[Q] about kernels of moto g [CM12] topic

i am not overly familiar with many things regarding different kernels and how to work with them, so i was wishing a few questions that i had could be clarified by someone who knows:

1. when a kernel is flashed? i mean except for the times when we flash kernel.zips via recovery, is it flashed whenever we install a custom rom? or is it flashed with bootloaders when we flash firmware?

2. I am using CM12 official nightly and facing camera frizz issues. I came across a post in the official CM12 thread where they said flashing a modified kernel supposedly fixed this problem. Now my question is, after flashing a custom kernel, is there any way to go back to the stock one? by stock i mean either the one i was on right before flashing the custom kernel or stock moto g kernel provided by motorola?
that also begets the question, can kernels be backed up like roms using recovery?

About Choosing Right Firmware... topic

Hey guys i was searching for factory images for my xt1068 dual sim indian version... i found them on the link below

http://motofirmware.com/files/category/38-titan/

there are two versions im confused abt them...wat is RETAILDSDSALL and RETDEALL??? i hav moto G xt 1068 Dual sim indian retail version...any help??? i hope this link wil help u too...

Not sure about the s-pen topic

Hi all,
I am really turn between the LG G3 and the NOTE 4
in my country, the price difference is about 250$

my "fear" regarding the NOTE 4 is that i wont really use the S PEN
I feel that its a cool thing to play with for about a week and then forget about it.

i saw lots of reviews and the main thing i saw were:
write phone numbers and name to put as a contact- seems like an action i do once a month. tops
send screen shots- nice but not an everyday task for me.
doodle- not relevant for me
all pen apps are for samsung apps and not for GMAIL and so...??

So.... am i missing something?
if any of you feel like sharing what you really do with the s-pen, especially as a student or at work (engineer) it will be really great.


My phone use profile consists off:
- i rarely use the cell for talking :)
-a lot of browsing- looking up for articles (as a student or at work)
-GMAIL
-WHATSAPP
-games: rarely

THANKS

Android apps on Tizen (Z1) with ACL, how about Gear Tizen? topic

Today brings news that the Samsung Z1 budget Tizen phone is about to be released released with Open Mobile’s ACL Technology, so that it can run android apps on tizen.

Do you think we'll be able to install ACL on our gear too? (or sideload as I'm guessing we won't be able to install through gear manager)

This way we could get the improvements and optimisations of tizen roms with the benefit of android apps! What are your thoughts?

http://www.tizenexperts.com/2015/01/...cl-technology/

[Q] Question about MHL cable topic

hi vevryone, i would like 2 know if there is a way to mirror my pc on galaxy s3 with MHL (that way i'll able 2 c my windows on my phone, like splashtop app, etc.)

Thanks in advance

[Q] About flashing on odin??? topic

Sir plz help how do i flash kernel and rom at the same time in odin???

Im still a noob in flashing to odin...really apreciate if you help....

[Q] A little question about developers in S5 topic

Because G900H Exynos development S5 is no activity? No developers now?

ice [N]ation

[Q] Question about root, Unroot and custom rom installation topic

Hi,
I have couple of questions about micromax canvas A1.

1) What is the most effective and efficient way to root this phone.
2) Is there fully functioning(without any bug) CM11 developed for this phone. If yes, could anyone please share the link.
3) I have heard that these stuffs voids the warranty of the phone. How can I get back to warranty.

I am new to these thing and got confused after looking so may links. Can anyone please share the links which will help me for my 3 questions.

[Q] [Sony Xperia L] Some questions about unlocking bootloader topic

Hey XDA
I will get a xperia l from my bro tomorrow and want to Root and Flash CM12 lollipop then
But before that i got some questions about the bootloader, because i rooted and flashed just for one time a Samsung Galaxy ace 3.

1. have i to Root the phone before unlocking bootloader or after that? (Wanna use RootGenius)
2. do i need a new recovery like Cwm or can i flash the new Rom zip with the unlocked bootloader?
3. if unlocking dont work: someone got a link for flashing cwm using odin?

Thanks a lot!

[Q] Question about Screen Resolution in Official CM 12 topic

Hey all I have one question. I don't know if it's my imagination but a couple of weeks ago when I flashed an Unofficial CM 12 ROM, it seemed to me that the resolution was lower than LG Stock. I'm not talking about the size of the icons on app drawer or the grid on home screen, I'm talking about actual resolution or anti-aliasing(?)
Like the Icons, buttons like the one on the home screen that opens the app drawer etc, it wasn't that clear like the Nexus 6 for example, which has the same screen resolution as far as I know.

Anyone else here have this problem with the Official CM 12 or is the resolution fine and clear?
Anyone here compared LG G3 running Official CM 12 with a Nexus 6 side by side or another G3 running Stock LG Lollipop?

Thank you very much and sorry for the silly question.

[ULTIMATE GUIDE][SC6820/SC8810] All about Spreatrum topic

Ultimate guide for Spreadtrum sc6820/sc8810 rooting/porting/making cwm recovery/Kernal sources etc.

Every one asking me how i make universal rom & porting different roms
So here i m back with the ultimate guide for porting roms in just few minutes,comling recoveries & how to fix bugs bla bla bla
So Lets Start with about SC6820/8810 Chipset

SC6820 is a cheap marketing chipset provided by Spreadtrum....
SC6820 is a such chipset which is not capable to power 3G,it comes with EDGE CLASS 12.....
SC8810 is also same as SC6820 the only difference is that sc8810 supports chinese forum of 3G(not for any other country)...
Most of the sc6820 is GB 2.3.5 powered by MocorDroid marked as fake 4.0 or 4.2 but still some of them are real ICS/JB....... the chipset supports 512mb ram max & it is come with single core CPU @ 1GHz & it can be overclock to 2.4GHz according to chinese developers.
SC6820 is chipset is much faster than other chipset though its drains battery like hell..... So here i m sharing some tricks/tips about SPRD...

Quote:

[GUIDE]How to root unrootable spreadtrum devices & make adb operations on it Most of the Spreadtrum devices comes with a secured/locked boot.img which cant be rooted.. Although u can root it by force by force by VROOT but u cant do adb actions on it such as pushing files to system with adb...... So we have change something in our boot.img to make it unsecured Requirements: 1.dsixda's Android Kitchen 2.Ur Stock boot.img 3.Notepad++ 4.Little Knowledge Steps to do: >Unpack ur boot.img through android kitchen(cywin)[in menu Press 12 for advance option & there u will see option for unpacking] >now goto Boot-extracted folder & open ramdisk folder >now open default.prop in Notepad++ & Change from Code: ro.secure=1 to Code: ro.secure=0 >Now Repack ur boot.img & flash it using fastboot CODE: fastboot erase boot CODE: fastboot flash boot boot.img >Now ur done u can root ur Phone with any rooting tool (eg.unlock root toolkit,srs root) & do adb operations too >Or u may State forward to this guide which contains much information about sprd

Quote:

[GUIDE]HOW TO MAKE CUSTOM RECOVERY[CWM/MIUI] FOR SC6820 Well Compiling Recovery is though hard but for SC6820 its too easy just by porting it Requirements:- 1.dsixda's Android Kitchen 2.Ur Stock recovery 3.MIUI or CWM Recovery provided by me 4.Little Knowledge Steps to do: >First download miui recovery from here or CWM recovery from here >Make a working folder & unpack miui/cwm recovery through kitchen(It will be better if u rename recovery.img to boot.img) >Unpack ur stock recovery too(separately) >copy zimage from stock recovery to miui/cwm recovery..... >repack the miui/cwm recovery,now u r done u can flash it in fastboot >If u r still in doubt feel free it reply or attach ur stock recovery below :)

Credits:-
Hadi Khouridin for miui recovery
@ElectronikHeart for this informative guide

Question about CM updates on Indian version. [re:eek:TA vs Manual Updates] topic

I apologize if this has been asked, a brief search didn't show anything related.

So due to the recent development it seems like handsets sold in India won't be getting CM updates, but users can manually perform updates, correct?

Has anyone been doing manual updates over the OTA updates? Is the process tedious?

Thoughts about Nexus 6 size topic

Hello guyz,
I'm thinking of purchasing Nexus 6 soon but the one thing that is bothering me is its size. I've never seen or tried Nexus 6 in real life. I saw various review videos about it by Android Authority and many more sites and it seemed like I can handle it. But I am very shocked after seeing a pic in which Nexus 6 is placed side by side with Nexus 5. It was very large :crying:

Actually the problem is that even Nexus 5 doesn't fits in my pocket properly as I'm very skinny so how will I manage Nexus 6 :(

I badly wanna buy it :eek: What are your opinions? :rolleyes:

[Q] I have some simple questions about the storage/emulated folder that need answers topic

The longer I have my Shield Tablet, the internal storage space seems to slowly vanish more and more. I have been constantly clearing cache, as well as uninstalling more and more apps. The entire internal storage folder (labeled storage/sdcard0), takes up a total of only 3.77 GB according to ES File Explorer, yet I have less than 2 GB free. I have noticed there is a folder labeled: storage/emulated. Within this folder are "0" and "legacy"... Both of these folders appear to be complete clones of the sdcard0 folder (each are exactly 3.77 GB as well). All three of these folders add up to equal the total storage used on the internal storage. So can I really only use a third of the internal storage since everything is duplicated 3 times? Is it safe to delete the contents of either of the 2 folders within storage/emulated? What is the purpose of these folders?

Question about NC2 topic

Hello All,

I have been a long time reader and had a question. I saw that the below was posted:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/veri...e-rom-t2818692

It is a full tar for the NC2 firmware. I recently bought a used note 3 that came with the nc4 OTA update. If i wanted to have all the benefits of the NC2 firmware, would flashing this actually work, or would it brick the phone? would this in some way also trip the knox counter?

Thank you all and sorry if this is a really stupid question!

Wrong number showing in About Phone > Status topic

Hi all,

I recently upgraded from a Note 2 to a Note 4.

Will try and explain the issue - it's only small but bugs me.

My previous sim was Orange and the new sim is EE 4G.

As this was an upgrade I was told my number would transfer to this new phone (Orange and EE are basically the same company in the UK - in fact my old Note 2 showed EE as the network carrier with the Orange sim).

My problem is when I put the new sim supplied in my new Note 4 according to the phone company the sim will take on a temp number until the transfer is complete. However when I make calls to others, my number appears correctly on their phones (same number as was in Note 2). I can no longer make calls on my Note 2 so assume the transfer has been actioned.

HOWEVER the phone is still showing the wrong (temporary?) number in About Phone > Status.

I can find no way to clear this and display the correct number.

Any ideas?!?

2 Question about installing CWM and usb mass storage SK17 (mini pro) topic

Hello, I will be short but accurate. My brother has this phone since a while and asked me to install a custom ROM on it. I choose Xperia Performance Max, which is for locked bootloaders.

The phone has ICS4.0 stock running. And it's rooted.

I downloaded xparts to install CWM as the ROM suggests to do, and I install CWM from there, and says "Succesfully installed", but when I choose to reboot to recovery from Xparts, the phone reboots normally (not going to recovery).
Tried holding the volume dow button in the sony screen, and tried pressing a lot of times (spamming) the volume down button duron the sony screen, but it only boots normally to the Stock ICS.
1- How can I get to CWM or installing in another way or something?

Also, I wanted to put it in the usb mass storage, but in the "storage" part of the Settings doens'nt appear, and I want to copy the ROM from my computer to the sdcard. I also wanted to flash the recovery vía flashtool, and I got the message that maybe the phone was in MTP (were this letter right) mode, so the flashtool doensn't recognize the model.

2- How I enable the usb mass storage option?


Thanks in advance.

SAYGUS V2 thinking about getting one maybe topic

http://ww2.saygus.com/v2/

SAYGUS V2

Specs look great..
Water proof..
21 & 15 megapixel cameras..
Tons of onboard storage...
I might give one a go if the price is rite...
What about you guys?

Sent from my LG-V410 using XDA Free mobile app

Some questions about Android 5 for xperia z topic

Ok i was wondering.
If I were to upgrade my xperia Z with a locked bootloader to android lollipop 5 (official update confirmed for February)
1. Would u be able to root it?
2.would I be able to downgrade back to KK if I don't like it? (I'm thinking no…)

[Q] Discussion about LG G3 android system topic

Hi to all of you. I recently did buy a LG G3 with KitKat 4.4.2. Phone is awesome, battery lasts a lot for this screen over a day and a half (medium usage), without lagginess, maybe after restart it takes about 1 second to find everything but generally i am very happy with my purchcase. I have some questions though. Recently i got a OTA update about sth vcalled 20e. Its an update ~555mb and after some search i found out that this is the Lollipop official firmware. After plugging my phone into the LG PC Suite, i found out that even a newer version is available the 20f firmware ~over 1gb. Here starts my questions. Is it worth to go from kitkat to jellybean? Or is it better to stick with kitkat until they fix all the bugs i found out on forums. (So far i saw battery doesnt last so long, wireless charging has problems, lte doesnt work on most devices, others said about lagginess, most apps do not work with the new ART system). So what are your thoughts about this? Also i want to remove some google apps like google drive, and i want to remove this McAfee. Is there any possible way to do that easily without ruining my phone?