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[Galaxy S III General] gomisensei:
I am also a Galaxy sII (i9100) user. I gotta say, I was at first disappointed with the News of the Specs for the canadian edition... I was close to moving up to the GS2-HD, which the s3 is BARELY an upgrade for (same cpu/speed, same basic screen specs, more ram, plus NFC and software). Waiting to see how the hard data for the "international vs LTE" comparisons come out near release day to decide which version to plunk down my $700+ for.

As for the hardware, there's more to consider than just how powerful new hardware is, as it has to be balanced with a price that people will be willing to pay (before OR after subsidy), as well as to conform to other things, such as size, weight, and battery life. This is why Samsung has gone with the pentile display. Many people ***** about this format, but i think most of them wouldn't pay $200 more for their phone, or tolerate a battery lasting 2 hours less because of a full Super AMOLED PLUS screen. I played with the 720p pentile display on the Gs2-HD, and it definitely looked better, crisper than my i9100. This is satisfactory to me as far as upgrades go. I am disappointed that all the hype was that the new Galaxy Line phone WOULD have the quad core Exynos processor, but unfortunately, the Exynos SoC does not currrently support LTE, which the North American market is starving for. This is the ONLY thing stopping me from pre-ordering the Galaxy S3 from bell right now, as soon as the community has compared/benchmarked the international and NA versions, with Different amounts of ram, and different CPU specs, I will make a decision.

The problem with demanding everything be a massive upgrade is that in real life, there are physical barriers to technology that are overcome only by time, or money. Myself, if there was a $1200 beast phone with futuristic badass specs, I would get it. Since most of the market would NOT (at least not enough to justify the R&D costs to develop such a phone) we have to take new hardware step by step as it it developed. Samsung (EVERYONE) is in the end, about making money.

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I find this HIGHLY unlikely. I would guess that YOU nuked your phone while trying to get Siyah to work on your phone by not reading the instructions on how to do so. It really isn't even hard at all, and BTW, software cannot brick an android smartphone irreparably, even if you repartition things you shouldn't.

i'm just sayin...
[Galaxy S III General] jkforce:
I agree. I assume it is personal preference. I like rounded edge shaped phone. For example, before i come to android i used iphone and i liked 3gs than 4 series. Never understood why apple dumped the design of 3gs.
[Galaxy S III General] skibadee:
You sir are wrong, I suggest you Google it or search xda. It's a well known issue that has affected many people.

That's why chainfire has even made an app to check if your device is vulnerable.
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
I like what you said there, BTW I just put in an order for an S3. But I'm not getting it as a replacement for my S2, not yet at least. i'll wait for the community to make some more progress before I abandon my S2 which I love.
[Galaxy S III General] Cetin:
I don´t understand what should be wrong with the S3?!

I had s2 than Galaxy Note and now S3 and there´s improvement.

Imo S3 is more beautiful and better hardware than S2, so why complaining?
[Galaxy S III General] bortak:
Annnddd the specs of the S3 don't "decimate" the competition...? the only other phone which comes close is the HOX.

Looks? I think the phone is gorgeous... do you even own one? or have seen it in person? The online pictures do it no justice.
[Galaxy S III General] Iceanimator:
I've seen and even with the new TW the design and feel of the S3 is wonderful its so much sleeker and compare to my S2 the S3 feels much better when it's being held.

I love the S3 and would get it after my current contract end!
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
Worth mentioning

If you just baught a Galaxy S2 and its an i9100G, you just got screwed. My advice, if you like to customize your phone, sell it now!
[Galaxy S III General] CreekDirt:
I had the S2 for a year. I loved the phone. It doesn't hold a candle to the S3 though. And it shouldn't. Walk into a store and use one.

I have been using the Note since its U.S. release and considered going back to the S2. It has great developer support and is a nicely designed phone.

After using the S3 for 10 minutes there is no way I am going back to the S2. The phone feels better, the battery life decimates the S2, and performance wise there isn't a single hiccup.

Leave the Apple vs Samsung in the courtrooms and get your hands on one of these bad boys. You will never look back. This isn't a minor upgrade. This is a game changer.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] avetny:
cool story iPhone funboy
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
I respect that :), well put.
[Galaxy S III General] s.alkari:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Do they really sell those?:D
[Galaxy S III General] avetny:
ON SALE :D
[Galaxy S III General] @rbiter:
You quote it you own it. Muahahaha!

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] hegemytouch:
sorry guys i did it before but im drawing a blank and i cant remember how to root the ucld3 leak.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rajendra82:
You could search it, but I 'll tell you how.

1. Use Odin to flash CWM recovery over the stock recovery

2. Download the zip file to install supuersu or superuser via CWM

3. Boot into recovery and flash the zip file
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] thegoob:
okay i did this, and my odin is stuck at recovery.img, what should i do...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rajendra82:
Did you boot the phone into download mode before using Odin to flash CWM? If you did that try using a different USB port, reinstall drivers for note, or try running Odin in admin mode.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SPORK94:
I want to update my phone but It keeps getting an error

Rooted: Yes Zerg Rush Method With SuperSU and Superuser

Bloatware: Yes reinstalled

Build: 3.0.1.E.0.88
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidjunkie:
Believe me you do not want to update. With that said, you have to be unrooted to download the update, but once it's downloaded you can root and install the update. So unroot, download ota update, click update later (or whatever it says), root your phone, install update and enjoy your rooted 2.3.4 r800x.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Orange_furball:
So I messed up... Here is a quick timeline of what I did:

1. I backed up my apps in Titanium Backup.

2. Wiped my device in CWM

3. Flashed CM9

4. Flashed Gapps

5. Setup device

6. Downloaded Titanium Backup

7. Went to restore and... nothing comes up in Titanium.

8. Freaked out!

My back up is gone! Where did it go? I know it's probably lost forever, so here is my next question. Can I install ALL my apps I ever downloaded in one shot? I don't want to go through everything in Google Play. I did this by accident with my tablet, but can't remember how.

Thanks!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] 21productionz:
It's not lost, go read the cm9 thread there have been a lot of post about how to make it show up again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jpg71:
Tibu preferences, point your backup directory to wherever you have it stored. emmc for internal sdcard for external.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Orange_furball:
still doesn't work. I had it search and it found a folder, said there were backups, then would not restore

:confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] shansmi:
USB Debugging enabled and what error in TiBu?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Orange_furball:
Yes usb debugging enabled and my backups do not show up when trying to run a batch restore.

Sent from Galaxy Note with CM9
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] shansmi:
Install RootExplorer and try moving the TiBu DIR on your SD card to the internal storage area and see if that works.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingfencer:
My provider makes me use a proxy to access apps. When i tether to my computer i have to set my browser settings for my internet to work. but other apps don't work on my computer, ie, msn. What do i have to do on my computer to get other apps to work? I heard vpn, but sounds complicated.
[HTC One S] Riio:
I was wondering if anyone else had this problem with their One S. The last few days my capacitive keys haven't been responding, although everything else works fine. A reboot sometimes fixes it for a few minutes, but it always stops working again. Any thoughts?
[HTC One S] MadJoe:
If you're completely stock, I'd try a factory reset, and when that doesn't work, return the phone for an exchange.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] earbrain:
This came out kinda kool I guess.

Not able to run sony home on custom rom or whatever & wishing you had the the look of the new home stage?

Why not make it part of the wallpaper, problem solved....kinda. Until you wana change papers anyway. lol - eb

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X10a UL BL - FXP CM9/7.2
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] earbrain:
W FXP CM9 & Apex Launcher

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[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] danielk0302:
On FeraVolt ROM this homescreen, along with all the other colours, is available to use and they look real nice :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] earbrain:
With the Home Stage flattened into the image???

Please read before you post. eb
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] danielk0302:
Home stage? whats that
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] earbrain:
Really? Are you being sarcastic?

I'm not sure how else to explain it, dock maybe?

Just to clarify, the screenshots above (top) are the actual wallpapers themselves and not just a shot from a device of an empty home screen. The dock is part of the wallpaper and not removable.

Stock based users probably would never have much need for something like this as Sony Home is usually present.

This would be more for custom use with launchers like ADW or more particularly ICS type launchers where it may be hard to customize or change the dock. In the bottom shot the launcher dock settings are set to "hidden" which is usually the case anyway w ICS-style launchers.

Its really just a simple illusion I through together in photoshop.

Anyone still not sure what it is should probably just download and look at them. What is that they say, a pictures worth a thousand words?

Hope this helps, wasn't trying to confuse anyone. eb
[Motorola Droid RAZR] duloz:
Ok. I am at the end my knowledge base here. I apologize if this has been covered before. Tried searching, and none of the solutions I have found are helping...

So a coworker bought a Verizon Razr for not a bad price for his perspective, but went into it knowing that the device was bricked...

After trying the solutions he could find to some extent (RSD and Razr Utility), no joy. He passed the phone to me hoping that I could fix it, as my understanding is a little bit broader (have unbricked other devices in the past via ADB, etc). I ran through the gamut of RSD with every stock rom I could find, the utility, etc. Last ditch, i jumped right to ADB next, but ADB doesn't even see the Razr, even though it still shows up in RSD.

After some digging, we think we found the cause of the bricking, based on the error messages we recieve, and the seller's name. Essentially, it looks like the phone was flashed with a rom that was intended for another device. The end result is that RSD fails at writing cmt.bin on all fastboot files and terminates. Razr Utility fails to write cmt.bin, boot, and recovery. Trying to flash any rom via recovery either results in a signature error or a mount error (essentially looks like it fails to mount any of the internal mount points). At this point, all I am able to do is boot to fast boot.

Is there any recourse here?

edit: issue is resolved.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pedrotorresfilho:
Did you tried this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1451205
[Motorola Droid RAZR] duloz:
thanks for the suggestion. Just posted a reply on that thread, it looks like the link to the file is dead.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] duloz:
SO the weirder thing is that all details about the device are shown as "N / A" in RSD. It's almost like the internal memory for some of the key segments don't exist.

Retried Razr Utility. devtree fails to write as well.

I wish this was as easy to unbrick as the other devices I have worked on. Phone manufacturers should make this as easy on us as Barnes and Noble do.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pedrotorresfilho:
Previously owner may had played with ics leak and bricked it

Found this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1362956

Wish u lock
[Motorola Droid RAZR] duloz:
your responses got me on the right track, i think. I have a boot animation now.

definitely looked looks like an ICS brick. Ran Matt's razr utility 1.6 then flashed a stock rom. trying to boot instead of going to a black screen, so progress. when using utility 1.4 and then trying to flash, got a build.prop error indicating current build.prop was for version 4.0.3, so def ICS issue.

Thanks for the suggestions, dude. weren't exactly what got me working, but got me pointed in the right direction.
[Dell Streak 7] scarmon25:
Ok. So I did a NV flash on both my wife's and my steak 7. Well apparently tthe NV flash files I used had pt23 in it and now I have two tablets with identical Mac addresses. Now I know what this means as I have managed many networks before. My router is no kicking me and my wife off one at a time every so often as we have an IP conflict. What I'm looking for is either a way to edit the pt23.img of the NV flash fileto have the correct info for each tablet. Or is there a way to issue a Mac address to a tablet through adb or something like that. I figure I can get the true info by taking the tablet apart. That's not a issue. Just need to know how to issue the info once I get it.
[Dell Streak 7] datfat:
GUIDE

DO THE FOLLOWING AT YOUR OWN RISK DO NOT BLAME ANYONE BUT YOURSELF FOR FAILURE.

I'm assuming this is honeycomb. and if so here what I did. I'm not sure you can change the mac but here is a guide to help.

You may can even change the IP addresses in your devices to a static IP.

I did the same thing by accident myself. You have successfully changed Dell service tag, MAC, ppid and if its 3g the imei.

1). find all of these numbers and if you know your mac address get it too. Write all of these down for the edit.

2). Get yourself HxD this a hex code editor.Then Install on your computer.

3). open the p 23 file that you flashed. Starting on line 200 going into 210 is your ppid place your cursor on the line just before the number on the far right of the editor DO NOT HIGHLIGHT. just start typing and it will replace each number.

4). On line 220 four spaces in, is your Service tag change it.

5). Save

This completes the rewrite for p23.

6). open p 24 the first and second lines are mac addresses line 00 is WIFI and 10 is bluetooth. As you will see both numbers will be the same except the last letter. Change accordingly. WIFI will be a letter before the bluetooth.

7).FLASH( i just replaced the files and NVFLASHED the whole set again just to make sure there were no problems.

Hope this helps.

My Streak is wifi only maybe someone else can chime in on how the change for the imei.

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Found this link too.

http://www.tabletroms.com/forums/honeycomb-streak-7/3402-service-tag-help.html
[Dell Streak 7] scarmon25:
awesome man. thanks so much, one question. what did you use to open or decompile the p23.img and p24.img will the hxd editor do this?

NM just figured it out. one last question. did you have to take yours apart to get the info or did you find anotther way?

Also mine is wifi only too. so your guide is perfect. man you are seriously awesome. thanks a ton
[Dell Streak 7] datfat:
I did not take mine apart to find the mac yet. since mine was not having the conflicts I decided to wait.
[Dell Streak 7] scarmon25:
Right on. Do you think I could use a Mac generator and just general new ones. Or just change the last letters on the two that's there?
[Dell Streak 7] datfat:
I haven't used a generator before. Changing it may work as long as you dont have a duplicate in your network. Im not 100% sure though. Also the ppid and service tag are printed in the sd card cover and on the box if you have it. I forgot to mention this in my post before
[Dell Streak 7] scarmon25:
Yeah I saw that when I was looking at it. I have made sure the Mac I want to use isn't on the network anywhere. Do I need to do anything with the PPID?
[Dell Streak 7] datfat:
The Dell service tag and ppid are your device identifiers for any service issues with dell since your probably rooted any warranty you may have had is void (supposedly) . The mac address is probably the main concern I'm sure. so you dont have to change the p23 at all, unless you want to.
[Dell Streak 7] scarmon25:
Gotcha. Awesome. Well I'm gonna start changing Mac addresses on this one until it sticks and works. Once I can't get it to change Mac addresses then the issue is solved. Thanks again ffor all your help.
[Dell Streak 7] TheManii:
[Guide][Technical]Restoring your device specific data (including Service Tag)

I've covered 95% of it in my guide already, I thought I had it linked in the sticky, I'll add it some time then.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] heat361:
Here is the Samsung s voice off the galaxy s3 try it and see if it works I can't seem to get it to work on cm9

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26300180#post26300180

Edit: I got it to work using root explorer push it to system/apps and click on it and install it like a normal app.

IT ONLY WORKS ON ICS

Enjoy :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] pmdisawesome:
Why only S Voice, why not the whole TouchWiz Nature UX with lock screen and all on the Player?

But it's still amazing!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] pmdisawesome:
It went well a couple of times when it force closes and "can't connect to server", now I can't use this anymore! :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] heat361:
Yes it does not work that well since it is meant for the s3 but you could try rebooting and maybe it might start back to work
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Supermaster34:
How did you manage to get it working in the first place? I always get the 'Can't connect to server' error
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] heat361:
If its saying can't connect to server maybe its your internet connection. If it does not work again try reinstalling the app. I think you have to be running some sort of ics build or it won't work.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Supermaster34:
I've tried reinstalling it many times in system/app or data/app and I've tried changing the permissions

I'm currently running the AOKP tablet mode ROM.

I'm fairly sure its not my internet connection as I can browse the web using any of the browsers from Google Play. However, in some apps my wifi connection can't be detected even though I have full signal. That might be the issue but I don't know how to fix it
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] heat361:
Oh your running tablet mode then that's probably why, some apps don't work that well in tablet mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Supermaster34:
Got it working

I managed to get it working :)

First I uninstalled the app and I downloaded it again just to make sure. I also changed the UI to phone mode by changing the DPI.

I then copied the app to my internal sd card and I installed it as a normal app without changing permissions or anything

I also went into the S Voice settings and unticked 'Use Location Data' and then everything worked, even in tablet mode.

I'm not sure whether the location services or the tablet mode was messing it up though, but on the upside it works now!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] narlynarwhal:
No one can get touchwiz ux yet

Sent from my SGH-T989
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] pmdisawesome:
You have to change your device name to GT-I9300 to use S Voice now
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] superwonso:
Thanks!

Thanks to uploading this File(S Voice application)

Maybe It works in cm9!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JPOKeefe:
Okay so Im on AOKP and whenever i take a picture it turns out sideways anyone else? does anyone know what the problem is?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] grawkiller73:
Your auto rotate is broken. Take a look at one the the posts in the aokp thread to find the sensor.zip auto rotate fix.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shankar10:
auto rotate is messed up. Download this and flash it with CWM

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1654564&page=33
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Cocytean:
Hi all,

I bought myself a lovely Xperia S earlier this week, and was so impressed with it I instabought an Xperia Ion which I managed to get through a friend I have. I've attached a couple of pictures (taken by the Xperia S), and will upload a couple of side-by-side shots later on today once I get home.

It's running Android 2.3.7 (no surprise), build number 6.0.F.0.11. Build quality is excellent, and it's surprisingly lightweight considering the dimensions of the phone. Screen is gorgeous, even better than the Xperia S' in my opinion, but that may just be because I'm used to larger screens after having an HTC One X.

If you have any questions, let me know, and I'll try to answer them!

Cheers!

:D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xperiax10.awesome:
ION !!!

Where u got it? Wats the price??

from xperia PLAY
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Cocytean:
I live and work in China (British expat). Have a friend who works in the phone distribution trade. Paid 3500 RMB, which is about £350, international version HK. It's great so far!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] somemadcaaant:
That's pretty cool, looks different to what i've seen online or maybe those photos where bad.

-smc
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] celsior360:
I live in Hong Kong, and the phone it's on sales on Tuesday. How did you get it so quick?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Cocytean:
It's a really nice phone, just two issues so far. Firstly, it runs hot, probably because of the brushed aluminium on the back. Certainly hotter than the Xperia S.

Secondly, I'm afraid the screen yellow tint issue is still pretty visible on these phones, so I'd recommend to everyone to check the screen out in the shop before you walk out the door. It personally doesn't bother me too much, as it really doesn't make itself noticeable unless you go looking for it, but I know there are people out there it would drive crazy! It's not as bad as the Xperia S, but then again it is going to be different from phone to phone.

Phone runs ultra ultra smooth, everything else is great. I'm a happy camper!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Cocytean:
Got it from ShenZhen, through one of my friends who works in the phone business.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Efe64:
New models and still screen problems..?

What the...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Cocytean:
It's not a massive issue, but it's there!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SEFanX10i:
Can you run Antutu benchmark and share the score ? ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] o>c:
Now China is the place to get the latest Sony phones :eek:

Sony Hong Kong is still receiving pre-orders.

I am an owner of Xperia P, also got the screen problem, but when compare with a Korean brand's flagship screen...its almost nothing :)

Sony's software is flawless to me, I haven't experience any crash or freeze over the week.

But with Sony releasing phones in Asia first then Europe later, it takes time for xda to get noticed and set up forums for them :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] krabappel2548:
Can you upload the system folder/system dump? :p