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Inacio posted:Today all of a sudden started to get this issue: Check for pocket lint in your headphone jack. There may be a plug of accumulated lint at the bottom that causes the headphone plug to short out the wrong contacts.
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kitten smoothie posted:Check for pocket lint in your headphone jack. There may be a plug of accumulated lint at the bottom that causes the headphone plug to short out the wrong contacts. Doesn't seem to be the case :/ I'd really love to be able to avoid a wipe/reflash, is there anything on the software side that could be causing this?
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Inacio posted:Doesn't seem to be the case :/ Perhaps try the app SoundAbout and see if it can get the behavior under control. If it works the way you need it to, then you may be able to narrow it down to being a software issue.
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Jul 6, 2015 05:44
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Inacio posted:Today all of a sudden started to get this issue: Given the fact that you're using a community built ROM, I'd have to tell you to do the obvious: nandroid and flash the stock image and see if it works. Then you'll know if it's hardware or software.
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Did they kill the rooted Android thread or something?
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FAUXTON posted:Did they kill the rooted Android thread or something? Nah, it still exists, but between needing a dev device to maybe not turn rooting into a $500+ mad science experiment* and even TouchWiz being sorta bearable these days it doesn't get much traffic. EDIT: Oh yeah and it's pretty much fallow because the OP has been sitting on their current ban for something like four and a half years. *More specifically, devices debuting on Android 5.0 or higher tend to not update if the system partition has ever been written to beyond what the official image is (meaning you can't just unroot and be in the clear), and even devices that use the old update method in 5.0+ are more temperamental than they used to be. Unless you have a reliable source of factory images and OTAs don't react poorly to bootloaders not matching their firmware levels (Moto.) rooting has graduated to being a real bad idea. Kinda makes me wish Chromephones would become a thing or something. dont be mean to me fucked around with this message at 07:11 on Jul 6, 2015 |
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Sir Unimaginative posted:EDIT: Oh yeah and it's pretty much fallow because the OP has been sitting on their current ban for something like four and a half years. We've continually mulled over restarting the root thread but there's so little generalized information to give, it pretty much boils down to "Here are the apps you can use (Ad-Away and Titanium), this is Xposed, here's the laundry list of reasons not to do it". Then you're back to where we are now which is every device needing specific instructions and the answer always being "Go to the xda thread for your device and wade into the cesspool". If a new thread is to be started, you should make it as you're easily the most helpful person in the thread. I used to help out a bunch in there but really post-Lollipop why would anyone need a ROM and rooting a Nexus is so simple you could train a cat to do it.
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I agree with Sir Unimaginative being the OP. It shouldn't be long anyways since as LastInLine said, most of the time is "go to this xda thread" or follow the generic Nexus instructions. Basically rooting nowadays should be because you own a Samsung (pre S6 and Note4) and your update support ended so you can remove some bloatware or you have a Nexus device and want to fiddle with it or install certain app. My Galaxy S4 is now stock Touchwiz (5.0.1) with most of the annoying poo poo disabled because for once, looks like TW is starting to work.
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Jul 6, 2015 07:48
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I don't understand the irrational hate for rooting a device on this forum. Yes, there's a subset of users that will end up doing dumb things, but script kiddies have existed for awhile now. Stock has become passable, but one great thing about Android is that you CAN get under the hood.
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:I don't understand the irrational hate for rooting a device on this forum. Yes, there's a subset of users that will end up doing dumb things, but script kiddies have existed for awhile now. Stock has become passable, but one great thing about Android is that you CAN get under the hood. The problem is that you've got people who show up with goofy problems with their phones and only three pages later do we find out it's because they flashed some load of poo poo off XDA and everyone has then wasted their time trying to find a rational cause to the issue under the assumption the person asking hadn't hosed around with rooting. There's a rooted thread ideally so that the people with no experience doing it aren't wasting their time, and the people with experience are getting more.
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LastInLine posted:Given the fact that you're using a community built ROM, I'd have to tell you to do the obvious: nandroid and flash the stock image and see if it works. Then you'll know if it's hardware or software. God drat it. I guess there's no way around it, but having to reinstall everything is gonna be a pain.
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Installing ROMs was a cool think back in the day because it seemed to add features and usability that was lacking in earlier iterations of the Android OS. Now, its just not loving worth it. Android is a lot better these days and the launcher is great so there's really no point unless you want to do something like have all black backgrounds and skulls and poo poo.
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Jul 6, 2015 13:54
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Adblock browser is pretty much something I can't live without at this point.
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Doctor Butts posted:Installing ROMs was a cool think back in the day because it seemed to add features and usability that was lacking in earlier iterations of the Android OS. The thing I *really* can't live without in a custom rom is the quick settings pull. I'm so used to that that stock Android just annoys me. I'd probably be fine without a CM-based rom if there was a way to get this working on stock. I've been doing it since I got my Galaxy Nexus, I'm terribly used to it e: In the meanwhile I reflashed the same ROM I was using, and sound now comes through the headphones. I'm downloading the OTA ROM just in case this happens again and I can't be bothered reflashing everytime. ota roms are fuckhuge, jesus marumaru fucked around with this message at 14:17 on Jul 6, 2015 |
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Bhodi posted:Adblock browser is pretty much something I can't live without at this point. I can't be the only one who's ever needed an adblocker for their phone. What are you surfing on that makes your experience better?
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Jul 6, 2015 14:28
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Or you could just use Firefox with ublock, it even runs a hell of a lot better than Android webview poo poo and especially chrome.
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Lblitzer posted:I can't be the only one who's ever needed an adblocker for their phone. What are you surfing on that makes your experience better? forums.somethingawful.com
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:forums.somethingawful.com Why not just use one of the dedicated forum apps instead? Surely it's just as annoying to have to zoom or scale the text as it is having an ad on a page?
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Jul 6, 2015 14:53
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Lblitzer posted:Why not just use one of the dedicated forum apps instead? Surely it's just as annoying to have to zoom or scale the text as it is having an ad on a page? Those are currently (I think it still isn't fixed, could be wrong) broken because the SSL cert for the forums is expired. You can't log in to the forums, unless they do it through HTTP which would be dumb. Edit: As far as I know, if you're already logged in with one of the 3rd party apps, you're probably fine, but you can't log in if you're using it for the first time. Mogomra fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Jul 6, 2015 |
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Mogomra posted:Those are currently (I think it still isn't fixed, could be wrong) broken because the SSL cert for the forums is expired. Sending this reply via the Something app, so... But if login requires SSL, then that could be problematic for people trying to sign in fresh. When did the cert expire? I just got a new phone last month and signed in fine.
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The certificate expired on July 1st. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3657588&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=75#post447266177
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Lblitzer posted:I can't be the only one who's ever needed an adblocker for their phone. What are you surfing on that makes your experience better? Literally every site everywhere.
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AlexDeGruven posted:Sending this reply via the Something app, so... I got a new phone on Friday. Its' borked still  . My N7 is still logged in and fine. It blows to have to use the web page for forums.
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:I don't understand the irrational hate for rooting a device on this forum. Yes, there's a subset of users that will end up doing dumb things, but script kiddies have existed for awhile now. Stock has become passable, but one great thing about Android is that you CAN get under the hood. It's me, I'm the guy who wishes he hadn't rooted his phone because it resulted in me not updating for like a year because problems and I don't actually have the time to troubleshoot my phone every time I want to install an update, and not restoring to default because I'm lazy and don't want to have to re-configure all my stuff. The reason I rooted it was to set it up to dual boot ubuntu touch, and it was still a terrible idea because I haven't been able to update ubuntu touch in like a year either. Every day I spend at least 30 seconds actively being annoyed at myself for rooting my main phone. This will probably continue until I get my next phone. Don't be me. E: Or do I don't know maybe you are one of the 10 people it would actually add a feature you want that isn't yet configurable in stock in some way. surc fucked around with this message at 16:44 on Jul 6, 2015 |
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I never got the hate for phone rooting around here. Installing a custom firmware, absolutely. But rooting is ridiculously easy and the stuff it adds to the phone is fantastic. XPosed/Gearbox for little things like swiping the top of the screen to adjust brightness. AdBlock. Tethering when you are on unlimited data. Phone call recording with CallRecorder and AlsaMixer. Taking screen shots from the power menu. Using the volume keys to go back/forward in text entry fields (makes fixing typos in e-mails/shitposts/texts a million times easier). If you want to update your phone all you have to do is flash the stock recovery (takes 11 seconds) and rename install-recovery_original.sh to install-recovery.sh and you're done, the phone will update just fine and you don't lose any data. To each their own but rooting definitely isn't stupid and unnecessary (flashing custom ROMs is, however. Though in the HTC Thunderbolt days it was understandable).
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How are people liking their Galaxy S6s? I've been a Nexus user for the last few years and need to upgrade my Nexus 5 to something that has better battery life for work. I'm considering an S6 and Nexus 6, but I'm weary of Samsung's terrible software. Have things gotten better on the S6 or should I just stick with the Nexus line for now?
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Melmac posted:If you want to update your phone all you have to do is flash the stock recovery (takes 11 seconds) and rename install-recovery_original.sh to install-recovery.sh and you're done, the phone will update just fine and you don't lose any data.
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Rooting is definitely stupid and unnecessary. But I have no objection to there being a rooting thread if people really want to smash themselves with a hammer.
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Shadowgate posted:How are people liking their Galaxy S6s? I've been a Nexus user for the last few years and need to upgrade my Nexus 5 to something that has better battery life for work. I'm considering an S6 and Nexus 6, but I'm weary of Samsung's terrible software. Have things gotten better on the S6 or should I just stick with the Nexus line for now? Id say you are going to be dissapointed the second M comes out on the nexus line.
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I've been super happy with my s6. Initially I thought I had some battery issues, but I think that was just lovely battery usage reporting. My battery life now is fantastic. Other than that, the only real issue I've had is that the bluetooth is a little sketchy. When I connect to my car, music stutters for the first 10-15 seconds before it settles in and works perfectly. I get the same thing sometime when I connect to a bluetooth speaker. The last time I tried it in my wife's car, it was a complete mess and would constantly pause/resume every second for the first few minutes.
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I flashed my S4 with some custom image when an update made it so I couldn't turn the volume up more than half way without having to pull the phone out of my pocket and manually click through a warning popup. That sort of thing is the kind of poo poo that makes people root/flash, and I don't blame people one bit when there's an annoyance you can get rid of by doing it.
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Tunga posted:No longer true. OTAs will fail if there are any modifications to the system image as of Lollipop. Oh I had no idea. Probably because my Moto X never got Lollipop 
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Bhodi posted:I flashed my S4 with some custom image when an update made it so I couldn't turn the volume up more than half way without having to pull the phone out of my pocket and manually click through a warning popup. Yup that was awful. I also rooted when Samsung inserted their own emoticons and took away the Google ones in Hangouts.
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Mr Executive posted:I've been super happy with my s6. Initially I thought I had some battery issues, but I think that was just lovely battery usage reporting. My battery life now is fantastic. I have the bluetooth issue on my s6 edge too. I've found if i pause the audio for a second then unpause it goes away.
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http://www.droid-life.com/2015/07/06/mystery-motorola-phone-hits-fcc-looks-like-an-unlocked-turbo-charging-flagship/ Next Motorola super-phone.
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Don Lapre posted:6.3" screen, nice. Re-read quote:Also, side note, but the diagonal measurement is not of the display, so don’t try to convert that to screen size. It’s a measurement of the top corner of the phone to the opposite bottom corner. It's likely 5.5 inches.
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