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[Nexus 7 General] shaneydroid:
If I had an S3 or or a Galaxy Nexus I probably wouldn't have gone for the N7. And now I have an N7, I am not bothering updating my old phone just yet.

I just wouldn't bother having 2 devices that do almost all the same things but people have different feelings and different needs.

But I have never really understood the device vs device thing anyway and too many people seem too concerned with what devices other people choose.

If you are happy with your choice, what does it matter?
[Nexus 7 General] ExploreMN:
I'm actually considering a smaller screen phone for my next phone. Simply because I do have the N7 and probably will always have a tablet with or near me...
[Nexus 7 General] Bryan_:
It's only a matter of time until you can use a tablet like the N7 to make phone calls through Bluetooth and only need one device. I still don't have a smartphone and wish I could just do that now.
[Nexus 7 General] hic9582:
I have the galaxy Nexus and N7 and use them at different times for different things.. When I'm at work or anywhere other than home I use my phone obviously and when I get home I put my phone down and pick up where I left off with my N7
[Nexus 7 General] Mayze23:
I have both & they compliment each other for my use. I use the GS3 as my portable hotspot for the N7. There's a big difference in size if that's what you're wondering.
[Nexus 7 General] Jbluna:
Depends, what phone do you currently have
[Nexus 7 General] SevenSe7enSeven:
I don't see the comparison between the Nexus 7 and GS3 they can co-exist. Now Galaxy note vs Nexus 7 could be a different story
[Nexus 7 General] IceColdKila:
I just can't decide.

Nexus 7 and iPhone 5

OR

Galaxy S3 and iPad 4 or new Mini 8 inch iPad tablet (no Retina display)

Both combos have pluses minuses, I love the Tegra 3 THD games although you can find the apk files they still stutter a bit.
[Nexus 7 General] miketoasty:
I own the Galaxy Nexus and the Nexus 7 and almost never use my Galaxy Nexus unless I'm out and about because the N7 is just so much nicer to use. Still happy I have both though as Verizon 4G is great for tethering.
[Nexus 7 General] jcejohnson:
What he said.

I have an SGS3 that goes everywhere I go and my Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 goes most places as well. My wife does the same with her i4 and N7 as does our son with his phone & Nook Color (CM9).

All of the devices have their place and I would not readily replace any of the phones with any of the tablets or vice-versa. I/we don't (yet) have a larger tablet but if there were, say, a 13" device, I could easily see it (with Bluetooth keyboard & track pad) replacing a general-purpose laptop.
[Nexus 7 General] thebobp:
Galaxy S3 is not that big.

How comfortable is it to read from the S3? Because N7 functions quite well as a reader. But if you're already ok with it, maybe there isn't much point after all.
[Nexus 7 General] zmsudu:
I have sgs3, and thinking to buy N7. Would someone with both devices be so kind to take few photos and put it here, as reference. Of course, few words of experience with those devices is welcome.

Thanks
[Nexus 7 General] clockcycle:
Even owning a Note (as a tablet too small, as a phone too big?) wasn't enough, my SGS3 is a hefty screen "phone". But the N7 is still a right size tablet device for me.

I can't read, enjoy XDA/forums, watch movies/anime on the SGS3's comparatively "small" screen.

IMO YMMV,

-CC
[Nexus 7 General] saadi703:
I have both and both are great devices. For games nexus 7 screen size is great as well as for browsing the screen size is better than S3. S3 looks big when you don't have Nexus 7. To be honest the difference of screen size between a note and S3 is a lot of difference although on paper looks small and Nexus 7 is even more bigger and ideal size to hold and type in two hands. What S3 lacks is jelly bean and if you don't own a nexus 7 then you don't know how good jelly bean is as compared to ICS. Since I bought the nexus 7 my S3 and iPad 3 both are just sitting on table collecting dust. These days I am caring S3 whenever I go out of house just because it is phone not because it is S3.

Rest is up to you that what you want from your device. Both devices are very different and there is no comparison. Believe me 4.8 inch screen is not that big in front of bigger devices. Once you get N7 you would probably forget about your S3
[Nexus 7 General] Shamushand:
First world problem: I don't see the point of tablet because my phone is too big
[Nexus 7 General] fatboypup:
I have both
[Nexus 7 General] whc.faith:
not a fair comparison I think... :)

vote for SGS3!
[Nexus 7 General] Mwinggg:
hes not asking for comparison, he is asking if owning both gs3 and n7 would make their functions overlap
[Nexus One Android Development] ViViDboarder:
While twrp 2.x has been out on a large number of devices, since our team never had a N1 it's been absent from our list. Now we are happy to serve up a version to the last Nexus device on our list.

Team Win Recovery Project 2.2, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. It’s a fully touch driven user interface – no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.

Phone look:

Tablet look:

v2.2.1 - various bugfixes and HTC Dumlock support now built in for latest hboots that don't support flashing to /boot.

CHANGELOG (for 2.2.0):

- On-screen keyboard in recovery! -- supports long press, backspace repeat, and swipe left deletes everything left of the cursor

- Name new backups and rename existing backups

- Rename files and folders in the file manager

- Pseudo-terminal emulator

- Support decrypting an encrypted data partition on Galaxy Nexus (enter password using keyboard)

- Backup archive splitting -- allows backup and restore of data partitions larger than 2GB

- Simplified XML layout support between resolutions

- Added dual storage selection radio buttons to zip install, backup, and restore pages

- Improved zip install compatibility

- Updated update-binary source code

- Numerous small bug fixes and improvements

DOWNLOAD:

The fastest and easiest way to install TWRP is to use the GooManager app

For downloads and instructions please visit our TWRP website and choose your device in the dropdown menu

BUGS:

If you have found a bug, please consider posting it to our github issues log. It's pretty much impossible for us to keep up with the more than 30 threads that we have for the devices that we "directly" support. If you have a significant problem that cannot be answered in this thread, your best bet is to PM me directly, contact us via our website, or find us in our IRC channel below. If you see someone that's struggling, feel free to point it out to us. We need your help to help us keep track of all of our devices! Thanks!

SUPPORT:

Live support is available via #twrp on Freenode with your IRC client or just click this link.
[Nexus One Android Development] ViViDboarder:
Taking this one too for device specific faqs.....

I compiled this build with the Twrp source against the CM7 source tree.
[Nexus One Android Development] sbaeder:
Very Nice - !!!
[Nexus One Android Development] ViViDboarder:
Glad you like it. I know it's a little late to the party, but I figured better late than never.
[Nexus One Android Development] ctfrommn:
I must say I was pretty sceptical this could be better than 4ext, but I am pleasantly surprised how much I like it. It is my new favorite recovery for now.....till I need to reformat my SD ext....4ext just does that better. To not have to wipe the fat partition is invaluable to me...but maybe that will be a possibility one day too. I really prefer every other aspect of this over 4ext though...very well done!
[Nexus One Android Development] ViViDboarder:
Thanks! It's been in dev for little over a year now on different devices. As for sd-ext, we'd be happy to merge a pull request with a better method, but given that most newer devices have large amounts of internal storage it's not likely we'll get to it anytime soon.

But twrp is 100% open source and we are more than happy to get people started compiling!
[Nexus One Android Development] ctfrommn:
Im no developer and dont know what a pull request is, but the difference I am speaking of lies in 4EXT's ability to re-partition the SD card either completely (which this also does) or only the ext partition and leaves the FAT partition untouched (which this does not do). What that would entail is way beyond anything I could hope to know or figure out, but Im certain it can be done. Again, thanks for your hard work on this and for bringing it to us!
[Nexus One Android Development] ViViDboarder:
Oh I see what you mean. Not to re partition ot, but just format/wipe just the ext.
[Nexus One Android Development] athost:
What about hboot updates from this tread? working?
[Nexus One Android Development] ctfrommn:
Sorry I was not clear, with 4EXT you can re-partition JUST the ext partition without completely wiping the whole card. So you can actually change partition size, type, etc....without reformatting the who SD card.
[Nexus One Android Development] ViViDboarder:
Haven't tried, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.

That's interesting as most methods of repartitioning a disk cause the entire disk to be wiped. I know there are some ways around it though, but we haven't looked at them I don't think.
[Nexus One Android Development] ctfrommn:
4EXT is the only one Ive heard of....is very nice too.
[Nexus One Android Development] sbaeder:
So, basically, it is just adjusting the content of the partition table to make it smaller (or use any other "free" space after the FAT partition, and then to format the new partition.

Reminds me of all the old DOS based (i.e. ranish?) partition manager tools...basically a lot of low level manipulation of the data in the partition table.
[Nexus One Android Development] JeremyNT:
I love TWRP!

Having an issue installing it on my N1, though - goomanager seems to stall at "Installing recovery image." So I need to do it manually I guess.

I'm assuming I should be able to fastboot flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-2.2.1.4-passion.img - right?

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And, to answer my own question, that's exactly what I needed to do.
[Nexus One Android Development] ViViDboarder:
Glad you figured it out. The issue has been that goo.im had a mishap when updating their hardware. So a lot of data was lost. Our other download on teamw.in should point to a backup source at techerrata files.
[Nexus One Android Development] CAL7:
I've been using 4ext for a long time but I recently discovered twrp (installed it on my Kindle and love it). One question before I put it on my N1: Are my nandroid backups from 4ext forward-compatible with twrp? E.g. Will twrp be able to restore old backups?

Thanks for all your work!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] eric0668:
Does anyone know why there would be problems using the Galaxy S III with the Alpine cde-hd137bt with USB connections

I can connect the phone, but it says "still searching"

Does it have something to do with Mass Storage? although I am a novice and don't understand what it means some phones support it, some dont. The Galaxy Nexus, I just plugged and used it. The GS2 and GS3 the menu comes up on the notification area, to select USB, although it is automatically selected you don't have too Weird

But the installer said it may be due to a basic incompatibility, maybe with android, and I have to use a flash drive usb. He said Alpine has become very "Apple oriented."

(as an aside, I did have a hard time connecting bluetooth wise, but only once. I googled and saw a post of someone having problems. I just ask so I know if I will experience my problem again -- is that a known problem)

Thanks to all who read and those who can help also

Eric
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] forgot2wipe:
I think it's because the S3 doesn't do usb mass storage, instead it transfers media through mtp (media transfer protocol). So if your radio doesn't support it, then you're out of luck. the same thing happened to me with my car radio, so I know how bad it sucks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] eric0668:
Thanks a lot. What kind of head unit did u get

I love the Alpine. I had the cda-9856 and loved it but wanted Bluetooth

Also have pheonix gold speakers and had to get new tweeters today, Focal. Sound awesome

Have Pioneer Amp and Xenon crossover, is that sound right. O'Malley

Anyway, no biggie about the USB. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't me. Especially no big deal since I found I can't use Slacker etc thru US B. I will just use BT or Aux. So many options
[Samsung Infuse 4G] urinud:
Hello, I'm having problem starting my infuse, even with the battery fully charged I cannot start the phone.

The behavior is like this:

1. With the phone unplugged when I try to turn it nothing happen during the first seconds and after arround 8 seconds (keeping the on button pressed). The waiting symbol appears and then the something like an empty battery appears and then turns off again.

2. With the phone plugged I wait until the battery charging image appear, then there I press the on button and the samsung logo appears and follows the rest of the process.

3. I cannot start the phone in CWM (except from the extended power menu).

4. I can start the phone in download mode.

5. With the extended power menu I can restart the phone without problems.

Does anyone know any solution for this ?

Thanks
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Axiomkid:
Did you try another battery? Your battery may be failing.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] urinud:
Yes, and it's the same behavior.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] andros11:
From what I can tell I would say your phone is not detecting/accepting charge from the battery correctly.

If you still have warranty then use it, but if not, try opening your phone up and check the contacts and wires that seem to be power related.

Search on YouTube for Infuse screen repair and follow the walkthrough on how to disassemble it correctly.

Option C, get someone to do the dirty job for you :p
[Samsung Infuse 4G] blrumph:
Do a stock flash via Odin or have the phone replaced if u a valid warranty
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Cjohns8792:
How would the warranty cover the phone if it ends up being rooted?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Axiomkid:
Reflashing the unrooted original unbrickable firmwares via Odin or Heimdal gets rid of root. To get rid of Flash counter you need to reflash the pit file in 1 of the unbrickable firmwares. Doing this helps void warranty.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] HulianMango:
I'm just curious what's meant by flash counter?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mg2195:
When you go into download mode at the top of the screen it says something like this...

"Custom binary counter: #" the # being replaced with how many times you've flashed through Odin/heimdal with out a pit
[Samsung Infuse 4G] HulianMango:
Ohh I see, thanks :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alfi91:
So heres the thing. My father lives in Pakistan. I came to Pakistan from England for my summer holidays and I was thinking of gifting my Galaxy Nexus (running JB) to my father as he really needs a good, capable business phone. Hes not particularly happy using his combo of the Nokia E5, the galaxy tab and Xperia X10.

So I was wondering what i should get next. I was initially planning to wait for Nokia's latest offering and the new iPhone. I'm not particularly uptight about the OS I use, as long as I am happy with the phone. With the Galaxy Nexus, I was extremely happy with its performance, and i cannot for the life of me live with a phone with a screen less than 4.3 inches anymore (its spoilt me). But Galaxy S3 or the One X just don't look as big of an upgrade compared to the Galaxy Nexus.

And I'm not too hard on apps either. Kik, Fifa 12, and Flipboard are the only ones i use.

Would it be wise for me to get WP8? Its not that android hasnt kept me happy, but WP8 has me really intrigued, what with the idea of Pureview integrated into an ecosystem thats useable. And are there any unique phones on the market right now? Other than the obvious heavyweights.

Any help would be really really appreciated. :cyclops:

And sorry if Iv made any mistakes. This is the first thread I'm posting here(mostly because most answers are already there). The community is awesome.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
I would go for the S3,since it's the best out there for the moment.

I have never been a fan of Windows on cellphones (guess I'm disappointed by the old WM on the old phones).

As for iPhony... I boycott them simply because they are a big corporation with evil business practices.

Swiftkey'ed on my CM9 Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Knighthawk108:
Hey man!

Thats a nice thing to do for your dad, its hard to beat a Gnex atm, and having played about with my friends HTC one and s3, i still prefer my Gnex and the softkeys, i cant imagine an actual button on the front of my phone!

WP8 looks good to me too, but Jellybean is a new level of smooth, and Gnex's are getting the OTA already, so maybe just get another one? lol the new iphone and possibly a new nexus are planned for the fourth quarter, so if you could wait im sure they would be equally awesome (although coming from an iPhone to the Gnex I don't wanna go back lol maybe ios6 is different though, their making a lot of noise about it anyways). out of the HTC and s3, the HTC was nicer to use and more fluid, the touchwiz on the s3 really got on my nerves, and im sure it bogs the phone down (still superfast though). but sense on the htc was really intuitive. but thats just my opinion. im sure a custom rom on the s3 would sway my opinion though the nexus is just great and your right, this community is awesome. the asus padphones pretty unique, but its something u either like or hate. or dont know what to think of like me :laugh:

maybe go to a few phone stores and test the phones on offer, some unusual suspects might catch your eye :fingers-crossed:

id say stick with andriod ;) but at the end of the day, its up to you!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alfi91:
you might want to try the lumia 900. I've actually used it for a while (more liek a couple of hours) and i really felt that it was something i could use. Plus it felt so good in my hands. And yes i do understand why some people would not like the iphone.

But i really do not see myself getting the S3. I'll be really honest, it feels cheap. The One X looks and feels better. But as I said none of these two phones offers anything quite different from the galaxy nexus. Why pay 100 quid more for very incremental differences in user experience. The galaxy nexus right now is a much better package for the amount of money you pay. But I want something different.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Knighthawk108:
HAHA! I was thinking the same thing! and the same can be said about Microsoft IMO.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] atifsh:
You have contradictions in your thoughts... though you say s3 or one x will be expensive and g nexus is best bet, you say you want something different.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alfi91:
I know right. The keys on the galaxy nexus are brilliant.

The thing is, windows phone has really got my eye right now. I mean someone was talking about it having directX support and that porting games form windows 8 would be quite easy for developers. If something along those lines could happen, it could change the mobile gaming landscape. But yes i do realise how right now its more a fight between the One X and the S3. I still dont fancy these two phones. Maybe an android offering in the future might get me, but I just cant buy a device i dont love. You know. Like with the Galaxy nexus, it was love at first sight. The curve at the back and the whole feel of the damn thing lol. Loved the experience. I want something of that sort with my next device lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] atifsh:
Getting win phone 7 before win phone 8 which is near corner is stupid

Getting iPhone 4s now when new 4" iPhone cones in few months is stupid.

Getting new iPhone than on same old OS would be even more stupid.

LOL.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alfi91:
I dont say theyre expensive. I just think theyre not different enough from a Gnex to be at their price points. The Gnex is really good value for money is what i meant. And I still think that stock Jelly Bean offers a better experience than touchwiz or Sense. Wp8 on the other hand might rival the whole UX thing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Knighthawk108:
I thought the same about the s3, but the screens great and it is pretty solid (watched it drop from a desk onto a hard floor, once we took a breath and checked it was ok) touchwiz was the killer but that can be fixed with a custom rom.

The lumia 900 wont be getting WP8 as far as i know, so if something different is what your after, maybe waiting for the new one is a good idea.

and atifsh, hes already had a nexus and said the One X and S3 arent a big leap ahead of it. And he fancies something different now, wheres the contradictions dude? TROLL.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alfi91:
Lol. That's why I'll probably wait for WP8. I dunno about the iPhone. The only reason anyone would get the iPhone over the S3, One X or Gnex is its gaming prowess. I mean the interface is kind of..well crap. but with a 4.7 inch screen, gaming on the iphone could really be something. I know that will never happen but I mean. Hoping for something of that sort. Browsing on a tiny 3.5 inch screen is a pain in any case.

Btw i do know that gaming on android doesnt suck. But i just feel we dont get developers giving it the same amount of love as the iOS equivalents. Wouldnt you agree. FIFA12 on iOS is comparable to the 3ds version. But the same version on android feels like a half hearted effort and its even costlier.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alfi91:
Do you think with a clean JB ROM, I could get noticeably better performance out of the S3? Compared to the GNex that is? And I have seen the S3 screen. It doesnt have this sort of banding that I'v got on my GNex but the banding has never bothered me at all. Otherwise the screens feel identical to my eyes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Knighthawk108:
Yeah Ive heard about that too, and your right it could change everything! but windows has failed royally in the past, i guess ill believe it when i see it! :p

aw dude I know, I was so close to going with an s2, the guy at O2 was pushing but I tried the nexus and knew i wanted it! gonna keep it until a new nexus or something that catches my eye like the Gnex did to start with haha Happy Hunting anyway and be patient if you can, Im sure there's some cracking phones on the way.

and as for gaming, Androids starting to get the attention it deserves. EA and Gameloft have some great games already and more are on the way. i was super impressed with the dark knight rises game from gameloft, people have been having problems with it but it runs like a dream for me and its ambitious. things can only get better!

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I cant say for certain as my friend wont do it lol despite my peer pressure. but the touchwiz is bloaty and it cant harm anything to get rid of it. compared to the Gnex? it depends, hardware wise theoretically it should, but there are rom and kernel combos on the Gnex that make it lightning so i'll be honest and say the difference probably wont be huge. U cant get much faster than lightening fast haha maybe someone in the s3 forum has an answer to that who previously had a Gnex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alfi91:
Yes. I might wait til the new nexus devices come out. Rumors about 3 or 4 of them coming out at the same time are interesting as well.

And yes I'll be keeping my eye out for all those devices from Japan as well. Some of the androids there are really something (design wise).

And yes i know. Gaming on these 4.5+ inch screens is really what portable gaming will be after a couple of years. With the amount effort most devs are putting into mobile gaming, we might see the 3ds and vita fizzling out.

I will also be looking around in the S3 forums. I think it really wont be that much of a difference. Your'e right Gnex really is quick. Dunno how much quicker you can get lol.