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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jonfiss:
S3 or Note?

Hi pikula I'm like you, trying to decide between the S3 or Note.

S3 looks to be a great phone with brill specs etc and quite a large screen and will launch will 50Gbs of Drop box storage free for 2yrs. + if you want/need to use an 's' pen Samsung have one for it as an accessory.

The Note still has good specs and a large screen etc and is available now at really good prices.+ Samsung have offers with it till 30th May.

S3 will be £500 or more when it goes on sale May 30th here in the UK.

Note is avaliable online for as little a £341 +p&p sim free.

I've always wanted a much bigger screen on my mobile so will almost certainly get the Note. Plus as I'm a total noob at rooting/modding phones I would rather get the Note to experiment with, not so expensive if I 'brick it'! (I'm such a novice I've only just rooted a phone for the first time, my Galaxy s I9000).

Also there's loads of rooting/customizing stuff and advice already out for the Note and quite a lot of 'you-tube' videos showing the sort of things that can be done with the GUI.

Good luck with your choice and enjoy whatever phone you get.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Spartan2x:
Really, the only reason to choose the Note IMO is they S-Pen. The screen on the S3 is not that much smaller(though you can tell the difference when they are side by side)

The S3 beats the Note in everything besides total screen size, and the S-Pen.(battery may be a small factor here as the note does have a larger battery, though is may only be a small difference)

I can not tell you how nice the S-Pen is, you need to use it. I use it to take simple task notes when I am thinking about what I need to do, or when I need to quickly jot a number down or some information. Slipping the S-Pen out and tapping on the screen 2 times brings up a sticky note that you can draw on.....much faster and natural then starting up any note app and typing a note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hagba:
If Samsung is the way to go then SGSIII is the one I prefer.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
I have installed the leaked ICS rom and rooted my Gnote, however I know keep getting FC on google play.

I have apps that i know need updating and i cant update them. I cant even get the Gnote to show up in play store in my browser ( my other phones are there fine ).

Has anyone got a work around please as I have a few apps that need updating.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lingamkrishnan:
i had a same problem..clearing data in the settings -> play store sorted the issue..try that!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blackwatch:
Mint sorted ...thanks bud
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] devbro:
I have been able to add samsung account under accounts and I was also able to successfully login in and add it as one of the accounts on my phone.

The problem now is that in the second step of the process I have to enable "remote control" but I cannot find such option anywhere in the setting.

Is there any way to manually enable this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] superakuma.com:
Yah, I got the official upgrade to ICS today and I still can't see the "Remote Control" anywhere in settings.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
There was a thread posted over in the Q&A section that I think was rather overlooked, and really deserves more attention. Since the Note is supposed to be the best of both worlds (tablet and phone) then it stands to reason that a hybrid ROM for the Note would make the most sense!

Even now that we have ICS on the Note, it's still (disappointingly) just a really big phone with an S-Pen. What would really push it over the edge, as far as the cool factor is concerned, is for someone with the skills and know-how to figure out a way to make a decent hybrid ROM for the Note.

We could merge UI elements of both the phone and tablet interfaces, and also have it such that some apps run in a phone interface, while others in a tablet mode etc. Also, having the tablet navigation buttons on the bottom would be nice for using the S-Pen (because it doesn't work on the capacitive buttons).

What are your thoughts everyone?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] joyo22:
There is somthing called AOSP/AOKP. You can go into tablet mode just by changing DPI. Navigation buttons are there
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
Thanks. I know this already... I'm not talking about AOS/KP.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
I know I have mentioned this a number of times, and it still hasn't yet caught on. Why? Idk...

But, to clarify, I am not necessarily talking about an AOSP/AOKP build here (I actually kinda like some of the TouchWiz flare).

Hell, even if someone were to take some cues from the 7.7 and tweaked the Note's framework to include things like the min-app tray and little things like that, that would be awesome!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] matius44:
imilka already said he's working with PA team to port it over, so we just need some patience :)

About including some of the 7.7 features to Note I don't think there will ever be a developer that is willing to invest the huge amount of time and resources in incorporating AOSP/AOKP with 7.7 stock features and I have no idea if that's even possible :/
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
I guess this all boils down to the same question I'm sure a lot of us have been asking for a while: How long will it be before we have a fully functioning AOSP/AOKP build, where everything (and I mean everything!) works? (MHL, OTG, the button on the S-Pen, full hardware video acceleration, etc etc etc...)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] KSauzeRK:
What's 7.7 ?

Anyway, I would love a ROM that can "run" TW framework, so that everything works as on the official ROM, and that allows tablet mode. After trying tablet mode, I don't want to go back to smartphone interface, at the same time I would like sock FM Radio, stock camera, stock calendar, etc. I've seen the Galaxy Tab 7" 2 recently, it was ICS and I don't know what TW version it was but I'd love that on my note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rockky:
I like the idea.

Haven't tried tablet in a while....but isn't the font awfully hard to read? I (I'm old!)...And...

I use portrait most of the time....doesn't tablet force a reach to the top. of the device for most app functions?

I'd love to use tablet mode now but those made functionality tough for me.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JamieD81:
thats going to cause a HUGE storm of drama if he does that, they dont want people using their code till they release it :P

check dagr8's i717 thread :P *it was cleaned more then our aosp thread was after all the drama :P

i already had PA running but kept it to myself cause they asked me to after i msged them asking if i could give it to n7000 users :P
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] matius44:
No there were a thread here about it and moles said they don't mind it ported but just want a dev who can work with them, so imilka PMed him couple of days back and then said they are working on a port :p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JamieD81:
guess i msged the wrong guy from PA a few days back then :P i got nothing but a huge NO from them :P

but i talked to imilka earlier we did infact msg 2 different members, he got the decent guy i got the @#&@! :P
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idcrisis:
Hi,

Newbie question for the TF101G. I just installed the OTA 9.2.2.4 update.

I am trying to obtain the blob (or update.zip) from the tablet itself. I tried:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 of=/sdcard/blob_9.2.2.4_extract bs=4096

That pulls out a 555,220,992 byte file ( similar to the 546,812,660 of the official 9.2.2.3 blob extracted from the update.zip).

But this blob doesn't seem to be a valid blob that blobunpack can unpack:

$ ./blobunpack.exe blob_9.2.2.4_extract

Unsupport blob file format

The blob from the update.zip can be unpacked fine.

I can even do with any pointers on how to get the recovery.img file from the partitions. I see that the following is the partition information:

9.2.2.4:

mmcblk0p1 - 536 MB, 536870912 bytes - System

mmcblk0p2 - 555 MB, 555220992 bytes -

mmcblk0p3 - 2 MB, 2097152 bytes -

mmcblk0p4 - 555 MB, 555220992 bytes - Blob (?)

mmcblk0p5 - 5 MB, 5242880 bytes- Recovery (?)

mmcblk0p6 - 0 MB, 524288 bytes

mmcblk0p7 - 29.2 GB, 29249503232 bytes - Data

Should this command give a valid recovery.img?

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 of=recovery.img bs=4096

I can then create the recovery blob from this recovery.img file.

Basically I am trying to take a backup of the recovery partition before I flash CWM to it.

Thanks in advance.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee one:
The blob will be zipped in /cache/dlpkgfile, although I think it gets deleted after the update.

If the blob is still in staging, then you might have copied too much from the staging partition. A valid blob will start with something like msm radio update with some letter and numbers to indicate where all the blob pieces are located. Decypher those to calculate the end of the blob file and snip snip snip.

sent while running with scissors
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee one:
Lastly, keep in mind the blob parts in the update will usually be the kernel, boot.img, and recovery. The actual rom is in the update as either patches to existing files or replacements.

sent while running with scissors
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idcrisis:
Success

Thanks for that piece of information. I downgraded to 9.2.2.3 just to grab this file. Unzipped it and extracted the 9.2.2.4 blob from it.

Then I extracted the recovery.img from this blob and converted it to a standalone blob.

Then I applied this blob using:

dd if=/sdcard/blob_9.2.2.4_recovery of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4

That did the trick. Stock recovery now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] deadundead:
Installed ics f4om stock non rooted gb room via PC odin.clean install.The processor doesnt seem to reach 1.4ghz even wen strained. any one else having this problem?

1400 mhz is shown in the unused states in cpuspy.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] adv1sory:
Hey all, I need some help. I need a camera app or even a system tweak that will allow me to adjust the flash setting of the camera. Currently, we only have ON, OFF or AUTO. There should be an option for soft flash as well. I try taking pictures of my 5 month old niece and every photo I take of her, her eyes are closed because of the bright as hell flash we have on our phones. Any help would be appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] adv1sory:
Anyone know of any?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] madman604:
How about taping a piece of white paper over the flash?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] adv1sory:
Wow..... Next idea.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] erick161:
You do realize clear tape and/or thin white paper actually does work on cameras, right? No, you wouldn't know because your an ass and dismissed an idea without even asking questions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] adv1sory:
Im not an ass, I just dont believe in sticking crap to my note when I'm sure there could be a software solution to the idea. NEXT!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] adv1sory:
Found this online....

HTC has an alternative API that supports this, however it's only on HTC Sense devices, and as of Gingerbread they've changed the permissions so it's only for their Flashlight app, not third party ones (unless you use root).

But on 2.2 HTC devices you can use it by writing a string to /sys/devices/platform/flashlight.0/leds/flashlight/brightness. This controls if the LED is on and how bright it is. For maximum brightness write "128\n", half brightness write "64\n". Easy to test from adb shell:

echo "128" > /sys/devices/platform/flashlight.0/leds/flashlight/brightness

And finally turn it off by writing "0\n" there.

Would Devs be able to use this info to create a system tweak to provide options for the flash intensity for the user?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] welchertc:
The way you responded was pretty douchey, just saying. Especially since it's a valid idea. You could cut a tiny square of matte scotch tape to stick on the flash and you wouldn't even notice it on your phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] adv1sory:
Originally Posted by adv1sory

Im not an ass, I just dont believe in sticking crap to my note when I'm sure there could be a software solution to the idea. NEXT!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jwood55812:
1-starred for ignoring fixes that you asked for, NEXT!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] adv1sory:
So if I had signal issues, would you recommend I shove an antenna in my headphone jack?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] porkenhimer:
Put a piece of thin tissue over the flash. This is an easy thing to do especially if you have a case on your device. Stop being a **** to people, atleast they are tryin to give you a solution to your problem. You should thank them not lash out at them.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] adv1sory:
You're right. I apologize to all that i have offended.

Now can we have a solution to this problem that doesn't require adhesive or paper or anything even close to this type of solution. Please, only software related solutions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Snarksneeze:
In OP's defense; they did ask for software or app tweaks, not physical mods.

In defense of the other responders; using white plastic and/or cheap invisible tape IS a method used even by professional photogs to get that soft, dreamy glow. As mentioned in another post, if you have a case and are needing a semi-permanent solution, cut a small square out of a shopping bag. Use layers and different color bags to achieve the results that you're looking for.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SKyRocKeting727:
The best solution is to take the picture of your niece in the day time WITHOUT Flash. Problem solved. Pictures with flash have little quality compared to daytime captures IMO.

My gf hates that I keep closing my eyes when taking pictures with flash at night. I guess I will bring sunglasses with me at all times.:cool:

-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jayRokk:
Take pictures with out flash in lighted areas

then you can maybe use filters or a camera app that can give you different filters to enhance the brightness of the picture

in dark areas idk ....it is a bright flash and dont know of any apps/mods to dim the flash

and i wouldnt stick anything to my Note either

it hurts to have it in a case but i have to protect it lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] adv1sory:
And that's why I responded the way I did before. I'm OCD about keeping my phone immaculate and sticking things to it makes me cringe.

Now there has to be a solution. I prefer taking pictures with flash indoors because if not, i notice the pics turn out pixelated. (in my home atleast)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] adv1sory:
According one of the headlines on the main page of XDA, "Dim Capacitive Buttons on HTC Rezound Running Sense 4". A dev was able to dim the captivate buttons on the HTC Rezound and we can't figure out how to dim the flash?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] erick161:
I don't see how they are related. You can dim the capacitive buttons on the atrix as well. I don't think there is huge demand for dimming the flash...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] eviltango:
Let me understand the problem

Niece is only available for pictures at night and or in dark basements...?

Solution:

Just carry a halogen flashlight with you at all times, or a candle is good too but could burn if placed too close to skin

If the flashlight is too bright for her eyes you can cut a piece of tape and cover the lense..

Now is good and your note doesn't have any glue from tape.. Problem solved, Leave a "thanks" bellow please.

NEEEEEEEEEXXXXXXTTTTTTTT!!

Send from the Noteorious BIG 5.3" Bell Canada
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] madman604:
A soft flash would be great, but i assumed you needed it right away. New born kids shouldnt be subjected to intense light. Not good for their eyes.

Does anyone know of any app/mod that offers pulse width modulation of the led flash? Thats how my high end flashlights achieve dimming.

However i think samsung wouldnt have thought of that. It probably limited to full on or off

Sent from a big ass phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] adv1sory:
Who are you? And why even post on my thread. Take the basement troll looking pic off of your profile. Creeps me out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] eviltango:
LOL. Good ill keep the picture, look dumb question receives dumb answer, this whole threat is dumb as hell

Send from the Noteorious BIG 5.3" Bell Canada
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] timmyhawk1983:
i know a better solution .. someone close the thread .. nonsense to reply back like your upset your genes are only good in the dark .. no lights plz
[HTC One X] darthmelk:
Hi!

I also had this problem on my older Desire Z, but then it just kept changing all notification / ringtones sounds to ramdom .mp3 files on the SD card. Not when connecting in Mass Storage mode, but without any intervention from my part.

Now it will change some or all sounds (ringtones, notifications, alarms) to "Unknown ringtone". You can see it in the screenshot. When I try to change them back to something, in the list where I should choose the file, no sound will play when I tap on them (usually, you can preview the sound before accepting). After I choose the file I want, the Personalize menu will still show "Unknown ringtone". The only way to get it back to normal is a phone reset, and then all my ringtones will get back to the ones I've chosen initially.

I should note that I use only custom ringtones, all of them are on the Mass Storage memory in "Audio/Ringtones", "Audio/Notifications" and "Audio/Alarms". I don't use any ringtone app (like Ringdroid etc.) and I only have "normal" apps installed (some games and popular apps from known developers).

This thing happens at random, at least once a day, I don't connect the phone in Mass Storage mode, it just sits on the table and suddenly the ringtones are gone. The worst part is that nothing will play, so I won't receive sound notifications for alarms or incoming calls, only vibration if it is set so.

I searched and read a lot of threads on diffeent forums, a lot of people have this problem on other phones and Android versions, but nobody had an explanation or a solution. Could it be an app I use? I can make a list of everything I installed...

I'd appreciate any help, this problem is very annoying. :(
[HTC One X] darthmelk:
After a lot of testing and cursing the phone, I think I found the problem. I re-converted all my mp3 ringtones to 96kbps, mono, no ID3 tag, no embedded album picture, just plain .mp3. It now seems to work fine for two days.

I think the random change happens only for big mp3 files or for mp3 files with album art. Hope it helps, if somebody will have the same issue.
[HTC One X] genehtc:
check the setting of you profiles. see if it has the same ringtones.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] willsnews:
Ever since this update I get black screen on facebook where thete would be youtube posts ot other assorted videos any answer woild be great
[HTC EVO 3D] gk1984:
Is anyone else seeing this? Whenever I sign into Facebook with an app so they can work together, the fb permission Page isn't English. My phone's language I set to English US.

On clean rom ics leak rc 2 btw.
[HTC EVO 3D] PerfectlyFlawed:
I'm not even rooted and that's been happening to me. Idk what the hell is up.
[HTC EVO 3D] Rydah:
Thought I was the only one with this issue. LOL

Sent From My Half Dead HTC Evo 3D, On The Now Network From Virgin Mobile?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ahmato27:
MHL HDMI cable + PS3 controller + PairingTool + Sixaxis Controller app + MC3 = Best gaming ever!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GuestK0097:
It would be much easier to play on your PS3 :D instead if connecting everything to your nexus :,P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ahmato27:
Haha true! But the fact that I'm playing off my phone makes me feel special! :p Reckless getaway and reckless racing are awesome in HD! Its worth a try.

I won't play ps3 until gta v comes out!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adityaduggal:
Hi,

I have been trying to find a way to use an android phone for real time GPS Tracking of my car.

Now the problem I am facing right now is like this:

1. Phone would be attached to a charger (hidden)

2. Phone would be programmed to switch on an app with GPS

3. Now if the car is switched off the phone should still remain ON till the battery drains since the charging would happen only when car is switched ON

4. I have seen a lot of custom roms like Cynogen and MIUI and there is a case that if my phone is off and I put the phone on charging then the phone switches ON automatically.

5. But the problem is that suppose the battery is 0% and the car is switched ON the phone would start since the charging would start and suppose the charging gets the phone to like 10% battery then if the car is switched OFF then the phone would switch OFF ( I want that the phone should remain ON)

Since I would not have access to the phone as it is hidden it would be difficult to manually switch the phone ON.

Is there any way to ensure that the phone remains in the ON state even after the charging has been withdrawn.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] appzdevelopers:
I am also looking for some informatio similar to what you have posted. Strange, no XDA member has replied till now..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hnkotnis:
Speaking about problem 3,

If you are using built-in plug in car(with circular hole of charger) then it is routed through ignition key. So you will have to create new wiring from battery so charging will be independent of starter.

Using CWM........Busybox Commands........No I use my hands :D
[Acer Iconia A500] area1509:
I am new to this tablet thing and just wondering.
[Acer Iconia A500] sRDennyCrane:
Basically, the A200 is an A500 without the rear camera and hdmi port.
[Acer Iconia A500] rushless:
The 200 has a better display and much better wifi range than the 500. Those two reasons alone make it better.
[Acer Iconia A500] sRDennyCrane:
Can't comment on an A200's wifi range, but the A200 and A500 have the same display.
[Acer Iconia A500] rushless:
I thought they were the same too, but comparing both shows very distinct vertical lines from the display arrays that are nowhere as pronounced on the 200. Also, isn't the 500 256k colors and the 200 16M?

Added:

Yep, the 200 has a 16m color display, so is different.
[Galaxy S III General] Acrylicus:
Don't you think touchwiz for SGSIII looks like ugly as hell? It looks like pre-honeycomb, anyway my questions is; can I change the entire look of touchwiz, but keep it's functionality...? if so, how easy is it?

I've used an iPhone the past 3 years but have seen the light and preordered an S3 but the whole nature thing is bugging the hell out of me, it should look more like the Google Nexus (which has the "holo" theme I believe")
[Galaxy S III General] AMoosa:
Just install a new launcher. Apex will make it look just like a Nexus.
[Galaxy S III General] Acrylicus:
On iOS Jailbreak you could install something called Winterboard which allowed for every aspect of the UI to be customised... is this possible on android while keeping functionality intact?
[Galaxy S III General] jayharper08:
As far as every aspect (notification bar, text color, etc.) you will need a custom rom with framework modified. I'm betting there will be tons and you will be happy. With the launchers, all you will get is an overlay of the home screen ui basically. Icons and such will be able to be modified though with a different launcher. There are tons of launchers to replace touchwiz. I don't think you will be disappointed ;)

---Jay--- From the CM9 powered E4GT
[Galaxy S III General] davidang:
Wait for developer to theme it for u
[Galaxy S III General] Smacdallas:
The theming on ios (to me) just looks bad.. On android developers and themers make great themes that are easily flashed through cwm and most of them are awesome.. You wont be dissapointed