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[Galaxy S III Accessories] uf21:
What is the highest capacity battery and brand I can buy off ebay that doesnt require a different back cover?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] edwardtobia:
I have the Mugen 4600mah Extended Battery with Extended Battery Cover in white.

The battery is amazing, lasts such a long time, been through a couple of charge cycles now and it seems to have improved even more.

The quality of the extended battery cover is not the best, the little stand that flips out came off pretty easily and even though i clipped it back in it does not open or close correctly now lol

Anyone know if any of the other extended battery covers fit the mugen 4600mah battery?

Cheers,

Ed
[Galaxy S III Accessories] uf21:
What is the best battery that doesn't increase thickness of the phone much?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] edwardtobia:
Not 100% sure but by the looks of the pictures the Seidio extended battery doesnt look like it increases thickness much, otherwise it looks like you will need to go with an OEM size extended battery....

The best battery is always going to be thicker.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] uf21:
hmmm ok well then what is the cheapest reputable brand battery over 3000mah that I can buy?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] edwardtobia:
Probably the Anker or Hyperion batteries that everyone seems to be going on about lol their prices are decent
[Galaxy S III Accessories] chrisbass:
I like that in the description it says:

"Capacity2850 mAh (actual 2000mAh)"

....and thats quoted directly from the listing. I'm a little confused as to why they would do that?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] uf21:
Ahhh its a shame there is no Hyperion on ebay.

<<xda app>>
[Galaxy S III Accessories] sefelizrc:
I bought from ebay two batteries to try them..

E_cell

Polarcell

They have 100% and 99% of positive votes with more than 100.000, so for 12 and 16 euros, I bought them..

I am waiting for them to arrive... But I will do al kind of tests to share them.!

They are the same size as original one, but the say 2400 and 3000 mah...

I would see if this is true anyway...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] DudeWatsThat:
Are those yoobao batteries any good?

Sent from my GALAXY SIII
[Galaxy S III Accessories] z3nith66:
Can you provide a link to those? I can't seem to find them.

The Polarcell battery for the i9000 (First Galaxy) is very good.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Unalive3:
+1

Just bought my case, and I really don't want to fork over some more $$ for another :p
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kms108:
Both yoobao and momax are very reliable brand, i've heard people getting good results with the momax in hong kong.

I've used both of these batteries, with my previous phones, but not on the S3, these are not available for my model.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] twe69:
Thanks, I was tempted with the e-cell one, will wait and see how you find it at 3000mah

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[Galaxy S III Accessories] shawn0223:
Have you gotten/tested these batteries? interested to see if what results you get with the E_Cell
[Galaxy S III Accessories] DKYang:
I've using these Qcell batteries w/ NFC for couple of weeks and haven't had any issues: http://www.amazon.com/QCell-Samsung...id=1348855608&sr=8-2&keywords=galaxy+s3+qcell

The only bad thing I can remember is that when I do switch batteries and put a Qcell in it, it'll be at like 98%. I guess it lost some charge while being in my pocket, but that's fine with me.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] dave1977nj:
Ok so what has the most MAH with still using the stock back cover that is from a reliable seller/brand?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] tntgdh:
I bought these on amazon

http://www.amazon.com/QCell-Samsung...UTF8&qid=1348944312&sr=1-6&keywords=galaxy+s3

They are great. Not only the last the same as the original, but they also have nfc, so you won't loose beam.

Totally recommended !
[Galaxy S III Accessories] PIRATA!:
Hi to everyone!

I am new for the i9300 world, but I come from the i9000 one!

I use to have always two batteries, and for my i9000 I had an ANDIDA battery with which I was pretty happy.

That is why I have now an extra battery for my new i9300 from ANDIDA, the ANDIDA 2300mAh Battery thatI have still to try because I haven't used my new i9300 so muchin these days.

Another interesting battery I found on eBay is the BXT® 3150mAh Lithium-ion Battery that ismaking me curious.

Both can be found on eBay and both are big as the stock one.

Do not know about the NFC antenna, nor either at what is it needed for, as for wireless charging there a video on YouTube that shows an i9300 with aftermarket back coverwith a 2-pin pad build inside that make contact with those 2 square holes next to the battery that isused as an antenna for the wireless charging.

Please let me know what do you thing about these two batteries I list here and please give me some infos on this NFC antenna.

Thank you all.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] RhckTeam:
Guys what do you think, should I buy a Polarcell battery? I want to keep original phone thickness. My stock battery is very weak atm.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ricksterr:
I ordered batteries from Aliexpress. I believe it was about 8 dollars for two batteries and a charger. Have been using them for several months now and they work really good. The battery life is about 20 hours.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] trey32:
Can you please share link/product name?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] geekynoob:
I am not a noob..have played alott with HTC and samsung phones...but sony seems to b a different ball game all together..i hv been reading threads since the last two days to unlock the bl of my neo v..and flash roms and stuff...

but there are a couple of qstns that are bothering me...

1-I wanted to install KA20.1 Ics rom..since its official stripped down ics... but it needs unlocked bootloader. i am currently running gb..2.3.4 .62...

first i though of rooting and using gb as it is.. but now since ics is here i am inclined to use ics :)

so here is my question..

If i unlock my bootloader..and then flash official ics using flashtool..will the bootloader get locked again?? will it create any kind of issue for me with regard to using flashtool and flashing official ics?? if yes then what.. :)

will it have to b unlocked again???

and the next question

Everything remains the same in case of jj hybrid rom also??

but i wud appreciate all the help i can get ..cz whatever i learn i always give it back to the forum.. :)

xda rocks.. :)

cheers...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Madfysh:
No.

Though not sure what you meant by "flashing official ics". If you meant with flashtool, then answer is still no.

If you meant on using PCC or SEUS then answer depends how you unlock your BL. IF you unlock it unofficial way, with s1tool, then you won't have any problem. If you unlock it via IMEI code from Sony developer page, then you won't be able to use PCC or SEUS until you relock your BL(which is done by flashing 1 ftf file).

And for both official and unofficial way worth rule, do not use OTA updates. For official way, that's 100% correct, while for unofficial way, some report problems, some don't have them.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] geekynoob:
Ok..i knew u were around.. :)

i will unlock my bl using s1 tool..the unofficial method...

then flash 4.0.4 using flashtool..

doing this wont relock my bl.. ??

i will not use ota..will freeze it using tb :P

i hope i am clear now..this internet slang is making tough to write sorry if i wasnt clear..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Madfysh:
That is correct, it wont get re-locked.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] geekynoob:
Thank you so much for the prompt replies.. :)

sorry for being offf topic now..since iv got ur attention..i just wanted to ask another qstn..

unofficial method shows 2 -ve points.. i have to connect any once to the test point m i right??

can i do THIS...

Flash 4.0.3 from here....

http://communities-origin.sonyericsson.com/thread/35239?tstart=0

Thn root it...using doomlords kit...

thn ota to 4.0.4 and then unlock the bootloader using s1 tool??

so that il hv the root intact..and also will b able to use cwm and roms and other things.. :)

correct me if i am wrong. :)

thnkk you once again. :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Madfysh:
You mean 2 -ve battery pins? Yeah, only connect to 1, it's enough. Or you can also connect it to simcard holder, as I read, people also do that. Point is to ground it, whatever method you want :)

You're not irritating. Usually I would irritate if someone asks without researching, but as I see you actually research yourself, so it's not hard to answer you :)

Anyway, for root and CWM, check this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1678690

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I don't like OTA, and after you unlock your BL it will be smart not to use it, as we told above.

And if you unlock your BL it's much easier to root it, as I wrote, check that thread I linked in this post and try.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] geekynoob:
My mind seems at some peace now.. :)

i will folllow all the steps as u said.. :)

i edited my post at the last moment..sorry for that..if i ave any issues..il b back here.. :)

il do it..wil go slow..once in total grip.. m gonna hv some fun.. :)

Thank you.. God bless..!

cheers.. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gr4ce:
This are the gorgeous softkeys designed by arzbhatia as per this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1669169

For custom ROMs it's safer to flash through ZipThemer so I repacked the images for it.

This is for the BLUE softkeys http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26681999&postcount=87

This is for the GREY softkeys http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26699919&postcount=89

If you don't know how to use ZipThemer, please check the instructions in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1413582 (scroll past the pics to "Installation Methods (Method 1 Recommended)" and "*** ZipThemer ***"

They will revert to stock when you flash a new ROM and it's advisable to reprocess my zip through ZipThemer and flash the new update file created.

Also, always make a nandroid backup before flashing.

It worked perfectly for me on CM9 Nightlies and for other people on custom ROMs (see original thread), but as usual, install at your own risk.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arzbhatia:
Thanks man, I was too busy to update my thread :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gr4ce:
Lady :-) and no worries!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arzbhatia:
Oh! I've never seen one around here, amazing :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Nexus Project:
I can't get these to work on Liquid 1.4 to save my life. I've tried everything

Sent from my i9250 (GSM) Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gr4ce:
Did you follow the ZipThemer instructions carefully? I would think they'd be good for any custom ROM...:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cowsquad:
Great soft keys
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] aeonflux888:
I have a problem, it hangs on the homescreen when i installed merruk kernel 2.0? any solutions to my problem? its my first time to encounter this :(
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Kousthubha Kumar:
Reflash to stock ROM using odin and make sure you follow the steps correctly.Check doky73 topic in android development and refer post 2 for flashing stock ROM..

To get bug free installation of merruk kernel , you need to flash it on stock kernel ..flashing it on any custom kernel causes boot loops
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasg001:
**	Yes I know this cable can be bought for cheap but I'm the type who'd rather build it myself, thanks. **

* Will update once I spec the proper gnex otg requirements. *

Cables used

- Generic micro USB cable

- USB extender

Tools

- leatherman skeletool cx

- mastercraft folding blade

- modeling tweezers and tape

- mastercraft soldering station

- rosin core electrical solder

- electrical tape

- modeling cement

1. Slice open micro USB head

2. Fix/solder connections and short pins 4 and 5
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] matika:
>Fix/solder connections and bridge pin 4 and 5

Do you mean just short pin 4,5 together?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mastermindx85:
Does otg work on the nexus?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mrc527:
sure!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeerChameleon:
So you are making an OTG cable not an adapter?

HMM interesting :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasg001:
Lols I should look into this more. It's primarily for my gnote and I admit I didn't check the gnex OTG requirements beforehand.

Either way, I can build another one tailored for the gnex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasg001:
My terminology was off and thanks, shorting is the correct term.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zuberio:
So ... umm, you know you can buy one off eBay for $2 + free shipping from Hong Kong right?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasg001:
Sigh not this again. Yeah I know it's cheap and I can order but I'd rather make one. There are people out there who would rather build their own.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zuberio:
"Sigh"? Your attitude is unbecoming. I simply stated the fact in the form of a polite question. Additionally, I stated the fact in this thread because no-one else has.

And as for your "There are people out there who would rather build their own" statement:

The GNex dock I built for myself

The GTab10.1 USB Universal Charging Adapter I built for myself
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasg001:
Sir, it is never my intention to be hostile or unbecoming. I have this same thread posted in GNote accessories and the amount of posters who remind me that the cable can be bought for cheap is alarming.

I know it can be bought for cheap but I'd rather build it my own.

So apologies if I may have offended you. Peace.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zuberio:
Ok, now that I know the back story I understand the 'here we go again' part. I also get how it can be frustrating when people post the same question over and over again in a thread.

I apologize for my harsh response and applaud your humility.

If I may suggest one thing, perhaps adding a note to your first post, with regards to knowing about the cheap/easy eBay route, would minimize future pestering on this thread.

And as a hopefully helpful piece of info - my working gnex otg cable was billed to also work with the sgsII phone. So their XDA forum may contain the info you need to finish your project.

Best of luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasg001:
Appreciate it man, thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] squiddy20:
Not sure if you want the input, but I've also found this method to work (probably) just as well. Then again, I haven't done the method you've posted and therefore can't compare which is easier.

It should be noted that for the method I linked to, instead of just cutting the cable in half, I sliced open the cable sheathing along its length (about 2-3 inches), then cut only the white and green wires, shorted them on the micro usb end (as per the directions), and viola! Just wrapped the shorted wires in a tiny bit of electrical tape, pushed the wires back in, and wrapped more electrical tape around the slice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasg001:
Thank you, I just had a look and this does help. Appreciate it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 2LoT:
I don't understand what you are doing. Is the idea of the project to use an USB cable to make an USB cable?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zuberio:
He's making his own OTG USB Host cable using two standard (find them anywhere) USB cables.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 2LoT:
Oh, so what he did was taking a micro-USB / micro-USB cable + standard USB extender cable and make one micro-USB / standard USB cable?

Ok, I wonder if this hand made cable is reliable and durable. It would be too bad if there is any indirect damage due to cable quality.

I once, bought a cheap USB cable in a dollar store, just b/c it was $1 and I like its blue color. Since that day, I began to have disconnection of USB drive, drive took longtime to be recognized by the OS, and finally a serious disk corruption. Then I finally found out it was the cable. Since that day, I only bought good quality cable and alwasy verify them carefully.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] snooker15:
It's not clear to me what he did because he did only one end of the cable ‚at least that what the pic’s were showing . The easiest way to do it is to get a standard micro USB to USB cable ( like the one you use for charging) , then you have to :

1- connect pin #4 to pin # 5 on the micro USB side . ( like how it was explained in the first post)

2- then you cut the other end of the cable which is the male USB and replace it with a female USB sockect . You can use any old USB 2.0 from you old PC or USB extension cable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 2LoT:
Oh Ok make sense now. The confusion was my own ignorance. I didn't understand the meaning of OTG cable and thought it was a normal micro-USB cable.

So does that mean the Galaxy Nexus support USB Host mode? Is custom ROM required? If yes which one? And what kind of devices could the GNex use via this OTG cable? External SATA drive? Webcam?

Thanks for any clarification.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] snooker15:
OTG cable puts the device in host mode . Regular USB cable puts it in regular ( slave) mode.

Yes.

No . A custom rom is not required but some reports that you have to be rooted at least to get flash drives and external drives working . I have them both working but I always use custom ROMs and never tested with unrooted devices.

Mouse,keyboard,flash drives, external hard drives (tested myself). Game controllers reported working on the net . Don't know about web cams .don't have one here to test but I guess it should work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 2LoT:
Super cool. Using USB Flash drive is definitely convenient. Will try KB & Mouse just to see what happen, should be funny. I don't have the materials to fix one OTG Cable myself. I solved the issue simply by ordering one pre-made on eBay for $2.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zuberio:
I did the same as you, however, the first line on the first post of this thread states

As well, the USB stack in Android 4.0 & 4.1 is incomplete. You need two things for OTG USB Host - Root privileges & StickMount
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 2LoT:
Thanks for the suggestion of StickMount. And yes, I have read the 1st page of this post several times to figure out the meaning. I knew that the author like tinkering with hardware, which is understandable. I am like that sometimes. It's a good feeling when you can do something with your hands.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viluve:
Tried reading a few posts & wiki, can't find satisfying answers.

I currently have unrooted Stock ICS (LPF), and wanting to root so that I can use 'AdFree' apps on my Note. Found dr. Ketan's guide which seems straightforward, but just want to check so that I don't do stupid things.

Q:

1. Is SuperSU and/or CF-Root needed to use AdFree? ie. without SuperSu & CF-Root, is the device actually have 'FULL' root?

2. What really is a partial root? why,how come some user get partial root and some don't?

3. In dr. Ketan's guide, Step 5: "Choose CWM.zip and wait until CWM recovery appear". Is this only installing CWM temporarily? I mean, the next time I enter recovery CWM will be gone?

4. What is the benefit of having CF-Root installed? heard so many issues with WiFi.

6. Other than extra features, what is realy benefit of installing SuperSU?

thanks for your help
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devid801:
Root permissions or root privileges are obtained by performing a process called routing and grant the user the ability to take advantage of specific parts of the operating system, in our case of Android, which would not otherwise be accessible.

Thanks to this process so we can use applications that leverage, more profoundly, the operating system and offer customizations and features in more than a telephone that does not have enabled the permissions of root.l 'unlock the bootloader and a particular procedure that allows you to unlock most of the systems, Android

With the ability to enable the root permissions, install custom reocvery, custom firmware and several hacks. Now this type of release and has been replaced with simpler procedures and innovative, because it causes the loss of the guarantee.

Superuser is an application that is usually included in mod ROM (for example CyanogenMod) is basically manages root permissions by opening a pop-up whenever a application request is made, in such a way as to decide if grants or less allowed to, and lists all the applications for which we have given access to root permissions.

The recovery of an Android phone is a particular feature that you can activate before the boot (i.e. , before the start) of the operating system and allows you to perform a number of specific operations, including: hard reset and firmware upgrade.

The original recovery or stock recovery is the one which is pre-installed on our Android phone at the time of purchase .To enable the root permissions you can simply follow the guides that you can find here ;http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milsabords:
Full vs Partial root

Any expert with accurate definitions ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devid801:
Let's start by saying that the root is not a "thing" as the jailbreak and not a task to perform. On linux platform is the root administrator user who has the highest privileges in the system (such as the Windows Administrator user to understand each other). The root then you do not get, but instead get its permissions. The root permissions allow you to do anything with your system. Limited only by your imagination. We can access the system files, delete them, edit them, replace them.(root explorer), Change the frequency of the processor , Back up applications (including system) even with their data. Or remove the applications already installed, on the device.(titanium backup), partialroot that is permitted without the recovery and icon superuser with root explorer can not to heave reading/writing in to system / app .
[Sony Tablet S] poebae:
I bought my Tablet S yesterday and applied the 4.0.3 OTA update overnight so I can't say whether it was caused by the update or not, but here's what happens:

My phone keeps reverting back to PIN unlock. I never set it to PIN unlock before, and even when I change it back to slide unlock, after a little while it'll be back to PIN unlock.
[Sony Tablet S] Lunat1c:
Hi poebae,

that's a strange bevaior. Since u just bought ur tablet I'd assume u dont have much on it by now. So I'd factory reset it and see if it'll solve my problem.

Outta curiosity, how the hell do you get back in your tablet if it sets a PIN code you dont know?
[Sony Tablet S] Gramon:
Are you syncing corporate email? Some companies configure the exchange server to require Android and iOS phones to add extra security and one of those security options is to require a PIN.

However, it should have alerted you and prompted you to set the PIN rather than just changing the setting.
[Sony Tablet S] poebae:
Yep, I ended up just doing a factory reset and that seems to have solved it.

I just used '0000'. I either got lucky and guessed the PIN that the original owner used (I bought it second hand), or that's some kind of default code.

Nope, not syncing corporate e-mail, but thank you for the suggestion!
[Vibrant General] lazylilsnoop:
so i was wondering right, with all the security installed on my phone

like patern lock etc, will the founder of my phone be able to unlock my phone and use it?

sadly i just lost my phone n hopefully the device will just be a brick to him after he switch it off
[Vibrant General] shreddintyres:
That depends on how tech savvy the finder is, simply trying to brute force through the pattern lock wont get them anywhere, trying to break the encryption wont either (i recall a news story where the FBI had a similar issue getting into a phone deemed evidence). But that said with the vibrant specifically i can think of a few ways to circumvent the security using CWM or Download mode.
[Vibrant General] aldoit01:
Agreed with post above there are a few things you can do to sorta bypass the lock screen lol