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[General Topics] Gusar321:
Priorities changed. Now it's about providing a better internet and multimedia experience.
[General Topics] ph00ny:
well they are getting smaller in some aspects (ie, thickness) and getting lighter overall
[General Topics] sygeek:
5.3" screen is too weird for a smartphone or even a tablet. I mean, neither can it fit your pocket, nor too okay for a decent tablet-oriented phone. But, if this is an experiment to bring something "new", well the market needs some wacko devices like these, I'd say bring it on but at your own risk.

Update: It's here! Samsung Galaxy Note has been announced at the IFA, a conference at Berlin. Read the article for the details.

Follow-up thread - "Samsung launches Galaxy Note".
[General Topics] kshen1:
I can't see myself buying a 5.3" phone, even if it is stock/open bl
[General Topics] oka1:
To be released before X-Mas

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/01/samsung-galaxy-note-official-5-3-inch-super-amoled-display-s/
[General Topics] FMZONE:
way too big! Xperia Ray seems to be well-received by Japanese. Marketing way in Japan is also aiming for women. Actually HTC Magic was also a nice size for me.
[General Topics] gakjelasbgt:
wow.. our handheld device (especially phone) are getting bigger and bigger these days!

but its nice things i guess :-)
[General Topics] er.davinder:
waste, i'll rather buy a 3x cheap Indian tablet for the price of one phone
[General Topics] pflatlyne:
I will. this is exactly what I want. Actually,I want it with a foldout keyboard.
[General Topics] TheCraig:
Way way to big, a 4" xperia play is fine for me
[General Topics] sygeek:
So, you'll buy 3 crap devices for the price of one super smartphone? At least, I wouldn't.
[General Topics] yamchirobe:
I don't intend to troll but is super oled superior to super amoled
[General Topics] stackingreasyBBs:
Best thing about it might be the 2500mAh battery. Though with a screen that big and LTE, I still wonder how the battery life will be. Definitely too big for my tastes, though.
[General Topics] eipi+1:
I hope it will be released in Germany.

Not being killed by apple like the 7.7

Could be Streaks follower.
[General Topics] afsalva:
hmmm...might check it out when it release....
[General Topics] DPMAce:
Can't wait for this phone. I want it now!!
[General Topics] Sjael:
AMOLED *is* OLED, it just uses an Active Matrix addressing scheme which in simple terms means it's faster. Faster means better. :D
[General Topics] FatalityBoyZahy:
That's a micro tablet! 5.3 is over doing it... 4.5 is already way too big.
[General Topics] :
Im down.

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[General Topics] mattykinsx:
Phone's really don't need to be any bigger than the Evo.

I would say anything more than .2 or .4 inches bigger than the Evo and it becomes a pain to use.

I'm 6' tall, 165 lbs male.

My hands are big, not super large, but big.

As is with the Evo I almost have to stretch my thumb to access the top of the screen.

Phone's are intended to be usable with one hand.

If I wanted a mini-tablet, there are plenty of choices.
[General Topics] russ18uk:
These phones must be targeted towards NBA players.
[General Topics] kshen1:
to think that some of them use iPhones...
[General Topics] copualt3:
5.3 is definetly a niche device that is targeted at a power user that wants it all. The Samsung note 5.3 is to be written on, watch HD videos, browse the internet, read. Professionally speaking, I can picture myself using this as a nurse. Imagine the uses for teachers, professors, lawyers etc..

Sent from my Xoom
[General Topics] phonex1:
I would buy it. With the ability to write on the big screen, and all that viewable area it will match my needs better than the midgets. As for the naysayers you guys have your choices from 2.8inch to 4.5inch phones so why turn down this for others?

Patiently waiting for this!
[General Topics] culua:
I think its ridiculously big. It's like putting 22s on a van, and believe me where I live I seen it done....
[General Topics] veekay666:
5.3" is too much. They have the perfect size/screen with galaxy sii and they should focus on resolution now.
[General Topics] tlahpalli:
Customized Options?

Since they are releasing larger phones, is it possible to make requests of what we would like? I want a phone that i can easily use internationaly, has a mircosd card slot, etc, etc.
[General Topics] Duke4eva:
Eventually were going to be at a 15' screen if people keep jacking the screens up in size.
[General Topics] A2CKilla:
i thought the goal of technology waqs to get smaller, guess we're going back to the good ol days
[General Topics] Gaugerer:
The need for mobile phones to access the Internet is a game changer and mobile phones need to be able to do that in the best way possible without losing their mobility. Hence the trend towards larger phones. We are never going back to small pre-Internet sized phones.
[General Topics] ministroni:
I think that's way too big, but I also don't like my netbooks any bigger than 8.9".
[General Topics] Gusar321:
Can you still buy those? My current one is 8.9'' and if it breaks down at some point it'd be cool to replace it with another 8.9'', but all netbooks nowadays are 10.1''.

@A2CKilla: Apples and oranges. That phone in your pic is a brick. But today's phones, even the Samsung Note, aren't bricks. They're sleek thin devices.
[General Topics] corsasri:
a thing that size will need a car battery
[General Topics] lineagesum:
Omg! 5.3" is too big!
[General Topics] remixsoulja:
I would love a 5.3 screen I has big hands :D
[General Topics] kshen1:
LOL...true that.
[General Topics] FatalityBoyZahy:
Samsung? Really...
[General Topics] Maddmatt:
Bigger phone means more space inside for a bigger battery.

By your logic these 10-inch tablets wouldn't be getting even better battery life than phones... ;)
[General Topics] HappyAngelGames:
5.3" is way to big for me :(

BTW, Samsung already had the Samsung Note, which is a 5.3" "phone"

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note-4135.php
[General Topics] Kiboe:
anywhere between 3.5 and 4" is plenty big...i'm spoiled because i use a droid incredible, but my point still stands :P
[General Topics] ph00ny:
Opinion? Yes

Point? Don't see it
[General Topics] RedHineY:
nah dont like it, thats too much. i like 4,3 and wont go more.

I dont wonna buy bigget pants to put it in :D
[General Topics] jh_papa:
S-pen on the screen at 5.3 inches and featuring the Galaxy notes is not it?

---------- Post added at 07:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:38 PM ----------

According to Clove UK Dealer ...

S-pen, equipped with 5.3 inches on the screen in the Galaxy notes in late November in the UK will be released. Clove notes come in the Galaxy at the end of November and the current price can take a anatjjiman probably be £ 500 + VAT would seem to have been said. Muyakjeong prices are converted into U.S. dollars and adding VAT would be about $ 940.
[General Topics] jqjones3:
Personally I think its a sexy device. I would definitely get it if Sprint picked it up. But it looks like it will be a GSM device.
[General Topics] seotaiji:
Why not? For surfing and watching videos i'd welcome a bigger screen. Although i'd rather get my hands on the Tab 7.7.! :)
[General Topics] ams73:
I would rather prefer a basic hand phone and a 5.3" or bigger tab that I can carry around.
[General Topics] Gaugerer:
By definition, something that can "do it all" is not a niche device and the more things it can do the more people will buy it to save buying/carrying several devices.
[General Topics] carden12:
I think 4.1" is fine.
[General Topics] DPMAce:
omg I just hope this baby goes down in price within a couple of months.

I will not pay over 500 for a phone/tablet.

(yea I know, keep on dreaming :rolleyes:)
[General Topics] A2CKilla:
paid $150 for my touchpad :D
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Techdread:
Polarbit of Reckless Racing fame have released this game on the Android market.

We are starting to get some good games from more than just GameLoft, MineCraft DeadSpace:cool:
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] hairdewx:
Link to market:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.polarbit.Getaway
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] brochador:
I purchased this a while ago, but why i can't download the data files thru wifi? the progress bar is not moving eventhough i have stable connection. i tried to restart the phone, reinstall the game, reconnect to my wifi, leave it for atleast 2 hours while downloading the data, still no luck..
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] FK1983:
This game is FANTASTIC! one of my new favorite Xperia compatible games :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Dyelon:
Its pretty cool so far. I'm on like the 4th level....does it get better throughout the levels?

It could def use some improvements....i hope they patch the game cause it has SUCH a cool premise, but sometimes the action feels slow and boring
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] brochador:
deyymmm, i've been downloading the data file for about 24 hrs++ but still the progress bar is not moving.. tsk tsk.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] eucurto:
Anyone managed to run it on a ZTE Blade? If yes, in which ROM?

I can't run it on GSF...

Thanks.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] GetPatriotized:
Old news is old.

Already posted.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] enerp8:
This game is always crashing to me! Anyone with the same problem?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] aros2k:
A brilliant game, you'll spend hours with this if you get into it. It's just amazing fun. If it feels slow or nothing is happening, then you're not playing it right. Ram other cars off the road, grab powerups, jump etc to build your score!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] dsswoosh:
Yea this game is awesome.

One of the most fun games imo.

No problems for me. Unrooted 2.3.3 with latest firmware.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] brochador:
requested for a refund. after trying so many days of downloading unfortunately no luck. tsk tsk.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Techdread:
It a very good game, nice mechanics , pretty graphics & very easy to play but it is a little short on levels (finished the game in a couple of hours).

Probably try to master all of the levels when I get time off Minecraft :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] mastertiti2000:
I have sometimes one or two crash too. Even if i reboot my phone, sometimes it crash and return on my home screen. I'm rooted, v 2.3.2.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] aros2k:
You got 4* on all levels in a couple of hours? I don't believe it haha
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] subcu1ture:
Way too short.... not enough levels.... needs a survival mode.

I hope they offer an update with more levels.

I don't like how you have to play the level a few times to know where to go to get more stars.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] zetsurin:
I get this also. Great game, but crashes quite a lot for me.
[Galaxy S II General] santhoshar:
Hi all,

Just now I tried to make a video with my SGS2, but when it is reaching a closeup range, its quality becoming blurry, and overall quality is very poor. Even I tried to focus on a remote, we cant read the numbers in the remotes with this video. But still image is very perfect. Do anybody face this problems?
[Galaxy S II General] santhoshar:
Hello, Nobody to reply? Do eveybody haven't problems with Video capturing?
[Galaxy S II General] nomnompie:
Actually I have the same problem.. Autofocus while in video seems to suck pretty bad, yet in still capture the phone focuses fine. Tried to record flashing a rom on my other phone in a dark room and it refused to focus at all. Don't know why. Even if I shined a light to see if that would help but nope. :confused:

(EDIT) I just noticed that autofocus only seems to work in 1080 recording mode and only while you are recording. It does not appear that autofocus works at all in 720, 480, or any other video resolution. I can't find any info on that. Anybody know why? Is this a "feature"?
[HTC Sensation] Darkmx2000:
I was wondering if someone can point me in the right direction for flashable fonts for my Sensation? I'm primarily looking for the Arial font but with CWM it must be edify and the thread that I have found 1) does not have the Arial font and 2) Some of the fonts say edify but when I flash them it says "Installation aborted". Any help will be greatly appreciated.
[HTC Sensation] Bernardos70:
There are some fonts on the market. I know, they're not free, but it's an option. I bought a couple myself.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buff_rob1256:
I realise this has probably been asked a million times and to a certain degree is personal preference, but which sense 3.0 ROMs do people generally find to be the fastest?

I have tried a few but always end up going back to Cyanogen, I really like the sense features but just haven't been able to find one that is fast and stable.

Also, slightly off-topic, is there a way to back up all my apps etc. and then restore them when moving to a different ROM? It's annoying to have to download them all again!

Thanks for any help.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fredcorp6:
Try virtuous v2.0. It's sense 2.1 not 3.0 but it is fast and stable...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilcuber:
Virtuous unity is arguably the best sense 3.0 rom for DZ/G2. Also you can back up apps and data via titanium backup then restore them after. Hope this helps :)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S.82:
The fastest sense ROM is probably the one that has sense stripped out of it (can't remember the name, senseless or something like that).
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martonikaj:
Titanium Backup. I recommend buying the PRO key in order to batch restore with just 1 click. Its worth it if you switch ROMs with any decent frequency.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilcuber:
The op is asking for the fastest sense 3.0 rom. Btw the rom ur talking about is called no sense i believe
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
OP is specifically asking for Sense 3.0 features.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsteven77x:
Unfortunately fast and sense 3.0 don't really go in the same sentence.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martonikaj:
hahhaha. thanks.

I didn't want to have to be the one to say it.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buff_rob1256:
I was thinking this was probably the case unfortunately.

Thanks for the help everyone though, think I may have to suck it up and go for sense 2.1. I just much prefer the sense interface and especially the camera.
[Omnia 7 General] hydroxin:
hello, i buy a new omnia 7: with

7.0.7004

unlocked with chevron7

telekom branding (german)

and i used the samsung tool, for the relocking problem with zune.

my question:

how should i update to pre-nodo and nodo?

with the zune updater?? will i lose my unlock?

or how is the temporarily method?

(i will keep the jailbreak/unlock)

thanks.
[Omnia 7 General] DJBlaster-303:
all the responses are on the forum, just search carefully

happy flashing!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NyackAC:
Not entirely sure this is the right place to ask but the amount of technical knowledge here should be able to answer. From now on I swear I will backup my SMS to Gmail - since that's the only advice from everyone that I can see.

In essence, all my SMS got deleted on my Galaxy S (I wont go into details suffice to say it was a minor misunderstanding / domestic). I wouldn't fuss about it so much but I have about 5 critical SMS for my work that I simply can't replace or do without.

I don't need these restored to the phone itself, in fact I'd prefer them on my desktop. So finally to the question, can anybody advise me if there is any way to recover deleted SMS to my PC (I can root the phone np and know about USB debugging mode etc.)

This comes down to a few questions I cant find an answer to:

1) Where are SMS stored in a Galaxy S because I have failed to find a directory with a data recovery tool that looks likely.

2) With the files I have recovered - apart images that I can open easily, what format will SMS / threads be in (presumably some form of binary or something?) and so what can I use to identify and view them on my PC?

3) If 2 not possible, can I view them on my phone again somehow?

Any help anyway can offer would be greatly appreciated. Please no replies saying I should have backed up - I've kicked myself enough about it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NyackAC:
No advice regarding this? Did I perhaps choose the wrong forum?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CEspaillat:
Is it possible for anyone to add the SBC mod to one of the kernels?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barnacles10:
Yes it is possible. Whether or not a developer chooses to do so is really their call and preference. Please ask questions here, as there is nothing being developed here.
[General Questions and Answers] albertodlh:
I have already read some other topics about this, and I know Google Music stores its offline cache in android/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music and that you need to delete the .nomedia files in the path for the songs to be available to other players.

I have noticed, however, that Google Music stores the files with random numeric names with no ID3 tags. So when you access them with other players, it's rrrrreally annoying to sort the songs out.

So my question is... how does Google Music know which file corresponds to which song? That info must be stored somewhere, right? Music is showing the ID3 info somehow.

Is it possible to create an app that renames and moves the cache files to other directory according to Google Music's internal information?

Thanks in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] kingcobra23:
Would love if there was a way, even if it involved hooking it up to a computer and getting another program to tag the songs.
[General Questions and Answers] c0d3m0nk3y:
In your sdcard, if your device has an internal sd it''l be there and not in the removable, go to Android/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music and rename the .nomedia file. I haven't tried this myself because I don't have another media player as i love the music beta player, but that file is what you put in a folder to tell the media service to not scan that directory so removing it will add those files to the media db. However that may cause issues with the Music Beta app so be cautious, hence rename instead of delete. I would reboot check the apps and if all is well u can then delete the file.
[General Questions and Answers] bkh1969:
Offline Music Importer

Check out the app which makes this task easy.

The ID3 tag information is stored in Google Music's database on the phone. The app accesses that database and applies the proper ID3 tags and artwork to the cache files you're talking about.

With all that information added, the app moves the files to a public folder on your sdcard so that the Android Media Service Provider can see the files. The files then become available to any player on the device.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sapien.music.importer
[General Questions and Answers] wallowinginfun:
I don't know how the syncing really works within the application or anything, but when I just installed Google Music, none of the playlists would download. I had to empty my music folder completely, and now everything syncs.

Is there anything that doesn't remove the music from Google Music's folder? It seems like moving it all would mess up the sync function. I'm just wondering if anyone knows before I subject myself to a day without music while the app downloads a couple thousand songs.:)
[General Questions and Answers] eXtremeDevil:
There is nothing on my local folder, android/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music, actually there's no "music" folder inside "cache". I have try the above app and also the app "Google Music Importer" (which appears to be the same) but nothing, it's doesn't recognize the downloaded albums. I'm on ICS 4.0.4 with a custom ROM. What can I do?
[General Questions and Answers] eXtremeDevil:
I have finally managed to import my music. First of all, you need the latest version of the import app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sapien.music.importer

If the music is not on your internal sdcard under android/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music then the path will be /data/data/com.google.android.music/cache/music. Now you have to set the proper permissions to the folder and files (I'm not sure if you have to set reading permissions or also write and execute ones, and also, I'm not sure if you have to set it only in the files or also on all the folders behind). You need to grant permissions on files under artwork and music folders .

You have to tell the import app your "cache" path under its settings. If your path is the second one, you will need root access (also configurable on the app's options).

Now the import app should recognize your music. If not, please let me know.

I have a problem here, how can I change permissions to more than just one file at the same time? Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] surperrover:
It's a good idea
[General Questions and Answers] eXtremeDevil:
It doesn't work, sometimes the app recognizes the music and sometimes it doesn't. The funny thing is that sometimes it only recognizes the artwork, and not the music. This is starting to piss me off...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xk315:
Hi,

been using this rom for a while, I've got root but not S-OFF.

Great gingerbread rom works very well thank you!!!

, just a couple of things i noticed.

I seem to have an abnormally high number of calls going directly to my voice mail, i never flashed a radio on my phone.

When i assign a speed dial number on number 2 it seems to "forget" it after a while.

Maybe there is something wrong or i'm just silly. :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickbosch:
Your voicemail problem could just be a setting that needs changing under your call settings. My Desire defaulted to that while is still had stock once. Changed it back and it was fine.

PHONE: HTC Desire GSM, S-OFF

ROM: Redux2 Snapshot 18082011

RADIO: 32.44.00.32U_5.09.05.30_2

KERNEL: thalamus 2.6.35.14_r1
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xk315:
Than, strange that it randomly unsets my speed dial settings though, i'll have a go at re flashing it if it's still not fixed I'll just try another ROM.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kovatch:
I bought a phone enabled and unlocked tab and want to upgrade to gingerbread but am unsure if the upgrade will make me loose the phone capibilities and sim unlock. Am I safe to upgrade and will Kiess see it as a euro model?

Any info is appriciated
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] insanely:
if its rooted already, make a backup of it and then try to do your update you wish to do.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bam-Bamm:
If you have a tab that is phone enabled right now, i have a question or two for you.

1: Have you attempted and actually made a successful phone call, with the tab, as it is right now?

2: Are you getting 3g network speeds? Or are you only getting "E"(edge) speeds on the wireless network for data/internet?

If you can, post the firmware, baseband, kernel, and build of the tab.

This will either help with an even better answer or maybe a super breakthrough in the ability to get 3g and wireless calling without the need for the roto modemswitcher.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] pierre3408:
Is there a way to use the built in mobile hotspot without rooting or installing a custom ROM?

( I currently have a Samsung Captivate, rooted, running a custome ROM (Mosiac VI by Team Phoenix) and can use Mobile AP. However, I do not see a stable Gingerbread 2.3.4 ROM In the Infuse 4G Developer Section.)

If not, can it be accessed by rooting only? Or do I need to root and load a custom ROM?

If custom ROM is necessary, any recomendations for a stable Gingerbread or a stable Froyo ROM?