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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bd11goal:
No USB standard calls for 2a... 2.0 was spec'd at 500ma and 3.0 at 900ma. Anything different is a deviation from the USB standard. You won't see above those amperage levels because they can interfere with data transfers due to interference similar to crosstalk. This occurs because the power pair is so close to the data pair and the signaling level for data transfers is less than 20ma. For dedicated charging ports where no data transfer is going to take place, the amperage can be raised for charging purposes and usually alligns with the max supported current of the particular applications wire gauge and connectors, which in our case is micro USB type B connector so around 1.8a.

It does matter what charger you use and they do not simply put out at a rate. Amperage is a measure of load and varies based on the draw of the attached devices charging circuit. The charging circuit is likely designed with the hardware specs in mind which I will not speculate on but as I said above, micro B connectors are usually rated at a max of 1.8a. Just because a charger says 1.8a or 2.1a does not mean the connected device will magically draw that! The phone will only draw what it wants.

Those of you who are interested in the USB device charging standards can read them here. http://www.usb.org/developers/devclass_docs/BCv1.2_011912.zip
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] reup247:
I use an HP Touchpad charger as well. It works great. The bracket for my stock charger bent and won't work without propping it up...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] littlewierdo:
Ok, right, I should have clarified, yes, off a USB port on a PC, max output is 500 Ma (but usually a tad bit lower). But the discussion was about using a wall charger. The absolute cap on USB is 2.0 Amps off a wall charger but could be slightly less than that due to hardware or impedance differences.

The charger does just put out what the device will handle. What I meant was, the phone will pull whatever it needs or can handle, the wall charger doesnt determine how the phone will charge, the device just pulls as much current as it needs and the wall charger just delivers as much power as it can, assuming the draw is at or above the max of the chargers capabilities.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Eun-Hjzjined:
I really believe that this discussion has been side tracked.

Yes the note will take more than the 1.0 amp stock charger will output. Using a 2.0 amp wall charger will charge the note faster, as the note can pull up to around 1.85 amps while charging. The quality of the stock usb cable is low, using a higher quality cable will help

It doesn't matter what usb specs are, these are real world experiences with chargers other than the stock-in-the-box wall brick.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] keilbaca:
Is there a way to make the battery monitor widget pro update faster? Sometimes the real-time battery life goes wonky then becomes incorrect.

Thank you for the app recommendation, its great finding out which charger I have outputs the most juice.

Is there a fast USB charge option yet with the note? I made a dual USB charge cable and I'm still getting 500mah
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] coolanvesh:
amazon basics USB Charger 2.1amp

http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-...732&sr=8-1&keywords=amazon+basics+usb+charger

this is an awesome charger I've been using it for 3 months! :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] toxiciti:
I'm happy how fast my Note charges up with the stock charger. However, it is ultra slow when hooked up to the computer via USB. Wonder if USB 3.0 would charge it up any faster? Prolly not.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] omniphil:
Have you guys tried looking at the batt_current_adc file while plugged into a charger? That's will tell you the actual charging rate. As others have stated, a 2A charger does not put out 2A all the time, it can go upto 2A if the device requests it..

look at the contents of this file while you are charging the phone.

/sys/class/power_supply/battery/batt_current_adc

and divide the results by 10 for milliamps
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] keilbaca:
No it won't change it. Only way to get it to charges faster is to wait until fast USB comes out for the note.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Jim Dead:
With the Amazon charger and usb cable I use (don't know if its the stock on), I could not get the Note to draw over 1 amp unless I used:

http://www.satechi.net/index.php/ce...patible-with-samsung-galaxy-s-usb-usb-adapter
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] mtucker:
As others have noted, the Touchpad charger is a good charger and can be had for cheap (Amazon for $10). It is a good deal considering it comes with a 5ft. USB to uUSB cord and supports up to 2.1A. I got one with my TP, but bought two more to sprinkle around the house/office.

http://www.amazon.com/HP-North-American-Charger-TouchPad/dp/B0055QYJJM
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] welchertc:
I second/third/fourth/whatever using the HP TouchPad charger. I always use it whenever I'm back home, but my mom won't let me take it because she wants it for the TouchPad.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mitchell.23:
Reposted from Android Guys

http://www.androidguys.com/2012/06/13/samsung-tectiles-could-usher-in-real-demand-for-nfc/

from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sonicmax2k2:
I don't really understand what makes these better than NFC tags that you can get from Tagstand for much cheaper. Anyone got an answer?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kvizz:
How do you program them? Just wave it over your phone and do it off the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subvertz:
They are normal NFC tags. They have not introduced anything new.

They are programmed using any NFC writing app. Once you have decided what action or content to write, hold the phone over a blank tag under the phone's NFC antenna (on the battery). The rest is quick and automatic.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
Apart from them looking good, they are just like any other nfc tag, but more expensive, I wonder what size they are.

Right now I use these token coin type nfc tags cost only USD 0.32 each, the size is only 24byte usable memory, enough for basic toggle, alarm, phone adjustment functions.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mitchell.23:
They are available in carrier stores so people can get some instant gratification.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] strongergravity:
Their app will work with regular NFC tags as well. I played with it for a few minutes. I think I will stick with NFC Task Launcher.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drozek:
Is Tagstand the cheapest place to get tags at?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] svtfmook:
i'm not sure what these are even needed for. the only thing i could possibly see using one for myself, is having one in my car to switch on bluetooth.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hemlocke:
There are lots of potential uses. The one you mentioned, you could set up a "Do Not Disturb" iOS 6 style function for your bedroom, an airplane mode tag where that may be needed (on my bike when I get to work and put my phone away), etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ktownhero:
You need to be more creative, that's all. Here are my uses so far:

1) One in the car dock (vzw) that enables GPS, disables Wifi and runs Car Home

2) One in my wallet that runs the Bank of America app

3) One at each entrance to my home (front and back door) that works as a switch. One tap enables wifi, connects to my home network, disables GPS and turns all volumes up, and a second tap turns off wifi and turns on GPS.

4) One on my desk at work that lowers the volume, enables Wifi and runs the clock app

5) One on my external speaker that turns the volume up to 75% and runs Pandora

6) One on a stand in the kitchen that will run a recipe website when I put the Nexus 7 on it (haven't decided which site yet)

Other cool uses I've heard of:

-Putting tags on spices in the kitchen that searches for recipes with each spice when you tap it

-Using it for Geo-Caching, so that when people tap it it automatically notifies you or posts to a website

-Putting them on business cards to share your contact info. Have people tap their phone to your card, rather than having to give them a card they will probably just throw away anyway.

-Bluetooth pairing (I don't have any BT devices currently)

The possibilities are endless, it seems, you just need some inspiration. These Samsung tiles look nice, but they are too expensive. Just get some from Tagstand or a comparable vendor.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crabapples:
Do I understand correctly that all I need are the tags and no usb reader/writers?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wildkarrde21:
Wow, that'll take a hell of a lot of tags for most people, I would think :) Definitely a cool idea...it'd be nice to use it for inventory, even though that's probably something better suited for RFID tags.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subvertz:
Nope, just tags, nfc enabled phone, and a free app. USB has nothing to do with it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jelliottz:
I have one on the center console of my car. It would s set as a toggle.

Tap when getting in the car: bluetooth on, ringer and notification volume full.

Tap again: Bluetooth off, ringer and notification to vibrate.

I drive a Ford and this allows my phone to automatically connect with the Microsoft Sync system giving me Bluetooth control over calls and music with steering wheel buttons and voice commands. When I'm done in the car my phone goes silent so I'm not disturbed when in meetings.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maatae:
interesting..how long does a tap take to register?

also can tags toggle wifi on/off? or are they just assigned to on or off?

and can a single tag turn wifi on, blue tooth on, max volume, and start a program?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subvertz:
Just a second!

Its up to the app you use to read them.

I personally recommend NFC Retag because it lets you use old, locked tags, has a ton of functionality, more everyday, a writer, and there is a free version!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maatae:
awesome! thank you. so I know a tag can be used to turn on an app such as spotify; can it also be written to start a song from the app?

also do you literally mean a second? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SamOliver:
Does the writable space really matter on these? What I mean is, can I just buy small 46 byte NFC tags and program them to toggle Tasker profiles?

EDIT: Apparently you can set a url to run any tasker task using this.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...NvbS5hbGVkdGhvbWFzLnRhc2tlcnVybGxhdW5jaGVyIl0.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KevinouILG:
I also use NFC Tag in every day use, like changing the setting of my phone when I come in/out of my home (Wifi, sound and cie).

I ordered my tag from TagStand and also use the app they build. This one is free since few weeks.

The tectiles from samsung are pretty expansive and the application they advice isn't as good as NFC task launcher...especially for the commutator mod (a tag can commut between to list of action..)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subvertz:
It depends on the amount of data on the tag. Its always been so quick, I've never felt the need to measure it. A URL will be super quick, a passport with a chip holds more and takes a few seconds.

Trigger a specific song, I dunno. But launching a music app with a default playlist set is easy. Check the various apps. Also check out tasker. It may be able to tell music file to execute using a set player app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jelliottz:
The tap registers in 1-2 seconds. Almost instantly.

You can set tags to toggle, turn on only, turn off only.

Yes, a single tag can turn WiFi on, turn Bluetooth on, turn volume to full, and start a program.

Download NFC Task Launcher and play around with what you can do. Then buy some tags.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subvertz:
Or don't. Reuse old hotel key cards, some bus or mass transit cards, ski pass cards, secure visitor cards, some membership cards. There's a good chance one might be hiding in your wallet right now. Tap it ans see. If you hear a noise, go download the NFC Retag app I recommended earlier.

You won't be able to unlock and write your own info, but you don't need to fro personal use tags. The app just reads the tag ID, and performs stored actions you set for that card, making it actually quicker and more versitile.

If you are planning to use tags for public advertisment or sharing the same info among friends or coworkers, you'll need to buy fresh blank tags.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DPU16:
Many of you have recommended Tagstand - is there a reason? They seem to be pretty cheap - do they ship fast etc? I almost bought the Samsung TecTiles like many of you recommended not to. Good thing I checked the XDA app before I paid!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] markp999:
Which kine tags to buy?

I'm looking into playing with this as well, my question is which item to buy. I'm not a big fan of "stickers"...does anyone have a particular item they bought and like?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subvertz:
There is a whole NFC forum over in XDA general discussion. Please check it out and search. Your questions have been answered many times before. Plus you might learn more new stuff!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lesicnik1:
That app is neat.

Programmed my bus card and my school lunch card to do some neat things.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shahrukhraza:
when you tap a tag, can you make it open multiple urls?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] rolo143:
I'm looking for an app like PulWifi for "hacking" passwords of some wifi networks, since I used PulWifi but it seems it doens't work for ICS anymore... Anyone knows an app that does this? Thanks
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Hacking wifi password -> Illegal

Illegal -> Against the rules

Against the rules -> Not allowed to discuss

No.

amirite?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zagi988:
You r not.

PulWifi didn't use any hacks, it just used default passwords for "hacking". Mind the ".
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
That is also hacking.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zagi988:
No it's not.

Those keys r public.

Else google wont allow that kind of apps on Android Market.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] evilbarcode:
It is illegal, thats why google took it off the market.

But if you want legal! Then have a look here.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImV2ei5hbmRyb2lkLnJiZl9hZHMiXQ

The app does not hack the wifi itself, it uses default passwords from manufacturers to get access to the router!

And this is legal because those passwords are publicly available.

But i think you have to be connected to the wifi first so it give you access to free wifi then your able to get into the router to port forward or whatever.

Cheers,

Evil.

P.s. I do not condone hacking other peoples wifi!!
[General Questions and Answers] kbarresi:
Hi,

So my SGS2 Skyrocket is stuck in a boot loop. I've have the Sky Icecream Sandwich ROM installed for a few months now, and haven't changed anything recently.

What is happening is my phone with vibrate every 2-3 seconds with a blank screen. When I take out the battery/power source, and put it back in, the phone shows the Samsung splash (not the Android splash) for a few seconds, then goes blank and does the vibrating again.

I've tried plugging it into the computer, but the power it gets from USB turns it on and into the boot loop, so I can't get it into any kind of recovery mode. I also tried the Vol+Home+Power key combo, with nothing.

Any idea what could cause this/what the course of action should be? Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] nathan-96:
Turn phone on and wait 2 hours. If it wont work do what you use to do when you booting recovery mode. (home screen i guess). But hold it longer.

Good luck
[General Questions and Answers] kbarresi:
nathan-96, do you have any idea what caused this? Because what's concerning me is that it's not getting past the Samsung icon (before android starts actually booting).

When you say turn it on, do you mean just put in the battery? Because the loop starts right when I put the battery in, it doesn't wait for me to press anything.
[General Questions and Answers] nathan-96:
No, I meant turning it on. Hold centre button and put battery in. Just hold it for a moment. Hopefully you will reach recovery.
[General Questions and Answers] aurelll26:
Can you access download mode instead of recovery? If so you could try re flashing something with Odin...

Definitely try getting the battery out for a few minutes and boot the phone while maintaining the combination to enter recovery
[General Questions and Answers] technologic337:
boot loop samsung galaxy s2 skyrocket

so i have a question, im having the same problem (obviously) but my cwm wont work and says something about md5 check sum and verfication? i dont know what the problem is but if the 2 hour thing doesnt work i at least need cmw to work so i can then at least install my custom rom to have my phone working. can you help? thanks
[General Questions and Answers] Clark Joseph Kent:
Possible a bad download...

You have CWM on your phone? Have you visited the forum for your device?

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1399
[General Questions and Answers] nelsonmc:
AT&T Skyrocket BOOT LOOP Cyanongenmod 10

Hi ,

I´am playing with my Skyrocket to run the Cyanogenmod 10 and always I got stuck at Boot Loop .

This is what I have and did :

- Running AT&T Stock ICS 4.0.4 UCFL6 rooted ( I have a back up of this)

- CWM 6.0.1

- Cyanogenmod 10 Nightly Dec 07 , but I also tried with Cyanogenmod 10 Stable

- Gapps

- Factory Reset / wipe cache

- Wipe dalvik

- Mount/storage format system

- install using CWM Cyanogenmod

- install using CWM gapps

- Mount/ storage format cache

- reboot

I also tried to wipe twice as other threads say.

So I´am still with the boot loop

I returned my backup to the ICS ...

Thanks in advance !!!
[General Questions and Answers] Darkon1982:
Skyrocket Bootloop

Whats happening is the power button acts as if its being pressed. Thats why you have the bootloop and the phone turns on as soon as you put the battery in.

Try repeating pressing the power button or hold the power button without the battery for a few seconds. :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] KCRic:
Most of us have had that encounter, usually with someone holding an iPhone. They say their phone is better but of course we know it's not.

So how do you show off your phone? What is it that you do to wow people and make the hipsters cry?

My wife owned an iPhone at one point. It pretty much did the work for me by pissing her off and losing her music from her CD's she put on it after syncing with iTunes. I showed her Google Music, the cloud, the ways I could customize it, and how my maps and navigation worked flawlessly as a native app - unlike her iPhone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] VeNuMuS:
I just use the iphone launcher whenever i see them using their iphone and say hey look i have an iphone too. Then i go to the yahoo and play a flash video. Then i tell them that my iphone is better then their.

After that i get their iphone and smash it on the ground

Sent From E4GT CoNsTriCtEd bY B0A

"I will find you. And when i do i will Troll You."
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Majin101:
I press the back button the home button the menu button and search button (i hate the one button on iphone)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ankurcshah:
Majin: So true the 1 button sucks
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] darkfire2024:
You can do face unlock, Google Music, show them a sexy theme, video chat on mobile data, and with phones like the galaxy nexus use nfc and google wallet at the check out. James Bond bad assness with Google wallet.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjs2011:
There's no impressing the iPhone hipsters. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dnalevelc:
I show them how rich my screen is compared to theirs, and then I start tethering to a wifi device.

I left android to get a 4S and then I saw the light last week and came back to android with one of the best phones made.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tgruendler:
You better change your avatar.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lucentflame:
Nothing. I just give them my device and tell them to have a look. Most people just like to look at the widgets.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] RayTrue04:
I just pull it out my pocket, unlock the screen and let the live wallpapers + customizations do the talking. Once they all into my phone saying I wish my phone could do live wallpapers I start doing other things they can't with their iPhone. I used the dlna feature on a family members tv and she was showing it off to her man (both have iPhones) and then hooked it up by mhl to mirror the whole phone to really impress. Few days later her man came home with my phone the att variant n gave her his 4s. She really wanted this phone and went as far as saying I should've never showed him lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nuenjin:
Damn, you beat me to it.

Also, if I want to impress someone, I don't mention Google Music; I haven't had good results with it.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krazy_smokezalot:
If your on a custom rom that's is able to use theme Chooser like paranoid android then just switch themes endlessly with out a reboot and stuff. Use screencast to record your screen. If they smoke weed like me use roll a joint, that's an app iPhone will never see lol. Adjust your dpi using rom toolbox. All that iPhone users have that I want and continue to hate on:rolleyes::cool: is their library of games they got almost all the good ones, rage, CALL OF DUTY ZOMBIES! Need I say more I hate them for the games! If we get those games also android will be the shiit lol

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krisI0N:
Normally just the size, brightness and texture to the screen, a simple unlock to a live wallpaper and a text with swype does it.. Not to mention the arrangeable homescreen.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] habitformer:
I just converted 1 this weekend,she is with garbage AT&T but she still got there version of our phone.(side note she actually cried after realizing how bad her iphone 4s is,she felt stupid)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krazy_smokezalot:
1 down more stupid ppl to convert! Slowly but we are making progress lol

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] habitformer:
yeah it was obvious to me,after i showed her nova launcher and the paranoid android video she slammed her crown and ginger ale,then we went to the store to grab it.rooted rommed and slammed in 25 minutes,she wants me to show her how to theme now,also she is now on xda...i feel my job is done.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sputnik767:
It's just a phone, who cares. I didn't buy this phone to upstage iPhone fans, and I didn't buy it because I have a dislike of Apple products. I bought it because it is the best device for me. If someone asks me about it, I'll tell them what they want to know and why I like it better. 99% of my friends have some variation of the iPhone, and they are very happy with it. In fact, 2 of them still bought the iPhone after playing with my phone. And no amount of widgets or live wallpapers, or face unlock, or whatever else Android has that iOS doesn't will change their outlook. If you want to know why, the answer is simple: not a single android device manufacturer puts out a product that is as polished as the iPhone, and even android 4.0 is not as polished as iOS. That's why my phone is not winning any converts, despite the fact that's it can do much more. I'm no iPhone fan, but that's the truth.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krazy_smokezalot:
Polished I think not!!! You got one because "99% of my friend has some variations of the iphone" ??? Wtf and you have been the 1% that has a better phone just drop the same amount of cash as you would for an iPhone and get a High-end android phone and get the real android experience when root that High-end Android phone! They are late to everything dual core, 4g(some) and real multitasking features not to mention a home button, menu, and ITS OWN BACK BUTTON!!! Need I say more lol:D:p:beer:

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