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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Global Swag:
If you have been a customer with AT&T for some time they will give you an unlock code if requested.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] chompx2:
It depends on the device. If the device is new to AT&T they might not release the SIM unlock code. I have been with AT&T since they took over from L.A. Cellular and AT&T would not give me a SIM unlock code for my Infuse a month or so ago. The Customer Rep gave some BS excuses. Luckily Rooting and unlocking the SIM could be done without AT&T.

The Skyrocket is a different story, I am also interested but could not confirm that it could be SIM unlocked.

Some folks reporting some paying service could do it and some said they do not work.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] MakoVince:
Hi all, I just got my Galaxy Tab a few days ago (7510) and as much as I love Samsung devices, I simply hate their software. Just as Ive done with every smartphone Ive ever owned, I immediately started searched for as close to stock as I could get.

So I found the NoName vanilla rom, which I love by the way, its pretty much pure Honeycomb as far as I can tell, only the Browser.apk it comes with does not have a Labs section in the settings, and the Chrome bookmarks sync does not work; Google Browser doesnt show up underneath Accounts and Sync.

Ive tried pushing other Browser.apks from other ROMs, and they just dont seem to work. If anyone has an answer for me, Id really appreciate it! I cant live without those thumb controls or my chrome bookmarks!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] thekendog:
Flash tasks 3.2 ROM. That's all you need to know.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] MakoVince:
Its infected with TouchWiz, Id rather not
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] .torrented:
1. have you tried the Extreme Stock Experience ROM? (i havent but i know it exists)

2. GalaxyTask 6.1 + b00sted's ICS/Jetstream theme is the best experience you will get on your tab... its debloated and has HW acceleration enabled... its the smoothest and fastest... at least give it a try before you shoot it down just because of TW... its more like TaskWiz if you think about it ;)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] Jay Rock:
The custom ROMs that are created on this forum are nothing like what Samsung gives you.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] :
I think the browser of otyer roms dont work directly because of framework changes... Im not sure abt it im not a dev but thats what i know

+1000000

You really have to try GalaxyTask and then nag about TW
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] :
Btw it has the xoom browser which is a great one
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] MakoVince:
Thanks all for your input. I've tried taskwiz and it's just way too touchwizzy for me. Ill just have to wait for cm9 nightlies im guessing.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] SeanHacker:
yes. wait for an undetermined amount of time.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] lwfb:
I too hate Touch Wiz and I've never kept it on my Tab for long because of issues with lag. I've used every stock Honeycomb 3.1 ROM.

I got a GSII Skyrocket and Touch Wiz sorta grew on me, so when the update to 3.2 came around, I decided to try Task's new ROM because In Paris was the best Touch Wiz ROM I had ever experienced.

With Task's latest (v6.1) 3.2 ROM and b00sted's latest (v2.4) ICS theme, I am absolutely blown away.

NO lag, at all. Ever. Period.

Its awesome with the ICS theme and its very refined.

Just try it, you're only a restore away from whatever you're currently running, so there's nothing to lose!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] beta546:
Yeah just wait around doing nothing when you could be on task's rom in a matter of minutes and thinking why the hell did I not do this sooner.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] :
you guys exaggerate too much about the way you hate touchwiz
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] MakoVince:
Thanks for all the snarky responses, when my question was a simple one. I've tried Task, not for me. And yes, I realize that it is an undetermined time, Ive had the i9000 since launch so god knows I know what waiting for a Cyanogenmod release is like.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Cokemonkey11:
Hey everyone I saw some similar requests but it seems that no one has the same problem I'm having.

I've created a Goldcard from a 2GB Kingston MicroSD card and copied sappimg.zip to it.

But when I boot the phone using down-volume+power, it fails to load the updater.

If anyone could shed some light on the issue I'd be much appreciated.

Cheers,
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] 5[Strogino]:
Do you really renamed it to SAPPIMG.ZIP?

MS Windows can hide extensions and you see file sappimg.zip, but it is sappimg.zip.zip and phone does not recognize this file.

Double check that you are using right manual. Why do you need downgrade? It is not necessary
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Cokemonkey11:
Thanks for the reply, Strogino.

Yes, I'm sure I've named the file sappimg.zip - I have hidden file extensions turned off.

From the two manuals I've looked at (CyanoGenMod wiki and theunlockr.com), I need to downgrade to the 1.5 firmware before I will be able to root it.

You said it is not necessary, can you show me the manual which does not require it?

Thanks,
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] 5[Strogino]:
You can use SuperOneClick to gain root - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Cokemonkey11:
Hello again, Strogino.

SuperOneClick doesn't seem to be working for me.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19673641&postcount=5498

Would you recommend I try and figure superoneclick out or go back to trying to downgrade?

Thanks,
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] 5[Strogino]:
You posted text with phone information only. What error do you have?

As you have Android 1.6 - you can use UniversalAndRoot (but it is same like superoneclick)
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Cokemonkey11:
Hi Strogino,

I posted the log in the link I sent, within code tags. I'm guessing your app Tapatalk did not display the code block.

UniversalAndRoot has worked like a charm, so I'll now go back to trying to flash my first ROM.

Cheers!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] 5[Strogino]:
Ah. Sorry) Read from PC and found error. I think, it is linked to new version of SuperOneClick only. Old version worked fine...
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] xixoxix:
SuperOneClick worked for me!

GoldCard method won't work because it won't downgrade.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Rahmani10:
Hi All,

My HD2 running wp7 suddenly stopped booting, and keep rebooting after hanging on wp7 logo, my proble is that I need the data on SD card "Kingmax 16GB" and nothing able to recognize it, there was some ideas about formating the SD card on Nokia N8 and the card will work again, but still my problem isn't solved as I'll mis the Data, any idea how can I get my Databack from the SD card before formating

Regards
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] malsehn:
which mgldr do you use? since v1.13 it should detect a plugged in power supply and reboot + start to charge.... then you should leyave it for a while. if your battery is as dead as this won't work too, the only thing i could suggest you is to sayrch a friend with a hd2 still on windows mobile (6.xx) to charge your battery ;)

(on wp7.xx battery won't charge without booted os, that's the trick)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Rahmani10:
well actually I got a separate battery charger and I charged it fully but it won't boot it stuck on window phone logo and not going further I tried removing the SD card it gave me an error of missed SD card and require format my SD card is 16gb Kingmax my mgldr is 1.13
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Rahmani10:
BTW i put the SD card on Nokia N8, it saw the SD card and requested a password any Idea how to crack that password?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Nickdroid86:
With my bill going up and companies like metro PCs going down, which carrier would be the best to switch to both in price and service? (days, possible 4g)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Nickdroid86:
Bump? Anyone?
[Motorola Photon 4G] jami1:
it can be done, but as of right now as far as I know, there is no way to get the msl/spc code unless the phone is active. or you can pay someone get the code for you. Once you get the code you can then put the device in diag mode and flash a new prl for the carrier you want to use. I have flashed many phones to cricket and the photon can be flashed.
[Motorola Photon 4G] casawimill:
Could this method work to flash my Photon over to cdma boost?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Nickdroid86:
So far people are telling me I can't flash it, but the iFix store in the mall says I can flash to boost or metro. Please enlighten me. They said they charge 50. Is it possible and well I get 4g or anything? If so also, which company should I go for?
[Motorola Photon 4G] hjcg2001:
yes you can flash it with other carries i have mine working in IUSACELL (México), and i have 3g working too you just got to rewrite some nv items so the data configuration can be saved. You need your msl code in order to program it with cdma workshop
[Motorola Photon 4G] Nickdroid86:
I have no idea how to do that I would have a company in the mall called Ifix flash it for me, just not sure which company would be best in Florida on the gulf coast. Metro, boost, cricket, simple mobile. Or if they can unlock the gsm portion?
[Motorola Photon 4G] xketch:
I have my photon fully flashed to cricket, I paid someone $35 for it, took them like 5 hours but its working perfectly.
[Motorola Photon 4G] omariscal1019:
Hola. i have mine on metro pcs pero i dont have internet yet...can you help to get internet de metro pcs..
[Motorola Photon 4G] missingxtension:
Working on it

I am working on getting mines flashed over to metropcs

I am waiting for the esn to be added to the database.

I should be able to get internet working on it, and maybe mms.

I will update when i have it up and running.

But so far i have gotten my msl/spc by using radiocom like here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1365058&highlight=msl&styleid=16

then after that you just have to add the esn here

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270915486238

then after that you have to change the msl/spc to 000000 with cdmaworkshop or qpst. But i cant get qpst to work so ill let you guys know once i am ready to do that part.
[Motorola Photon 4G] jami1:
I can flash it for you, I have flashed my bros to cricket. the phone does not need to be active there is a method to get he MSL.. IF you are in the philadelphia area I can flash for you. I only charge 35 $
[Motorola Photon 4G] Marchena:
any updates! Please let me know
[Motorola Photon 4G] Infinite7154:
Photon to Boost or Virgin Mobile

I'm also interested in finding out if a Photon can be flashed to Boost or Virgin Mobile. My Photon has a bad esn because I didn't pay the bill. I just read on Cnet Sprint is giving WiMax to Boost and Virgin Mobile (http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57...to-bring-wimax-to-boost-mobile-virgin-mobile/) which makes my Photon valuable to me again. Are there any updates on this subject? I have searched the net for cdma flashing software and it's a tad expensive and complicated (for me). Plus, I like to flash rom's and themes so I don't want to end up having to re-flash because of a ROM I used.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Lokifish Marz:
I had posted this elsewhere but here's what you guys need to know before proceeding.

To clear things up and put this to rest, here's some things you need to know about putting the Sprint Photon on other carriers.

Will not work on GSM in the United States

May work on Boost (requires you change/clone the ESN, illegal)

May work on Virgin (requires you change/clone the ESN, illegal)

Any method that requires you change or clone the ESN is illegal

May work on Cricket (Expect 4G to not work and expect it to take a while to get it to work right. grey area)

May work on other smaller CDMA carriers like Alaska Communications (see notes on moving to Cricket)

Both Boost and Virgin are subsidiaries of Sprint and flashing to them requires breaking some laws at a Federal level.

Your best and legal option is to leave CDMA altogether. If you are pleased with the Photon then getting a good condition used Motorola Atrix and having it unlocked for international service would be you best bet. You may still run into issues where certain features like data may not work with certain providers. I have been told by others that have done it that on the Atrix it's simply having the right APN settings.

Discussion of this nature tends to be frowned upon by the moderators due to the legality of the subject so don't be surprised if the thread gets closed.
[Motorola Photon 4G] meyersamanda86@gmail.com:
help flash motorola photon to metro

Im not too good with touch screen phones yet. I just got one through sprint and got an account its a motorola photon. My first question can I switch and flash over my phone from sprint to metro? Second questions will i still get the internet? Third question does anything need to be done before hand such as example: account must be 0 balance. What would I need to flash? Is it hard to flash it? Can you explain in detail how to flash it. I just got an account and phone with sprint but when i seen the bill per month after i got home and baught the phone I was mad! Can I switch it over if I just got the account literally its 2 days old...please email me meyersamanda86@gmail.com
[Motorola Photon 4G] rbeavers:
If you can us WiFi for most of your Data. ting (dot) com is the way to go. No flashing.

You just pay for what you get.
[Motorola Photon 4G] meyersamanda86@gmail.com:
confused

So if I understand you correctly, I cant flash the phone? what did you mean the first part of your reply?
[Motorola Photon 4G] rbeavers:
Your phones bootloader is locked. All most impossible to change.

If your off contract you can switch your Photon to ting real easy.

Ting is cheap if you don't use cell data , use WiFi were you can find it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] xopher.hunter:
Just activated my old photon on ting. Very straightforward and my bill is super cheap
[Motorola Photon 4G] cwa82:
Expo Mobile will activate sprint devices without flashing. I am on their $35 unlimited talk, unlimited international text, and 500mb LTE data. Everything seems to be going good.

Google voice call forwarding does not work but the app does. People can call your Google voice number and it will still ring your phone. You can still make out going calls and it will display your Google voice number. What doesn't work is if someone calls your original cellphone number and it rings 6 times it will not forward to Google voice.

Sprint Voicemail app works.

4G LTE works great and i get 10-15mbps just about everywhere I go. Expo also has 24/7 customer care, most prepaids are closed after 10pm.

If you have a bad ESN this will not work the only other option you would have is either cricket or page plus and you will only get 3G data. Small price to pay with having a bad ESN.

Ting is very good too if you need google voice to work. I herd that they support it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bullfrog527:
Wait, you are getting LTE with your photon?
[Motorola Photon 4G] cwa82:
Photon LTE does get LTE speeds.
[Epic 4G General] Nuyoricanx3:
My phone is running on Random Rom (Build Thunderhawk EG22) and it doesnt allow me to play videos at all..

I cant record or watch videos.. Has anyone had this problem?
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] xDopeex:
been on miui & it wouldn't hurt for some cool themes anyone suggest ?

what's your favorite theme ?
[myTouch 4G Themes and Apps] Da Kine:
Blackice......its a ics theme
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bad08busa:
I have a rooted LG thrill and it seems as though there are not many ROMs for it. My question is, I paid for both ROM manager and ROM toolbox but there are no available ROMs available. Is there somthing I am missing?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subxero123:
okay i hope i don't get flamed for this, but im seeing multiple answers from different sources

so the question is

does the galaxy nexus have a micro SD card slot?

edit: just checked their site

http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/...dex.idx?pagetype=prd_detail&tab=specification

if you look at the tech specs it says it has SD card support
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dark lord me:
Nope no SD card on it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TJBunch1228:
Pretty sure those specs are specifically for the international version. The VZW version doesn't have expandable memory.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sushiguy732:
I LOVE having an SD slot. I am able to transfer files (pics, ROMS, etc) from my computer to phone and visa versa. Personally I would never buy a phone without one.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lowandbehold:
You can do that on phones without SD slots...it is called USB mass storage, which coincidentally is disabled by ice cream sandwich.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Natasfonos:
In my experience, especially dealing with verizon, I'd better have an SD slot, because the phone WILL fail and require a replacement and the last thing I need is a bricked phone that I can't recover my files from.

So, I was holding our for the Nexus but now I need to figure out my next device real soon...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oka1:
No it does not a micro SD Card Slot...... if that makes you uncomfortable ... then do not get one. But, for most this is totally a non issue

I used the phone it is beyond excellent....... its feel is way better than an iphart 4gs

It really is a major step up...........:cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] live99:
Its sad... I guess because of the NFC
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] inv3stment:
But a major downgrade when compared with galaxy s2. This phone sucks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Turbojugend:
Why are you blaming Verizon, or hardware issues for something that could happen that would be entirely your fault? (not backing up your own info)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beagrie:
So, the Galaxy Nexus doesn't have an SD slot. Is it Google?

What I mean is, my understanding of the Nexus S was that it was essentially Google's specs and design and Samsung made it, but they wanted to have their own phone with all their crapware on the market, so the basically made the exact same hardware in a different case and filled it full of Touchwiz. But the Galaxy S had an SD slot!

So is the no SD slot something Google have decided for security/aesthetic reasons, or is just a technical thing and they decided the phone could live without?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Natasfonos:
I never fire up my laptop anymore so backing up my files would be a problem.

If I wanted to be hooked to a laptop to backup I'd get an iPhone.

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I Hate Siglines!

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
it's a website typo

no SD card slot

reason why i prefer S2 over NG
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adamd1976:
I hardly ever remove sd card from the phone and to be honest unless you store loads of music/videos 16GB of build in memory is way more than I need...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] WhiteGorilla:
I got GN on VZW, unfortunately no SD card, which would typically annoy me, but with Google Music/Spotify, Calandar, Gmail, Contacts, G+/Picasa Web, and Dropbox (which can be used to transfer files too) there really is no need to worry about having to back up/transfer or need more storage anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dk_gh0st_:
No slot=no sale.... Why would they make that decision. Unless the phone had 32gb internal.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SupperDroid:
No expandable memory? WTF, thought only Apple did that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FinancialWar:
nope, no memory slot. That's why Galaxy 2 is a better phone. Just my .02
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NewZJ:
cloud services and managing your drive space should help keep it from filling too fast, it is terrible that they didn't include the sdcard slot option
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] technofreak9:
Nope it doesnt. It has a virtual SD card. To store Apps + Data. But thts bout it :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] canyon789:
get the galaxy S II instead. it has a external slot and it is just better overall
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lowandbehold:
Because you say so? :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] I Am Marino:
If you're gonna just cut to the chase like that, give some reasonings for your opinion at least.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Adauth:
Just one of the reasons i got a razr over the nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lowandbehold:
Yea! And locked bootloaders are sweet too!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Adauth:
Believe it or not that is not the only reason why people buy certain devices. I weighed the pros and cons of the three devices I was interested in and made my choice based on those pros and cons. I look at all aspects of a device then decide. I dont exclude a device because of one drawback. If that is how you do it more power to you. Dont get upset because I don't agree with you. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KapWorldDevp2:
I dont think so that Nexus has a memory card slot. The phone comes with on board memory of 32 GB or either 16 GB. Check out its features on Gsmarena.com put your phone's name on Search bar and check out the specs.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] silberj:
Which my Sprint Galaxy Nexus does.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zombierockstar:
Mine also! The GNex is flat-out a killer phone!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chinpokomon:
USB mass storage is replaced with something better.

The USB mass storage meant that you'd have to unmount the SD card to transfer files. This caused further problems when you also had applications installed to the USB storage, as Android would have to "uninstall" those apps when the storage was unmounted, and it would have to "reinstall" them when the SD card was put back in the device or the USB cable was detached from the host.

The new transfer mechanism works out of the box on Windows, and can be made to work on Mac or Linux just as easily. The advantage being that you don't have to unmount the SD card to access your files.

Furthermore, with micro USB being a standard for modern phones, the SD card is less commonly available on computers and micro SD, as has historically been the format used in phones, is practically non-existent. Using an SD card therefore means keeping an adapter around just to access the card. I'd much rather carry a single micro USB cable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kylechen:
I think the only point that matters is: when you drop your phone into water something and the phone no longer boot, can you recover your important photos or not?

This happened to me years ago when my old wm5 phone bricked without sdcard-slot. I spent months trying to get the data out, but even the phone techs tell me there is no way. They get the chip out but saying the internal data structure is more completed than i thought. (multiple partitions and formats)

I know the phone with sd-card can recover data easily! just take out the sd-card, and all my data is in it.

Everyone's phone will die sooner or later for all kinds of reasons. If you have no sdcard then you need to always keep this in mind: when it dies, all your data dies with it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshuar9476:
I have 12 GB of music. Sure i could upload my music to Google's cloud, but I often travel in areas where 3G is not an option. I'm available for an upgrade 12/1, and, sadly, this is a deal-breaker for me. I have a used used Epic 4G Touch that I'm using now, so perhaps I'l just hold on to it after the upgrade period to see if the next Nexus has a SD slot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zeinzu:
The Sprint version is 32GB ya know? I know you can get up to 96 on he Sprint S3 if you buy a 64GB card, but 32 ain't bad, especially for the price of the Sprint Nexus right now.

Edit: Btw, $50 price tag on the Sprint Galaxy Nexus 32GB at Radio Shack.

Sent from my Stock AOSP Android 4.1.1 Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] benkxda:
Did someone say USB OTG? That works for me very good for hardware data exchange. For mobile data transfer I very often use the Android FTP Server Swiftp (http://ppareit.github.com/swiftp/).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JediNinjafication:
I have 32 internal. Had the phone since may and still have 20 gig left. And i have so much stuff