Sometimes my Nexus Player opens up another app in Sideload Launcher, why?

Just got my Nexus Player which I rooted. Installed Sideload Launcher and sometimes I press to open an app there and a totally different app opens up.

Anyone knows why?

Cube T8 hands-on: another cost-efficient 4G tablet

Cube has been very successful in selling tablets with smartphone functionalities. Ever since the release of the Cube Talk 79 back in 2013, the Chinese brand has been dominating in this special area. The Cube Talk 9X, T7 and T9 were all once considered as the best offerings from the Chinese tablet industry.

The Cube T8 is the newest member of Cube’s successful 4G tablet line. With the latest version of Android OS, moderate specs and a very considerate price (), it is definitely designed to woo the buyers with a lower budget, buyers whom the 7 Cube T7 failed to impress.

Cube T specifications
•OS: Android 5.1
•Display: 8-inch IPS, 5-point multi-touch
•Screen Resolution: 1280 x 800 (16:10)
•CPU: 64-bit MT8735 quad-core processor (4 cores of Cortex-A53)
•CPU Frequency: 1.3GHz
•GPU: Mali-720MP2
•RAM / Storage: 1GB / 16GB
•Function: WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, OTG, Miracast, FM Radio
•WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n, WiFi hotspot
•GSM: band2, band3, band5, band8
•TDS: band34, band39
•WCDMA: band1, band5
•TDD: band38, band39, band40, band41
•FDD: band1, band3, band7
•Camera: 2MP back camera, VGA front camera
•Battery: 4000mAh
•Extend Port: TF Card Slot, SIM Card Slot, Micro SIM Card Slot, Micro USB Port, 3.5mm Headphone Jack, Micro HDMI Port
•Weight & Size: 354 g / 215*122.9*9.85mm


Design



The Cube T8 looks quite similar to many of Cube’s other entry-level tablets, the one thing that sets it apart is the metallic rear side. There’s nothing else you haven’t seen before: a widescreen display which dominated the front panel, a relatively small bezel around the screen, rounded corners, some branding and basic information on the back, a single rear-facing speaker, and dual cameras.

The only physical buttons you will find are the power/standby key and the volume rocker, both hosted on the right side.



The T8 is a very promising slate when it comes to connectivity, as there are quite a slew of ports and slots on board. On the top side of the tablet you will find a 3.5mm headphone jack, a Micro HDMI port, a Micro SD card slot, a Micro USB port which supports USB on the go.



Once you remove the plastic lid on the rear, you will find a Micro SIM card slot and a full-size SIM card slot, both of which support dual 4G network (TDD and FDD).



At 9.85mm, the T8 is not thin by today’s tablet standards, but I would say it is an okay thickness as I didn’t feel much more burden with the T8 than with my super slim Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4. Also, the T8 feels very solidly constructed, There is no sign of unwanted gaps in the casing or wobbly buttons.

The T8 comes with two color options: the white version has a white front and a silver rear, while the black version has a black front and a blue rear.


Screen and sound



Like many other Cube’s 8-inch models, the Cube T8 sports an 8-inch IPS display. I am sure that many people will complain about the 1280 x 800 screen resolution. But as the diagonal is smaller on the 8-inch screen the pixel density is higher, and such a low resolution is not as obvious as is the case with those 10.1-inch tablets, but is still visible with the naked eye on the T8. To be specific, pixel density on the Cube T8 is 189 ppi, which is below average for a contemporary 8-inch tablet.



Fortunately, poor sharpness is the only real minus which can be linked with the T8. Color imaging is natural and precise, it is more than vivid and vibrant for a entry-level tablet. The same goes for the contrast, which offers very pure white tones and extremely dark black. The viewing angle on the T8 is very wide, and it offers amazing brightness even suitable for outdoor usage.



The touchscreen is also very responsive, in fact it is as responsive as the panels on my Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 and Jide REMIX Ultra Tablet. Every touch is instantly registered, with wonderful accuracy and precision.



The sound from the rear-facing speaker has a decent amount of volume and bass, and I found it pretty acceptable for watching YouTube videos and online radios. But I would recommend an external audio system for music and movies.


System and Apps



The Cube T8 ships with Android 5.1, which is also the latest version of Android OS. Customizations have been kept to the minimum, and there aren’t a load of preinstalled applications.



The T8 also support OTA, making firmware much easier for average users.


Performance



The 64-bit MT8735 Cortex A53 quad-core processor, although low end, is a good choice for a tablet with this screen resolution. It offers entirely satisfactory performance for the typical tasks this tablet was intended for. Everything runs fluidly and without glitches on the Cube T8.



While the MT8735 is not a chipset that’s normally included in high-end models, this is evident only when certain tasks are initiated. For instance, some 3D games take longer to load, heavier websites take a second more to render etc.



As far as synthetic benchmarks go, the T8 offers poorer marks than the T7 and T9. It scored 9,074 in Quadrant benchmark, 1,130 in Geekbench, and 19,556 in Antutu, which are the basic scores of today’s mobile devices and are approximately on the same level as top models were three years ago.


Battery Life



The 4000mAh battery of the T8 offers quite a lengthy time frame for the users to enjoy their tablet without the need to recharge. With average tablet usage of approximately two to three hours per day, the battery will last 3 days.

In our standard cngadget battery test, the tablet lasted 7 hours and 47 minutes looping an 1080P video at 50% screen brightness and speaker volume, pretty impressive result for such a cheap tablet.


Connectivity



As one of Cube’s T series tablets, the T8 can be used as a smartphone. It supports both TDD and FDD 4G networks, and there are two SIM card slots on board to enable dual standby. Other smartphone functionalities such as voice call, SMS, Bluetooth, GPS, FM Radio are also included. You can also connect your T8 to your HDTV through the Micro HDMI port and enjoy movies and video games on a bigger screen.


Cameras



The T8 has a VGA front-facing camera and a 2MP main camera with fixed focus. Both cameras are about as basic as a camera can get. The rear-facing camera is merely there just for the sake of it but honestly you’re better off sticking to the smartphone in your pocket. Photos are low resolution and while it’s usable outdoors once you go inside photos become noisy quick especially in low light.





Photos taken with the main camera


Price and availability

The Cube T8 has been on sale for a while in China, with a price tag of RMB499 (). Prices in other part of the world may vary. You can also place your order on Aliexpress.com, which now offers a price of .95 inclusive of shipping.


Final verdict

The Cube T8 It certainly a nice choice as far as tablets are concerned as it offers decent performance, a bright and vivid display, solid battery life, phone functions and an extremely competitive price tag. Although it is not really a powerhouse tablet, it still handles everyday tasks with ease, and gives its users the promise of stepping in when their phone runs out of juice.

Help! Need to switch from one superuser to another

So, It's been a month since I've rooted my phone
I rooted through Kingoapp.com, and it was easy
My OS is Android 4.4.2 KitKat and as the title says,
I want to change from my Kingo Superuser to any other,
Like a normal superuser or SuperSU.. It's because Kingo Superuser
Won't let me use apps like lucky patcher, AdAway etc
I've tried many methods, changing to SuperSU, but its binaries fails
To download, and the other superuser app just sits there, doesn't ask for
Permissions and stuff... That's why I wanna change my superuser app :rolleyes:
Any help or effort will be greatly appreciated :)

Another lg g2 bricked

So this is not my first time bricking my lg g2 ls980, I know I can go and flash the stock firmware but this time I don't want to lose the files on it because I have some important ones, the thing is my phone have the recovery 'secure booting error' and I CAN boot to download mode, I was using the rom 5.1.1 ressurection remix but I decidec to switch to cloudy g3 3.3 and when I tried to install the kk bootloader using a tool (this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g...kk-lp-t3104380) I didn't check a thing in the end (I don't remenber at all but I think it was to flash a custom twrp to prevent what happened to me) so now I have really good looking useless phone. (I have a nandroid backup on the phone too to prevent any problem except the one with the twrp :( )

I just want one of these 2 thing:

1-being able to flash a working twrp recovery via download mode or somehow (I really don't care the how)
or
2-A way to recovery my files before flashing the stock firmware

I know I may sound greedy but I really need those files and I know if I can do one of the 2 methods above, I'll be able to get those files.

Thanks in advance.

ps: if need more specific information, don't hesitate to ask

Has anyone tried flashing the N9208 model with another carrier firmware?

I have the N9208 and I'm curios if I can flash the current stock firmware with T-Mobile firmware (BOH6) thru ODIN ?

gear 2 on another phone?

so besides flashing android wear, is there any way at all to run the gear 2 on the new moto x pure? it's running 5.1.1.

I just hate to have my 320 dollar smart watch goto waste bc i got a new phone...

Sent from my Galaxy Note 4

Is there a way to unlock the Galaxy Light to use on another Carrier manualy?

I bought a sgh-t399n at a garage sale recently and quickly rooted the phone and installed TWRP Recovery and CM12 on it. I called Metro and T-Mobile ( After flashing their firmware) for the unlock code but of course they refused to give it to me. So i tried 2 or 3 different unlock by IMEI websites as well as every single unlock app and software I could find while running logcat. The best lead I've gotten was the S.G.S. Unlock Tool app. It says it found the code but the results are null. In the logcat the system denies permission saying that the app was sending request as -2 when it was 0 and that it needed "android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS_FULL " to accsess the info. Now I'm not a Dev by any definition of the term, nor am I any kind of hacker but I have learned a good bit from these forums over the last couple of years and my gut tells me this can be done with a little patients and some help from the good folks at XDA. Any imput on the subject is greatly appreciated.

Flashing another ROM turned into some bigger problem

Hi guys, the times has come for me to open up my own account - I screwed up. I hope this is the right sub forum and apologize if it is not.

LG G2 Germany, formerly: TWRP recovery, Paranoid Android 5.1.1
Loved the rom but there were some issues like the screen turning off and on randomly, wouldn't accept pin right away, so I decided to go for CM 12.1.
Booted into recovery, factory wiped, tried to flash the .zip, but neither the rom nor the gapps would even begin to flash. It just said error.
Went crazy, tried some other CM versions, none of them worked. I've never had this issue before, when I flashed PA it all went just peachy.

Went even crazier and I can't really remember what I did in my panic spiral, but I somehow ended up with a soft-bricked phone. Managed to re-install the LG firmware .kdz, however, only the 4.2 one worked (4.4 gave me a bootloop.)

Now, getting this bad boy rooted and ready to flash custom roms is somewhat of a problem. I managed to get it into recovery though (after some issues with the recovery image), but flashing CM still won't work. Same error as before. I think there may be something wrong with the recovery image. I still had the image .apk from the first time I rooted my phone (also with 4.2) and it worked just fine so I figured I'd just use it again and do it like I did it last time. However, I am able to get into recovery mode. I've tried ClockworkMod and TWRP, but as a result of my panicking, it's just really a big ol' mess right now. I hope I've included all the info needed.

Please help, I'm actually lost. :o

[Q] Another Rooting Question

The majority of my phones have been HTC so not really sure if unlocking the bootloader is normal procedure for a Motorola phone to obtain root. So i have a couple of questions on rooting this device, I'm happy to stay on a rooted stock so don't really see the point/need of unlocking the bootloader at this time.

1) Do you have to unlock the bootloader to root? or is there a method to root without unlocking the bootloader.

2) If the bootloader does get unlocked can it be relocked at a later date and would it show it had been unlocked?

Thanks in advance.