yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] potentdro:
there's a couple threads on Anker batteries on here. some people are saying theyre just as good as OEM, maybe a little better.

I bought 1 and it just came in the mail today. Im gonna run it a few days and see how it goes.

also, I was close to buying 3x 2100 mah batteries + wall charger on ebay for like $13, but decided to go with the Anker batteries
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Slimegod:
Did the one you just buy 4800mah?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ademar83:
Hyperion extended battery for Galaxy s3

I have purchased a Hyperion 4000mah extended battery for the GSIII and I justed received it today. It is the second I purchase with the original being for my Droid Charge and I never had trouble including for the charge the longest it lasted me was 26hrs on a single charge it's the longest I remember and it was the second charge. The important thing is you must follow the instructions, when you first receive it put it on and use it with the charge the battery already has until it completely drains and then charge it for a full 12 hours. For five consecutive times use it til it completely drains and unplug when it reaches a hundred percent and it will last you for a very long time. So far for my extended battery received today it had 67% right out of the package and it has been in use for 8hrs with my wifi on and used moderately and still has 31% power. One more thing, they come with a back cover for the battery and the battery is actually 4200mah 19.99 plus 5.58 shipping and it ships free if you spend and extra 5 bucks on something else. Good luck.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] androholic:
Are you a Noob with alot of questions? MYSELF & MANY OTHERS BEG OF YOU TO READ THIS!

Hello Noobs, and welcome to the XDA Galaxy S3 US variant forums! I've been answering alot of questions in the q&a section, and many in the general section where they don't belong, regarding issues that I like to refer to as "Android Hacking 101". These questions are, but not limited to, things such as how do I root my phone, what is a bootloader, how do I get better battery life and maximum performance and make my gs3 the greatest most wonderful thing on earth that everyone will be jealous of? (I made that last one up, but you get the idea, lol) I was a noob not so long ago, and I still have lots of questions, but I've learned how to walk that fine line of asking a question without making anyone want to shoot me, and also how to effectively search. I have a website to share with you all and you'll find it in the link below. The website is galaxys3root.com founded by user zedomax and he has tons of sites specific to several phones! He's an amazing guy who has tons of knowledge that he's kind enough to share with the world. On his Site you'll find both written & video tutorials where he will personally walk you through the rooting process, installing a custom recovery image(cwm), and installing a rom! He will also review some of the top roms for each gs3 variant and describe the features of the rom in detail. His sites are a great way for beginners to not only get their phones rooted, hacked, & with custom Rom, but to actually learn what exactly all of these processes are. I will also leave a link to his Site androidroot.org, where you'll find a plethora of other Android hacking videos that will provide you with tips and information regarding android development, and he's also quite entertaining. Please check out both of these sites, and I promise you'll learn a few things if all of this is new to you! Please remember to thank zedomax if you see him here on the XDA forums. I answer most any questions for beginners politely and I try to be as helpful as I can by sharing anything that I understand enough to share. I'm far from an advanced user, but I'm an avid reader and I soak in as much as I possibly can here on XDA. If you are new and you have any questions after you check out zedomax's sites, then please feel free to PM me & if I can't help you then I'll at least get you pointed in the direction of a thread or someone that can. I did not make this post to bust anyone's balls, like I said I'm no pro & I had all the same questions not too long ago, but I've been seeing a lot of these questions floating around and I've been including these links in all of my answers so I thought I would just make a post with the links as opposed to answering the same questions over & over. Good luck to all of you, and enjoy your new device!

Sincerely,

Androholic

androidroot.org http://androidroot.org/

galaxys3root.com http://galaxys3root.com/
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] jellydroid13:
Great thread! I will probably also be hanging around here answering some questions so feel free to ask!
[HD2 General] rajaib:
so i was in the bathroom taking a shower and i was listning to music and i wanted to stop them my hands were wet and i hit the power button apparently some water got under the buttons nothing happen but after a wile i notoced i cant hold the power button down for i while to power it off please help i removed the battery what should i do ?

i'm running android btw via clk
[HD2 General] GhostScalper:
Primative thing I would do is let everything dry I am sure you did that , and how is it today?
[HD2 General] rajaib:
i let it dry and i also used the hair dryer afer 24 i turned it on the home buttons is still pressing it self so i unbinded it and made the call key do it's function other than that it's awesome what can i say it HTC HD2 :P
[HD2 General] immanuel20341:
put it into safe mode by pressing the power+home. once you see a little text box reading safe mode at the bottom left hand corner of the screen, reboot it via battery. after that, take it out of safe mode by holding the power button for 30 sec.

hope this works! It did for me.

Good Luck.

---------- Post added at 02:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:32 AM ----------

put it into safe mode by pressing the power+home. once you see a little text box reading safe mode at the bottom left hand corner of the screen, reboot it via battery. after that, take it out of safe mode by holding the power button for 30 sec.

hope this works! It did for me.

Good Luck.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmarquis:
I have rooted my N7 and I am looking to manage space by moving files to USB storage. I used Astro File manager to look for them and I can't find them under MOVIES or DOWNLOADs. Where are they?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbroon:
If you mean movies from the play store they are in android/data/com.Google.android.videos

Other than that it would help if you said where the videos were from.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmarquis:
Thanks! Yes it was the downloaded videos from the Play store.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NoahWL:
Can't find them there.

I've looked there and all I find is folders, files>Movies, and a folder named with random numbers and letters with nothing in it, and a also a blank folder named subtitles (Not it the movies folder). When I logged into my Google account, it gave me a free movie to download (Ice Age 1), and I can't find it there. I think I've looked everywhere.

EDIT: Just found it. The file was somehow hidden from my computer, but not one of my file-browsing apps. Thanks it works now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
So I just performed a nandroid for the first time in months (tsk tsk I know) and it took about 45 minutes to complete! It is 1.3gb in size, so not huge.

Does the amount of time this took mean my sdcard is dying? I've got a class 6. Or does this mean I've got an old and slow format (fat32 I think). Or could this be an issue with the new cwm 6?

Anyways I'm just curious what your guys thoughts are on this and your average nandroid times. I've never had one take more than five minutes or so prior to this... Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
No one else experiences 45 minute nandroid sessions? lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cuezaireekaa:
mine take hella long too. cwm6. but only like 25 to 30 minutes for mine and it was about 2.1 gig. with twrp, it is done in a couple minutes. maybe has something to do with md5 checking because i turn it off in twrp. idk, it stumps me too.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
Interesting... It must be the new CWM6 backup format?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
It's very odd though because one of the "HUGE" reasons for CWM 6's release was "2x faster backups".

BTW, I just made a backup with TWRP, done on minutes, not nearly an hour.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cuezaireekaa:
yea and instead of the bulk of the files being put into the 'backup' folder, the bigger folder is the 'blobs' folder. check it out. and if any of the blobs are deleted, the backup won't work. I really do like how quickly twrp backs up tho.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] blakjak220:
Mine usually only take 5 mins or less... if they take longer than that they usually dont work.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
And is this with CWM 6?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] im0rtalz:
My back up times were long also, with most of the time stuck in the freeing up space part when backing up to my SD card but when choosing backup to internal it barely takes 2-3 mins. This is with cwm 6 by the way.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawrj:
Mine took 8 minutes 25 seconds using Agat 0.2.1. Almost 4 minutes of that was the md5. Compressed about 8 gigs to 1.2 gigs.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] EmperorX:
So I did another one today with TWRP that was bigger in size than my original CWM 6 backup. It was done in maybe five minutes or less.

I guess the conclusion is that my sdcard is fine. Cwm 6 is just slow as hell! I'll stick with twrp from now on ;)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] psmith79:
I would to donate to the developers. What is the best way? Should I put money in PayPal or is it safe to just use my credit card?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] psmith79:
Also I wanted a reason to get my post count up to post in the developers section. Hence the question.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] sy7hf7tgtgrf:
PayPal unless Google Wallet is available.

Sent from my box of McNuggets.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] the_scotsman:
Yea, Paypal is the best way.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ECEXCURSION:
Sexual favors.

Sent from mobile
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] psmith79:
I like cleanrom so much I just might consider that.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] atticusmas:
You could try using the donate button there is a small chance that will work
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] vioalas:
There's always that know it all... You beat me! :)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] XsMagical:
I accept snickers!
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] theking_13:
No serial favors? :(

I could give you a lap dance on my webcam. ;)

Sent from my sexy white HTC One X on T-Mobile ;)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] GroovyGeek:
Scott, hope you are reading this :)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
/me snickers @ xsmagical
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] varsityhacker:
PayPal be patient and read before asking.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkman088:
Hello,

My phone started behaving strange, but ONLY when I connect to internet.

The following happens:

1. Google Play loads. WHY ??? I DON'T WANT IT TO!!!

2, Some app starts on the notification bar - the icon is like a star. Once I click on it, it starts opening some page with the browser.

3. I'm getting a notification about software updates.

4. The startup page of "Internet" - the browser becomes some strange web page. I have configured a BLANK startup page. When

I launch the browser not connected to the internet, it shows me a blank page and it doesn't try to open anything. But once connected

to the internet, the startup page changes !! Is that a virus / adware ? How to get rid of it?

Thanks for your help!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkman088:
OK, as nobody posted anything, again I'm asking the questions and I am answering them too :) Just in case that somebody ever has the same problem.

To stop Google Play from popping up, just in Accounts, disable all the synchronization options for the google account.

The problem with the home page was solved by clearing all the cookies, browsing history, etc. from the browser.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NavalFluff:
So I've been ROM hopping for a few weeks for the simple reason that after a day or so the ROM becomes sluggish as all holy hell and battery life drops drastically. This has happened on Mik G, CM7, and various other ROMS. The only thing I think would cause this is that I used Apps2Zip to backup and restore all my apps. I'm flashing Newsense RC2 tonight and I was wondering; would I be better off just freshly installing user apps? Or would clearing the app cache before backup make any difference? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
As a Rule of Thumb it is always better to do a Full Wipe, and a Fresh Flash. By Fresh Flash I mean restoring as little Data as possible, if any at all. Restoring Data can greatly affect how a Rom performs. Batch restoring Apps, and Data as you mentioned is generally not a good idea. Linked in my Sig is a Guide for Flashing Roms. A few other things that also help help to keep your device performing better Are rebooting the device at least every few days, and a Cache Cleaner.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blmvxer:
Latest CM9 with spark kernel is perfect for me.

sent from my HP Touchpad. Dual-booting Android 4.0.4 and WebOS 3.0.5
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strapped365:
+1 to the CacheCleaner. i still use one every 12 hours to keep my device peppy
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
Same here I've noticed that using the Cache Cleaner seems to make more of a difference the longer you are between Rom Flashes. It is definitely noticeable.
[Xoom Accessories] iraqmilner:
MOTOROLA Speaker Dock For Xoom

Item # N82E16875982419

Was $129.99

Sale $39.99

Enter coupon code: EMCYTZT1965

Now $24.99 w/ Free Shipping

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...16959X739167X9c57a86226f59598e041aa1fa0b0c9a8
[Xoom Accessories] 2ksilverbullet:
Thanks for the heads up. I was bummed when I missed out on this the last time around!
[Xoom Accessories] iraqmilner:
No problemo, my friend. I was hoping someone would find this helpful :) I wonder if it can be used with the Moto portfolio case? Any idea?
[Xoom Accessories] 2ksilverbullet:
The portfolio case is only $11.79 (although shipping is just as much):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=09N-000R-001J8

I tried the promo code above with it, didn't work.
[Xoom Accessories] h_zee13:
this is why I love XDA :D

I just happened to look for this today and here I find a deal for it.

Thanks OP

EDIT: Damn it this is newegg.com and not newegg.ca :(

Oh well I'm going to have to keep searching
[Xoom Accessories] Don_Don:
It looks like I'm a day late. The promotional code has expired.

Thank you for posting
[Xoom Accessories] rcatron:
Mine arrived today and i am quite pleased.

Now for the poor folks that paid full price for it, on the other hand....I feel a little pity for...
[Xoom Accessories] jstew182:
Woot! Even Cheaper

It is only $20 on Woot right now http://sellout.woot.com/offers/motorola-xoom-speaker-dock-2
[Xoom Accessories] ggrant3876:
HD Speaker Dock - $20.00. 17 hours or until sold out.

http://sellout.woot.com/offers/motorola-xoom-speaker-dock-2
[Xoom Accessories] 2ksilverbullet:
Mine showed up today, sound is pretty good. It'll go great in my office. Wouldn't have paid much more than I did though! Definitely not worth the retail price that's referenced.

That's a good deal for what Woot has it for.
[Xoom Accessories] n_ugget:
Back On Sale @ Newegg $20 Shipped

Newegg has the dock on sale right now for $20 shipped.

Price $29.00 - $10 off w/ promo code EMCNAHC63, ends 9/29

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875982419
[Xoom Accessories] Dyelon:
great deal, thanks man!!! I just ordered 1 =D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] adyhax:
Hey so whenever i answer or i call someone and they pick up i cant hear them and they cant hear me, ever, anyone know if this is a known isssue w a fix?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] djvoleur:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28859285
[T-Mobile LG G2x] blackbeasst:
and people thought that creating a thread about it would help. welcome to the internet people :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] adyhax:
lol sorry i found out about the fix after i posted this by going thru some threads, and i dont see that thread stickied plus i didnt know wether it was a baseband problem or not as my data and texts were working, and i also didnt have any poping or clicking noises so i wouldnt have even looked at that thread to begin with
[T-Mobile LG G2x] blackbeasst:
don't worry. you aren't the first, or tenth for that matter, and won't be the last to ask about it :good:
[T-Mobile LG G2x] buru898:
Search first, always, then when you can't find the answer... Post.

Posting should be a last resort in your head, not the first.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] adyhax:
i did, and it wasnt i was trying to find an answer for over a day before posting.....
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razball:
I was thinking about putting my 1750 mAh battery back in my Galaxy Nexus since getting my nexus 7 because I use it more than my phone. How is the battery life for those with the normal battery that also use the Nexus 7 a lot.

Thanks

Jack
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razball:
Anyone?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bootloopz:
Huh?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drunkclever:
Sorry I do not understand your English. Please edit.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rowanparker:
I think he's asking what the battery life is like on a normal gnex battery. I'm guessing he's better off asking in the correct device forum as this isn't about the 7.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razball:
Sorry
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miketoasty:
Never use my GNexus anymore since I got my Galaxy 7 so I really couldn't tell you.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razball:
So it lasts all day right ?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DualSportDad:
The gnex idles like a champ.... so if you don't use it much it should last a while. I like to think I use my gnex a decent amount during the day and I never have to charge it before bedtime. I do have the extended 2250ma battery tho--- I think the stock toroplus battery is 1950ma.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razball:
Sweet thanks
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razball:
Well battery life on N7 is definitely amazing that's my first days full charge stats
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonas916:
I'm a long time tablet user and I just got my Nexus 7. I carry a Sprint Galaxy Nexus with the stock battery and under heavy use it easily lasts me til I get home from work. Usually around 10 hours with 15 to 20% left. If I take my tablet with me I can end a 10 hour shift with 50 or 60% left on my Gnex battery.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AuxiliaryPie:
it's all about the 3850mah GNex battery. I can still kill the phone in a couple of hours, which is very annoying but much better than the 1750. As to the OP, your best bet is to just try it for a while yourself, thats really the only way to go about this
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razball:
Damn I'm gonna just keep the extended in
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] razball:
I guess the extended definitely helps if you tether to the N7 which I do when not with wifi
[Nexus 7 General] pabc:
I seem to be the only one with this problem

If I go into Google Now and start typing in the search box, shortly after it goes off to google to get suggestions it closes

If I select a previous search it closes

If I do a voice search it interpretes it, then closes before acting on the instruction

It was working fine up until today.

I've removed recent apps, restarted, removed sideloaded 9non-store) apps and restarted - still no joy.

The only other thing that I've done is mounted it via MTP on my linux desktop to transfer some files earlier. Probably coincidence

I've uploaded a video of the behaviour. (remove spaces in url as <10 posts = no links)

youtu.be/ NgZgjfyRX1I

Any ideas before I do a factory reset?
[Nexus 7 General] pabc:
more info

from ideas on the youtube clip;

I've checked, the system is upto date

I've confirmed the issue existsed with the stock keyboard (I use swype)

Any other ides before I factory reset?
[HTC 7 Pro] jonny4:
So I am having issues relating to Bluetooth and car stereos and both Kenwood, HTC and Microsoft want me to Factory reset the phone. I would rather not have to reload all my crap and lose my texts. Is there a way to do this or not? Also is there a way to even factory reset the phone to the shipped O.S. When I did it when I first got this phone it just rolled it back to a clean version of the current O.S.

If you do want to know what my problem is with Bluetooth I will explain. This is my second Arrive, the first one paired with the radio fine and would do every function it was supposed to on all sources. The second unit is not doing any incoming Bluetooth text functions on the SiriusXM or HD/FM radio sources.
[HTC 7 Pro] Indianer:
If you have a Zune-Backup restore it without Hardreset your Phone.

After a Hardreset all Backups made before are useless, you cannot restore them.

If you cannot fix your Problem by Zune-Restore you can do a Hardreset as last Option.

After that you can reinstall your Apps with Reinstaller.

So only your SMS, Mails and Mailaccounts are gone. But it should be easy to setup the Mailaccounts. I heard that SMS an Mails can be saved to, but i cannot tell you how to to. Please do a Googlesearch for this.
[HTC 7 Pro] jonny4:
No Zune backup because the first and second phone came after Mango so as as soon as I plugged it into the PC the software updated with nothing in the phones yet.
[HTC 7 Pro] Indianer:
Hello,

So you have no Choice.

Backup SMS is possible only on unlocked Devices, so all you can do is to Backup it with Copy & Paste Piece for Piece to a Word Doc and Upload it to Skydrive.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] g2xpolak:
Anyone with experience with ics ROM on old bb?

Just wasn't to flash one with the features working especially calling.

Thanks to anyone who reads and helps.had this phone since April 17 2011
[T-Mobile LG G2x] adyhax:
flash hellfires sandwich ics, its been the best ics release from the beggining, and the most updated one, after download THIS and flash it and you will have calls working.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] g2xpolak:
Thanks big time. Luckily i already have the file as i needed it to get the latest cyanogen nightlies to allow calls. Appreciate it. Will flash tonight. Cheers
[T-Mobile LG G2x] _testra_:
If you want a more stock experience, I strongly recommend EaglesBlood ICS 4.04 AOSP, build 5.5 with 5.6 kernel. These guys also fixed the data drop problem. It's the smoothest ICS ROM I've seen. Also, it uses the Aroma Installer, and supports both the OLD and NEW baseband.. it defaults to the OLD baseband when installing, so you shouldn't have any problems.

For this sweet setup, just do the following and you should be good to go:

1.) Install Build 5.5 zip through CWM Recovery - developer.clockworkmod.com/downloads/718/3127/egb-nightly-2012-07-01-signed.zip

2.) Install latest GApps zip RIGHT after that in CWM Recovery - goo.im/gapps/gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip

3.) Install Kernel 5.6 zip right after that in CWM Recovery - dropbox.com/s/p8z8sdy7iwemegk/eb_p999_beta5.6.zip

4.) [Added Bonus] Install Default Browser Rotation/Flickering Fix right after THAT in CWM Recovery - charlie.d-h.st/k7J/00010/Browser-rotationfixed-tonyp.zip?key=1343730743 (by tonyp)

The above links work. Unfortunately, I can't supply the nice clickable outside links until I have more postings under my belt.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] rtotheichie:
genesis is pretty awesome, too. Tons of options, aroma installer, both basebands supported, CM9 and AOKP fusion.

My advice is try them all out. Pretty much anything on here is better than stock. See what fits you and your phone the best
[Galaxy S I9000 General] HUMBERTHO93:
what ics rom is your favorite and why...:good:

which bugs has the rom...:confused: