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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kim00000:
Hello xda-developers!

I'm new to Android hacking, but I have a general background in programming...

I've been modding an application recently, unpacked the .apk file, done my changes and repacked it, signed it and everything works well...But when I run the program, and the program wants to play an mp3 file, which was located in res/raw before packing the .apk file, it gives an error: "Can't load audio file."...What is the possible cause of this problem and how to solve it? Are the IDs of the raw resource files changed everytime I unpack and repack the .apk file or what?

Thanks in advance...

Edit: Issue fixed by unpacking and repacking using Apktool instead of WinZip.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antawnm26:
I was doing some research and was wondering what insurance everyone else is using. What is the best insurance company to g with and why?

I also was wondering does the Samsung galaxy S3 have a 1 year warranty like the iPhone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jasonxlee01:
I think almost all phones have a standard 1 year warranty. For insurance, i have Asurion through Verizon. However, there are others such as Squaretrade.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Buddy Revell:
Anyone know how Asurion and Squaretrade insurance compares to Best Buy's insurance? I bought my GS3 at BB.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] chakra:
I am wondering also. Best buy told me they changed their warranty policy and do not try to fix the phone anymore, they just replace it.... I wonder if they lied?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DROID3R:
I bought my phobe from ebay... Can i still insure it???

VERIZON GALAXY S 3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] antawnm26:
Asurion is more expensive than squartrade but asurion offers lost or stolen correct? can you insure with BB if you didnt buy it there?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Relentless D:
Best Buy changed that a long time ago. I had the service plan on them with my old evo and I brought it in witha problem 4 or 5 times. I dropped it off, paid a $50 deposit and 2 or 3 days later I would get a basically new phone from them, drop off the loaner phone and get my deposit back. It's pricy ($10/mo) but it covers water damage, physical damage, defects and just about anything else. I just bought my GS3 there yesterday and got the service plan again and it's still the same coverage but they added a thing where if you trade in that phone when you are done with it you get $50 back on top of the trade in price. Pretty damned good deal if you ask me.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] chakra:
They said they would insure any new phone thats less than 30 days old. even if you didnt buy it there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] rpxz:
I use the best buy insurance. 10 a month on the 2 s3s and a g nex. If you get the full coverage and have an extra phone you can use you won't have to pay for a loaner phone. Also no deductible. Assurion is complete joke. 100 dollar deductibles and you will only get 2, YES 2 phones. I did this with my htc thunderbolt and received a letter in the mail from them stating that my insurance is dropped because I reached the 2 phone limit.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] husker_fan75:
Insurance? What's that? I've never carried it lol.

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent ICS Blue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] benfikaman:
I was looking at ensquared.com, does anyone have any experience with them?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Zerg The Bear:
For better or worse, it seems that Verizon treats you differently if you have insurance through them/Asurion. A couple of years ago, I was having a problem with my LG Voyager and took it in to them. They told me it was a known problem with the phone, and they were going to let me pick from three other phones right there at the store.

A co-worker's wife had the same phone with the same problems, so I told them to go in and try and get the replacement. When they went in, they were told they couldn't get a free replacement phone like I did, and that it was because they didn't have the insurance on the phone.

I've used insurance enough in the past to warrant me continuing to use it, so when I heard this, I figured I'll just stick with Verizon's Aurion insurance due to the benefits that possibly come with it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] gdavenpo:
A rider on your home owners insurance policy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] kmoff77:
This.

I've also been eying ensquared. It looks like the best, but I'd like to hear if anyone has experience with them.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Kreeker:
The BB insurance seems like the way to go. So basically for $10 a month you continually drop your phone, and you will get a brand new device each time? Not that I would do that, but it would be nice to have that piece of mind instead of having to worry so much about your phone...

I will definitely be buying my next phone from them if they don't change this policy.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] redbearde:
VZ rep told me a $199 deductible. When I started laughing at her, she said it was an $800 device. I declined.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] johnnilsson:
Okay ya it asurion is a 100 dollar deductible but it covers lost and stolen phones. No other does that I know of without having a deductible. Best buy is 10 dollars a month combine that with asurion so your covered if its lost or stolen. That's 17 dollars a month or 204 dollars year. 2 year contract that's 408 dollars.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] johnnilsson:
Even if you buy it somewhere else you can still insure it with them within 30 days.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
I'm in the process of creating a real carbon fiber (no decals!) replacement for the stock SGSIII battery cover. I've completed the first half of the mold so far (see attached photo). I'm waiting on materials to complete the second half, so it may be a while before I have an update.

If you'd like more details or to see how I got to this point, feel free to PM me and I will send you a link to my blog post with details and more photos (I can't post links here yet). I'll try to answer any questions here as well.

Thomas

Edit:

Here is the pertinent blog post:

SGSIII Carbon Fiber Battery Cover Part 1.

SGSIII Composite Battery Cover Part 2

The next update will be posted one level up (Project Dawson Blog). I'm new to websites and blogging in general, so any feedback is much appreciated!

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] antispiral:
What exactly is the advantage of carbon fiber, I know its expensive so it has to have some reasoning behind it?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
The REAL advantage is lightness compared to steel. But, when you are doing that, you don't get a pretty 4x4 twill, and it isn't really shiny.. it is flat, and dull looking.

the purpose for the back of a galaxy s3, will be that is looks awesome.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
For this application, the only advantage is aesthetic. The carbon fiber cover will certainly be stronger (and possibly a bit stiffer) than the original, but that provides no real benefit here. It will likely be a bit heavier, but probably not a noticeable amount. Also, it's not more abrasion resistant until you reach the fibers.

Additionally, there is at least a nagging concern that it will affect signal strength which may lead me to using kevlar or fiberglass. Using fiberglass would give me the option to have it slightly translucent or any color that I would like.

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] SBC44:
This sounds amazing, I will definitely be subscribing to this. Any interest in selling them if they turn out well?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] txkorm:
Good luck. Someone tried this in the Rezound forum..... Never got it to work properly. I'd love one if you can figure out how to do it properly.

Currently not being productive on my S3.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] chrischoi:
How are you going to clip it in?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] El Mono:
Wow, this brings back memories when I used to "play around" with carbon fiber and epoxy, and the requisite vacuum pump. I remember getting an epoxy that took about 8 to 12 hours to set so I would have to leave the vacuum pump running over night.

I really love this phone and its aesthetics but a carbon fiber back would really look nice. I will definitely be following this thread. I would imagine you can skip the vacuum if you use sufficient weight while the epoxy is curing. My question is how to make a good mold to begin with. Good luck. I'm hoping my ex didn't throw all my carbon fiber away during one of her house cleanings. I had a couple of different weaves and weights.

El Mono
[Galaxy S III Accessories] advancedbasic:
I ordered one of those fake carbon fiber backs, but am definitely interested how this turns out. I just want something that's durable and looks good, but won't disrupt cell service, WiFi, GPS, or NFC.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] eiraku:
Unless it's thick enough, real CF is also prone to breaking (or shearing). Probably even more than plastic.

I wouldn't want to drop a S3 with a real CF battery cover that's for sure. But I would agree that it would look sick.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
Sure, but depending on the amount of effort required they might be prohibitively expensive. I should have a good feel for that after I've made a couple.

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
When the mold is done, it will be 2 parts. One (pictured in original post) will be for the outer mold line (smooth outer surface of the phone), while the other will be the inner mold line (side with the plastic clips/tabs). The epoxy used in the molds should pick this detail up.

I'm not sure if raw epoxy will be as robust as the plastic for daily removal. However, if I use carbon fiber (or another opaque material) I can use additives to the epoxy on the inner mold line that will make it even stronger than the original without affecting aesthetics.

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
Yeah, the disruption of RF services is still a concern for me. Worst case, I can use black fiberglass to get the look carbon fiber without risking RF interference, but that seems a bit like cheating :). I wish I could post a link for ease, but google "black fiberglass fibre glast" for a picture of this.

Edit:

Link for black fiberglass
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
Making the mold is definitely requires the most patience and attention to detail, but the process is fairly basic. Once I can post links, I'll update the original post with a link to my blog that walks you through all the details of this particular project.

Although not strictly necessary with a 2 part mold (or almost any mold for that matter), I'll probably still pull vacuum on this to remove at much are from the final part as possible.

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
I assume you're referring to the fact that in thin layups you're unable to get fibers (the real structural part of carbon fiber) oriented in all directions?

While this is true (and often what makes carbon fiber weight beneficial to metal), fully cured epoxy tends to have very similar properties to generic plastic. So it shouldn't be much (if any) weaker than the original.

As far as dropping the phone, the original cover is so thin I don't think it provides any structure to the phone as is.

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
Thanks! I just skimmed the Rezound thread, and it looks like they did run into RF issues. I'm not sure if it is because the Rezound case is thicker (probably not), but this may be enough to make me skip straight to fiberglass. As noted in another post, there is black fiberglass which looks almost identical to carbon fiber (though this feels a little like cheating).

Thomas

Edit:

Link for black fiberglass
[Galaxy S III Accessories] avetny:
and benchmarking results will be higher ?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
I've updated the original post with links to the pertinent blog post, and location where the future detailed posts will be made.

If you'd like additional information on any part of the process, let me know and I'll try to add it.

Additionally, I'm fairly new to making websites and blogging, so any feedback is much appreciated!

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] bldvx:
Looks interesting. I'll be following this projet closely.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
Alright, I've received my molding supplies, and have have poured the second mold half. I'll write the next blog section tomorrow. Until then, I've uploaded a photo of the mold being poured to wet your appetite.

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] k0t0g:
I'm excited to see the outcome. I had a real carbon fiber case for my iPhone 4s that took a complete beating. And would love see this back cover come into production.

I love how when my old case would scratch I'd just spray some hobby clear coat on it and it would be brand new again.

Quality. Lol
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
Part 2 of the SGSIII Composite Battery Cover Project has been posted here:

SGSIII Composite Battery Cover Part 2

I'll update the OP with the new link so everything is in one place.

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ejatds:
can't wait to see the final outcome!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] vasp3690:
looks good!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scooter1942:
anxious to see how these turn out... wouldnt mind one on my SIII :D
[Galaxy S III Accessories] vw671:
OP, correct me if I a wrong...but I don't remember you at any time mentioned that you were potentially going to produce these for resale. I just don't want everyone getting their hopes up.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Michael_P:
This would be useless to me because the phone never does anything without a case and screen protector on, and if I did have one of these obviously I'd be going around showing it off to everyone because I just love Carbon Fibre and if I could afford it I'd make everything I own from it.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scooter1942:
yeah, i know he didnt, but everyone has their price... though i might not be able to afford that price
[Galaxy S III Accessories] raypatterson:
I would love to have one you going to sell some
[Galaxy S III Accessories] chrischoi:
How thin this is going to be and the detail has me intrigued. Cool updates.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] vw671:
Check it out peeps...

http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?_csrf_token_=11g1ov_xe_m2b&IndexArea=product_en&ssk=y&fsb=y&Type=BUY&SearchText=3k+carbon+galaxy+s3

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/610785852/ultrathin_0_6mm_thickness_100_real.html

http://i01.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/891/368/492/492368891_999.JPG

God Bless the Chinese.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scooter1942:
Those are cases, not battery doors. Furthermore, they're hard cases.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] vw671:
Yes, I know on both points. They are also real carbon fiber and will be commercially available.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
Sorry for my extended absence, and I will be on this thread later tonight to address individual posts. In the meantime, I've attached a couple images of the prototype carbon fiber battery cover! It's a decent first part, but I still need to work out a few minor details to perfect it.

As an additional positive, the carbon fiber doesn't appear to cause any RF interference problems!

For those interested in purchasing one, I'll eventually be happy to sell these. Unfortunately, I won't be able to compete with mass manufactured prices and these will likely end up in the $50-$60 dollar range. Color and material can be customized though! If there is still interest in this price range, I'll add up time and materials and formalize a price.

Thanks for all the interest in the project!

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] tghockey07:
Could you do white carbon fiber?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] El Mono:
Looks outstanding. I would definitely be interested in one. As long it is carbon fiber and epoxy. No polyesters for me.

Thanks.

El Mono

P.S. Already posted on your "site."
[Galaxy S III Accessories] drock212:
Wow awesome work. I'd be totally interested in an extended battery door since they don't make many cases that fit the phone once you have the extended battery
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Stephen1125:
I'm also really interested! I think I'd be looking at silver carbon fiber.

Keep us posted and keep up the good work! Awesome work Btw!! Extremely impressive.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
The prototype was a little thick, but future versions will have nearly identical dimensions as the original battery cover.

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
Unfortunately, there isn't such a thing as white carbon fiber (that I know of). There are dyed fiberglass materials that may approximate the look. I haven't seen an all white, opaque fiberglass, but I'll keep my eyes open.

Alternatively, I might be able to dye the material myself.

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
No problems there! Only real fibers and epoxy in my workshop. I'll never smell polyester resins (well styrene) again if I can avoid it :). Though I may expand from carbon fiber to some kevlar or hybrid variants. I'll be playing with several configurations to see what works best.

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
An extended battery version isn't out of the question, but I don't have any current plans for it either. I'll post here if that plan changes.

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] xeotion:
Although not technically carbon fiber, Silver Hexcel Texalium would likely be close to what you're thinking. Come to think of it, this might work really well with the white SGSIII variant.

Thomas
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
Maybe we can barter? Lol I don't have a PayPal account, after they took $2400 from me I'm never dealing with them again. I'd like a white one if possible or something to go with my white SGS3

Sent from my SCH-I535
[Galaxy S III Accessories] aes512:
Sick dude!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] rodger-sp:
Who Ltd this work for the white back it is woven material of some kind. Let me know what you think: have a big role and it is wider than the phone and 50 to 60 ft long.

sent from my s3 with AOKP.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Stephen1125:
Thanks for the info, I do have the white s3 and was thinking that silver would tie in with the bezel quite well. I have a surfboard made with that Silver Hexcel Texalium and the color is nearly identical to the bezel. Although, I never knew the technical name, haha. it's always been silver carbon fiber to me.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scooter1942:
soooo, how is it relevant to this thread?

That looks awesome! Now let's see if I can scrounge together 60 bucks...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
Any updates on white or a dye to make it look white? I wouldn't mind maybe getting one of these if it's possible :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] likwaiw:
Waiting for the update. Wonder to see how CF cover look like!! :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] jzd5032:
This is pretty sick! awesome
[Galaxy S III Accessories] GamerMYJ:
Theres already photos..

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 with XDA Premium
[Galaxy S III Accessories] tonytownsend:
I'd love to buy a carbon fiber back from you. Are you taking orders?

Sent from Vzw Galaxy SIII running Cleanrom 1.3
[Galaxy S III Accessories] spaidak2:
I was actually contemplating doing the exact same thing but mainly because I want the yellowish weave of carbon Kevlar composite. Then I realized I've never worked with composite materials let alone even mix a batch of epoxy :D

Was also thinking about how to make a fully composite phone bumper. Has all the benefit of looking awesome and being hard while not denying your phone the use of its antennas. If youd be able to fabricate something like this for me (including the battery cover) I'll reimburse you for your time and materials!

Hope you PM me! Haha
[Galaxy S III Accessories] personality:
Don't know if you've come across it yet, but on my Samsung infuse I wrapped the battery cover in CF material, and reception was horrible...
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
scroll up. he posted pics.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] tonytownsend:
I have my s3 warped in 3m carbon weave I never thought about it messing with the signal wonder if it is???

Sent from Vzw Galaxy SIII running Cleanrom 1.3
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kameleongt:
I wonder if Hydro dipping might be a less costly alternative to getting the same look. this looks great but for a cover I can't imagine to many being sold. ITs def awesome though
[Galaxy S III Accessories] scarrmrcc:
No, it does not look the same. not even close.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] msgnyc:
Lookin pretty damn good...

Think you would be capable a making the CF pattern similar the the back of the Moto RAZR HD? Maybe even going a step further cutting and flipping the bottom portion to form an X pattern at the center of the cover.

I may be interested then. ;)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] fleurdelisxliv:
that is amazing :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jose_mendez:
Hello, Why i can´t make video calls over 3G network, without any application, my phone is unlocked, use a network that enables this function. why no icon for the function? currently use a custom rom.

Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Because it's something that needs to be enabled in the software
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jose_mendez:
how I can activate it? actually use shostock2 ROM and siyah kernel.

thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Nick281051:
Learn how to code or change your rom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nash2018:
There are a few roms with this capability but I doubt whether it works.

Sensation Rom in the ported Section, VK Rom, Phone Bricker Rom, Ultimatum rom... All these have the Video call button in their dialers.

Hope it works.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] MotoMudder77:
Why you doubt it works. function works fine if its in there. Havent used it in a while tho, as the one I did it with no longer has FFC.

Its cool, but not something mainstream, and not very popular so its not a requirement in ROM's.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] siamer:
Hi.

Can someone tell me if that rom [ROM][ICS 4.0.4][27-Jun] Spacious, smooth and light ICS http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1603919 will work fine with locked bootloader ? I checked almost all topic (more than 70 pages!) and didn't find right answer. In topic there is that will work but people complaining that wifi is not working than and that's big problem for me than. Please let me know if that rom is good choice for phone with locked bootloader ? I have phone after 14w20 why that don't want ulock for now...

Thanks!

siamer
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] tofumachine:
Well u can try jj's hybrid ;) for locked bootloader

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1673489

sent from supercharged jj's hybrid neo v
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] mpiekp:
Ok the big benefits of spacious come from the init tweaks, look at the thread for enabling init.d on stock Rom, copy the files from the init zip to the spacious zip.

Make sure you are on 431 back up and have the ftf to hand, reboot to cwm, factory reset, wipe dalvik, install your modified Rom, reboot and cross your fingers.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] viseshprasad:
unnfortunately,no.. one of my friends tried..he got bootloops..so its not advisable on locked BLs..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] siamer:
thanks for letting me know about that. In rom info we can find info that rom is working on locked bootloaders... I heard that only wifi is not working and not sure if is the same with new versio of that rom as well...

Thanks for all info! Will try it soon anyway!

One more question, when I have locked bl than when installing wrong rom with flashtool or cwm way can I break phone ? I don't think so but prefer to ask anyway... ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] tofumachine:
U can get bootloop so fix that via seus...

sent from supercharged jj's hybrid neo v
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] messi_11:
The problem I can not open (cmd) to put boot.img fastboot and then .. is because the pusi in my sdk folder Andora. Nothing came out