yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] substanceneil:
+1 with the same question... I am missing important text messages while I am on phone calls due to lack of notification. I think I can workaround this by installing a third party SMS app, but I'd rather stick with stock and have a notification for incoming texts. This has not been an issue with all of my previous phones / ROMs (Cliq, Droid Pro, SGS4g, G2x).

Any Gnex ROMs correct this missing feature?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
Haven't tested with sms, but when someone call me while I'm in a different call I get a notification.

Swype'ed on my CM10 Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] substanceneil:
Call waiting (received a call while on a call) seems to work fine. I am missing audible notifications for sms/text while on a call. The sms appears in the notification bar, but there is no sound. Do any AOKP/CM10/stock-based ROMs address this?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Peteed1985:
Just got my new Samsung Galaxy S3 to replace my old iPhone because I prefer Android to iOS.

Having issues finding the Android app to buy music, all I can find is the app to play the music I can't buy. :confused:

Seems to not have an app for it which would mean only way to get music on the phone is to pirate. :eek:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
Did you even bother to look in the Play Store?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Peteed1985:
Yup can't find an app for it and store doesn't sell songs.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] legiong:
Depending on your country you can use Google Play Store to purchase music, I can't because it's not set up for Australia yet.

You can also use MusicHub which is Samsung software.

Otherwise you can various websites such as:

7digital.com - they have various international sites, I use their UK site because they don't have an Australian site to use.

If you're are in Australia and want to buy it from an Aus there's:

bigpondmusic.com

bandit.fm

Optus have one as well which can be found with a quick google.

Personally I prefer to buy CDs and rip them myself using freeware called Exact Audio Copy, but that's because I like having my big bookshelf filled with music :)

Edit: I tend to stay away from bigpondmusic.com and bandit.fm unless I'm looking for Aus music which isn't available on 7digital, because bigpond & bandit are more expensive.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Peteed1985:
Aussie :) thing is as far as i'm aware ripping CD's is illegal in Australia plus I have no CD's haha.

My plan is with optus but for an iPhone and i'm using the iPhone sim in the SGS3.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] legiong:
CD ripping in Australia hasn't made any waves, I think they're only interested in people downloading illegally or ripping and distributing, neither of which I'm interested in.

I recommend shopping around on the different websites for the best price. Maybe others can suggest more sites to purchase from.

It might not be as convenient as iTunes, but generally they have 320kbps mp3s and that's much better quality than some of the stuff I've heard purchased from iTunes.

Are you downloading direct to your phone?

I think it's a better idea to download to your PC/Mac and then transfer them to your phone.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Peteed1985:
Via PC is fine by me :) i'm looking into bigpond as my internet is with bigpond as of next Monday. Can't find info on if the bigpond music has DRM or not.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] legiong:
I don't think mp3 supports DRM.

Edit: here's some info: http://bigpondmusic.com/wma_support/
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ficti0n851:
Try Amazon app for buying music.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ficti0n851:
Hmm just double checked and maybe only UK and US regions according to play store so not sure about AU

Try it to see.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ppgirl:
CD Ripper

I have develop an android APP "CD Ripper" to rip CD to WAV or MP3 , you can try it on GOOGLE PLAY :

What's the CD Ripper

CD Ripper is the first FREE CD ripping APP of the Android.

It can rip CD tracks to lossless or compressed music files.

Why to use CD Ripper

- We have many CD discs with favorite musics

- Before , We can play them with Discman or Microsystem

- Now , We want to play those musics in mobiles

- Use the CD Ripper to rip CD tracks to WAV or MP3 files

How to use CD Ripper

- Connect the USB CD reader (Optical Drive) and power with OTG cable

- Connect the mobile to OTG cable

- Click "Load CD" to load CD

- Show CD tracks (TOC) after finish loading

- Click "Rip WAV" to rip those tracks to WAV files

- Or Click "Rip MP3" to rip those tracks to MP3 files

- Click "Save As" to save your WAV/MP3 folder with the special name
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ptaros:
With rumors of Verizon possibly pushing an OTA update to the S3, I'd like to disable or block this process from occurring. Is there a way to do this without root?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thekendog:
I too would like to know this. I've uninstalled pretty much all the crap with TB, but I wanna make sure it won't automatically update.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Cicatrize:
Verizon auto-pushes with no confirmation?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sneakysolidbake:
Install apex launcher. Make a shortcut, choose activities and find SDM and choose the one that says defer general. Open the shortcut you just made and it allows you to set a defer update date.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nosympathy:
I've had my rezound try and auto push updates before. Tell it no, and come back to it in my custom recovery having failed, even though I told it no.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TheBiles:
It's illegal to push an OTA and not give you the option to confirm the install. You can always decline.

Sent from my Galaxy S III
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] sailindawg:
I have a stock, unrooted AT&T SIII, running apex launcher and tried your suggestion. There is no SDM activity listed. Is there any other way with a stock phone to prevent auto updates, besides clicking the decline button?

There supposedly is an AT&T update that takes away the universal search from the Google bar. That's not an update. At this point in time, I don't want the phone updating itself. Reading other posts, it seems one can defer the update, but I'm not sure how long one can do that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] benefit14snake:
Not according to Asus. They pushed updates to the transformer prime without notice. The recent one was for the gps dangle.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] pwned3:
Should be but it's not really. My rezound tried almost every night to install the update. I would wake up and my phone would be in recovery after failing to update because of having a custom recovery. Finally update my Rom so it would stop
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] thekendog:
I just froze SDM in TB.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] chamberc:
Uh, no, it's not illegal.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] incubus26jc:
I dont have my phone until later today but in the past I would edit the build.prop (ro.build.fingerprint=) to have the release keys be the same as the ota. This would trick it into thinking that you already have the ota and not bug you about it anymore.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] baudac:
Would this also be true for Sprint?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lackskill:
I know I'm just a noob, but what's SDM?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jamcar:
Sprint won't force you to update you have to accept it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] lgkahn:
Yes if rooted remove or freeze at&t software update with titanium backup.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flonker:
Yeah, but I think he wants to stop the notification.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
Good to see u around these parts Incubus!! I was trying to explain editing the build prop in another ota thread. Please keep us posted on ur findings.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] flonker:
Yeah, I grew impatient and just took the update(s). Would be great to know for future updates though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] incubus26jc:
How To Trick your phone into thinking it already has OTA.

You will need to be Rooted

You will Need To Obtain a Copy of the OTA Build.prop located in the system folder of the ota.

1. Place OTA build.prop on your device somewhere for you to access.

2. Mount File System using ES File Explorer (Navigate to menu/settings and check box "Root Explorer" and the check box "Mount File System"

3. Open the OTA build.prop and copy the txt of the (ro.build.fingerprint=) and close it.

4. Navigate to /system/build.prop and open it.

5. Navigate to (ro.build.fingerprint=) and paste/replace contents from OTA version. Save. Reboot.

No OTA Notification. Until the next OTA At least
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] TokedUp:
I'm sure someone will post the info we need once we get a hold of the ota. We can just copy and paste from here. Thanks Incubus!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] incubus26jc:
No problem. Let me know if it works for u.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] maxpowerSr:
I tried that but it won't let me set a date more than 5 days beyond 12/31/1969 lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Karl:
same..

i guess freeze everything that says update lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BitRifle:
Regarding the OTA Blocking, see this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28942354&postcount=5

The long and short is that freezing those 1 or 2 APKs doesn't do the trick, and can make your phone start crashing when its missing what you froze. One solution is a one-click app referenced in that thread that can block OTAs from Verizon arriving manually or automatically without all of the problems of freezing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] smashedpumpkins:
Does anyone have the text after "ro.build.fingerprint="? I'm still on ICS and do not what the JB OTA. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] defkult:
If you go in the TitaniumBackup app, it will let you freeze (completely stop the app from running) certain apps, simply choose the one labeled "SDM" from the list and hit "Freeze."
[EVO 4G Android Development] ca1ne:
Greetings Everyone,

Usually I don't include a disclaimer per se because well, any modifications to the software on your phone could cause pigs to fly, bricks to drop, etc. I will include one on this one though. I have provided the flashable zip to allow you to use Sprint's mobile hotspot. I am not responsible for any damages, and or loss of contract if Sprint decides to terminate your contract. Use at your own risk.

With the disclaimer out of the way. I present a hot spot hack for the new 5.07 ota. I was waiting for the full RUU, but decided to use Captain_Throwback's rom, I deodexed it and have been using that to update the mods to 5.07.

What is needed for this to work.

A DeOdexed OTA based rom

A recovery that flashes edify scripts (I prefer smelkusmod)

Note

Please check with your rom's developer to see if he/she has made any modifications to the framework.jar ... if they haven't and you haven't added any custom modifications that override this file you should be all set..

Credits

calkulin

aamikam

gruesomewolf

any other dev I might have missed that brought this mod to this device.

Update Log

07/11/12 - Initial Post of Hot Spot Hack
[EVO 4G Android Development] MBQ_:
Thanks for this!! May I please include this in the ROM that blaz1nr made that I took over? Proper credit will be given of course
[EVO 4G Android Development] ca1ne:
Sharing is caring, go for it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Soap:
I'm using this. Ca1ne. You are such a boss. Hahaha :D

The Creator of Suds N' Bubbles
[EVO 4G Android Development] ca1ne:
Just threw it together while waiting for a test kernel to compile, the mod went better than the kernel lol..
[EVO 4G Android Development] Diablo67:
Your awesome brother,thanks for taking the time to edit this for us.
[EVO 4G Android Development] KiiKeEp:
You're god! thank you very much for all your mods for the latest OTA and your awesome kernel!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] niiiick:
Hello all! I have a T-Mobile GS3 and was wondering how I might be able to find out which (if any) carriers in Portugal would work with the 3G/4G bands that my GS3 uses. Having google maps available to me while i'm traveling around would be a huge help. Does anyone know?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dnorwood:
Hey all, I have had my Gnex for about two months now and I have noticed a recurring issue. When someone tries to send me a contact card through MMS, the phone will download the message, but won't show anything after, nothing to long press to save. I came from a Samsung Captivate and the Samsung messaging app would allow the sending and receiving of vcf files through mms. Anyway to do this with the Gnex? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hydera5:
Look and make sure your messaging app isn't saving them in a funky place, if you still can't find it, try sending it through email.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Baletka:
It seems weird there's not more people complaining about that, is it really not possible to send/receive vCards over mms with Galaxy Nexus (I have Jelly Bean 4.1.1)? There's no option to send contact information over mms and when I receive one, I just get a blank attachment that I can't click Screenshot: www DOT shrani DOT si/f/24/c3/4t9GXHsZ/vcard.jpg (replace DOT with an actual dot). Also for some reason, at message options I don't have the usual 'Save attachment' option.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Baletka:
bump :/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Baletka:
I hate bumping, but I really can't find anything about this problem, even after searching for hours. Anyone has any tips?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Baletka:
Is there really no solution for this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sheira:
found a work around

I ran into this problem myself and duplicated it on all of the Galaxy Nexus phones . I think there is something native messaging app that cannot read vcards. I installed handcent sms and it works perfectly.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] il buono:
Saw an article on this today and it looks good...not too excited about the pricing on their site or the name beginning with an "i" :D

The iSkin Aura basically looks like a premium version of the Ringke Slim Lite (Which I have and is great btw). I might get it but I think I'll just wait until it hopefully appears on Amazon with a cheaper price and prime shipping.

http://www.iskin.com/samsung/galaxy/

iSkin Aura (3 color choices): $39.99

iSkin vibes (4 color choices): $29.99
[Galaxy S III Accessories] SupaSwag:
The ecplise aura will look good with my pebble blue gs3. I would have preferred a white/silver version instead of white/pink :/
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Troggie81:
The Aura one's look really nice, but didn't someone say something about aluminum backings interfering with NFC? The TPU Vibe cases for $30 is a joke.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] il buono:
I was thinking the same thing but I never find myself using NFC. We need a guinea pig to try it out :D
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Troggie81:
Just read this reply about the Barely There Case. :(

But, if you never think you're gong to use NFC, then it's a moot point.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] blackguy101:
Ok so i literally NEVER use NFC but a dumb question I guess would be would this work if im setting up share shot with someone?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] blackguy101:
Wait so has anyone bought this case yet?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] blackguy101:
Bump just incase anyone has this phone and wants to give their two cents about it
[Galaxy S III Accessories] TiansS:
Anyone tried this? The price may appear a little higher.

It's beautiful but I don't really like that it won't stand on every surface.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] GNja:
Got my Aura today. The case itself looks very nice and feels solid, though I believe it does look a bit off on my white model. Very strong distinction between the phone and the case. (In the images in OP the phone looks far more gray than the actual phones - perhaps an optical illusion from the background?)

The case can be a pain to get off - partly due to the phone feeling so fragile when you start putting force on it. This is a good thing from a case perspective, as I'm sure it won't easily come off when it shouldn't. It doesn't add a lot of size to the phone, but with a phone this big (and small hands) you can tell every little bit. Not bad, but I did have to adjust.

NFC does NOT work. Which I'm disappointed by. I use it for all the vending machines/restaurants here at work, where I usually have my phone in my hands already. Due to this, I may look at another case option that allows NFC. If it wasn't for this, I'd keep the case for sure.

Pulling it out of the box I echoed the thoughts of "I'm actually paying this much for a case?" from when I bought it. No Snake Surprise in a can, or confetti was expected, but it was anti-climatic. I expect cases to earn their cost when the device is finally dropped. No, I will not drop this on purpose, but it feels like it will protect it reasonably well. I say reasonably because it does not wrap much to the front of the phone, so a screen-first landing will certainly still have a higher risk of scratching - but I like that it doesn't add much thickness. Plus, it does come with a screen protector.

I like it, and may keep it. If you use NFC, skip this and look into a silicon option... Maybe the vibes? (Someone please post if that allows NFC) If you don't use this and you have the cash burning through your pocket, I'd suggest this to a friend.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] DarkManX4lf:
What's so good about these cases to be $39.99?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] il buono:
Nothing that I've seen lol. Some are still willing to pay up though.

Sent from my SPH-L710
[Galaxy S III Accessories] GNja:
Pretty much...

I like the look of these, fairly unique.

With that said,i already sent my refund request due to the nfc issue.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ncmt4g64:
I bought the D3O case from tmobile, similar to this with a gimmicky "military grade" padding inside but so far i like it a lot. Nice grippy rubber coating on the outside and its fairly thin. Makes the phone not cramp your hand

I havent seen anyone else mention this case, sorry if it was already
[Galaxy S III Accessories] GNja:
Got a reply, and it was worth the $40. They are sending me a vibes case, and will contact me when their new NFC compliant version of the Aura is available to send to me. I'm always willing to pay a bit extra for a good company, and I certainly wouldn't have gotten this from an ebay seller. So while I'm not thrilled with the NFC issue initially, iSkin handled it perfectly.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] BachinPhx:
Confirmed-No workie!

I tried NFC today for the first time with my iSkin Aura on my Samsung Galaxy S3. It definitely does NOT work. I held it up to my Nexus 7 several times with the case on in many different positions. Damn, I really like this case too. To confirm, I took the case off and tried sending a pic from the S3 to the Nexus 7 and presto chango, there it was. Now I need to decide if NFC is going to be used enough to have me looking elsewhere for a case. Anyone with any Option "2" cases for me? Anyone want to buy a Black/Red Aura? LOL! bachinphx@gmail.com

Peace, Out! :D
[Galaxy S III Accessories] BachinPhx:
Great Answer

I have it on my schedule to call them today. Thanks for the heads up. I have purchased a few products from iSkin and they have always been great to deal with. I wouldn't have known about this if I didn't try and transfer a pic to my Nexus 7 yesterday. I was like "WTF"? I know this is supposed to work. Take the case off and presto/chango it works. So now I get to call customer service and get it handled.

I'll keep you posted. :laugh::good::laugh:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] siuming720:
How Sony to detect my device is locked or unlocked?

And a Sony staff told me that if I apply for the unlock key only but not any unlock action, I would not lose the warranty.
[Motorola Atrix 2] :
I searched around d forums but couldn't find d exact guide for rooting and flashing with an ics ROM . And what about unlocking d bootloader? Is it necessary for installing a custom ROM ? It is to be done before rooting?
[Motorola Atrix 2] hankbizzo5:
What forum did you search????? check the stickeys..... and Ics is only international not Usa att..... Bootloader is locked and thats that..... Do not want to seem harsh but these questions get asked EVERY day 3-4 times..... Look in general Noob guide..... And best of luck hope you figure it all out.....:good:
[Motorola Atrix 2] :
i'm on Indian Atrix2
[Motorola Atrix 2] Apex:
You did not see this in your search, I'm assuming:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1740668

Read the 2nd posting.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shadowstewie:
I did a clean install of AOSP Vicious Toro V1 and anytime my phone boots up or I restart it....it shows the Google logo for about 2 minutes, then says "android" in small letters in the center of the screen for 20 more seconds then finally shows the launcher.

Can anyone explain this? This is kind of frustrating that my phone takes this long to boot and also I have no idea what happened to new Nexus logo.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ooddiittyy:
What method are you using to install the ROM? What do you mean when you say "clean"? I've installed every version of the Vicious ROMs on my GNex and I haven't had that problem. Also, I haven't seen a boot animation with "Android" on it for a while; you're running the default Vicious kernel?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shadowstewie:
I wiped data, cache, dalvik, battery stats, formatted system, data, and cache. Flashed V1 from AOSP, then rebooted. It showed the Nexus logo once. Then every time after that it takes about 3 minutes to boot and the nexus logo is gone.

I did another wipe, cache, data, format, etc. Same thing happens
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NeoMagus:
All of the jellybean roms (liquid, jellybamf and now AOSP 4.1.1) I've used do that hang on the Google screen every so often for a few minutes but it always boots. I always wipe cache/dalvik/data so its not because of dirty flashing. Don't think that'll be fixed til OTA

As for your bootanimation just search out the new one on here download it and stick it in system/media with root explorer

**edit HERE
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shadowstewie:
Thanks man! I switched over the boot animation and now it boots in 42 seconds instead of 3 minutes lol. It doesn't hang anymore.
[LG Nitro HD] davefootball123:
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has tried porting other ICS roms like AOKP or F1 Galaxy Nexus. Any info would be great.

Thanks, Dave
[LG Nitro HD] Billy Madison:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1584589 AOKP here, they quit somehow though
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumean:
Running the unoffical pre-yadda ICS CM9

When doing a search in People (contacts\dialer) I can no longer get results based on job title or company. In the past CM6 and CM7 builds these fields were searchable. Sometimes its was easier to do searches based on those fields rather than try to remember the contacts exact name or whatever.

However, in the omni-search I DO get results based on occupation or company search (also by number now thank god).

Anyone know if I'm missing something or is it functionality that needs to be added to the actual stable or RC CM9 build once they get there.
[Motorola Droid 3] CrazyPhil:
Hey,

I have Verizon droid 3 running up in Canada, and its been working fine...however it recently started having issues with the touchscreen.

Basically the screen works normally 3% now, otherwise it only works when the keyboard is open to just above the first row of keys.

If I touch the screen while the keyboard is fully open it wont respond, but when I go back to the working position it will respond to a touch made while fully open (ie; I pressed ok after typing, it didn't submit until I closed the keyboard to the working position, like a delayed response).

It seems like a software issue, but I already hard reset.....

Any ideas? I don't want to change this phone after only 5 months (no Verizon warranty here!)..

Thanks,

--CP
[Motorola Droid 3] adamskub:
Which ROM are you on, stock or a custom one?