I am currently logged in to XDA and have tried all of the different forum view options but I still don't see the "search" button anymore? Where did it go? Tried on multiple broswers too. Does anyone know how long ago it was removed? How do we search the forums now? I checked the Advanced search button on the top and got "Search is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience." Not sure if that applys to all search functions.
just noticed it missing myself
Ya, i've talked to a few people and I guess its down.
Yup. Only the universal search is working. Thread search is not there.
No great loss . . .
rangercaptain said:
No great loss . . .
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Um.... actually I think its a huge loss. Hopefully they get that back up and running again.
I came to the Q&A thread to ask this very thing.
Yeah, it is hugely important. How can people get flamed for not doing a search before asking a dumb question?
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Um.... actually I think its a huge loss. Hopefully they get that back up and running again.
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It was completely useless. Most successful searches are from Google.
velveteen71 said:
I came to the Q&A thread to ask this very thing.
Yeah, it is hugely important. How can people get flamed for not doing a search before asking a dumb question?
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Ditto, came here wondering why I couldn't find it. There's several huge treads I follow & I frequently find myself searching for some key piece of info I read previously (not to mention flaming the morons who are too lazy to read & think the rest of us are here to serve them).
jb789 said:
Ditto, came here wondering why I couldn't find it. There's several huge treads I follow & I frequently find myself searching for some key piece of info I read previously (not to mention flaming the morons who are too lazy to read & think the rest of us are here to serve them).
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Now that's an Irony!!!! Having to use Search, to find out the thread Search tool is gone!!
Google is Great, but very rarely do you find a specific XDA ROM answer on the first few looks or searches.
XDA thread search is a must have, to anyone who follows large threads and cant be glued to watching the computer all day long. It beats reading a 100 pages of posts where people keep asking the same questions, over and over again, instead of easily searching the thread, only to find their answer was 3 posts back!! You have permission to use my torch!! Keep Flaming!!
You can still use Google, like this.
Example search site:xda-developers.com/threadNumber
Works?
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It was completely useless. Most successful searches are from Google.
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I use the google method as well...I guess it comes down to how folks train themselves when first using the site.
I'm a googler....g
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Does anyone know how to unroot and put the phone back to stock??? My girl is gonna sell her phone... Has the verizon OTA update came out to the phones yet?? Can i just let it update??
maybe you should, read the forums.....
I would give you a link to the post on page 2 of this forum but those abilities are blocked for me right now.
Pretty funny how a 14 and 5 poster is making fun of a 96 poster. It is a shame we can't restrict the internet from some people.
So in short. Answer is yes, you can de-root (assuming that is a word) the phone back to stock there is a thread that has a guide for you to do so. Also you should be able to find it yourself. Make it a learning experience.
THREAD!!!
Heres the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652419
people these days...always trollin...
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Pretty funny how a 14 and 5 poster is making fun of a 96 poster. It is a shame we can't restrict the internet from some people.
So in short. Answer is yes, you can de-root (assuming that is a word) the phone back to stock there is a thread that has a guide for you to do so. Also you should be able to find it yourself. Make it a learning experience.
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How do you get that I was picking on him?
I tried to direct him to the right thread.
Better than telling him the same thing and calling it a learning experience!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652419
Please use the search function to avoid duplicate posts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652419
Doesn't look like he is being made fun of, and what does the number of posts have to do with it. People need to A) use search, B) post incorrect threads/forums.
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How do you get that I was picking on him?
I tried to direct him to the right thread.
Better than telling him the same thing and calling it a learning experience!
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I gave him an answer that it was possible and that there is a thread with a guide. You gave him nothing but "go to page two" Looks to me that I gave more useful information.
Philosophre said:
Pretty funny how a 14 and 5 poster is making fun of a 96 poster. It is a shame we can't restrict the internet from some people.
So in short. Answer is yes, you can de-root (assuming that is a word) the phone back to stock there is a thread that has a guide for you to do so. Also you should be able to find it yourself. Make it a learning experience.
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I wasnt making fun of him, just saying that he needs to search unstead of not reading a thing on the forums just like jcase said!
jcase said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652419
Please use the search function to avoid duplicate posts.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652419
Doesn't look like he is being made fun of, and what does the number of posts have to do with it. People need to A) use search, B) post incorrect threads/forums.
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Philosophre it seems like ur one of the people to keep starting new threads for the same things thats been posted more than once!
not trying to start anything just my matter of opinion
I may seem like that in your view, but please do a search to see if I have ever created such a thread. A thread that has been repeated.
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maybe you should, read the forums.....
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Your post has no on useful information. With a quick assumption he didn't read the forums, maybe he just missed it.
by me saying that means there has to be something in the forums...
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by me saying that means there has to be something in the forums...
oh btw Philosophre go suck a wang
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haha, I chuckled at the maturity of you. truly a shame the internet can't be restricted from people.
Ninja Edit: awww you edited once more to take it out.
yep, they would take people like you that has no common knowledge to read before they post.. if you read before you post, u know the forums wont get cludderd then it just makes more work for the people who has to go threw and take the threads like this off the board
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I may seem like that in your view, but please do a search to see if I have ever created such a thread. A thread that has been repeated.
Your post has no on useful information. With a quick assumption he didn't read the forums, maybe he just missed it.
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I covered this, and made the downgrade for everyone myself. It has been covered in this forums, and cross posted/referenced all over.
TopazAaron think before you post
Philosophre think before you post.
Rustyman14 search before you post and post in the right forum.
Requesting this thread to be closed.
i did think before i posted, i just dont like being said i was making fun of someone when iwasnt, he started it and i dont take the crap..
but thanks for getting this takin care of jcase
TopazAaron,
Agree with you, still think your comment shouldnt of been said, or been said in PM.
Thank you for the link.. As for the ppl who had something smart to say you could have just answered the question with out being an smart ass!! What did making your dumb comment accomplish??? Nothing!! So next time if you cant help me then just shut up!! Nobody wants to here you *****!! I dont have this phone I was asking a question for a friend!! Im not familiar with this thread so thats y i just asked a question so that the decent ppl that are here to help and not ***** could help me out!!
Just seen this browsing threw the web and was wondering since stated amaze wanted to know what you guys think about this anyone willing to try?
http://www.androidauthority.com/roo...pire-incredible-with-htc-super-tool-v3-41701/
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Just seen this browsing threw the web and was wondering since stated amaze wanted to know what you guys think about this anyone willing to try?
http://www.androidauthority.com/roo...pire-incredible-with-htc-super-tool-v3-41701/
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search, it's been discussed already.
Rule numero uno, search, search and then search some more.
I wish u gave me a useful answer other than the usual flaming....i didnt see any thread other than mikes and it only got one reply maybe something new came of it..
HTC tool unlocks the phone, however does not provide S-off for us. From my understanding there are developer versions of the Amaze running around and the only person I have seen with one is Xboarder. Not really that big of a deal I guess because Xboarder has a kernel flashing tool you can find in the development section.
Im aware of X's kernel flashing tool but S-off will make all our lives a lil easier...
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Im aware of X's kernel flashing tool but S-off will make all our lives a lil easier...
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Yeah, it would. But at least we have something until someone figures it out. I got my Linux for Dummies book ready to go!
RobbyRob said:
I got my Linux for Dummies book ready to go!
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i need one of those lol
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I wish u gave me a useful answer other than the usual flaming....i didnt see any thread other than mikes and it only got one reply maybe something new came of it..
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Wow, your a sensitive one aren't ya. I was not flaming you, the info was relevant. If you had used the search function you would have found the thread discussing this bit of software your asking about.
I found on the first try using, wait for it......"htc super tool" in the search function.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1413787&highlight=htc+super+tool
There is your useful information, have a nice day!
zPacKRat said:
I found on the first try using, wait for it......"htc super tool" in the search function.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1413787&highlight=htc+super+tool
There is your useful information, have a nice day!
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I'm fully aware of using the search function and mike's thread but since he's not active in this forum I was wondering if anything new came of it..Thanks for pointing out the obvious tho..p.s i did see the link in mike's thread also but who wants to read threw 104 page's when a simple answer is all we needed.
Binary please close thread.
what was the point of this thread?
teflon252 said:
what was the point of this thread?
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no point at all, all the information the OP is seeking is already available elsewhere.
HigherSensation said:
I wish u gave me a useful answer other than the usual flaming....i didnt see any thread other than mikes and it only got one reply maybe something new came of it..
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Seriously? You didn't see the thread that said
Everything S-OFF - Think tank, General information, Q&A
So I am guessing you didn't see the part where it says:
There is no way to get S-OFF on a normal S-ON phone now.
You don't actually need to search. It's a sticky at the top of the Development section.
That includes the HTC Supertool.
It took me literally ten seconds to find the post you were referring to.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1413787
And the post #2 looks very familiar. Guess what? Nothing has changed or else we wouldn't have the other posts asking for s-off. Would we? I'm not trying to be harsh but this is why people get flamed. I'm not flaming you but instead I'm educating you. If I already posted an answer in that thread... did you really feel that need to start another exact same thread? And did you honestly expect a different answer??? Think about how frustrating that is for me that has been spending hundreds of hours trying to get us s-off. Just take it into consideration next time.
However if you had searched for the term "Amaze s-off" you would have been presented with the following:
[Q] HTC.com dev unlock vs. S-Off in Amaze
[TOOL] Easy Perm Root One Click for 1.36 or earlier devices only (granted that it's not very helpful)
[Q] How to S=off on U.S version T-mobile
Everything S-OFF - Think tank, General information, Q&A
Any progress on S-off?
But you just stated "i didnt see any thread other than mikes"
How is that even possible??? What did you search for to NOT get any of the posts above??? I'm puzzled as to how you couldn't find them.
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Not yet... I want to get an answer from the OP.
You know, if the first response had been "no it wont work" this whole thread would have over in 2 posts.
marleyfan61 said:
You know, if the first response had been "no it wont work" this whole thread would have over in 2 posts.
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Where is the fun in that
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marleyfan61 said:
You know, if the first response had been "no it wont work" this whole thread would have over in 2 posts.
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It's never going to be that easy because there will be another one exactly like this next week. It has to be a couple pages long to look serious enough for some one to read the first post.
Binary i researched all the other links after posted the thread i was just curious if anything ever came of it.Obviously it didn't because we would of all have s-off by now that's a mistake on my behalf everyone's always so hostile on this forum all it took was a positive answer which i thanked BobbyRon for.I'm sorry and will use this for future experience..
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Binary i researched all the other links after posted the thread i was just curious if anything ever came of it.Obviously it didn't because we would of all have s-off by now that's a mistake on my behalf everyone's always so hostile on this forum all it took was a positive answer which i thanked BobbyRon for.I'm sorry and will use this for future experience..
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And knowing is half the battle.
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It's never going to be that easy because there will be another one exactly like this next week. It has to be a couple pages long to look serious enough for some one to read the first post.
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Binary I respect your insight and your efforts here in this forum. There have been numerous posts recently speaking to the hostility and lack of basic decency here in the Amaze forum. I never experienced anything like this in the Hero forum. All I'm saying is that if people simply answer a question rather than "flame the noob" then this forum would be a whole lot better for it. It also would result in more useful hits coming up for people actually using the search button since the answers would be more plentiful. Flaming and rickrolling helps nobody.
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Binary i researched all the other links after posted the thread i was just curious if anything ever came of it.Obviously it didn't because we would of all have s-off by now that's a mistake on my behalf everyone's always so hostile on this forum all it took was a positive answer which i thanked BobbyRon for.I'm sorry and will use this for future experience..
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Look at it this way: If everyone, noobs and non-noobs alike read from the top down, 95% of all question would be answered within the sticky before a new thread is ever created.
I agree that flamimg is counter productive, but the frustrations of the mod is well warranted. He's the one who has to clean up the mess.....
Does anyone know if this is on the devs radar? Its one of the biggest let downs of the stock os
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Does anyone know if this is on the devs radar? Its one of the biggest let downs of the stock os
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This question get's asked every couple days at least. The answer is yes, it's on the dev's radar. However to enable it on the nook color they needed to use a little bit of info that was on the stock nook color source. (this info is unique to each device) As of yet nobody has managed to find it in the nook tablet sourcecode.
We like to see the search button used here rather then wade through endless posts of the same questions over and over again, so please, next time use the search button. Give it a try on this topic, and search in this forum for "bluetooth," then read what pops up.
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This question get's asked every couple days at least. The answer is yes, it's on the dev's radar. However to enable it on the nook color they needed to use a little bit of info that was on the stock nook color source. (this info is unique to each device) As of yet nobody has managed to find it in the nook tablet sourcecode.
We like to see the search button used here rather then wade through endless posts of the same questions over and over again, so please, next time use the search button. Give it a try on this topic, and search in this forum for "bluetooth," then read what pops up.
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I'll do better with that in the future, I thought that the systems auto search when you post a new thread would be sufficient. Lesson learned
Searching is great. But a FAQ section on NT wiki or on forums would also go a long way to reducing the oft repeated inquiries.
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Searching is great. But a FAQ section on NT wiki or on forums would also go a long way to reducing the oft repeated inquiries.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Nook_Tablet
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Nook_Tablet
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Yes, but i don't mean a yes/no checklist- rather a fuller discussion of the efforts and potential prospects -- which would address the repeated inquiries.
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Yes, but i don't mean a yes/no checklist- rather a fuller discussion of the efforts and potential prospects -- which would address the repeated inquiries.
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A Wiki is what the contributors make it. If you would like the Wiki to be something else, you have the power to expand it. Ultimately, however, with the wealth of information out there I hesitate to think that a Wiki would be any "cleaner" a solution for presenting such information. Look at how many threads are out there and how diverse the topics are.
A full "discussion" is more what I would think a forum is for.
That said, we have both a Wiki and a forum, and we all have the power to make it as we see fit. If you have a great idea, run with it.
Thinking about a guide like say "links to common problems and tuts",
where there is links to every common problem of the forum in those threads. users can post more. so everything is there and its not very messy or long.
op's would get more views and thanks.
Kindly use the vote too.
is this idea good?
I think the stickies already enough (In my own opinion)
I guess we have so many stickies, should be enough
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mihahn said:
I guess we have so many stickies, should be enough
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Still most people directly come to q and a, (two stickies only)
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mnishamk said:
Thinking about a guide like say "links to common problems and tuts",
where there is links to every common problem of the forum in those threads. users can post more. so everything is there and its not very messy or long.
op's would get more views and thanks.
Kindly use the vote too.
is this idea good?
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I think the idea is a good one. A bunch of the recognized contributors are trying to do something along those lines, but based on a FAQ. The idea is for most devices to end up with a FAQ with short answers to the common questions/problems. Since the answers are short, they almost always link to a longer guide/tut/resource.
fma965 put one up for the Xperia Play today, it is here if you want to take a look.
Is there any way to share op title or at least have an option for more than person to edit a post? And watch over the thread etc etc.
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I think your idea is not bad but I think I already made a FAQ thread for it You can always PM me or tell me all kinds of your idea to improve it. I'm trying to make it as much helpful as I can and if you put your effort too, i think that guide can be extended to a greater level
Best Regards,
AJ
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Is there any way to share op title or at least have an option for more than person to edit a post? And watch over the thread etc etc.
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At the moment no. I think that people have asked for this in General - About xda forum. I seem to remember that it was going to be looked into...but it could be a while.
I don't think you can ever have too many guides as what you may find in one you might not find in another, but as already said it's pretty much covered in the guides/sticky department, and most of the solutions to common problems should be found by following Rule Number 1 anyway.
No offence, but the search tool of xda isn't quite up to the mark.
Quoting a person from the alternative to 10 post rule
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Agreed, but it IS an alternative. And I might point out that the search function is not the best. Case in point, I received a thunderbolt a few weeks ago, and while I was able to find what I needed to root it quickly, there things I needed to know that were no where to be found. As an RC, I knew better than to "just ask", but after I could not find my answer (although I'm sure it was here somewhere) I had to pull a n00b and ask. Of course, I was treated like a n00b with the typical "read the OP, search first" responses. NOT HELPFUL.
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No offence, but the search tool of xda isn't quite up to the mark.
Quoting a person from the alternative to 10 post rule
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Google works perfectly, which is why its so frustrating when People say they've searched but not found what they're looking for, because most of the time typing a thread title or their question into Google finds it straight away, or is in one of the stickys they clearly haven't read.
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Good afternoon guys,
does anyone know how to install pop up browser on stock JB update.
thanks
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Good afternoon guys,
does anyone know how to install pop up browser on stock JB update.
thanks
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If you were to search it would of popped up a link for ya. If you opened the themes and apps section of this forum, you would of seen "resizable pop up browser for jb 4.1.2"! It probably would of taken less time then creating this thread and waiting for a reply. Try it next time. But now you can click here!http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34348831
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If you were to search it would of popped up a link for ya. If you opened the themes and apps section of this forum, you would of seen "resizable pop up browser for jb 4.1.2"! It probably would of taken less time then creating this thread and waiting for a reply. Try it next time. But now you can click here!http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34348831
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hey men thanks for the information, don't you think I was look probably in the wrong place.
I really appreciate the help that most of the people provide here in XDA, but sometimes people assume without knowing if really i look for the information or not.
yes I'm relative new to the forum and what comes to my mind when I need help its to ask questions.
sorry for the inconvenient of opening a new tread I will sure try to not do it again
Blackfrediegeorge said:
hey men thanks for the information, don't you think I was look probably in the wrong place.
I really appreciate the help that most of the people provide here in XDA, but sometimes people assume without knowing if really i look for the information or not.
yes I'm relative new to the forum and what comes to my mind when I need help its to ask questions.
sorry for the inconvenient of opening a new tread I will sure try to not do it again
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You're not really inconveniencing anyone but yourself. You waited almost an hour for an answer. It took me less than 2 minutes to search and type a response. The majority of people on here are helpful, but there are some trolls. I've learned way more by searching and reading then asking. Google search has become my best friend! Some tricks I've learned is to type the model number followed by what I want to search for. An example is type "i717 popup browser" and xda developers was the 4th post. You can limit your search to xda by typing what your searching for followed by "site:xda-developers.com". Even better yet you can open xda, navigate to your device and under themes and apps (since popbrowser is an app) type popup browser in the "search this forum" box. It would of been the first post found! This site is a WEALTH of information! Don't hesitate to post questions like you just did. But save yourself some time by perfecting search techniques!!
Thanks bro
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