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[Galaxy Note II General] babymatteo:
Just out of curiosity, what's/where's the grey market? Only asking because, i'm taking my family to the philippines in 2 weeks...so it would be cool if Im able to get the Note 2 cheaper over there than here in SoCal.
[Galaxy Note II General] prinzhernan:
Oh a gray unit is bought from places like greenhills or sulit.com.ph or tipidcp.com. These items usually come with no warranty thats why they're cheaper. Since you're going to bring the unit abroad it would be silly to get one here with warranty. Locally I'd recommend getting from gamextreme. It's a reputable shop and they have listings on sulit.com.ph
[Galaxy Note II General] shakeyfingers:
What's up kabayan? Does note2 Philippines firmware already has split screen?
[Galaxy Note II General] prinzhernan:
It depends where you got your phone. 2 friends of mine who got the phone in the gray market have the split screen through an ota update.
[Galaxy Note II General] wtfshouldidonow:
That's not an issue. That's really a part of the sammy jb roms in order to avoid the pixel degradation that happens on amoled screens.
[Galaxy Note II General] tenshi888:
Any interest in the nexus 4 and 10? Robby is getting the 4, I'm thinking of selling my 8.9 and getting the 10. Nothing gets updated as fast as a nexus!
[Galaxy Note II General] prinzhernan:
I'm interested in the 10. Looks really nice though I wish it had 3g capabilities. The price is really good though. I dunno. Why are you getting yours?
[Galaxy Note II General] teekoy:
Hi guys, just want to join this thread and learn more about the galaxy note 2..

I've been playing with this phablet for a couple of weeks already and all i can say is that samsung really hit the jackpot on this one. Great job sammy :D

Cheers!
[Galaxy Note II General] prinzhernan:
Hello! Welcome! Glad to have you on board! It really is such a great device!
[Galaxy Note II General] Chadmack:
Note2 user here, mga pare :) im passing my Note1 to my wife, which is still one heck of a smartphone, especially when i recently upgraded it to JellyBean.

Anyway, ill do some back reading first, i need some good covers for this mighty beast and some accessories. any suggestoins on where to find quality cases and accessories?

TIA!
[Galaxy Note II General] tenshi888:
I'm not sure when, but I will for sure. I love jelly bean so I know I'm going to like the 10.1

Hey, does anyone know how to get Google Now to come out? Mine keeps going straight to to the search and it doesn't show me any cards. I saw a YouTube note 2 review and theirs clearly had Google Now.
[Galaxy Note II General] prinzhernan:
I found a way. In language and keyboard in settings change the language to English us. Open Google search and activate Google now. Then you can turn it back to English Philippines.
[Galaxy Note II General] tenshi888:
Great solution, thanks! How you liking your n2 so far? I'm really loving mine, especially the speed of everything. The only so sopoint for me is the camera. The one x was better even if it had more compression in the files.
[Galaxy Note II General] prinzhernan:
It performs fantastically. I prefer the camera of this one. When I do a 1:1 crop the pics from this come out clearer. Then again, that's subjective because clarity is everything to me.
[Galaxy Note II General] acozzy:
Hello guys, I'm planning to buy note 2 tomorrow but there's this question marks in my mind needs some answers..

1- is it supports 4g/lte?

2-should I buy it from Samsung store to avail the warranty or even if I buy it from Grey market is it still under warranty of Samsung?

3-What's the price range in Samsung store to Grey market?

4-I'm going to korea nxt week should I buy it from there, how much do u think in korea? / warranty?

Thank you
[Galaxy Note II General] prinzhernan:
It supports 4G but not LTE. 4G and LTE are different kinds of tech. There are 2 versions N7100 and N7105. The latter has LTE. In our country we have the former.

Honestly if you can afford to get the one with 1 year local warranty. It will save you from a lot of headaches you might encounter. Before you buy ask the seller if the warranty is parts and service. Also ask if there is an NTC sticker. Units without NTC sticker cannot be repaired locally. Samsung service centers in the Philippines will refuse to repair them.

The problem with getting a Korean version is that they have so many versions of it there. You might have trouble getting support for your device. The N7100 will be the device that will be supported most since it's the international version.
[Galaxy Note II General] teekoy:
^ 1. The note 2 (N7100) released here is the 3g version.

2. Afaik grey units are not. If you want samsung warranty buy from samsung authorized dealers.

3. Grey units are cheaper by around 4 to 5k I think.

4. No idea about price in Korea but you should definitely buy there if you want the 32gb and 64gb versions.

Hope I was able to answer your Qs. :D
[Galaxy Note II General] acozzy:
So what I don't get is, all the local units here r just supports h+, No 4g?

If supports 4g, is someone made a speed test with globe? I'm wondering the speed. Any numbers?

I'm also planning ning to buy 64gb sd, what do u suggest as a brand ? Aside from being 10x.

Thank you :)
[Galaxy Note II General] teekoy:
Mine's the 4g version which I bought in Singapore. But I haven't tested it yet with our local 4g network because of the high subscription plans offered by our telcos.
[Galaxy Note II General] Thanatos0785:
I initially wanted to buy the LTE version because i knew that both major telcos in the country are starting their LTE upgrade program. But since that would probably be well established in about more than a year, i just got the international version instead. Besides the note 2 is really not a phone for everyone so i dont expect it to sell beyond the SIII. That said, going for the international version would be more advantageous since you'd have more support in the community especially if you flash frequently like me (although honestly, you really dont need to do that with this phone..:p). I just wish we have the 32 and 64 gig versions here though. I bought a 16 gig and that amount of storage just doesnt really cut it anymore..:laugh:

P.S: i think it would be better if we used the term LTE here since the 4G standard hasnt really been officially accepted. so it would be confusing to say 4G when it could mean LTE, wimax or HSDPA+..
[Galaxy Note II General] prinzhernan:
I agree. hsdpa+ is actually technically 3.5g or 4g in some countries. LTE isn't 4g. It's a totally different band.

If you want to get an official unit with warranty try cmkcellphones.com. I get my units from them. Cheapest most reliable prices for units with warranty.
[Galaxy Note II General] prinzhernan:
Just came from widget city. Confirmed that the flip case they sell is a copy or replica of the original. It's not the original one made by samsung. The girl says it's made in Hong Kong.

I must admit they're good in copying. The box even looks like the original except for the missing bar code and sticker stating the date it was manufactured and the item code.

Now I know why they were complaining about the s3 flip case build quality before. People unknowingly bought these copies thinking that it's the real thing. You won't be able to tell the difference unless you've seen an original.
[Galaxy Note II General] kinsenas:
Hi guys! I'm not a SG N2 user.... yet. Just saving enough money to buy the NoteII,64gb microSD,Extra Batt kit, and flip case! I so love this phone when i saw it in Trinoma, I totally forgot that I'm with my girlfriend! Hahahahaha! Btw, Would there be a chance that they will release a 32 or 64gb version here in PH? and where can I buy in a cheaper price with NTC sticker?
[Galaxy Note II General] prinzhernan:
They won't release any 32gb versions locally but you can get them eventually on the gray market. The cheapest shop with ntc sticker is cmkcellphones.com
[Galaxy Note II General] francis820:
Official Kitkat for all local carriers and XTC have just been unleashed :cool:
[Galaxy Note II General] botski:
Great! i had new note 2 olleh version 4.3. this is my first time again in android. my i know how to and remove the SMS limit? thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Note II General] erljayp:
For those who have access to the N7100DXUFND2 modem, may you please post it here. Thank you so much. :)
[Galaxy Note II General] NadMaj:
here kabayan - http://d-h.st/h4m

in tar.md5 format - http://d-h.st/XPK
[Galaxy Note II General] jjardinero.01:
Can anyone of you please extract the modem on the new asian firmware 4.4.2 kitkat, the ND4 one. I dont know how to do it. Thanks!
[Galaxy Note II General] NadMaj:
you can use 7-zip to extract the modem.bin from the firmware... that's the simplest way...
[Galaxy Note II General] singhpratik87:
I had a quick question,i have a flashable zip of ND3 modem,i extracted it and i replaced the modem.bin file with the modem.bin file you gave us of ND2 and i rezipped it without changing anything else and renamed the zip to ND2.So i am all set to flash it with CWM right?

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ND2 modem

Flash via recovery thanks to [MENTION=1997844]nitol[/MENTION] for making the zip
[Galaxy Note II General] NadMaj:
if you extracted/rezipped it then you have to sign it or else it won't flash in cwm..

if you don't know how to sign an apk/zip use 7-zip to drag and drop the new modem.bin to replace to modem.bin from the original zip file..
[Galaxy Note II General] warlycastro:
I'd like to share that we already got the 4.4.2 official KABAYANS!
[Galaxy Note II General] scuzzyboy:
back-up & restore app

Hi,

I planning to upgrade my SD card to a 32GB Class 10. What kind of back-up/restore app would you recommend to back-up my apps (including data like game saves)? Can I back-up and restore an app from a flash drive (using OTG)?

My note 2 is not rooted and it’s already in kitkat.

Thanks in advance,

Arnold
[Galaxy Note II General] erljayp:
I use Helium from play store because I had errors using titanium backup. :)
[Galaxy Note II General] jezflip69:
Now running on kitkat. No major changes naman, except for the notif bar, it's now black n white. Lol
[Galaxy Note II General] ken_alpha24:
Only device that changes interface is HTC. And sometimes sony.

Samsung and other manufacturers don't renew the interface which makes it boring
[Galaxy Note II General] francis820:
When my S2 was updated to Jellybean they updated the interface to that of S3. It also added some features of S3 like Smart Stay and Smart Rotation.
[Galaxy Note II General] johannmint:
Sim Unlock GLobe Locked

Hi guys can anyone help unlock my globe locked note 2 running on 4.4 kitkat

the unlock code thing only works for 4.1.1

question

1) do i need to download the whole rom and downgrade to 4.1.1

2) if successful if i update to 4.4 again will it be simlocked again

3) is there an easy way around? i read to download only the modem but im not familiar with that

help me please thanks alot guys
[Galaxy Note II General] singhpratik87:
If you have already upgraded to 4.4.2 you cannot downgrade to 4.1.2 or 4.1.1.You can flash stock 4.3 via mobile odin (since mobile odin wouldn't flash the bootloader).The reason i say you cannot downgrade is cause of the Knoxed bootloader that one gets after flashing official 4.4.2.One cannot downgrade their bootloader,it can only be upgraded.About your phone getting locked I don't know much about it perhaps someone else who is based in Philippines can shed some more light on this.
[Galaxy Note II General] W@r10ck:
Note 3 + S5 features, why i would still be keeping my Note 2 for a long time ☺
[Galaxy Note II General] GZ0ne05:
Where to buy Note II parts in Phils.

Guys, I think my Note II has a broken USB Flex Port, and I can't bring it to a service center cos I'm sure that'll cost lots of money (I'm out of warranty and a student, so I don't have that much money to spend). I've been thinking about replacing the port myself, but the problem is I don't know where to buy parts for the Note II in the Philippines. Do you guys know some online or actual stores where they can provide the exact parts for Note II? Thanks! :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note II General] theemanilium:
Flashing 4.4 to Globe locked n7105?

I'm kinda new here and yeah, i'm a noob xD

Can I flash N7105XXUFND3 to my globe locked note2 lte? my phone is currently running 4.3 and i want to upgrade to 4.4.

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im also planning to try out DN3 but can i flash it even though my phone is sim locked?
[Galaxy Note II General] zalamikazee:
Guys need help .. hindi ko alam kung anung icon yan at para po saan.. patullong naman po.. icon na katabi ng wifi icon po salamat sa tutulong
[Galaxy Note II General] singhpratik87:
I don't understand tagalog but from that one english word you wrote "wifi" i thinky our concern is why is wifi icon greyed out? I think that's how the KK update made it like when the signal is weak it goes grey or if you're asking why is your wifi signal weak after upgrading although you are close to the router , it's been a complaint of lot of users who upgraded to KK and no one knows why
[Galaxy Note II General] erljayp:
He's asking about the icon to the left of the wifi icon. :)

It's also my first time to see such. :D

I think it's fine to flash the ND3 Rom, but you could also wait for the official. :)

And, custom roms doesn't necessarily need a network unlocked phone (from what I know. xD).

Goodluck! :D
[Galaxy Note II General] jon1011:
Guys,

Need help.

My friend who also have a Note 2 (came from Globe) experienced bootloop issues last April.

Prior to that, I flashed my Note 2 (bought from kimstore, was on 4.1.1 UAE version) with a 4.3 PH version that I downloaded from samsung-updates.com (XTE-N7100XXUEML3-20131219151312). I believe XTE is the international (open-line) PH version.

So, I flashed the same firmware to his device and it seemed to have fixed the bootloop issue.

Now, the bootloop issue is back. Sometimes it boots, sometimes it doesn't.

After a few research, we found out that the firmware may not be compatible with his phone since it came from Globe. I also noticed that after flashing the XTE version, his original boot animation (Globe) was still there.

Any recommendations? I was thinking of resetting the phone then flash this 4.4.2 Globe PH firmware via Odin from sammobile. (http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=29461)

EDIT:

BTW, phone is currently in 4.4.2 after receiving 2 OTA updates from 4.3.
[Galaxy Note II General] erljayp:
Try to download latest rom from sammobile(better website) :)

I think installing an open line stock rom has nothing to do with network lock/phone origin. Try it and make sure it's a complete download and flashed correctly. Goodluck! :D
[Galaxy Note II General] jon1011:
We decided to do this today as the firmware size is big.

Well, after downloading all the necessary files, the phone went to bootloop again and I could not access stock recovery.

I could access download mode, however, it couldn't read my input (volume up/down), and would restart again after a few seconds.

Another strange thing is that, it automatically boots whenever I insert the battery, without even pressing the power button.
[Galaxy Note II General] Irwenzhao:
Did you wipe /data, /cache and /dalvik cache before rebooting? If u did, I suggest wiping everything on your phone (data, system, cache, dalvik cache), flash the ROM, wipe data, cache and dalvik cache again before rebooting. Oh, and double check the MD5 sun on all of your downloads. If it's wrong, you'll have to download the file again. If all doesn't work, flash a pit file (THIS IS STRICTLY A LAST RESORT OPTION) then flash a AOSP ROM.

N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,

Sent from the "China who bans Google"

Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!
[Galaxy Note II General] jon1011:
No. I was not able to wipe anything.

Before we even had the chance to start, when we woke up this morning, phone was already in bootloop.

And as I mentioned earlier, I could not access stock recovery and download mode. Being able to go to download mode menu is useless as it could not read my volume up input, which is to continue. After a few seconds, it would then again reboot.
[Galaxy Note II General] W@r10ck:
You can try flash again the latest CWM/Philz recovery through Odin.
[Galaxy Note II General] jon1011:
As I mentioned before, again, I could not access download mode properly. How could I flash something through Odin if it would not let me in?

I could only access the press volume up/down screen, but doesn't read any of my input whether up or down AND would restart again after a few seconds.
[Galaxy Note II General] Irwenzhao:
You mentioned that sometimes it would go into a bootloop but sometimes it doesn't. Could u try flashing a custom recovery from ROM toolbox? Flash TWRP or Phliz since your volume up button is unresponsive.

N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,

Sent from the "China who bans Google"

Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!
[Galaxy Note II General] W@r10ck:
Sorry my bad i didnt read throughly. I also had the same case before.charge your device make sure you have enough power.after that try to take the battery out for 1 min then try access download mode again.You can do this a couple of times until you successfully access download mode again
[Galaxy Note II General] jon1011:
That was yesterday.

Today, the problem seemed to have evolved into a bigger problem. And I don't know why. I just noticed it when I woke up.

How do I flash from ROM toolbox? Appreciate it if you could send me a link for a guide/tutorial.

Also, not only volume up is unresponsive when I enter download mode. It also doesn't read my volume down input (which is to cancel, restart phone).

I believe the buttons are working because I could enter the download mode menu page by pressing (home+vol down+power).

Edit:

I tried inserting a different battery from another Note 2, but still the same.

Been taking out the battery for too long, still doesn't work.

I've been removing it out for too long, because it goes on continuous bootloop if I would not remove it.
[Galaxy Note II General] Irwenzhao:
Can't use ROM Toolbox, since your device can't boot...

EDIT: What happens when you try entering stock recovery?

N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,

Sent from the "China who bans Google"

Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!
[Galaxy Note II General] singhpratik87:
That happens cause of the "power button" being stuck/pressed continuously ,look up videos/tutorials online on how to resolve that issue.If you are able to fix that I am sure you can revive the phone in download mode.

Perhaps contact this guy in the post on how he fixed his power button.
[Galaxy Note II General] jon1011:
Nothing.

When I press home+vol up+power, it's the same as doing nothing. It will display the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 screen, then reboot again after a few seconds.

That's interesting. I'll try to look it up. Thanks.

Edit:

It seems that the power button is indeed the problem. I tried accessing download mode the same way that guy did (home+vol down only), and it went through.

I'd rather bring this to a service center to have them fix the power button. I don't have tools to open this, and might mess up some other things inside. lol

Thanks to all who replied. Appreciate it. I'll update you once we have the power button fixed. :)
[Galaxy Note II General] enthusi@st:
Sorry I cant find the answer to my question by searching. Hence I am asking you. Does anybody know how to add Filipino language to S5 keyboard? I was able to do it with my note 3 keyboard in DN3 V5 ROM. I am now using DN3 v5+ with S5 keyboard and I could not add Filipino language.
[Galaxy Note II General] singhpratik87:
Glad to know I was able to help you in figuring out the real problem instead of you trying more software related stuff to revive the phone that could lead to potential brick and worsening the situation. Good luck :)
[Galaxy Note II General] maxram:
I updated OTA 4.4.2 official globe. Unfortunately it's not letting most of my apps access ext SD card for saving files....
[Galaxy Note II General] erljayp:
Is your phone still in warranty? If not, try to root your phone and install dr.ketans app. :)
[Galaxy Note II General] maxram:
Nope. Which app by dr. ketan?

I haven't been active here.
[Galaxy Note II General] erljayp:
I overlooked this app, I thought it was for ext sd. I'm sorry. :(
[Galaxy Note II General] enthusi@st:
You can also use this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix but you have to root your phone before you can use the app.
[Galaxy Note II General] und3ad_6:
How do you find battery life in dn3 5+? Couldn't seem to find a 4.4.2 rom with good battery life. I used to get around 7+ hours of screen on time on 4.3 roms. All 4.4.2 roms i have tried only gave me 5-6 hrs screen on time.
[Galaxy Note II General] enthusi@st:
I don't think I reach 7 hrs with DN3 5+ and a few apps still don't work properly
[Galaxy Note II General] erljayp:
Have you tried freezing some unused apps, using greenify, and doing the usual battery saving procedures? :)
[Galaxy Note II General] und3ad_6:
i do use greenify, i was able to get 7 hours screen on time for 1 day and maybe 3 hours with the latest DN3 and latest Agni kernel (without underclocking) I haven't even froze unused apps yet. Seems like a good combo.
[Galaxy Note II General] erljayp:
To those who are using the latest stock KK rom, i would like to ask what bootloader comes with it?

Thank you. :D
[Galaxy Note II General] singhpratik87:
ND3 firmware with ND3 bootloader , NE1 France firmware with NE1 bootloader all others like ND4 firmware are with ND3 bootloader ( not totally sure about ND4 firmware but haven't heard about ND4 bootloader)
[Galaxy Note II General] jon1011:
Hmm...

I'm using 4.4.2.

I downloaded the info app and the boot loader version says: N7100XXUFND4.
[Galaxy Note II General] singhpratik87:
Thank you for confirming that ND4 firmware has ND4 bootloader.
[Galaxy Note II General] erljayp:
I was just afraid to flash stock rom since downgrading BL may cause problems. :)

Worked fine though. ^.^

Thanks! :D
[Galaxy Note II General] singhpratik87:
What do you mean downgrading bootloader? Which bootloader did you downgrade from and to which one?
[Galaxy Note II General] cencinas:
Got note2 from smart with 4.4.2. Im trying load cm11 but it looks like the bootloader is locked? Any way i can confirm if it is?
[Galaxy Note II General] agent_so:
hi guys,

i recently subscribed to SMART LTE 999 with my phone Note 2 N7105. the issue is im not getting LTE signal. only up to H+.. anyway i updated my ROM to SOKP. and it a good ROM. though i still dont Get LTE. does anyone here made it work?

and also, what exact modem do you use for SMART?

thanks!
[Galaxy Note II General] Simone:
What's your APN settings? You do know the Smart Prepaid is better because it has no limit like Postpaid? :)

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[Galaxy Note II General] agent_so:
Hi thanks for your reply. Apn name is SMART and APN internet. Others are all default.

Regarding the data cap,ive been reading tpc smart lte thread and till now the postpaid plan is not yet capped. Also i need this for our newly formed company.
[Galaxy Note II General] Simone:
Oh, I see. I must have not asked all the needed information from Smart to know their postpaid has no cap. I also use internet as APN but that's for prepaid because as far as I know, postpaid subscribers get a different APN. Try smartlte as an APN.
[Galaxy Note II General] waffuako:
hi pinoys, need help here. im confused on what method should i use to root my note 2 4.3 stock. can anyone help me? please!