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I used ES File Explorer until they went nuts with ads/snooping. Switched to Solid Explorer and really like it but I may try out X-plore now

At first I thought the same, that it wasn't different. Thinking back on it the big difference is not sitting at the boot loader/recovery screen while it installs. It dl & install/reboot and use. Much quicker getting back into the phone than before. Also did not get the updating apps x of y after...

Went from Tmobile to Fi and coverage wise its as good if not better. I havent had any connection issues. The only "issue" i have now is I actually have to be mindful of how much data I use. Thats new to me as prior to tmo i had unlimited on Sprint. I dont use a ton of data but if I use 2-3GB I...

Thanks for the link and for others input too. Seems so far the consensus is that the google chargers are the best bet. I heard the Belkin car charger they have is $5 cheaper at Verizon so I may swing by there Thurs on my day off to grab a car charger. Ill have to check out the spreadsheet. My...

I was of the understanding that the Pixel/XL were not QC 3.0 compatible and ONLY PD compliant. Is it possible to safely fast charge them using QC 3.0 chargers then? If so that's great because those are dirt cheap.

I use Opera Browser as it has a built in ad blocker and doesnt require dealing with a standalone ad blocker. I have been using this on my N5 and will likely continue on my Pixel XL when it arrives. I use Chrome for browsing sites I know arent laden with ads and use Opera for sites that I am not...

I realize that old chargers and even most new ones will simply work, but I have had a hell of a time finding any 3rd party charger (wall or car) that supports USB PD (Power Delivery) at 9v/2A (18w). I am aware Googles store has the official wall charger and a Belkin car charger. Has anyone found...

I just went from stock ROM with custom kernel to cm13 and am wondering why I didn't do this long ago. I was getting sick of monthly updates with no easy way to apply them and was noticing some slowness. Now I can update just like ota with the security patches baked in. It still gives me the...

Thanks ill check it out. Does this mean they are included with CM13 when I flashed it? Just to clarify as you say "the rom zip" but not which rom. Thanks

Dumb question as I havent used CM for a while, coming from stock/rooted but hadnt done the last few security updates. Is there anything I should do to update things like radio/bootloader? Couldnt find any thread with latest radio etc Thanks

Im well aware the difference in heat isnt from the undervolt, its from max CPU being 1700mhz instead of 2200mhz. If i wanted to learn what you are "teaching" id be regressing, not progressing. Agreed, i did ask what to set them to, to match what the installer sets them to. That's not a matter...

Figured it out on my own. From the OP: So i set the 300mhz to 700mv and left the rest. Finished setting up all my apps and settings. So ill give it a go for the next few days and see how it goes. Currently at 1700mhz max and 700mv @ 300mhz and i notice that the phone runs MUCH cooler. Whereas...

I appreciate the advice, but i am aware of the risks. From what i have seen many people (maybe the majority) seem to think underclocking and undervolting (using less power uses less battery) is exactly what matter most when it comes to battery life. Im interested in what specifically i should...

Just got the ElementalX app. Stock 6.0.1 ROM, Latest ElementalX Kernel, SuperSU 2.65. Went to voltages in app and not sure what to set here. I see people (and the initial installer) mention things like 700mv, but the app has a setting for each mhz rating of the CPU. Any guidance would be great...

Hey I'm looking for the closest to stock ROM with the best battery life. Im not sure if i should stay stock and rooted (6.0.1) and go with franco kernel or switch to CM 13 (CAF?)...or something else even. Id say my usage is about average, minimal usage while working, probably less than an hour...

Just to be sure, this does work on 6.0.1 stock ROM?

I am on stock 5.0.0, do i need to update in order or can i skip to 5.1 via flashables? ie: 5.0.0>5.0.1>5.0.2>5.1 or can i go 5.0.0>5.1? Thanks

https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=John%20emulators&hl=en

Ok so i removed facebook and no more issues with browsing or elsewhere. Everything is snappy. Much happier now

Personally I don't think the extra speed will make that big of a difference. Those benchmarks provide controlled and consistent circumstances which are not realistic. Almost nothing you do on the tablet in normal use will push the read speeds. Tbh write speeds could be more important, as they...

I have to say on 4.x the tablet was unbearably slow at times and it didnt seem to be related to any specific app. After installing lollipop fresh and clean everything is really smooth, except Chrome. When i open Chrome and start navigating i see things slow down to being unresponsive for 30-60...

Thanks everyone. Using folder mount and so far so good. Sent from my SHIELD Tablet using XDA Free mobile app

Rooted my Tablet. Found there are apps like Link2SD which can do this. However Link2SD wouldnt work for me. Followed directions and partioned/formatted card and started app, select format of 2nd partion (ext4) and reboot. After reboot app crashes and reopening prompts again. Couldnt resolve...

Im at the step where i am trying to flash supersu via CWM. The issue im facing is CWM gives me an error stating cant mount <name of sd card> In the mounts and storage area i have the option to mount stroage\sdcard1 but it fails and have no option for other memory. Ive pushed the supersu zip to...

So I have 16GB internal and a 64GB SD card. I noticed that when I go to apps and move an app to SD it doesn't move the apps data to SD. For example, Half-life is like 70ish MB but downloads 2GB of data. So when moved to SD it only moved the app 70MB to SD but 2GB of app data is still on internal...

flashed 5.0 (not preview) and at first it was fine. I wiped my internal storage and now im missing the notification bar, the back home other button. Reflashed still same issue. Any help would be awesome. Thanks

Yea i understand why they do it though. Its in an effort to prevent people who dont know what they are doing from breaking things and to try and offer some level of security for those users. If phones came widely unlocked then id imagine thatd make it even easier for malicious software to sink...

Yea i got lucky. I imagine the limitations and delays are to help them meet demand. I mean they can only manufacture so many units in a short period of time. Its also possible it turned out to be more popular then they expected. As for the firmware, im not really sure id gain anything from...

Unfortunately im not too excited about GATV. I want to be, but i just cant be. It feels to me like GATV is them compromising and trying to fit in, not trying to innovate. The biggest disappointment to me is it appears as if GATV is aimed like everything else as a streaming box, not a TV...

Id imagine its similar to the play store, that some games are deemed not compatible with the TV stick. However my point wasn't whether 200 games is alot of games overall or not, but that for 8GB storage pre-loading 200 games is very unlikely, thus its very likely it will have access to either...

Id imagine it has some sort of app store as they mention gaming (200ish games) and i cant imagine they preloaded 200 games onto it with 8GB storage total. I just ordered 2 @ $40 as well. Might even replace my Vizio Co-Star with one if it works well. Ashame the remote doesnt allow voice control...

Figured id add that for Gameboy and NES John's emulators seem to work very well too, i actually prefer them to retroarch.

Its worked well for me. The only issue seems to be with the more intensive Android based games, like HL2, where ocassionally it skips frames or stutters. However ive used it to stream gamestream of Batman AC and that worked without issue. Ive also streamed Trine 2 (rarely a stutter) and some...

Cool ill take a look into it. Still waiting on the cover to come. Really liking the shield controller. Excited to see how games like Diablo 3 or LoL work with kb/mouse. Any other recommendations would be great. Thanks

Thanks for the input. So last night i charged it to 100% and used a battery calibration app. Took it off the charger and started running stuff to keep the screen on and use the battery. Got to about 70% and it randomly shutoff. Tried booting into TWRP and was in for about a min before another...

Bought a Kindle Fire HD 7 (first gen) back about 2 years ago. Has worked fine until a few months ago when my wife noticed it would randomly shut off. Battery could be 60,70,80 or even higher % charged. Once it would shutoff it would rarely boot up unless plugged into a charger for a while. Has...

The keyboard looks promising. Doesnt look like the mouse is BT though. When you get them let me know how it works. Thanks EDIT: i may have been looking at the wrong mouse. Explorer touch isnt BT, Sculpt touch does appear to be.

Some game stream games like LoL and Diablo 3 can be played using a keyboard and mouse. This doesnt even account for the productivity bump of having kb/mouse. Ive been looking for an affordable bluetooth kb/mouse but cant seem to find anything im sold on. Id like something small and portable...

Have a Shield Tablet and i have ordered the official Nvidia wireless controller from Amazon but they are taking forever to send it (currently doesnt even have a shipping estimate and i pre-ordered it). Im considering getting an affordable bluetooth controller for the time being (and using it as...

Screen "Flicker" is the auto brightness, try changing to a manual brightness. I have noticed the orientation is very sensitive, sometimes when sitting down or moving a bit it will flip orientation on me, seems overly sensitive, whereas ive used other tablets that were not sensitive enough...

Worth mention. I loaded Google Now Launcher (may happen stock too) and noticed any shortcut for an app that was moved to SD disappears when I reboot the tablet. I think this is an Android issue though not a issue specific to the shield tablet. Sent from my SHIELD Tablet using XDA Free mobile app

Sweet got it. Seems to be working well Sent from my SHIELD Tablet using XDA Free mobile app

Yea I tried finding it yesterday and it wasn't in the store. If you pull down the settings from the top right so you still see the square for the stylus and controller in with other settings (WiFi, Bluetooth, etc)? I'll install it when I get home to check it out. Thanks Sent from my Nexus 5...

Sorry part of that was dumb on my part. Guessing you installed from play store. Does it remove stylus integration or controller integration? Thanks Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app

Does using the now launcher break any of the nvidia stuff? Also how'd you install it? Thanks Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app

So i have the Shield Tablet and i also have a Nexus 5. I noticed the Shield Home Screen has 5 panels, regardless of if they are empty or not. On the Nexus 5 empty panels are automatically removed when they have no icons/widgets. This doesnt seem to happen on the Shield Tablet however. I have the...

Ordered mine from Amazon pre-order and got it yesterday. Its awesome and hope it gets its own forum

To clarify, speedtest (like speedtest.net) measures your internet speed which is controlled mostly in part by your ISP. Typically your internal network speeds (Wifi or hard wired) are much greater then your ISP speeds. Your Wifi connection speeds only matter for transferring files across your...

You could try pausing the video and doing a screen shot (power+Vol Down and hold for a second). Other then that direct from the phone im not sure. On the computer definitely. vlc, ffmpeg,etc have the ability to grab stills from the video.

I know OP asked about Sprint VVM and is aware of GV, but my experience with GV and the Nexus 5 has been very good. Sprint has a good arrangement with Google but i only use GV for VVM. If you skip the first prompt, tell it never to dial with GV, and then tell it to act as your VVM and confirm, it...