yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] imstill@g:
That is awesome, thanks.

How about thickness, is it really noticeable? I appreciate the response.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] WinDroidGuy:
Check out the other thread for pictures of the thickness :)
[Galaxy S III Accessories] almightyjoe82:
Yep it charges about the same speed as you usb like (windroidguy) said. I also looked for a thread and could find one so I guess I missed it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crazyykw:
I have paranoid android rom on my samsung galaxy s 2 which is based on cm10 . When i choose my gallery and touch option i get an option to group by- there are options of locations, tags , people. How do i tag my photos so that my photos can be grouped by tags???
[Motorola Droid 3] DróidScìon:
As the title says, I'd like to root, but with somewhat limited knowledge on the phone and it's processes, and no knowledge of scripting/coding, I want to avoid taking too much risk.

I've been stock with the D3 since I got the phone in 2011, found out we aren't getting ICS, and we aren't getting unlocked by Moto. (pissed off!) >.<

The way I see it I have 2 options, 1) stay stock until my contract is up in march and get a new phone, or 2) Give root a go, and Have ICS ported to me via a Custom Rom, and do more research as I go. (I like being hands-on when it comes to learning).

As to my phone, I am running 906 OTA Stock as it gets .. -_-' I'd like to root using

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1686911 <-- ovelayer's method in this thread. (thank you Ovelayer, I can't seem to find that button so I'm just acknowledging you here since I'm new to this kind-of thing).

I just need some clarification

in his thread it says to dl the 1-click .exe, then the Motofail root tool? or is that also a way to root? I got confused with that.:confused:

Afterwards, I dl safestrap once I'm rooted? or should I just dl it and put it onto my phone all at once?

Apologies for the noobness. I'd rather be a noob asking questions than a retard who goes ahead and does things and finds out he screwed up too late.
[Motorola Droid 3] spunker88:
Rooting is done to get superuser permissions within Android so you can install some advanced apps and modify system files which can all be done from within the stock ROM. Rooting then flashing an unofficial ROM is a little more advanced and something I haven't done yet so I can't help you much there. I'm waiting for something a little more stable since my Droid 3 is my main phone. You can read Hash of Codes site (the developer of ICS/JB for the Droid 3) on how to safestrap:

http://blog.hash-of-codes.com/how-to-safestrap/

To root use Motofail. I know it says its for the Droid 4 but the original Droid 3 root exploit was patched with the latest OTA so we have to use the Droid 4 method called Motofail:

http://vulnfactory.org/blog/2012/02/11/rooting-the-droid-4-a-failed-bounty-experiment/
[Motorola Droid 3] rojocapo:
My D3 has Maverick as non-safe for daily driver and the latest Hashcode for fun. I find that to be the best combination. Once Hash finishes the camera and JB is working reasonable well, JB will be my DD.

I also have an SGS3, TF300T, and a Spica, all of them rooted.
[Motorola Droid 3] joelharter:
once rooted, make sure you use safe strap. It makes roms easy to try out before having to settle
[Motorola Droid 3] DróidScìon:
Alright, so it appears I have been rooted, and still looks like I'm in .906 OTA. It was pretty easy using Motofail, actually. So, now I have Superuser and Titanium Backup(free, for now) on my D3.

Now, you guys mentioned Safestrap? Can you guys give me a suggestion on which one to use? There appear to be a few of them. 1 is SAFESTRAP v2.10 Recovery (Kexec) and the other is a Tweaked version of Safestrap v1.08e (Non-Kex) which one is better, or a better question, whats the difference between the 2?
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Safestrap 1.08 is the 'normal' ssafestrap

Safestrap 1.08e/f/g is an advanced safestrap with extra features like touch etc but not by hashcode

Safestrap 2.10 is the latest which allows the new kernel with the kexec ICS/JB to be used.

2.10 It appears to also work fine with normal roms so i'd use that
[Motorola Droid 3] doogald:
If you were stock 906, there was no reason to run the 1-click.exe - that's only for people who rooted their phones and deleted bloatware to get the phone back to stock, or people whose phones are bricked somehow. Coming from stock, just running Motofail was enough to root.

I will concur with everyone here that running rooting, installing and running Safestrap, and installing a custom ROM - and leaving your rooted stock alone - is the best way to go. It will be a lot easier to unroot later on if you want to sell the phone, etc.
[Motorola Droid 3] DróidScìon:
Alright, Safestrap 2.01 is installed. According to Hash's Blog, I should create a backup when in the Recovery Menu since its my first time accessing the Safestrap Menu. Can I get a little more detail as to how I do this? When I select backup, it asks if I want to backup from Internal SD or External? I'm assuming Internal, but I just want to err on the side of caution and ask those who already know.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
It doesn't matter. Choose which has enough space.
[Motorola Droid 3] Endoroid:
It's asking where to backup TO, like the post above me, choose wherever has space. Backups are about 1GB. You may wish to move it to your computer after if you don't have much space on your device. You can always stick it back on your external sd via card reader if needed, but it's really hard to brick while using safestrap

Also one of the most common errors for noobs on safestrap is, the first time you engage safe mode, you must flash a rom. Since its using a different partition for system, it's currently empty and if you switch to safe and try to boot you will get a black screen as you are booting an empty partition. All gingerbread roms are stable but there are no ics roms that are fully functional, although one is in the works
[Motorola Droid 3] DróidScìon:
I saw that, and before I rooted, I did a Factory Reset on the phone and formatted my SD card. So I have 11+gig free on Internal and 15+gigs on External.

Now, I just need to learn to Flash RoMs (probably more to it than just hitting a button that says flash .zip) and find some info on the "must-have" apps for a rooted phone.
[Motorola Droid 3] DróidScìon:
Well guys, I've successfully installed CM9 Kexec ICS Sept 5th update from Hashcode on my Droid 3! Now, another big question, How will I restore stuff like contact and account info? I've read somewhere around here that Restoring Data from my google account is a bad idea?? Are there other ways of doing so without Titanium Backup, or should I just go ahead and buy the Pro Key? (currently limited funding)
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
If your contacts are on your google account they will show up.

What other account info do you mean?
[Motorola Droid 3] HoopyFreud:
You should go ahead and restore contacts. just go to Settings>Accounts and Sync>Google, then turn contacts sync on.
[Motorola Droid 3] AreSTG:
I must have made another noob mistake. Everything went well, up until my first startup with the new OS (cyanogenmod9). It has been at the startup screen for over 15minutes right now. I must say, it is one awesome startup screen, with the blue effects and all, but I would love to get to the desktop/homescreen, haha.

If you guys have any advice I would greatly appreciate it. This is a Droid 3, it was rooted a couple hours ago, I did the safestrap as described, created a backup file, etc. My only guess is I jumped the gun by trying this OS on my Droid3 and it may still be under development? FWIW to you, this is the first I've rooted or modded a smartphone in my life, from 0-full speed in a couple hours is what I was shooting for using everyone elses experience.

thanks
[Motorola Droid 3] Phibernaut:
Make sure you wiped the data/user settings in Safestrap. You lose your apps & settings but those items from a previous install can cause that type of boot issue.
[Motorola Droid 3] AreSTG:
thanks. since my last post I used a more detailed how-to, and wiped 3 different areas for data. Now, i had only a black screen (with power, barely lit) and it never even got to the cool blue screen.

I'm currently in safestrap after pulling my battery again, just trying to figure out how to revert back to my standard OS (rooted) and try a ROM like MavRom since it's suppoedly fully capable and stable. I'd love ICS, but I just want a working phone right now ;)

---------- Post added at 10:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:14 PM ----------

good news is, I did enough steps correctly, that I was able to startup in my unsafe mode, and my normal rooted system is functioning fine. That makes me very happy.

This duel boot thing is pretty cool, reminds me of having bootable thumb drives on my old linux system with different OS's. I hope i can get a seperate OS working, however, that fits my needs for a day to day functional phone, without all of Verizon's crap on it :)
[Motorola Droid 3] bennyjg:
Once rooted use titanium backup to back up apps and data.

Only restore with the same ROM though, the following is in increasing order of risk

restore app only to exact same ROM+version

restore app+data to same ROM+ver

restore app only to update of same ROM

restore app+data to updated ROM version

play chicken with a bus on a highway

restore apps to different kernel e.g. CM7 backup => restore to CM9

check to see what a gun firing looks like down the barrel

restore app+data to different kernel

restore app+data to an older ROM or kernel

do anything at all with system apps+data if you don't know what you're doing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] faber78:
in call volume

Tried cm. Work in noisy environment and volume in vocal is to low. Back rooted stock and see there kids a boost button on volume. Any way to get this in custom Rom? Tried volume plus but got what I expected. Also tried some other volume super hack. No go.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bryantwc1:
Posted in the wrong section dude
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RCOVA:
I'm pretty sure the extra volume is a touchwiz feature. So it won't appear on AOSP only on TW roms. Oh and FYI. This is the wrong section. Careful where you post because people on XDA will chew your ass off for even the smallest things.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
WHY IS THIS IN DEVELOPMENT?!!

READ FORUM RULES BEFORE POSTING!

Thread Moved

FNM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] faber78:
Yeahi don't care. I like it when people get all wound up.

Kinds figured it wasa skin, though about trying pull phone and contracts, drop in cm and flash. Figure that probably just brick.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] faber78:
Hey kenny, u should ban me for that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bigdaddywong83:
Try an app. Could work better if u choose aokp roms
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] levman:
Ever since installing the ICS upgrade, my tab freezes randomly, about once a day, usually when starting an app or interacting with an app. This appears to be random and has happened with a variety of apps. When it happens, my only option is to soft reset by holding down the power button until the tablet shuts off.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any thoughts on what I should do to try to fix it? This almost never happened prior to installing the upgrade.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Jacksmyname:
No problems here at all.

I did a reset on mine first, then did the update via OTA. I feel doing a reset first gives a nice clean install of the update.

I really don't mind reinstalling my apps and setting up my home screen, etc.

My tab is running like a rocket with no issues.

I used it from about 10am this morning till after 5 this afternoon without a single hiccup.

Maybe try a factory reset?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] akarshfrevr:
these are common when u update a rom only way to correct is factory reset ur tab

CHEERS
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharpnShiny:
Hi,

What I'm trying to find out is would using just an in-built memory on an Android phone be generally faster than SD usage? I'm particularly interested in using an Android phone as a sole media device. With a 32GB SD I'm generally not happy with speeds etc. Would getting a 32GB device with that memory on the device improve data transfer with the computer and accessing the data on the phone?

Thanks for any info. that helps me understand! :good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuisma:
In the general case, a Class 10 SDcard got about the same speed as the internal (mtd or mmc) disk.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokeyser:
This. Not all SD Cards are the same. Make sure yours is a class 10 card and not one of the slower versions.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharpnShiny:
I did start to have a look at that recently. I'm using a class 4. I seen you can get a class 10 very cheap now, compared to a few years ago. I purchased the 32GB SD as a (minor purchase) test to see how well it works. I think it has potential, but in transfer speeds, my iPod still kicks ass. It can transfer a song per second, but at the moment, my Android phone transfers 1 song every 4 seconds.

If it would make a significant performance boost in this area, I'll definitely try that class 10! :D

Something like this?

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/221087900172?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/320956174043?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hreidmar:
In-built memory is the fastest but these days Class 10 SD cards are very near the W&R speed of in-built memory.

So try buying a quality Class 10 SD card and im sure you will have better experience with it. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kuisma:
Not necessary: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29289018&postcount=7
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] virtualkannan007:
Hi There I Am Currently Using Arnova 7B G3 Tab running On ARMV7 Processor.

Do You Know Any Way to upgrade the ICS Custom Firmware On it to Jelly Bean. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] irock1985:
Is it possible to backup your saved passwords and usernames.... Getting tired of putting them back in after flashing

Sent from my Sprint GS3
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] ndh777:
Sadly, not really.

For most stock apps, you cannot make backups of data and transfer them as easily from device to device or ROM to ROM. However, if you use a third party browser like Chrome, Dolphin, or others, you may be able to back up ALL information from these browsers including recent history and others.

EDIT: If you'd like to make a backup of your stock browser's settings, you might be able to allow one of the third party browsers to import the settings into that one, then transfer that data over to the new device/ROM. Once there, transfer the app and data as usual and then open the stock browser and try to import your data from that other browser that you imported the original settings into.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] pulsar3220:
Password backup for Dolphin Browser Mini

I'm using Dolphin Browser Mini and i want the passwords to be backed up coz i'm going to flash my mobile. When i contacted Dolhin browser support they said that feature is available only for Dolphin Browser HD. Can we use any Backup app to backup my passwords from dolphin browser mini. please help me in this. Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] swpreiy:
I have paranoid android 1.99 installed and my kernel is the LeanKernel from

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1846158

but my camera still freezes when it tries to focus. any suggestions?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] d3athsd00r:
Must be your kernel bro. I have a fresh install of PA with KT-747 kernel and I have no issues with the camera.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] swpreiy:
i was gonna try that kernel, i was hoping that it wasn't the problem because the battery life with the leankernel is very good. hows the battery life with that kernel?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] d3athsd00r:
Only been using it since last night so I can't say yet.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] swpreiy:
Ahh gotcha well I'll do a clean install tonight, or try to and hopefully I can see similar results. Thanks for the input
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Gadgetz:
I'm running the same setup and don't have this issue. But i'm also not using the camera it came with as it was like taking a step back for me since I had that camera when I had my Atrix 2. Instead, I use ProCapture and couldn't be happier.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Locoman_:
I HATE Apple: They just won their suite against Samsung

Rounded corners, can't do that, Apple OWNS the rounded cornered rectangle. Much hate for Apple. Will never buy one of their products, ever.

They are making less choices for us and jacking prices. Worse yet, if this stands they'll probably go after Google and the Droid OS.

Thoughts? Comments?

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] BaconStep:
apple is the best.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] madmajd:
lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] UZ7:
Just wait for Google. They're going to break apple lol.

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/the-sleeping-giant-may-have-awoken/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] madmajd:
or apple could break itself, because the iphone is just a trend, like those beats by dr dre headphones, soon the iphone trend will die off and people will stop buying them,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dutchthomas:
Anyone wonder how many of the jurors had iPhones?

Hey guys, remember when Apple invented smartphones? And music?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] EddieB606:
Agreed, now that Jobs is gone, I don't see their innovation level holding. People like Apple for is simplicity though. Most people are lazy and want things simple.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whosgotlag:
It's not a trend; the iPhone is a solid, fluid, well made device that any technological idiot can pick up and immediately start using. It will always have a market, and it always should. Competition is a good thing.

Which brings me to the link above Awakening the beast, blah blah blah. Apple may have started this, but that doesn't make it okay for Google to jump in and do the same thing. They're calling for every Apple device to be removed from the market? That's bull****.

I made this graphic as part a supplement for my final paper (yeah, I got to write about the patent wars. pretty sweet =]) for my professional writing course over the summer.

As you can see, every company is suing the **** out of each other. Apple may have the most, but it's wrong for all of those taking part.

"To promote the progress of science and useful arts" are patents original intention. It's supposed to foster ingenuity, and is supposed to benefit the inventor AND the general public. Clearly the system is broken, and the consumers are the ones who will feel it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] specter07:
Bet everyone in the jury are apple owners
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shaggyskunk:
And a Jury, never got it wrong? "rounded corners" - Really?

Sent From Down The Rabbit Hole. AOKP JB- Cobalt Theme. - Cobalt Theme
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sly-tendencies:
Apple's a spoiled child used to all the attention, and Samsung is the newborn baby brother that now gets the attention. No matter which way this case goes, us as a consumer are gonna lose out. Apple went after Samsung because they were dominating the market. Next, they'll probably come at HTC. And it'll be that way until Apple gets the attention back.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Locoman_:
While it may be wrong perhaps the others are inclined to do so to head off an Apple first strike. It seems like Apple wants to own everything down to basic geometric shapes...

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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whosgotlag:
Microsoft owns a patent for file truncation. A patent for shortening a file name to make it easier to read. Every company has ****ty patents

I get what you're saying but suing doesn't "head off" anything. It just adds to the pile of crap that is the patent industry. MS, Google, Kodak all have patents that shouldn't exist

Everyone needs to take off their Android glasses for a second. In terms of following the law this was an open and shut case.

Samsung had a 100 page smoking gun document that said "Apples phone is awesome, let's do what they're doing."

Touchwiz is a very blatant ripoff of iPhone UI.

They should have lost the case, but it is true the case should never have been in court.

Unfortunately all the patents were ruled valid, so this will keep happening.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] madmajd:
You're right about the iphone being solid and fluid, but that doesn't mean that it wion't die off in a couple of years. Take Blackberry for example, everyone used to have them back in the day, now you get laughed at if you have one. Same thing with the iphone, a new device will come out in the next couple of years, and it will be the new trendy, cool thing to own.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] whosgotlag:
Red herring. Research in Motion is losing money because it's operating system sucks along with its tiny screen and keyboard.

The outward design of iPhone and Android is essentially the same, and they both target their DIFFERENT audiences effectively.

Those who own an iPhone do not want an Android. For the majority its not a question of what Android has to offer over iOS. Its not that they dont know about Android. They just don't like it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Illnevertell:
Samsung blatantly copied design cues from apple so I agree Sammy deserved to get hit but some of those design patents are bull**** bounce back, rectangle with rounded corners those are insane
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Smittiegee19:
It's all a money issue. I'm so glad I moved away from the darkside of phones. I liked my iPhone for the years I had it, but I could see my LOVE for Android instantly after I bought my Skyrocket. Apple is such a powerful company and they have some of the best lawyers money can buy. They put so much legalese in thier contracts and patenting. It's ridiculous.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] mostyle:
You overlooked one of the main points there though.. The average Apple user doesn't want device control.. The wont ever even know what 'root' means.. They just want it it to work when they turn it on. Period. No thinking or no asking why (kind of like American politics?)

As long as Apple even remotely innovates their design periodically so that the non-technologically inclined user gets 'new' stuff every so often Apple will continue to flourish.

It's sad because their (Apple) ideal don't condone expanding your thoughts or thinking for yourself but rather 'Do what we think you should want to do and only that.'

That's what deters me from Apple products to be honest.. The box that they tell me that I have to live in if I purchase one of their products.