenregler wechseln

Enable/Disable big Icon/Menu for TaskManager

Start - Programme - Zubehör - Großer Task-Manager

Change CommManager settings/buttons

Start - > Einstellungen -> Erweiterte Einstellungen -> right softbutton "Menü" -> More settings -> Comm Manager

Touch Sensitivity:

Set registry value to which you think the best. I recommend to set the value to 245 to 350.

or need this cab witch has a value with 270 included

or make it manually in following registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\TouchPanel]
"PressureThreshold"=dword:2710 (hex) ; this is the initial value 10000 (dec)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] punkcell:
dam man ur roms looks great.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] MC-Bechtmann:
very great... like the other one (M-Diamond) :)

i will try it

@Martie: Can you add the OS Version of this Rom to the first thread?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] variosteph:
Keep up the good work, martie!:D

steph
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] derandere:
gerade installiert, schauen wir mal wie es ist.

now it is installed on my kaiser....i'll tell how it is.

so long derandere
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] MC-Bechtmann:
can somebody make a sec. mirror? thx
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Gahgah:
hey,

flashe das rom gerade mal. die bilder sahen schon mal richtig gut aus...

ich würde dir gerne bei der entwicklung helfen. zum beispiel die übersetzung der xml datei.

würde dann einfach schon mal beginnen wenn dir das recht ist und du das willst?

danke für das rom, werde gleich mal ne rückmeldung geben.

flashing right now. pictures look very nice. would like to help with translating the xml...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Martie:
yes of course, translate and send or upload it here...

@all

when anyone get HTC Album to play videos, than contact me please
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Martie:
here is a Mirror (Thx to PPCFreaks for the FTP Server!)

M-Opal_Beta05
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] holzzelt:
looks very nice, but i am not a fan of manila 2d so i stick with your diamond 1.4 rom ;)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Strahler:
Wie wäre es denn mal, wenn du auf eine neuere Build von Windows Mobile 6.1 aktualisierst? z.B. CE OS 5.2.20748 Build 20748.1.4.0.

Sonst super Arbeit. Respekt, gefällt mir ganz gut.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Martie:
HTC Album run by me in Beta 06.. at this moment

i have create a new Kitchen, but the next Beta comming at next week
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] holzzelt:
hey, i couldnt resist and tried this rom! it is awesome! 2 things:

1) is it possible to show upcomming appointments on the today screen? maybe appontments of the next 3 days?

2) i dont have a battery icon anywhere! just the clock on the toolbar...fix for this?

3) speed dial: when i put a contact on speed dial i can chose a certain number (cell phone or home phone). but when i select a contact from speed dial to make a call i have to chose again which number i want to dial. fix?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] variosteph:
1: not yet - plugin related - maybe fixed in the future

2: not yet - plugin related - if you enable the battery-icon large titelbar isn´t working - may fixed in the future - if you want the battery, disable large titlebar and enable battery with advanced config.

3: just tab the name, not the picture

steph
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] holzzelt:
thank you very much!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] boomshaker:
Softkey

He man...Great work...

but,how can i change the softkeys on homescreen??
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] astraman:
great work my dear but i am not a German so would you please provide .cab for the Opal Skin Dialer as i like it sooooooooooo much...thnkx
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Martie:
when you have Manila2D as Today, you can´t choose any softkey
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] odin568:
hi - at first - great rom!!!

but i have 1 small problem: i cannot click in the manila e-mail-tab the icon to go to the mail overview (second button from top view) - nothing happens when i click...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] variosteph:
just setup another emailaccount and the tab is working, you´ll get one tab for every emailaccount. the tabs are to switch between your emailaccounts, so, just one account, no switching!:)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Nicao:
hey hey,

i have to agree to everyboy so far saying that you made a great rom!

its really cool and i like it way better then everything ive seen so far...

however, there is one small thing bothering me...

i use to forget about birthdays, so i had a very little fancy tool called birthday reminder (freeware) which was a plugin on my home screen showing me the upcoming birthdays... now, that i cant add it to the home plugin anymore i am forgetting about too many birthdays (as my agenda is too packed to squeeze em in)

is there any chance of having this lil feature integrated someday? :)

maybe you might want to have a look at the tool at http://pda.jasnapaka.com/birthdays/

btw: are you the developer or are you having it developed for you by somebody? (something id like to know before donating :D )

Nicao
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Martie:
- one way is disable Manila2D and enabled your plugin.

- second way is a methode from Varioteph

(I edit this Quote a little bit for this thema)

... and yes i create and translate the newest Apps for this ROM, and it was/is very hard work...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] infernalshade:
ok i've tried the 1.65 and the 1.7?? radio, and 5.56 SPL...but everytime the same problem!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] borstii:
videocalling

hi there!

i´ve tested the videocall and detected that i can see the other one but he can´t. i can´t see myself too (in the small window).

i go to the camera and the small one is still working witzout any toubles.

pls help

stephan
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] dingolino:
Make IE the default browser?

Hi,

blade wiki is making problems if Opera is the default borwser.

Therefore I am looking for a way to set IE as the default browser.

I found nothing in sk-Tools or in Schaps advance config.

Best regards,

Claus
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Nicao:
hey!

just another question about the manila e-mail tab:

as i click it the whole thing freezes - i am still able to use the device as usual and the bottom navigation is also scrollable but the main screen which is actually showing my mail is frozen.

i can only solve this issue with a reset or restart. anybody having a clue?

is there a way to fix it besides a hard reset?

Nicao

p.s.: as i just figured out this effect is randomly but still 8 out of 10 times
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] variosteph:
try renaming the ie-exe to the opera-exe (may be a problem, they are both in windows folder) copy ie to sd card, rename, copy back with totalcommander, overwrite the original opera file, really don´t know if this works, i think i can remenber reading something about that.

had this problem too in a earlier beta, an older windows live version was the reason for freezing. never had problems with opal 1.0 (newer windows live). sorry, but i think a hard reset and trying again is the only way to fix the freezing...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Martie:
use this version (only you have this Problem)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=2782050&postcount=159
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] dingolino:
The easiest way is probably with sk-Tools

Under

"Tune Up!"

you can find a Tab fpr the IE and can make him again the Standard Browser.

After that: Soft Reset

Claus
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Strahler:
Martie i wanted to know if a new version is planned?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] peter151515:
Vario 3

hallo

habe ein vario 3 von t-mobile. ich bekomme den hard-spl nicht installiert. ich mache alles nach der beschreibung, nur nach dem ich continue eingebe wird mein bildschirm weis und nicht mehrfarbig. irgend einer ne idee woran das liegt oder muß ich noch was anderes machen ???

besten dank schon mal im voraus
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] peter151515:
Vario 3

uff habs hin bekommen! hab dein rom aufgespielt nur leider habe ich kein ton ! muß ich noch irgendwas einstellen ???
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] odin568:
install a tested radio update from first post and please speak english here - i'm also german but this is an english forum, so please follow the rules!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] peter151515:
sry my english is too bad
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] odin568:
you won't get much help if you write german because many peoples' german is much worse than your english ;)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] odin568:
bugs

at first: thank you for your brilliant rom! I'm just around testing atm, i've got some problems:

- sometimes on the home screen of manila, the next appointment doesn't get refreshed when the appointment is over, restart of manila helps...

- when starting opera, and i put out the keyboard, the landmark view is at the wrong side...

- when exiting opera, manila shows white artifacts and is getting very very slow!

- when going into standby when opera is open - the device doesn't wake up -> soft reset

hope that those few small things can be fixed, new opera version could probably fix 3 of them!

you'll get a donation if everything works fine of course!

greetz, odin
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] unikbeats:
Keine USB Verbindung mehr!

Hallo Zusammen,

sehr cooles ROM das M-Opal v.1.0 German WM6.1.

Leider habe ich nach dem ich das Rom inkl dem "KAIS" Radio aufgespielt habe keine Möglichkeit den Kaiser mit dem PC zu verbinden, hab ihn jetzt an 3 PC's angeschlossen und an allen drein wird er überhaupt nicht! erkannt, also der pc meldet nicht einmal, dass ein device angeschlossen wurde.

Außerdem wird der Kaiser extrem! langsam bzw fast nicht mehr benutzbar sobald ich ihn an einen Rechner anschließe. Sobald ich das Kabel wieder abziehe ist er normal schnell. Hat jemand einen Tipp?

Radio: 1.70.19.09

HardSPL: 3.29Hard2

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Since i flashed the M-Opal v.1.0 German WM6.1 i could not connect the kaiser to any computer. The device can't even get recognized. Furthermore when i plug the Device to any computer, it lags...the speed is incredibly slow!

But once i unplug it, the device runs in normal speed. Any Ideas?

Radio: 1.70.19.09

HardSPL: 3.29Hard2

By the way: Though 3.29Hard2 is recommended, i tried to flash the newer one (i guess it was 3.59Hard2)..and it failed. I saved the File as "KAISIMG.nbh" on my sd card, kaiser loaded the file and flashed it! 100% successful. But after rebooting the device, the hardspl is still the old one (3.29)..andy ideas on that?

Thank you
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] bali_88:
Geh mal auf Start -> Einstellungen -> Verbindungen -> USB zu PC

Dort nehm mal den haken für die "Erweiterete Netzwerkfunktion aktivieren" raus, dann sollte es funzen... :-)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] unikbeats:
Hi,

danke für den Tipp. Hab ihn bereits in einem anderen Beitrag gefunden, hatte vergessen es zu erwähnen. Hat nicht geholfen, der Rechner erkennt zwar meinen Kaiser stellt aber keine verbindung über das mobile geräte center (vista) und auch über Active Sync 4.5 (XP) her.

Das Handy bleibt wie eingefrohren sobald ich das kabel an einen rechner anschließe. Verschiedene Kabel hab ich uach schon probiert. Verschiedene Roms auch (Original HTC 6.1) (M-Diamond 1.4 (alle davon)) und natürlich das M-Opal

Danke
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Balrog82:
Currently, I got quite a strange problem. The last few days, first KaiserNotification ran lose. It always consumed a lot of processor time and everything was slow and very sluggish. Pretty annoying as you can imagine. I then found, that once I uninstalled it, everything worked fine again ... except my LEDs. So I reinstalled. No problem for like 2 days.

Then Manila2D disabled itself and doesn't want to start anymore. I sure had it disable itself before once in a while, but it always started again.

I tried several things, like uninstalling KaiserNotification, as I thought this would be the initial problem (perhaps it is, but I don't get the clue). I tried softresetting, this didn't work. I tried a cold-boot. No chance either.

The only thing I didn't try, was doing a hardreset. This is what I want to avoid, like everyone else. I am writing this here, because I think it is an environmental issue and thus, a ROM issue. I thought, perhaps this has something to do with the time I have this installed for now. Perhaps someone else experienced the same and has a solution.

Though I thought about hard-resetting or re-flashing to M-Diamond 1.4, but I just don't have the time to mess around with re-importing 6k (or more) sms into the messaging app. Perhaps I will go back to homescreen++ and ultimatelaunch, we will see. But for now I would like to have this solved.

Thanks in advance.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] variosteph:
same here, kaisernotification screwed everything a while ago, hard reset...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] firaX:
Having had this rom for a while/long time now, i cant stop but imagining that it really got a bit slower. Especially when many sms are in folder (it helps deleting them). I dunno it just felt so much faster at first. Maybe i should do a hard reset. I think this happened to other roms before too! Anyone else experience this? Typing sms for example lags considerably! I type, it takes a while to show the letters. I disabled all the writing aids/auto completion. It used to be very fast at first.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] unikbeats:
Hey guys,

could anyone tell me what you mean with "kaisernotification"? Where do i disable it?

Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Balrog82:
Kaisernotification is a tool with which you can change the behavior of the LEDs. You can change the color they blink for certain notifications or disable them in some timeframe. It is an extra tool you have to install.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] unikbeats:
well..thanks!

have phun

nik
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Rallius:
new version?!

ist schon eine neue version in planung?!

und wenn,wann kann man mit dieser rechnen :-)