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[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wilks3y:
This doesn't really matter, apart from making you have to "Android is Upgrading" 2x.

The process I follow which never fails me is (there may be a quicker way, but I know this will always work):

1 - Download ROM / Kernel / GAPPS etc

2 - Move all downloaded files to a single folder named "Flashing" or something

3 - Reboot to Recovery

4 - Wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache

5 - Flash ROM

6 - Flash GAPPS

7 - Flash Kernel

8 - Wipe Cache / Dalvik

That is the process for updating Paranoid android

Updating to a completely different ROM would require a Factory reset and Format
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
You can safely leave off steps 2, 4, & 8

Anything you download using goo goes into a folder called goo manager. Just flash from there.

Wiping cache and dalvik is an old wives tale so to speak. You aren't doing a damn bit of good doing that. You can skip it

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wilks3y:
I know about the Goo Folder, however I like to keep all my stuff in the same place, and I download my Kernels from browser so I made my own for Flashing

Why is it a wives tale?

Thanks
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
Because when you flash a new ROM to /system, it has to rebuild the dalvik for the signature on the new ROM. Android handles this on its own. I haven't checked but I bet the updater-script wipes cache for you also. I have never manually wiped cache and dalvik for a ROM update on my nexus devices. ;)

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wilks3y:
Thanks for the advice bud :)

I'm guessing its still necessary if going to a whole new ROM?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
When going from one rom to another the only thing that you should do is run factory reset in recovery

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wilks3y:
Ok great.

Appreciate that :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] androidbeast503:
i was wondering if there was anyone out there that could port the stock verizon galaxy s3 ripple lock screen to my rom,and the CTR off, would be greatly appreciated!! im running beansStockR3,1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] 1ManWolfePack:
Beans is a TW-based ROM. No need to port as it's already there...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] androidbeast503:
my bad i for got to delete that part, i meant just the CTR off
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vahid1234:
I am noticing some problems with my s3 after the official jellybean update. It feels like it has been rushed to the phone. For example it doesn't have the quick reply feature in the notification window. It does for missed calls but not for messages. This is one the most anticipated features for me. Also when watching you tube and you don't want the screen to rotate it now does. I want to lock the rotation so I only get the small video at the top when my phone is on its side. It worked before jellybean update. Also auto brightness has changed. When auto brightness is selected you can manually turn it up with the slider in the notification window and it disables auto brightness and changes to what you set on the slider. Now on jellybean you have to uncheck the auto brightness box and then slide. Little features like this are starting to make me feel like it has been a massive rush to get jellybean on to the s3 which is ironic seen as though it took long enough. I have the international i9300 model s3. Is anybody else noticing the problems I have stated? Does anybody know a way of changing/getting the features? Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheCraig:
They were definitely to busy with the Note II, I mean come on at least give their flag ship the same/some of the features that a bigger version of the S3 has... That sexy multitasking should have been on the initial jelly bean update.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eggman89:
94% to 77 % in 7 hours.

WIFI : On , PSM off

Most power and wakelocks were by Kernal.

Normal?

I'm on LJ4, stock kernel?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vahid1234:
I've not got a clue what you're on about?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vahid1234:
I know what you mean. The note got great features like the multi window. Apparently that's coming before the new year but I highly doubt that. Are you noticing the same problems I am? Another problem I found is when screen goes off after inactivity you used to be able to press the home button a moment after it goes off and it would turn the screen back on leaving you at the page you was. Now the home button takes you back to the home when you press it. It's annoying you have to go back to the app.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaunyx:
Me too, my problem is the battery with jb lj4:(
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ohyesman:
I think there is a few little niggles but overal its pretty much the same.

The autobrightness don't disable automatically now when you adjust the slider as you can now actually adjust the autobrightness brightness, Not sure why though.

Google Now - leaving it active at the mo, but not really found any usefullness from it as yet. The Time home feature is ok, would be good if it actually showed the route I take home - Via motorway, rather than the route through city center which i don't take!!

The new notifcation bar - its ok, nothing major. Expect a bit of all these features will improve over time as well once apps get proper updates. Some work but don't have full functionally - Songpop has no notifications now for example.

Battery Life - I did find that my normal phone use on ISC which included about 50/60 mins worth of calls etc wi-fi left on all the time but only actually connected to wi-fi at home (just 2G & 3G at work) i would have about 55/60% battery life left by the time i got home from work, on Jelly Bean - with the same useage i had about 40/45% left. I am now back to the same as before on ISC, but i didn't disable google now or anything just turned Wi-Fi off when left home and turn it back on when home - results was 55/60% battery remaining a as on ISC. Seems that the Wi-Fi drains when not connected - either it keeps on searching which it might not of done on ISC or its the Google Now doing something (Does say improve location by keeping wifi on - does this even if not connected!!) - Least this way i can still use google now and see how it improves its tags overtime.

I am now using a App called WiFi Timer to automatically switch Wifi on and off when i leave/get home.

Love that it now has voice downloaded so you can text etc with no data connection - find its more accurate now as well!

Never had the small vids on Youtube when rotated phone so not sure about that. Take it disabling autorotate doesn't do this?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestX00565:
Good and Bad

My experience is as follows:

Good:

Sheer speed, no perceivable lag.

A problem I had with only half the SMS notification tone being played (before it cut off) has gone away.

Bad:

Battery drain terrible even when idle. Turning off Google Now, Location Services and Samsung Push Notification fixed this.

When I activate Smart Stay, the screen does not want to turn off 80% of the time - even when I'm not looking at it.

When I wake the phone using the home key, it exits the app I was in. Previously, this would wake the device and return you to the current app (after unlocking). I have a partial work around using the PreHome app; this way the app is still visible underneath the PreHome dialogue box and I just need to press Back to get to my app again.

Widgets, seem to refresh less regularly, particularly Messaging and Gmail widgets which seem to hardly even refresh when I want them too.

Of No Consequence:

The red charging led is a little dimmer when charging.

Overall:

The speed benefits outweigh the niggles - just!

Dan
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eggman89:
No need for an App. You can do it inbuilt.

Go to Wifi, Menu button and Advanced :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ohyesman:
Yep i know, but this app is far better as it lets you setup different profiles for mornings, evenings & weekends etc which the inbuilt one don't. :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vahid1234:
root?

i may just root my phone as i really am not happy with this jellybean update, nothing has really improved for me, if i root it and install a rom like codename all the features like quick reply would be there right?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] stevessvt:
If so, can you check something for me? go to menu, monitor..my number 3 processor is always a sleep. 1, 2, and 4 could be bouncing off the rev limiter, 3 is snoozing away. Anyone else the same?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deleted member 2747343:
they all work for me
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Geekgirrrl:
Yea, I also noticed the same thing, but once I started "need for speed" the 3 cpu was activate.

Tmobile SGH-T889 using xda premium.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Eric1985:
I want to know how you draw on a picture from your gallery and then save it or send it or just play around with it. If you hit menu and do draw on picture it turns the picture over. Something this simple I can't figure out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cherylbaker:
I could not get the handwriting thing to work
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] guisar:
Anyone found a way to turn on the handwriting feature without using the stupid Samsung default keyboard? I much prefer SwiftKey but can't find the way the Spen writing recognition turned on.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] sewhuy:
You can use the S Note app to create a new page and insert pics to doodle on.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] gilbydakid:
Zoid you planning on painting this phone too?

Sent from the Galaxy beast note ll
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] smark72:
How do you write in the calendar?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zoidpilot:
In a nutshell, you have to have the Samsung keyboard set. Long press the button next to the space bar and select the Icon that looks like this. (see attached)

Unfortunately unless someone provides a hack, Sammy keyboard is the only way to go for this...

HAHA I didn't think anyone would remember that! I was the first person in the world with a white Evo 3d it was awesome... No I think I'll keep the precious white. First phone I have ever bought in white actually and I love it so far.

Yet to figure it out, but I've seen it done in a video review once before the phone launched...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zoidpilot:
Added to the OP :cool:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] guisar:
You can't really right on the calendar you can take a picture of the calendar and write on that. The spen is more of a toy to distinguish the phone for prospective buyers than a feature.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zoidpilot:
I beg to differ.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] emeraldayotte:
Took me awhile to figure this one out...but here's how I got it to work for me:

Open picture from gallery

Hold down s-pen button

With the s-pen button held down, press the screen

This will take a screenshot that you can then draw on. Works from anywhere on the phone so far.....

I'm wondering if this is part of an update that hasn't made it to the US yet. I remember seeing this possible in youtube videos but can't make it happen.

I'm also trying to get the pen detection to work and automatically switch to the handwriting pad when it's pulled out. It worked until I installed LightFlow and I can't get it to work even after it's been uninstalled.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zoidpilot:
Did you change the settings back after you uninstalled Lightflow? Menu > Settings > Language and keyboard > Settings icon next to "Samsung Keyboard" > Pen detection
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] KBone25:
1. Thanks for this. You helped me solve the mystery of the "Quick Glance" feature I had enabled but couldn't figure what was triggering it.

2. How do I get the smiley button to replace the return button on the keyboard? I saw it at least once so I know its an option, but now its back to being the return key.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cherylbaker:
Yes I pressed that button and passed the thing that looked like a T and a word screen opened but could not write with the pen in the space. .Nothing showed up

---------- Post added at 04:36 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:28 AM ----------

Here is what I got to work. .hold the pen button and click on the picture of the pen in the top right hand corner. It should bring up a menu next to it. The first item is a writing utensil which you can choose a thickness and a color. Once you do that go out of there and whatever screen you are on you can write on. .. if you need I can try and get pictures. . Not to used to this machine yet

Maybe here is a screenshot..ok guess not says uograde mt tapatalk.. I dunno..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cherylbaker:
Trying again with the picture

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cherylbaker:
Hi there guess the rom I Was using had Something the spen needed.This was all done handwritten.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ZenInsight:
Draw on a picture:

Open image. Hit menu>advanced edit.

Two choices. Choose Photo Editor (it's a free app made by Samsung...go get it first).

The select "decoration" in lower right. Then "Drawing".

You now have an eraser and a pen. If you touch the pen icon you can choose colors and line thickness.

Also, another tip. On any image...you can long press and the select an area that will automatically allow you, once you have selected your area and choose save, to pin that image area selection to a contact in your address book. Face tag.

To write in the calendar you must be in month view mode. Hold the phone in portrait and click the calendar/pen icon in the upper left. The you can draw on the calendar.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] alex-live:
Oops just saw the question is still answered...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cecilia:
no, you can draw on the calendar.

begin handwriting mode by tapping on upper left icon

this is the message you get when entering handwriting mode:

access pen tools

go crazy

when you get OUT of handwriting mode the images "disappear" but you will see them again when you enter handwriting mode at another time.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zoidpilot:
Updated OP
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aquaholik:
Great thread man. I am writing more since I discovered that I can actually write email using the s pen. My handwriting sucks. Worst is that the sprint screen protector really sucks since the s pen left a trail of what I wrote. Scratches all over the place.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zoidpilot:
Same here my handwriting is terrible, but most of the time it registers so I'm happy. I got a flip cover w no screen protector because I live life dangerously haha
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cruecu:
Swipe to the right on a name in your text message overview to call them. Saves a step. Found it today. .Not sure if it's been posted
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zoidpilot:
Thanks for reminding me... I'll add a bunch of basic TW functions in the list when I clean it up.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cal3thousand:
I think we'll have to wait for a DEV to bust this out. Maybe an app or an update to an older IME.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zoidpilot:
Update OP. Cleanliness is next to God-liness :highfive:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aquaholik:
I know this is minor but IT IS A HUGE FEATURE for me and I don't know if any other phone has this feature. I just tried it on a friend's SG3 and it doesn't have that feature. It is the pause recording feature on the video camera. At first I was confused and then it dawned on me. If I press pause instead of stop, I can recompose, refocus, press record, press pause, move a few feet, recompose and refocus, then my video is ONE continuous file until I press the stop button or turn off the screen. It works just like an analog camcorder. Now you don't have to piece together a myriads of 2-5 secs recordings.

It may be no big deal since it is enabled by default but I do not know of any other phone that has that feature.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cecilia:
I'm going to have to try that - thanks!! I had heard about it but have had NO time to try it out.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Chuck_IV:
This is probably more specific to Touch Wiz than the Note 2 but since I am new to Samsung, I am not sure.

How do you change the contact photo that is being shown? This is my first go around with a Samsung(had HTC sense for my last 3 phone). I have a photo assigned to the contact in the phone book but would rather use some photos from the Facebook and Linked In tabs.

Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zoidpilot:
Menu > settings > add account > facebook. When it gives you the option, sync contacts and the facebook pics will show. I will warn you though, it will add everyones email and phone numbers into your contacts. I do mean everyone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Wanderr:
An S-pen trick, you can press the button on the pen and draw up from the bottom of the screen to open Quick Command screen too.

With the option set correctly, you can also automatically call the contact listed on the screen when the phone is held up to the ear. Settings -> motion -> Direct call.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Chuck_IV:
Yea I have done that and in the Contacts, I limit what is shown to only the "Phone" and not Facebook and other sources. However, when I show only the Phone contacts, it shows a particular picture that I assigned to that contact from my previous phone(I imported my contacts from my EVO 3D).

What I wanna do is change that photo that the "Phone" listing is showing to the photo that the Facebook tab(within a contact that is linked) shows. I can touch the contact photo either while viewing or editing the contact and it will give me a few options like selecting an image, take a picture or s note but that's it. On HTC Sense, that list of options also included choices to use the Facebook or LinkedIn photo as well(assuming you had the accounts linked).

I did figure out how to do it manually by going to each person's linked account, viewing their profile picture and to a "Set As" but that is tedious. and not dynamic. HTC Sense was automatic so if you were using a person's Facebook profile picture as your contact picture, if that person changed their Facebook profile pic, your contact picture would change also.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] whmcal:
Here are two features i found yesterday that I think are brilliant. Not sure how I missed them:

Schedule message: When in sms/ email compose mode, press menu and the option to 'schedule message' will come up. This allows you to schedule when a message will be sent.

Flip page animation in S Note: In Note 1, to transition to another note page in a document, you would drag finger to left or right and there would be slide transition to left/right. On Note 2, this is now an animated page flip.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ZenInsight:
Go into Gmail and set image to the contacts individually. They will show up in the phone contacts.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] SantinoInc:
I think this should be stickied...there is a lot of useful info that I think most of us are not even aware of.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aquaholik:
Yes, and here is some more:

Check out the call settings under the phone app!

With it, you can answer call by just pressing the home button and end the call with the power button. Real convenient and much easier than swiping.

Also under Accessory settings for call, you can finally enable bluetooth voice dialing when the screen is locked with a pattern, pin, or face unlock. Without enabling that, you can't activate voice dialing from your BT headset while the phone is locked.

You can even set it to auto answer when your BT headset is connected and set the automatic answering timer. Very cool when I am out fishing and being bombarded with calls. Stick the Jawbone in my ear and incoming calls are answered automatically.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] stesyp:
The S-pen is NOT a toy, at least for me. I usually use a simple 50 cent stylus with touch screens, including the iPad and Nexus. The S-pen is an extremely well designed stylus on steroids. With a bit of practice one can accomplish nearly every function with it. The S-pen's touch sensitivity has great potential and has yet to be fully implemented in most apps. Using fingers exclusively is an APPLE brain-control, sleep-inducing idea. Don't be lulled into Apple's way of doing things. There are superior methods of interacting with your screens, one of which is the S-pen. Bravo, Samsung!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] droot89:
another trick is that you can pinch zoom in and out of one hand or two hand keyboard size that comes on the note II. (I didn't see that one listed yet hope it helps)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] nerys71:
ahh man I am IN LOVE with the stock keyboard but I can't use it at 240dpi (the phone is horrible at 320dpi !! what a waste of screen real estate)

hopefully someone will fix it soon so I can go back to the stock keyboard. LOVE the built in swype love the built in number row and love the plethora of hold functions. LOVE that keyboard. but i love 240dpi more for now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] voredroid:
Ok so my first impression was that i had to release my pen everytime i needed to press back or menu on the keys off screen.. but, just figured out if you click and hold pen button and draw a back arrow anywhere it will function like the back button..

Not sure how to make menu or home work w the pen yet.. but ill keep playing..

edit: not sure how to explain this but: if you press pen button and draw a left arrow it uses the back button, if you draw a right arrow it goes forward, if you draw a vertical arrow it uses the menu button..

This effectively eliminates having to physically press the buttons on the phone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Chuck_IV:
Anyone know how to draw a "space" character?

I use the pen to write my emails but I stop here and there and see how it has done reading my writing. When I wanna restart, I need to start with a space character nd don't kno how to do it. I end up just toughing the space on the screen to move it but I was hoping there was a motion or something like that to create a space.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skripka:
Just draw a straight line from left to right. Backspace is the Reverse.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Masked Avenger:
To go back you draw a triangle: <

Menu is an upwards triangle: ^
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mikeruck82:
Run 3 windows

You can actually run 3 windows at a time if one of them is the video player. Just use the pop up video function then drag a 3rd app in.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] xperiax10.awesome:
How to get the "ink spill" effect !!!

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ExtctnLvlEvnt:
Have to enable from lock screen settings, cant have it with live wallpaper though, its automatically disabled then

Sent from my Sprint Galaxy Note II
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] xperiax10.awesome:
Ripple Effect is On !!

No Live Wallpaper..

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Masked Avenger:
In case anyone else finds it tricky, a quick tip on writing spaces/hyphens with the s-pen which I was finding to be a pain.

When you're writing continuous words, a drawn line is always a hyphen. When you stop and the words disappear, a drawn line is always a space. So, if you want to hyphenate but you're running out of space to write, add a hyphen to the last word. Whew!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] xperiax10.awesome:
Anyone???

Also one more query, I have diff videos - all 1280x720 but some are playing on Full screen while few have black empty spaces at top n bottom, why so???

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