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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] xplus93:
Okay, the thing I don't understand is why did they do this. Doesn't it cost sprint more for modifications to the phone from the original design? How does removing a harmless feature like this benefit sprint? The sim card I can see from sprints point of view since your more locked down to sprint, but this is pointless. The only reason I could see it making sense is if it cuts down on material costs to supplement the cost of an integrated sim chip, but not by much.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Lord Syrics Jr.:
***ATTENTION ALL***

The Sprint version of the phone DOES have leads!

See here = http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=33833217&postcount=240

You will need to further mod your device though. This method requires you remove the second layer of casing. Plus moding With a dremel or exacto knife.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] randy2:
That was my first hypothesis before the device launched I just brought a international back plate and im sodering straight to the pcb
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ZenInsight:
What is the max MAH of the inductive mat? Is it 2.1 amps (2100mah)? If it is any less then I won't be interested. Plus, kind of annoying to not be able to move my phone around while it's charging.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] dbpaddler:
You're high if you think it'll come close to 2.1. And I constantly use my phone while it's charging. That's why my touchstone collected dust.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ZenInsight:
Yep. That's why I don't care about inductive charging. Inconvenient.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] zsunsun:
I want whatever you are smoking if you think it can do 1C rate charging.

You can't do it even if you are connected with a wire.

Sent from my ???
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aspidites73:
In that space, on my AT&T model, is the SIM card. The box on your phone is either nothing or something to do with CDMA. The AT&T note 2 does, in fact have the inductive charging leads.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyan_osu:
Because I didn't want to just drill on the house, I ordered this today http://www.parts4repair.com/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-n7100-middle-cover-with-side-keys-black/

Will let people know how it works, but it should fit right in and then I'll take some contacts from an old phone and solder it onto the contacts, get a Qi coil, and be off wirelessly charging.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ix3u:
Good call! Looked like it has the whole camera lens assembly in there too making it a great candidate for people whose lens gets all scratched up. Does look really convenient for the wireless charging with the holes already there!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
I am going to mod my case for the wireless charging ports (they are their just covered) but I am not going touse inductive charging.

I am going to build contact points into my "case" and wire them to the inductive charging ports built into the phone. I will likely mod the battery back to these ports and then having matching ports in the inside of my case and then run that to contact points on the outside of my case and then have contact points in my "dock holders" so when I snap the phone into whatever cradle I build for the car etc.. it will start charging without me having to use the usb port on the bottom. cleaner and less wear and tear on the port.

IE I am going to hard wire charging capability into the phone "using" the wireless charging contact points. so I can do full 2.1amps too.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] dbpaddler:
You could just say "conductive charging". We get it. :)

Sent from your 18yr old daughter's room
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
so has anyone gotten an international middle cover and confirmed plug and play fit to the sprint note ii ?

I want to order one but the price takes it over "take a shot impulse buy" for me.

I did order the plug and play sim card component to play with.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] honki24:
I can confirm this doesn't work. I did this and your phone does not recognize that it is charging unless you go through the charging ports. If you just "hijack" the battery terminals the phone does not show that it is charging, even though it is. When I tried the battery dropped a few % and then went back up... I wasn't pleased so I removed it. I didn't like the bulge on my case either from the palm coil.

---------- Post added at 01:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:03 PM ----------

Also - I should point out that the touchstone charger is 1A. Your phone will charge half as fast as it will with the OEM 2A charger. I will re-iterate that when I had wireless charging on mine the back cover bulged - when you set the phone on its back you could spin it, even with a bumper cover on. Every now and then one of the clips on the back cover would pop loose because it was so tight with the coil in there. I'm not convinced that the Palm method is a good solution. The N7100 middle plate is like $15 and the Palm hardware is like $15, plus then you need copper tape, time, and patience... plus think logically... you probably want a couple of touchstones.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] yankees45us:
I don't think the note 2 has inductive charging. The only thing close to that is the nfc chip in the back on the battery cover. If their is inductive charging on the note 2 then that's one more awesome thing I found out about this phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyan_osu:
Mine is on the way.. will let you know when it comes in
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyan_osu:
It does have the capability. You have to expose the leads either with a replacement mid cover or drill holes. Then you have to put in contacts or enable the wireless receiver to contact the exposed leads someway and you're good to go. Everything's there unlike the TMobile version, which has the contacts but different hardware circuitry that disabled it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] stu5797:
Sprints inductive charging does work. I have tested it personally. I am trying to build up enough nerve to solder the phone... Scary
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyan_osu:
I might solder the pins on the charging receiver instead so when closed it sits in the two holes and have it touch the contacts. That way I dont touch the main board itself.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] stu5797:
Imo you wont get the proper charging current
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyan_osu:
Probably not but it would be an easy test
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] yankees45us:
This is just crazy. Maybe the next note will have inductive charging without the hassle.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MrTrackZed:
I received mine, it does not fit. The antennas on the upper left and right are completely different. And the layouts near the S-pen slot are different as well. I'll post a pic in a moment...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MrTrackZed:
White=Stock Sprint. Grey=International Version. I went with Grey because the chrome trim is darker. There are two pin type connections near the lower S-Pen slot on the Sprint version that are missing on the international version. Upper left/right antennas are very different, and the top area simply would not snap on. The sim slot on the Grey version isn't a problem, pretty much leaves some open space. My biggest fear are the antennas. The wireless charging pins are there and line up with the openings... I know it seems obvious, but I've seen quite a few people still doubting that:) I guess we'll have to wait for a Sprint specific part to go on sale.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ScrapMaker:
I don't think people realize just how impractical inductive charging would be on the GN2... This phone cannot even maintain the same % while charging if I am using the phone. The Palm Touchstone didn't even put out an amp, and took 4-5 hours to charge an 1100mAh battery.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
but for night time charging charge rate does not really matter.

even at only 500mah from fully dead its only going to take 6 hours to charge.

I personally gave up on inductive charging once I confirmed it CAN NOT work through any sort of real case.

as for the middle cover. Crap. how about the Verizon cover?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ScrapMaker:
If it takes 6 hours to charge, even at night! Is that really worth any effort or money?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
if it worked through cases? absolutely without question.

First its only $50 roughly for everything you need. Most people don't blink about paying $40 for a "oem charger" from the dealer.

Second it reduces wear and tear on the usb port which is CRITICAL for these devices.

so yeah if I could make it work through my cases I would switch in a heart beat. I tend to keep my phones for a very long time.

the Note II is "hot" enough that short of something having a killer must have function or feature I will probably stick with it for several years.

I do wish it had a 1080p display panel but the 720p panel is rather nice.

and what effort? buy the back. snap it into place place it on top of the touchstone. done.

I did this on my S3. ok on the Note II I would have to droll 2 small holes where the charge conductors are. but for me thats a few seconds and I consider that kind of stuff to be "FUN" so not effort at all for me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ScrapMaker:
Except it's not that easy... plus the phone already heats up while charging--even when the screen is off. My Palm Pre used to get super hot and charge even slower when on the touchstone. It's a novel idea, but at the 6-hour charge time, I don't get it. I'm not knocking it, but I can't figure out the fascination.

Though I've never had a microUSB port ever fail... ever... I've damaged several cables by falling asleep on them, or the phone falling off a table and swinging, etc... and never have I had the actual port fail. They are pretty damn strong.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] meccadon123:
folks get the charging dock with the 2nd battery directly from samsung..its the best 49.99 i ever spent(well i had that 50% off code so it was $25)...you dont have to use your phones usb port, your phone is never connected to a wire for charging.. and you always have a charged battery...end of story....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ScrapMaker:
What worries me about that is our back cover is VERY flimsy. I get squeaks and flex, where my GS3 did not have any. I would be weary of constantly removing this cover--for sure.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyan_osu:
Ive had a few phones usb wear out. My friends have too. It happens to some folks :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] meccadon123:
listen..as much as we enjoy these phones we can not frame them as collectibles...they are for use...if you're worried about the squeaks(my note 10.1 has them around the s-pen) then get the protective hard cover..i have 2 note2's i rotate the batteries and i have no squeak issues yet..i also have 2 samsung hard covers on both phones..i have no issues at all with using the charging dock and extra battery
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] asmd6230:
Any update to this . I have all the bits to do this modification after doing it to evo 4g and frankly think induction charging is the best thing since sliced bread.

How do I tell which of the terminals under the middle plate is +ve?

There was a thread documenting the mod but has since seemed to have dissapeared.

Any help would be much appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] KEYofR:
Works great.

It's hard to find chargers and cables that will reliably power the touchstone enough, but once you have a good charger and a good cable it's great.

I love reading all the opinions how pointless this would be.

I hate cases and never use any anyways so that argument is gone.

Speed of charging and ability to play with the phone while still charging doesn't matter while you're asleep, or most of the time at work.

If you need to use the phone once in a while during work, or even every few minutes constantly, ok so what? That's fine, go ahead and pick it up and use it! That's the whole point. Just grab it,use it, drop it back. Bonus, no usb cable stretched across your desk knocking things over or just generally looking ugly. The cable to the touchstone is static/fixed, and can be under everything else since it doesn't move around. Extra bonus, you can move more than one foot away from your desk without stopping to unplug.

I have a touchstone on my nightstand, next to the couch, and on my desk at work. They all get used.

Then the rest of the time when a touchstone would be inconvenient or not fast enough, ok so what? Those times I use a cable. Having the inductive receiver doesn't mean you can no longer use a cable whenever you want. I don't even have to have an extra cable or charger for those times. I can just pluck the one that's already there out of the touchstone since it's the same plug.

As for the bulging battery cover. It turned out a lot of that bulge can be alleviated by scooping out a little bit of the case plastic near the spot where you have to cut the hole to expose the contacts. Part of the inductive receiver is a tiny circuit board, and that board has a couple of surface mount components that stick up a millimeter or so in one spot. Just gouge out a little of the case on the phone at that spot for that bump to fit into, and the battery cover bulges a lot less and stays snapped in a lot better just from that one little surgical adjustment.

It still bulges slightly but a lot less.

I had touchstone stuff already but there are guys on ebay selling pre-made battery covers for both Qi and Touchstone, complete with contacts already in the right spot and nfc. Just slap it on, done.

The only reason I'll want any other dock or charger hookup outside of the car, is the smart dock for the mhl/hdmi. Even that is optional since there is Allshare.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] asmd6230:
Thanks for the reply. I have 4 touchstones around my home and it worked a treat with my evo 4g.

Is the Qi a better wireless charging solution?

I like the magnetic base of the touchstones.

Speed of charging is not important as i mostly have the phone on the touchstone as a base station for charging and visibility.

Its a boon for night time use as you can just pick it off the charger and use it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyan_osu:
The first post details my success in getting the mod working with a Nexus Qi Charging Orb without soldering
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] DevilStrider:
That's what I did. I also did that when I got my galaxy nexus.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] timba1210:
I don't know if anyone has tried this, but I figured I'd ask. Has anyone tried swapping the backplate on the Sprint Note 2 (SPH-L900) with one of the backplates for one of the other models that already has the holes for the wireless charging contacts (like the N-7100)? It occurred to me to ask, because I just looked on ebay, and right now the only replacement housing for the Sprint model is selling for between $100-$175, whereas a replacement backplate for the N-7100 is only $16 and it already has the holes for the wireless charging. Does anyone know if the screw holes don't line up or something?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyan_osu:
Yes the connection for some of the antennas dont line up. You have to use the sprint one. I bought a non sprint one thinking I could do that but no go
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] donatom3:
Gray

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Housing...135?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2327224ab7

White

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odk...1313&_nkw=SAMSUNG+galaxy+note+2+L900&_sacat=0

That looks like $22 to me not $100-$175
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] skoobz:
what are you yapping about? who are you gonna go to? verizon? they took off this feature also. actually, they gave you more. they added their logo right on the home button which is tacky. they also plastered it all over their back. att also has their death star logo on their back. there's nary a sprint logo on the gn2.

so even if you got a cover to take out that gaudy checkmark verizon logo with their ugly 4GLTE back plate you'll always be staring at their ugly ass checkmark logo everytime you press on that home screen.

just saying...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cosmoworks:
I can confirm that the mod works great as well... been using it for months. The mod was easy enough, i just undid the screws and pried up the back cover (didn't pull it completely off) just to give me clearance enough to drill some small holes. Then I used a finger drill to cut out where the contacts needed to go through carefully as not to hit the PCB.

Regarding cases, I have both a TPU and an ultra-thin eBay case. Touchstone works through the ultra-thin case, but it's very hard to align with the charger. It doesn't really work through the TPU case. My solution was to cut a hole in both cases. Turns out that after doing so, the phone lines up so easily with the touchstone - even easier than when I had my Palm Pre. The hole in the case just centers it perfectly on the stone every time without really trying. :good:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] DarkManX4lf:
With this mod, how long does it take to charge the phone from dead to full charge?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] woodluv2hldu:
Do you have a link to the backplate and copper tape you got from Ebay??

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyan_osu:
Copper Tape - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UZ8SJK/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Titanium Housing - http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Housing...135?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2327224ab7

White Housing - http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Housing...686?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2579c11fd6
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jyan_osu:
I'm not sure.. I actually have a few Qi chargers around and keep it on there. The big benefit is putting on the charger at night and not having to fumble with the cord in the dark as I go to bed later than my wife. It's overnight so I always wake up to a full charge. I'll have to run some tests but I'm sure people around here have already
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henryy97:
I've tried many inverted contacts app but they all make my phone app black too. i love the holo background on the phone but i like the pure black on the contacts app. Does anyone know where I can find an app for android 4.1.2 CM10? (latest nightly) please :3
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
check the link below u will get one there:)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1797292
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henryy97:
I only want the inverted contacts app.. :3 i tried this already and it flashes all my apps D: thanks for your reply though. any other ideas?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
Ok, then dwnld the one in the att below, backup ur exsisting one by renaming it. then push the dwnld'd contacts.apk file to System>app folder then set permission to rw-r--r-- then reboot phone and see:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henryy97:
Thank you! The phone app is sexier than before too! Seems from Resurrection Remix xD is it? I might be wrong but thank you! It's perfect :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
Yes its from RR rom v3.1.0;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Henryy97:
Hey by any chance... do you have the contacts app with the same background as that phone app? xD kinda sexy.. :cool:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibCurlyFry:
When i slap it in the system/apps folder and change permissions, i get the inverted contacts app but i have no dialer app? :eek:
[LG Optimus Black] wyrman:
What do these caches hold as in data? Cache Partition Dalvik Cache.
[LG Optimus Black] theaks30:
using google might be useful sometimes ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_(computing)

it basically stores data that is frequently used and shall be used

these data are pre-processed at times and are routines

cache partition is pretty fast
[TG01 General] malcomx73:
My TG01 with rom nunzio69 worked well but after a little time wifi and bluetooth don't work more!!

Please somebody may help me??
[TG01 General] onell:
master reset
[TG01 General] malcomx73:
done but don't works!!
[TG01 General] Rila:
Write another ROM version !

Try a mirom.
[TG01 General] malcomx73:
I have installed another rom but wi fi doesn' t work
[TG01 General] Rila:
After you write the new ROM did you make a master reset?
[HTC One X] DTMHibbert10:
Ok so I know the HTC One X doesn't have the best battery out there but I am seriously suffering with this phone....

I look at threads on here with people achieving such excellent battery stats but everything I try doesn't really make a difference

Can anybody help me at all.

View attachment 1430315 note the difference between status bar and uccw widget...

View attachment 1430316 no idea why Vault is using that much?

View attachment 1430318 shows bad the performance is

So sorry for creating anther battery thread but I'm sure this isn't correct

Rom is at the moment is IcedColdJelly running latest ncx kernel... But it hasnt been any better when I used to be on either renovate or viper..

Thanks for the help guys
[HTC One X] PhilipL:
Hi

Vault is using almost a quarter of your battery, if this is the software that hides your messages then according to the play store it has permissions to do anything and everything on your phone, including keeping it awake.

If you get rid of that, you have 25% more runtime.

Regards

Phil
[HTC One X] nikzDHD:
Install Betterbatterystats, and check your wakelocks. This will tell you what is keeping your phone awake then you can remedy the faults.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Pito67:
I'm looking at the Phone right now and it doen NOT have any slot to insert a SIM card..

I guess is not an International version.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jcossack88:
You can call while international on GSM...I believe it is $0.02 a minute for UK to US
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Pito67:
I'm talking about to been able to use your phone overseas with a GSM carrier. Not only in UK ..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] dbpaddler:
The GSM SIM is embedded and not user accessible. If you want to travel and use the phone you are stuck getting screwed by Sprints roaming rates. The iphone 5 and Photon Q are the same way. It's bullsh*t to call them world phones at this point. You could take the phone apart and access the SIM, but then you'd still have to get it unlocked.

I think part of the reason is so many were buying world phones on contract, billing it to the account and selling them overseas and not paying a dime on the account. With all the fraud, I think they took the most drastic route possible. Still BS to screw its traveling customers. People will still find a way if they want to commit fraud. They always do. And we pay for it one way or the other.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] schale01:
Is this only missing in the Sprint Version? Verizon? I imagine the US GSM variants don't have this issue. Anyone know for sure?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] dbpaddler:
It's purely a Sprint thing. Verizon, by law, can't lock their LTE phones, not even locally. Hence the iphone 5 on Verizon can be used on Tmo and AT&T as well as overseas with other SIMs.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] allseason:
I got mine from Hong Kong which came with the SIM slot. can not image those locked to a carrier with an embedded SIM... Would those be much cheaper than the generic ones?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] dbpaddler:
welcome to the world of CDMA carriers, ie. Verizon and Sprint. That was the general rule of thumb. You're locked into one or the other when in the US, but if you travel overseas, you were generally free to pop in a local SIM for cheap service. I think the Verizon version will allow it as well as being unlocked for local service due to the FCC. This is a first for international CDMA phones. Sprint, using different bandwidth for their LTE doesn't have that restriction so to speak. And embedding the GSM SIM is new for them. It hasn't been their MO up until the new LTE phones hit.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] xnooty:
wow great stuff, thxxx