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[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinydesert:
I got it.Does anybody know anything about antennas? I am tented to try to put a little wire,it has to be as thin as a hair,but that might help with this issue.

What I noticed was when I took the back cover off the signal got even worse,so that little piece of metal on the cover also help with the reception.

Ok,I think I know why the signal drops, if you look at the third pic you will an arrow,I put a paper clip on that little metal part and the bars went up like crazy,even with my left hand covering the clip. Afterwards, I put the back cover back and the issue was again there.I believe it is the little part you can see on the second picture.

One more thing,the signal drops even more without either one.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrArc:
That's the one!

You have to be careful with the antennae. They're tuned to the frequencies they're intended to transcieve. Adding extensions to them could easily negatively impact their performance as well as potentially damage the radio gear.

Perhaps some people are experiencing dropouts because the antenna isn't making good contact with the board?

I don't seem to be experiencing a noticeable drop when my hands are over my antenna. In fact, I see more of a drop when my hand is in the middle of the tab in landscape mode. I've been holding it in portrait to boost signal on occasion (royally crap Sky wifi router here, you pretty much have to be in the same room with any wifi device)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrArc:
I might try one of these:

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/vi...cmd=VIDESC&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=26845727625

Cheap as peanuts, can't hurt either as you're not directly modifying the antenna itself.

Sounds a little like smoke and mirrors but believe it or not the principle of re-radiating signals is actually sound.

The question is how effective it would be. It seems to imply that it will work for wifi and cell transmission but these are very different frequencies.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinydesert:
I have taken the clip out,don't want to make it any worse.I also lifted up the little metal antenna on the motherboard,so now it is just like it was before.

Freaking corporations,they are so advanced for some things and for others they only create crap and headaches to others.

Can't believe that a WIFI tablet can have such a bad wifi signal,at least I have the wifi+3g.I will keep it because I like it and the price for a brand new one plus wifi+3g was great.

Thanks I might buy those little antenna boosters too.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azturbomini:
I just purchased a galaxy tab 2 7 today on eBay and hope to have it by the weekend. I have a few of the signal boosters I've had for close to 2 years to try once it arrives. So if you don't mind waiting a week or so I can test for free.

Question, how do you get the back off without causing any pry marks on the tablet or back?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinydesert:
So I am showing you guys the ****ty job I made (I ended up taking the clip out) don't want things to get worse.I am also showing you the screwdrivers.

I also lifted up the little golden antenna; today I was at work and in several hospital and I had a chance to play with the tab and realized how big of a difference a different router and a different brand can make.

I think I am going to stop the *****ing and keep my beautiful wifi+3g little tab,I love how cute and fast it is when I browse,and now that I have frozen and removed apps works even better,I also disabled some apps so they do not start on their own when I turn on the tablet.

Besides that,we have CM9 roms and support,that adds a lot to the tab too.I also contacted people who have the tab and they also have this kinda iPhone4 grip little issue.

One more thing,this is not a known issue by Samsung (that's what they say of course :p)

PS.If you decide to crack open the tab,you should take the SIM card and MicroSD first.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] azturbomini:
Thank you for the pics. :)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vlasdoli:
I'm another user who would like to use Tab 2 7.0 but had the issue with WiFi signal when holding left down corner. I've contacted service and they suggested to return back or send to repair. So I returned back to the shop and try another one and same issue.

Now waiting for fix or is there any comparable 7inch tablet?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinydesert:
This is a well known issue by the users,but not by Samsung,they say that it is not an issue; Nobody believes that.

I would suggest that you either keep or return it or try to do some settings in your router and if it is wireless N,try wireless G,update the firmware of the router too.

Unfortunately, that's our best bet.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vlasdoli:
There is no doubt that is Samsung Tab2 issue, no router or setting will help. I tried first Tab 2 at home second Tab 2 in the shop, it’s absolute clear it’s Samsiung issue, with WiFi Analyzer you can see when just change where holding th Tab2 ALL available WiFi networks signal decreased by approx 40%.

So I’ve returned both Tabs 2 back to the shop and now looking for another device, any suggestions – I need 7inch and sensitive GPS...
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinydesert:
Sorry,don't know what else to say,although I totally agree with you. Maybe you should wait for the Nexus 7.I am sure the wifi won't be so spotty,as for the tab 2 7" we don't even know if it is related to the hardware or the software,but if you ask me,I think it is hardware related (unfortunately).

This is not Apple so they won't get as many complains as Apple did when they first released the first iPhone 4,so who knows what is going to happen.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arvs0z:
Definitely a hardware issue. Though by using a gel case for Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (P6200) which barely fits to the GT2 7.0, I did not experience any signal loss even if I cover up the lower left part completely with my both hands. Just like the iPhone 4 issue.

@vlasdoli: GPS is unaffected by this issue. I get locked to 9 satellites indoors in 30+ seconds, even if I cover up the lower left portion (without a case, of course)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ray3andrei:
Hi I am kind of dissapointed with the gaming performance, almost all games have frame lag shadowgun runs really choppy from start to finish, also samurai 2 is fairly laggy at some parts, and some low end apps that have reflections lag really bad,.. does any else experience this ? I'm on 4.0.2, also my t.prime doesn't run as smooth as it should, I'll try it on my Xperia s and see how it does.. it may be the game or just Ics....

Sent from my Samsung GNexus <3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Theshawty:
The GPU in the GNex isn't the best. It's an overclocked version of the one found in the GT-i9000 Galaxy S.

That still doesn't make it a bad phone. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msedek:
Lol? I got all the heavy games blood and glory, need for speed, real Steel, samurai 2 finishing now zenonia 4 all the games max settings runs buttery smooth

Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phaze one:
+1. Shadowgun, Dead Space, Spectral Souls run perfect. Never had an issue you're describing.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nodstuff:
No problems here. The gpu may be old but that doesn't make it bad.

Try 4.0.4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
I've played Shadowgun and Dead Space just fine. All other casual games run great too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shilent:
MOST games runs smoother on my Tmobile Galaxy S2, compared to my Galaxy Nexus. What really bothers me is when something pops up on screen (like changing the volume) while gaming, it's really laggy. Some say it's ICS, some say it's the GPU, and some says because of the higher resolution of the Nexus.

Try playing a game like Mega Jump (free on play google), and while playing, adjust the volume. Why does it lag so much?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RogerPodacter:
Cause toast notifications just aren't tweaked right. Maybe not run thru the gpu or something.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ÜBER™:
weird my epic didn't lag when swiping pages and the toast notification was on. And it has the same gpu. Same rom too cm9.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msedek:
Got nothing like this all buttery smooth just reinstalled dungeon Hunter 3, front line comando and N. O. V. A 2 all full settings and notifications.. ALL smooth

Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jimmyhook:
All smooth here, like every other issue I read about it's probably affecting like .1 percent of users.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ray3andrei:
I know the gpu isn't something groundbreaking, but like shadow gun doesn't run as smooth as dead space not by a long shot , and samurai 2 lags here and there

Sent from my Samsung GNexus <3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BlackDraka:
Have you tried modifing GPU clock? Franco kernel should be a good choice. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] davidstech11:
I have none of the issues you are reporting. In fact, it looks like a lot of other GN users also DON'T have that problem. I have played Dead Space, ShadowGun, BackStab, and others and they play without lag. I don't like lag and slowdown. I would not even bother playing them if there like this. ShadowGun for instance, I would not have played it as long as I have. Or got as far as I did if it was bad or lagged. Not sure why we all can play these games fine and you can't.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Theshawty:
True this. It's still a good GPU that plays all games I've tried beautifully. Even GTA III plays buttery smooth.

If one game doesn't play smooth for any of you, you can always try Chainfire3D.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ray3andrei:
I'm all stock.. so none of you experience any kind of stutter ?....

Sent from my Samsung GNexus <3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zapek666:
Firmware 4.0.4 is faster when it comes to 3D. Gaming performance is actually excellent.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] x3phyr:
I've had very hit and miss battery life as of late so I'm trying to see what might be causing it. I checked out the Antutu battery tester and my phone has been running with CPU at full load for nearly two hours now and I'm at 42 percent. This utility keeps screen on at full brightness and puts CPU at full load and etc etc. I'm shocked at the performance so far. Anybody tried it?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] whompah:
WOW ! what custom rom n kernel u use ?

my battery drained completely from 100% - 0% in 118mins =.=

wonder how u do that....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dj-Abi:
hi guys i had an iphone 3gs but now i own a great samsung galaxy s2

my favourite game on ios was Real racing 2 but when i try to install on me sgs2 it crashes while opening .

i have changed 3 rom's for this but nothing works also im rooted but it wont work any version of this game

so please if you know anything about this problem please give me a solution to fix this ! thanks a lot
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geaquzzil:
I think it's only work on gingerbread roms :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrnamster:
I love this game! Castellona Bay all day!

I haven't been able to get it working on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 or HTC Evo LTE yet.. :(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrnamster:
I got it working on my ICS EvoLTE. Download the Android/data files either online or on a working android device then place it in Android/data. I had to rename it from .ra to .row. Hope this helps!
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
Thought we are all Americans XDA? You thought wrong!

This is the Official Hangout for all us Aussies in the land down under! No more Americanalistion!!!

So, post what you want, when you want!

Give me tips to makes this post better.

Everyone is welcome though! :)
[Off-topic] FC1032:
Hello fellow Aussies!
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Aww man, i have so many jokes, but i can't.. i just can't.. :p
[Off-topic] boborone:
Ahhh idk any Aussie jokes. Tell em Bruce.

* iTouched Epic
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
Lol
[Off-topic] FC1032:
Probably not much of a joke, but i find other countries seem to think we have kangaroos as pets, drive utes and live in the outback...
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
Lololol. Roos for pets? That's insane haha!
[Off-topic] boborone:
That's not true?! What!? I thought you rode in their pouches to work and played a dizzyradue for fun. You're all named Bruce and put shrimps on the barbie.

Btw, I would rock a ute if America had em. Those are cool.

And tonight I was cheering for an Aussie in the NASCAR race.

Marcos Ambros

Dam good guy, races good and clean and a real good driver.
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
Ahh I miss Marcos and his V8 Supercar days. What a time.
[Off-topic] boborone:
He's too clean. Needs to get feisty and more aggressive. I know I know we 'Muricans just go round in round, but there's a couple road courses in the series. He does real good there being one of the only drivers who knows how to make a right turn. He's getting better in the others. Came in 3rd last night.
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
Round in round :thumbup::cool:
[Off-topic] hungry81:
Greetings fellow Austrians. :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
Ohaider :thumbup::D
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
...

Where are ya all?

You're missing out on a late night beer @-@
[Off-topic] FC1032:
Caught up in a mess of assignments :sly:... anyone going to vivid Sydney?
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
Anyone able to gift me Tapatalk for iOS? The guys in the states can't help because it gotra be in the Aussie store :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] MissionImprobable:
G'day mates. Shrimp on the barbie, 'roos, and funnel webs to you all! Blimey, struth, crikey! Drongos everywhere these days, eh blokes?
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
O_O
[Off-topic] MissionImprobable:
That's not how you guys speak down that way? Forgiveness, mates.
[Off-topic] boborone:
You Aussie race fans have something to hold your head high about today.

F1, Indy 500, NASCAR Charlotte 600, all started with an Aussie leading each race.
[Off-topic] FC1032:
O_O indeed... went to vivid Sydney. Quite... meh.
[Off-topic] scoffyburito:
And yet no-one makes an NZ thread. :p
[Off-topic] boborone:
I think you're it Lone Ranger.
[Off-topic] scoffyburito:
Yes I saw an advertisement displayed on Australian television about furniture with two woodpeckers with terrible NZ accents (but funny). Supposedly a NZ person went to that furniture store and punched out the cashier and salesman.
[Off-topic] Nutterpc:
Least our beer is better
[Off-topic] Nutterpc:
Tried Millers......ONCE

That was enough for me
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
Lmao where you all at?

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[Off-topic] technotram91:
Lol an Aussie thread mad :D
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
LAWL I'd pay to have seen that Hahahaha.

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[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
Hawhawhaw. :thumbup::cool:

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[Off-topic] Nutterpc:
It's how we roll
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
;p

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[Off-topic] technotram91:
Who do u guys think will win state of origin?
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
Most definately the Maroons, but that only applies for us Queenslanders ;)

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[Off-topic] technotram91:
Yeah bro go the queenslanders :D. Where bouts in qld u?
[Off-topic] Nightwolf117:
It's in my details, but yeah :P Strathpine... it's like 5 minutes from you :D

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Emre9110:
I install HyDrOG3N -ICS 13.05 Rom but backgraund of contacts, messages, calendar and file explorer are white. How can i make they black ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cossax:
The last 2 versions of Resurrection Remix (1.8 and 1.9) have been Pitch Black themed, that might be what you're looking for but at the cost of switching from one AOKP rom to another.

Not sure there's an easy way to do what you're asking.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jyeeah:
totally inverted apps

You could try these inverted apps.

rootzwiki.com/topic/15092-invertedtotally-inverted-apps-updated-6-3-new-g/[/url]

I'm actually on the rezound but I was able to get most of them working except the contacts
[HTC One X] Solaris81:
I drive to work each morning through a tunnel that goes under a river and this usually causes my phone to lose connection. The problem is it doesn't seem to try and reconnect at all, until I toggle airplane mode. This is quite frustrating and I can see this being a major issue if I'm ever using my phone for navigation and lose signal.

Does anyone have any idea why the phone wouldn't be reconnecting on it's own? This never happened once with my nexus one.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Zori:
So I came across this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAs3ZiPQl-U&feature=youtu.be&t=21m49s

It shows the sgs3 playing a video and running shadowgun at the same time seemingly flawlessly. I've always been pro-HTC, I went from the Touch Pro to the Evo and now I plan to get the EVO LTE. But despite my fanboyism, I have realized that HTC products usually don't perform as well as their samsung rivals in real world usage despite what the numbers and processors should theoretically be doing. I figured the Evo LTE and just about any high-end phone released in the past year can run everything on the market, who cares? Then I see something like this and it blows my mind. I'm almost tempted to jump ship.. but we'll see. What are your thoughts?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] rpwhite3:
thats neat how did he play the video on top of the game, ???
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Zori:
It's a new feature of the sgs3. It's a cool, novel feature I suppose. Maybe if you're playing a game and wanna watch a video of someone else doing it or something. But I'm more impressed with how well it did it all at once!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sgt. slaughter:
click the link and you'll see. lol

thats honestly kinda cool there...not sure how often id use it but it brings PIP back in play but now on mobile phones.....though I hate TouchWiz with a passion so no way im going that route...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] daddydark:
whats the real worl application for that function. i think its a pointless feature
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Skullmonkey:
Agreed. At least for mobile phones... Could have some usage on tablets like taking a timed class and watching a video to pass the time.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sebrina:
The 24nm Krait S4 Snapdragon is a very capable chip. It should have no problems doing what you're video is doing or even running 2 HD movies simultaneously while running background tasks all simultaneously even on a screen as demanding as the new Evo's.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] firmbiz94:
Samsung has done alot on the software side of things ..to me its more of a wow factor than something that I would ever use. If your in a store and stuck between two phones ..they show a gs3 doing pip and your sold ..not for me ..a cool but useless feature as well as the s talk or whatever it is ..I just don't imagine using it ..its a good phone tho ..you don't have to iuse those features ..to me the new evo is more desirable..and I believe the s4 is 28nm
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sebrina:
You sir are correct, apologies for the typo. The Krait s4 snapdragons are indeed 28nm.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Gordon Ramsay:
I have no doubt the EVO 4G LTE could do this, and probably the galaxy s2 as well. What I really don't know is why you would need or want to do this other than to showoff.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] splcfiya:
You could write notes, respond to a text, make an appointment, send an email, etc, without having to pause and back out of the video you are watching.

I think its far from pointless. People seem to assign the words "pointless" "useless" and "gimmick" to any feature that doesn't fit their personal lifestyle. Keep an open mind :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Samsung says this is something new and groundbreaking that just came out with. BS!!! There is already an app in the Play Store that can do this on the phone in your hand right now. Check out app developers MBFG, I believe they may even be a XDA member. They have an app called OverSkreen that allows you to have a webpage on top of any other screen on your device. I use OverSkreen on my tablet and love it! They have another app that plays videos on top of any other screen just like the Galaxy S3, it's called Stick It! (and yes the "!" is part of the app's name, lol). Check it out. Funny Samsung lies saying how they created the idea an that the GS3 is the only phone that can do this, when in fact any Android phone with the app Stick It!! can do it!!!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myboyfriendisageek.stickit
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ltracte:
The PIP function on the SG3 is not new. There is an app in the market called stick it, for $1.49 that does the same thing. I bought it a couple weeks ago, and it works very well, even though honestly, there isnt really any practical use for it. Many of the software tweaks that samsung is bui8ldin ginto the SG3 are impressive, but not original. You can duplicate just about every functionality they bragged about at the announcement with apps found in the market, or on custom roms readily available for most phones. Ultimately, because the US version will not have the quad core processor, and because i have always found samsung phones to feel cheap in my hand, im going with HTC, whose build quality is usually very good. Oh yeah, that and the pen tile screen on the SG3.... thats a deal breaker for me too
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] freeza:
What an awesome app. Thanks for that!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] typhoonikan:
Back to the topic at hand...

Theoretically, probably. In reality, probably not, if the EVO LTE has the multitasking issue that the ONE X has, which it probably will as HTC customized the multitasking to be so aggressive/ineffective. Really bummed about this. I hope all this is not the case. Show me wrong, HTC.

This concerns me.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] stanglifemike:
Check out my post above the one you quoted. I mentioned that app as well, but commenting because you should also try out the web browser I aso mentioned. It's by the same dev as the floating video app. OverSkreen is the browsers name and it's awesome!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
Regardless of HTC botching the multi-tasking of Android, our EVOs will still be able to do this easily. Did you forget what website you're on??
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] typhoonikan:
After custom rom kernel whatevers, sure. Out of the box, might not be able to. Dunno yet :o
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Tornadobarrage:
I can Skype and surf the web!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ltracte:
my first thanks! welcome!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mark4ksu:
I have a loaner evo lte and it doesn't appear to have this feature. At least the stock 'gallery' player doesn't. The only feature the video player has it Trim. I think the video picture in picture might be fun when checking e-mails or something.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
Well we weren't expecting the EVO to have that feature - it's a software feature Samsung developed for the GSIII.

Some have stated that the feature is not new though, because you can download apps from the Play Store that do the exact same thing. So that marketing ploy is silly and honestly doesn't do much for the phone's value to me.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mark4ksu:
The one good thing I noticed about processing power is video playback. I have some 1080p videos I shot with my canon 7d. My core 2 duo laptop has difficulty playing them back. Stuttering, etc. I put one of the videos onto the evo, and it played nice and smooth. It may be the case that several current phones can do this too, but it seemed impressive to me.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] appleban:
could be handy with a video/photo editing where you would want several floating windows to ease the editing.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lufc:
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