yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] neilcbennett:
I took the plunge and flashed using odin, PDA only - worked perfectly, it rebooted, updated all my apps and now is running with no issue. I turned my wifi off prior to sticking it in to recovery mode, just in case it 'held' the setting when flashing. Wifi works perfectly, no drop outs in over an hour of surfing last night, and connects reconnects to my home g router. All setting and prog were preserved. Mine is/ was a HK version. Not sure that is helpful, but it would be useful to know all the successes vs issue upgrades, I would imagine fewer people discuss when it has all gone well.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] brontetab:
Used official version.

Basicly i turn off the wifi during the day since i use 3g at work. When i get home i turn onwifi again. At that point the tab is not reconnecting to my ap. Only after i reboot the tab a few times it is able to reconnect to ap. However if i never turn off the wifi on the tab, it reconnects to my ap without a problem. I am thinking there is a bug in reinicialization protocol of the wifi script.

Also battery issue is a real one. It drains much faster then before. I read the same problem was nited by others
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] uncle_buckman:
This is why I'm not touching this Odin, Austrian flash whatever.

When Hong Kong gets its official ICS release let me know. Thanks
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] brontetab:
well, sorry to say this, but most likely HK version of ICS flash will have the same issue. It has something to do with the bug specific to HK build. Samsung will NEVER admit this. The only option is to take them to court. But that takes time and money.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] uncle_buckman:
For some reason I don't buy that... If every Hong Kong 7.7 tablet user on the Xda forum had the same issue as you, I may half believe what you just said

You also have a years warranty so finding a Samsung service center that covers worldwide warranty is an option
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] m0bster:
Very strange. I have flashed mine with MobileOdin Pro keeping root - no problems with wifi at all, no battery drain.

See screenshot attached.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] brontetab:
I had the same issue with my playbook. After 2.0 update wifi owould not connect to wireless n dlink ap. I spent days trying to fix it. After escalting to ceo office and exchanging the device 2 times they admited its sw bug they will need to be fixed in the next upgrade.

Hk support sucks. I called them a few times. They speak very bad english and can only recommend to restart the device.

As for warrenty hk devices must be sent to hk for service. There is no global service centre for sammy.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kresna rudy kurniawan:
it is strange ... :)

some people have no problem or just minor problem and some people have serious problem after upgrading to ICS Austira version.

may be I am just lucky ... only minor problem KIES warning "does not support software update" any one has some kies problem after updating ICS ???

but really wifi is great ... even I tried to many times switch between 3G and wifi during youtube streaming video ... no lagging ... wifi connect to access point instantly ...
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] uncle_buckman:
Brontetab where did you buy your Hong Kong tablet from?

I think the lesson here is that if you're going to buy an Android product, buy the Google brand.

After reading this, maybe not;

http://m.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/jul/13/google-nexus-7-review?cat=technology&type=article

Maybe the iPad mini... if i can transfer epub files on that I will be purchasing, Android are starting to annoy me
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] wakka92:
How to know...

Hi guys, how do I check if I have the Hong Kong or the UK version? I've bought it from internet so I don't really know... is it written somewhere?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] uncle_buckman:
If you had oriental writing when you first turned on the machine it isn't a UK model.

They're all manufactured in the far east anyway
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] brontetab:
Got it from an internatiinal dealer in canada. Similar to expensis. With full warrenty.

I m 100% with you on that. Buy only google devices. Too bad thier hw is always on the lower end. Would love a top of the line google device.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] uncle_buckman:
Its not like Android has great tablet orientated apps available. This whole thing is a complicated mess.

Flash is still mainstream but why are they getting bullied by iOS and Jellybean? The lack of aa SD card slot is not a huge deal, you just have to keep on the tablet what is absolutely necessary to you...

Panamoz have told me to wait a few more weeks until the Hong Kong Ice Cream Sandwich firmware is ready and steady so we'll see...

I'm missing out on a Google Chrome browser on my Desire S & Galaxy Tab 7.7 because?? The iPhone 4 has it and has the latest iOS firmware update with little hassle, it's an older device for God's sake. I really feel like saying goodbye to Android for good.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] brontetab:
I m hopeing i can flash my hk tab with native ics and solve my wifi battery drainage issues
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] 九千.:
Those who took your support calls are not trained for customer or even technical services, and worse still most of your calls are actually routed to mainland China for lower wages benefit, and that's where even lesser people are educated to speak in English fluently.

If you want fluent English speakers with good customer and technical knowledge, just go to their Hong Kong center directly. I couldn't find nicer supports than those in Samsung's service center. Just go there if you don't believe me. :victory:

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I didn't mean to add salt to your injury but people choose Android because what it is, rather than being superior than its counterparts.

Samsung is a hardware manufacturer, or at least most of their divisions produce hardware. Most of us buying from Samsung because we would expect to get better hardware (for me, better display). You may want better software and faster upgrade cycle, Google is surely for you. An analogy of your choice would be choosing different classes and races in RPG games. :cyclops:

Oh BTW, Chrome for ICS is out. You might want to check: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1485696

I don't know if you could live a more comfortable life with iOS devices. I am (unfortunately) a family support (unpaid) of both Android and iOS devices, and I can honestly tell you I want to crush these i-devices into pieces when things go wrong. They are fine when nothing goes wrong, and you would be in hell otherwise. Your mileage might vary.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Kaiser Wilhelm II:
Regarding the WiFi reconnection issue, has anyone with a European model who has done the upgrade via 'official' OTA or Kies methods experienced the same effects or is it limited to HK models flashed with the 'Open Austria' release?

Maybe I'll wait for the HK ICS version to be officially released and then do an OTA upgrade as I'd expect that if there are issues with WiFi on some HK models, they'll have taken that into account prior to the release of the official HK ICS.
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] brontetab:
Good question. I also hope that after flashing with official hk rom i can fix the wifi and battery drain issue.

Amy idea when they r realsing it?
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] kresna rudy kurniawan:
how to upgrade from ics austria to hongkong version

I did upgrade my galaxy tab 7.7 with ICS Austria version, there is a way to upgrade to ICS hong kong version ???

I did try update with ics hongkong but after finished the version still ICS Austria version ...:(

but funny thing , I got DioPen chinese keyboard back now ...

Do I need to clean format like in the pc :confused:
[Off-topic] MissionImprobable:
is killing me. My eyes just do not agree with it at all.
[Off-topic] mikef:
I like it, been using it for several weeks. You can switch back down at the very bottom left of the page.
[Off-topic] aceian:
Me too ....

Not liking it at all ...

The arrangements look good but the color scheme is awful ...:thumbdown:

Hurts the eyes a lot ...not pleasing at all :(

Still using the older one
[Off-topic] anazhd:
For me, new layouts means, xda care about us :) it's just, not all people have the same taste.

Let just say, this **** happens to FB and Twitter too thou.
[Off-topic] ArmorD:
It's okay, but it doesn't show the flags by default... I rarely use the website though. I rather use XDA Premium.

Sent from my wallet
[Off-topic] Archer:
I'm not fond of the new theme. I'll definitely be sticking with the 2010 theme till some genius offers us an alternative ;)
[Off-topic] husam666:
The new theme is cool, it's too bright I agree, and it looks like sh!+ on my netbook, I'm sticking with my desktop for now
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Yea I don't like it either. For those who dont use it, this is what it looks like.
[Off-topic] veeman:
Isn't that the classic layout?
[Off-topic] husam666:
Goddamned hipster :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] MissionImprobable:
That's actually much cleaner than it appears on my computer using Firefox. It renders it like butt.

Here it is on mine:
[Off-topic] jaszek:
its actually the 2019 theme-alpha versions. I'm one of the testers.
[Off-topic] BeerChameleon:
Wow that is ancient :eek:

No thank buttons or meters.

But it does look appealing to goto that after seeing the new look. :rolleyes:

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U SIR ARE A BIG FAT TROLL!!!

LOL :laugh:
[Off-topic] jaszek:
I may be big and fat, but I aint no TROLL
[Off-topic] BeerChameleon:
OKGUY.JPG

You are a BIG FAT LIAR!! (In sense is almost a troll just a lower level :rolleyes: :p)
[Off-topic] veeman:
Big fat photographer would be a better description.

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Doesn't seem that bad though...
[Off-topic] BeerChameleon:
There is too much white!!!!

They should make an option to have black or white or kept it brown.
[Off-topic] StormMcCloud:
Amen to that! I'm sticking with the 2010 theme.
[Off-topic] 85gallon:
I like it.

Now if they can get the last bugs ironed out. AND go back to the OLD emoticons.....
[Off-topic] isaiahe97:
It's awesome
[Off-topic] a.cid:
I want the old emoticons back!

This new set is too "hello kitty"-ish for my taste, and well, my eyes also...

*does not bother to put the tongue out smiley*

Typed using a small touchscreen
[Off-topic] aceian:
the orange is kinda irritating and hurts the eyes when printed

on white background...

why not use blue instead with all ICS and jellys around...

would look cool..

ICS blue on white:good:
[Off-topic] Theshawty:
I hate it because it irritates my eyes more than the 2012 look, especially 05.30 am when I've just woken up for my summer job.
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Ya too colourless, apart frm that :good:
[Off-topic] os2baba:
How can I reduce the width?

How can I reduce the width of the page? I either have to make my browser window really wide or else scroll horizontally. This is annoying the heck out of me. Is there a way to reduce the width of the comment section or failing that a way to go back to the old layout where it reflowed the text?

Edit: Thanks for the person who suggested changing the layout at the bottom left. I hadn't followed where that was. But it's the drop down with the "---- XDA 2013 beta...". I changed it to "XDA 2010" and everything is perfect again. Thanks!!!
[Off-topic] mikef:
There should be an "XDA 2013 - 1024" option to make it 1024 pixels wide instead of the default 1280.
[Off-topic] -DarkKnight-:
a few days ago archer posted a beta layout with all them new features. its even newerthan this

you should try it out

YOU CAN SLAP PEOPLE :) ARCHER HAS 221 SLAPS SO FAR
[Off-topic] veeman:
Lol, I just slapped you. Now you have 53 :D
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enmriley:
I have been running CM9 nighties for some time now with no issues on my 16GB US WiFi only Touchpad. I installed TWRP and after some time decided to remove it and just use CWM. After trying several things from the posts (which would not work) I decided to remove CM9 completely then reinstall. This is where I got into trouble...

I loaded all necessary CM9 files in the cminstall folder on the Touchpad. I successfully ran ACMEUninstaller and got back to the WebOS language selection (i.e. the initial WebOS screen from factory). Instead of logging into WebOs (felt there was no-need since I never use it), I put the unit in Download mode (vol down + power). I then ran ACMEInstaller2. I received an error (text on the black touchpad screen which I assume is the bootloader) saying the needed files were not installed and something like "remove the wall". I thought I would reboot the unit and now log into WebOS and reinstall the CM9 files (thinking I made a typo when loading them). Now I cannot get the Touchpad to reboot - totally black and even when connected to the PC I dont get the USB connection sound.

Does anyone know if there is a hardware method to bring the unit back (maybe a different sequence of button presses or shorting a pin on the USB connector)? I have tried home+vol up+power, home+vol down + power, home + power, and of course power only and home only. Each combination was held for 30 seconds and then again for a minute and with power connected, PC connected, and nothing connected to the USB port.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT

Resolution: In a post I saw dated May of 2012, the user indicated HP was still honoring their warranty. I contacted HP via their Chat service, after giving them my model and serial number, I was told I had three weeks remaining on my warranty. HP sent me the return box with authorization and in a week I received (what seems to be) my exact Touchpad... only now it booted just fine. I have since reinstalled ICS and am running fine. Thanks to all who responded. I wanted to share this as I am extremely impressed with HP's warranty service (no questions were asked if I had rooted the device, where I bought the device, etc).
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paul96:
Make sure that your touchpad is not low on battery and see if anything happens when you plug it into the wall charger that it came with.

This has almost been the problem for me when my tp has problems.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] enmriley:
Thanks, I let it charge all night then tried it this morning (as described not just powering it on). Of course, with only a black screen I can't tell what the charge is.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] scion676:
Hey all,

I searched around for a while but couldn't find anyone posting about this issue...So I manually upgraded to the .211 release using Matt's Utility 1.7 back when it was released, and I have had next to no problems on stock ICS except for this. One annoying issue that keeps occurring though, is my music starts playing automatically after I hang up from a call using bluetooth. This happens only when I receive a call and my headset is connected to the phone (both handset and A2DP profiles). It streams over the headset thru A2DP and I have to manually pause the music on my phone (or disconnect/reconnect the headset) to stop it. I use a Bose Series 2 headset and didn't have this problem on stock GB beforehand. Music is not playing before I receive the call.

I've found a temporary solution in disabling the A2DP portion of the connection manually in the bluetooth settings under the headset subsection.... but this is annoying because I have to keep turning it back on when I want to stream music or podcasts through the ear piece.

Any ideas as to why this is now happening?

-Scion
[Motorola Droid RAZR] scion676:
Anyone? Ideas?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] msgreenf:
Scion some app is telling it to resume after calling. Do you have any other music apps installed on your phone?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] scion676:
Just the built in "my music" app bloatware from Moto...also Pandora. I did disable a bunch of bloatware when I first started setting up the phone. I'll see if disabling/re-enabling the my music app has any effect... I've never had a problem with Pandora before but I could also try uninstalling that to see if it makes a difference.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] scion676:
Flashing the .215 leak fixed the problem... hallelujah
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiagoSequeira:
So I've got the chance to sell my Play and to buy a new phone, is it worth?

I can only buy phones up to 300€, I'm thinking about an Arc S but then going from outdated to outdated isn't that good plus I can't use touchscreen gaming controls... There's also Nexus S has an option but I think the Arc S camera and design is the most appealing thing for me. What do you think?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vokal1992:
Galaxy Nexus? :P

Edit: Look Here: http://www.grandemarca.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=152_153&product_id=28029

Already ordered from that website, you can trust it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiagoSequeira:
That's the one I'd like most but it costs way more and I'm really on low budget :(

Edit: that isn't too expensive, can I really trust it? You're keeping your Play right? We need your awesome developments in here!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vokal1992:
Yeah I'll never sell my play, I ordered a Akai turntable from there, arrived home 2 days after!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DanielEGVi:
If the Xplay hadn't existed, or I had enough moneyto have two phones, I'd buy a Galaxy Nexus, especially because it's the lastest official phone from Google and it's the first one to get Jelly Bean, the best mobile os ever.

If you are really poor, just consider buying a Huawei one, I've heard they are cheap.

Sony Xperia Play - Tapatalk 2​
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiagoSequeira:
I'm not "really poor" and I'm happy with XPlay but I wanted a phone with more updated software and specs and since I bought Play this year it's hard for me to buy another phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pupsin:
If someone could provide me with the height and width of the GNex screen with no navbar or notification bar that would be great. I'm trying to compare the difference in screen size between the Nexus and the N7.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] unlvmike:
Grab a ruler and measure yourself
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
I have taken many pictures in panoramic mode and I have always had imperfections where the pictures are "Stitched" together. I'm going to the beach soon and it would be badass to get this working right. Any ideas? Thanks.

SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!! (w/no LTE)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] djscissorhands:
I had the same issue when trying panoramic mode at the beach. I hope someone has some input on this topic.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mbaseball3:
Practice! If you move to much when goin from shot to shot its become misaligned. Or if you go to slow or to fast.

Sent from my EVO LTE
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
Haha I guess I better quit my job because apparently it takes alot of practice :thumbdown:

SENT FROM MY EVO 4G LTE!!! (w/no LTE)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sslbaron:
You just need to practice with it a bit. Here's one I took while we were at Seaworld. I think it did a good job matching.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] EVOMIKE025:
Yes practice makes perfect. With the EVO LTE, its been so far the easiest phone I have taken panoramic pictures with. What you can try is, instead of moving the phone, hold the phone steady and rotate your body. You will see the squares come into the screen after each one shoots.. works for me everytime!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cloudstrife:
Was listening to spotify on my brand new S3 and i though the volume was a bit low and the sound was not always 100% clean. I previously had the iphone 4 and the sound of that one is punching compared... Is there something wrong with my S3 or do i need to do something?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fade_Sticks:
Try to see if the equalizer of the GS3 is set to normal or else change it back to normal.

Also, if you want, there are plenty of kernels that offers improvements to sound and boost of volume.

See more of "Siyah kernel" "Francesco Kernel" and "N.E.A.K".

You need to root to flash the kernel.

i haven't had/heard any audio problem in mine S3 compared to the pc sound with headset. (Mac).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cloudstrife:
Is there an EQ that i can use with the spotify app? I've tried to set the build in music player EQ, but that didnt have any effect on spotify...
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] bkenobi69:
OG Droid with Liquid Smooth 3.2 (same problem with 3.1). I haven't tried many other roms, so I don't know if this is a problem with my hardware (the phone is refurb and only 1 month old) or if I installed something that is breaking things.

The issue: If I receive a call the phone will allow me to answer (move slider) but then lock so that the call is in speaker phone mode (or at least very loud) and I cannot control anything on the screen. The power button will turn off the screen, but that's it. The other person apparently cannot always hear me, so I don't know if the mic is working at that point. If I let the call end, the phone does not recover. The only way to recover seems to be to pull the battery.

Last time this happened, the caller could hear me so I let the call end. After a minute or two, com.android.phone popped a force close message. A minute later, another app popped a force close. It did not recover even after an hour or so. Battery reset worked.

This issue is not consistent. It occurs maybe 1 out of 20 incoming calls. I had the issue on LS3.1, so I upgraded to LS3.2. Same issue. I can try another rom (CGM7.x), but I really like LS so I'd like to see if there is a resolution.

Is there a log mode I can enable to see if something consistent happens when the phone locks? I have a task killer installed. Could that be an issue? I'm not doing anything that I would have thought could be considered challenging for the phone (answering a phone call), so I'm not sure what to check.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] phonetool:
I had this problem often on my droid 1. I ran CM7 nightlies and Prime's kernel at 1.1GHz.

Mostly it happened while I was doing other things with the phone. I think it was due to low RAM.

If you check settings - manage applications - running, how much free RAM do you have?

I usually had 40-50MB free and that wasn't enough.

Ditch whatever you can from your apps and OS to free some up.

TiBU allows you to chuck a lot of system stuff that's not really needed.

I would still be on my OG if it weren't for this problem, so I hope you find a solution that works for you.

A lot of people are on Steeldroid with the droid 1. It's still getting updates. Maybe try that.

-CM7 on DInc2
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] bkenobi69:
In general, this happens when the phone is just sitting there (nothing but the regular system stuff running essentially). The last time this happened where the force close messages appeared I had the web browser open. I hadn't considered ram, but that's a good possibility. I do have Advanced Task Killer running as a service, so perhaps that is related.

With ATK non running, it says I have 115MB used/64MB free. 15MB of this used memory is for settings.

With ATK running, it claims 68-79 free (it's set up to kill tasks since I was worried about memory hogs originally).

I'll look into Steeldroid. Like I said, this is a new phone. What I didn't say is that my wife got it for me to see if I would use a smart phone (was on an old lg texting phone before and this thing is physically much larger). She got it for super cheap, so if I have to go with something different, that wouldn't be the end of the world. If that were the path forward, can you recommend a couple good options with full slide out keyboards?

Thanks!