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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] slim1991:
I'm having the same problem with text notification I just notice that I get a text it would sound but just about an hour ago it just stopped I would get a text and nothing ringtones works and everyrhing but I think is a ics bug maybe it would get fixed in the new update 4.0.4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
There won't be a 4.0.4 I can almost guarantee it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Slavestate:
Never had the texting problem but I'm definately always having to swipe the lockscreen a couple times to unlock it.

News and weather widget works fine here too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] slim1991:
I think this was my problem with the notifications not making any sound maybe its the same thing un-check the top look at the photo ^^ I unchecked it and now it gives me sound when I get text
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MotoMudder77:
at&t sucks. bottom line.

Advice, if you want to stick with touchjizz, run a custom one, there are plenty that *should* have those issues taken care of.

But the widget size issue, thats just looks, with a different launcher can change size of widgets.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
Lol I called this one. A bunch of people upgrade to stock ICS. Then they complain and want to switch back, mess it up, and start new threads. Hopefully they all learned their lesson about carrier upgrades :p. I mean even I tried it, just to see what it looked like and how it functioned. Then again I knew how to get back to a custom Rom Before I did it. It's actually not too bad, but there were just too many bugs and battery life was too bad for my taste.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] j510:
No problems here. Do a factory reset. Your on warranty don't be scared.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Stop telling people to do that, they could brick their phones
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] innerfear:
Thank you for this useful reply/input and picture... I'll give it a try.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] j510:
Were all under warranty. If it does brick Samsung could realize this is very serious and fix it sooner
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Doesn't matter. Don't encourage people to do something that could brick their phone. Do it to your own not others
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] johnny_1437:
i upgraded to ICS when it got released used for a week and back to GB...GB is smooth then that crappy ICS
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] kwiggington:
Im having alot of these problems plus my samsung keypad freezes and crashes browser freezes

Sent from the Apple store using my Gs2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] j510:
Did it to my own and my cousins already. No brick + no issues .
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thanitos:
It isn't 100% on all phones it seems to be random but instead of posting something VERY VERY risky for people not so inclined to troll the forums and find out about the risks of certain actions why not shut up or post what you think will work then link them to a topic showing what bad could happen. You just seem like you want people to brick and make more topics about how they tried to reset and bricked. You also need to think of Google searches that link to this topic and they read it and see you said reset and they do it. It isn't just xda its anyone with the internet don't lead people to a possible brick
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] j510:
Yes there will. Nfc will get enabled
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
And where are you getting this information?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dmlsthe1:
how? what steps did you take and where can i find the download link to gingerbread? did you use http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
The only way to go "back" to Gingerbread is to flash UCKH7 straight stock or one of the Gingerbread stock plus root packages in Entropy512's thread. So yes, use that, or one of my guides.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenjen:
So everytime when I open the contacts app and press the bar with the lettres on the right side it freezes the app for about 1-3 seconds and then the app continues to work like normal. This behaviour occurs everytime I re-open the app.

Is this common behaviour?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mintvilla:
Since this is XDA and not an averge android forum, your going to have give more details, such as what rom your on, kernel etc.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenjen:
Stock. Last update.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theonlyanil:
try this. Reboot S3 >> w8 2 mins >> open task manager >> close everything. >> open contacts >> close contacts >> open again and see the difference.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenjen:
Doesn't solve it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omgbuffguy:
Same. Stock Samsung. Latest build. So the s3 cannot handle a mere 400 contacts under its hood?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueG2:
I've also have an issue with accessing the dialer.. Dialer takes 1-2 seconds to launch and then when switching from dialpad to contacts, there's also another slight 1 second lag. It has occured on both my stock TW rom and my current - Wanamlite+Siya kernal. Have rebooted and cleared memory many times, but same results.

Cold wakes on the phone also develops a 1-2 second lag to power on the screen.. but turning off/on right after is instantaneous.

Other applications and menus launch smoothly and I don't experience any low memory problems.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenjen:
I don't even have that much. Looks like it's just some kind of bug.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenjen:
After a factory reset it's still present. Guess it's a software bug.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueG2:
Yea, when I used CM9 there wasn't any lag.. only TW based roms as Omega rom seemed to exhibit it too for me.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenjen:
It seems to be present in the music app too. Really annoying. Samsung should fix this.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueG2:
Are you on the latest XXLG8 update? I just updated it and it seemed to have improved the lag quite a bit. I also cleared the phone data in the application manager. Still a bit present but usually more so only on the first run..it seems much more bearable now.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenjen:
It's not yet released in my country. I'll just have to wait for it I guess.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k4if:
after flashing a rom i got this issue too

but after a while its gone :silly:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbzkarim:
i have the exact same problem too, ive tried over a dozen roms including stock, but the contacts app still lags sometimes for a second and up till 3, currently on clockwork mod recovery, siyah (latest), checkrom v4.

i guess it could be a problem if you have linked contacts to facebook, whatsapp and skype, but i dont know i would have to do some testing before i can tell for sure.

anyone come across a script/fix/modded contacts.apk file yet?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Algorismus:
I have the same issue. having such an issue in the latest phone of samsung is very annoying. hope this will be fixed in jelly bean update.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harunjo:
the problem appear if you have contact with a lot contact image..try to disable media scanner

Check out "Rescan Media ROOT" - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.addz.mediascannerroot

above app work for me
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] H_BM:
contact lag

See...I'm not the only one having problem with the contact lag.....no solution yet ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Breakthecycle2:
Hey guys,

I have a question. No matter what JB ROM I run, Google sync either doesn't "stay on" or auto syncs, then turns itself off with no apparent way to turn back on. Is this a known issue or is there a fix?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] helgi.ua:
I had the same problem, when it was all a synchronization profile with a password. Try to remove the password synchronization.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Breakthecycle2:
How do I do that? LOL
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Breakthecycle2:
Anyone? lol.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Chief Geek:
First before we get started, there's always that one guy who points out that you can tether your phone. Yes we all know this, there are many reasons for not doing this so lets discuss what works and where it works since we cover alot of different regions.

So now with a new tablet in hand I want to have the ability to use it for as many uses as possible. And as anyone who has tried to get directions on their phone and found they had no data signal will tell you, cached maps can be a life saver. Getting a good offline navigation to work and work properly can be amazingly simple in alot of cases, and and others dreadfully annoying. What do you use and why? And, just as importantly, what don't you use and why?

Sygic Navigation (Free) (EDIT- ONLY A 14 DAY TRIAL...BOOO) This one works pretty well for me. I've had issues before getting it to download map data becasue it said my external SD was full when it wasn't (local SD was). Would be nice to be prompted with "Destination full, would you like to choose the destination?" so I can point it at the proper SD. Most likely caused by the particular rom I was using. I havn't used it for any real travel yet.

NavFree (Free in US) I used this one awhile ago with pretty good results. It looks like it's gotton some updates, not sure what "crowd powered" means and if its useful, but I'll probably give it a try, looks promising.

GPS CoPilot This one seems to have alot of fans too, but a quick reading of the descriptions says that for a premium experience, you can upgrade and get voice navigation and turn by turn directions.

Google Nav, by far my favorite nav app, has been teasing with mention of supporting this soon, but to my knowledge has yet to release this feature. They only allow you to cache routes, not download entire map data. Rumor has it that with JB will come some cool new indoor mapping and other great map/nav features.

If you use offline navigation, what works for you?
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
I've been using Sygic for about 1.5 years now and it has been a good exerience. Allows for walking guidance as well -- although I understand that would not come in particularly handy with a 10" tablet in your hands. ;) Maps are free, whereas where I live (the Netherlands), the more popular option, TomTom, only provides paid maps (which are not even that much better).
[Asus Transformer TF700] Chief Geek:
I believe Sygic uses TomTom maps does it not? Atleast that's what the description states.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
I believe they indeed share the same map sources, but TomTom makes you pay for every new map, whereas with Sygic, you can use the downloader to get them for free. :) This comes in particularly handy when you travel abroad on a vacation or for work, because you can easily get the local map on your device.
[Asus Transformer TF700] joediver:
Sygic

I tried Sygic yesterday on my TF700 and it kept locking up. It was the trial version from Play store.

Does someone have it working on this tablet?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Chief Geek:
How far did you get? Were you able to launch the app and download the map packs?
[Asus Transformer TF700] Ethania:
I have this issue as well. Can it be the OpenGL drivers?

Mostly hangs when zooming and panning.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Chief Geek:
Sygic worked fine, but I in installed it because it was a 14 day trial bs
[Asus Transformer TF700] Chief Geek:
I used NavFree US on my way to work today. I take an ungodly combination of back roads and restricted access govt roads and it tracked just fine and occasionally told me to turn onto a road that never exsisted, but considering the conditions that's no reason to complain. I think NavFree is the one to stick with.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Cousie G:
I use Navigon on my phone, works flawlessly no issues at all. I haven't tried it on my infinity and not looking to because i wont be needing navigation on it. Also by the looks of it your looking for a free app.
[Asus Transformer TF700] MartyHulskemper:
Well, so much for Sygic. I can confirm it borks out when zooming in on the map. :(
[Asus Transformer TF700] joediver:
Sygic

The app installed and downloaded the maps fine.

When I selected map? from the main menu the screen when blank. I was able to exit without any problems.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Chief Geek:
I didnt have any installation issues, I hade a "this aint free" issue. The free app, as far as aI can tell, is only free for 14 days.

On the NavFree side of things, I've been playing with it on and off the past couple days and pretty impressed with it. This this is the app I've been looking for.
[Asus Transformer TF700] AspenMan:
Google maps let you make a pretty large area available for offline viewing. Works really well too. Not going to have satellite viewing, but route guidance is good. Just open Google Maps and then click on the menu in the tops right corner and then click make available off line. From there you can drag a square anywhere on the map up to like 75 square miles, good for local navigation but not so hot if you're planning on traveling across country.

It's a great free option for anyone wanting local nav offline.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jaxboater:
I believe we're limited to 10 off line maps (about 50 mgs each).

GPS will show your location but with no layers, navigation, or directions.

You can get directions while data is available and 'save' them for later.

It took 2 off line maps to cover all of Puerto Rico.
[Asus Transformer TF700] Chief Geek:
I tried this before and it was an epic fail. I love everything Google, and but caching just doesn't cut it right now. If they ever get around to actually following through with making maps downloadable I'll be stoked.
[Asus Transformer TF700] jaxboater:
No problems downloading off line maps to both my HTC Vivid & Tab 8.9.
[Asus Transformer TF700] blauciel:
Did you try this recently? This Maps are now downloadable offline, as AspenMan stated.

According to this article, the #s are 6 maps savable, each 80MB.

http://www.starkinsider.com/2012/06/google-maps-offline-gps-navigation-hands-on-review.html
[Asus Transformer TF700] Chief Geek:
Last I heard they were cache only, not downloadable. I tried a month or so ago, so this is new to me. Will give it a try tonight and see. Not sure if 6 maps will cut it for travel though, but may be a good backup for local maps and destination maps as the google maps tend to be more recent and accurate. NavFree for example didn't have my friends house whos neighborhood is a couple years old.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] snelpiller:
Hi xda!

So I just got home from my eurotrip, which was awesome, but I lost my old galaxy S thats been my "daily driver" for the past 2 years.

Im looking to get a new phone asp and the design and performance of the xperia S has got me really interested.

BUT, here's the thing. My old Galaxy S was very root friendly, from what I hear the Xperia S very much isn't..

I would really like a phone with 4.1, do you think sony will upgrade it within a forseeable future? Or is it possible to safely root and custom rom it as I did with my galaxy S?

Also, I know it would be easier buying the google nexus but I was rather dissopointed with the build quality of the galaxy s. I feel like samsung has a lot of catch up to do in the build quality area :)

Sorry for the wall of text!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] TheCraig:
I still own an Xperia Play, I plan to buy this soon but flashing roms and rooting is very much alike between the Play and Xperia S, and I believe its VERY VERY hard to brick using root, flashing roms is easy, Ermm I would say this is root friendly because if the latest firmware isn't supported you can flash back to root supported firmware easily.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] snelpiller:
good enough for me, going into the city tomorrow to hold it before I make a decision
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] monivan:
Make sure it's allow unlock bootloader=yes! Then just flash any custom kernel it'll root automatically!

Don't forget to thank me if i help!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Lord Takyon:
Yes indeed, try and check the bootloader status. It makes things a lot easier.

You can still root with a locked bl, but it 'can' be a little more tricky. On the same note you sound experienced so it should be pretty straightforward :)

Sent from my XperiaS via transwarp conduit.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] snelpiller:
All of this makes me more certain about getting this phone, thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] Shlomikalfa:
Hi,

Do we have gorilla glass? http://www.corninggorillaglass.com
[Galaxy Tab 7.7 General] cptnappy:
here's a thread discussing this particular matter :)

LINK: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1516198
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Redonered:
Hey guys

I've accidently messed up with the camera app in my galaxy s2, now it force close as soon as i click on camera bouton , ive tried to fresh install camera ics from the market but it gives me error 110

Is there any solution not including fresh rom install ?

Thanks in advance

Rom: RR 2.5.3 kernel : cm9
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beston94:
I'm just spit-balling here but why don't you try and fix the permissions in CWM and give the camera another go from there. If that doesn't work then I don't think there is anything else to do but to flash the rom again.

With regards,

Beston94
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
try installing v2.6.1 of rr rom u have a very good stock camera app better than camera ICS just visit the thread and see the change log of the same(v2.6.1):)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Redonered:
Thanks but it just gives me error 110 whenever i try to install new app, i guess i have to re flash a new room to fix this
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
install v2.6.1 to resolve all ur Issues:)
[HD2 General] JediAndrey:
Hi guys!

Recently I have been using tyting's NexusHD2 ROM and have been having strange charging problems - the phone would charge slowly and inefficiently no matter the battery (I have two original batteries) and the charger (I have two original chargers as well). Yesterday the phone would not charge at all, although there were indications of it - the LED light and so on... I decided to have full wipe by installing the original Windows and I did not have any problems doing it, but the charging problem remained.

What is the problem - it is obviously not faulty USB since I managed to install WinMo, neither it is from the battery or the chargers.

Is repairing difficult (and hence - expensive :D ) and can it be done by anyone with decent hardware and electronics knowledge? Or should I just buy external wall charger?

Thank you in advance! :good:
[HD2 General] bib*oops:
IMHO your usb port is faulty even your usb data transfer is still running, but charging is not...

Repairing/replacing your usb port is up for professionals with appropriate tools, skills&knowledge.
[HD2 General] JediAndrey:
Well, that is odd. I thought it could be the voltage controller in the motherboard. In any case, it seems that is a hardware problem, which sucks... :D
[Samsung Infuse 4G] ismethajametovic:
However, my external is detected by my computer and everything else and I can drag and drop files into it no problem.

Any suggestions on how to detect my internal SD?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] andros11:
can you access them through a file manager? What ROM are you running?

It could just be a bad flash
[Samsung Infuse 4G] CheapCoffee:
I am new to the ROM scene. I recently tried to install the MIUI ROM, but the text messaging didn't work. So I tried to install another ROM (Dark Knight). Now my phone only boots to recovery mode. I have searched the internet for a solution, but cannot find one. Any help would be appreciated.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] andros11:
That's a recovery bootloop caused by switching from MIUI to ICS, similar to switching from GB to ICS ..

Try this: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29028593&postcount=1

Here is the Infuse toolkit: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1702026

Good luck, let me know if that worked for you
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mg2195:
Return back to stock using this: Heimdall One-click Back-To-Stock UCLB3

then flash one of entropys daily drivers using the same method but with this: Entropy heimdal kernels/recovery (this will give you red cwm allowing you to flash roms...if you flash ics from this recovery you will need to do a double flash-flash like normal, then reboot back to recovery and flash again

both links are taking from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1524081

How to get in download mode (needed to run the programs i linked):

1) remove battery

2) put battery back in

3) hold volume up+down simultaneously -but do not touch the power button...don't touch the power button, just don't do it lol

4) while holding both volume keys connect your phone to the computer using a usb data cable (like the one that came with the phone)

-you should now be in download mode or at a screen giving you the option to boot to download mode or reboot system
[Samsung Infuse 4G] CheapCoffee:
This worked!! Thanks to everyone that helped me!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] shak92:
yes

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomg09:
Hey all,

I know the question of whether verizon 4g phones are able to be used on global networks has been asked before, but I'm interested in the how. How is it that carriers are able to lock phones into using carrier-specific SIMs? Say, for example, I want to take a locked phone overseas and use a foreign SIM in my phone...my understanding is that with most of Verizon's offerrings (and ones from other carriers for that matter) this isn't a possibility because they have locked the phone to only be able to use their specific SIM.

My question is: Does anyone know how this is implemented? Is it hardware? Because it seems that as long as 1. a phone has the right combination of metal-on-silicon, and 2. the software has the ability to access that hardware, this shouldn't be an issue - especially on phones with unlocked bootloaders. The ability to interrupt any carrier specific processes through changing the kernel and OS on the phone seems like it should be sufficient to "unlock" the device. However, it seems like this is not the case. Can anyone shed light on this?

Tom
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomg09:
Oops. Sorry for missing the [Q].
[Nexus 7 General] drtek:
Hi,

my China case for 13€ arrived today and I hat some spare rare earth magnet laying around.

I only had to set a small cut and slide the magnet into the lining at the right position.

The magnet has to be kinda strong, else the sensor would not recognize it.

These are the magnets I used:

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/super-strong-rare-earth-re-magnets-20mm-x-2mm-10-pack-10305?item=2

I enjoy my cheap but working hack and I hope you do too :)

Tek.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] ariez4u:
Is there any way to specifically password protect the process of install/uninstall rather then protecting each and every app that can perform such an operation.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dhaval33:
Try and password protect settings app .... it will password protect settings but the install/uninstall process will also be protected.... hope it works!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Phalanx7621:
I'm assuming since its been two weeks since he posted this and hasn't posted anything more he figured it out. :) then again I've been wrong before.