yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Higgs_Boson:
You are correct, in a sense, to say that there are three methods of location detection. However, I respectfully disagree that location via tower belongs in the same boat as GPS and Wi-Fi detection.

Location detection via wifi is exact down to a few feet, which is based on an IP address. GPS tends to be very accurate, and depending on certain variables can be off by a few hundred feet.

Towers, as you mentioned, are more or less a means to an end. It offers a very, very general idea of location, but can off by up to miles. Again, as you mentioned this rough idea of your location is then more precisely pinpointed by GPS satellites.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] DZonikg:
Lol there is somebody who does not what is gps..i use GPS in my player 5.0 a lot with "my track" application ..and off course you can install some offline navigation for car ..i use IGo because it has best maps for my country ..(in apple maps in my country my town of 200 000 people does not even exist ..there is no on the map :D ) but for car i use tablet for navigation..bigger better hh.

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Location via 3G gives me very accurate position in town to 10m but you can do any navigation
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baladev:
Well, i wasn't categorising different ways of identifying your position, so you really have nothing to respectuffy disagree with. I just explained them all.

Location detection via wi-fi gives you the position of the wi-fi hot spot, so if you are close to it, your position is precise, if you are 100m away from it, your position will be 100m off. It is also stationary, it doesn't move with you, so it's useless for turn by turn navigation.

Location detection via towers can be quite precise (comparable to precision of gps location detection), depending on where you are. If you are in a densely populated area, like a city (with many towers around you), your location will be very/quite accurate, on the other hand if you are in a rural area, with weak signal you may not even get a fix.

My preferable way of location detection is through a gps chip in my device. This way i'm not dependant on any external factors (apart from satellites in the space and the charge of my device) and free to go wherever i want.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] mxjcmxjc:
"The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. It is maintained by the United States government and is freely accessible to anyone with a GPS receiver." Taken from Wikipedia.

It's used mainly for Turn by Turn direction and can be used to track travel distance. For instance I use the GPS with Runkeeper to track my runs/walks/jogs.

Location Service on the iPod uses Wifi Networks to triangulate your position. Which is good if your in a city with a lot of wifi access however if your not your boned.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] JackpotClavin:
I think the old Galaxy Players (4 and 5 inch) were made with spare parts from the entire Galaxy S (Vibrant,Captivate, etc) and Nexus S series which was quickly going obsolete. I seriously think that Samsung would support the new Galaxy Player series with legitimate updates. There's a pretty big gap in performance specs between devices that came out with Gingerbread and ICS and with the old Galaxy music player series coming out with Gingerbread, the performance before the ICS "spec bump."

I'm probably gonna pick up a 5.8 and develop ROMs for it if anybody was wondering. The specs should be enough for a few more years or Android releases
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aznflawless:
If it is under $300 dollars maybe... $200 yes.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] gskillivenom:
I wish that it would cost 250$ for the 8 GB version . Of course it would have to be faster , would have to have a dual core CPU and so on. But they should also take some stuff out , like one of the dual speakers , why do you need two? One is loud enough and it would save cost. I dont know about anyone else , but i sure am not using the earpiece and that could go away too ! Also a 5MP camera isnt really needed , cause its after all not a camera ! Would be awesome to see the new players in different colours like the iPod Touch ! Also maybe some of you people have tried the Galaxy note or Note 2? Are they much bigger than the player 5.0? Im worried about the massive 5.8" screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Higgs_Boson:
I've been reading on the Samsung Electronics Q&A Board that Samsung is going to be releasing a 32GB version some time around the middle of this month. Reportedly, it is going to cost somewhere in the range of $430.00. I know. Ridiculous, right?

Again, my speculations are that, if Samsung does choose to release the new SGP 5.8 abroad, it won't be for another 5 to 6 months yet. This is an educated guess based on my own experiences when I was in Seoul for the SGP 4.0/5.0's debut. They debuted exactly like they have in Seoul with the 5.8; first 8/16GB models, a month later a 32GB model was released. Then, 6 months after their debut in Seoul, they went international. So, it could be possible yet that they'll be released abroad.

Also, about the dual speakers, this device is sold as a multimedia device, so it makes sense that they'd give it stereo speakers for an ultimate listening experience. However, I agree with you on the camera part, that is why I have a separate DSLR. I don''t take pictures with my phone or other device.

As for the screen, why worry? It is, again, a multimedia device. If you're using it for music, videos, pictures, etc., then Samsung is going on the premise that a nice big screen is good for viewing. However, in my humble opinion, they should've incorporated an HD screen if they make the screen that big. The Note 2, from what I hear, is going to have a 5.6 inch screen. So, in other words, slightly smaller than the new Galaxy Player.

And, finally, the earpiece -- in my opinion -- is an essential part as you can use it to make voice calls over Skype, or a similar service. It also comes equipped with a front-facing camera for Skype video calls.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baladev:
If the new GP 5.8 doesn't come out for the Int market until December, i'm getting this ===>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rUB-S7BwMH4

Actually, i'm getting the gamepad anyway, because it's much much better playing games with real buttons!

Recently i bought one of those cheap Android based game consoles just to test and see how it would work with games, wheather the real buttons would make any difference (i dislike controlling games by touching the screen, feels very distructing , unless it's something simple, like Angry Birds, which you wouldn't play with buttons because the gameplay itself if better controlled by swiping the screen, i'm talking about the games where you would normally have different actions assigned to different buttons). Anyway, i've been using it for the last two weeks and this cheap device totally convinced me that the future of Android gaming is with devices like this. I've been running all kinds of simulators for the old consoles (love old platforms), MAME and Android games and it's totally different experience, it's awesome! I liked it so much that decided to get something more powerful and better build with a better screen, which at present means GamePad, there's no alternative on the market yet. To the gamers among you i recommend this device.

It's going to be around $150 and should be released in November.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baladev:
May this be a worthy alternative? --->> http://androidadvices.com/huawei-ascend-mate/

I know it's a phone, but you can look at it as a minitablet with 3g :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] gskillivenom:
Mini tablet? 6.1 inches isnt far away from tablet territory , also imagine the price? quad core CPU , 1080p display , just gonna eat the money from your wallet , haha !
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] baladev:
Nothing is far away from each other these days. 6.1" isn't far away from 5.8" of GP 5.8 and with a thin bezel may even be very close in size to it and the price might surprise you, Huawei offer excellent value for money. I'm a sucker for large screens (on pocketable devices) and i think something around 5.5-6" might just be pocketable, we'll see.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aznflawless:
If its under $350 yes.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Katharta:
Eh, 5" is just about the largest I could comfortably use with one hand. I have a Nexus 7 now, so I can't really justify paying for a device which isn't going to receive any updates, and for the most part they fill the same niche. On the other hand, the rom devs here probably do better work than Samsung would have done anyhow.

I use Google Voice instead of paying for a cell phone. It's not so bad considering almost everywhere has wifi and I can tether off other phones if need be. Kind of like having a portable landline, I can go to the park without worrying about being hassled. It's a shame everyone feels necessitated to be reachable 100% of the time, otherwise these wifi devices could really have a chance to take off.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] impreziv:
I've been waiting for one of these ever since they announced them back in August. The 4.0/5.0 Players were priced very competitively with the iPod Touch. It looks like the Korean market version has started popping up on Ebay, but its $475??

Way lower specs than a Nexus 7, and more than double the price. I was really hoping they were going to compete specswise/pricewise with the Nexus 7.

I'm starting to lose interest in this thing, by the time it reaches our shores, its going to be even more obsolete than it already is.

It would have to be spec'd equally to the Note 2, and priced around $200 for me to be interested. Heck I'd even pay $250 solely because it will have a Micro SD slot, which the Nexus 7 doesnt.

You'll have to forgive my comparison to the Nexus 7, some may say they shouldn't be compared. But 5.8" is venturing into 'unpocketable' size, so to me the Nexus becomes more useful, if only slightly less portable.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] muji8u:
i for one can not wait till i get it
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] TheTehk17:
I was going to, but once I thought about the spec list... nope.

At 5.8", the display needs to be at least 1024x600. qHD resolution simply doesn't cut it, by itself or compared to its Apple competitor.

Looks like Samsung chose an OMAP4 (probably the 4460), which has an old SGX540 GPU. For a device partly intended for games, I'm surprised at this choice.

I'm also concered about the thickness, and we don't know yet if it has an MHL port or removable battery.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] abendroidx:
to the sole voter who replied he already posses the device

kindly feedback if the device can receive phone calls over the bluetooth paired device ie: an old crappy phone

this is the feature i was really looking forward when i bought the 5.0 if the hands free profile is working fine i might consider buying it.

its just a pity as i went to korea few weeks back and i didnt even had a chance to try this out
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] aznflawless:
I would love to see the Samsung galaxy player 5.8 come to the USA. I was hoping to see it at CES oe MWC.

I would totally buy it if I was under $350. Let's just see if it even comes to the USA.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] hanjosep:
Well, the galaxy note 8 is coming with a quad core processor, jelly bean 4.1.2 and a stylus....
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] abendroidx:
cant clearly remember but it was 300+ USD in duty free korea
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Munemasa:
No, it's way too big to use with armbands. I already think 5.0 is huge, imagine 5.8!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Karim.younus:
I'm waiting for Nvidia Project Shield. I'll be able to play Battlefield 3 ON MY ANDROID!!!! Suck it Apple . . .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] elesbb:
Okay this is totally wrong.... lol :P

In order to edit any apk you need 7zip and apk manager or apk tool. And you need to properly deodex your system. Simply renaming systemui.odex to .bak will not "deodex" your ROM. I dont remember how to deodex anymore cause i dont run ROMs odexed. There are numerous threads explaining how to deodex so use search and google my friend :)

But you are on the right track. you could simply rename the .png files. But you have to rename them to exactly the same name as the ones which are being displayed currently. Or you could edit the status_bar.xml file and target the new .png files which is a bit more difficult but cleaner. Cause if you rename the new png files, you have to either delete or rename the old png files. Which i recommend the later.

Then you need to recompile the systemUI.apk with apk manager or apk tool (whichever you decide to use) google them both to get a better understanding of them. I dont wanna just "tell" you what exactly to do because i had to google everything myself, and in my googling i learned a lot more than what i wanted which made everything so much easier to do.

Also, when you recompile the apk, do not sign the apk. You could zip align the apk which i do to all my mods to ensure they are correct.

Hope this helped and good luck! If you need help just PM me or post in the thread. I respond to PMs quicker though. But have fun :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HATe410:
So i used a MOD created by jim93 (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1616189) to edit a systemUI.apk to add ICS style blue battery, blue WiFi status with blue/white upstream/downstream symbols, and blue Signal bars. All while maintaning the toggles and quick panal settings.

Now i would like to:

1. ICS Blue Clock + Remove AM/PM

2. Obtain a better battery icon with percentage inside battery

3. Transparent Notification window

4. Activate 180 degree rotation

I would like to make these adjustment on stock 4.0.3 UVLE1 software

I cant find a custom ROM that doesnt compromise on at least 1 basic feature, also very bad experinces with ROMs in the past. For me the Stock system is very stable and EVERYTHING WORKS

Can someone please help me locate the Files needed to edit these items, or at least let me know if any of my goals are completely impossible

Any advice or information is greatly appreciated

THANKS XDA!

if anyone would like my modded file (.zip) i can gmail it to you, really i only replaced .png (image files) no big deal
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] playya:
I have done most of these edits that you would like to try and I will tell you this if you search google with the information you need you will find tutorials on everything you are asking for. This is what I did and how I learned these fun tasks. Everything you want to do especially in ICS can be accomplished. Also check out a site called UOT Kitchen, it may save you on a step or two. Although learning how to do it is still quite educational as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HATe410:
over it

Of course i googled these topics, i google things ALL the time lol I've also used this site as a resource for over a year, tried all the apk modification tools suggested to no avail. Not understanding the instructions given here and being a tech/computer savvy person has made me very upset. This has caused me allot of stress and loss of sleep, Gave up returned my phone to factory settings goodnight

Thanks?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jmdatcs:
My phone keeps getting stuck on the samsung boot screen after restoring with TI.

I used the LI3 ROM and AIO modem zips here, everything went fine until after I used TI to get my apps and date back. After I reboot, I get stuck. I've tried using both XML and snapshot to restore with TI.

I have also tried letting google play restore all my apps (before I stopped it and went right to TI).

That didn't work either. Also, if I don't restart I keep getting temp freezes with an error message - "unfortunately, logsprovider has stopped"

Any ideas?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] jmdatcs:
If anyone else is looking for a solution to a similar problem, this is how I solved it.

Restored to a nandroid on LIF from before I tried all this. Used TI to backup sms only, so I wouldn't lose a weeks worth of messages (you could do more but I didn't care about anything else that wasn't synced to gmail anyway.) Restored to a nandroid on LG8. Made a TI backup for everything except the sms. Full wipe and flash to LI3. Used TI restore, no problems.

There must have been some system data from the LIF TI backup that didn't agree with LI3.

freeza suggested another route. You could try restoring user apps and data only from TI then doing system data 1 by one until you found the screwed up one. Luckily I had two recent nandroids but if you don't, or there is enough data you don't want to lose that the longer version is worth it, you might want to give that a try.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dryspuri:
Hey all I must say I loved scree record function shown in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DcgZum8M1o at 06.52, by pressing home and vol up, but it is not working for me! i am on UK fimware latest!!

can anyone help me And any owners confirm that this is working for them!!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pinnacle74:
No it does not work, and please use the search function, this have been covered already in at least three threads.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1917409&highlight=record

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1913948&highlight=record

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1922824&highlight=record

Also, this should have been posted in the Q&A section.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dryspuri:
Sorry I did search, and nothing came out, Thanks for the info !!

Its shameful that sammy took it out!! how is it possible, This is breach of trust & wrong publicity!!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pinnacle74:
As mentioned in one of the posts apparently it's due to some sort of copyright issue, but yeah it's a shame.

Perhaps the big fruit company in the US have some sort of patent... ;)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] averagedawg:
Anyone have any suggestions on how to root this device? I have read the rooting threads and visionary is not working - it is hung and says "rooting please wait" for 10-20 min... i have tried everything with visionary.

Next, i tried the gfree method http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Glacier:_Full_Update_Guide#Rooting_the_HTC_Glacier

when I get to this step, i get an error "unknown option'

./gfree -f -b hboot-eng.img -y recovery.img

./gfree: -b: unknown option

kind of stuck.

android version - 2.2.1

baseband version - 12.38b.60.140eu_26.03.02.26_M

kernel version - 2.6.32.21
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
Enable USB debugging and temp root with visionary. Reboot between attempts. Once temp rooted you can use gfree to get S-Off. Then use visionary to permaroot or just flash a custom recovery and ROM.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] averagedawg:
usb debugging is on.

when i go with temp root, it just spins - says "rooting please wait" and spins and spins.

When i check temp root on reboot, it boots up and says "rooting please wait" and spins and spins.

Can you give me more specific directions? like reboot between attempts, what exactly do you mean?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
Unchecked the temproot on boot option.

Try to temp root. If it fails, reboot. Repeat until successful. If you get desperate, factory reset your phone and try again.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NovaxxBite:
during my first root, i found reading through threads and guides still had me stumped

maybe this will help you ( i used this to root my first time )

YOUTUBE
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jiggamanjb:
Try this guide, Visionary not needed:

minus.com/mu9vZ3P38

I tried the Visionary method and was stumped. Found the guide above, which was created by someone here, and got downgraded and rooted in no time.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
Jiggamanjb

What r u doin?

Jiggamanjb

Stahp

Your link is useless...
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jiggamanjb:
lol ok . I guess a step-by-step guide with pictures is useless. :rolleyes:
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
Check the linked site. It appears to be missing some components.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jiggamanjb:
You don't get this PDF from there?

pdfcast.org/pdf/mytouch-4g-downgrade

Links are embedded in the PDF.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
It just says the items are missing.

:shrug:
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jiggamanjb:
Hmmm, what reader are you using? I used both Sumatra and Foxit.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DurtyKing:
Desperation

I believe Visionary doesn't work on Mytouch 4g phones with GingerBread. You have to the option to downgrade to Froyo then root. Currently there is a one click method for htc phones.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ronin178:
He is on froyo 2.2-gb is 2.3...and there is no one click root for this phone...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] dratsablive:
So I am trying to manually root my S3 without flashing a rom. I am able to get through most of the steps in these instructions up to the point where it requires you to put phone into download mode. I get phone into download mode, but when I connect to the PC, it doesn't see the phone.

This step worked:

To confirm your device is properly detected, in the command prompt, run

Code:

adb devices

Now copy busybox, su, superuser.apk to /data/local/tmp/ using adb.

Code:

adb push busybox /data/local/tmp adb push su /data/local/tmp adb push Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp

These steps worked:

Now run adb shell

Code:

adb shell

Note that you see a "$" sign in the command prompt. That means you are not rooted.

Next run the following commands in the shell to change permissions and get some limited privileges for the Superuser files:

Code:

chmod 6755 /data/local/tmp/su chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox chmod 644 /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk

Note that the names of the files are case sensitive.

Files are there and are verified when I ls /data/local/tmp. All three files are there.

This is where I have a stumbling block:

Once in download mode, connect the Android device using the microusb cable to the computer.

Now using the open Nautilus window, navigate to /UserData/local/tmp/ folder and verify that you have the files you sent to the device viz. su, busybox and Superuser.apk

So if I am able to push files to the phone, why won't it recognize it when in download mode?

Using Fedora Linux and have the full Android SDK installed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ahlexkim:
Where can I buy the earphones that came with the phone? I lost them and I really liked them. I'm wondering if I can buy them...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] con247:
eBay
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ahlexkim:
But most of those are fake. I don't know which ones are reliable..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] markm7:
Search ebay for " 251150818442 "
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ahlexkim:
Those aren't the ones that came with the phone, the Galaxy SIII.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] markm7:
Sorry 'bout that sent you to the wrong page, I was looking for some myself

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Samsung...790158?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item20cbf5158e
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] tformed:
The S3 came with headphones? Time to check my box...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] josh995:
Yeah, and they're surprisingly good quality! I was really impressed. Usually headphones that come with a phone are cheap crap!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Green Ranger:
You might want to try Amazon....or Craigslist but they might end up being used.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Lelouche:
I have a couple if you're interested.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] linekbp:
hi guys, does anyone know the whats app trick og thumbnail different from image?