yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kimdoocheol:
So why don't you use the tiered line upgrade and then switch the note to your line? I'm not really following this since you said two upgrades are available one on the tiered line and one on the unlimited.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] XstitchCowgirl:
Speaking of lines and unlimited. Our plan states that both are smartphones share the unlimited data. I keep hearing people talking about no unlimited data on certain lines??

I did preorder Note2 full price so we could keep unlimited and we were not eligible anyway as my line isn't up till Feb.

I can't imagine not having unlimited with the Note2, because its so powerful and with large screen, plan to use Netflix and music a lot!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] eganraC:
I'll be buying outright simple because they tacked on a $30 upgrade fee when I tried to preorder...Yea I know it makes no sense but its a principle thing now...haha
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xdadevnube:
If you purchase the phone outright, say from Verizon or Amazon Wireless, and pop in your working SIM, you don't have to pay the upgrade fee?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] geoff5093:
Nope, I bought my DNA yesterday with no upgrade fee when I paid full retail. I also had no fee when buying my GS3 or MAXX HD.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] swan3609:
I have an unlimited data line and I was due for the upgrade, I moved the upgrade to my dads 4gb tiered line and pre ordered on his line and everything appears to be just fine.. I wonder what the difference was? Did you try and go online and do this? I am not second guessing you, I just dont know what the difference is between our situations..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mi7chy:
Have you considered dropping carrier texting and lowering minutes to 450 while keeping unlimited data and using Google Voice and Groove IP for unlimited calls and unlimited SMS over data? You can also look into applying a corporate discount on your plan. As far as the Note II you're bound to find a good deal on Craigslist.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] omgitswes:
Yeah I'm buying it at full retail just to keep unlimited. This will also be my last phone with Verizon. Moving to prepaid T-mobile after this one, hopefully they have real 4G by then
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Cgc2:
I've got a 5th line with a 3g dumb phone on Family Share Unlimited plan. Upgrading that to the Note 2 for 2year contract discount. Killing that in 24 hrs and transferring N2 to me/current Gnex and putting dumb phone back on 5th line. Keep unlimited data
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swukjay:
Just a quick question, can the 16gb versions be flash with same firmware as the 8 gb version and are all roms compatable, thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kingo64:
Yes, the storage partitions (difference between 8 and 16GB versions) are generally never touched by custom ROMs so that they are perfectly compatible with both. I wouldn't really worry about it, especially if you create a CWM backup before flashing firmware.

You may want to watch out for large disclaimers on some ROMs if they do things like automatically format storage from RFS to Ext4 or silly things like that.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swukjay:
Thank you friend very much appreciated for the reply, many thanks.
[Nexus 7 General] sniperbg:
Hello, my nexus 7 wont start up . When i plug in it to my PC it's on APX mode). My battery is fully charged, tried 30sec (3minutes) holding the power button, power + volume button, removed battery, but none of them works . Any other solutions ? Can send it back to google because i'm not in USA ...
[Nexus 7 General] HellcatDroid:
Sending it back actually is the only way.

When nothing but APX happens, that means the bootloader is fried.

And APX / nvflash hasn't been figured out for the N7 yet - and might not be for quite some time....
[Nexus 7 General] jellydroid13:
Having the same problem. Did you update to 4.2?

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Can they tell if the bootloader is unlocked if i want to send it back? Its stuck in APX mode so it cant turn on so I am assuming not but does anyone know for sure?
[Nexus 7 General] HellcatDroid:
Technically it's possible - if they actually do it (as it means additional work and work is time and time is money) is another question.
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Tell us, if you will, which is your favorite launcher for the GNote2

If we get enough input, I'll start a poll

-EDIT- : Poll is ready . .. Just vote if you will ;)

-EDIT2- : Great "launcher" thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1936451

Over there you will find a couple of more choices next to the 15 launchers on this poll

Edit3 (15 sept. 2013):

Just adding some suggestions of launchers that were not included to this poll:

Next 3D

Action Launcher

Yandex Launcher

Aviate Launcher

Listener launcher

ssLauncher

Smart Launcher

TSF Shell Launcher

Buzz launcher

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[Galaxy Note II General] kradcliffe:
Think this was covered recently. I read a thread the other day with loads of replies. Might be better looking for that.

Keith
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Link?

Otherwise I'll start a poll just to find out which is the most popular among GNote2 users

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[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Poll is ready

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[Galaxy Note II General] kradcliffe:
I just went to the search box, typed "note 2 launcher" and got ****loads of results.
[Galaxy Note II General] JEZZEJAMEZ:
Tsf all day...

(-, N©†£ BLACK ☆ \/ ïïï
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Good....so just vote on your favorite

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[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Great "launcher" thread here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1936451

Over there you will find a couple of more choices next to the 15 launchers on this poll

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[Galaxy Note II General] sinjiyo:
I love to say that... TSF Shell of course. :)
[Galaxy Note II General] Sebring5:
You didn't include the Android launcher.
[Galaxy Note II General] aeon101:
Using VTL Launcher. You didn' t include him into voting options.

Dan
[Galaxy Note II General] Psykko0:
Niva for me : )
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Yep...

I think the only way to add more items to the poll is asking a moderator to do that for me...

So, next to the TSF Shell, Android launcher, VTL... any other suggestions?
[Galaxy Note II General] kronium:
Tsf
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
I guess you meant Nova...it's in the poll already
[Galaxy Note II General] Dhiraj:
Next launcher by go developer team.
[Galaxy Note II General] Jeshter2000:
Holo laucher HD FTW!!
[Galaxy Note II General] Chrissssssss:
Nova for me. I almost switched back to stock because I like the home screen scrolling style and for some reason I love the way the app drawer opens. Nova has lots of nice things though and far easier to sort the apps in the drawer than the stock, that was just painful and confusing, And the app drawer tabs is great.
[Galaxy Note II General] Javi55:
Nova launcher prime is my favorite launcher.
[Galaxy Note II General] jujuburi:
Don't really know! Tried dozens of them! Most customisable is Go, undoubtedly. But vertical App Drawer lags horribly. So after trying almost all, I am sticking with Nova Prime.

It has two bugs however, wallpaper cropping issue (which can be fixed by using Wallpaper Wizardii) and 10X grid view in desktop messes up the icons. If these two things are fixed, then it will be one of the best one out there, if not the best.
[Galaxy Note II General] bluekaze21:
Please pardon my ignorance, but what exactly does a launcher do? A replacement for the homescreen or ui ? And what are the benefits of using launcher ?

This is my first android phone thanks
[Galaxy Note II General] Antarctica32:
Android, you can't beat the vanilla.

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Different companies (Samsung, Lenovo, HTC, Motorola,...) all have their own launcher. A Launcher basically is a different home screen/UI. Samsung's is called Touchwiz, motorola's is called Motoblur, and you can look up the rest. Each is different, and most android users have a personal preference. There was a time when there were no custom luanchers. Each Android phone was basically the same, of course this was back when nobody had android phones. But still, Google releases a "dev phone" each year that is branded towards app developers and such. It goes by the branding of Nexus. This year's is the Nexus 4, made by LG. Last year's was the Galaxy Nexus by Samsung. These Nexus phones have the "vanilla" android experience. The first android phone, the HTC Dream or G1 had the first "vanilla" interface. If I remember correctly, HTC was the first to create their launcher, called "Sense". I prefer Vanilla, but to each their own. Hope that summed it up for ya!

EDIT: Just wanted to make clear, the Galaxy Note uses Samsung's touchwiz launcher like pretty much all samsungs use.
[Galaxy Note II General] c4Lvin:
Nova Launcher for me.

Tried GO, ADW, APEX, and NOVA.

1. GO: many customizations, pretty but too much I think that it slows down the phone's UI. It also sucks up the battery bigtime! So if you are concerned with battery life, a definite NO NO.

2. ADW: very smooth but perhaps abit plain compared to the APEX/Nova launchers. Probably newer versions will have more goodies. Good to watch out for!

3. APEX/NOVA: they are about the same but I feel like the Nova is still smoother. I also LOVE the optional free themes to use on these that would make it look like TW. I like TW's performance (i think Samsung did an exceptional job on this) but HATED their BLURRY SOFT icons!!!! So I had to stick with Nova and installed the icon pack for (Touchwhiz-free at the play store)...and it's super duper nice! Best of both worlds!!!

The rest I have no comment on as I haven't tried them. Nova's the best by far.
[Galaxy Note II General] EdgaBimbam:
i was using always apex launcher. But after bought note2, started to love touchwiz stock. Just one thing botters me, cant change grid size, too big icons+spaces between them :/
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
First android or not, I am sure you know mr.Google:

http://www.androidcentral.com/android-z-what-launcher

From a simple Google search.... ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] bluekaze21:
Thanks a lot antartica32 and c4lvin!

Your info is much appreciated :)
[Galaxy Note II General] poplectic:
Have you checked out bigblades TW mod over in themes and apps. All grid sizes. In drawer too. Im running 5 x 5. Love it. The odd widget doesnt work quite right but most do. He also provides the stock tw. So if you dont like it you can flash back.
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
My favorite launcher just got better....

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5hZHdmcmVhay5sYXVuY2hlciJd

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[Galaxy Note II General] osgoku:
I think nova is great, but what i really hate is that you can't resize the icons.

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i bought adw ex at the time when it was just 10 cents. it's a good launcher and even icon resizing is possible, but a nogo is that it still does not support folders in the appdrawer.
[Galaxy Note II General] Kartik pat:
Next launcher its the smoothest launcher ive used!!

Hit Thanks If I Helped You:D
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Even the older version of ADW Ex supports folders in the app drawer

And with the new version, you just create and edit the groups you want and they will appear as scrollable tabs on the drawer...

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[Galaxy Note II General] osgoku:
@betoNL

well adw ex supported categories in the appdrawer, but bo real folders and i tried everything belive me. and yes the new version with the tabs is better, but i need folders.
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
You mean folders so you can add files as well am not only apps?

Which launchers do that? I would like to try it...
[Galaxy Note II General] osgoku:
no no, i mean folders in the appdrawer where you can put you apps in. and i mean real folders you can tap on. nova appdrawer can do this. the old adw ex only had categories where you could sort your apps and the new adw ex has these tabs. but what i want are actual folders in the appdrawer fornexample like on the iphone 5 homescreen. thats what i want and nova gives his to me.
[Galaxy Note II General] osgoku:
great news! nova got an update and icon resizing is possible now!!! now it is the best launcher for me.
[Galaxy Note II General] br5:
Great thread/poll

Some launchers are missing in the poll but the other thread mnetioned on first post is covering more launchers

Nova is the winner anyway, so,,,,,,
[Galaxy Note II General] samwoods:
nova is a clear winner
[Galaxy Note II General] gideonMorrison:
Nova. Hands down.
[Galaxy Note II General] maxiii:
nova prime user here :)
[Galaxy Note II General] rraaka:
i just LOVE ~ Touchwiz launcher, would prefer a perfect modded multidpi one.

i remember really swooning over the TW launcher of Note 8 that worked at 213 dpi on my previous Note, and to have the splanner fit so perfectly on to it ....ummmm

have great respect for the samsung devs :good:

Nova next for aosp roms that dont support TW, but i dont like the way it gives me a wonky feeling while going from one page with google search widget and other widgets :cyclops:
[Galaxy Note II General] vishal68:
Next 3D.... brilliant
[Galaxy Note II General] eddhard:
Im currently using Action Launcher. It's missing a few bits such as message count but I love the side bar for apps and the cover feature where you create a folder but it you press on it it will launch one app but swipe up and it will open the folder. Also it has the option to swipe up on an icon to open that icons widget.
[Galaxy Note II General] scimitar:
I love Yandex Launcher.
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
I started this thread long ago...it was dormant and just woke up.

Perhaps you guys can provide a list with additional and newer launchers so I can add to first post

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[Galaxy Note II General] amerkiller1995:
I have to agree with this, Apex and Nova are just plain, whereas Yandex has so many cool features and tools, it's simply amazing and beautiful.
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Never heard of it..

Gonna check it out later

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[Galaxy Note II General] maxiii:
add aviate (currently invite based only) and buzzlauncher too to the poll
[Galaxy Note II General] lubabula:
Listener launcher
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Only moderators can add items to an already existing poll.

But I will add the new launchers suggestions to the first post next week or earlier

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[Galaxy Note II General] aviralsingh16:
Nova launcher
[Galaxy Note II General] mykalbrock:
Big fan of bazooka launcher
[Galaxy Note II General] Bilack:
ssLauncher
[Galaxy Note II General] Vancuver:
Smart Launcher
[Galaxy Note II General] maxiii:
Although I'm a nova fan boy but right now im trying next launcher.. Pretty sweet n smooth launcher

Sent from my BE(a)ST.. Samsung Galaxy Note2
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
I cannot add items items to an existing poll

And I also cannot ask moderators to add an item every time a suggestion appear

At least I added the latest suggestions to the first post .

Here are the Launchers recently added to the first post:

Next 3D Launcher

Action Launcher

Yandex Launcher

Aviate Launcher

Buzz launcher

Listener launcher

ssLauncher

Smart Launcher

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[Galaxy Note II General] rio99:
wrong thread ...deleted
[Galaxy Note II General] BratPAQ:
Any other launcher that's like buzz launcher? I'm too lazy to design my own home so I'm using buzz launcher, makes my home screen beautiful with small effort.
[Galaxy Note II General] Diamantes:
I am using TSF Shell since long ago.

I can easily change and modify everything in it.

Give it a try, you will not be disappointed.

Sent with my Galaxy Note!
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
I watched their video on play store and it looks amazing, but 12 euros price tag?

Our phones are expensive enough already...

Costs side, it's indeed an amazing launcher

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[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Just tried this buzz launcher and indeed very nice.

Could stick with it, but I am totally accustomed to Nova Prime

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[Galaxy Note II General] Arafna:
As Holo (without HD) not runs on 4.3 I now use Nova.

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 4 mit Tapatalk 4
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
TSF Shell and Buzz launchers added to first post

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[Galaxy Note II General] uishido:
Nova Launcher + Stark icon pack :good:
[Galaxy Note II General] rio99:
Almost 50% of all the votes

That's a lot !
[Galaxy Note II General] Manjunath324:
Touch wiz launcher
[Galaxy Note II General] girishmukkattu:
Nova launcher prime....
[Galaxy Note II General] Justinhopaolo:
Rocket launcher! Booooom!!!!!!!!
[Galaxy Note II General] Mr. Perfect:
tsf shell launcher
[Galaxy Note II General] bharatgoyal:
Next launcher
[Galaxy Note II General] emadnermen:
stock luncher

Cuz all spen work perfectly
[Galaxy Note II General] Jumbo78:
Next launcher 3D

[MENTION=4723522]phablet[/MENTION] ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] FredUpdate:
For a long long time I've been septic about launchers like nova etc bur recently I purchased nova prime and in one word: awesome! Combined with probam on my note 2 >all.
[Galaxy Note II General] GeekyNitz:
Nova, apex and atom Launcher
[Galaxy Note II General] Mashed_Potatoes:
Apex Launcher by far the best one!
[Galaxy Note II General] assist4tech:
Buzz launcher
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Yes...Buzz and Next 3D (not included in that old pool) launchers are very good,,

But I got too much used to Nova Prime....

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[Galaxy Note II General] madushan92:
Currently apex
[Galaxy Note II General] michal.rutkowski:
Lightning Launcher eXtreme - best ever.

*Tapnąłem z mojej Xperii J

*Tapatalked from my Xperia J
[Galaxy Note II General] anhaussner:
My favourite is Nova Launcher although I am on the new 4.4 KitKat Google Launcher now since one week... Let's see how long I am happy with this solution!!!
[Galaxy Note II General] rraaka:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mycolorscreen.themer&hl=en

bet youll love all the themes it offers
[Galaxy Note II General] colsecomb:
Aviate launcher. Different, simple and works really well. Gives my phone a completely different feel. Search Aviate in play store. It is invite only but you will receive emailed code straight away. And it's free.
[Galaxy Note II General] barrygoddard:
I've been using Nova since I got my Nexus 4 last year.

Since then I've moved to other Android phones, the only thing that comes over each time is Nova.

It's worth spending the £2 or whatever it is for the Prime version.

Great launcher!
[Galaxy Note II General] bharatgoyal:
Nova launcher since the last beta update with added kitkat launcher features .
[Galaxy Note II General] plmosqueda:
I have 512 RAM. I need some very light. Aviate works great but sicksky is fast very fast
[Galaxy Note II General] ewwick:
nova for a year now~
[Galaxy Note II General] krazy_about_technology:
Nowadays liking the Android kitkat stock launcher a lot on my Note 2 :)
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Where did you get it from?

Just too lazy to search for it right now :o

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[Galaxy Note II General] krazy_about_technology:
Most of the things required are already available freely. You need :

1. Google Search latest update from Play Store

2. Google text-to-speech engine from Play Store

3. Launcher apk :- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2FRr4c4c1g8OU9odi1ZRzJ5cHM/edit

Thats it. The whole magic lies in the search apk and the text to speech engine update enables the always listening for "okay, google" mode of google search by providing some necessary libraries. Laucher apk just invokes the entry point in google search which starts the launcher UI.

Its working without any issues on my 4.1.2 stock rom. Just a minor glitch is, you can't use samsung's dual clock widgets. If you try to drag those widgets, they open up a menu to select location immediately without even waiting for being placed on the homescreen.
[Galaxy Note II General] GLINGOO:
Stock 4.3 Launcher ! :)
[Galaxy Note II General] Rysik75:
HOLO is the best !!! : Good:
[Galaxy Note II General] beyduboi:
Smart launcher is kwl its unique and i love it
[Galaxy Note II General] lifehijack:
Nova Launcher with Blitz Icon Pack and 5x5 grid on homescreen as well as app drawer. :D
[Galaxy Note II General] (InsertNameHere):
ADW Launcher EX was cool, sadly the transitions do not appear to work on Jelly Bean unless someone has something new to show me.

Next launcher is cool, bit of a battery hog though, but looks like it might be a keeper.
[Galaxy Note II General] onkai:
TW is fine, but sometimes laggy...
[Galaxy Note II General] djlukas1983:
I use Go Launcher Prime

Wysłane z mojego GT-N7100 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[LG Optimus G (International)] sirswag87:
Fist of all i love thr phone. Its amazing. Does anyone else notice that pics on facebook or twitter or even in the web browser look really grainy and soft. I mean the home screen looks great and crisp! Do you guys think its because the phone is a beastly 4.7" lol... idk... what do you guys think?
[LG Optimus G (International)] theofficialpimp:
Why do u ask? U have an Optimus G

Made possible by my sexy LG Optimus 4X HD (P880)
[LG Optimus G (International)] sirswag87:
No. I'm just here on my iPhone asking about android for no reason at all... of course I have one. Did you not see my last comment? Lol
[LG Optimus G (International)] Kchitown1977:
Haven't noticed on fb, but plume for twitter I notice that about pictures
[Member-Found Deals] zeeebs:
Insane deal on Woot today... Refurbished but still. Returning my Chrome book to Best Buy today and buying this.

Woot.com
[Member-Found Deals] Solar.Plexus:
Hmmm doesn't say which color.
[Member-Found Deals] wslimk:
any Refurbished ipad or iphone?
[Member-Found Deals] miji2:
Chromebook and a Transformer are really two different classes of devices .. but worth a try.
[HTC One X] qball11:
Hi All,

Question for people on JB ROM Android Revolution HD 15.0, looking at flashing this, seen with other roms that you need to flash a different custom recovery is that not required with this rom, will my current recovery do.

qball
[HTC One X] BenPope:
ROMs don't really need recoveries.

However, some have OTA, which only work with certain recoveries.

ARHD can be used with Clockworkmod (you'll want 5.8.4.0 or newer) or TWRP (or even stock, after it's flashed!)

I don't know which recovery you have.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperLG007:
I have the Galaxy S T959 and i installed Gingerbread 2.3.6 (i9000) and i got a problem with the power button .. when im in recovery i cant use it for selecting the stuff ...
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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jordanooo:
So, I was playing with the photo sphere app, but I can't manage to get it to be a full sphere. There are 2 black parts on the floor and sky. I don't get an option to take a picture to cover those parts. Does anybody know how to? The ones I have seen on Google+ are a full sphere

Thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GR36:
When you move the camera up it shows blue circles where to shoot
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jordanooo:
Just played around, in portrait mode you can do the full sphere, although in landscape mode you can't do a specific region on the top and bottom
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dcarpenter85:
I'm having a hard time getting my spheres to stitch together properly. Am I just moving too much from my original position or what? How are you guys managing to spin around in a circle while not moving off of the fixed starting point? My best results have come from sitting in a spinning chair at home, but that is highly impractical when out and about.