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[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
Please spend some time on reading this page..

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_2
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
Finally found a good deal. Only need to pay 17k for the Note 2 after exchanging my old phone. :cool::):D Buying it tomo.
[Galaxy Note II General] D4rkShadow:
Thanks for the reply, i think i was able to follow the instructions to some extent. i lost root and binary counter says 0.but system status says custom which is under binary counter. is it supposed to be like that?i was expecting it to say official D:

oh and i didn't download the firmware
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Just wipe cache and data from recovery, it should turn official.

If you have lots of data and don't want to wipe try this

-setting - application manager - all - sysscope - clear data

Do same with enterprise sysscope if exist.

Reboot device normally, play for 10min, recheck status.
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
Buying a Note 2 tomorrow, is there anything I should check in the shop? Also what is the latest software version that the Note 2 has?
[Galaxy Note II General] dcpathak:
use this code: *#12580*369#. if one of the output is MP 1.301 then you should be having a sane chip. Also check that date of manufacturing is Feb 2013.

Let us know what price you get it for and from where.

All the best...
[Galaxy Note II General] sumeshd:
I got 21k for my 1x and gote n2 for 36000..that's bk in October when n2 just launched..got d deal frm gaffar..

Welcome aboard buddy..now u cn experience a real gud battery life..:p

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Help needed..does sbi maestro debit card work with wallet or play store??
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
No!!

Only Hdfc/Axis Gold Debit card having CVC code works
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
The date of manufacturing is indeed Feb 2013. I'm getting around 17k for my old phone and 34.5k is the price of the Note 2 I'm buying. Also it's the white one.

I remember you! You used to be active in the one x Indian sub forum:p

Didn't know you'd left us;)
[Galaxy Note II General] nicholes:
someone is giving me note 2 in 20k ( usa made ) and sealed pack.(no warranty obviously ) should i get it ( i have not checked MFD as yet) nop bill no warranty.
[Galaxy Note II General] amg009:
Dude its a steal,and confirm its the international version n7100, so much better development..

SDS can be avoided using a custom kernel like perseus and philz recovery..

if you plan on using the device long term, its upto you...
[Galaxy Note II General] nicholes:
if suppose inspite of all the care i got SDS .. how much samsung will charge for changing the motherboard in india ??
[Galaxy Note II General] amg009:
around 6.5k-8k depending on the service centers, still worth the money...
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Worth to read this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2003738&highlight=dr+ketan
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
As long as your device is under warranty period, it will be done free of cost

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
AFAIK Note1 mobo costing 8.5K

So note2 Mobo should have around 10K at least.
[Galaxy Note II General] nicholes:
Thanks i am sticking to that thread as well.

BTW someone is giving me a sealed pack note 2 so i dont think he will allow me to check all those things before buying the phone.

Thanks for the reply. but i told before that i am getting a sealed pack note 2 without bill and without warranty! that is why i wanted to know repair charges ............
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
ohk, How much discount you are getting for no bill and warranty.

I would suggest, if the difference is not more than 5k, don't take chance buying costly device without bill and warranty
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Sealed pack @20k is highly suspicious, look for two things

1.it's genuine note2 and not replica

Sealed pack doesn't make genuine once you are purchasing from unauthorized person.

Two most distinguishing thing in replica

Heavy weight

Fake s pen

2. Make sure it's not stolen.

In such case you will loss IMEI soon and device will turn out to be just tab without network.

calculate simple thing

What extent someone can give you discount ? just tax isn't? b'coz it is without bill

what is VAT in india?

i think it is A 12.5% of price + B 20% of VAT (A)

If Note2 price is 32K you have to pay 32K + A 3840 +B 768

so total Note2 price is 32000+ 4608 (A+B) = 36408 if you purchse with bill

In other words if you buying a note @36408 you paying 4608 VAT and how someone can give discount more than Rs 4608 without bill?

and here you are getting 17K discount

That makes thing highly suspicious

Possibilites are

-Device is not genuine

-Smuggled

-Stolen

-Refurbished

-Person got device as gift and no more he needs
[Galaxy Note II General] nicholes:
OH! Thanks for all those important advises!

i did not know all those things.

now i am afraid. there is high chances that the phone is stolen(actually he has three phones) and IMEI may be loose soon and device will turn out to be just tab without network.

i dont want to be a part of thieves(i would not buy that phone)

Thanks again for your kind advise. you are really a true,kind,active, and very important member of this community.:o

Cheers
[Galaxy Note II General] sumeshd:
Yes I m d one..I was pissed off when one x+ was announced. .I abused everyone frm htc and bought note 2..

U r very brave to hv used one x for such long..:p
[Galaxy Note II General] iampunX:
Got the AirView compatible Flipboard from the system dump of Galaxy S4 that got leaked a couple of days ago. Here is the link:

http://db.tt/rEcuzOj6 :)

《Samsung Galaxy Note II ★ GT-N7100》
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
Got mine!!:p:D:)

Changed from my HOX
[Galaxy Note II General] iampunX:
Welcome ;)

《Samsung Galaxy Note II ★ GT-N7100》
[Galaxy Note II General] winlinmac001:
NOTE

Ask the seller, what carrier the phone belong's to (AT&T? T-Mobile?, etc.). Kindly ask the seller what is the IMEI # of the device (listed on box and back of phone). Call the customer service center hotline of the respective carrier (call the toll, not toll-free number, if you are calling from landline or indian mobile operator from India) or for free through Google Talk or some VOIP or International Call App, and verify the the IMEI Status with the customer care representative over the phone. If the IMEI number is clean, don't forget to take the person's name. Everything should be fine then. It is likely that the phone is either previously used or refurbished, likely refurbished. Here in the states, folks are selling their Used Note 2's for as low as $450--500 USD with bundled accessories (Otterbox case, etc), no where close to the 20K INR.
[Galaxy Note II General] $LIm:
Hello guys :)

Bought mine today too:fingers-crossed:

Coming from S3
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
Can anyone explain to me how to add folders in the dock?

And how can I change the lock screen shortcuts?

Edit: figured it out..
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
welcome to Galaxy Note world:)
[Galaxy Note II General] Mandeep148:
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
Lol..was busy, yet to take dinner. Will reply your pm soon...

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] dcpathak:
Is it Feb 2013 manufactured and with 0xf7 eMMC?

At what price?
[Galaxy Note II General] chaitanya87:
Killer deal for you guys. Note 2 for unbelievable price 32k.

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Its on homeshop super deals
[Galaxy Note II General] nicholes:
Hi guys!

Do samsung offer to extend warranty of their phones?

when i visit nokia store they offer me to extend my nokia (N900) warranty for one more year (1 year by default + 1 year for 1400 rs= 2 year warrnty :))

do samsung offer the same in india?
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
Yes and yes.

34700 less the resale of my previous phone.

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I want to know the same
[Galaxy Note II General] sajadkhan806:
frnds need hlp, my recovery is not flashing now....it has switched back to the stock one....how to unlock it...plz
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
Can anyone explain why my contact photos after syncing from Facebook are still very pixelated?
[Galaxy Note II General] zavenfoizon:
Guys how can I check if i have that sds issue on my note 2 ?

Sent from my Samsung GALAXY NOTE 2
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
Known issue!!

solution: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5tb3RzLmhheHN5bmMiXQ.. (PaidApp)

after installing

go to setting>Account>HaxSync and activate it

now your Facebook photo will sync high-res. format
[Galaxy Note II General] dcpathak:
download and install eMMC BrickBug Check from play store. If it shows fwrev as 0xf1, you've sds prone chip.
[Galaxy Note II General] watsa:
What are you asking? :confused:
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
famous tendency on Note devices is, it asks whether to flash stock image when you done flashing job and you are in quit process.(it flashes stock image on reboot automatically)

here need to choose NO option to retain to be on custom recovery.

He might have choose YES option and now on stock recovery.

he can rescue himself by flashing custom recovery again....
[Galaxy Note II General] $LIm:
Guys my proximity sensor is always on. Is it normal or is some rogue app forcefully keeping it on??
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1983095
[Galaxy Note II General] sajadkhan806:
what i m asking is,i have the android recovery now,that ugly blue one,n now m not able to install cwm files,when ever i try to flash some zip file it says failed signature error,i have flashed custom indian rom n recovery but its still there,rooted again but its not going away...i need that older cwm so that i can flash those cm10 based roms n other zip files::crying:
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
As I said above, download and flash Philz/TWRP recovery again..
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Disable motion in settings and reboot device.
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
How do I get to know that my proximity sensor is 'always' on?
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
look at the pic

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35643541&postcount=24
[Galaxy Note II General] sajadkhan806:
flashed the phiil third time this week n now finally it worked...thanks for keeping the thread alive
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
Thanks.

I used this app. It did the sync and it's free. http://market.android.com/search?q=pname:ro.weednet.contactssync

Btw wasn't the jellybean update supposed to sort this issue? I didn't have this problem on my HOX after getting jellybean.
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
Htc oneX or other hTc devices has deep integration of these social Network.

Heard Samsung Now integrated it in Galaxy S4
[Galaxy Note II General] nicholes:
anyone please answer .........
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
Samsung itself doesn't offer extend warranty but yes some stores offers it by charging extra cost. it means the extended period of warranty will be served by specific stores from where you purchase the device.
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
What sd card should I buy? I'm looking for a 16/32 GB card around 1.5k. Also what class should it be? And what brand?
[Galaxy Note II General] amg009:
Go for samsung class 10 cards 32 would suffice as sandisk cards are known to produce file system errors..
[Galaxy Note II General] iampunX:
True that. Don't go for SanDisk. Had a 64GB class 10 ultra which got corrupted in a matter of 4 months. They provided me with a replacement though. But I'm not using it.

《Samsung Galaxy Note II ★ GT-N7100》
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
I heard that a higher class card is not good for gaming.

And that a lower class card leads to longer write times. So what do I buy? 6, 8 or 10?
[Galaxy Note II General] iampunX:
Get class 10 card.

《Samsung Galaxy Note II ★ GT-N7100》
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
and the best part is Samsung SD cards are cheaper compare Sandisk.

Easily available at Samsung Store with 5 years warranty..
[Galaxy Note II General] amg009:
Ya I regret buying sandisk mobile ultra 64gb card, at times its giving me errors running exfat, cant go to fat32 since there are large video files...

Although the files that were corrupted were of small sizes...
[Galaxy Note II General] pranut:
Hey guys what to do if u have an SDS prone chip ?
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Flash latest 4.1.2 rom released in 2013

If you are using non stock make sure your recovery and kernel is sds patched.
[Galaxy Note II General] pranut:
Thanks, I am on stock, and updated :)
[Galaxy Note II General] Mandeep148:
Any news about software update?
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
if you are talking about 4.2, don't expect before June-July.

and for India add 1-2 Months more...
[Galaxy Note II General] SacGuru:
Hey doc, a question on this...should I be on the latest 2013 ROM in general or being on latest Indian ROM is enough?

Thanks in advance for answering...

Sent from my GT-N7100 or the Nexus 10, heaven knows.

Those who help noobs go to heaven. True story.
[Galaxy Note II General] jujuburi:
If I have the permission to answer this, then I'd say just stay on the ROM which is working good for you. For me it's the latest Indian ROM, and I came back to it from the allover latest MB6, which was released for France. I hate flashing this and that (everybody should imo), yet I did, after seeing some comments like MB6 was having 'better' battery backup than other ROM, well I didn't find anything better, absolutely none and came back.

Latest doesn't always necessarily mean greatest/better.
[Galaxy Note II General] SacGuru:
I have only asked this question because I want to know on which stock ROM my note 2 is safe from sds. I do not care about the other issues such as battery and all.

Sent from my GT-N7100 or the Nexus 10, heaven knows.

Those who help noobs go to heaven. True story.
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Rom released for India in 2013 also sds patched.

I mean any 4.1.2 rom released in 2013 are believed to be patched.
[Galaxy Note II General] krishelnino:
[/COLOR]

Class 10 is the best. The higher the class, the faster Read/Write speeds. You will not feel any major difference between Class 6 and Class 10 while using on the phone. But the differences in speed can be observed when copying files to/from PC.
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Can you give me link where you found SDS on latest indian ROM?

OR what you found in indian ROM kernel, which made you believe it is not properly patched.
[Galaxy Note II General] krishelnino:
I have not seen any official statement till date from Samsung that mentions that the 4.1.2 firmwares fix the SDS issue. We are all assuming 4.1.2 is SDS safe. I think the only safe phones are those that have the new chip (x07). However phones which are running firmware later than DLL7 have been with less SDS issues of late. What I am trying to say is that we are only assuming that 4.1.2 is SAFE, which may not be the case.

Case in point, me and one of my friends have purchased Note 2 at the same time(last Oct) with the same chip. I have always used custom ROMs and kernels and I have never faced any issues. But my friend uses only stock ROMs and he doesn't even want to root the device. He was using the latest Indian firmware and last month all of a sudden he got this SDS issue. He got the MB replaced under warrantly. Hence we never know for sure until Samsung admits the issue.

PS - I have even used S2 which was affected by the Exynos brick bug, where flashing a ROM caused it to brick.
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
Samsung won't admit it. Instead they silently replacing MB of those died devices.

As a no.1 oem they don't want to disclose the issue, else sells will go down drastically if they admit 16 GB eMMC's they produced are affected..

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
-Don't expect samsung will tell it ever.

-it's not merely assumption, elite deveopers on XDA have found patching in latest ROM(in kernel and so in recovery too), in the contrary you said chip is new and it's assumption it is safe,it is too early to say it is safe.

-All the custom kernel available are using SDS patch code by samsung, can you point me which kernel have it's own SDS patch?

-Why exynos bug affected device should get brick by flashing ROM? exynose bug was not only on S2, but almost device using that chip like S2/3 Note1/2. exynos bug have nothing to do with brick, it can just make your device vulnerable to malware attacks. S2 had emmc brick bug and wiping was responsible to cause brick.

Making absurd comments without enough data/acknowledge/study won't help anyone but just creates hype.
[Galaxy Note II General] krishelnino:
Yes, u are right. We cannot say for sure whether the new chip is safe. Have to wait for some more time.

Some kernels had a patch for SDS before Samsung released 4.1.2. That was what i was referring to.

Yeah, i was referring to that emmc brick bug, wiping data from recovery caused it to brick. Sorry it was a mistake there. Exynos bug was related to data vulnerability.
[Galaxy Note II General] jujuburi:
With all due respect sir, these lines make no sense. It's not about what 'you think', rather you need to state the fact! I thought that was obvious.

A lot of people here who don't follow the topic closely, hell they don't have time, your moot comment will make them scared and confused and they might make a stupid decision.

So imo, if you DO NOT have prove of something it's better to stay put.

:rolleyes:

Yes, the last ROM released for India is safe, as well as any ROM released after that (for any region) for that matter.

'Swyped' from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] krishelnino:
My apologies. It was just because i have seen my friends Note 2 running on the latest Indian firmware stock and unrooted, suffer from this SDS issue, hence I have posted. It was in no way to scare people. My bad
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Again i can't agree unless you give me name of note2 kernel which was patched before samsung have patched it.

What i believe is you are referring AndreiLux, who have i think first identified SDS on S3, and his kernel with SDS patched for note2 came on 9th jan when samsung have patched it

here his own words

it's enough to understand.

Here is most kinetic and informative thread of SDS on S3 forum

here first few lines of that thread

So i think there is no need to believe samsung have poorly patched compare to custom kernel fix.
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
This is weird. My sim card sometimes becomes unreadable for no reason... And I get this message:

My sim used to work perfectly on my HOX.... What's wrong?
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
'Sometimes' itself suggest it should be ill fitted isn't?
[Galaxy Note II General] amg009:
could you share the font...???
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
SDS is basically have cumulative effect, if you have read cases of SDS, you may have observed slight lagginess, force closes for few days (may be week) before SDS precipitate.

So if device is already been affected before you flashing latest ROM, it won't help b'coz it's too late to update. here only thing we can explain about such issue. as you have very little information gave about full incidence, we can't blame newer update. Really i am closely watching XDA daily and no case i (at least me) have found where device was smoothly working on 4.1.1 and later updated to latest ROM and got bricked.

Common causes i have found for SDS on latest firmware (believed to be patched)

-Too late update (after facing lag and FC)

-Old recovery ( i have seen a case, where user was on Chenglu's recovery, which have no patch for SDS)

-Old custom kernel(don't have SDS patched)

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yes,

Read This

here

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39740132&postcount=560

After reporting this there is no further communication by users, but still we have to watch further.
[Galaxy Note II General] jujuburi:
Okay I'm a little confused here, there seem to be more than one topic on S4 Weather Widget, could anyone tell me which one is actually working without any glitch? I don't need transparent one.

1:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2215622

2:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2210512

3:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2215025
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
Thread No.2

it is working for me, download R version and wipe cache and dalvik cache before/after flashing the mod
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
Could be... To rectify this I have to remove and reinsert my sim card...

But I can't keep doing that every time...

Penman Fonts v 1.1 ( http://market.android.com/search?q=pname:com.monotype.android.font.pack.penman )
[Galaxy Note II General] krishelnino:
Try and check with another SIM card if the issue persists. Mostly the sim might not be properly inserted or the micro SIM was not properly cut
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
Alright.

If the issue still persists, then service centre?
[Galaxy Note II General] krishelnino:
Which ROM are u using?

Also check your settings-> network settings->network operators. Is it automatic or have you selected manually?
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
I think network setting error should't produce error of reinsert card isn't?

If network type is selected to WCDMA only and you running out of 3G network, it can cause network loss randomly, but still msg of reinsert card highly suggest ill fitted SIM card.(or improperly cut as you said)
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
chances are very less to think for a faulty Simcard Slot.

but anything is possible. Try another Simcard with proper cut then come to any final conclusion would be right decision IMO
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
yeah it could be either side card/slot, but more seems to be physical issue rather SW.
[Galaxy Note II General] Mandeep148:
Anyone knows the price of Note 2 bezel?
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
Stock everything, haven't rooted yet.

It's on auto.

It's on WCDMA /GSM auto...

Alright. Thanks.. :D
[Galaxy Note II General] kuberchib:
will this micro SDHC work with our note 2?
[Galaxy Note II General] krishelnino:
Yes ofcourse.
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
yes..

Galaxy Note /S3 supports 64 GB of SD card storage expanssion
[Galaxy Note II General] kuberchib:
when we enter note 2 model no here it shows as incompatible that's why I was a bit skeptical.
[Galaxy Note II General] SacGuru:
I guess it will support 128 GB micro sd cards too, when they come out.

Here is a link to a very fun way of having 128 GBs of memory on your external sd. Most of you old users would already have seen it but any new users can check it out - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2081712

Sometimes it's amazing what an ingenious mind can think of. And xda is full of people with such minds :D

Sent from my GTN7100 or the Nexus 10, heaven knows.

Those who help noobs go to heaven. True story.
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
knowledge base from wiki
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Full eye tracking available now for note2 (ported from s4)

You can control with eyes

-pause video

-swipe

-scroll

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.drippler.eyecontrol
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
some all ready fooled me;)
[Galaxy Note II General] iampunX:
Already got review from drippler ;) But I installed and tried anyways :D

《Samsung Galaxy Note II ★ GT-N7100》
[Galaxy Note II General] fulcrum1971:
Can't do much. Get a mb change once the phone dies or starts freezing. Kernel or an update won't make a difference. Personal experience.