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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Izmir Stinger:
There is this great Android app that displays the output from the device's GPSr chip, as well as the data from other sensors in the phone (compass, level, accelerometer, etc). I have used it on all of my android phones. When I used it on the skyrocket, I noticed something different.

Normally the app displays a compass wheel and plots the visible GPS satellites on it, indicating how strong the signal is from each, which are being used to plot your location and where they are in the sky. The US GPS constellation has 32 active satellites and a handful of inactive spares. They are numbered, simply enough, 1-32. However, since I started using the app on this phone I have additional satellites plotted on my display, numbered greater than 60. I contacted the app's developer and he was as surprised as I was.

My handset is a non-retail version of the phone. I can't get into too many details of what that means on a public forum, but suffice it to say, mine might be a bit different than yours. Until now I was under the impression that my device was identical to the retail version in every respect except for the "NOT FOR SALE" stenciled into the case and the lack of logo on the battery cover. Now I am not so sure.

So here is the help I need: download the app (it is free), go outside and fire it up. Within seconds it should start plotting satellites on the compass as little numbered dots. Do you see any with a number outside the range 1-32? There seems to pretty consistently be about 8 of them in the sky where I am, so if you can detect them at all you should see some of them.

Please let us know if you can see them or not. Here is a link to the app on the market: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2 If you can see them, we may have additional questions for you. Please post even if you cannot see any. If no-one can, that means it has to do with mine being non-retail. If some of you can and some can't, then we may have identified a variant of the Skyrocket. Or maybe the satellites are regional. This is all very confusing and exciting, please help!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Izmir Stinger:
Attached is a screenshot of the app detecting satellites numbered greater than 32.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
Here is a screennshot of me using the app never shows more then 9 satalites for me
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Izmir Stinger:
Thanks!

Your screenie is in line with what's expected, showing only US GPS satellites. Hmm, curiouser and curiouser.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Nakel:
I'm getting 9/20 sattelites. The ones on the screen above 32 are white and numbered: 82, 78, 88, 80, 65, 72, 79, 81. Interesting, every satelite in green is below 32, every satelite in white is above 32. Oops, I take that back. There's a white 28

If you tell me how to do the screenshot, I'll post it here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Izmir Stinger:
There are a number of apps on the market that run in the background and take screenshots by shaking the phone, like this one: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.geeksoft.screenshot

So you see the mystery satellites, too! Cool! We don't know exactly what they are, but they might be GLONASS satellites - the Russian military GPS that opened to civilian use after the Iron Curtain fell. Or something else entirely!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
If you press and hold home and power buttons then release it takes screenshots you do not need an app its a feature of samsung galaxy phones
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rhornig:
Hi all,

I'm the author of GPS Status and I'm 99.99% sure that those dots are GLONASS satellites.

First about the coloring:

- gray: satellite without ephemeris or almanach data.

- blue: satellite with almanach, without ephemeris

- yellow: satellitw with almanach and ephemeris data, but not used in the GPS fix

I was more or less expecting that someone will spot this sooner or later. GPS Status was written to display all returned sat data. It is just that this phone receives also GLONASS data. There are several announced/shipping phones that officially provide GLONASS support. Galaxy Note and the latest Sony-Ericcson xperia phones. BTW iPhone4s also supports GLONASS.

We can expect most new phones will support this because Russia has implemented a 25% import tax on all phones that do not support GLONASS (from the beginning of next year). Manufacturers will obviously support this to avoid the tax. So we can expect new phones arriving with GLONASS support or even older phones to have firmware updates to enable it (if the hardware supports). Long story short, I'm happy to see this happening as this will give a much better service IF the phone can work in mixed mode.

In this particular case I guess the phone is using only the GPS stats and can be switched between GPS/GLONASS, but cannot use both of them at the same time.

Great find :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Izmir Stinger:
Cool!

We have already found one person who is apparently without GLONASS support. There are probably others (by all means, post). I guess this is a point of variation. Smartphones all seem to have them: two "identical" phones, but this one has sound card A and that one has soundcard B, etc. It happens because of the way consumer electronics are manufactured. Some of us got a GPS/GLONASS receiver and some of us got a GPS-only receiver, for no other reason than the availability of the various components at the time the production batch our phone was in got fabricated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
Yeah it appears that is the case. I just pickd up my skyrocket traded my sgs2 for it to a guy who lives in Louisiana
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] radon222:
Wow I had no idea that cell were incorporating GLONASS recievers too. Guess your going to have change your app name to GNSS Status now ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Putter:
Here's mine. Skyrocket purchased from an AT&T Store in Honolulu a couple of weeks ago.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] r34p3rex:
GLONASS IS HERE!!!

I wonder how hard it would be to enable simultaneous GLONASS/GPS support :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shansmi:
I have both models (production and pre-production) and yes they both show the same list of birds.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] OrionBG:
This is mine!

It is from Galaxy Note!

It seems that the GLONASS Sats are used with both GPS Sats!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Longcat14:
The reason the skyrocket can pick up GLONASS satellites is because Qualcomm released a statement yesterday saying that the S3 has a built in chip for GLONASS, and the carriers should be activating it soon, since its more reliable then the current GPS system. Honestly, Im surprised the skyrocket can pick them up without a software update, unless it shipped with support.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] giant420:
Cool beans! My skyrocket (also purchased from ATT in socal) is showing the GLONASS satellites in grey as well. I wonder if we will get the update that will allow it to work in mixed mode like the Note apparently does.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] aspexil:
Mine shows the birds in grey too!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Longcat14:
Yep, mine picks up GLONASS satellites.

I wonder if the 2.3.6 update (once it gets re-pushed) will be able to connect to those satellites... would be amazing honestly.

EDIT: here's the article. http://www.slashgear.com/qualcomm-a...-and-s3-support-for-gps-and-glonass-16202874/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] daystrom:
I'm on 2.3.6 and although I can see the GLONASS birds, I cannot receive data from them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jslanger:
I've got 2.3.6 and there isn't any change in ability to use the GLONASS satellites. But you can still see them...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] californiarailroader:
More reliable than our GPS? I doubt that. Similar to our GPS and working well is probably more like it, but doubtful it's more reliable.

---------- Post added at 03:44 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:41 AM ----------

I got my Note from Best Buy on Thursday, and it came with 2.3.6. I went into GPS Test, but it only shows a a max of 14 satellites, so I doubt it sees any of the Ruskie satellites.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Entropy512:
On its own it is highly unlikely to be more reliable - but when combined with GPS, using both systems simultaneously, it should be more reliable and provide more consistent fixes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Andy117:
I do not know whom to ask a question.

As I know GPS satellites have numbers 1-32. GLONASS satellites have numbers 65-88.

But my skyrocket often catch satellites with numbers 33-64!

What the satellites? Galileo?

P.S. SGH-i727 CM10
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Jack_R1:
You're seeing WAAS satellites.

http://www.gps-forums.net/etrex-30-gps-glonass-t43512.html

And since I'm replying to this post, and it's old, I wanted to clarify: just tested it to make sure, and SkyRocket GPS receiver is working in mixed GPS+GLONASS mode on ICS, me currently having a fix on 12 satellites, 4 GLONASS and 8 GPS. It might be one of the reasons for extremely potent positioning system on this phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] scootertrashtx:
Skyrocket with CM10, GPS lock 16/24... half & half- GPS+GLONASS as identified by PRN #. Getting both here. Accuracy 3mts, fix 6 sec. Factory settings for agps.

Yup yup.
[HTC EVO 3D] poweroutlet:
How is it that the Xiami Mi-One, running the same dualcore snapdragon (@ 1.5 GHz) as the Evo 3D, the sensation and the T-Mobile GSII is able to blow them all out of the water in performance?

I've seen benchmarks from multiple sources but here is one:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5053/vellamo-benchmarking-on-six-android-phones

Is there any way we can use the optimizations in this phone for our own benefit on the Evo 3D?
[HTC EVO 3D] raptoro07:
Well if you read closer in the article, they say that Vellamo runs browser performance which they equate to processor benchmarking and that Xiaomi have made changes to the stock android browser as well as it runs 2.3.7 instead of 2.3.3 or 2.3.4 and there may be further optimizations in the updated Android. It would be nice to see what modifications have been done to the browser and if they can be appliead elsewhere but:

1. HTC Sense weighs down the OS, which is why EVO 3D performs worse than Xiaomi and Galaxy SII Skyrocket with same processors and,

2. I never trust the Chinese.

---------- Post added at 09:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:17 AM ----------

Plus, it runs MIUI which has lots of changes.
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19456355&postcount=4969
[HTC EVO 3D] raptoro07:
That was my next suggestion. Flash MIUI and see benchmark :)
[HTC EVO 3D] SolsticeZero:
Or we can stop relying on benchmarks and start using actual performance as a baseline....
[HTC EVO 3D] Armani12:
Does anyone actually HAVE IT (outside china) to see how it works?

Also, can I change that mi-UI to ENGLISH?
[HTC EVO 3D] realsjn:
this is my evo 3d antutu benchmark(no oc,android 2.3.7)

4811 ToT

and m1(@1.5G HZ,android 2.3.5)
[HTC EVO 3D] sacredabyss:
OP, where did you get the 1.5G EVO 3D? mine is 1.2G. And I searched on internet can't find an official Evo 3d with 1.5G CPU.
[HTC EVO 3D] poweroutlet:
There is no Evo 3D with a 1.5 Ghz CPU. Perhaps my post is worded poorly but I meant to say the Xiaomi is 1.5 not the Evo.

Technically they are all the same CPU (potentially having different radios) but its possible the Evo 3D's 1.2 GHz chips are the lower binned ones, though I've never heard of an Evo 3D that couldn't handle a 1.5 GHz overclock.

Here is a review of the phone with some benchmark numbers:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/27/xiaomi-phone-review/

Seems like a solid performer and for a very reasonable price, too bad its not available in the US.
[HTC EVO 3D] hitman4274:
Yea the EVO 3d git throttled back for battery saving... But the CPU specs call for 1.52 ghz

Shot from my shooter in 3D

injected with cleanrom2.8
[HTC EVO 3D] pulser_g2:
LOL. I can imagine a few ways to boost your performance.

For example, with quadrant, use a script to mount its storage to a ramdisk :p

There's a zillion ways for someone unscrupulous to cheat in these silly scores... With such an unreliable ROM as that one (and I implore you not to run MIUI for a variety of reasons), what makes you think it's being honest about that?

Heck, I could write a memory resident program that would adjust the scores perceived by a benchmark :p Remember, when you run an untrusted firmware, you cannot trust anything you see on the screen :p
[HTC EVO 3D] Musik847:
Because its been drinking green tea all morning.

Put your 3d in green tea all morning.

DUH?
[HTC EVO 3D] kseriel:
What's wrong with running Miui?
[HTC EVO 3D] scott951:
I want you all to know this I have a mi-one device and I will be the first to say that I think the EVO 3D runs and feels faster then the mi-one. And I also have the HTC Sensation and its feels a little faster then the EVO 3D.

Both running MIUI!

there is some cool things about the MI-ONE device but I prefer to use my EVO 3D.

The Mi-Two Plus is the next bad ass device!
[HTC EVO 3D] Smac7:
i find it weird that the sensation feels faster given that aside from cameras and screen technology, the only real difference is RAM, which the E3D has more of. I wonder if it's because of the the dev support on the sensation is greater, therefore they can squeeze more performance out of the device. any thoughts scott?
[HTC EVO 3D] mingolianbeef:
There is a ROM in the cdma development that OC'd at 1.8 ghz! (I think it was ziggy's dual core kernel that was used in the ROM)
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
pulser, your sig is effing hilarious!

/me goes off to google "Mi-Two Plus"
[HTC EVO 3D] scott951:
I'm guessing but I think the 3D technology.
[HTC EVO 3D] 1and1get2:
i have something to say

i dont think its right that you dont trust us only because of where we are born, its not things that we can decide.

most part of chinese are kind deeply, i mean, except the politicians and the f_cking government, you know what i mean
[HTC EVO 3D] Lothaen:
Probably because the hardware and software are developed for each other?

Similar to why people say slow ass iPhones are faster than top of the range Android phones.

That's my guess.
[HTC EVO 3D] doom666:
that´s what i think too!

They´ve chosen this CPU and GPU and Display with 1GB of RAM and put the software arround this hardware, so everything fits in each other!

Thats the reason why the f...ing iphone is so fluent, smooth and fast!

Closed system for 1 sort of hardware! not >100 like android has!

Also you can see on MacOS, its much faster in normal use than windows! Cause its made for just a few types of hardware!
[HTC EVO 3D] danaff37:
Mac runs smooth because it is based on BSD
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezeuba:
Is there any hope of getting a flashable stock ROM of the latest VZW Tab update (EI04)? There is only one of such on this forum now (Cubed), which would have been great if only without the heavy themeing. I am sure many are awaiting this and would appreciate it very much. If only the guy who did the cubed version could somehow cook up a stock version... if wishes were horses.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danramos:
Here here! Stock with root and I am in heaven. The cubed ROMs are, with due respect, kind of annoying with all the customizing that I didn't want and all the weird transitions.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsb9938:
Perhaps if somebody asked me I might, I actually might have that, saved around here somewhere.

Try to keep inmind this is my first Samsung device and things are a lot different, and very new for me.

D
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsb9938:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1362016
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezeuba:
D, please help us...

Good day D,

There are a sizeable number of people on this forum who flashed the EF01 modem while upgrading from EC02 to EF01, and cannot update to EI04. If you can cook up a flashable Stock EI04 ROM (if possible, with the EI04 modem) we would be mighty grateful, me particularly. Please help. Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezeuba:
I disn't see your post with the link before posting. Thanks all the same. Very grateful.
[HD2 General] okeyus:
Hello.

I'm using HD2 about 1.5 year and I have one problem I can't fix. When I'm hearing music on headphones and I'll touch headphones cable songs just change, phone rings to last called number and all that staff from remote controller on standard headphones. It's pretty annoying because i have to hold my phone in hand. When i put it in my pocket while I'm moving then phone moves -> cable moves -> songs change. I'm NOT using standard HTC headphones, I've tried a lot sets of headphones and it happens on every one. I think that something may be wrong with the headphones jack, but i can't send it to HTC because i changed the screen on my own when I got it broken.

So here comes my question. Is there any possibility to switch off the options of remote controller from standard headphones (next song, prev. song etc)? I am using Sennheisser headphones without controller.
[HD2 General] Mister B:
Common problem on non standard headphones. Issue is due to rings on plug nut aligning as should & sending false signals.

seems mainly down to headset plug but device socket wear could have some effect on this.

Never had this problem as I use original headset lead modded with a 3.5mm female headset jack.

What OS are you on ? this may help you get better specific answers on software fixes & advice.
[HD2 General] okeyus:
I'm using Energy ROM and DL init (?) Android - can't exactly remember the build's name. Sometimes it happens more often than other times. I think it's happening most on WM.

I was hoping that there is some kind of fix which switches the controller off, prevents from using those rings which you mentioned that are responsible for controller.
[Wildfire General] orthasutherson:
What do I do if the Google talk authentication doesn't work?
[Wildfire General] KeiranFTW:
Try reflashing gapps again

Maybe you typed the password incorrectly?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ching1206:
ok

problem...

Everything seem fine...

then i open up camera want to take a pic...

said sth about...SD not mounted or like REad only...i forgot..

just couldnt take a pic...

so i restarted...

no work samething..

then i removed sd card n plug again..

works but my camera album all gone..

all pictures are gone...WTF

it was fine in the morning cuz i took at few pics when i woke up..

did some search..realized that im not the only one..

i think i found most of them in SD/LOST.Dir...

anyone had this happened n have a fix?

New edit:.

ok FAWK...

renamed all of them to .jpg..

didnt realized till now...like 4/5 of them are like only 32kb, 154x154

only liek 1/5 are normal...

this is retarded...lost most of my trips photos..

help someone ><!!!

this is BS
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Sounds like your albums folder got corrupted and corrupted the pics. This can happen by not ejecting properly when disconnecting from a computer.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] 14BFF:
greetings,

where can I find internal (electronic) spare parts for I9000 online

I broke the screen of my mobile and as per the technician the signal IC (PA) is lost

is there any website that sell these stuff?

thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 General] victor79:
http://www.globaldirectparts.com
[Android Apps and Games] rayulove69:
Here is an alternative link for all of you outside US wanting to have a taste of the latest google music app. Cracked from market. Its free so I dont think I broke rules:P

http://db.tt/PJAVXRsv

if you forgot to press thanks you are ungrateful and theres not much that can be done about it;)

Sent from a darkly dreaming freak named Ray with a hTC Desire S in his hand which's rom is changed by the owner more than his clothes !
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] marvin_kk:
Hi guys, I need your help!

Yesterday I updated my phone from Froyo 2.2 to Gingerbread 2.3.5 with Kies, then I rooted it trough Odin and flashed the recovery with ClockWorkMod recovery (i followed the guide, and made everything it asked to do). I completed the task succesfully. But here comes the problems:

I turned the phone on and I wanted to use Wi-Fi connection but I couldn't! It was just saying "error" and in settings the MAC address was unavaiable. I found something on the web, like trying to dial *#*#526#*#* but it didn't work too ("Driving loading unsuccessful").

So I wanted to bring the phone back to the previous state, So i unrooted it (succesfully) but now I'm stuck with this ClockWorkMod recovery and I can't find a way to restore the original Samsung i9003 recovery because i can't find it anywhere and I don't even know if I can use another Samsung's one.

I tought that maybe reinstalling Gingerbread from zero could fix this problem, but I'm not even sure of that, neither on how to reinstall it. Damn, I'm truly an Android n00b :D

Thanks to everyone that will spend some time helping me! :)

If it can help, here some infos about my phone
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] :
Now, Do you want a guide on how to re-flash back to Gingerbread using ODIN? If so,It is here. And, I would like to tell you that on re-flashing the FW, you are going to void your warranty and you will be able to get rid of the CWM :)

Hope it helped you! :)
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lee82gx:
hi OP

I'm facing the same problem as you, right now waiting for dxkp9 download and reflash with Odin.

But if you somehow manage to solve this issue please share.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] marvin_kk:
Hi!

I tried and I tried and I solved it! I flashed back the stock rom of I9003 with Gingerbread trough Odin. This removed ClockWorkMod and restored the phone as it was in the beginning. Problem solved, original recovery mode and wi-fi finally works! :D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] lee82gx:
+1 [Reflash, and CF-root without 'extras' and restore]
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wild000:
Hello,

I just buy a silicone protection for the phone but it's make harder to push the power buton and i'm afraid to "break/damage" the phone...

So i'm looking for a way to "wake up" the screen with the track ball and then i can slide to unlock the screen!

Thx a lot for your help, and here is my rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1155032
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rocker86:
U can use widgetlocker in which u will get several hardware wake-up option.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
LOL, he created a new account :D
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KeiranFTW:
If you used cm 7 then there is an option for trackball unlock
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wild000:
Thx a lot, that what i'm looking for!
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] owner eod:
manual way

on the rempuzzle rom page at the bottom it teaches you how but it does require some knowledge
[General Accessories] stinky_pinky:
I have been looking for awhile for a charger for my mytouch 3g. It's the mytouch that didn't come with the a 3.5 mm headset jack. I believe its the first gen mytouch. I've been on eBay and amazon, still can not find it. All that ever comes up is the charger for the second gen mytouch. The one I need has a weird shape, looks square with a small slant on the corner. if anyone knows where I can find it I would be very grateful.

Sorry if my explination is hard to understand.
[General Accessories] Akulamenuri:
Although the charging point is slanted (same as the port on the G1) an ordinary Mini-USB charger will work with it just fine.
[General Accessories] stinky_pinky:
I'll try when I get home. Thanks
[General Accessories] stinky_pinky:
Ya but this is a general question slash topic . Which i placed in general. Which is, well.... A general effin question.