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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noim:
If your bootloader is still LOCKED then YES you will be able to update via SONY PC Companion .

if you r rooted then you can install CWM auto installer.with no problem.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rastafarian-:
I checked, my bootloader is still locked, can i install cwm with locked bootloader, my phone ISN'T ROOTED. If I install galaxy s3 launcher and accuwheater widget with cwm will I be able after that make installation of future official updates via Sony PC companion. I don't want custom firmwares just official.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noim:
If ur bootloader is LOCKED then you have no problem & nothing to worry.you can still receive future updates from SONY.

YES , you can install CWM in lockedbootloader.but first you have root your device.here is the rooting istructions in this thread HERE.

After rooting you will be all set to go & can install CWM auto installer from market.

Then u can flash all the latest goodies u want.

I hope i was helpful .....

--NOIM
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rastafarian-:
I now perfectly understand everything you said, can I use SuperOneClick for rooting xperia arc S beacuse it's simpliest way for rooting, i just don't know does it support my phone..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skandals:
I think the SuperOneClick method is only for 4.0.2.A.0.42 version and below.

I recommend you use the guide that noim posted.
[HTC Rezound] derek4484:
I am on Scott's Cleanrom 4.4. So it's an Ice Cream Sandwich based ROM and has the built-in usage meter. I really like this feature and up until recently it seemed to match up very closely with what Verizon was reporting I was using. But the last few months its been WAY off. Like last billing cycle it said I used 612MB of data, meanwhile Verizon stated I used over 1GB. And so far for this billing cycle Verizon states that I have used 338MB meanwhile Android says i have used only 92MB.

Is anybody else having this problem? Has anybody else tried to check the accuracy of the android usage meter?

Thanks!
[HTC Rezound] mclass55:
Since Verizon went to the new shared data plans, they said all those date meter on our phones would not be accurate. You have to visit Verizon website for the correct usage now
[HTC Rezound] derek4484:
I'm talking about the built in usage meter in Android 4.0. It's in Settings>Usage.

I know they said that the MyVerizon Data Widget would not be updated automatically anymore that to get an accurate reading you'd have to go into the MyVerizon App.

What I'm talking about is the data usage reported by the Android Usage meter vs. What Verizon says I'm using. Theoretically, they should be the same as Android monitors data usage coming in and going out over cellular data connection and the Verizon towers are measuring.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kunacs:
Folks after instaling LQ5, i had the green android guy instaling the OS for 7min.

I reflashed lpf, made a nandroid restore, everything was fine untill i saw that half of my internal storage is missing.

Navigation missing, a few photos, apps, and i had 4GB storage.

I tried everything i could to find the missing space but nothing.

Every app, system shows that i have 4 GB space (2.5gb full with files 1,5 gb free)

pls help recover my space

I know with i9000 had the same issue when applied woddoo lagfix and repartition to ext fat.

Tried reflash repartition with odin, nothing.................
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4038153:
You flashed a .pit not meant for your device. Read all about others making the same mistake and how to fix it (flashing a correct .pit) in the relevant threads.
[General Questions and Answers] ravgum:
can we use sPen and sTool application in the android paranoid hybrid version ROM.
[General Questions and Answers] ravgum:
Can you please guide me how to enable these feature.. Thanks in advance
[Android Apps and Games] counterz:
All right guys I know you have it, I've searched high and low where's it hiding? ;)

Cough it up.

Seriously I cannot believe there are 2 posts on it here and all they are requests, anyone know if we can get it?

If you don't know what I'm talking about it the home-screen widget on the Nexus 7.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RbbCHan:
hi,

after reading so many post on rooting and secure kernels I am still unsure if I lose root, if I flash abyss kernel after beeing rooted (Super Su Busybox).

As I want to do back ups as well as restores I think I need a secure Kernel after rooting. (I am on stock ICS LPF rooted).

Again I am not installing any MOD or ROMS just a rooted Stock ICS.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tknguyencsu:
No you will not lose root if you flash abyss kernel.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonpaslim:
Do not use abyss as safe kernel for your ics it will not boot up. Use speedmod k3-6 or goku as a safe kernel. Use abyss only for wiping purposes and then flash a custom rom.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RbbCHan:
thx, that's important info. will try to find those kernels.

If you do have a link just in your hands would be nice if you could copy it for me.

TIA for your efforts

RC
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xda rocks:
Do you mean to use only stock kernel and use abyss only when trying to install any custom ROMs. Is it not possible to use CWM instead of abyss kernel to flash the custom rom. is abyss kernel is just another method to root the note?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giokiborg:
Hi,

I think I have problem here...

I have official ICS 4.0.3 (XXLQ2) and CF-Root,

I just flashed with abyss kernel and phone is not booting....

How can I flash to another kernel? I tried Volume down, Power and home button, but I got in download mode...

and also, which is safe kernel to use?

I flashed CF-root kernel by ODIN and now it boots normally
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dsmas:
Basically Abyss is kernel for GB. That is the reason why every one advise when ICS rom, if you flash Abyss, do not leave CWM but reboot (not device) but the recovery. and after wiping flash the custom ICS immediately. I suggest you go back to GB and upgrade to ICS officially, and get rooted. (but remember ICS stock ROMs are not safe for backup, specially restoring, since you mentioned backups)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonpaslim:
Use speedmod k3-6 for safe ics custom kernel. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1673072

Here is goku kernel for ics. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1710937

Here is another ics kernel. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1749863
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ttkyy:
Download any ics rom u like,put in into external,after abyss full wipe,then install it from ex.sd.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RbbCHan:
Well, thanks for the various info, however, my problem is still not solved.

Just to avoid misunderstandings I say it again: I do not want to install a custom kernel or so. Just keep my stock ICS rooted. But.... of course I would like to have the possibility to make backups and restore. As this involves the risk of bricking my device, I want to install a Kernel, which is at least considered to be safe ( I know no guarantee at all).

So the advice from "Jonpaslim" seems to be the answer.

this brings me to another problem........ I am in China, so I can't download from File-sharing services, as they are blocked. i can download from drop box, box or any other server also from xda......but I couldn't find a usable link for the k3-6 or Goku. those files don't seem to be so big ones. I wonder, if it may be possible for s.o. here to upload to a private cloud like dropbox or box or sugar sync etc.. and give me the download link.

I thank you for all your efforts in advance

greetings from China
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giokiborg:
Thanks for reply, I already flashed k3-6

And I like it,

But, to be sure, is it prooved to be safe? I mean recovery, factory reset and the wipe is conformed to be safe? Or still use abyss kernel for CWM and wipe?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamskoc:
Sir u need to flash abyys just for full wipe not for flashing anything from cwm or cache partition and dalvik cache wipe...

Flash abyys just if u wanna make full wipe...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giokiborg:
Thanks for information,

but as I read SpeedMod kernel is safe for wiping too, but for extra safety I will use abyss kernel
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonpaslim:
This all i can say about the safety of speedmod, never i once read that somebody brick their phone by wiping on speedmod. I trust speedmod myself.:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyking:
little help

guys one small but important help

i'm going to buy note in just few days probably tomrw

i will buy it on gb version

so what i want to know exactly

1. if i root the gb version with chainfire method of rooting (is it safe to go and keep the device brick bug free) or any other method should i follow

2. if i want to flash any of ics version first i have to flash abysskernel is it ok (means is it brick proof method)

3.abyss kernel is best for upgrade and downgrade and to do nandriod backup with full wipe and it does not brick the device, as much i have read about all this thing, is my knowledge about note to upgrade, downgrade is ok

4.after upgrading to any ics custom rom from gb version i have to keep rom on speedmod kernel is it totaly safe method, and in future if i want to downgrade from ics to gb again i have to flash abyss or same can be done by speedmod

5.speedmod kernel is safe to do full wipe or to flash any modification not the rom

or lastly should i keep my device on gb version without root and wait for expert dev or team samsung to provide us with best solution to keep our device bug free

plz guys appropriate answer will be appreciated

thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giokiborg:
1. GB ROM,s are safe,

2. If you are upgrading from GB, you don't need abyss kernel, use it own kernel for wiping

3. You are right, abyss kernel is safest, because its a GB ketnel with its own CWM, but note, abyss does not boots ICS

4. Speedmod kernel is safe, but for extra safety use abyss kernel for up/down grading

5. It shoud be safe because buggy feature is disabled, but still I can not find solid confirmation, that hardbrik does not happened on this kernel after multiple .wipe and cache clearing, but, also, I didn't heard that hardbrik happened, so i will use abyss kernel for wiping before solid confirmation, that speedmod kernel is safe
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyking:
thanks bro

i think i should keep it on gb

as i know and of course with your help i can upgrade my device but if i forgot by chance any important step i can brick my device as i have habit of upgrading b'coz i was having s2 before so its not so easy for me to stop upgrading note and i can brick it easily too

so gb with or without root is ok with me till i get appropriate solution of brickbug

thnaks for your help ma8
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giokiborg:
You welcome,

You can upgrade from GB to ISC with samsung Kies,(as i did) it should be safe, anyway, if something goes wrong, you still have valid warranty.

or, you can use abyss kernel and manually upgrade from cwm. (You can find thread, where all stock ICS rom's are listed,

Also, there are a lot of step-by-step instructions on this forum or you can find also video toutorial on youtube or rootgalaxynote.com, just in case, not to forget anything)

I recomend upgrade to ICS, it's way batter than GB.

But after upgrade, you have to move to safe kernel, like speedmod, (already there are several safe roms for ics for example, last one:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1749863)

There are also methods to flush to safe kernel and root without having binary count increased.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyking:
i also love ics far best than gb

my s2 was on ics i never went to gb

i will try to upgrade in safer way

thanks for ur help bro

one thing more did your note have some prob on screen before or after upgrading to ics prob like pixelation, dark image, black or any other dot of different color

as i make my mind to purchase it some new problem stand in front of me and stopped me to buy it
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giokiborg:
:good:

I noticed nothing you mentioned, screen is fine, black and other colors are also fine (at least as i can judge)

Also, I'll recomend GL_NOTECORE, Flash it with ODIN immediately after upgrade to official ICS, you will get root, CWM and MMC_CAP_ERASE disabled, also many extra tweaks and doubled 2D/3D performance
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyking:
thanks bro i'm going to buy it now :):D:laugh:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giokiborg:
You won't be disappointed, its a great device, especially if you like to have large screen with amazing look
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dakleenupman:
How do you send videos taken with the phone via MMS or Email when the "size too big" error always occurs? Anyone successful with this?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kiltedthrower:
Look for an app called soshare
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] darknoon77:
If you want to send a vid thru mms, you can actually send very small size of vid. Also, when you record a vid you can choose a record mode for mms. If you haven't touched a shortcut it should be at the right-top corner. But it kills the size & quality of the vid.

For email, you also have a size limit. For eg, you can attach only 25mb max on gmail. I believe there are some emails that you can send big files. I have this korean email account that I can send 1gb file max but it exists only for a month.

Or you can use an web hard such as dropbox or an online gallery, majority of the e-gallery drop the quality tho.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] chrstndsgnr:
The size limit for the at&t note is 600Kb which, under the mms setting on the camcorder, is about 7-8 seconds.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] squish099:
Use drop box then share a public link with who you want to share the video with..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
Google Drive too. But a little more work to share.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dakleenupman:
So there is no way to just send a vid? It can't be this complicated. Who really wants to have to go to a link for an MMS vid yet alone go through all these steps to even send it in the first place. Funny how they say this OS is better yet something this simple can not be done. Not sure I recall ever having to do this on another OS.... Of the fruity kind. Please tell me someone has an easier way... I did the record for MMS and the quality of the vid and sound were appalling to say the least.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dakleenupman:
I seem to remember back in my days of ownership of a certain other phone, ways to lift the 600kb limit or get around it. Anyone done this yet on Android?

Honesty, why even try to utilize HD recordings or even any recordings if it's not easily shared?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
Sharing a video is best done on a streaming site like Vimeo. Its HD and can be private.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] babymatteo:
+1 for Dropbox and Google Drive.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] johnus:
It's not an OS limitation, it's an AT&T network limitation. Using GO SMS Pro you can select an MMS size up to 5MB, but in all the tests I've done, AT&T will strip anything over 600KB from the MMS and deliver only what's under the limit along with a warning that the message was too large. In some cases, all the person you're sending it to will get is the error text. iPhones were much easier sending videos, as they'll keep dropping the video quality as it trancodes within the Messaging app to make sure it fits within the 600KB limit (although for pictures they quite often fail, I get the "too large" error a lot from iPhone users sending me large screenshots, and every time when I've asked them to MMS me the picture to my e-mail, it has been a couple KB over 600.) This doesn't matter of course if both people are on iOS 5+ and using iMessage.

Personally I use VidTrim Pro and select the smallest possible quality to send a video via MMS, but it takes forever to transcode the videos and is a huge battery hog. I've generally just stopped sending videos since I've switched to Android. But +1 for sharing a DropBox link. I haven't tested Google Drive yet.

EDIT: I also remember being able to increase the MMS size limit on my old WinMo phones, but doing so also meant a lot of people couldn't receive the MMS, due to both their phone limitations and the network's limit.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] :
Yeah, like others said, the limit has been 600k forever (basically). So either drop the quality, or share it via sugarsync, dropbox, vimeo, or other. I don't think anyone expects to send or receive an HD video via mms, or even email hardly. Those things are huge.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] porkenhimer:
Even if there was a way to send a big video file it would be useless cause whoever you sent it to could not watch it cause there is also a limit on the size of received attachment too. Its not practicle to send or receive large files via mms plus it would take forever to send a large video file. If you have a video someone needs to see upload it and they can stream it. Its basically the same thing but much faster than sending a large video through mms if it were possible, upload your video, send the link in a text, they click the link and they are instantly streaming the video. Also most sites like Youtube and Facebook have several apps where you can download video or simply stream them so if they watch your video and like it they can download it and keep it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] johnus:
It would be nice though if Google got their act together (or even a third party developer) and made the sending of large videos via MMS a bit more streamlined. On iOS you can attach a 1080p video to a message and it will automatically transcode it to within the size limitations. I HAVE received several minute long videos from iPhone users before via MMS, and while they were pretty crappy in quality...they were still watchable and it only took a few seconds to transcode and send. Whereas while I'm using VidTrim Pro, a transcode process can take 10-15 minutes for a 720p video that's only maybe 10-20 seconds long, and it's almost unwatchable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dakleenupman:
Precisely this ^^^^^^^. I understand the whole upload, send link stream theory but it just seems too complicated. Not to mention a lousy 10 sec vid can't be sent via normal (read easy and quick) methods is beyond me. I know the limits can be worked around as proven by earlier ownership. I can't be the only one concerned by this. If I were of dev caliber, I'd look into it and try to come to a resolution. Anyone else think it can happen or am I really just beating a dead horse?
[Galaxy S III General] cyprusx:
There has bean heated debate on the topic of what the RGB sensor was many people passionately belived it was just the LED indicator, but after reading a review they said its actualy a sensor for taking pictures better pictueres as it automatically adjusts the camera in relation to the lighting, we can all sleep easy tonight knowing the truth
[Galaxy S III General] DanceOff:
Dunno if true or not,anyways thanks

Edit:

I closed my mind while thanking him.

LED is Light Emitting Diode

If their is light in a phone, there is led, definitely s3 has an notification led.

It maybe possible that there is a sensor next to led, but an led cant be a sensor !!!!:o:thumbdown:
[Galaxy S III General] fasty:
I'm finding it a bit hard to believe that the "LED" has any sensor properties.

Would you mind elaborating on your source for this information?
[Focus General] svtfmook:
my wife dropped her nexus s and shattered it. i picked up a focus off ebay for cheap for her to use until i fix her nexus.

i had a focus s until january, which i dropped and shattered, and i haven't used wp7 since. some questions though...

did they ever improve the stock navigation app? ei, is is actual turn by turn yet? or do we still have to keep hitting the screen?

since the focus is an old device, will it continue receiving updates?

thanks in advanced, just need to keep my wife moving along until the end of the year, then if she likes wp7, i'll get her either a lumia or higher end samsung device.
[Focus General] EnderPsp:
See my answers inline.
[Asus Transformer TF700] sag365:
Hello All. As you can see this is my first thread or even post, although I have been using XDA for a while. I know..I know...I am a bad person.

Right now I have a two year old Samsung Galaxy 1st Gen (which I hate and it hates me), a nookColor which I rooted thanks to this site and which fell behind the sofa about three months ago and is quietly collecting cat hair, and my wife's iPad...puggghhh.

After pulling off the side of the road in late 2010 to order the 10.1 Archos, (remember that debacle?), I am questioning the little red trident holding man on my right shoulder and the white robbed glowing man on my left shoulder.

One says BUY while poking me, and the other says WAIT while shaking me. Which one should I listen to?

I think it is going to be the little red man and here is why. Firmware upgrade not hardware upgrade. What do I mean? Well, why wait it all it takes is a firmware upgrade to fix the problems? Is it likely that Asus will make a hardware change to this device in a month or two? If not, all waiting will do is deny myself the opportunity to enjoy this tabet for a few weeks or a month. I remember that Archos was fast and furious with its firmware updates after the 10.1 release to fix issues, but their was no hardware upgrade to the device.

So to those that say wait, what should we wait for? Better firmware? A price reduction? Left and right speakers? Thoughts anyone?
[Asus Transformer TF700] snyph3r:
hmmm...are trying to decide if you want to buy ASUS TRANSFORMER PAD INFINITY TF700T?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Keion:
Wait a sec r u trying to rustle my jimmies

Sent from my 3d porn machine.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
1) No, you're not a bad person for forum lurking. I did so as well, and only started contributing when I felt I had the slightest contribution to make instead of just blabbering.

2) Hardware changes are unlikely to be made -- reference the Prime case, where it was established that the design had ramifications for functionality. The design was not changed in later models; if you buy a Prime now, it has undergone software changes to partly alleviate the problems encountered earlier, but hardware-wise it's the exact same device as has been sold from January onwards.

3) I am frustrated sometimes by the I/O issues, but I am sure that either ASUS themselves or the ROM chefs in here can iron out the bugs and get the Infinity to perform like it should.

Spec-wise, this is the absolute king of Android tablets at the moment. You will miss out on some good times if you hold off to buy, but........ as always in IT, if you wait for another few months, something better *will* come by. Among computer enthusiasts, it's common knowledge that if you wait to buy "better", you can wait forever, for there's always something better right around the corner. In my opinion, the only valid criterion is $$$ (i.e., "buying cheaper, or less expensive") -- this TF700 was a pretty hefty dent in my budget (but boy, am I enjoying the experience! Can you tell? ;) ).
[Asus Transformer TF700] edrodata:
Thank you for a kind reply.

"Thanks" for a kind reply to a new poster. That's important to some of us. I do hope, however, that this post of mine isn't considered too much "blabbering". Forums should be informative and pleasant, even fun.

Thank you, MartyHulskemper.

Edro