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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] joeiipuff:
Beware of Lithium battery scams, ONLY BUY MUGEN!!!

In my search for extended slim batteries I learned many lessons. I kept buying them from eBay until I got to the bottom of the conspiracy.

The batteries I purchased were for my Galaxy S2 and my Galaxy S3.

Lesson #1: If the battery price is too good to be true, it probably is. Case in point, I purchased several great deals on 'Samsung' brand OEM replacement batteries, all were under $10 bucks and all were counterfeits. All lasted only 2/3s of the time compared to the old and well used battery I was trying to replace. Some of these fakes didn't even have the chip inside that communicated with my phone, so as soon as you plugged in the wall charger the phone would immediately cut off, which is bad for your operating system. If the battery doesn't communicate with your phone properly, it's a fake. I went one step further and weighed the stock battery against the replacement battery and the replacement was far lighter, further proving it was a fake.

Lesson #2: High capacity fakes. I decided to try my luck at after market name brand and generic batteries that claimed longer battery life (a higher milliamp hours [mAh] or higher capacity). I ordered them one at a time, each time one came I would weigh it, it would ALWAYS be lighter than the stock battery (the only exception is Mugen). That was my first clue at fraud. Some of these brands communicated perfectly with my phone and charged OK but they were still lighter, telling me they had less lithium and less capacity. I tested each several times (because it takes a few charges to break in a new battery) but they were the same as the others, all would last only 2/3s the time of the worn out stock battery I was trying to replace. In all cases I would return the battery and try a different brand. In the end buying Mugen brand for $40-$45 a battery is the only way to get a quality replacement battery that lasts a long time but fits like the stock battery.

Mugen batteries are the only brand I can find that actually weigh more than stock OEM batteries. Mugen batteries last a long time, just like they claim. Now I only buy Mugen. Save up your money, it is worth the extra cash for the longer life. Would you want to carry replacement batteries around with you and swap them out twice a day or just use one Mugen? I charge my phone once at night and then use it all day long. Even on days with heavy use I still put it on the charger with a charge left.

I've tried most of the names you mentioned and many more. Maybe there are other illegitimate companies other than Mugen, but I wouldn't know, and I've looked. For anyone wanting to continue my search, the key is to research the name brand and see if they have a website that looks illegitimate. Do they sell batteries for other model phones and devices? Do they sell their own brand of battery charger? If not they are fly by night and are selling you a low capacity battery with a short life but have slapped a label on that claims a higher capacity. If you order one WEIGH IT and compare the weight to your OEM battery that came with the phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] portedbikes:
Batteries

Have you ever tried the Anker brand? I have also read that those are legit. But I will like to hear that from someone that actually runs serious tests on them. Thank you
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] aman1127:
I've had the anker battery for over a week now. With my normal use I get about 20% more life than my stock non bloated battery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] astolenheart:
I have the andida and it seems to last about 2 hrs more then the stock one but ever once in awhile when it over heats the phone resets and you lose about 20% battery

Send from a mircowave
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rancur3p1c:
Chichitech is legit, 20$ and got a higher capacity, heavier battery for my HTC Evo 3d. I will buy from them again.

Edit not happy with my chi chi tech batteries for sgs2. Loved it for HTC evo v 4g but it seems to be decidedly higher quality than these ones for the sgs2
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] johnbyebye:
I was going to flash the LT28i firmware on my LT28at just to check it out. I had flashtool ready to go but it wasn't detecting my phone. It wouldn't get past the pop-up that said to power off and hold the back button. (I pressed the volume down for the Ion while plugging the cable in) I exited flashtool and gave up since it really wasn't too big of a deal, I was happy with the stock firmware.

Here I am now and the phone appears to be completely dead. There is no LED when I plug it in to the charger and no vibrations or LEDs when I hold the power button. It still shows up in the device manager when I press the volume down as seen in the attachment but then I'm back to not having a driver. For the record, the only thing I had done was root the phone, my bootloader is locked. I don't know what on earth could have happened but I am positive that flashtool did not even start flashing when I exited it. I don't know what to do next. I already checked out this thread, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1849170 but nothing seems to be working. Thanks for the help. I apologize if this is in the wrong section.

Edit: I installed the Flashmode driver via the installer in the flashtool folder. One of the flashtool guides is based on an older version and states something like "install the XXX_ADB driver in the drivers folder of flashtool." I don't have that and the Ion isn't in the list of device drivers in the installer. See the attachment.

Edit2: The battery was around 77% when I started.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Plug it into the wall charger and let it sit for awhile (might be a long while) until you get the red LED. It might take a day or so but it should come back to life. You can try flashing then. If that doesn't work let it charge longer. I had to let mine go two days then finally got the green led and could flash again. Look at the soft brick recovery thread for more info.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] johnbyebye:
I did this and the phone is back to normal. *phew* Scary.

Oddly enough, now I have a green LED when I never did before.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pauloxzak:
Ok, first, I looked around and tried stuff like battery calibration etc. but no luck, here's what happened:

I got my galaxy ace and rooted it with CF-ROOT, flashed it using the recovery menu that stock already had.

Phone was ok for 1 week, then it started sucking battery like crazy (also charges too fast), 100% lasts something like 5mins...

(at this point it was still stock with rooted kernel)

Flashed a CM ICS ROM from the forum => same results with battery

Went back to stock, no root anymore => battery still the same

Does anyone know how to solve this? :( Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperAce609:
Why didn't you use the normal .zip that just adds super user? Maybe we have the same type of Ace that is completely incompatible with flashed kernels. Brings battery problems. Only kernels you can use are the ones that come with the rom you installed.

Reflash stock rom and root using any other .zip around the forums.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pseudonym:
Because you said you charge it too fast. Try to charge it for 3 hrs. If u see 100 % that doesn't mean that it is fully charged already

Sent from my GT-S5830
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KranTi:
Do this, full use your battery till it totally gets dry and charge it to 100% without break..note that your phone should switch off conditon while charging to 100%..

Sent From REVOLUTiON Ultimate Xperia Edition Rom..

:beer:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krushenov:
Clear battery cache and dalvik's cache , then consume the battery tell it reaches zero

And charge it

It worked for me
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prawesome:
Is your battery swelled? I mean, is it bulging outside when you place the battery inside the phone?

If yes, then you need to get a new phone

This line is dedicated to OT thanks.RIP OT Thanks :(
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pauloxzak:
Thanksfor the replies!

No, the battery is ok.

What do you mean by normal zip? As I said, I flashed stock back, no more rooted kernel, but it's still draining battery, shouldn't it have gone back to normal with stock? Should I root again with this normal zip to be able to solve the problem?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MeltingSnowman:
Maybe your battery is "gone" (I mean cannot charge anymore). If you can try your phone with another battery borrowed from a friend or buy a new one cheap to be sure the problem is the battery and not the phone. The last option for me is to buy a new original battery a give a try. If you have a method to test the battery out of the phone is best. Good luck :)

Inviato dal mio GT-S5830
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Venomous Viper 119:
Do 1 thing. Recharge for a long time till 100% . Choose a stock based rom like sgs2 v10. Do full wipes, delete battery stats.bin, Format data,cache, system, sd-ext ( if any ) & flash rom. Reboot & try battery. If it's still the same, go get a new battery..
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TjBurn:
hey, try this app called nova battery tester. It will tell you a lot about your battery's condition.

You can find it on the play store.

Also check whether your phone is entering deep sleep.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pauloxzak:
I tried that, the friend's battery on my phone had the same behaviour, and my battery on friend's phone worked fine... so it can't be the battery :(

Why the hell it won't just work normal if I flashed stock back?

Tried recharging for long time, no luck, also tried many "battery calibration" apps also with no result.

I'm guessing buying a new battery won't solve anything either :( given the results with the friend's battery
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TjBurn:
Have you checked your CPU behavior ? Which states it is in, etc

Use CPU spy to find out
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Venomous Viper 119:
Best thing... Send it back to samsung !!! Either you get a repair or a replacement ! ( Provided you are under warranty for the service to be free... )
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rishabh13:
1. Un-root then root again using the normal method which just adds SU.

2. Try charging for 2-3 hours. Sometimes it displays 100% though the battery level might be as low as 15%

3. Do you do over-night charging/ charge for very long durations/ play lots of games during charging? In that case your battery is over-charged. Check it. It should be puffed up a bit. If this is the case then, sorry mate, but you'll just have to get a new battery. And don't ignore this problem. Trust me, as bad as it is, it's all downhill from here.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rahul93:
JUst unroot the phone and send it to service centre !

All will be done ! and your warranty will be there if u have it still :p
[HTC Sensation] Pixa241:
So they sent me an alternate exchange for my sensation but it is a galaxy s blaze, but I am not to fond of it. They were wanting me to send back my sensation, but what happens if I don't send it back and they charge me for the phone. How much would it be and how long would it take for them to charge me?
[HTC Sensation] serio22:
they charge you full price of the phone you received, and it tells you how long you have to send it back in the things it came with
[HTC Sensation] CastleBravo:
If you complain to them enough they should give you another sensation. (if nothing else, threaten to switch to Verizon or something)

It'll take them a while to charge you (usually). I took about 2 months returning an HTC G2 (long story...) and they didn't bother me about it, but don't take this for granted.
[HTC Sensation] Pixa241:
Yeah they sent me the blaze but too me that was a downgrade but I then bought the galaxy s3 and its been over 2 weeks that I have not returned the blaze and I have not got charged. But last time they did an alternate exchange on one of my other lines. They sent a sidekick to replace a g2x they did not ask for the phone back?? Wieerd
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beyond_cure:
after installing Sabsa Prime v8.0, my phone reboots everytime I enter the PIN

I've tried holding Volume Up after restarting but it doesn't go into HBOOT anymore

anyone got a solution to this?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elyo:
fix

Just remove you sim card and boot without it.

After that flash sabsa prime 9.0 over 8.0 .

Put the simcard back in and it will work fine.

Not sure about the hboot though
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willstanners:
do a battery pull, then try to get into hboot. if that works proceed to recovery from hboot, perform a full wipe, cache, dalvik, batterystats. then restore your last working back up. good luck! :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Muikkuman:
Make sure fast boot are ticked of In power
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freesch:
same issue here

I had same problem and fixed removing pin from simcard than booting sabsa prime and from sabsa prime setting again pin on simcard
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bob 6600:
known issue with v8.0

Flash v8.0, don't reboot and flash v8.5 and/or v9.0
[General Questions and Answers] haelium:
Hi guys! I own a Motorola Motoluxe XT615 running on 2.3.7 Android and i want to know if i can found an ICS update, costum, after i saw they will not give an official update. A lil' bit strange because a China version of phone, Motorola Motoluxe XT685(dual sim), with single core and 512Mb Ram was released with Android ICS.

I root-ed my phone from here, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1964382 , done and no problems.

Should i try a costum update?

Thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] haelium:
Does anyone know?
[General Questions and Answers] haelium:
No news for custom rom?
[Nokia Lumia 920] needabottle:
Guys, anyone buy a 920 from AT&T recently and get a charging plate?

I believe they had a freebie for a while but not sure if it is over.
[Nokia Lumia 920] n7slc:
My is still on order and I bought mine on launch day.

Sent from my RM-820_nam_att_100 using Board Express
[Nokia Lumia 920] bergsim:
Same here "pending shipping" order on launch day.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Vae Hostilis:
I bought mine day one, no pre-order, and mine says pending as well. Called AT&T earlier this afternoon and they said it didn't even have a pending ship date, and the only people who would know anything about what's going on would be the warehouse. Naturally, there was no way for her to contact them. Going to call back today. May have been free, but I was told that I would receive it within a week. I haven't, therefore someone at AT&T is gonna pay for lying, lol. I'll report back if I make any headway.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Vae Hostilis:
Guy I talked to said they are on backorder, but it took him 30 minutes to get a straight answer. He said it'll still be around 10-14 day before mine even gets thought of when it comes to being shipped.
[Nokia Lumia 920] n7slc:
Got mine today!
[Nokia Lumia 920] Scipio Magnus:
How's it work?

How well does it work? Do you find it too slow? Do you find the placement hard to get right, are the audio cues accurate?
[Nokia Lumia 920] n7slc:
Seems to work really well. It doesn't charge as fast as the usb but it's not too bad. I was at 86% yesterday when it arrived and it took less than an hour to get to 100%. I haven't tried any other placement other than lining it up parallel with my phone. Not sure what you mean by audio cue, but it does audibly indicate that it's charging about a second after you set the phone down and takes 10-seconds to realize that it's no longer charging once removed from the pad. The pad has a white LED indicator to show it's charging and goes off when fulling charged.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] volumnus:
I can't get old reliable Wifi Tether to work? Any alternatives?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] 45ACP1911:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2000851
[Nexus 4 Accessories] llblwskydrgn:
I got my screen protector in the mail today and put it on my phone. I figured I should share my thoughts along with some pictures for those who are looking at screen protectors. :)

The pack came with two screen protectors, a squeegee, some dust removal stickers, and a small micro fiber cloth. The protector was not too bad to put on, pretty similar to other dry application ones and the Realook which I have used on my Samsung Vibrant. It was kind of tough to align because the screen protector is literally exactly the width of your screen, so if you're off alignment, it looks horrible.

The screen protector is definitely super clear. It also is a fingerprint magnet, and it feels slightly tacky. I'm hoping that tackiness will go away as it gets more use, because I like being able to glide over my screen smoothly.

One huge disadvantage with this screen protector is that because of the curved screen, the protector only covers the flat part. It is definitely noticeable when you see it closer. I tried taking pictures to depict this. I also with they would have just had the protector cover the FFC. I'm not sure how it would actually affect the optics (if at all), but I really hate that cut out! Overall, I'm decently content with my purchase, but I would love to see pics and reviews for BSE when those arrive since I'm considering that for the back, and even replace the front if I end up not liking the Spigen.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] gear.h34d.2012:
Thanks so much for these. I used the SGP on my Gnex and loved it. There's something special about these Crystal series ones but I don't remember what it is.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jackierobinson:
I got the Ultra Clear for my N4. It hasn't arrived yet, so for now I'm using my spare One X Oleophobic. The Oleophobic is great, really good for repelling fingerprints, I would have got it but when I bought my N4 UltraClear they weren't selling the Oleo. Thanks for the pictures, it seems to fit a lot better than the One X SGP protectors did on the One X. Doesn't look too bad at all.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mb3030:
I got the crystal clear and I have the same issue with the protector being too small. I know that this has been the case with some their other protectors, but I'm going to have to try some other brands. I can't stand it being cut off like this.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] juventuss:
Where did you get it from ?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jackierobinson:
The Spigen website.

I wonder if using the Google Bumper will hide the fact that it doesn't quite reach the edges.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] Nickel Dime Bay:
I got the oleophobic one in today from SGP, it doesnt cover the whole screen either. Better than nothing i guess for now.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] destromas:
I'm starting to have a huge distaste for the curved screens. Feels nice with the hardware buttons on my S3, but looks like utter garbage with a screen protector.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mb3030:
The bumper does not cover it.

Also big warning for people looking to buy SGP: The light sensor is covered by this screen protector (not cut out like most) and it interfered with the functionality of the phone. In the past I've had screen protectors that went over the sensor without issue, but with this particular protector and phone, it did not work.

For example if i went to make a phone call, the screen would stay dark even if i took the screen away from my face. Also auto brightness didn't work either. I had to cut the film to expose the sensors. Everything is working normally now. Anyone else have this issue?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] twistedh:
Also received mine today, dont have the phone yet though. Not feeling too happy about it already seeing as it doesnt cover the curved screen too well... Money down the drain then :s
[Nexus 4 Accessories] sx4dude2013:
Mine will arrive today and I plan to put it in a case so its not a big deal. The SGP on my Note 2 didn't go all the way to the edge either. A tpu case fixed that and everything was covered.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] eliter1:
Good thing I waited. I am planning on using this phone with screen protectors only and I can't pay for a high quality one that looks pretty bad IMO.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dwd3885:
Looks great. SGP never usually covers the entire front. It is always just a tad bit smaller.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ceejay83:
You guys do know it has to be cut smaller because the curved edges will make the protector peel right?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] eliter1:
Yes, I'm just hoping someone finds out a way to make t stick over the curved glass. I guess I am going to have to go with a wet screen protector.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] mb3030:
Yes, but it stops way short of the curve. It literally just covers the display (width wise). They could have extended it a bit further. This is going to leave a gap, even with a TPU case on it.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] NYConex:
How is the smoothness of these screen protectors? I really like the way zagg HD screen protectors feel and I'm looking for something similar.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ewuzh:
Just received mine today. Installation was straightforward and the dust removal stickers easily snatched up the remaining few bits of dust at the end. The surface slickness is shockingly poor at first but improves drastically after just a few minutes.

The film doesn't run all the way to the edge due to the curvature of the screen, but there may be a solution. Steinheil makes a dry application edge to edge film called Curved Crystal for the SGS3 which also has a curved edge screen. If there is enough interest, I'm sure they will make one for the N4.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] llblwskydrgn:
I'm not sure how smooth the zagg HDs are, but right after you put the screen protector on, it is really tacky. But it gets much more smoother as you use it. I think that as you use it more, you're depositing more skin oils onto to screen protector and it kind of "seasons" the screen protector.

This sounds weird, but I just put a bunch of fingerprints on it, then I distributed it using a dry kimwipe (i'm sure a microfiber would work too) and after using it for about 24 hours, it's pretty much as slick as you would expect from the bare glass. Also, of course there is no orange peel feeling since this is a dry application screen protector.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] predation:
they already emailed me back saying they don't have plans to make any.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] crownua6:
Anybody having problems with their SGP screen protector causing conflict with the screen turning off when making calls due to no cut-outs for the proximity Sensor?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] destromas:
What a sad state of affairs... The Galaxy S2 screen protectors were the last time they did anything right by me. The S3 screen protectors were shoddy as well.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] dwd3885:
yes and that's the problem. i would get a refund.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] jackierobinson:
my SGP UC arrived today and i don't know why people complain so much. Even though it stops short of the curves (as it should) it's so low profile it hardly ruins the look of the phone. I love SGP protectors. So premium feeling.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] blaine.hale:
Before installing the protector, line it up with the phone and mark where the proximity sensor is. Then take a normal paper hole punch and punch out that area. THEN pull the screen protector off its backing and apply to the phone.
[Nexus 4 Accessories] ptrm2:
can you measure how far the width is so I can compare it to my generic one that I have?
[Nexus 4 Accessories] llblwskydrgn:
I tested this more today during calls, I can't find any problem with it, the proximity sensors works fine with the protector on for me. The screen turns off when my face is near it, and then turns back on when I take it away.