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[Galaxy S III Accessories] chrischoi:
I always use air duster when I want it 100%. Works flawlessly.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Gadgetz:
Never thought of that
[Galaxy S III Accessories] clockcycle:
Turn on the shower and get some steam going it the popular method.

BTW anyone reading this, if you miss any of the coupon sales, ebay has the full body for $4 delivered http://www.ebay.com/itm/XtremeGuard...ccessories&hash=item35bcdc39ee#ht_3731wt_1270

EDIT: I think I am either addicted to these or to saving, ordered 5 more FULL Body protectors. Who can pass it up, delivered for $10! (that's a total so far of 7 full and 7 screen I've ordered, at $1 per screen and $2 full, it's cheap!)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Gadgetz:
Did that
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Xcor3:
I think xtremeguard is good. Also their customer service. Im waiting for my replacement as I messed up putting my first ones. Lol. First they gave me a refund then when I contacted again I asked them to send me replacement;)

Sent from my SGH-T999
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Gadgetz:
I like the XG too, it would be perfect if not for the 2 specs of dust that got caught under it, grrrr. I just wish it were more invisible cause when tilted at an angle I can see some superfine texture....cant feel it, its more like waves or swirls in the material itself instead of being completely transparent. Think im gonna try a different one to see if there's better out there.

via Galaxy S III
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Xcor3:
You can try SGP

Sent from my SGH-T999
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Gadgetz:
I may, but not now. Going with Realook.

My XG is now fully cured and bubble free aside from those two specs of dust that got in there. I've got that rainbow banding something fierce, all over the screen, its bad :( Gonna slap on the protector that came with my case to see how that is, this one's gotta go, cant even wait till my Realook's get here. Very disappointed

via Galaxy S III
[Galaxy S III Accessories] mariotme:
You ordered the dry or wet realook?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] cashyftw:
Got mines today, can't wait to install it
[Galaxy S III Accessories] clockcycle:
The rainbow banding is because of the soap you used and the quantity. Should be 1-3 drops of dish washing soap in a large glass of water max.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Gadgetz:
Good luck!

I used J&J baby soap, 2 drops, 16oz of water.

I wasn't aware they made both....I believe the one's I ordered are dry
[Galaxy S III Accessories] clockcycle:
This is what mines looks like;
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Gadgetz:
This is how the reflection was on my Atrix 2 once it was fully cured

Pristine and crystal clear, was absolutely gorgeous!

This is what my GS3 looks like

Ignore the bubbles, they all went away except for the large one near the middle and one of the tiny one's down by the home button, both have dust trapped under there. But look at how diffracted the light is, notwhere near as sharp and clear as on the Atrix 2

Here's an example of one of the rough cuts...it's at the top left of the rectangular cut out for the charger port.

Here's another, not exactly precision cut

Last one...I kind of messed up on the placement of the protector but even still, you can see that the cutout around the earpiece speaker isn't very precise at all.

These cutout issues aren't that big of a deal to me, just observations, it's the fact that I can see texture and rainbow banding on the screen when it's on....and those damn dust particles
[Galaxy S III Accessories] clockcycle:
Always thought reflection was a bad thing, especially trying to read your display under strong lighting or sunlight.

My Note actually has a Matte protector, true it's not as reflective as your Atrix 2, but my screen doesn't look as dull as yours. Funny thing is without the protector my screen has that blueish tint you'll notice in my first picture.

I don't know if you have tried any other wet application protector, but my invisishield, skinomi and shieldguard all looked similar to the result with the xtremeguard.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] clockcycle:
WARNING: Not all Dish Soaps are created equal..

I just tried to re-install my screen protector, in order to get it on "perfectly" aligned, so that my cases wouldn't curl up on the edges or corners that were misaligned.

Man when those black specks get on the protector sticky side, forget about trying to get it off.

This time I used another dish washing soap, some ultra concentrated from the dollar store. I quit trying with one that had specks on it and just tried to reapply the one I already had on.

First thing I noticed is the rainbow banding effect while trying to align it in direct sunlight. I can say that the dish soap I used at work, some grapefruit scented stuff, did not have this effect. At least I could not distinguish it under office fluorescent lighting.

So I washed it off again, this time trying to dip it less, made it harder to slide align into place. Squeegeed it flat and pushed some of the moisture out. Put it in direct sunlight to help speed up the drying process, I can see the soap rainbow effect..

I went to look at the other one I left in the bowl with the soapy water, to see if perhaps I could coax the black specks out.. Oh boy, the soap left gray bubble rings and spot permanently on the protector. (note; I didn't let the bubbles dry on it, it was still soaking in the soapy water solution)

So I thought, dang it, the soap cleans by removing oils, could this possibly eventually cloud/gray the clarity of the protector, that's made of plastics/oils? (note; this is not the fault of the protector, but an observation as a result of leaving it in the soapy water longer than a quick soaking)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] play2lose:
Got the XtremeGuard for 75% off. Took it off 2 minutes after it was applied. I just hate that rubbery feeling, you're going to be touching your phone screen 90% of the time you're on it, why ruin that feeling?!

Go with a dry protector that feels like glass ;)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Gadgetz:
It is, but seeing as how this isn't an anti-glare protector I expected it to reflect very nicely, especially after seeing how crystal clear the reflection was on my Atrix 2 with this protector on it. I haven't tried other wet protectors, not sure if I will either. I have some Realook's coming so hopefully they work out for me.

That tacky feeling goes away after a few days of use, FYI.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
I decided to install Clean Rom 4.0 Dev edition so I did a quick tibu, then booted into twrp and made a nandroid of my current setup

I then went to install DE clearing caches and /data

I went to install the rom and it wasn't there

the only thing on my SD card was my backup and it was corrupted.

I plugged my phone in and mounted the sd card and my computer said it was unreadable so I had to format it

I love starting over :p
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] E.Cadro:
I had cwm originally and randomly lost files off my sd card or were corrupted after mounting as usb so switched to twrp and have had the same problems with losing random files and corruption of files. So I don't think it's specific to the recovery its something else that's causing it. Wish I new what it was because it's quite annoying. I've resorted to only transfering files via dropbox or lan with es file explorer but it's definitely a pain when transferring a Rom.

Sent from my Nocturnalized Beast
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
enabling titanium backup sync to dropbox saved my ass.

Titanium backup is the best andriod app I have ever bought, period.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] regP:
QFT. while I've never had to pull a backup from the cloud I'm glad to have it as an option more than ever seeing as I no longer have an ext SD.

I also started syncing my photos to dropbox every day or so i can't lose those either.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] E.Cadro:
I have it set up as well luckily that's one set files that I have never lost. It's weird there's no rhyme or reason to what gets wiped I've lost pictures data apps that I had saved copies of on my card data from apps. I just don't get it. I wonder if it's actually the internal sd card that's wonky or some way the usb is being handled when mounting.

Sent from my Nocturnalized Beast
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
Well I don't have to pull it from the cloud since it syncs to my desktop automatically but man it saves you from having to remember to do it. :)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] nugzo:
I've wondered the same thing... It might not be recovery related since it happens with both.:confused:
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] afrat:
That's odd, because I just flashed TWRP 2.1.7 yesterday and I was unable to wipe my SD card. I had to boot into the system and 'Delete Phone Storage' through the settings menu. Nothing would happen when I would try to wipe through TWRP.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] E.Cadro:
Lol your trying to wipe your sd card can't and ours are being wiped inadvertently :D

Sent from my Nocturnalized Beast
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Root-Maniac:
Go to cnet.com and download Recuva. Then do a deep scan and it will recover the stuff you lost... worked for me
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Pumpiron579:
I had the same problems with my internal storage on HTC Touch Diamond. I lost a lot of files with that phone. With the HTC One X I have only lost a few Pictures that got corrupted, I think it all has to do with continuous flashing ROMs
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Tiffany84:
Ahh, I hate this bug!! I've lost several things and have had tons of pics become corrupted.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] fadetoblack2104:
I just lost a few photo's today. First time I've encountered this bug. Guess its time to get dropbox and have it sync my photo's and tibu stuff.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Silellak:
I'm pretty damn paranoid, so I've started doing an SD Card dump right before flashing a ROM using ADB.

$ adb pull /sdcard/

Probably overkill, since I have almost everything important backed up somewhere, but I'd rather take the extra thirty minutes and make sure I don't lose anything permanently.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
Only thing I was out was time. I back up my photos to drop box and Google plus.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Silellak:
Makes sense. Drop Box backup is the ****. :good:
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
indeed it is. I'm going to start putting my nandroids there too
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ECEXCURSION:
This is also my theory.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ECEXCURSION:
Is there a way to backup a whole folder with the dropbox phone app? Like... For instance I'd like to upload the entire TWRP folder. I couldn't find a way easily.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
I just drag them from my phone to my dropbox folder on the computer and it syncs

the downer is there's no way to move a whole folder from dropbox to the phone, from the phone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kingviper10:
OK so I've been trying everything and I'm tired of not been able to

Get pass the booting animation

all my other ics roms work perfect

If anyone lives near Van Nuys CA pls let me know I'll pay you to put a working JB ROM
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anton2009:
You've tried literally everything? First and foremost you Wiped Data/Cache/Dalvik and then also Formatted System and Data manually before flashing? Formatting system and data is under "Mounts and Storage." I know a lot of people wouldn't get past the boot screen because they didn't do that...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kingviper10:
Ok so I wipe all 3 then I should go to mounts and mount and unmount what? Then install JB v3 ones it's done what should be mounted or unmount ?then after that just reboot system?

I'm pretty sure my problem has to do with mounting and unmount ing
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
Don't unmount anything.. just format /system under "Mounts and Storage"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
I only format /system or /data (if need be) before flashing a rom, never cache or dalvik, which are hash signed. A new rom, a new flash, a new /system, has different hash, which leads to cache and dalvik being rebuilt on first boot after a flash.

sent from my i9250
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bradleyyy:
Okay let me simplify everything for you and you will not need to pay anyone for assistance. All you have to do is initially erase all data and factory reset, then install the new JellyBean ROM using clockworkmod recovery and after that wipe cache and dalvik cache..you can run fix permissions (i did but not sure if it matters.) If it still is stuck on the boot screen then wipe data again, reinstall JB rom, wipe cache and dalvik cache and wipe anything else you can wipe. After all that mine started working normally. If you are still stuck sent me a PM and I can assist you from Atlanta GA and for free! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kingviper10:
OK thanks I'm going to give it a try again were due I get the fix permission?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] stebomurkn420:
Its gonna be a long proccess if you don't where to "get" fix permissions... lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 3rdstring:
IIRC it's under advanced in CWM
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kingviper10:
I guess the other member was right I'm on my s3 searching and can't seem to find it ? Can u pls get me a link sorry but im new to the forum really appreciate all the help
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
Go into ClockworkMod Recovery, then Advanced, then Fix Permissions
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KeylanHalfdan:
I had a very hard time doing it too. The first time I did it I, when I setup the phone, it kept having every app crash, one after another. Managed to get back into CWM and try to restore my ICS and it kept giving me errors. I finally read something about a super wipe, but it didn't say it worked for the GNex, so I just did a cache wipe, and did the data wipe 4 times, and then installed JB one more time, and it finally worked. I never had to fix permissions or anything like that. Perhaps your phone just needs some extra wipes like mine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kingviper10:
Ok so I did everything u said I'm passed the Google screen and now on the X screen crossing my fingers that this works
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] YoungDipCLP:
Like the title says:

I use the stock rom and after the Update on ICS i noticed my phone is getting really hot even when im not using it. I tried using advanced task killer to close app running in the background and i also close every app i use in ics multitasking... its draining battery very fast! 40 % in 30 minutes. Its not warm the whole time just sometimes it gets warm and drains battery... dont know what to do :/
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] andromenda:
I had same thing using google maps with gps (as car navigation) but this is the only case. Idle it acts normal.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] madhouses:
Taskiller self can take very much battery and make phone hoter. I really dont see + for using them. You need just check battery menu which app take so much battery and then we can help you more.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] YoungDipCLP:
Taskkiller itself is not running in background. i use it sometimes to look which app are running in background and to kill the ones i dont need. The problem is the battery status is looking normal. Display 33% phone 19% and some other apps do also drain battery.... but the problem is its only getting warm when i dont use it. sometimes when its laying on my desk i pick it up and notice this. when i look at my battery then its sometimes 20% less then 10 minutes before when i checked facebook for example. for me this must be something with the firmware or not? or some hardware defect? :confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Derzis:
maybe take it to a mobile service
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jomofer:
Did you make wipe after ICS update? Maybe its a bad configuration after the update.

Also, you can try CPU Spy in Google Play and tell us if phone is on state "deep sleep" (when you lock the phone, it should enter this state where battery drain is minimal).
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Make screenshot of Battery Usage screen and post it here.

Then install BetterBatteryStats, use it for few days, then make screenshots(Partial Wakelocks, Alarms and Processes) and post these here.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Ghuntar WALDMEISTER:
I have the same problem, but I know it comes from the Exchange service. Sometime it becomes crazy and drain the battery + heat the phone.

For now, I just have disabled my Exchange account... Not really a good solution.

I have found others thread talking about this problem on other phones (all with ICS), but found no answer.

I did not made any wipe, nor before, nor after the update (from stock GB to stock ICS).

It's not very helping, I fear...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] YoungDipCLP:
just a few senteces about my day:

The battery was loading untill 7:15 today then i went to school; my phone in silence mode and i used it for 4-5 whatsapp messeges and maybe 3 facebook checks and 1 or 2 instagram checks.

it got hot a few times again and its on 34% now. really bad i would say. on gingerbread i had like 60-80% after a half day in school with much more use.

Now i looked what drained Battery. in ics i cant take screenshot so i just write it down:

40% Facebook Calendar Sync

19% Display

10% Phone

8% STandby

6% WLAN

5% Android Core Apps

4% Facebook

4% Android OS

2% Android System

This is the first time i look at the battery drain seeing that Calendar Sync is taking so much Battery. I still believe it could be something else because before it was nearly the same without calendar sync and display on first place.

So for now i think im going for a wipe, hoping it will be better then.

i will share my experience with you asap. :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] GuestK00137:
woah, 40% on that FB crap?

also, the system standby usage seems a bit large also.

try to wipe it, maybe flash some other ROM and see if it helped you.

a healthy battery usage would have display at 70% or so, phonecalls 15%, then all the rest.

depends on your usage tho.

but something is definetly wrong with your phone.

you said that the problem occured after you updated it,

so i think the hardware is out of the question (if the phone worked normal before the update), i'd definetly flash something there, the stock rom is useless anyways..

there are very good roms even if you have locked BL, check kamarush and the new CyanogenTimescape rom also.

keep us updated about ur problem :)

Cheers!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] YoungDipCLP:
what do you mean with there are good roms that do not need unlocked BL. Can i just flash them through windows without rooting?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
No, you can flash them using CWM. Here they are:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28374539&postcount=2
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] GuestK00137:
you must root first, then copy the rom to SD, reboot in CWM, and install from there. it's pretty straightforward from there on :) just make sure you select "locked bootloader" when prompted.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] motorazrv3:
After the update from gb to ics I didn't notice a much higher battery drain. I use it like on gb and on my feelings battery lifetime stays equal to gb. I have got an unlocked bootloader but still on stock rom using rage kernel ics 3.2.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] YoungDipCLP:
Soooo. I looke up what have drained my battery and it seems that the Xperia Facebook sync (The stock sync thats buildin in the normal firmware) have drained the battery. on GB everything worked fine. Now i deactivated the sync and the battery life is much better. It seems that my phone also stopped getting hot. But for me GB still had a better battery life. Today i woke up at 7 am (germany) and played Football Manager a few times between the lessons and in a free lesson so im at 16% battery now (should be ok because the football manager drains a lot of battery) and battery usage shows:

64% display

16% FMH 2012 (football manager)

7% Android System

5% Mobilfunk-Standby

4% Facebook

etc etc etc.

looks normal for me :good: :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] YoungDipCLP:
guys my battery life is fine now but i have freezes now... if i use my phone for whatsapp it sometimes just completely freezes. no chance to see a reaktion for any button :( any ideas wtf is going on there? :confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] loCe45:
Battery drain that you've encountered is definitely not normal. I get about 3 days on ICS, and think that is what you should be getting as well. Crappy FB application is either bugged or broken, because you're not the first one that got their battery drained by FB calendar sync. My advice would be to remove FB calendar sync service, or disable it somehow, if you're not using it.

Did you remove all unnecessary bloatware ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] YoungDipCLP:
On the xmp with ics you have xperia facebook. its a facebook calendar, contacts etc sync by sony. This was the app draining my battery. i disabled it and now i have like 1 1/2 day battery with normal usage.

And for my problem with the freezes. i removed all bloatware i could but my phone is not rooted. i was thinking about rooting but i'm kinda new to the xmp roms and its hard to find ics ones that are working perfectly. before i had an lg p990 and i was using cm7.2. it was working like a charm.

i know how to root the xmp i saw some tutorials but im still not convinced :rolleyes:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ape96:
Try to open Facebook, scroll many news until the phone start to go slower... Then, scroll a little more, and then go on Whatsapp or other app, you'll find a surprise ;)
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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjdwowh:
I received a Nexus 7 at Google I/O, and it had a defective screen, so I had to get it replaced. Now my new one won't play sound. Haha. Bummer.

The weird thing is that it does play alarm and notification sounds, just not the media sounds.

Does anyone with more expertise on Android hardware have any ideas on why this might be happening and whether this is an issue I can rectify personally?

What I have tried so far:

1. Factory reset

2. Checked volumes (All three channels at max volume)

3. Plugged in headphones (this actually produces sound)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BDProductions:
If it isn't in the menus, you might need root access and more help...

Have you rooted it yet?

It sounds like media sounds are routed only out the headphone jack.

Given you get alarm and alert sounds, but not media, it sounds like a configuration issue.

Let's give others a chance to chime in and see what is offered up.

Good luck...