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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Do you guys think this phone will have an outstanding developer support like the SGS2 has? Will Samsung release the bootloader stuff and all the good code from the start like the SGS2?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Killa357:
Samsung has recently built up a good reputation with the development community, it would be foolish for them to mess that up with their new flagship device. I'll be picking one up coming from the Evo 3D which hasn't had much going on for it as far as development so I'm excited to see how things play out.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
This is my same boat. I will be purchasing this device, and will be handing my MyTouch 4g Slide or HTC Doubleshot off to a family member... the phone has almost 0% development! I can only dream of a device that I will own with countless options. We don't even have a official CM7.

I miss having the option to flash pure AOSP, MIUI, CM, CM Supers, Always hated sense but it was nice to have the options that I did on other HTC devices I have owned.

Hopefully we rake in the devs. I really miss a good kernel dev as we have none really ... BUT.. to bigger and better things! :D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bala_gamer:
Development will be much much better, exynos is not new anymore for the developers , so we can expect some great things :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Plus it will be the most anticipated quad core and Sammies first go at a Quad Core beast. I see soo many epic things for our device!!!!!

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigmaxy:
Yeah, I'd be surprised if Samsung locked the bootloader and given the amount of interest with the device so far I would expect a huge community following. (unless of course Samsung releases a dog. ---not gonna happen--- )
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redhairedscot:
From the Samsung Vibrant...

I got burned with my Samsung Vibrant. I'm not sure if it was Samsung or T-Mobile who dropped the ball, but there were no official upgrades past Froyo. Since they never released the source to anything related to GPS, our latest AOSP/MIUI ports have horrible GPS performance and GPS-related wakelock/battery drain problems despite the best efforts of some really talented devs.

I've heard stories about HTC being either better or worse, depending on the day, but I don't have firsthand knowledge, so I'm not making my final S3 vs. OneX decision until there's a good AOSP port.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tehh4ck3r:
That was definitely T-Mobile. The (international) Galaxy S was updated to Gingerbread by Samsung, but carriers are idiotic and decide to change everything about the phone and then take forever to update it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
No. Only T-Mobile is retarded. So bad :(

Which is adding to my pros about buyin a int. Phone.

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tehh4ck3r:
Verizon is pretty bad with carrier updates as well (see: almost every US Motorola device)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
Yes both are terrible..

Back on topic ;)

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peachpuff:
No they haven't, they neglect the dev community, just ask the cm9 dev's.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] override182:
We need Gokhan on board. Surely :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreiLux:
Why do you think so? The platform will still be very different. I don't see what previous developers could be able to take with them from the S2.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
I believe that's a good point - I also think in that point it also brings up the fact that - this is

A) probably the most anticipated phone I've seen in a while.

And

B) its the worlds first major quad core beast

So this will be a huge step from dual core kernel/dev work. Just like developers had to get used to the dual core kernels when they were used to single core devices way back when.

When u bring this up I think it means more development will come for the fact that its a major stepping stone as well as those who use the SGSII right now. Do u think this is valid?

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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndreiLux:
Yes. The processor will be a quite different beast in terms of kernel functionally; if Samsung goes forward with their governor we can forget about adding any if the traditional ones. Each core will be hotpluggable plus there have been reports that each core will run on its own frequency, making this an symmetrical multi CPU design. I highly doubt there's anything similar at all which could be used, so basically in terms of platform specific things, this has nothing to do with the S2. I don't even understand what most of you understand with development, for me it means low level kernel changes in how the device will function, not silly ROM development or modding.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
Initially, I think it also depends on the price of the phone, Samsung have some competition right now, the One X is only $600 at Expansys. I can imagine the SIII will be $800+.

If you buy a carrier locked device, or if you device is older than 9months, you should expect that. With that said, I run CM9 on my Vibrant and it was great.

I read Sony provides some of the most firmware updates for their phones.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
this might be because they have the most security flaws.... you know Sony :p

This is why I buy unsubsidized now on.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
Don't count on that either. It took a very long time for Google to even release ICS for the Nexus S, a developer device.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fidyyuan:
Would the verizon version be left in the dust since it runs a Dualcore s4?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoNsPiRiSiZe:
I would assume that there would be a section for it on its own like they have done with the SGSII

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To each their own.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jo_795:
The software with Kindle came with Contacts, CM7 doesn't have it but it shows my contacts using Google Voice. I can text via Voice, but If I wanted to make a call is it possible?

How can we get the Contacts, & Dialer App and possibly SMS apk as well anyone ? ? ?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
[Edit:] Disregard
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kujila:
if the kindle 3.5mm jack will take a headset input, then buy GrooveIP for $5 - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gvoip&hl=en

then you ought to be able to make calls that way!

I haven't tried it on the KF, so experiment at your own risk! Keep in mind there's no internal mic, so your only hope to make calls would be via the 3.5mm jack, and whether or not a headset w/ mic will work on it!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jo_795:
I didnt want to use 3rd party apps, any way to get the real cm7 dialer, contact, and sms apk? I installed cm7 barebones and the rom has those stripped out maybe I should ask him ?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kujila:
I would say ask the developer -

I don't think that will work since there's no real phone service on the KF; GrooveIP sort of fills in that gap.

I am no expert, though, so definitely check with your ROM developer!! :D

[edit: says it doesn't work here http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=24725856&postcount=12 ]
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soberarmy:
I can verify that the headset don't work with groove IP app. I can make calls but mic don't work. no sound at the other end.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lucidvtec:
No mic input for the KF
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mastelotto:
Hey guys. I have a Samsung Galaxy S II (T-Mobile) and recently i was running and it fell out of my pocket. It took a pretty bad hit. The screen doesnt show anything & is cracked very badly. i have a warrenty on it SOOO, i need to send it in for a new one. My problem is is that I need all the internal storage to be backed up onto my computer & i also need to unroot it. So they don't find out that i voided my warrenty. I'm not exactly sure what to do. Please help.

Thanks XDA.
[Sony Tablet S] kantk20111:
After getting one last week, I couldn't be happier with it. The screen is beautiful and the UI is quite fast. The design also is unique and stands out and even though people immediately dismissed it because it was thick, they looked again and saw that the design was great.

The universal remote is a godsend and works perfectly. Also, it's a feature no other tablet has. The full sized SD card comes in handy too.

So I ask myself, why isn't this tablet doing as well as others? It seems to be really underestimated. After using the iPad 2,3 and SG tab, I would rate this 2nd after the iPad 3.
[Sony Tablet S] Fluxman:
Marketing...Not enough marketing. That and people seemed to be obsessed with thinness instead of ergonomics. That being said, since sony went big with the tablet, I'm a little disappointed they didn't take this opportunity to shove in a massive battery. A lot of wasted internal space. Oh well.
[Sony Tablet S] robber:
It wasn't offering enough at $500/$600. With the current pricing/incentives and the fact ics is running like butter it should do very well the next couple ofmonths before the quad cores and sub $300s start making their big push.
[Sony Tablet S] jameslindsey:
They are not blowing their trumpets loud enough.

An i-pad owner I know dismissed it out of hand until he actually picked it up, saw flash workng and saw how seamlessly it integrated with my AV equipment both from a control and media management point of view.

The i-pad is slicker and looks nicer but I find it painful to hold after a while. If Sky pull their finger out and get Sky go running on the Tablet S then it's a perfect 10.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolcar14:
So i got this T-mobile g2 and the screen is just black the only thing that works is the home button and the ohter buttons expect the screen it vibrates when i press the volume key and i can hear the sounds but no picture
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
probably hardware, most likely flex cable about $35 next best guess is lcd about $20
[Streak 5 Accessories] william58:
Has anyone here installed a new housing on the Dell Streak 5?

It is NOT as easy to do as some phones are.

Here is the basic teardown by ifixit.com

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/1

They do NOT explain how to do the housing change in detail.

They do NOT tell you you have to take these parts off and swap them over:

The rear case houses 7 components that need to be transferred:

LED flash

Headphone jack

Loudspeaker (for speakerphone)

2 Antennas

2 connectors for battery shutoff

Some pop out, some have to be pried off, such as the two battery shutoff & 2 Antennas parts. They also have to be glued to stay in place.

(battery shutoff "red arrows" is what shuts the phone off when the back battery cover is taken off even if battery is still in place)

All pieces need care taking off as they can break easily.

End results was nice, but I can see how one could brick this phone doing this.

I kept the black battery cover as to set it off and to look different.

I could not transfer the long speaker screen as it was thin and glued in place, so speaker shows.

Here is what it looked like before... kinda bland.

I hope this helps someone.
[Streak 5 Accessories] sanyokt4j:
I'd done the same to one of my streaks and was able to take the speaker mesh to the new casing as well. I used a small exacto knife to get the mesh loose and attached it with a bit of white elmers glue to the new housing, it looks just like a regular streak.

I don't think those two contacts are battery shut off points since the streak has a separate switch to detect battery cover.

Also I just noticed that the camera lens is missing the inner ring, did you carry it over or do you have to get another one?
[Streak 5 Accessories] william58:
Try starting up the phone without those two contacts... ;)

I transferred the lens inner ring... I put it in backwards.

When I get time, I'll get that mesh out and reverse the inner lens ring....
[Streak 5 Accessories] warboat:
battery door switch

You can start streak without battery cover if you hold down the switch (use flat piece of metal or something) which is behind the little slit nearest the earphone socket.

one of the tabs on the cover pushes down on this switch when the cover is attached.

It doesn't use those 2 contacts to detect the cover, I think they are just electrical ground for the battery cover.

cm7 allows you to operate the streak with the cover removed so you can unmount/mount sd cards.

it won't boot though because the bootloader detects the cover switch and doesn't bypass it.

Removing the cover doesn't disconnect the battery because you can charge it without the cover and the battery icon appears showing it charging when you plug it in with cover off.

If you put a bit of tape on this switch to permanently hold it down, you can boot and operate the streak without a battery cover at all.
[Streak 5 Accessories] needless:
behind the little slit nearest the earphone socket? should not this be the slit behind the phone's port? i see a tiny 'pressure switch' behind it. i also suffer a sudden none-booting, no-charging scenario too and is trying to figure out what went wrong with my stock device.
[Streak 5 Accessories] Cryogen:
Hey guys. My phone has been dropped a "few" times (with silicon casing on).

I was wondering which is the GSM antenna. I want to open it and see if they need better contact or something.

ifixit.com's teardown wasn't exactly informational for my question.

So, thanks in advance :)
[Streak 5 Accessories] Vennesch:
I thought it was the (semi)clickable plate with a copper thing at the right side. It has to be clicked on the motherboard. I hope you know what I mean.

A here it is:

http://www.dellstreakrepairs.co.uk/images/gsm antenna.JPG
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] sinceg1:
so my first thread and i flubbed it.......my apologies to the mods...

if i were to root a 717 and use it for tmo, what "issues" do they seem to have?

please define "radio" for the networks. (might needa dumb it down a bit for me...quite a bit)

what if tmo goes LTE - as i hear - later this summer...will the 717 work on tmo's LTE as it would att?

what settings have to be redone so that it can get LTE at that time?

and the one question i do not know if it is easy to answer as there might be biased opinions...what 4g can be considered best in houston - LTE or HSPA+

will this phone perform as it should if i root and use tmo?

thanks again
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] garcou:
Just got this case in the mail, it looks and feels awesome, had the speck case on prior any my phone feels.smaller and more solid with the case on. Two thumbs up! Highly recommended!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Eazie757:
Post pics from a few different angles if u can.

Sent from my Galaxy Note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dakleenupman:
Yes, real life pictures would be great!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] garcou:
When my wife gets home ill try and get some up!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] webdave:
Product dimensions and weights as listed by the company are below. The Otterbox is slightly larger and both weigh the same.

Speck Dimensions From http://www.amazon.com/Speck-CandyShell-Samsung-GT-N7000-SGH-i717/dp/B0076R36KQ

Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.4 x 3.3 inches

Weight: 2.4oz

Otterbox Commuter from http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aae...fault/v1335862955851/pdfs/sam4-n7000-info.pdf

DIMENSIONS: 6.06 in x 0.65 in x 3.63 in

Weight: 2.4oz
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dakleenupman:
Key word..... "feels".
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] webdave:
I realize that, just providing the actual dimensions since "feel" can be subjective.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] wase4711:
no kickstand

corners not protected with hard plastic

fail

Seidio Active with metal kickstand owns this POS, AND costs less
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kellison007:
I'm liking the glossed white one w/kickstand myself. Is the kickstand pretty sturdy? Do you use any charger stands that allow this to slip in fine? Car mount?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] andrawer:
Looks like a nice quality case...but 2.4 oz? Seems quite heavy...so had to weigh my boxwave which is .95 oz.

anyway, thanks for posting the info on the otterbox.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] wase4711:
I bought the gloss white one; very nice, and the kickstand is sturdy...

I don't have it any sort of dock, since I don't think there is a dock that will hold almost any phone inside its case..If you want to be able to dock your phone, it needs to be case-free..

I Don't use a mount in the car either.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] webdave:
This Seidio dock is compatible with the Active case:

http://www.seidioonline.com/innodock-p/crjhnx1-bkc.htm
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] webdave:
FYI Amazon now has these in stock at $30.45 shipped (via Prime for free 2 day delivery)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007PYMFZ2/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Looks like they are only fulfilling orders from one seller so if they sell out the free shipping will go away and the price will change until they get their own stock or start fulfilling for another 3rd party.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] manfly9884:
Thanks for the link. Just managed to snag one for $23.39!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jorgiedee:
do you have the link?

cant find it...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] webdave:
Click on the link I posted above then click on 22 New under more buying choices. If you have Prime it is currently 29.45 with free 2 day shipping. There is a cheaper one for 24.99 but it also has 4.48 shipping.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] zi0nbaby:
They don't ship to PR :( so I got it from Otterbox with a coupon and free shipping...

2 x $81
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jacksam2010:
You can buy at shopatewe from $24.99 fs. I found this site through slickdeals priced at 34 but the site shows $24.99 with FS.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] webdave:
Got my Otterbox Commuter today. I finally found a case I'm 100% happy with. I've tried the Seidio w/ Kickstand (silicone was lose and the kickstand felt cheap), the Samsung flip cover (didn't like the lack of protection for sides), a few TPU cases (they were ok), and the Speck Candyshell (like everyone said the back starts to scratch immediately).

The Otterbox is slightly larger than the Speck but not really noticeable. Case fits the phone like a glove. Silicone feels much better than the Seidio. S-pen is easily removable. Case feels much more protective than the TPU cases I tried. Hard plastic makes it easily removable from my pocket without the easily scratch-able plastic the Speck case had. So far I have not found a downside to the case. If you have used a Commuter case in the past you know what you are getting.

In addition for those that were wondering the Commuter comes with 2 screen protectors, 1 for the International version and 1 for the AT&T version. However, I can't comment on quality since my Boxwave Crystal is working fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] garcou:
Yep still digging the case! I dont know about you but the case does feel good in the hand
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Claps1775:
I love my outer box commander. It is big and takes away from the size if the RAZR but I rather have it protected. I love that is has a screen protector and it works great. One down fall is phone gets warmer in the case.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] manfly9884:
Just got my case. Will post pics a soon a I am able.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Rob Irizarry:
please delete my entry.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] mykwalkr:
40% Off

Deal of the Day

http://www.androidcentral.com/deal-day-otterbox-commuter-series-case-samsung-galaxy-note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] zi0nbaby:
I ordered my commuter on may 3 directly from otterbox and got it today may 24.... fedex smartpost sucks! lol.. I will get pics if you guys want any.

I'm really amazed by the case, it feels a lot better holding it, before i had the case i would think the phone would fall from my hand. The fit was perfect too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] alperin1:
Let me google that for you.

http://igtfy.com/?q=galaxy+note+with+commuter+case

Check out the first Video.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] johnny1223:
?

Is it better then the speck case? Does it make the phone look big?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] wase4711:
The Defender is the most protective case you can buy for this phone; its big, so if thats a problem for you, don't buy it..

Its for people who want the best protection, and don't care about size

the Commuter is not as big and bulky, and yes, it protects better than almost any other case, except the Defender
[Atrix 4G General] dude772:
I bought a new sd card for my phone, a 32 gig class 10 to upgrade my 16 gig class 2.

I am curious if there is a way to transfer webtop2sd to my new card without having to go threw the whole process again of setting it up?

Any help would be great. Thank you!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] putrio77:
Hi everyone,

Sorry for noobs question,

Can atrix use dual boot like hd2?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droinc:
I'm in need of some expert help for my wifes Droid Incredible. It is rooted, s-off running Cyanogen 7.xxx

She woke me in a pannic this morning saying her phone wasn't working. When I took a look, it keeps booting to the white screen with the "htc Incredible" words. I can press volume down and power to get into hboot, but when I select recovery or factory reset, it just boots back to the white screen with "htc Incredible"

I can't seem to get anywhere from here and the search I did seems to bring up other issues with people at least able to get into the recovery.

Any help or advice on where to go from here would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
You need to try to reflash recovery thru hboot. Download CWM 5.0.2.0 http://dinc.does-it.net/Recoveries/CWM_5.0.2.0/PB31IMG.zip, and place the file on your sdcard in no folders. Boot into hboot (vol down and power) and it should find the file after a couple secs and prompt you to press vol up to update. Do so and then when prompted to reboot do so. Now remove or rename the PB31IMG.zip on your sdcard and then pull the battery and boot to hboot and see if you can access recovery.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droinc:
I got the message to hit volume up to update and then after that it asked if I wanted to reboot the device. I selected yes (volume up) and it still loops the white screen with the "htc Incredible" words. I never got to the point where it rebooted fully.

SHOOT!!! Was hoping this would have done it. Thank you for the help though. I appreciate it.

Anything else I might be able to do?

As a side not, the phone does not get recognized when I connect it to my computer. I had to use another phone to place the PB31IMG file on the SD card.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
No you misunderstood, it will still boot loop at this point, that was just the first step. Boot to hboot and see if you can access recovery now.

If you can access recovery, either restore a backup or flash a new rom.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droinc:
Oh, gottcha. Sorry about that, my fault.

After hitting volume up to reboot, I took out the SD card and placed it in the other phone to remove the file. After that I put it back in the Incredible and booted it into hboot, but when I selected recovery, it did the same thing and just loops the "htc Incredible" screen. :confused: