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    Contact list access blocked

    The problem is after a reinstallation or even data cleariing, WA starts up and works as it should. And then reports access to the phone is not allowed. Attempts to call or take calls fails - one ring and hangup. After while, the access to the mic returns but access to the contact list is now...
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    Potential buyer - no VZW!!!

    My S5 is showing its age. It's time for a replacement. The S7 seems to fill the bill. But... although I'm a VZW customer and need their coverage when taveling, I'm p***ed about the way they make tinkering with the bootloader impossible. Rooting is a must, to allow using Titanium. Here's my...
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    [Q] Lost permission to write to SD

    My wife's phone was able to write to its external SD without a problem (used by Titanium). That permission has vanished. The phone is rooted, running 4.4.2 w/ stock ROM. The "only" change was to move the phone from my gmail account to one she just got. I looked at the file SDFix modifies. The...
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    Why won't my microSD card work in my Samsung Galaxy S5?

    I've had a 128G microSD in my S5 long enough I don't remember when it went in. Probably on day 2 of owning the phone. Be sure the microSD is formatted with the right file system: "exfat". Read the original microSD with Windows Explorer on a PC, looking at properties. It'll list the FS. Format...
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    Question: Boosting Bluetooth volume

    BUMP still look for anyone who got this going on a VZW phone w/ stock ROM but rooted.
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    Verizon Galaxy S5 finally ROOTED! !

    I think this is your work. Maybe not. Either way, it cleared up a potential nightmare.
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    Setup Wizard fail: android.process.media stopped

    It worked like a charm. Thanks!
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    Question: Boosting Bluetooth volume

    I lost track of this thread. Apologies for the slow response. I'm rooted, BusyBox is current, I installed the driver and... nada. I use PlayerPro (froze the PP DSP pack) and I can't get anything going with the ViPER driver. This is on a SM-G900V running rooted but otherwise stock 5.0. (tried to...
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    Verizon Galaxy S5 finally ROOTED! !

    What's up is the freakin' how-to leaves out the little details that show how well things are going even though it may look as though the ****e has hit the fan. Ironass, you did a video of the process (shown earlier) that I wish I'd found three days ago. I want to pass that video on to some other...
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    Verizon Galaxy S5 finally ROOTED! !

    I'm stuck in the "stuck in Samsung logo" state. Wiping cache, starting with PB1 or OK3, the end is the same. The wheels fall off, apparently, when NK2 goes in. At the point where the expected "stuck" happens and SM-G900V doesn't show up in Windows Explorer, I pop the battery, go back to...
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    Setup Wizard fail: android.process.media stopped

    The fix is to do an FDR. End of problem - wizard runs to completion without whining.
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    Setup Wizard fail: android.process.media stopped

    I'm trying to revive my S5 after a big fail to get to Marshmellow. I flashed G900VVZW2BPB1 (5.0 - not rooted) with Odin 3.11.1 - no obvious errors found. In Setup Wizard I see "Unfortunately process android,process.media stopped" (also often get Google Play Store and Gmail stopped) over and...
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    Question: Boosting Bluetooth volume

    I use PlayerPro with the DSP add-on to get the BT audio as high as possible (volume knob and pre-amp slider full up). Of course I go past the "any louder and your ears will bleed" warning (thanks, EUcrats, for that). But I need more volume. I use a Sena 20S helmet intercom on my motorcycle. If...
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    USB 3 charging: Faster? HOW MUCH FASTER?

    I referred to 2.1A chargers - that should be 2.4A. The 300 ma difference seems to matter. I found a comment somewhere about how dirty or clean the S5 power connector is, and how that can confuse the charging process. I squirted some contact cleaner on the power port and followed up with a shot...
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    Help upgrading fromm 4.4.4. NK2

    The guy's got a VZW S5 (SM-G900V), he's using, presumably, a local SIM for use with an Argentinian provider. From his postings, I doubt he's looking for OTA support. All of that said, if he flashes to 6.0.1 is he out of luck with his local, Argentinian, provider? And is he no longer unlocked...