yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Yeah, I'm using the Polish ROM. I love how smooth Jellybean is (but it has its flaws here and there).
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
play store and gmail working fine from morning, but having problem in updating apps

sent from: designed for humans :)
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Yeah I know. Just wondering if the updates are gonna take long like they did when ICS came for Pak's S2s.
[Galaxy S III General] iris_aim:
What kind of problems exactly do u face while updating
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
It was for yesterday, The apps doesn't download data. Now all is jammed again
[Galaxy S III General] whyboysfailincollege:
Google play and youtube works..100% on any device

Follow these steps

1...download orbit

https://www.torproject.org/dist/android/0.2.3.10-alpha-orbot-1.0.7-FINAL.apk

2..Install orbit and open it

3..tap next

4..hit request super user access

5..select all apps through tor and tap next.

6.tap Close.

7.now you will be directed to this screen. Now hit menu button and go to Settings

Menu>settings

8.scroll to the end and tick "use default iptables"

9.Now long press the button to turn it on. at the point Orbit will configure all your settings automatically.

and a notification will appear in notification bar as "transparent proxying ENABLED" and "Connected to Tor Network"

10. now it's time to check your Configurations and VPN service

hit menu button in orbit app and tap "check"

You will see this window on your browser which is the proof that you are connected through Tor's VPN

completed

100% works..try it and click thankx meter on my profile..

Sent From Galaxy S3
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Why are you making this so complicated?

Simple steps;

1) Download Hotspot Shield VPN from here: http://www.androiddrawer.com/6739/download-hotspot-shield-vpn-0-5-14-app-apk/#.UGXA8Y3iakc

2) Install

3) Run

THERE! DONE! Google Play will work properly.

Hit thanks if it helps. :)
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
exactly, hotspot runs fine, even i can open YouTube

sent from: designed for humans :)
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Guys from lahore!!!

Kindly suggest reliable places to buy genuine memory cards from in Lahore. I intend to buy sandisk 64 gb sdxc class 10 card. Found a "khoka" in hafeez center selling that for 7k with 1 year warranty. Didn't want to trust him lol.

Any suggestions?
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Hmmm... I only buy my memory cards from Hafeez Center.

Er, how about looking online? Homeshopping, iShopping, vmart, etc.
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
isn,t 7k too much???

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[Galaxy S III General] insomnia:
How popular is android with pakistani girls? or are they mostly iphone lovers?
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
Pakistani girls do even.know what an android is? lol, kidding, i think os is never their priority

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[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Ahahaha! XD

From my experience, they're all about the iPhone. None of the gals I know of own an Android. It's either Blackberry or iPhone! :p

Poor Android. Ah, well. S3 trumps 'em all, eh? XD
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Any shop you could recommend? Homeshopping doesn't sell memory cards as far as I could search. The other twos don't sell the card that I am looking for.

Not really considering the retail price of that card hovers around 17k PKR if bought from abroad. :) On amazon it is being sold at around 5.5k PKR (converted) but shipping costs would offset any discount anyway.

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Yeah right, OS not the priority of the majority. Do you think they are into flashing, dualbooting, tweaking etc.? :D

Since its an 'iPhone', an 'Apple' product so that's an obvious choice for them lol. But as far as my experience is concerned, S3's ads did make some consider it.
[Galaxy S III General] iris_aim:
So no1 knows of the shop to get 64GB class 10 cards...cuz i am also looking for a ship here in hafeez center..

Muhammad I Alam
[Galaxy S III General] TKokab:
Sandisk SDXC 64 GB Class 10

Dont buy from any un-reputed place most of them are fake.

I arranged mine from Dubai and it cost me around 10,000 including courier charges.

If you can I would suggest buy directly from abroad.
[Galaxy S III General] iris_aim:
Ahhhh..dont have to go to dubai to get mmc

I moved to lahore from rawalpindi..ghere in rwp there is a shop called wisetech..mr naeem sits there.and i had bought all my sdcards from him..he imports them from dubai.

If i dont get a reputable shop inlahore i am gonna call him up to send me 1..but thats the last resort..wisetech has reasonable prices.

Muhammad I Alam
[Galaxy S III General] life_hacker:
hey country fellows :cowboy: i have a question..its more of wondering.. anyway, which baseband/modem is best for s3 in pakistan? currently am using XXDLIB with Baked rom. i've also tried DLI8, DLI1, DLH6.. and i get -89dbm signal strength on all these. i know its still good and usable, but it wouldnt hurt to get better strength just by changing the modem (it would also increase the battery time) :D as i used to get around -63dbm (which is awesome) on stock ICS before rooting!
[Galaxy S III General] salmanghiyas:
Im on DarkyRom .. using XXLG8 ... getting -93dbm
[Galaxy S III General] TSKXDA:
You can order it on play-asia.com. I use it mainly for ordering PS3 games and i have myself got SanDisk 64 gb UHS class 1. The listed price is $63.9 and there is an option for free shipping also. Usually I take Air Economy Box Registered which costs me $4.9. So if u do the same then the total cost to you will be $ 68.8 or PKR 6,535 @ 95.
[Galaxy S III General] TheFaixy:
omega 27.2 XXDLIB getting -65

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
I'm still on ICS BTU (XXLG8) and I get -79dbm. :-/

What modem are you using, Salman?
[Galaxy S III General] don2012:
Got for someone for 51k slightly used ..

Cool price huh??? Bought it like 2 weeks ago
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Actually, you can buy a new one for Rs. 53k if you know where to go.
[Galaxy S III General] don2012:
Actually price decreased 5-6 days ago before that it was 58 new lol
[Galaxy S III General] life_hacker:
-79dbm is really good! :good:

btw the lower the value, the better the signal strength! so, -79dbm is way better than -93dbm.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Ah, I didn't know that! Thanks, mate! :D
[Galaxy S III General] omeryounos:
Signal strength is subjective and depends on your location and carrier tower location. You will get different signal strengths in different locations in the same city.
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Thank buddy.

Did you get your card from them? If yes, then any custom duties/taxes you paid? This is what they have stated on their website:

Also, any risk of custom guys getting tempted to increase their phone's storage capacity at my expense? :p
[Galaxy S III General] salmanghiyas:
Same modem that u have bro ...

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I bought it for 50K BOX PACKED a month ago ...and i also got Smartphone starter kit free with it ...
[Galaxy S III General] don2012:
Those are refurbished I can get on sealed packed looks new can't tell anyway for 46
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
Yes price of s3 has decreased and thats why I have moved to note2

sent from: designed for humans :)
[Galaxy S III General] forsakened:
Yeah I too was going to switch to the Note 2 but then I found out that there are no plans to get ParanoidAndroid on it, and so I think it'll be better to wait for the next Nexus xD
[Galaxy S III General] TSKXDA:
Yes, I am using the same card at this moment. I didn't pay anything besides what i paid online. I have had 05 deliveries this year so far and all went smooth. Takes around 8-12 days for orders to reach at my home after shipment.

And give your postman Rs. 50, if you want priority deliveries in the future :P
[Galaxy S III General] salmanghiyas:
Lolzz on you :)
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
thanks. I'll try them out.

and yeah thanks for the tip. :D

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You sound more like a trader of s3. j/k :p

what's the price of note 2 in Pak? and is it coming with official warranty?
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Rs. 65k in white with 1 year warranty from Homeshopping.
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
I got it for 62k with official teletec warranty.

The reason I moved was that s3 has very poor ram management, 1gb is not enough for multitasking, I saw some pretty cool features of note 2 hence made my decision, honestly ita fun

sent from: designed for humans :)
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
For me, the only -ve point is its size. Inside jeans pocket, you don't really need to tell anyone that you have a note 2; they'll figure it out themselves lol.

So, how much you sold your s3 for?
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Where did you buy it from, Mr. Rawalpindi Express? :p
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
I bought it from wholesale shop in sadar

sent from: designed for humans :)

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Even I thought size is bigger but no way it isnt big. Fits very well in my hands. I sold s3 for 50k it was with 10 months warranty

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[Galaxy S III General] don2012:
Anyone wants new mint beats studio white genuine with box and etc also only a week used
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Cool. I'll check it out. Since upcoming nexus is from LG that's why there will be no better smartphone than note 2 in the market for months to come.

But heck I ordered otterbox case and spigen ultra nano screen protector for s3 a few days ago. Haven't even received them yet and here I'm thinking about getting note 2 lol.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Price? City?
[Galaxy S III General] don2012:
Karachi not sure on the price offer me
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Karachi? Tooooooooo far. :p

Ah, leave it. I'll buy some other headphones from where I am. :)
[Galaxy S III General] don2012:
Ok lol
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
The great thing about note 2 is that it has alll the software and hardware enhancements from galaxy s3 along with spen so you can say note 2 is actually a bigger and better version of s3

sent from: designed for humans :)
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
Yeah right. S pen capabilities look awesome. By the way, do you find any difference in the display quality of both galaxies? Which one has better display?
[Galaxy S III General] sohebq:
Now this is an imp question. Some people claim that since s3 has more dpi so its display is better than note 2. Yes s3 display is bit sharper than note2 but I got used to it within a day.

sent from: designed for humans :)
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
hmmm that's kind of a downside... well thanks for the info.
[Galaxy S III General] Shuaib_Ahsan:
Do u guys know if quality battery covers are available for our S3 in lhr ?
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
I saw a few back flip-covers in Hafeez Center.
[Galaxy S III General] TheFaixy:
also saw some in hyper star but personally I'm looking for only the hard back case which I can't find

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] Shuaib_Ahsan:
M also looking for a replacement battery cover only and if possible with a big silver 'S' on it :p

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Yeah, m using one of those side flip covers which replace the battery cover but it adds substantially to the girth of S3 which isn't pleasing :p
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
i was in same situation a couple of weeks ago. searched hafeez center (lahore) and online websites but couldn't find a reliable shock absorbent back case. ended up ordering Otterbox Commuter from amazon. If you have someone abroad or shipping costs don't bother you then my suggestion is to get one from amazon. There are some really cool options over there.
[Galaxy S III General] DeadSOL:
Can you explain how Amazon works? I mean, I understand how it works in other countries, I just wasn't sure if it's completely reliable in Pakistan.

Let's say I wanted to order an Otterbox Commuter case, too. I'd have to go to Amazon, fill in my credit card details and shipping details, and they'll ship it to me, right? Where do you incur the extra shipping costs? On your credit card or do they ask for it when they visit your house? Also, how much are the shipping costs? Is it completely reliable?
[Galaxy S III General] samydroid:
I mentioned two ways. If you have someone abroad then order the item at Amazon through your cc and ship your item at his/her address and ask him to send it to Pak through someone who's coming here (may take a while) .

Second way is to use homeshopping.pk's facility. you send them links of amazon/ebay and they quote you final price for your items (shipping costs would be like $30 to $40!).

personally I have not used their service so don't know how reliable they are but since they ask for payment upon delivery of your good then I think they can be trusted.

amazon impose restrictions on many items for Pak delivery so you can't order them. like they won't deliver microsd to Pak. So if your item is eligible then you can order directly to Pak. Shipping costs would be charged along with price but taxes and duties will be collected here. Otterbox Commuter is not eligible sadly.
[General Questions and Answers] crazylife:
:confused:first i don`t know if its the right place to ask that,,,

i had sgs2 but lost it need new board to work again so i want to get new mobile but i need your advice of what shall i take now

Sony Xperia S or HTC One X :confused::confused:

hope i will get some help

thanx alot
[General Questions and Answers] abo.saud:
definitely HTC one X better than the Xperia

4.7" 720p display

quad core processor

preloaded with ICS
[General Questions and Answers] MrMessi10:
One x, the xperia s has the yellow screen problem.. i do not know anything about the one x though, you should just search on google for common problems with both devices, but i know for sure that the xperia s has the yellow screen problem. Most xperia s owners keep sending their devices back. (thats what i heard)
[General Questions and Answers] crazylife:
for sure for now im sure about one x about 75%

all saying its better than the xperia s

anyway till Sunday lets see what new will i get in here

thanx alot guys
[General Questions and Answers] MrMessi10:
No problem, just try to do as much research as you can. Will definitly reduce the chance that you will be unhappy with your new phone.
[General Questions and Answers] crazylife:
im doing that,,, and till now the only problem people talking about it the battery

but i think i can live with that i have used sgs2 for 5 months so the battery not that big problem for now lol
[General Questions and Answers] i9100g user:
How about galaxy s3?
[General Questions and Answers] crazylife:
sorry and thanx

well here in my country s3 will be available after 3 months i cant wait till that i need a phone as soon as i can lol
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] zacgoesrawr:
GPS Fix for De-Sensed roms like Wajee's

Very simple .so file fix. Specific for Holiday devices so it's not only for one carrier type. :)​

Not my work, I found it over on Rootz and they didn't have credit either
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] contactwajeeh:
Lol it was fixed by me. I believe you didn't noticed the poster. :). Thanks for sharing
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] zacgoesrawr:
someone posted it under another rom saying i'd fix the problem.

But thanks for the flashable version! ;)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] suzhipack:
i already install ICS for optimus one but i saw that ALL ICS ROMS is BUG for WIFI TETHERING..

SO i wonder what is the meaning of that..

its like? i cannot connect to market/playstore using WIFI in my laptop in my optimus one..

coz i cant see any wifi connection in my optimus one..
[Optimus One, P500, V General] allenwalker1998:
D

Actually it is the other way u use ur phone data plan to create a wifi for ur computer to access the internet when u use wifi tethering. Hoped I help:D

Sent From a 14 year-old student learning about kernel compiling. :D
[Optimus One, P500, V General] suzhipack:
by the way..

im confused :)

i just want to make it clear..

bug wifi tethering means that i cannot connect my optimus one with ICS to use my wifi in my laptop which is open for sharing??

in short using wifi in laptop with my optimus one ICS rom is not working??
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Oomahey:
With WiFi tethering, you use your P500 as a WiFi router (to transmit mobile data). This transmission is what you use to connect to internet on your laptop.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] droidfan88:
No it is the other way around. If you want to use your Mobile Data (3G or GPRS) on your Laptop, you use Wi-fi tethering. The normal wi-fi function that you mentioned, is generally available with all ICS roms. Even I use one. To be clear, you can check the detail page of the ROM that you have installed.

Please tell if you need more explanation :cool:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] socialspider11:
i am having a problem with my samsung galaxy s2, the power menu doesnt come up when i press the shut down button but it switches off straight away, and the lock screen doesnt work, non of them does. i would be so grate full for who ever can find me a solution :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Backup data and factory reset first .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rocky23:
i would have said the same as jje said..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neosparks:
It happens exactly the same

my sgs2 doesn´t block the screen and when I hold the power button it turns off directly, I just Installed ICS and does not work either unlock pattern or pin just turn off the screen and when i push the home button or the porwer button just turn on, does not show any unlock screen, i´ve already done the factory reset and wiped cache and still the same, it´s the same problem i hope that anyone can help us please, thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] socialspider11:
i tried everything but it still doesn't want to work --.

i flashed the gingerbread rom it works perfectaly but slow as hell. even though i admit ics is a great rom to have, but why cant someone find a solution to this stupid problem
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] i360*:
Sounds like a bug. Try flashing DXLP9.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
You're missing your /efs/imei/keystr file. Do a google search for "/efs/imei/keystr fix". You'll need root to apply the fix.

This MIGHT work instead of what I suggested above, but I didn't think firmware flashes included or built/rebuilt the keystr file. I could be wrong though.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darengive:
same problem..fixed after rooting

same problem here...just upgraded from 2.3.5 to Android ICS I9100XWLP7 and facing the exact issue of no screen lock and no power button menu....

Update:

Rooted phone using http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1501719

and

fixed issue using http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26542830#post26542830
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Dude. Look one post up.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darengive:
thanks

thanks, wanted to share info...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roger00:
I had the same problem last week, this thread solved it for me, follow it from the 7th post to the end: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1547449&page=2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dixielee:
Thank You, it works a treat.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hassaan Shahid:
solved .. atlast

ried everything, then I found a s2 with working power menu and everything .. noted its firmware .. searched on net (link given below) and flashed everything in package .. everything is running as it should .. Sharing it coz I didnt find proper solution for me anywhere .

http://www.trickytweaks.com/i9100xxlsj-4-1-2-galaxy-s2-i9100-jelly-bean-update-tutorial.html
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Naveed islam khan:
Root your device then open root folder with x-plore app after that go to following directory

efc>imei

Creata a file

Keystr

Openfile as text and write "ON"

Save the file

Tap and hold the file a menu will pop up click on permission

First deselect all boxes and click ok

Again go to permission and select all boxes under read write column click ok

Go to settings>lock screen

Re-enable Lock instantly with power button option.

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Root your device then open root folder with x - plore app after that go to following directory

efc / imei

Creata a file Keystr

Openfile as text and write " ON " Save the file

Tap and hold the file a menu will pop up click on permission

First deselect all boxes and click ok

Again go to permission and select all boxes under read write column click ok

Go to settings > lock screen

Re - enable Lock instantly with power button option

:cool::good:

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Root your device then open root folder with x - plore app after that go to following directory

efc / imei

Create a file named "Keystr"

Openfile as text and write " ON " Save the file

Tap and hold the file a menu will pop up click on permission

First deselect all boxes and click ok

Again go to permission and select all boxes under read write column and click ok

Go to settings > lock screen

Re - enable Lock instantly with power button option.

:cool:

:good:

;)
[Droid Incredible General] Pons:
Any chance of anyone porting Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) to the Inc? I'd give it a shot, but my computer is dead. It looks nice, and has great feature set, including better compatability with Goo Manager (think ROM Manager wotj CWM). Here's a handy little guide: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/23903-how-to-compile-twrp-from-source/

Edit: Now available from Goo Manager.
[Droid Incredible General] tiny4579:
Sounds cool but I've actually used it on the Galaxy Nexus and have heard about numerous issues with flashing ROMs on that recovery as it doesn't use the standard method. It uses openrecovery scripts I believe. It does have some awesome features such as zip file queuing and faster and smaller backup support. I've actually switched back to CWM touch for that reason which is standard CWM but has a touch screen interface with gestures.

Sorry Pons, didn't mean to sound negative but it does come with some issues from my experience. There were quite a few issues after the devs of that recovery ported it. I may pass as it may be non-trivial to port.
[Droid Incredible General] Pons:
I of course rather you be negative and honest than positive and not completely honest. I still will probably end up doing it myself (if no one else does before me) when I get a computer so I can experience it myself. Unless of course I'm too (hopefully) busy with my new toy that I'm waiting to be released, the Inc 4g. Thanks for the heads up.
[Droid Incredible General] invisiblek:
i had one built and booting, but it was very buggy and not usable
[Droid Incredible General] spectre559:
TWRP on Dinc

I tried flashing TWRP 2.2.2.2 from the goomanager app, but booting into recovery seems to go straight into a stock recovery. (I don't know if it does that by default since TWRP doesn't work) Does anyone have TWRP working on their Dinc? It would be cool to be able to use goomanager to flash Pon's CM10, rather than going into CWM, wipe, wipe, flash, flash, reboot.
[Droid Incredible General] Pons:
TWRP works on mine. I use it to flash my ROM, then gapps from Goo Manager. I got it from Goo Manager app as well. Try installing it again.
[Droid Incredible General] omniatic:
Been using it on CM9 for a few weeks with no problems. Thought I saw somewhere that it may take a couple of reflashes to make it stick.

...sorry...I was on the phone...
[Droid Incredible General] spectre559:
That got it! Thanks!