yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Serinety:
This is the correct way to do it. choose "galaxy nexus for CDMA/LTE"

also, do not forget to check "routing fix"

this will give you full infrastructure tethering instead of ad-hoc tethering.

what does this mean? It means that your phone will allow things like ipod's , game systems (psp, gameboy..) to connect as well. It will function exactly like a wifi router.

cheers
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] StrumerJohn:
This could just go in the themes and apps forum technically since all you're doing is installing an app basically... But I guess it's a guide. Thanks for the info OP. For those of you on the new shared data plans, don't even worry about following this guide, the tethering is included in the package because Verizon wants you to use more data and pay overages.

The default tethering app however does support open NAT for Xbox and PSN though which is kinda nice :X (Only wireless tethering root app I got to work with PSN and Xbox for open NAT is barnacle WiFi tether and it was a bit of a pain the butt.)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] littleneutrino:
Free Hotspot on Shared Plan

If you purchased the phone with Verizon After the deadline and lost your unlimited data however, gaining a shared plan, Wifi Hotspot is included in the share data plan at no additional cost. There is no reason to hide your wifi traffic. HOWEVER, I personally find the Wifi Tether app to be better than the default Hotspot app anyway.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] davisbs999:
You must have meant that this is the correct way for you. When I check "routing fix" or "galaxy nexus CDMA/LTE", my laptop connot see a wifi signal. However, following the OP's post worked like a charm for me. Obviously, it may take a bit of tinkering for people to determine the best setup for themselves.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] d1ez3:
Is there a way to lower the power of the Wifi from the phone to save power. The range you get when tethering is way further than necessary and it might be better for battery if you could lower the power usage.

Also, is using this rooted wifi tether safer than using foxfi in terms of verizon detecting the use.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] swordphsh:
How safe are these methods compared to using a power toggle widget to just enable the built-in tethering app? I've found if you try to enable it from the menu, it checks for subscription, but if you use a power toggle app, it "just works."

Edit: One more question....while performing the Wifi pop-up hack, I found an option along the lines of TETHER_ALWAYS_ON. Has anyone tried changing this to a 1?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] DrewHulva:
I believe tethering is more frowned upon than anything else by verizon. I have not heard otherwise, or heard of trouble with big red because of it. However, the "best customer experience" is had when you pay for it. Haha.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] bwhite757:
Been using Foxfi the last couple of days with no problems. Solid app that works well.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Flip35:
That worked for me, thank u sir
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] The Archangel:
This is going to theme an apps. It's not really a mod at all.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] HolyGrail:
This way worked the best for me. Tried both. Thanks
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Metups:
I have been using Foxfi successfully, but it was bugging me that my Wifi Tether for Root application wasn't working. I was wondering if there was something wrong with my root access. However, I changed the profile from auto to generic ICS and it is working like a champ. I see that I cannot make a similar change to Open Garden - no place to change the profile settings.

Thanks for the info.:victory:
[Motorola Droid X2] fargles:
A) does our phone have to ability to be a usb host?

B) If not, is it because of hardware limitations or software?

C) if software, how can we fix it?

I'd like to use a usb mic with my phone, but I'm not sure it will work/how to get it to work, so I thought I might ask the geniuses here:)

Thanks in advance
[Motorola Droid X2] DigitalMD:
Probably works for storage devices if you use a powered hub and CM9 Rom, but I doubt it will work for audio.

Why in the world would you use a USB mic anyway?
[Motorola Droid X2] fargles:
my laptop webcam is horrible and before spending money on an hd webcam I'd try just using my phone
[Motorola Droid X2] DigitalMD:
USB host won't allow you to use your phone as a webcam.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] alexmason:
Best Samsung S III Variant!

Description:

I am starting a poll for the best provider of this device.

All biased opinions beside what is your take on your

carrier and why it is or is not superior to a separate carrier.

Rules:

Please post why you voted just don't leave a vote!

Please keep it related to stock features. This is not about the development aspect.

No Questions - If you want to ask a participant a question please PM them(Unless the question will help the community)

ALL FORUM RULES APPLY!

TO VZW CUSTOMERS:

WE KNOW ABOUT YOUR BOOTLOADER PLEASE DON'T POST ABOUT THAT IN HERE!​
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] shiftedx:
To put it simply.. Sprint is the best provider in my opinion because of two things.

Unlimited LTE data if you're located in a city that has it ( I happen to be)

Google Wallet works out of the box without any ridiculous build.prop edits or hacks

Two reasons I feel make a huge difference and the main reason why I left T-Mobile for Sprint and got this phone.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Android_Monsters:
T-Mobile

Customer service

Good coverage/service

Cheaper
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] frifox:
Verizon.

Amazing cell tower coverage and insanely fast LTE on the 700Mhz band (great wall/building penetration).

Unlimited minutes & sms. 8GB of data. $75/mo. (Share Everything plan so I split the bill with a buddy).
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] defnow:
AT&T

Unlimited everything. $75...with discounts.

LTE

Good Customer Service

Never paid an upgrade fee

Never paid a restocking fee

They love veterans.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] nerdydesi:
Verizon Wireless, but only because I still have truly unlimited and unthrottled data with them, where I have used extremely high amounts of data without a peep. I am quite unhappy at their many anti-consumer policies just in the last 18 months alone, and with their GSIII, to be the ONLY carrier in the world to lock the bootloader and not participate in the 50gb Dropbox promo. Unlimited data is all I have to stay with them for now.

Also one bonus is allegedly their variant is global capable, which will be unlocked in a future software update. I wonder exactly which GSM frequencies it would support. Its a shame the Sprint version has an embedded sim, no way to swap it out.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] alexmason:
I am with verizon because I have unlimited data but I am thinking about switching to ATT for my purchase of the SGS3. Just getting opinions on carriers to see which is the best. ATT is the only provider that offers some type of 4g in my local area.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Success100:
there is really no "BEST" provider for this phone. Its all relative to what works best in your area in relation to cost and usage. Everyone is going to have a different opinion based on what works best for them.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] alexmason:
This is exactly what this thread is abouts. I want everyones opinion. I don't care what technical aspects are involved I want all biased answers!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] IAmPears:
VZW, unlimited data and blazing fast 4G LTE :)
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] codemansGT:
You forgot to add us cellular to the voting poll. They have much better customer service and in my region have the best coverage.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] austin1227:
I love Verizon lte speeds. But it's whoever has the best coverage in your area.

Sent from Galaxy s3. I apologize for all spelling errors.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] IceCreaMan:
I agree as well and I am having good success with my sg3 on sprint.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Hypnosis4U2NV:
I vote for Vodafone..

Sent from my Commodore 64..

READY.

load"*", 8,1
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] G3noobie:
Sprint = unlimited data plus 800 dollars a year cheaper compared to VZW.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neyenlives:
"Please keep it related to stock features. This is not about the development aspect."

Coming from someone who has spent years traveling the entire country with two phones, and from every major carrier at one time or another....there is no doubt at all.

Verizon is the way to go. Best coverage, fastest and largest LTE coverage.....they just have all the others beat in service which is all this poll can be about, because if you are only looking at stock devices, the carrier is the only difference.

Price? Who gives a damn if your bill is $130 or $150 a month.....I would take a $20 savings but I am not giving up the best service quality for a little cash every month. You get what you pay for and spotty coverage, slow data, and holes where you can't even talk are not features I want to pay for no matter how much I am saving.

You're going to get all sorts of carrier fanboy answers here, but coming from someone who has used them all, there is no doubt in my mind. Also I have seen far too many people that moved away from the other carriers to Verizon who are blown away by how much better the service is. The proof is in the pudding.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Snook321:
T-Mobile
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Lanarchy:
Sprint, cheaper price, true unlimited data, Google Wallet
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] alexmason:
This is not for me to compare personally, this is just a "What does the community think" discussion. I am a Verizon fanboy at heart since their coverage is virtually everywhere!
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] brekec88:
Im in the same boat as OP. About to switch carriers. VZW has amazing coverage but until the nexus and s3 I havent like any of there phones. Thats why its A T&T for me.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Neverendingxsin:
Verizon for the network. But that's the only reason.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] neonsector:
+1

I never had to pay an upgrade fee, restocking fee nd they love every one not just vets, :)

I been with them for 7 years and it doesnt matter what I ask for i get it when I call.

LTE is amazing, I get 45 down 20 up in phoenix AZ every single time.

Sent from my 12 core Macpro
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] alexmason:
Verizon is best only because of network.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] a454nova:
If you live in one of the running LTE Networks....

SPRINT!!!!!

anywhere else... idk... lol
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockcycle:
How do you HTML5 videos to play full screen when viewing them via chrome?

The flash ones, I would usually click the corner icons and it would stretch out to full screen.

Even pinch to zoom doesn't display correctly..

-CC
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j_tag:
Anyone else having the same issue on a stock rom.. when battery is fullycharged the batterypercentage stays at 77%.

can i fix it somehow?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] circuit89:
Rebooting the phone might help fix it. I have had a bug before where the battery percentage would not change at all. Rebooting usually fixed it for me.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j_tag:
Tried that but it has no effect, i also have to charge the phone atleast 2 times a day.. is it the same for you guys?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] circuit89:
Hmm that is weird. As for the charging it depends, usually when I am in an area with low signal (2 bars or lower), my battery discharges at a faster rate compared to when I get 3-4 bars.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Get the battery tested, it may be defective.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Reset battery stats .

CWM recovery advanced wipe battery stats .

Charge to 100% .

jje
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] seoulstyle:
play dot google dot com /store/apps/details?id=com.maxelus.freshleaveslivewallpaper

(Sorry, I can't post links yet!)

Could I ask a few of you guys do me a favor and try testing out some live wallpapers for me? I installed this live wallpaper and loved the way that it looked. The only problem I was having with it, was that whenever I power off my screen while at the home screen, the system hangs and the screen does not immediately shut off. Sometimes it can take as long as 30 seconds for the screen to shut down.

Initially I was using the stripped Verizon ROM and figured it could have something to do with that, so I went back to full stock and it was still doing the same thing. It's not just that live wallpaper either. Using just about any live wallpaper that is a little graphics intensive causes the issue. I have my screen locked with a pattern, but I doubt that has anything to do with it. If I use a normal wallpaper, the problem does not occur, just live wallpaper.

I don't know exactly what could be causing it or if the phone is just that way by design. I have that same live wallpaper installed on my Dinc and the issue is non-existent. It's not really a big deal, as I have some pretty sweet wallpaper pictures. But the animated leaves look sooooo good.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] TheGreatNoob:
I messed up my fb app as it gets force closed. Can anyone give me the stock fb app for stock ics
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ayaznoor:
just open the app again, or if that doesnt work, go to Play store and download it again.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] TheGreatNoob:
It says that my phone is incompatible
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] petes67bird:
Hi, my wife was having issues on her ION with the google search bar that is preloaded on the ION as well as the Yellowpages bar. They both have the option to speak or type text into them without having to open an app. Well when you would press hers, nothing would occur, but on mine you can speak into both of those search bars. So she went ahead and grabbed them and put them in the trash thinking she would just have to reopen the respective apps. Low and behold we cannot figure a way out to get those back up on here screen for easy access. Primarily she wants the google search bar so if she is driving, she can just speak into the search bar. Any help would be great, thanks Pete
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] brickloader:
On your home screen left capacitive button, then add widgets choose Google search done. Btw next time post in Q&A.

brick
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] petes67bird:
Thanks and sorry bout wrong location.

Sent from my Sony Xperia ION.
[HTC Sensation] lowsnamebrand:
Well seeing as quite a few people have been reporting data loss on OS/CM9 on the TMO network and quite a few people haven't lost data, i figured i'd ask those who haven't lost data to post their radio, firmware, RIL, ect to see if anything could resolve this issue me and others have been having.

If there's already a thread like this go ahead and lock this one, and yes I used the search function and didn't find anything :-)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] geonabro:
hey guys I need your help, 2 days ago I installed atmel kernel and my ideos was flashed with miui. After this installation I have many problems with sensors. If I open a video on YouTube it automatically goes to full screen that means that my phone has a sensor problem, if you could help me I will really appreciate it
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] geonabro:
Come on nobody knows?
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] mbinx:
what sensor? what kernel are u using? AFAIK miui kernel .35 does have accelerometer problem.. try another rom..
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] gentleart:
I have searched, but can't find a solution. Though I can't hear the tones, they work in Google Voice. They do not work when I try to check my bank loan.

Verizon

32GB
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
Too bad even at 1.6 Mbps, EVDO sucks hard.

Terrible fallback compared to HSPA(+).

Glad to know 4G coverage holes are rare on Long Island.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Stam2000:
Where on Long Island is there 4g? I'm in Suffolk and still waiting
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] LLStarks:
Everywhere but northern Suffolk.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] cell128:
yeah but we don't get throttled like att or T-Mobile I'm at 9gb's for one week with this phone I used to use only like 3gb's a month with my old 3g phone but with this lte I been watching lots of movies and downloaded like 5 also. And verizon LTE coverage is awesome. I have only dropped to 3g once when I was inside the 3rd floor of a hospital where my old att service was only edge
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] aznmode:
You're lucky. 1.6mbps is good. On tmo we fall back on edge which is about .08mbps and to top it off you can't talk and surf on edge. You still can on 3g.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sunsparc:
I'm just glad to have SVDO on Sprint. There's been times where I've needed to look something up while on a call, but couldn't since I was out of wifi range.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mobilehavoc:
One of the few things that AT&T has an advantage on. When on LTE I regularly get 20-30mbps down and minimum like 10mbps. Fallback is HSPA+ which on AT&T recently has been in the 6mbps - 12mbps range. Not too shabby :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rester555:
I wish Verizon had fallback speeds that high, but the downside to this is AT&T does not have unlimited data.
[HTC EVO 3D] Tiffiter:
Hi all,

So it looks like I've ****ed up my phone a bit. I just started the rooting process earlier this week and I went horribly wrong somewhere. The phone is not bricked, but close to it. Here's where I'm at:

Downloaded a couple of ICS ROMs

Unlocked device using HTC Dev

Flashed recovery using recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.0.2-shooteru.img

Installed first custom ROM 70_shooter_ice_v_1.0.1_beta_7b225

Shooter ICE ROM worked with wifi and mobile data, but camera didn't work and connecting to a computer resulted in a MTP USB error so I was not able to access SD card from any computer

Booted to recovery and flashed a new ROM LoLic Sense 4.0 v4

Now, SD card doesn't work, wifi doesn't work, mobile data doesn't work; phone is essentially bricked

I do not have any backups of the original ROM and I have been trying to flash using RUUs and PG86IMG.zip but I haven't had any luck

PLEASE HELP! What do I do? How can I recover my phone?

Here is the original device info:

Manufacturer:	HTC

Model:	EVO 3D X515a

OS Version:	Android 2.3.4

Baseband:	10.53.9020.00U_10.13.9020.08_2M

Boot loader:	1.49.0008

Carrier:	ROGERS
[HTC EVO 3D] Datguy_n_Disguy:
Have you tried mounting the sdcard to PC from recovery?

The Next Sentence Is TRUE.

The Previous Sentence Is A LIE.
[HTC EVO 3D] Tiffiter:
No, but what would I be able to do differently? Currently, I am using an SD card reader to load images/roms onto the SD card to try flashing. I have attempted to flash other ROMs and RUUs, but nothing is restoring the radios or usb function of the phone.
[HTC EVO 3D] sic_inside:
The USB issue you are having is an ICS ROM bug. In order to access your SD from your computer you have to mount through your recovery. I would try to go back to a ROM where your radios worked, such as the first ROM you flashed or to the stock ROM, and try to re-install your radios. BTW are you S-ON or OFF? And are the ROMs you flashed CMDA or GSM? If they were CDMA there's your problem.
[HTC EVO 3D] DjDom:
Alright, from what I understand your phone will boot but nothing really works?

Try flashing this, it's the Stock rom, but it is rooted.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1318942

All you need to do is flash it and boot into it.

IF it works, create a nandroid of it, and then try flashing a different ROM.

If it doesn't work, just post again.

MAKE SURE to wipe the phone completely from Recovery before the install.

Format all sections, and then install. (You don't need to format SD card)

And, by the way, if you need a good rom, try the KingCobra ICS ROM.

If you're S-ON, however, you'll need to use Version 1.5. S-OFF: 1.6+.
[HTC EVO 3D] Tiffiter:
Yes, it boots up fine, but nothing works.

The stock ROM you linked is from Europe and I am from Canada on Rogers. Will it still work? I will give it a try later tonight.

And yea, I'm S-ON.
[HTC EVO 3D] Tiffiter:
I got all the ROMs from the GSM development index. And I am S-ON
[HTC EVO 3D] DjDom:
Yes, it will work perfectly. (:

I'm on Rogers too.

I have the exact same phone as you, right down to the HBOOT. So, not to worry as I've used that ROM several times to fix problems.

I know you've probably heard this a dozen times, but I recommend you go S-OFF. It's not very hard and I can help you out if you'd like.
[HTC EVO 3D] Tiffiter:
That would be awesome. I appreciate all the help!
[HTC EVO 3D] DjDom:
No Problem!

Tell me how installing the Euro ROM goes.
[HTC EVO 3D] Tiffiter:
Okay so here's what I did:

1.	Turn OFF Fast Boot by going to Settings > Power

2.	Turn ON USB Debugging by going to Settings > Applications > Development

3.	Connect to your computer using USB Disk Mode

4.	Turned off the phone and took out the battery for 10 seconds

5.	Re-inserted the battery and booted into recovery

8.	Wipe the Cache Partition

9.	Wipe the Dalvik Cache

10.	Wipe Data/Factory Reset

11.	Installed the ROM from the zip file on my sd card

Now when I boot up, it flashes the HTC logo and then the screen just goes black. The home buttons are lit up.
[HTC EVO 3D] DjDom:
What recovery are you using?
[HTC EVO 3D] Tiffiter:
recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.0.2-shooteru
[HTC EVO 3D] DjDom:
Problem Solved by flashing a new recovery, installing a rom, then flashing the Boot.img.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Turague:
Hey,

I'm looking to purchase this phone as I lost my "****ty" lg g2x finally and in need of a phone in the 300~ price range. This phone is in the lead now, would any of you comment on the pros & cons of the phone? I hear its exceptionally poor with battery life (as most androids), what do you think? also other features such as the camera.

Cheers
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LenAsh:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1763193

Fail - how much clearer could she be?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Turague:
mistake made. My apology, thanks for the "friendly" heads up mate :)

admin can delete this thread, appreciate it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] prowede:
Share function in notification for captured screen in 4.1.1 (not 4.1)

In 4.1, after screen captured, there is "Share" option and preview under the notification.

but now in 4.1.1, it become a thumbnail preview and no more "share" option (update for Yakju IMM76I)

Is it normal??

Anyone using 4.1.1 have the "share" option???

Or is there some way to enable/disable it???

thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Use 2 fingers to drag down the notification and expand it....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] prowede:
Got it.

Thx
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babygirl17_06:
So I was just wondering if there is finally a free way to unlock my R800x bootloader yet? I don't mind paying for the service to be done but my hubby is not very tech savvy and he don't want me to pay some stranger to do it for me! :( No offense to the one's who does this! I really want to download custom ROMs and get my phone running the way I want and know it can! I would like to try the ICS test ROM just to see how it runs on my device! I used to have a HTC Hero that I rooted and flashed ROMs like crazy! I kinda got addicted to it! ;) Now I am having Flash withdraws! Here's to hoping a free method is available!!!! :cool:
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paxChristos:
Not for the R800x.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babygirl17_06:
Ok thanks! Just checking!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ponext:
Here is the Stock 2.1 Boot animation.

You request it, i fulfilled it.

Give a Thanks is good, :)