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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ingenious247:
I can attest to the poor quality control, but it has nothing to do with T-Mobile. It's the manufacturers who are responsible for that. Quality control is done using a sampling method where a certain percentage of one "lot" (aka batch) is checked - typically five to ten percent, sometimes less. My home button has now sunk to the point it is flush with the glass and my power button is pretty loose as well. I figure I'll hang on to it until I get fed up with those issues and then exchange it. I'm actually not sure yet if I mind the home button being flush, but if it starts sticking or acting weird then I will definitely exchange it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iloveandroid16:
I'm sick of samsung, my whites are a yellow & isn't very bright just like my s2...not to mention it had lines running down the screen. I'm about to return it & get a iPhone 5. I see no reason to keep Android... we don't even have flash anymore which was my main reason..plus I would hate to buy an ugly HTC phone.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] hucesar1017:
Again. Apple is one of the MAIN reasons flash support is gone and going away.

But that's ok. When there's no flash support there's always the xda community contributing to the solution.

I feel bad about your whites looking yellow though. I'd be posted if that happened to me. But hey. The blue one is thee shiznit.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iloveandroid16:
The phone isn't yellow the screen is.. eww.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I've heard of that happening before. Try to exchange it if you can.

Some people have reported that after a few weeks of good use the yellowish tint went away and it looked fine.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ipaq_101:
I ordered my phone the same way this guy did from customer service, my phone has had 0 issues and it was the same July batch.

Its highly unlikely that you received 3 flawed phones. It might be that because you called and exchanged the damn phones so many times, they sent you refurbished ones.

If I had that many issues with a brand new product, guess what genius? I would have gotten a HTC or a phone from another manufacturer. No one is telling you to go back for some more.

There are lot of people who are perfectly happy with their S3 phones and have no issues, to suggest that Samsung has an overall quality control doesn't make sense. No one sells 10,000,000 units if they have quality control issues.

I can understand one phone with an issue or even 2, but anything more than that is hard for me to believe.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] woostar88:
Ok so I got my replacement today. This one also has the gap... but not as noticeable. This one is also stamped with same date as the previous defective one. Oh wells... I think I'm just going to keep it this time. It's not as perfect as the blue one and also this one has small dot on the bezel. But since I'm using a case, this doesn't bother me as much.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] woostar88:
Ok so I found that the screen has a dead pixel... a bright stuck green pixel. Im fed up with white one now. Im sticking with blue
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Fuse8499:
Wow, you must have the worst luck in the world! My white GS3 has no issues whatsoever. In fact, I love the way the screen is fused to the bezel. I'll never have to worry about dust issues!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ipaq_101:
Dude, seriously go into a T-Mobile store and swap the phone there, and that way you can check it out.

Trust me if you explain to them all the crap that has been happening they will do it.

Or just return the damn phone to customer service and just buy it from the store. That way you can inspect before you buy.

I honestly have no idea why you are getting crap phones, it might be because you swapped once, they automatically put you in for "New" boxed, but "Refurbished" category.

I have a blue one, my cousins both have white ones and we have not had one issue.

Can you take a picture of the gap you are talking about and post it? I am curious to see what it looks like, maybe other people can show you their phones to compare and contrast.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ingenious247:
I don't know why everyone is so shocked or doesn't believe this guy. MyTouch G? I got three defective phones before I received a flawless one. Galaxy S2? Bad screen on launch day, exchanged. My Galaxy S3? Home button sunk in, loose power button. Holding off on exchanging until it stops working right, which I'm sure won't be much more than six months. HTC, Samsung, Droid, doesn't matter, there's always defective phones. Always. And I'm willing to bet there's more defects that don't even get reported or returned because the general public isn't as knowledgeable about phones as us XDA'ers. Let's face it, the quality control just isn't there because manufacturers are more interested in pumping out ten million phones a month than making sure they're flawless. It's the nature of the beast. Demand outweighs production, and this is what happens.

Sent from the current Heavy Weight Champ GALAXY SIII
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ipaq_101:
Well man, I don't know. I have used 4 different Samsung phones, Galaxy S 4G, Galaxy Blaze, Galaxy S2, and Galaxy S3, I never had one problem out of the box.

So I guess what you believe is based on what experiences you have had. I think there would be a lot more people who ***** and complain if this was more commonplace and the norm.

Of course when you sell so many units there are bound to be a few lemons, but three in a row is hard to believe. There are a lot more functional flawless phones than flawed phones. To suggest that its an overall quality control issue is not accurate.

I did have an issue with the HTC Mytouch 4G and I returned it and got a Galaxy S 4G and never went back, everyone has that choice.

iCraps are no different, they have quality control issue as wells, only difference is that you go into a iCrap store and they swap it out no questions asked. Their customer service is much better.

All I know is that if they sold even 1,000,000 phones with quality control issues, a lot of people would have complained and there would have been terrible reviews and they would have moved far less units.

So you got a bad product, you have choices. I say go into a store and swap it and look at it carefully and turn it on before you buy, who knows what customer service is sending you.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] woostar88:
Yeah ill take a picture after I get home from work. I have two boxes. One has black dust or film? Stuck on the side of the gap. And the another one has slight gap with green pixel.

Also one of the white one has a terrible battery drain problem as well... it might just be the battery tho.

Just to sum up... my first Pebble blue is in perfect quality... (16gb) (7/11 with Updated sticker)

Following all other White 32GB dated 7/4-7/5 are the ones that having these quality issues... I went through 3 phones so far...

Picture will def justify what im saying
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iloveandroid16:
Ugh I hate apple but I have to say they have better quality control... they only had that antenna issue but it got fixed. HTC is crap & Motorola is so irrelevant. Sammy needs some improvements.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ipaq_101:
I guess it's easier to have quality control when you make 1 phone every 2 years and the same basic design every 4 years.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] woostar88:
I understand that... mind you.. I am not a fanboy or any kind. I just enjoy consumer goods like iphone and galaxy s3.

Sure, apple only makes 1 device per year... but this is samsung's flagship device. This means samsung should've count the level of details and quality that goes into the device.

There is absolutely no reason for any company to produce "half finished" products.

Not only this embarks consumers to stay away... but this creates bad images for them
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ipaq_101:
You take a picture yet?

You would be surprised that all manufacturers have these sort of problems, even Apple.

Ask T-mobile if they can note your account and have you exchange in the store, escalate it till they agree.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] lokisama:
Just walked out of my local T-Mobile store a short while ago looking to get my 1 month old GS3 replaced. The battery cover doesn't "seal" all the way on one side no matter how hard you press them together and the volume rocker button is busted, when I press up on the volume it acts like if I'm keeping it pressed. There's clearly quality control issues with these phones. As much as I like Samsung, they need to stop using cheap plastic for their phones and move to something more solid like HTC or else this is gonna be the last Samsung phone I'll ever buy.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] woostar88:
Is that even possible? Because every time I ask them if I can buy it at the store instead... they ALWAYS say no to me. (loyalty customer with loyalty discount)

Here are picture below.

One on the screen (stuck green pixel) is tough to spot using my Galaxy S3 (blue) camera... but it's there and when the screen is white... this thing is brighter than the sun. Also it has yellow hue on the bottom of the screen on one of them.

Also, I have put the piece of paper on the side to show you the gap. Also, if you look closely, you'll see a black marking or black dust inside the glass panel.

To add, on the battery cover... it has (raised) dust? or paint? on it as well...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] iloveandroid16:
I agree 100%.. I'm done I'm selling my phone on eBay.. anyone who wants to make me an offer PM me.. iPhone 5 here I come.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] woostar88:
Lol... Well I'll be getting a iPhone 5 as well.

I have two phones I use for business and personal. Since galaxy S3 being personal... I want it perfect!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EclipzeRemix:
If the iPhone isn't clocked at 1.5 GHz and doesn't have atleast 1gb of RAM I won't even try to get it
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mrbmg:
The thing that pisses me off the most is no external sdcard storage for any thing but music or pix. That is deceitful in my eyes when every other phone allows it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] woostar88:
Calm down guys... Let's not make this thread into a flame wars.

Now back to the topic... Yes the pictures are uploaded. Check the previous post. It was posted last night.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pezlomd:
All I got to say is I LOVE my tmobile s3..no screen issues no gaps awesome battery life everything works the phone is BAD ASS. Sucks people are having such bad things to say.. infact I started a thread for peeps who want to post their GOOD experiences with this device in the general section..I have no regrets and would never think about apple. Not saying peeps having problems are lying but damn.. I must be one lucky dude because my phone kicks anythings ass.

Sent from a device high on jelly beans.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] djmariah:
My first S3 kept rebooting itself 10x a day for a few days. I tried hard reset and everything. Took it back and got a new one that work perfectly.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] The Archangel:
Time to raid this place, everybody freeze. Next person I catch trolling is screwed. Well I already see 2 people in trouble, anybody else wanna join em?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] a4ol:
I got a pebble blue and the screen is a good color even though the whites are not as white as an HTC one x with 3 subpixles but it looks fine. The only issue I am having is that the volume key makes a *click* sound when moving the phone as in not even touching the button. The odd part is that the button is firm and has no wobble at all but if I press it a few times it will make that strange *click* sound but not every time.

Anyway, I don't think I will return the unit because it has no other issues, what do you guys think? Does anyone else have a similar issue?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
I wasnt trolling. You're abusing your authority.

---------- Post added at 01:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:06 PM ----------

I hate mods like dude.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] The Archangel:
You really want to go down this road buddy? You might want to check your attitude when you talk to me in a pm.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] :
I offroad when I drive.

You need to keep PM's in Pm's. Stop trying to act all mighty and bring them to a thread.

You give me an infraction for simply replying to somebody trolling?!

The other post you deleted about me saying the white phones are junk, wasn't a troll post. It was an honest opinion. Maybe before playing "rent-a-cop", you should check my post history and see all the issues I've had with the white phones?

P.S. My attitude is mine, no need to tell me to "check it". You need to check your mod abilities and infraction giving judgement if that's the case. :good:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] The Archangel:
Guess I'll just get a senior mod to deal with the likes of you.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] M_T_M:
Thread closed temporarily. Please do not re-open another one as this one will be cleaned and re-opened soon. We just need to take care of some minor technical trollificulties...I mean, difficulties.

Cheers,

M_T_M
[Android Themes] raakaysh:
(malware link removed)

Here is the translated (English) version of the Angry Birds Animated Desktop Theme for MIUI free launcher app and MIUI V4.

Download​
[Android Themes] geco4u:
doesn't anybody know if the "desk theme" shown at 01:44 here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hICCWO8vaXU is available somewhere?
[Android Themes] raakaysh:
Not yet released. When it will, I will translate that and post too.
[Android Themes] dacc:
can you please tell me wich file you modify ? I want to try to translate it in french. Thanks
[Android Themes] KristianKenneth:
Raakaysh do you know how to Mod the animated clock in homescreen to show 12 hour format?
[Android Themes] raakaysh:
I will do it and add link to my site post. :D
[Android Themes] KristianKenneth:
Thanks. Can't wait. Please update the OP too. :))
[Android Themes] raakaysh:
Well, I have edited these: Contacts, MMS, Framework-miui-res, and Systemui.
[Android Themes] dacc:
thanks a lot ;)
[Android Themes] jawonder:
How do i get back to my regular desktop from the animated only by rebooting ?.
[Android Themes] lenny_kano:
Swipe up with two fingers.
[Android Themes] raakaysh:
Just added the 12 hour clock version at my blog post. You can download it now
[Android Themes] rrohanjs:
will it work on 4.1 jb ?
[Android Themes] Yoz182:
Yes. It's just translated in english

Envoyé depuis mon Nexus S avec Tapatalk
[Android Themes] jawonder:
Thanks much tried it before and it didn't work , now that you said it i got it to work.
[Android Themes] raakaysh:
Yes, it will.
[Android Themes] rrohanjs:
the clear all button on the nexus s is not fitting the screen properly, the cross comes only half on the top right of the screen

and also do you have an iphone theme for 4.1 ?
[Android Themes] raakaysh:
Do not just download and go away. Spend some time in reading the details.
[Android Themes] txtmikhail:
I can't change the animated desktop.. I swiped down with 2 fingers.. it just brings up the widget menu... I'm on 4.0.4 not 4.1 could that be the problem?
[Android Themes] raakaysh:
Swipe with two fingers from just below the status bar to downward.
[Android Themes] txtmikhail:
still not working... might be my phone becuz i cant get status bar or clock widget to change neither...
[Android Themes] wilfred888:
Anyone know if it's possible to use this theme with the MIUI launcher, MiHome?
[Android Themes] raakaysh:
Will not work.
[Android Themes] dp4u4umi6ev:
I think it work like a normal theme just icons and lockscreen.
[Android Themes] remix96:
It not work for me too :(

Can you please make a video of switching from "regular desktop" to "animated desktop"?
[Android Themes] raakaysh:
An official video is already there.
[Android Themes] remix96:
Yes i saw it, but i can' t switch to Free Launcher. Why?
[Android Themes] Ozadroid:
does the free desktop work on ics builds??
[Android Themes] supergeorg:
Jep, but only on non nexus devices.

Nexus runs with jb.
[Android Themes] Ozadroid:
i m not asking if ics works. i m asking the new feature of MIUI that is the FREE DESKTOP works on ICS BASED ROMS ???
[Android Themes] raakaysh:
Yes, it does.
[HTC Rezound] drioddude:
I installed CleanROM ICSE 2.3 back when it was released, and recently I tried to flash the new Newt XXX rom. After flashing the boot img for newts one xxx, it would take me back to the bootloader (HBoot) and ask me if I "wanted to apply the update", so I just hit yes. The rom would boot up just fine. However, long story short, newts one xxx didn't work out so I decided I would reflash the original CleanROM zip I had used several months ago.

When I went to reflash cleanrom, I got stuck at HBoot where it still asked me if I :wanted to apply the update." Either I hit yes, it applied it, then rebooted, or I just hit no and it rebooted. I couldn't get into recovery.

The next thing I did was plug my sd card into my laptop. I found a zip file called PH98IMG.zip that I did not put there myself. I deleted this file, put the sd card back into my rezound, and had no trouble getting past HBoot and into recovery. The only problem is that This file keep appearing whenever I attempt to flash either CleanROM or newts one xxx. CleanROM will not boot up anymore; it freezes when the '4G' logo comes up.

Any idea as to where this ghost file comes from and if it is keeping CleanROM from booting?
[HTC Rezound] kancherlapraneeth:
if the device s-on , after installation of ROM, kernel will be placed at root of your sd card by Aroma installer in some of the ROMs. As far as I know cleanROM installation don't do this
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
You need to delete the PH*.zip from your SDCARD
[HTC Rezound] drioddude:
I have never used Aroma installer. Is it somehow packaged in with newts?

I have deleted the file multiple times between flashes, only for it to appear again after flashing newts, and cleanROM.

UPDATE: I deleted all files associated with newt's rom: the core zip, update, bootimg, and then the PH*.zip. Previously I had just been deleting the PH*.zip file and leaving the rest of Newt's .zips on the sdcard. CleanROM flashed just like normal and I haven't had any issues with random reboots like on Newt's.:good:
[HTC Rezound] topgun1953:
Newt has not used the Aroma installer yet. When you tried to flash Newt's (3.2.1?) did you also download and flash the RLS 2+ boot.img (S-on people). Sounds like that may have been your problem waaaaayyyyy back. :D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stardustt:
So I've been trying to root my Arc for a while now.

Tried downgrading to GB, rooting and upgrading back. Didn't work.

Tried flashing a 4.1.A.0.562 FW, using 3 different files: LT15i 4.1.A.0.562.ftf - Flashtool failed at the start.

LT18 4.1.A.0.562 Generic & Nordic - Both caused my Arc to stuck on Sony screen, or loop.

I figured I might need a proper 4.1.A.0.562.ftf for LT15i, but can't seem to find any.

Any help? :confused:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patambiz:
I flashed the .562 LT15i on my LT18i make sure you are on ICS and Wipe do not exclude your Kernel. Use the flash tool tick Wipe Data, Wipe Cache and leave the rest untouched. Use No Final verification
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stardustt:
What do you mean by "use no final verification"? How do I do that?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curst:
Which version of Flashtool are you using?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stardustt:
Latest version.

can anyone screenshot how my settings should look like?

Oh and the file I'm using is this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1590121

I keep getting the following error:

18/056/2012 18:56:29 - ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_STATIC="SIN_HEAD_VER";ERR_DYNAMIC="Failed to verify sin header";
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Curst:
See attached screenshot...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stardustt:
Thanks. Finally managed to root it.

Downloaded a Lt18 4.1.A.0.562 UK firmware. Flashed it with the settings like you described, then rooted with DoomLord's rooting toolkit.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] happyfree:
Hi,

I've bought a MHL/HDMI cable for displaying SII screen on TV. Unfortunately I only get a blocked image!

As recommended, my cable is linked to the charger and I also disabled "USB debbuging".

Any idea? Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boki9999:
Which Rom are you running? Only Samsung based roms have full MHL functionality. Aosp doesnt have at all, and Aokp is rather problematic.

Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] happyfree:
Its the infinity ROM based on CM10...

So no solution?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4038153:
When you installed that ROM, there were big warnings about reading known issues.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] happyfree:
not in particular.

Here is the thread with the ROM : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1712961

What is a Samsung based ROM?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4038153:
It quite clearly states bugs, which if you bothered to read includes all CM9 bugs. I presume the "dev" means CM10 but both don't support MHL anyway.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andreimazz:
hi. just install a dual boot-able kernel such as siyah, which works great and install a samsung rom on 2nd partition for these ocasions when you use hdmi..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] happyfree:
Thank you all for your help!

Is there an example of Samsung ROM?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boki9999:
WanamLite.

Samsung roms are ones that are based on Samsung stock firmware.

Sent from my Galaxy S2 GT i9100
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sam.yaghoubi:
Need immediate changelog + instruction of flashing + gapps

thanks ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] buddyfriendo:
Where's it been released? I read the toro build failed to compile.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] m3rlin1976:
Maguro build...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rivas741:
Discussion thread here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30378713
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] qazsxdcfv:
Greetings anyone ...

I want to ask something .. can this device buyed on Indonesia Country ? And the price ? Average price ? $100 + ? Thx for answering .. and sorry for my bad english

. :D

Regards

-"qazsxdcfv"-

.....

Sent from my hTC Desire HD powered Sense 3.6 by Blackout
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] bugyika:
I bought a sidekick 4g from America because only in america can buy and the price was 170$ and this was the cheapest.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] qazsxdcfv:
$170 .. hmm thanks for the info .. :D

Gonna buying second / or importing it .. ;)

Sent from my hTC Desire HD powered Sense 3.6 by Blackout
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] djh:
Think twice before buying this phone... It's stuck on Adroid 2.2
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] qazsxdcfv:
Wew , but this phone is funny .. :D

Specs is same as Galaxy S .. but stuck on Froyo ?

Sent from my hTC Desire HD powered Sense 3 by LeeDrOid
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] senrai180:
Don't. Don't don't don't. I can't say it enough. Its nice if you don't dl useless apps, and actually know how to use a phone, but dude, soo many other phones are much better at this price. But welcome, if you do so ;)

Sent from my rooted gift from God 4G running a Gloriously Overdosed ROM using the expensive XDA app
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] djh:
Many other phones at this price doesn't have QWERTY, that's the main reason I guess :)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] TheLastSidekick:
He's right, the keyboard is probably the ONLY reason people purchase this phone at all. I purchased it because it was stylish and meant for texting when I grew up as a teenager. The camera this time around on the 4G, doesn't even have flash. A lot of normal applications don't function properly, like Temple Run due to lag, or Draw Something (it'll crash the phone occasionally) as long as the application isn't too demanding, most work just fine.