Develop Bugs

Win a FREE Laser-Etched XDA Backplate

Just FYI, we're holding a contest that may be relevant to your interests:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/win-a-laser-etched-xda-backplate-for-your-galaxy-nexus
Good luck!

This IS relevant to my interests. Good looking out.

Cool contest. And its good to know that there is a guy that is printing custom ones. I've had some ideas running through my head that I was wondering if they could get done.

Thanks. Entered!

Can it be done with experiences of other devices too?

Can we by any chance buy one ourselves without competing?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

Razer(x) said:
Can it be done with experiences of other devices too?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep, any device.
prking07 said:
Can we by any chance buy one ourselves without competing?
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes. Visit the GRUVER concepts link in the contest. It should be available for purchase there.
Edit: Here's the link: http://www.gruverdesigns.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=20

This contest discriminates against people like me who read instructions properly and therefore have never had a bad flashing experience!

Wouldn't a laser melt the plastic back of the GNEX? Serious question.

ericshmerick said:
Wouldn't a laser melt the plastic back of the GNEX? Serious question.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It can if too much power is applied. In this case no. It just etches the surface.

ericshmerick said:
Wouldn't a laser melt the plastic back of the GNEX? Serious question.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
phaze one said:
It can if too much power is applied. In this case no. It just etches the surface.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The most important part is not the amount of power (or pulse energy) but the pulse duration (you use pulsed lasers for this kind of stuff). If the pulse duration is shorter or almost as short as the heat transfer duration between the atoms/molecules, melting is not a problem any more.
The pulse is "gone" before the heat can effect the nearby matter. You will get really sharp edges.

To win this would be awesome but I've never had any problems flashing anything so "unfortunately" I can't enter the competition, on the other hand I'm fortunate to never had any devices bricked!

great
Thanks for sharing, just bad when i read the others and see i was the daftest lol.
i know it shuts on the 23rd (i think) but when will the winner be announced? i can imagine it may take a while to read all the entrys lol,

Do you know if the cdma version will work on sprints version of the phone? Planning on getting mine sunday. Unfortunetly I can't think of any good stories that surpass those. But I do have my fair share since the days of winmo.

nice. thanks for posting.

Thanks for posting! I"ll have to think of my scariest moment for a bit.

Thanks! I posted my own scary incident back when I had my AT&T Tilt (Kaiser).

Just to give an example of the quality of the back cover, here's the one I had designed. Courtesy of Gruver Concepts (the company holding the contest with XDA)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The detail is explicit that even the fine lines of my logo were etched with perfection.

This is such a cool contest! I just submitted my story. Would be awesome to combine my just ordered GSM Galaxy Nexus with an XDA branded back cover!
Think you'll enjoy my short story about attempting to update my brand new Nexus One while hiding in the work bathroom and thinking I ruined the phone

Quick update for all who entered...
Just a quick update for all those who entered:
We received over a hundred contest entries, most of which were quite epic (perhaps even of the 4g variety)! Picking just 20 winners (10 GSM, 10 CDMA/LTE) was tough, so I added in 3 bonus winners who forgot to write in what type of Nexus they own, but still provided excellent stories. I will send those three an XDA-Developers T-Shirt instead.
Winners will be announced in an hour, at 11:30a Eastern time. At that point, I will shoot off PMs to the lucky few who had the most entertaining and spine-tingling stories asking for their mailing address.
Thank you to all those who participated in the contest. It's amazing how many crazy tales our mobile devices bring us!

Solar Charger

I've just found this App in play market: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.szlab.solarcharger&feature=top-free
Has anyone here used it?
How can this work? :s
---
Edit: I'm trying it now under a strong lamp at my work and I can see the battery meter going down... fail.
Edit x2:
Just saw this in the description on the Apps market...
"Note: Of course this application is not charging your phone. You didn't think so, did you?! The only reason for this app is to collect the mentally challenged trolls - who never read the description this far - complaining about every app. Or you can fool your friends with this nice 'charging feature' if you like.
Do not let your device overheat! Be careful when you put your device under the direct sunlight!"

How come people at XDA fall for this? Read the app description which says it's a troll app
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

lol...!
of course it's not real, the 'dev' even states that in his description ...
'of course this application is not charging your phone. you didn't think so did you? the only reason for this app is to collect the mentally challenged trolls - who never read the description this far - complaining about every app.'
you didn't think it was real did you dear...?

rakeshishere said:
How come people at XDA fall for this? Read the app description which says it's a troll app
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
beanbean50 said:
lol...!
of course it's not real, the 'dev' even states that in his description ...
'of course this application is not charging your phone. you didn't think so did you? the only reason for this app is to collect the mentally challenged trolls - who never read the description this far - complaining about every app.'
you didn't think it was real did you dear...?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did paste the description into my first post so your answer is there lol.

I'm surprised that Apple haven't sent the dev a cease and desist letter ;-)
http://www.ecofriend.com/entry/apple-granted-patents-solar-charging-3d-video-navigation/
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

Solar
But this technology is possible by capturing ambient light from both manmade sources and the sun and converting it into energy that can be used to recharge a device's central battery unit.
Hmmm...

skidz13 said:
But this technology is possible by capturing ambient light from both manmade sources and the sun and converting it into energy that can be used to recharge a device's central battery unit.
Hmmm...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep - it is possible if you have a load of solar panels surrounding your phone

gifton1 said:
Yep - it is possible if you have a load of solar panels surrounding your phone
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
...and furthermore it takes much more energy to manufacture a photovoltaic cell than it will ever reproduce in it's effective working life time. Plus the damage to the environment involved in the processing of the chemicals used to make these cells is something the solar panel industry doesn't want you to know. It's one of the reasons the world isn't solar powered yet.
The other one being that even the high-end (expensive) ones that only drop 1% efficiency per year, will see you wait approx 10 years before they've paid for themselves. Few people take the risk of needing to be in one place for that long just to see a return on their investment.
I love the reviews on that Solar Charger app. I got one of my mates with it (he just got his first smartphone). He complained it dropped the battery. I told him he needed to be facing south!

wnp_79 said:
I love the reviews on that Solar Charger app. I got one of my mates with it (he just got his first smartphone). He complained it dropped the battery. I told him he needed to be facing south!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The best part is reviews and comments who have used it.
Its a hilarious read
Sent from my Galaxy S2 powered by CM9

Solar
gifton1 said:
Yep - it is possible if you have a load of solar panels surrounding your phone
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, maybe iPhone 6 will give a try

That app cured my cancer, seriously
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

Seriously how do people fall for this hahaha, funny though. Some bone people in this world. But I guess if your not into technology much, you wouldn't know how solar charging works.

Mcyates said:
Seriously how do people fall for this hahaha, funny though. Some bone people in this world. But I guess if your not into technology much, you wouldn't know how solar charging works.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They're hoping perhaps.

{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

[Video] Ringke Fusion Case by Rearth for the OnePlus One

Hey Everyone -
I'm back for another review!! There was a lot of buzz about this latest product I'm reviewing and for good reason, typically their cases are great. But does their product for the OnePlus One live up to the hype? Watch to find out!
Please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel if you like my work and don't be afraid to give videos a thumbs up ... hint .... hint lol
Also if you enjoy my videos then please share and recommend them to other like-minded geeks! Thanks!
EDIT - REARTH watched my video and commented about the issue. In their comment was information for anyone to follow who was also impacted by this to get the problem corrected.
Hi K.P Smith,
Thank you again for giving us an opportunity to be a part of your channel. We are terribly sorry to hear that the case you had received did not meet your expectation. Your critique is very serious and we will make sure to resolve it quickly.
This does not normally happen and we pride ourselves in offering the highest quality product to our customers. However, sometime we do have several cases that do not meet our specification during the huge mass production process. We sincerely apologize for this and will do our best to tighten up our quality control in the future.
However, for anyone who had issue with their cases please reach out to us at [email protected] or call us at 9724231482 and our customer service team will be happy to resolve it right away.
Also, the Oneplus One Fusion Smoke Black has not had any issue with fitting so check it out as well.
Thank you again for giving us such a critical review and thank you again to everyone for being our value clients.
Best Regards
Charlie P.
REARTH USA CS Team

KSmithInNY said:
Hey Everyone -
I'm back for another review!! There was a lot of buzz about this latest product I'm reviewing and for good reason, typically their cases are great. But does their product for the OnePlus One live up to the hype? Watch to find out!
Also if you enjoy my videos then please share and recommend them to other like-minded geeks! Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You sir have the "loose" version there....LOL. There has been many reports of bad copies like yours.
Luckily my sides don't bow out like yours and are very tight to the phone. Looks like they have a bit of a quality control issue.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

vw671 said:
You sir have the "loose" version there....LOL. There has been many reports of bad copies like yours.
Luckily my sides don't bow out like yours and are very tight to the phone. Looks like they have a bit of a quality control issue.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mines is pretty tight as well. I don't have any problems, I would suggest talking to rearth and even link them to the video and then do a review for when you get a replacement.
I was lucky to not have any problems.
Sent from my One A0001 using Tapatalk

That is exactly what both my clear ringkes look like...Getting a smoked version next. Third one is a charm.....If the third is the same then that will be the last from them for a good long time..

updated the OP with the reply from REARTH. Their response was on my youtube channel but it contained information that anyone who has a non-fitting case could follow to get the situation corrected.
P.S. The correction is get a smoke one now or wait and get a clear one once the issue is resolved. Perfectly acceptable response IMHO and i personally opted to wait for the clear because i intend on buying the bamboo swapstyle cover!!!

KSmithInNY said:
updated the OP with the reply from REARTH. Their response was on my youtube channel but it contained information that anyone who has a non-fitting case could follow to get the situation corrected.
P.S. The correction is get a smoke one now or wait and get a clear one once the issue is resolved. Perfectly acceptable response IMHO and i personally opted to wait for the clear because i intend on buying the bamboo swapstyle cover!!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awesome Customer Service! I also ordered the clear version because I'm getting the bamboo back cover when it comes out. haven't received mines yet but now i know to expect it to have that issue. they didnt give a timeframe of when to contact them again to get another replacement once they fix that issue?

Mugen Power 3000mAh Battery Case for LG Nexus 5 for Review

Hello Everyone!
I have sample of Mugen Power 3000mAh Battery Case for LG Nexus 5 available for independent objective testing. Please leave a note here if you are willing to test it and write a review about it.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I have 1 sample available, so the final choice of tester will be based on Your contribution to xda-developers community: number of posts, number of thanks, thanks/posts ratio and years on forum, using following formula:
p = number of posts
t = number of thanks
y = years on forum
score = p/100 + t/20 + (t/p)*10 + y
Thank You & Have a Great Day!
More info on the battery: http://mugen.co/mugen-power-3000mah-battery-case-for-lg-nexus-5.html

Well. I can give it a try.

I'll attempt this. Battery case would be handy for RSP.
---------- Post added at 02:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:58 PM ----------
When is the deadline date?

dmitrymugen said:
Hello Everyone!
I have sample of Mugen Power 3000mAh Battery Case for LG Nexus 5 available for independent objective testing. Please leave a note here if you are willing to test it and write a review about it.
I have 1 sample available, so the final choice of tester will be based on Your contribution to xda-developers community: number of posts, number of thanks, thanks/posts ratio and years on forum, using following formula:
p = number of posts
t = number of thanks
y = years on forum
score = p/100 + t/20 + (t/p)*10 + y
Thank You & Have a Great Day!
More info on the battery: http://mugen.co/mugen-power-3000mah-battery-case-for-lg-nexus-5.html
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As someone who owns both the limefuel nexus 5 case and the zerolemon, I'd be happy to review this unit.
Let me know if I can help.
-Rob

I've been looking for more than Amazon reviews on this for weeks now. I would give it a full detailed write up!

Looks like a nice case, and I'm particularly interested in how it attaches.
I have one of the Limefuel cases which I almost never use, because it tends to pry up the glass screen protectors I use.
Looking at the photo of this one, am I right in thinking it's partly making use of the headphone jack to hold itself in place

seems pretty cool, I wanna try it out

I wanna try it too
Sent from my Nexus 5 ?

Currently using a cheap Ebay bumper cover, I'd love to review the unit, I've pretty obsessed with battery life!

Looks cool, i would like to try it

I would love to give this a try, currently testing a portable charger but having a backup attached to my device would make things even better Also I need a new case and this looks like it would be perfect for my red Nexus good luck everyone also thanks for doing this, glad to see people giving back

Hi! Could I get it? P

CyberScopes said:
Looks cool, i would like to try it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
*sigh* guess we have a winner

I might be ineligible but I'd like to try it.

BRiANj64 said:
*sigh* guess we have a winner
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lol sorry. If i do win however and someone else really needs it i might let them have it instead. Sorry again :good:

CyberScopes said:
Lol sorry. If i do win however and someone else really needs it i might let them have it instead. Sorry again :good:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It needs proper testing so that he can produce more. Go for it dude. I can't wait to get one of these bad boys.

iKlutz said:
It needs proper testing so that he can produce more. Go for it dude. I can't wait to get one of these bad boys.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah it would be great trying one of these and review it.

Hello. I've never had a battery case and this may sound stupid but, does the battery work without the case itself? Thanks.

Aww guess I can't test it then .

I'd be willing to test also.

OnePlus One Bamboo StyleSwap back cover invite available!

As the title says, I have one bamboo back cover invite from OnePlus. I'd use it myself but I sold my OnePlus One a few months ago and bought the Nexus 6.
If you are interested, post here indicating so. In a few hours I'll check back and determine who I think is the most well qualified person to get it. To be considered, the minimum qualifications are pretty simple...
1) Have at least a 30% thanks-to-post ratio
2) Have been a member here for more than 1 year
At 4PM MST (6PM EST) I'll come back and pick the person who looks to be the biggest contributor to XDA and provide the invite code to them.
If you PM me begging for the invite, I'll ignore you and remove you from the running.
Good luck!
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

I'm interested please
Edit: just realised the post to thanks ratio...nvm

Thanks for offering it out on XDA. I would be glad to take this off your hands

I would love am invite please!

Very nice of you to give back to the community. Not many people do.

I am interested too if you haven't pick someone.

Sorry for the delay. Got stuck in a meeting at work for WAY longer than anticipated.
Thanks for the interest. I think it's clear that ddggttff3 is the most qualified. You have a PM sir! :highfive:

I'd really like it!

Hey I would like it

I gave the invite to @ddggttff3 yesterday. He claimed it and placed his order. No longer available.

am interested as well

I am interested! Please ...

sn0warmy said:
As the title says, I have one bamboo back cover invite from OnePlus. I'd use it myself but I sold my OnePlus One a few months ago and bought the Nexus 6.
If you are interested, post here indicating so. In a few hours I'll check back and determine who I think is the most well qualified person to get it. To be considered, the minimum qualifications are pretty simple...
1) Have at least a 30% thanks-to-post ratio
2) Have been a member here for more than 1 year
At 4PM MST (6PM EST) I'll come back and pick the person who looks to be the biggest contributor to XDA and provide the invite code to them.
If you PM me begging for the invite, I'll ignore you and remove you from the running.
Good luck!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
really? a 30% thanks to post ratio? i'm sure that your invite is now gone, but i've been here WAY longer than the silly thanks system was even invented, and had well over a thousand posts posts prior to its start. this 'ratio' requirement is biased against me.

I've decided to sell my OnePlus One bamboo swapstyle cover. Mint condition. Not one mark or scratch on it. $55, including free shipping in the continental US. PM me with your email address if interested, and if you'd like photos or any questions. Thanks.
Edit: Sold!

If someone have an invite I would be very happy )

timothydonohue said:
really? a 30% thanks to post ratio? i'm sure that your invite is now gone, but i've been here WAY longer than the silly thanks system was even invented, and had well over a thousand posts posts prior to its start. this 'ratio' requirement is biased against me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hahaha, he have an interesting requirements.