yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] chunsaa:
Oh thats great to hear!! Thanks for the reply! Can I ask where you unlocked your phone and did you have to change any settings or anything or was it just straight plug and play for the sim card? And i m guessing you are getting data there as well?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] seoho0759:
I did it through cellunlocker dot net

I never had to changed anything on the phone it worked right away! and ya I'm getting data but be careful not to use a lot since prepaid could be quite expensive in Korea lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] chunsaa:
You are awesome! Thank you so much!!! Enjoy your stay there :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
KT is best and you will get 3g/4g in the areas where they have 2100 band coverage. In older/non-urban areas they use 900 band and our phone (not talking about N7000) doesn't have that frequency. You will drop to EDGE or lower. You can still use data there but it will be sllooowww.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] cbqfly:
how were you able to get a sim card in south korea? when i went to seoul in january i went to every cell shop and they all told me no and one of the places was telling i had to rent a phone, and there would be just voice no data. i'm pretty sure i went ti KT as well all the places just telling me no in korean. is there a special way to ask for a sim card there or something?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] chunsaa:
There are stores that deal with prepaid stuff from what I experienced. The small shops don't deal with them meaning you cannot even recharge your balance even if it is the same comapany. You have to walk into a bigger store and ask them there. Just ask them for a prepaid usim card. Alot easier to communicate if you could speak the language.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
For the sim card:

선불 sim 카드를하시기 바랍니다

My personal favorite:

시오 내 할인 혜택 제공
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] seoho0759:
expatblog dot kt.com/176

You should be able to get it from the global store
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] darknoon77:
Have you been to Itaewon? At least, people there will say no in English if they have to. LOL. I believee you can get prepaid phone or sim easily in Itaewon.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
You can get anything there and you don't have to speak Korean to get it. Friendly is the key that opens all the doors. 50 times there at least.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] cbqfly:
Thanks for all the help, hopefully the next time i go to korea i will not have the same issue getting a sim card.

much appreciated
[HTC Rezound] jackpot08:
Hey guys no root ways are working for me. I flashed TWRP recovery and in recovery im using the AIO toolkit and hitting root, but its a no go.

Any ideas?
[HTC Rezound] wlmeng11:
Have you tried Amon Ra recovery?
[HTC Rezound] LakerStar25:
If your on GB use amonra to root if your on ICS that won't work anymore you just install the latest amonra and flash a Rom they are usually pre-rooted.

Sent from my Sense4 ICS Rezound
[HTC Rezound] bukithd:
Download hasoons rootkit from the dev section. Unlock bootloader, reboot, run "Install amon-ra", let it reboot etc., then run perm root **it needs to finish rebooting into amonra recovery. Once it has gotten back to recovery the rootkit script should be paused. hit enter to get it to continue and it will install superuser.
[HTC Rezound] jackpot08:
amon ra worked!!!

thanks everyone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nomad4ever:
Can I please get a definite statement, if HD Contact Pics are syncing back to Google Contacts in JB?

I searched far and wide, but there are conflicting reports. It should be in there, as mentioned on those Google I/O slides, that now 720x720 are possible. But does it work also in a way that those are stored also in Google Contacts? Coz before I always had the problem, when flashing a new ROM and restoring my contacts from Google Contacts afterwards, that the pics come back pixelated.

I'm not interested in an on-phone solution, like those that are available in the market. Just wanna know, if this year-long problem is finally fixed in Android. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nxt:
Nope, not from Gmail contact pictures.

If the person has a G+ account then it'll be higher res, but gmail contact picture sync still sucks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jin5:
will google ever fix this crap? people have been complaining since 2008
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
This is what I'm seeing too.

But I'm seeing that once I add a picture while on JB, the photo is high res.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chad_Petree:
The new high res congtact pictures are useful only with contacts who habe google+ , the rest of the contatcs looks like crap, im gonna ask some friends to change their gmail picture now to see if from the moment of the announcement the new pictures are stored in good quality
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Eckless:
It seems to be working for me if you add the pictures to the contacts ON YOUR PHONE (i.e. in Contacts in Jelly Bean) instead of through Gmail on the web. If I attached pictures through Gmail on the web, the pictures were resized.

JellyBean is still not officially released yet, so we shouldn't be surprised that not everything is "perfect" yet.

Eckless
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chin2h:
Dear Masters,

Being new to this Forum and being a newbie for Android I just want to ask few basic questions like:

1) What is rooting?

2) What changes rooting makes?

3) What is a ROM?

4) What is a Kernel?

5) What is difference between ROM & Kernel?

Hope this silly questions are not annoying to u. :fingers-crossed:

Chin2. :o
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jakuburban:
rooting gives You access to system files. When You have root You can use such software as titanium backup etc. but You have to be careful because deleting one file can lead to bootloop. It doesn't make any visible changes. ROM is just like OS on computer.Kernel is just a kind of connection between software and hardware. Whenever any app wants to use the device it sends requests to kernel.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a.cid:
Absolutely agree with this guy...

If you want a little more info, you can read it from my guide (see sig vvv)

Typed using a small touchscreen
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricky0702:
What is difference between ROM and Kernel?

hi

i myself googled it (kernel) that is and what i found was something like this

the kernel itself is what controls all the processes, inputs (hardware and software inputs), controles the fysic and virtual memory etc etc.

and the rom itself (this is with out goggling could be wrong) is the software like compared to your pc it would be windows, linux, etc

hope ths helped had to translate so hope you understand!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p107r0:
your questions are absolutely not silly,

but

you might have tried looking by yourself first, if only to demonstrate a minimal effort on your side,

some of the links in this post, while directed to someone else, could give you few additional places to check (like xda wiki, and slang/definitions thread)

and that's what I meant! :good::good::good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chin2h:
Reply

Thanks p107r0,

But I created this thread so that I can ask other questions here at a single place to you masters. As in googling there are many replies and I was not able to make it sure which was the correct. I count xda developers to be the best and always correct.

Sorry, if I have written something wrong :fingers-crossed:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chin2h:
Question

Dear Masters,

Thanks for such a valuable replies to my questions, I would like to ask you some more questions related to the same topic as:

1) Is it adviced to root the unrooted phone?

2) Should we change the existing Kernel?

3) If the rooting causes void in Warranty, why the company itself would allow the unlocking of Bootloader?

Sorry, but as I said, I consider xda developers' answers to be the best and correct.

Chin2.:o
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aceian:
1) personal preference... If you do use lot of apps that need root permission and if you like trying out different roms then root is recommended

2) Again check out what the other kernel gives you extra... If the features of the new kernel are pleasing then it doesn't harm you to flash it

2)Why? Dunno why... But if you know how to root and flash roms then you would know that you can always flash stock rom and you will be unrooted and your device will be as good as new without any root trace...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ServeTT:
1) Some apps required root access. If you don't need them, you don't have to get rooted. All custom roms have root.

2) Kernel goes with Rom very often. If your phone works fine, you can change kernel only for experimentation.

3) You can always return stock Rom with no harm to warranty))

Early I feared to install custom roms, but then I studied this theme and understood
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chin2h:
Thanks

Thanks ServeTT & aceian,

I dont have Thanks left with me but I would like to thank you for your answers they were helpful in understanding the concept.

Really Thanks,

Chin2. :victory:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ServeTT:
You are welcome))
[Nexus 7 Android Development] giveen:
I will say this up front for all to read in big bold letters

I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WORKS. I DO NOT HAVE A DEVICE TO TEST

I ran this through Koush's automated CWR creator located at http://builder.clockworkmod.com/

Touch Version:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ozkQsJWIScSjdqbEJvemJEU0U

Normal Version:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B0ozkQsJWIScUGVpZjdyT25YZ0E

recovery.fstab

# mount point	fstype	device

/sdcard	vfat	/dev/block/sda1
/system	ext4	/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP
/cache	ext4	/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/CAC
/data	ext4	/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/UDA	length=-32768
/misc	emmc	/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/MSC
/boot	emmc	/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/LNX
/recovery	emmc	/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/SOS
/staging emmc /dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/USP

fstab.grouper

# Android fstab file.
#<src> <mnt_point> <type> <mnt_flags> <fs_mgr_flags>
# The filesystem that contains the filesystem checker binary (typically /system) cannot
# specify MF_CHECK, and must come before any filesystems that do specify MF_CHECK

/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/APP /system ext4 ro wait
/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/CAC /cache ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,nomblk_io_submit,errors=panic wait
/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/UDA /data ext4 noatime,nosuid,nodev,nomblk_io_submit,errors=panic wait,encryptable=/dev/block/platform/sdhci-tegra.3/by-name/MDA
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Censura_Umbra:
Working or not, that is a damn good start. Thank you
[Nexus 7 Android Development] paulobrien:
Umm, this doesn't actually work that well, it forces you to use a USB stick as /sdcard and there's no back button.

P
[Nexus 7 Android Development] giveen:
Thanks, Paul! At least you confirmed things for me.

I did just use Koush's auto-builder, as my server hard drive crashed, so I couldn't use my own code.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] smirkis:
use the cwm made by birdman.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] giveen:
I rather wait till I get my own device, I can test my own builds before releasing them. I was just excited to give this a try.

Of course, someone might have this done before I get my N7 :( And if that is the case, I will probably be building a TWRP
[Nexus 7 Android Development] imfloflo:
Is it CWR (ClockWorkmod Recovery) or CWM ClockWorkMod .

Usually i use CWM.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] mmmcfc:
Those are the same thing, correct me if I am wrong.
[Nexus 7 Android Development] Feras.Rehman:
Yep. Both are same :)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] armyboy11b:
Pwahahahah nice =)
[Nexus 7 Android Development] ianPhillips1:
We are CWM Touch official, upgrade through app($1.99) or download for manual install here (free)http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tjdwowh:
Moved to: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28393153
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tjdwowh:
Bump! If you guys have any feedback, we are listening.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theickleone:
Just want to say great job with the game I have tried it, and I think its great! :highfive:

Possible suggestion: Vibrate on picking ups?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] psycho2097:
So its a free game n I just have to give feedback? That too for a fellow xda member? Hell yeah! Hold on ten mins....

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] psycho2097:
Am I looking at the next doodle jump? Wow this is really addictive! But I would suggest vibration and objectives too. But I really like it!

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] john9:
I like it!thanks for sharing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tjdwowh:
Another person just suggested that too! We will experiment with that.

:good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
Thanks guys, very addictive and easy learning curve. It's awesome. Plays great.

Sent from my i9250
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tjdwowh:
Such a simple suggestion, but it changed the game.

Added vibration upon death and pickup! :)

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tjdwowh:
Thanks everyone. We were featured on the XDA Portal today and it's all thanks to your support. :)

Check out the awesome write-up here!

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/tumbl-just-the-addiction-dr-android-ordered/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xdarooted:
Can anyone point me to a flashable mod that changes my ordinary touchwiz to have 5 icons instead of 4 at te bottom. I'm on te stock tmobile ICS rom. Thanks :cyclops:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Tnallen:
I thought there was one posted but I can't find it. I do know Jamison904 has it in his Infamous Rom

android does
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] shankar10:
Darkside has it in its rom. Check out his thread
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
I had a friend that was in a car accident and broke his screen on his T-Mobile Galaxy S II that wanted to save his data before sending it back when he received the replacement. I had no idea that Kies had the ability to backup/restore until today. I was trying to use adb to just pull the data but the device was not rooted and debugging was not enabled.

Then before i gave up i just opened Kies as a last resort method thinking to myself "Hmm... Samsung probably has something for this"

I was able to successfully backup from the one with the broken screen and restore to the replacement in about 20 minutes... Gave him the new phone and everything was all there as if nothing happened, contacts, messages, call logs, settings, pictures, music, videos, etc

I just wanted to share my experience with anyone who did not know about this feature from the Samsung Kies software. Is there anything else that you can do?

What do you use Kies for? Share your experience...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Omar04:
I use it to convert videos sometimes. And backup some pics to pc.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] gtuansdiamm:
Lmao at first I thought kies called 911 and had saved his life
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
Lol, that would be a nice feature...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
never used it as i am rooted and have better alternatives to choose from :-)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
Yeah, I would normally use other methods of data extraction like adb but like I said the screen was broken. But if your not rooted and you need to get your data this is something that works.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Sunsparc:
Good tip, I'll have to remember that if anyone comes in my store with similar needs.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
See... This is why I thought it would be a good idea to start this thread. I'm glad to see that at least one other person saw this to be useful. Heck, even if only 1 sprint technician does this when customers are replacing phones it will help many customers in the long run.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
Shameless bump for the guy with a broken screen with no root.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bhess:
Great find! Let's hope I don't need to use it...

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pettigrew95:
Quick question. I searched and doing a thread but no answer listed. Question is, if I flash an ICS ROM and ICS radio then decide I want to go back to GB can I just restore my nandroid or do I need to flash a GB radio again prior to nandroid restore? Aside from ICS radio and ROM anything else I need to do to flash an ICS ROM coming from GB? Thanks in advance for answers!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Tnallen:
Radios will work on either os as long as the rils have been removed. Restoring your nandroid will take it back to exactly how you backed up, same Rom, radio(i believe), etc. I'm thinking if you flash a Rom over a radio it automatically voids whatever rils that came with the radio. So you should be able to flash back to gb without changing radios. Edit: Not sure on that though

Also newest radios aren't necessarily best, radios effect everyone differently depending on location and Samsung's oh so strict quality consistency.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pettigrew95:
Thanks for the reply...so with that said how do I remove the RIL files from a radio?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Tnallen:
Just remove the system folder from the radio zip because it just contains the rils files, Which you can do with root explorer or a similar explorer. Or just download radios with rils removed.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevintangi:
Hey ye Gnote users !

I wanna ask !

If ur note is still alive after 2 DAYS of NORMAL USAGE (some calls, some messages, some browsing, some office, some whatsapp, etc)...

Can u share ur device configuration ?? (CPU clock, Governor, Scripts installed, Kernel, ROM, etc )

Thanks before !! ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acerus:
Uninstall Facebook please.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevintangi:
what facebook ? :confused: i have no facebook installed
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rulinglionadi:
I got such battery life when i used Alliance ICS Rom....kernel and all are specially done for it by Robbie and team...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrew0811:
Possible with stock GB 2.3.6 ID,

Not possible after stock ICS 4.0.3 ID.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevintangi:
Hmm. Will try to downgrade then. Thank u
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrew0811:
Please do a full backup. GB is a wipe ROM.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rulinglionadi:
Its not true only GB roms give long battery life...xtralite rom and alliance rom gives equal battery life...and when tweaked properly..it might just give more..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p107r0:
I strongly disagree. It is try that first official ICS upgrades had unstable battery consumption, but somewhere around LQ2 it fit much better, and using the sane tweaks as on GB, i got the same battery life.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevintangi:
Well. Thanks to everyone. :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anonymous572:
I found perfect configs for me. You can see my configuration lower at my signature.

Here is battery life:

http://i46.tinypic.com/1zo9101.png

http://i46.tinypic.com/mt6yba.png

1 day 2 hours and 46%

Bluetooth (always visible time-out) and GPRS\3G internet connection is always on. 30-40 minutes for internet browsing, Email sync every 10 min. 1 hour watching hd youtube videos with wifi. Playing games for about 1 hour I think. Live wallpapers and some widgets (live clock, calendar, weather and some others). Screen is always at maximum brightness. About 30 minutes of music with Astro Player. Phone calls (more than 30 min and sms). Some camera shots. Maybe something else I can't remember...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevintangi:
Thank u .. you are the person i'm searching dude. Thanks again +1
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] RaShriDe:
Hi,

I upgraded my Xperia S to ICS 4.0.4 using PC connection.

Now it is not connecting to wi-fi.

Wi-fi strength keeps flapping between poor & excellent.

Sometime I get authentication error.

I even tried reconfiguring wi-fi but its still not connecting.

Pls. help.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kurtish:
Same here....

Mine connects, but the signal has deteriorated dramatically :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Static-Noise:
+1

Signal is shocking, and my mobile network dies regularly: like, Emergency Calls Only.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] McStef:
Same here, but now its ok.

i flashed the firmware with data / cache wipe.

Firmware here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1723610

If you unlocked the bootloader

You can also try a custom kernel like:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1604415
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] smoggysasquatch:
I have a samsung yp-g1 player. I was trying to flash the stock rom and something terrible went wrong. It was hanging there for like 40 minutes. I unplugged it from the usb and now when I push the power button, I see

phone, exclamation point, and computer. I purchased one of those galaxy jigs and all it does is load the same screen after 6 seconds or so. It will not go into download mode for nothing. Is there any help available? I greatly appreciate it.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] John_2k2:
Wrong section to post dude :)

Same thing happened to me with my galaxy player 5.0 just connect it to your computer and use heimdall or odin and it should flash back to stock
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] daniel644:
Wrong section, also this question has been covered MULTIPLE times, that screen is a sorta FORCED Download Mode, connect it back to the computer and reflash with Odin, i've got it several times myself and every time have fixed it with flashing thru Odin.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] exodus454:
Same here. That exclamation mark screen IS a download mode. Connect it to your computer while it's showing that screen and reflash whatever ROM you were trying to.

Sometimes that kinda stuff happens when the flash gets screwed up, but should be easily recoverable.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] smoggysasquatch:
this is what is on my sceen. I know this is a different device pictured. http://www.traemcneely.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/EXCLAMATION.jpg

Odin does not recognize the device when plugged iin. I did install drivers using heimdall for the samsung device.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] daniel644:
It's weird but once you install heimdall drivers you have to REINSTALL the drivers Odin uses, also it's best to use a different USB then the one setup for heimdall, but yes that is the "forced" download mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] smoggysasquatch:
ok I'm making progress. I now have it out of the "Force download" mode. I flashed the stock "yp-f1cwyxaa" tar (device is a yp-g1cwyxaa) and now it just loops from samsung word to boot animation and repeats. What do I do now?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] daniel644:
OK, this can be kinda tricky, hold volume up and power till it shuts OFF, keep holding both buttons till it turns back on, then release just the power button, this should get you into the stock recovery, from there "wipe data/factory reset" and "clear cache" then reboot, it should boot up now. The tricky part is telling the difference between the bootloop starting over and the player powering off and back on.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] smoggysasquatch:
Perfect... It works now. Thank you all for helping me with this. Damn, I'm glad to be born in this era where help is readily available. Thank You very much

Issue Resolved!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] shea-bird:
its live...settings, about phone, system update...boom
[Motorola Droid RAZR] brons2:
yep the rumors have finally come true. downloading now...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Koxu:
Huge thunderstorm here in MD area. Maybe that's what "SHOCKED" the update to progress =D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bpingry:
Hurray, came online to share the news myself!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] razorhog:
Can wait
[Motorola Droid RAZR] americalexander:
Just got it in Lincoln, NE!