yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Big Cam:
I have unlimited data on VZW, and I had an LG Revolution, granted this example is before the shared data BS, I just bought a used GNexus off ebay about 2 months ago. I just walked into the store, said I need to get a micro SIM (REVO used full size SIM), they got me a new micro SIM, even activated it for me, and I specifically said I want to make sure my plan does not change and she said of course not, and it did not.

You should only loose it if you buy a new phone from them and then re-up your contract.

From this point forward pretty much all VZW customers with unlimited plans need to buy phones from other sources than VZW.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Athenr1:
This is true. You will only lose your unlimited if you use a subsidy or do a transfer of liability.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] slickrickstyles:
Thanks guys it went off without a hitch and when i checked with *#*#RTN#*#* i was surprised to find that this phone has not been reconditioned...So I am assuming its new which is nice...Its a v.9 though while my previous one was a .10. Doesn't look like the signal has improved though so far which is frustrating.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Smokeey:
Its a refurbished phone. Trust me. They're good at refurbing the nexus. I have no idea why you thought you'd lose unlimited...all you have to do is slip in your SIM, no activation required.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickyx:
Hi everyone,

I am experiencing a problem with my Samsung Vibrant. It keeps saying "Sim Card removed" and asks for restarting. It happen every 5 minutes or so. Any one has an idea in how to solve? Running CyanogenMod 9 Nightly Vibrantmtd.

Peace!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Woody:
Maybe try cleaning the contacts on the card. Or you may have fired your SIM card with that crazy Haitian heat down there. Might want to look in to getting a new SIM card and see if that works out.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickyx:
Thank you for response Woodrube. I didnt come back to the post because i have solved the problem. It was about the sim card reader on the board of the phone. I changed it and it worked like a charm. I sold it right after. I'm now on Galaxy S2. The haitian heat is something a man should try before he dies man. I hope you'll have that chance... lol.

Well, i really appreciate your help man.

Peace.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TurboPascal:
Hi, just wanted to add my own experience to this subject. My phone got a little bit wet, not submerged but just dripped on a little bit. Some of this water made its way into the back of the phone through the speaker hole and side slits. I compounded the problem by pushing the power button to turn it off instead of just pulling the battery; this caused the physical switch to suck some water in and short out, causing symptoms similar to a boot loop - put the battery in, phone immediately turns on, starts to boot, turns itself off just as boot animation comes up, repeat, until battery pulled. Long story short, I had to tear apart the phone, dissect the power switch, blot out water, and reassemble.

All good until I started right away getting 'SIM card removed, reboot phone' messages. Power down sometimes made it see the SIM again for a litle while, sometimes I had to pull the battery and jostle the SIM card and then it would work a while, etc.

I re-opened the phone after a week of this and discovered that while I was poking around inside, the ribbon connector for the SIM card / SD card reader daughterboard had become disconnected, on the hidden side of the motherboard (i.e. the screen side). I had to disconnect two similar ribbons on the battery side to be able to lift the whole assembly out of the case, push the SIM reader ribbon connector back into its receiver, and then all was well. I think it was only working at all because the being pushed up against the case was kind of holding the connector in place, if only in a janky way.

So, check for disconnected SIM card reader ribbon before ordering a new part. In fact, looking at the part online is what gave me the idea to check. I would post a link to the part, but as a new XDA user I'm disallowed until I make more posts. Google.

Thanks XDA for being awesome!

Currently running CM10 nightlies and loving my phone, after having official Froyo for nine months and hating it.
[Motorola Droid X2] luciean138:
Hey guys, need some assistance here

I'm currently running DKZ's CM9 alpha 5 i decided to nand before applying the supercharger script. I was able to nand successfully, but whenever I try to reboot out of recovery, it hangs at the motorola logo. I have tried battery pulls and clearing cache, but no dice. I even tried restoring the nand i just made to no avail.

any ideas before I do a fresh install of CM9 or SBF?
[Motorola Droid X2] ionicone:
i would wipe everything three times, if that doesnt work reflash cm9, if that doesnt work then sbf.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Karlern:
HI there!! I got Play R800i and i got Gin2JellyBeen rom with doomlord kernel. Everything works fine exept the mobile network. I can't connekt to the network with eather 2g or 3g. Can somebody please help me? thanks:)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S34Qu4K3:
You have to set your APN :)

I've solved this issue doing:

Settings>Xperia(first option)>Internet Adjustments

Manually, goto:

Settings>Connections>Mobile Networks>APN
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ZunRob:
Just tried out my original headphones, and they don't sound too bad. But, when I'm listening to music I hear some noise. When I stop the musicplayer and close it (youtube, mp3, you name it, even when the earphones are plugged in to another device) I still hear this noise. However, after a few second (after stopping the music) this noise disappears and the headphones are quiet... Is this normal?
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] jbilla713:
So i have modded my nephews tmobile lg p509 , I used zroot to get root, got its recovery from rom manager, and just went straight to flashing a rom, and i made a backup to prior to doing that, chose dynamyite JB rom but im getting no service, anyone here have a quick fix or a tip on gaining service again? please and thank you
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] alextirca:
I think you have old baseband, try to find a baseband fix:)
[Optimus One, P500, V Themes and Apps] rr0yy:
I think you already got the BBfix i attached in another thread!!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] powerpoint45:
It would be cool if someone made an MIUI 4.1 rom. Just an idea and wanted to post. Anyone interested?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sthomas38:
It would be very hard (let's say impossible... I hate this word) to port a MIUIv4 ROM using a JB base. We must wait for Xiaomi to release MIUI JB.

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9000 avec Tapatalk
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veeman:
*Improbable* That's a better word. And yeah, we probably will have to wait.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] powerpoint45:
Ok just wondering. I don't like miui as much anyway because it looks more like apple
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
Ok, so this isn't anything special...yet. But I do intend to see how much more I can find out over the weekend.

I decided I was gonna see what's under that back panel, so here are some pics, and what I did.

What you need:

-Patients

-Precision Screw Driver (Philips Head)

-Thin Guitar Pick

1st, Remove the top and bottom covers on the phone. This will expose 4 of the 5 screws you need to remove.

2nd, Peel up the bottom label. BE VERY CAREFUL AND VERY SLOW!!! This will expose the 5th screw to remove the back.

***

This bottom label is designed to snap away from itself if removed too quickly.

I don't know if this would void anything, so don't chance it.

3rd, Using a guitar pick on the HDMI PORT SIDE of the phone, carefully wedge open the seam down the side of the phone. Once this is done completely on that side, the backplate just kinda peels off, so to speak.

It appears as if there are a total of 6 water indicator stickers once the cover is removed.

NOTE: When you put the backplate back on, there is a single snap just above the camera that has to be secured before the top cover will go back on properly. BE CAREFUL, it looks like it can break easy.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bach415:
Good tutorial. At least we have a tutorial on how to take apart the back of the ion. Hopefully there's future battery replacements that offer better battery life so we can use this method to change the batteries or other needed purposes.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] npspears:
Do you think it is possible to change the battery? It'll be great knowing that once this battery died I can buy a replacement.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] npspears:
Also, it looks like our phone is built like a tank! I think a lot of phones just have one layer of plastic
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
Getting to the battery is my goal. I've a second part-time job at a battery shop, so... once someone or myself can get to it, I can see if it can be ordered or if we can build it in the lab.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
UPDATE: This coming weekend, I will be taking this phone apart some more. Any warranty stickers I encounter, if any, will not be touched unless I can do so and still be able to reapply it. I will be taking pictures of everything I do, and will post them here. Stay tuned...

Sent from my LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vuhien:
I have do it before. My Phone is dead to "brick", I removed the battery cables and repair
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
Did you happen to take photos? If so, would you share them with us?

Sent from my LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vuhien:
At Flash, my battery level is too low to result in dead phone, I tried to fix by simply removing the hardware but it's a big mistake, just flash the full charge the battery when everything is all right, no need to remove and reinsert the battery cable. sorry I do not have time yet capture
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Guregnack:
So I was having major trouble and decided to try and take the battery out. got one step further than tribalartgod, and took off the second plate by removing the torx screws (t5 fyi) and got nowhere after that. any who, Just thought I'd post the pic of whats next.

btw got the phone back up and running just had to charge a long time and reflash.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
Did they have to have the top of the plastic connector open almost like a lid to pull out the ribbon? That's how most all of them are on the PSP. Maybe the same on the phone. Thanks for the pics. :)

Sent from my LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Guregnack:
Sorry, I didn't think to take any pictures of the plastic backing part. But, no I didn't have to remove any ribbons. Its just another plastic backing. I think there might have been some connectors but they were just contacts, no pins or plugs.

Oh and make sure the sim card and removable memory are out when you remove the plastic because they slide through the plastic into the slots. Its helpful to have a snap tool or guitar pick. I started from the bottom of the phone near the camera button and worked my way up and around. These snaps are harder to pop off too.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
Nice. I appreciate the tip. I'm so behind on things I want to and need to do with this phone. I only get about 4 hours a week I can play, so.. :( I'll get to do everything I say I will, it just may be delayed.

Sent from my LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
test points?

after looking at both of your brave pictures. i noticed a slot under the sticker on the right side, in tribalartgod's pics, where you can see contacts. also in Guregnack's pics the plastic is gone and contact points are exposed.

could these be test points for SETool unlocking?

i have the at&t ion an have no 'official' unlock method. have seen the paid test point method for alot of other xperia's. i got my ion for free so,why not pay to unlock it.

thanks for the nice pics how about a video next time you get brave. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] twent4:
any idea what the prongs by the flash are for? look a bit similar to SGS3's wireless charging cover contacts. I could be hallucinating though.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
I actually just reflashed mine, myself. Sucks. :(

I notice in your photos there appear to be two more water indicator sticks. If they are, I say bravo to Sony... Placing those at various levels could tell them the extent of water damage. Pretty smart move if you ask me.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
Might be for camera auto focus emitter ring around lense

~Jaramie

from my LT28at ION rooted and eating an Ice Cream Sandwich :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vladvertigo:
most likely its nfc antenna connectors ,

nfc tags are working only if i hold it just right next to camera
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] majinken:
im having problem removing the bottom cover. it seems tightly secure; i dont really want to scratch anything lol.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zakanam:
I just took out the back cover and see in the little bit that's see through on top of the white sticker label (the rectangle see thorugh thing that is covered by some orange plastic) what is that? because mine looks like it's broken but it might be just like that abnyways... It doesn't look neat compared to the others and that it looks like it's burnt or something but I'M NOT SURE, cant see it properly

My phone can't turn on, see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1896123 for my problem...

I can't take picture cause I don't have camera that can focus that close :/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cristiano_7:
Am having trouble removing the bottom piece of the phone how did u took it off
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] UchihaDareNial:
Maybe I will give you all a warning before you unscrew the screw : Your warranty CAN BE AVOIDED anytime when you do something 'advance' with your phone....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] marine417:
jeez... so that is what a sealed battery looks like huh? kinda looks like a miniature frame they used for their first generation tablet s
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
In all fairness... If you are perusing these forums, there's a 95% chance your warranty is already void. ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] earbrain:
Haha!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] endGameXIII:
seriously...how do you remove the bottom cover? i've put so much strength into it that the tools i've used made marks on the cover near the notch on the bottom.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
Choose one of the two bottom corners... get in the seam of one of the corners with something (I use my fingernail) and just lift. that notch in the bottom is useless.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] endGameXIII:
haha, wish you said something sooner. i ended up using a needle to pry it open from the notch on the bottom, then yanked it out as soon as it gave a bit of room. i had to dent the black trim a little to get to it though :crying:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
Thanks have been wondering about that. I love how my SONY ION reads Sony Ericsson. :)

But we already know that most 2012 phones are SE
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
Sorry to bump this thread but was anyone able to access the battery? This phone looks an absolute nightmare to tear down once you remove the back plate.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thanitos:
So No one has tried or found a way to do the test point method on the LT28at? Im thinking about buying an Ion off ebay with a broken screen just to tear apart and try it out on.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] UchihaDareNial:
Well no one dare to mess with their phone right now,unless someone dare to do it...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thanitos:
Guess I'll have to snag one off ebay and screw with it then huh?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
For the greater good. :P
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] UchihaDareNial:
For the sake of this community,probably yes :thumbup: ganbatte (good luck)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cchirag369:
I have removed the battery of the phone and completely dimantled the except the screen, If any of u want to see them post a reply.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wynradaure:
can you post the pics of the battery when being removed or after you have removed it? thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cchirag369:
Here you are :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] LazyNDaCrazyDayz:
I realize that this is an old thread, but how difficult is removing the battery as I am going to be attempting to do it next week.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cchirag369:
Removing the battery is not a difficult task, the thing is it has been stuck on the frame so you might need to scrape it
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bytes-zn:
Just wondering which Sony is this.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tribalartgod:
I see now the forums have since been merged... This was the Xperia Ion LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] chitrank:
Confused!!

My phone is not turning on since a month...i have tried all the different ways to recover it from rubber band trick to totally unplugging the battery cable but no luck for me.For the battery cable unplugging part...i just unplugged the cable for a minute and i think because of not letting the battery drain totally after unplugging the battery cable and replugging the battery cable quickly might have not let the battery to charge...i kept it for charging since a week....it always stays in red led light..I'm so irritated doing this process again and again..So wanted to take some advice from u guys on the forum...Please suggest and help me in this issue!! :crying: :crying: :(

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[MENTION=2571085]tribalartgod[/MENTION] Dude....can u help me out in this issue??? please...... :fingers-crossed:
[General Questions and Answers] shinjielric:
Ive noticed an eye icon appering on my task bar over by the battery icon. Its only there for a second and its gone. Any idea what app is using it?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NaimC:
I have one next to my fiancee's name in my list of text message threads. A little orange clock icon.

Never seen it before. Anyone know what it is or means?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilive27:
It is her Google talk icon. She's on away status. When she's online, it'll turn green.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NaimC:
Interesting. That's quite cool. Anyway, thanks for answering.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andreas1979:
misread that...

I have a messed up brain. I actually needed to read this twice to realize that your thread wasn't about a little '**** icon' :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poopooface:
Hello all,

I just got my 16GB Nexus 7 yesterday. I plugged it into my computer for the first time after turning it on, and it said that it had 13-point-something gigs of usable space.

However, it seemed a bit buggy when transferring files: it wouldn't show files that I dragged to the internal storage folder when I clicked the folders in explorer, and whenever I tried to navigate through the storage folders in Windows, it would say that there was one file ("Local Disk") in each folder, but nothing else. The files were actually there, but they just wouldn't show up.

I rooted and unlocked, flashed stock, and lo and behold, when I plugged it back in, it said that my device only has 6.02GB of storage. I have now flashed three different ROMs, reformatted and cleared everything in CWM, and flashed stock a few times, and nothing seems to help.

Before you say "OMG YOU GOT RIPPED OFF", I should say that I've already verified that the serial number of my device corresponds to my box, which has a label clearly specifying 16GB.

Has anyone else had this issue, and does anyone have any advice besides sending it in to ASUS?

Thanks in advance!
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janedoesmith:
Try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1776860
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poopooface:
Ah, I see I wasn't the first one with this problem... I will try this out tonight and let you know how it goes. Thanks :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poopooface:
It worked! Thanks :cowboy: It realizes its a 16GB again :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnD:
Hi Folks!

I am retuning newbie to the XDA forum but, I cut my teeth on the original XDA... But, Android is a new arena...

I have Nexus S - i9020 - no suffix, GSM, purchased in the UK.

1. I am currently running a rooted installation of ICE 4.0.4. The recent OTA update to Jelly Bean failed with a status 7 - from my research, it's probably because I am running rooted - ?

2. I tried to return to stock state and that's where a bewildering array of stock images where suggested on other threads on this forum. The problem is; where can I find a stock ICE ROM for my i9020 device?

3. Incidentally, it would be good if somebody could provide a breakdown of model number and whether stock ROMs are interchangeable?

4. If I inadvertently try to flash an incorrect ROM, will the checks stop the process or do I run the risk of bricked device?

Thanks for your attention.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayjay3333:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29073020&postcount=1
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnD:
Thanks for the reply.

I fixed the problem using the "international" ROM version of stock ICS 4.0.4 ROM - I flash that to unroot the phone, then applied OTA update.

Thanks again.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sevron:
I'm curious how it learns home/work and traffic patterns if I never have it on Wifi in the car. I usually do, but if my data plan gets used up to much will it still be able to perform without an internet or no?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nooomoto:
My technical knowledge on the issue is limited, but I'm going to guess.

Even if there is no wifi data connection, the device can still see SSIDs broadcast from any wifi networks it comes into contact with. It could log these networks and store them. Then when a data connection is re-established it can figure out where the wifi networks located, and combine that with GPS info, which needs no wifi data connection to work, to figure out your route.

Again, just a guess.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sevron:
Ah. Well I had no net just now and WiFi was off and it picked up my traffic pattern just fine. So I don't know what to think lol.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chunkster:
Google sees everything, anywher you are :eek:

Seriously though, it probably logs what you do, stores info locally when you're connected (weather, directions, etc.) and then, gives you the info when you need it, and updates once you're connected again.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnhaskell:
Kinda makes you a bit concerned for the day machines become self-aware.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jphilippon:
Connects before you go and when you arrive. Google maps can tell you how long it takes to go from A to B. Why shouldn't it be able to reverse it?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krelvinaz:
Are you sure they can't now and just are playing dumb?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mewantnexus7:
It has GPS.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jphilippon:
Never have it on. Waste of power.
[HTC Rezound] Paulb787:
I have s-off and am trying to flash the hboot required. however i get this

FAILED (remote: 41 model id check fail)

any ideas.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1612035

hboot file at bottom of post
[HTC Rezound] topgun1953:
Hmmm..that appears to be for a different phone. Try this one here. **ICS Firmware** I found it by going to the juoponutbear website and following links.

http://unlimited.io/content/files/hboots/vigor/ICS_3.14.605.5/ I"m assuming you are on ICS firmware???!!! GB hboot can be found through the website too.
[HTC Rezound] Paulb787:
Thank You!
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
Press it don't say it
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Xpertss:
Has anyone tried Google Now on Evo 4G LTE yet?

If so, can you please provide some feedback and which rom did you use it with.

Thanks in advance.