yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bortak:
It's the UK firmware, and yeah pretty much. Doing anything with your S3 is piss easy.

Nice deal! I managed to get 500mb extra data for free at least xD I'm on 300mins/ unlt texts/ 1gb data/ 2gb wifi
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
I tried to flash a csc via Odin last night but it wouldn't flash as in i couldn't see the ID.COM turn blue like it's supposed to yet when i rooted the phone it went ok, all i want is to get rid of the 3 logo that i see when the phone boots up and closes down, any ideas?

PS - 3 Ireland are doing good deals although a nightmare 24 month contract,but after my phone was robbed i had no option as i couldnt afford to shell out big money again (ive since insured it)

350 flexi units. free 3 to 3 calls and unlimited data - €40.66 a month and a free Galaxy S3
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marv101:
I don't need the 600 mins though! I never asked for them. I never used to use up my 300 allowance from before! lol. I was just adamant about the data though - I said it'd be a dealbreaker if you dropped me down to 500 MB
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gavinfabl:
Now this is what I call a deal. 12 month contract on Three, £10 pm. 1gb Internet. 3000 texts, 300 voice minutes, 2000 (might even be 3000) three voice minutes (handy as wife also on Three)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baryyt:
The link for this firmware is orange uk not unbranded
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marv101:
Thanks for pointing that out. I didn't flash it anyway. After pointing out that flashing firmware was all I needed, I'm currently downloaded the latest available (XXALF2 I believe)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Baryyt:
I started downloading it then realised the newest unbranded firmware was xxalf2 :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] farfromovin:
I can't believe I'm starting such a blasphemous thread in a Nexus forum, but here it goes. Here's my short Android history to get a feel for where I'm at. I started with the HTC Sensation 4G last summer and was amazed how customizable Android was. Totally fell in love with the OS compared to iOS. Although I liked the custom roms and such, they were all the same (think sense), those that were different (AOSP/CM) all had broken stuff (bt/camera/etc). So to fix that I moved from the Sensation to the Galaxy Nexus to help quench my dev support envy. I digged the 720p display, larger screen, and no bloatware! It was hard for me to get over the 16gb internal storage though as I often keep HD movies on my phone and with all my apps that limits it to about 1 movie lol. For the past 6 months I've been struggling with storage space. I can make a CWM backup for a ROM, flash another, but before I back that up, I gotta delete the first one... You get the drift.

Then the SGS3 specs come out and it's a step up a lot of departments from the GN. Bigger screen real estate (yes, only .15" but more like .3" if you count the on screen buttons), much faster processor in the S4 chip, double the RAM (nice), better camera, bigger battery, and finally 32GB with the coveted SD card slot. So I got a 64gb card waiting to go in for a whopping 96gb's. Between both locations, I should be able to put most all of my music on my smartphone for once (I've been dying to do that since 2007) and have plenty of left over space for photos, movies, backups, etc... Oh, and the device will be HSPA+42 and in my area will be screaming fast. I get 7-9mbps down on the GN in my neighborhood and expect a ballpark of 15-25mbps down with the GSIII.

My only nagging thought is ROM support. At first, I'll just want to root and de-bloat with Titanium Backup so I can get my saved app data files transferred over from my GN. I'm sure Root will come fast, but what about REAL dev support? Do you guys think the Tmo version will essentially be the same as all other GSM S4 chipped SGSIII's? That's what I'm hoping for. Honestly, with all the bells and whistles of the SGSIII built into Touchwiz will there ever be a point where CM9 will include all that?

What I mean is this. I realized after some time with the Sensation that if you want all the manufacturer bells and whistles you gotta run a stock rom (or at least a modded Sense rom). The great thing about the Nexus is AOSP is stock. There aren't many bells and whistles. We get the added functionality from CM (or AOKP/etc...).

So, anyone think I'm making a bad move here abandoning the Nexus for Sammy's new flagship?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1642801
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KennyG123:
[Q]'s belong in Q&A

Thread moved
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PacerguyDon:
Ultimately it comes down to what you want and what you need in your phone.

If the latest GalaxyS fills that need, then that's all that matters. You will be the one using it daily.

I'm sure that what I like in my phone, and what my needs are, may be very different than the next persons. I prefer a very bare bones phone, without a lot of extra stuff added in. I like the variety of roms and kernels that are available to use with the Gnex. So, for me, the Gnex fits my needs and uses for what I want in a phone.

Being this is the Gnex forum, I'm sure there will be plenty of answers swayed to the Gnex side. (mine included)

The Galaxy SIII is a very nice phone, and one I'm sure you will be happy with.

Enjoy the new phone :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] farfromovin:
Thanks. I'll have to check it out first on the store display on the 21st but I swear if it doesn't feel smooth like my CM9/Trinity combo that'll be a deal breaker!!! It has a better CPU/GPU than our GN so hopefully that's not a problem but... not all software is created equal!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chancy319:
It's your choice not ours. 16GB is enough for me but one man's meat is another man's poison.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chopper the dog:
Wow, so these are the types of people that pay a "life coach" money. :p

good day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] farfromovin:
No trolling please (but I did hit your thanks button based on your signature). I'm just looking for others opinions. Bored at work :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
Like others said.. you seem to have it in your mind where the SIII will do exactly what you want/need, so go for it. I won't be making the switch unless it has wifi-calling.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] farfromovin:
What top tier devices have Tmo released lately without it? I'm assuming it has it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
The only phones they have that do have it are the SII, and One S as far as top tier android phones.. I don't see any mention in it in press releases, but I did for the One S so can't be too sure.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
They put it on (pretty much) everything. Go to their phones page (http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/phones/) and sort the selection by "Wi-Fi Calling" in the side bar. There are dozens of options. Basically all it does is kick out the WP7 devices.

I'd bet a large sum of money that the SGSIII will have WiFi calling on T-Mobile.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
Don't say that, I'm in love with my white nexus.

You just want to get rid of me don't you??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chopper the dog:
Well played sir. The weaker would have taken the bait. But I'll leave my opinion. You have more of a technical insight/demand/wishes for what you expect out of a device. And as others have said it sounds like you've sold yourself already. I don't even pay attention to what processor, gfx chip or ram amount is in any given device. For me, the galaxy nexus form factor and true aosp is what I couldn't give up for a side grade considering that there is nothing more that I need/want/expect out of the galaxy nexus at this point. The sgsIII lost me with the color choices and buttons. Call me simple, but love mah navbar and what some java geeks have done with it on the galaxy nexus. The next device I look into will really have to knock my **** in the dirt and NOT have buttons on the front. May you find happiness. :)

good day.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MrKnitty:
Let it be known....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] inpherknow:
Not me!

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] casonswag:
I didnt see any reports of it seem like yall did good @tmobile
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ramhardy:
They said it would take between 5-30 minutes to do the whole process, it was a lie lol, mine took almost 45 minutes and my internet is pretty quick
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ScreamingSkulls:
What The.....

I woke up this morning at 1:50am, Walked to PC, plugged phone in, started upgrade, made coffee and eat a croissant with sausage and egg and the update was done before my coffee was finished and I have a Keurig coffee pot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MrKnitty:
What you expect when alot of people on ya servers.

I expect them people not to say anything because they probably feel stupid...

Dont let ya ego get to u let it be known, someone may have a fix for you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tdizzle404:
Did two phones in an hour. No bricks :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Atmazzz:
Took me 10 minutes at 6:30am and no problems. LDE took me 45 minutes.

My phone is fine but I have helped 2 other people whose phones were stuck at the boot screen and in Odin mode. The biggest problems seem to be using Kies.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MrKnitty:
Thats good... I guess time will tell
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Justananomaly:
Both of my devices got the message from the brickbug tool that they had the bug, neither bricked. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iverson3-1:
Mine pdl read my thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1707417
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] capcanuck:
Your not bricked dude.. same thing happened to me when I first bought the phone and messed up trying to root. Just download the drivers for the phone, and use the push the ics stock rom found in our dev section using ODIN.

Sent using magical UNICORN POWER!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] magiconthetire:
Boxden smilies FTW :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PortlandAmir:
Isn't it funny how those who did get bricked are COMPLETELY avoiding this thread? Lol

I actually know two users who bricked that won't fess up :P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VoiD_Dweller:
I love my Keurig...
[General Questions and Answers] clinicallyinsane:
Hi Guys

I've seen a couple of posts about this on forums but, I've had a similar thing to a few users now, where I have 2 circles of "Dead" pixels appear on the phone.

Seemed to appear suddenly today at work. I've not dropped the phone (today) but, I have had it in my pocket when getting out the car and, it might have been caught between my leg and steering wheel of the car.

I know there's been some suggestions of placing the phone in a carrier bag and, then in the fridge for a couple of hours (well, couple of hours to a weekend). I'm a bit nervous of this but willing to give it a try.

Just wondering though, does anyone have any explanation for why this happens? I can't see it being physical damage to the screen, as otherwise there would be whole columns of dead pixels or spider patterns with a crack. In the middle of the circles, it seems to be sub-pixels that are out (Blue / Red - Green seems to be OK). Also, has anyone else had the same experience and tried putting the phone into the fridge and, does this work? Annoying though it is, I'd rather live with it than knacker the phone totally lol.

I've attached some pictures to demonstrate what I mean... Note, on the blue one, it looks as though there's a pentagram dotted in the lower circle... Satanic Possession? lol

Kind Regards

Daryl
[General Questions and Answers] Shpade:
Well,Nothing of those homemade methods will help

maybe the screen got pressed too hard..got hitted by something..

take it to a lab
[General Questions and Answers] Antagonist42:
Probably just enough pressure and maybe battery and body heat, did the same with my Acer and a till reciept scrunched up so now have a multi-coloured circle in centre of screen... doubt there's a fix except replacing it :rolleyes:

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[General Questions and Answers] clinicallyinsane:
Thanks for the feedback on this. I think you're both right. The screen is slowly getting worse. The sub-pixels in the middle of the circles have repaired themselves but, the horizontal lines of dead pixels are slowly expanding horizontally across the screen.

I think I'm going to have to face the fact that its broke and see about getting a new screen fitted. I'd normally do it myself but, I've seen how well the digitizer and LCD are glued together, and to the case lol (HTC Sensation).

Am thinking it has to be a pressure 'injury' when getting out the car and, maybe it got trapped between my leg and the steering wheel.

The good news though, at least I have an excuse to nick my tablet back off my son lol
[General Questions and Answers] clinicallyinsane:
Well... bugger me rigid lol. As I was typing my last message, I thought "sod it, I may as well try putting the phone in the fridge to see if it does any good" After all, I had nothing to lose (as long as I was careful of condensation on the warm up) and... it does actually seem to be having a positive effect!!

Attached 2 more pics... One was taken at work at 3pm, one was taken after 80 minutes in the fridge at 11:30pm (note, the screen had gotten a little worse between 3pm and 10pm).

I've put it back in the fridge for another couple of hours and, will post an update on progress.

Ever the optimist once more :)
[General Questions and Answers] Marfere:
lol at the pentagram. Yeah it's probably because of pressure or some other physical damage. Do you have warranty?
[General Questions and Answers] clinicallyinsane:
Nope, the phone is 18 months old, I rang 3UK and, apparently the warranty is only 12 months so, bummed out there.

Have got the phone back in the fridge after noticing how much of an improvement the first blast of cold air made to it lol. Fingers crossed. I can't believe such a simple thing might actually make it better again :D
[General Questions and Answers] Marfere:
Bummer. Have a hard time seeing the fridge as a permanent solution, yeah :P you could always try ifixit if you think it's worth a shot.
[General Questions and Answers] clinicallyinsane:
This is true, I cant see it being permanent either. I did take a look at replacing the screen on YouTube and, it seemed like a straightforward enough task but, not sure about the whole glue thing between motherboard and screen, and screen / digitizer. I know it'll need heating to melt the glue a little but, the video I saw indicated that his heat gun was at 420 degrees Celcius... the psycho!!

Am hoping I can get another 6 months out of the phone, so that I can get an upgrade to a One X / Galaxy S3. I've really loved the phone and, will be sad when it eventually goes.
[General Questions and Answers] clinicallyinsane:
Just to give anyone interested a bit of a status update... Just about to go to bed and, need the phone for my alarm in the morning so, pulled it out of the fridge again lol.

As you can see from the attached though, it does seem to be still improving.

Going to run the dead pixel fix app overnight (not that I believe this will do anything spectacular) and, may do another round in the fridge tomorrow night. Of course, I will keep you posted.

For now though, the latest comparison - between 11:30PM (the improvement I posted earlier) and 1:30AM. Once again, you can see that the dead pixels do seem to be returning to life.
[General Questions and Answers] Antagonist42:
Well from the pics I'm gonna try it myself ;) not looked up how the screens are made up but the cold could be doing several things as shrinking membranes (those touching may separate) and crystallizing the LCD (expanding the Liquid Crystal) to fill the gaps made at the pressure point, that's my guess so throwing it in the freezer tonight :D

Thanks for continued updates ;)

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[General Questions and Answers] clinicallyinsane:
I probably wouldn't recommend throwing it into the freezer. Just a gut feeling but, as the temperature in there is well below freezing, I think it would do more damage than good. At least in the fridge, it's only around 4 degrees C so, technically still within the operating temperature range of the device.

Also, when you do take it out, make sure you don't just throw the battery straight back in. As soon as it comes out, it gets quite a hefty amount of condensation on it. The last thing I would want is for something to short on the device when it gets its power back and fry your logic board :s

Not much improvement on last night in running the LCD fixing application (as I thought) so, thrown it back into the works fridge - much to the amusement of works colleagues lol. I'll take it back out around lunch time, see how it is, and post the comparison between 1:30AM last night and lunchtime today...

Fingers X'd :D
[General Questions and Answers] clinicallyinsane:
Latest on phone: My director at work advised I should check on operating temperatures of the phone to see how cold I could take it safely. Turns out that they are electronically safe at temperatures of up to -40 degrees C (although there's no way I would actually test this and wouldn't recommend testing it to anyone).

Following from this, I put it in the freezer at work for an hour (after being in the fridge at work for 2).

Not posted the before picture but, here's three pictures of how it looks at the moment. One on a pure white screen then, to demonstrate that it's not just the pixels being stuck white instead of not working, I have also done a shot of my home page, and a shot from a game.

I have a doubter at work who stated quite daringly that he would eat his underpants if the cooling of the phone worked... Now... All I need to do is prove why it's worked, then find some recipe's for Underpant Madras... any suggestions as to both would be appreciated lmao :D
[General Questions and Answers] Antagonist42:
Googling now and second post gives this http://xdaforums.com/archive/index.php/t-687247.html I'll see what else pops up and add to this posting here ;)

Wiki lol -> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen <- I guess from this and type of screens now being used it's an adhesive layer between the back and front glass that is 'spread out' so no separation between back and front conductors, freezing may crystallize the adhesive and on warming the original surface pressure may force the adhesive back and conductors are separated again ;-)

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[General Questions and Answers] Antagonist42:
Just noticed my own screen (or rather noticed it less lol) my spot has gone, although not as bad as your own screen only colour swirls on screen pressure no black/white pixels, I did have my phone slide and bounce off my knee that may have been enough for mine lol :( was looking forward to fridging it :D this I will be remembering though ;)

As for a recipe for the grundigs i'd serve them raw .... 3 days worn .... why make it easy lol

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[General Questions and Answers] Antagonist42:
Right it came back not as bad so I'd recommend a hard front cover, bit of a bind if they don't flip but it's that or faulty screens :(

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[General Questions and Answers] clinicallyinsane:
Hi

Been a little while since my last update so, checking in. I don't have any extra pictures at the moment but, the cold is really starting to make a big difference.

I took it out the ice-making compartment at work at lunchtime and, the screen is mostly repaired. I would say about 5 - 6 dead pixels in a line now, around where the "beak" was on my satanic chicken (lol)

It's still in the fridge at home at the moment and, will probably stay there most of the weekend. This last bit is being quite stubborn to shift but hoping that it does shift and, when it does, it goes for good.

I'll let you know how it goes anyhow. I'm simply stunned by the improvement so far though :D
[General Questions and Answers] clinicallyinsane:
Yayyyyyyyy!!!

Well, the great news is the phone is now completely 100% :D :D :D

I've attached a photo of the screen with my home wallpaper on it... The trouble is, I can't remember exactly where the fault was so I can't get the exact same screen so, I've taken a wider shot which still demonstrates that there are no dead pixels.

I did have a bit of trouble getting Wifi and the SD card to read when I first powered back up from the latest (4 hour) stint in the freezer but, whipped the battery straight out and let it settle back to room temperature some more, then used a hairdryer just to ensure that any last bits of condensation had cleared up.

Fully working phone once again. I think I'll serve underpant soup at work on Monday lmao.

Thanks for following this little thread that I'd done and thanks for your input too. It's certainly been an interesting journey and, hopefully someone else with a similar problem can benefit from my experience too.

Kind Regards

D
[General Questions and Answers] thatdefault:
What a cool way to fix your phone :D I have a Nokia 6303 classic with dead pixels. I will place in the fridge overnight and wait for the results next morning.
[General Questions and Answers] Antagonist42:
Good to hear it's running again, bear in mind it wont take as much to bring the fault back if pressure is applied again but from my own phone it does wear off so repeating the damage is repairable but will probably shorten it's life.

And please by all means post the pics of the garnished garment meal :D

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[General Questions and Answers] Karim.younus:
How wierd? I am speechless. Was there an Ice cream sandwich in you fridge? maybe your device wanted to know what it looked like. Jokes
[General Questions and Answers] Antagonist42:
My case for ACER E320 came with branded case it's a snug fit but back and front are quite rigid so you would need to apply more pressure than it just in pocket in normal circumstances although it does virtually silence the phone :D

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[General Questions and Answers] husam212:
WooHoo!

This "Freezing Technique" is really unbelievable, I spent many hours rubbing my mobile screen with no success ... Throwing the mobile in the freezer for 3 hours have killed all dead pixels I have and got them back to life! :D
[General Questions and Answers] clinicallyinsane:
Glad to hear my experiences are helping others :D

I had the same thing happen again to my sensation from a fall off the sofa onto laminate floor so I think its an impact damage that I had. Freezer fixed it again.

Still on the same phone now, still with the same screen and everything is still tickety boo with it. Quite chuffed that I stumbled across the fix :)
[General Questions and Answers] vasujahagirdar:
thank you very very much!!!!!

hi all,

i have sensation of 1 year old,3 days accidentaly it was dropped to ground screen down from 2 feet,no scrach whatsoever on screen,but there was a big dead pixal on screen ,searched all threads tried some play store apps to correct it but in vain.lastly i got this thread so tried fridge technique,to my surprise within 3 hrs the dead pixal dissapeared about 50%,and to get rid of all i have to keep it for 8 to 12 hrs .now my phone is 100% clean and working .

thanks to clinicallyinsane for his finding
[General Questions and Answers] clinicallyinsane:
Hi :)

Glad to hear yours is working too. I'm still to find out the reason behind this working. Its certainly odd. Lol @ ice cream sandwich being in there!! I might have to put my sensation in a jar of jelly beans if I do it again now :-p

My sensation is still going strong though, despite this happening many months ago.