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  1. johnciaccio

    Thread Which model for At&t and TMobile for unlocking?

    My Essential PH-1 phone got left in a washer and destroyed. Sad. But on the other hand it gives me a chance to get a phone I don't have to carry a dongle around to get good audio quality. And a bigger screen is nice. I will miss Android P though. So the question is which version to get? I need...
  2. johnciaccio

    Thread Headphone jack/DAC coming to Essential phone..

    https://www.droid-life.com/2018/06/07/essential-audio-adapter-hd-mod/ Surprised no one else reported this yet. Really surprised by it.
  3. johnciaccio

    Thread New software features on the Pixel phones?.

    I have had the Pixel XL for a week now and I have found some interesting features not scene on Android 7.0 on my Nexus 6. Mostly related to Project FI I think although there was more here are two that I can think of. 1. Project FI app asks if it can test and optimize my cell signal. This took...
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    Thread Possible to change cpu governor in a rooted stock rom??

    As asked in the title above. If it is then which apps will work. I need the fingerprint sensor and great battery life so I can not go with a CM based rom but would like to try some changes to improve the performance in stock. I see the governor in use is marked interactive but have not gotten...
  5. johnciaccio

    Thread January security update file for rooted users?

    Anyone have the update patched for users with twrp/rooted with custom kernel? Can't seem to find where to get it. I have the update from Google waiting..
  6. johnciaccio

    Thread Any way to use Ambient display without turning on touchscreen?

    As stated above. I have had it turned off since the first week. I keep the phone in my pocket and it will keep waking up, unlocking, and doing things including dialing people. Maybe I have someone living in my pocket. ;) Any mod out there? Would like to use the feature again. In the mean time...
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    Thread What roms with Project Fi?

    I could not find any info on it. I have heard only stock based roms work but people have said other roms work OK. So I was hoping we could start a list here.
  8. johnciaccio

    Thread Fingerprint sensor problem.

    This morning my wife's s6 edge+ fingerprint sensor stopped unlocking the phone. Both mine and her fingerprints were reordered and working OK before today. I recorded mine again but same problem system says can not recognize and have to use the password. Any ideas?? It is stock from Verizon...
  9. johnciaccio

    Thread How to stop apps like Music from staying in the background?

    How can I kill the Music app when I am done using it. It is still attached to the play controls! This is a very annoying issue. I can not believe Google missed it.
  10. johnciaccio

    Thread Thinking of going without Google apps and need some help..

    I am running the M Developer Preview and have noticed every time google as things the more Play Services is running on the phone. Play Services is now average 15 percent of my battery use. I want to try an experiment and installing Cyanogenmod 12.1 without the Gapps and using the Amazon store to...
  11. johnciaccio

    Thread Nexus 6 an upgrade over G3?

    Just wanted some opinions about going to a N6 from a G3. I like to get fast updates and the larger amoled screen is enticing. I previously had a Note 3 and miss the amoled display. Anyone coming from a G3 have any issues with the Nexus 6. On Verizon.
  12. johnciaccio

    Thread [Q] G Watch R has built in gps?

    I was looking at this: http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=cpu&id=a8026&c=qualcomm_snapdragon_400_apq8026 and noticed that it has on die gps. Was wondering if it may also have a antennae so that we may get GPS function out of it yet? Interesting to find a tear down of it somewhere. Any ideas?
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    Thread [Q] Any way to change weather provide r?

    Does anyone know how to change the weather provider (accuweather) for the widget? Accuweather sucks and tells me it's going to rain at 15% chance. And other problems.
  14. johnciaccio

    Thread [Q] What's my next tablet?

    I am posting in here because this is the tablet I currently have. Loved it accept the screen colors rather sucked. But it is getting a bit old and I am tired of how heavy it is. Besides it will continue its life with another family member, So I am looking at above 8 inch but still on a budget...
  15. johnciaccio

    Thread Help finding stock rooted 4.4.2 rom??

    As stated above. Maybe I am too early but can not seem to find one. Thought it was released now from Verizon. On the ml baseband with Scots clean rom 8.1. Also wondering if someone can see if the new ART vm is in it. Sure would put some sand back into this aging phone.
  16. johnciaccio

    Thread ICC enabled kernel?

    Does anyone know of a kernel that allows icc management of screen color? Always loved this tab but the saturation sucks and the red it way down making things look purple instead of pink or red.
  17. johnciaccio

    Thread How do you turn off the screen while charging?

    I know stupid question but I could not find it under display setting on this phone. The screen only goes dimmer. When I put it to sleep the screen comes back on. So annoying
  18. johnciaccio

    Thread Need help wiping phone for warranty..

    I have been running Paranoid Android rom for for several months fine. However last week the calls stopped working (no audio) then constant crashing application. After some checking I found that the cache partition was corrupt. I reinstalled the factory image from google. The installed the Team...
  19. johnciaccio

    Thread Home Screen background

    Just thought I would give a quick tip here for those that have not tried it... You can change the background of the home screen by going to setting (system>advanced) and selecting Display then Wallpaper and hit live wallpaper. There are some of the basic android live wallpapers on it by...
  20. johnciaccio

    Thread Miracast certified display adapters

    Just thought I would start a thread concerning these devices. If anyone has a miracast enabled device please let us know below. From what I have read on the forums some precertified devices do not work with N4 or N7. Here is the list of adapters from the Wifi Alliance website...
  21. johnciaccio

    Thread Possible tom install custom rom with a broken usb port?

    A friend asked me if I can install a Pacman rom on his Inspire but I found out that his usb port is broken and he has been recharging the battery out of the phone. The phone is stock and seems to be a typical htc phone as far as rooting and such. Was wondering if there is anyways to access adb...
  22. johnciaccio

    Thread [Q] A500 refuses to go into download mode

    Ok I have been using the ics leak (version 19) trying to install custom recovery. All the instructions for going into download mode says to insert paperclip into reset and while holding down reset press power button for exactly 3 seconds then after 1 second release reset button. My problem is...
  23. johnciaccio

    Thread App for playing videos from windows share?

    Looking for a app for playing videos from my windows server. I watch a lot of foreign movies so need subtitles support. Something like the gtvplayer. Any ideas? There are a thousand different players on the market but I don't see any that support playing from a network share.
  24. johnciaccio

    Thread Changing boot anim without rooting?

    Is it possible? The stock animation is boring :-) The stock ics animation is nice.