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So I'm new to Android and the Nexus 7. I come from the world of iOS. After thinking and thinking then buying a ipad mR then having buyer's remorse because of the price I found the N7 2 at the beginning of the month and was pretty happy with it. The day I took it home it upgraded to 4.4 before I knew what happened. I quickly found a couple of my favorite apps didn't work with 4.4 (then later found that some privacy features I'm very use to in iOS where not accessible) I started reading and proceeded to learn how to unlock the bootloader and sideload stock 4.3 (I hope I used the term sideloading properly). I've been running that for a while and for the most part I love the tablet. I've seen some of those apps have now updated for 4.4 support and I'm considering sideloading 4.4 stock, (I know 4.4.2 is out there but until Google gets with it and gives users the type of privacy control iOS does I'm not willing to move past code that doesn't give me app ops in some form or fashion). For those still on 4.3 tell me why you're still on JB. I'm not looking to start a new flame thread but looking to get good insightful information to help me make my mind up. Thanks.
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Android has several app ops launchers, like this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findsdk.apppermission
You can find them by searching "app ops" on the Play store.
4.4 was a pretty major upgrade, which is why some apps didn't work with it right away.
I don't think any of the app ops launchers work with 4.2.2 as Google has stripped that functionality out of 4.2.2 is what I've read. The question really is do I stay on 4.3 or upgrade to 4.4 now that a few of my legacy apps are supported now. If your answer is no, why. I'm looking for those that have decided to stay on 4.3 and why.
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I'm still on 4.3 because I'm running on Paranoid Android; and their 4.4 ROM isn't out yet. You could tell me to use the unofficial 4.4 AOSPA , but I'd have to clean wipe everything, and I don't really want to.
So here I am, waiting desperately for the official Paranoid Android 4.0 build
This one just was updated to work with 4.4.2, it installs itself into system and works fine.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.findsdk.apppermission&hl=en
Requires root, of course.
I was thinking of going back to jb just for the flash videos i miss some of my fave porn site
LoVeRice said:
I was thinking of going back to jb just for the flash videos i miss some of my fave porn site
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Dolphin+Jetpack+Modified Flash APK works fine.
Video to explain how: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luxqwoxYzxw (NOTE: Jetpack now installs alongside Dolphin automatically for KitKat devices automatically now)
The only reason I'm still running 4.3 is because there are a couple of features that I really like with aokp, so I'm just going hold on and a little longer for a 4.4.2 release from them...
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im on omni 4.4.2, but am going back to stock jb because the battery life is better.
Still running 4.3 as not had update sent through to n7 2, device says its up to date and was last checked 19 Nov even though I press check for up dates. Am keenly reading up to see if its worth moving to 4.4 if it ever comes through.
Stuck
I'm still on 4.3 because I can't get off of it. I rooted several weeks ago without a problem, installed TWRP, and when the new updates started rolling out I unrooted. The update always looks like its going to work, all the way up to rebooting only to find that nothing has changed. Many update attempts later, and because I couldn't think of anything else to try, I have tried to restore to stock, factory reset, etc. and nothing changes. Still on 4.3 no matter what!
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I'm still on 4.3 because I can't get off of it. I rooted several weeks ago without a problem, installed TWRP, and when the new updates started rolling out I unrooted. The update always looks like its going to work, all the way up to rebooting only to find that nothing has changed. Many update attempts later, and because I couldn't think of anything else to try, I have tried to restore to stock, factory reset, etc. and nothing changes. Still on 4.3 no matter what!
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Try using fastboot to unlock, then wipe the cache, system and userdata partitions. Then there's no reason the stock image's flash-all.bat shouldn't work.
Well update has come through and waiting my install, so the question is do I install it, is the recommendation to install it or not.
Finally
Pandae said:
Try using fastboot to unlock, then wipe the cache, system and userdata partitions. Then there's no reason the stock image's flash-all.bat shouldn't work.
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Thanks for the advice. I tried lots of strategies, and ultimately, I'm not at all sure what I did, but somehow managed to get the Nexus 7 updated. I sure hope nobody wants me to explain how to do it. because I have no idea.
Thanks again.
As long as something worked, short of hitting it with a sledgehammer!
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As long as something worked, short of hitting it with a sledgehammer!
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Same technique I had to use on the 3 Nexus 7 2013's I returned and that was just to touch an icon
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I flashed the LRX21P factory image onto my Nexus 7 2013 yesterday and to be honest I'm really quite disappointed with the performance. Most of the material design animations seem to be running slowly or dropping frames, scrolling is jittery and even the performance of many of my games (the ones that still work, anyway) is much worse than before.
I've seen comments elsewhere with other people having the same experiences, just wanted to get a feel for how common this is and if there is anything that can be done to fix it.
Did you wipe data? Old data cannot remain or it will ruin performance.
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Did you wipe data? Old data cannot remain or it will ruin performance.
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I used the script included with the factory image. Unfortunately my Nexus 7 won't even boot right now, so I'm going to restore it from my Kitkat backup and not muck about with it again.
You really need to do a fresh install when upgrading to a major new version of an OS. Trying to keep your old data and settings is a recipe for disaster.
On my Nexus 7 2013 at first time it was running laggy, but now, after few reboots it's running OK, but I think it can be faster.
a lot of people have same problem
Reboot and install clean master. Maybe fix it
It is slightly laggy but not a deal breaker
I used the Stock Factory Image to upgrade, and it gave me absolutely no issues at all..
I did a COMPLETE WIPE, then installed the image via Wugfresh's NRT Program/Tookit and played with it for about a week.. It broke a few of my apps.. So I decided to go back to Carbon's Nightlies 4.4.4.. I won't go back to Lollipop until a decent Custom rom is released with Xposed modules... I did not notice a performance boost or anything different other than a complete interface change.. I had to download a beta copy of Titanium Backup to restore the Data of my apps so I could at least restore a few things.... Lollipop isn't ready for prime time, stick to your latest version of Kitkat..
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I used the Stock Factory Image to upgrade, and it gave me absolutely no issues at all..
I did a COMPLETE WIPE, then installed the image via Wugfresh's NRT Program/Tookit and played with it for about a week.. It broke a few of my apps.. So I decided to go back to Carbon's Nightlies 4.4.4.. I won't go back to Lollipop until a decent Custom rom is released with Xposed modules... I did not notice a performance boost or anything different other than a complete interface change.. I had to download a beta copy of Titanium Backup to restore the Data of my apps so I could at least restore a few things.... Lollipop isn't ready for prime time, stick to your latest version of Kitkat..
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Xposed doesn't work on art. And there is waaay more than a ui change. There are security enhancements that I have been waiting for. Even though one of my favorite apps isn't updated to work yet (dish anywhere) I can't go back, lol. Onward to the 21st century!!
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Xposed doesn't work on art. And there is waaay more than a ui change. There are security enhancements that I have been waiting for. Even though one of my favorite apps isn't updated to work yet (dish anywhere) I can't go back, lol. Onward to the 21st century!!
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I know Xposed doesn't work on ART, hence why I downgraded to my trusty Carbon 4.4.4 where its tried and true..
The developer of Xposed doesn't even know if he will port Xposed over to Lollipop, although I have confidence that he will eventually.. I never liked the Stock version of any version of Android.. But because its open source, or at least up until now, there will always be someone out there with a CM port, or Carbon.. ETC..
Lollipop broke a lot of my apps.. Thats because some developers haven't caught up.. I like Lollipop, but I hate the middle pull down menu.. other than that, it's fantastic.. Battery life really good, smooth and gave me not a single issue while I used it for just over a week... But I missed some of my games.. and favorite apps.. Then I temporarily downgraded to 4.4.4.. Until the 3rd party developers can polish this amazing rom..
Mine lagged after flashing as well. I just reflashed and now its a smooth as ever. Stock kernel
I'm quite happy back on Kitkat. Since Google appear to have pulled the OTA update I can't see a reason to rush to upgrade right now and I probably shouldn't have been so impatient.
Interesting to see the poll is almost neck and neck too.
I was worried after seeing some of these comments, but I flashed Lollipop last night and my tablet is running great!!
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Mine lagged after flashing as well. I just reflashed and now its a smooth as ever. Stock kernel
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Absolutely great advice for any issues after a rom flash. If you are fastboot flashing rather than taking an OTA, it's so easy to just reflash the system. If needed, reflash all components.
Sorry if i make any errors or mistakes. I just spent the last 20 minutes on creating this thread and in the end, made me login again and guess what - everything i typed went away.
My phone is sony Xperia M C1904 single sim, running android 4.3 stock(latest).
This is the first time i am rooting.
I am doing it because
1) Low free space thanks to Sony's bloatware.
2) Expected them to atleast give Kitkat as they were supposed to.
3) Need app to sd
I need a stable version of cyanogenmod for my phone.
Does updating work like normal? Like, do i just use update center and download the new version updates(like perform all steps and install once, then use as usual), or do i have to flash again and again?
Is there any feature that i won't be able to use? It will only be better right?
Can the process be done on the phone itself via sd card after downloading everything necesary, or do i have to install/flash it while connected to pc?
Please explain in detail.
1. stable CM12 yet to be released, please go to cyanogenmod site and look for device Nicki
2. from my personal exp. updating work like normal update. you need to enable root and other feature from setting.
3. i am using link2sd and successfully managed to cap the space <800 MB. currently 1.2+GB is free on my XMS.
4. only thing i hate, after update you need to grant access to link2sd so that your app can comes back.
5. you can check change log in cm site for each nightly, i.e. 12-20150322 nightly has an issue on mobile network check/uncheck while using wifi.
6. you need to flash cm12 and gapps on each update.
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1. stable CM12 yet to be released, please go to cyanogenmod site and look for device Nicki
2. from my personal exp. updating work like normal update. you need to enable root and other feature from setting.
3. i am using link2sd and successfully managed to cap the space <800 MB. currently 1.2+GB is free on my XMS.
4. only thing i hate, after update you need to grant access to link2sd so that your app can comes back.
5. you can check change log in cm site for each nightly, i.e. 12-20150322 nightly has an issue on mobile network check/uncheck while using wifi.
6. you need to flash cm12 and gapps on each update.
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How about stable CM11?
debaxish said:
1. stable CM12 yet to be released, please go to cyanogenmod site and look for device Nicki
2. from my personal exp. updating work like normal update. you need to enable root and other feature from setting.
3. i am using link2sd and successfully managed to cap the space <800 MB. currently 1.2+GB is free on my XMS.
4. only thing i hate, after update you need to grant access to link2sd so that your app can comes back.
5. you can check change log in cm site for each nightly, i.e. 12-20150322 nightly has an issue on mobile network check/uncheck while using wifi.
6. you need to flash cm12 and gapps on each update.
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I can't get link2sd working on cm12, any advice? guide may be? What type of partition? I have FAT32.
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How about stable CM11?
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CM11 seems to be quite stable.
Sometimes Google Play Services crash but it got better after I switched from dalvik cache to art. If you reboot your phone once or twice a week CM11 works great.
Battery life on the other side is really bad compared to stock 4.3 rom. (On Stock Rom I had to charge every 5 days, with CM11 every 2)
There are no updates for CM11 anymore, so no need for that.
If you want something that just works, go for CM11 and wait until CM12 gets a final realease. Otherwise you have to deal with bugs, even worse battery life and flash your stuff again after an update.
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CM11 seems to be quite stable.
Sometimes Google Play Services crash but it got better after I switched from dalvik cache to art. If you reboot your phone once or twice a week CM11 works great.
Battery life on the other side is really bad compared to stock 4.3 rom. (On Stock Rom I had to charge every 5 days, with CM11 every 2)
There are no updates for CM11 anymore, so no need for that.
If you want something that just works, go for CM11 and wait until CM12 gets a final realease. Otherwise you have to deal with bugs, even worse battery life and flash your stuff again after an update.
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to fix google play services just type in terminal:
Code:
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pm disable com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.droidguard.DroidGuardService
I don't see any battery life difference beetwen 4.3, 4.4.4 aosp, cm11 and cm12
btw it's preatty old thread
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pm disable com.google.android.gms/com.google.android.gms.droidguard.DroidGuardService
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Thanks, but what exactly does this disable? No idea what DroidGuardService is and how it is needed....
Are you using your phone a lot of times during the day? If yes, there is not much difference for me either.
But often times during a busy week at work I barely use it and in this situations stock did last way longer than CM11.
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Thanks, but what exactly does this disable? No idea what DroidGuardService is and how it is needed....
Are you using your phone a lot of times during the day? If yes, there is not much difference for me either.
But often times during a busy week at work I barely use it and in this situations stock did last way longer than CM11.
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I don't know, it's Boonobo's guide but I think it's safe to discable since it's not working properly anyway. Yes, I use my phone a lot.
Okay, thanks. Do you have a link to your mentioned guide or something?
no, it's some old post and I don't know where it is, anyway I'm using this on my phone and I don't see any difference (except no fc ofc)
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no, it's some old post and I don't know where it is, anyway I'm using this on my phone and I don't see any difference (except no fc ofc)
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So my experience so far. If you disable this, most apps can't get your location over Wifi anymore or if they do, it is not really exact.
Had some Llama rules with Wifi which are not working anymore and my weather app can't find my location when connected to Wifi.
Had to enable it again...
xa.fr said:
CM11 seems to be quite stable.
Sometimes Google Play Services crash but it got better after I switched from dalvik cache to art. If you reboot your phone once or twice a week CM11 works great.
Battery life on the other side is really bad compared to stock 4.3 rom. (On Stock Rom I had to charge every 5 days, with CM11 every 2)
There are no updates for CM11 anymore, so no need for that.
If you want something that just works, go for CM11 and wait until CM12 gets a final realease. Otherwise you have to deal with bugs, even worse battery life and flash your stuff again after an update.
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about "red line"
for me just go to setting, apps, google play services, uninstall update. it's work fine for me
Hi guys. I recently purchased this phone from t mobile and so far it has been terrible. I cannot return it because I traveled to a different country and there is no T-Mobile here, so I am stuck.
Some issues I have are:
- extreme over heating while simply using the phone to browse the internet.
- battery draining extremely fast, lasting 4 hours Max (basic usage)
I am using the Android revolution rom on 5.1 lollipop and I thought it was supposed too fix these issues. Can someone please tell me how to fix these issues? I feel ripped off and wish I bought an s6 instead
I would say you have a faulty device... ?
Did you flash the new firmware aswell? Not just the rom?
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I would say you have a faulty device...
Did you flash the new firmware aswell? Not just the rom?
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I wasn't aware that you had to install the firmware as well. where can I get it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/development/firmware-red-t3097678
latest firmware. Should help fix issues. If not, it's possible it is device related.
Do you use greenify or any other similar app to hibernate apps when the screen is off? Do you have a lot of apps that sync automatically throughout the day? Have you removed bloatware and other apps that run in the background that you dont use by using titanium backup or romtoolbox?
Simple things like resolving any issues with the above mentioned items can help prolong battery life by a fair bit. Kernel tweaks also help to reduce overheating / cpu usage if you dont require you're phone to run at top capacity.
with overheating you need to keep in mind this is an all metal casing on the phone ... this means it will naturally absorb a lot of heat which isnt always a bad thing as it takes some of the strain away from the phones core. Obviously if its so warm it's hot to the touch then thats definately not good. But doing a full wipe / reset / re-flash etc is worth doing to get you back to basics and then if the issue remains, and you have seen to the above tweaks like using greenify / uninstalling apps you dont need / changing apps sync frequency etc, then it is probably hardward related.
tomorio said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/one-m9/development/firmware-red-t3097678
latest firmware. Should help fix issues. If not, it's possible it is device related.
Do you use greenify or any other similar app to hibernate apps when the screen is off? Do you have a lot of apps that sync automatically throughout the day? Have you removed bloatware and other apps that run in the background that you dont use by using titanium backup or romtoolbox?
Simple things like resolving any issues with the above mentioned items can help prolong battery life by a fair bit. Kernel tweaks also help to reduce overheating / cpu usage if you dont require you're phone to run at top capacity.
with overheating you need to keep in mind this is an all metal casing on the phone ... this means it will naturally absorb a lot of heat which isnt always a bad thing as it takes some of the strain away from the phones core. Obviously if its so warm it's hot to the touch then thats definately not good. But doing a full wipe / reset / re-flash etc is worth doing to get you back to basics and then if the issue remains, and you have seen to the above tweaks like using greenify / uninstalling apps you dont need / changing apps sync frequency etc, then it is probably hardward related.
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I installed the android revolution rom which has no bloatware, I only have a few apps like facebook, snapchat, and twitter. The rest are never open. I have google syncing automatically. I am also currently in the process of installing the elitekernal that should help the CPU not overheat. Which kernal do you recommend? Can I use multiple kernals at one time? And yes, it eventually reaches the point where its not supposed to be that hot. I can understand if it get warm, but it really shouldn't get to the point where its hot to the touch. I really hope its not a hardware issue because then I'd have to be stuck with it.
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I installed the android revolution rom which has no bloatware, I only have a few apps like facebook, snapchat, and twitter. The rest are never open. I have google syncing automatically. I am also currently in the process of installing the elitekernal that should help the CPU not overheat. Which kernal do you recommend? Can I use multiple kernals at one time? And yes, it eventually reaches the point where its not supposed to be that hot. I can understand if it get warm, but it really shouldn't get to the point where its hot to the touch. I really hope its not a hardware issue because then I'd have to be stuck with it.
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as far as i know its a one kernel at a time kinda show.
I have only ever used the kernel that comes with the rom so far so cant recommend any others im afraid.
If after installing a different kernel you have the same issue and you have a set up like you've mentioned, it does sound like a hardware problem. With your setup it should very rarely get that hot unless you do a lot of flashing in a short space of time. My phone only ever gets hot to a point that i notice when i flash and set up a new rom, but it soon returns to normal.
good luck.
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as far as i know its a one kernel at a time kinda show.
I have only ever used the kernel that comes with the rom so far so cant recommend any others im afraid.
If after installing a different kernel you have the same issue and you have a set up like you've mentioned, it does sound like a hardware problem. With your setup it should very rarely get that hot unless you do a lot of flashing in a short space of time. My phone only ever gets hot to a point that i notice when i flash and set up a new rom, but it soon returns to normal.
good luck.
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After installing the elitekernal my phone is stuck on the HTC logo.. it gets to the "optimizing apps" screen then restarts, and does it again.. bummer.
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I installed the android revolution rom which has no bloatware, I only have a few apps like facebook, snapchat, and twitter. The rest are never open. I have google syncing automatically. I am also currently in the process of installing the elitekernal that should help the CPU not overheat. Which kernal do you recommend? Can I use multiple kernals at one time? And yes, it eventually reaches the point where its not supposed to be that hot. I can understand if it get warm, but it really shouldn't get to the point where its hot to the touch. I really hope its not a hardware issue because then I'd have to be stuck with it.
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While you were still on stock, did you update the phone through Software Updates? You're likely on the originally released version of the firmware, which is probably 90% of your problems. Mismatched firmware/ROM isn't helping either.
Either return the device to stock to be able to take the OTA update, or S-Off ($25 through sunshine) and flash the latest developer edition firmware (2.8.617.4).
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After installing the elitekernal my phone is stuck on the HTC logo.. it gets to the "optimizing apps" screen then restarts, and does it again.. bummer.
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Bro. you really got to do some reading before you just start flashing stuff. Elite is NOT compatible with 5.1 roms.
if you are on 5.1, you HAVE to use the stock kernel . There are NO custom kernels for 5.1 yet.
Restore the boot.img from the ARHD rom. Either by restoring from the backup you made before you flashed the elite kernel, by dirty flashing ARHD, or by extracting boot.img from the ARHD zip and flashing it with fastboot.
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While you were still on stock, did you update the phone through Software Updates? You're likely on the originally released version of the firmware, which is probably 90% of your problems. Mismatched firmware/ROM isn't helping either.
Either return the device to stock to be able to take the OTA update, or S-Off ($25 through sunshine) and flash the latest developer edition firmware (2.8.617.4).
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I did not update the phones firmware. I was doing this whole thing in the first place because I thought updating to 5.1 android would update my firmware lol.
Right now I am trying to adb sideload the android revolution ROM but the phone says "Starting adb sideload feature" and gets stuck there. I have the correct drivers. Fastboot works fine, but I can only flash stock roms with fastboot. Do you have any link for the stock T-Mobile rom?
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I did not update the phones firmware. I was doing this whole thing in the first place because I thought updating to 5.1 android would update my firmware lol.
Right now I am trying to adb sideload the android revolution ROM but the phone says "Starting adb sideload feature" and gets stuck there. I have the correct drivers. Fastboot works fine, but I can only flash stock roms with fastboot. Do you have any link for the stock T-Mobile rom?
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This will wipe your internal storage, so back it up first, but it's going to be the easiest way to get out of the mess you've gotten yourself in.
http://www.htc.com/us/support/htc-one-m9-t-mobile/news/
FYI-You need to have HTC Sync Manager installed on your computer for the RUU to run (or at least you USED to). If you get error 155 it's likely because it's not installed.
I fixed it by putting android revolution rom on my sd card then flashing it via twrp.
Now I have a simple question:
Does Lolipop 5.1 include all those fixes that HTC introduced? Or do I need to wait for the firmware for that? I am talking about the fixes like camera, overheating, battery, etc.
OfficialBlox said:
I fixed it by putting android revolution rom on my sd card then flashing it via twrp.
Now I have a simple question:
Does Lolipop 5.1 include all those fixes that HTC introduced? Or do I need to wait for the firmware for that? I am talking about the fixes like camera, overheating, battery, etc.
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Firmware fixes those issues, not the rom...or at least you need the firmware for any of the fixes to actually work And using the latest ARHD with 1.32 firmware is likely making some of your issues worse.
There should be one firmware update for T-Mobile right now. But like I said, you'll have to return to stock system image to get the update. Either that or S-Off your phone which will make it possible to update to the 2.8 developer edition firmware which ARHD would run awesome on. The only downside to s-off and using developers firmware is if you use t-mobile wifi calling. For that to work, I think you need official t-mobile firmware.
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if you are on 5.1, you HAVE to use the stock rom . There are NO custom roms for 5.1 yet.
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Not to confuse the OP, but @jollywhitefoot what do you mean there are no custom roms for 5.1? Did you mean kernal? Another question, Is the new T-mobile update out already? I heard it comes out on the 17th.
bigp951 said:
Not to confuse the OP, but @jollywhitefoot what do you mean there are no custom roms for 5.1? Did you mean kernal? Another question, Is the new T-mobile update out already? I heard it comes out on the 17th.
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Sorry. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. I meant to write kernel instead of rom. There are no custom KERNELS for 5.1 roms yet.
I've fixed my original post to avoid future confusion...but hopefully we'll see a custom kernel for this device in a couple of weeks.
You probably know more about T-Mobile update schedule than I do. I'm on AT&T and they're the worst about pushing updates, so I don't even bother keeping up with them.
We probably won't have any custom kernels for a few more weeks. Nothing can happen until HTC releases source, which has been coming a couple of weeks to a month after the OTAs.
Hello! Pretty new in XDA forum and I have a couple of questions and concerns. I was browsing through some threads and I was wondering if I could get some opinion/help from other members.
I have a second phone that I want to mod and I need some help.
Device: Samsung Galaxy S4 (ROOTED)
Model#: SGH-M919
Android Version: 4.4.4
Baseband: M919UVUFNK2
It's an old phone and lately, it's been running really slow and if possible, I'd like to make it run as if it was brand new or at least somewhat close. So the question is, are there any recommended stable roms/mods I could use and if there are/is, will I be able to use it with my rooted phone or do I have to completely factory reset it before I apply the mods/roms?
Thank you!
Hi @Mr.LinK,
Just yesterday I finally got sick of my M919 slow/battery drain/old stuff and decided it was time for a reset. I was running SlimKat from over a year ago and while it was a great ROM, I had accumulated so much crap that it was getting really bogged down. This just happens over time no matter what OS, no fault to Slim. But I was also looking to move to Lollipop. Here's what I did:
1. Backed up using several methodologies (full backup with TWRP just in case, then from Android I backed stuff up with Helium, and used Backup My Mobile for SMS/MMS etc., an EFS backup just in case, etc..)
2. From within Android, did a factory reset. This sent the phone into recovery, and it formatted the data partition.
3. Rebooted to recovery again, and used TWRP to manually format the media section, just in case something was left there. Then wiped everything except the external SD.
4. Used ODIN to flash the OH3 firmware onto my MDL M919, without letting reboot after (unchecked the reboot checkbox). Pulled battery, rebooted back into download mode again, and flashed OH3 a second time... this gets around some instance people have reported about incomplete upgrades of firmware and all sorts of issues... better safe than sorry.
5. Let phone boot into now 100 % stock OH3 Android 4.4.4. YEEEUKKK. Some part of me thought I would just root the thing and get rid of Samsung crapware, but just the sheer annoyance of the T-Mobile boot animation was enough to remind me why I left stock long ago. Anyway, I let it boot, and set it up minimally with just 1 Google account, not restoring from backup. To my surprise it found the ATT network (I'm an ATT user, not T-Mobile... I just prefer T-Mo phones because they have unlocked bootloaders) and APN no problem no effort from me. Usually I have to enter an APN.
6. I tested the phone out to make sure all systems were working. GPS, WIFI, Bluetooth, etc.. To my surprise, first time I ran the camera app, it applied a firmware patch. Sweet. I'm glad I went through this step. Coming from ancient MDL, I figured there might be some kinks like this. I let it sit on stock for a few hours while I did stuff with my kids.
7. Back home, I did a factory reset from within Android. Then I flashed the latest TWRP tar file (2.8.7.0) using ODIN, and in TWRP did a full wipe of everything again.
8. At this point I flashed Danvdh's GPE edition of Lollipop from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539361
Installation went smoothly. It's a very basic set of apps that it comes with (Google play is there, but you have to download email/messaging apps from the store such as Gmail and Messaging, Maps, etc). I like this approach!
I've been gradually setting things back up, and am very happy with things so far. Haven't run into any problems yet. The nice pure GPE android experience is refreshing.
@Frankenscript Thanks for the information. I was reading the linked thread and it looks really good so I'll give it a try
Mr.LinK said:
@Frankenscript Thanks for the information. I was reading the linked thread and it looks really good so I'll give it a try
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Good luck and let us know how it goes!
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Good luck and let us know how it goes!
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I just completely flashed my phone with the ROM and I'm pretty happy with the outcome. No bloatware feels so nice. I've been tinkering with it for a while now and I haven't encountered any problems so far but I did notice that model number changed to GT-I9505G. I'm assuming that's normal since the rom is based off of another variant which makes sense, correct me if I'm wrong. Will this complicate future updates or other rom installation? If so, are there any ways of reverting back to the original model number?
Mr.LinK said:
I just completely flashed my phone with the ROM and I'm pretty happy with the outcome. No bloatware feels so nice. I've been tinkering with it for a while now and I haven't encountered any problems so far but I did notice that model number changed to GT-I9505G. I'm assuming that's normal since the rom is based off of another variant which makes sense, correct me if I'm wrong. Will this complicate future updates or other rom installation? If so, are there any ways of reverting back to the original model number?
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I'm pretty sure we can change the reported model number by modifying the build.prop file. I just haven't poked around with it yet... I did ask the question in the thread and am waiting for a reply. I haven't had to do this kind of thing for over a year, and I forget the build.prop key that does it. But I had some concern that it might bork something else down the road so I decided to wait a bit. IT's just a cosmetic thing and I'm SOOO enjoying the experience right now.
Two little things I'm still fishing around for answers to:
-In the drop down quick access menu, I wish there was a sound/vibrate/mute toggle. I can make one with PowerToggles but maybe there's a way to adjust what's in the native one.
-Really silly, but the power off button when pressed just seems to ... power off the phone!? No option for restart / recovery. Maybe there's an option to set this somewhere; haven't checked.
Still, these are all minor things to sort out. Really, I think I'm very sold on GPE editions now thanks to Danvdh's work.
Marc
Just an update, my phone just rebooted twice in the last 5 mins or so. Was watching on my netflix and it randomly rebooted. Any idea what's causing it and how to prevent it from happening?
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Just an update, my phone just rebooted twice in the last 5 mins or so. Was watching on my netflix and it randomly rebooted. Any idea what's causing it and how to prevent it from happening?
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Haven't seen random reboots. I think I got maybe one reboot since installing the ROM. Then again, I haven't put NF on the phone. I do know that Netflix app had some issues on my Shield tablet, and the manufacturer (Nvidia) came out with a patch... maybe it's something general in Lollipop?
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Two little things I'm still fishing around for answers to:
-In the drop down quick access menu, I wish there was a sound/vibrate/mute toggle. I can make one with PowerToggles but maybe there's a way to adjust what's in the native one.
-Really silly, but the power off button when pressed just seems to ... power off the phone!? No option for restart / recovery. Maybe there's an option to set this somewhere; haven't checked.
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Both if those can be fixed with Xposed modules.
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Will look into doing this in a week or so. Thanks
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