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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mike-y:
I am in the same situation, and use wifi calling at home. The problem with GV and other services like that, is that you won't receive calls to your Tmobile number when you don't have signal. You can only call out on the phone, which will use your GV number when you do. Unless you give everyone your GV number, but for me that wasn't very practical, since I've had my T-mo number for over 10 years (ported from my old home phone #).

So, if you have no signal and want to use wifi, people wanting to get a hold of you will have to call your GV number instead of your Tmobile number. As far as taking over your phone, GV has an option to use the GV number for every call, so it sorta does take over. But if you click no, you can manually enable/disable GV when you use it. I think it asks you every time you make a call, which was kinda annoying, as was enabling/disabling GV every time I was connected to wifi.

On top of that, just about every one of those apps I tried other than GV, had poor quality and/or call echo issues. Even the ones with echo cancellation didn't work well in my experience.

So I just went back to t-mo based ROMs that had wifi calling built in, and it's much easier for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] demoncamber:
I'm basically in the same boat. Both of my houses have complete dead spots and very little to 1 bar of reception if ever. I heavily rely on wifi-calling.

So has any JB 4.2/4.3 ROMs popped up yet with Wifi-Calling? Does anyone know of any sort of gains in figuring it out?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darth:
Nope....only touchwiz roms.

Sent from my cellular telephone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rastlin:
I would love to do it if someone could point me in the right direction compare the ICS tmobile version with a standard touchwiz ICS code and find the difference. Once the difference has been found inject that into the jellybean. In theory that should work
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Darth:
If it was doable, it would have been done by now. Don't ya think? ;)

Sent from my cellular telephone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rastlin:
I am inclined to agree but to a point. In the end it's still code, someone had to create it and inject it into the official tmobile ROMS there for it can be reverse engineered. I would suspect that it's such a tedious task that it hasn't been done. To find the several lines of code the amount of effort wasn't worth the time to invest especially since you could copy and past
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] demoncamber:
I agree. I heavily use this feature, and I don't understand why every phone company and every cell phone on this earth does not have this capability. It's something Google should be putting in all their future operating systems.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cwbeasley:
Wifi Calling is only found in TouchWiz official ROMs, no exceptions. It's just a feature that works as a femtocell, and a huge bounty has already been placed on this: it up to this point cannot be done.

That being said, the only way you're going to have WiFi Calling is to use one of these TW based ROMs, and no other ROMs will work to enable that calling feature. None. Period. Use the search button. It just isn't happening until T-Mobile puts out a 4.2 official ROM with it in, until then, not gonna happen.

I think it's been on bounty for something like 2+ years. No Touch Wiz = No WiFi Calling.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] demoncamber:
It's not just based on Touchwiz though, Sense has it also.

But I was just ranting anyway :D It should be something universal, taken over by Google and every phone with Wifi should have this built in damnit.

So the new S4's and HTC's don't have wifi-calling on there v4.2+ phones?
[Galaxy Note II General] Ngambek2003:
Just curious what kind of speed (download and upload) are people getting on AT&T using the N7100?

Screen capture of the speed test would be very appreciated.

Thanks!!
[Galaxy Note II General] uchosen:
I'm in southern California
[Galaxy Note II General] ronj1986:
Scary!
[Galaxy Note II General] Scythe024:
seems like you have AT&T, you might want to just want the 5 days for the LTE version
[Galaxy Note II General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
This right here is the only reason I'm interested in the AT&T Note 2.
[Galaxy Note II General] Ngambek2003:
So far there's no sign of the white version for ATT. And updates seem to be much slower getting to ATT phones. I have the ATT Galaxy S3 and no Jelly Bean yet. That's why I'm considering the international version instead. Plus there's a good deal on newegg now for 589.
[Galaxy Note II General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
You should read through the link in my post above you...
[Galaxy Note II General] Scythe024:
so you CAN run a international rom then just flash a at&t modem?
[Galaxy Note II General] Ngambek2003:
Anybody else with speed test results?

Thanks!!
[Galaxy Note II General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
I'm not sure yet. That's why I started that other thread. It's my theory and hope that you can flash international firmware onto (some) of the domestic North American Note 2's (including Canadian versions).

Just as an example, and I think I may have briefly touch on this in the other thread, take a look at the original Galaxy Tab (7 inch).

The international version of that device, available everywhere else around the world, was able to function as a phone out of the box.

The domestic carrier versions of the same device did not offer phone functionality at all, and were basically locked down, pay-as-you-go only, data-only, worthless (but expensive) pieces of crap! Unfortunately, if you had a CDMA version (Sprint, Verizon, US Cellular, etc.), you were totally out of luck, because the chipsets were different (or at least the modem firmware), and not compatible with the international firmware. However, the GSM US models were an exception, especially the AT&T version, and here's why:

With the very slight exception of the T-Mobile version (which used a custom UMTS modem for its own 1700mhz AWS band), the North American GSM Galaxy Tab's had -exactly- the same hardware, transistor for transistor. As such, if you bought an AT&T branded Tab (as I did), and you didn't like your carrier dictating to you what features you could or couldn't have on your device (which I didn't), you could give them a big fat middle finger by simply flashing the international firmware in all its unlocked feature-full glory.

With the T-Mobile version, it was slightly different due to the custom modem. If you simply flashed the international firmware and just left it at that, phone functionality would work fine, but you wouldn't have 3G functionality (because the international firmware didn't support 1700mhz AWS), so you'd be stuck on EDGE. However, if you wanted 3G, all you had to do was use Mobile Odin to flash the T-Mobile specific modem.bin, and off you went (minus working phone functionality). You had to flip flop between two modems, depending on your needs, but it was an OK workaround.

So anyway, this all gets me back to the Note 2 of today. As I mention in the other thread, seeing as how the North American Note 2's are almost identical to their international counterparts, with the major exceptions being the radio hardware and modem firmware, shouldn't it then be possible to get international firmware working on a domestic version?

The first step would be to see if you could even flash international firmware onto a domestic Note 2 and get the thing to even boot up.

Assuming that's possible, and say you have limited cellular functionality (if any at all!), with perhaps only WiFi working or something, then the next step would be to extract the modem.bin from the carrier-specific firmware, and then flash that over the international firmware.

Hopefully, theoretically, that should get you up and running!
[Galaxy Note II General] Ngambek2003:
*bump*. Anyone else care to share their results?

Thanks
[Galaxy Note II General] sevans21:
San Francisco:
[Galaxy Note II General] Dan37tz:
Simi Valley, CA.
[Galaxy Note II General] gedster314:
Here are mine.
[Galaxy Note II General] joshyth:
i wont go with the at&t version, becacuse as soon as my contract end early next year im switching to straight talk. i dont want to stuck on another contract again.
[Galaxy Note II General] joshyth:
another test i did just now, since all my other tests are early morning.
[Galaxy Note II General] gandalf21502:
What APN settings are you all using for your N7100 on AT&T?
[Galaxy Note II General] yoniinfante:
+1 ^^^
[Galaxy Note II General] aggieman:
Dallas, TX area
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matildaleon:
Hello all,

Is it possible to change the default app from "s-notes" to autodesk "sketchbook pro" whenever the s-pen is removed from the phone?

I tried to set the "buddy" feature but that didn't work. ... maybe because sketchbook pro isn't officially s-pen enabled?

Anybody know a way to do this?

Thanks!

GP
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 白い熊:
Nobody?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackspp:
did you ever find out?

I'm looking to change the same...
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c1oud:
You can change the shortcuts on the extra screen that pop up when you take the s pen off the phone just like any other screen.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scur827:
Ok, so far the best I can do is uncheck Settings > S Pen > Open Popup Note, then turn on Settings > Display > Page buddy, tap the text part of that option to get to the S Pen page option and check it. Then, when I pull my s-pen, it will open a special home screen page that I can at least add shortcuts and widgets to.

However, this only works with the stock TouchWiz home launcher. Still looking for another option.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daveid:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2162135
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ajju@XDA:
Can you guys pls tell if its possible to multi-task using S-pen i.e. can S-pen be used open the list of recent apps, the way long pressing home button does?

Thanks
[Motorola Droid Bionic] rlmesq:
I use Google Voice for voicemail, so I have no use for the stock voicemail app. I would like to change speed dial number 1 to call my Google Voice number, but it I cannot edit the voicemail contact in the People app.

prior to Ice Cream Sandwich, it used to be possible to change the voicemail password by putting the dialer app in programming mode. I've done that, but the contact remains *62.

anybody have the current workaround?
[Motorola Droid Bionic] rlmesq:
Weird. I just installed the latest Google Voice update and it offered the option to change my voicemail number.

I entered my GV number, along with my password and necessary pauses, and now Speed Dial #1 dials my GV voicemail instead of the Verizon number.
[Nexus 4 General] symple:
. . .anticpating the release date for purchasing . .
[Nexus 4 General] ZeDestructor:
Exact same as Nexus S and GNex: Go to bootloader, run "fastboot oem unlock"
[Nexus 4 General] amitrathiesh:
Waiting to get my hands on the new Nexus 4. I'll be back soon. \m/
[Nexus 4 General] jacklebott:
Guides go in the "General" section
[Nexus 4 General] TheDarkDefender:
what? this is development related. I did check a few other device forums before I posted here. Guides like rooting,unlocking,etc. always are in the dev section. Let the moderator decide that.
[Nexus 4 General] ashtemple:
this is awesome, but any way for a mac version?

thanks
[Nexus 4 General] killman2659:
I'm going to be doing this as soon as I get my N4. Hopefully they get sold out so I can wait a few days and CM will be released so I won't have to worry about setting everything up coming from stock :)
[Nexus 4 General] wngmv:
How can you be sure that the CM devs got their phones? I don't think they have special channels do they? :D

On a separate note,

Awesome. First thing to do when I get that thing delivered. (and hopefully don't brick it.)
[Nexus 4 General] eep2378:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but you can root without unlocking the bootloader, right? If so, why the need?
[Nexus 4 General] FISKER_Q:
Only if the security isn't good enough.
[Nexus 4 General] eep2378:
An example being.....? I guess I'm just looking for clarification. Why not just root then flash custom roms, kernels, etc? I've never owned a Nexus device so never really needed to unlock bootloader.
[Nexus 4 General] FISKER_Q:
To get root you need root access, this does not come standard with Android, therefor the only supported way to get root access is by unlocking the bootloader, flashing an insecure boot image and installing the superuser files manually. A locked bootloader should prevent flashing of the insecure boot image, and Linux should prevent unauthorized users from becoming root, in the case of Android that means everybody.

However that is of course far from the reality, there are various vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel and Android that can allow elevation which in turn then allows installation of the superuser binaries and the superuser android app. That in turn will usually allow flashing of custom recoveries, but a properly locked/secure bootloader can actually prevent changes to those partitions regardless of root access, i believe there's been a few of such devices in the past.
[Nexus 4 General] eep2378:
That's what I figured. Thanks. My current device(s2) there was no need to unlock bootloader to gain root access.
[Nexus 4 General] Ajfink:
This should be stickied.
[Nexus 4 General] TheDarkDefender:
I have requested the moderator. I haven't received a reply yet.
[Nexus 4 General] Yorkshire_Chris:
What do you suggest I backup with? I thought a full nandroid backup could only be done once rooted?
[Nexus 4 General] TheDarkDefender:
*** Please remove***
[Nexus 4 General] foxehkins:
That post is confusing since you need to be unlocked to gain root.
[Nexus 4 General] TheDarkDefender:
*** Disregard ***
[Nexus 4 General] Chochiwpg:
Very good guide, I will be following this when I get the Nexus 4 in my hands.

One small, but important step was missed. From my understanding, USB Debugging must be enabled first before you turn off your phone and enter fastboot mode or it won't work. USB Debugging is available through Developer Options, but in Android 4.2 Developer Options are hidden. You must go to About Phone, scroll to where it says Build Number and press it 7 times. You will now have Developer Options and can enable USB Debugging.

There is already a thread about enabling this feature and how to do so. I just thought it might be a good idea to add that step into the guide. Peace and thanks for the fantastic step by step instructions.
[Nexus 4 General] TheDarkDefender:
Whoa.. that was useful.. I will add it. Thanks. :good:
[Nexus 4 General] TheDarkDefender:
@crachel, can you please make this thread sticky,so people can easily find it?
[Nexus 4 General] EddyOS:
USB Debugging does NOT need to be on to unlock the bootloader/root. It only needs to be on for when in Android
[Nexus 4 General] Chochiwpg:
Please remove this post, thanks.
[Nexus 4 General] raze599:
I dont think you would need USB debugging to be enabled for unlocking the bootloader this way. All commands here are done whilst in the bootloader and not when booted up into the main Android OS, which is where the USB debugging allows ADB commands.
[Nexus 4 General] efrant:
This is not just directed at the OP:

I think people should wait until they get a hold of the device before posting guides and directing others on what to do. Unless you actually try something and it works, I wouldn't be posting any guides.

Just to clarify some mis-information in this thread:

1) You do not need to install the SDK (and you do not need it to install the driver) -- the SDK is just a bunch of stuff that, unless you are developing, you will never need;

2) The driver for the N4 may not even be included in the SDK -- the GNex driver certainly wasn't;

3) For the fastboot driver to install (and for fastboot commands to work), your device must be booted in fastboot mode;

4) USB Debugging is a feature of Android, and to use it, you have to be booted into Android -- it has nothing to do with the bootloader;

5) Currently, there is no exploit to gain root on any build of Android higher than 4.1.1, so, there is no way to gain root without unlocking the bootloader at this time.
[Nexus 4 General] Chochiwpg:
Thank very much efrant, EddyOS and raze599 for clearing this up. I apologize if I provided inaccurate information, from all the guides and step by step how to's that I have read in the Galaxy Nexus forums and online guides they have mentioned USB debugging needed to be enabled first. However, your above explanations have cleared things up for me and it now makes complete sense.

I am still learning, just wanted to help out. Thank you very much for the info. Peace.
[Nexus 4 General] Yorkshire_Chris:
Exactly my point.

So, how would I do a full backup before unlocking my bootloader?
[Nexus 4 General] Chochiwpg:
It's probably best to unlock the bootloader first before setting up your phone the first time.

Alternatively, what you can do is have all your photos and videos auto sync to Google + or save them to a drop box account or Drive. I use Google + because you have unlimited space.

Also, for your apps, under settings, backup and restore there is an option to backup and restore all apps with app data from the play store. That way when you unlock the bootloader and lose your apps, you can just redownload them from the playstore and will get all the app data back as well. I have done this multiple times when switching ROMs and it works great.
[Nexus 4 General] efrant:
Have a look at the links in my signature. They are for the Galaxy Nexus, but procedures and instructions will be essentially identical for the N4. In the "Basics" link, you will find (in the second post of the thread) a link on how to back up everything if your bootloader is still locked. That said, I recommend to everyone to unlock the bootloader as soon as you take your device out of the box... even before boot into Android! :) . It will save you hassles later on.
[Nexus 4 General] thesebastian:
This voids the warranty?

Is needed to root and to flash custom roms?

I don't have idea, will be my 1st nexus.

Only had S3 (custom ROM to Root) and Galaxy Y Pro (update.zip to root).
[Nexus 4 General] efrant:
Unlocking the bootloader voids the warranty. Rooting voids the warranty. Flashing custom ROMs voids the warranty. Basically most things you do will void the warranty. But you know what? It doesn't matter -- this is a Nexus device, which means that full factory images are available, and the bootloader is re-lockable, so you can return your phone to out-of-box state very easily.
[Nexus 4 General] Drzfr3shboialex:
How do I add root? Flash superuser and cwm, how do I do that?
[Nexus 4 General] leju29:
Hi !

Same question for me ! :D

After unlocking the bootloader how do we get root ? Just install superuser from google store ?

And for the CWM ?

Thanks you in advance ! :good:
[Nexus 4 General] cbutt:
mac version is the same, aside from the commands (they're very similar). Download the corresponding mac versions of the sdk & fastboot. When I unlocked my galaxy nexus on my mac, the only thing done differently was navigating through directories with / rather than \ & typing

./fastboot-mac oem unlock

Rather than typing

fastboot oem unlock

I could be wrong for the nexus 4, but that's how it was for my gnex...
[Nexus 4 General] asphaltsally:
If I buy my Nexus 4 from Google Play isn't it already unlocked?
[Nexus 4 General] eep2378:
It's carrier unlocked. This thread is about the bootloader. Two very different things

Sent from the Nodes of Ranvier
[Nexus 4 General] musclehead84:
You have to fastboot flash a recovery image and then flash superuser in that recovery
[Nexus 4 General] cbutt:
Yes, indeed it does. Thank you for that explanation though. I was just trying to answer the person who asked for a mac version, as that basically is the mac version.
[Nexus 4 General] leju29:
Ok , thanks !

How can we "fastboot flash a recovery image" ? I do not know this method ? :p

Don't the Apk "Rom Manager" do that ? http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager

Nexus 4 is not in the list but perhaps in a few weeks ?

Thanks for your explanations !
[Nexus 4 General] steviewevie:
Has this been tested and verified to work on an N4 ? Or is it just guesswork based on previous devices, and therefore a little premature ? (E.g. the discussion about whether USB debugging is necessary is a prime example).
[Nexus 4 General] FISKER_Q:
It is the same for all nexus devices.

The USB debugging is only neccessary for using adb to reboot the phone, which is technically an optional step on all of the devices.

So all it boils down to is whether you:

1. Reboot the device into the bootloader manually. (I.e. the combo of the physical buttons + power on)

2. Issue the "fastboot oem unlock" command.

3. Following onscreen directions on the phone.

or

1. Enable USB debugging.

2. Reboot the device into the bootloader by issuing the "adb reboot bootloader" ccommand

3. Issue the "fastboot oem unlock" command.

4. Following onscreen directions on the phone.
[Nexus 4 General] vido.ardes:
I think this has been stickied a little prematurely, not only is it not correct on a lot of points (as efrant has pointed out), but we have no way of knowing if Google have changed the procedure. They probably haven't but we don't know that yet.
[Nexus 4 General] FISKER_Q:
Reviewers already confirmed it's the same as always. (Well except for the extra step needed to unlock developer settings if you go the adb reboot route)
[Nexus 4 General] PhaseBurn:
Correct. The same guides for the Nexus One, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus, and Nexus 7 tablet will all work. The only unique part is what buttons you hold down at boot to get into fastboot. (And the Nexus One lacks the oem lock command)...

Review units have confirmed this.

ADB/USB debugging doesn't need to be enabled to unlock the boot loader...

The most common reason to unlock the boot loader BTW for those asking is to install custom ROMs, custom recoveries, and of course, obtain root on the device. There is a chain of trust that starts with the boot loader and extends to the Android operating system that (tries to) keep devices secure and that includes limiting application permissions, especially root access.

Other things like custom recovery images allow for things like NAND backups to the USB storage and recovery from those backups, as well as some additional features.

Last warning (I know it has been stated here before) is that unlocking your boot loader WILL wipe your phone INCLUDING the USB storage partition, not just apps and accounts. Nothing is more frustrating than copying your new ROM .zip file to the USB storage ready to flash after unlocking the boot loader and realizing it's gone after and you have to download or copy it again.

Anyway I hope this info helps clear up some of the contradicting data in other posts.
[Nexus 4 General] TheDarkDefender:
Sorry for the mis-information,as claimed by some. Hence,I have edited the post with changes wherever necessary and wherever requested. Thanks to efrant , FISKER_Q and the others for clearing things up. Please do let me know if changes have to be made further. I am not a developer. I just share and I am just trying to help.

Thank you,

TheDarkDefender.
[Nexus 4 General] DaX05:
Every device that I have owned, gets the "Unlock Bootloader" and "Root" treatment.

Nexus 4... you're next on my list. :D

Beamed via Galaxy Nexus using Trinity & Rasbeanjelly.