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[Microsoft Surface] mk1151:
I don't agree re: the Atom systems providing better performance and battery than the surface. I've used an Atom Windows machine and it was a dog and the battery life was comparable to a PC.

I do agree regarding understanding just what you are going to use it for.

Are you a student? An office worker?

Are you watching movies? Playing games? Just browsing the web?

Are you going to need any Office document editing?

The Nexus is going to give you the best app ecosystem and access to Google Play books, movies, and music. The Chromebook is basically just an android tablet in a laptop form factor (with some limitations).

The Surface is more of a PC with some restrictions but doesn't benefit from the Google Play Store. It does have access to the XBox ecosystem but it is not as extensive as Google offerings (yet?).

I have Android tablets and an iPad and in the week I've had the Surface I have found the Surface to have more utility than any other tablet I've owned, but I look at things from a work standpoint. I don't play games or use "apps" on a tablet. I need them on my phone (which is why I have an Android phone).
[Microsoft Surface] Wendemixda:
Thanks for your input. I had the transformer prime but returned it because of a screen that went really bad. I am planning to go to school and was wondering which device (surface or chromebook) would help more on the go (I have a 17" Toshiba at home). I don't play much on my tablet but I like to watch movies on Netflix and videos online and browse the web. I am leaning toward the surface, I guess I am looking for assurance that I won't be disappointed.
[Microsoft Surface] mk1151:
That's an impossible assurance, but if this is for school, I think Surface is the way to go. They have a no-restock 14 day return policy. Worst case scenario, you can buy it, use it, and if you don't like it, return it.

Surface already has Netflix, Hulu, Kindle, and supports Amazon Instant Video via the web browser.
[Microsoft Surface] hoodoomagic:
If you need Office, then get the Surface. I've tried just about every word processor/spread sheet app on android and none of them come close to the real thing. The Touch Cover and the way it's integrated is also vastly superior to any keyboard peripheral I've used on my android tablets.

If you do work with a lot of PDF's though be warned that right now you're pretty much stuck with converting them into office docs for now, the pdf reader that comes with the Surface barely has any functionality beyond the ability to open and read them, and there aren't any alternatives on the market yet.

As for netflix, hulu and web surfing it's all there. The Surface uses the desktop version of IE10 and as far as I know, it's the only new tablet to have flash support. Subjectively speaking I've found it to be just as fast as Chrome on Android 4.1.1, while I like the way Chrome renders some websites better, IE10 will always pull the desktop version of websites and does a much better job with animated gifs and embedded video.
[Microsoft Surface] guitar1969:
I find the built in pdf reader more than capable. I work with large pdfs for work and with the options menu at the bottom I can search , find bookmarks, highlight and add notes. What else do you want from a reader?

The only other thing I need is a pdf driver to create pdfs on the go but that is a different app.
[Microsoft Surface] hoodoomagic:
You're right, I was a too quick to judge and missed a lot of things that the stock reader is capable of doing. I'm used to using ez-pdf on android and that throws a lot of options in your face and was thrown off by the cleaner interface of the ms reader. I still can't figure out how to quickly get to a page though, and a night mode would be nice.
[Microsoft Surface] jhoff80:
Pinch to zoom out.
[Microsoft Surface] foxmeister:
Except that it isn't that at all! ;)

No Android whatsoever in the Chromebook.

Regards,

Dave
[Microsoft Surface] adiliyo:
correct, chromeOS doesn't share app stores with android, so no apps aside for the ones built specifically for that OS (which is just a fullscreen chrome browser)

aside from the rock bottom pricing for a basic use computer, i don't see the point of the chromebook at all.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11telisz:
Alright, I have looked and tried almost everything I could find to help me on this but nothing has worked yet, my problem is my screen gets stuck in the HTC boot screen and won't move any further, what I did to get it to this is I got my shift rooted though the htcdev site, but it is not s-off, I wanted to install a cyanogen mod, the 7.2 one on it, well i went to CWM and said install aborted so I tried to reboot my phone and now stuck, i can still get into the CWM recovery but nothing has helped yet,I have tried to push several boot.img files, and tried to downgrade to 2.2 and nothing...I am all up for ideas.

EDIT: I have done some tweaking with restoring my old back up and I have come to the conclusion that my /system folder is corrupt, i know a few ways to fix that but anyone one the best way and maybe a 2.3.4 system folder to use?

EDIT2: I replaced my system folder with one that i have and now it gets past the white htc screen but will loop the sprint 4g screens.

FIXED IT,\: what I did was I managed to RUU back to 2.2 through this thread, now I am on 2.2 and will continue to get an s-off root, thank you for all your help :)
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CNexus:
Can you get into bootloader? If so, what is your hboot version and software version?

Just in case you don't know how, to get into bootloader, you need to power off or pull battery, then press and hold VolDown+Power until the white bootloader screen comes up

At the top it tells you the hboot version
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11telisz:
I can get into bootloader.

hboot-0.99.0001

radio-1.08.01.0111

thats all I can get about my version
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
When you went through HTC-Dev.com you did not Root the Device. All you can do at the site is Unlock the Bootloader. To resolve the issue you can try a Factory Data Restore in Bootloader, but you are going to lose all the current Data on the Device. It may or may not work. If it does not then, you may have to run an RUU. To do the Factory Restore pull the Battery on the device. Then put the Battery back in. Hold Volume Button down , now at the same time press the Power Button. It will boot into Bootloader. Once it is in Bootloader use the Volume Rockers to toggle Up, or Down. Then choose Factory Restore by pressing the Pwer Button. Since your not rooted that's your only option that I know of other than an RUU. If that does get you out of the White Screen I would suggest finding out your Android version. Then following the correct process to attain Full Root.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11telisz:
Maybe I was a bit unclear, I went though the htcdev site to unlock the bootloader, then i moved clockworkmod recovery instead of the stock recovery, i then installed superuser through Clockworkmod, so i had root though that, but not an s-off root, so I then installed ROM manager and thought the cyanogen 7.2 rom would be a cool one to have, I forgot it was not an s-off root, so i went ahead with downloading it though Rom manager and it prompted me to install the new rom, and brought me to clockworkmod recovery and said the install was aborted, and i rebooted and then it got stuck at the htc screen, I can get into bootloader and clockworkmod recovery, I have a backup of my stock rom on my computer and put it onto my sd card hoping i can restore to that one, but i get the md5 mismatch error, working on fixing that now.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
I still believe that most of the issue is that you are not Fully Rooted. What version of Android where you on when you started ? The reason I ask is because the method you used is a bit unorthodox, so I doubt your Rooted. I would still suggest doing a factory Restore. But you can look HERE on how to fix the MD5 mismatch error.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CNexus:
Yeah, if you only unlocked bootloader, thats not a full root, you still have a ways to go

The best thing would be to just RUU and start over using VICODAN's method, which covers 2.2 all the way up to 2.3.4
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11telisz:
The method i used for rooting was though this post, I got up to the step downgrading from 2.3.4 to 2.2 till about step 17 of the 2.3.4, I wasn't sure if it acutally downgraded to 2.2 because I am unable to check my version though the bootloader or clockworkmod recovery, so I most likely am still on 2.3.4
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
Ok so your defiantly not on 2.2 . The question is what version of 2.3.4 are you on ? Go into HBoot and go to System Info. What is the OS Ver. ? Have you tried doing a Factory Reset just to see if it will Boot back up ?
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 11telisz:
There is no system info tab in my hboot menu, but i believe i know what is wrong, somehow my /system folder got corrupt, so i have to replace my /system folder with a new one, i know a few methods but what is the best method to going about that with an s-on?
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CNexus:
The only way I know how to do it would be using adb and just flashing all the images through that.
[General Accessories] ben7337:
I've been looking into an external battery pack for my phone as a backup, partly because the phones I am considering buying in the very near future don't have replaceable batteries, and partly because a replaceable or even extended battery doesn't really guarantee I can get through a day.

My biggest fear and reason for wanting this battery is if I have little to no charge in the evening/night and can't manage to get a decent amount charged. Having a battery backup would make me feel more secure knowing I have something to keep my phone going even if I somehow end up away from a charger for an extended period of time, however irrational such a situation may be.

As such, I have been looking and found there are 3 different types of battery packs.

1) Built in Lithium ion (most common)

2) Replaceable lithium ion (ibattz mojo is the only example I can find)

3) AA based charger.

Now charger type 1 seems to be common, but overall the battery will lose charging capacity over time, not be replaceable, and will need to be tossed.

Type 2 and 3, the battery can be easily replaced, especially on the cheap. However type 2 can be smaller and slimmer, while type 3 has the benefit of using LSD NiMH batteries. For those who don't know. LSD is Low Self-Discharge in this case. A lithium ion battery dies every week or two just sitting there, LSD NiMH batteries can hold up to 75 or 85% of their charge even after a year of just sitting there.

Overall type 3 seems the most ideal. However there is another element. Some chargers have cables built in, while others have just a standard usb plug. At first I thought the USB plug was annoying and a built in cable made more sense. However after some thought, I realized the built in cables added too much bulk, and I found keychain cables, which make more sense. My favorite example of this, is the mojo treble keychain, which seems to do everything and then some.

So basically now I am looking for the best AA based charger that doesn't have any usb cable built in, just a simple full usb plug. The closest I can find is by energizer, but it has the plug built in on a super short cable that looks as if it would put undue stress on my phone if I used it.

However if anyone has any other suggestions, or reasons to recommend something else, I'd greatly appreciate any input. At this time I just want to find the most versatile option. I would also love to hear other reasons for why people went with options other than AA rechargeables for their battery packs.
[General Accessories] xilen:
Any reccommended battery pack for LG nitro???
[General Accessories] JefferyTeo:
I use Belkin External Battery pack, reliable,

my other mates bought cheaper made in china battery pack but after a month or so, they are already in the bin, the battery is damaged.
[General Accessories] tsgan272:
80%-90% external battery packs are made in China at present. Some of the brands make good batteries as well.
[General Accessories] Albertoonline:
yes most external battery packs are made in china ,so i prefer to buy them from china supplier online ,

with better price and more convenient .belowed is the websites i often bought from ,which is better .

http://www.kingsbuying.com/consumer-electronics/power-banks.html

http://www.dx.com/s/power+bank

http://www.banggood.com/buy/Power-bank.html
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ksprelude01:
After have a long time dealing with no gps lock with my phone I thought I would check inside and make sure the contacts were ok to the antenna. well come to find out they looked like they weren't even fully contacting the antennas contacts any longer.

IT IS AT THE USER'S DISCRETION

This should help take off the back to get to the contacts.....

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+Note+Display+Assembly+Replacement/16384

And the picture attached is the contacts you should pry up just enough that they stay bent up a little more then the were...

if you bend them to far you could brake them off! So be careful!!!!!!

It has also been suggested to add a thin piece of plastic under the contacts to help hold them against the back cases antennas.

Before this fix I could drive 30-45min to work and never get a lock, after the fix it locked on inside my house within 3 sec of starting GPS Test! Good result!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] madman604:
I'd swear that's the wifi antenna contacts. That's exactly what I did to fix my poor wifi issue

Sent from a phone that's Note-worthy, via XDA Premium HD app.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] acardinale:
This should be stickied. I just made the repair, and after months of no GPS, I finally get a fix again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ksprelude01:
Both those antennas are in that location but those contacts go to the top corner where the gps is....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] madman604:
exlplains a lot, i always thought antennas required 2 contacts. i guess the upper one is GPS and the lower is wifi/BT.

thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ksprelude01:
im hoping this thread does get stickied! I had to do some searching around to find out this info to compile it for this fix.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] unibomber:
worked. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Kinz1980:
Plus one on the stickie. i did this and as you can see in the pic it only took less than 30 seconds. Very cool find. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bigmout:
OP, just to clarify, have you always had GPS issues? If not, when did they start? Are you running ICS? Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ksprelude01:
GPS worked for maybe 3 months after I bought the Note when it first came out...it seamed like it would start to lock slower and slower till 4-6 months ago it wouldn't connect at all...it would see satellites but never connect. Ive been on GB ICS and JB...all had the same result with the gps. I've tried different modems and even odin flashing back to GB stock rom still the same story....im running AOPK Mile 1 right now with UCLF6 modem...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Clark Joseph Kent:
Thread has been cleaned and evaluated and not just by me...

As with any Mods/tweaks and especially with physically modification done to one's device...

IT IS AT THE USER'S DISCRETION.

So a Better Warning should be displayed in the OP.

Thread open & Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ksprelude01:
Changes made thank you for the reopening the thread!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] AndroidVageta:
I personally did this when I was having GPS issues. I know it DOES work as before I couldn't get GPS lock now I can...within seconds.

And yes, there is always a chance you may damage your device but as long as you are careful and maybe watch some dismantling videos on YouTube it really isn't that hard. All I use was a tiny philips head screw driver and and plastic credit card to pry the device open.

Easy as that!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Barry (NJ):
Well so far this did it for me :good: Initial testing in house was great, quick lock with many satellites in use. I'll be taking a drive later to see if it really worked. Never mind slow lock, I used to drop GPS signal often wile it was in use, so a roaming test is in order for me to be truly satisfied.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ksprelude01:
Good to hear! let us know the results!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Barry (NJ):
All kinds of awesome :good: took a 15 mile drive and it tracked my location perfectly the whole way and never dropped the signal or gave me the circle of vague location.

If you're at all capable with common tools I highly recommend this fix. If you're not comfortable taking things apart and putting them back together, try to grab a friend who is, and have them do this for you.

Big thanks to you ksprelude01!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ksprelude01:
Not a problem man! Just glad it fixed it!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Xtrakritical:
Another happy customer

I just wanted to chime in also, my GPS is working perfect once again!

Thanks for the info man, I also wanted to add that I used a small safety pin to pry up the pins...

You need good eyes cause those pins are tiny, so be careful! Lol

Thanks again.

Xtra
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SPtheALIEN:
Wow. Just wow.

I was seriously pondering picking up a refurb or even the Nexus 4. I was at my wit's end. I figured, if my GPS doesn't work, what do I have to lose if I break something? So I did this, shoving a precision screwdriver under the antenna leads so they stand at about 10 degrees. I buttoned up the phone and finally got a GPS lock, albeit a slow one. After opening it again, I brought the angle to about 30 degrees.

BAM! From where I sat deep into a room with a window facing another house and a sliver of rainy skies, I was able to lock in my position in under 10 seconds.

Several reboots afterwards, each one confirming a quick position lock, I feel I can-beyond the shadow of a doubt-endorse this solution.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ksprelude01:
Good to hear that there was another successful fix! Feels good to have gps back again doesn't it?
[HTC Wildfire S] WiseCrunchyEggroll:
Has anyone ever heard of 4ext recovery? I stumbled upon it while on xda. It looks interesting
[HTC Wildfire S] rjshrjndrn:
o.O

press thanks keep me alive ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Maim01:
I bought a SanDisk 64GB Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Card and was able to use it to install apps by following the guide below:

//galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-note-2-tutorials/how-to-store-apps-on-sd-card-with-rooted-galaxy-note-2-app2sd-mod/

Works well...the only thing that was strange was taking pictures I had to use the internal memory.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaliRedAndGold:
Has anyone got this working? I can view emoji icons (black and white), but after adding the emoji dictionary, I don't get the little icons in the word correction area after typing the key words like "sun" "baseball" etc. Anyone have any luck?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sfunk:
Hi, I have just bought one of these and for the money it's not so bad. However, i am having problems finding a Youtube apk the will load videos consistently! I have tried a few of apks and at best they will load youtube videos for a few minutes and then it seems they start to hang on loading most videos. Everything else works, there are no crashing problems it just seems like videos either load or they hang for ever? Any suggestions?

Cheers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android Noobie:
Hi All,

Firstly i read about a memory issue and not being able to store apps on the external memory.

I then read if the phone is rooted you can.

Is it safe to root?

Will it void the warranty seeing im just getting the phone today?

I also read about battery issues with 4G do you recommend a good place to get another battery seeing 4G can not be turned off?

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hashcheck:
I have the same 4G Telstra model :) awesome phone coming from the iphone4 :laugh:

I did these steps first

1. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1946915

2. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1914394

its perfectly safe if you ever need to send back for a repair you just flash back too

the original Telstra firmware and run tringleaway app off google play store
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android Noobie:
Hi,

Thanks for that.

Im just worried about having only 16gb internal.

If i root i then can install apps to external memory rather then internal is that correct?

Cheers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txr33:
From my experience you only really need to worry about the space if you are installing large games that are a gb or two each. If you go into settings applications and select the app some will have the option to move to SD card, but if you want to use an app like GL to SD then you will need root access. This app will move the large game files to the external sd
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] extremeit79:
alaxy S III I9305T 4G LTE + 2gb RAM Telstra official firmware

Hi there everyone as the description says I’m trying to locate Galaxy S III I9305T 4G LTE + 2gb RAM Telstra official firmware for my handset I have reset the triangle and the custom firmware but when I go into about it still shows as modified I have to send back for warranty do to touch screen issues I would really appreciate any assistance anyone has to offer thanks for your time.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psmedley:
Does http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1947920 help?

Has the stock kernel and recovery...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] extremeit79:
Thanks mate

Gday mate so if i just flash that from within clockwork mod my phone should just show normal status not modified? Sorry have only just moved over from motorola to samsung and that are all bloody different flashing/modifing and so forth
[HTC One S] rmp5s:
I have AOKP Ville JB Build 1 on my One S and I can't get it to encrypt. I would have put this in the ROM's thread but couldn't find it. It goes to the screen, I put in my passcode, it goes to the next screen, the one with the Android Lock guy and nothing happens. I can hit back or home or whatever to get out of it and everything...it just sits there. My Nexus 7 running AOKP worked perfectly. Went to the Android Lock guy for a second, rebooted, encrypted, no problem. Phone won't even reboot...

Anyone else have this happen?
[HTC One S] rmp5s:
Bump

No one?
[HTC One S] usaff22:
Have you tried a different ROM?

Sent from my locked, tampered ville
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bibione:
Hi guys,

I just flashed Realrom v4.2 and everythings fine. I changed the lcd density to 190 with root explorer. Now I want to change the density for certain Apps. Whatsapp for example, because the Popup Window is too small, because of the changed density. I know that this is possible with the Paranoid Android Roms because of the hybrid thing but i just come from that Rom and I was not that satisfied except of course this particukar feature. So is it possible to change the density for each app individually wihtout using the Paranoid Android Rom? If it is, how?

Thanks and sorry for my bad english!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] erpurohit:
get Paranoid its has the option for setting DPI on app level.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bibione:
I said, that I know that, but I don't like Paranois Android and I don't want this Rom.

The question was how to do that withoiut Paranoid al along!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KUN1:
I think you can't do it, instead of Paranoid.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] kendotelie:
I have the samsung drivers installed, but i cant get a USB connection using the Samsung Kies Desktop application. Anyone know a solution?