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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] isdchua:
I've been planning to get my first android phone and I narrowed my options to these two (budget). I wonder if I should get a secondhand T989 (used less than 6 months) or a brand new Xperia P. All I need is a reliable phone that would last me around 3-4 years. I am aware that the Xperia P has no removable battery and that worries me. Any suggestions? Thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Alarmmy:
are u on a prepaid or contract? Galaxy S2 is on sale all the time. The lowest price is free, and highest is 100$ at walmart.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] isdchua:
I'm prepaid. As of now, i'm leaning towards the secondhand tmo s2 since I feel it would last a couple of more years. My only worry is future updates. If it will last to live. On another note I'm also considering an international S2. Which is better?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] aplastar:
Go for an S2 even if we don't get official updates. As long as the it's compatiable ROM makers can make the updates for the phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Alarmmy:
International S2 has some pros and cons. Its screen is smaller than Tmo S2, and it doesnt have HSPA+ 42mbps, you still have 3G on Tmo but the speed might be slower than Tmo S2; im not really sure, but you can google to check international S2's baseband. The pros is it will have more support from Developers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] arcsine:
Go for the Galaxy S2, even if it is international. If the battery dies you can just replace it. Other than that, 6 month usage shouldn't have damaged it too much. Just factory reset it, install a good ROM and you'll be fine (no need for official updates). And if you're worried about it not having HSPA+ 42mbps on the international model, when was the last time you honestly needed internet speed of 42mbps on a cellphone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] isdchua:
Thanks!

Thanks guys! I'll be choosing the international S2 (second hand as well). :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dlighty:
Been trying to figure this out...

Also does anyone kno why the video player is hidden in my apps...what video player is everyone using?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
Hold Volume down + power at the same time is screen shot. I use vlc from the market for video cause there is nothing it won't play.. l
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] arthurgreeeen:
Download MX Player from play store and download the codec with it if you need to. I've been using this video player since day 1 and no issues. Plays all types of files as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] playya:
Its part of the ROM and can be used in conjunction with simply holding down power button. This option is in system/power menu... Got to do some better googling or ROM snooping

Vid player question is an easy one and with all the better Google play choices why run stock which would be incorporated into gallery as my guess.
[General Questions and Answers] Maceee:
Hello everyone.

I have a very serious problem with battery drain on my SGS3. Every rom I use, every kenel I use, even with stock firmware, I have 16% or sometimes bigger drain in 8 hours at night when I'm sleeping. It was not like that before I rooted my phone. I've tried like 4 roms, ICS, JB, even stock, but the same thing is happening. Please give me some advices. I've ran BetterBatteryStats and it shows that l2_hsic and multipdp is making big drain, also google maps and facebook. Should I try freezing these apps? Usually the drain happens when I reboot my phone after a single charge with AC or USB cable. If I just disconnect my phone from charging after charge, there's no any drain, it's like 1% drained per 5 hours whatever I do, but if I reboot my device after charge, it drains immidiately. Please help!
[General Questions and Answers] hromanse:
probably battery gone I had same problem with my SII
[General Questions and Answers] meatballstz:
Did you try Battery Calibration?
[General Questions and Answers] Lurtzimus:
build.prop

Something might be messed up in your build.prop file. Check to make sure your settings in their aren't messed up. :good:
[General Questions and Answers] nfreebairn:
did you try wiping your battery stats and re-training it?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] rmk152:
As the title suggests, is there a Gingerbread for Xperia T or anyway to get it in there??

I am getting too many App crashes from apps that i have used on my Xperia S.

I have Reset, Reflashed, Rooted, Not Rooted even formatted both SD cards (Internal/External).

Any help appreciated, thanks ;)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] emuX:
I doubt it - and it would be a pretty miserable user experience what with the Xperia T having no hardware buttons from home/back/menu!

If I helped, hit Thanks!
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] gregbradley:
:p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RockYaDude:
Hi guys, I am new to Android and Galaxy Note N7000, what I have done is installed the Jelly Bean leaked update XXLS2 (the X might be extra not sure) and CWM Recovery Version 6.0.1.4) every time I try to install the SuperNexus rom it gives be an error, I am having all the options like, Wipe/Rest Data and Wipe Delvik Cache, Wipe Cache every time i try to install it gives an error I don't know how to fix it please tell me or guide to restore my phone to Gingerbread would be a better option that can have OTA option as the current one XXLS2 is giving error that your device has been modified.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lee yun khong:
Make it simple.

1) download stock ics rom ( your country) at sammobile.com and flash it thru pc odin.

2) If you having force close after phone rebooted, please swicth off the phone and boot into stock recovery and wipe.

3.

Done. You now able to receive any ota update when it is available for your country.

Good luck mate
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidSlave:
Mobile Odin is great too
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giongto500:
I'm currently having the EU issue with my phone and trying to partition my 16gb external sd card to flash on it. (I'm no longer have access to my internal one)

However, I'm not so sure why I'm not seeing the Partition SD card option under /advance in CWM ( my CWM version is 6.0.1.9) ???

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RootTheMachine:
I'm not sure if that works very well anyway... I recommend you use an external sd adapter with your computer.
[HTC Sensation] cakaostojic:
HTC released jelly bean ROM for HTC one x it has HTC sense 4+ is there a way to port it to sensation and if it is would it be hard
[HTC Sensation] .TanTien:
Yes, because Sense 4+ is only optimized for the HOX atm (and the HOX has a different screen resolution). You'll have to wait till the JB update is out for the HOS. Then a port will be possible.
[HTC Sensation] Jonny:
too many man hours needed to resize every single thing so its not happening from a One X port
[HTC Sensation] cakaostojic:
Oh OK thanks for a replays
[HTC Sensation] szymko1995:
We have to only wait to hos be updated, which has the same resolution as ours and similar hardware.

Wysłane z mojego HTC Sensation Z710e
[HTC Sensation] cakaostojic:
Which phone is similar to sensation that will get jelly bean update because am pretty sure sensation will not get the update
[HTC Sensation] alex1301:
The htc one s with the snapdragon s3 processor. Bit there is one lil Problem: no JB available
[HTC Sensation] alphaz1:
I bet One S S3 owners felt like abandoned child.
[HTC Sensation] Jonny:
One S with S4 CPU hasnt had JB yet either, however, the Taiwanese exclusive One S+ has got JB... but we cant port it because of RUU encryption and no one has this phone on xda so they cant give us a system dump
[HTC Sensation] .TanTien:
Yes we did/do.

I had a One S S3 before I exchanged it for the Sensation. I felt like a piece of **** nobody needed. No Custom ROMs, no support from HTC. Nobody knows anything and everybody is complaining. Just a mess! So glad I got the Sensation!
[HTC Sensation] Onefast:
Was it much of a downgrade? Or sensation just has awesome support:) I'm due for an upgrade next month...
[HTC Sensation] .TanTien:
The VilleC2 is the Sensation with an other case/monitor. Felt no downgrade except the amoled display. I'm actually enjoying the Sensation more because I can have a 64GB microSD inside of it. 10GB are just too few for such a phone (One S).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Sofwhitewolf:
Any tested or know if a Verizon s3 will work on att. The phone is unlocked. Meaning as well that data works.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] turbog:
yes. my verizon gs3 is running on ATT prepaid sim. you may check my post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2009063
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] hpa88:
sorry for my poor english

I have a xperia u no brand no root or anything. I found out that when the phone is connected through wifi - my own domestic line - and goes to deep sleep, after a while - i cannot be more precise since it is never the same amount of time - it loses the connection. It appears to be still connected, since the wifi symbol is still displayed, but cannot receive or send any data. I therefore have to turn off wifi, wait for a couple of minutes, and turn it on again. During this "wifi-sleep" the phone is not aware that is not getting any data, so it won't let 3g take over. I've tried many solutions - change wifi channel, change wifi beacon - but nothing seems to work. Of course I've already set the phone not to drop connection when standby in the wifi menu. the only trick that seems to work is to use apps such as regpon wifi that keep the connection artificially "awake", but this is definitely not a solution since battery drain skyrockets.

thank you in advance
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NK0d3R:
Hello guys ! I'm trying to compile a list with all issues found so far in this tablet. My aim is to make a quick-check guide for people, like me, who will buy it from a local retail store and need to know what to look when checking the device in the store in order to avoid returning it later and for all other future buyers. I'm also curious if, statistically, defects are more or less rare than Nexus 7's (I exchanged two before finally giving up and waiting for this tablet).

So, vote in the poll and, if you please, describe the issues you encountered or just add a quick comment.

Thank you

[EDIT]

List of things to check when buying your brand new Nexus 10 :

Backlight bleeding - check it on 100% and 50% brightness on a black screen and see if it's acceptable to you

Dead/stuck pixels - check it in a dark environment, using 100% brightness and solid color backgrounds (use specialized apps like Dead Pixel Check, a ~100kb download)
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evolishesh:
Well, I I received my Nexus 10 on Friday and rooted it on Saturday morning, bueno now I have to send it back! Nfc does not work and the light sensor works when it wants to
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnyguy:
My charger died. I need to get a replacemant
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NK0d3R:
Have you tried something like AndroSensor for the light sensor ? It reads all the sensors from your device and outputs their values. You can check for erratic behaviour with it. How does this defect manifest itself anyway ? Unwarranted changes in backlight intensity ?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NK0d3R:
After a quick scan of this forum it seems that backlight bleeding is a common problem. So I'll add it to the first post on the quick-check-before-buying-list. Dead pixels could be an issue but the chances of noticing 1 dead pixel on a 300 ppi display are really slim, unless viewing the screen in a dark room with a specialised app ... and having Superman vision.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skibadee:
On my first Google nexus, Google gave to me... 1 dead pixel and some light bleed.

On my second Google nexus, Google gave to me... dust under the screen and worse light bleed.

On my thirds Google nexus, Google gave to me... nasty yellow light bleed and a stuck grey pixel. Oh and the seals were broken on the box, nice..

:P

I've still not had a single return postage label yet either! Right now I have 3 defective Nexus 10's in my living room, wtf!!!!

That's it, nuff's enought, I've asked for a refund this time.

I'll see how they are in a few months when the stores start selling them.

Nice device but im not paying £400 for a defective unit. I really hope they iron out the defects as nothing else tablet wise appeals to me now.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bru87tr:
Funny!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NK0d3R:
So right now you have 1200 British pounds invested in Nexus and a healthy stock of 3 (not-so-healthy units). Not bad. Anyway, updated info in first post with dead pixels.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xiaoster:
Similar issue. Light Bleed. Broken Seal. BAD BAD Quality Assurance!

Received my nexus 10 two days ago and i think i might be on the same roll as you! I videotaped the unpacking and posted on my blog. Can't post link but you'll find it on the first page if you google search 'seanxz nexus 10'.

I wouldn't be surprised of a massive recall by google in the next few months or so. This is garbage QA!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bru87tr:
My nexus box had both seals in tact and I had a couple dust particles trapped under the protective film.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NK0d3R:
So you suspect that your Nexus has been refurbished or something like that ? It is possible for particles to be trapped when factory applying the protective film. I see that all the time on cheaper chinese LCD products.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharp910sh:
The back cover is now creeking, seems like there is a gap of a fraction if a mm. ARGHHHH!!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bru87tr:
No, it was completely sealed.

They don't package electronics in clean rooms. ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jefferyh2002:
I have done this twice and it has worked for me every time. By using the App2SD script and turning your exsdcard into your main card that your system will use to store apps. Then formatting your sdcard. Then you can just use the Kies firmware upgrade and initialization. It will start programming your phone and when it has completed you are back on non rooted stock rom. I would give thanks to the individual that designed the App2SD but I don't know who they are or if they ever thought it could be used to unroot your phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] wish777:
Wrong thread
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] intruda119:
Wouldnt it be easier to just use odin? If your a fan of samsung mobile odin is the good tool.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jefferyh2002:
This puts your phone back to factory unrooted, normal device status without the flash counter being tripped. If one way don't work this is another way.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Clark Joseph Kent:
OP please read the Forum Rules on posting in the correct Section, Moved & Thank You
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ROY10:
The stock email background color comes with gray fonts with black background, reading problem especially under bright area,

could guy help to change it to white background and black font.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] bundysoat:
Anyone know or can get this wallpaper from Nexus 4 shown in this video???? ecanta me and no way to find it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YznL7I2lR0o
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Kartik pat:
I got something like this!

Hit Thanks If I Helped You:D
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Kartik pat:
Of u want something similar to this wallpaper here u go!

Hit Thanks If I Helped You:D
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] bundysoat:
Thaaaaaaanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] Kartik pat:
Buddy please hit thanks if i helped u i will feel more better as action speaks louder than words.

Hit Thanks If I Helped You:D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jobayer:
Nexus S Bootanimation

flash through CWM

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EnjOy :cyclops:

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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sandy7:
awesome.....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Didik ramadhan:
try :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] stanlin salu:
Kickass, gud one :beer::)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sobuj:
i did restart my device 3 times to watch the bootanimation. its realllly great, the best bootanimation ever :D

thanks buddy
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
Awesome bootanimation, really great :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] qwe234432:
How to install?? i have installed via cwm but the logo didn't change rather it turned to android boot screen not nexus bootscreen :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Didik ramadhan:
try to push system bro
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] qwe234432:
How to push please tell me
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] blackloaders:
Move bootanimation.zip to /syste/media

Then change permissions to

vv-

v--

v---
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jobayer:
Extract the zip file then push bootanimation.zip on system/media with permission level rw-r-r
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] nico9:
This Bootanimation included on Serenity HD v3
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] abu gaber:
it's awesome . thank you
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] icarious:
awesome
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowman4839:
I tried using EZbase to restore my fascinate to get it to where I can even put a ROM on it but it doesn't completely work.

After I flash everything through ODIN, it boots up and I get "E:failed ot mount /efs (Invalid argument)" and "E:check_selective_file:Can't mount /efs" and "E:format_volume: rfs format failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2"

I thought this recovery was foolproof. Whats up??
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crawshayi:
Sounds like your sd card is dying to me. If you're still using the stock one, then that's probably it.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowman4839:
finally got it back to stock. Does the logic board actually have another actual internal sd card on the other side of the board like the removable slot by the battery?

And I finally just got AOKP back on. I flashed the stock ROM and then rooted it by flashing su. Then I flashed CWM4 and it finally let me install AOKP again. Thank jesus.

Does whatever ROM you're using have to be rooted for CWM to be able to flash a ROM correctly?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowman4839:
Now I'm even more lost. I literally followed my own instructions to the letter and it won't install any of my ROMs now. The one time it worked, it started to flash AOKP in CWM4 and then it stopped, restarted and finished the install in CWM6. Now all I get is boot loops whenever I try to install a rom.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snowman4839:
Alright I think I got the recipe.

Flash the original ROM with ODIN > reboot > flash CWM4 with ODIN > reboot into CWM4 and flash su to root it and then immediately flash the new ROM without wiping anything. That's how I got mine to work and run AOKP jelly bean.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbrad:
I'm still using the stock one it runs faster that lightning :cool: this old baby us still kicking :cool:
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstyle:
Follow section 4 of my fascinate guide...dont skip any steps.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbrad:
Probably the best guide out there yes listen too him I would also recommend too be on stock when using his guide and also before you complete any steps flash the GB boot loader I'll post a link if I can find it the GB boot loader sometimes fixes some errors
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hhp_211:
Gb Bootloader is linked in section 4 of droidstyles guide
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] LoveForEver:
For people who would like to buy a xperia miro but don't know really what it can do or not, I've written a test on my site: http://lfdesigns.tk
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] matteone:
After updating Google Maps app from the market I lost Street View functionality, because last version of Street View does not work on Nook.

The functionality was restored by installing version 1.7.2.0 of streetview app.

Mat
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arromdee:
I have a CT802 Idea USA tablet running Android 4.0.3. It is rooted.

Whenever I try to play a video (using any media player program including but not limited to the built-in one), the audio is weird--the volume is relatively low *and* the voices are almost nonexistent--what I get is almost all music. This is only a problem when I have something connected to the headphone jack--it does not happen with the built-in speaker.

If I plug the jack partly in, it is possible to get it into a position where it plays the sound properly.

My theory is that it's somehow falsely detecting surround sound output (but is not detecting it when I have the jack partly in), and when it does so, I'm only getting the left and right channels. I would like to know:

1) Is there any way I can prove this?

2) Is there some setting buried in some file that I can use to disable surround sound completely?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arromdee:
It turned out that the problem was caused by having earbuds with a built-in microphone. Both of the ones I tried had a microphone. When I bought another pair without a microphone, sound was okay.

It's still a problem, however. How do I keep it from doing this? There are no system settings whatsoever related to microphones, and I have no idea how to disable the microphone or otherwise tell it to treat the earbuds as a normal set of earbuds.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Shabidoo:
Eclipze stated that the camera on sense 4 ROMS is working. I have flashed all of them and get a force close whenever I try to snap a pic in panorama mode. Perhaps this problem is peculiar to me. Is anyone out there running sense 4 that doesn't have this panorama issue, and, if so, which ROM are you running?
[HTC Amaze 4G] kenypowa:
I downloaded the Team Venom port (the link is still live, I think) with Sense 4. The camera works, even the burst mode is working somewhat. Panorama mode works 100%.

I haven't tried any other Sense 4 ROMs.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Shabidoo:
Sweet. I'll be very happy when they can negotiate a truce.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gosfgiants:
I have noticed that my nexus 10, which i received today, reboots itself whenver i put it in sleep mode. Also, when charging it turns itself off. These problems never occur during use, just when it is in sleep mode. Anyone else have this problem? Any solutions?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stiggy2012:
I've seen this once. I'd just put the tab down, lock screen active but display still on and bam! I was pretty shocked.

I'd be much more pissed off if it happened during use though!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dairymasta:
Mine has locked up about 5 times since yesterday.....
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chiccitstix:
This was happening on mine as well. It stopped after I updated the device, so I think it might be a software issue.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nyijedi:
There's a long thread on this in the Q&A section. A lot of people are noticing it. Hopefully Google fixes it in a software update soon.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gosfgiants:
Mine has stopped rebooting, but it still turns itself off after a few minutes of being asleep. Any solutions? Or should I consider a return?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dairymasta:
4.2 definitely needs an update. Freezing everywhere, gesture typing is sluggish, reboots and lock-ups.....was not expecting this :/