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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Snizzoop:
I guess the next question is, with the i717 coming to North America, what will the development be like for that device?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] steveblue:
Do carriers do this on purpose - do they not realize that a smartphone is a computer with special io? That with something as complex as a computer - we want standards - so we can upgrade, fix, build-upon, write instructions for, build a community around, and understand our systems. We needed one note, not 15 variants - that works for toasters but not for mobile computer systems. I am in Canada but bought a international Note for this reason.

At some point you would hope this hold on tech by the carriers goes down. I ask my students, would they buy a BMW at a much reduced rate ( rather than just taking out a loan and owning it) if they signed a contract where they were forced to buy brand expensive gas for it from one station, could on drive it on certain highways - all with tolls, that others with that car and those highways all had different deals where some were being charged differently, others could on be on the highway at night, where the company was allow to change the engine, take out components, rebrand the color and name and logo, put on cheaper tires and put in devices to spy on you. Of course not.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] obakesan:
Always wondered why the carriers are so controlling in NA. Look how many variants of the S and S2 there were?

How come this does not apply to Apple? is it because the carriers believe it to be so drool worthy to not bother with an iPhone 4S Fascinate or whatever, or Apple simply says you want that stuff you.

In EU, there is one Note, 1 S, 1 S2, works across the whole place, base code is the same aside from languages, etc.

Is it the carriers, is it a cultural thing, or something else?

Cheer,
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ikeny:
This is exactly what Steve Jobs meant by fragmentation. Why do we need so many variants? Why do we have so many versions of Android firmware? So many versions that no one can even tell how one is different than another.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tylerdurdin:
What a **** thing to do to such a sweet device.....Crapdragon should be done away with period.....this is old tech that even their newest version does stray from its roots. But with the longevity of a phones life at this point I don't think anyone gives a crap anymore. Samsung sure has a way of beating down great devices though.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] LordManhattan:
Not really, but when you want the most powerful phone on the market and you get the slower version instead, i understand why people are "pissed". You want THE Note and not the retarded cousin.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] p51d007:
People in the USA want CHEAP, so the carriers figured out a way to lock

them in (cut down the churn rate), and offer them a "good deal". People

see the price of a phone as 500 bucks....BBBBUUUUUUTTTTTT, if you sign

a 2 year contract, we'll let you have it for 49.99. Idiot consumers, who have

no idea of economics, think they are screwing the carriers by getting a phone

for 50 bucks not thinking that if it was a bad deal for the carriers, why would

they do it....similar to people thinking they can go go Vegas & clean up, not

thinking how those multimillion dollar hotels get built & how they can offer the

food, drinks, rooms for free or reduced rates.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tylerdurdin:
I'm not sure this has anything to do with a subsidized pricing....and more to do with the fact that LTE and Snapdragon are work together with no problems.....I have read that the Exynos does fine with LTE but at this point all the high end LTE phones are getting it. Maybe there is a reason that the processor/network pairing is becoming redundant.

As far as subsidized phones the AT&T SGS2 is essentially the same device as the international....and 200 subsidized.....549 to buy it outright is not exactly a drop in the bucket for some and higher end devices on Verizon are now 300 subsidized. Also the other networks that got lower end versions did so to accommodate their network. Not saying your theory is wrong.....but I'm not convinced its about the cost as much as I am about the fact that each carrier in the US wants their own version of everything....and to the general public there isn't even a difference as long as the names the same. Look at the first round of Galaxy phones.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HarmonyFlame:
ACTUALLY the adrenno 220 which is in the s3 chipset is just slightly better than the Mali 400 which is In the exynos chipset.

Technically gaming should and probably will be better. Daily operation will also most likely be the same. Only thing I could see being a potential problem is 1080p playback.

You guys have to remember Samsung does the best optimazation with any soc.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tylerdurdin:
This has been discussed to great length and I don't believe anyone agreed that the Adrenno was actually "better"....in fact I think spec wise they each do different things well.....but I don't even want to entertain another debate. I am not a fan of anything Qualcomm....weaknesses always seem to show themselves shortly after owning them.....the Exynos seems to get better with age.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HarmonyFlame:
Heres my bottom line: exynos is great, s3 is good. So fwiw I don't think calling any variation of the Gnote crap is fair.

It seems to me also my dhd runs great on its s2 chip to this day. Just saying.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] naimmkassim:
Any link to that debate? I would like to read about it..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JamieD81:
reason for north america's note being different is the exynos cpu doesnt do LTE *next gen is said to support LTE though*

therefor they had to change it up because carriers here are boner hungry over LTE lately.

ill keep my n7000.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] tylerdurdin:
Here ya go....its a typical case of benchmark vs. real world.....Adrenno wins then Mali more powerful....then read Anandtechs review that says the Mali is the most powerful beast ever.....and then they list a bunch of weaknesses....??????.....but keep reading because then they start saying its untouchable again....then if your still thirsty just start clicking every link you come across....nothing is one sided....other than benchmarks that are said not to matter for both phones...?????....I will find more links and update....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1085149

http://androidandme.com/2011/09/devices/galaxy-s-ii-mali-400-gpu-boasts-fastest-graphics-on-the-market/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Optimal Carnage:
Question...using ROM Toolbox I tried to install the transparent status bar it requested reboot but nothing changed. Is this app not compatible with our phone? Stock ROM rooted. Do I need deodexed stock for this to work?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Capp5050:
I believe you need a de-odexed ROM. I use StrongSteve's Odexed EL29. Using ROM toolbox I can change the battery meter and the wi-fi meter, but even so, I can see the 'defaults' every now and again 'hiding' under the updates. Since one of the limitations of an Odexed ROM is that you can't flash themes, I think it's safe to say that most of the ROM Toolbox tools under 'Interface' are not going to work for you.

If it matters enough to you, you could always flash a de-odexed stock: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1429243
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Optimal Carnage:
I'm actually trying to flash the de-odexed stock for the last hour and it won't boot past recovery after flashing. I'm at a loss here lol I'm not a total noob but this is throwing be off. I can flash odex rom it boots fine, wipe everything flash de-odexed and wont boot past recovery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Optimal Carnage:
Well running a complete de-odexed ROM and none of the icon themes are working...I miss me EVO lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cwwjr1681:
I wish I knew where the option is to change the statusbar color to black or transparent is in rom toolbox pro... I have rom tool box pro and under iconss it shows all my icons but no option to change my status bar it self
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Optimal Carnage:
I wish I could get any of the options to stick, maybe I'll go back to odexed already done of the icons could be changed successfully. :-(
[Motorola Droid RAZR] asalus:
as stated in the title, i think im having bluetooth issues, it's like my razr is choosing from which devices it can only accept files from. for example, it can recieve files from my gf's phone and macbook pro, but it cannot receive files from my friend's xperia play, galaxi mini, it can receive files from my friends imac but not my imac. how can i fix this? im having this when my phone is unrooted but now that im rooted and flash 2.3.6, the problem is still their. please help me with this one. thanks alot:) hope we can fix this.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] mattfox27:
I think theres a bluetooth bug in that build, check out the page with the build info on it i remeber seeing that was a known issue for .173 2.3.6
[HTC Sensation] dullhunk:
i have sensation from last 3 months all was going smooth...but recently 2 days back when i wake up in morning my phone was off i tried to power on but no boot then i connected it to wall chager for around 1 hour but no luck ....phone is not booting ..not able to go in bootloader :(

can someone help me .:confused:
[HTC Sensation] nba1341:
did you pull the battery and put it back on then put it on the charger?

I have had the problem when it completely dies it will not charge until the battery is pulled out and put back in. Scared me a few times too.
[HTC Sensation] erkan79:
You should definatly pull the battery and put it back on then put it on the charger.
[HTC Sensation] ptschack:
additionally, holding down

volume up

volume down

power

buttons simultaneously for a few secs will mostly reboot the sensation (kinda like CTRL-ALT-DEL). That way you can avoid opening your phone everytime it crashes :)
[HTC Sensation] johnerz:
You now are aware that modern batteries don't respond well to going flat - try not to do it :)
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
For some reason, this rarely ever works for me and I wind up having to pull the battery. It works fine when there is no reason for a battery pull.
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
Ditto, I usually try to use adb to run "adb reboot" or "adb reboot recovery", if I am around my netbook. ADB works 80% of the time :)
[HTC Sensation] oisindubh:
I thought I was going there when I started boot looping on my initial ICS install. A rather overconfident decision re Super Cid and the 3.24 firmware that failed after I had already flashed my first Rom.

It took me several hours of hunting and I very nearly went to the used phone shop for a cheapo to replace it - then I discovered the adb fastboot threads. If you are very stuck I really suggest trying it in a very step by step way. Perhaps find the commands to help you there. Then you may be able to root, supercid etc and reflash a rom that gets you oin your feet again.

I do hope this works for you.
[HTC Sensation] dullhunk:
thanks for all ur replies tried adb reboot bootloader commands with putting a new battery in phone now phone is booting ..

once again thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chocodough:
Ok this has been bugging me.

My GS2, whether stock, or currently with UnNamed 1.3.2, the phone always says UMTS under Mobile Network Type under Status and I am confused as to why?

I live in the Northern VA market and all around here is solid HSPA coverage. I actually even live in an LTE area as well. But any where I go around here, including where I work, it always shows UMTS. Where I work (AT&T) our two display GS2's also always show UMTS. Our other phones show HSPA like they should. I also have an Atrix which properly shows HSPA.

So I never really know what network I am really on. I don't know whether I am really on HSPA and it's just displaying wrong, or I am actually on UMTS.

Anyone have a clue what is going on?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
The framework lies and displays everything as UMTS. Simple as that.

It was funny - on the Infuse, the display rules seemed to be:

UMTS = UMTS

HSDPA = HSPA

HSPA+ = UMTS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chocodough:
Well it appears as if the GS2 is having the same problem as the Infuse then. Do you think it is inherent to Samsung Phones?

Also do you know if there is a patch to correct it to properly display the network?

I am using UnNamed 1.3.2 and I noticed in his thread a CWM flashable add-on called "Show true connection status in the status bar".

I know that won't really correct the issue, but I haven't tried that add-on yet. Do ya think that would work give a proper display, or would it be reading it from the same place that is having the issue?

*EDIT*

Oh I forgot to mention, that it appears that the Skyrocket doesn't suffer from this issue. Our display models at work properly display HSPA like they should.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Unnamed will differentiate between UMTS (3G) and H+ in the status bar.

Not sure about H vs. H+

Edit: Probably related to the fact that AT&T stock ROMs lie and always display H+ for any network mode other than GPRS and EDGE.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Simba501:
It idles in UMTS and switches to HSPA when data is in use. What your status bar shows is completely dependent on what the rom developer configured it to be.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] czbhs1986:
I have similar problem. I wish to use edge to have better signal, but it is always UMTS...Usinig UNNAMED 2.2.1. There is not a option to choose network type. Anyone know what to do?

B.T.W. *#*#4636#*#*---->Phone information---->GSM only doesn't work. It won't save the option.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] chocodough:
But what's curious is the SkyRocket properly displays HSPA though. Whether it's idle or not it displays it correctly. The code can't be all that much different being as the Skyrocket isn't that much different of a device.

Also as far as displaying it on the status bar, the mod that you can get for UnNamed for the true connection on the status bar, is it reading it right from the network or just from the settings? My point is if the phone is showing UMTS, wouldn't the mod on the status bar still show it cause that is what the phone is showing? Or would it be correct?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] rdannar:
Most hellraised Rom will have what you are looking for
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] DoeBoi:
hi, i'm new to odin and i was hoping you guys can help me out.

1. is it absolutely necessary to use .pit file every time using odin or are there acceptions?

2. is it ok to use default .pit file from odin3 or use a specific .pit file for galaxy player?

edited:

so i couldn't wait and flashed using odin. i was eventually successful after 2 attempts (thankfully no bricks) and i think i learned a thing or two, so now i want to share my experience with those who are new to odin. and this was done on an international version btw.

1st attempt (failed)

firmware: eryigit rom 1.2 based on 2.3.6

odin3: checked: pit (using a pit file for 2.3.5), pda (eryigit extracted file), auto reboot, reset time, bootloader update

result: booted fine, however android process crash constantly, camera, gallery, music, video don't work, FCs

2nd attempt (success!)

firmware: eryigit rom 1.2

odin3: checked: no using pit file, pda (eryigit extracted file), auto reboot, reset time

result: great success!

make sure you have samsung drivers correctly installed on your computer

how to:

full wipe: go to recovery and do a factory reset

recovery mode: power down, hold volume UP and power button until samsung logo appears

download mode: power down, hold volume DOWN and power button until samsung logo appears

ghetto lagfix (eryigit's rom):

1. go to recovery mode

2. back up rom and reboot

3. plug in computer via usb to storage mode, find folder under clockworkmod/backup/xx.xx.xx with .rfs extensions, change .rfs to ext4

4. open nandorid.md5 with notepad, change .rfs to .ext4, exit and save

5. go back to recovery mode

6. restore the previously back up rom, reboot, finish!
[HTC Amaze 4G] cczupich:
New touch clockwork mod recovery, now in beta. Does anyone know if it's out for the amaze yet? And if it's available.
[HTC Amaze 4G] xboarder56:
wrong section and source not released
[HTC Amaze 4G] Binary100100:
Moved to General.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Chance Ill:
Not yet. Only for Galaxy Nexus & Nexus S at the moment.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nhshah7:
Hey guys,

I'm between classes so I can't do a more thorough search. I had an issue this morning where the screen would flicker but ONLY teh menu bar would flicker mostly. It looks like a gruesome mess up where it just turns into static momentarily and flickers on/off like that every few seconds. The menu bar also moves up and down very slightly, maybe by 10 or so pixels each time, when it's not doing that. I also tried opening the clock menu (bottom right) and that would flash on/off, every second, but if i touched something on it, it would stay solid sometimes.

The "gruesome mess up" with static happened rarely (compared to how often the menu bar was glitching) on my screen.

My mouse pointer also started flashing at one point and became unresponsive. It would also sometimes disappear entirely until i clicked my usb mouse or moved the touchpad (tablet was docked).

i had similar glitchy issues last week, but it lasted for less than a minute or two and didn't happen very often. this lasted for a good 30 mins today.

i wasn't able to snag a movie of this since i was in a meeting. i'll try to get one up later

has anyone else seen anything like this? I watched videos of other screen issues people had and this didn't look anything like this. other than this issue and ****ty gps, i don't have any issues with my prime. I'm planning on contacting tiger direct later in the afternoon as I have 2 days left in my 14 day period.

any feedback would be appreciated!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Just try rebooting device to see if it clears. If not a factory reset. Maybe a bad app or something causing it to glitch like that. Sounds more like a SW bug.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nhshah7:
i rebooted it and i'm using my laptop for the time being. if it comes back, i'll definitely report back. only apps that were running were the usual apps that come bundled with it (ie maps, NV stuff), volume+ and repligo pdf reader.

clearing my recent apps didnt do anything and nothing else was running.

i also did a factory reset last weekend (not yesterday/sat but the weekend before).

if it keeps going, maybe i'll try to do a FDR again :(
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Schutter:
I have the same problem. Most of the times it hapends in Opera. I also sometimes have a flicker when using the recent apps thing, than I have a triangle flicker...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nhshah7:
how often do you get it?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] denelor:
I've had this happen as well, though only since the .11 update.

Happens infrequently and rarely bad enough to prevent continual use of the tablet. Maybe.. 2 or 3 times it was so bad that I've just rebooted the tablet to clear it. Other times its more annoying artifact problems(the scatter, or the occasional random white triangle when using the app switcher).

Specifically I've seen the vertical shifting of the bottom menu bar, as well as screen scatter (looks like static or interference). The scatter occurs predominantly on the left 1" or so of the screen and only on screens where I can scroll up and down (not the home screen, for instance). I also have the aforementioned app switcher graphical glitch.

Had the device a month, this is the first (and only) problem I've had. I'm assuming its an issue with the last update and just waiting to see if the next one clears it (aside from mentioning it in relevant threads here).

If the next update doesn't clear it, I'll get it touch with Asus.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nhshah7:
Great, thanks for the info. I was perusing my tablet settings, dev settings rather, and saw that I checked "Force GPU rendering". Do you have this enabled as well? Maybe that might have something to do with it for incompatible apps?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] denelor:
I do not have "Force GPU rendering" checked. I have tired it with both checked and unchecked and experienced the problem both ways. FWIW.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Reignzone:
I have personally experienced a few different types of screen flickering that seem to cause graphical tears on-screen.

One causes a strange triangular shape on the bottom, left-hand side of the screen.

Another causes weird lines that appear, then disappear quickly... which eventually leads to the screen bobbing every few seconds.

Any insight, folks?

Sent from the last remaining Prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nhshah7:
Hm interesting. Does it ONLY happen while you're in opera? This seems to only happen to me in RepliGo Reader

No, sorry :(
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] denelor:
The screen static happens in nearly any app that that requires vertical scrolling (ie, content is off the page). I've noticed it most frequently in the stock browser, Repligo, and Word2Go. But those are the areas where I spend the majority of my time.

The app switcher graphical glitch can happen no matter where I am, but doesn't happen every time and in no consistent pattern I can find.

Likewise, the jittering of the notification bar can happen in any app or none at all.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] denelor:
After installing 9.4.2.13 and then using my TFP for about six hours I've yet to encounter any of the issues I had with .11 that are listed in this thread. The issues may resurface, but six hours is much longer than I used to go without seeing a graphical glitch (especially the task switcher one).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sterpazook:
Updated to .13 yeterday and still have graphic glitches:

1) Triangle - while pressing "Recent apps" button

youtu.be/2yQ7THiWO8g

only happens with maximum performance mode on

and >7 apps in recent list

(and not sure but seem like it anly happens in landscape mode)

2) Keyboard glitch - while running Youtube "3D-wall"

youtu.be/piSJOUaDHsQ

Not only keyboard flickers but the bar at the top also

Having this issues since the first update to ICS. 3.2.2 -> 4.0.3, done full wipe - did not help

Check the videos I've made with .11 installed, and .13 did not fix 'em (have not done full wipe after updating to .13 yet).
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nhshah7:
that stinks man :\

glad to report here that my issues seem to be gone 24+ hours after the update :)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] nhshah7:
Seems to be back on the newest update :-(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] acatabian:
Hey,

Just a quick question about my current kernel/rom setup.

I am currently on Manhatten Rom v1.1.1 and i did some OC/UV with the performance system menu it comes with using the kernel it comes with (imoseyon). Now i wanted to try franco's kernel, so I just flashed that.

My question is, will franco's settings override the OC/UV settings i used before?

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] miketoasty:
Yes it will. You will have to redo all of your UV/OC settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] BOBdotEXE:
If your having trouble running Plants vs zombies on your Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0 or 5.0

(my game played fine until the night levels)

The game would lag, freeze, and touch controls would stop working.

then download chainfire 3d (Root Required!)

Open the "Per app settings"

and scroll to "Plants vs. Zombies"

now click the check box next to: "reduce texture quality"

You can also use "disable map buffer emu" but it's not as important.

The game should now run super smooth!!

how ever since we reduced the quality, the sprites of the zombies do not look as good.

But at least it plays :D

I have attached some in game screenshots take a look :)

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Note:

The fourth screen shot is blurry because it was taken while the game is playing, so NO, it dose not look that bad,

but it should give you a general idea of how the colors will look.