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I used to use an FTP server app for transferring files from my computer to my sd card. Recently this has stopped working. I understand that it is because of an update in kitkat that makes the permissions for reading, writing, and executing files more stringent. I'm familiar with linux, so I'm...

I bought two Samsung 64 GB microsd cards. One is fake and one is real so I thought I'd post here showing you guys the difference between the two. The fake one was bought from an ebay vendor, the real one was bought from Amazon. Here are the pics.... The fake card is on the left, the...

I hate the pin keypad on my lockscreen. When I unlock my phone it is easy to see which keys I've pressed because the key lights up and the number shows briefly. My friends iphone has a much better pin keypad where the number is never shown (not even for a split second) and the keys don't...

Yes, that's all they would do for free. They did offer me a Droid Turbo for and extra $100.00 but I really don't like the large phones they're coming out with these days so I declined.

I looked at the links you sent me and I searched the samsung site but I could not find that PIT file. I bought it back into my local Verizon store and they gave me a new S4 Mini. The tech didn't say much about why it broke, he only said that it was still under warranty so I was covered. To...

Where do I get this file from? I looked at many Odin tutorials but none of them seem to say where I can get it. My phone is dead so if it's something that I need to extract/transfer from my phone then I'm out-of-luck. I think I'll just contact Verizon and see if my phone is under warranty and...

Thanks for the links. I got the files you said and googled for tutorials. I found quite few and followed the instructions., but I keep getting the error message.... There is no PIT partition. Here is the Odin readout... <ID:0/004> Added!! <OSM> Enter CS for MD5.. <OSM> Check MD5.. Do not...

Thanks for the help guys. @KJ What moto features are you referring to? As a former Droid X user I can say that I'm flashing cyanogenmod to get rid of moto features/bloatware. The seller said that the phone was on 4.2.2, so I don't think that 4.4.4 will be a problem for me. Also, I was also...

I'm on the Verizon network and I want to purchase the Motorola Moto X and put cyanogenmod on it. I read that I have to have the developer edition of the phone in order to do this. I was thinking of purchasing it from this ebay vendor...

I'm able to get into download mode. Is there a ROM I can flash with? This S4 Mini is the Verizon phone so it is the SCH-i435, I didn't think there were any custom roms I could use with this phone.

I got a video camera and managed to capture the text that was being displayed. Here is a screenshot... It looks like... MMC: mmc_read fail Movinaand Checksum Confirmation Fail Any hope of fixing this?

Yes, I followed the instructions on the manufacturer site. I held down the home button, up volume, and powered the device on. A small bit of text appeared for a split second, it was so fast I couldn't read it. It disappeared and the screen went black and the same vibrate pattern started up again.

I have a Samsung S4 Mini on the Verizon network (SCH-i435). I restarted my phone this morning and it took a much longer than usual to boot. My screen showed the Verizon logo for about 5-10 minutes and when the phone finally booted I was greeted with the utility to set up the phone (pick...

I just used towelroot to root my S4 Mini (Verizon SCH-I435). I would like to remove some of the blotware on my phone. Is there a list of apps that can be safely removed?

Okay, I doubt that it is possible since I can't seem to get past the first step which is booting into clockworkmod. I've tried Odin and Heimdall on windows and linux but each one fails to load clockword recovery. Without that I cannot install cyanogenmod. I suspect it may not be possible on...

I have a verizon S4 mini that I rooted with towelroot. I'd like to try cyanogenmod so I followed the instructions here... http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_serranoltexx When I run heimdall (on arch linux and windows) I get the following error... Heimdall v1.4.0 Copyright (c)...

Hi there, I just received my s4 mini and I wanted to try a custom rom. I am on the Verizon network running android version 4.4.2, device name SCH-I435. I would like to try the most stable rom available. I read around the forums and cyanogenmod seems to be a popular choice. As much as I hate...

Are there any AOSP type roms out there for this phone with a working camera? I'd prefer ICS but gingerbread is okay. I'd also prefer to avoid Sense but it is more important that the camera work and the ROM be as error free as possible. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I copied my mp3's to my SD card of my Droid X and when I played them, several of the songs stopped in the middle of play and the player immediately went to the next song. At first I thought the player was the problem but I tried a few alternative players and the result was the same. Could the...

Thank you Sadra, but I got the same error message as before. @galaxySBeast I think I gave PlayerPro a try a while ago. I can't remember what I didn't like about it so maybe I'll give it another try.

Dang. I have a Droid X and I was on Liquid ICS but the camera couldn't shoot videos and youtube app didn't work so I went back to CM7. As much as I love Apollo, I love having a working camera better. EDIT: Found this thread. It says that it works on all ROMS. However, there is no longer any...

I am running CM7 (gingerbread) and when I tried to install this apk using root explorer it said "unable to parse package". Is there a trick to installing this? Or is it not possible to install this on CM7? Thanks.

I had installed Apollo music player on my phone a while ago and it was by far my favorite music player. This morning I just flashed a new ROM on my phone and went to the app store to install Apollo and it was nowhere to be found. I did some googling and realized that the app had been removed...

Thank you all for the informative replies. It looks like I'll stick with my Droid X for now; I'll give AOKP or liquid ICS a try. I will eventually have to get a new phone so I guess I'll post back here to get everyones opinion when that time comes.

My wife is upgrading here phone and I have the chance to upgrade my Droid X to another Verizon android phone. I was wondering if I should do this? I have been perfectly happy with my original Droid X (even though it is just 3G). The thing is that I'm currently running CM7 and I want one of...

Which should I use? Both seem to do the same thing, which as I understand it is... undervolt and overclock your cpu and set profiles. Is there an advantage to one over the other? I figured you guys would best be able to help me with this. I have a Droid X running CM7. Thanks. EDIT: Also...

How can I disable OTA updates from Barnes & Nobel?

Thanks for the replies. Please excuse my delay in responding. I actually followed jichuan89 post in the link in my OP. It worked very well. It installed the market/google play and I was able to load apps. I kept the stock nook interface since my wife prefers it. The only downside I've...

Does rooting using this method deregister you from Barnes and Nobel? If it does, can you reregister easily or is your device banned?

I just purchases a Nook Tablet 8 GB with software version 1.4.2 I would like to load the Adobe Reader android app onto it. Since this is all I want to do, I imagine I would only have to root it, right? I have a linux box running adb so I would simply download the .apk and push it onto the...

Okay, I tried renaming the phone.apk and telephonyprovider.apk to phone.apk.old and telephoneprovider.apk.old but I ran into some issues. When I renamed the phone.apk and rebooted I could not access certain menus in the settings without a few FC. It seems that removing this app causes...

Thanks for the information darien87. I read up on those phone and telephone provider apps but there doesn't seem to be a consensus whether or not they improve battery life. I guess I'll use the empirical method of deleting/renaming those apps and see if there is a difference. I'm running...

Okay, I fully charged my nook running CM7 7.0.3 (stock no additional apps installed) and ran it for 12 hours on standby, no wifi, no sync. The battery is down to 93%. So that is a 14% drain per day on standby. The main users of the battery are... 56% Phone Idle 43% Cell Standby 1%...

I'm not using it at all. It is on standby. I get 16% battery drainage per day on standby. All I did was install CM7 version 7.0.3. I didn't make any other changes. WiFi is off.

Hi there, Just installed CM7 on my nook color. When I put it in standby I'm getting a battery drain of about 16% per day. Is this normal? Any suggestions to improve battery life?

As my post says... Where can I find the vanilla theme for Fusion 2.0 RC1? I donated and downloaded the full version of Fission Rom Manager and all I saw on the download list was Fusion 2.0 RC1 Black Edition. Where is the Vanilla themed one? EDIT: Nevermind, was able to install rubix and...

Your response got me curious. What kind of customizations are you referring to? I assume it's something more than custom themes, right? Please excuse me if the answer to this question is obvious, I'm new to the android scene :(