[Q] Just got a original gear for Xmas topic

Hey guys. Need some advice. Got a new galaxy gear 1st edition for Xmas. I have not opened it and am debating returning it. Is this thing worth using at this point or is it already outdated ? I presently have a galaxy s3 which is running a cm kit kat variant. I really would rather not switch to touch wiz to use this device. I'm very familiar with flashing roms so if there is a good rom to flash that makes this device great please let me know.

Is this still a decent device? I have never used a smart watch before so it intrigues me.. However I will most likely be upgrading my phone in February or so. Not sure if I will even be getting another samsung. I honestly do not even have the faintest recollection what I would use a smart watch for. If it is just for notifications, I would rather not use the device. I hardly even use notifications on my phone (only ones enabled are text messages).

Tl;dr: got gear for Xmas. Don't have touch wiz. Should I return this?

By: dd On 16:35

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[Q] Just bought i9505 from China with i337 bootloader topic

Hi community I got my SGs4 from China and it is i9505 but came with i337 bootloader and Baseband,TW 4.3MK2
I got this from the phoen info app:
GENERAL INFO
Phone model:GT-i9505
Device type:jflteatt
Product Name:jflteuc

FIRMWARE INFO
Bootloader version: I337UCUEMK2
Baseban version: I337UCUEMK2
PDA version: I9505ZHUEMK2/i337UCUEMJ6
CSC version: i9500ZSUEMJ6

OS INFO
Build number: JSS15J.I9505ZHUEMK2(I337UCUEMJ6)

I want to know what firmware can I flash( because I want to update to 4.4.2 but dont know the right firmware),is my bootloader locked,can TWRP be install or do i need SS? and anything you can add will be appreciated
Well I think this info is important if you need more just ask me,if you need my build.prop I´ll upload ,looks like a hybrid firmware between I9505&i337

By: dd On 14:43

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[Q] just a ques. topic

As i m a learner i got a note 2 GT-N7105T Vodafone Australia as a gift from my uncle , and i m on android 4.3 & there is no availability of android 4.4.2 for it . so can i flash GT-N7100's Stock rom (India) which i have downloaded from sam mobiles .And yes it is rooted and i have flashed TWRP recover by flashify . but i have not bootunlocked it . socan anyone reply to my ques. that can i flash india stock rom or not ? please

By: dd On 12:08

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[Q] AFTV hangs at white logo. Did I just bricked it? topic

Hey guys,

I was just doing the process to flash the pre rooted update, I used the AFTV Utility.

The steps:

1 - Unlocked bootlader OK
2 - Changed the bootloader OK
3 - Change recovery PROBLEM

After I changed the recovery, it restarted and now hangs at white logo in startup. Tried the print screen/sys but nothing happened, the funny thing it's that it seems not to be powering USB connection since the keyboard just doesn't even light up or any of the leds when connected (like the num lock led).

Thanks in advance for any help.

By: dd On 08:08

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Is it just me or has there been no apps added to the Google Play Store? topic

I bought the Nexus Player because I thought it would be a device that anyone could publish apps for but I haven't seen a single new app added to the TV app store since release. Google has a bunch of documentation on how design TV apps but nobody can publish apps that show up in the TV app store? Is this for real or am I having some sort of issue?

By: dd On 05:13

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Just got my G3 topic

Hello guys 've just got my g3.
I'm not completely satisfied.
Do you raccomand Root e Rom?
Wich rom do you guys use?

It's my fault or this phone have some microlags ?

Thank you all.

By: dd On 00:44

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[Q] Turn my FTV into just a XMBC / Netflix Player - topic

i am rooted and have the latest software up and running. i have kodi installed and all set up.

i would like to get rid of as much amazon crapware as possible. i don't want to offend any amazon lovers, its just the only reason i bought this device is to run xmbc (kodi) better than i was on my apple tv. so far i like it a lot better.

i would love to have it boot into a screen with two icons, netflix and xmbc. is this what you would call a Launcher? is the best one for what I'm after here? do you recommend anything else? maybe with some screen shots?

Thanks guys, Cody

By: dd On 22:16

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Screen just started going crazy topic

I was just looking through my phone and it randomly started spazzing out. I tried to just lock it and unlock it and see if that would fix it, now it is stuck in a bootloop and the screen looks like an old tv without any signal. Any ideas on what I could do? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7-fStaJkYQ

By: dd On 16:39

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Just received the nexus 7 (2013) but there's no lollipop update? topic

Received the nexus 7 for christmas and there were initially several updates 4.3>4.4.2>4.4.3>4.4.4 and was expecting a lollipop update after but it says I am up to date. Didn't the lollipop update for this nexus come out over a month ago? Any ideas?

By: dd On 07:08

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Just a few mods for GPE 5.0.1 topic

I hope some people will find it useful.
I've had bad experience with custom recoveries on GPE 5.0.1 that's why I don't give you .zips for flashing. I just don't have them and kinda lazy for creating them. Just replace needed files in /system/ folder and set rw-r--r-- .
Path for SystemUI.apk - system/priv-app/SystemUI/
Path for googledialer.apk - /system/priv-app/GoogleDialer
Path for framework-res.apk - /system/framework

Mods:
1. Disable sound when you press volume buttons (SystemUI.apk)
2. 1st mod + centered clock in status bar. (SystemUI.apk)
But centered clock has side effect. You're able to see notifications in status bar on lock screen. And they overlap carrier text. So, I moved carrier to the center. See screenshot for better understanding.
3. Decrease dialpad vibration. I've bought my moto just when motorola had started to sell it so I assume first ones have really heavy vibration. So, here is my fix for that. (GoogleDialer.apk)
4. Don't show audio becoming noisy dialog + removed all warning battery level dialogues (framework-res.apk)

Merry Christmas guys!

All files you can find in files.zip. Please don't flash it cause it's waste of time.

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By: dd On 06:43

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just wonder 2015's android market watch. topic

wondering which device would be 2015 most favorite one.

By: dd On 04:09

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Cannot boot phone, just hard shuts off topic

I've had issues with this phone where if I take it off of the charger, It'll just completely turn off.
Sometimes also just with random usage even on charger
Now, its not even booting up, it'll hit the AT&T boot splash and immediately turn off.
Before that it would finish the AT&T boot splash and then turn off.

Recovery mode works fine, so does Download mode.
I've used the Heimdall One-Click program and while it runs fine, doesn't help.

It's running Gingerbread iirc.
EDIT: Also battery charges up just fine, and yes I've searched around the forums.

By: dd On 23:36

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[Q] Videos that play just fine on the phone, plays upside down on the computer topic

Hi guys,
I'm having a little annoying problem with my M8.
Every time I record a video with the phone in landscape mode, the video play just fine on the phone no matter the orientation,and it also play fine on computer as long as it was originally recorded with the camera on the left side.

Instead, if the video was recorded with the camera oriented on the right side, then the video still play fine on the phone, but will play upside down on computer.

Am I missing anything?:confused:

By: dd On 19:08

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IPhone5s vs Droid Turbo Camera: Just the facts. topic

Besides my Turbo I also have a company provided IPhone5s so I decided to do a real world side by side comparison. Here is the setting: my truck is parked about 250' away from stop sign, I held each phone with both hands resting on the steering wheel. Both phones have all settings on AUTO the crossroad has a speed limit of 50 mph and no stoplights nearby so I am fairly certain the vehicles crossing in front of me are doing no less than 50 mph. My purpose is to catch the vehicles as close to the center of intersection as I possibly can, I took the Turbo pictures first and made every possible effort to capture the best picture possible with both phones. Observation: the shutter SOUND on the Iphone was instant, shutter SOUND on Turbo had an estimated full second delay. Look at the pictures and draw your own conclusions. :D

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By: dd On 08:42

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[Q] I can't install custom recovery. It just reboots. topic

Hi guys! I am stuck with a dilemma if I should format my phone. I am quite aware of the dev tools as an IT student but this is the first time I've experienced this problem:

First I stupidly installed Nexus 5's Ambient Display mod without making a backup of the apk's affected resulting for I guess maybe a coincidence but I cannot install the 5.01 OTA as when I went back to the original recovery, I get the green Android logo and "Error" under.

So I flashed via the flash-all.bat the 5.01 stock firmware from Google but removed the userdata.img as I don't want to lose any of my files. It worked seamlessly. No lags, no crashes, bootloops, nothing.

Now, my problem is I want to get the Ambient Display 5.01 to run again, but this time when I tried installing CWM/TWRP via fastboot, it says okay then when I select recovery, it goes back to the Google logo then it boots normally.

What do you guys think is the problem? Should I re-flash the whole firmware? BTW I was able to root my phone the other day. So I don't know what's up. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!

By: dd On 07:42

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just got a new g3 topic

Hey all just got the g3 picked it over the turbo! Anyway its saying there is a software update but i want to root, should i stump first and use roms for lollipop or will stump work on the new update, verizon 30gb modle btw

By: dd On 18:08

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[Q] Just updated to 5.0.1, and can't change lcd density anymore, how can I? topic

Hello,
I was previously on stock 5.0 with ElementalX kernel and SuperSU. I updated to 5.0.1 using TWRP, and everything is working good. I then tried to use BuildProp Editor to change lcd density like usual to 440 or 400, but when I hit apply, and reboot it is back at 480. I don't have computer to try adb route, but any ideas?

By: dd On 04:28

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[Q] just bought i9300, whats the easiest way to identify authentic or fake?? topic

screenshots: imgur.com/a/6WjXn
looks really legit to me but i bought it off aliexpress, and is said to be an original samsung phone and refurbished

By: dd On 03:24

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[Help! I just bought it] Please help me get WIFI and/or the any of my SIMs working! topic

Hi!

I have a Moto G dual sim and I recently updated my ROM to Lollipop XT1064 (biggest mistake in recent history!)

Things went really well for a day then I made two mistakes:

1- SU Binary required update so I told it I have TWRP recovery when I did not. that made my phone freeze and kept restarting before getting to the moto logo.

2- I then decided to flash back to 1068 to redo the whole thing, but I mistakenly used Moto x (it was a version that worked on Moto g single sim, I think.. not sure anymore)

Since then I have tried flashing 1068 4.4.4 stock ROM and every time i end up with no network signal (wifi NOR the both SIMs.)

I was able to flash modem files successfully and in my pursuit to fix wifi I had to flash other roms but now I cannot even fix the SIM signal.

Please note that I have no data that I care about, I want ANY ROM that make my phone more valuable than a paperweight.


To sum up:
- OEM is unlocked
- I get flash and get into custom recovery
- I am able to flash stock ROMs
- Was not able to get any ROM where WIFI works (not able to enable it. never worked since the problem started)
- Was able once to get the SIMs to work (were not ale to do it again although I repeated the same steps which were:)

Steps I used to flash stock ROMs:
mfastboot flash partition gpt.bin
mfastboot flash motoboot motoboot.img
mfastboot flash logo logo.bin
mfastboot flash boot boot.img
mfastboot flash recovery recovery.img
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
mfastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
mfastboot.exe erase modemst1
mfastboot.exe erase modemst2
mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
mfastboot erase cache
mfastboot erase userdata
mfastboot reboot

Steps to attempt to enable SIMs:
mfastboot flash modem NON-HLOS.bin
mfastboot flash fsg fsg.mbn
mfastboot reboot


I hope i provided enough info... if not, please let me know what to add.

Many thanks in advanced for helping or taking the time to read words of a desperate human being!

By: dd On 22:58

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[Q] Are we just paying Alpha testers for Motorola? topic

Far from perfect even with 5.01 v2 - Are we just paying to Alpha test the Moto 360 for Motorola?

By: dd On 20:33

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