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[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] angelle97:
I've used a few different launchers too, and also paid for both nova and apex. I find apex to be better for me. It's all really a matter of opinion. I haven't tried go launcher 3d though.... Can't bring myself to pay that much.... Go launcher requires too many add ons for things I use though.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] chanchester:
I run Action Launcher Pro with a Stark Icon Pack.:cool:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] iDreamless531:
Disregard
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mcspin:
I have fun both but find NOVA to be smoother and more useful because of it's ability to restore screen layouts and widgets.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] allrockedout:
Nova for me I have my settings set up exactly how I like them. I've tried them all and nova is the best. But get the paid versiob
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Demminex:
Nova

I agree with most of the people here for Nova. Nova provides a great homescreen restore and backup option. I also like the customization of animation speeds, it helps make everything feel smoother and flow quicker even if it isn't as fancy.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] xxkid123:
Apex for me, although I'm not sure if it's because I really do prefer it over nova or because I'm simply more used to apex. Objectively, I can't see many major differences. I only use a few homescreens, so although I'm a flashaholic, its still easy to replace the 4 total widgets I use.

I also want to give a shout out to atom and holo launcher plus. Atom is a little slow but is by far the best looking holo themed launcher out there, and its speed is still the same as apex (which imo is a tad bit bloated). Holo launcher plus is similar to apex and nova, but way slimmed down and faster.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Spug:
I vote for apex launcher,

i have tried several of the custom launchers, and my phone (galaxy fame gt-s6810p) very much dictates which one to use, nova will not run, ive tried the free version and the paid one, it just doesnt like it, i then tried apex which i liked but moved to holo launcher as it was recomended for being a bit quicker, and for a phone with very limited speed it was very good, unfortunatly only the free version was stable on the phone, the others just kept crashing and nearly bricked my phone when i took off the standard one lol, holo launcher free version does not have alot of the features of nova or apex, so i reverted back to apex, the only one that is stable for my phone, admitedly a very limited phone but, it has been improved by apex :)

cheers

spug
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] LaRocky:
I vote Apex
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] deutschegibbo:
I have found both Apex and Nova suck my battery life like nothing else. I have tried them on the Atrix, Atrix HD, Galaxy S3 and now Galaxy S5. Admittedly I haven't bothered with them much on the Galaxy S5. The best for battery life have been Go Launcher and now I use Holo HD. Has anyone else found this to be the case?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrrocketdog:
galaxy s3. yes , battery sucking dogs. i just stick with trebuchet, not much on features but best for my battery.

err on the side of kindness
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ANDYs3:
I have been using Nova for the past 2 years. It works perfect and I didn't notice any issues with battery life.:good:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
I've used Nova Prime since the 25 cent sale and I can't say it's causing battery loss. I'm averaging about 3.5 to 4hrs screen time.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] crazymonkey05:
Same here using nova I get 11-12 hrs of bat. With 3-4 hrs of screen time
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] diablo009:
Nova
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] indymx:
Not only was Nova good for restoring setups between ROMS, but when I switched from S3 to HTC One, I restored Nova from my TiBu backup and had my Nova setup how I had it on the S3..

Nova definitely get's my vote.

I like everything about Sense 6, but the launcher..
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DBThanatos:
For some reason i still prefer Nova
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] fig03:
I vote Nova, never had any trouble with it
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] pinter83:
I also vote Nova, works like a charm for me
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] maluk:
I've tried most but I most prefer Nova. I have been using GEL (Google Experience Launcher) but I wasn't a big fan of it but continued to use it so that I could have the option to say "Ok google" anywhere on the homescreen but now Nova just added that feature, so I back to Nova.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrkele:
Nova

I definitely prefer Nova. Never had any problems with any of the launchers but nova just feels more natural to use and gives much more modification options especially in premium version.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bllohin:
Hi, I have a wi-fi Flyer (16GB) and I am on stock GB 2.3.4

I did root it and got clockwork and all is fine.

I am having problems with sound though, if I select Fast Boot under "Power" settings" tablet starts fast, but there is no sound on built in speaker while headphone jack works fine.

If I uncheck Fast Boot all is ok, but tablet takes long time to boot up which is annoying.

Can someone give me a solution to this issue as I don't know where else to turn for help.

I really like android 2.3.4 as I hear if I move to Honey Comb I cant use my SD card anymore.

Thanks in advance.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] redpoint73:
Hmm, that's odd. I haven't heard that one before. Have you tried a factory reset?

Can't think of any other ideas, except that.

Hubba-whaaaat? I've never heard any such thing. I think people have trouble maintaining GPS lock, is the only pervasive HC bug I've heard of. Also some feel HC is laggy compared to GB. But my belief is that a lot of that lag was caused by people updating via OTA and keeping their user data. I did a clean install (globatron's method) and the performance is comparable to GB.

Those are the only reasons I can think of to stay on GB.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bllohin:
Thanks for reply redpoint73,I really wouldn't like to do factory reset, but I will do it if no one else heard of this as that means its something on my end.

When I rooted it and did a clockwork on it I did make a backup and I did restore to it yesterday hoping it will fix it.

When I made original backup all was well so it does make sense that something collected along the way did this. Your suggestion seems valid, but I will wait just in case someone has a solution to this.

Thanks again man
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bllohin:
So I went and did the factory restore and car dock would auto-start for no reason. I think I had it disabled before so I never noticed that its auto-starting by itself. ( thus no sound from tablet speaker as it thought its docked)

I went ahead and installed a custom rom (FlyHigh) and it's doing the same thing.

Refined symptoms/findings:

This tablet seems to have an issue with charging port and thinks its docked ( does it dock through charging port?)

Tablet charges fine but sometimes it will not give multi option upon connecting to a PC. (this might be also due the fact that I am using HTC Sensation data cable).

Please if anyone has an idea what I am saying let me know.

Thanks.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] redpoint73:
Yes, it docks through the charge/sync port. That would make sense, considering the symptoms (sound issue, car dock screen, and sync issue). Seems like the port is damaged, such as the pins bent, port becoming loose from the board, etc. The fact the problem persists after factory reset and different ROM reinforces the theory that its a hardware issue. But its odd that turning fast boot off/on made a difference (is that still the case?).

Data cable doesn't matter. I've used my Flyer countless times with an HTC phone sync cable, and generic MicroUSB cables, and those work just fine.

Any evidence of damage if you look in the port?

There are apps on the Market to disable the car dock screen, as well as reroute the sound, that might help you workaround the problem, if you don't find a real solution.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bllohin:
Hey man, thanks for reply.

When there is no sound I have to disable fast boot and do a reboot, then sound comes back. (rebooting with fast boot on will not bring sound back)

If I use tablet without fast boot it does same thing, sometimes within an hour sometimes almost a day.

( no clue why, but if I leave car docking on auto start when docked it comes on screen and that's when sound goes away)

If I could find away to disable car docking completely that would be my solution as I also am suspecting on that connector.

Things that I observed on power connector: I plug it to charge (not usb) and look at light that indicates charging. I slowly wiggle cable to see will that light turn off, but no; it stays lit. Looking at the charging port it looks fine visually.

Any idea how to disable car docking or uninstall it?

I am now on "FlyHighROM-v1.2" which is GB 2.3.4

Thanks again.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] redpoint73:
There are Market apps that should be able to disable the car dock app:

Disable Car Home

Car Mode Off

No Dock

(probably others)
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bllohin:
I will try them and report back in few days.

Thanks
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bllohin:
Ok I tried couple and no joy.

I even tried running it with disabled fast boot, but while watching my daughter play rayman sound just went off.

What would happen if I somehow delete that car dock service? whats its name? and what is the best way to try that?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] redpoint73:
Too bad. Think I've heard of one of those apps disabling car dock on one of my HTC devices (maybe my One X), so thought it might work on the Flyer as well.

Freezing with Titanium Backup is my preferred method to disable apps, as you can easily unfreeze if disabling it causes issues. Don't know what the app/apk is named.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jameztownbarber:
Would like to get the new 4.2 lock screen with widgets..pretty nice

Sent From My PA S-OFF'D EVO
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] megasoheilsh:
hi guys . bad news

CM10 , 9 change status to legacy devices and cm10 is last support for 2011 devices.

https://sites.google.com/site/projec...legacy-devices

it seems that all custom roms change CyanogenMod and not begin writing

its mean end custom rom for continue android os (4.2 ) ?:confused::confused::(:(:crying::crying:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mdfzhi:
Its not the end of the world.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
Yes, that's not good, but we can port from other xperia devices :good:

Sent from my SK17i running Jelly Bean via CM10
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] nimbold:
We have mid-range phones and that's how it should be. We always will be one step behind the better phones. I'm really thankful for JB that came for us and now we'll taste a stable one.

More money, better phone, better support!

And this is sad, I know ..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Sushil23:
really bad....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Ciziokas:
Actually it's not so bad :) We have 2011 xperia phones... Now it's 2012, near 2013 :) In 2013 i'm planing to buy Xperia V or if it happens Xperia Nexus ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] panchokoster:
That's a shame, FXP is just focusing on 2012 devices, but 2012 devices still get official updates from sony, sony even ported aosp to xperia S so why worring about them?.

We need a developer like nAa, who managed to port a fully working cm7 and cm9 to the x10mini/pro and x8, he is now working on cm10 (minicm10), which runs jb almost as smooth as gingerbread in first generation devices!

We need you nAa!!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] chepoz:
One by one the real devs left us. But we still have some Indian modders here. I'm sure they will be the new devs. Wait for that time. :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] 0xv:
:thumbup:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] MoonBlade:
wait for that time or move forward?

Get a 2012 device :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] chepoz:
Ain't nobody got money for that. I'm poor. :banghead:

Sent from Sony Ericsson W660i
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] daydu19:
The same here :(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] pitchblack5691:
Gingerbread! Start developing for gingerbread again! The most stable flavour of android ever! :thumbup: :beer:
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] djfuego:
OK so I finally bought the phone only to discover when listening to a video on the free sony headphones that I got with the handset that whenever the camera focuses you can hear it. Like a low frequency clicking. I recall a similar issue with N8 it was more noticeable on that handset but it got fixed. Just hope SONY do something about this I can't believe it.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] dubist:
i think everyone had this problem .

Why had ?

Because Update your Xperia T to the newest .195 Firmware through PC Companion and the clicking is gone :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] djfuego:
Firmware fix.

Yes I have now upgraded and the clicking is indeed GONE!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] cheols46:
I tried to search everywhere but couldn't find it.

Here is what happened. Got the note 2, used root injected stock odin file with "nand erase all"

After the reboot, went into recovery and wiped everything out.

Get into the phone, no baseband, no storage left for internal sd, no IMEI, so it's pretty much bricked.

I tried to use the boot.img file to retrieve the IMEI but it seems to me that the partition is messed up.

So I am trying to re-partition the phone with the pit file, but I could not find any on the web.

I do have a spare note 2, which my wife is currently using, and wondering if there'a way to pull the pit file from the phone so I can re-partition the phone and see if that'll work..

any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kassem277:
So my GPS on T999 is no longer owrking. I have tried re-installing the current ROM. Installing other ROMs, everything, but I just can't get the phone to lock onto a SAT! It is really frustrating now as I need it really bad about a week ago and couldn't get out of the downtown lol.

CUrrently I am on the Aeon Fluxx ROM but the GPS did NOT work on the FROSTY, BLACK JELLY, AOKP, CM Nightlies, or ANY other ROMs anymore.

I have used GPS Status to reset A-GPS and then re-download the A-GPS data to no avail.

Any suggestions folks?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] DocHoliday77:
I believe there is already a thread about precisely this. Was posted maybe a week ago.

Also there's this one

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1980556
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] mattedwards2686:
Odin to stock, Wipe data and cache from stock recovery, root, install new rom.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] richeazy:
Odin to stock, then do the ota update. So make sure the file u flash isnt the uvlj4. I odined to that and GPS didn't come back. So I had to do it again , do the ota update, then reroot
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] kassem277:
Thanks a lot guys. I love the quick help from this community. When I get off work tonight, hopefully I can get it to work properly! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrawnPoBoy:
My GNex is running 4.2 now, and I've noticed that when the phone is on silent, the phone vibrates when new gmail messages come in. If I check the settings, it specifically says "Never" under vibrate settings.

Has Google changed Gmail's vibrate behavior in 4.2 so that Never actually means Sometimes?

Can anyone confirm?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmarmstr:
I hope this gets fixed!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bharrat:
Yes, I have the same issue, for both Gmail and Calendar
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] McGiverGim:
It vibrates in ALL notifications. Someone knows how to disable it?

Regards!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmarmstr:
Just a hunch, but I tried it and it worked. If you don't care about not having any notification for gmail (sound or vibrate) then set the notification sound to silent and vibrate never. Unfortunately you won't get sound if you want that, but at least it's not vibrating now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrawnPoBoy:
I want to keep the vibration on for stuff like text messages, just not email. When I'm at work I can read my email on my computer, so I turn my phone to vibrate so that it's not beeping all day long. With 4.2, I've replaced beeping with vibrating. It's very annoying.

Google, never means NEVER!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dnorwood:
This works for gmail, but not the email app that I use for my work email.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] inyrules:
I'm having the same issue, and it's very annoying. I want to keep the image in the notification bar, but I don't want it to vibrate - like I had before the 4.2 update. I even tried toggling the notifications off and on and toggling between "only on silent" and "Never," but it continues to vibrate. I only want my phone to vibrate for text messages/google voice messages.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrawnPoBoy:
There is at least one bug ticket raised for this.

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39592

Star it to get it some attention.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wexx2504:
Possible solution

Possible solution, for those of you who usually only run between sound and vibrate mode on your phone. Just go into the gmail settings and toggle the vibrate to "only in silent mode" you won't get a vibrating notification...

That's what I just set mine to do.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrawnPoBoy:
This didn't work for me. Always vibrates when in vibrate mode no matter what I have set. Funny enough, when I set the phone to silent mode there is no vibration even when it is set to 'Only in silent mode'.

I just hope this is identified as a bug and wasn't done on purpose. It's going to be an annoying few weeks while I wait for another OTA.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TurboTsi:
Any update to this? I'm having the same problem with text messages vibrating.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] golfreak17:
Same issue here. I have a custom 4.2 ROM flashed with this problem. I even tried reverting back to stock and reflashing. That did not solve the problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bagl0312:
Same problem for me with official 4.2 OTA update, on a yakju galaxy nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 7Bit:
That's no GMail bug, unfortunately it's a new "feature" introduced in Android 4.2. If you ar looking at the commits in AOSP, you can see it is a new system wide sound-to-vibrate conversion feature.

If you change the phone to vibrate mode, all applications which are playing notification sounds are then vibrating. Genious! :eek:

It should be possible to deactivate vibration therefor if you disable the notification sound in the specific app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] afroken3130:
I want to punch whoever made this "feature" in the face!
[HTC EVO 3D] jackvdbuk:
hi guys, just started using MIUI for a few weeks but when trying to use bluetooth through to car stereo when i try to connect this screen happens:

and it just stays like that... any tips or workarounds or why i cant i assume see a accept pairing request button?

MIUI 2.3.1.6

thanks in advance
[HTC EVO 3D] a1himik:
try to use another radio
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] shubri:
I don't know if someone discussed about this, but im curious will someone develop JB rom based on latest release for xperia ray?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Harkirat Chauhan:
Official dnt knw wil it get or nt but aftermarket CM is there to tweet u. ;)
[Focus General] wideguy:
Hello All, new to the forum and I tried a search but didn't see this issue so here goes.

Phone took a short trip to the washing machine. Yanked it out, pulled the battery, put it in rice for 4 days. Took it to the electronic shop at work, cracked it and washed and brushed every circuit contact I could find, exercised and scrubbed all the various connections. (Magnifying lamp, electronics cleaner and fine bristled brass brush) Then dried again with canned air and re assembled.

Everything came back except the camera. When I hit the Camera button I see the camera screen start to come up then it shuts down and defaults back to the main screen. I bought a new camera module online, took the phone apart again, removed the old cam, cleaned the receiving socket again, and installed the new cam. Same behavior.

So my question... do you all think there's any benefit to doing a full master deep reset to see if that helps or am I just going to waste a lot of time restoring contacts, e-mail accounts and apps? I don't mine doing it if it will benefit, but the phone is otherwise fine. So if the camera is fully DNR, then I won't waste my time.

Thoughts? Thanks in advance.

Chad
[Focus General] EnderPsp:
Do a backup first, this way you won't have to spend time doing everything again, just restore. Good luck!
[Focus General] wideguy:
Thanks for the reply! I hate to ask the obvious but regarding backup, all i find is Zune and that only addresses music and videos etc.

What's the best way to do a true, full image device backup that will include apps and other data?

Thanks again
[Focus General] EnderPsp:
Actually, music and videos are synced to computer normally and thus NOT back-ed up by Zune. Zune back-ups your apps & data.

For a complete back-up, see here and for a simpler back-up here.

Good guides here, here. I normally use the first one as it does full back-up, but it's definitely harder than the second.

Btw, you're not the first one to ask this...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
These are out of date please use the newer ones....
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
gapps updated
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Aquethys:
Thanks bro
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
Lemme know how they work for you man... and I highly suggest the Blue Infinitum them, it'll black out the contacts, and settings...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] KingMike67:
Thanks man, this is awesome! Just what I was looking for. I'm new to the SIII and am trying to find a similar setup I had on my Atrix and with this I am totally happy. Was trying all weekend to get inverted apps on properly and just kept messing up. You are a savior!!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
Thanks man... the goal here was a simple flash and go inverted pack... No 35 bootscreens, 5 file managers, and 7 themes...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] prototype7:
how to flash? instructions not very clear...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
You can dirty flash if you want... might need a 2nd reboot before google now is inverted... i tested with a full wipe... but dirty flash should be fine...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] prototype7:
Just messing with you man, good job :p
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
lol thx
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Lookitfast:
Straight up awesome...PERIOD!! Kickazz job man!!

Sent from AT&T I747/XDA Primo!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] N-Forced:
Does this include the new gmail that was just updated?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
OP updated with 4.2.1 inverts
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] MWilkenson:
Do we flash a gapps package then flash this or can we just flash this after the ROM?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] AtoZ0to9:
You can just flash this after the ROM if you're doing a fresh install...

If you are already running a ROM with regular gapps and would rather dirty flash them, Wipe Cache, Wipe Dalvik, Flash, Fix Permissions...