Hey guys, maybe you could help me.
So, I've got the S4 Active i537, running 4.4.2 with NH3. I rooted the phone using w0lfdroids method. Since then, I backed up and deleted some bloatware using Titanium backup and changed the language to Hebrew using morelocale2. I also flashed the galaxy tweaks .
Now my problem is this - when I look at my call log, it displays only contacts number and picture, but not the name itself. When I dial the number, it shows the name, and also when looking in my contact list, it shows everything. Only when in the call log, there are no names.
Anyone have any idea what went wrong?
Let me say that I am a complete newb, and everything I did was using tutorials, preferrably with pictures. This is my first root, and I'm learning as I'm going along.
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firstly thanks to anyone who helps, I have searched and found some similar queries but not quite the same / not answered.
I did find this in case anyone else is wondering.
flykthewiz said:
Sprite has three restore modes - i cant remember what they all do exactly but it is something like
1. ignore that it is a ROM update
2. Think of it as an update to a newer version of a similar ROM
3. Think of it as a totally different ROM
One of them should work but either way you will have a back up of you texts, email, diary etc. and worst case your can install all your apps/tweaks again.
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Anyway my problem is that i upgraded to a new rom over the weekend and had some issues doing a restore. In the end i have my texts/contacts restored and even call history etc which was mainly what i was after. Emails were lost but stored on server anyway.
Question being, my phone thinks its got all the software i used to have installed, ie things like sprite backup which i havent put back on yet. TomTom and various others. They are all in the add and remove list and uninstalling them it says it can and do i want to remove from list, choosing yes, they stay there.
It now seems that i cannot uninstall anything, ie i installed a version of sensor lock which i tried to upgrade today to the latest, the cab installer tried to remove old, it couldn't, neither could I.
Just wondering what went wrong so i can not do the same next time. Also the restore of the emails, it added the accounts to TouchFlow email tab saying x amount of unread emails, but it didnt restore the actual accounts.
Is there a backup and restore guide anywhere?
Thanks in advance
hey guys,
testing the chinese xt883 stock rom these days.
apart from extensive battery drain i have one big problem:
all my contacts (which are about 500) are displayed in contacts view but when someone calls me the phone won't show the assiocated contact name to the number but only the caller id itself!?
when i go to call list and add the same number again to the contact the next time the person calls me the contact name is correctly associated and displayed.
same problem in text messaging also, but not with every contact?!
you see i don't want to manually edit all my contacts to make the phone know which number belongs to which contact ...
anyone know how to fix this?
any help would be greatly appreciated!
eis0r said:
hey guys,
testing the chinese xt883 stock rom these days.
apart from extensive battery drain i have one big problem:
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Is this the xt883 ROM on an xt862 for gsm functionality? If so, any reason in particular you chose this ROM? Do you know about flashing the xt883 radio.img to get gsm on the xt862? It works great and doesn't force me to use the Chinese ROM lol.
sure i know about flashing the radio.img only but i also want the other benefits of the xt883, like call firewall, call record, bluetooth transfer, hardware decoding and so on.
what's included in the radio.img? is the cell standby issue fixed when flashing the radio.img only?
thanks!
Sent from my XT883 using XDA App
Do you mean the battery life due to having the cell radio on standby? I've only used the phone on T-Mobile so I don't really have a comparison for that. I've noticed wifi reception is a little weak, so I'm wondering if that has to do with the radio.img. I read that the xt883 is only rated for 802.11 b/g, so that would explain it.
I mainly use stock xt862 ROM because I tried the xt883 ROM and didn't like having to do the work around for Gapps and all the Chinese bloatware included. I didn't know about any exclusive benefits, but I don't think I'd need them now that you mention them.
I really just wanted gsm functionality and the stock ROM with the radio tweak works just fine for that.
Sent while mobile using Tapatalk.
Also, if you're interested in seeing what it includes, you can look in the dev section where the thread is and just download the zip to look at the files.
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yeah i did that now, thanks man!
well, since no one seems to have a solution for my contact problem i think im gonna get back to stock and see how its gonna go with that.
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I've got the same problem.
To solve it I've added the country code to all the contacts.
That worked for me 100%
(Sorry for resuming an old thread)
alsitn said:
I've got the same problem.
To solve it I've added the country code to all the contacts.
That worked for me 100%
(Sorry for resuming an old thread)
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i also got the same problem , i had restored all contacts and sms via app.
i imported the contacts to sdcard, then via file manager opened the vcf file manually and my contacts were updated again.
then all contacts displayed correctly when calls came or anything.
Hi guys. Im one of the devs who make RCB and CM. We recently released an update that was supposed to fix issues blocking and otherwise managing calls on the newer xperia phones.
However im getting conflicting feedback. Please be so kind as to download the apps and test their blocking functionality by doing the following:
1. Add another mobile number to a blocking list
2. Call yourself from that number, write down result
3. SMS yourself from that number, write down result
Post here or find the settings item (its the same in both apps) that says "Write to us" and send logs with a description like "XDA XPERIA TEST". Be sure to say what actually happened.
We had to fix this issue using decompiled firmware so theres no guarantee. And of course theres some people saying it was fixed and some saying it wasnt. Some say that its been fixed in JB but is now broken in ICS, so mention what version of android youre running.
Call Master (completely free): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.blacklist
RCB (trial): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.rootcallblocker.beta
Thanks in advance!!!
I can only write the same as in call master thread, I have Xperia V, currently on JB 4.2.1, CM 10.1, both call master and rcb works for me without any problems, i do not have reflashed stock today, but yesterday call master was ok on LT25i_9.0.1.D.0.10 firmware
Can anyone else please confirm this?
Worked fine on Xperia V 9.0.1.D.0.10. Stock based ROM.
Added a number to the block list
Rang my phone from the blocked number.
Icon appeared and blocked the call successfully (there was a single hint of vibration)
Seems to work fine
Thanks, but I'm not up on the stock ROM builds.... Is that ICS or job?
Sv: Root Call Blocker/ Call Master - need testers please
ftgg99 said:
Thanks, but I'm not up on the stock ROM builds.... Is that ICS or job?
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Ics
Sent from my Xperia V using xda premium
spida_singh said:
Worked fine on Xperia V 9.0.1.D.0.10. Stock based ROM.
Added a number to the block list
Rang my phone from the blocked number.
Icon appeared and blocked the call successfully (there was a single hint of vibration)
Seems to work fine
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Tell me, if you disable the service, go sms continue to be blocked?
How much memory should CM be using?
vibes340 said:
How much memory should CM be using?
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It all depends on what kind of settings youre using. Also, it depends if youve recently been viewing logs but its not a lot. On my phone right now with about 30 managed contacts its using 18 MB. But actual use is probably 10 or so, depending on things like the size of your logs, the pages in the app you have recently opened and so on.
Remember, every activity you dont close will be cached by android, so if you for example keep entering the app then pressing home you will be adding a little. Do it 5 times and there will be a bit more. But this is cache, not memory use.
The automatic memory manager will flush caches if it needs more memory - if it has lots, apps will keep adding to the caches forever. Its unfortunate that many people have no idea how this works, they just assume that its a problem.
Works perfectly now thanks!
It is now fixed. Perfect app (root blocker).
I actually like Call Master more, its by the same devs. More granular you know...
It works always.
Rooted JB (489) / Xperia T here: CallMaster works flawlessly
I apology my poor english.
I bought 'Call Master' last year.
Phone model : IM-T100K
When i used Gingerbread it worked perfectly.
But after upgrade to ICS 4.0.4, sms blocked well, call does not blocked at all.
I searched all around but cannot find any threads about this issue. I just updated to the official kitkat 4.4.2 NC2 build and I am having an issue with the stock messaging app. When I'm in the conversations list and go into one of the conversations, it lags for a few seconds, the page loads fine but it takes about 5 seconds for the text messaging bubbles to load and contact pictures and all that stuff to load up. I don't think it lagged like this before, but I don't have anything to reference it to, I don't know anyone else with a Note 3, let alone one on the 4.3 build. I went from the official 4.3 build completely unrooted and stock and took the OTA upgrade. This is really the only place I can find any laagyness in my phone after the upgrade. Is everyone else's phone doing the same thing, or is it just mine?
I'm not looking for a fix or anything, I know not being rooted means about all I can do is clear cache through stock recovery or clear app data through settings. I just want to know if everyone's does this or if it's just me before I try a factory reset.
for some unexplained reason, ALL my text messages just disappeared one afternoon (now about 4 weeks ago). i had wanted to copy them to my PC but had not worked out yet how to do that and then they were deleted and i have no idea how that happened. i hope that they are hidden in the background somewhere in the phone memory? i have tried Dr Fone for android and SMS backup and restore, but could only see the new/current messages. where are they stored? what is the file name/type? will rooting the phone let me see them? or will rooting wipe the memory before i can find them? the phone software is gingerbread and does not support Kies3 which will save texts. samsung support tell me i cant update the software, and that the texts aren't stored in the phone anywhere. the phone is having issues (sometime i have to turn it off and on again jsut to make a call or send a text) and i should get a new one. the home key has not worked for months and i think the volume key does not work now either (without these buttons can i root/unroot the phone anyway? i was going to use 'asunsoft android phone geeker' ). any guidance is helpful please, thanks.
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