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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calisoldier83:
The same thing just happened to me as well. I'm using Speedy 3 by eugene. I received a text messaged then my phone rebooted randomly, after that all the apps had a bunch of errors when the phone loaded. After rebooting it cycled the boot animation over and over again. Is there anyway to recover from this state?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Esteway.619:
Reflash the rom your using
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calisoldier83:
How do I do that if I don't have the rom zip on my phone anymore? I do have a restore of the stock rom that came with the phone, but would that conflict with the current kernel? I'm seeing there are ways to use the shell once in recovery, but I do not know all the commands, as to sending the zip.

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I downloaded adb shell, trying to figure out how to push the rom to the device. any commands would be helpful.

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got it 10 char
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solesonfire:
I've been dying to use it and the description of the app doesnt help me at all... can somebody explain to me how to properly use it thanks in advance
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theSlack:
Do you have the pro version?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solesonfire:
Nope... since I don't know how to use it I didn't buy but I'm very interested on it so after I learn Ill buy it
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Naa Laa:
How To Use Titanium Backup For Android [Complete Guide]
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shark_On_Land:
Yes. Or you can use my explained Theron.

It backs up your apps with data with data.

Like angry birds + your saved data!!

The you can restore it on any rom!!

Its only use full to use before and after you data wipe
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flodb113:
I bought it because I wanted to be up and running quickly after flashing a rom and it's really good. Never had a problem with it. Just be sure to read the article posted by Naa Laa and understand how it works before playing with it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] solesonfire:
Thank you kindly my people
[HTC ChaCha] milkobgd:
how to disable sim contacts in chacha. I would like to preserve numbers on my sim if I change phone for any reason but I have the same numbers on my google acount on chacha. so how to disable them on my phone. I can uncheck them in people and I dont see them in contacts but if I search for some name I allways have two of them, one on google accoun and one on sim!?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SenorFusion:
According to this article, CM dev Koushik Dutta has released a free tethering app.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/1/2/2677391/clockworkmod-tether-non-rooted-android-free-tethering

Has anybody been using this with their Nexus yet?

How does it work? What does it do to CPU and Battery Temps?

I'll be trying it when I get home from work today.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] josteink:
The stock android and the galaxy nexus has built in tethering so I see no need for this.

Not sure why it would be of interest to the galaxy nexus forums.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Vanhoud:
Koushs method is less detectable by carriers
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bmorton18:
It's of interest to the Verizon users of the Nexus because Verizon charges money to tether. This way we can tether for free.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dcoy82:
I was under the impression it was USB tether only, and not wifi tether. There are already plenty of free USB Tether apps out, but this should be less detectable as others have said.

To each their own. I like Wifi tether myself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] darkhawkff:
It is USB Tethering only. I don't think he'll have WIFI tether working soon in the same fashion. USB tethering is great, as long as you're using a PC. What about if you're using an Android Tablet? Honestly, this doesn't really fix any problems for most of us, except the people that want to constantly tether at home and download extreme amounts of crap on their 'unlimited' plans......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JPA2:
I'd have to agree with dcoy82, alot of people prefer wifi over usb, cables are a hassle
[HD2 General] stanoye92:
hello ... uhm, i was ... what i was!? ... well, i tried to return my phone from hspl to ospl version, i flashed magldr and android to windows stock rom, but, when i tryed to flash it from hspl to spl i did this :

- Extracked 'Ruu.signed.nbh' and changed it name to 'leoimg.nbh' than i copied it to my sd card and then i tryed to hard reset my phone ...

- The loading screan was activated and tryed to update something, but then it crashes and now i cant do anything .... i can't flash anyrom, any spl, any bootloader ... it always says that 'Software wasn't updated' (or something like that) .... it seams like its locked ...

so, pls, help me to fix this thing.... thx XDA gods ^_^
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
We know you're worried, but you have given no details at all,, what model hd2, what stock rom you flashed, what spl shows in bootloader(don't assume you know, check it visually again now) what exactly "the loading screen started..... crashed...blah blah" actually means.

Details details details.
[HD2 General] stanoye92:
oh god, how rude of me ... well, im useing htc leo hd2 t8585 and i have stock rom windows mobile 6.5 //3.14.405.2// now, but before that i had android 2.3.7 gingerbread 1.1.3 magldr and 2.08 hspl ... i sucessfully removed android and magldr but hspl remains the same .... than, i tried to remove hspl with ospl and when i try to hard reset my phone i see loading screen of ospl but then it pops 'Not allowed' screen .... like its locked or something .... and when i try to boot my phone it stucks again there and redirect me to HSPL picture (u know those colors) and pops the message 'rom update is not finished, try again later ' ... i know it sounds ****ed up :)
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
Run Hspl4 with phone in bootloader, choose 3.03.0000, flash stock rom again. If you still get errors you aren't using the correct stock rom for your region/provider.
[HD2 General] aaki_rocker:
to remove hspl download hspl2 and flash the 1.42.0000spl !!

now try to flash a stock rom !!
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
That's dangerous advice without checking if its deff not a tmous. LOADS of tmouses have been bricked by the owner trying to get to spl 1.x

Just cos he said its a t8585, it wouldn't be the first time a tmous user has referred to it as an 8585
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] iuly1209:
i want to install clockworkmod 5 on my ace and according to instructions to enter recovery mode i have to press and hold vol+ and power key . the phone just boots normally when i do that . i kept them pressed until it asked for pin .
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Spex:
hold it until u see samsung logo

or any other logo if u have other bootanimation
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] redlag:
Power + home
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] iuly1209:
i did that too . released the buttons when samsung logo showed up . still boots normaly no recovery mode .
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] iuly1209:
thanks that works
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
I just took a "scalpel and tweezers" to open the S-Pen and have prepared this image for you.

Check it out to see whats inside your great Galaxy notes' S-Pen!! All the parts are arranged in the picture in the right order as they are actually placed in the S-Pen.

Just to complete the label legends:

1: The Nib (The front end of the nib is what we see pointing out and use for writing/drawing etc. The other end of this nib has a "protrusion" that fits in the hole of the "cap" )

2: The Cap (as mentioned, one end of this cap has a small hole that fits in the nib, while the other end has a "protrusion" that fits in the "rubber ring"). I checked with a magnet and found its made of "iron".

3: The Ring (it is made of rubber and sits between the "cap" and the "coil" part of the electronic circuit.

4a: Coil: Its wounded on a little iron rod and connected with the "electronic circuit".

4b: Electronic circuit: It has a little button (thats where I have marked the arrow and labeled as 4b). This little button is what actually gets pressed when we press the "external button" of S-Pen.

5: The tail/terminal end of the S-Pen: This is what is needs to be pulled out to take out the entire circuitry and the little parts out of the S-Pen!!

6: The External Button: This is whats needs to be TWIZZED out, so that the entire circuitry and the little parts can slide out from the terminal end of the S-Pen!!

7: The main body: You can see this body and make out now how everything is fit-in properly!

I did not find any direct source of electricity in the S-Pen, and thus based on principles of electronics, its apparent that the small little movement (kinetic energy) produced by the "NIB" due to action of writing/drawing etc.must be exciting the electrons (electric energy) in the wounded COIL (magnetic influx), which is used by the circuit for appropriate action!! (Well, this is my own guess and I am welcoming appropriate suggestions. :)

So that's it!! I opened my S-Pen as it was not functioning properly after it fell down due to which I was required to "press the pen" a lot to write / draw. So I just opened and just "RE-PLACED" respective parts properly and my S-Pen is working fine now!!!

I guess this info can be useful if you have similar troubles!! Nevertheless, this ANATOMY is still helpful to SEE into this beautiful tool of this Superb Device!!!

And yesss... if you found this useful... a click at the THANKS BUTTON shall well be appreciated!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
I'm pretty sure it's magnetic resonance not kinetic motion used to generate the power for the s-pen. That's what the coil is for. When the pen get's close enough to the screen's surface, the small magnetic field that is emitted by the screen is picked up by the coil and hence power is transferred wirelessly. Normally AMOLED displays do not generate any significant magnetic fields, so this is something that specifically needs to be done on the Note with Faraday grid either behind the screen or integrated into the screen itself. Basically it's a way of very accurately and actively tracking the s-pen's location.

I think this is also the reason that the Note specifically has warnings about keeping it away from any other strong magnetic fields; it could interfere or permanently damage the magnetic nature of the s-pen's functionality.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
Thanks. I get your point.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sportedwood:
I would love to try this with my pen and see if it fixes it, I have to press VERY hard to get anything to happen with it but being in the US its not worth dealing with a warranty for how little I use the pen.

Can you give some more details on how you actually got the pen open? I cant seem to figure out where to start.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bigmout:
I just had a thought, could this explain the offset problems some users have reported? Since all of the Notes are imports, perhaps some subset of s-pens were subject to enhanced scanning/x-raying that exposed them to damaging magnetic fields.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] roxxy:
Thank you, this was really interesting. I was wondering whats inside the S-pen everytime I take it out :-)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] naimmkassim:
Is it really work due to detection or interference of magnetic field on screen surface? Its sound more like ordinary reaction same like when we use our finger on the capacitive touch screen.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen

But why when i try the S pen on other capacitive touch screen and its did not work and cant be use except only on my SGN? I heard our S pen is actually are inductive pen! Not capacitive pen!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Elusivo:
Are the 2 metallic components, to the right of the button, potentiometers?

If they are then we probly can adjust them to fine tune the offset of the pen on the screen and maybe the pressure sensitivity
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] cpt_shawky:
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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] manhattan212:
It's a Wacom digitizer

The pen works on my tablet PC, just as my laptop's pen works with my Note. In fact, the eraser on my tablet's pen works on my Galaxy Note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eug:
Yup, as manhattan212 mentions, it's a Wacom digitizer. Almost any Wacom digitizer pen will work with it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacom#Technology
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
Thanks. Well explained. This is exactly how tablet pens like Thinkpad X220t work...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
To open your S-Pen you may follow these steps (Ok, let me assure you, its really easy!!):

1: Procure these: a Tray or a container to operate/open your S-Pen ;) , A scalpel or a knife to tweez out the external button, a pair of Forceps to collect/handle the fine parts.

2: Take the scalpel and tweez out the external button.

3: Pull out the "The tail/terminal end of the S-Pen" that is the part labeled as 5 in the attachment of Post 1. ( IMPORTANT: Please remember, you MUST NOT TWIST, just PULL OUT STRAIGHT the "tail/terminal end of the S-Pen", because there is a groove/slot that fits in the electronic circuit and if you TWIST the "The tail/terminal end of the S-Pen", it might BREAK the groove/slot.)

4: Now turn your S-Pen upside down into the tray and all the respective parts will slide down.

5: To fix the things back, just follow the order as explained in the original post. I found it easy to use the forceps to place the "rubber ring" on the top of the "Coil", then on this I placed the "CAP" in appropriate direction such that the protrusion of the cap sits in the ring, and then on this cap I placed the "Nib"in appropriate direction such that the protrusion on the rear side of the Nib sits in the groove of the Cap. Now carefully, take the Main Body (labeled as 7 in post 1) and slide it DOWN slowly on the "arrangement" and when it reaches the end, take the "Tail/terminal end of the S-Pen" and match the groove/slot carefully and push it UP properly. Now just place the "external button" by matching the correct ends such that the little protrusion sits EXACTLY on the "electronic button".

That's it and you are DONE!!

Enjoy the surgery...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Astrum:
Wireless Energy in Galaxy Note

Amazing just how much technology is surrounding the Note. Even in places where you don't immediately expect.

I was wondering how S Pen functioned from first sight, considering that it had button that send signal to Note, but no mention about the battery anywhere and no opening for it in the pen. It's superb to use Tesla's wireless energy transmission methods to power S Pen!

Samsung could have earned extra credit if they spoke about this technology in the marketing, but I guess they did not want to make it sound too sophisticated. Which is probably right strategy for majority of users.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Braxos:
If you know how tesla wanted to make tesla coils as weapons so they disintegrate soldiers and vehicles that was in the path/range of it. You would don't want to advertise it too.

Welcome to C&C Timberian Sun.

Long live KAIN
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bubblesmoney:
linking a few videos about the spen having a wacom digitiser and about other pens with erasers working on the note. see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2fzC3JVSUs and also see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKeb3j2K4WM&list=FL_ScoWWHNIr3zWwO7CPPapg&feature=mh_lolz

edit: looks like samsung is readying larger tablets with pen input also see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jj6zHpFmYg
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
Wow, here is a nice explanation by @steveblue on how this beautiful tool works...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1439369

(thanks @steveblue yet again:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] AquaeAtrae:
Samsung S-Pen water resistance

Thanks for the teardown. I was very happy to find this article.

Does anyone have a sense of how water resistant the S-Pen is? I managed to squeeze a Galaxy Note into the DC-13 Dry Case for use in and around . The pen works great through the case but I'm left wondering how likely the circuitry might corrode if dropped in accidentally.

Does the little rubber ring seem to seal out water somewhat? How tight did the cap feel? Also, did the electronics appear to have a slight glaze over it as if dipped or sprayed with a thin barrier? Most modern electronics have a basic coating to prevent corrosion from humidity, etc. I have to wonder if they have a water indication sticker in there to void the warrantee.

My guess is anyone getting in one wet might get lucky just as a often do with mobile phones. It'd be a but I imagine one could open the cap, blow air through it, and use a desiccant like rice in the freezer. Any have any success or horror stories to share?

Regardless, they don't look too expensive. Probably won't be long until Liquipel will accept these popular devices.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
Thanks AquaeAtrae. I am glad that you liked the article!

Although not sure how water resistive the S-Pen (or its circuit) is, however to answer your few queries I can opine that if dropped accidentally in water, the circuit should not necessarily "corrode" as noticeably there does not seem any corrosive elements used in the circuitry (or the S-Pen's "outer shell"). I also believe that if dropped accidentally in water, the S-Pen should still work fine if dried properly. And it is so, primarily because there is no battery/power source and thus any water-accident would not adversly impact the electrical conductance, as is the case with similar accidents in case of usual pen-drives.

In my opinion, the little rubber ring would not seal out water, as it is rather loosely fit. The plastic cap is indeed tightly fit, which may help seal out water. I did not find any noticeable "glaze" or enamel or lacquer coat over the circuit.

As you must be already aware, the S-Pen is similar to any Wacom digitizer, with similar properties. Water-proofing the same may not be a bad idea though as it would enhance the perceived value without any significant impact on the cost!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] knightnz:
Interesting article, thanks! I never would've thought there was so much "stuff" in that little pen.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] cpam:
Thanks +1 :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Rayan:
People don't realize (or don't want to admit) this is exactly why Samsung named this an "S Pen" and not just a Stylus!

Well done to the OP!

Cheers!

Rayan
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gerryjoson:
Wow, surprising what's in there, pity for all that technology and hype over wacom tech it's still not as accurate and latency free as a basic plastic stylus on a resistive screen, personally I find the S-pen pretty disappointing for this reason, resistive has a perfectly direct and accurate feel whereas the Note feels indirect like it's processing too much software between the stylus point and whats appearing on the screen.

At least it has something though if you like clean screens and more accuracy than the total 'lack of' on any other modern capacitive screen.

Thanks OP for the picture
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eug:
Don't blame Wacom, blame Samsung's implementation. If you told a graphic designer that resistive is better than Wacom, they'd absolutely laugh their heads off. Hopefully the ICS update includes a calibration utility!

In the meantime, check this app out.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vital.tst.n7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Notified:
Thanks for sharing, this was interesting, like others I wondered what was inside the pen :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JayMurda:
Hello

I am having a very hard time on how to remove the tail (Step 3). Is there a special trick on how to remove it safely without breaking it?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
Hi JayMurda!

There is certainly "NO SPECIAL TRICK" accomplish step 3, however certain tips that might help you can be:

Use a damp cloth to PULL OUT (STRAIGHT) the "tail", so that you may avoid any slipping of your fingers!!. Trust me, its not very difficult to pull it out, and even that it wond demand any excess pressure. Needless to mention, you will have to judiciously use your THUMB and INDEX finger of both hands to pull it out.

As described already it is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that you MUST NOT TWIST the tail (or even BEND it ) while pulling it out. JUST PULL OUT STRAIGHT the "tail/terminal end of the S-Pen", because there is a groove/slot that fits in the electronic circuit and if you TWIST the "The tail/terminal end of the S-Pen", it might BREAK the groove/slot.

Good luck dear!!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] RudiRulez:
Had mine apart the other day due to it being always on, as in whenever whenever I was within 8mm of the screen it would start to draw etc, turned out to be part 3 on your list was mangled due to bad manufacturing or my heavy handedness I dont know but either way I replaced it with some fluffy cotton and my pen is working great again.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] PeartFan40:
Not sure what problems you are having with the s-pen, but mine works great. I've noticed a couple of small, minor issues, which is to be expected with new technology. The Note is the first phone to use this technology, and will improve as time passes.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JayMurda:
Thx for reply but it sound like youre saying its really easy to pull it out but I even use a pliers to pull the tail out but still no success. I am really having a difficult time pulling it out. Anyone else have the same problem? How did you open your pen?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bhaffar:
S Pen Tip - Is it supposed to look like this?

Hello. Just got a new Note and was wondering if the tip of the S Pen is supposed to look like it was pushed too far inwards? Have a look and let me know if yours looks the same. Thanks. BH
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] PeartFan40:
This looks completely normal to me. My S-Pen, my friends, and his wife's pen all look identical. Its just the design of it. Nothing to be worried about. All is good.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JulioQc:
I was wondering if any of you found a solution to this issue w/o using the aluminum tape fix (ugly as hell):

Search youtube for "Galaxy Note S-Pen Problem"
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] galaxynoter:
RAvindra.. thanks a lot for the useful information and sharing your skills. I appreciate the layout and everything u have shown. Since the components in the pen are powered by electromagnetism, that means that the pen has 0 current flow when not in proximity to the digitizer.

I have one question about the cap which is made of iron? Is it a magnet by default? if so, Will dropping the pen about 1meter from the floor damage the pen as a whole, considering the fact that the coil and other components are non-magnetised? A fall could cause the magnet to lose its strength?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Ravindra9:
Hi Galaxynoter, Thanks for your appreciation and interest in the article.

Please note the cap is made of iron and is not a "magnet" by default as when I bring it near a simple iron objects, it does not show magnetic behavior (attraction) on its own. However, I will certainly endorse your view that dropping the S-Pen from over 1 meter "may" damage the S-Pen as the impact (if powerful enough) may cause the "disarticulate" the optimally placed circuitry and tit-bits, which IMO are rather not so well fit against each other.

I am sure you would have already come across various article by now on how this S-Pen (which is similar to a WACOM pen) works. Typically, these devices take advantage of electromagnetic resonance technology developed by Wacom Co. Ltd. according to which position analysis of the stylus is done by sending and receiving back radio waves from the screen to the stylus. On an electronic level, the screen has a grid of wires below it. This grid of wire alternates between transmit and receive modes about every 20 microseconds.

You may see this link for more details: http://www.tablet4u.co.uk/techinfo.html